The Legend of the Great Saint: Start from the Sign-in at Mount Tai

Chapter 500 Dominating Heaven and Earth
Qing Shi smiled; she clearly knew the owner of the donkey meat restaurant as well.

They knew he was Zhao Gongyi, the city's guide.

After Lu Zhou and his group entered the donkey meat restaurant, they had only been seated for a short time when Zhao Gongyi personally brought out a series of dishes made primarily with donkey meat to the table.

There are stewed donkey meat, roasted donkey meat, and stir-fried donkey meat.
There were fifty dishes in total, and not a single one was the same.

If one didn't know the truth beforehand, it would be hard to believe that this burly man, who was a butcher, a cook, a waiter, and a boss, was actually the guide of the fiftieth city.

This is clearly one of the city's distinctive features.

Many trial participants who came to the fiftieth city for the first time were shocked when they learned of this.

I never expected that the guide of the fiftieth city would be such an 'unconventional' existence!
Compared to the other guides, he did indeed seem rather unusual.

Only those who know that Zhao Gongyi was tricked by a donkey four thousand years ago know that he was not an outlier at all.

He had a terrible dislike for donkeys and still harbored resentment about being tricked by one years ago.

Over the years, he has lost count of how much donkey meat he has eaten.
But in this way, he does indeed have an air of detachment from worldly affairs.

"Come come come"

"Try it, and see how my donkey meat is?"

He urged Lu Zhou and the others to quickly try his cooking.

A moment later, Lu Zhou and the others gave Zhao Gongyi a thumbs up.

"You know what, this donkey meat feast of yours is really quite good!"

"The stewed donkey meat is tender, soft, and melts in your mouth, with a delicious and flavorful broth."

"Braised donkey meat, chewy and flavorful, with a satisfyingly satisfying texture."

"And this boiled beef, it can be summed up in eight words: spicy, numbing, fresh, and fragrant, with an unforgettable aftertaste."

Lu Zhou and his group can now definitely be called gourmets.

If a dish is unanimously considered good by them, then the chef's skills must be top-notch.

"Hahaha"

"Is it delicious? If it is, you should eat more!"

"This meal is on me!"

Zhao Gongyi laughed heartily, appearing very bold.

He loves it when people praise his donkey meat cooking.

It's no wonder he's studied so many donkey meat dishes over the past four thousand years.

"Thank you very much!"

"Why don't you join us at the table and dine with us?"

"I happen to have some of my own homemade wine here. Delicious food paired with fine wine, wouldn't that be wonderful!"

As he spoke, Lu Zhou took out a jar of fine wine that he had brewed himself for many years!

As soon as the seal on the wine jar was opened, the roars of dragons and tigers, the cries of phoenixes and the howls of unicorns emanated from it.

At the same time, a small dragon, a small white tiger, a small phoenix, and a small qilin, all formed from the essence of the spirit, rushed out of the wine jar and hovered above the mouth of the jar for a long time, their forms incredibly lifelike.

Zhao Gongyi's eyes lit up instantly; the craving for alcohol in his stomach was about to rebel.

He smelled a rich aroma of wine emanating from the wine jar, which made him feel as if he had ascended to heaven.

The aroma of the wine was intoxicating, instantly filling the entire donkey meat restaurant and drifting outwards, attracting the attention of nearby drinkers who all followed the scent and gathered towards the restaurant.

"Good wine."

"I never imagined there was such fine wine in this world!"

"Just by smelling the aroma of this wine, one can tell that it is exceptionally precious in the world."

"What's its name?"

Lu Zhou smiled.

"I call it 'Intoxicated by the Mortal World'!"

"Please enjoy!"

As Lu Zhou finished speaking, Hong Luan had already poured a cup for everyone at the table, holding a wine jar.

Zhao Gongyi almost couldn't wait to pick up the wine glass. As the four-colored wine entered his throat, four flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy—came one after another from his taste buds. Then, four emotions—love, hate, and separation—surged into his heart.

He couldn't help but close his eyes and savor the moment, murmuring to himself as if unconsciously.

"Intoxicated by the mortal world, intoxicated by the mortal world, what a wonderful intoxication of the mortal world!"

"The myriad aspects of life ultimately boil down to the four flavors of sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness, beginning with love, hate, and separation."

It was quite a while before Zhao Gongyi opened his eyes.

The first thing he said when he opened his eyes was to Lu Zhou.

“I heard that you mentioned the Holy Communion a few years ago!”

"Not long ago, news also came from the Second City that the Holy One appeared there and caused quite a commotion!"

What is your relationship with the Holy Spirit?

Sure enough, he paid close attention to the Holy Body.

In fact, he wasn't the only one concerned with the Eucharist.

The guides of this city throughout history have paid great attention to the Holy Sacrament.

They are the ones who are taking care of the Yang family lineage residing on that small star.

"Ye Zi and I are from the same place, we're fellow townsmen, and we've been brothers for many years!"

Zhao Gongyi nodded and then said.

"Judging from the direction you were heading, were you planning to visit that mansion?"

"If I could, I would really like to go inside that mansion and take a look!"

Lu Zhou wanted to go there and sign in.

I'll see if I can get anything good from signing in, and I also want to see if he can break the curse that he always gets the Divine Light Platform from signing in in the ancient city, which is in that mansion.

The nominal city lord's mansion has always been sealed off, preventing outsiders from entering or even approaching it.

Only the guide can open it.

Although Lu Zhou was confident that he could enter the mansion without the help of a guide.

However, it would be better if a guide could lead him in directly.

"Come with me!"

Upon hearing Lu Zhou's words, Zhao Gongyi hesitated for a moment before agreeing to lead Lu Zhou and the others into the mansion.

He probably made an exception because he heard Lu Zhou say that Lu Zhou and the Holy Body were good brothers.

As he got up, he casually grabbed the jar of still-full Red Dust Wine and pocketed it without any hesitation.

This action made Hongluan and Shengpeng Wang, who had just learned that he was the city's guide but didn't know much about him, burst into laughter once again.

Before long, Lu Zhou and his group arrived at the nominal city lord's mansion, led by the guide.

From a distance, it can be described as magnificent, even more so than the other city lord mansions Lu Zhou had passed along the way.

But upon entering the mansion, they were met with a desolate and bleak scene.

"This"

Hongluan and Kane had never heard Lu Zhou mention anything about this place.

They were all surprised to see the interior of the city lord's mansion in such a state.

Even Qing Shi is the same.

Soon, the surprise on their faces turned into astonishment.

The smell of blood wafted from ahead, reaching the noses of all of them.

The guide's face no longer held the carefree demeanor he had shown when he was playing around in the mortal world; instead, it had become solemn.

As they followed the guide into the depths of the mansion, Lu Zhou and his companions were immediately filled with one blinding pool after another of blood-red puddlees.

"This is."

"Is that blood?"

"Could it be the blood of the Holy Body?"

Kane and King Peng both frowned, their expressions frozen.

Hongluan and Ling'er let out soft gasps of surprise.

Qing Shi had heard some things, and seeing this scene, she knew the answer in her heart!
"Indeed, this is all the blood of the Holy Body."

"This is not ordinary holy blood."

The guide's voice was somewhat low as he spoke, revealing some information.

Lu Zhou's name sounds familiar.

It's roughly the same as what he said to Ye Fan in the original novel.

Kane and the Golden-Winged Roc King listened in silence. They both came from the Big Dipper, and while they might not know as much or as clearly as Ye Fan about the Holy Body, they certainly knew quite a bit.

That line, "Humanity has no great emperor, but the nine holy bodies fight against the heavens."

There are few cultivators from the Big Dipper who haven't heard of him.

"Although I don't particularly like the Heavenly Tyrant Body lineage either!"

"But it must be said that there is a reason why this lineage can be called the nemesis of the Holy Body lineage."

"I met the Overlord a few years ago, and he was indeed very strong!"

"So, are you still planning to fight?"

The guide's last words were clearly addressed to the Holy Peng King.

As he said this, he glanced at Lu Zhou.

"I fought the Holy Body twice, and lost both times to Ye Fan, the Holy Body!"

"But I am now confident that I can kill the Overlord Body Hun Zhan!"

Without any hesitation, King Shengpeng spoke up as soon as the guide finished speaking.

His voice was calm, but his words were incredibly powerful, and he exuded boundless confidence.

The guide didn't say anything more.

Perhaps the reason he agreed to let Lu Zhou and the others enter was because he wanted them to see that the Overlord Body was not to be underestimated.

He hoped someone would take down the Overlord Body, not wanting Lu Zhou and the others to become arrogant and further enhance the Overlord Body's reputation.

If, after understanding all of this, Lu Zhou and the others still insist on their previous ideas, then he has nothing more to say.

In fact, some of his mindsets are also the mindsets of many people who are now paying attention to this battle.

Many old-timers, like Zhao Gongming, believed that if the mysteriously powerful Ba Xian were to personally take action, he would most likely be able to defeat Ba Wang.

But what about the follower of the Overlord Immortal, the Holy Roc King?
That's probably a bit risky.

They thought so because they had witnessed some of the Overlord's performances, and even more so because of the Overlord's reputation in this world.

[Ding! Host has checked in to the fiftieth level of the Ancient Path of the Human Race. Host has obtained a Divine Light Platform, which has been stored in Host's Chaos Pearl!]

Nothing unexpected happened, nor were any surprises.

Even though Lu Zhou was standing inside the mansion signing in, he still only managed to sign in at one Divine Light Platform.

After leaving the mansion, Lu Zhou and the others opened the domain gate and descended to the dim little star where the Holy Body lineage resided.

"This star not only possesses profound and lofty Dao principles, but the essence of heaven and earth is also extremely scarce, with only a small area barely suitable for cultivators to cultivate."

It was Qing Shi who spoke; she had visited this star many years ago.

She not only visited this place, but also went to the tomb where the sacred body was buried to pay her respects.

Each dark upheaval has never affected only the Burial Emperor Star, nor has it been limited to just one star region.

Instead, the entire world will be affected.

The ancient star where Qing Shi resides has been harvested time and again.

Before she embarked on this trial path, she had heard the saying, "Humanity has no great emperor, but the nine holy bodies fight against the heavens."

The poet who came here back then, I wonder if the sacred body buried here was the same one that once suppressed darkness and turmoil.

But this is not important.

Because the Holy Body's achievements in suppressing darkness and chaos and protecting the universe have long since ceased to belong solely to any one Holy Body.

Rather, it refers to all of the Holy Communion, the entire lineage of the Holy Communion.

"As long as it is the Holy Sacrament, it should be respected and commemorated by those who come after. Some beliefs and principles are inherent in the entire Holy Sacrament lineage and will not vary from person to person."

This sentence appeared in a message that Qing Shi sent to Lu Zhou a few years ago.

They happened to be talking about the Eucharist at that time.

It was because of Qing Shi's words and attitude that Lu Zhou, who already had a good impression of Qing Shi, felt even more favorably towards her.

Lu Zhou likes beautiful women who share his values.

The sky was gloomy, and the earth was dark red, as if stained with blood. Not a blade of grass grew here, the riverbeds were dry, and everywhere exuded a sense of desolation and decay. It was truly a desolate and barren land.

Here, one cannot sense any great Dao, nor can one perceive any essence of heaven and earth.

There is only one: a bare, ancient tomb, a solitary grave!
That is the tomb of the Holy Communion.

It is not large, only a little over ten feet tall, far from being comparable to the Overlord's Tomb on another star.

Lu Zhou and the others walked to the lonely grave and each offered a bouquet of flowers, a handful of soil, a bowl of water, and a cup of wine.

Whether it's the flowers, the soil, the water, or the wine!

All of these are flowers from the Big Dipper, soil from the Big Dipper, water from the Big Dipper, and wine brewed in the Big Dipper using materials from the Big Dipper!

These were all specially prepared by Lu Zhou before he embarked on this trial path from the Qishi Mansion.

The lineage of the Holy Body shines brightly throughout history!

Even as he faced a formidable enemy, the Yang family's Holy Body Ancestor was still concerned about the Dark Turmoil. He risked damaging his own essence to forcibly refine his Holy Blood, all to leave future generations with a glimmer of hope to suppress the darkness, and to ensure that all living beings in the universe would not be poisoned.
But he was buried far from home!
Lu Zhou hoped to use the soil and water from his hometown, and the flowers from his hometown that exude the breath of life, to comfort and commemorate him!

Lu Zhou turned slightly and looked at a mountain peak in the distance.

His actions attracted the attention of Qing Shi and the others, who all looked in the direction Lu Zhou was looking.

In just a moment, they also keenly noticed the abnormality of that mountain peak.

"Dominating the world?"

Hongluan's voice was low and clearly filled with anger as she read out the four large characters carved on the mountain peak.

They trembled as if they were alive, as if an invincible god or demon was about to be resurrected, exuding an invincible will that seemed to cover the entire world.

Ling'er, looking quite indignant, spoke up as well.

"Does 'Dominating Heaven and Earth' refer to the Heavenly Overlord Body? Or the Overlord's Chaotic Battle? Or both?"

"This must be a challenge left by that bastard Hun Zhan!"

"What a loud tone!"

"He dares to claim he's the most powerful in the world!"

"what is this?"

"Even if this senior of the Holy Body was defeated back then, he should not be insulted like this, with such a challenge letter left on the cliff next to his grave."

"Just as Young Master Lu said, those who have the blood of the Azure Heaven Tyrant flowing through their veins are all a bunch of despicable and shameless scoundrels."

Ling'er was denouncing the Overlord, and Saint Peng King and Kane were also furious.

Even Qing Shi felt that Hun Zhan was utterly inhuman after witnessing this scene.

As the saying goes, death settles all debts and grudges!

No matter how great the hatred or resentment, Hun Zhan should not have done this.

Apart from Lu Zhou, none of them expected that the challenge letter Hun Zhan left for the Holy Body on this star was actually right next to the tomb of the Holy Body Ancestor of the Yang Family.

And it's a phrase that says "Dominate Heaven and Earth"!
This is tantamount to digging up a grave and whipping a corpse; it's gone too far.

Not to mention Qing Shi and the others, even Lu Zhou, who was familiar with the original work, felt a surge of anger after witnessing this scene firsthand.

But his eyes flickered.

He was somewhat surprised. How did "I am the only one who is supreme" become "Dominate the world"?

'Could this be related to Hun Zhan still wanting to challenge me to a duel?'

Thinking this, Lu Zhou raised his hand to stop Kane from erasing those four words.

They all looked at Lu Zhou.

A beam of nine-colored divine light shot out from Lu Zhou's eyes and flew towards the mountain peak inscribed with the four characters "Dominating Heaven and Earth".

That nine-colored divine light was formed from Lu Zhou's essence, energy, and spirit, and contained Lu Zhou's supreme will.

'Brush brush'

Dust billowed from the mountain peaks, and rocks kept falling from the cliffs.

When the smoke and dust cleared, another line of text appeared on the mountain peak, in addition to the four characters "Dominating Heaven and Earth" left by Hun Zhan.

"The Overlord of Lu Zhou has come here to pay homage to the Holy Body!"

It's just a very simple sentence.

But this sentence compressed the so-called unparalleled dominance of Ba Wang Hun Zhan into a corner, making him tremble with fear.

Lu Zhou didn't intend to erase the four words Hun Zhan left here; some things should be done by the Holy Body Ye Fan.

Qing Shi's eyes sparkled with a strange light.

Hongluan smiled and said.

"I'd love to see how future generations will comment on the 'domineering' character left behind by Hun Zhan when they see these two sentences on that mountain peak."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ling'er giggled.

"What else can we say? Isn't it obvious that whether it's the Overlord or the Heavenly Overlord Body, they all tremble in fear when they encounter the Overlord Immortal? Hahaha."

(End of this chapter)