Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

"Is this... a carriage?"

"How come someone is entering the city in such a dilapidated carriage?"

"The bell chimes that just rang out, could it be merely a coincidence?"

In the crowd, many wandering scholars showed a look of surprise and uncertainty, whispering among themselves. Find adventures on NovelBin.Côm

But in just a moment, the Tao bell rang again from within Linzi City, though its chime was far less than the first time.

"Dong!"

In the deep resonance of the bell, visible ripples spread out from Linzi City, with an immense amount of Daoistic charm converging towards this majestic city.

"Jixia Tao Bell! It’s the Jixia Tao Bell!"

Such heavenly phenomena immediately enabled everyone to recognize the source of the bell chimes.

"When Jixia Academy was bestowed with the imperial seal by Emperor Zhou, he gathered all the weapons of the world to cast the Tao bell, signifying the cessation of wars to heed the Dao.

The day the Tao bell was cast, the Heaven and Earth Dao bestowed gifts, which gathered on the Tao bell into the Great Tao True Words, named: the Great Sound of Silence!"

Within the massive convergence of Daoistic charm, the third bell chime arrived as expected.

The third bell chime was almost inaudible, yet the moment the Tao bell rang, everyone could clearly sense that the Tao bell had sounded.

Within the silent fluctuations, celestial lights descended upon the land outside Linzi City and golden lotuses emerged from the ground, with Daoistic charm manifesting as beautiful phenomena.

The bell chime did not spread the sounds of this world but played the resonance of the Dao itself.

"The Tao bell has rung thrice, what exactly is happening?"

"I have lived in Linzi for a hundred years and have never seen such phenomena."

The bustling chatter of the people grew louder, but the bell continued to ring unaffected.

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

...

Within the Qi State royal city, Qi State King set down the bamboo strip in his hand and looked solemnly toward the dilapidated carriage outside Linzi City.

At Jixia Academy’s Tao Learning Hall, one after another scholar deeply immersed in the Dao showed shock as they emerged from the building, their auras mingling with the cosmos to manifest thousands of wondrous sights.

In the hundred Grotto Heavens factions, figures resembling demons from above the Luotian Realm opened their eyes, their gaze reaching the Luotian Realm capturing all causes and effects of this space and time the moment they looked.

Yet when their sights fell upon Shen Yuan, the heavy fog of history veiled everything, causing these demon-like figures to show a hint of confusion.

"Why has there appeared a scholar of the Hundred Schools scholars whom we have never seen before?"

"Which among our peers has concealed their identity?"

"Or perhaps a contingency left by the Supreme Tao Ancestor for passing on the Dao?"

The oppressive figures, as if they could crush this world, slowly dissipated, finally manifesting within the hundred Grotto Heavens factions as bodies indistinguishable from ordinary people.

Within these fragile bodies reflected the Heaven and Earth Dao, and their eyes seemed to harbor infinite wisdom.

At the moment these bodies appeared, joyous voices echoed throughout the hundred Grotto Heavens factions.

"Welcome the return of the scholars!"

...

Within Linzi City, all sides were stirring due to the sound of the Tao bell.

Outside Linzi City, the wandering scholars waiting in a long line were already in utter chaos.

Jixia Scholar Sunn Changyi looked in disbelief at the dilapidated carriage.

"The ringing of the Tao bell, can it truly be because of him?"

Although he found the scene before his eyes too absurd, Sunn Changyi could find no better explanation.

"Could it be that some great scholar of the nation or an envoy of Emperor Zhou is inside such a shabby carriage?

But a traveling great scholar or a touring envoy would have ceremonial accompaniment, and it’s impossible to ride in such a simple carriage, as it would be a breach of the grand ceremony of Luotian."

Unless...

Sunn Changyi’s gaze suddenly intensified, settling on the authority token outside the carriage.

On the ancient authority token laden with the breath of history, there was clearly a character Dao born of heaven and earth.

"One of the Hundred Schools scholars, Taoism!"

"Taoism, having remained hidden from the world for hundreds of years, was never known to have had its scholars appear in the world. Could this ritual debate actually draw out a Taoism scholar?"

Not just Sunn Changyi, many other knowledgeable cultivators also noticed the authority token.

"It’s said that Taoism is the most ancient lineage among the Hundred Schools scholars, but not much of its transmitted classics has been preserved.

With Taoism re-entering the world now, their intentions must be significant."

"Indeed, the status of scholars from the Hundred Schools is exceptional, but there are many within Jixia Academy, and a mere Taoism scholar is far from enough to trigger the Jixia Tao Bell, unless..."

A frightening thought rose in the minds of the knowledgeable Jixia scholars.

Before they could speak, the tenth chime of the Jixia Tao Bell reverberated once again between heaven and earth, followed by the grand ancient city gates, sealed for hundreds of years, slowly opening.

The massive city gates, thick as mountains, stirred a terrifying tempest as they opened, sweeping over those outside Linzi City.

The eleventh bell chime sounded, with a vast amount of Daoistic charm under the Great Sound of Silence forming a golden bridge of merit that spanned dozens of miles towards the land of Jixia Academy.

Finally, the twelfth bell chime exploded, and the voices of the Dao within Linzi City thundered across the four directions of heaven and earth.

"Welcome the return of the Taoist!"

"Welcome the return of the Taoist!"

"Welcome the return of the Taoist!"

In the face of this magnificent heavenly and earthly phenomenon, the dilapidated carriage remained unmoved and made its way slowly towards Linzi City.

Only when the carriage entered the great Dao golden bridge, transforming into a ray of rainbow light entering Jixia Academy, did all phenomena come to a halt.

The thick main city gate slowly closed, stirring another violent storm, but everyone paid it no mind.

The people were still immersed in the Dao resonated by the twelve chimes of the Tao bell, as well as in the scene that was like the legend of old.

Among the many onlookers, the most shocked were the All-Worlds Luotian Convention Tao Test participants, including Ji Xuanyi and Ji Zhaoyang.