Chapter 166: 【Revere Me as Supreme, Boasting of Oneself】(First Update, Seeking)

The terrestrial immortals of the Twelve Immortal Dynasties are all emperors; although they are not rulers in the absolute sense, they are not easily fooled either. Trying to persuade them all to refine a Dao Seed is a very difficult task.

And the method Lu Runping thought of was to first create some pressure for them.

Luanmo Hai is a place where evil beings gather. Because there is a demonic well in the center that is rumored to connect to the Abyss Demon Realm, it is filled with demonic Qi and is a sacred cultivation site for demonic cultivators.

Evil objects can also use this power to cultivate and improve their strength.

Xiemo Shengshan is a mountain range outside the demonic well; it is the sacred ground for evil and demonic cultivators, inhabited by the most powerful demonic beings.

The two great Evil Emperors are Kugu Xiedi and Xuefo Xiedi, and the three great Demon Sovereigns are Shangyan Mozun, Tiannu Mozun, and Tayou Mozun.

The situation of the Er Di San Zun has been maintained for more than three thousand years.

On this day, a terrifying aura descended, and the Er Di San Zun rushed out one after another, looking at the newcomer.

Lu Runping looked at the five demonic beings, revealing a cold and domineering smile, and spoke:

"The demonic beings of Beizheng Sizhou are just like this; it truly makes this Sovereign disappointed!"

Upon hearing this, Tiannu Mozun immediately shouted:

"Your tone is quite arrogant; let me experience what you are relying on!"

As he spoke, a blade appeared in his hand. The blade body was like refined iron, wreathed in black Qi, with faint sounds of ghostly wailing. This was his demonic treasure, the 【Guinu Mojian】. Under this blade, there were at least ten million vengeful souls; the resentment gathered from them turned into the power of slaughter, which was extremely formidable.

Tiannu Mozun raised the blade and slashed down. Lu Runping did not dodge or evade. Only when the monstrous demonic Qi and the sharp demonic blade were right in front of him did he extend a hand to meet the blade's edge directly.

The blade's edge struck his hand, and a powerful energy ripple surged outward, as if two weapons of the same level had collided, creating a clash of sharpness.

And what shocked the Er Di San Zun even more was that the 【Guinu Mojian】 in Tiannu Mozun's hand actually produced a violent tremor, and the energy rebounded backward.

This meant that if the opponent's palm were a Dharma Treasure, its quality would be even higher than the 【Guinu Mojian】!

"How is this possible? You, have you already achieved the status of a True Demon? No, you have not yet ascended, but relying on your physical body, how can you block a strike from me?!"

Tiannu Mozun felt his perception collapsing. Both were at the level of terrestrial immortals, and he was also at the late stage of the Great Vehicle, nearly at the level of perfection. His strike, fueled by anger and the power of a Dharma Treasure, could not even leave a scratch on the opponent's palm!

This was something no one could accept.

Lu Runping, however, was very calm; he dared to catch it like this naturally because he had already tested it.

Originally, he had long since achieved a Spirit Treasure Dao Body, and his physical strength had entered the level of a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure.

For a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure, even a True Immortal would have to expend great effort to destroy it.

At the same time, he had refined the essence blood of the Heaven-Splitting Zombie King to become his current form, adding the effects of a Zombie King's body.

Furthermore, in the year 1440 of the Supernatural Power Era, he obtained the Dao Seed of the Buddhist body-refining Supernatural Power 【Six-Zhang Golden Body】. Once the Supernatural Power was activated, his physical strength increased by another notch.

To break his defense, even ordinary Mid-Grade Spirit Treasures would find it difficult.

Let alone this mere Low-Grade Spirit Treasure in Tiannu Mozun's hand; it was impossible to break his defense.

Lu Runping remained cold and aloof. With a force, he tugged at the 【Guinu Mojian】, pulling Tiannu Mozun, who was holding the weapon, in front of him, and grabbed its head with one hand, lifting it into mid-air.

Tiannu Mozun wanted to resist, but discovered that its body was bound by a rope and could not move at all.

What bound it was the first Top-Grade Spirit Tool that Lu Runping had independently refined into a Spirit Treasure: the Two-Headed Dragon-Binding Rope.

This treasure used many Top-Grade materials; just extracting the dragon tendons from thirteen Tribulation Transcendence Realm two-headed Black Ice Dragons was something an ordinary person could not do.

Moreover, during the subsequent refining process, Lu Runping had it fuse with the tail feathers and immortal spiritual power of a terrestrial immortal-level Ice Luan Demon Sovereign, and it was tempered by lightning through two rounds of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

After so many years of refining, it finally evolved to the level of a Spirit Treasure.

At this moment, Tiannu Mozun was held in Lu Runping's hand, without the slightest ability to resist, and for a time, only panic remained.

"If you were a righteous immortal and had attacked me just now, you would already be dead! Manpower is currently in short supply, so I will spare your life for now; stand aside!"

Saying this, Lu Runping threw it not far away. Tiannu Mozun hurriedly steadied its figure, not falling from mid-air, otherwise, its dignity would have been completely wiped out.

"Let me introduce myself: this Sovereign is the Zombie King Lietian! From now on, I am the master here. You five, address me as Master, and all the demons of the world shall revere me as the Supreme! Do you have any objections?"

When Lu Runping said these words, three banners suddenly flew out from his body; they were none other than the 'Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Reversing Universe Banners' that he had refined.

Once this treasure appeared, the heavens and earth changed color, the sun and moon lost their light, and the entire Luanmo Hai seemed to be in an atmosphere of panic and unease.

Lu Runping had already displayed such powerful strength, and now with the addition of a supreme treasure capable of turning the world upside down, the five of them completely lost their temper.

"Welcome, Master!!"

Lu Runping remained domineering and majestic on the surface, but inwardly, he smiled.

The first step, establishing the role of a villain leader, was now complete.

Next was the time for the 'strategist to enter the game'.

Xuanjizi re-emerged in the world, traveling from Donghua Zhenzhou to Beizheng Sizhou, all for the sake of the Zombie King!

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Dajing Immortal Dynasty

On this day, Empress Mu Yun Ge accepted the homage of her ministers, performing the great kowtow to honor the national fortune; this was a long-standing custom of the Dajing Immortal Dynasty.

Emperors who have achieved terrestrial immortal status do not manage state affairs, but to maintain the power and majesty of the emperor, some specific rituals are needed to warn the world.

As the ceremony ended and the Empress was about to leave, she suddenly heard a voice.

"Xuanjizi pays a visit to the Emperor; I request an audience!"

The ethereal voice came, proving that this was a powerhouse at the terrestrial immortal level; otherwise, it would have been impossible to evade the surveillance of such a strict ceremonial occasion.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. I shall wait on the top floor of Xuanjing Lou!"

Mu Yun Ge said in a loud voice, her tone filled with majesty.

When the Dajing Immortal Dynasty had a succession struggle among the princes, she, a mere woman, relied on peerless talent to achieve terrestrial immortal status and finally inherited the throne. This perseverance and decisiveness allowed her to sit firmly in her current position.

Now, having sat firmly on the imperial throne for a thousand years, she had developed the majesty of a superior.

In Xuanjing Lou, Mu Yun Ge, having changed into casual clothes, still appeared very domineering. Her simple hairstyle could not hide the nobility and solemnity that emanated from within, and every gesture carried a sense of majesty.

Lu Runping appeared from the void, wearing a simple light-gray Daoist robe, his hair also styled simply. His whole being carried a free and easy temperament; at a glance, he looked like a master from beyond the world.

However, true masters from beyond the world have various appearances and are not necessarily in this one posture.

"Fellow Daoist, please sit."

Mu Yun Ge sat on the meditation cushion and poured tea into the cup before him with movements light and elegant; a delicate fragrance wafted out, and the quality of these tea leaves was no worse than the tea of Taisu Xianren.

Lu Runping sat down, took a sip of the tea, and then praised:

"Good tea!"

Mu Yun Ge went straight to the point and asked:

"Fellow Daoist is likely not a person of this Beizheng Sizhou; I wonder, for what purpose has Fellow Daoist come?"

"I have come to save the world."

Lu Runping said indifferently.

Mu Yun Ge asked in surprise:

"What has happened? In these years, no irreversible calamity has appeared; why has Fellow Daoist gone to such lengths?"

Lu Runping said solemnly:

"The calamity has already appeared, right in Luanmo Hai."

Speaking to this point, he paused, then continued in a low tone:

"I come from Donghua Zhenzhou. After many years of tracking, I finally discovered its location; it is in Luanmo Hai."

"Who is it?"

Mu Yun Ge pressed.

Lu Runping replied:

"The Heaven-Splitting Zombie King. The Heaven-Splitting Zombie King is a Zombie King at the level of a Terrestrial Immortal. Its origins are complex; this must be traced back to a rebellion of the demon race in the Beihuang Yu of Donghua Zhenzhou several hundred years ago."

Following that, Lu Runping recounted the story of how the Heaven-Splitting Demon Emperor plotted a rebellion, the demon race achieved a ruling position, was subsequently suppressed by immortals, failed in his breakthrough and died, absorbed the blood energy and resentment of the war to become a Zombie, and later obtained a Dharma Treasure seized by a Demon Venerable, stepping into the level of a Zombie King in one fell swoop.

Finally, Lu Runping added:

"The Heaven-Splitting Zombie King has been dormant for many years; I do not know where he found a Supernatural Power, but his strength has become extremely terrifying. I just learned that not long ago, he arrived at Luanmo Hai and suppressed the Er Di San Zun, becoming the most powerful demonic supreme of Luanmo Hai, and is revered as the Master.

By logic, he already had the strength to ascend to the Youming Jie long ago. Now that he has not ascended and instead creates trouble, he must be intending to manufacture slaughter to cultivate evil arts with flesh and living souls.

The Mandate of Heaven gave an indication; sure enough, a great crisis has appeared.

If we cannot respond in advance, I fear that within the entire Beizheng Sizhou and the Twelve Immortal Dynasties, all Terrestrial Immortals will fall, and countless commoners will be turned into flesh and blood fodder, completely reduced to a Shura hell!"

If any charlatan said these words, they would sound like alarmist talk.

But Lu Runping was a professional in this line of work; spoken in his tone, it naturally carried a sense of conviction.

After hearing Lu Runping's account of the Heaven-Splitting Zombie King, Mu Yun Ge already believed it eighty percent.

It was truly that this Heaven-Splitting Zombie King was exactly like someone who had taken the protagonist's script: defeated and suppressed, turned into a zombie after a failed breakthrough, obtained a Dharma Treasure opportunity to achieve Terrestrial Immortal status, and endured for many years to reach an invincible level.

Now that he has appeared, he is bound to stir up a sea of blood!

"If the Emperor has any doubts about what I have said, you can send people to Luanmo Hai to investigate. Through a Spell, I saw that the Heaven-Splitting Zombie King caught the demonic blade swung by Tiannu Mozun with his bare hands and suppressed Tiannu Mozun with one hand.

Such strength is too terrifying; if he is allowed to grow further, it will surely lead to a great disaster."

Lu Runping's words revealed a sense of awe and worry.

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yun Ge asked:

"How does Fellow Daoist think we should break this deadlock?"

Lu Runping answered solemnly:

"Nothing else; we must gather the strength of the entire Beizheng Sizhou, strike as soon as possible, and exhaust all our power to take him down! Emperor, once the Zombie King makes his move, the three empires located around Luanmo Hai will bear the brunt! The Dajing Immortal Dynasty is already in danger!"