Purple Mountain

The Supreme Elder let out a great shout. His palm and fingers moved slowly, as though he were lifting a great mountain, radiating a terrifying aura like raging waves striking the heavens.

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"Boom!"

A mountain actually appeared within his embrace. He stood while cradling it, and it filled the space before his chest, giving off an indescribably oppressive pressure, incomparably powerful!

"Embracing Mountain Seal!"

"Once the Embracing Mountain Seal is unleashed, this little thief is finished!"

The Lihuo Sect disciples cried out in shock. This was the sect's supreme legacy technique. Several generations of sect masters had failed to master it, yet the Supreme Elder had succeeded.

Though the mountain was not large—indeed, it could be called tiny—the terrifying pressure it emitted shook the heart. Wisps of hazy mist flowed around it.

"Sigh, I really don't know what to say about you people. You're just a bunch of minor characters—why do you have so much screen time?" Ji Hao said helplessly.

"How could an ant possibly shake a tree!"

Ji Hao's expression changed, and he became incomparably imposing, like a young Great Emperor. He slowly extended one finger.

Fortune Immortal Light flowed around it, and it seemed as though a world was opening between his fingers.

Fortune Heaven-Opening!

His finger struck the mountain. With a crack, the Embracing Mountain Seal shattered into dust and scattered away.

"You call that an Embracing Mountain Seal? What an embarrassment. Look closely—this is the true Embracing Mountain Seal!"

Ji Hao held his hands in an empty embrace, and an ancient divine mountain emerged, suppressing heaven and earth. Even space itself could not bear its immense pressure.

The Embracing Mountain Seal, Human King Seal, and Heaven-Flipping Seal were widely passed down. They also had inheritances on Earth. An ancient Qi Refiner had once refined a magical treasure from an ancient mountain and named it the Heaven-Flipping Seal.

"Embracing Mountain Seal!"

Ji Hao slowly pushed forward. In an instant, the ancient divine mountain formed by the Embracing Mountain Seal expanded, blotting out the sky and sun and covering an area of tens of thousands of meters around the Lihuo Sect.

"Y-You're joking, right?!"

"This is the fucking Embracing Mountain Seal? It's not even in the same league as the Supreme Elder's!"

The Lihuo Sect Supreme Elder's Embracing Mountain Seal was not even worthy of carrying Ji Hao's shoes.

"Fall!"

That night, a figure drifted toward the entrance of the Azure Mist Sect. Dressed in white, he was unstained by even a speck of dust.

It was Ji Hao, who had just retrieved the Lihuo Divine Furnace from the Lihuo Sect. After destroying the Lihuo Sect, he had even taken a bath, changed clothes, and killed a few people along the way.

"Who are you?"

The moment Ji Hao appeared before the Azure Mist Sect's gates, one of the guards shouted.

"The one who's here to wipe out your entire sect!"

There was no need to waste words on these hypocritical cultivators. Killing them all would not result in a single wrongful death; every one of them directly or indirectly bore countless lives on their hands.

After speaking, Ji Hao stood quietly with his hands behind his back, floating like an immortal yet also resembling a white-robed sovereign, immensely majestic.

Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes opened. His pupils glimmered faintly, and before the lackey could react, his divine sense was instantly severed!

"Who dares cause trouble here?!" A long howl rang out as an old man flew through the air and landed before the mountain gate in an instant.

Ji Hao was in no hurry. He climbed the hundreds of stone steps, seeming to merge with the void. His entire body appeared hazy, his bearing ethereal.

The elder's pupils contracted. He was deeply shocked that he could not see through Ji Hao's cultivation at all, making him extremely wary.

"Fellow Daoist, why have you killed members of my Azure Mist Sect?"

"When did I kill anyone? They were merely a pack of beasts!"

Ji Hao sneered. On his way to the Azure Mist Sect, he had seen bands of roaming bandits burning, killing, looting, and committing every imaginable evil. He had spent some time dealing with the bandits nearby, which was why he had arrived later.

He had no interest in wasting more words on the man before him. Looking at the old man, he extended one finger. The Heaven-Cutting Finger transformed into a streak of light, and the old man's body instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

"Ah!"

"Demon!"

"How is that possible? He's just a kid, yet he killed the Supreme Elder with a single finger!"

"Which holy land's successor is he? We clearly already made our offerings!"

An uproar immediately erupted within the Azure Mist Sect. This mysterious youth before them was simply too terrifying. He had casually annihilated their Supreme Elder with a flick of his finger—truly terrifying beyond measure!

Ji Hao walked forward slowly, killing one person with each finger strike. Everyone trembled in fear, beginning to doubt their own lives. Could this youth, beautiful enough to be called demonic, really be the God of Death?

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The sounds continued without end as corpses constantly fell to the ground. At the same time, his divine sense continued searching for what he wanted. Finally, when a bearded man fell, a piece of ancient jade dropped to the ground with him. Ji Hao's eyes lit up. He drew it over and clenched it in his palm, immediately feeling its warm, smooth texture.

"As expected, this is Great Emperor Wu Shi's Emperor Jade!"

It was a piece of ancient jade about half the size of a palm. A large character for "Emperor" was vaguely engraved upon it, and it carried the desolate aura of countless passing years.

"Since I've found what I wanted, it's time to send you on your way!"

Suddenly, a jade-blue sea appeared, its waves glittering. A bright moon slowly rose, and the Bright Moon Rising over the Sea phenomenon emerged behind Ji Hao. Strands of moonlight shot toward every Azure Mist Sect disciple present.

Nighttime was a perfect match for Bright Moon Rising over the Sea!

Ji Hao walked forward step by step. Bang, bang, bang—explosions rang out one after another as the sea waves surged, washing away all traces of blood.

After destroying the Azure Mist Sect, Ji Hao went on to eliminate several vicious sects around Purple Mountain. He also discovered an Emperor Jade within Profound Moon Cave.

The strongest members of these small sects were only at the third or fourth level of the Dao Palace realm. The moment Ji Hao unleashed his phenomenon, they fell to their knees on the spot.

After finishing these matters, Ji Hao soon returned before Purple Mountain. Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes opened as he looked toward Purple Mountain at the center.

With Purple Mountain at its center, there were nine mountain ridges in total in every direction. One end of each ridge pointed toward Purple Mountain in a highly regular pattern, forming the image of nine dragons paying homage.

Nine dragons guarded a single stalk!

Ji Hao activated Nine Secrets: Shu. His divine sense transformed into a blazing sun, and he calculated that the ridge directly east seemed to be the safest area. Without hesitation, he quickly headed there.

The eastern ridge was towering and majestic, like a vast dragon lying coiled before him.

The tall stone ridge was bare, entirely reddish-brown, without flowers, grass, or trees. It carried faint traces of purple and resembled that great purple mountain.

"Travel through the underground dragon passage and enter Purple Mountain!"

He activated Nine Secrets: Shu again and searched carefully for that sliver of life. Finally, in an inconspicuous place, he discovered an ancient mine. After inspecting it closely, he leaped straight down.

The pitch-black ancient mine was said to have been excavated more than a hundred thousand years ago. It was filled with the aura of time. The place was silent to the extreme, with threads of chilly energy flowing through it.

Ji Hao began concealing his aura, afraid of alerting some unknown existence. This was Heavenly Emperor's Son's nest, after all, with Saints everywhere. At the same time, the Hidden Escape Compass flew out from his Sea of Bitterness and hovered above his head, emitting a faint glow that concealed all his aura.

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