No matter what Duan De thought, the Divine Thought of the Immortal Emperor being suppressed within the Immortal Ascension Cauldron was already an established fact.
Li Ping merely smiled without saying a word, offering no explanation whatsoever. He would be more than happy if Duan De let his imagination run wild and frightened himself.
Afterward, the group continued deeper into the Immortal Mansion World and soon arrived at the true Immortal Burial site.
Here, divine power was heavily suppressed. A supreme pressure emanated from deep underground, making them almost want to kneel.
"Who exactly is buried here? It must be an Ancient Sovereign or a Great Emperor!" Duan De said.
The terrifying pressure was unbearable. It had to be either a Supreme Emperor Armament or an imperial corpse.
However, Li Ping and the others each had their own means, so they were not halted by the pressure.
They ventured deep into the place where an immortal had fallen and finally reached the Immortal Burial site. Tens of thousands of great dragons coiled around it as endless radiant light swirled through the air.
A platform resembling an enormous pyramid towered thirty thousand meters high. Its summit was shrouded in immortal mist, like an Immortal Realm.
Above the platform lay a coffin, emanating terrifying pressure as though it could crush the heavens of all ages.
Li Ping brought out the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, while Duan De produced the lid of the Heaven Devouring Devil Pot. Bracing against the boundless pressure, the group climbed onto the platform.
"Is this the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree?" Ye Fan gasped.
The coffin was ancient and floated in the void. True dragons, divine phoenixes, and other beings formed from immortal mist circled around it by the thousands, vivid and lifelike.
The crucial point was that the coffin had actually been made from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree!
That was an Immortal Elixir. Who could be so extravagant as to cut down the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and use it to make a coffin?
"The Immortal Emperor truly was extravagant enough to bury a single piece of his own skin," Li Ping said.
Ahead, five-colored divine radiance flowed. A block of solid ice, existing for who knew how many ages, sealed an ancient corpse within it.
More accurately, it was a piece of skin—a lifelike sheet of human skin that radiated a terrifying aura.
This was absolutely no ordinary skin. Only an Ancient Sovereign or a Great Emperor could emit such a terrifying presence.
"A piece of the Immortal Emperor's skin? Someone dragged it out of the coffin?" Duan De said in astonishment.
The Immortal Emperor clearly had not died, yet he had left behind a coffin here and even buried a piece of his own skin within it.
Had someone come here later and dragged the Immortal Emperor's skin out of the coffin?
There was no need to think about it. Anyone bold enough and capable enough to do such a thing had to be an Ancient Sovereign or a Great Emperor!
"Great Emperor Tai Huang did it. He perfected the Tai Huang Scripture inside the coffin, but he met a miserable end as well!" Li Ping said.
Duan De and the others were all utterly stunned, both by what Li Ping had said and by the fact that Li Ping knew of such a secret matter.
Though doubts filled his heart, Duan De soon noticed a line of large characters and a mark beside the Immortal Emperor's skin.
That line of characters and that mark also confirmed Li Ping's words. The one who had seized the magpie's nest was indeed Great Emperor Tai Huang.
But how had Li Ping learned of this?
Could it be that Li Ping had come here long ago, allowing him to know such a secret?
No! If Li Ping had come here before, how could these things still be here? He would have claimed them for himself long ago.
While Duan De and the others were still riddled with doubts, Li Ping had already opened the coffin and looked toward its bottom.
At the bottom of the coffin was a humanoid imprint, the figure of an ancient emperor branded onto the coffin's baseboard.
"Is this the ancient scripture left behind by Great Emperor Tai Huang? The perfected Tai Huang Scripture?" Duan De said in disbelief.
Ye Fan and the others all gathered around. Gazing at the lifelike carving, they could all sense an indescribable Dao rhythm.
When Great Emperor Tai Huang attained the Dao and became an emperor, he had already created the Tai Huang Scripture. Its Transforming Dragon volume was hailed as the strongest among all Emperor Scriptures.
Yet Great Emperor Tai Huang had evidently come here only after attaining the Dao and becoming an emperor, then continued perfecting the Tai Huang Scripture.
One could well imagine that the perfected Tai Huang Scripture had reached an even greater level. Its value was already beyond measure.
Duan De was shocked by your ability to foresee events and became uncertain of your identity. Shock Value +1500000!
Li Ping nodded to himself. His efforts over such a long time had not been wasted; Duan De had indeed begun contributing Shock Value again.
The secrets of the Immortal Mansion World did not end here. If he worked a little harder, Duan De should be able to contribute even more Shock Value.
At that moment, others arrived at the site and immediately watched Li Ping and the others warily.
The coffin made from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was obviously extraordinary at a glance. Who would not be tempted?
Li Ping's group had arrived first, and no one knew whether they had already claimed the supreme treasures.
For that very reason, Li Ping and the others instantly became the target of everyone present, and the atmosphere grew incomparably tense.
"That is the lid of the Heaven Devouring Devil Pot? That imperial weapon has actually appeared once again?"
"That is Ye Fan, the Sacred Body? They say the Void Emperor personally protected his path, so he cannot be provoked lightly!"
"Is that the coffin of an ancient divine being? Is that the mark left by Great Emperor Tai Huang?"
Li Ping and the others paid no attention whatsoever to the group that had entered later. They were comprehending the ancient scripture left behind by Great Emperor Tai Huang.
After secretly observing for some time, the latecomers could no longer hold themselves back and all made their way onto the platform.
The moment they saw the coffin made from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, the Immortal Emperor's skin, and the mark left by Great Emperor Tai Huang, an uproar erupted.
"Ancestor, your unworthy descendants have come to receive you. We welcome you home!" the many experts of the Great Xia Dynasty cried mournfully.
This place was connected to Great Emperor Tai Huang. Clearly, the Great Xia Dynasty wanted to use their status as his descendants to claim everything here for themselves.
Another uproar immediately broke out. The Great Xia Dynasty wanted the opportunities here, but did the others not want them as well?
"There are no remains of Great Emperor Tai Huang here. Who exactly are you taking home?" Li Ping said.
As soon as he said this, the experts of the Great Xia Dynasty were dumbfounded. There truly were no remains of Great Emperor Tai Huang in the coffin.
"I advise you to leave at once. This place already belongs to us!" Black Emperor said arrogantly.
What a joke! Their side was powerful and well-prepared now. He did not take the people before them seriously at all.
The coffin made from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, the ancient scripture left by Great Emperor Tai Huang, and even the Immortal Emperor's piece of skin—all of it belonged to them.
The scene erupted once more. Everyone glared angrily at Black Emperor. Where had this big black dog come from, daring to be so arrogant?
"Hmph! Our ancestor left his mark inside the coffin, so the baseboard of the coffin must remain!" the Great Xia Emperor Lord said angrily.
As he spoke, a dazzling radiance appeared above his head. Extreme Dao Imperial Might surged through heaven and earth, suppressing all directions.
Then a dragon's roar rang through heaven and earth. A dragon sword flew forth, shaking the Myriad Worlds and shining brilliantly!
The Supreme Emperor Armament, the Tai Huang Sword, had emerged!
"Those who see it get a share. You are acting so arrogantly, but I fear you do not have the ability to back it up!" the Jiu Li Emperor Lord said coldly.
Heaven and earth trembled, and the cosmos shook. An ancient scroll flew out from above his head and hung in midair, covering heaven and earth.
The Supreme Emperor Armament, the Jiu Li Diagram, had emerged!
Two Supreme Emperor Armaments hung in the sky, suppressing the eight wastelands. Extreme Dao Imperial Might filled the air, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.
Duan De could not help looking toward Li Ping. Faced with such a situation, how would Li Ping respond?
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