Chapter 263: The past is like a light boat that has passed through thousands of mountains. Playing with fire will burn you. Even an ant wants to swallow an elephant.
"Why hasn't anyone come yet? Gou Chen Palace shouldn't dare to play any tricks."
"Humph, where does Gou Chen Gong get the courage? Don't forget that their lives and deaths are still under our control."
In the Chongming Star Region, on the life star called Qingyuan Ancient Star, several elders from Chongming Valley who were responsible for the contact were waiting in a vast and lush mountain area.
They were talking in low voices. There were many disciples from Chongming Valley patrolling around. This place was a secret stronghold of Chongming Valley, and served as one of the evacuation routes for the elders and disciples when a disaster struck the sect.
The terrain here is vast, the mountains are like dragons, and the energy is surging. There is an ancient teleportation array deep in the mountains that can directly reach Chongming Valley.
The cultivation level of the group is quite good, and they are led by three great masters of the eighth realm, who have a very high status in Chongming Valley, which is enough to show how much they value this matter.
This time, Gou Chen Palace secretly escorted Jiang Lan here, and it was not appropriate to publicize it, so they were careful to avoid all routes along the way.
The people who came to pick Jiang Lan up from Chongming Valley were also very cautious, fearing that something unexpected might happen and allow Jiang Lan to escape.
"People from Gouchen Palace are here."
At this time, one of the three eighth-level masters suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes glowed brightly like a magic lamp and he stared at the starry sky in the distance.
I saw a ray of light rushing over there, and a chariot with very low-key decorations was falling towards the forest.
The person in charge of driving the car was a powerful demon, and there were many powerful men following behind him. If people didn't know, they would think that it was a young man or young lady from some family traveling.
"He is indeed from the Gouchen Palace. Judging from his appearance, no one would notice that Jiang Lan would be imprisoned here."
"There is a secret treasure in the Gou Chen Palace, called the Sun and Moon Pure Bottle. It contains a huge space and is engraved with many ancient demonic texts. It can also conceal auras..."
The three eighth-level masters looked at each other, then flew into the air and rushed towards the chariot.
The powerful demon from the Gou Chen Palace also noticed them, with fear in his eyes, but he had obviously received orders, and after a very simple and direct handover, he handed the chariot to them.
"Xu Yao, the young palace master of Gou Chen Palace, is also here. It seems that Gou Chen Palace is quite sensible."
The three great men of Chongming Valley smiled and noticed the beautiful woman sitting quietly in the chariot. In her palm was a white vase with a moon. There was an inexplicable secret power flowing, which seemed to be able to suppress the mountains, rivers, sun and moon. Her power was vast and immense.
When one of them made the handover, an ancient symbol flashed across his palm and was directly imprinted on the moon-white vase. In an instant, a strange mist surged out, reflecting the scene inside.
I saw a young man sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in the void. His clothes were spotless and he looked very otherworldly, but his aura was a little weak.
Invisible chains of the Great Dao, entwined with runes, entangled and locked his body, suppressing it there.
"It is indeed Jiang Lan, the young leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance..."
"He has come to this day."
The three great men in Chongming Valley showed joy in their eyes, and the stones in their hearts finally fell to the ground, and they felt relieved.
Without any delay, they called the other elders of Chongming Valley and drove the chariot into the depths of the primeval forest.
"Your people from Gou Chen Palace are on the other side, go and lead them away by yourselves."
Before leaving, they did not forget to give a reminder to the powerful demon clan in Gou Chen Palace, with sneers and contempt in their eyes.
In the middle of the chariot, Xu Yao sat quietly with a calm look in her eyes. Her slender jade hands quietly held the white jade bottle, gently stroking it from time to time, as if touching warm skin, which made her eyes slightly blurred.
Soon, in this deep mountain, there was a breath of space filled the air. The spiritual energy fluctuated like a tide, constantly surging and converging. The ancient teleportation array lit up, and then several figures flashed by with chariots and quickly disappeared.
"Old Palace Master..."
"I'm sorry for making you suffer."
On the other side, the powerful demon who had taken back the former Palace Master of Gouchen Palace from Chongming Valley, looked at the skinny and dull-eyed old man in front of him, almost burst into tears, his tone full of grief.
"You are stupid..."
The old Palace Master of Gou Chen Palace is the father of the current Palace Master Xu Xin, and also the grandfather of Xu Yao. He already knew how heavy a price Gou Chen Palace paid to rescue them from Chongming Valley, and even did not hesitate to offend the Xiandao League.
The price is very high and they simply cannot afford it.
"Old Palace Master, let's go back to Gou Chen Palace first. We can talk about anything later."
This powerful demon clan member did not explain anything further. He just supported the old palace master and took him away from here.
In Chongming Valley, many elders and high-ranking officials gathered, already waiting for the elders who escorted Jiang Lan back. For this purpose, they even set up a dragnet in advance to prevent any accidents from happening.
In the hall, array patterns were densely distributed, one after another, engraved in the void. The light was so bright that it seemed as if huge stars were twinkling, exuding unparalleled power, which was frightening and terrifying.
"Even if Jiang Lan still has some tricks and trump cards, now that he has come to the territory of Chongming Valley, even a saint won't be able to escape easily."
"Even if he is extremely brave, he has to admit defeat today..."
In order to "welcome" Jiang Lan, Chongming Valley has made sufficient preparations. Even though they know that Jiang Lan has been injured and suppressed by the forces of Gouchen Palace, they still dare not be careless.
They didn't believe that something unexpected would happen after things had come to this point.
Mingzu, the ancestor of Chongming Valley, was also in the hall.
He had his hands behind his back, and although his expression seemed calm, he could not hide his excitement. In his opinion, Jiang Lan must have had a lot of secrets and luck to have come this far.
Now that they have fallen into Chongminggu's hands, these secrets and fortunes have become theirs.
Mingzu was very curious about this future Heavenly Emperor and wished to know all his secrets and creations.
"By then I will be a Mingsheng. If I can return to my true self while in the holy realm, I might even be able to catch up with my ancestors and become a true Chongming."
Thinking of this, Mingzu's hands behind his back trembled slightly, and his heart surged.
Soon, a report came from outside the hall that the elders who had gone to make the meeting had returned safely without encountering any accidents on the way.
“Okay, okay…”
All the elders in the hall were smiling happily, with excitement in their eyes. Some of them couldn't wait to come to the door of the hall and look up.
Ming Zu coughed lightly, frowned, and pretended to be calm, "It's just to capture Jiang Lan, why are you so impatient? The secrets and luck on him will be ours sooner or later, and no one can take them away."
"That's what the Ming ancestor taught."
All the elders echoed, but their expressions and words still couldn't hide their excitement. If you ask who in the world has the most curious secret, it would definitely be Jiang Lan.
Being able to cultivate to the eighth level and possess strength comparable to that of a saint is simply unbelievable.
If Chongming Valley had not taken advantage of Gouchen Palace this time, it would have been almost impossible for it to capture Jiang Lan easily.
Soon, Xu Yao, the young master of Gou Chen Palace, came to the hall with a moon-white treasure bottle in her hand, led by the elder of Chongming Valley. Waves of powerful and terrifying divine thoughts swept through her body and then fell into the treasure bottle in unison, with greed, passion, surprise, and inquiry...
Xu Yao remained calm and tried to remain peaceful. She repeated Gouchen Palace's request, wanting Chongming Valley to release all members of their clan.
"No problem. Gou Chen Palace has made such a great contribution this time. By capturing Jiang Lan, you can have whatever you want, not to mention just a few hostages. From now on, I, Chongming Valley, will not interfere in the affairs of your Gou Chen Palace. That's all fine."
Several elders burst into laughter, not hiding their contempt for the Gou Chen Palace in their words.
In their opinion, the Gou Chen Palace had exhausted its resources and had suffered heavy losses in vitality. It had already offended the Xian Dao Alliance and was doomed to be destroyed.
At this point, it no longer matters whether or not to release their hostages.
The key issue at the moment is how to deal with Jiang Lan and gain more benefits from it. As long as they have Jiang Lan in their hands, they naturally don’t have to worry about the revenge of the Xiandao Alliance.
What does it mean to use the emperor to control the princes? This is what it means to use the emperor to control the princes.
"I hope the elders will keep their word..."
As soon as Xu Yao finished speaking, a surge of force came and knocked her away, then snatched the moon-white vase from her hand.
"You're talking too much nonsense. Since I promised you at Gou Chen Palace, I will naturally do what I said."
The master of Chongming Valley grabbed the moon-white treasure bottle and used his eyesight to glimpse the vast and dark scene inside. He also saw Jiang Lan sitting cross-legged in it.
He smiled and respectfully handed the vase to Mingzu on the side.
"Young Leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance, have you ever thought that one day you will fall into our hands..."
Ming Zu was wearing colorful clothes, with two pairs of green pupils with different colors. He stared at the treasure bottle in front of him and spoke.
He knew that Jiang Lan was among them and would definitely be able to hear their conversation.
"Zhongminggu is quite courageous. They plotted against me like this. Aren't they afraid of being held accountable afterwards?"
In the vast and dark void, Jiang Lan slowly opened his eyes. He seemed very calm, as if he was not worried about the current situation.
"Haha, Young Alliance Leader, you are joking. The victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits. This is an unchanging law since ancient times. As long as I have you in my Chongming Valley, I will be invincible. Settlement? We will also be the ones to do the settling."
Mingzu smiled faintly, feeling confident that he would win.
Just a moment ago, he had already detected Jiang Lan's condition. His life breath was very weak, as if his life source was damaged during the battle with the Gou Chen phantom.
Even with the help of healing medicine, it would take a long time to recover from such an injury.
The elders of Chongming Valley all had confident looks on their faces, as if they had full control over the overall situation.
"For the next few days, Young Alliance Leader, I'll have to trouble you to stay in Chongming Valley. We are very interested in your secrets."
The array pattern flickered on Mingzu's palm, but he was still worried, so he placed more layers of restrictions and array patterns on the bottle. He did not dare to release Jiang Lan rashly and was still very cautious.
"Since Chongming Valley has decided to go all the way, I hope you won't regret it."
Jiang Lan closed his eyes again, as if he wanted to continue recovering from his injuries.
Mingzu's face darkened and a cold expression appeared on his face. He didn't expect that Jiang Lan still seemed calm and composed at such a time and even wanted to threaten them.
"Young Alliance Leader, please don't be angry. We will treat you well from now on to show our hospitality."
He waved his hand, his tone was cold and gloomy, then he gave orders to prepare to use the powerful weapon of Chongming Valley.
The Gouchen Palace has a profound heritage, and Chongming Valley is naturally no less profound.
Among them is a tripod named the Golden Crow Setting Sun Tripod, which is said to have been obtained by Chongming. Inside the tripod are inscriptions of many ancient wonders such as the Golden Crow Setting Sun. When it is complete, there are a total of thirty-six of them.
Each ancient wonder contains the magical power between heaven and earth. Once revived, it will be so powerful that it can suppress the mountains, seas, sun and moon.
Of course, there is no complete wonder in the Golden Crow Sunset Cauldron now, not even one.
But once it revives, its power will be terrifying, and combined with the formation patterns in Chongming Valley, it can ensure that Jiang Lan cannot escape.
There was no sound coming from the moon-white vase, as if Jiang Lan did not intend to pay any more attention to them.
Mingzu didn't care either. He knew that things couldn't be delayed too long, in case the Xiandao League took any action. He knew that some beings in different dimensions of time and space would take action against Li Sheng, but it was obvious that they had not started to act yet.
Therefore, once Li Sheng detects Jiang Lan's whereabouts, he will most likely take action against Chongming Valley as soon as possible.
During this period, Chongming Valley must always be prepared.
"For this big wave, no matter what the consequences, as long as we can get through it, it will be like sailing across thousands of mountains..."
The void trembled, a crack appeared, and a large, ancient cauldron with glittering light fell from the sky, completely covering the vase.
Mingzu looked deep in the eyes, and with a flick of his sleeves, he held up the ancient cauldron and headed towards the depths of Chongming Valley. The other elders from the other eight realms had obviously also received instructions and followed behind him.
Deep in Chongming Valley, the five-colored divine egg trembled slightly, and the young man sitting cross-legged inside began to inhale and exhale spiritual energy, and was about to completely absorb the essence and break out of the egg.
Clusters of true fire swirled around and enveloped the surroundings, like a gorgeous fairyland, hazy and blurred.
"Are you here?"
At this moment, he seemed to feel something. His eyes suddenly opened and looked outside the valley. A warm and blazing light surged in his eyes, and his whole heart was surging.
Outside the valley, there was a dazzling array of lights and colors. A large, ancient tripod was rumbling in the air, splendid and brilliant, and an ancient wonder was being performed.
Mist was gushing out from the void, and the moon-white treasure bottle was trembling slightly. The power of the seal was constantly being lifted, and the sky above the Chongming Valley was covered with dense array patterns. Clear traces of avenues were spreading, crisscrossing and connecting, tightly sealing off the entire space and time.
When they arrived at the entrance of the valley, many elders of Chongming Valley stopped there with serious expressions, ready to protect the Dharma.
There has always been a living Chongming egg preserved in Chongming Valley, which contains Chongming's biological offspring, who was originally destined to hatch and be born in this life. This is also the greatest heritage of Chongming Valley.
But Su Xuanyi had long coveted the Chongming egg. He was attracted by Chongming's powerful talent, so he used secret methods to occupy it and take over the egg.
Over the years, Su Xuanyi has been absorbing and refining the essence of the Chongming Egg, intending to absorb it completely and make it his true self.
"Xuan Yi, Jiang Lan has been brought here. I will help you later to devour and refine him..."
"Although he is seriously injured, his strength should not be underestimated. You must not be careless."
Mingzu transformed into a huge entity, carrying a large and ancient tripod to the ground. He stood at the entrance of the valley, spoke in human language, and gave instructions to Su Xuanyi inside.
As he finished speaking, divine light shot up from the cauldron into the sky, mist gushed out from the moon-white treasure bottle, the aura of space filled the air, and Jiang Lan's figure emerged from it.
However, as soon as he appeared, dense array chains wrapped around him, locking him tightly and preventing him from moving at all.
The five-colored divine egg trembled slightly. Su Xuanyi in the egg stared at Jiang Lan closely, feeling a sense of palpitation and familiarity. She said with understanding, "My clone was killed by him. I swallowed him today, which can be regarded as paying back the karma."
"Swallowed me?"
“Ants swallowing elephants?”
Jiang Lan stood in the middle of the cauldron. Hearing the words, he gave a faint laugh as if he had heard a joke, and still appeared calm and composed.
"Yes, I will swallow you. As long as I swallow you, I will be the future Emperor of Heaven."
The five-colored divine egg kept trembling, and Su Xuanyi inside it said with a scorching gaze.
He could no longer bear this hunger for powerful strength and talent.
In his eyes, Jiang Lan was like a bright and dazzling sun. None of the geniuses he had devoured in the past could compare to him.
There were continuous cracking sounds coming from the five-colored divine egg, and the silver flames were jumping violently, instantly engulfing the surroundings.
Su Xuanyi burst into laughter, and his entire body seemed to have turned into a silver abyss that continued to expand, as if to swallow up everything around it.
Accompanied by a faint purple mist, it surged towards the surroundings, and even the patterns on the ancient cauldron seemed to come alive, and the entire valley entrance exuded a strange and cold glow.
In all directions of heaven and earth, the elders of Chongming Valley began to sit cross-legged consciously, muttering to themselves. Layers of hazy mist rose and fell, covering the place.
They seemed to have become gods protecting Su Xuanyi. The space between each of their brows became bright, and rays of light connected to each other, evolving into some kind of flesh and blood formation that blocked everything.
Mingzu, who was standing at the entrance of the valley, also stared at the center with his emerald green eyes without blinking, guarding Su Xuanyi and protecting her.
The whole Chongming Valley was in a state of flux at this moment, and many disciples felt a terrifying sense of oppression coming from the deepest part of the valley.
"Chongming Valley is playing with fire and getting burned..."
On a mountain peak, Chong Xiuyuan looked into the distance with a pale face. At this moment, he just wanted to escape far away.
Xu Yao tightly grasped a jade talisman in his palm, looking into the distance with a nervous expression, his palms full of cold sweat.
For Gou Chen Palace, this is also a gamble.
At the mouth of the valley, mist was rising. Chains formed by array patterns firmly trapped Jiang Lan, making him unable to move.
In order to devour him, Su Xuanyi chose to break out of the egg early. The brilliant silver light flooded over like a vast ocean. Every ray of light contained terrible devouring power, causing the void to distort.
In order to prevent Jiang Lan from resisting and struggling, all the elders of Chongming Valley turned their bodies into a formation without hesitation. The formation exerted a terrible pulling force. Chains spread out from the void and entangled Jiang Lan's arms, thighs, and torso, as if to tear him apart and bury him at the four corners of heaven and earth.
Facing this scene, Jiang Lan's expression remained calm, as if nothing in the world could cause him to become emotionally unstable.
"I want to see what else you can rely on..."
Mingzu did not take any action, but just stared at Jiang Lan. He had been waiting for Jiang Lan's next move. He had already accounted for all the possibilities and was fully prepared.
He didn't believe there would be any other accidents.
Boom!!!
At the mouth of the valley, all the silver light was boiling, and along with Su Xuanyi's triumphant laughter, the mist completely submerged Jiang Lan's body.
Many elders in Chongming Valley, including Mingzu, felt a sense of relief as if a stone had fallen from their chest.
"So that's all it is. It's just bluffing..."
Mingzu said in his heart, with a look of joy on his face, but his smile had just stretched out when he heard Su Xuanyi's scream of pain, and the smile instantly froze on his face.
"Xuan Yi, what happened?"
He asked, then reacted quickly and took action immediately. His huge body flapped its wings, and the rolling green light turned into a terrible flame that burned everything, sweeping towards Jiang Lan.
However, what Mingzu never expected was that the boiling silver light was actually dissipating, the rolling purple fog was receding, and even the flames that were sweeping away were also dissipating.
There was a sound of explosion from the ancient cauldron, and the chains formed by the array patterns broke one by one as if they were real.
Su Xuanyi's real body let out a painful cry as he was grabbed by a slender hand and strangled in mid-air.
His eyes widened in disbelief and horror, and a familiar feeling as if it were happening again surged into his heart.
He seemed to know how his clone had died tragically.
At the same time, he was even more unwilling to give in, and he couldn't believe it. Jiang Lan was already so seriously injured and weak, and he couldn't devour him? (End of this chapter)
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