Two years later, Shrouding the Heavens World.
"Shrouding the Heavens?" Shen Ye murmured. He was not particularly surprised by the result.
Since he had crossed over in his physical body, tempering his physique was naturally the highest priority. Before crossing over, he had deliberately burned a small portion of his luck, hoping to arrive in a world that valued physical cultivation.
"Still, ending up in this world is rather troublesome!" Shen Ye frowned slightly. He was not worried about the timeline. With the trait of being Unique Across All Heavens and Times, the River of Time and Space had no control over him.
The real problem was this world's "specialty"—the Law Creation Tribulation!
With his current little body, a single bolt from a Law Creation Tribulation would reduce him to ashes!
"Good thing I didn't take chances and brought Hua Yue along!" Looking at Hua Yue beside him, Shen Ye felt much more at ease.
The Law Creation Tribulation consisted of two parts: "creation" and "law"!
Although Hua Yue also cultivated the methods of the Immortal Ancient World, she was a Living Puppet. Half of her magical power came from her own cultivation, while the other half came from him, her host.
This meant that Hua Yue's cultivation method itself was incomplete.
This was different from the initial creation of a law. A newly created law might also be incomplete, but its general framework was already clear. All that remained was to fill in and refine it, so it would naturally gain the recognition of the Heavenly Dao.
But Hua Yue's incompleteness came from being split apart midway through. It could not be called a "law" at all!
There were also the mechanical puppets Shen Ye had built in his spare time over the past two years. Their power came from spiritual energy circuits inscribed within their bodies, so they could not be considered "laws" either. The problem was that Shen Ye currently had no way to control them with magical power.
"Yue'er, hold on to this for now." Shen Ye handed an oval, egg-shaped device to Hua Yue.
Hua Yue, who had been observing their surroundings, was startled. She naturally recognized it as Xingtian One—a combat mechanical puppet whose size had been reduced through spatial folding technology.
Meeting Hua Yue's questioning gaze, Shen Ye smoothly shifted the blame. "This is a test Venerable God Shennong gave me. To make me learn this world's cultivation methods, he sealed away all my magical power!"
Hua Yue did not doubt him and accepted the mechanical puppet. "Then should I hurry and find a nearby sect to steal their cultivation technique?"
"No rush. This world's situation is rather complicated!" Shen Ye waved his hand and pondered silently.
The path of Shrouding the Heavens World had been painstakingly forged by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor through immense wisdom and magical power. At its core, it was a simplified version of using one's body as the seed. Yet even as a simplified version, its cultivation threshold was not low. The reason it could spread throughout this universe was because, when the Desolate Heavenly Emperor created the path, he scattered Dao seeds and repaid heaven and earth, giving all living beings in this universe the possibility of walking this road.
Retracing the path the Desolate Heavenly Emperor walked back then is naturally a fool's dream. But with my current comprehension, along with the perspective and knowledge from my past life, activating my Sea of Bitterness on my own may not be impossible. If all else fails, I can directly cheat with the Destiny Orb!
The Main World was formed from the fusion of the origins of Chinese Paladin and Ancient Sword. Its level far surpassed anything he had known in his past life. Furthermore, Great Goddess Nuwa could send people into the past, while Fuxi possessed the ability to create the divine race. From this, the Primordial Three Sovereigns were very likely mighty beings on the level of Immortal Kings!
Of course, the main reason was that the Destiny Orb had confirmed it.
And he had inherited Shennong's Essence Blood. Though his bloodline concentration could not compare to that of second-generation descendants, it was at least on the level of the third or fourth generation.
A third- or fourth-generation descendant of an Immortal King possessed talent so extraordinary that they were far beyond the descendants of Great Emperors in this world.
As for the strength of his past life, converted to this world's standards, it was roughly at the level of a Great Sage.
With that, he had talent, comprehension, and the experience and knowledge to see the bigger picture. Creating his own cultivation method was naturally no empty fantasy.
After all, most of the scriptures of this world's great sects had been passed down by Saints. Scriptures at the Great Sage level were already extremely high-end.
The only thing I lack now is a scripture capable of laying the foundation for my Great Dao. After all, my experience and knowledge are based on my past life, and my understanding of this world's cultivation system remains superficial. I can create the later Dao Palace and Four Extremities stages myself, but for the Sea of Wheels Scroll that establishes the foundation, it would be best to choose an existing scripture from this world!
And among Great Emperor-level Sea of Wheels Scrolls, the best—and easiest to obtain—is naturally the Dao Scripture!
Two days later, Shen Ye and Hua Yue walked through a gloomy, eerie forest.
"Great minds truly think alike!" Shen Ye wore an amused expression. After investigating over the past two days, he discovered that the moment the orb had sent him to was precisely before Green Emperor's Tomb was unearthed.
Clearly, the Destiny Orb wanted him to get involved in this incident!
More precisely, it wanted him to stir up trouble!
"Still, the existence of that madwoman is truly troublesome!" Shen Ye frowned slightly. After arriving at the Primeval Ruins outside Spirit Ruin Cave Heaven today, the Destiny Orb had immediately sent him a warning.
If he was not mistaken, the gaze of that Ruthless Great Emperor was very likely watching over this land.
This was not mere wild speculation. A wisp of hair from a Saint-level expert could slay a great cultivator, while a drop of blood could annihilate thousands upon thousands of troops. Yet the mausoleum of a Great Emperor was being trampled by a group of "peerless experts" at the Sea of Wheels and Dao Palace levels. He would not believe there was no Great Emperor meddling in this even if someone beat him to death.
Even if this mausoleum was not the Azure Emperor's true tomb, it was not a place people at this level could possibly enter.
Though he complained inwardly, Shen Ye also felt somewhat fortunate. If not for the Empress's interference, obtaining the Dao Scripture's Sea of Wheels Scroll would have been nearly impossible for him.
Next, I just need to wait for the mausoleum to open! With that thought, Shen Ye quietly followed several old demons with Hua Yue's help.
Although he did not believe a Great Emperor obsessed with her older brother would notice him, he still cautiously disguised himself as a "yellow sparrow" who had learned of the mausoleum through tracking the demon race.
Most of these old demons were "experts" at the first or second level of the Dao Palace Realm. Hua Yue, meanwhile, had undergone the cleansing of heaven and earth's origin, and her cultivation speed had greatly increased over the past two years. With City of Flowing Moon supporting the two of them with the resources of an entire clan, her current strength, converted to Shrouding the Heavens World's standards, was at least that of a renowned expert of the Four Extremities Secret Realm. Naturally, these old demons could not detect the pair's traces.
The deeper they went into the forest, the fewer trees there were around them. Instead, ruined ancient structures became increasingly common, and the spiritual energy grew denser and denser, rivaling that of a blessed land.
Along the way, a ghostly green soul body from among the old demons flew toward one side of the forest. Not long after, a handsome youth who looked only eleven or twelve returned to the group.
Shen Ye knew that this person was likely the old demon who had temporarily possessed Pang Bo, but he did not pay it any mind.
At last, the demons arrived near a volcano. Within the lava at its crater, an ancient hall flickering with divine radiance rose and sank. Its bronze surface was mottled, imparting a sense of the passage of time.
However, the demons were not the only ones who had discovered the anomaly. The elders and sect master of Spirit Ruin Cave Heaven had also found this place, and they stood in confrontation with the demons, neither side willing to yield.
After a round of verbal sparring, both sides finally lost patience and began fighting fiercely.
Amid the chaotic battle, Hua Yue quietly led Shen Ye into the ancient hall above the lava. She opened the doors, entered with him, decisively shut them behind them, and then cast dozens of seals to lock the doors tight!
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