As the sun rose in the east, its rays cut through the morning mist, making the mountain's forest appear even more mysterious.
Mount Li was never a famous mountain, but everything changed when the Primordial Dragon chose it as its resting place over two thousand years ago. Since then, rumors about the Mausoleum in Mount Li had been popping up every now and then.
When the New Era began, the mountain grew, and a dragon shaped from qi coiled above it. The sight told everyone, including the Awakened, that the mountain had beco a place of great fortune, and claiming it ant unlocking a mythical power and securing a path to greatness.
Despite knowing they were weak, they still wanted to try. What if they succeeded?
It had to be done; they were in an unfamiliar era, after all, where the strong preyed upon the weak, and power reigned supre. Everyone yearned to reach the apex of this era.
The usually deserted valley before Mount Li's Mausoleum sward with people just before daybreak. All had co to try and make a na for themselves upon hearing about the news concerning Mount Li.
Where there were people, there would be conflicts. Of course, these conflicts weren't limited to just man versus man; there were nurous encounters between the Awakened and mutated beasts as well.
On his way to the Mausoleum, Lu Yuan discovered many bloodstains and human corpses with their clothes disheveled. Perhaps they were intercepted and killed by their enemies.
In Chang'an, people would show so restraint, but the sa couldn't be said in these wildlands. People were inherently wild, and the New Era bolstered such wildness within everyone.
Lu Yuan had seen too much during those ten years that he had long grown accustod to such scenes. However, such scenes beca fewer the closer he got to Mount Li.
Clearly, everyone's goal was the sa, and none wanted to waste too much ti on the road.
Soon, Lu Yuan saw his destination. His destination still stood more than five kiloters away, but shrouded entirely in a black hue, the mountain couldn't be mistaken for sothing else.
It was unique, and even the vegetation all over it was entirely pitch-black. Its exceptional size ant human beings standing before it would appear extrely small in comparison.
From the mountain's peak, halos of light surged upward nonstop, becoming a seven-colored radiance that took the form of a great dragon shaped from qi. Ten thousand ters high, its head lood over the land.
Towering ten thousand ters tall, Mount Li couldn't be considered high nowadays, but its aura was too majestic to ignore.
Many people had already gathered at the foot of the mountain; there were several thousand of them at a quick glance. The majority of them were the Awakened who heard the news and rushed toward Mount Li at short notice.
They conversed with each other but were clearly wary of each other. It was understandable, as no one could say for sure whether those beside them would stab them in the back or not once the tomb was open. Of course, those who were already friends prior to their arrival here could be said to be an exception.
Lu Yuan walked over and mingled with the crowd, staying low-key and unassuming.
He looked up and saw black energy churning from within the mountain. The black energy converged above them, transforming into a hundred-ter-tall gateway.
The ancient gateway appeared illusory and indistinct, but one thing was clear—its doors remained tightly shut.
As ti went on, the gateway gradually stabilized. Soon, it would completely manifest, allowing entry to everyone.
After the Global Awakening, all sorts of transcendent powers erged, and such mystical phenona beca commonplace, especially in certain fad mountains and great rivers.
Hence, the Awakened closely observing the gateway remained composed despite the stunning sight.
No wonder they managed to deduce when the tomb will open... Lu Yuan thought. In his previous life, he managed to enter the Mausoleum in Mount Li after becoming an Awakened.
However, he was too weak at the ti and could only watch from the sidelines. Of course, none of the good stuff inside landed in his hands. Today, he was still standing at the sidelines, but everything had changed.
Just then, whirling noises pervaded the sky above, attracting the gazes of those in the crowd.
Looking up, they saw helicopters streaking across the air. Shockingly, these helicopters were actually equipped with heavy weapons.
"Those emblems... they're from the Wuzhou Group, Polaris Biotech, Skygod Technologies, and Longevity Genetics!"
"I heard that at the beginning of the Global Awakening, the governnt made so deals with them to maintain stability, allowing them to make use of powerful weapons of mass destruction. I guess those rumors were true."
"Nothing we can do about that. With their influence, I think they even have the right to purchase powerful weapons overseas, considering our current situation."
"T-they aren't going to use those weapons on us... are they?"
The crowd instantly recognized which forces those helicopters belonged to. They were shocked, as they hadn't expected those forces to possess such powerful weapons.
For a mont, the crowd grew restless, afraid that those weapons would be pointed at them at a critical juncture.
After all, except for a small portion of Awakened with peculiar abilities, the majority of the Awakened remained too weak to withstand the might of the modern era's weaponry.
Lu Yuan saw their weapons as well, but he couldn't care less about them. Organizations like the Wuzhou Group had an exceedingly deep foundation, and the Zhou Family was an ancient clan with their own visualization thods and breathing techniques; they were simply hiding them.
Even without making deals with the governnt, they could easily obtain modern weaponry, especially in these trying tis.
The governnt also had to use any ans necessary for the sake of maintaining order.
Paying them no heed, Lu Yuan looked ahead, waiting for the gateway to open.
Just then, those helicopters landed one by one, and figures erged from within. Without exception, all were powerful Awakened. These figures from ancient families finally bared their fangs upon realizing that their era had co.
"I heard the Wuzhou Group has a connection with the Winged Celestial God? Where is he, then?"
"Yeah, I don't see the Southern Sovereign from Longevity Genetics either."
"Could they be hiding?"
The crowd talked among themselves. At this point, almost everyone had realized that each of the Five Supres represented an organization—Longevity Genetics, the Southern Sovereign; the Wuzhou Group, the Winged Celestial God; the Skygod Technologies, Asura; the Polaris Biotech, the Ice Fairy; and the Aurora Academy had the Northern Emperor representing them at the forefront.
Of course, this wasn't a strange sight. Only these organizations could possibly produce the Five Supres, figures at the apex of the current Awakened.
"There are so many people out here..." Zhou Biqiong remarked, frowning. She had just alighted and was instantly greeted by the sight of thousands of people. "Looks like there's going to be a major fight today."
The stunning and beautiful Zhou Yunqiong stood next to her. As always, she had on that cool, calm, and indifferent deanor. A group of people of varying age stood behind the two sisters, and their auras alone told everyone their formidable strength.
"They can't affect the bigger picture. We should pay attention to the Southern Sovereign and the others," said Yi as he alighted from the helicopter. At the sa ti, he cast a glance at the group from Longevity Genetics.
Upon not finding his target, he withdrew his gaze. He held an esteed status, proven by how those from the Wuzhou Group bowed slightly in respect toward him.
"Of course, Brother Yi's here, so they're nothing but a re mob. Even I can handle them myself," Zhou Biqiong replied. She admired the young man and imdiately spoke up.
As a mber of the Zhou Family, she had also awakened her ancestral bloodline. Even though her bloodline wasn't as concentrated as her sister's bloodline, it still granted her enough power to be arrogant and look down on the majority of the Awakened out there.
"Yunqiong, what are you looking at?" Yi asked, noticing that Zhou Yunqiong's attention was elsewhere. Her gaze was sweeping across the crowd, seemingly searching for soone.
"I just want to confirm sothing," Zhou Yunqiong answered blandly, and then she continued scanning the crowd.
Since that visit to Chang'an, she hadn't been able to forget that familiar figure. At first, she thought she was mistaken, but when she thought about it further, she beca convinced that she hadn't seen it incorrectly.
In other words, his figure had to have changed quite a bit since then.
It had to be known that Zhou Yunqiong's bloodline was the strongest in the Zhou Family, and her strength had long surpassed ordinary people's, which ant she couldn't have made such a mistake.
Zhou Yunqiong was certain that he had also been to Chang'an.
There was still so ti before the tomb's opening, and it would be great if she could locate him before then. That reunion was very special to Zhou Yunqiong, and it was the first ti she had been ignored. Considering her temperant, it wasn't strange that she hadn't been able to forget it.
"Is that so?" The young man's eyes glead with a peculiar light.
Zhou Biqiong saw that and felt sowhat displeased. She would hate whoever Yi hated.
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