The Core of Mount Tai's Secret Lands
"Such a valuable item was just given away like that, and then he left without any restrictions?"
The new emperor, holding the jade token, felt that the benefits he had gained were beyond his imagination. Zhang Xuezhou, on the other hand, felt a little regretful, thinking that the reward was far too meager and the promises were of no use, since they did not want to become disciples of the Mi Luo Palace.
"You can send out as many as you want without any restrictions. They can easily produce these kinds of treasures, so they're not valuable to them and there's no need to restrict them," Zhang Xuezhou said, shaking his head.
"Although it was just a casual gesture, it's actually quite remarkable!"
Zhang Xuezhou didn't care, but the new emperor looked wistful, feeling that his luck had begun to reverse after surviving such a calamity, allowing him to come into contact with things he would almost never normally encounter.
It may seem like a small jade token, but it is the key to understanding the Immortal Court.
The colossal Immortal Court was undoubtedly torn apart, and the new emperor, observing the situation, felt an overwhelming excitement.
If used properly, this could even become a powerful weapon against Zhu Jiuyin.
Moreover, he realized that the harm caused by the turmoil in the secret realm was beyond his imagination. Thousands of immortals emerged from the Heavenly Gate as if fleeing a disaster, which meant that the Lingxiao Palace secret realm was difficult to maintain normalcy.
The fact that a powerful force had not fallen in the struggle, but instead collapsed due to the turmoil of natural disasters, left the new emperor speechless.
This probably gave him the feeling that a great cultivator hadn't died in the competition but had instead choked to death on a mouthful of water.
The imperial court clearly misjudged the Immortal Court, stubbornly believing it to be the behemoth that commanded all cultivators hundreds of years ago. Little did they know that the Immortal Court had been declining under the ravages of time, and even that natural disasters had caused immortals to scatter and flee.
Without people, even the greatest power will struggle to survive.
If the Immortal Court is preoccupied with its own problems, vigilance against Immortal Court can be greatly reduced, and there is no need to worry about important court officials being won over by the Immortal Court, thus arousing suspicion from the emperor in the high hall.
These may seem like simple things, but the benefits they bring cannot be measured in terms of money or treasures.
Sitting in the middle of the mountain, the new emperor watched from afar as the immortals carrying torches or luminous pearls hurriedly departed, his heart filled with complex emotions.
The new emperor was not worried about the destruction brought by these immortals. The immortals gathered in the Immortal Court were one thing, and the immortals who fled were another. These people were no longer capable.
He stretched out his right hand and carefully stroked the token that Zhang Xuezhou had criticized, while countless thoughts raced through his mind.
"We should go too!"
The faint light from Jade Emperor Peak disappeared, and the procession of immortals went further and further away. Meanwhile, the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable transformed into purple light and searched everywhere before finally flying high into the heavens and leaving, without passing through the Southern Heavenly Gate.
Mount Tai returned to its desolate state, and when it was difficult to see anyone, the new emperor couldn't help but get up.
"Where to?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"Jade Emperor Peak!"
The new emperor glanced at the entrance to the Yellow Springs. Even the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable entered and exited the Taishan Prefecture Lord's Daoist Temple through this entrance. The new emperor was very curious about the passage he himself used to enter the secret realm, and whether this experience was related to the turmoil in the secret realm.
If one possesses the ability to cause turmoil in secret realms, destroying the Immortal Court's stronghold would be a simple matter.
The climbing speed is relatively slow, but the ascent speed on the Sky Shuttle is extremely fast.
"I was sitting there, so I must have jumped from this direction!"
The new emperor, holding the luminous pearl, quickly determined the location where he had fallen in his dazed state.
Although he sought new sacrificial guidance while sitting atop the Jade Emperor Peak, thus avoiding the old system of the seventy-two ancient sages performing the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, the new emperor's mind was constantly filled with thoughts of the ancient sages' rebukes as he sought guidance. His mind was inevitably muddled, and he ultimately could not bear the humiliation and leaped out.
From being distraught to being haunted by inner demons, and then to finally breaking free from the crushing pain and regaining clarity, the new emperor has lost a piece of his memory.
He re-investigated the old site and tried his best to find out the result.
Do we still have any amulets?
Zhang Xuezhou slowly descended on the Imperial Shuttle.
Zhu Jiuyin did not come to Mount Tai to create the Hunyuan Grand Array, but this turmoil was similar to the earth-shattering power of the Hunyuan Grand Array.
Zhang Xuezhou didn't mind checking it out; if the connection was clear, this kind of leverage would indeed be fatal to the Immortal Court.
If the Immortal Court were to fall into ruin, it would at least cut off the way to quickly enter the Great Han Dynasty from the Western Kunlun, which would be of some use to Zhang Xuezhou in preventing Donghua from becoming a threat.
"We'll be as careful as possible," the new emperor said helplessly. "Once I take back Huang Laodao's supplies, we should have a better supply of talismans!"
"I'm not afraid of something happening to myself, I'm afraid of the Imperial Shuttle being damaged!"
Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the thick mist below, indicating that the Sky Shuttle would encounter the risks earlier than they did.
"I'll use my longsword to stir things up below. Just in case there's any risk, you steer the Sky Shuttle upwards!"
The new emperor crouched down and began stirring the area below with his longsword, trying to make sure the sword touched any potential risks first.
"It seems to be here!"
When the longsword struck a protruding rock in the clouds, the new emperor felt a dull pain in his groin.
Even with the Vajra Talisman protecting him, the impact of such a high jump would inevitably cause pain, and it would also cause his entire body to fall in a different direction.
"These rocks are so fine! Who made Mount Tai have such long rocks!"
With the help of the luminous pearl, Zhang Xuezhou also saw a stalagmite that he had not noticed when he landed.
A stalagmite growing on a steep cliff seems somewhat out of place, and perhaps no one would even notice it.
The stalagmite only became important after the new emperor was struck by it, causing an accident.
Zhang Xuezhou gestured and felt that the height of the stalagmite was almost the same as the height of the Yin-Yang School School's passage, which likely meant that there was a connection between the two.
He muttered a complaint, and the Sky Shuttle began to slowly approach the stalagmite.
The new emperor leaped down, landing on a stalagmite that caused it to sway slightly.
As he reached out to survey his surroundings, the new emperor stomped his right foot across the air, firmly planting his body on a non-stalagmite area.
"There are rocks here hidden by an array, and the Tai-level Six-Character Talisman seems to be connected to them, which allowed me to stand firmly. Dongfang Shuo, you are skilled at flying, why don't you put away your Sky-Piercing Shuttle and try stepping on it here!"
The new emperor gave an order, and Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to put away his Law Treasure and then stomped repeatedly on the spot where the new emperor was.
Where the new emperor could stand firm and tread, Zhang Xuezhou's treading was merely a cloud of air.
He landed with a whoosh, while the new emperor bounced back and forth in the air several times.
If I'm not mistaken, after being split in the stalagmite, he fell this way, then his head hit the wall of air and he rolled several steps before entering the entrance to the secret realm.
Holding the Tai Ti Six Talismans, the new emperor carefully stepped forward, and then felt a stream of light float beneath his feet, and the geomagnetic light belonging to the secret place began to emerge.
A tingling sensation surged through his feet, and the new emperor felt the power of Qi and Blood and energy emanating from the soles of his feet. He then quickly withdrew his foot.
Looking at the soles of his shoes that had been worn away in an instant, the new emperor knew he had taken the wrong step.
He cautiously stepped forward again, searching for the correct direction, while Zhang Xuezhou, behind him, already knew part of the reason.
"This is very likely the core of the secret realm encompassing Heaven, Earth, and Man in Mount Tai!"
Having experienced the mutual attraction between the three secret lands of the Northern Kuru Continent, Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that only the core area was a safe place.
This area has a very special nature, similar to the core of a large formation, and may also lead to every secret location.
If the balance here is broken, the secret realm may descend into turmoil.
The fall of the new emperor's physical body is not enough to cause a problem; even if a hundred people jumped off Mount Tai, it would not cause a problem.
The problem lies in the fact that the Tai Jie Six Talismans involve the Yin-Yang Secret Realm, and also involve the talismanic protection of the body triggered by the geomagnetic light accidentally touched by the new emperor.
Adding to this the additional formations created by the Yin-Yang School in the secret realm, and the magnetic pull of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the alignment of the seven stars mentioned by the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, all these factors combined to create chaos, ultimately resulting in an accident similar to the Hunyuan Grand Formation destroying the secret realm.