The Heart of the Azure Emperor

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On the Sun Star, atop the Sun Temples, Zhou Tong and Yan Ruyu sat facing each other.

"Thump!"

With a violent tremor, a monstrous demonic power, accompanied by boundless vitality, erupted from the center of the two.

It was a bright red heart, only the size of a fist, as clear and dazzling as a red agate, surrounded by a magnificent crimson divine light, emanating endless demonic power and a powerful life force.

This is the Azure Emperor's Heart.

The Azure Emperor's Heart was surrounded by crimson clouds, its radiance soaring into the sky. In an instant, it caused the endless flames of the entire Sun Star to dissipate, unable to compete with its brilliance. The entire Divine Temple was filled with spiritual energy, enveloped in a blood-red auspicious glow.

"Thump!!"

As the Azure Emperor's Heart beat, Zhou Tong and Yan Ruyu's hearts also beat in sync. A beam of blood-red light shot out from the Azure Emperor's Heart and connected with their synchronized heartbeats.

A crimson divine light surged into their bodies and spread throughout their limbs and bones.

At this moment, Zhou Tong's entire body trembled, as if being tempered, radiating a dazzling light, and a crimson glow enveloped his body. Layer after layer of old skin peeled off Zhou Tong's body.

His blood flowed like Leiming, rumbling and surging, cleansing his body until he was translucent and radiant like the sun!

Zhou Tong's body was undergoing a complete transformation, his life was evolving, and he further solidified his Dao Fruit of the Ninth Heaven of Kings.

Moreover, a small Azure Lotus emerged from within his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, taking root in a patch of azure water within the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

Much later, when the power brought by the Azure Emperor's Heart disappeared, he exuded an astonishing blood aura and opened his eyes, revealing two sharp beams of light that pierced the sky like lightning!

"The Azure Emperor truly lives up to his reputation as Great Emperor transformed from the Immortal Divine Medicine. No matter how many times I cultivate using the Essence Blood from his heart, I can still make progress, as if there is no Endpoint in sight!!" Even though this is not the first time he has used the Azure Emperor's Sacred Heart to cultivate, Zhou Tong is still very shocked.

In particular, he noticed that the Chaos Qi within his body had become even stronger; clearly, the Indestructible Heavenly Merit he had cultivated over the years while refining the Azure Emperor's Essence Blood had also played a role, further promoting Zhou Tong's physique to transform into Chaos Body.

Most importantly, the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings have undergone further changes during their cultivation over the past few years.

Previously, the limit for Cave Heaven Nurturing Spirit was ten, because no matter what, the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings were all derived from the original Ten Heavenly Caves; but now, Zhou Tong can feel that his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings no longer have the limit for nurturing spirits.

That little Azure Lotus rooted in the azure sea of Divine Ring was the eleventh "spirit" he nurtured.

"Is the power within the Qing Emperor's Heart influenced by the Azure Emperor's own Longevity Method, thus further expanding my Ten Heavenly Caves?" Zhou Tong couldn't help but wonder.

The Azure Emperor is currently in the Desolate Pagoda Desolate Pagoda, where he wants to create a Immortal Domain. The Azure Emperor's Dao is actually the Dao of Creation, the Dao of Creating a World.

This principle actually coincides with Zhou Tong's Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, and perhaps this path of creation is also contained in the Essence Blood of the Qing Emperor's Heart.

Zhou Tong looked up at Yan Ruyu opposite him.

She had already Dao Severing and had now reached the fifth level of the King Realm.

At this moment, a Azure Lotus also appeared in Yan Ruyu's palm; this was Yan Ruyu's true form.

Generally speaking, the cultivation of the Demon Clan mainly falls into three categories.

The first type is plant-based demons. These Demon Clan often sever their own bodies, transforming them into Dao Proving Artifact growth. This type of the Demon Clan skips the step of searching for Immortal Material; the Azure Emperor is a prime example. It can be said that this type of the Demon Clan has already transcended the demonic realm.

The second type involves animals Form Transformation. This type of the Demon Clan directly transforms their physical form into human form and can switch between human and their original form. The combat power of their human form is not much different from that of their original form. This is a type of humanized Demon Clan, and most Demon Clan today follow this path.

The third type involves animals that do not Form Transformation but cultivate directly using their original bodies, similar to the Big Black Dog.

Of course, there is a special case: those born as Demon Clan. For example, if both parents are Demon Clan who have already Form Transformation, then the child will be born in human form. Only during the process of cultivation will they develop the characteristics of the Demon Clan.

The descendants of the Azure Emperor all follow this path.

For example, Yan Ruyu was born in human form, but she had a Azure Lotus seed in her Wheel Sea, and this Azure Lotus seed was her true form as Demon Clan.

If she hadn't cultivated, she would have been no different from any other human in the future, and people would have mistaken her for a human when she walked down the street.

However, once she begins her cultivation, the characteristics of the Demon Clan will appear, and the Azure Lotus seed in her Wheel Sea will quickly take root and sprout, eventually transforming back into Azure Lotus.

Such Demon Clan are more familiar with the human body and human society, and are therefore unwilling to reveal their true forms.

"Plants have a great advantage in their physical form when they become demons, so they don't need to worry about things like Immortal Metal." Zhou Tong stared at the Azure Lotus in Yan Ruyu's palm and sighed inwardly.

Plants that become demons use their own physical form as their means of Dao Proving Artifact. Once they attain enlightenment, they become special, living weapons, much more powerful than ordinary Imperial Weapon, just like the Heaven Swallowing Devil Pot and the Undying Heavenly Blade.

Just like in the original work, when the Undying Heavenly Blade attacked, the Azure Emperor Lotus and the Heaven Swallowing Devil Pot were able to block the Heavenly Blade. But if it had been replaced by Imperial Weapon like the Void Mirror or the Hengyu Furnace, it would probably have been less effective.

At this moment, with the tempering of the Azure Emperor's Essence Blood, countless runes covered the Azure Lotus of Yan Ruyu's body. One after another, Demon Script, like True Dragon, Immortal Phoenix, and White Tiger, jumped out from the Azure Lotus and swirled around Yan Ruyu endlessly.

Those Demon Script were not merely words, but fragments of the Great Dao, containing profound meaning. With each rotation, Yan Ruyu's body glowed, covered in runes that evolved into supreme mysteries, emanating an unparalleled life force.

Her white robes were spotless, making her appear even more holy.

Even the unique aura of the Demon Clan seemed to be suppressed, transforming into a holy and sacred aura, as if True Immortal Realm had descended to earth.

After a long while, Yan Ruyu finally opened her eyes, a gentle smile on her beautiful and perfect face.

"The laws of the Chaotic Ancient Era are truly profound and unparalleled. Our ancestor must have obtained similar laws back then, otherwise his scriptures would not be so special." Yan Ruyu with some emotion and some joy.

"I Dao Yi about the origins of the Azure Emperor, but his background is far more significant than you know!" Zhou Tong exclaimed with some emotion.

It's a pity that the Azure Emperor took the wrong path.

If he hadn't gone down the wrong path, not to mention comparing himself to Quasi-Immortal Emperor like the Wu Shi the Great, he would at least have had a very high chance of becoming Mortal Immortal or even Immortal King, and wouldn't have faded away so tragically in the end.

"Our ancestor might actually still be alive," Yan Ruyu said softly, looking at the heart in front of them. "Because he is still alive, his heart is still beating. We just don't know where he is."

"He's most likely with the Desolate Pagoda, but if he doesn't deliberately come out, there's no point in searching." Zhou Tong said casually, then got up, walked to the entrance of the Sun Temples, and looked at the Big Dipper.

"Judging by the time, in at most six months, the path of the Mysterious Scholar Mansion will open, and you will leave Big Dipper and embark on the Strongest Trial Road!" Yan Ruyu also walked to Zhou Tong's side, "I look forward to your return."

"Wait for my return, but there are a few things to do before that."

"You want to settle things with the Heavenly Emperor Son and the Holy Imperial Son? Do you want my help? Given the Heavenly Emperor Son's personality, he probably won't easily agree to a fair fight with you," Yan Ruyu asked.

Zhou Tong shook his head. "Don't worry, I have my own ways to force the Heavenly Emperor Son to fight. Besides, I have something big to do this time..."

"You only need to guard the Sun Palace. The Sun Palace is of great importance. In the coming years, the Big Dipper may undergo drastic changes. You have entrusted the Azure Lotus to me, and this place is also a way out for you."

Yan Ruyu said, "My ancestor's heart is in my hands. I activated it with a secret method, and its power is no less than that of Imperial Weapon."

Zhou Tong nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

The two have basically lived and practiced together for the past five years, trusting each other implicitly. They always touch upon such topics but never say more.

This is the trust and confidence accumulated over the past five years.