Chapter 253 Blood Sacrifice

quiet,
Quiet,

It was so quiet that they could even hear each other's heartbeats.

Inside the Heaven and Earth Taoist Palace, Li Zhi sat high above, cross-legged on the Dragon Vein Taoist Platform, making all the ancient creatures present feel a pressure as if they were facing an almighty Heavenly Master.

Obviously, the person on the platform was just a human king, but he made these elites of the ancient tribes feel a fear from the bottom of their hearts. For these ancient creatures, this feeling was an unforgivable mistake.

With the revival of a large number of ancestral kings of various races, these ancient creatures that were first born no longer take human monks seriously.

According to their observations during this period, whether it is the ancient Ji family or the ancient Jiang family, or the Yao Chi Holy Land and the Yaoguang Holy Land, or even the four immortal divine dynasties in Zhongzhou that possess ultimate weapons, it seems that there are no saint-level masters in charge, and even the number of kings is extremely scarce.

Not to mention those holy places and aristocratic families that don’t have the power to suppress the emperor’s soldiers, their strength is even weaker.

The ancient tribes, who believed they had seen through the strengths and weaknesses of the human race, gradually lost their concerns about the human race's strength and resumed their prestige from the ancient times.

It seems that as long as they are willing, they can recreate the style of various races in the ancient times on the ancient star Beidou.

If the ancient Beidou star is to return to the era when the ancient royal family and the kingship ruled the world, mankind can only return to the state of surviving in the cracks.

Many ancient royal families and imperial families even began to covet the Nine Wonderful Immortal Elixir in the ancient forbidden area.

They also sent out death squads to enter the nine sacred mountains in the ancient forbidden area to pick magical herbs, but without exception, all the ancient creatures who climbed the sacred mountains died.

However, they do not intend to give up.

Compared to the Taichu Ancient Mine, Immortal Mountain, Immortal Tomb, Samsara Sea and other life forbidden zones that have existed since ancient times, the Ancient Forbidden Zone is still a new life forbidden zone for these ancient creatures.

The reputation of the Ancient Forbidden Zone among the ancient tribes is far less fierce than that of other life forbidden zones, which makes them feel awe.

Therefore, during this period of time, a large number of spies from various ancient tribes gathered outside the ancient restricted area.

They all wanted to find out the specific situation in this life forbidden zone that was relatively unfamiliar to them.

Of course, it would be even better if we could get the elixir of immortality grown on the nine holy mountains.

The fact that Li Zhi established a dojo so close to the ancient forbidden area really made these ancient creatures curious.

So they came to visit together.

They originally thought that the mysterious existence who established the Taoist temple here was a descendant of the Holy Spirit, but after entering the temple, they found that he was not a descendant of the Holy Spirit at all, but just a human king.

However, when facing Li Zhi, they felt their own insignificance.

It is obvious that Li Zhi's realm seems to be inferior to that of most of the kings of the ancient tribes present.

However, the feeling coming from the depths of their souls would not lie. When facing Li Zhi, they felt as if they were facing the supreme avenue.

It was as if it was not a living human cultivator, but a tangible carrier of the Great Dao in the human world.

The cultivators from all the ancient royal families became wary. They had experienced this feeling deeply when they were observing the Dao rhyme left by the ancient emperor in their families.

It is a special aura that is supreme and above all things in heaven and earth.

Ordinary cultivators simply don't possess that kind of energy. Even the most powerful ancestor king won't have that kind of energy.

Although Li Zhi's cultivation was not high, the aura he exuded was no different from the ancient emperor's aura that transcended heaven and earth.

"I am Jin Xi from Shencan Ridge, and I am here to greet you, fellow Taoist." The old silkworm from Shencan Ridge was a golden silkworm king who had attained enlightenment and transformed into a human form. He was the first to speak and greet Li Zhi.

"Blood Phoenix Mountain, Huang Heng greets fellow Daoist." Then the king from Blood Phoenix Mountain also spoke to Li Zhi.

"Yuanshi Lake, Yuan Jiuxiao greets fellow Daoist." Then the king of Yuanshi Lake who possessed the rare bloodline of Yuanhuang also spoke.

"Huolin Cave, Huo Wushuang greets fellow Taoist." Finally, the king of Huolin Cave also spoke and greeted Li Zhi.

Four branches of the ancient royal family that were sealed on the ancient star Beidou actually came. Except for the Golden Cave, the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest, the Fighting Saint Ape, and the Immortal Emperor, no cultivators came from these four branches of the ancient royal family. At this time, Li Zhi's dojo could hold a grand gathering of all the ancient races.

In addition, there were also seven-lineage ancient creatures from the ten ancient royal families who appeared in the hall, and the rest were some ordinary cultivators from the ancient royal families, including cultivators from the Valley of the Gods.

Of course, these cultivators from the ancient royal family had no chance to speak.

After the four kings of the ancient royal family spoke, their attitude was made clear.

At the same time, Li Zhi also discovered that among these ancient creatures, there was not a single descendant of the eight ancient creatures under the command of the Prince of Heaven.

"I, Li Changshou, greet all of you fellow Taoists." Facing these polite kings of the ancient royal family, Li Zhi also returned the greetings.

"Are you Li Changshou, the Li Changshou that even the Prince of Heaven is obsessed with?" Yuan Jiuxiao from the Original Lake said with a little surprise.

"The Emperor's son is still obsessed with me. How did this come about?" Li Zhi was quite surprised and asked curiously.

"This, that..." Yuan Jiuxiao suddenly became hesitant, as if he had something to hide.

Among the major royal families of ancient times, Yuangu, the wife of Queen Yuan of Yuanshihu, was closer to the Prince of Heaven and accidentally heard the name of Li Zhi from the Prince of Heaven.

It seemed that the Emperor's son was filled with extremely complicated emotions towards Li Zhi, which even made Yuan Gu feel curious.

However, the prince was unwilling to say more.

Out of curiosity, Yuan Gu once asked the monks of Yuanshi Lake to investigate Li Zhi's past, but they did not find any clues.

Of course, it also made them remember Li Changshou, a low-key name that even the prince of heaven could think of.

The unexpected conversation actually eased the tense and depressing atmosphere in the hall.

After feeling the humanity in Li Zhi, the unattainable aura he had when they first met disappeared.

When the many ancient kings present looked at Li Zhi again, they suddenly felt that the Taoist Changshou was no more than this.

It seemed as if there was no difference between Li Zhi and ordinary human cultivators.

Even the suppressive aura of the Great Dao disappeared.

Many ancient creatures secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if they realized that the commotion just now was just a trick by Li Zhi to bluff and intimidate them.

Many kings of the ancient royal families showed a hint of sneer.

Only four kings from the ancient royal family had some doubts in their hearts.

Just now they felt a hint of the aura of a quasi-emperor from the platform where Li Zhi was sitting.

But the aura was fleeting, leaving them a little confused.

A king from the Blood Moon Clan seemed to sense a special vitality from Li Zhi's blood, as if it smelled like a magical medicine, and a hint of greed instantly appeared in his eyes.

The Blood Moon Clan was one of the ten most vicious clans in the ancient times. They were bloodthirsty and murderous. Their innate magical powers were cultivated by absorbing the blood of all living things. As long as they had enough precious blood, the strength of their cultivators was not even weaker than those of the ancient royal family.

Now, he sensed a special energy from Li Zhi's blood. It seemed that after sucking Li Zhi's blood dry, his cultivation would be quickly raised to the level of a great king, or even to a semi-saint.

"Master Changshou, you have set up a Taoist temple here, so you must have some extraordinary qualities. I would like to learn about your magical powers." The king of the Blood Moon clan smiled, but his dark red skin made the smile look more hideous and terrifying.

"I heard that the human race is born with a Taoist body and is most suitable for practicing Taoism. This king also wants to see the magical powers of Taoist Changshou."

"According to the ancient rules, cultivators who want to build a Taoist temple independently need to accept the tests of the major royal families. Taoist Changshou, you dare to build a Taoist temple here, so you are not afraid of the tests from the various clans."

As the king of the Blood Moon clan began to challenge Li Zhi, the kings of other ancient clans also spoke up one after another, all wanting to test Li Zhi's strength.

Seeing the kings of the Silver Clan, the Green Ghost Clan, the Huntian Clan, and the First King Clan speaking one after another, other kings also spoke one after another. There were even a few ancient creatures who had just touched the threshold of the Way of Beheading and wanted to try Li Zhi's magical powers.

Seeing that three of the nine kings had stood up to challenge him, as well as those ancient creatures who thought he was just a show-off and did not take him seriously, Li Zhi finally showed a smile on his face.

"It just so happens that I have set up a Taoist temple here, and there is still one last step to go. Now that fellow Taoists are willing to help me complete the last step, I would like to thank you all here first."

Li Zhi finally stood up from the platform.

Then he strode out of the hall with big strides, and all the ancient creatures followed him when they saw him.

At this time, the four daughters of Meng Zhang and the little Qilin, who had received Li Zhi's telepathic message, were already waiting outside the hall.

"Master, the altar for worshiping heaven and earth has been set up." Meng Zhang said to Li Zhi with a serious face.

"Very good." Li Zhi smiled and said to Meng Zhang: "You go and prepare the banquet. After I offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, I will host a banquet to entertain all Taoist friends."

Afterwards, Li Zhi turned around and said to those ancient creatures: "My fellow Taoists, please follow me to the fighting arena."

After he finished speaking, a auspicious cloud appeared under Li Zhi's feet, carrying him towards the fighting altar in the dojo.

This behavior was very much like that of an immortal god, causing many ancient creatures to frown.

Then, those ancient creatures all showed a hint of murderous intent in their eyes.

After arriving at the fighting altar, Li Zhi first went to the altar and personally offered a stick of incense to the tablet on the table which had the words "Heaven and Earth" engraved on it.

Seeing that Li Zhi only offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and not to any Taoist deity, the kings of the ancient royal family were quite surprised.

After burning incense, Li Zhi said to the ancient creatures who challenged him: "Since you want to test me, I will give you a chance. Come and take my life. Otherwise, your lives will be my sacrifice to heaven and earth today."

When these words were spoken, all the ancient creatures were stunned. They had never thought that a human being would dare to look down on them like this.

Seeing the ancient creatures that were furious, Li Zhi said, "My fighting philosophy has always been to decide not only who is better, but also who is alive or dead. If any fellow Taoist values ​​his life, he can withdraw early. I will not regard him as a coward."

Some of the ancient creatures who were still a little worried and hesitant could not stand this kind of anger, and immediately shouted at Li Zhi: "Master Changshou, you asked for this. Now we will decide who is superior and who is inferior, and who lives and who dies."

In a banquet palace not far from the altar, the four maids all showed their worries after hearing the conversation between Li Zhi and those ancient creatures. "Those ancient creatures are extremely powerful. Ordinary ancient creatures are stronger than our human cultivators at the same level. Now those kings who are born in the ancient royal family or the imperial family must be even stronger. Can the master handle it?"

While they were preparing ingredients for the fairy banquet, they were worried about whether Li Zhi could handle the round-the-clock attack from so many ancient creatures.

In the hall, only the little Qilin beast showed no concern for the battle at the altar.

Instead, he took a bite here and a piece there from the ingredients that were already on the plate.

"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you know how to do."

Seeing the little Qilin beast's indifference to Li Zhi, Dong Qing simply reached out and slapped it on the back of its head.

"Bang!" The little Qilin was knocked to the ground, and its hard forehead hit the table leg hard.

"Woof woof." The little Qilin beast, which was attacked by surprise, was so angry that it started barking at Holly. If it could not beat Holly, it would probably pounce on Holly and bite it immediately.

Seeing that they were about to turn the banquet hall into a battlefield, Meng Zhang quickly opened his mouth and shouted, "Stop it, both of you."

Dongqing, whose cultivation has reached the half-step great power realm, has become the strongest among the four sisters in terms of combat power after comprehending the three runes of the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon taught by Li Zhi.

Faced with Meng Zhang's majesty, Holly and the little Qilin had no choice but to give up.

Then, Meng Zhang asked the little Qilin beast, "Renshou, why are you not worried about your master's victory or defeat?"

The little Qilin said as a matter of course: "Those weird-looking creatures are no match for the longevity boss. I'm afraid they can't even stop the killing intent released by the longevity boss. If the longevity boss is willing, he can even kill them all in one move."

Previously, in the chaotic little world left behind by Emperor Yuhua, the little Qilin had felt the horror of Li Zhi’s murderous intent.

That terrifying murderous intent is comparable to the most original Taiyin murderous intent in the universe.

With just one thought, all life within a thousand miles radius was destroyed. This was no joke.

That was an absolute murderous intent aimed directly at the source of life of all living things in heaven and earth.

After personally experiencing the feeling of being on the verge of death, the little Qilin became extremely confident in Li Zhi's strength. In fact, in its heart, no one in the world could be Li Zhi's opponent.

Just as the little Qilin said, the battle between Li Zhi and those ancient creatures in front of the altar for worshiping heaven and earth can only be described as simple and swift.

On the fighting stage, Li Zhi summoned the White Bone Immortal Beheading Platform, and then released a slashing sword light that contained half of Li Zhi's own murderous intent. After the sword light flew over the necks of those ancient creatures at a speed that no one could react to, the battle was over.

Then, the nine kings and three mighty ones who had touched the threshold of the path of beheading stood on the stage like sculptures, motionless.

After a long while, their heads finally slid off their shoulders one after another.

After their heads fell to the ground, their bodies also turned into ashes.

This scene made all the ancient creatures present feel cold physically and mentally, even the four kings who were born in the ancient royal family.

Originally, they wanted to take a closer look at the fierce fight between Li Zhi and those kings from the ancient royal families, in order to gauge Li Zhi's true strength.

But after the battle began, the scene was far from what they had imagined.

With just one move, Li Zhi killed all twelve opponents.

Even their life essence seemed to have been sacrificed, disappearing completely in an instant.

Such a one-sided battle was very similar to the battle between the ancient prince and ordinary monks of the same class, in which the enemy could be killed in one move.

They even wondered in their hearts if they were to face Li Zhi, if they didn't have the holy soldiers to protect them, would the outcome be different?

But after careful consideration, the kings found that the result would not change at all.

In front of the fighting altar, many ancient creatures were silent for a whole stick of incense.

Then, the king Huang Heng from Blood Phoenix Mountain seemed to remember something, and smiled, and said to Li Zhi: "Master Changshou, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Afterwards, he took out a piece of blood jade that emitted a blazing red light and could be used to refine the king's magic weapon.

After presenting the blood jade to Li Zhi, he said, "The Taoist priest has set up a Taoist temple here. I came here in a hurry and was unable to prepare a gift in advance. This piece of blood jade is a gift from me on behalf of Blood Phoenix Mountain. I hope the Taoist priest will accept it."

"Fellow Daoist Huang, what are you doing?" Yuan Jiuxiao from the Original Lake saw this and immediately asked via voice transmission.

"My fellow Taoists, please be generous and donate to give this long-lived Taoist the proper gift." Huang Heng did not answer, but spoke in a voice transmission.

"Shencanling wishes fellow Taoist a successful establishment of Taoism. Here are some gifts, including a hundred spiritual medicines, ten holy medicines, and one minor medicine king. Please accept them, Taoist." Jinxi, the old silkworm from Shencanling, seemed to have discovered something as well, and followed suit by presenting gifts.

Seeing that Blood Phoenix Mountain and Divine Silkworm Ridge had both presented gifts, the kings of Primitive Lake and Fire Scale Cave suppressed their doubts in their hearts, and generously presented a gift of equal value to the gifts from the two kings.

Upon seeing this, the other ancient creatures also generously donated and presented gifts belonging to their respective tribes.

Li Zhi did not refuse and took all the gifts with a wave of his hand.

Afterwards, he invited those ancient creatures to drink in the banquet hall, and provided the kings present with enlightenment tea brewed with the sacred spring water.

As for the kings who were killed, it seemed that they were not worthy of everyone's attention. Even the ancient creatures who were of the same race as them had no intention of revenge, but instead sent gifts to Li Zhi.

In the banquet hall, a harmonious atmosphere soon emerged between the guests and the hosts.

Meng Zhang and the other four maids all showed puzzled expressions. How could their master have killed twelve ancient creatures the moment before, but be able to gather together with those ancient creatures the next moment, and it seemed that they were on good terms with each other?
The banquet lasted for half a day before it ended.

After those ancient creatures left, Li Zhi returned to the Taoist Palace to meditate again.

However, those ancient creatures that left did not immediately return to their ancestral lands. Instead, they followed the four kings from the ancient royal family.

After they returned to their temporary base in the ancient forest, Yuan Jiuxiao, the king from the primitive lake, asked directly.

"Friend Huang, now you should tell us the reason, right?"

"Do you fellow Taoists really think that the longevity Taoist is just an ordinary human?" Huang Heng from Blood Phoenix Mountain said something that made everyone even more confused.

"Fellow Daoist Huang's observation is really careful. If it weren't for your reminder, I would not have discovered the true identity of the longevity Taoist priest." Jin Xi of Shencanling nodded.

The tribe has the secret technique of unraveling the mystery and finding the source of things, and can see things that outsiders cannot see based on clues.

"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Jin. Huang did not see the true form of the Taoist of Longevity. It was just that someone in the clan accidentally saw him use his true form near the Taichu Ancient Mine, so I remembered those secrets." Huang Heng did not answer, but continued to play guessing games with Jin Xi, which made the ancient creatures present feel annoyed.

"My two fellow Taoists, please speak frankly and don't play tricks on me." The king of Huolin Cave frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the reasons given by the two kings, and spoke.

"My two Taoist friends, please tell me, what exactly happened to that longevity Taoist?" The King of the Primitive Lake said anxiously.

"Well, then I, Huang, will tell you a secret piece of information that I accidentally discovered in Blood Phoenix Mountain. Please don't spread it to anyone else." Huang Heng was still hesitating, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Afterwards, Huang Heng told everyone the news that Li Zhi and the Dragon Girl of the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest had practiced dual cultivation of two dragons playing with a pearl.

"Could it be that the rumor coming out of the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest is true, that he is really an ancient prince, and the prince of the Golden Dragon Emperor who has already become an immortal?" A powerful man from the Haolong clan from Yinlongchuan immediately muttered after listening to Huang Heng's story.

Their clan was quite close to the Wanlong Nest, and they had heard before that there were internal disagreements within the Wanlong Nest because of a mysterious ancient prince.

Among all the ancient creatures present, there was one mortal being. Although the voice of the powerful man from the Haolong clan was very small, it was heard by everyone.

"hiss!"

Many ancient creatures gasped.

All ancient creatures knew the importance of an ancient prince.

Then, the old golden silkworm of Shencan Ridge also said: "I did sense a secret pure dragon energy from his body that seems to be weaker than the blood of the ancient emperor's own son. Perhaps, the rumor from the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest is true. The dragon girl also entered a mysterious transformation because of the double cultivation. That's why she didn't go out to practice like other princes and princesses."

"Then where does his pure human blood come from?" the King of the Primitive Lake asked puzzledly.

"I don't know. Perhaps it is the special cultivation method left by the Golden Dragon Emperor that allows him to comprehend the mysteries of the human race's Dao body without having to transform. As we all know, the legendary Emperor Desolate Sky is suspected to be of human origin. The mainstream cultivation methods in the world today are also evolved from the cultivation methods left by Emperor Desolate Sky."

The old golden silkworm of Shencanling seemed to know more secrets of the world than the other kings who were born in the ancient royal family.

They had never heard such remarks before.

The source of the five secret realms actually comes from the legendary Emperor Huang Tian.

But thinking about the terrifying length of the Divine Emperor's reign and the innate magical powers of the Divine Silkworm Clan, everyone felt that it was natural that Divine Silkworm Ridge possessed more secrets of the world than their own clans.

Although everyone knew that in the distant chaotic ancient times, there existed an Emperor Huang Tian who truly became an immortal, few people could clearly say what race Emperor Huang Tian came from.

Now, with the affirmation of the old golden silkworm from Shencan Ridge, everyone's perception of the human race immediately became complicated.

“You’d better forget what you saw in the Changshou Dojo this time. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee whether it will bring about consequences.” Finally, Huang Heng of Blood Phoenix Mountain warned everyone.

The old golden silkworm of Shencan Ridge also spoke up, "Since Taoist Changshou wants to practice in a low-key manner, we should help him. Otherwise, under the murderous intent of the quasi-emperor, I dare not guarantee that you will be able to live and tell everyone what you have seen before."

These four kings who were born in the ancient royal family had been taken care of by Li Zhi, who allowed them to feel a trace of the energy emanating from the flesh and blood of the holy spirit at the quasi-emperor level.

Let them mistakenly believe that there is a quasi-emperor level strong man behind Li Zhi to protect him.

It has to be said that Li Zhi’s previous operations were very effective.

Those ancient creatures really did not leak out what they saw in the longevity temple.

There was even a strange feeling that there was an ancient prince standing behind them, giving them more confidence in exploring the ancient forbidden area.

I have to say that the power imagined by our imagination is sometimes more convincing than the real strength demonstrated.

(End of this chapter)