Chapter 2: One Look and It Explodes

Li Zhangsheng walked out of the stone cave.

Over twenty thousand years have passed, and the outside of the stone cave is no longer what it once was.

However, this change is perhaps too great!

Li Zhangsheng felt strange.

Outside the stone cave, there was no sound, the colors had been bleached, leaving only a dull gray, like a black-and-white television.

The scene was somewhat eerie!

One person, one sword, walking along this eerie scene made it even more eerie!

Li Zhangsheng strolled leisurely; when he passed a mountain, the mountain suddenly moved, rumbling, and rocks rolled down.

It turned out this was not a mountain at all, but a huge humanoid creature, its body covered in black fur like steel spikes, with a massive wolf's head atop its neck.

The huge wolf-headed creature shook off the vegetation on its body, and its fierce large eyes fixed on the white-clad youth walking past before it.

Li Zhangsheng seemed utterly unaware, continuing on his own way.

Seeing the white-clad youth still strolling along, treating him as nothing, the wolf-headed creature instantly felt embarrassed.

He stretched out his claw and swatted at the ant before him.

Dare to wander my turf, don't I care about face?

Die, insignificant ant, remember to be more careful next life!

The massive claw came down straight from above Li Zhangsheng's head.

Li Zhangsheng neither dodged nor resisted, letting the huge claw cover him.

Boom!

One claw strike, the earth shook and mountains trembled!

Just as the wolf-headed creature thought the ant had been smashed into pulp by its claw, intense pain shot from its claw.

"Hiss! So painful!" the wolf-headed creature groaned, quickly pulling its claw back.

Then he discovered a hole had appeared on his claw!

It felt like being pricked by a needle, burning hot, with blood gushing out.

Yet the human he thought he had turned into mincemeat stood there unscathed!

"How hard is this?!"

The wolf-headed creature widened its eyes!

"After taking my claw, not only is he unharmed, he even reflected the damage—what is this kid's flesh made of?"

The wolf-headed creature was filled with doubt!

Li Zhangsheng was also puzzled: "You say I'm walking along, then suddenly you slap me—what's going on?"

He raised his head, furrowed his brows, and stared at the enormous unknown creature before him, like a mountain.

Being stared at by Li Zhangsheng, the wolf-headed creature inexplicably felt an intense sense of danger!

The sense of danger grew, grew further…

Instantly he felt difficulty breathing, dizziness, inner turmoil; terrified, he looked at Li Zhangsheng and stammered from the corner of his mouth: "Friend, mis… misunderstanding!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he exploded with a boom!

A massive shockwave swept through the mountains and forests.

The formerly gray, monotonous world, with this explosion, regained its colors!

Li Zhangsheng looked at the suddenly exploded, smoke-dissipated wolf-headed creature, then touched his own nose!

Uh… how did just looking at it cause it to explode?

I didn't even get a chance to ask why he attacked me!

As my level reached 100,000, my power seemed to become increasingly exaggerated.

Li Zhangsheng took a deep breath, using his will to compress his power as much as possible, then compress further…

"I must suppress my power to the utmost, otherwise I'll never be able to interact with people again."

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and let out a long sigh, feeling deep helplessness!

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In the myriad heavens and worlds, countless realms float in the universe.

Among the countless realms, there is an inconspicuous one called the Nine Provinces Realm.

In the east of the Nine Provinces Realm lies a great province named Azure Province!

To the east of Azure Province stands a mountain called White Cloud Mountain.

On White Cloud Mountain is a sect named the Longevity Sect!

"It is said that White Cloud Mountain was originally a towering peak piercing the clouds, so high that its top could not be seen!"

"Until one day, an immortal passed by, sliced off the mountain's peak with a sword, built houses and platforms, and carved the two characters 'Longevity'—that is how the Longevity Sect came to be."

"It is heard that this immortal was kind-hearted, often aiding young, beautiful widows, and even took in seven orphans."

"Those seven orphans, under his teaching, later all became Emperors, giving rise to the era of the Seven Emperors ruling together!"

"The Seven Emperors ruling together—unparalleled in ancient and modern times—was the peak of prosperity for our Azure Province and even the Nine Provinces Realm, with guests from all quarters and nations coming to court, an unprecedented feat!"

"But I don't know why that immortal later left, the Seven Emperors subsequently vanished, and the Longevity Sect only barely maintains its prestige after another person attained the Emperor's Way."

"That Emperor is none other than the later Xuanji Emperor Realm!"

"Alas, time spares no one; even the Xuanji Emperor Realm could not break the heavenly shackles, his qi and blood withered, leaving only a wisp of Emperor Soul to guard the Longevity Sect."

"And now that wisp of Emperor Soul is also on its last legs, about to dissipate into smoke!"

"Such a glorious sect ends like this—how tragic… how lamentable, sigh!"

In a tavern at the foot of White Cloud Mountain, the storyteller old man took a sip of wine to wet his throat, then shook his head and sighed on his own!

At that moment, a sword-bearing white-clothed youth walked up to him, holding one hundred taels of silver, smiling as he looked at the storytelling old man and said: "Old man, you're telling the story of the Longevity Sect; could you change it a bit?"

The storytelling old man revealed a mouthful of big yellow teeth, his eyes staring straight at the silver in the white-clothed youth's hand, and said: "Young man, what parts do you want to change?"

"Just the widow part." the white-clothed youth raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Oh? Then change it to helping married women; I also have a version about married women—I heard that immortal is still fine…" the storytelling old man smiled, squinting at the white-clothed youth.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" the white-clothed youth covered his face, hurriedly calling for a halt: "What? Changing it to married women? Just delete it—how bad would that be?"

"How can that be? This story has been passed down for thousands of years in the Longevity Sect…" the storytelling old man was about to refuse, but the white-clothed youth then took out another ingot of silver and placed it before him.

The storytelling old man wanted to speak but held back, wearing a kind expression, and smiled: "Fine, fine."

"Remember, say what should be said, don't say what shouldn't… don't say it." the white-clothed youth looked at the storytelling old man with a solemn expression.

"Understood, understood!" the storytelling old man nodded lightly, saying: "Young man, take your time; whenever you're free, come listen to my storytelling."

The white-clothed youth walked out of the tavern, muttering to himself: "What married women? What widow? How far has this rumor spread?"

The sword-bearing white-clothed youth is none other than Li Zhangsheng, an old monster who has lived for a hundred thousand years, the founding patriarch of the Longevity Sect!

He is truly the founding patriarch!

This Longevity Sect was actually set up by Li Zhangsheng on a whim thirty thousand years ago; it can also be considered a little home of his in this world.

Now, having just awakened, he naturally wants to go home and take a look.

But he never imagined that the Longevity Sect would now be… so fallen!

Alas!

"Training his form like a crane's, beneath a thousand pines lie two scrolls of scripture."

"I come to ask about the Dao without surplus; clouds are in the azure sky, water in the bottle."

"……"

Li Zhangsheng recited a poem to himself, then leisurely went up the stone steps of White Cloud Mountain all the way.

On White Cloud Mountain, halfway up, there is a square.

In the square stands a large stone, on which the crooked characters "Longevity" are carved.

Li Zhangsheng stood before the large stone, looked at it for a moment, then continued onward.

Further up, there is a small pavilion; the area beyond it is completely covered by the Protecting Sect Grand Formation, and inside the formation lies the territory of the Longevity Sect.

Li Zhangsheng walked leisurely up the higher stone steps; as he crossed the Protecting Sect Grand Formation, it was as if he entered a thin water curtain.

His vision suddenly changed, and he soon arrived before a grand mountain gate.

Beside the gate, two disciples were leaning against each other, snoring loudly!!

Li Zhangsheng walked over and patted their shoulders, saying, "Hey, wake up—don't sleep on the job."

"Oh! Oh!" the two disciples replied dazedly, rubbing their eyes.

"Wait, who are you?" one of them asked instinctively.

"Right, who are you, and how did you get in?" the other stared oddly at Li Zhangsheng.

The two exchanged a glance, stunned for a moment, as if realizing an intruder had entered; they quickly rose to their feet, looking warily at Li Zhangsheng.

In recent years, as the emperor soul of the Longevity Sect's last Protector of the Way Emperor Realm, Xuanji Emperor Realm, gradually faded, the Longevity Sect activated the Protecting Sect Grand Formation.

And this Protecting Sect Grand Formation was specially set up by Xuanji Emperor Realm, sustained by his emperor soul.

Thus, the Protecting Sect Grand Formation is extraordinarily sturdy.

As long as Xuanji Emperor Realm's emperor soul does not scatter, even a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert wielding an Ultimate Way Emperor Weapon would have to expend considerable force to break through!

Yet at this very moment, a white-clothed youth inexplicably barged in without any warning, and the Protecting Sect Grand Formation showed not the slightest reaction—how could the two gate-guarding disciples not feel shocked and terrified?

"Who are you? The Longevity Sect hasn't been welcoming outsiders lately—please leave at once!" one of the gate-guarding disciples shouted at Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng restrained his aura to the utmost, glanced at that disciple, and said: "I've come to see Little Yang."

"Which Little Yang?" the other gate-guarding disciple asked.

Li Zhangsheng said: "Yang Xuanji, I heard he's dying—I brought him a coffin."

Nonsense!

Shut up!

Upon hearing Li Zhangsheng say that, the two gate-guarding disciples instantly flew into a rage.

You know, Xuanji Emperor Realm is the Longevity Sect's Protector of the Way!

Even now, with only a wisp of remnant soul left, no one is allowed to insult him!

Boom—

Boom—

The two disciples directly unleashed their killing moves; two sharp sword beams shot toward Li Zhangsheng!

However, Li Zhangsheng was unharmed, bore no grudge, and continued walking inside.

The commotion at the mountain gate also drew the attention of many elders and disciples within the Longevity Sect.

In an instant, figures flew out from the palace one after another!

Next, various skills were hurled at Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng did not resist either, letting those skills land on him as he walked toward the Great Hall, the Longevity Hall, all the while shouting loudly at his surroundings:

"Put your back into it!"

"Put your back into it!"

"You can't even muster the strength to hit someone, and you still call yourself cultivators?"

Thus, Li Zhangsheng arrived unscathed at the long‑absent Longevity Hall wave after wave of skill attacks from the Longevity Sect's elders and disciples.

Everyone in the Longevity Sect stared at each other, wearing the expression of having seen a monster, each thinking: "This person… is incredibly tough!"

Li Zhangsheng sighed leisurely, "I felt nothing from those attacks—it seems… the Longevity Sect has indeed declined."

You should know, when those seven disciples he took in back then practiced skills on his body, he could at least feel... itchy!

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