Xiao Ping'an listened to the Longevity Heavenly Venerable's explanation, he quickly became nonchalant. His confidence stemmed from his extraordinary strength.
No matter how arrogant the Emperor Venerable, or how much he wants to refine this world or sacrifice all its creatures, Xiao Ping'an has the power to turn the tables.
" Longevity Heavenly Venerable Immortality, you can focus on your plans. If the Emperor Venerable tries anything reckless, I will definitely intervene."
"You can try to deal with the Emperor Venerable. If that doesn't work, then I'll step in."
"Regardless of whether the claim of achieving immortality through this method is true or false, the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is indeed genuine."
Xiao Ping'an patted his chest and assured them that they could do whatever they wanted without worrying about the consequences, as he had Xiao Ping'an to back them up.
After receiving Xiao Ping'an's assurance, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable also became full of confidence.
He also learned that the Overlord Heavenly Venerable didn't actually trust the Emperor Venerable, and their relationship wasn't as good as he had imagined.
Even the Longevity Heavenly Venerable hadn't expected this. He had originally intended to persuade the Overlord Heavenly Venerable not to side with the Emperor Venerable in dealing with the other Emperor Venerable who had made a move.
Unexpectedly, not only did Overlord Heavenly Venerable not help Emperor Venerable, he also made his stance clear, indicating that he would choose the right time to make a move.
"Besides the Emperor Venerable being corrupted by this Weird Substance, have you noticed any other actions by Emperor Venerable?" Xiao Ping'an asked. "For example, could he be setting up various formations in this world to refine or destroy it?"
"Could it be a blood sacrifice to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, to achieve this for him alone?" Xiao Ping'an thought of the description in the original text and began to guide the Longevity Heavenly Venerable to think in this direction.
Upon hearing this, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable was greatly impressed. " The Overlord Heavenly Venerable truly has keen insight; he even guessed this."
"Over the years, the Carefree Heavenly Venerate and I have been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Emperor Venerable and the Heavenly Court, and we have discovered even more secrets."
"Today I've come here not only to persuade you, fellow Daoist, but also to take you to see for yourself what kind of formations the Emperor Venerable has set up in this world," said the Longevity Heavenly Venerable. "Since that time I saw the Road to Immortality on the Flying Immortal Star, for the past few thousand years, the Emperor Venerable has been having the people of the Heavenly Court set up all sorts of incredible formations around the world, using the slogan of opening the Road to Immortality and enabling the entire sect to become immortals, setting up countless dense and unbelievable formations."
"And some formations are extremely well-hidden."
"As long as the Overlord Heavenly Venerable observes it carefully, I believe he will be able to tell whether it was personally branded by the Emperor Venerable," said the Longevity Heavenly Venerable.
Xiao Ping'an knew, of course, because he had read the trilogy.
Considering the Emperor Venerable's current abnormal behavior, he guessed that the Emperor Venerable must have already begun to imprint those incredibly strange Great Dao Runes throughout the entire world.
The Emperor Venerable in the original text seems to have escaped by faking his death and did not remain in this world. Instead, he took the opportunity to enter the Road to Immortality, and then turned and entered the Strange World world, the world between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and Ten Earths and the Immortal Domain.
It seems that the Emperor Venerable cultivated himself into Mortal World Immortal in that world.
Then he thought of sacrificing both worlds with blood to refine them into World Cauldron.
In other words, the Emperor Venerable had already begun making arrangements in this world at this very moment.
Xiao Ping'an knew that the reason why the Longevity Heavenly Venerable came to win him over was naturally because of his great strength. In fact, according to rumors, he had once had a minor battle with the Emperor Venerable, causing the Emperor Venerable to be injured instantly.
With such a powerful Heavenly Venerable, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable would naturally not miss the opportunity.
Even if we can't persuade Xiao Ping'an, we should at least make him remain neutral.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable's visit this time can be said to have exceeded expectations.
He and the Carefree Heavenly Venerate have secretly won over quite a few Dark Supreme.
Although the news was not shared with everyone for the sake of secrecy, everyone who received it became an ally of the Longevity Heavenly Venerable and the Carefree Heavenly Venerate Emperor Venerable acted recklessly, they would all attack Emperor Venerable together and restore order.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable had quietly returned to the world that the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable Treasure had transformed into. Relying on his familiarity with that Other Shore World and the scriptures he had obtained from the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, he successfully summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable Formation Diagram.
Instead of fully refining them, he persuaded the weapon deities of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords to agree to fully awaken during the great battle and attack the Emperor Venerable and his Heavenly Court together.
After persuading the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, persuading the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure became much easier.
Within the raging flames, the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure flew out, radiating boundless divine light.
"So it is the Longevity Heavenly Venerable. Why have you disturbed me? Is there something important?" The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure possesses the dignity of Immortal Artifact and can stand on equal footing with Supreme or Heavenly Venerable.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable said, "So it is the weapon of the Netherworld Venerable, the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure. It truly lives up to its reputation as a symbol of the Underworld."
The words of the Longevity Heavenly Venerable immediately caused the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure to vibrate excitedly, emitting a buzzing sound.
Xiao Ping'an said, " The Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure... the Netherworld Venerable might be in big trouble."
"Do you know that the Emperor Venerable is going mad?" Xiao Ping'an said, while relaying the information he had received from the Longevity Heavenly Venerable.
Then, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable enacted another scene depicting the Road to Immortality the Flying Immortal Star.
Thinking of the fact that the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure Netherworld Venerable was still undergoing transformation in an unknown, perilous place, and might be destroyed by the Emperor Venerable and the Little Black creature that had possessed him, he immediately became restless.
"I must contribute to the fight against the Emperor Venerable. Whenever the great battle begins, just wake me."
"My master, the Netherworld Venerable, is proficient in all kinds of formations, the Source Heaven Great Dao, terrain and topography, feng shui secrets, physiognomy, and various unorthodox methods."
"Although I don't possess the abilities of the Netherworld Venerable, I have my own unique advantages in these unorthodox methods, far surpassing the attainments of ordinary Supreme."
"Attack the Emperor Venerable, break the formation—that's what I'm best at."
After discussing it for a while, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable led the two away from the Underworld.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable then took the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure and Xiao Ping'an to see the arrangements made by the Emperor Venerable over the past thousands of years.
They soon arrived at a starry sky, where, according to Xiao Ping'an's senses, there were indeed countless densely packed and extremely mysterious Great Dao Runes imprinted there.
This is an immense Life Source Land, where the highest level of cultivation is only at the Great Saint Realm.
This is one of the most important branches of the Heavenly Court.
Xiao Ping'an opened his Heavenly Eye, his gaze fixed intently on the person setting up the formation before him, and on the completed formation.
Everything within this formation was clearly visible to him.
He indeed saw countless densely packed divine runes of the Great Dao on that life-bearing planet, in the surrounding Xukong.
When these divine runes are combined, they can be used for both offense and defense.
What appear to be simple attack and defense formations become apparent upon closer examination, revealing that these strange Great Dao Runes and divine patterns are entirely different from those of this world.
"This is truly strange. The formation here isn't constructed using the divine runes of this world; it's actually a special kind of divine rune." Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure, its entire body radiating light and vibrating, was clearly also shocked.
"The formation here is only a part of it. It must be connected with other formations and work together to achieve its full effect," Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure said.
Xiao Ping'an and Longevity Heavenly Venerable nodded. The weapon deity of this Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure was indeed unparalleled in its mastery of formations.
The group tore through the Xukong and soon arrived at another Life Source Land belonging to the Heavenly Court.
This Life Source Land is a vast, boundless continent floating on the sea of stars.
Here, the Great Dao flourishes and roars, giving rise to countless powerful beings.
The fact that Quasi-Venerable level deity is stationed here clearly indicates that this is a more important Heavenly Court base.
Xiao Ping'an, Longevity Heavenly Venerable, and Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure are all nominally members of the Heavenly Court.
They were personally invited by the Emperor Venerable to leave the mountain and join the Heavenly Court to work together.
Therefore, the numerous heavenly soldiers and generals did not treat them as outsiders, but allowed them to observe carefully in the starry sky.
Xiao Ping'an, naturally, showed no restraint, observing the place carefully as if he were a leader on an inspection tour.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable and the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure act in the same way. Since they still acknowledge that the Heavenly Court has accepted them, they will naturally make the most of this power.
Next, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable, along with Xiao Ping'an and the Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure, swept through the surrounding area.
They landed on more than a dozen ancient planets in a single day.
And then there's the vast, boundless continent of stars.
Xiao Ping'an could comprehend almost all the Great Dao Divine Scriptures, and even imprint a copy to study back home, without anyone interfering. It was as if an unparalleled master of formations was looking down on those who came after him, completely unafraid that others would study his formations.
Xiao Ping'an definitely felt that something was wrong.
When he landed on hundreds more planets, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and discovered some patterns.
These planets appear to be independent of each other in different star systems, but through mysterious Great Dao Runes, they can merge together and unleash their full combat power.
Each of these life-bearing planets was imprinted with countless core Dao patterns by the Emperor Venerable.
Xiao Ping'an quickly figured out the secret and told him about it with a serious expression.
Heaven-Penetrating Nether Treasure simply transformed into the appearance of the Netherworld Venerable, and at this moment, he continuously drew and deduced with his hands.
Countless five-colored celestial lights emanated from his body, as if a mysterious will had descended upon him.
Along their journey, they encountered numerous Life Source Land and countless arrays. When viewed as a whole, they were astonished to discover that each of these Life Source Land was actually a complete array, forcibly separated by supreme magical power.
After some deduction, the group discovered that this formation could indeed be used to attempt the Road to Immortality.
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However, if this formation is simulated in reverse, an astonishing change immediately occurs.
The dense array of divine runes of the Great Dao, after reversing, intertwined and seemed to be enveloping the entire world, transforming it into a gigantic altar, or perhaps a cauldron or furnace would be more appropriate.
Xiao Ping'an was also shocked.
Unexpectedly, in just a few thousand years, the Emperor Venerable has accomplished so much.
Since his strength surpassed that of the Emperor Venerable, he no longer held that aura of worship for the Emperor Venerable.
They even felt that killing the Emperor Venerable wouldn't be a big deal.
Unexpectedly, this Emperor Venerable has already silently inscribed so many divine runes throughout this entire world.
All of these formations ultimately pointed to the Big Dipper.
The Big Dipper is the core of all formations.
After arriving at the Big Dipper, the group was surprised to find that the vast and incomparable Road to Immortality seemed to have opened up a gap.
Several Supreme stood there, controlling the situation, while other powerful cultivators seemed to be setting up some kind of formation.
The aura it exuded truly had the power to overwhelm all the heavens and myriad realms.
Xiao Ping'an saw that on the Road to Immortality, at the end, although it had not yet connected with the fragments of the Immortal Domain, a vast and boundless world, shrouded in mist and vapor, had already formed at the entrance.
Since the Emperor Venerable was not yet there, Xiao Ping'an could observe with confidence.
They soon discovered that the Emperor Venerable's bases scattered throughout the universe were actually man-made installations based on meticulous calculations and deductions.
The formation they set up had no name; perhaps it could be called the Great Sacrifice to the Heavens.
This formation is almost a condensation of the strongest available spiritual energy in the entire universe.
After gathering the essence of heaven and earth here, they poured it all into the five continents of the Big Dipper to activate the Five-Colored Altar, intending to reveal the Road to Immortality and enter the Immortal Domain in one fell swoop.
If it truly succeeds, the powerful figures scattered throughout the various Heavenly Court bases will instantly appear on the Big Dipper using this formation, joining the Emperor Venerable in ascending to Flying Immortal.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable clearly had his own views on the Road to Immortality, but he did not express them; instead, he asked Xiao Ping'an.
" Overlord Heavenly Venerable, you've also traveled the Road to Immortality on Flying Immortal Star. Do you feel there's any difference between the Road to Immortality on Big Dipper and the Road to Immortality on Flying Immortal Star?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ping'an said, "If it's not the right time, and it's not the right place, even if you embark on the Road to Immortality, that's all it will amount to. Becoming an immortal is just too difficult."
"Unless it's truly as predicted, Red Dust Immortal Ascension might forcibly open the Road to Immortality," Xiao Ping'an said.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable Red Dust Immortal Ascension and said, "The so-called path to immortality in the mortal world is currently just a hypothesis. No one in the entire world has actually achieved Red Dust Immortal Ascension in the mortal world, and no one can prove that such a path truly exists."
Xiao Ping'an also agreed with this view. The biggest problem at present is that no one, or almost all the Dark Supreme, believe that such a path exists in the world.
If it could truly be proven that one could Red Dust Immortal Ascension in this world and live on forever, those stubborn and resolute Dark Supreme would surely fight tooth and nail, even if it meant dying on the path to Red Dust Immortal Ascension, to desperately pursue that glimmer of hope.
Just think about how, in order to enter the Immortal Domain, they self-inflicted a wound and sealed themselves in the Dark Forbidden Zone. Shameless and ruthless, they slaughtered billions of living beings to repair the cracks in the Immortal Platform.
How cruel.
If we look at this issue from another perspective, it means that these Dark Supreme would be willing to pay any price if they could truly see the hope of becoming immortals.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable quickly made some deductions and concluded that if the interconnected formations were to operate in reverse, it would indeed be as Xiao Ping'an said, that all the heavens would be sacrificed, the entire world would become a sacrifice, and only one Emperor Venerable would be made.
Even the Longevity Heavenly Venerable was taken aback by this conclusion.
It turns out that ever since they escaped from the Road to Immortality, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable and the Carefree Heavenly Venerate have been deeply wary of the Emperor Venerable.
Even though the Emperor Venerable seemed to have completely forgotten about this matter, they did not relax their vigilance; on the contrary, they became even more cautious.
Who would have thought that the Emperor Venerable, corrupted by dark matter, would become so ruthless?
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable said, "Throughout the universe, many powerful figures and peerless geniuses have seen similar mysterious divine runes."
"It's a pity they don't know that; they still think it's a treasure left behind by the Emperor Venerable, reserved for someone destined to find it."
"But little did they know that their unknowing comprehension had already been firmly locked by the formation, and when a blood sacrifice was needed, they would be the first to die," said the Longevity Heavenly Venerable.
Xiao Ping'an was deeply moved after hearing this. "Such a massive formation that affects the entire world can either blast open the Road to Immortality in one direction or reverse it, sacrificing all the living beings in the world to achieve the supreme Dao Fruit of Emperor Venerable."
"It seems that after being invaded by that Weird Substance, the Emperor Venerable has truly lost all sense of humanity," said the Longevity Heavenly Venerable.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ping'an said, "So many Dark Supreme have emerged, and after consuming the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, they are all at their peak."
"If the Emperor Venerable were a little more ruthless at this moment, he might be able to wipe out all these Dark Supreme in one fell swoop."
"With so many Supreme, their very essence and blood might be enough for Emperor Venerable to live another Lifetime."
After listening to each other's deductions, everyone fell silent.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable said to Xiao Ping'an, "Now do you believe that the Emperor Venerable harbors malicious intentions?"
"Even if we can't kill the Emperor Venerable, or the Weird Substance in his body, we must find a way to destroy these divine runes."
Listening to the words of the Longevity Heavenly Venerable, Xiao Ping'an thought about the billions of lives he had devoured during the Dark Turmoil he later unleashed, and didn't know what to say.
Because at this moment, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable truly looked quite spirited and high-spirited.
At first glance, he seems to be someone who seeks happiness for all living beings in the world.
Who would have thought that, in order to survive, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable would start eating people, devouring all the creatures on an entire life-bearing planet in one go?
Whether human, demon, or any other creature, they all devoured it.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable was beaming with joy; he knew he had completely convinced Xiao Ping'an.
If it weren't for the fear of being devoured by the Emperor Venerable, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable wouldn't have bothered traveling around. He would have preferred to sit cross-legged in the forbidden zone, cultivating and comprehending the Dao.
Now, I reluctantly went to their door, and I never expected such a perfect ending.
Then the Longevity Heavenly Venerable proposed that once the matter was accomplished, these divine runes must be destroyed.
Xiao Ping'an thought that both the end of the mythological era and the end of the ancient era saw the outbreak of divine wars, during which countless Dark Supreme perished.
Perhaps it was for this reason that in the Desolate Antiquity times, human Great Emperor emerged one after another, truly entering their golden age.
(End of this chapter)