Even at the finale, Ye Fan was only a Red Dust Immortal at most, with the cultivation of a Quasi-Immortal King. How could he possibly comprehend a scripture left behind by an End-of-the-Road Immortal Emperor?
He then closed his eyes to rest. Behind him, the radiance of the Xuanyuan Sword flowed, blooming with light. The Xuanyuan Sword illuminated the darkness, ensuring that no one had to move about blindly.
The prehistoric-brand Xuanyuan Sword—you deserve it.
Not only could it support allies and slay enemies, it could also serve as a lamp. Truly an essential item for home, travel, and murder. Even Ji Hao approved.
The prehistoric-brand Xuanyuan Sword—no need for ninety-nine or eighty-one, nor eighty-eight or sixty-four. Just 9.9, and you could take it home immediately.
Within the Sea of Bitterness, the Bodhi Tree and Bodhi Seed floated together in the Life Spring. Pure life essence slowly seeped into the Bodhi Tree, but unfortunately, it remained lifeless, without the slightest vitality. In truth, after undergoing nirvana and becoming a Bodhi Seed, the Bodhi Tree was no longer an Immortality Elixir.
The Bodhi Tree was one of the Immortality Elixirs. If an Immortality Elixir had its essence extracted by someone, it would undergo nirvana, transform into a seed, and seek a suitable place to grow anew.
The Bodhi Seed was dull gray and unremarkable, yet it bore a naturally formed image of a compassionate Buddha.
The Bodhi Seed above the Life Spring grew hot. Through it and the Little Bronze Coffin, Ji Hao heard the scripture of Huangtian Emperor Shi Hao.
"The Way of Heaven diminishes what has excess and replenishes what lacks..."
The mysterious heavenly voice of the Great Dao began with a famous line from Daoist classics. Yet what followed was an unheard-of, profound ancient scripture whose meaning was difficult to grasp.
The heavenly voice of the Great Dao was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea. It contained several hundred characters, yet every single one was Emperor Script.
This was not an emperor of the human path, but an emperor of the immortal path!
An End-of-the-Road Immortal Emperor!
Ye Fan and Pang Bo sat beside Ji Hao, their burning eyes fixed firmly upon the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Pang Bo, look at that sword!"
"Ye Zi, what is it? Don't tell me you've set your sights on him? Good heavens, didn't you see him summon such a huge Tai Chi Diagram earlier? With our little bodies, one turn and we'd be dead."
"Forget the Tai Chi Diagram. One slap from him and we'd both become meat patties," Pang Bo muttered.
"Who said I had my eye on that sword? Don't talk nonsense." Ye Fan guiltily glanced at Ji Hao. Seeing that he was still immersed in the Dao realm, he finally dared to speak softly.
"I mean, don't you think that sword looks familiar?"
"Familiar? Now that you mention it, it really does look a little familiar!" Pang Bo said in surprise.
"Could it be some divine artifact left behind by our ancestors?"
"What does that have to do with our ancestors? How did you even connect it to them?" Ye Fan said speechlessly, unable to understand Pang Bo's train of thought.
"If it wasn't left behind by your ancestors or mine, why does it feel so familiar?" Pang Bo asked.
"Maybe it's in some museum. Otherwise, why would it look so familiar?" Pang Bo muttered to himself.
Ye Fan helplessly rolled his eyes and complained inwardly, Are you trying to scam him? How can you so openly make someone else's belongings into your own? You're way too practiced at this. Are you Ye Hei, or am I Ye Hei?
"Wait, no. What the hell is Ye Hei? I'm Ye Fan."
"I mean, look at the carvings on that sword!"
Ye Fan said helplessly.
"Let me see..." Upon hearing this, Pang Bo hurriedly looked at the glowing Xuanyuan Sword.
"This is... the Xuanyuan Sword!"
Pang Bo cried out. No Chinese person could be unfamiliar with this legendary divine weapon.
On one side were engraved the sun, moon, and stars; on the other, mountains, rivers, and vegetation. One side of the hilt bore the arts of farming and animal husbandry, while the other bore strategies for unifying the four seas.
"That's right, the Xuanyuan Sword. And his surname is Ji!" Ye Fan looked deeply at Ji Hao.
"Ye Zi, you mean..." Pang Bo instantly understood what Ye Fan was trying to say.
Then he murmured softly, "So the legendary Yellow Emperor really existed."
"That's right! The ancient era truly existed."
"No way, that's impossible, isn't it?" Pang Bo cried out.
"Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin has already appeared. We just passed through Yinghuo and saw the Great Leiyin Temple of the Buddha. What's impossible about that? It's all perfectly normal. Look at how little composure you have," Ye Fan said.
Ye Fan continued staring at Ji Hao. Looking at Ji Hao, who was wrapped in divine light, a trace of envy arose in his heart. He thought, Is this the legendary path of cultivation? It would be wonderful if I could cultivate too!
Countless streams of life essence erupted from Ji Hao's Life Spring and flowed into the Bodhi Seed. With a crack, a fissure appeared in the Bodhi Seed. A streak of emerald light bloomed, and a wheel of wisdom divine light rose from the Sea of Reincarnation. It was not strong, yet it was incomparably sacred.
A wheel of wondrous wisdom also rose behind Ji Hao's head, making the already exceptionally handsome Ji Hao appear even more sacred. Ye Fan, who had been staring intently at the scene, seemed to be illuminated by the newborn light of the Bodhi Seed and entered a state of enlightenment as well.
In an instant, he too heard the vast heavenly voice and sank into that strange state, listening to it over and over again.
Within Ji Hao's Sea of Bitterness, ancient characters from the Immortal Domain Restoration Scripture appeared one after another upon his Divine Bridge, imprinting themselves there. Every character flowed with an indestructible aura.
Yet once the entire scripture had been imprinted, all the ancient characters vanished, as though they should not exist in this mortal world.
But this was not futile. Ji Hao imprinted the scripture again and again, and it vanished again and again, yet his Divine Bridge became increasingly resplendent. Marks appeared upon it, transforming into soaring dragons and dancing phoenixes, suns, moons, stars, mountains, rivers, and earth. It was as if a vast Immortal Domain world were about to emerge from the Divine Bridge.
An aura that transcended all things flowed through the artifact.
Ji Hao imprinted the Immortal Domain Restoration Scripture time and again, then placed the Bodhi Seed upon the Divine Bridge.
Spiritual light of wisdom continuously scattered from that streak of emerald green, and Ji Hao's spiritual awareness suddenly became incomparably swift.
The traces left behind by Shakyamuni also emitted a faint spiritual glow, but with a slight suppression from the Xuanyuan Sword, the Buddha image vanished as well, leaving behind only a sigh.
They had been neighbors for thousands of years. He had to show some respect, right?
Five-colored brilliance flowed across the Divine Bridge. In the end, an Other Shore Golden Bridge emerged from within. Its entire body was golden, as though forged from an indestructible immortal sword, resembling the legendary Dao Tribulation Gold.
A world appeared upon the Other Shore Divine Bridge. In the next moment, earth, wind, water, and fire emerged, and the world collapsed. Even the Other Shore Golden Bridge was being destroyed. Ji Hao coughed, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Yin and yang transform, Tai Chi begins. Tai Chi Diagram, appear!"
The collapsing Other Shore Golden Bridge transformed into a stream of qi.
The Dao gave birth to One, and One gave birth to Two.
The yin and yang qi intertwined, ultimately forming a Tai Chi Diagram in which you contained me and I contained you.
"It worked!"
Ji Hao said excitedly.
Ji Hao differed from other Great Emperors, who generally forged only one artifact. He forged two: one was a sword embryo, and the other was this Other Shore Golden Bridge—one for offense and one for defense.
According to Ji Hao's design, standing upon the Other Shore Golden Bridge would make one imperishable through countless tribulations. It contained the foundation of transcendence, could suppress earth, wind, water, and fire, and could also transform into a Tai Chi Diagram with peerless defensive power.
Ji Hao had created this based on the Tai Chi Diagram settings from prehistoric-themed webnovels. It was only beginning to take shape now.
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