Liu Chengfeng rode Ah Yuan and stood on another mountain peak, looking down into the valley, he could not help but be stunned.
Because the God Tomb was gone, he immediately activated the Celestial Body, using the Heavenly Mound to sense and the Sky Eye to observe.
There was simply no trace of the God Tomb to be found; even when he rotated the Heavenly Mound and called out to the God Tomb, there was no response at all.
"Where is the God Tomb?"
Liu Chengfeng woke up Little Meng Mountain.
"It changed locations."
"Where did it move to?"
"I don't know."
Little Meng Mountain could not answer either; this was already beyond its capabilities, as the mystery of the God Tomb was not something it could pry into.
This immediately gave Liu Chengfeng a headache; the Corpse had told him to come worship the God Tomb during the Full Moon Mid-Yin, but had not told him that the God Tomb would run away.
Liu Chengfeng refused to give up, using the Heavenly Mound and Sky Eye to communicate.
He asked the rivers in the mountains, and he asked the flowers, plants, and trees, but they also did not know where the God Tomb had gone.
"It is still within Little Meng Mountain."
In the end, Little Meng Mountain could only provide such a definitive answer.
Little Meng Mountain was so vast that Liu Chengfeng did not know where to go to find it.
Just at this moment, the battle to seize the Medicine King had reached a fever pitch.
The youth with the Flame Golden Feather and the peerless woman with the Seven-Colored Flying Sword held the absolute upper hand; one of the two of them was bound to emerge victorious.
They refused to yield to one another, locked in a life-and-death struggle.
They were evenly matched, but suddenly, an even more powerful existence descended from the sky.
The mighty power of the Great Dao crushed down, sweeping across the mountain ranges like a violent tide.
With a loud "bang," the person who descended from the sky struck out and repelled both of them.
The person who descended from the sky wore Golden Dragon Armor, with a tall figure, slender jade legs, and a full bosom; one look was enough to tell she was a woman.
She wore a phoenix-feather helmet, making it impossible to see her face or judge her beauty.
"The Nine-Transformation Earth Silkworm belongs to me."
This woman in the phoenix-feather and dragon armor was not only overbearing but also powerful.
The power of the Great Dao she erupted with made the present god-cultivation experts and thousand-year exotic beasts tremble.
"So powerful."
"Killing me would be effortless."
Ah Yuan was extremely wary of such a powerful god-cultivator.
This type of powerful god-cultivator loved to harvest their true blood most of all.
The Dragon Armor Woman was so powerful that the god-cultivators and exotic beasts present could not contend with her, and the Nine-Transformation Earth Silkworm was about to fall into her hands.
Suddenly, a roar erupted, and a powerful bestial aura like a giant wave destroyed everything in its path, shattering a forest of towering trees.
A giant ape over a hundred meters tall appeared; it walked over, stepping across mountain peaks, and the shadow cast by its massive body enveloped the entire battlefield.
With the appearance of such a giant ape, the god-cultivation experts and thousand-year exotic beasts present were all struck with terror.
"Over ten thousand years old, this is bad."
The moment such a giant ape appeared, even Ah Yuan shivered, because an exotic beast of this caliber was already an emperor among exotic beasts.
The giant ape carried an Ancient Copper Staff on its back, and as it swung it, it smashed down toward the Dragon Armor Woman like a mountain.
The Dragon Armor Woman was startled, letting out a continuous long whistle; with a spear in hand, a phoenix soared through the sky and ice sealed the earth as she engaged the giant ape.
The giant ape possessed infinite strength, and the Dragon Armor Woman's Dao power was formidable; the two fought, shattering forests and splitting the valley.
Nearby god-cultivation experts and exotic beasts were caught in the crossfire, with screams rising and blood splattering everywhere.
Terrified, the other god-cultivators and thousand-year treasure beasts fled.
"Let's go—"
Liu Chengfeng had no mood to watch the battle, nor did he want to be caught in the collateral damage; he needed to find the God Tomb, so he turned and rode Ah Yuan away.
Liu Chengfeng did not know where the God Tomb had relocated, so he could only use the most clumsy method.
Riding Ah Yuan, he searched mountain peak after mountain peak, valley after valley.
At the same time, he channeled the Celestial Body in his mind, communicating with the earth and all things, trying to see if he could discover any traces of the God Tomb.
While Liu Chengfeng was busy searching for the God Tomb, the battle in Little Meng Mountain underwent a change.
The Dragon Armor Woman and the giant ape fought until the entire Little Meng Mountain shook; there was no telling how many towering trees had been smashed to pieces or rivers severed.
In the end, the Dragon Armor Woman was outmatched and defeated by the giant ape.
Liu Chengfeng saw the Dragon Armor Woman covered in wounds as she fled into the sky.
Chasing closely behind her was not only the Giant Ape wielding an Ancient Copper Staff, but also a Fire Sparrow.
This Fire Sparrow spread its wings, its towering flames capable of incinerating a hundred meters of sky; it was like a sun, incredibly powerful.
"A Fire Sparrow, another beast over ten thousand years old."
Seeing this Fire Sparrow, Ah Yuan could not help but be horrified.
The most powerful Dragon Armor Woman had been miserably defeated and fled, and the other God-cultivator experts of Little Meng Mountain were no match for the exotic beasts.
They were either routed and fled or were slaughtered by the beasts.
Little Meng Mountain no longer had a single God-cultivator expert left; it had become a world for the exotic beasts.
After the exotic beasts occupied Little Meng Mountain, the beasts over ten thousand years old issued a command.
They summoned all the exotic beasts of Little Meng Mountain, and even Ah Yuan was among those called.
"Three ten-thousand-year-old beasts—"
Liu Chengfeng did not need to use his Celestial Body to observe or perceive; from the summons of the exotic beasts, he knew that Little Meng Mountain had been seized by three beasts over ten thousand years old.
"Over there—"
Night fell, and the full moon rose into the sky.
Under the shroud of moonlight, an ancient tomb stood atop a mountain peak, its stone tablet reaching toward the heavens.
This was the vanished God Tomb.
At the same time, all the exotic beasts of Little Meng Mountain, under the summons of the three great beasts, surged like a dense tide toward the mountain where the God Tomb was located.
The entire Little Meng Mountain was deathly silent; apart from the sound of the beast tide moving, no one spoke.
Such a scene was extremely eerie and terrifying to behold.
Liu Chengfeng rode on Ah Yuan, following the beast tide toward the direction of the God Tomb.
Fortunately, Ah Yuan was carrying him; otherwise, if he, a God-cultivator, appeared in the pilgrimage procession of exotic beasts, he would have been attacked by the others.
Ah Yuan carried Liu Chengfeng to the mountainside, where the beast tide had already knelt densely on the ground, all bowing before the God Tomb.
Thousands upon thousands of exotic beasts knelt in a vast expanse to hold a grand sacrifice; such a sight was shocking, something that had never occurred in the human world before.
Under the moonlight, standing tall on the peak before the exotic beasts, the God Tomb appeared even more mysterious and fearsome.
Watching this scene, Liu Chengfeng could not help but think of the vision he had seen on the river, the scene of a supreme, invincible figure slaughtering ten thousand beasts.
Imperial Pass Slays Ten Thousand Beasts, One Technique Suppresses the Ages.
Liu Chengfeng silently recited these words in his heart, wondering what the God Tomb signified.
Presiding over the grand sacrifice were the three ten-thousand-year-old beasts. In addition to the Giant Ape and Fire Sparrow that had appeared earlier, there was also a White Tiger.
This White Tiger had a massive body, not at all inferior to the Giant Ape or the Fire Sparrow, and on its forehead was a tuft of golden fur patterned into the character for "King."
Before the three great beasts, captured God-cultivators had been laid out; every one of them was pale-faced, unable to escape death.
"What are you worshipping?"
"It must be a god, I don't know either."
To Liu Chengfeng's question, Ah Yuan could not provide an answer.
What the God Tomb represented, and why the great beasts had suddenly come to worship it, he could not explain.
Now, all the exotic beasts of Little Meng Mountain were under the command of these three great beasts.
The sacrifice began, and the three great beasts ordered the execution of the captured God-cultivators; screams rose one after another.
The slaughtered God-cultivators were laid out like offerings before the God Tomb, and the three great beasts each held a cauldron filled with fresh blood.
They all knelt before the God Tomb, worshipping with the utmost reverence.
"We invite the Master to descend, slaughter the myriad races, and rule Qingmeng."
"We invite the Master to descend, slaughter the myriad races, and rule Qingmeng."
Following the sacrificial chants of the three great beasts, all the exotic beasts of Little Meng Mountain shouted in unison.
The roar of the beasts resounded through the heavens and earth, their bestial aura rolling forth, terrifying to behold.
Even Ah Yuan could not help himself and was forced to follow along, kneeling in the grand sacrifice.
Burning incense, offering sacrifices, and sprinkling blood—the ritual began, and the sacrificial chants echoed throughout Little Meng Mountain.
Such a scene was both eerie and sacred, making one's hair stand on end.
"Master?"
Liu Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat. Who exactly was the "Master" that the three great beasts were summoning?
Was it the invincible figure, or that One-Legged Exotic Beast with a body like a God or Devil?
What exactly was buried within the God Tomb? Was the Source of the Origin God truly here?
For a moment, all sorts of thoughts flooded his mind.
However, no matter how the exotic beasts chanted, and no matter how they performed the sacrifice, the God Tomb remained motionless, and the "Master" they cried out for did not appear.
For a moment, the three giant beasts were at a loss.
This was not the sacrifice they had envisioned; failing to summon the Master before ten thousand beasts was a grave complication.
At this very moment, dark clouds appeared in the sky, slowly obscuring the full moon.
"Full Moon Mid-Yin."
Seeing the dark clouds cover the moon, Liu Chengfeng felt a jolt in his heart; it was time for his ritual.
He and Ah Yuan were currently on the mountainside, and whether due to the overwhelming pressure or their differences in status, Ah Yuan could only escort Liu Chengfeng this far.
Now, if he wanted to ascend the peak, Liu Chengfeng had to rely on himself.
Under the pressure of the three giant beasts and facing thousands of exotic beasts, the danger was immense.
Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath, the Celestial Body in his mind rotating as he called out to Little Meng Mountain.
"Help me ascend; I am going to offer a sacrifice to the God Tomb."
Little Meng Mountain hesitated; facing such a situation, it would have to pay a heavy price to send Liu Chengfeng up the mountain.
"If you want the benefits of the God Tomb, you must pay the price."
Liu Chengfeng stamped his feet on the earth, his body rooted like a mountain, his Sky Eye enveloping Little Meng Mountain.
Little Meng Mountain had no choice but to pour all its spiritual energy into Liu Chengfeng's body, using its Spirit Vein as a root, giving him the momentum of a mountain.
Liu Chengfeng stepped forward, moving like a shifting peak, pushing aside even the exotic beasts that were kneeling on the ground.
Little Meng Mountain chose to lend Liu Chengfeng a hand, assisting him in his ascent.
As Liu Chengfeng climbed the peak, the three giant beasts looked down at him; in front of their massive bodies, Liu Chengfeng was like an ant.
Liu Chengfeng became one with the mountain, standing tall and unmoving.
"Your sacrifice has failed, and you cannot summon the Master. It is my turn to invite him."
The three giant beasts were enraged by his disrespectful words, yet they were also shocked that Liu Chengfeng could communicate with them directly.
The hundreds and thousands of exotic beasts kneeling on the ground were also stunned, staring at Liu Chengfeng.
"This is your only chance. Will you accept failure, or will you let me perform the sacrifice for you?"
Liu Chengfeng held his ground, showing no sign of fear as he faced the three giant beasts.
The pressure from the three giant beasts made even Ah Yuan tremble, let alone the thousands of exotic beasts present; many cultivators would have been shivering in terror.
The three giant beasts exchanged glances; they were at their wits' end and completely unable to open the God Tomb, so why not let this little ant try?
The three giant beasts took a step back, allowing Liu Chengfeng to stand before the God Tomb.
Liu Chengfeng took out the Golden Incense Stick, bowed deeply, and shouted aloud.
"Imperial Pass Slays Ten Thousand Beasts, One Technique Suppresses the Ages."
The shout reached the ears of every exotic beast, and they were all struck with alarm.
In an instant, the dark clouds obscuring the full moon drifted away.
Moonlight flowed like water, igniting the Golden Incense Stick in Liu Chengfeng's hand, sending wisps of blue smoke curling upward.
The blue smoke touched the stone tablet, and the tablet began to vibrate.
All the exotic beasts were overjoyed; the three giant beasts let out excited roars, and the other beasts followed suit, their voices like a mountain-toppling sea, their beastly aura surging endlessly.
The God Tomb seemed to sense the beastly aura and began to shake.
"We invite the Master to descend upon the world—"
The three giant beasts, never expecting the sacrifice to succeed, knelt and cried out.
All the exotic beasts prostrated themselves, roaring in worship.
The God Tomb responded, absorbing the aura of the beasts like a whirlpool, its vibrations growing more violent.
The aura of all the exotic beasts gathered frantically, causing the Golden Incense Stick in Liu Chengfeng's hand to burn more fiercely, releasing even more blue smoke.
The blue smoke enveloped the stone tablet, causing runes to emerge.
Like an invisible hand, the blue smoke manipulated all the runes, forcibly pushing open a gateway within them.
This was the moment!
Liu Chengfeng moved like lightning, charging into the gateway and vanishing in the blink of an eye.