Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

136: Chapter 136 Xuan Shu? Shuxuan! ! ! (5K)”East Sea?”

Chen Zhuxiao’s eyes widened upon hearing this, a look of disbelief on his face.

Weren’t they here to find the Thunder Palace ancient ruin? How did they end up in the legendary East Sea?

Legend has it that this world has four vast and boundless oceans, namely the East, South, West, and North Seas. Their Dominators are not the Human Race, but the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan of the Four Seas are not all the same, each with their own characteristics. In the deepest parts of the oceans, there are Dragon Palaces, and it is said that pure-blooded True Dragon exist within them, ruling the boundless seas.

According to the records in the Great Qi Geography, the eastern border of the Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom aligns with the Tianli Mountain Range. Crossing the Tianli Mountain Range leads to another Cultivation Kingdom.

That Cultivation Kingdom is adjacent to the East Sea, and further east one can reach the East Sea, one of the Four Seas.

The journey is incredibly long, to be counted in hundreds of millions of li.

If their current location is truly the East Sea, then things are going to be difficult.

The dangers in the ocean are far greater than on land, with various Sea Beasts lurking, and even encounters with Sea Race. If they are hostile to the Human Race, the two of them would certainly not escape.

Unless they can travel through the Void Realm, their speed would be greatly increased, and their safety and concealment would also improve, allowing them to cross the sea.

However, traveling through the Void Realm requires a Purple Mansion-level Cultivation to sustain. A Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator can only fly as a rainbow light, which is too conspicuous.

”It is indeed the East Sea. The other three seas are too far from the Tianli Mountain Range, separated by multiple Cultivation Kingdoms. Even a Purple Mansion Immortal Revered Master would be under immense pressure to teleport, and a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator would not be able to withstand it,” Mo Li said after a moment of contemplation, stating her opinion.

Chen Zhuxiao rubbed his temples, calmed his mind, and said, ”Miss Mo Li, the most urgent task is to first see what’s on the island, and if the ancient ruin left by Xuanji Leihuang Great Venerable is here.”

”If it’s not here, then we’re in big trouble. You and I will have to find a way to leave this island and return to the mainland.”

Although he said that, Chen Zhuxiao felt uncertain.

Even if they could cross the East Sea and return to the mainland, they would only reach the Cultivation Kingdom adjacent to the East Sea.

To return to the Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom, they would still need to cross the Tianli Mountain Range.

No matter how he looked at it, it was a dead end.

”Chen Zhuxiao, trust me, we will definitely go back.”

As if sensing Chen Zhuxiao’s low spirits, Mo Li comforted and encouraged him.

Chen Zhuxiao nodded, then began to look around.

Not far in front of them, a three-zhang-tall giant stone seemed to stand, its surface occasionally flashing with thunder-like patterns, truly mystical.

Mo Li, on the other hand, returned to the teleportation jade platform, squatted down, and gently brushed her fair hand over the patterns on it.

”This should be a two-way teleportation Formation. If it can send us here, it can send us back.”

After examining the teleportation jade platform, she stood up and looked, seeing Chen Zhuxiao standing beneath the giant stone, surrounded by flashing lightning and rumbling thunder.

She walked closer and saw two ancient, powerful characters written on the giant stone: Xuan Shu!

”How can it be Xuan Shu?! Shouldn’t it be Xuanji?”

Mo Li was also a bit flustered; the current situation had exceeded her expectations.

No, to be precise, what was happening before her had already surpassed her predictions, leaving her at a loss for what to do for a while.

Chen Zhuxiao couldn’t bother with so much at the moment. The xuan shu thunder punishment seal within him was resonating with the giant stone, and the thunder tribulation pool was surging with thick bolts of lightning covering the sky, and thunder roared through the Nine Heavens.

An ancient and noble great seal rushed out from the thunder tribulation pool, then appeared above his head, instantly growing to the size of a mountain, cascading down torrents of thunderous light.

Rumble!

The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, a thick and vast black cloud gathered above, countless lightning bolts striking within it, like ferocious dragon snakes tearing through the sky, and deafening thunder rumbled.

Immediately after, the wind rose, howling furiously, the waves surged, and towering waves hundreds of zhang high rolled up, connecting heaven and earth, as if to submerge this island.

Along with the strong wind came a torrential downpour, covering everything. This area was enveloped by wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, as if some terrifying existence had awakened.

Mo Li pursed her red lips and conjured a glazed jade talisman to protect herself. She could see that Chen Zhuxiao’s current condition was somewhat unusual.

”Xuan Shu, Xuan Shu... perhaps all of this is related to the xuan shu thunder punishment seal. It was this Immortal Artifact that activated the teleportation Formation, sending us to this island named Xuan Shu.”

Yes, she understood now.

Those involved are confused, while bystanders see clearly. She should have realized it earlier.

The content recorded in the tianli inquires about thunder detailed record is true; there really is an entrance to the Ancient Thunder Palace ancient ruin in the Tianli Mountain Range.

However, this entrance requires a Magic Treasure or Immortal Artifact from the Thunder Palace to activate, thereby teleporting to a place related to that Magic Treasure or Immortal Artifact.

The Xuanji Leihuang Great Venerable ancient ruin mentioned above does exist, but one must possess a Magic Treasure or Immortal Artifact related to Xuanji Leihuang Great Venerable to be teleported there.

And the Immortal Artifact they used to activate that teleportation Formation was the xuan shu thunder punishment seal, so the place they arrived at must be related to the xuan shu thunder punishment seal.

”According to Junior Martial Uncle Shu Xuan, the xuan shu thunder punishment seal is the natal Immortal Artifact held by the Xuan Shu Thunder Punishment Great Venerable of the Ancient Thunder Palace. He Cultivated the Pivot Thunder Dao and, in the name of thunder punishment, slew many Blood Qi Earth Immortals, and even Great Venerables, earning him the title of the strongest among Great Venerables.”

Mo Li recalled the memories in her mind, attempting to find more information related to the xuan shu thunder punishment seal.

”At the outbreak of the Ancient Eras Final Tribulation, Thunder Ancestor, Dao Ancestor, and Xuan Ancestor, three supreme powerhouses, entered the fray. Whether Dao Lords or Immortal Lords, all were swept into the battlefield, initiating the most glorious and tragic battle of all time.”

”As the chief of the Thunder Palace’s generals, Xuan Shu Thunder Punishment Great Venerable faced many formidable enemies and ultimately perished under the siege of various Great Venerables, causing the xuan shu thunder punishment seal to become incomplete.”

”It wasn’t until thirty-plus years ago that Junior Martial Uncle Shu Xuan obtained the xuan shu thunder punishment seal from an ancient ruin, and later it fell into Chen Zhuxiao’s hands...”

Her glazed amber eyes flickered, and Mo Li couldn’t help but look up at the high heavens, seemingly wanting to pierce through the Nine Heavens to see the starry sky beyond the domain.

”Xuan Shu, Shu Xuan... Junior Martial Uncle, could you be the Reincarnation of Xuan Shu Thunder Punishment Great Venerable?”

”Was that tianli inquires about thunder detailed record placed in the Scripture Pavilion by you, deliberately for me to see?”

”Did you know I would be interested in its content, thus leading me to find Chen Zhuxiao and bring him here?”

The more Mo Li thought, the more frightened she became, her face turning pale and bloodless. The glazed jade talisman in her hand offered her no sense of security.

Cultivators in this world, starting from Purple Mansion, engage in various schemes.

At the Golden Core level, Purple Mansion Immortal Revered Master are merely pawns in their hands, used solely to achieve certain goals and can be discarded at any time.

Rumble!

Thunderous roars, like the great bells of a temple, echoed through heaven and earth. Bolts of lightning, thick as mountains, struck down, resembling Thunder Dragons falling upon the vast earth, creating a magnificent and unforgettable scene.

Mo Li seemed to understand something, raising her glazed jade talisman high, her eyes blazing. Lesser Yin Qi permeated her body, like an extremely scorching great sun suddenly dimming, and the temperature in this place rapidly dropped.

Subsequently, brilliant glazed Immortal light shot into the sky, as if an Immortal of the Lesser Yin Dao had descended upon the world, and everything between heaven and earth became a vast expanse of white, nothing discernible.

An Aura far surpassing that of Golden Core swept across the heavens and earth. This was an Aura of the Nascent Soul Earth Immortal level, an Aura belonging to the Immortal tier in this world, and it was an Immortal who Cultivated the Four Symbols Dao!

It seemed as if ten thousand years had passed, or perhaps only an instant. The glazed Immortal light dimmed, as if transitioning from Yang to Yin, interpreting the Dao of Lesser Yin.

The xuan shu thunder punishment seal suspended high in the sky sensed this, vibrating with a hum. Amidst the destructive and annihilating lightning, vitality actually emerged!

When spring thunder rings, all things revive!

Thunder, while a symbol of destruction, also possesses abundant vitality.

The incomplete part of the thunder seal was slowly being restored, and the energy supporting its restoration came from the glazed jade talisman in Mo Li’s hand and the vast thunder and lightning that filled the cosmos!

Rumble!

The earth shook and the sky swayed, the sea surged, and the rolling waves reached tens of thousands of zhang high, as if a deity from the deep ocean was enraged, intending to submerge the eight directions!

Grand Thunder Palaces appeared high in the sky, with billions of thunder lights and millions of Immortal rays, resembling the abode of the Nine Heavens Thunder God, all composed of profound thunder, with vast heavenly might!

Towering Divine Being of the Thunder Dao phantoms appeared with the Thunder Palaces, clad in ancient thunder armor, riding ancient thunder beasts, wielding ancient thunder weapons emanating monstrous power, as if patrolling all heavens!

Thunder Phoenixes and Thunder Dragons leaped, Qilins and White Tigers strode through the sky, various sacred spirits and Immortal Beasts appeared one by one, gathering and celebrating, as if welcoming a majestic existence.

One after another, majestic thunder mountains arrived, like ancient divine Peaks pressing down between heaven and earth. They were filled with Thunder Soldiers and thunder generals, all radiating Killing Intent, a肅殺之氣 filling the Nine Heavens!

Mo Li stared blankly at these Thunder Dao anomalies. If not for the protection of the glazed jade talisman, she feared she would have been crushed into a pulp by the terrifying Thunder Dao might in an instant.

”Why would the Lesser Yin Maze jade talisman given to me by Revered Master display the methods of a Nascent Soul Immortal?”

”Is this a scheme by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion? To allow... Junior Martial Uncle Pivot Profound to achieve... Nascent Soul!”

Such an astonishing scene unfolded on this isolated overseas island, triggered by two Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivators.

However, there are countless powerful individuals in the world; not only Immortal Lords exist in this era, but also Dao Lords suppressing the world.

The events occurring in this region had long alarmed countless old geezers and old monsters.

”The Aura of the Ancient Thunder Palace, what a Thunder Palace Immortal Artifact! Is this to leverage the Luck of the Ancient Thunder Palace to break through shackles, reverse the path to achieve Nascent Soul, and attain the Immortal Dao?”

”It’s Pivot Thunder, hehe, truly an odious Aura. If it were Divine Thunder or Shocking Thunder, it would be fine, but it’s Pivot Thunder. This is asking for death!”

”What of Pivot Thunder? Why should modern people fear the ancients? Merely a Pivot Thunder Nascent Soul, not yet an Immortal Lord, what does that count for to us?”

Various terrifying Divine Sense thoughts collided, and powerful existences cast their gazes upon this place.

”Thunder Palace, hmph!”

Just then, a massive hand reached out from an extremely distant place, spanning countless tens of thousands of miles, with surging Chaos Qi, as if an boundless sky was pressing down, threatening to obliterate the entire East Sea.

Rumble!

The xuan shu thunder punishment seal vibrated violently, the patterns on it burning like flames, solidifying the manifested Thunder Dao anomaly by several points, as if truly materializing the Ancient Thunder Palace.

As the chaotic great hand pressed down, the fierce wind ceased, the torrential rain vanished, and the turbulent sea instantly became calm.

Streaks of chaotic waterfalls cascaded down, transforming into chaotic great Dragons, as if forged from chaotic iron and stone, piercing through the sky and striking towards the xuan shu thunder punishment seal high above.

Rumble!

thunder mountains rolled across the sky, their Thunder Soldiers and thunder generals seemingly coming to life, wielding various weapons like sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, forming a Formation, their Killing Intent shaking all directions as they charged into battle with the attacking chaotic great Dragons, their lightning and electric light illuminating the long sky.

But the chaotic great Dragons were too fierce and brutal; with one swipe of a Dragon claw, the Void Realm shattered, and the Thunder Soldiers and thunder generals dissipated into lightning. With one sweep of a Dragon tail, the thunder mountains disintegrated.

In but a moment, the thunder mountains that filled the sky vanished, and the chaotic great hand continued its momentum, grabbing directly.

The Thunder Dao Divine Beings riding thunder chariots and thunder beasts moved, like Ancient Thunder Palace Immortals awakening, each one as mighty as the heavens, pressing down so hard that the entire universe seemed on the verge of shattering.

One after another, colorful Seas of Thunder converged, carrying these Thunder Dao Divine Beings, and charging towards the chaotic great hand.

”Hmph! Petty tricks!”

The owner of the chaotic great hand snorted coldly, as if an ancient god was enraged. The entire East Sea echoed with his voice, the vast sky shook incessantly, and massive cracks spread endlessly.

Bang!

The chaotic great hand pressed down, as if it had seized a piece of chaotic space-time, with countless chaotic great stars rotating within, and thousands of star rivers hanging across the firmament!

One after another, Thunder Dao Divine Beings exploded, their thunderbolts, powerful enough to pierce stars and shatter entire lands, shot out, leaving the sky above riddled with holes, no different from a ruin.

Mo Li’s eyes showed despair. The Thunder Palace had offended too many Dao lineages back then, and the old monsters remaining from these lineages harbored intense hatred for the Thunder Palace, especially the Pivot Thunder line.

Since the end of ancient times, Pivot Thunder True Monarchs have been extremely rare, let alone Pivot Thunder Nascent Souls.

If True Monarch Shuxuan hadn’t had the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion backing him, he might not even have been able to achieve the True Monarch Rank.

Just at this critical moment, an unexpected change occurred.

The gates of the Thunder Palace suddenly burst open, countless lightning and electric lights bloomed, and the world was filled with thunder. It was as if all the thunder in the world had been commanded, manifesting here at this moment.

The Sea of Thunder boiled, electric light was boundless, and it seemed that some terrifying and boundless existence had awakened within the Thunder Palace.

The previously calm wind, rain, and ocean once again became violent, with monstrous winds and waves, and blazing thunder filling the universe.

A figure, no different from an ordinary person, walked out of the Thunder Palace. He was tall and slender, with an indistinct face, dressed in a magnificent and noble thunder robe, seemingly the Revered Master of the Thunder Palace.

”As an Immortal Lord, you hide your head and show your tail, and you do not respect the Thunder Laws, acting wantonly within the realm. According to the Thunder Palace decree, you shall have one epoch of Dao cultivation cut off and be exiled to the outer domain to atone for your sins!”

The Revered Master of the Thunder Palace stood high in the sky, listing the crimes of the chaotic great hand’s owner word by word.

”Thunder Palace decree? Ridiculous!”

”Even the Thunder Ancestor has fallen, what are you!”

The owner of the chaotic great hand seemed fearless, instead, he rebuked the Revered Master of the Thunder Palace.

”Disrespecting the Thunder Ancestor, being self-righteous, your crime is compounded!”

The Revered Master of the Thunder Palace raised a hand and pointed, and the xuan shu thunder punishment seal glowed with greatly increased lightning, its surface patterns twisting like Dragons and snakes, and ancient, brilliant characters appeared on it.

”Invoke the Thunder Ancestor’s Heavenly Stele to suppress the villain!”

As the words fell, the sky above the East Sea seemed to collapse. A majestic Heavenly Stele, impossibly grand, arrived from beyond the domain, and bolts of lightning as thick as ancient stars and tens of thousands of miles long streaked across the Nine Heavens.

”What?! How is this possible?!”

”The Thunder Ancestor has already fallen, it’s absolutely impossible for him to be reborn, this must be fake!”

The owner of the chaotic great hand roared, then grabbed towards the Thunder Dao Heavenly Stele above the Nine Heavens.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck down, tearing the chaotic great hand apart, sending flesh and blood flying, and bones shattering.

Immediately after, dense bolts of lightning struck down, engulfing the chaotic great hand, and earth-shattering screams continuously erupted.

Splash!

A severed hand, stretching endlessly like a mountain range, plunged into the East Sea, increasing the Spiritual Qi concentration in this sea area by an unknown amount, especially the Jia Wood Qi.

Lush and verdant ancient trees grew in the ocean, transforming this sea area into a forest composed of Jia Wood. The sea clans and Sea Beasts living within were all transformed by the Jia Wood Qi, changing from flesh and blood creatures into Jia Wood creatures.

But the next moment, the Thunder Dao Heavenly Stele trembled, and the changes brought by the severed hand were reversed: the trees dissipated, and the sea clans and Sea Beasts that had become Jia Wood creatures returned to normal.

The severed hand was then collected by the Thunder Dao Heavenly Stele, after which the Thunder Dao Heavenly Stele ascended straight into the high heavens, its destination unknown.

Mo Li suppressed the shock in her heart. What she had seen and heard today was undoubtedly challenging her limits.

As a Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator, how could she be worthy of witnessing a confrontation of such a Rank of existence.

”Divine Thunder... Since that is the case, this venerable one shall grant you an Opportunity.”

While Mo Li was in a daze, the Revered Master of the Thunder Palace approached, carefully observing Chen Zhuxiao, who was surrounded by lightning.

”Mo Li, Disciple of the Lesser Yin Dao lineage’s Profound Yin Palace, greets Senior of the Thunder Palace.”

The Revered Master of the Thunder Palace shook his head and chuckled: ”No need for such formality. What you see now is merely a brand I left in the world; my true self already perished in the great tribulation.”

As he spoke, he reached out and touched Chen Zhuxiao’s forehead, lightning overflowing as if he were imparting a technique.

After completing all this, his figure dissipated, and the Thunder Palace above also vanished.

The xuan shu thunder punishment seal fell from the sky, reverting to its original form, sinking into Chen Zhuxiao’s Qi Sea Dantian, and returning to the thunder tribulation pool.

vast thunder and prison breaker, swimming freely in the thunder tribulation pool, quickly made way, looking as if to say, ’Big brother, please have a seat.’

”Chen Zhuxiao!”

At this moment, Chen Zhuxiao, standing in front of the three-zhang boulder, suddenly tilted backward, and Mo Li, with quick hands, caught him.

”Still as good-looking as back then.”

...As the anomaly in the East Sea dissipated, the old monsters ceased their attention; the outcome was set and could not be changed.

Also on this day, the great battle outside the heavens, involving the Golden Core Immortal Revered Masters from the Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom, concluded.

True Monarch Shuxuan consecutively slew two Golden Core Peak Cultivators and one Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator, severely wounding True Monarch Lu Ge, causing him to fall in Rank from Golden Core Late Stage to Golden Core Middle Stage.

True Monarch Lu Ge narrowly escaped death and, upon returning to the Xuan Yuan Sect, immediately sacrificed the immortal artifact, immortal artifact, to ensure his own safety.

True Monarch Shuxuan, carrying the invincible Aura of having consecutively slain several True Monarchs, pushed forward in one go, achieving Nascent Soul outside the heavens, becoming the only Pivot Thunder Nascent Soul, a Pivot Thunder Immortal, in this era!

Immediately after achieving Nascent Soul, True Monarch Shuxuan exerted his might over the Xuan Yuan Sect, severely damaging the spiritual essence of the immortal artifact, immortal artifact, and almost flattening the Xuan Yuan Sect.

If it weren’t for the Nascent Soul Earth Immortal backing the Xuan Yuan Sect, the Xuan Yuan Sect would surely have been razed by Venerable Shu Xuan, its tens of thousands of years of foundation destroyed.

From then on, the landscape of the Great Qi Cultivation World changed dramatically.

The Xuan Yuan Sect existed in name only, and the prestige of the Great Qi Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion reached its Peak.

At the same time, Venerable Shu Xuan announced to the world that in thirty years, the Great Qi Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion would establish Wanbao Sects in all prefectures of Great Qi, and anyone with cultivation talent could join the Wanbao Sect to Cultivate!

No restrictions on Aptitude, no barriers to entry, no limitations on the Dao; even if you are a Martial Dao Cultivator, you can join the Wanbao Sect!