RNP Chapter 89 Secret Talks on Dragon Tiger Mountain
Chapter 89 Secret Talks on Dragon Tiger Mountain
At the same time that Ma Cong left the far north.
Thousands of miles away, on Longhu Mountain, at the Celestial Master's Mansion.
In a quiet room not open to outsiders, a calming incense burner is filled with the fragrance of incense.
The old Celestial Master Zhang Xuanyi was sitting cross-legged on a futon.
Opposite him sat three old Taoist priests with white hair and beards, dressed in the same style of Taoist robes, but whose auras were even more profound than his.
These three are the true pillars of Longhu Mountain, three supreme elders who have been in seclusion for decades and rarely concern themselves with worldly affairs.
At this moment, the expressions of the four people were extremely solemn.
The atmosphere in the quiet room was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
"Xuan Yi, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"
Seated in the main seat, the most aged-looking elder, who seemed as if he might be swept away by the wind at any moment, slowly spoke. His voice, like a resounding bell, echoed in the quiet room.
"Reporting to Grand Master, this disciple is certain." The old Celestial Master Zhang Xuanyi's face still carried a trace of lingering fear. "That demon called himself the Xuanming Ancestor. His strength is definitely at the Heavenly Gang True Immortal level, or even... possibly higher. He only needed one look to immobilize me, and with a single finger, he shattered my protective golden talisman, severely injuring me."
"hiss……"
The other two elders couldn't help but gasp upon hearing this.
They knew Zhang Xuanyi's strength better than anyone else.
As the Celestial Master of this generation, Zhang Xuanyi may have a somewhat unconventional personality, but he is the most talented person in Longhu Mountain in the past hundred years. His cultivation has already reached the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal Realm. Holding a protective golden talisman, he can escape unscathed even if surrounded by three or five people of the same level.
An existence capable of rendering him immobile with a single glance, or severely injuring him with a single finger...
That is undoubtedly a Celestial Immortal!
"Ancestor Xuanming... Ancestor Xuanming..."
Another, slightly overweight elder muttered the name to himself, his brow furrowed, as if he were recalling something.
A moment later, he suddenly slapped his thigh.
"I remember now! It's recorded on the murals in the innermost stone chamber of the Ancestral Hall!"
He said eagerly, "The mural depicts the ancient times when the sages of humanity fought against the extraterrestrial demons! One of the demons, the leader, had black hair, wore a white robe, and had pure black eyes; his name was Xuanming!"
"The murals say that this demon wielded the Xuanming Black Water, freezing everything in its path and wiping out all life. In the end, it was only through the combined efforts of the then Human Emperor and dozens of powerful human beings in an extremely cold place called the 'Nine Nether Ice Eye' that it was barely suppressed and sealed!"
Upon hearing this, the other two Supreme Elders also began to recall the matter.
"That's right! It really happened!"
"The Nine Nether Ice Eye... that should be the Eternal Night Ice Cave in the far north that you mentioned, Xuan Yi!"
The three elders exchanged glances, and each saw deep shock and worry in the other's eyes.
The legend is actually true!
The old demon who had been sealed away for ten thousand years was actually still alive, and had even broken the seal!
"And then what happened?" The Grand Elder, seated at the head of the table, turned his gaze back to Zhang Xuanyi. "Since that demon had already escaped, how were you able to return alive? And... from what you're saying, that demon seems to be... dead?"
This is what they care about most, and what they can't understand the most.
Even if an old demon at the level of a Celestial Immortal has just escaped and is greatly weakened, he is still beyond the power of their world to contend with.
It was already a miracle that Zhang Xuanyi escaped back.
To say that the demon is dead is simply a fantasy.
When this was mentioned, Zhang Xuanyi's face showed an extremely strange expression, which seemed to be a mixture of shock and a bitter smile.
He took a deep breath and recounted in detail the incredible scene that had unfolded in the ice cave that day.
From the dazzling golden light that erupted from Ma Cong, to the crazy surge of his aura, and finally, that seemingly casual yet deadly finger strike that killed a celestial being.
He spoke slowly and carefully, as if afraid of missing any detail.
The quiet room was deathly silent.
The three elders, who were nearly two hundred years old, stood frozen in place after hearing his story, as if they had been frozen in place.
Their expressions were exactly the same as Zhang Xuanyi's back then.
Shocked, bewildered, incredulous.
"Xuan...Xuan Yi, are you...are you sure you're not hallucinating because your injuries are too severe?" The slightly overweight Second Elder stammered.
"I swear in the name of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain that every word I utter is true and there is not a single falsehood in it!" Zhang Xuanyi said resolutely.
The quiet room fell into a deathly silence once again.
a long time.
"Haha...hahahaha!"
The eldest elder, who was in the main seat, suddenly looked up at the sky and laughed loudly, his laughter filled with joy and satisfaction.
"Heaven has not forsaken our human race! Heaven has not forsaken our human race!"
As he laughed, two lines of tears unexpectedly streamed down his face.
"Grand Master Uncle?" Zhang Xuanyi and the other two elders looked at him with some confusion.
"Don't you understand yet?" The elder stopped laughing, staring intently at them. "That young man named Ma Cong, he's not some reincarnation of a powerful being, and what he used wasn't some kind of summoning spell!"
"What is that?" Zhang Xuanyi couldn't help but ask.
"That's destiny! It's the manifestation of humanity's destiny!"
The elder's voice carried a wisdom that seemed to see through the secrets of the universe.
"Ten thousand years ago, the Human Emperor and all the sages were able to suppress Xuanming not only because of their own power, but also because they gathered the fortune of the entire human race!"
"Ten thousand years later, on this day, Xuanming breaks free from its seal, and a great calamity is imminent. The destiny of our human race has sensed this crisis and spontaneously chosen a new one to face this tribulation!"
"That Ma Cong is the one chosen by the destiny of our human race in this era!"
"His finger strike wasn't his own power, but rather a powerful blow that combined the indomitable will of countless martial arts sages throughout China's millennia-long history, as well as the destiny of the entire human race! That's why it could kill with a single blow and annihilate the Heavenly Demon!"
The elder's explanation was like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of the other three.
They instantly understood all the key points.
Yes!
Besides this explanation, what else could explain a young man under twenty years old possessing such incredible luck and opportunity?
What else could explain his ability to invoke the will of the patriarchs of all ages?
The chosen one!
The one destined for calamity!
"So that's how it is..." Zhang Xuanyi murmured to himself, the biggest question in his heart finally answered.
"Reveal my decree!"
The elder's voice became incredibly authoritative.
"From this day forward, Ma Cong shall be regarded as the highest-ranking guest of Longhu Mountain, his status being equivalent to the Celestial Master's personal presence!"
"All disciples under my tutelage shall regard this man as myself! Anyone or any force that dares to oppose him is to oppose the entire Longhu Mountain! We will fight to the death with the full force of the mountain!"
"Furthermore, open the Dragon Tiger Treasure Vault and deliver all the sacred healing medicines and cultivation-aiding elixirs from my mountain to you, Xuan Yi. When Ma Cong comes to Dragon Tiger Mountain again, help him cultivate at any cost!"
"This era belongs to him."
"What we old guys need to do is protect and guide him until he matures!"
"yes!"
Zhang Xuanyi and the other two elders stood up together and bowed to accept the order.
Their eyes burned with an unprecedented flame.
A catastrophe concerning the very survival of the world is about to unfold.
And they, Longhu Mountain, have already found the key person to break the calamity!