Li Yun sank into profound shock.
But he did not know.
At that moment, the hunchbacked Mountain Guardian at the foot of the mountain was even more shocked. No, he was so terrified he was practically about to collapse to the ground.
"King of Gold!"
"Lord of Tiangu King Mountain?"
"How is that possible?"
"How could Tiangu King Mountain willingly acknowledge him as its master? He is only a Marquis-level Child of Destiny, far inferior even to our ancestor, the White Emperor, back then..."
"How could this be?"
Perhaps no one in this world understood better than the hunchbacked Mountain Guardian just how significant it was to become the Lord of Tiangu King Mountain.
Tiangu King Mountain was one of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots, connected to the World Origin, yet it was also a real mountain that truly existed.
That meant—
Whoever could truly occupy this mountain would possess a unique sacred ground beneath the heavens, blessed by an endless stream of fortune. Whoever established a sect or school here would essentially gain an immortal sect or Great Houses.
Back then, their ancestor, the White Emperor, had been an Emperor-level Child of Destiny, as well as the King of Gold. His cultivation had been peerless, and he could be counted among the strongest beings on the Ancient Celestial Continent.
When the White Emperor found Tiangu King Mountain, he had in fact set his sights on it. He wanted to become its lord and use it to establish an immortal White Emperor Family.
But the White Emperor failed.
No one knew why.
The White Emperor had clearly been able to communicate with Tiangu King Mountain. He had even fought Demon Race experts to the death for its sake, yet Tiangu King Mountain had still refused to acknowledge him as