The Dao Venerable's Realm and the Human Emperor's Hunting Ground

The powerful figures who were joking about opening a betting game just a moment ago have now lost their sense of humor and are instead taken aback.

How long had the Tuoba Household been inside? The next group of men hadn't even arrived yet, and they were already beaten to a pulp and carried out?

"Yu'er!"

Tuoba Lie, a powerful External Scenery from the Tuoba Clan, arrived instantly. His Primordial Spirit swept over him, and his face was so gloomy it could drip water.

His sternum was shattered, his internal organs were severely damaged, and even his Primordial Spirit showed signs of instability!

"Who did this?" Tuoba Lie asked angrily.

The woman who escorted Tuoba Yu back whispered, "Reporting to Ancestor, it's Luo Nanwu from the Luo Household— "

"Luo Nanwu?!"

Tuoba Lie seemed to have heard something absurd. He turned around abruptly and looked at Luo Diyang, who was enjoying tea with his friend.

Although the latter had their own speculations, they were still quite shaken at this moment.

He calmly put down his teacup, thinking to himself that this Young Hero Yu was truly decisive and efficient!

A commotion erupted around them. Was the one who made the move Luo Nanwu, who had previously provoked Tuoba Yu?

"Has this guy really had an extraordinary adventure and undergone a transformation?"

Someone murmured.

"Another story of leaving home to gain experience in the martial world, followed by a complete transformation—it truly is a timeless tale."

"As one of the most outstanding young talents in Northern Plains, even Xie Lintian shouldn't be able to defeat Tuoba Yu so quickly—"

Tuoba Lie suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Explain the specific circumstances at that time!"

As the woman described the details, the discerning External Scenery in the room couldn't help but frown.

They were well aware of Tuoba Yu's strength; Luo Nanwu's victory in this battle was far too "easy."

It sounds so similar----

"Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person?" someone asked doubtfully. "Did the Luo Household's boy borrow the power of Heaven to intimidate and suppress Tuoba Yu? And then decide the outcome with a single move?"

"What a joke! That kid is only at the Form Refinement. Only by opening the Inner Heaven and Earth from the External Scenery can one Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person Inner Heaven and Earth and man."

"The laws and principles within the grotto-heaven are completely different from those of the mortal world. Even if we were to enter the grotto-heaven, without a period of adaptation, it would be impossible for Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person and use the power of the heavens to oppress others!"

"But what if the rumor that this child has entered the Pure Land is true? With his mind in the Pure Land, coupled with his aura and the suppression of his Primordial Spirit, it is not impossible for him to form a kind of heavenly suppression."

The External Scenery crew was arguing incessantly.

The Xie Household's expert at the External Scenery asked with a profound gaze, "Brother Luo, where has your son been these past two years? He's been hiding so well."

The strength Luo Nanwu displayed in this battle fully qualified him to challenge Xie Lintian!

Luo Diyang said calmly, "One should experience the world and make the world one's home. Young people should always travel more and see more."

Tuoba Lie voice, "Luo Diyang, isn't your Luo Household going too far?"

Luo Diyang reassured him, "Brother Tuoba, this is just a young man joking around. Don't take it seriously. Our two families should work together."

Tuoba Lie's face turned pale and then red.

Not far away.

Among the Zhang Household family members, Zhang Tianyang was filled with anticipation.

Luo Nanwu was only at the bottom of the Dragon and Tiger Ranking back then, not even as good as me. After two years of training in the martial world, he's already easily defeated Tuoba Yu. This speed of progress—

No wonder all the young men from different families admire the opportunity to go out and gain experience!

In various illustrated novels and street storytelling, tales of the martial arts world are always full of extraordinary adventures!

Thinking of the news from Danyang Commandery, Zhang Tianyang secretly made up his mind.

Just over two months ago, he was furious that Yu Tunzhou had inexplicably surpassed him on the Reserve Ranking, but who would have thought that guy would rise like a firecracker, and just over a month ago in Danyang Commandery, he was able to kill Yin Tianjue one move----

Now that he has returned from the grotto, he is about to set out on his journey to gain experience and seek out extraordinary adventures!

Inside the grotto.

Twenty miles away from the entrance to the grotto, on a mountaintop, a fierce wind howled and rocks flew everywhere, yet it did not stir the three figures standing silently on the cliff edge.

The young man stood against the cliff, his eyes gleaming with a faint golden light, gazing into the distance towards the entrance to the grotto.

Even from a distance of over twenty miles, one can clearly see the situation at the entrance to the grotto.

Behind him stood two figures.

A woman in a colorful long dress stood leaning against a rock, her beauty exquisite, her brows carrying an innate air of nobility.

The other was a towering giant with two horns on his head reaching the sky, a huge axe at his waist, and bulging muscles all over his body.

At this moment, the burly man said in a deep voice, "Peng Fei, have you seen clearly? Of the younger Human Race who came in this time, how many are worth paying attention to?"

Peng Fei's golden light dimmed momentarily, and he said in a deep voice, "There are a few tough guys we need to be careful of. So far, only one has made a move, a young man in black tight-fitting clothes, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. This person can actually borrow the power of heaven!"

"Borrowing the Emperor's power?" The woman in the blue dress frowned. Her name was Kong Ling, of noble blood, and one of the leaders of this operation. "She External Scenery be twenty-seven or twenty-eight. Isn't she a bit too young?"

"It's not External Scenery; it should just be Form Refinement." Peng Fei shook his head.

"Are you joking with me?" Kong Ling frowned.

"That's why we need to be extra careful!" Peng Fei paused, but ultimately suppressed his doubts and didn't voice them.

For some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity when he looked at the guy named Luo Nanwu; it was a stirring in his bloodline Primordial Spirit.

Could it be that the Luo Household had bloodlines from the Golden-Winged Great Peng Lineage?

Kong Ling frowned; there was actually such a variable.

"Tell the others not to engage this guy; run if you see him," she said slowly. "Finding the entrance is the most important thing!"

The burly man said in a deep voice, "Why don't we gather everyone's strength and take care of this guy first, to avoid any accidents later?"

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Kong Ling snorted lightly, "Stupid ox, how much of your strength can you exert in this grotto-heaven? If that person can truly utilize the heavenly power of this world, it will be a natural counter to us!"

"Don't forget, this place was sealed off by the Human Emperor. Even though it has been weakened considerably over the years, it is still more than enough to suppress us juniors."

"Even if we manage to kill him, one of us will inevitably be taken out by his dying counterattack. You take over?"

The burly man shook his head decisively. He still wanted to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, but he didn't want to die young in this place.

Peng Fei said, "I'll keep an eye on this person. You guys go and meet up with Ao Zhen and the others. Find the entrance as soon as possible. Too many Human Race warriors have come in. Even ants can kill an elephant. If they gather together, we're no match for them in our current state."

Kong Ling nodded and said, "Okay, be careful."

Immediately, she led the burly man away, quickly disappearing beneath the rolling thunder and dark clouds.

Peng Fei was the only one left on the cliff edge. He looked up again, golden light surging in his pupils, and locked onto the figure in black robes who was heading towards the depths of the sea of thunder. The doubt in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.

What exactly is causing this throbbing in my veins?

Suddenly, Peng Fei's pupils contracted.

That guy actually looked in his direction!

They were still more than twenty miles apart. How could Human Race at the Chain Forming Realm see that far?

"Big brother, what's wrong?"

Yu Tunzhou withdrew his gaze and shook his head. "I'm fine. How are you all?"

After dealing with Tuoba Yu, he led a group of Luo Household warriors toward the place where rumbling thunder and dark clouds shrouded the land.

The deeper they went, the louder the thunder became. The rolling thunder seemed to strike directly at their minds, carrying a majestic heavenly power that constantly assaulted their senses.

The crowd was in a state of panic, as if the thunder was right next to them and could strike at any moment.

Yu Tunzhou also noticed this. He was the only one in the room unaffected by the heavenly lightning, while the other two Divine Ability guards also showed solemn expressions.

Whether it was because this rumbling thunder was no ordinary thunder, or because they were too close, the thunder had a distinctly awe-inspiring power.

"Everyone's Qi and Blood are extremely agitated." Mentioning this, Luo Nanwen's eyes lit up. "This place is probably a good place to refine our internal organs!"

Even Yu Tunzhou couldn't help but nod.

If a martial artist at the Form Refinement Lesser Accomplishment were to enter this place, their internal organs would likely tremble from the thunder, and their Qi and Blood would surge uncontrollably.

However, as long as one can adapt to it and regard it as a form of spiritual practice, using this shockwave to clear blockages in the internal organs, it will be of great benefit to the organs.

Currently, most methods for nourishing the internal organs only involve circulating Qi and Blood.

Therefore, this alone determines that this grotto-heaven is "extremely valuable".

Yu Tunzhou glanced at the crowd behind him and slowly said, "If the mind is unsettled, the spirit will be restless; if the spirit is restless, the qi will not flow smoothly. Do not fear this heavenly thunder. The more you fear it, the more chaotic your mind will become, and the harder it will be to control your Qi and Blood. You will only be harmed by the power of the thunder. Try to eliminate distracting thoughts and breathe in rhythm with the thunder."

These words were like a sudden awakening, instantly enlightening everyone.

Everyone present, at the very least, had Form Refinement Greater Accomplishment and could understand the meaning of "Yu Tunzhou." At this moment, they adjusted their breathing and exhalation according to his instructions, and their originally restless Qi and Blood gradually calmed down.

Seeing that everyone had recovered, Yu Tunzhou quickened his pace.

The place shrouded in dark clouds seemed not far, but it took the group several hours to reach the edge of the cloud-covered area.

There seemed to be no distinction between day and night here; the sun and moon were nowhere to be seen, and several hours passed without any change in the sky.

"Brother, are we really going to go in here?" Looking at the area shrouded in dark clouds, Luo Nanwen couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

The area ahead was dark with extremely low visibility, but a massive outline could be seen in the distance.

Yu Tunzhou sensed the fragment in his Dantian, and it was indeed pointing towards the area shrouded in dark clouds.

As they continued deeper into the area, it felt as if they had stumbled into an impenetrable, dark cloud.

Most people's visibility was reduced to about ten feet around them. Yu Tunzhou's eyes were already open, but at this moment he also fully released his Primordial Spirit perception.

With the strength of his primordial Primordial Spirit, its radiation range could reach ten feet around him!

"Stay close, don't fall behind."

Yu Tunzhou spoke calmly and strode to the front.

Soon, the ground beneath their feet was no longer barren soil and gravel, but a long, polished white jade staircase, one step at a time, stretching straight into the depths of the dark clouds, as if Tongtian.

Yu Tunzhou's gaze returned to the white jade balustrade on both sides, which was carved with auspicious beast patterns.

This place—does it seem to be a palace?

The Human Emperor's Palace?

Or is it a tomb?

The group held their breath and followed Yu Tunzhou step by step up the long staircase. After climbing more than a thousand steps, the surrounding dark clouds gradually thinned out and the wind stopped.

When everyone looked up, they froze on the spot, forgetting even to breathe.

Dark clouds still shrouded the sky and earth, but within this hazy mist, an unimaginably massive and majestic silhouette lay silently before everyone's eyes.

Flying eaves and brackets pierce the clouds, glazed tiles gleam faintly in the dim light, and the continuous palace walls stretch as far as the eye can see.

Suddenly, Yu Tunzhou stopped, and the group also stopped. Another group of people appeared in front of them.

"Brother, that's the Yun Household's group," Luo Nanyun whispered.

The Yun Household and the Luo Household can be considered old friends, but the current generation of Yun family members are not as good as the Luo Household.

"Are those people ahead friends of the Luo Household?" someone from another group asked loudly.

At Yu Tunzhou's prompting, Luo Nanyun quickly replied.

Soon, the Yun Household's men arrived.

The leader, named Yun Shouhe, said in a deep voice, "This palace is rather strange. Everyone must be careful. We just witnessed the Wu Household's entourage enter a half-open hall and then fall silent! It seems to be protected by a restrictive formation!"

He then extended an invitation. "Brother Nanwu, how about our two teams travel together temporarily, so we can look out for each other?"

After a moment's thought, Yu Tunzhou nodded.

"The Xie Household and the Gold-Wielding Guard? We didn't see them. If I'm not mistaken, they should have continued climbing. The steps are very long, seemingly leading to the heavens—"

Just as the two groups met and discussed going deeper, a very light and familiar silver bell sound suddenly rang in Yu Tunzhou's ears.

The bell rang softly and was quite ordinary; no one else paid any attention to it except him. Yet, Yu Tunzhou felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake. He turned around abruptly, his gaze sharp as lightning, fixing his gaze on the last position of the Yun Household's group.

There stood a plain-looking, unremarkable woman in a blue dress.

But at that moment, the woman looked up at him, a bright smile playing on her lips, completely out of place with his Zhang Ping face.

At the same time, a voice transmission entered his ear. "Young Hero Guo, it really is you."

An Ruyu!

That vixen had indeed infiltrated this place!

And they even managed to infiltrate the Yun Household's ranks!

This time, Yu Tunzhou smiled and calmly transmitted his voice, "Since our last parting at the Heavenly Court, how has Saintess An been?"

An Ruyu asked with a hint of surprise, "Is Young Hero Guo concerned about me?"

"Of course, I'm afraid you'll die at someone else's hands," Yu Tunzhou said sincerely. "If that happens, how can I suppress you?"

"Actually, I could take the initiative—" She lowered her head slightly, her tone shy and timid, a blush rising on her face. Fortunately, the visibility was low, so no one noticed anything unusual.

Yu Tunzhou's lips twitched.

"Young Hero Guo, shall we join forces temporarily during this trip to the palace?" An Ruyu transmitted her voice.

"Join forces?" Yu Tunzhou chuckled. "I'm worried about you. Let's find a place to have a fight first."

"As a token of my sincerity, I can reveal part of the truth about this place to Young Hero Guo."

"Oh? The Incense-Smelling Cult has already grasped the truth about this place?" Yu Tunzhou asked skeptically. "Tell me first."

An Ruyu smiled and said, "Does Young Hero Guo know exactly what level the Human Emperor of High Antiquity times reached?"

"Wasn't it said that the Human Emperor was already very close to the realm of the Dao Venerable Buddha?"

"Does Young Hero Guo understand the realms of the Dao Venerable Buddha?"

This time, An Ruyu didn't keep her in suspense and continued, "The Great Dao has its shores, but its laws are boundless—this is the realm of the Dao Venerable. If we were to use another description, it would be: 'The Dao is narrow, and heaven and earth are confined!'"

Yu Tunzhou's expression was solemn. What terrifying level of cultivation was this that even the Great Dao of this world could not contain him?

"Although the Human Emperor has not reached this realm, he is extremely close. Given the Human Emperor's level, what kind of hunting grounds would be worthy of his roaming and hunting?"

Yu Tunzhou instantly understood the meaning behind An Ruyu's words.

According to the information he had previously obtained, Northern Plains, also known as Northern Garden, was once the hunting ground of the Human Emperor.

But before the realm of the Human Emperor, Northern Plains ----

Too small!

Even the entire Central Plains is far from enough for a top powerhouse like the Human Emperor to "hunt"!

"You mean, this grotto-heaven is the real hunting ground of the ancient times of the Human Emperor?" Yu Tunzhou asked in an instant.

"This palace beneath our feet was the High Antiquity Human Emperor's residence during his autumn hunt in the Northern Plains, and it was known as the Mountain Resort." An Ruyu's tone carried a hint of antiquity. "Later generations all say that the Northern Plains the former Northern Garden, the Human Emperor's hunting ground, but they do not know that the Human Emperor's true hunting ground was in the primordial Primordial Wilderness, in the heavens, and even more so in the Long River of Time."

Yu Tunzhou frowned. These places can be placed side-by-side?!

An Ruyu said softly, "Young Hero Yu may not know, but at the beginning of this year, that Human Emperor's gaze spanned countless ages and fell upon this world."

At the beginning of the year?

Yu Tunzhou was shocked. That Human Emperor could actually see from the past to the present?!

Wait a minute, at the beginning of the year, wasn't that the time when he first practiced the [Spark Instruction]?

Yu Tunzhou couldn't help but recall the strange phenomenon he had triggered by using the Yi Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic to cultivate the Spark Instruction, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He didn't find anything unusual at the time, simply attributing it to the unique aspects of the Method Formula and the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic). But now, thinking back—

hiss-

Did the Human Emperor see this world through his eyes?!

This astonishing idea was immediately suppressed by Yu Tunzhou.

At this moment, overwhelmed by the intense shock, Yu Tunzhou's mind seemed to be at an infinite height, able to see the arising and ceasing of all his own thoughts.

Because his mind was focused on Pure Land, An Ruyu failed to notice his unusual behavior and continued, "This grotto-heaven is not a hunting ground, but merely the Human Emperor's sleeping quarters. However, the true entrance to the hunting grounds is hidden within these palaces."

"I hadn't originally planned to join forces with Young Hero Guo, but now that the overseas remnants have infiltrated this place, they must be here to open this gate."

"Many powerful figures from the overseas tribes of the past, such as the great Great Sage of the Demon Race, were banished to the heavens and hunting grounds by the Human Emperor. Therefore, this Daoist School must not be opened at this moment!"

Yu Tunzhou's mind raced, and he said in a deep voice, "What exactly is the purpose of the Incense-Smelling Cult Sect? Aren't you here for this Daoist School?"

"The sect does indeed have another purpose in this trip, but it's not aimed at this Daoist School, at least not now!"

"If you don't speak up, how can you demonstrate sincerity!"

An Ruyu was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Actually, I already told you, Young Hero Guo, that our sect is also here for the fragments of the Investiture of the Gods."