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

Chapter 523 Demon Emperor Ruler

Upon entering the imperial mausoleum, even powerful Great Saints were shocked by the scene before them.

That doesn't look like a mausoleum at all.

It felt like stepping into a celestial realm.

They crossed the Yellow Springs and reached the shore. What they saw was a range of majestic mountains, ancient trees and forests, and verdant peaks.

This place is full of vitality and fragrant with orchids. Although it is accompanied by the deathly aura of the underworld, many other places are sacred and peaceful, making one almost feel as if they are standing in a legendary fairyland.

Upon seeing this scene, those who cultivate the Way of Nature immediately found a spot, sat down cross-legged with solemn expressions, and began to meditate and contemplate the Way, hoping to gain some insights.

Many others, however, ventured far from the Yellow Springs and cautiously ventured into the depths of the imperial tomb, seeking their own destiny and fortune.

Before long, everyone's expressions changed again, filled with excitement.

Because they came to Dibing Mountain.

But soon, someone pointed to the depths of Emperor's Weapon Mountain and exclaimed in surprise.

They saw a massive dragon-horse with supreme majesty, coiled in the Imperial Weapon Mountain, coldly gazing at everyone who had intruded into the Imperial Mausoleum.

The dragon-horse's figure was as majestic as a giant mountain. Many cultivators dared not look directly into its gaze, feeling as insignificant as ants when facing its stare.

Suddenly, the dragon-horse moved, but it didn't attack the cultivators who had trespassed into the imperial tomb.

He leaped through the Imperial Weapon Mountain, raised his head, and let out a deafening dragon roar.

Immediately afterward, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he transformed into a crimson dragon, his enormous body undulating as he soared through the clouds and plunged deeper into the Imperial Weapon Mountain.

During this time, various discussions, exclamations, and speculations arose.

Even Lu Zhou once spoke to the Holy Spirit Dragon at his feet and the Dragon Horse beside him.

"Your opportunity has arrived. Whether you can seize it or not depends on your own destiny!"

In the original story, Longma will obtain the opportunity to become the Demon Emperor's mount here.

Lu Zhou estimated that the Holy Spirit Dragon, which combines the Dragon Head Stone, the Dream Essence, the True Dragon Blood, the True Dragon Qi, and a True Dragon Pearl, would most likely be able to trigger the opportunity of the Demon Emperor's mount.

Led by the Great Sages, many people chased after the direction in which the dragon horse disappeared, and gradually they ventured deeper into the Imperial Weapon Mountain.

Soon, however, a crisis emerged for the imperial tombs.

It was a divine light that tore through space at such a speed that almost no cultivator could see what it was, yet it still managed to kill a Saint King of the ancient race.

When faced with that divine light, that holy king was as weak as an ant. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he instantly vanished, turning into a shower of light.

This scene once again shocked many cultivators.

Human protectors and powerful sages like Daoist Baijie stepped forward to investigate, but they were so startled that they retreated instantly, as if avoiding gods and demons, after only getting a little closer.

Because they almost followed him into the Dao.

What shocked many people even more was that the light reappeared.

The attack was directed at Daoist Baijie. If Daoist Baijie hadn't dodged quickly and used the puppet left behind by his substitution technique, he probably would have died here as well.

Although he escaped unscathed, some of the cultivators behind him suffered a terrible fate.

Even a powerful sage king could only become cannon fodder for tomb exploration in this imperial mausoleum.

But that's not the most terrifying thing.

Because that divine light once again attacked some cultivators, even a supreme saint as powerful as the Stone Man Holy Spirit almost perished.

If he hadn't acted decisively and severed his arm to save his life, he probably would have already passed away.

This scene deeply shocked many cultivators.

This has led some cultivators to consider turning around and leaving the imperial mausoleum immediately.

It's no wonder that those cultivators who harbor such thoughts are cowardly and afraid of death.

After all, they had only been in the imperial mausoleum for a short time when they encountered such a terrifying crisis. Even the Stone Saint Spirit was almost destroyed.

Many people dare not imagine what terrifying dangers they might encounter if they continued on this path.

Many cultivators were well aware of the terror of that stone holy spirit.

Even though they were both Supreme Saints, that Stone Saint was definitely much more powerful than any other Supreme Saint at the same level.

He is even stronger than the Fire Spirit Azure Flame, who is also a Holy Spirit.

Because the Stone Saint Spirit also possesses a measuring ruler made of Immortal Tears Green Gold, his true cultivation level is only half a step away from that of a Quasi-Emperor.

As is well known, the Holy Spirit is also divided into different levels.

Some Holy Spirits can only be reduced to being charioteers.

However, some Holy Spirits are so powerful that they can be described as invincible in their realm.

Among the Holy Spirits, those who are born with great treasures and grow and are born together with them are the most powerful of the powerful and the kings of kings among the Holy Spirits.

Not to mention that this precious artifact accompanying the stone saint is the measuring ruler made of immortal tears and green gold.

Immortal Tears Green Gold is one of the nine great immortal golds, a divine object exclusively used by the Great Emperor to forge imperial weapons.

This also shows just how powerful that stone saint was.

But he almost got robbed here.

Although he survived in the end.

But the measuring rod that was born alongside him.

However, he was also severely injured by that divine light.

The measuring ruler had developed cracks, causing the stone saint great distress. He didn't know if it could be repaired.

"What the hell is that?"

It wasn't just Hongluan who muttered this question; many cultivators present, including some Great Saints, had also been speculating about what it was.

"Be careful, everyone! That's a broken piece of the Demon Emperor's royal weapon!"

"The Demon Emperor's royal weapon?"

Upon hearing Lu Zhou's words, everyone standing beside him was taken aback.

All eyes turned to Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou stared at the measuring ruler that the Stone Man Holy Spirit had taken back into his hand, and then smiled.

"That stone saint is unlucky. Of all the weapons he could have been born with, he had to be accompanied by a measuring ruler made of immortal tears and green gold. And now he's even bringing his measuring ruler to break into the Demon Emperor's Tomb."

"What's wrong with this?"

Qing Shi voiced the questions that Ye Fan and the others had.

"This is a big problem!"

"Because the Demon Emperor's royal weapon is a measuring ruler forged from celestial gold!"

"How can ordinary soldiers be allowed to run rampant before imperial weapons!"

"Although the Demon Emperor's imperial weapon has been broken into five pieces, and even the deity associated with it has long since perished, an imperial weapon is still an imperial weapon. Even in its destruction, it still retains some of its lingering will, and will not tolerate any mortal weapon provoking it."

"Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable that the Stone Saint Spirit's measuring ruler was targeted by the remnants of the Demon Emperor's army!"

Ye Fan and the others suddenly realized that there was such a reason behind this.

"boom!"

Not long after Lu Zhou finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound came from the depths in front of them.

Blinding beams of divine light shot up, shattering many towering mountains in the distance. The earth shook violently, and dust filled the sky, as if a massive earthquake had struck.

This commotion immediately terrified many cultivators, who wondered what kind of change was about to occur.
'咻咻咻'

After the commotion subsided a bit, some powerful individuals finally couldn't resist their curiosity and broke through the air to rush towards the source of the noise to see what had happened.

Soon after, people saw a huge altar at the site of the collapse, which could only be described as grand and ancient.

On the altar, five weapons, radiating an immortal divine glow and exuding the aura of imperial weapons, were displayed.

That was the Demon Emperor's weapon, broken into five pieces.

Of course, at this time, not many people had guessed that it was the Demon Emperor's Weapon.

However, some cultivators have already recognized that one section of the weapon is the same imperial weapon that previously severely injured the stone man and the measuring ruler.

Lu Zhou remained vigilant and alert, worried that something unexpected might happen.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected has happened yet.

It was still an evil god from another race. For some unknown reason, it displeased the Demon Emperor Ruler. Without a sound, the evil god's forehead was pierced by a piece of the Demon Emperor Ruler!

A great sage who had cultivated for many years suddenly perished.

This scene instantly terrified many cultivators present, including some Great Saints, who retreated in panic.

The voice of the Great Sage shouting for everyone to retreat quickly was already trembling noticeably.

One can imagine the terror that the cultivators present were experiencing.

People were talking about it, and some cultivators even turned around and ran away.

Witnessing a powerful cultivator at the Great Sage level die right before their eyes truly terrified many cultivators.

Not long after, the red dragon that everyone had first seen reappeared before their eyes.

He raised his head and roared like a dragon, shaking the mountains and making all the saints tremble.

Lu Zhou immediately saw that behind the dragon horse, there was a majestic and magnificent divine mountain, as grand as a star. At the foot of the mountain, there was a dragon cave with surging divine light.

As the crimson dragon twisted its body and rushed into the dragon cave, the Holy Spirit Dragon beneath Lu Zhou's feet also raised its head and let out a dragon roar, greeting Lu Zhou before winding its enormous stone dragon body toward the dragon cave.

Almost at the same time, Daoist Baijie was also shouting for his nephew Longma to rush forward.

"Do I need you to urge me? I've already heard from Lu Zhou. You don't need to whine like a donkey. I know this is my opportunity, not yours."

Before Longma could finish his grumbling, Baijie Daoren kicked him in the butt.

He yelled "Ah!" so loudly that his nose almost twisted out of shape with anger.

Finally, like a cannonball, it followed closely behind the Holy Spirit Dragon and was kicked straight by the Hundred Tribulations Daoist to the entrance of the dragon cave in the distance.

As soon as the Holy Spirit Dragon and the Dragon Horse approached the entrance of the Dragon Cave, the distant giant mountain disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Along with it, Longma and the Holy Spirit Dragon also disappeared.

Seeing this, Lu Zhou felt relieved.

Before everyone could recover from staring at the vanished sacred mountain, suddenly, the few incomplete imperial weapons displayed on the huge altar began to move again.

Next, all the cultivators present understood the origin of those fragments of imperial weapons, and everyone witnessed the Demon Emperor's conquest of the Immortal Path in his later years.

It is admirable, pathetic, and lamentable!
The Demon Emperor was originally an ordinary snow rabbit, so weak it couldn't be weaker, but he grew into an unparalleled supreme being who conquered the path of immortality.

In the end, he fell on his journey to conquer the immortal path.

Such a turn of events is enough to make one sigh and lament.

However, these are all things of the past now.

What the powerful figures present were most concerned about were the five pieces of the imperial weapon that the Demon Emperor had broken off.

Everyone knows the significance of an imperial weapon.

Even if it was a royal weapon that had been broken into five pieces and whose deity had been completely destroyed, its power could still easily kill a Great Sage.

There wasn't a single cultivator present who wasn't tempted by that destroyed imperial weapon.

The main god from the divine organization, the Great Sage of the Underworld, the Stone Man Holy Spirit, and the Bull Demon King, among others, totaled six or seven Great Sages.
They suppressed all their killing intent and reached out again towards the five fragments of the imperial weapon, trying to snatch it away.

Ye Fan, Qing Shi, and the others all turned to look at Lu Zhou with curiosity.

I can't understand why Lu Zhou could still hold back and not rush forward to seize the imperial weapon even at this point.

They knew very well that Lu Zhou was the most likely person present to snatch the five fragments of the imperial weapon.

But then, based on their understanding of Lu Zhou, without Lu Zhou needing to explain, they already had some guesses in their hearts.

'It seems there's still some unforeseen event!'

The moment this thought arose in Ye Fan's mind, a major change indeed occurred on the altar.

Just as the Great Sages reached out to grab the fragments of the Imperial Weapon, a sudden, overwhelming killing intent swept across the entire altar, startling all the cultivators present.

The Great Saints who had tried to seize the imperial weapon immediately used all their skills to shatter space and retreat rapidly into the distance.

This is clearly someone secretly plotting against those Great Saints who want to seize the Imperial Weapon.

That overwhelming killing intent would disturb the fragments of the imperial weapon that had finally managed to quiet down.

Sure enough, the five fragments of the imperial weapon were disturbed, and a terrifying imperial aura rose up from them once again.

They were activated, unleashing divine light, and shot out in five directions, creating an aura of unstoppable force, sweeping away all cultivators in those five directions.

The first to suffer was the Stone Man Holy Spirit, still because of his measuring rod.

Next, whether it was the Great Sage from the Underworld, the chief god of the divine organization, or the Bull Demon King of the Mighty Bull Demon Clan.
They were all damaged to varying degrees by the attack of those five fragments of the imperial weapon, either by themselves or by their weapons.

Some cultivators shouted, suspecting that the Great Demon God or the Human King had secretly plotted against the Great Saints who wanted to seize the Imperial Weapon.

Although the powerful figures present could not determine who had secretly made the move, they were certain that it was a young junior who had schemed behind the scenes.

Thinking about it this way, the one who would dare to do such a thing must be one of the young supreme beings on the ancient road.

This has always been a mystery in the original novel, "Covering the Sky".

It's unclear who is behind this.

But at this moment, Lu Zhou had already solved the mystery.

Lu Zhou had anticipated this scene, so he had kept his mind focused on all directions, paying close attention to everything happening on the scene.

Seeing Qing Shi, Ye Fan, and the others, they were all wondering who was secretly behind the attack.

Lu Zhou was about to speak and tell them directly who was responsible.

Just as he was about to say the person's name, someone else shouted from the crowd.

"Not the Great Demon God or the Human King!"

"It's the Overlord Immortal, it must be the Overlord Immortal!"

"Don't forget, even the Overlord Immortal is quite young!"

"He has the motive, and more importantly, the ability to scheme against all the Great Sages!"

"Compared to the Great Demon God and the Human King, the Immortal Overlord is clearly a more likely suspect."

This shout was truly earth-shattering.

The Bull Demon King, the Stone Man Holy Spirit, and others all turned their gazes toward Lu Zhou!
Not only them, but countless eyes were already unconsciously fixed on Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou:
Holy crap!

(End of this chapter)