Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 540 Mu Ye

Longhu Mountain, in front of the archway at the foot of the mountain.

A middle-aged Taoist priest was standing here. Although he was facing a group of pilgrims who were resentful because they were hastily evacuated down the mountain, he looked calm and not panicked at all.

He bowed and apologized: "Today is a day of closure. Your offerings today will be doubled and returned another day..."

However, these pilgrims were not so easy to deal with. After all, they were originally burning incense and worshipping in the Shangqing Temple, but suddenly encountered an accident and were hurriedly driven down the mountain. Naturally, they felt resentful.

Just as the complaints among the crowd were about to boil over, a powerful pressure suddenly rolled down the mountain.

The force was like the collapse of heaven, instantly making the pilgrims' backs tremble.

Everyone subconsciously looked up and saw a thunder god overlooking all living beings in the broken clouds.

That god had a green face and fangs, and his body was filled with lightning. Lightning patterns that could crack rocks flowed on his golden armor. His body covered the sky and even the sun became a candle behind his shoulders.

"It's the gods appearing!"

I don't know who knelt down first, but immediately afterwards, hundreds of pilgrims kowtowed in unison, and the dull sound of their foreheads hitting the stone slabs merged into one.

The middle-aged Taoist frowned upon seeing this, but then relaxed again.

Of course he knew that this was the result of divine power, not the manifestation of gods. However, he also knew that these pilgrims had calmed down their resentment, so this misunderstanding was actually a good thing.

However, he suddenly seemed to realize something, his brows furrowed again, and he swung out his robe sleeves.

The rolling clouds and mist surged like a tide, instantly engulfing the entire Longhu Mountain, and even the outline of the Thunder God became blurred.

"Guard the mountain gate! Don't let anyone break in!"

He shouted softly to the disciple beside him and stepped onto the stone steps on tiptoe.

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Tianshi Mansion.

The giant hand of the Thunder Dharma Image was holding up Lu Xuanxiu, whose breathing was disordered.

The old Taoist's robe had been torn into strips, and dark red blood foam hung from the corners of his mouth. There was no resentment in his eyes as he looked at Li Zhi, only recognition of the younger generation's strength.

The Thunder Dharma Image pointed at Li Zhi and the others. His voice rolled through the courtyard like thunder, and every word made the surroundings buzz. "You have trespassed into Longhu Mountain and injured our disciples. What crime will you be punished for?"

Li Zhi stared intently at the thunder image that covered the sky and the sun. The starlight in his left eye suddenly lit up, and the hideous face of the image was reflected in his eyes.

He clenched his fists, his heart pounding.

Damn it, do you really think you are the only one who can control the heavens and the earth?

At this moment, a dull drum sound suddenly exploded.

"Boom-"

The sound seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to detect the source. It also carried a strange rhythm that made Li Zhi's blood boil. His heart seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand and suddenly began to beat wildly.

Li Zhi was startled, and before he could catch his breath, the rapid sound of drums fell like heavy rain.

"Boom boom boom——"

As the strange drum sounded, the golden armor of the majestic Thunder Dharma Image suddenly cracked!

Spider-web-like cracks spread along the Dharmadhatu's neck and spread throughout his body! Lightning flashed wildly in the cracks, like wildfire trapped in glass.

"Ok?"

The Thunder Dharma Image let out a cry of surprise and pressed his giant hand against his chest, trying to erase the cracks. However, the cracks spread at an even faster rate, and even the thunder talisman on his palm began to fade.

"Boom!"

Another dull drumbeat sounded, as if knocking on the pulse of heaven and earth.

“Crack—”

The entire thunder statue collapsed with a roar!

The towering body shattered into billions of lightning bolts, pouring down like a rainstorm, but mysteriously disappeared three feet before touching the ground.

In the chaos, a figure leaped up against the lightning, his Taoist robe leaving an afterimage in the lightning. He steadily caught the falling Lu Xuanxiu and another person from Longhu Mountain.

After the middle-aged Taoist priest helped Lu Xuanxiu and the other man to the ground, his eyes were filled with rage as he shouted, "The Night Patrol is truly so overbearing!"

"Yes."

A cold voice was heard, carrying with it the sharpness of iron horses.

"I, the Night Patrol, have always been so domineering when doing things!"

The sound of horse hooves rang out, and the sound of "thump, thump" came from far away and got closer.

Li Zhi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pitch-black horse walking slowly towards him.

On the back of the black horse sat a man holding a halberd.

The man was wearing the Night Patrol's signature green tights, and his face was covered with a strange bronze mask. Some strange patterns on the mask glowed coldly under the lightning.

And inside the mask, there was a pair of murderous aura that even that strange and weird mask could not hide!

"Lord Master!"

Liang Feng and the other two saluted in unison, their voices filled with a clear sense of relief. It seemed that as long as this lord arrived, no matter how difficult the problem was, it would be easily solved.

Li Zhi also hurriedly bowed and saluted the man, saying, "Li Zhi, whose zodiac sign is Bing, greets Commander Mu."

As soon as he heard the drum, Li Zhi knew who was coming.

Gui belongs to the ruling element, one of the ten heavenly stems - heart drum, mu night!

Mu Ye's eyes were like an eagle, quickly sweeping over Li Zhi. He nodded slightly, revealing an aura of majesty without anger.

Then, he turned his gaze to the people from Longhu Mountain not far away, and swung the halberd in his hand violently.

A violent force surged out of the halberd, actually cutting a deep crack in the ground.

Mu Ye said solemnly and in a bad tone, "Zhang Zongtai, are you from Longhu Mountain going to declare war on our Yeyou Division? Are you... going to rebel?!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist priest Zhang Zongtai flew into a rage. His eyes widened, and he roared, "Mu Ye, stop making such accusations! Our Longhu Mountain is a sect personally appointed by the current emperor. How could we allow you to be so presumptuous?"

He pointed at Mu Ye and continued to shout, "It was clearly you, the Night Tour Division, who trespassed into Longhu Mountain without permission. Even if this matter were brought before His Majesty, Longhu Mountain would definitely be in the right!"

Facing Zhang Zongtai's angry rebuke, Mu Ye showed no fear. He slowly shook his head and said, "Zhang Zongtai, although you have the support of the Imperial Master at Longhu Mountain, but we, the Chief of the Night Tour Division..."

"He's the current emperor's uncle! If this incident were to reach the throne room, who would the emperor trust?"

Mu Ye's words made Zhang Zongtai's momentum stagnate. He knew that although his master was the imperial teacher, he could not be compared with Zhao Wuji, a royal relative who truly held great power.

Zhang Zongtai's expression kept changing. Finally, he snorted coldly, "No matter what, you have to give me an explanation. Otherwise, how am I going to explain this to the Heavenly Master?"

Mu Ye understood, turned around and gestured to Liang Feng, saying, "You go ahead and talk."

Liang Feng stepped forward and told the whole story.

When Zhang Zongtai heard that it was his own junior who started the provocation, he glared at Zhang Yuannian fiercely.

Then he sighed deeply. He was not the kind of unreasonable person. Now that the matter was clear, he did not say any more nonsense. He bowed to Liang Feng and said, "Yuannian's domineering behavior is due to the negligence of our elders. I hope you can forgive him..."

Then he looked at Mu Ye again and continued, "I will report this matter to the Master. You guys can go..."

Mu Ye sneered, and without further ado, he clamped his legs against the horse's belly.

The black horse neighed loudly and took everyone away.