Chapter 499: Chapter 474: The Second Page of the Dao Book
"That old man, his injuries are extremely severe, it has been over ten thousand years and he still hasn’t recovered, he won’t recover anytime soon, so we don’t have to worry about that."
"Moreover, once Yinuo refines that fan’s Artifact Spirit, I can use Five Elements Mountain as a foundation to set up a Reverse Wu Xing Array. By then, even if high-level experts from the Immortals and Devils Clans come, we will be able to withstand them for a while."
Mr. World said.
Lu Yan’s eyes brightened, and he nodded.
He focused on recovering his strength.
A moment later, Shen Yinuo let out a light shout and put away the Great Sun Melting Furnace.
"You’ve refined it already?"
Lu Yan and Mr. World were astonished.
"No, as soon as that old man fled, the fan’s Artifact Spirit surrendered."
In Shen Yinuo’s hand, a fan’s Artifact Spirit appeared.
"Is that reliable? Could it be feigning surrender to rebel later?"
Lu Yan said.
"No, it’s under my control, I just need to activate the Great Sun Melting Furnace and I can shatter it."
Shen Yinuo said.
"Good, even better, let it cooperate with me to set up the Reverse Wu Xing Array. Then, we can seclude ourselves and cultivate here, which will be safer than anywhere else."
After finishing his words, Mr. World began to set up the formation.
With a wave of his hand, numerous short formation flags flew out.
These weren’t his battle formation flags, but those used for setting up formations, totaling three hundred sixty in number.
Some flew into the walls of the caverns, while others flew towards the other four mountain ranges.
The other four mountain ranges also had Artifact Spirits, but without that old man, the other Artifact Spirits didn’t resist.
One by one, the formation flags submerged into the mountain ranges, linking the Five Elements Mountain Range into a single entity.
Mr. World manipulated his hand seals, and countless runes appeared on the Five Elements Mountain Range. The power of the Five Elements Mountain Range was integrated, forming a grand array.
This was the Reverse Wu Xing Array.
"The great task is accomplished."
Mr. World laughed.
"Lu Yan, let’s enter the mountain, Jian and the others are in the depths of the mountain range."
Jin Ming’s voice rang out.
Lu Yan nodded.
The group passed through the Flame Mountain Range and entered deep into the mountains.
In the depths of the mountains, several weapons floated.
Among them was a battle sword, missing its hilt, but retaining most of its blade, completely azure-green and very beautiful.
This was the Jian that Jin Ming spoke of.
But one could feel that he was very weak.
Apart from Jian, there were also a battle axe, a damaged steel whip, and a golden tower full of cracks.
"Thank you for seeking us out."
Jian flew over, and vibrations emanated from within the sword.
"There’s no need to be so formal, what concerns Jin Ming also concerns me."
Lu Yan said.
"Your rescue is a greater favor than heaven, but alas, we are but a group of damaged weapons with no means to repay. However, I do have some Sumi Mustard Seed Bags I acquired from outsiders, I don’t know if they would be of any use to you."
As Jian spoke, the sword body released several Sumi Mustard Seed Bags—more than fifty in total.
Afterward, the other weapons also released a Sumi Mustard Seed Bag each.
In total, there were over a hundred.
So many?
Lu Yan was surprised.
"These have been left by the cultivators who entered the Weapon’s Grave over tens of thousands of years; they are of little use to us, but you can have a look. If there’s anything you can use, consider it a small token of our appreciation."
Jian said.
"Thank you."
Lu Yan did not stand on ceremony and collected them all.
"Lu Yan, don’t monopolize them, give me some. I need materials for setting up formations," Mr. World said.
"Let’s check them together and take what we need."
Lu Yan said.
"Lu Yan, you guys do the checking. I am going to cultivate now; I feel that my cultivation level is about to break through."
Shen Yinuo spoke and found a spot to sit cross-legged and focus on refining the Flaming Nine-Color Lotus.
Lu Yan and Mr. World began counting the contents of the Sumi Mustard Seed Bags one by one.
Soon, both of them showed smiles.
Those daring to enter the Weapon’s Grave were at the very least beings from the Immortal Realm, and among them were not a few who were of the Immortal Third Layer and Immortal Fourth Layer.
Their collections were naturally extremely rich.
Materials were needless to say, along with Immortal Treasures, and of course, most of all, various elixirs.
The sheer number of Magic Elixirs accumulated from over a hundred Sumi Mustard Seed Bags was quite astonishing.
Among them, the Thunder Fire attribute Magic Elixirs were also plentiful.
"With these Magic Elixirs, my cultivation level should be able to advance to the Immortal Second Layer Heaven."
Lu Yan revealed a joyful expression.
Once he entered the Immortal Second Layer Heaven, his strength would certainly surge dramatically.
Mr. World also selected a large amount of materials suitable for setting up formations and was all smiles.
But Mr. World’s smile quickly faded.
"Lu Yan, someone has arrived."
Mr. World said.
No sooner had he spoken than one of the mountain ranges erupted with violent rumbling.
It was coming from the mountain range of the Gold attribute.
Their Spiritual Senses immediately extended out, revealing everyone outside the mountain range without exception.
"It’s the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master."
Lu Yan noticed the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master at first glance.
Besides the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, there were also a few figures who were Human Martial Artists, all very young and with powerful auras.
"They’re not from the Immortal Clan. Such strong capabilities... could they be from the Three Emperors Alliance?"
Lu Yan immediately thought of the Three Emperors Alliance.
The characteristic of the Three Emperors Alliance disciples was that they were young but very powerful.
Are they the ones sent to kill us?
He already discarded the Three Emperors Command, so why is he still lingering like a persistent ghost?
"Such formidable strength."
Lu Yan saw one of the youths, his body shrouded in golden light, extremely terrifying. Each blow caused the mountain range to tremble violently, as if it was about to explode.
Such power far exceeded that of the ordinary Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven.
"Reverse Wu Xing Array, activate."
Mr. World formed hand seals and began to operate the formation.
Instantly, the Five Elements Mountain Range glowed, channeling the power of five mountain ranges to block all the attacks from those young men and women.
Outside the mountain range were Zhang and the others from the Three Emperors Alliance.
"A formation?"
Zhang’s face darkened; his aura grew more alarming as he pushed his strength to the limit, but still, he couldn’t break through the formation.
After attacking dozens of times continuously, Zhang could only give up.
"I want to see how long you can hide," Zhang snorted coldly and simply found a spot outside the mountain range to sit cross-legged.
"Go find Liu Chang. He’s an expert in formations, ask him to come and set up a formation."
Zhang commanded one of his subordinates.
The subordinate hesitated a bit and said, "Liu Chang is very strong, he might not pay attention to me."
"Tell him that if he can come, I’ll agree to give him the item he wants," Zhang said.
The youth nodded.
Zhang personally escorted the youth out of the Tomb of Soldiers, and then, he continued to wait at the Five Elements Mountain Range.
"Lu Yan, go and cultivate. With me here to operate the formation, they won’t be able to get in," Mr. World said.
"Thank you, senior,"
Lu Yan bowed with his fists clasped.
Nothing was more important than improving his strength as quickly as possible.
Lu Yan went to a deep part of the mountain range, found a spot not far from Shen Yinuo to sit cross-legged, took out the Thunder Fire Magic Elixir, and began to consume and refine it.
As he refined the magic elixirs one after another, Lu Yan’s cultivation level steadily improved, drawing closer to the Immortal Second Layer.
One day later.
Lu Yan suddenly stopped cultivating.
Just now, the Dao Book had finally completed its transformation, emerging from its cocoon and quietly floating in his sea of consciousness.
But Lu Yan distinctly felt that the Dao Book had undergone different changes.
Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit settled next to the Dao Book.
"There’s an extra page... "
Lu Yan’s eyes brightened.
In the past, when the Dao Book was opened, it seemed as if there was only one page. Lu Yan had tried multiple times to turn to a second page but had never succeeded.
The condensation of the Martial Arts Avatar was all completed on that one page.
And now, finally, a second page had appeared.
It seemed that after devouring the corpse of an Immortal Realm being of the Immortal Clan, there indeed had been a tremendous change.
What function would the second page have?
Lu Yan felt somewhat impatient.
He turned to the second page.
On the second page, there were some strange patterns intertwining with each other. As Lu Yan gazed at these patterns, they began to spin rapidly, transforming into a pitch-black vortex.
Lu Yan’s spirit was drawn directly into the vortex, and in the next moment, he seemed to arrive in another space.
He appeared to be standing amidst the cosmos.
Below him was endless darkness.
Above, a sky full of stars.
But no.
Lu Yan noticed quickly that these were not stars.
In the sky, a gigantic chart hovered.
This chart, formed by endless lines, turned into an extremely mysterious and complex diagram.
At every node where lines intersected, there was a luminescent spot that, at first glance, looked like a sky filled with stars.
Lu Yan stared intently at one of the luminescent spots which, in his vision, kept enlarging until he could see clearly that it was not a luminescent spot at all, nor a star.
It was a talisman.
An extremely complex talisman.
At that moment, the talisman suddenly lit up and evolved into a palm which struck forth.
Lu Yan’s spirit winced from pain, causing him to retreat repeatedly. Just as he was about to counter, the palm had already vanished without a trace.
"What is this? An Immortal Skill?"
Lu Yan whispered, feeling that the palm just now contained the profundity of the rules, much like the Immortal Skills.
"You guessed right, that is indeed an Immortal Skill,"
Suddenly, a crisp and pleasant voice rang out.
"Who?"
Lu Yan was startled.
How could there be another presence inside the Dao Book?
Not far away, a glow spread, and a little bird emerged.
Upon closer inspection, the bird was stunningly beautiful, resembling the legendary phoenix.
"Don’t be afraid, I am the Artifact Spirit of the Dao Book,"
Little Phoenix said.
"The Artifact Spirit of the Dao Book? You’ve finally appeared,"
Lu Yan was overjoyed.
He had always thought that the Dao Book either didn’t have an Artifact Spirit or that it had perished.
Unexpectedly, it was still present.
"I was gravely wounded tens of thousands of years ago, nearly perishing both in body and spirit. Fortunately, I was saved by an extremely powerful being, but I fell into a deep slumber until just now when I woke up,"
Little Phoenix explained.
"A great being saved you, but who was it? And how did you end up inside me?"
Lu Yan asked urgently.
If he could know who that great being was, perhaps he could find out why the Dao Book was inside him and even why he had crossed over from Earth.
"I’m not clear about the true identity of that great being, I only know that he was a peak existence of this world, and like you, he also had the surname Lu. Oh, I remember now, his name seemed to be Lu Ming. He put me inside you, maybe there really is some connection between you two,"
Little Phoenix said.
