Fog appeared in the sky, churning like a mushroom as it spread out in all directions. As it spread out, it covered the sky, causing darkness to fall over the land.
A powerful pressure descended from the sky. When it enveloped the area below, the ground began to tremble. It was as if the ground had a spirit and was afraid of the pressure.
Inside the palace, aside from Prince Ji Du and the others, there were also many guards. These guards all had the power of the Ancient Clan, and some of them had even become Saints with 27 stars.
However, at this moment, as the pressure descended, the faces of the nearly one thousand guards turned pale. Their bodies began to tremble, and popping sounds could be heard coming from within them. It was as if they couldn't bear the pressure. "What divine ability did he cultivate in the past hundred years to produce such pressure?!"
Inside the palace, the expression of the purple-robed young man changed greatly. Even with his cultivation, he felt like he couldn't bear it.
As for the young woman, she couldn't even stand up. She sat on the chair and sweat appeared on her forehead.
Prince Ji Du was excited. During the 100 years that Wang Lin had been in closed door cultivation, he hadn't dared to disturb him. Even when he encountered a life and death crisis, he had clenched his teeth and endured it. However, all of this was about to pass. He felt the aura of his godfather, Wang Lin, inside this pressure.
As the fog in the sky continued tumbling about, a strange shadow suddenly appeared within it. That shadow was a fiery red sun. It manifested in the fog and shone with a brilliant light. At the instant that light spread out, the fog in all directions tumbled backwards once more. Booming sounds echoed in the air, and the fog spread out without end.
From afar, the entire country where Prince Ji Du's palace was located was shrouded by this fog. Countless Ancient Shi people trembled and found it difficult to resist this pressure. Their bodies seemed to be frozen and couldn't move at all.
In particular, the nearly 1,000 guards in the palace were the closest to this pressure. Their bodies were all trembling and their hearts were filled with fear.
Inside the palace, the purple-robed young man was covered in sweat. Even his robe was mostly wet. His face was ashen and his eyes were filled with terror.
He had met Grand Empyrean Song Tian before, but even before Grand Empyrean Song Tian, he wasn't this afraid.
It was as if his life and death depended on a single thought from this pressure.
The rumor about this person named Ran Guan from more than 100 years ago involuntarily appeared in the purple-robed young man's mind. The disrespectful thoughts he had before suddenly disappeared. In his view, the person who could give off this pressure was comparable to Grand Empyrean Song Tian!
As this pressure spread and the fog shrouded the Ancient Shi, far away outside the imperial city, there was a palace on a mountain that pierced into the sky.
This mountain was known as the Origin Mountain. The peak of the mountain was in the shape of a bull's horn, as if it could shatter the void.
The temple was built on one end of the horn. This temple was called the Ancient Shi Temple. It was the holy land of the Ancient Shi, second only to the ancestral temple. It was also the place where the Ancient Shi people learned spells.
Usually, many clan members would come to visit this place. However, today, Origin Mountain emitted a majestic pressure that prevented everyone from entering.
A middle-aged man sat cross-legged on the other end of the horn. He wore a green robe, and his hair reached his waist. He looked into the distance with a slightly solemn expression.
There was another person behind him. He was a young man with a rough appearance and a hint of ferociousness. However, that ferociousness had disappeared and was replaced by shock. He was also looking into the distance.
With his cultivation level, he shouldn't have been able to detect the pressure from the distance. However, as he stood behind the middle-aged man, he felt it through a strange method. "
"Teacher … Rise … This is …" The young man took a deep breath. He saw his teacher's gloomy expression and subconsciously swallowed his words.
"Aside from Wang Lin who caused a ruckus at the Ancient Dao palace more than 100 years ago, killed the Ancient Dao Emperor, came to my Ancient Shi, and was worshipped by your royal brother. Who else could it be?"
There was a flash of coldness in the middle-aged man's eyes.
After hearing the name "Wang Lin," the rough young man gasped. After pondering a bit, he suddenly spoke.
"Teacher still hasn't appointed me as the next emperor. Could it be because of this person?"
The middle-aged man let out a cold snort.
"Teacher has seen this Wang Lin once before, and it was his teacher, Xuan Luo, who brought him here. His cultivation level is not weak and his combat power is extraordinary, but he is not a threat to me!
"The reason he was able to escape from the Ancient Dao palace is because Xuan Luo didn't act!
"However, after this person killed the Ancient Dao Emperor, Grand Empyrean Gu Dao still hasn't said anything. This is very puzzling, and it is because of this that Teacher didn't choose the future emperor in a hurry!
"What Teacher worries about is not this person, but Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's thoughts!
As for this person, there is no need to worry about him! "The middle-aged man looked at the faint pressure coming from the distance and slowly said.
He was the Ancient Shi's Grand Empyrean Song Tian, and the young man behind him was Prince Dong Man.
The young man on the side let out a sigh of relief. He hesitated a bit and then asked.
"Teacher, now that Wang Lin has come out of closed door cultivation, his cultivation level should have increased compared to 100 years ago. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to give off such pressure."
The middle-aged man didn't speak, but his pupils shrank an undetectable amount. After looking for a while, he slowly spoke.
"He is fusing with his essence true body!
This essence true body is a bit extraordinary, and it will be very difficult for him to completely fuse with it!
"However, since he chose to fuse with his essence true body in my Ancient Shi and didn't inform me, he is looking down on me too much. Also, since he is participating in the battle for the Ancient Shi emperor's position, Teacher will have to teach him a lesson.
"Although the middle-aged man is worried about Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's thoughts, he is still a Grand Empyrean and the guardian of the Ancient Shi. Within the Ancient Shi, he has the right to deal with anything he deems a threat.
There was a flash of coldness in his eyes and he suddenly raised his right hand. He formed a seal and pointed toward the direction of Wang Lin's pressure.
"Unseal!"
As he muttered, there was a flash of ghostly light on his right hand.
At the same time, in the center of the Ancient clan, on Mount Gu Dao, on the top of the towering tower, the figure covered in fog opened his eyes and looked toward the Ancient Shi.
"Essence true body fusion?"
After a long time, the figure spoke in a hoarse voice. His words were calm and didn't reveal any emotion. It was impossible to tell if he was happy or angry.
In the country where Ji Du's palace was located, the sky above the palace was shrouded in fog. When the sun appeared, the world changed colors and the fog seemed to boil. It slowly turned into night!
In a short period of time, the fog alternated between night and sun. After nine times, a soft chant came from the palace. As the sound echoed, all the fog turned into flashing runes. Each rune contained the power of the restriction essence.
Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, several hours went by. During these several hours, more and more restrictions appeared. The alternating between black and white became more frequent, but they still didn't fuse.
In addition, there were signs of instability. The alternating between black and white weakened and looked like it was going to collapse. The large amount of restrictions also showed signs of dissipating.
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking roar echoed in the air. Five rays of light charged out from the palace. It was impossible to see their appearances clearly, but when they gathered in the sky and fused into one, they formed an illusory figure.
That shadow was Wang Lin!
However, it wasn't Wang Lin's original body, but his five-element true body. His body was illusory and only the size of a normal person. However, when he inhaled, the world rumbled and endless origin energy rushed into his five-element true body. His body expanded to 1,000 feet in the blink of an eye!
This origin energy was, in fact, the power of the five elements!
The true form didn't stop. Instead, it took another deep breath, causing the earth to tremble. Heavenly fire appeared, rain became hazy, and the vegetation withered. The metal essence energy in the air also moved, transforming into the energy of the world and being sucked into the true form's mouth.
As thunderous rumbles echoed, the 1,000 foot shadow expanded once more and turned into a 10,000 foot giant!
Standing tall in the world, the ten thousand feet tall true body of the five elements stretched out its arms. As the essence of the five elements surrounded the area, it caused the alternation of black and white to calm down. The flickering of the runic symbols no longer showed any signs of dissipating.
But just as the three Essences of Absolute Beginning, Absolute Beginning, and Silent Extermination stabilized, a brutal roar came from the depths of the prefecture.
This roar was filled with madness and shocking power. This caused the hearts of the Ancient Shi members to tremble and panic and fear appeared in their eyes.
The moment this roar echoed, Prince Ji Du's body trembled and he coughed out blood. His eyes were filled with shock.
"It's Luo Mian!!"
The purple-robed young man's face was pale. When he heard the name "Luo Mian," he remembered a rumor about Prince Ji Du. It was rumored that when the prince was born, there was a phenomenon that appeared in the world, but it was a shadow that represented great misfortune. That was why the royal family hid it, and the Imperial Teacher at the time forced it to disappear.
Not many people knew about this, but over the past 100 years, it had spread through the Ancient Shi once more for some unknown reason.
Rumor had it that the reason Prince Ji Du had built his palace in the Luo Mian Country was because what was sealed here was the fierce beast Luo Zhe that had been defeated by the Ancient Ancestor!
Ji Du could suppress the Luo Zhe Country and nourish his fate here. This was something the Imperial Teacher had arranged before he died.
The roar became more and more intense, and soon, a giant shadow appeared in the distance. It was a ball of flesh with only one eye that was filled with ferocity and madness. Its entire body was illusory, and when it appeared, it stared at Wang Lin's five-element true body and origin. There was a flash of greed in its eye.