A constellation of stars shines brightly. Starry Sky Ancient Road, one hero after another embarks on the road of trials, honing their skills and striving to shine in this era.
Many more prodigies embarked on the God and Demon Road in Kunlun.
This is an ancient path that the Lord of the Undying Mountain personally crafted after emerging from seclusion over the past century, specifically for honing the most outstanding talents.
However, this path is difficult to enter. Over the course of four cycles of sixty years, the Kun Court Chaos Hall issued several decrees to streamline the organization.
The largest of these was an edict issued nearly ten years ago by a powerful figure, which streamlined a million-strong organization in one fell swoop, eliminating all beings who could not meet the requirements of the God and Demon Road. Many large star departments were reduced to only a hundred people. Some of these important figures were among them.
Ye Fan, the renowned Sacred Body, had his Heavenly Pivot Manor reduced to eleven members after multiple downsizings. These members were: Ye Fan, the Tianshu Star Lord; three deputies: Pang Bo, Dongfang Ye Li Tian, and Li Tian; and seven Star Spirits: Hua Hua, Yang Xi, Little Que'er ( the Assassin Heavenly Court ), Golden Lion, Phoenix Feather Lightning Bird (a return to ancestral origins), Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, and Winged Saintess.
The Winged Clan female saint was not originally on the list, but Xiao Song, the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Pivot Manor, volunteered to take on four positions simultaneously: the Void Realm Immortal Elixir Garden, the Undying Mountain, the Chaos Hall, and Heavenly Pivot Manor. Therefore, the last position was made available.
The Winged Saintess competed with her other followers and ultimately obtained this precious position starting with the character "Kun". As for the others, they could only be listed in the private cultivation register of the Heavenly Pivot Manor and were not directly under the Kun Court...
Kun Court's move had a huge impact. Many people were proud and unwilling to participate. However, faced with the temptation of the Dao Banquet, they had no choice but to enter the trap. This was because ninety percent of the treasures in the universe were under Kun Court's control: Immortal Source, Supreme Immortal Gold, Emperor Scripture Scriptures, Profound Techniques, Immortal Medicine, Divine Fruits, Enlightenment Tea, and opportunities to comprehend the Dao in the Divine Ruins, the Undying Mountain, and the Reincarnation Sea, even complete Elixir of Immortal Medicine. These were basically only open to insiders, and it was extremely difficult for outsiders to obtain them.
Many resources have been effectively monopolized. Without a platform, even the most outstanding talents of the golden age can only sigh helplessly at the mortal world.
The most affected are the major Ancient Emperor Clans and extreme forces.
On the Myriad Ages God and Demon Road, everything is fair and just. The illusory auras of many powerful forces have been torn apart in a bloody manner, revealing their internal corruption and decay.
For example, the renowned Nine Li Dynasty, which was listed among the Imperial Clan, suffered a near-total defeat in the selection process for the God and Demon Road. Of the four trials corresponding to the Severing the Dao, Saint, King Realm, and Great Saint, only three people passed.
What's even more awkward is that the two most impressive individuals among them are not members of the Jiuli royal family, but rather sons-in-law.
Legend has it that after the results came out, the Great Saint of Jiuli's face immediately turned black, and he was ridiculed by others, losing face in the process.
The Imperial Clan has a directly subordinate staff, ranging from ten to twenty in number, which is a special approval granted by the Chaos Hall. The Nine Li Dynasty is not in a hurry for the staffing, but is anxious about its reputation...
Some fall into the abyss, while others rise to Qingyun.
The most legendary family in the Imperial Clan selection process is undoubtedly the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family.
Jiang Yifei traversed four realms, creating a legend of the fastest passage through the levels. He even nearly broke through the ancient road, where the guardians of the ninth level of the Great Saint Realm were two Forbidden Zone Heir disciples.
After thousands of fierce exchanges, both forbidden zone disciples were finally killed. This prodigy of the Jiang family proved his terrifying strength; his previous composure was merely a facade.
A wise man keeps his talents hidden until the right time to act. Jiang Qilin's move shook Kun Court and even attracted the attention of the messengers from the God and Demon Road.
The Prince of the Reincarnation Sea, Wang Sheng, possessed strength far surpassing that of the Brand. His Wangsheng shook mountains and rivers, unleashing a Chaos Annihilation Immortal Light. In the instant he struck, a vast, silvery ocean appeared behind him, a terrifying sight that caused the surrounding Great Saint of the extreme powers to change their expressions drastically, their souls trembling. They realized that both of them were dragons among men, and that they were truly not to be trifled with.
After a few probing moves, the envoy withdrew, not using his full strength. He had already entered the Quasi-Emperor realm. Jiang Yifei also went directly to the Chaos Hall, obtaining a Myriad Dao Crown and a Time King Sword, representing the recognition of the two giants...
Hua Yunfei was equally outstanding; compared to Jiang Yifei, he was even more formidable and reserved. However, no one knew this when he was attempting the challenge; only the messenger of the God and Demon Road knew of his feat of slaying three guardians.
In terms of natural talent, he was no better than Jiang Yifei; however, Hua Yunfei was more ruthless to himself, constantly walking the line between life and death, and his combat experience surpassed that of many others...
Amidst the turmoil of the outside world, Kun Court seemed to have become a forbidden zone, rarely communicating with the outside world. Observing the ever-changing world, it rarely sent out any news, becoming a hidden place in the eyes of all living beings. Countless beings could only speculate, unaware of what was actually happening inside.
" The Eight Sceneries Palace has heard that he is about to take that step and instantly become a Venerable One."
"Is it true? That's Quasi-Emperor! It seems the battle for Ye Yin's position is coming to an end."
"Who knows? I heard that someone encountered an extremely young Quasi-Emperor in the Shangqing Dao Domain. If that's true, the competition between Ye and Yin is just empty talk, and another genius has surpassed them."
The world was abuzz with discussion, with most attention focused on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, where Ye Fan, the Sacred Body, and Yin Tiande, the master of the Eight Sceneries Palace, attracted the most attention, drawing sighs from all races.
Time has passed, and neither of them has made a move for a long time. They are both suppressing themselves, refining their Dao Fruit, and trying to enter that realm.
However, it is difficult for Quasi-Emperor to enter; this barrier is not so easy to overcome.
Even the most talented and virtuous individuals have remained at this level for over four cycles of sixty years.
The Holy Emperor's Son was also undergoing training; he did not enter the Kun Court, harboring a grudge.
He learned some things, grieved for his uncle, and could not accept it, so he went far away to the Cosmic Frontier and did not enter Kun Court.
Divine Silkworm Princess took good care of him and once wanted to help him enter the Divine Ruins so that he could be close to the Flat Peach Immortal Medicine, but he refused.
He couldn't accept his former aunt's help, because it seemed like a betrayal of his uncle's feelings for him.
Contrary to his nephew's expectations, the Fighting Saint Buddha attained enlightenment and his cultivation reached a state of perfection.
He converted Buddhism in the Western Desert, rebuilt ancient temples, and united Mount Sumeru. This process took a full hundred years, and Buddhist Sect has revived and is now flourishing again.
A century later, the Peacock Supreme Sage passed through the Western Desert. After discussing the Dao with him, the Peacock Sage conceded defeat and left behind a Dream Dao Divine Fruit containing the essence of Longevity, hoping that the Peacock Sage could refine it to prolong his life. The Peacock Sage did not want such a great Buddhist Sect sage to pass away in silence.
The Victorious Fighting Buddha's lifespan is running out...
How much of this celestial fruit was due to other factors remains unknown.
In short, Victorious Buddha refined the Dream Dao Fruit. During this process, his primordial spirit entered the mortal world and unlocked another set of memories.
This is also what makes the Dream Dao Fruit special!
It can simulate living a second life to the fullest extent, thereby achieving Ultimate Sublimation and unlocking the deepest Gate of Potential within a living being. The extended lifespan is between three thousand and six thousand years.
This is the fruit that grew on a new branch that Su Yu cultivated while comprehending the World Tree. Now, the World Tree has grown to a certain level, nurturing countless paths and radiating immortal light. Even many palace masters in the Void Realm don't know just how many secrets this tree contains...
In that dreamlike time, the ancient Buddha entered the world and did not resist his nature. He became the Monkey King of a realm, with a harem of three thousand beautiful female monkeys. He commanded his monkey soldiers to conquer the Great Wilderness and expanded his territory.
However, he was unable to continue the clan until he woke up from his dream... It seems that the responsibility of expanding the Fighting Saint Ape Clan will still fall on the shoulders of the Holy Emperor's Son.
Finally, the Dream Daoist returned to Sumeru, naturally achieving his goal, and immediately attained Bodhi, his cultivation reaching the Quasi-Emperor Fourth Heaven. This speed of cultivation is astonishing.
The Great Thunderclap Temple remains unchanged, seemingly without any alteration, except that Mount Sumeru now has a group of ancient monkey clan members...
Time flies.
Great Luo Heaven, Void Realm, Green Lotus Palace.
In this vast, pristine land, a boundless blue sea ripples, within which the illusory images of the sun, moon, and stars seem to sink and sink, creating a myriad of phenomena. Endless Green Lotus grow in the sea, shimmering and blooming with verdant light, obscuring the Shrouding the Heavens, each one resembling a giant ancient tree.
But those familiar with this place know that the lotus flowers here have not bloomed for many years. The female officials walk Tingting among the clouds and mist, and time seems to pass quickly as they come and go.
In the middle of the sea, the only flower in bloom was a Chaos Emperor Lotus, swaying quietly and emitting bursts of Chaos energy. Within its petals rested a heart, beating thump-thump.
On the other side was a futon, simple and natural, exuding a faint medicinal fragrance. The owner of this place sat cross-legged on it, immersed in a deep Dao Realm.
Not far away, there was a woman dressed in a red Daoist robe. Her legs were incredibly long and shapely, captivating the eye. She hovered on a lotus leaf, her crystal-clear feet clad in low-heeled crystal shoes, her beauty striking the hearts of countless beings.
The woman's expression was languid, but her ancient demonic aura was as vast as a boundless ocean, transcending the Heavenly Abyss and entering a terrifying realm.
Without a sound, a dark red figure appeared, quietly watching the two women before him. Especially when his gaze fell on the red-clad enchantress, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on the newcomer's lips.
"Divine power overflowed, Immortal Platform shone brilliantly. If it weren't for the extreme Dao array patterns sealing it off, outsiders could feel this wave of energy even across several star fields. Such a disgraceful Quasi-Emperor... from the Immortal Ancient Era to the present, there has only been one in the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. And there never will be another..."
A voice rang out, laced with obvious mockery and incredibly sharp, hitting the witch's sore spot.
She, the weakest Quasi-Emperor in history, can't help but be talked about...
"This is..."
However, when Qin Yao turned her head, she saw a figure she had longed for for over two hundred years. This made her jump up excitedly, like a weary bird returning to its nest or a fish swimming upstream, and she hugged the person tightly. Her two long legs wrapped around Su Yu's body like an octopus. The clamping force was enough to crush the Great Saint to death.
However, Su Yu had already entered the Forbidden Domain, so this kind of force was like a gentle spring breeze to him, and was nothing at all.
"So you finally decided to come back? You've been in seclusion for so long..."
The little demones wept with joy, tears welling in their eyes, as centuries of longing poured forth in an instant. They pressed their pink lips forcefully against the other's left cheek, the kiss not enough, as if they wanted to devour the entire person.
Qin Yao's actions were very bold; her slender, jade-like hands reached down directly, making no attempt to conceal her inner thoughts.
"You're already Quasi-Emperor, how come you still have this kind of mentality..." Su Yu shook his head, stopping the little vixen's impolite behavior.
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as the Quasi-Emperor came up, Qin Yao's chest heaved violently, and she was filled with anger. So much had happened in the past few hundred years.
"It's all your fault..."
All her unspoken words boiled down to "It's your fault." Qin Yao pressed her red lips together and bit down hard with her silver teeth, only to find that she couldn't bite them at all. The other person's body was comparable to Immortal Gold, shaking her so much that her teeth ached and she almost cried.
This comical act made Su Yu chuckle and find it amusing.
He sat down with the little fairy in his arms, watching the sea of clouds and the fluttering leaves, listening to the hot breaths around him, and his heart gradually calmed down.
What is a true dream? This is the life he has always wanted.
What lies in the mountains? It's in the clouds!
Having someone who cares about you is better than anything else...
Chapter 731 My Son, Ryuno, the Immortal King
Su Yu stayed at the Green Lotus Palace for a day, using a special method to help Qin Yao cleanse her body. His primordial spirit left his body and summoned the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron from his inner universe. Using this staff as a medium, he swung it eighty-one times in the demones' blood-red Bitter Sea. The waves surged, the essence surged, and the boundless crystal mist turned into rain, sprinkling onto the clear spring.
In the blink of an eye, the Life Spring surged, and powerful, thick water columns shot into the sky, while wisps of black mist emanated, exuding an eerie aura. This was the hidden danger left behind by the Dao-seizing method, preventing the master's meridians from opening up and allowing only 50-60% utilization of his vast, ocean-like magical power.
These malevolent substances, like a bone-deep infection, are firmly rooted in Qin Yao's limbs and bones. Even though Su Yu has reached an unimaginable level, he cannot completely cure them and can only cleanse them from time to time.
Meanwhile, outside, the demoness was already drenched in sweat, her body weak and limp, yet she appeared refreshed and her pretty face flushed. Under Su Yu's healing, her ailment was completely cured, and the resentment this demoness Quasi-Emperor had accumulated over two hundred years was swept away...
Amidst overlapping green leaves and fluttering shadows, the silver-haired Daoist sat cross-legged before Yan Ruyu for half a day before rising to his feet, his divine eyes fixed on the Demon Emperor's Heart in the center of the Chaos Green Lotus.
Under the gaze of an " Invincible One," the Azure Emperor's Heart trembled incessantly, as if it foresaw what was about to happen. It possessed the characteristic of being "alive." If the causal threads entwined around it were completely severed, it might be able to become a separate entity.
One of the evil creatures inside the Saint Cliff has such a background.
However, this possibility soon disappeared.
"Sizzle!"
With a gentle squeeze from Su Yu, a soft sound rang out, and the ruby-like heart suddenly exploded, sending a burst of light soaring into the sky, dazzlingly beautiful, like ten ribbons of red rivers falling from the heavens.
"Disperse!"
Su Yu's fingers danced, then suddenly froze. The ten beams of crimson light seemed to melt, becoming light-materialized objects, no longer possessing their true form. Accompanied by the roar of the Great Dao, countless fragments of the Great Dao flew out, detached from the light, arranged in the Void, and recombine, becoming a rain of light like Flying Immortal, extremely brilliant.
This method is astonishing; it truly transforms decay into magic, refines the tangible into the intangible, strips away the laws, and forges the Dao light— Quasi-Emperor would find it difficult to comprehend.
In just a few dozen breaths, the fragments, resembling Xian Yu, were arranged in countless ways. Su Yu's eyes were filled with celestial light, and everything was under his control. He refined the light transformed from the Qing Emperor's Heart into a state most suitable for Yu'er to absorb.
Just like the imperial blood infusion that Jiang Tingting experienced.
This time, however, it was much more detailed. Myriad rays of light flickered, and strange phenomena appeared in the Green Lotus Palace, as if a great Great Emperor of the world was refining something. The Daoist charm was terrifyingly astonishing, and it even condensed into a liquid state.
The female officials staying in the palace received great benefits. Everyone was soaked, their silk robes clinging to their bodies, and the flawless droplets of liquid, symbolizing the light of the Great Dao, soothed their souls, making them feel as if they were floating on air. Moreover, these young women's temperament became even more ethereal, and every inch of their bodies shimmered with auspicious light, holy and pure white.
As the spell ended, ten brilliant red and gold rays, as dazzling as rosy clouds, rushed together, colliding to create the most blinding light. The fragments of the Great Dao also melted together, engulfing the jade beauty who was comprehending the Dao.
After doing all this, Su Yu nodded slightly. Once Yu'er had absorbed the Qing Emperor's Heart, her cultivation level might surge to an astonishing degree.
Sacrificing the Azure Emperor's Heart to help Yu'er achieve enlightenment was the result of his consideration. This heart was the Azure Emperor's token, and perhaps it could be used to find the Azure Emperor and the Desolate Pagoda. It had always been regarded by Su Yu as a special kind of 'foundation'.
However, it's no longer needed.