Chapter 3: Going to Cultivate Immortals, Becoming a Sect Founder and Ancestor

Mount Tai, located on the Qilu land within Huaxia, is famed as "Mount Tai, rock upon rock," praised by the State of Lu.

In ancient times, countless literati and poets left many timeless poems and lyrics on Mount Tai, the most famous being Du Fu's "Gazing at the Peak."

"I shall climb to the summit and view all mountains small." Jiang Xuan was not visiting Mount Tai for the first time, yet every time he came, he once again felt the mountain's weighty majesty.

It is not as steep as Mount Hua to the west, nor as beautiful as Mount Heng to the south, nor as strange and towering as Mount Heng to the north, nor as ancient as Mount Song in the center; what most shocks the soul on Mount Tai is the mountain's martial and domineering aura.

The mountain body is divided into three layers, with a stepped geological structure between the three layers, open throughout, with clouds and mist swirling among the peaks; a stairway to heaven stretching over ten kilometers leads to the summit, where an ancient palace—Yu Huang Ding—stands atop the clouds, overlooking the peaks.

Looking up toward the summit from below, everyone felt a strange illusion, as if placed within the vast starry sky of the universe, increasingly sensing their own insignificance, like a grain of millet in the vast sea.

This was a shock that struck directly at the soul.

"My legs are sore to death; as expected of Mount Tai, we've climbed so long just to reach the halfway point!"

A classmate rubbed his sore knees, rested briefly, then drank down the mineral water that was almost at its bottom.

"Little Mount Tai, easy peasy, haha."

Another classmate joked; although exhausted, he could not lose with his mouth.

"I feel my legs are no longer my own; help me up!"

"Huh? Look at Jiang Xuan, so calm and carefree, not a drop of sweat after so long!"

Many classmates looked toward Jiang Xuan and found that even the interval of each of his steps was the same; to this day he was still neither red-faced nor out of breath, and they couldn't help but greatly envy his stamina.

"Jiang Xuan, you've achieved success in cultivation!" Ye Fan half-joked.

"Some minor achievement; Xiantian Realm, all hundred meridians open, Qi Xiang Ru Yi, naturally unaffected by this bit of travel."

Jiang Xuan smiled slightly; what he said was true, but he knew Ye Fan would take it as a joke.

"Li Xiaoman, your classmate is truly amazing!"

At the rear of the large group, Li Xiaoman and Kaide walked side by side; his stamina was decent, but he was still exhausted.

"During school, I had little interaction with Classmate Jiang; I only knew he liked traveling and didn't interact much with us classmates."

The girl called Li Xiaoman looked toward Jiang Xuan and replied.

She was a woman of stunning appearance, wearing a cartoon T-shirt on top and knee-length shorts below, with sunglasses, exuding a youthful aura.

Looking toward Jiang Xuan again, Li Xiaoman couldn't help but sigh in her heart; Jiang Xuan's appearance was truly handsome, naturally gifted, surpassing many celebrities, especially his unique temperament, which made people unable to help but draw near; no wonder she often heard roommates gossip about certain department flowers confessing to Jiang Xuan at university.

After achieving minor success in the Northern Darkness True Qi, Jiang Xuan sometimes went to the Tianlong World to train for a period, and sometimes went to deep mountains and old forests to seclude and cultivate for a period, so he told his classmates he was traveling.

Having been in this world for twelve years, he had no relatives or friends, and thus his personality was somewhat indifferent, with no intention of forming deep ties with others; with many people he was merely friends of gentlemen.

During this time, hearing various tour guides cite classics and discuss the myths of Mount Tai, the Holy Emperor's Fengshan sacrifices interpreted, it made people yearn, wishing they could cross back to the past to witness the myths.

Everyone climbed all the way; although their bodies were tired, their spirits became increasingly high-spirited. Upon arriving at dusk, they finally reached the summit of Yu Huang Ding; looking back at the ten thousand mountains now was different from looking at the summit from the mountain's foot; only by looking back at the ten thousand mountains now could they understand the true meaning of the Poet Sage's "viewing all mountains small."

The setting sun in the west; Yu Huang Ding was covered in a sheet of golden radiance, as if heavenly gods had bestowed blessings.

Everyone was immersed in this moment, their gazes cast toward the ten thousand mountains; at the mountain's foot, the endless tourists now looked as small as ants; standing atop Yu Huang Ding, people couldn't help but feel boundless heroic passion.

Boom!

A sound that resounded through heaven and earth came from the horizon; then several black dots were seen in the distance, rapidly enlarging, arriving in an instant.

Nine colossal beings boomed forth; a powerful pressure like the sky collapsing and earth sinking; at this moment, everyone was as if their throats were choked, unable to speak; Mount Tai, which should have been bustling with voices, was now silent enough to hear a falling needle.

Dragon!

Nine black streaks of silk were indeed nine dragons, the supreme divine beasts of myth; nine dragons pulled a Bronze Giant Coffin from the horizon, booming down upon the summit of Mount Tai.

After a brief silence, the people on Mount Tai boiled over, scattering and fleeing, accompanied by endless screams.

They're here!

Jiang Xuan was calm instead; twelve years had passed since he crossed over; he was definitely taking this ride; with Earth's current environment, he could never achieve success in cultivation, let alone longevity and eternal vision. Although he could freely cross to the Tianlong World, the upper limit of the Tianlong World was too low; with his Xiantian Realm strength, apart from a few like the sweeping monk, he could no longer find opponents, and he didn't know when the next world would open—maybe a hundred years, ten thousand years, or perhaps never.

Although there were some ancient cultivation sects still existing on Earth, he couldn't find them; even if he could, why would others take him in? Even if he knew there was a Quasi-Emperor Inheritance on Earth's Kunlun Mountain, a Quasi-Emperor Weapon God Mark Purple Gold Tower, and supreme fortune, he had no ability to obtain them.

Although this ride had many risks, he knew where the risks were; coupled with his own Xiantian Realm strength, and being a bit more careful, Jiang Xuan was confident this risk was worth taking.

The path of cultivation is full of hardships, with countless heavy trials.

We've only just begun; if we don't dare to face this bit of risk, how can we talk about becoming immortals and founding ancestors!

True Qi inhaled and exhaled; with a casual slap he shattered a falling stone; Jiang Xuan walked to Ye Fan's side; he had to keep a close eye on this main passenger, lest being too far away cause him to miss boarding, and it would be over.

Ye Fan's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Jiang Xuan, you..."

Jiang Xuan didn't explain, his gaze fixed forward.

Nine huge dragon corpses lay across the mountain summit; their extremely solid bodies seemed not flesh and blood, but rather universe warships that shattered heaven and split earth; their tightly closed eyes seemed about to open the next second, unleashing a storm of destructive attacks.

"Is this a dragon? There are actually dragons in the world?"

"Where do these nine giant dragons come from? The dragons of Huaxia myths actually exist!"

"Hurry, this seems to be a dragon's corpse; don't worry about so much; many people have been injured; we can't stay here anymore, everyone hurry."

The crowd looked toward the dragons on the summit, feeling extremely shocked; many felt their long-held materialist worldview was about to collapse; mythical creatures had appeared between heaven and earth—was this still the Earth they knew?

The setting sun was like blood; the top of Mount Tai was a scene of ruin; the entire Yu Huang Ding had become ruins, replaced by a huge pit smashed by the ancient bronze coffin; around the huge pit spread cracks like spiderwebs.

Everyone was preparing to leave when Li Xiaoman suddenly pointed forward, "What is that?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, beneath the cracked earth surface half a jade tablet was revealed, displayed on a round altar in a corner; the round altar was made of five different colored soils.

Five-Colored Altar!

"The Five-Colored Altar has appeared; it's probably about to activate!"

Jiang Xuan thought in his heart, walking slowly toward the altar.

"Jiang Xuan, what are you doing?" Ye Fan saw Jiang Xuan walking toward the altar, worried there would be danger, and said anxiously.

A female classmate saw Jiang Xuan was fine; driven by curiosity, she also endured and went forward, but unexpectedly stood unsteadily and fell downward.

Many classmates hurriedly acted, wanting to pull this female classmate up.

Suddenly, a powerful force immobilized everyone; ancient characters flashed on the Five-Colored Altar, floating in midair.

This was a shocking scene; everyone was stunned by the ancient characters in midair.

"Is this still the scientific world we know?"

The ancient characters in midair gradually, gradually condensed, forming a huge Bagua Diagram, and within the Bagua Diagram a Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram appeared.

The Taiji Diagram slowly rotated; within the two Yin-Yang Fish starlight flickered from time to time, and a Starry Sky Ancient Road actually appeared.

At this moment the Giant Coffin suddenly emitted a powerful suction force, sucking everyone into the Bronze Giant Coffin.

On the Five-Colored Altar the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram rotated, the nine enormous Long Corpses trembled, the Bronze Giant Coffin lid emitted a loud boom, and then the Giant Coffin closed thoroughly.

Along with the loud boom, apart from Jiang Xuan who was comparatively expectant, the other passengers all felt unprecedented panic and helplessness.

The journey through the Universe sets off; this trip is for Cultivation, to become a patriarch and found a lineage.

(Chapter End)