The Change

It truly was the most precious of treasures. With its help, Tongtian had directly broken through to the first level of the Great Dao Saint realm. One had to know that as his cultivation rose, the spiritual power he needed to break through each level grew greater and greater!

With Tongtian's current strength, he no longer needed to fear any Saint other than Hongjun!

In this primordial land, he reckoned that if he claimed to be third, no one would dare claim second. Hongjun still ranked first.

Moreover, the various magical treasures in Tongtian's hands were in no way inferior to anyone else's. Even if they all joined forces to pressure him, he could still calmly drink tea without the slightest panic.

"Bang, bang!"

"Congratulations on successfully achieving the accomplishment (Second-Strongest Saint)!"

"This time, you will receive a large vat of Three Thousand Chaos Demon God Essence Blood (Origin Grade)!"

Hearing the system's friendly notification, Tongtian became so excited that he nearly knocked the roof off Biyou Palace.

Last time, he had been rewarded with a gourd of essence blood, but this time he had actually received a huge vat of origin-grade essence blood?

Were the rewards for achieving accomplishments really this generous?

This reward was truly extraordinarily abundant!

Rumble!

A jade vat radiating an ancient aura appeared before Tongtian. Its mouth seemed to be boiling, constantly bubbling with blood-red foam. It looked terrifying.

The most powerful aspect of origin essence blood was that it could strengthen one's physical body, allowing one to comprehend laws more quickly while also slightly raising one's cultivation!

If Tongtian refined all the origin essence blood in this vat into his body, his foundation would be greatly strengthened once more, reaching a level comparable to that of a Chaos God-Demon!

Looking at the huge vat of origin essence blood, Tongtian said without hesitation, "Refine!"

He then leaped straight into the jade vat filled with origin essence blood and sat down inside it. The origin essence blood immediately rose to his neck.

Inside the jade vat, Tongtian's hands constantly changed through various incantation seals. At once, a burst of righteous light radiated out, and the power of the essence blood continuously strengthened Tongtian's foundation.

As time passed.

The originally bright-red essence blood in the jade vat had already turned into transparent water. Tongtian had also successfully comprehended all three thousand laws, and his strength had increased tremendously.

Moreover, Tongtian's foundation was now strong enough to rival that of a Chaos God-Demon!

Although his cultivation had not risen by much, he had still reached the peak of the sixth level of the Great Dao Saint realm!

"With my current strength, I no longer need to fear any schemes!"

Sensing his condition, Tongtian murmured arrogantly to himself.

Tongtian had not expected that achieving an accomplishment would actually bring such an incredible result...

In the largest palace of the Shang Dynasty.

After Di Xin became a disciple of the Interception Sect, he practiced the Interception Sect's cultivation arts diligently day and night. His imperial aura also grew increasingly powerful. It was as though a giant dragon circled above the imperial palace every day and night, shocking all petty villains.

Di Xin was also a capable emperor who understood how to govern the nation, quelling internal troubles and eliminating external threats.

Under his rule, the Shang Dynasty grew increasingly powerful, and its fame spread far and wide.

At the same time, Yuanshi in Yuxu Palace had already noticed the development of the Shang Dynasty.

He understood that he could no longer stand by and watch.

He had to stop the Shang Dynasty from growing stronger. The best method was to create internal strife within the court.

That way, Yuanshi could deal with Grand Preceptor Wen Zhong and further scheme against the Interception Sect!

He knew very clearly that the Grand Preceptor of the Shang Dynasty belonged to the Interception Sect. After thinking for a moment, he sent one of his disciples to the North Sea.

The Seventy-two Route Vassals were all there. He wanted the disciple to incite them to raise their armies in rebellion.

After receiving Yuanshi's instructions, the disciple immediately set off.

More than ten days passed.

Inside the imperial palace of the Shang Dynasty.

The emperor looked at Wen Zhong and asked, "Are you really certain that you want to go suppress the rebels?"

The Grand Preceptor replied in a heavy tone, "These rebels have already built up some momentum. We absolutely cannot ignore them. I must go and wipe out every last one of them!"

"While I am away from court, Your Majesty must act cautiously. Remember, you must not be careless."

After saying this, a look of satisfaction covered the Grand Preceptor's wrinkled face.

Especially when he thought of how the old emperor had entrusted His Majesty to his care, and how he had lived up to that trust, the satisfaction on the Grand Preceptor's face deepened.

Di Xin had now become a qualified emperor!

Regarding this important matter of the rebels rising up, I still have to go with him to feel at ease.

Seeing that the Grand Preceptor had firmly made up his mind to leave, Di Xin no longer tried to keep him. He personally handed him the military tally and watched him depart for war.

After receiving the military tally, the Grand Preceptor immediately rose and went outside the city to lead the troops away.

The mighty army set off toward the north in a grand procession.

After the Grand Preceptor departed, Di Xin did not idle around.

Today was an important day, and he also needed to go to Nuwa Temple to make an offering.

Inside Yuxu Palace, Yuanshi was closely observing Di Xin's every move.

When he saw Di Xin go to worship Nuwa, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

There was no time to lose. He immediately notified Jieyin and Zhunti.

After Di Xin finished worshipping, he glanced at the statue of Nuwa.

Rumble!

Di Xin felt as though a bolt of lightning had struck his heart. This statue of Nuwa is far too beautiful. If I let my gaze linger even a moment longer, I might sink into it.

At that moment, in the space above Nuwa Temple.

Three Saints were closely observing Di Xin's every move.

Seeing that Di Xin looked as though he was about to sink into it, Zhunti sneered contemptuously. "I thought he was supposed to be formidable."

"But with him like this, he has indeed saved us a great deal of effort."

Hearing this, the three Saints all laughed.

They were merely Saints trying to confuse an emperor. If even this failed, it would be the joke of the century.

Inside Nuwa Temple.

Di Xin had already noticed that something was wrong with him, but he remained dazed.

"What kind of poison have I been hit with?"

He hurriedly circulated the Interception Sect's cultivation arts to resist the abnormality.

The effect was obvious. His mind immediately cleared, and when he looked at the statue of Nuwa, he no longer felt as though he would sink into it.

The three Saints had already noticed that Di Xin had broken free.

Seeing this, a trace of displeasure flashed across Jieyin's face. He once again sent a force of temptation toward Di Xin.

Boom!

Just as the three of them were about to increase their power, the protective magical treasure Wudang had bestowed upon Di Xin suddenly emitted a golden light and wrapped him inside.

"This is bad. He has a protective magical treasure!"

"It won't be of any use even if we increase our power further!"

Zhunti's face turned livid as he spoke.

Hearing Zhunti say this, Yuanshi's fury immediately surged. They had almost succeeded, so how had a protective magical treasure suddenly appeared out of nowhere?