After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Ah……"

Zhu Jiuyin's expression remained unchanged, but his body changed from facing the Vermilion Bird to facing the Mount Tai Secret Realm, and he walked over.

柒4↓@◆,'九〔∩七夿裬肿‖→zha: The Vermilion Bird suddenly spoke.

"Wait a moment!"

Zhu Jiuyin stopped and looked at Zhuque, who said solemnly.

"You can't go in."

Zhuque didn't know what supernatural powers Zhujiuyin possessed, nor what preparations Zhujiuyin had made for this secret realm. However, as someone invited by Xuanwu to keep watch outside, Zhuque couldn't allow such a dangerous true god as Zhujiuyin to enter.

Zhuque's hair began to burn, and the temperature of the surrounding environment instantly rose by thirty degrees.

"Oh……"

Zhu Jiuyin met Zhuque's gaze with a playful expression. Flames surged out from the secret realm. Zhu Jiuyin could still bear it, but his bodyguards couldn't withstand the rapidly rising heat and retreated one after another.

Jiufeng began to make her move, but because there was a man with Zhujiuyin, Jiufeng dared not come out and could only attack Zhujiuyin in the Taishan Secret Realm.

Zhu Jiuyin shook his head.

She had seen Jiu Feng before and knew that Jiu Feng was dead, but she never expected to run into him again.

Zhu Jiuyin looked into the secret realm through the flames spewed out by the Nine Phoenixes.

As a senior ancient dragon god, Zhu Jiuyin was well-versed in many secret techniques. With just a glance, he was able to understand the Daoist temple of the Eastern Peak Emperor within the secret realm with remarkable accuracy.

The Taoist temple of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak is indeed befitting his status. Inside, the various palaces and residences are arranged neatly and quietly, exuding an ancient feel and showing that they have been carefully designed.

However, when it comes to grandeur and profundity, Zhu Jiuyin believes that his divine kingdom on Zhangwei Mountain is even stronger than this secret realm on Mount Tai.

Of course, a mountain is not famous because of its height, but because of the immortals who dwell there; water is not sacred because of its depth, but because of the dragons that inhabit it.

Zhu Jiuyin's secret technique captured Buzhou Mountain, which was opposite the Dongyue Divine Palace and had haunted him countless times in the past, making him madly want to possess it. Now it is Tianzhu Mountain in the Taishan Secret Realm.

Zhu Jiuyin was merely the mountain god of Zhangwei Mountain, but as one of the world's top gods, how could Zhu Jiuyin be content to stay at home for the rest of his life on a relatively insignificant mountain?

Zhu Jiuyin wants to become the strongest mountain god and possess more divine duties and authority.

Now that the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak has fallen and the Heavenly Court is shattered, the Heavenly Emperors are too busy to find a new Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak.

There is no more opportune time than now to become the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak.

So what if someone like Zhuque or Jiufeng stands in my way?

Zhu Jiuyin snapped his fingers.

One of the bodyguards from the group of cars at the back immediately ran to the car where Zhu Jiuyin had been sitting and took out a sword box.

The sword box opened automatically, and a "wife sword" with a cold, sharp light, exuding an ethereal and piercing aura from head to toe, flew out and circled around Zhu Jiuyin.

Zhu Jiuyin's voice was colder than ever before.

"Two little sparrows, do you really... want to..."

The overflowing magical power of Qi Zhuque and Jiufeng caused the temperature rise to be suddenly suppressed, and even layers of frost appeared on the ground.

"Stop me?"

Lu stopped me. The two words were not loud, but when they were heard, both Jiufeng and Zhuque felt as if a series of thunderclaps went from their ears all the way to their souls, and roared endlessly in their primordial spirits.

The umbrella is clearly an extremely powerful spell.

Unlike the Vermilion Bird and the Nine Phoenixes who died and were resurrected, the Nine Yin of the Candle possesses her own past memories, including all the secret techniques, spells, and experiences and insights of the original Nine Yin.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Laozi's Furnace

Er “You Nan…”

Xuanwu withdrew its gaze from Tianzhu.

“I’m going to take a look at that mountain, you…”

Xuanwu looked somewhat embarrassed.

"I see."

Zhuque went to the gate of the secret realm to keep watch for Zhou Yan and the others.

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and then said to Jiu Feng, who was holding his arm.

"Dao Yun, you wait here. I'm going to check on the Heavenly Pillar with Lord Xuanwu."

Just in case, the entrance and exit of this secret realm should be guarded both inside and outside. It would be more appropriate to have the Vermilion Bird guard the outside and the Nine Phoenixes guard the inside, so that if one side has a problem, the other side can provide support.

Jiufeng reluctantly let go of Zhou Yan's arm.

"understood."

Zhou Yan gave Xuanwu a look, and Xuanwu silently took flight, heading towards the direction of the Heavenly Pillar.

Zhou Yan stepped into the void and followed Xuanwu, the two streaks of light flying towards Tianzhu Mountain.

After flying for several kilometers, Xuanwu saw that no one was around, so he asked Zhou Yan in a low voice.

"Is there any danger on Tianzhu Mountain?"

If you have it, you can prepare in advance.

"No……"

Zhou Yan stared at the ever-approaching Tianzhu Mountain.

"Mount Tianzhu is not dangerous, but there should be the corpse of the Eastern Peak Emperor there. [The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the main topic.]"

Xuanwu: "..."

Why does Xuanwu find the presence of the Eastern Peak Emperor's corpse even more frightening?

Five minutes later, the two landed on the mountainside of Tianzhu Mountain.

After landing, Zhou Yan and Xuanwu both looked up.

The view of Tianzhu Mountain is estimated to be above 10,000 meters, but the rest is obscured by layers of thick clouds and cannot be seen clearly.

Zhou Yan spoke to Xuanwu.

"The passage to Heaven is closed. We can only go up and never reach Heaven."

Xuanwu gave a low "hmm" and then led the way up the mountainside.

Zhou Yan and Xuanwu walked around together, surveying their surroundings.

They walked for half an hour, and Zhou Yan and Xuanwu walked from the mountainside to a platform. On the platform stood a figure wearing a royal robe and jade belt, with a flat crown on his head, his back to Zhou Yan and Xuanwu, and the part of his clothes that was exposed was entirely made of warm and smooth white jade.

Upon seeing this figure, Xuanwu looked at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan, with a gloomy expression, opened the attribute panel of the corpse.

Name: Emperor of the Eastern Peak.

Zhou Yan sighed with regret.

"Yes, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak."

Xuanwu's face is not good for swelling':jiuba∠〃贰''four three#three∶珷看.

Zhou Yan approached the remains of the Eastern Peak Emperor. At this moment, Zhou Yan and Xuanwu were already seven kilometers above the ground. The air was thin, and neither of the two true gods were afraid of altitude sickness. However, strong winds blew from time to time at high altitudes, blowing the hems of Zhou Yan and Xuanwu's clothes and hair.

Even the robes of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak began to flutter, yet they did not cause the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak's corpse to sway in the slightest.

Zhou Yan looked down at the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, his gaze quickly settling on the Great Emperor's feet.

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak was not wearing shoes. To be precise, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak's feet had fused with the stone of the ground. From the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak's ankles down, the bones beneath were no longer made of white jade, but of black stone.

However, cracks have already appeared between these black stones, and these cracks are very conspicuous in the reflection of light.

Zhou Yan stared at the cracks for a long time.

The essence of the Five Sacred Mountains.

Before his demise, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak seemed to be worried that something might happen to the Heavenly Pillar, so he went up to the Heavenly Pillar and injected the essence of the Five Sacred Mountains into the mountain.

Oh no……

Zhou Yan rubbed his temples, then looked on in surprise.

"South Heavenly Gate?!"

Xuanwu asked from behind.

"what?"

Zhou Yan turned around with a wry smile and explained to Xuanwu.

"I just learned that the time when the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak came here to pass away seems to be close to the time when he fell from the Southern Heavenly Gate."

The Little Eastern Peak Emperor came here to inject his Five Sacred Mountains Ancestral Essence into Tianzhu Mountain, perhaps because he foresaw the future collapse of the Southern Heavenly Gate and feared that Tianzhu Mountain could not withstand it.

As it turns out, the Eastern Peak Emperor's foresight was indeed successful; the fall of the Southern Heavenly Gate did not have a significant impact on Tianzhu Mountain.

Even during the period when the North Heavenly Gate was falling, the Heavenly Pillar didn't react much. Oh no, the foot of the Eastern Peak Emperor, which was integrated with the mountain, cracked open.

If the Western Heavenly Gate were to bloom like fireworks again, Zhou Yan suspected that the Eastern Peak Emperor's foot might break off at the ankle.

When the Eastern Peak Emperor's corpse is no longer there to suppress it...

Bixia Yuanjun...

Zhou Yan had originally planned to rest for a while before considering matters concerning Ling Mountain, but now it seems that the plan needs to be brought forward.

No matter what, Bixia Yuanjun must be rescued as quickly as possible.

"Um?!"

The Xuanwu behind Zhou Yan suddenly spoke.

While still marveling at the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, Zhou Yan turned around and saw the Xuanwu fly up from the ground and land on a protrusion a hundred meters above Zhou Yan's head, where it reached out and grabbed.

The three Xuanwu seemed to have touched something. After landing, they flew to Zhou Yan's front and opened their hands to him.

The black fragment in Si Xuanwu's palm had intricate patterns on its surface, indicating that the original fragment must have been a fine and exquisite object.

"Bai Ze, what is this?"

Xuanwu asked.

Zhou Yan stared at the fragment for a while.

"Fragments of Laozi's Furnace..."

Zhou Yan: "..."

Lao Jun Furnace...

Fragments...

Zhou Yan looked up in disbelief at the top of his head.

Just now, Zhou Yan's attention was entirely focused on the remains of the Eastern Peak Emperor, and he didn't pay attention to other places. Now, based on this fragment of Laozi's Furnace, he scanned upwards and was astonished to find that there were more than twenty fragments of Laozi's Furnace above his head, distributed in different corners.

"Yes……"

Zhou Yan swallowed hard.

"Fragments of Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace..."

Xuanwu: "..."

Xuanwu was at a loss for words.

In his second life, Xuanwu felt so insignificant that when looking to the future, he felt powerless, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Zhou Yan stammered.

"It must be that Laozi's furnace exploded, and many fragments fell from the Heavenly Court. The fragments came down along the Tongtian Road."

After a few seconds, Xuanwu spoke with difficulty.

"Laojun's furnace exploded... Was it at this moment that the Heavenly Court, not wanting the aftermath to spread to the mortal realm, had no choice but to close the road to heaven on Tianzhu Mountain?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"I do not know."

Zhou Yan rubbed the fragments of Laozi's furnace between his fingers.