Chapter 136: Blood Calamity!

Rumble—!

Across the heavens, a massive chariot dozens of zhang long drove forth, its destination precisely the source mine where the incident had occurred.

Before this chariot, the strange beasts pulling it were unexpectedly all ancient strange beasts at the King Who Severed the Dao realm; one could see the cultivation of the master aboard.

"Longchuan Taishang Elder has arrived!"

In the source mine below, the originally miserable, panic-stricken cultivators of the great teachings were as if they had seen a savior.

"Even Longchuanzi has mobilized; it seems the Yuheng Sect is determined to obtain this source mine……"

On several surrounding peaks, high-level figures of other great teachings each stood atop them, raising their eyes to the heavens, their expressions quite ugly.

For this source mine was the richest mineral deposit discovered by the myriad teachings in tens of thousands of years.

In fact.

In the view of the many great teachings, this source mine was merely a small catalyst.

If they dug deeper, there would certainly be even more and purer divine sources, and there were even rumors that within lay the Source of the Dao, or wondrous objects like the Source Eyes of Creation!

Therefore.

Several powerful great teachings were all determined to obtain it.

Even if some casualties occurred at the bottom of the mine, in their view it was very likely just a conspiracy by competitors.

Of course, it wasn't that no one thought it might be the Primordial Races acting, just that the number of such people wasn't large.

And this was also the reason Longchuan Taishang Elder, or rather Longchuanzi himself, came to the scene in person.

He was a Saint King expert, renowned throughout the myriad teachings for thousands of years, an old-school powerhouse.

Even with the current cultivation environment still being decent, being able to become a Saint was still exceedingly rare; one would definitely be a peerless genius, one in a hundred million.

It can be said, a figure like Longchuanzi was not often seen across the entire Eastern Wasteland, and in this mining area he was an unimaginably powerful expert.

His arrival boosted the Yuheng Sect's morale tremendously while simultaneously making the other dozen-odd great teachings either despair or grow anxious.

There were also those who, via secret arts, sent out messages hoping to summon the antique-level old foundations from their own orthodoxies.

For the purpose of contending with Longchuanzi.

Otherwise, the endless divine source treasures ahead would likely be monopolized by the Yuheng Sect alone!

For a time, within this source mine area everything was in turmoil, with quite a storm-is-coming atmosphere.

However.

Including the so-called number one expert here, Longchuanzi, no one was able to perceive that deep within the source mountains ahead, it seemed some truly terrifying being was awakening.

……

"Ancient Emperor Mountain cannot be insulted!"

A Taigu Clan powerhouse three zhang tall, with towering horns, burst out from the divine source, breaking the seal, his aura awe-inspiring.

"These damn ants actually dare run wild in the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Chang; their crime deserves death!"

Another being, its body covered in golden scales and bearing three horns, likewise walked out from the cracked divine source, its eyes flashing with endless ferocious light, wanting to slaughter in all directions.

If there were a powerhouse with a high enough realm present, they would certainly discover that these were unexpectedly two Great Saint-level ancient clan members!

And deeper within, obviously there were even more terrifyingly powerful beings hibernating, merely not yet breaking their seals to appear.

These two Great Saint-level ancient clan members came before a majestic altar permeated with world-covering Dao Rhyme, worshiping with the supreme great ceremony, their posture incomparably reverent, as if facing a Supreme God.

This was precisely the altar set up by the Eight Divine Generals under the Undying Heavenly Emperor, enshrining his Supreme God position.

"Achieve Immortality!"

On that tall and grand divine position, these two characters were written, making one tremble at a glance!

This was the Undying Heavenly Emperor's great vow, and also one of the symbols of his peerless ambition.

Before him, a generation of Di Zun had combat power that startled immortals, unparalleled through the ages, wishing to ascend the whole teaching as immortals, yet ultimately failed.

Yet this did not affect the Undying Heavenly Emperor's confidence in the slightest; what the Di Zun could not do, he would accomplish, causing later generations of many Taigu Royals to emulate and revere him.

After the two Great Saints finished worshiping the Undying Heavenly Emperor, they went to a stone mountain not far from the altar.

That stone mountain's aura was likewise terrifying to the extreme; just approaching it gave these two living beings a feeling of heart and gall trembling.

No other reason — sealed within the stone mountain was precisely one of His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor's Eight Divine Generals, the Xuantian Shengjiang.

This was a Quasi-Emperor peak expert.

In the past, during the Undying Heavenly Emperor's late reign, it was precisely the Eight Divine Generals who acted on his behalf to control the Heavens and Worlds, their prestige crowning the universe, no different from a Supreme.

Such a terrifying existence, merely a strand of its Qi machine leaking out, would be enough to annihilate the two Great Saint-level ancient clan members before him; of course he would not treat his own subordinate that way.

After a bout of strange divine-sound communication, the two Great Saint-level ancient clan members departed, intending to leave this Ancient Emperor Mountain and begin a great slaughter.

Obviously, they had already obtained the Xuantian Shengjiang's permission.

……

The edge outside Ancient Emperor Mountain.

In those veins where the catastrophe had occurred.

Inside the Yuheng Sect it was joyous and bustling; they had already restarted the work of excavating divine sources.

Obviously.

Longchuanzi and the others had already controlled the situation.

He not only possessed formidable personal strength, but his methods were also quite superb; even though several other great teachings had dispatched Saint King experts, under his maneuvering and alliance-building he suppressed and deterred all the other orthodoxies at once.

Just like that, the Yuheng Sect and two or three great teachings occupied the richest veins.

These days.

From time to time came hidden cries of surprise, obviously there had been earth-shaking major harvests.

This made some surrounding sects without strong enough strength extremely envious, jealous, and hateful, yet they had absolutely no way to do anything about it.

Their strength was inferior to others, so they could only dig up some scraps in the more peripheral source mines, but at least they still had some yield.

Suddenly!

"Boom!"

From the direction of the Yuheng Sect, a terrifying loud noise rang out.

Along with it came several vast demonic clouds, soaring into the sky, straight up to the Nine Heavens.

In this expanse of heaven and earth, it instantly darkened, permeated with layers of blood color, as if some terrifying existence had appeared!

Without a doubt, this was an extraordinary living being making an appearance, triggering anomalous phenomena in this heaven and earth.

Those with discerning eyes revealed terror; one capable of stirring such heaven-and-earth anomalies must be an expert at the Great Saint level or above!

The next moment.

"Ah..."

Miserable shrieks rang out, along with incomparably dull thuds, transmitted from the earth tens of thousands of li away, striking terror!

It seemed some ancient fierce beast had broken loose, or perhaps a man-eating Ancient Ancestor King from ancient history had manifested in the world.

Finally.

Someone saw it.

In the sky, a white-haired old man fled for his life, already drenched in blood, his body tattered, only his upper torso remaining, exposing pale bones, incomparably miserable.

It was precisely the Supreme Elder sent by the Yuheng Sect, the once awe-inspiring expert of a generation, Longchuanzi!

His chariot pulled by a Dao Severing King Realm strange beast had long since been crushed into dust.

And the reason he could still flee was because he kept throwing sect Forbidden Artifacts behind him, letting them self-destruct, temporarily preserving his life.

However.

It was of no great use; behind him an incomparably ferocious Ancient Clan Ancestor King, bathed in human blood, was in pursuit, murderous flames flickering in his dark-gold pupils.

That Ancestor King was not unable to kill Longchuanzi immediately because of the Forbidden Artifacts.

In fact.

He had long since killed who knows how many cultivators; now sparing Longchuanzi's life was merely like a cat toying with a mouse, experiencing the pleasure of playing with this slightly stronger ant.

Finally.

He waved his hand, a terrifying divine light flew out, and seized Longchuanzi back.

Then, right before the extremely terrified eyes of the myriad sects' people below, he grinned, revealing white teeth and an undisguised cruel expression.

Rip!

Fresh blood fell like a torrential rain.

This Ancient Clan Ancestor King actually tore Longchuanzi apart alive from between the legs, then chewed him in large mouthfuls, actually eating this Human Race expert of the Saint King realm alive!

This terrifying and bloody scene caused some of the weaker cultivators below to sit directly on the ground, feeling as if they had returned to that Ancient Era like the end of the Hong Huang.

And this was merely a tiny microcosm in the source mines on the outskirts of Gu Huangshan.

Because of the Divine Source veins, Ancient Clan experts emerged from within Gu Huangshan, among them no lack of Great Saint level existences, even Quasi-Emperor experts manifesting.

For a time.

Centering on this region, on the land for hundreds of thousands of li around, corpses lay in the millions, blood flowed enough to float pestles.

Already several Great Teachings among the myriad sects had been flattened by Ancestor Kings, cultivators of all kinds wailing miserably in succession.

Even though this era has Saints continuously emerging, Human Race experts appearing in droves, hard-pressed against the emerged Ancient Royal Clans, fighting desperately against the various Ancestor Kings, it still availed nothing.

The existences sealed within Gu Huangshan are mostly the Undying Heavenly Emperor's core followers, every one a Heaven's Pride among Ancient Clan Heaven's Prides, a genius among geniuses.

Especially in terms of high-end combat power, there were even terrifying Quasi-Emperor level existences acting, wiping out Human Race cultivators who came to offend.

"To offend the Heavenly Emperor's sacred ground, death is the only punishment!"

In heaven and earth, such a awe-inspiring and majestic low roar reverberated; although not the language of this era, it still let many cultivators understand the meaning within — this was a Great Dao Talisman Sound.

Within the range of the source mines, countless Human Race cultivators were wiped out by Ancestor Kings.

The corpses of Human Race experts, aside from some ground to powder or eaten alive, a large part were piled in the depths of Gu Huangshan, before a Peerless Divine Source.

A humanoid creature covered in silver scales, with folded wings on its back, a horn growing from its brow, and six arms, kowtowed toward the Divine Source.

He possessed the terrifying cultivation of a Great Sage Peak, yet at this moment he kowtowed ceaselessly toward that Divine Source.

And from the outside world, corpses of Human Race living beings were continuously swept in, strands of Blood Qi essence absorbed into the Divine Source, absorbed by the mysterious existence within.

Such a blood calamity can absolutely be described as corpses strewn across the wilds, blood forming seas.

Although it cannot compare to the Dark Turmoil in ancient history, after all that was the deaths of hundreds of millions of living beings.

And this fluctuation was merely triggered by Ancient Clan Great Saint and Quasi-Emperor experts; for the moment it still cannot be said to shake the world, only that it shook the Eastern Wasteland.

But such Qi mechanism naturally still drew the perception of the Ancient Aristocratic Families.

Eastern Wasteland Southern Region, the simple and majestic Void Mirror's Chaos Qi surged, projecting strands of world-destroying divine light to block that supreme Qi from Gu Huangshan.

Likewise, in the Northern Region the Chaos Emperor Axe also revived on its own, shaking out strands of Supreme fluctuations, to protect the Human Race cultivators here from harm.

And not only that.

Yaochi Holy Land's Immortal Tears Green Gold Pagoda, Hengyu Family's Hengyu Furnace, etc. also emitted supreme fluctuations; Qingyun Holy Land's Supreme-grade Weapon also reacted.

And high above the Beidou Ancient Star, the Wushi Bell in the Wushi Daochang, even more, revived on its own, in an instant arriving from the starry sky to the vein area of Gu Huangshan, stopping the further killing moves of many Ancient Clan experts.

"Clang!"

The Wushi Bell raged, spreading Ten Thousand Dao bell waves, shaking to death one Ancient Clan expert after another.

And the Wushi Bell's revival was naturally sensed in an instant by the Wushi Great Emperor in the depths of the starry sky.

And not only that, he also seemed to hear the tragic roars of all living beings, those unwilling and despairing obsessions, incomparably miserable!

The next instant.

The Wushi Great Emperor's eyes reflected a scene: on the Eastern Wasteland land, blood flowed into rivers, corpses lay in the millions.

He almost instantly broke through the Endless Void and descended upon the Beidou Ancient Star.

And then.

Boom!

A large hand struck down; above Gu Huangshan, a quasi-emperor level Taigu Clan expert who was issuing orders was slapped into the ten-thousand-zhang Abyss, nearly piercing through the Beidou Ground.

For a moment.

The Wushi Great Emperor's Imperial Prestige permeated, sweeping across this Heaven and Earth.

Inside Gu Huangshan and in the surroundings, the various Ancestor Kings of the Taigu Royal Clans trembled incessantly, all kneeling in place, awed by the Wushi Great Emperor's peerless divine might, not a single one daring to move.

In other places, there were cries everywhere, as well as excited shouts.

"The Wushi Great Emperor has come!"

The many survivors were all excited; in the Firmament Above, that towering figure was their hope of survival, everyone worshipped the Wushi Great Emperor in unison.

There were also many who left behind tears of regret, hating themselves for being obsessed, momentarily having their eyes blurred by those countless brilliant Divine Sources, to the extent that they caused the deaths of so many disciples and relatives.

There were also those who were exceptionally furious, shocked and angry at the Taigu Races' heavy-handed actions and tragic slaughter, as if they completely regarded the Human Race as blood food, ants, that was thorough and utter contempt.

Gu Huangshan.

Nine Dragon Veins, guarding one pearl, truly extraordinary Aura, a supreme Luck land!

This is one of the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Dao Chang from the Ancient Era, and also his legendary burial ground.

Since ten thousand ages, this place has always been the most Sacred City that the Taigu Ten Thousand Races must pay respects to.

For the various Taigu tribes, this place counts as a land close to the divine, connected to Heaven, able to reach the Immortal!

For countless ten thousand years, generation after generation of Taigu Emperors and Great Emperors have not resided here.

The reasons for this are diverse.

Many Taigu Emperors revere the Undying Heavenly Emperor, regarding him as a pioneer on the Immortal Path, naturally they would not make a move to overthrow his Dao Chang.

As for other Ancient Emperors, Great Emperors.

Some speculated the Undying Heavenly Emperor might still be alive in the world, and were quite apprehensive.

Some, from various clues, deduced this person's actions of ambushing and killing Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors in their old age, but ultimately had no evidence.

There were also those who overthrew his other Dao Chang, like the Dou Zhan Holy Emperor, yet ultimately did not make things difficult for the Undying Heavenly Empress and others.

Etc., things of this sort.

In short, the Undying Heavenly Emperor's fame is too great; for millions of years, it has still allowed Gu Huangshan to sleep soundly without a care.

But this life is different now; the Wushi Great Emperor suppresses the world, not much weaker than the Undying Heavenly Emperor, perhaps even surpassing him.

The Wushi Great Emperor stands within divine light, descending into this eternally mysterious Gu Huangshan.

He halts before the Gu Huangshan Divine Source, gazing at that massive Divine Source, inside which is sealed a peerless beauty, appearance dust-free, exquisite and flawless, a female cultivator who was the most beautiful under heaven since the Ancient Era.

Originally, she was absorbing the Essence Qi transformed from the corpses of Human Race Cultivators on the Ground, seemingly awake yet not awake.

And at this moment.

Her pair of beautiful eyes had already opened, sensing the terrifying Imperial Prestige of the Wushi Great Emperor ahead.

(Chapter End)