Near the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest on the Northern Region's icy plains, countless cultivators had gathered, eager to make their move.
"This is no simple place! It can nurture dragon veins, and not just one or two. This is a true dragon's nest!"
Duan De shook his head as he spoke. In just a few words, he had thoroughly analyzed the extraordinary terrain of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Ye Fan looked at Duan De in surprise. He had not known that this unscrupulous Daoist possessed such ability.
Having inherited the Origin Master's legacy, Ye Fan had only discovered after observing the place for a long time that this was the legendary terrain known as the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
"Dao Master truly is knowledgeable and well-traveled. From here on, we'll be relying on you!" Li Ping said with a smile.
Others might not know, but he knew perfectly well that Duan De's second life had been the Source Emperor.
Having attained the Dao and become an emperor through Origin Technique, it was no exaggeration to say that Duan De was the patriarch of all Origin Masters.
"Don't worry! Follow Dao Master here, and I guarantee you'll at least get a sip of the soup!" Duan De said smugly.
Though he said that, he always felt that the way Li Ping looked at him was strange, as though Li Ping could see through everything.
Moreover, there was suddenly one more person among them. Duan De found him vaguely familiar, yet could not say why.
"Great Emperor, have you gained anything?" Li Ping asked quietly.
After encountering Duan De, he had sent word to Void Emperor, who had arrived swiftly as well.
To observe Duan De at close range, Void Emperor had concealed his identity. Even Ye Fan and Black Emperor did not know who he was.
"Not simple at all!" Void Emperor said softly as he looked at Duan De.
Faintly, he could see four pure white marks within Duan De's body, and he was deeply shaken.
He had once heard Li Ping say that one could live nine lives anew amid the mortal world, and that everyone had their own path.
Some transformed through reincarnation. Each reincarnation was a brand-new beginning, forming a reincarnation mark within the body.
Only nine reincarnation marks marked completion. One could then recover all memories from nine lives and attain the Mortal World Immortal realm in one stroke.
This path shared many similarities with Emperor Corpse Gaining Sentience, but it was exceedingly difficult to walk. He had not expected to see a living example so soon.
After just one glance, he found its mysteries boundless and his gains immense!
If he could observe more, it would undoubtedly be of enormous help in taking that step and beginning his path of Mortal World Immortal transformation.
"Great Emperor, you came at the right time. Within this Ten Thousand Dragon Nest lies the corpse that Ruthless Emperor left behind during her transformation as well!" Li Ping said.
As long as it could help Void Emperor, even the slightest insight would be worthwhile.
For he knew very well that when the greatest Dark Turmoil in history arrived, Void Emperor would certainly step forward.
The stronger Void Emperor became, the greater the hope of quelling the Dark Turmoil!
"Half of Ruthless Emperor's corpse?" Void Emperor was slightly startled and gave Li Ping a deep look.
He had originally planned to search for the runes left behind by Emperor Venerate while attempting to embark on the path of Mortal World Immortal transformation.
This was undoubtedly an extremely difficult undertaking. Though he was confident, he did not know how much time it would take.
Never had he expected that, after so little time, Li Ping would give him such a surprise!
Duan De, with four reincarnation marks within his body and already walking the path of Mortal World Immortal transformation, was not enough—there was even half of Ruthless Emperor's corpse.
With two peerless powerhouses walking the path of Mortal World Immortal transformation as references, combined with his previous accumulation—
What reason did he have to fail to step onto the path of Mortal World Immortal transformation?
Such a heaven-defying opportunity should have been impossible to find in the entire world, yet it had appeared before him so effortlessly.
The Heavenly Court's capabilities were simply unimaginable! Li Ping's status within the Heavenly Court was likewise far from ordinary!
"Quick! The major holy lands have already charged into the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. We should get moving too!" Duan De said impatiently.
The major holy lands were the first to charge into the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. The other independent cultivators refused to be outdone and followed closely behind, flooding into the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Duan De, Ye Fan, and the others rushed into the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest impatiently. Before leaving, Black Emperor deliberately made a gesture at Li Ping.
An inscrutable smile appeared on Li Ping's face. Everything was now prepared; all that remained was to see what Black Emperor could do.
"Great Emperor, let's go take a look as well!" Li Ping said.
To everyone else, the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was perilous beyond measure, but to Void Emperor, it was naturally as easy as walking on level ground.
In an instant, led by Void Emperor, the two had arrived in the depths of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Ahead of them, an ancient coffin floated amid piles of Divine Source. The aura of ten thousand dragons flowed around it, radiating an incomparably terrifying pressure!
Void Emperor did not spare the Divine Source a single glance. His attention remained fixed on the crimson coffin.
"Ruthless Emperor's corpse! No! This is the corpse she left behind after transforming!" Void Emperor said.
Not only had he observed Ruthless Emperor at close range before, he had even fought her once.
But Ruthless Emperor herself and the corpse she had left behind after transforming were clearly two entirely different concepts.
Ruthless Emperor was powerful enough that mist shrouded her entire body. Being able to discern a few clues was already his limit.
Yet the corpse Ruthless Emperor had left behind after transforming was different. If he wished, he could comprehend quite a few things from it.
"As far as I know, this should be Ruthless Emperor's fourth-life body!" Li Ping said.
Ruthless Emperor's first life had been that of an ordinary mortal body. With her astonishing talent, she created the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art and called herself the Heaven Swallowing Emperor.
During her first life's later years, Ruthless Emperor once again created the Indestructible Heavenly Art with her astonishing talent.
The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art could only create a flawed Chaos Body. It forcibly seized the fortune of heaven and earth, offending the natural order, and inevitably carried many imperfections.
The Indestructible Heavenly Art, however, was different. It contended with heaven and earth for fortune and seized the creation of past and present. It was the foundation upon which Ruthless Emperor embarked on the path of Mortal World Immortal transformation.
It was precisely through the Indestructible Heavenly Art that Ruthless Emperor, in the twilight years of her first life, gave birth to a divine fetus from her old body and became a Flawless Chaos Body.
In her third life, Ruthless Emperor extended her lifespan with Immortal Medicine and successfully lived into her fourth life.
The fourth life was the most difficult one. Many said that Ruthless Emperor had ended with her fourth life, and that was not without reason.
Ruthless Emperor had clearly completed her final transformation within the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, yet she had also left behind four corpses. One could imagine how difficult it had been at the time.
Ruthless Emperor's fifth life was the Desolate Lord. After taking control of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, she had continued transforming without cease.
"So that was it! No wonder you wanted me to enter the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest!" Void Emperor said.
He became increasingly curious about Li Ping's identity. Logically, with Li Ping's current strength, it should have been impossible for him to know of such closely guarded secrets.
Yet Li Ping recounted Ruthless Emperor's transformation process as though he knew it like the back of his hand.
This had to astonish him, because he knew very well that the opportunities contained within were simply unimaginable.
"By observing Ruthless Emperor's four-life transformation and using Duan De as another reference, Great Emperor should be able to take that step, right?" Li Ping said.
This had been precisely his goal. Even before reviving Void Emperor, he had already planned all of this.
Void Emperor should not merely be a Human Emperor. He should have an even more glorious future!
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