Chapter 150: Great Fortune, The Supreme Treasure Heaven-Sealing Stamp, A Trial?

Indeed, that character written in blood—
It was none other than Immortal!

And the immense pressure felt upon entering the grand hall all originated from it.

Lu Yuan stood in place, his eyes glowing with a faint trace of astonishment.
It was not merely the power radiated by the "Immortal" character.
More importantly,
upon closer observation,
he found that the blood seemed as though it had just flowed from a human body.
There was no sign of drying up whatsoever, shimmering with specks of brilliant radiance.
Perhaps it was not dazzlingly bright,
yet it possessed the power to captivate the mind, carrying an incomparably vigorous and powerful vitality capable of enduring through endless ages without decaying.

"According to legends, immortals can sit and recline upon the clouds for myriad years, calmly watching the passage of time in the mortal world, achieving eternal life without death. Could this truly be the blood of an immortal left behind by a legendary being?"

Lu Yuan murmured to himself, truly somewhat shaken, realizing that the entity who had left behind this character was certainly no ordinary being.
Coupled with its implication, it naturally made him think of immortals.
Beings transcending the realm of saints.
Furthermore,
this place had a massive connection with the immortal Guangchengzi.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, for even the blood left behind was this astonishing.

At this thought, Lu Yuan calmed his mind, took a deep breath, and circulated the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Technique.
Inside his body, his viscera resonated, and golden vital blood floated on the surface of his skin.
Only then did he feel the pressure diminish somewhat.
He ultimately chose to look away from that character,
moving his footsteps slowly,
and turning to observe other parts of the grand hall. There were also bloodstains and various other traces scattered about.

Activating his Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes, wisps of inexplicable aura rushed straight into his mind, and it seemed as though he witnessed something.
He saw that in the distant past, a fierce battle had once erupted within this grand hall.
The battle was extremely tragic, and many people had fallen.
Not even their bodies remained,
leaving behind only some bloodstains that had dried up with the passage of time.

"Battles, nothing but battles. The East China Sea Dragon Palace was like this, and the Daoist rite ground of Guangchengzi is the same." Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze, a peculiar expression welling up in his eyes. Entering these mythical realms and folded spaces, every single time yielded discoveries.
Especially back at Mount Tai's Jade Emperor Peak, the structures suspected to be from the ancient Heavenly Court were also shattered.
Thinking about it now, how could that not have been the result of a great battle as well?

In the distant past,
just what on earth had happened?

Lu Yuan's doubts continued to deepen at this moment.
He suddenly felt that perhaps the true crisis had yet to arrive.
After all, even the Daoist rite ground where the immortal Guangchengzi resided had experienced such a catastrophic battle.
And then there was the Shennong Altar...
Everything,
all of it,
seemed to hint at some sort of unpredictable crisis.
Upon entering the grand hall, this feeling became even more pronounced for Lu Yuan than before.

Yet he continued to quietly observe, his gaze sweeping over every corner, hoping to uncover more secrets.
However, in the end, he found nothing. The grand hall lacked even spiritual fruits or rare herbs; it was completely empty.
Unlike the East China Sea Dragon Palace, which held abundant resources, divine weapons, and sharp blades,
consequently,
Lu Yuan finally turned his attention to the very center, where a Dao diagram of converging Yin and Yang was located.
Unlike those commonly seen, it lacked the Eight Trigrams for defense, consisting solely of black and white twin fish, with nothing else resting upon it.
It was as though the immortal Guangchengzi had left behind absolutely nothing.

However, since he had already entered,
he naturally could not leave empty-handed.
It was impossible for this mythical realm to truly contain nothing at all.

Immediately, Lu Yuan continued to brave the pressure brought forth by the "Immortal" character, stepping forward step by step,
until he reached the exact center of the Yin-Yang Twin Fish Diagram, where he chose to stop and resume his observation.

Humm~

Right at that moment,
he suddenly discovered that layers of brilliance were welling up beneath his feet, sharply divided into black and white.
The light posed no danger whatsoever; intertwining, they began to revolve like twin fish of Yin and Yang.
Lu Yuan knew that by coming here, he had triggered some kind of restriction and activated the Dao diagram above, though what would ultimately appear remained unknown.

As time ticked on, the radiance grew increasingly intense, until finally, individual characters began to emerge.
These characters fell before him like raindrops, immediately arranging themselves neatly
to form a complete sentence.

Seeing this,
Lu Yuan observed carefully and quickly comprehended its meaning.

[I, Guangchengzi, sought the Dao for more than ten thousand years, cultivating the mind, the body, and the heavens and earth, finally receiving the favor of providence and achieving some measure of success. Yet, sensing that a great upheaval of heaven and earth is approaching and disaster is imminent, those of our generation are naturally duty-bound to unite with various fellow Daoists and resist this great tribulation with all our might. Yet in the end, we were helpless, leaving behind only a pair of dilapidated remains.]

[Therefore, I leave two items in my Kunlun Mountain rite ground. Since you were able to enter, you are a predestined person and may choose one of them.]

[And if you are able to take both away, that is also your capability and your fortune. Well done!]

Three sentences, not many at all, yet the amount of information they revealed was immense.
The most crucial part was the mention of the so-called disaster and great tribulation.
Yet in the end, it seemed they had failed.
Moreover,
Guangchengzi was not the only one involved; he had joined forces with many others.
One must bear in mind that the other party had likely already attained immortality, transcending above the realm of saints.
Those whom he could address as fellow Daoists
must certainly also exist in the exact same realm.
Yet so many powerful entities still failed to withstand the so-called great tribulation...

Furthermore, judging from the implication of his words, Guangchengzi had lived for at least ten thousand years.
Seeing this, many thoughts surged in Lu Yuan's mind. Back then, the Human Emperor Shennong had left behind a similar sentiment on his stone tablet.

"What on earth is it?" he muttered to himself, feeling as though the mists were growing thicker. What kind of secret was hidden in the ancient era? Was Guangchengzi dead or alive?

Hum~

However,
just as he was pondering,
those characters began to dissipate. Within the eyes of the twin fish on the Yin-Yang Dao diagram,
two different items slowly emerged, floating before Lu Yuan.

A pure white jade slip,
and a cyan seal.
Yet the seal was damaged, covered in numerous cracks as if it could shatter at any moment, and crucially, a small corner of it was missing.
Even so, Lu Yuan could clearly sense that within this seal resided a boundless reservoir of energy; if it were to erupt, he feared even his physical body would be crushed to dust.

"Could... could this be the legendary Heaven-Turning Seal?" Astonishment filled his eyes as he blurted out.
The Heaven-Turning Seal was one of the strongest magical treasures in Guangchengzi's possession, possessing terrifyingly formidable power.
It was said that once struck by it, even immortals would perish.
This was precisely why
even Lu Yuan was somewhat shocked.
The origin of this item was simply too grand; it was recorded even in modern myths, and now he suspected he was seeing the authentic artifact.

Instantly, he wanted to reach out his hand to examine it, but stopping himself shortly after, he withdrew the motion.
For he remembered the sentence where the immortal Guangchengzi stated that only one item could be chosen.
At this, a look of helplessness surfaced on Lu Yuan's face.

He immediately cast his gaze
onto the jade slip instead.
The jade slip possessed nothing special about it, far less attractive than the Heaven-Turning Seal, and its contents were unknown.
However, he could roughly guess that it might be some kind of visualization technique or breathing method.
For back when he obtained the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Technique at the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum, it had been engraved upon something very similar.

"On one hand, an immortal's legacy; on the other hand, an immortal's supreme treasure..."
Lu Yuan felt somewhat torn.
Although Guangchengzi's message claimed both could be taken,
it was obvious that achieving this would be extremely difficult.
He understood that such an immortal being would willingly face the great tribulation when the critical moment arrived and would not commit acts meant to slaughter younger generations. Therefore, there were likely trials of some sort; only by passing them could one take everything away.

"A trial it is, then. There's no harm in trying."
Lu Yuan thought to himself, then stretched out both hands.
One hand reached for the jade slip.
The other hand reached for the Heaven-Turning Seal.

Hum~

The instant his palms came into contact with the two items,
in the distance, the iron wall suddenly caused the "Immortal" character to emit a blazing brilliance.
A majestic and magnificent might instantly manifested throughout the entire grand hall, directly suppressing Lu Yuan.
This power was immense; it was suspected to be the blood left behind by an immortal, and now that it was actively erupting, it was only more terrifying.

Boom! Boom!

Involuntarily,
the entire grand hall trembled,
emitting booming roars.
At this moment, Lu Yuan also felt his physical body enduring immense pressure—
something he had never encountered since his evolution and the fusion of two divine objects.
It was truly terrifying, making even his breathing somewhat hurried.
Could blood left behind by an immortal
truly be this formidable?
And Guangchengzi had actually referred to it as merely "some measure of success" in his message?

Lu Yuan felt utterly helpless, yet he refused to give up, wishing to continue trying.
Of course, if he truly could not manage it, there was no need to force himself further.
After all, he merely wanted to see just how far he could go.

Humm-humm-humm~

As time progressed,
the radiance emitted by the "Immortal" character grew increasingly intense, and the pressure grew heavier and heavier.
Eventually, Lu Yuan felt that the burden borne by his physical body had reached its absolute limit.
If he continued any further, it might even begin to harm his own body.
Should he let go?
He furrowed his brows.

*Whoosh!*

Yet right at this very moment,
suddenly, Lu Yuan felt a majestic voice resound within his mind.
It was the Heavenly Emperor's Ancient Token.
Resonating with his innate spirit, it shot forth wisps of purple rosy light.
Instantly, a grand and mighty force capable of sweeping across the eight wildernesses and reigning supreme above all
burst forth directly from his body.

Rumble~

The sound of thunder rang out,
resembling a Heavenly Emperor angered by a provocation.
At the far end of the grand hall, under this deterrent force, the "Immortal" character instantly shrank,
then withered away, even the blood within it losing its radiance.

The entire hall shook once more,
emitting a violent crash.
And as for Lu Yuan?
He felt the pressure on his body vanish completely, and both the jade slip and the seal were firmly grasped within his hands.

Meanwhile,
outside, the proud elites of the three clans opened their eyes simultaneously,
discovering that the grand hall before them was actually shaking.
Furthermore, an inexplicably powerful aura
burst directly outward.

"What is happening?" The three-headed Ghost Clan's supreme elite rose to his feet, somewhat astonished.
For the aura just now was intensely powerful; though it lasted only a fraction of a second,
it had made his soul tremble...

The primordial demon clan's elite was the same; looking at the still-vibrating grand hall, he clenched his fists tightly.
"It's Human Lu Yuan." Lei Xuan spoke, his gaze exceptionally sharp, carrying a hint of jealousy: "It must be him! He is inside, obtaining the fortune and legacy left behind by the immortal Guangchengzi!"