After leaving Mount Baling, Ye Xuan headed north. With one step, he traversed thousands of miles. He stopped in Tai 'an, Shandong, and looked down at the mountain below.
No mountain is greater than it, and history is greater than it!
This was the ancient people's evaluation of Mount Tai. It was regarded by the ancients as the place where all things were born. Evidence could be traced back to the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. From Emperor Tai to the Qing Dynasty, there were 13 emperors who came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices. Another 24 emperors offered sacrifices 72 times. This showed how important Mount Tai was to the ancient emperors.
It was majestic, grand, and incomparably lofty. It was known as the first mountain in the world, the head of the five mountains, and the head of the five mountains. Even Taoism and Buddhism revered it, seeing it as a celestial mountain and a Buddhist kingdom. They built many Taoist palaces and Buddhist temples in it.
With a thought, Ye Xuan's figure appeared on the Jade Emperor Peak. The scenery here was unique. Standing here, one could overlook the mountains below, the Yellow River in the distance, and the sea of clouds. It broadened one's mind and gave birth to a feeling of "standing at the top and looking down at all the mountains."
It was noon, and the sun was shining. The entire Jade Emperor Peak was very lively. Countless tourists laughed, sightseeing, and taking pictures.
No one noticed Ye Xuan's appearance. It was as if he had always been standing there. There was an aura that blended in with the natural Dao. Even if people saw him, they would only feel that it was ordinary. It was as if it was just a stone on the Jade Emperor Peak, or a very ordinary stranger. In the blink of an eye, they would forget his existence.
This area of Mount Tai was extremely special. The entire peak seemed to be incomplete, but it seemed to contain a terrifying divine power. It was like an ancient emperor that had slept for thousands of years. Even with Ye Xuan's current cultivation, he could not see through it. His spiritual sense could not penetrate it. He could only measure it with his body and use his divine eyes to see through the illusion.
Ye Xuan was actually not surprised that Mount Tai was so magical. This was because he might be one of the people in this world who knew the true origin of Mount Tai.
No mountain is greater than it, and history is greater than it. The ancient people's evaluation of it was not false.
With his hands behind his back, he slowly stepped on top of the Jade Emperor Peak. Step by step, he measured this area. His drooping eyes were faintly flickering with runes like the stars. He could see through the void and see straight to the source.
In his God's Eye, he could see that there were many five-colored altars beneath the Jade Emperor Peak. Each of these five-colored altars was very simple and unadorned. They were engraved with the marks of time and were buried underground, rarely seeing the light of day.
However, these altars were not the real Five Colored Altars that could cross the void. They were merely sacrificial altars that were built by the ancient emperors when they held a ceremony to imitate the ancient Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, and Seventy-Two Kings.
Ye Xuan measured the Jade Emperor Peak with his body and used his divine eyes to see through the falsehood. He looked through the ground and saw a total of more than a hundred five-colored altars. However, he did not see the true altar that he wanted to see.
He raised his eyebrows and looked at the Jade Emperor Temple not far away.
The Jade Emperor Peak was the main peak of Mount Tai. It was named after the Jade Emperor Temple that was built on it.
It was impossible to verify when the Jade Emperor Temple was built. It was rebuilt during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, but folklore said that the Jade Emperor Temple was built a long time ago. It could be traced back to the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but in the end, it was all buried in the passage of time.
The main buildings of the Jade Emperor Temple were the Jade Emperor Hall, the Pavilion of the Welcoming Sun, the Pavilion of the River, and the East and West Meditation Rooms. The bronze statue of the Jade Emperor was worshiped in the hall. It was a sacred place.
There were many tourists here, and the incense was flourishing. Smoke curled up.
"Eh?!" Entering the main hall of the Jade Emperor Temple and looking at the bronze statue of the Jade Emperor, Ye Xuan could not help but let out a soft sound of surprise. This was because he discovered that there was a vast and righteous aura in the bronze statue of the Jade Emperor.
He opened his God's Eye, and there seemed to be a river of stars flowing within it. He could see that there were traces of pure and flawless thoughts entering the bronze statue of the Jade Emperor.
This aura was vast and righteous. Immortal clouds were dazzling, and holy light was rising. There seemed to be a wisp of spiritual will fluctuating within it, as if it was nurturing a divine fetus.
"God created by faith!" After cultivating for so long, Ye Xuan could be said to be experienced and knowledgeable. Although he was unfamiliar with the aura in the bronze statue, he could understand the whole story with just a little thought.
Faith was a mysterious energy produced by intelligent life. It contained an intelligent life's will, belief, spiritual force, and so on. If one was blessed by the power of faith, they could evolve into magical powers, obtain the method of longevity, and seal gods on behalf of the heavens. It was mysterious and difficult to seize.
Ye Xuan had cultivated for a long time. Up until now, he had seen countless strange life forms, but he had never seen this form of god created by faith.
This was a wonderful form. It was the embodiment of human will. With the blessing of all living beings, it could seal gods on behalf of the heavens and exist in the world forever.
Unfortunately, although the power of faith in the bronze statue was rich, it was still far from being able to condense a divine fetus. As long as the incense continued and the faith did not diminish, perhaps it would take another few thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years to truly form a divine fetus.
The Jade Emperor, this deity, whether it was on Earth in the main world or in this world, was the supreme Immortal Emperor of legends. He was known as the "Golden Palace of Haotian, the Supreme Sovereign of Nature, Amitabha, the True Jade Emperor". He controlled thirty-six heavens and seventy-two earths. He was in charge of gods, immortals, buddhas, sages, the mortal world, the underworld, and the heavenly court. He was a supreme ruler.
However, Ye Xuan knew that there was no Jade Emperor in this world of "Shrouding the Heavens". Perhaps this Jade Emperor was a sacred emperor worshiped by the ancient people, or maybe he was a saint who had descended to this world during the mythological period.
Wait, a saint or a great emperor who had descended to this world, the ruler of heaven and earth, the supreme Immortal Emperor respected by all races …
Looking at the bronze statue of the Jade Emperor in front of him, Ye Xuan suddenly had a somewhat absurd guess. Could the Jade Emperor that this world worshiped be the Venerable Emperor of the mythological period?
Moreover, according to the legend, the Venerable Emperor of the mythological period was born on Earth. The Venerable Emperor cast the Immortal Cauldron to control the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains and finally landed on Earth. If the ancient people worshiped the Venerable Emperor and cast the statue with his face, then it was not impossible for the Venerable Emperor to lose his true name and change it to the Jade Emperor.
Unfortunately, this was only Ye Xuan's guess. The real truth had long been buried in the dust of history. As for where the so-called Jade Emperor of this world came from, there was no way to know.
After a series of random guesses, Ye Xuan also took a stick of incense from the hall and bowed respectfully towards the bronze statue.
"Hmm, it's actually hidden here?" After offering the incense, Ye Xuan's eyebrows suddenly twitched. He looked down and finally found the five-colored altar that could cross the starry sky.
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