Star Trace Gate

Chapter 762: The Master-Disciple Relationship on the Dao Peak, and the Emperor's Tomb Tunnel

Xianlan Sect, Asking Dao Peak.

Wu Chen was dressed in a green Taoist robe and cloth shoes. He looked restrained and walked towards the highest peak above the stone steps with steady and powerful steps.

The cold wind blew, and Chu Jin followed behind his master, feeling very uneasy and confused. On weekdays, when his master called him, it was either to guide his practice or to do some errands for the sect, but the master and the disciple rarely had such opportunities to walk together in silence.

Before they knew it, the master and disciple had walked up thousands of steps and were about to reach the top of the mountain.

The silence along the way made Chu Jin feel a little depressed and confused, as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

Although Wu Chen was a sixth-rank supreme warrior, he was always compassionate and kind, and showed a broad mind when dealing with disciples of the Xianlan Sect or interacting with other ancient sects and clans. In recent years, there have been occasional killings and lootings among the ancient sects and clans, but no matter who it was, as long as they found the Xianlan Sect, under Wu Chen's mediation and mediation, both sides would mostly shake hands and make peace, and no longer shed blood.

His prestige in the Jiuli Continent was extremely high, and many elders from ancient clans had praised him, saying that Wu Chen cultivated the "Way of Virtue" and had unparalleled character, which was why he was respected. This also ensured that the Xianlan Sect did not suffer any disasters within a hundred years.

In troubled times, it is obviously extremely difficult to get such an evaluation.

Logically speaking, Chu Jin, as a disciple, should feel relaxed and lucky to have such a powerful master who is highly respected, kind and benevolent.

But for some reason, he always acted very reserved and nervous in front of his master, as if he was walking on a tightrope all the time.

But this was not because Wu Chen was too strict with him. On the contrary, Wu Chen was very good to him. Not only did he give him the Tao Sutra of Xianlan Sect, he also introduced him to Taoism step by step, and when Chu Jin entered the fourth rank, he gave him two treasures.

One of them is the Xiangguo Bell that once shocked Jiuli. It is said that countless years ago, Jiuli had an ancient temple called Tianxiang Temple, where monks were spread all over the world and it was extremely prosperous. Moreover, the last Great Buddha of Tianxiang Temple was only half a step away from becoming a god and becoming the Great Supreme.

But for some reason, when the Great Buddha was about to cross the threshold, he led a group of high-ranking people in the temple and flew away from Jiuli. From then on, Tianxiang Temple was completely destroyed, but the "Xiangguo Bell" that the Great Buddha spent half his life refining remained on this land.

A hundred years after the decline of Tianxiang Temple, the great story of the rise of Jiuli Emperor and the unification of the country came into being. Some people also say that if the Great Buddha of Tianxiang Temple were still alive, Jiuli Emperor would probably not be able to seize the throne of God and would have to make way for that Buddha.

But some people also said that the ominous sign from the roof was about to fall here, and the Buddha felt it, knowing that he could not defeat the ominous sign, so he mobilized the entire temple and fled from Jiuli in a panic.

After all, the saying that Taoist priests go down the mountains in troubled times and monks go begging for alms in prosperous times is not groundless.

Afterwards, the Great Emperor Jiuli attained enlightenment and unified the country. In his later years, he fought against the ominous spirit in his hometown, spilling his blood in the sky. He killed two gods with his strength and turned his body into the Mountain of Punishment, thus forcing the ominous spirit on the roof back.

In short, the Prime Minister's Bell was left behind and was obtained by Wu Chen, who eventually gave it to his last disciple Chu Jin.

In addition, Wuchen also gave Chu Jin an imperfect Tianque treasure, which was a bead with a strange origin. After Chu Jin entered the fourth rank, this bead had been nourishing his divine consciousness, making his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, and the power of his divine consciousness far exceeded that of his peers.

Looking at the 999 geniuses of the Jiuli, how many of them have treasures? Situ Ye has none, the Three Golden Flowers have none, Lu Tou has none, and even Liao Ting of the Hidden Immortal Sect has none, but Chu Jin has two.

Just relying on these two treasures, it is enough for him to look down upon his peers.

And these good fortunes and opportunities were all given by the master. His love for Chu Jin far surpassed that of many biological parents.

But for some reason, the better the master treated Chu Jin, the more pressure he felt inside, as if he was afraid of doing something wrong and failing to live up to the high hopes that the master had for him.

As they were about to reach the summit, Chu Jin, who had been patient for a long time, was the first to break the silence: "Master, there is something I don't understand."

"What's the matter?"

Wu Chen walked towards the moon and asked without turning back.

"Recently, the witch of the Li Gui Sect has been attacking frequently, and has been relying on a divine jar treasure to deal with many fifth-grade masters. According to the description of the fifth-grade immortal master in the sect, the divine jar in her hand... should be of the same origin as the bead in my body." Chu Jin paused for a moment and said, "So I don't understand why Master has not ordered people to take the initiative to seize the divine jar in the hands of the witch of the Li Gui Sect, and protect our famous and upright sect, so that she can no longer do evil?"

"Things are divided into yin and yang. Your bead is a divine object that condenses pure divine thoughts and blood power, a yang object; while the divine jar is a filthy container that absorbs the evil spirits of wronged souls, and is a yin object. Although the two can be combined into one, it will not improve your future much, and it is not of much significance to our Xianlan Sect." Wu Chen replied softly: "Besides, the witch of the Li Gui Sect should have some origins, and there are people in the five cities of Xianlan who are secretly helping her. Now it takes a lot of divine power to pacify the evil and crooked ways. These treasures will be combined sooner or later, but there is no rush at this time. The most urgent task is for you to seize the opportunity of the emperor and become the real emperor's chosen one."

"Disciple knows."

"You have been practicing hard recently. How much have you refined the bead?" Wu Chen asked casually.

"My disciple is dull. Although I have been sensing the bead all day, I can no longer improve." Chu Jin shook his head in fear: "However, the bead has been nourishing my spiritual consciousness and six senses. If I use my magical power to fight the enemy now, I have the confidence that I can fight against the fifth rank."

Wu Chen walked to the top of the mountain, looked at the stars and the bright moon and said: "The opportunity for you to refine the bead lies in the descendant of the ancient emperor. He has a special blood mark, and I guess it may be related to the real relic of the great emperor in the imperial tomb. If you can defeat the descendant of the ancient emperor and take back the relic from the imperial tomb, you will be able to refine the bead."

“Disciple…!” Upon hearing this, Chu Jin was eager to express his determination and stance.

Unexpectedly, Wu Chen stood on the Daodao Peak, his old eyes gazing majestically at the vast continent around him, and raised his hand slightly and said: "Jin'er, standing here, you may be able to see the vastness of Jiuli?!"

Chu Jin was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He looked around and found that he was already on the highest peak, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, the sun, the moon and the universe.

Wu Chen turned his head slightly and looked at him kindly: "Outsiders only know that our Xianlan Sect oppresses the people with heavy taxes, but they don't know that since the death of the Great Emperor, our Jiuli has been in chaos, heroes are fighting each other, and the people are living in misery. As a man, if you want to fight for the great way, want to get the godhood, and end this chaotic world, you can only use the way of 'willing to give up' and let some people stand on the top first. If our Xianlan Sect is as powerful as the Tianxiang Temple in the past, if some of our disciples can break through the shackles and take the lead in entering the forbidden road of the gods, how can there be the intrigues and calculations everywhere now?!"

"Heavy taxes will make my disciples stronger. Only when they become stronger can we protect the people of the Five Cities. This is the way of giving up."

"Each generation has its own responsibilities. My generation has already done bad things; but your generation must take one more step forward on this mountain leading to the highest peak amid endless scolding."

"Jin'er, your life span is less than half a century. Before I die, I must give you one last push. Your talent is no less than that of the ancient emperor's descendants, so you have to take the next step in your generation."

"...!"

The voice of generosity and charity echoed for a long time on the top of the mountain. Although it sounded calm and indifferent, every word contained the passionate meaning of hard work.

The Master's intention to pass on the throne was obvious enough, and anyone who heard it would have their blood boiling and their heart excited.

Chu Jin looked at his master, who looked old and tired, and immediately said, "Disciple will remember Master's teachings. This time, in exchange for a hostage with the Ancient Emperor's descendant, disciple will do his best to fight him fairly under the watchful eyes of the public, and will never bring shame to Master."

As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed, but when his face hit the ground, the excited and grateful expression on his face disappeared, and was replaced by an even stronger fear and uneasiness.

Wu Chen stood on the top of the mountain, looking at his disciples with deep eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

……

Several hours later, in the tomb of Emperor Xingshan, in the tunnel next to the sea of ​​flowers.

Xing Wu led the way carefully in front, and a hundred meters behind him were nine immortal masters from the Xianlan Sect.

Ren Ye and others had walked this road before when they were looking for Lao Liu. But unlike the last time, Xing Wu was very reserved and nervous this time, as if he was in this tunnel for the first time, and he felt unfamiliar and sweaty everywhere.

At the back, beads of sweat had already appeared on Xun Xianshi's wrinkled forehead. He was more cautious and careful than Xing Wu.

Ever since they entered this cave tunnel, the nine of them had felt a strange devouring force that was forcibly absorbing the star source power emitted by the star core in their abdomens. They were unable to resist and had no way to avoid it.

The deeper you go into this tunnel, the stronger the purple light emanating from the side becomes, echoing the crimson color of the surrounding area.

The surroundings were so quiet and silent that even a tiny grain of sand falling from the cliff could cause palpitations in the nine immortal masters.

This is the emperor's tomb. If you take a wrong step, you will be doomed!

Immortal Master Xun led the little one and turned his head to look around, and then communicated with the oldest old man through voice transmission: "Brother Wu, I am really confused. According to legend, I, the Great Emperor Jiuli, am the master of soldiers, and I also practice the invincible imperial way. But how can this... this big tomb produce a strange devouring power?! This is completely different from the legendary great emperor's way."

"I don't know either."

The white-haired Senior Brother Wu was also confused and stunned: "Look ahead, the red and purple colors are blending together, echoing each other. It's like two unknown rhythms are suppressing and fighting each other. This situation is really puzzling."

"What happened in the battle where the emperor died?!"

Immortal Master Xun had a vague feeling that the unusual scene before him was caused by the battle in which the great emperor died. However, even though he was a fifth-rank official and was also in the emperor's tomb, he still could not find out the truth of anything.

To put it bluntly, in this dojo where the great emperor died, there is actually no difference between the fifth rank and ordinary people. For the strongest who have entered the realm of "touching the way", those below this realm can also be collectively called ants.

The nine immortal masters were very nervous and once again deliberately distanced themselves from Xing Wu, following behind and moving forward slowly.

After more than an hour, the purple light in the tunnel became thicker and thicker, while the crimson color became thinner and thinner.

Finally, the group of eleven people arrived at the fork in the road that Ren Ye and others had passed by before.

The last time, after Ren Ye and the others came to this fork in the road, they collectively groped towards the area where the crimson was thicker, and saw a cave with a very open terrain. The edge of the cave was the entrance to the other end of the sea of ​​flowers.

But at the end of the left side of the fork in the road, there stands a very ancient-looking mountain gate, and above the gate is printed a huge Chinese character "Emperor".

The word "Emperor" is written in Jiuli Sanskrit, so Xun Xianshi and others naturally recognized it.

When they saw this ancient door, they were all stunned and extremely excited.

Immortal Master Wu spoke first: "There is a word 'Emperor' hanging above the stone gate?! I... have we come to the place where the true emperor's soul rests?!"