The Fifth Generation Origin Master, Zhang Lin

Lu Zhou nodded. Divine light flickered in his hand as he took out the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal from the Qiankun Pearl.

It was wreathed in Chaos Mist, with Dao and laws interwoven around it. The nine black dragons on the seal were lifelike, as though they could transform into true dragons soaring through the nine heavens.

The instant Lu Zhou took out the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal, the Wushi Bell rang on its own once more. At the same time, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal suddenly rose into the air, and waves of dragon roars rang out from it.

A resonance had formed between Emperor Weapons.

Fortunately, just as Lu Zhou had expected, nothing else went wrong afterward.

As long as the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal did not provoke the Wushi Bell, the Wushi Bell was quite reasonable.

"You..."

Jiang Taixu was stunned. Born into a Desolate Ancient Family, he had not only encountered the Hengyu Furnace at close range more than once, but had even used it himself. Naturally, he knew how precious and terrifying Emperor Weapons were.

He had never expected Lu Zhou to truly possess an Emperor Weapon.

For a moment, he did not know what to say.

Lu Zhou only seemed more and more mysterious to him.

"Which Great Emperor did this Ultimate Emperor Weapon belong to? Could it be the Human Emperor Seal?"

In Jiang Taixu's understanding, the only seal-shaped Ultimate Emperor Weapon he had heard of was the Human Emperor Seal of the Taiyin Human Emperor.

Lu Zhou shook his head.

"This is Emperor Gouchen's Gouchen Seal, also known as the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal. I obtained it by chance."

The God King fell silent. By chance again.

Four thousand years ago, in order to recover the Lihuo Furnace, an important weapon his ancestor Hengyu had used in his early years, he had accidentally entered Purple Mountain. He had been trapped there for four thousand years and had nearly died within.

Yet four thousand years later, the Quasi-Emperor Weapon Lihuo Divine Furnace had been obtained by Lu Zhou by chance after he wiped out a small sect that had committed countless evils.

And now, Lu Zhou had produced another Ultimate Emperor Weapon and claimed that he had obtained it by chance as well.

The God King was truly speechless. For the first time, he wondered whether there really were children of fortune in this world.

"With the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal's aid, I may be able to try!"

In the end, although the God King still failed to ascend the Wushi Dao Platform, he used the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal to successfully pluck three more Medicine Kings.

At the same time as he plucked those three Medicine Kings, the two of them discovered the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine rooted on the Wushi Dao Platform.

Since ancient times, Immortal Medicines had belonged exclusively to Great Emperors. Upon seeing the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine, neither of them wanted to let it go.

However, even after the God King exhausted every method at his disposal, he only managed to obtain twenty drops of medicinal liquid from the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine.

Then the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine tore through the air and flew away, vanishing before their eyes.

Though unwilling to accept it, the two of them could only give up.

Next, they divided the Medicine Kings and the medicinal liquid from the Immortal Divine Medicine on the spot.

Lu Zhou: over ten old medicines, three Medicine Kings, and ten drops of Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine liquid!

Lu Zhou heard the God King say,

"With these three Medicine Kings and ten drops of Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine liquid, Caiyun's lifespan should no longer be a concern. Perhaps one day in the future, she may even enter the Saint Realm."

Lu Zhou hoped his wish would come true.

At this point, Lu Zhou's purpose for entering Purple Mountain had basically been fully achieved.

They prepared to leave Purple Mountain.

But when they passed by that row of crystal coffins once again—

"Awooo!"

The miserable howl, as though it had come from a Fierce Ghost, shook Lu Zhou's eardrums.

Then, the lids of the crystal coffins suddenly shot into the sky.

One after another, terrifying Ancient Corpses sprang out from the crystal coffins. They were withered like firewood, their entire bodies pitch-black, with skin stretched tightly over bone.

Some of the Ancient Corpses had dragon heads, some had phoenix wings, some had crocodile bodies, and some resembled deities. Roaring, they charged toward Lu Zhou and the God King.

These beings had once all been subordinates of the Undying Heavenly Emperor. Now, Zhang Lin controlled them with heaven-shaking Origin Arts, seeking to seize the Medicine Kings and Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine liquid in their hands.

A grave expression appeared on the God King's face.

After only a brief exchange, he could already tell how troublesome this group of Ancient Corpses was.

"Awooo!"

The Ancient Corpses roared. A black moon hung in the sky, an underworld river coiled around their bodies, and blood-red suns stretched across the heavens, all appearing around them.

Their roars shook the ancient stone hall until it hummed and trembled, as though it might collapse at any moment.

Their fleshly bodies were far too powerful, like divine materials, with Great Dao patterns flowing across their bodies.

This was a manifestation of magical power reaching its peak. Their bodies had undergone ultimate sublimation, and Dao patterns had been engraved into their bones and flesh. Their physical shells had become vessels for the Dao.

Seeing this, the God King was about to activate the Lihuo Furnace and suppress this group of Ancient Corpses with it.

However, Zhang Lin, hidden in the darkness, had long been prepared. The moment the Lihuo Divine Furnace displayed its power, eighty-one black banners suddenly rose into the air.

The banners had been personally refined by the Undying Heavenly Emperor. Though they were not forged from immortal materials like Dragon Pattern Black Gold or Phoenix Blood Red Gold, when the eighty-one banners united, they possessed the supreme might of an ancient emperor.

The banners snapped loudly in the air. Not only did they block the Lihuo Divine Furnace, they also trapped Lu Zhou and the God King within.

Lu Zhou was not merely standing by. He raised the Jade Pool Jade Pendant and the Origin Scripture high, shouting,

"I can use the medicinal liquid of the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine to save the Holy Maiden. Please show yourself, Patriarch, so we may speak!"

His voice echoed through the stone hall, making it hum!

Unfortunately, it was completely useless. Zhang Lin did not appear.

Lu Zhou thought he understood what was happening.

He recalled that in the original novel, Zhang Lin had only briefly regained consciousness after the Wushi Bell rang.

It seemed that neither the Jade Pool Jade Pendant nor the Origin Scripture had any effect on Zhang Lin now. They could not awaken his mind.

Seeing this, Lu Zhou took out the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal once more and handed it to the God King to control.

In an instant, waves of dragon roars shook Purple Mountain.

A trace of Extreme Emperor Might seemed about to erupt from the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal.

"Dong!"

The Wushi Bell rang. Its bell waves transformed into rings of ripples that swept across all of Purple Mountain.

The God King's face suddenly turned pale, but he recovered in an instant.

Lu Zhou had the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal protecting him, while the God King spread open the God King Pure Land to shield him. He remained completely unharmed.

A cracking sound rang out.

It came from the eighty-one banners. Already damaged to a certain degree by the erosion of time, they were now swept by the Wushi Bell's waves, and fine cracks appeared across them.

If this continued, the banners would surely be destroyed.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

One bell wave followed another.

Like ripples, they spread in every direction, destroying all obstacles in their path.

"Ah... I... I am Zhang Lin!"

Suddenly, a sorrowful cry came from within the banner formation, filled with boundless pain.

Upon hearing those words, Lu Zhou's eyes lit up within the God King Pure Land.

Lu Zhou hurriedly put the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal back into the Qiankun Pearl.

When the final boom faded, the Wushi Bell's waves disappeared as well. Purple Mountain gradually returned to peace, so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

A moment later, dripping sounds rang out. An incomparably lonely figure stepped out from among the Ancient Corpses and appeared before the God King and Lu Zhou.

Every inch of that figure's body was covered in dense red hair half a foot long. He looked savage and terrifying, like a demon.

Yet there was no gloom or malice in his eyes. There was only endless sorrow.

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