The King of Black Fog

"No, I'll have nightmares."

Li Changzhou now knows where the Immortal Mountain is, but there is no task completion prompt.

It seems that either the task is to find both Immortal Mountains, or the Kunpeng lied and did not swallow the Immortal Mountain, or the task simply isn't this.

He also released the Wind Bird when the wind picked up. The Wind Bird only circled in the air once and finally landed back on the Holy Snake Mountain, not heading in another direction.

Without a task prompt and the Wind Bird not moving, he was left groping his way forward in the dark.

It really has a touch of the primitive style.

Li Changzhou didn't sleep all night, waiting in vain for the Turquoise Pool. Was it because they couldn't disengage, or couldn't find him?

The second day of the Heaven-Repairing Meeting used to be the selection for vacant Divine Positions and Immortal Positions, naturally requiring one's True Qi and Strength to be strong enough to become a god or an immortal.

It was originally a grand event, with different clans and tribes, including rangers from the Four Seas Hall, all choosing today to show their skills and make a name across the Four Seas and Eight Desolates.

This year is different.

The vacancy of the North Sea True God's Divine Position might be overlooked, but recent rumors claim that only by becoming the North Sea True God can the drifting Daiyu and Yuanjiao mountains be found.

The two Immortal Mountains, with countless Immortal Medicine Divine Treasures, are coveted for power, longevity, or simply to become famous. The North Sea True God position is a must-fight-for position!

Experts of the Emperor Position likely won't participate, but those at the Great Perfection of Divine Position won't be few.

These Ancient Barbarian Gods lack various Daoist Laws of later generations, but each one is absolutely domineering.

When Li Changzhou and Li Qianxia stepped out of their residence, they heard some Emperor-level experts with limited lifespan lowering their realms to fight for a Divine Position.

The siblings' expressions grew serious.

Originally, facing experts at the Great Perfection of the Divine Position, Li Changzhou had eighty percent confidence in taking first place, because he had a [Divine Body], "Black Mist," Mana, and various Divine Skills and Spells recently cultivated.

But facing Emperor-level experts who have lowered their realms, the unknown variables are too many.

The Emperor Position corresponds to Heavenly Immortal of the later generations; people of this realm are god-like and can merge their Constant Sand World with the great cosmos during battle, temporarily gaining the Heavenly Dao's Power.

In the era when the Emperor Position ended and Heavenly Immortals hadn't yet emerged, this realm was also known as Heavenly Person.

Even Guanyin has been pursuing this realm earnestly!

Of course, her pursuit is not for ordinary Heavenly Positions, but for the supreme positions like that of the Queen Mother of the West.

[Bodhisattva, how did the Ancient Barbarian Era attain the Emperor Position from a Divine Position? Is it also by cultivating the Constant Sand World?] Before the competition began, Li Changzhou asked.

[No.] With a solemn expression, Guanyin said, [If cultivating the Constant Sand World, lifespans wouldn't be only 500 years. But regardless, to become a Heavenly Person, one must grasp a Heavenly Might. It's just unknown whether they can still use it after lowering their realm.]

[What if they can?]

[You are no match.] Guanyin bluntly remarked.

Li Changzhou's heart sank.

Guanyin is inside his body, very clear about his situation, being among the four great Bodhisattvas of the Buddhist, often before the Buddha, and quite understanding of the Heavenly Position, so her words are naturally not without basis.

[You're already very strong,] Guanyin comforted, [you don't need to reach the Heavenly Position, just the fourth bodily enhancement, or thoroughly perfect your Mana. Even ordinary Heavenly Positions like Medicine Buddha might not be able to handle you, but now, with only ten thousand years of Mana as an Earth Immortal, the road ahead is still long.]

Li Changzhou looked at his sister.

— What makes the Kunpeng so confident that you will secure a Divine Position?

— It only gave me one sentence: "A Roc rises with the wind in one day, soaring up ninety thousand miles."

Li Changzhou was a bit taken aback.

— What does that mean? Did it give you a very strong Divine Skill?

Ninety thousand miles doesn't literally mean ninety thousand miles; nine is the extreme number, representing the ultimate speed.

If Li Qianxia has acquired an innate Divine Ability of Kunpeng's ultimate speed, she might actually dodge the Emperor Position's "Heavenly Might" after lowering their realm.

And an Emperor, after lowering their realm, certainly can't use "Heavenly Might" for long, perhaps only for a moment.

"Kind of," Li Qianxia said.

"What do you mean kind of? They either gave it or they didn't. Make it clear."

"The Kunpeng said that when facing great battles or chaos, under pressure, the Kunpeng's Talent would naturally awaken."

"What if it doesn't awaken?"

"Then I get beaten up, what else?"

Li Changzhou understood, and said, "Your task might really be to secure the North Sea True God's Divine Position."

"It could also be to awaken the Kunpeng's Talent," Li Qianxia speculated.

With the task slightly clearer, the pressure immediately mounted like a great mountain pressing on their hearts; the Value Game cannot have light and easy tasks.

This game, from start to finish, aims to eliminate players and choose the strongest.

"Don't be too nervous," Li Changzhou comforted, "The Value Game giving you such a task proves that you can achieve it."

"No matter," Li Qianxia hugged his arm contentedly, "As long as I'm with my brother, I'm not afraid of anything."

Li Changzhou covertly glanced as She Yi'er and others walked into the Heavenly Mending Hall, their vertical pupils piercing like needles at the two of them.

Li Changzhou wrapped his arm around Li Qianxia's waist, raised his cup with a laugh, "Beauty, cheers!"

He offered Li Qianxia a drink.

While drinking, Li Qianxia bashfully gazed at him.

The two once again acted as a shameless couple.

Before long, the Heavenly Emperor, shrouded in boundless majesty and surrounded by radiant golden light, arrived and chuckled, "From outside the hall, I sensed a surging battle intent, it seems everyone is eager."

Whether they found it funny or not, everyone laughed.

"Since that's the case, let's begin immediately."

The heroes aspiring for Divine Positions or Immortal Positions, who previously pretended to be indifferent, suddenly turned serious.

"Nuwa Clan," the Heavenly Emperor looked towards Nuwa.

The exquisite, radiant Nuwa nodded, suddenly throwing an item towards the sky.

Whoosh!

A painting, ten thousand meters long and three thousand meters wide, unfurled in the air.

Upon seeing a line on the painting, Li Changzhou was stunned.

He stood on a river as vast as the Tongtian River, with the sound of water roaring like galloping horses.

Far in the distance lay endless mountain ranges; he flew for a whole minute before leaving the river.

Then, he suddenly snapped awake!

He was still in the Heavenly Mending Hall, and upon looking at the painting again, the great river from before was merely a thin line in a ten-thousand-meter-long, three-thousand-meter-wide painting, extremely inconspicuous.

And beside this line was a ripple-like line representing the mountain he saw while standing on the river!

"The Mountain and River Map!" someone exclaimed from the Cloud Sea Palace.

"The vacant Immortal Positions and Divine Positions of this year are all in the map," Nuwa's voice was crisp, "Anyone wishing to become an immortal or a god can enter the map and search. The Mountain and River Map was refined by the Earth Emperor Nuwa with a shard of shattered azure sky, self-forming heaven and earth. I've altered the rules: living beings can revive after death, but resurrection means automatic disqualification."

Li Changzhou gazed up at the sky-like map, feeling a surge of heat in his heart.

If he could exchange for it, he could stir freely within, trying many cultivation methods he dared not attempt before.

It would also serve as an ultimate weapon against enemies.

If both sides entered, with the map's owner able to revive, while the opponent only had one life, how could they win?

Having explained, Nuwa looked at Emperor Jun in the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

Emperor Jun nodded, "Ring the bell."

Chaos Qi spread as space was directly torn apart, and a massive, ancient bell smashed into this world, hovering in the center of the Heavenly Mending Hall.

The bell was engraved with mysterious patterns, and Chaos Qi endlessly washed over its surface.

It stood as the center of heaven and earth.

"The Chaos Bell!"

Even the Yellow Emperor and Emperor Yan showed slight changes in expression.

Li Changzhou was no exception. Up to this point, he'd only seen Chaos Qi in the Tao Ancestor's Daoist Palace, never expecting the Heavenly Emperor Emperor Jun's weapon to also be shrouded in Chaos Qi.

[This is a Half-Holy Artifact!] Guanyin exclaimed.

BOOM!!

The great bell tolled, and the ink marks on the Mountain and River Map blurred into hundreds of vortexes.

"Boom!" The air bursts open, and someone charged straight in.

"Quick, the early entrants gain the upper hand!"

In an instant, countless streamers from the Eight Desolates and Four Seas surged into the Mountain and River Map.