Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology
Chapter 164 - 157: Accepting Disciples and Transmitting Cultivation, East Lord’s Corpse? (Combined) (Revised)_2

Chapter 164: Chapter 157: Accepting Disciples and Transmitting Cultivation, East Lord’s Corpse? (Combined) (Revised)_2

This was something Song Lin could not accept.

He didn’t mind losing other Magic Treasures since they wouldn’t affect reality.

Now Karma was only one-tenth complete.

The next objective was clear.

It was to eliminate the Evil Gods led by Gonggong’s subjects.

By killing these Evil Gods, Karma would be perfected, leading to ascension to the Upper Realm.

Only forty years had passed, and the Qi Refinement Realm allowed for one hundred and eighty years of lifespan. That Emperor Huang brat should still be alive.

As Song Lin pondered, the Array shifted silently.

The Heavenly Emperor’s Secret Realm rooted itself in Yunmeng Marsh, drawing upon its power to function.

Over time, Yunmeng Marsh began to vanish, transforming into dry land, and the Heavenly Emperor’s Secret Realm slowly lost its efficacy.

"Hmm?" Song Lin raised an eyebrow.

The suppression of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm upon him had significantly weakened; could he temporarily leave?

As he wondered, Song Lin attempted to use his mind to sense the surroundings, seeking a flaw to escape the Array.

The surroundings consisted of an invisible heavenly curtain, like a transparent dome, impenetrable and enclosing Song Lin within.

Finally, Song Lin found a tiny crack.

"This is it."

Song Lin executed a Thunder Skill.

A bolt of lightning struck upward.

Boom!

As the lightning landed, cracks began to spread outward.

Boom!

The heavenly curtain suddenly exploded.

External energy rushed in violently, and Song Lin’s head tilted before he suddenly passed out.

...

Dongting Lake.

That day, an earthquake of a thousand-mile radius shook the area. A sudden whirlpool appeared in the water, sweeping away many boat travelers on the lake.

Soon, the whirlpool inexplicably vanished.

Three days later, the court provided disaster relief, and the sects maintained order, quickly quelling the calamity.

Above Dongting Lake, mist steamed from the waves, shaking the lands of Yueyang.

In a nearby restaurant, two young scholars gazed at the strange scene outside the window.

"Brother Wang, you are so well-versed. Can you explain this phenomenon to me?"

"This is an ancient anomaly of Yunmeng Marsh—a True Immortal descending into the world. Brother Zhang, you must hasten to seek your fated encounter." The man surnamed Wang laughed.

"Brother Wang, don’t joke with me."

"Haha, I’m not joking. Even the court has sent people here; perhaps this truly pertains to an Immortal!" Wang Heqing’s expression turned serious.

"What do you mean?"

The people around pricked up their ears.

"Are you aware of the East Lord?"

"Of course, the ancient Emperor’s Master, teacher to the Human Ancestor Ji Lian and Human Emperor Huang. Legend says he was Yang Emperor incarnate, riding the Great Sun Jade Carriage."

Among the masses, no one was unfamiliar with the Yang Emperor East Lord. As the teacher of humanity, if not for the East Lord, humanity might still dwell in the Wilderness era.

"Precisely so. Back then, the East Lord battled the Evil Gods, plunging the world into darkness. In the end, he ascended after achieving his mission. It’s said Yunmeng Marsh was the last place he visited. Whoever finds the treasures he left behind is destined for Immortal Ascension."

Of course, such ancient legends were taken as mere curiosities by the crowd.

At that moment, a group was embroiled in battle deep within the mountains.

Five Green Robed Cultivators encircled an incomparable beauty.

The beauty, dressed in a resplendent outfit and wielding a green sword, occasionally struck back at her attackers. Blood trickled from the corner of her lips, her delicate face pale.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning descended, aiming straight for her head.

In the critical moment, the beauty formed a hand seal.

A golden radiance enveloped her.

The golden light formed a shield, deflecting the falling lightning.

"Haha, the East Lord’s Six Seals—it’s clear you’re from Yunmeng Mountain!"

The leader of the group cackled wildly as he unleashed another bolt of lightning while speaking.

Bolt after bolt rained down, leaving the beauty barely alive.

"You of the Ascension Sect claim to follow the Righteous Path, yet act with such despicable treachery," the woman gritted her teeth, her hatred palpable.

"Reveal the secret your Yunmeng Mountain Sect has guarded for millennia, or face death!"

Boom!

Another lightning bolt struck.

The woman spat out blood and fell to the ground.

At that moment, the storage bag at her waist flew out.

The bag was caught by the leader in one swift motion.

"You!" The woman’s features contorted with shock. She wanted to retrieve it but, seeing herself surrounded, hesitated briefly before deciding to retreat.

She was not afraid of death, but she was the last surviving member of Yunmeng Mountain.

Once she secured the inheritance, she would return to strike back at these foes.

That place was merely an empty tomb—it wasn’t the true site of the secret.

Losing it didn’t matter, as long as no one further disturbed her.

With this thought, the woman chose to flee.

High above in the sky, Lei Yun True Person opened the storage bag to find an archaic sheepskin map inside.

Judging by its marks, the map appeared to be quite old.

Unfolding the map revealed a winding path leading to a single destination, marked with two ancient golden characters: Imperial Tomb!

"Imperial Tomb? Which Emperor’s tomb? Wait, could it be..."

At this realization, greed flared in Lei Yun’s eyes. His junior brother Lei Xiao seemed to understand as well, displaying a mixture of astonishment and excitement.

If this was the tomb of an ancient Emperor, they would reap immeasurable riches.

Both were elders of the Ascension Sect, enjoying high status and authority.

But who didn’t desire to climb higher?

The group followed the route to the destination.

It was a small mountain.

Seemingly impacted by an earthquake, the mountain had split, revealing a faintly discernible massive underground palace.

Lei Yun examined the untouched mound and laughed, "Haha, the Yunmeng Mountain Sect stubbornly adhered to old traditions, leaving the spoils for us."

Before long, the group descended into the underground palace.

The palace was rife with magic spell restrictions, though most had decayed. The remaining half-functional Arrays posed no fatal threat to them.

Walking along a long corridor,

The pitch-black underground palace did not hinder their vision.

The walls were adorned with vibrantly colored murals.

Within these murals, many ancient secrets were revealed to the group.

It turns out the three clans were not exiled by Emperor Huang but had fought among themselves for the throne.

"Haha! So the ancestors of the Gaoyang Qin Clan were rebels!"

Lei Yun burst into laughter as he read.

The current Imperial Family of the Qin Clan claimed descent from the Gaoyang lineage.

They declared their heritage as Gaoyang’s descendants, asserting that humanity owed them the throne—thus, their usurpation was supposedly destiny-ordained.

Further into the murals, more events were chronicled.

For instance, the East Lord’s ascension and Emperor Huang’s injuries, which cut his life short at one hundred and twenty years.

After his death, the throne passed successively to Emperor Yuan, Emperor Cheng, Emperor Qii, and Emperor Ming.

These four Emperors lacked talent but implemented various reforms, each mobilizing vast resources to seek the treasures left by the East Lord.

In Emperor Ming’s later years, Taicang conspired with the Eastern Yi to seize the Emperor Sword and usurp the throne. Emperor Ming was assassinated, Taicang usurped power, and the Qi dynasty was established.

Thus, the Youxiong Country fell, lasting a millennium.

From Taicang to the present, five hundred years had passed.

This history was entirely unknown to the group.

Lei Yun’s widened eyes betrayed his disbelief: "The Ascension Sect’s Grandmaster was a rebel rather than a destined ruler? Impossible! This must be fabricated by Yunmeng Mountain!"

But the murals revealed nothing about whose tomb this was.

It only recorded that the Six Emperors would occasionally come here to worship and had stationed a guard unit, likely the predecessors of Yunmeng Mountain Sect.

Upon entering the main hall, blinding golden light greeted them.

The group nearly cast spells in panic before realizing it was merely the glow of lamps.

The walls were lined with Everlasting Lamps, and the dome was decorated with Celestial Stars. Suspended in the center was a bronze mirror, reflecting the light to resemble a miniature sun.

Beneath the sun stood a horse carriage, and beside it lay a solid gold sarcophagus.

Perhaps owing to the earthquake, the sarcophagus had been opened. freёweɓnovel_com

The atmosphere in the palace was eerie, filling everyone with an inexplicable dread.

Exchanging glances, Lei Yun motioned for one of his subordinates to investigate.

Approaching the sarcophagus, the subordinate took one look inside and collapsed in terror.

"A-a person!! Still alive!!"

"Nonsense!"

Lei Yun withdrew a crimson, translucent token—the Five Thunders Heavenly Master Order, a treasure lent to him by the Sect Leader.

Gripping the sect’s ultimate treasure, his confidence surged.

Upon peering into the sarcophagus, he saw a man lying serenely at its center, with golden markings on his forehead.

This man appeared youthful, his demeanor regal, the markings on his brow emitting a dense solar radiance.

Near him rested the Jade Carriage, clearly an unparalleled treasure.

"Senior Brother, could this be..." Lei Xiao seemed to realize something, his face a mix of terror and exhilaration.

In the murals, there was someone identical to this figure—with the same forehead markings and the same Jade Carriage...

"The corpse of the East Lord?"

The group exchanged glances, their eyes alight with excitement.

This was as if an unbelievable stroke of luck had befallen their ancestors!

But with that excitement came mutual suspicion.

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