On the path to Trinity, there was a place that one had to pass through.
Walking to the end of the desolate white forest, there was a vast expanse of flat land. Two divine peaks rose steeply from the ground, piercing the clouds.
The two mountains stood side by side and blocked the path ahead. One had an old temple while the other had a daoist monastery. Both had red walls and green tiles. Mist lingered in the air. From afar, it looked as if immortals and buddhas were living inside.
Between the two mountains was a large lake that looked like an unpolished piece of jade. There was a protruding stone tablet at the center of the lake that was thirty meters tall. It looked like a small island in the middle of the lake.
Snow fluttered in the air as the horizon turned into a world of ice and snow. However, the lake didn't freeze. There were several ancient ships made of spirit steel and divine wood anchored by the lake.
Such a luxurious divine ship, just what kind of great figure was its master?
"At the Heaven's Emergence Tomb, an ancient ice palace flew out from the ground and floated in the sky for several months without falling. This caused a great change in the weather of Trinity. The snow didn't stop for several months."
A man's voice came from one of the ships. It sounded like the owner of the voice was in his twenties.
This ship was thirty meters tall and one hundred meters long. It looked as if it was carved from violet jade with three white sails. Although it was anchored by the lake, it gave off the feeling that it was about to leave the water and fly to the sky.
"There must be a Heavenly Treasure in the Heaven's Emergence Tomb, but it has been sealed by a few big forces. Others can't even step into the Heaven's Emergence Tomb, or they will be killed." A beautiful woman's voice was ethereal like a nightingale, with a sense of mystery.
"The Qin and Ji Clans have ancient lineages and have dominated the Grand Southern Prefecture for more than a thousand years. The great powers that sealed the Heaven's Emergence Tomb must be these two clans.
Brother Qin and Miss Ji have high statuses in their clans, so I'm afraid no one will dare to stop you from entering the tomb. "Ning Fengdao raised his cup and toasted the two before him.
Qin Ming and Ji Yunyun chatted and drank.
Although Ning Fengdao was the new Omni-Heaven Marquis' son, Qin Ming and Ji Yunyun's status weren't much lower than his. One was the number one expert of the Qin Clan's younger generation, while the other was the beloved daughter of the Ji Clan's Patriarch.
The three of them sat on the divine ship and seemed to be discussing something important. They set up a total of three layers of soundproof enchantments, not wanting outsiders to hear their conversation.
Feng Feiyun and the others hurried and finally arrived at the lakeside before the sky turned dark.
"This is the ancient lake you were talking about? Only the top figures of each era can leave their names on the stone tablet in the lake?"
Wang Meng gazed at the clear and crystalline surface of the lake, his heart filled with pride. He wanted to lift the ancient halberd in his hands and carve his name on the stone tablet.
Ningshuai gazed at the boats anchored by the lake and said thoughtfully: "Go ahead if you want to die."
"Let's go!"
Wang Meng drew in a deep breath, shaking off the snow on his body. His body soared into the air, and with a single step, he landed on the lake. Using the halberd as a brush, he wanted to imprint his name onto the stone tablet.
Feng Feiyun nodded his head while watching Wang Meng's steps. This guy's talents were indeed extraordinary and infinitely close to grand achievement God Base. Together with his innate strength, very few people at peak God Base could be his match.
"Boom!"
At the lakeside, a beam of spiritual light flew out from a purple crystal divine ship, stirring up the waves on the surface of the lake. It directly collided with Wang Meng's chest, and his entire body was sent flying. He fell on the shore and burrowed into the snow.
"Hmph, you really don't know the rules. A nobody like you still wants to leave your name on the tablet?!" Ning Fengdao scowled and felt that Wang Meng was too ignorant.
If it was so easy to leave one's name on the tablet, they wouldn't have waited here for three days.
"Motherfucker, who are you calling a nobody? Come out and fight me if you have the guts!" Wang Meng rubbed his butt and crawled out from the snow.
"We are both disciples of the pagoda, so I don't want to humiliate you in front of outsiders lest they laugh at us." Ning Fengdao's eyes flashed with a proud glint.
His status at the pagoda was very high, so he naturally didn't want to ruin his image.
The outsiders he was referring to were not only Ji Yunyun and Qin Ming, but also the prodigies from the other great sects. There were many experts here, but many of them were hiding in the shadows without showing themselves.
Wang Meng was fuming with anger. Ning Fengdao's words were simply lecturing him, saying that he was immature and losing face for the pagoda. No one would be able to take such words.
Moreover, Wang Meng was the disciple of the Martial Tower Lord. No matter how strong Ning Fengdao was, he was not qualified to say such words that didn't give him face.
"You can't beat him. Ning Fengdao has been at grand achievement God Base for many years and is ranked 40th on the pagoda's list. Even if he were to fight ten grand achievement God Base cultivators at the same time, he could still easily win."
Ningshuai poured cold water on Wang Meng: "There are many prodigies here today. If you really fight him, he might kill you for the sake of his reputation."
Wang Meng's footsteps stopped. Although Ningshuai's words were unpleasant to hear, they were the truth.
Night fell with a bright moon in the sky.
The moon tonight was especially big. It was a full moon. The moonlight shone down and illuminated the thirty-three-meter-tall tablet in the middle of the lake, making it look like a flawless piece of white jade.
The ancient carvings appeared on the tablet. Each name had a crystal-like luster under the moonlight.
Each name represented a top prodigy of a generation. Some were even mythical characters. All of them appeared on this tablet.
"Long Jiangling, isn't this the only empress in the history of a God Base dynasty? Her cultivation is peerless and her might is so great that all the sects in the world have to bow before her.
She actually left her name on this tablet before. "
"Nalan Hongtao is the first generation head of the Nalan Clan, one of the four great clans.
The Nalan Clan is one of the most ancient clans in the Jin Dynasty, even older than the royal clan. They almost became the ruler of the Jin Dynasty, but in the end, they lost to the Long Clan by a small margin. "
"From then on, the entire clan withdrew from the Divine Capital and became the masters of the Heavenly Cloud Prefecture. It's been a long time since we've participated in the competition.
The Nalan Clan has been around for at least ten thousand years with a terrifying power. Their age far exceeds the other three great clans.
Ten thousand years ago, Nalan Hongtao left his name on this tablet. "
Seeing Nalan Hongtao's name on the tablet made all the prodigies here think about the Nalan Clan, the ruler of the northern region of the Jin Dynasty.
Even though the Nalan Clan was not as wealthy as the Yin Gou Clan, and they were not as powerful as the Beiming Clan, several thousand years ago, they were able to compete with the Long Clan for the world. Even though they lost, they were still able to occupy a prefecture's territory.
To be able to survive for several thousand years under the might of the royal clan proved how powerful they were.
"Fo Canzi is a deified character, probably someone from thirty thousand years ago. He obtained the heavenly dao and disappeared from the Jin Dynasty. Some say that he died on top of a mountain.
Others say that he wore a monastic robe and traveled a thousand miles to the west, leaving the Jin Dynasty for an even bigger world. "
Each name on the tablet was famous throughout the ages. They were kings of their generation and were recorded in the annals of history.
Outside of Long Jiangling, Nalan Hongtao, and Fo Canzi, there were a few other amazing names that shocked the spectators.
These were personally written by them when they were young, not after they became famous.
It was precisely because of this that the dao energy contained in the words wasn't that powerful. Otherwise, the words left behind by any one of them would be able to kill a Heaven's Mandate cultivator after thousands of years.
The names of so many heroes gathered together. If they were all in their prime, even Ju Qing would be blasted to smithereens by that power.
These people were too powerful. They were the strongest experts from all the eras.
"Only on the night of the full moon, when the moon is devoured and the world falls into darkness, would someone be able to carve their name on the tablet.
This is a tablet that records the kings. Anyone who can leave their name here will be blessed by the heavens and become the strongest expert of their generation. "
"Rumor has it that those who can leave their name here will be favored by the wise sages and their cultivation will greatly increase."
"I heard that someone was only at intermediate God Base, but after leaving their name here, they directly reached peak grand achievement God Base."
"So what?
There was a peak God Base who left his name here. After one night, his cultivation directly broke through grand achievement and reached first-level Heaven's Mandate.
A lifespan of five hundred years is so enviable. They don't even need to undergo an Earth Tribulation. "
The sky had just turned dark. There was still a long time before the lunar eclipse.
However, someone couldn't wait any longer!
"I don't believe that I have to wait until it's dark to carve my name on the tablet."
A young cultivator wearing a golden robe suddenly rushed out from the clouds. His golden armor shone brightly as he wielded a golden spear. He aimed straight for the tablet.
"Whoosh!"
One of the divine ships released a barrier of light, wishing to stop him, but this golden-robed cultivator's cultivation was extremely high. Four strange beast war souls appeared on his back, rushing out, breaking through the barrier of light.
The spear was right in front of the tablet!
He wanted to carve his name!
Regardless of whether it was the hidden silkworms or the prodigies on the Divine Ships, they were all extremely nervous at this moment. It was already too late to stop him. Could it be that they were going to allow someone who had appeared out of nowhere to leave his name on the Saint Monument?
Feng Feiyun stood by the lake and stared at the tablet. He shook his head and said: "I'm going to die!"
"Boom!"
The golden spear was still three feet away from the tablet. One of the names on the tablet suddenly emitted a bright light and turned into the image of an empress.
This was the name "Long Jiangling"!
Although these words were left several thousand years ago, the three words "Long Jiangling" contained the empress' dao. It was equivalent to the power of the empress when she left her name on the tablet.