Chapter 438

Tianzhu Mountain.

This place lies at the border between the Western Regions’ Huoluo Kingdom and the far-north Yuantu Kingdom, where stands a mountain range of immense height, immense size, boundless and endless, like a pillar holding up the heavens—hence its name, Tianzhu Mountain. It is said that some have, through contemplating the essence of Tianzhu Mountain, attained the art of stabilizing the spirit-soul, and through this essence alone, they could suppress countless supernatural abilities.

Gu Qing brought Gu Yi to Tianzhu Mountain; beside his hand was the stone embryo he had seized from Yang An.

“What are we doing here?”

Gu Yi asked, puzzled.

Just moments ago he had been outside Changancheng, and in one swift motion, Gu Qing had transported him straight to Tianzhu Mountain—such a feat of levitation and teleportation was utterly inconceivable to Gu Yi.

“This is the headquarters of the Tai Shang Dao.”

Gu Qing explained to Gu Yi: “Your mother was the Holy Maiden of the Tai Shang Dao, and she once cultivated here. Yet although her cultivation of the Two Scriptures of the Universe was profound, it was not the entirety of the Tai Shang Dao’s legacy.”

She knew nothing of the Tai Shang Dao’s supreme arts—the Eternal Radiance, or the methods of transforming One Qi into Tai Chu, Tai Shi, and Tai Shang—the three primordial spirits.

Meng Shenji would never teach them to her.

Thus, when Meng Shenji was preparing to cross his eighth thunder tribulation, Gu Qing leaked the news, causing the various scholar clans and rivals across the land to hunt him down. It was at this moment that Gu Qing brought Gu Yi here, to unearth the deepest secrets of the Tai Shang Dao.

“Father, your scheming…”

Gu Yi understood, gritted his teeth slightly, and realized he still had much to practice.

“If you can’t scheme, you’ll stay poor.”

Gu Qing smiled cheerfully; all these secret manuals were precious spiritual wealth.

As he spoke, Gu Qing led Gu Yi into the depths of Tianzhu Mountain.

In this age, cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of their path tend to be profoundly solitary—their thoughts can carve out miniature worlds, storing all manner of things within them. Especially someone like Meng Shenji, who possesses the Tai Shang Dao’s supreme treasure, the Eternal Realm, where all the sect’s cultivation materials should also be kept.

But as the headquarters of the sect, Tianzhu Mountain must have left behind something… Even if it held nothing at all, Gu Qing was not worried, for he possessed something extraordinarily powerful.

The Soul-Returning Dream from Immortal Sword and Hero, the Round Light Technique from The New Legend of Madam White Snake…

In short, as long as the location was correct and undisturbed, Gu Qing could work miracles.

The Eastern Sea.

After returning from his reincarnation, Meng Shenji was preparing to cross his eighth thunder tribulation. Various factions had gathered, overwhelming him with their pursuit. During the tribulation, he constantly sensed, faintly yet persistently, someone watching him. This agonizing contradiction—his spirit-soul sensing a presence yet unable to locate the observer—made him hesitate at the critical moment.

“Where exactly has something gone wrong?”

Meng Shenji kept rubbing his fingers, suspecting trouble at the Tai Shang Dao’s headquarters—but he had already stripped it bare, and during the tribulation, hunted and pursued, he had not returned. He only felt this was somehow tied to the sun.

“Meng Shenji, today is your death day.”

From the ranks of the pursuing army came a roar brimming with murderous intent.

Meng Shenji turned his gaze and saw a ghost immortal who had only crossed the first thunder tribulation—daring to taunt him!