My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times

Lu Xuan was quietly taking stock of his current situation. After returning to the Ancient Times, he was protected by the Unity of Virtue and Conduct and the eight hundred Human Dao Trends, which had surged in their mystical profundity.

The Sword and Spear Calamity, which had once brought him excruciating pain, could no longer cause the slightest ripple. The invisible Celestial Blades that descended from the Great Heaven and Earth to scrape his bones and gouge his marrow couldn't even break through the Virtue clinging to his skin.

After overcoming the Fifth Cause and Effect Tribulation, under the effect of the Supreme Tribulation Chapter, Lu Xuan comprehended a Divine Technique called Vertical Earth Golden Light.

He was quite familiar with this Divine Technique. It had the same wondrous effect as the Golden Great Dao he could create in the future, which, after reaching the Grand Grade and with the world's blessing, allowed him to step out and reach all directions.

Like Shrinking Inches, it belonged to the "Movement" category of Divine Techniques.

The difference was that Shrinking Inches was suited for 'leisurely travel,' while Vertical Earth Golden Light was true worldly speed.

What he obtained from passing the Sixth Self-Tribulation was Flowers Bloom in an Instant, also one of the Great Divine Techniques. If mastered to Great Success or even Perfection, it could command the life and death of all things, control the changes of time, and condense millions of years into a single instant.

'I have passed six of the Nine Tribulations of the Earth Immortal, obtaining Shrinking Inches, Stone-to-Gold, Celestial and Earthly Laws, Scattering Beans into Soldiers, Vertical Earth Golden Light, and Flowers Bloom in an Instant.'

'I have comprehended three hundred Great Dao Golden Texts for the Mediation of Creation, two hundred and forty for the Slaying Sword Form, one hundred and eighty for Dao Generating One, and sixty-six Great Dao Texts for the Slaughter Sword Form.'

'If I add my two Acupoint Heaven and Earths, the Heaven-Reaching Fishing Drum, the Jade Void Glazed Lamp, and the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Sword, I could even slay a Grand Grade expert in the Current World.'

Lu Xuan murmured to himself, his gaze growing profound as he fell into deep thought.

'If I went all out—donning my Daoist Robe and Daoist Crown, wielding the Qing Ping Sword gifted by my Three Masters, and then factoring in the Unity of Virtue and Conduct and the eight hundred sublime Human Dao Trends I can mobilize in these Ancient Times—what level of being could I fight against?'

'And the Fishing Drum... playing it in the Current World only seems to make the nine Dragon Corpses pulling the Copper Coffin dance. It has no other effect. So what would happen if I played it in the Ancient Times?'

At the thought, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel an urge to try it. Meanwhile, in a certain profound Daoist Palace, alarm bells suddenly went off in the Lame Daoist's mind for no reason.

He made a few uncertain calculations, and his expression changed drastically.

'That little rascal better not do anything reckless...'

Although the Supreme knew he had given the Fishing Drum to that little rascal, if He suddenly heard it being played, He would surely get angry again and come looking for trouble!

And what if the Supreme followed the sound of the Fishing Drum, did a little divination, and discovered the truth of his and Xiaoxuan's master-disciple relationship...

The Lame Daoist shrank back. The mental image was too horrifying to contemplate. He could only feel a phantom pain in his leg.

The Supreme's punishments were truly ruthless. When He hit you, He really *hit* you...

「Meanwhile, among the mountains and rivers.」

As Lu Xuan was lost in thought, taking stock of his condition, the Cyan Bull spoke in a low voice,

"Master, some beings were spying on us just now. It should have been Thousand-Mile Eye and Shunfeng Ear from the Central Celestial Court."

"Oh?"

Lu Xuan returned to his senses and asked calmly,

"Why were those two Immortal Gods spying on us?"

"They probably saw the thirty-thousand-mile trail of purple qi," the Cyan Bull answered slowly. "But those two little guys were well-behaved enough. They didn't do anything else..."

Lu Xuan nodded slightly. A thought suddenly struck him. The Cyan Bull was his master's mount, so it was likely very familiar with the Immortals and Buddhas of the Ancient Times...

Thinking of this, he asked with a light laugh,

"Niu'er, I'd like to ask you about a few Immortal Gods."

"Please ask, Master."

"Do you know of Zhu Wuneng and Sun Wukong? The former seems to be Marshal Tianpeng of the Celestial Court, and the latter should be a Great Saint of the Demon Race?"

The Cyan Bull paused for a moment, then shook its head.

"In response to your question, Master, I have not heard of them. There is a True Saint Tianpeng under Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole Celestial Court, but as for Sun Wukong... there seems to be no one by that name among the Great Saints of the Demon Race."

Lu Xuan became pensive. If Zhu Wuneng hadn't been lying, then they must be figures from a 'later' time—after the Spring and Autumn Period but before the Current World.

After a moment of thought, he asked again,

"What about Yang Jian? Do you know him?"

The Cyan Bull was a little surprised but still answered honestly,

"I do. He is the disciple of Jade Cauldron, one of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals under the Primordial Grandmaster. He is quite exceptional and skilled in slaughter. In the last ten thousand years, he is the Immortal with the greatest hope of stepping into the Celestial Realms and becoming an Upper Celestial Venerable."

"And Li Nezha?"

"I know him too. He is the son of the Pagoda-bearing Celestial King of the Central Celestial Court, and also the disciple of the Taiyi Supreme Celestial Venerable, one of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals. He was born with an immortal body and once had a causal link with Wa Huang."

"What about Li Changgeng?"

"Hmm. To answer your question, Master, that fellow is a close attendant of the Celestial Emperor. He is also Venus. He wields the power of slaughter and sharp weapons, making him quite extraordinary. Though he's an ominous star, his temperament is like that of a pushover... but you can never be sure."

Lu Xuan nodded thoughtfully. 'These few from Gouxian Town all have impressive backgrounds...'

'So why were they trapped in Gouxian Town for countless years? And who is being suppressed by that Heaven-Reaching Stele outside the town?'

Suddenly, Lu Xuan recalled what Yang Erlang had said: the Celestial Dao's tribulation and disaster was Supreme Profound Clarity, while the Human Dao's was Supreme Emperor Profound Yellow. And these two were suspected to be the source of all calamities, the masterminds behind the scenes...

He couldn't help but laugh. 'Interesting, very interesting...'

'So what role will Fusheng Lu Xuan play in the later years of the Ancient Times?'

'Everything happening now should be the 'past' and 'future' woven by my masters. But it's already been proven that I can interfere with and change this predetermined past and future...'

As he pondered, the Cyan Bull carried him, followed by the Eighty-One Armors, and drew near to the Qin Region, where a great pass stood tall.

By the time they reached the foot of the great pass, the defending general had already been alerted. Standing high on the city wall, he looked down with a solemn expression and demanded,

"Who goes there? Why have you brought armored soldiers here?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the old man riding the Cyan Bull below, then to the eighty-one imposing armored figures behind him, and his pupils contracted slightly.

These Eighty-One Armors radiated an aura of iron and slaughter, as if they were veterans of a thousand battles. Moreover, the aura of any single one of them was no weaker than his own...

To call them eighty-one armors was an understatement; they were eighty-one generals!!

The old man on the Cyan Bull's back kept his eyes downcast, speaking in a slow, deliberate tone.

"I have come to fulfill an appointment with Duke Mu of Qin. I hope the general will open the gates and allow me entry."

The soldiers on the wall looked at each other in dismay. The defending general was also stunned, his attitude immediately improving as he asked again,

"May I ask your name, honored sir?"

"Lu Xuan."

Lu Xuan?

The defending general and his soldiers were all a bit puzzled. The name sounded vaguely familiar...

The general frowned, repeating the name 'Lu Xuan' in his mind a few times. Suddenly, something clicked. Lu Xuan, the Eighty-One Armors, and their own King of Qin...

He sucked in a sharp breath, his mind reeling as he asked cautiously,

"Are you... Lu Zi, who invaded Qi thirty years ago?"

"The very same."

The entire great pass fell deathly silent.

The next moment, countless soldiers on the wall bent at the waist and bowed. The imposing Grand General roared at the top of his lungs,

"Open the gates! Form the honor guard! Welcome Lu Zi!!"

The city gates swung open. Soldiers held their Weapons to form an honor guard. From behind the pass, an Earth Immortal rode a cloud, speeding toward Yong City. A Divine Bird, reserved only for the most urgent wartime messages, also took flight, carrying a letter. Like a streak of golden light, it shot into the clouds and vanished in an instant.

Lu Xuan rode the Cyan Bull, leading the Eighty-One Armors, and slowly entered the great pass. On both sides, thousands of soldiers bowed, and their generals bent at the waist, their faces filled with reverence, respect, and awe.

For the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Lu Xuan traveled within the city. After another incense stick's time, a Grand light appeared on the horizon, accompanied by the celestial might of a Grand Grade expert.

Three breaths later, a figure in black robes strode through the air, rushing over in such a hurry that his crown was askew and his shoes were crooked, with beads of sweat falling from his brow.

It was Duke Mu of Qin.

"Lu Zi!"

His voice, filled with joy, delight, and a hint of grievance, arrived before he did.