Returning to Dragon Mountain
The Ancient Dragon Mountain is full of ever-changing scenery.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, one can see tens of thousands of dragon-headed peaks, resembling tens of thousands of giant dragons coiling and soaring. Within the central Immortal Valley, a vast expanse of auspicious Auspicious Qi bursts forth, with countless rays of light and beams of immortal radiance shooting out.
This wasn't Zhou Tong's first time here, but now that he had advanced to the Quasi-Emperor Fourth Heaven, the scene in his eyes was completely different from when he first came here.
"Three powerful figures have fallen on the right path, but how many more powerful figures have died in Dragon Mountain?" Zhou Tong circled Dragon Mountain once, then shook his head.
He could clearly see that there were dead people all around Dragon Mountain. Almost every two or three Dragon Mountain had one dead person, and they were all at least Saint King level experts. These tens of thousands of Dragon Mountain had lost four or five thousand peerless experts.
"This Dragon Mountain is simply a treasure trove!" Zhou Tong exclaimed.
Regardless of the miraculous herbs covering the mountains and plains, the treasures left behind by the cultivators who died here are of considerable value.
"There are definitely Immortal Material, and quite a lot of them!" Zhou Tong thought to himself. Looking from afar, he could see several artifacts made of Immortal Material lying in Dragon Mountain.
Those with the ability and courage to enter Dragon Mountain to compete for the opportunity to become immortals are all elites of this universe, absolute powerhouses in terms of both opportunity and strength. Zhou Tong wouldn't be surprised if one or two Immortal Material appeared among them.
Moreover, with so many corpses of saints, Saint King, Great Sage, and Quasi-Emperor here, directly transforming these corpses into Dao, and then using the Nine Secrets: Lin to guide these Great Daos to descend into the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, it is likely that the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings will undergo an unimaginable transformation.
"However, the Array Patterns here are too strong. Whether we can safely take away the Fortune in Dragon Mountain depends on whether we can make the Formation Spirit in the center of Dragon Mountain manifest, and we will also need to negotiate with the Formation Spirit!" Zhou Tong stepped directly into Dragon Mountain.
Even with Zhou Tong's current cultivation level, he still cannot casually venture into those dangerous areas, so he continues to advance along the old path he used to take.
This place is densely covered with powerful formations, seizing the Fortune of heaven and earth. Divine Spring gurgle within, the air is filled with the fragrance of herbs, and spiritual energy permeates the air.
However, compared to when Zhou Tong came here, there are fewer Medicine King here. This is because Ye Fan took away the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and reversed the situation here, so some Medicine King turned into essence and were given back to Earth by Dragon Mountain.
They traveled on and soon arrived at the core area, where they saw the Immortal Pool, which resembled a shattered placenta. However, compared to when they first arrived here, the Immortal Cauldron was no longer visible. The water in the Immortal Pool was almost completely gone; some of it had been taken by Ye Fan, while the rest had been returned to Earth.
After pondering for a while, Zhou Tong grabbed at the Void the Great with his right hand, and a Divine Diagram flowing with Killing Intent appeared in his palm. It was filled with the aura of the Great Dao, as if it could suppress the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, and divine energy surged wildly.
It was none other than the Supreme Great Emperor Formation Diagram of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate. This diagram was the number one Great Emperor Formation Diagram in the world, and even the Array Diagram Array Patterns on Dragon Mountain might not be able to match it.
"Formation Spirit, I know you're here. Come out and meet me!" Zhou Tong said, activating the Lingbao Array Diagram at the same time.
"Boom!!"
Instantly, the Array Diagram rose into the sky, hovering above Dragon Mountain, as if preparing to battle Dragon Mountain below. It slowly rotated in the Void the Great, exuding an unparalleled aura of vastness, with chaotic mist drifting out, seemingly capable of shattering the Myriad Heavens for eternity, utterly terrifying.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, all the Array Patterns on the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains lit up, radiating immortal light and flickering chaos. Furthermore, endless Life Essence transformed into boundless Killing Intent in an instant, confronting the Lingbao Array Diagram.
At the same time, a phantom image appeared in the Void the Great ahead.
It was merely a phantom figure, yet it appeared to suppress all the Myriad Heavens throughout the ages, like a great Great Emperor dominating this place, exuding an aura of immense power.
"You want to destroy the immortal land?" the phantom asked.
"No, I just want to take away some trash that you don't need." Zhou Tong's expression was solemn. The power of the Formation Spirit in front of him was definitely comparable to that of Great Emperor, so Zhou Tong had to be on high alert.
As soon as Zhou Tong finished speaking, the place fell silent. There was no sound, only the Lingbao Array Diagram and the Array Patterns on Dragon Mountain were fighting each other, as if the World Creation.
"Go collect those corpses! You only have a quarter of an hour, and you must not damage a single blade of grass or tree here!" After a long while, the illusory figure standing in front of Zhou Tong finally spoke.
"Boom..."
Immediately, all the rising immortal light and chaotic mist on the entire Dragon Mountain dissipated, and the dense Array Patterns also blurred in an instant.
Clearly, the Formation Spirit has controlled the array, completely shutting down all destructive forces.
Thank you!
Zhou Tong thanked him, and then a wisp of Pure Qi flew out from above his head, transforming into three Dao Body that quickly entered the area of Dragon Mountain that no one had ever explored before.
"Coward!"
To Zhou Tong's surprise, this Formation Spirit actually knew how to mock.
"A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. I will come back after I have attained enlightenment. It will not matter whether you come out or not." Zhou Tong retorted leisurely, but the Formation Spirit obviously had no intention of responding.
The Quasi-Emperor- level Dao Body was extremely fast, returning almost immediately after leaving, bringing with it the corpses of countless Great Sage and Quasi-Emperor throughout Dragon Mountain, along with their "legacy."
However, Zhou Tong did not push his luck and did not touch any of the Medicine King on the ground.
These Medicine King truly belong to Dragon Mountain. If they are disturbed, a war with the Formation Spirit will surely ensue, since it is the one protecting everything on Dragon Mountain.
"Indeed, there are many treasures!" Zhou Tong thought with delight.
Of these relics, broken Saint Weapon and Quasi-Emperor Weapon accounted for more than half. However, there were as many as two thousand complete Saint Weapon and Quasi-Emperor Artifact, including several crafted from Immortal Material; there were also quite a few artifacts mixed with Immortal Material materials.
Among them, the Quasi-Emperor Cauldron, made of Dao Tribulation Gold, is particularly eye-catching. It is a heavy artifact with an amount of Immortal Material comparable to the Yaoguang Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron.
"After careful calculation, I actually have enough Dao Tribulation Gold in my hands!" Zhou Tong was secretly delighted.
He originally possessed three to four million catties of Dao Tribulation Gold. Later, in the Divine Domain, he obtained a heavy hammer forged from Dao Tribulation Gold, weighing a full 15 million catties. Now, he has acquired a Dao Tribulation Gold weighing tens of millions of catties here. All the Dao Tribulation Gold combined is enough to balance the other Immortal Material used in his Dao Proving Artifact.
"I'll refine it as soon as I get back." Zhou Tong was somewhat excited; his bell was finally able to produce its fifth color.
No, it's the sixth color!
Zhou Tong looked at the Destiny Orange Gold.
This piece of orange gold can't wait any longer. If we let it awaken any longer, it might evolve into a life unique to it.
"Besides the Dao Tribulation Gold, there is also the Immortal Tear Green Gold Seal weighing seven million catties, the Radiant White Gold Halberd five million catties, and the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Battle Armor three million catties. There are also other artifacts and fragments. If the Immortal Material are extracted from them, there will be a total of tens of millions of catties." Zhou Tong was secretly delighted.
"Om!"
As Zhou Tong's Dao Body returned, the Array Patterns of the entire Dragon Mountain reappeared, covering the entire mountain, leaving only the one safe path.
This only safe path is a place where Dao Pattern have never been laid out, so the Formation Spirit cannot change it.
"Let's go!"
Zhou Tong retrieved the Lingbao Array Diagram and quickly returned from Dragon Mountain with countless treasures.
Back near the thatched hut, Zhou Qing and Zhou Ya were refining the Chaos Earth to recast their artifacts.
However, Yan Ruyu had already regained consciousness.
"You're awake? When will you break through to the Great Sage?" Zhou Tong asked, somewhat surprised.
Yan Ruyu nodded and said, "I woke up after finding the opportunity and method to break through to the Great Sage. However, for this method, I need to return to the Sun Divine Temple in the Big Dipper and use the Array Patterns left behind by the Sun Sacred Emperor to condense the ultimate Yang power of the Sun Star to break through. But it may take twenty years of seclusion to break through."
"Alright, let's go back then!" Zhou Tong nodded.
Before leaving, however, he deliberately left behind some resources such as Five-Colored Immortal Liquid, Heavenly Venerate Life Spring Divine Liquid, God-Demon Liquid, and Divine Source. He also left behind a branch of the Enlightenment Tea Tree and a branch of the Fusang Divine Tree, as well as the last two drops of the White Tiger Divine Medicine.
Zhou Tong even sent out the Sun Divine Talisman and the Taiyin Divine Talisman he had refined through cultivating the Sun True Sun Scripture and the Moon Taiyin True Scripture, to help the two of them further cultivate the True Sun Scripture and the Taiyin True Scripture.
These two divine talismans are things that Zhou Tong has been refining ever since he began practicing these two ancient scriptures.
Later, Zhou Tong created his own scriptures, which naturally rendered the "True Sun Scripture" and the "Taiyin True Scripture" obsolete. He poured all the Sun Sacred Power and the Taiyin Sacred Power that he had accumulated into these two divine talismans.
These two runes can be said to condense all of Zhou Tong's Sun Sacred Power and Taiyin Sacred Power power cultivated to this point, and their power is no less than that of any Quasi-Emperor Weapon.
After leaving behind the treasures and resources, Zhou Tong gave Zhou Qing and Zhou Ya his final instructions: do not leave Kunlun for the next three hundred years.
Since the Dark Turmoil are about to end, Kunlun is one of the safest places in the entire universe. It's best not to go out for the time being and just stay here.