Night.
Dark clouds surged, obscuring the stars and moon.
Dragon Tiger Mountain, Carefree Residence.
Lu Yuan walked out of the wooden house and checked the time.
It's almost midnight, the surroundings were pitch black.
There wasn't much light to see.
But for Lu Yuan, it wasn't a big deal; his physique had transformed, and his strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Although it wasn't as clear as during the day when he could see things from afar, it wasn't far off.
He could even use his vision powerfully enough.
To spot even the ants and bugs in the grass.
"It's about time."
Lu Yuan murmured to himself, looking toward the location of the Wordless Stone Stele.
Tonight, he was going to move this thing and put it into his car.
There's no choice; Dragon Tiger Mountain has regulations, many things cannot be taken away, even though the Wordless Stone Stele now looks just like a piece of stone, he still didn't want to take the risk and draw attention.
And so.
Lu Yuan walked to the side of the stele.
This Wordless Stone Stele was about knee-high, with an extremely smooth surface.
It was initially estimated to be at least three to four hundred kilograms, which an ordinary person definitely couldn't lift.
But in his hands, he lifted it effortlessly, even with one hand, without much sense of weight.
Next, he needed to take it down the mountain.
An old saying goes, it's easy to climb up the mountain but hard to come down, especially when carrying a few hundred kilograms. Even several strong men would have to move carefully along the mountain path, or it would easily cause accidents.
However... with Lu Yuan's character, he obviously wouldn't take the ordinary path.
"This is when my body should play its role."
Lu Yuan chuckled, found a few vines, tied the stele to himself, and surveyed the surroundings.
Then with hardly any hesitation, he bent his knees, leaped high, and jumped off from a boulder.
Below, the drop was at least several dozen meters vertically.
Equivalent to a three or four-story height.
A normal person jumping down would at least break their legs, if not worse, but Lu Yuan just jumped straight down...
Boom!
With immense power.
The surface of the rock where he landed instantly cracked with webs of fissures, almost shattering.
Yet Lu Yuan didn't stop, continuing downward, moving across this rugged and perilous Dragon Tiger Mountain like a monkey.
Especially with thorns and weeds all around, something a person couldn't normally achieve.
But to his eyes, these were nothing.
Lu Yuan's skin was tough.
A blade would only leave a mark, let alone thorns.
In the night, under the hazy moonlight, a figure continuously leaped across cliffs and crags, each landing stirred up clouds of dust, and the massive stones underfoot exploded massively, exhibiting power beyond human capability, truly fearsome.
Just like this.
A journey that would take others over an hour to walk.
Lu Yuan leaped and bounded from the cliffs, reaching the mountain gate in just over ten minutes.
In front lay his parked car from earlier in the day.
After placing the Wordless Stone Stele onto it,
he felt a bit relieved, realizing he just needed to find an excuse to leave tomorrow.
Then, Lu Yuan turned around, preparing to return up the mountain.
But just at that moment, strong beams of light burst forth from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
In an instant, rays of light pierced the darkness, dyeing the clouds golden, spreading dazzling golden hues over several kilometers, turning night into day, intensely bright, rivaling sunlight.
"What's happening?"
Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan was intrigued.
He looked closely and saw that all the light seemed to be emanating from the Celestial Master Mansion.
In the glow, two gargantuan shadows appeared.
A white tiger and a golden dragon stood majestically in the sky.
Accompanied by faint roars.
Tiger's roar and dragon's cry!
At that moment, the birds on Dragon Tiger Mountain were startled, flapping their wings to flee.
"Could it be... that the anomaly is arriving early?" Lu Yuan speculated upon seeing such a phenomenon.
The visage was astonishing, like something from a myth.
And it appeared right in front of him.
But soon enough.
As he sought further exploration, he realized the white tiger and golden dragon ascended to the heavens and vanished, and all the light dissipated, leaving everything calm again, as if nothing had happened.
"It's not an anomaly, but something major has undoubtedly happened at the Celestial Master Mansion on Dragon Tiger Mountain."
Lu Yuan murmured and then, without further thought, began to climb back up the mountain.
Since no one was around,
he let go and leaped tens of meters with each step.
He quickly, about twenty minutes later, returned to the Carefree Residence.
Then he lay down as if nothing had happened.
He understood.
With such an event, the Celestial Master Mansion would undoubtedly respond.
"Mount Tai, Jiuhua Mountain had phenomena; Dragon Tiger Mountain, as the Daoist Ancestral Court, is naturally among them, only slightly delayed, and all of these are preludes to changes, just waiting for that day to come, everything will be different, a new era will dawn."
Lying in bed, Lu Yuan pondered; his experience from a past life had made him think of many things.
And in his heart, he knew, apart from the Wordless Stone Stele,
Dragon Tiger Mountain held many Divine Artifacts and various powerful inheritances, enabling it to stand firm in the new era and hold an important position. By staying calm and patient, he would surely find many excellent things.
But he didn't have much time now, and even if he did, there weren't many ways to find them.
The Celestial Master Mansion was very mysterious, like the small Celestial Master Pure Yang.
And the Real Master Yi seemed like ordinary people, despite being over ninety years old, with stamina surpassing even young people, surely no simple person.
Moreover, there was an Old Celestial Master.
Therefore.
He must act cautiously, at least before the change occurs, caution is paramount.
If noticed, the trouble would be significant. Although he had moved beyond ordinary people, he still couldn't withstand firearms.
Thinking this way, Lu Yuan awaited the passage of time.
Very soon.
The next day came.
A young Daoist came, inviting Lu Yuan to the Celestial Master Mansion.
President Liu and others were there too, not knowing what had happened, but it was apparent they noticed last night's phenomenon, inquiring with the young Daoist nearby, but the final results were unsatisfactory, as the Daoists at the Celestial Master Mansion kept silent on the matter.
Eventually, Real Master Yi arrived.
First thanking Lu Yuan and others for their donations, the Celestial Master Mansion would remember it.
He then announced that starting today, Dragon Tiger Mountain would officially close, and any outsiders were to leave promptly.
Including those who had resident fields or dojos there, but Real Master Yi added a final word, suggesting that if conditions allowed, the Celestial Master Mansion would offer compensation, such as a form of protection.
This left President Liu and others puzzled; they were people of certain status and authority.
Why need protection, as long as they weren't engaging in illegal activities?
Even if they did,
could the Celestial Master Mansion handle that?
This led to many questions, which Real Master Yi answered earnestly, but when discussing last night's phenomenon, the answers were unclear and evasive.
Seeing this,
Lu Yuan knew something significant had occurred on Dragon Tiger Mountain, related to the changes.
However, they were clearly unwilling to discuss it further, making it pointless to stay.
So finally.
Lu Yuan was the first to choose to leave.
With the changes approaching, his pace had to quicken too.