Liulan Dynasty.
Imperial Garden.
Deep within.
The Five-Colored Altar stood among the mountains. Its ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps bore an ancient aura. Though talismans kept dust at bay, a few precious flowers and rare grasses still stubbornly grew in the cracks.
Beneath the altar stood a figure in solemn ceremonial robes and crown, holding five carefully selected kinds of spirit grains and carrying five varieties of specially brewed spirit wine in his arms. He stood gravely amid the mingled scents of new grain and wine.
Strings of beads hanging from his crown veiled his face. Only his imposing presence was visible, vast and boundless, dignified and stately.
Suddenly, the voice of "Xiang Zai" sounded in his ear: "Great fortune!"
The Grand Emperor of the Zhong Kui Clan opened his eyes. For an instant, it was as though lightning illuminated the sky. He gave a slight nod and gazed at the towering altar before him.
If the result Jiuyi Mountain had sought had been disastrous, then the next thing he would have asked about would have been the chess game...
But now, the chess game had brought great fortune, so what he would ask about was which realm he should choose for this ascension...
After all, the instigator of this immortal path had been able to fight a Demon Emperor while still in the Tribulation Crossing stage, and had ultimately escaped unscathed from Xun Mu's grasp... Even "Heng Xie," from the Sixty-four Tribulation, had left an arm behind at Qingyao Mountain after his entire sect had thrown its strength into the battle!
With such a foundation, once Pei Ling reached Mahayana, even if the Demon Emperor used Xun Mu's Main Body, he might still not be a match for him!
So even if the chess game had brought