Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu showed a hint of apology:
"I'm sorry, Your Emperor Venerable, I've reminded you of painful memories."
"Nothing..."
Emperor Venerable Qinglu shook his head:
The turmoil of that time remains a mystery to this day, and probably no one will ever be able to solve it.
"Even we don't know, let alone the old Emperor Venerable who survived back then, who are completely unaware of this and keep it a closely guarded secret."
At this point, she turned and surveyed the endless "paintings" around her, a hint of determination in her voice:
" The Baihua are right here, trapped by the power of the Heart of Myriad Realms!"
"She saved my life; now it's my turn to save her!"
Chen Qingyu nodded and said in a deep voice:
" Your Emperor Venerable, what exactly should we do?"
Emperor Venerable Qinglu frowned slightly, looking somewhat troubled, and said:
I don't have a very good solution either.
"The reason we can barely maintain our individuality here is because we were intruders from the outside, and we still carry the stable rules of the fourth layer of the Divine Throne."
"But if you stay too long, you might also get lost in it and never be able to get out."
"And Baihua has been trapped here for hundreds of thousands of years, making it extremely difficult to find her..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu understood.
The power of the Heart of Myriad Realms is too great; even a sliver of it is beyond the resistance of an ordinary Emperor Venerable. Furthermore, it is unpredictable and without any discernible pattern.
Finding the Emperor Venerable Baihua in such a place is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
" Emperor Venerable."
Chen Qingyu looked at Emperor Venerable Qinglu and asked:
"You said before that you were quite confident about this operation."
"Since there's no really good way, surely there's a clumsy way?"
"Have!"
Emperor Venerable Qinglu nodded slightly, his eyes flashing:
Do you remember what I said?
Chen Qingyu's heart suddenly stirred:
"You said... the secret to achieving the Third Divine Realm lies here?"
"Good!"
She pointed to the endless panorama around her and said with certainty:
"To achieve the Second Divine Realm, there are three major hurdles, none of which can be skipped."
"As for the Third Divine Realm, although no one knows the specific conditions, it will definitely be more complex and demanding."
"What I can say for sure is that the power of the Heart of Myriad Realms contains a certain secret to achieving the Third Divine Realm."
"This was also one of the secrets I obtained from the Lord of the Great Void."
"And my clumsy method is related to this secret..."
Chen Qingyu took a deep breath and pressed on:
"So how exactly should we do it?"
A solemn expression appeared on Emperor Venerable Qinglu's face as he said in a deep voice:
"Someone needs to take the risk and try to collect the fragments of the Heart of Myriad Realms!"
"I don't need to completely integrate the Heart of Myriad Realms into my body, but as long as I have the initial ability to sense and control it, it won't be difficult to find Baihua's whereabouts and rescue her!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu's expression changed slightly:
"This is probably too dangerous!"
Fragments of the Heart of Myriad Realms possess unimaginable power.
Even for an Emperor Venerable, attempting to subdue such power is like a mouse trying to devour an elephant—a danger no less than dancing on a knife's edge.
The most crucial thing is:
Unfortunately, this process cannot be done steadily, because time is limited, so we can only take unconventional approaches and forcibly pursue speed.
It is easy to imagine the immense dangers involved in such a subjugation process; the slightest misstep could lead to complete loss of self and the same fate as the Emperor Venerable Baihua.
"It is indeed very dangerous."
Emperor Venerable Qinglu remained calm.
"But there is still some hope of success, isn't there?"
She looked at Chen Qingyu and said seriously:
" Baihua is my sister. You've already taken a huge risk by coming here with me."
"Not to mention, you haven't even reached the Realm of Creation yet, making you more prone to getting lost than I am... Therefore, this person can only be me."
"All you need to do is protect my body. If you notice any signs of me getting lost, immediately take me away from this place."
"As long as we're alive, there will always be another chance, and there will always be a day when we can rescue Baihua..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu nodded silently and said:
"I see."
Although he was there to look after us, we couldn't be completely at ease, and the dangers were not reduced much.
Faced with Emperor Venerable Qinglu's decision, he had no choice but to accept it.
"Alright, then I'm entrusting my life to you."
Emperor Venerable Qinglu smiled slightly, then immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and withdrew all his power.
"Boom!"
Chen Qingyu immediately harnessed the Great Void Might to replace Emperor Venerable Qinglu and create a small safe area.
Since his mind was already stable, the process was not too difficult.
But he could sense that as time went by, the pressure on Great Void Might was growing.
Clearly, just as Emperor Venerable Qinglu said, the remaining fourth layer of rules on their bodies is slowly being weakened, and once it is almost completely stripped away, they will have to leave immediately.
"Call..."
After Emperor Venerable Qinglu sat down cross-legged, he fell into a mysterious state, and his breathing became extremely long.
In the blink of an eye:
Her figure suddenly flashed with a strange light, transforming from flesh and blood into a steel body with a metallic and jade-like luster.
Her stunningly beautiful face became cold and sculpted, and her eyes were replaced by two rubies.
"This?!"
Chen Qingyu was taken aback.
Before he could react, the Emperor Venerable Qinglu's body flashed once more, transforming into a fluffy, ear-covered fox-headed girl.
Immediately afterwards:
Her form constantly changed: a gray-skinned giantess, a tiny Thumbelina, a little elf with translucent wings, a mountain giant made entirely of stone, a pale blue, invisible ghost...
Chen Qingyu watched helplessly as the body of the Emperor Venerable Qinglu changed into various forms, becoming extremely strange and bizarre.
"Is this the power of the Heart of Myriad Realms?"
A sense of fear and apprehension arose in his heart, and his expression changed slightly.
"If Emperor Venerable Qinglu fails and is unable to control the power of the fragments of the Heart of Myriad Realms, he will likely become a monster that is neither human nor ghost!"
"This fate is even worse than that of the Emperor Venerable Baihua..."
After waiting silently for a while, he gradually discovered the pattern.
After changing form multiple times, the true form of Emperor Venerable Qinglu would always appear and remain for one or two moments.
It is obvious:
This is her effort to tame and suppress the power of the Heart of Myriad Realms, and to maintain her own independence.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, the Emperor Venerable Qinglu was becoming increasingly powerless, and the intervals between reverting to his original form were becoming longer and the duration of his form was becoming extremely short.
"Not good..."
A sense of urgency and crisis arose in Chen Qingyu's heart.
"We can't wait any longer! It's too dangerous if we wait any longer!"
Not only is Emperor Venerable Qinglu showing signs of being trapped in it:
The pressure on the Great Void Might also became exceptionally immense, and he was finding it difficult to withstand it.
"Walk!"
He embraced the Emperor Venerable Qinglu, harnessing the Great Void Might, and soared into the sky!
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