The surging power of faith gradually calmed, and the towering figure of the Sun Human Emperor slowly faded away, but Laozi's heart remained unsettled for a long time.
He was in Tanggu Valley and had witnessed with his own eyes how Haotian the Great Emperor condensed the power of faith and created the Faith Body of the Sun Human Emperor with a single hand.
Feeling the vast aura of the Sun Human Emperor, he felt as if he were looking at a living Human Emperor.
Such methods were simply heaven-defying!
But whenever he thought of the Immortal medicine Haotian the Great Emperor had consumed, he suddenly felt that perhaps this was nothing special after all.
In fact, even if Haotian the Great Emperor became an immortal right in front of him, it would seem perfectly normal to him.
That was also why he had stayed in Tanggu Valley. With Haotian the Great Emperor there, he might be able to break through his shackles and advance another step.
Becoming an immortal! How many unrivaled powerhouses throughout the ages had regarded it as their ultimate pursuit?
Even the Daoist Heavenly Venerate had sought it bitterly without success and had been forced to place his hopes on the opening of the Immortal Ascension Path!
But now, he suddenly felt that this was his closest opportunity to become an immortal!
Ying Hao looked toward the Lunar Temple. The Faith Body of the Sun Human Emperor had already been condensed, and the Faith Body of the Lunar Human Emperor was nearly complete as well.
Three thousand years later, the power of faith accumulated in the Lunar Temple finally became sufficient, and Ying Hao repeated the same process.
When the figure of the Lunar Human Emperor stood in the starry universe, the entire universe boiled once again, and countless people came to the Big Dipper Star Domain to pay their respects.
In Tanggu Valley, Ying Hao re-refined the Sun Stone Pagoda and the Human Emperor Seal, making the two Imperial Weapons even more compatible with the power of faith.
Moreover, he could sense that the wills of the Sun Human Emperor and the Sun Human Emperor had begun to gather again.
Although the will was still extremely weak, it allowed the Faith Body to stop being rigid and gave it part of the Great Emperor's abilities.
The Faith Body was not a Great Emperor, but it was comparable to one. Combined with the two Imperial Weapons, it was enough to protect the Human Race.
Thus, he could finally act without restraint and no longer had any worries holding him back.
The Golden Light Grand Dao pierced through the universe, and Ying Hao once again stepped onto the ancient trial road—the very road he had once traveled.
With his current strength, he had no need to proceed step by step. He advanced deep into it and soon arrived at the end of the ancient trial road.
A mighty pass towered ahead, wreathed in Chaos Qi. There was not a single person here. The place was silent for countless ages, and its grandeur was fully revealed amid the hazy void.
One enormous stone pillar after another rose high into the nebulae, like pillars supporting the heavens, standing before the mighty pass.
On those stone pillars, Ying Hao saw many familiar names, such as Battle Saint Sovereign and Kirin Ancient Emperor.
The ancient emperors had also emerged from brutal competition, defeating every rival of their era before taking the final step and becoming unrivaled beneath the heavens.
One of the stone pillars was wreathed in the power of the sun. The rumble of the Heavenly Dao rang out without end, and a towering figure gazed down upon the ages.
That was the imprint he had left behind back then. After he had forcibly attained the Dao, this strand of imprint had grown increasingly brilliant, causing the imprints of the other ancient emperors to pale in comparison.
Ying Hao did not linger for long. In an era when the Emperor Pass had yet to open, he forcibly opened it and descended at the end of the nine Emperor Passes.
At that moment, the nine Emperor Passes trembled. Immortal Light flooded the heavens and illuminated the universe, while a resplendent road appeared in the world.
The entire world was shocked. News that Haotian the Great Emperor had forcibly opened the nine Emperor Passes quickly spread throughout the universe, attracting countless people's attention.
"What exactly is behind the nine Emperor Passes? It actually managed to attract Haotian the Great Emperor's attention?"
"Only a powerhouse as unrivaled beneath the heavens as Haotian the Great Emperor could forcibly traverse the Sole True Path and reach the end of the nine Emperor Passes!"
"This is incredible! With Haotian the Great Emperor doing this, something major is destined to happen today!"
Since ancient times, there had been far too many legends about the nine Emperor Passes, but only a handful of people had truly traversed this road.
The most widely circulated legend was that as long as one reached the end of the nine Emperor Passes, one could Prove Dao and Become Emperor.
Haotian the Great Emperor was already a Great Emperor and had no need to become one again. But precisely because of that, why was Haotian the Great Emperor challenging the Emperor Pass?
Could it be that there was a secret related to becoming an immortal behind the nine Emperor Passes?
At that moment, Ying Hao had already arrived beyond the nine Emperor Passes. It was a vast expanse of Chaos Divine Land.
Unfortunately, most people's guesses had been wrong. There was no secret to becoming an immortal here, but there were ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
It was a vast Immortal Palace, towering and solemn, grand and majestic, with clouds and rosy light filling the sky. Its magnificence was astonishing.
At the end of the Mythological Era, Emperor Zun was besieged by many Supremes, and the Heavenly Court collapsed as a result, leaving behind only broken walls and ruins.
For example, the Southern Heavenly Gate that Ying Hao had moved out of the Divine Ruins was one of the ruins left behind after the Heavenly Court's collapse.
The largest ruins of the Heavenly Court lay beyond the nine Emperor Passes. Those glorious palaces were the marks of the Heavenly Court's former splendor.
"Ding! The host has been discovered approaching the Heavenly Court. Quests are now being issued!
Quest One: Survive in the Heavenly Court for three days. Reward: the Heaven and Earth Manifestation technique!
Quest Two: Leave the Heavenly Court as quickly as possible and evade the Heavenly Court's pursuit. Reward: Size As Desired, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Techniques!"
The corner of Ying Hao's mouth twitched involuntarily. The system was as cautious as ever. Could it not be just a little bolder?
This time, he had indeed come for the ruins of the Heavenly Court, but not because he wanted to establish the Heavenly Court.
If he wanted to establish the Heavenly Court, he could simply do so directly. He had no need for the ruins of the Heavenly Court to prove anything.
The reason he had come to the ruins of the Heavenly Court was solely for the system quests, and the situation was more or less as he had expected.
Although the system quests were somewhat underwhelming, even a mosquito's leg was still meat. Naturally, he would not despise them.
Besides, aside from completing the system quests, he could also obtain system rewards by achieving accomplishments.
Ying Hao extended his great hand, enveloping Heaven and Earth, and grabbed the Chaos Divine Land containing the ruins of the Heavenly Court in one motion.
The Golden Light Grand Dao pierced through the universe. Amid the countless dumbfounded gazes, Ying Hao brought the Chaos Divine Land to the Ziwei Star Domain.
From then on, although the nine Emperor Passes remained, breaking through them was utterly meaningless without the Chaos Divine Land.
Returning to the Ziwei Star Domain, Ying Hao stood above the nine heavens, picked the stars, grasped the moon, and molded the vast Chaos Divine Land into a small world.
The small world hovered above the Ziwei Star Domain, letting endless Chaos Qi cascade down. Brilliant Immortal Light shone from it, making it resemble an earthly paradise.
"Today, I, this Emperor, will reestablish the Heavenly Court in the Ziwei Star Domain!"
His vast voice was like the heavenly sound of the Great Dao, rumbling as it echoed throughout the entire universe and reached the ears of every living being.
The myriad lifeforms of the universe were all too shocked to speak. Haotian the Great Emperor actually wanted to reestablish the Heavenly Court?
"Ever since the Ancient Heavenly Court collapsed, the Heavenly Court has become taboo. So many ancient emperors have not dared to touch it!"
"That's right! Legend has it that the Undying Heavenly Emperor once wanted to reestablish the Heavenly Court as well, but ultimately chose to give up!"
"Haotian the Great Emperor is unrivaled beneath the heavens and beat the Forbidden Zones into silence. Why can't he reestablish the Heavenly Court?"
The entire world erupted. Countless people discussed it fervently, and the Ziwei Star Domain instantly became the focus of the entire universe.
The news was simply too shocking!
Emperor Zun had once established the Heavenly Court and ushered in a glorious era, but in the end, it had still faded into ruin.
Now, Haotian the Great Emperor was reestablishing the Heavenly Court. Could he break the taboo surrounding it?
Regardless, because of Haotian the Great Emperor's existence, this era was destined to leave a resplendent mark in the River of Time.
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