Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1670 - 450: Divine Concealment, Offline Pursuit (5k)

As the two words "Luoge" dissipate, the tombstone cracks, and everything about the tombstone—its aura, charm, penmanship—seems to have completely changed.Even the Heavenly Monarch Luoge, shrouded in death qi, has subtle differences in demeanor, expression, and posture.

On the surface, nothing seems to have changed, yet in this instant, it felt as if he had become a different person.

Heavenly Monarch Luoge remains with closed eyes, seemingly asleep, but those tightly shut eyes begin to tremble slightly, as if a living person dreaming in slumber.

The endless death qi surrounding him and the multitude of phantoms transformed by it begin to solidify somewhat.

The figures formed by the gathered death qi are no longer simple illusions; the position of the eyes shows the death qi starting to churn, adding a hint of vitality.

Heavenly Monarch Luoge did not awaken as he did last time, but here everything seems to be coming alive from all directions, with even the deathly still death qi showing a unique change.

...

Below the Mountain Abyss, the Mountain Lord pauses in his training, and a light orb bursts forth in his mind.

A segment of sealed memory surfaces.

Gazing at this light orb, his expression becomes somewhat peculiar.

For the seal on this light orb wasn't solely his doing; others were involved in sealing these things with him.

He extends his hand and undoes his portion, allowing the light orb to once again settle in his mind.

Fragments begin to emerge, fragments which he had told himself in the past about what should be done if this thing appears.

The Mountain Lord reflects upon it; clearly the content in this unsealed memory doesn't stem from his own contemplation.

Back then, he likely repeated verbatim what others had told him.

The tone resembled that of Yuan Lord or Primordial Lord, but it surely wasn't his own deliberation.

Essentially, it mentions some fellow Daoist who is about to awaken.

Don't ask the name; asking won't reveal anything to you now.

Even if face-to-face, you couldn't possibly recognize them.

At that time, things were difficult, and completing tasks was unlikely, and dragging on would be increasingly disadvantageous.

Therefore, everyone would have their own tasks.

Someone among them altered their name and title, concealing their former self.

All anyone knows is there was once such a person, yet asking anyone about it would elicit the same response: unknown.

No person, record, deity, or alien species can tell otherwise.

Even if someone could glimpse past ages, they'd only find one outcome: this person died long ago.

A strong one of such a Realm, if dead, the result cannot be altered anymore.

Everything they participated in would become anchored as they step into death, never to change again.

Posthumous titles would likely follow their living habits and should be called...

Heavenly Monarch Luoge.

Instantly, new information emerges in Mountain Lord's mind, naturally overlooked details resurface.

Matters concerning Heavenly Monarch Luoge.

In his memory, this was once a top-tier warrior, unfortunately Fallen later.

After death, everyone honored his wishes, allowing him to self-bury in the current world.

Now that the fog has lifted and the interference has reduced, Mountain Lord realizes he can't recall specifics.

How Heavenly Monarch Luoge died in battle, whom he engaged—it's vague and unclear.

Only recalling that the situation was chaotic, a mess with many deaths.

Numerous top warriors of the Monarch generation fell back then, and even more just below that generation.

Mountain Lord furrows his brow, a surge of anger and grief fills him, countless memory fragments flash.

He rubs his head, suppressing the chaos, calming his emotions.

He looks downward, standing on the back side of the Mountain Abyss, above him is endless darkness.

As time passes, the once thick Mountain Abyss is now less than half as thick as before.

In the darkness, a giant tiger crouches, its paws upon a Great Devil King.

Mountain Lord extends his hand, feeling the power at this moment, now can command the purest power, surpassing his Peak period.

Back when he was strongest, his power was overwhelmingly strong, yet so excessive that it surpassed human limits.

After transforming into the tiger, it split most of that power, creating Mountain Abyss split again, only then could he control the remainder.

Now, as it begins to reclaim the power transformed into the Mountain Abyss, control is slowly regained.

This is because someone started it.

No matter what power or Realm the one who started it possesses, as long as it started, he can follow this path.

Like Dao cultivators' research, first needing a starting point and a correct direction.

Much like the Spirit Transformation Array, Yu Ziqing provided the Big Island Grotto Heaven and topics; under the collective effort of the wisest Deans of the present world, the Spirit Transformation Array was developed.

Without this starting point and direction, those Deans would never touch this path in their lives, let alone progress further along it.

The Mountain Lord's pure power is overwhelmingly strong, in turn limiting himself, hence requiring a similar direction.

How far one can travel along this path purely depends on individual competence.