Chapter 549: 556
“Mountain and River Map!”
Yang Zhen and the Cheeky Cat’s eyes lit up at once, and they looked at each other, uttering the same words in unison.
Master Tie nodded and said with a bitter smile, “Inside the Mountain and River Seal, there was originally both the Mountain and River Map and the Thousand-Year Daoist Origin Fruit. Now that the Thousand-Year Daoist Origin Fruit has been eaten by the Cheeky Cat, only the Mountain and River Map is left. With the seal now fully open, the people of Mountain River Academy…”
At this point, Master Tie took a deep breath and said to Yang Zhen, “I know only the method to break the seal, not how to refine the Mountain and River Map. I can’t help you with this, whether you can get the Mountain and River Map will depend on your own luck.”
Yang Zhen was taken aback and asked Master Tie, “Master, are you truly uninterested in this Mountain and River Map?”
Master Tie looked at Yang Zhen strangely and huffed, “If I say that I have no interest in it, would you believe me?”
“I wouldn’t believe you.” Yang Zhen answered very straightforwardly.
Master Tie was taken aback for a moment, then laughed bitterly and said, “The Mountain and River Map was a lifeline left in the seal by the people of the Mountain River Academy. It was for anyone to take and claim their fate. You shouldn’t feel any burden, just go and refine it.”
Yang Zhen said somewhat awkwardly, “I don’t feel any burden, it’s just that if you wanted it and I went to refine it first, it seems a bit impolite. I should let you try first.”
Master Tie glared at Yang Zhen and said crossly, “You would have such a sense of modesty? If I had the method to refine the Mountain and River Map, would I let a brat like you put on airs here?”
Yang Zhen coughed, “You should’ve said so earlier, old man.”
Then, Yang Zhen struggled to stand up, his actions leaving Master Tie and the female demon completely bewildered.
“You… can you still refine the Mountain and River Map now?”
Yang Zhen checked his physical condition, waved his hand and said, “Even if I can’t, I still have to try. If someone else gets it first, won’t I look like a total fool?”
Saying this, Yang Zhen took a deep breath and slowly headed towards where the Mountain and River Map had erupted.
The Undying Immortal Scripture in his body burst open and spun at full strength. A terrifying pure power surged through his body, filling every corner.
“Cheeky Cat, we need some BGM here!”
Without turning his head, Yang Zhen snapped his fingers at the Cheeky Cat.
“Ding ding ding, ding ding ding ding…”
“Invincibility comes from patience, patience brings loneliness…”
That damn Cheeky Cat was showing more and more potential as a soul singer.
Boom!
Under the astonished gazes of Master Tie and the female demon, a terrifying energy explosion suddenly erupted from Yang Zhen’s body, sweeping across the heavens and earth; sounds like the roars of a mad dragon echoed from within.
The Fifth Dragon Elephant!
Rumbling!
A violent sound like an explosion of mountains and rivers came from inside Yang Zhen. His momentum slowly recovered, and his injuries gradually got better. He stretched out his hand, and the Evil Shadow Black Glutton in mid-air roared and turned into a terrifying black flame, merging into the Great Missing Sword.
The Great Missing Sword instantly ignited into a burning black flame which pierced the heavens and came into Yang Zhen’s hand.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, looking up at the wildly fluctuating Mountain and River Map in mid-air and muttered, “Damn, the Mountain and River Ring sounds amazing. Since no one wants this Mountain and River Map, then this Sao Saint will take it.”
Rumbling!
In mid-air, the terrifying Mountain and River Map overturned, and terrifying waves that could destroy both heaven and earth blotted out the sun. The raging rivers roared like a heavenly river in the sky, causing deafening wave sounds, sweeping across the heavens and earth, blotting out the sun and sky!
Yang Zhen’s excitement grew as he looked, marveling at the artistic representation of the Mountain and River Map, which could be created from nothing and even seemed somewhat solid. It didn’t seem at all like it was just an energy illusion.
This was the real Mountain and River Map, a powerful treasure that can hold a vast expanse of mountains and rivers in a tiny space.
Just how afraid of death were the people of the Mountain River Academy to seal such a treasure outside the seal?
Yang Zhen burst out laughing, soaring up into the air as if he were a shot out cannonball, and in a flash, plunged into the heart of the mountains and rivers.
Thrum!
A deafening roar echoed, and as Yang Zhen entered the landscape of mountains and rivers, he suddenly stumbled, feeling the terrifying power of heaven and earth.
Damn it!
Yang Zhen was slightly regretful; the power of heaven and earth was a bit horrifying, downright terrifying, to be precise.
The rumbling noise was continuous, Yang Zhen had once stood alone at the foot of a mountain facing a waterfall cascading from the heavens. The terrifying impact of that had already made his hair stand on end in fright.
Now inside the Mountain and River Map world, the boundless power of Heaven and Earth had all descended on Yang Zhen. The terror of the great mountains, the violent Heavenly River, and the vast momentum of heaven and earth were simply horrifying for a human practitioner.
As soon as Yang Zhen entered, he felt a tremor from his soul, a kind of apprehension that any creature would feel when facing Heaven and Earth.
So damn insignificant.
Facing such terrifying power of Heaven and Earth, Yang Zhen didn’t even have the will to resist. The next moment, an odd aura suddenly emanated from the Great Missing Sword.
The Evil Shadow Black Glutton was about to come out.
“Come out, come and see the vast expanse of the mountains and rivers.”
Yang Zhen casually said, and with a shake of the Great Missing Sword, he let the Evil Shadow Black Glutton out.
Roar!
After the Evil Shadow Black Glutton came out, its expression clearly faltered, followed by intense roars and skyward howling. The terrifying power of an ancient beast wildly erupted.
Yang Zhen was taken aback, not sure why, but seeing this scene, an image of a lone wolf howling at the moon flashed in his mind.
How similar they were.
This was the beast’s roar against Heaven and Earth, this was the living being’s struggle against fate, and affirmation of its existence.
In that instant, Yang Zhen had an epiphany. Being born into the world, following the sky’s will wasn’t right, and going against the sky’s will was nonsense.
I live, therefore I am!
This was the essence of life.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, suddenly giving up any resistance, deep in his heart, within his Spirit Soul, there was a sense of excitement that almost caused palpitations, like the thrill of running in the middle of the night, completely assimilating Yang Zhen into Heaven and Earth.
The Evil Shadow Black Glutton stared at Yang Zhen, suddenly snorting loudly, kicking its hind legs, and began to gallop wildly, making a sneering laughter that left Yang Zhen in a daze.
Damn, is this damn thing a Black Glutton or a bovine?
But regardless, this bastard could actually sense Yang Zhen’s state of mind and level up with him. This was a great thing and made the Evil Shadow Black Glutton seem more like a living creature.
After a man and a, well, Black Glutton ran wildly for a good while, and when the wounds on Yang Zhen’s body were mostly healed, he stopped, swept the Evil Shadow Black Glutton into the Great Missing Sword, and stood absent-mindedly between Heaven and Earth, with his eyes closed.
This is the landscape, this is life, this is… the Mountain and River Map!
After an unknown period, Yang Zhen reached out, shouted lightly, “Retrieve!”
Boom!
A sensation of the world flipping over came, followed by waves of terrifying energy surging out. The entire mountain and rivers, as if they have become boiling, suddenly transformed into the purest energy, and suddenly turned back into a small scroll, landing in Yang Zhen’s hand.
Master Tie, with an excited face, stared at the Mountain and River Map in Yang Zhen’s hand, and took a deep breath, “You’ve succeeded. I didn’t expect Yang Zhen to have such tremendous luck to completely refine the Mountain and River Map.”
The enchantress stared at Yang Zhen, mumbling to herself, “Having gained another Mountain and River Map, what kind of monster is this guy?”
Yang Zhen looked at the seemingly ordinary but ancient Mountain and River Map in his hand, looked in the direction of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain, and murmured, “Damn it, Fang Zhongjian, the Sao Saint is waiting for you!”