539 The Beginning of the Ceremony (1/2)
Early in the morning, sunlight filtered through a layer of pale white clouds onto the land. There was a very strange looking mountain in Yin Zhou of the Li dynasty, located in the southwest of Penglai Region.
It was called Turtle Back Mountain. How did it come by this name?
The reason being it resembled a turtle shell.
The resemblance was remarkable.
The mountain looked like a piece of smooth green black jade. There was no vegetation growing on it, and it was studded with all kinds of odd markings, which looked like the pattern on the shell of a turtle.
Turtle Back Mountain was about ten thousand feet long and nestled on top of a huge peak.
It was true that the mountain lay on a huge peak. The huge peak reached tens of thousands of feet above the sky and was the highest peak in the southwest of the Li dynasty. When viewed from a distance, Turtle Back Mountain with its high peak resembled a huge mushroom.
The peak was so high that only top experts were able to reach the mountain. If your cultivation level was not up to Level Seven and your Gang Qi was not condensed, it was impossible for you to climb that peak. This condition applied even if you were a Level Six master and purportedly had super strong physical strength.
Turtle Back Mountain was usually an inaccessible place, but today it was crowded with people. A group of people, who had reached Level Nine at least, gathered around but there was an empty space in the center.
This group of people was very particular about the seating arrangements.
Located at the north direction, there was a throne which faced south. The throne looked as if it had been made out of gold; It gleamed in the morning sun, and exuded a distinguished hue.
”Gosh, it seems to be a Highest Heaven Celestial Device at Upper Grade, which is not inferior to Silver Frost Castle. No wonder so many people are vying for the throne of Human Emperor. Even the chair alone is worth fighting for!” Zhou Bao was standing just west of the top of Turtle Back Mountain, and Yan Yuntian was sitting in front of him. This was where the Human Emperor-selecting Ceremony was held, at Turtle Back Mountain.
In addition to the throne, to the east were people from the five biggest sects and super sects from the Three Western Regions; while to the west were some small and middle schools, sects and well-known families from the Four Eastern Regions. These people were all here for the ceremony.
To the west where Zhou Bao was, was where the participants for the Human Emperor-selecting Ceremony were located.
These participants were all the emperors of the secular super-dynasty. They were all privileged, and all carried rare treasures, which were similar to the Heavenly Crown of Peace. These could enhance their owners' birth destiny and fate. Thus, Turtle Back Mountain was now covered with purple qi, and a person with discerning eyesight like Zhou Bao, could see a towering solid purple glow hovering above the mountain from a distance. Several golden dragons with five claws loomed in the purple light, roaring and hissing. The Qi Power was at its peak at this moment.
Given that the emperors from all the dynasties were carrying different kinds of rare treasures, it was reasonable to see an enormous amount of purple qi gathering on the west. And on the eastern side, the atmosphere was like that of a boundless sea, deep and bottomless. It was because there, led by Yu Taixu, the lord of Divine Wind Palace, sat the power holders from Immortal Palace, Dragon Thunder Palace, Jade Pool, the Dark Sect and Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple and spectators from Youxian Temple, the Fifth Manor and Palace of Eternal Life. To Zhou Bao's amusement, the spectators from Youxian Temple were seated right behind the spectators from Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple which was led by Child-endowing Buddha. Therefore, the atmosphere there was somewhat hostile and dissonant.
The spectators from Youxian Temple glared fixedly at Child-endowing Buddha's bald head with murderous looks. However, Child-endowing Buddha seemed oblivious to them. There was a woman in white beside him and he was chatting and laughing with her.
As for Yu Taixu, the lord of Divine Wind Palace, the one whom Zhou Bao was most concerned about, after seeing him for the first time, Zhou Bao gave up any further thoughts of challenging him to a fight.
”This guy is so scary. Who knows the extent of his training? I'm afraid I can't beat him even with my Furnace of Immortality, unless I launch a Supreme Fairy Weapon, but he would have his own fairy weapon. Humph, perhaps I can't defeat him even with a Supreme Fairy Weapon. I think it's only possible to fight with him when my Eight Nine Mysterious Skill has reached the Basic level and I have mastered the power of Primordial Demonic Ape Zhuyan.” Zhou Bao thought to himself.