Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 151
Chapter 151: Chapter 73 – The Divine Path will Fall, Laws of Heaven and Earth_i
Mountain gods bow their heads, the ranges kneel!
These two simple words transformed the previously tumultuous battlefield into a field of deadly silence in an instant.
All the humans in the market stared dumbfounded at the scene before them.
Just minutes ago, they were experiencing an unimaginable crisis of life and death. The monster tribe scattered across the mountains seemed ready to charge into the unguarded Yunfu Street at any moment, exterminating all human clan.
But when that immortal riding a white deer arrived, the situation underwent a radical reversal. Those high and mighty mountain gods and the monster tribe could only kneel and bow their heads in the presence of the immortal.
Even in the trading venue, the cultivators who had not been affected by the aftermath of the initial combat, all looked at the outside world with eyes full of consternation.
Those who could enter the trading venue had insights and views far beyond ordinary cultivators. Since they had seen Shen Yuan’s statement causing the White Deer Mountain God to bow, they were not very frightened of the monster tribe’s attack because Shen Yuan was there.
But when Shen Yuan rode a white deer and spoke those two words like issuing an edict from heaven and earth, everything that happened still left them deeply shocked.
More than twenty mountain gods knelt and bowed their heads together. His voice, devoid of any mana fluctuation, didn’t affect the other Qi Transformation Stage monster tribe or the small monsters in Essence Refining.
Whether it was the Hidden Demon Mountain deity hiding amongst the monster tribe or the Earthworm Mountain deity hiding underground, none could escape that edict.
All the Great Demons revealed their true forms, offering the highest respect to the immortal on the back of the white deer.
In the eyes of many cultivators, even if Shen Yuan was extraordinary, he should have to use divine arts to face the overwhelming monster tribe and the mountain god demons who occupy the power of the earth. However, Shen Yuan’s performance once again exceeded their expectations.
These were all thoughts in the minds of the cultivators in the main hall of the trading venue.
In the boxes on the second and third floors, the people of the major sects, noble families, Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion, and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, all looked toward a direction that most people ignored.
The core of Yunfu Mountain range, the main peak of Yunfu Mountain!
Under Shen Yuan’s edict, the knelt and bowed scene was not the focus for them, after all, those Great Demons, although they were called mountain gods, were essentially just some Qi Transformation at peak stage and Qi Training Stage monsters.
If there was a True Being who could dare to risk heaven and earth backlash and descend into the world, he would have the power to suppress all the monsters.
But what Yunfu Mountain represented was completely different.
Because that Yunfu Mountain was the master of the entire Yunfu Mountain range, a natural deity nurtured by heaven and earth, and the Mountains Canonical God Yunfu Mountain Lord sealed by the Heavenly Court!
What seemed to be just the mountain collapsing was, in fact, the Yunfu Mountain Lord manifesting his body and voluntarily bowing to Shen Yuan.
All the sects and noble families who saw this scene, the first thought that flashed through their minds was.
“Impossible!”
Sunn Lanyu looked tremblingly at the kneeling mountain giant, his voice hoarse:
“Yunfu Mountain Lord is a natural deity nurtured by the Yunfu Mountain range, and even before he came into the world, the Heavenly Court had issued a Divine Edict to seal him as a Mountain Canonical God.
Yunfu Mountain Lord himself connects the Yunfu mountain’s veins, and with a single thought, he can reverse the mountain veins of Yunfu, causing the mountains to collapse and the earth to crack, and he is indeed the rightful master of Yunfu Mountain range.”
“Such creatures cannot be measured by simple stages of cultivation.
Not to mention True Beings, even a True Monarch would have to pay a huge price to suppress this mountain range, let alone make a Heavenly Court canonical god and Mountain Lord kneel voluntarily!”
At this point, even Sunn Lanyu, who was known as the number one mad dog of Great Xia, couldn’t help but feel a tinge of fear.
Even when the White Deer Mountain God kneeled and bowed to Shen Yuan, Sunn Lanyu only realized that he couldn’t pressure Shen Yuan with the monster tribe. He felt somewhat disappointed, but he wasn’t as fearful as he was now.
Because he knew that he represented the face of the River Ji Dragon Palace, and even if Shen Yuan was a True Being or a True Monarch, he would have to show some respect.
This was also his unscrupulous reliance.
But the power Shen Yuan showed now far exceeded that of a True Being or even a True Monarch.
Would a strong man above a True Monarch walking in this world really care about a yet-to-be-born River Ji Dragon Palace?
Would the River Ji Dragon Palace really offend a powerful man above a True Monarch for a barking dog?
The answer was obvious.
Now was not the golden age of cultivation thousands of years ago. Every strong person above a True Monarch represented unfathomable depth, and the River Ji Dragon Palace may not have many of them.
Thinking of this, Sunn Lanyu turned pale, his body trembling.
“No wonder, no wonder he had the guts to say that the River Ji Dragon Palace can’t protect itself, he must know something!”
Meanwhile, in the other boxes on the third floor, the chief caretaker of Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion and the Deputy Custodian from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Yu Yan, were also looking in the direction of Yunfu Mountain Lord.
The chief caretaker of Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion discussed in a low voice with a shocked look:
“You guys from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau have a vast network, do you know who this person really is?”
Yu Yan shook his head solemnly: “The affairs of such a big figure are not something a petty deputy custodian like me can touch.”
As he spoke, Yu Yan seemed to remember something and his expression changed slightly:
“Do you remember the heavy rain in Qing Province?”
“My Marquis Zhennan’s Mansion collected charity for disaster relief several times, I naturally remember that disaster.”
Yu Yan heaved a light sigh: “That disaster was caused by a wicked dragon, it’s not a secret in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.
Thus, the superintendent had long given orders to the Sun Family in Cang Province, which was in contact with the River Ji Dragon Palace, to be on high alert and not to cause any more disturbances.”
The Marquis’s chief caretaker frowned, “What does this have to do with our current situation?”
“As per the scant information recorded, a white-robed Immortal wielded an Immortal Sword and slew a malicious dragon to solve a widespread water crisis.
The superintendent himself went to the place where the evil dragon was slaughtered to trace back, eventually injuring both his eyes and leaving a warning.”
Yu Yan paused slightly, uttering word by word,
“Immortals must not be seen!”
At the back of the White Deer Mountain God, Shen Yuan soared indifferently over the endless horde of monsters, yet he was a little shocked in his heart.
The fact that Yunfu Mountain Lord had set his sights on him had already been revealed by the White Deer Mountain God, so he was prepared, but the sight of monsters pervading the mountains still left him somewhat stunned.
Such a number of monsters, not to mention his current wounded state, even in his prime when he could use the Earth Fiend Sword Art, he could not face the horde of monsters and covetous Mountain Gods lining the hills.
Aside from utilizing the Rain Calling Divine Skill, Shen Yuan had no possibility of confronting the enemy head-on.
But Shen Yuan was also aware, the Rain Calling Divine Skill was not almighty, especially when facing Yunfu Mountain Lord, a Canonical God of the Heavenly Court, it would be even more constrained.
These Yunfu mountains are the Yunfu Mountain Lord’s home ground. As long as Yunfu Mountain Lord uses his own power to change the terrain and creates a vast chasm, he can reduce the effect of the Rain Calling Divine Skill that brings down an abundance of Waters of the Heavenly River.
Unable to defeat the horde of monsters and Yunfu Mountain Lord at the first instance of using the Rain Calling Divine Skill, Shen Yuan would have no power to turn the tide.
So, the moment he was targeted by the Yunfu Mountain Lord, Shen Yuan was trapped and all he could do was to intimidate them head-on.
Activating the Gods Purging Divine Power and intimidating the Mountain Gods and Yunfu Mountain Lord with the Gods Purging Edict was Shen Yuan’s intent.
As for minimizing the use of the Gods Purging Edict? In a life-and-death situation, Shen Yuan would not be able to consider so much.
Adding to this, Yunfu Mountain Lord is only a Canonical God from Heavenly Court, not yet at the level of a Divine Monarch who controls a divine system, he would not be able to discern the distinction of the Gods Purging Edict that Shen Yuan possesses.
This precisely gives Shen Yuan a slight advantage.
Glancing down at the giant Golden Eagle Mountain God, Shen Yuan learned from the White Deer Mountain God that this golden eagle was the leader of the Thirty-Two Mountain Gods in Yunfu and inherited the bloodline of the Golden Wing Roc, his cultivation base had already reached the Later Stage of Qi Cultivation.
The Golden Eagle Mountain God has an extremely fierce temperament. Without the restraint of Yunfu Mountain Lord, I’m afraid most of the monster tribe in Yunfu Mountains would be devoured by him.
“Are you looking for me?”
Shen Yuan asked indifferently towards the Golden Eagle Mountain God.
An uncontrollably tremor ran through the body of the Golden Eagle Mountain God. Despite his violent nature, even he did not dare to be even slightly presumptuous in front of a revered god holding a higher position than Yunfu Mountain Lord.
“We minor gods, under the command of Yunfu Mountain Lord, have been looking for the person who took action in Yunfu mountains a few days ago. We didn’t expect to offend the revered god, and we plead for your punishment!”
Shen Yuan did not say a word, the White Deer proudly lifted its head and retorted against the Golden Eagle Mountain God,
“You should address him as your majesty!”
The Golden Eagle Mountain God’s spirit shuddered, and he hurriedly repeated,
“It was an affront by us minor gods, greetings to your majesty!”
Shen Yuan didn’t make any comments about their title, he just said plainly,
“Being the local gods and deities of these mountains, noticing unusual manifestations within the mountains and sending the monster tribe to search is not erroneous.
As for the siege on Yunfu Street, whether it’s a conflict of interest or a conflict between humans and monsters, it has nothing to do with me, and I have no intention of getting involved.”
The spirits of the White Deer Mountain God and the Golden Eagle Mountain God slightly relaxed as a hint of delight was about to emerge on their faces
But in the next moment, Shen Yuan changed his topic,
“However, as local gods and deities, you should protect the local people, accept their incense offerings and achieve divinity.
However, within these Yunfu Mountains, you’ve been keeping humans in captivity to exploit their faith. The spiritual fire has residual ill feelings, and it’s filthy, unacceptable.
This behavior has already deviated from the noble divinity. If this continues, divinity will collapse!”
The White Deer Mountain God and the Golden Eagle Mountain God’s pupils trembled, fear apparent in their eyes.
Shen Yuan slowly raised his right hand, mana swirling at his fingertip. Using the heaven and earth as a medium, he slowly wrote a character.
“Edict!”
All the gods seemed to see a golden Imperial Edict spreading throughout the heaven and earth, encompassing the entirety of the Yunfu Mountains.
“The gods of Yunfu Mountains have committed serious crimes by using devious means to exploit faith, therefore, betraying the divinity.
By my order, reduce a third of the incense offerings and energy and return it to the people of Yunfu. If there are any further incidents of harm and captivity, all the mountains will be punished together!”
The Imperial Edict came down, and the gods of Yunfu Mountains felt their incense energy rapidly depleting, merging into all the living creatures of Yunfu Mountains.
At the top of the mountains, an invisible shackle stretched out in all directions based on the incense offerings, forming the Laws of Heaven and Earth that weighed heavily on the heads of all Mountain Gods.
