I am a living immortal.

Chapter 401: Sign of the Times

Lin Yuan and Yun Yue felt that the unusual movements outside had disappeared. They didn't know what had happened and didn't dare to go out to take a look. They could only wait.

Outside, Lu Wu looked at the nine doors on the bronze tree, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally pushed with a sigh. The nine doors disappeared into the cracks in space, and where they went was unknown.

On the same day, strange portals appeared simultaneously in nine locations around the world: some were buried beneath the soil, with only a sharp corner poking out, waiting to be excavated; some stood atop mountains, shrouded in mist; some appeared in the depths of forests, worshiped by hundreds of beasts; some landed in rivers, watched by dragons; and still others were scattered across swamps, deserts, and the Gobi Desert. No one knew the purpose of these portals, nor their origins, and no one had even discovered them. But since they landed here, fate has begun to unravel. Though separated, they remain connected, waiting for the right time, the right circumstances, and the right people to reunite them.

After Lu Wu finished all this, he looked at the empty bronze tree, smiled bitterly, and his figure dimmed considerably. He hoped that what he had done would bring some help to the plan. Then he completely crushed this memory.

He opened his eyes again and stared at the empty bronze tree with a look of disbelief in his eyes: "When?! Where did those nine doors go?" As a gatekeeper, this was completely his fault. Lu Wu wanted to find them but he had no way to find them.

But he soon realized something—a gap in his memory. He remembered everything else, but the memory of the Nine Doors had vanished. He was the only one here who could do this, and he wouldn't erase his memory for no reason. Something must have happened. But he couldn't find any trace. Lu Wu had been so cruel to him that he had even erased the cause of his unusual behavior. But he still had a lot of trust in himself—if he did it, there must be a reason for it. So he stopped dwelling on it.

Lin Yuan and Yun Yue felt the shock again. "Hopefully I can hold on until the master arrives," they thought.

......

After reading the letter, Su Mu let out a long sigh. This plea for help was intriguing, and it piqued his interest, so he was happy to make the trip. Not to mention that he had to save the two young men, Kunlun Mountain was also very interesting—though he knew it was just a passing illusion.

Handing the letter to the old goat, Su Mu stood up and said, "I've been having a very leisurely time these days. How about going out for a walk?"

The old goat had no objection; he stayed wherever Su Mu was. The mirage dragon stretched lazily, his body crackling. "It's time to do this. I'm tired of squatting here."

"Where are we going?" Cao Chen, who had just returned from setting up his stall, asked when he heard this.

"Let's go and mess things up, and take a look at our future biggest rival."

“Opponent? Who?”

“Emperor Jun!”

"Who?! He woke up too? That shouldn't be the case?" Mirage Dragon was so shocked that he almost sprained his waist.

"He hasn't woken up yet, but Kunlun Mountain has appeared, so he shouldn't be far away. Don't be so nervous. Of course, I won't let you fight him now, just go and take a look. I still remember what Siming said at the beginning. Now that we finally have a way to understand the opponent, we should go and take a look, even if it may be just some clues."

"Kunlun Mountain has appeared? Why do I not believe it?" Shenlong regained some of his sanity. "Not to mention that Kunlun Mountain disappeared in that incident, how could it appear now?"

"Haha, it's not the real Kunlun Mountain, but it can't be said to be fake. Didn't those people always want to rebuild Kunlun Mountain? The root of the subsequent war was here, wasn't it?"

“So, they rebuilt Kunlun?”

"Yes, the Land God Kingdom, it really is the Land God Kingdom." Su Mu murmured, "That's really interesting."

"That's interesting, so let's go and see what they're up to."

"Now I know why you said it was a clue. The moment this letter came, they probably had already started to clean up the traces. Speaking of which, there are nine gates in Kunlun, and those nine gates connect to nine caves. That was a big deal in that era. It seems that that person had already set the tone for the future war." Shenlong looked at the letter and roughly guessed it, then handed it to Cao Chen.

Otherwise, it is said that the innate gods only understand the innate gods.

"After all, that person is a little special." Su Mu smiled.

"It's better to go and take a look. I can already guess who it is. It's a good guard dog, but it may be seriously injured and may even be barely alive now."

"Who did it?" Cao Chen asked.

"Who else could it be? There is more than one Emperor of Heaven. It's hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker." Mirage Dragon said with hint of meaning.

Cao Chen suddenly realized.

"Let's go, don't keep people waiting."

The few of them didn't have anything to pack, so they left Jiading Prefecture immediately. They had been here long enough.

......

The group moved quickly, arriving at the small country mentioned in the letter in just a few days. It wasn't much different from what was described in the letter, but upon entering, they felt the divine kingdom born from the combined faith of a nation. They were not like Lin Yuan or Yun Yue, who could instantly see the so-called Kunlun Mountains.

"It's a very realistic replica, much more similar to your Yao Chi. By the way, is the original Yao Chi also in Kunlun Mountain?" Su Mu asked casually.

"Yes, Kunlun Mountain was already of great importance back then. Not to mention the Emperor of Heaven's palace on land, the Queen Mother of the West's Yaochi, and even the Immortal Bronze Tree are all located here. You remember that the Dao fetus we saw in the Ghost Market in the Nether Ruins also came from here."

“This place… is very unusual.”

"He is not the strongest innate god, but he is definitely the one with the greatest power, otherwise he would not have the title of Heavenly Emperor." For Mirage Dragon, such an existence is already high enough.

"I think so." Su Mu nodded.

Then, Shenlong said, "Of course, the Kunlun of today is no longer the Kunlun of the past. Everyone has fled, everyone has left, even the Emperor of Heaven is no exception."

Su Mu could tell that the Kunlun revered by the Mirage Dragon was definitely not the fake one in front of him.

"This can be considered a symbol of the times and a historical relic." Su Mu said for no reason.

The mirage dragon was stunned and nodded subconsciously.