The Grand Dao's heavenly voice was as deep as the abyss and as vast as the sea. Every word that rang out was like the collapse of the sea and the cracking of the abyss, resounding throughout heaven and earth.
Ying Hao kept his eyes tightly shut, silently engraving the hundreds of ancient characters into his heart. In an instant, he felt that their mysteries were endless.
With his current strength, he could already begin to sense the meanings of the hundreds of ancient characters, but that was all.
In an Immortal Emperor–level scripture, every ancient character was an Emperor Talisman, enough to make a Great Emperor spend their entire life studying it.
Ying Hao slowly opened his eyes. The hundreds of ancient characters had already been engraved in his heart, and he would have plenty of time to ponder them slowly in the future.
He slowly lifted the Bronze Coffin's lid. In an instant, Chaos Qi surged, and Immortal Light spilled in all directions, dazzlingly bright.
There were no remains inside the coffin, only a mysterious world where Immortal Light flowed. It was vast and boundless.
"Desolate Heaven Emperor has probably already begun battling Above the Heavens!" Ying Hao muttered to himself.
The Immortal Domain had been shattered, and only a handful of people had become immortals. As a result, their universe had been completely cut off from the Immortal Domain.
With Desolate Heaven Emperor's strength, rebuilding the Immortal Domain would naturally not have been difficult.
But Desolate Heaven Emperor had more important matters to attend to and was already unable to spare any attention for the Immortal Domain. That was why things had reached their current state.
In the future, if he could break through the barrier between the two worlds and enter the Immortal Domain, the world within the Ancient Bronze Coffin would be able to fulfill its proper purpose.
But to him now, that Immortal Domain, which was still evolving, was an excellent reference. It could help him evolve the Great Desolation world.
He left a mark in the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin. From then on, with only a thought, he could sense its location anytime and anywhere.
Afterward, Ying Hao returned to Ziwei Star Domain and once again sat cross-legged in Tanggu Valley, constantly comprehending the changes of yin and yang.
The two Heaven-Opening Marks flowed through his mind, while the Dao De Jing transformed into the Grand Dao's heavenly voice and resounded in his mind.
Yin and yang qi rose in spirals from Tanggu Valley, transforming into Yin Yang Twin Fish. They intertwined and formed a Taiji Diagram.
Ziwei Star Domain trembled. Several thousand years ago, a huge Taiji Diagram had appeared once before, covering the entire Ziwei Star Domain.
The yin and yang qi had been incomparably dense, turning Ziwei Star Domain into a sacred land of cultivation and even attracting countless powerful cultivators.
Now, the Taiji Diagram had reappeared in Ziwei Star Domain. Yin and yang qi filled heaven and earth, and they were actually several times denser than they had been several thousand years ago.
Ziwei Star Domain once again became a sacred land of cultivation. Cultivating here not only produced twice the result with half the effort, but also helped with comprehending the Dao.
"Haotian the Great Emperor has attained profound mastery over creation and advanced even further after reaching the top. Is he defying the heavens?"
"This is unbelievable! A lifetime may not be Haotian the Great Emperor's limit after all. His legend is still continuing!"
"Hurry up and cultivate! Cultivating in Ziwei Star Domain for one year now is absolutely equivalent to cultivating elsewhere for several years!"
Countless living beings discussed the matter animatedly. They all marveled at Haotian the Great Emperor's heaven-shaking methods. He could actually forcibly change the cultivation environment of an Ancient Life Star.
Some powerful cultivators had already realized that, compared with several thousand years ago, Haotian the Great Emperor had become even stronger. Had he broken through again?
One had to know that Haotian the Great Emperor was already ten thousand years old. The peak of a lifetime was almost beginning to draw to a close.
Throughout the ages, among so many Heavenly Venerables and Ancient Emperors, who could advance further at such a time?
Could it be that Haotian the Great Emperor could truly defy the heavens and create a new miracle under impossible circumstances?
After some time, powerful cultivators throughout the universe gradually learned of the news and hurried toward Ziwei Star Domain.
When these people arrived in Ziwei Star Domain, they were stunned by its cultivation environment as soon as they began cultivating.
Those capable of crossing the universe were at least Saints. Such powerful cultivators could already be counted on one hand in the universe.
At this level, ordinary sacred lands of cultivation were no longer of much help to them, but Ziwei Star Domain was different.
Not to mention Saints, even Saint Kings still benefited immensely from cultivating in Ziwei Star Domain.
Apart from the extremely dense yin and yang qi, the Grand Dao also circulated throughout heaven and earth, allowing them to gain repeated insights while cultivating.
The higher their cultivation, the more astonished they became. They all sighed that Haotian the Great Emperor had attained profound mastery over creation and reached the Supreme Realm.
He had not lectured on the Dao, and had not even shown himself, yet his methods had such wondrous effects. It was as if a True Immortal had appeared in the world!
Time flowed like water, and the years passed like a shuttle. In the blink of an eye, five thousand years had passed.
Throughout this period, the Taiji Diagram continued covering the entire Ziwei Star Domain, while the yin and yang qi grew increasingly dense.
More and more powerful cultivators arrived at Ziwei Star Domain, among them even some Quasi-Emperor-level powerhouses.
Quasi-Emperors were already powerhouses who could be counted on one hand. Even after searching the entire universe, there might not be more than a few of them.
But a Quasi-Emperor once sighed that Haotian the Great Emperor had attained profound mastery over creation and was now evolving a Supreme Divine Ability.
Even a Quasi-Emperor like him could still benefit immensely from being in Ziwei Star Domain. He had even seen hope of breaking through.
Everyone was incomparably shocked. If even a Quasi-Emperor benefited this much, one could imagine how astonishing the divine ability Haotian the Great Emperor was evolving truly was.
Some speculated that Haotian the Great Emperor was very likely undergoing a terrifying transformation, perhaps preparing to become an immortal.
Becoming an immortal! That was the ultimate goal of countless peerless powerhouses throughout the ages!
Yet to this day, no one had been able to become an immortal. Not even a person suspected of having become one had ever appeared.
Haotian the Great Emperor was already extraordinarily gifted and had opened a precedent throughout the ages. If he truly became an immortal, would he not become the strongest person since time immemorial?
Within Tanggu Valley, after cultivating in seclusion for five thousand years, Ying Hao opened his eyes for the first time.
"Have I already entered my later years?" Ying Hao muttered to himself.
His black hair still flowed like a waterfall, and he looked heroic and extraordinary, showing no signs of aging whatsoever.
But amid his head of black hair, there was one exceptionally glaring strand of white.
He was a Great Emperor, and his Sacred Sun Physique had reached perfection. His physical body was incomparably powerful, so how could white hair possibly appear?
This unquestionably indicated that he had entered his later years. That strand of white hair was a sign that he was about to grow old.
In this universe, birth, aging, sickness, and death were irreversible Heavenly Dao Rules. Even an invincible Great Emperor could not reverse them.
No matter how powerful a Great Emperor was, once they entered their later years, their physical body would decline all the same. They would grow old and feeble, ultimately reaching the end of their life.
Over the next three thousand years, Ying Hao's head of black hair gradually turned completely white.
But his physique remained astonishing. A great sun was gestating within his body, constantly radiating endless light and heat.
Soon, another thousand years passed. Even his powerful Sacred Sun Physique could no longer hold on, and the great sun within his body was gradually extinguishing.
Another thousand years passed. Ying Hao was now a full twenty thousand years old. His body had withered, and only dim light remained from the great sun within him.
He had finally reached the end of this lifetime. He could clearly feel that little of his lifespan remained.
This was a situation that Heavenly Venerables and Ancient Emperors had all faced before. When life was about to reach its end, how should one choose?
Now, Ying Hao had reached the time of choice as well. He rose to his feet within Tanggu Valley, and a Golden Light Grand Dao instantly pierced through the universe.
With little life remaining, he once again arrived at Big Dipper Star Domain. Ultimate Emperor Might surged across the sky and earth, covering the entire Big Dipper Star Domain.
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