As the smoke gradually dissipated.

On Jade Emperor Peak.

A figure gradually became clear, standing alone, body upright.

As if the terrifying explosion just now had no effect on him at all.

Not even a corner of his clothes was damaged in the slightest.

Not even a speck of dust touched him.

"King Lu, it's King Lu!"

"What? After dozens of intercontinental missiles, King Lu is actually unharmed?"

"This... this is too terrifying. Can humans really evolve to the point of resisting missiles?"

At this moment, when everyone saw through the remaining footage that Lu Yuan was still standing on Jade Emperor Peak, their expressions changed.

They all showed looks of disbelief, some were speechless.

No one had anticipated this.

Those were dozens of missile strikes!

The previous explosion made the heavens shake and the earth tremble. If not for Taishan's unique nature, half the mountain might have been destroyed.

But in the end, Lu Yuan was unharmed. This is no longer a miracle, but a divine phenomenon.

At the foot of the mountain.

Ji Huaiyuan and others, who were previously extremely tense and anxious.

After seeing the live broadcast footage, were all stunned.

Only felt a tingling scalp, dry mouth.

Human strength?

Can it really withstand intercontinental missiles?

To what extent has Lu Yuan evolved?

Is this still just the power of the Shackles Realm, or is it only he who can achieve this?

And when they wanted to continue observing, the live broadcast footage was cut off.

No way, the last drone with a camera.

Couldn't escape the effects of the explosion.

Now directly scrapped.

"Old Ji, should we send up some more drones?" Old Yun reacted and spoke up.

"No need." Ji Huaiyuan shook his head and continued, "As long as it's confirmed that King Lu is fine, everything else is not too important."

Earlier, he and Lu Yuan had an agreement that after dealing with the matters of Taishan, he would take something from there. Although he didn't know what it was, he knew it was a secret.

Since that's the case, naturally no more drones would be sent to interfere.

Moreover.

Ji Huaiyuan's attitude towards Lu Yuan had changed greatly compared to before.

As for Zhu Qingyu, North Emperor, Ice Fairy, and Pure Yang Little Celestial Master.

At this moment, their minds were still on the final live broadcast image.

After dozens of intercontinental missile bombardments.

Lu Yuan still stood on Jade Emperor Peak, seemingly without a scratch.

Is that still human?

At this moment.

These young people looked at each other, feeling as if it was all a dream.

Is there really such a huge difference between people?

.....

Taishan Jade Emperor Peak.

The Qi Blood Slaughter that shrouded Lu Yuan had already disappeared.

And his gaze became somewhat sharp.

The power of human-made weapons of mass destruction is indeed formidable, even he had to take it seriously.

The recent explosion was only resisted because Lu Yuan directly activated the Qi Blood Slaughter.

But even so, it consumed a portion of his strength.

This is something that hasn't happened since the mutation.

"West!"

At this moment, he slowly uttered two words, his eyes cold, with a hint of killing intent.

He had already decided in his heart that after leaving Taishan.

This matter must be resolved!

Then.

He took a deep breath and looked at the Spiritual Monkey beside him.

The latter was also shocked by such power just now. For him, although it wasn't lethal, it was quite terrifying.

If it happened a few more times, and without his knowledge, it would be quite troublesome.

Involuntarily, the Spiritual Monkey turned its head: "Is this also a power of you humans?"

"Sort of."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded.

Without further explanation, he pointed to the Nine-Colored Altar on the high platform and said, "Has this thing been here since the mutation?"

There was one in Shennongjia, and now he encountered another. He felt it wasn't simple.

"I don't know."

The Spiritual Monkey shook its head: "Probably so, my inheritance memory awakened not long ago. I only know this altar seems to be some kind of passage, or you could say, an ancient road. More than that, I don't know."

Powerful exotic beasts usually have inherited memory. It may not appear before, but post-mutation it emerges.

Its situation is actually similar to the Golden-winged Roc, with subsequent memories needing strength to unlock.

But upon hearing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

Passage?

Ancient road?

These terms represent many things.

Are they related to the deep space?

Involuntarily, he thought of this.

Because Lu Yuan knew that it wouldn't be long before those mysterious beings from the Outer Realm would descend.

In the last life, those people suddenly appeared, with few signs.

When discovered, there were already many in this world.

Even terrifying figures capable of surviving in the universe.

And are these Nine-Colored Altars related to them?

Lu Yuan was puzzled.

But he couldn't be sure.

After all, this world holds too many secrets.

Even for himself, it's impossible to uncover it all.

Shennongjia, Lishan Imperial Mausoleum, each holds many great secrets.

Some related to ancient figures, others to legendary Human Emperors...

Now Taishan is the same.

"Forget it."

Lu Yuan shook his head. Although he has some power now.

It's still not enough to uncover the true secrets.

Perhaps.

Only when those from the Outer Realm appear will he truly understand something.

Clearing his thoughts, he looked at the Spiritual Monkey and immediately spoke, "You should rest here first. I held back just now, so you won't be too injured; you'll recover in a few hours."

Having said this, he ignored the other's reaction and turned away to leave.

The first task was completed.

Next.

It was time for the second purpose of his visit to Taishan.

"You..." The Spiritual Monkey watched Lu Yuan's back, momentarily at a loss for words.

It scratched its fur and began to bare its teeth, seemingly very upset.

The reason was quite simple.

Because just now, Lu Yuan's words.

Had already revealed that he hadn't exerted his full strength.

Without exerting full strength, he had managed to subdue the monkey, even at a level lower than his own...

The Spiritual Monkey had its pride, but facing Lu Yuan, it was utterly helpless; it couldn't win.

Finally, it dropped the Profound Iron Rod and sat down cross-legged by itself.

It seemed aware that the other had unfinished business on Taishan.

So while sitting cross-legged, the monkey shut off its perception of the outside world, and then just like a human, its chest rose and fell, with streams of white air appearing and slowly disappearing from its nose and mouth.

As it breathed, the golden fur on its body emitted light, looking extraordinary.

Inside, its organs were constantly pulsing, emitting humming sounds.

Clearly, the Spiritual Monkey also possessed its own Breathing Technique.

And it was very powerful.

Lu Yuan saw this scene and a smile appeared on his face.

The Spiritual Monkey.

One of the few Exotic Beasts with goodwill towards humans.

Its temper seemed fierce but not unreasonable, coupled with human-like intelligence, interaction was quite simple.

Especially in the previous life, the monkey even represented this world in battles against Outer Realm Creatures.

Hence, Lu Yuan only subdued it and had no other intentions.

In future situations.

He couldn't possibly manage everything.

Would need some to assist from the side, which is why he agreed to collaborate with the upper echelons.

At that moment.

Lu Yuan turned his head, looking towards the gigantic Jade Emperor Peak before him.

It was enormous, almost the size of a small city, filled with palace ruins and countless massive monoliths.

Finding the Divine Artifact he sought here was like searching for a needle in a haystack, even the Meridian Heaven-Repairing Furnace wouldn't suffice.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

He flipped his hand slightly.

The Fu Xi's Eight Trigrams Map appeared and slowly unfolded.

The sun, moon, and stars were painted within, emitting a faint glow, slowly rotating.

Soon, Lu Yuan drew out the Sword Embryo and sliced his finger, merging a drop of fresh blood within.

Buzzing sounds ensued.

The sun, moon, and stars inside the Fu Xi map vibrated.

The Eight Trigrams above also began to change slowly, eventually displaying a bright dot, akin to a beacon.

"It really is something left behind by Human Emperor Fu Xi," Lu Yuan remarked, his eyes brightening.

The Fu Xi map was like a navigator, accurately locating things of Divine Artifact Level.

It hadn't been long before it had already found one.

If using the Meridian Heaven-Repairing Furnace.

It would take much longer, and make many errors.

Moreover, its function isn't limited to this.

Unfortunately, it can only find those of Divine Artifact Level; other things like Spirit Fruit and Exotic Herbs, or Ancient Trees, don't apply unless they're like the Ancient Bodhi Tree.

Yet he was quite content with this, as there were endless fortunes in the world, not everything could be in his possession, right?

After confirming the location.

Lu Yuan held the Fu Xi map and approached the most dazzling point.

Gradually, he delved into the depths of the palace ruins.

All around were broken walls and remnants.

In a trance, it felt as if he had left the mortal realm and entered the Celestial Palace.

However, the Celestial Palace was collapsed, turned to ruins, looking desolate.

The so-called deities and immortals were nowhere to be found.

Aside from some mysterious force shrouding it.

It seemed rather lifeless.

"Hmm?"

As he continued walking and observing, Lu Yuan suddenly felt.

This vast palace ruin seemed not to be built on the Jade Emperor Peak, but rather fallen from above.

Hence, everywhere appeared extremely chaotic.

On some walls, there were traces of various weapons and armor.

As if a great battle had taken place in ancient times.

If this truly was the so-called Celestial Palace, how did it come down?

Did a divine war occur?

And it got struck down?

Such a thought crossed Lu Yuan's mind.

But he felt it too exaggerated, even somewhat absurd.

Hum~

At this moment.

Fu Xi's Eight Trigrams Map lightly shook.

Lu Yuan found he was very close to that dot.

The artifact he was searching for.

Judging from the surrounding ruins.

This seemed to be inside a great hall, with eight enormous pillars nearby, entirely white, carved with coiling dragons.

But due to the age, they were full of cracks, as was everything around.

Finally.

Lu Yuan walked to a massive plaque.

Only half of the plaque remained, the characters on it had peeled away, rendering it unreadable.

And Fu Xi's Eight Trigrams Map indicated the Divine Artifact was beneath this plaque.

Taking a deep breath.

Lu Yuan hesitated not a bit, gripping the plaque with both hands.

Extremely heavy.

Like a small mountain, one estimated even someone in the Shackles Realm couldn't move it.

But Lu Yuan was different; as his heart throbbed, his entire body's aura surged, golden glow enfolding his arms, a tremendous strength came forth instantly.

Crackling sounds.

Half of the plaque was lifted, scattering dust.

And beneath it lay a simple-looking token of purple-gold hue, all aglow but softly, not glaring.

What truly drew attention was that the token emanated an aura of supreme authority, untouchable, and Lu Yuan had seen the two characters engraved upon it: Celestial Emperor!

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