Xiao Ping'an and Yongsheng discussed profound philosophical concepts and their insights gained from cultivation.
Due to the inherent limitations of Yongsheng, in his Lifetime, he was initially created from Body of Faith and possessed the strength of an ordinary Supreme.
Then together they deduced the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art and evolved the Acquired Chaos Body.
After devouring Wang Bo, it completely transformed into Flawless Chaos Body and lived a second life.
Therefore, although Yongsheng a fifth life, the two were surprised to find that their strengths were actually about the same after they truly discussed metaphysics and Daoism.
The Yongsheng's strength was only slightly superior to Xiao Ping'an's original body.
It seems that one's strength in the Lifetime still has a significant impact on later life.
When they first met, Xiao Ping'an thought that Yongsheng Sheng was much stronger than himself.
However, after thinking about it, he felt that Yongsheng's current strength was still very reasonable.
The initial Body of Faith has long since been completely transformed into Chaos Body.
He has severed all ties with Xiao Ping'an and cultivates different paths, no longer influenced by Xiao Ping'an's path.
The two then discussed the Dark Emperor Venerable, continuously working together to deduce his existence, hoping to completely expose this old man.
However, after some deduction, no conclusion was reached.
After they re-analyzed the problem, they finally found a clue.
"It seems we need to go find the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu," said Yongsheng.
Xiao Ping'an was also taken aback. The old tortoise that opened the door for him had already attained the Dao and become the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu?
As Xiao Ping'an's confidant, this old tortoise naturally knew about the mysterious connection to Yongsheng.
Unexpectedly, after he attained enlightenment, he did not go to the Undying Mountain, but instead sealed himself in the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Yongsheng led Xiao Ping'an deeper into the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Soon they arrived at an ancient cave, where not only were there Primordial Fate Stone, but also countless dense array patterns of Ancient Emperor level.
The two of them took a step and went inside.
A tortoise shell, resembling a shield, floated above, exuding a mysterious and immortal aura.
Clearly, this old tortoise used its molted shell to forge Extreme Dao Weapon.
Xiao Ping'an soon saw the figure sitting cross-legged in the Immortal Source, which was none other than the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu, the old tortoise that opened the door for him back then.
His appearance was ordinary, but he exuded a mysterious aura, making him seem very peculiar.
The reason it looks ordinary is mainly because this turtle has a problem with its aesthetic sense.
After all, with a head shaped like a turtle, no amount of beauty filters can save that kind of appearance.
" Xuanwu!"
Xiao Ping'an called out.
He had already sensed that the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu was proving the Dao before him was indeed the old tortoise from back then.
Sensing Xiao Ping'an's arrival, the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu opened his eyes, his vision filled with a scene of shifting time and space.
His aura of dominance that shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and looked down upon the world, flashed by in an instant.
He's completely different from the errand boy he used to be.
Xiao Ping'an remembered how humble and weak Xuanwu was when he guarded the gate for him.
At this moment, the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu truly possessed the aura and strength of Ancient Emperor.
" Xuanwu, is it really you?" Xiao Ping'an stared intently at the powerful figure.
Upon hearing Xiao Ping'an's words, the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu's eyes widened in surprise, then cleared again, as if he had just woken up.
He politely replied, "Greetings Overlord Heavenly Venerable!"
May the Heavenly Venerable enjoy boundless lifespan!
"Congratulations to the Overlord Heavenly Venerable for living a new Lifetime and returning against all odds."
Xiao Ping'an knew that after the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu attained enlightenment, his mentality had undergone a tremendous change, and he was no longer the humble underling he once was.
They're allies now.
Just as Xiao Ping'an was wondering if the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu thought he was too powerful and was holding a grudge against him, he heard the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu say, "Thank you for taking me in, Overlord Heavenly Venerable. If it weren't for your guidance in cultivation back then, how could I have taken this step and truly become an emperor?"
Such a great kindness is truly difficult to repay.
Ancient Emperor Xuanwu said with a solemn expression. Clearly, he could only look up to and admire the strength of Overlord Heavenly Venerable.
Xiao Ping'an chuckled and said, "This is all the result of your hard work, fellow Daoist. I simply let things take their natural course."
"Back then, you had already cultivated to the level of Great Saint, possessing immense strength and Tongtian luck. Even without me, you would surely have been able to grow stronger," Xiao Ping'an said politely.
In the original text, the origin of the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu is very mysterious, and there is no description of him at all.
When Ye Fan met him, the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu was already on the verge of death.
At this moment, Xiao Ping'an had no idea that the little turtle he had taken in by chance would grow to this extent.
Even though I had previously speculated that this person might be the future Ancient Emperor Xuanwu, seeing him actually become Ancient Emperor felt somewhat unreal.
The Ancient Emperor Xuanwu inexplicably lived a second life, and then, after consuming the Immortal Medicine, lived a third life.
Then, after Xiao Ping'an fell into a deep sleep, he was also sealed within the Immortal Source. Hundreds of thousands of years later, he found a suitable opportunity, seized it, and successfully proved himself to be an emperor.
This person is also very fortunate.
Ancient Emperor Xuanwu said, "Fortunately, we had the protection of the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, otherwise we might have been killed long ago."
Although the Overlord Heavenly Venerable has fallen into slumber, when the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu was born, many people did indeed have designs on him.
Fortunately, the Bronze Immortal Palace emerged to protect it and repel the covetousness of those Dark Supreme.
Because the weapon deities of the Bronze Immortal Palace were personally crafted by Xiao Ping'an, after becoming Immortal Artifact again, they look exactly like Xiao Ping'an.
Then the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu realized that it was a contingency plan left behind by the Overlord Heavenly Venerable that had protected him.
Then he thought of the Hundun Heavenly Venerable, and all his past. When he was condensing his Body of Faith, it was the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu who personally guarded it.
Therefore, after Ancient Emperor Xuanwu attained the Dao and became an emperor, he feared being influenced by the Great Tyrant Body Ancestral Star, so he accepted the invitation of the Bronze Immortal Palace and entered the Primordial Ancient Mine.
In addition, due to his special relationship with the Overlord Heavenly Venerable and the Hundun Heavenly Venerable, he cut himself in old age and deteriorated, sealing himself in the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Xiao Ping'an observed that the aura emanating from the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu was that of an ordinary Ancient Emperor, not at the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
However, Xiao Ping'an still offered his congratulations to the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu.
Even if he is ordinary, he is still a person who has attained enlightenment.
If placed in the Immortal Domain, they would at least possess the appearance of True Immortal.
Perhaps because he followed Xiao Ping'an and the Hundun Heavenly Venerable, the strength of the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu was slowly increasing.
If I could live another Lifetime, I might even attain the strength of Heavenly Emperor.
Now that he is sealed away using his racial talent, perhaps just like in the original story, even if he is sealed until Ye Fan's time, he will not need to devour all the spirits of heaven and earth; he can live for a long time simply by relying on his racial talent.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ping'an passed on some Great Dao Runes that resembled small Qilin, small True Dragon, Little Phoenix to the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu.
This is a portion of the demon race's script and Great Dao Runes that he obtained. Each one is lifelike, practically the highest level of pictographs, containing a mysterious aura and the Dao.
For a human like Xiao Ping'an, this might only be for reference.
But for someone like the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu, it is a priceless treasure.
Xiao Ping'an invited him to leave the mortal world and walk the Red Dust Immortal Path.
The Ancient Emperor Xuanwu shook his head. "Compared to the Overlord Heavenly Venerable, my strength is far too weak. It's simply too difficult to live a new Lifetime and embark on the Red Dust Immortal Path based on my own strength."
"One wrong move and you could perish. In that case, it's better to just survive like this. At least we can wait for the opening of the Road to Immortality on the Big Dipper or the Flying Immortal Star, and perhaps we'll be lucky enough to see the scenery of the Immortal Domain."
Xiao Ping'an smiled and shook his head, not understanding the thoughts of the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu.
Xiao Ping'an has now mastered several methods for living a new Lifetime. If he were to teach these methods to the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu, there would be a high probability that he would be able to live a new Lifetime.
Since the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu is unwilling to try, then let's just drop this matter.
Xiao Ping'an didn't come here to teach him any martial arts techniques or secret methods.
What they truly wanted was to use his mysterious tortoise shell to deduce the whereabouts of the Dark Supreme.
According to the original story, the Dark Emperor Venerable never died and lived on in Lifetime Lifetime, eventually becoming Mortal World Immortal by using the Dark Emperor Venerable's body.
It only reappeared at the very end, ready to refine the entire world.
It's fair to say that the Dark Emperor Venerable is too great; he must be killed.
Otherwise, it could very well bring disaster upon their descendants and relatives.
Xiao Ping'an told the truth and told the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu that he wanted to borrow its tortoise shell.
Ancient Emperor Xuanwu naturally had no objections. In any case, his Dao-proving weapon was idle anyway, usually sleeping more than he did.
I wonder if it will work this time.
Let's give it a try first.
Then Xiao Ping'an began his deductions.
He joined forces with the Hundun Heavenly Venerable, using that tortoise shell in an attempt to deduce clues about the Dark Emperor Venerable.
The tortoise shell emitted a mysterious aura of Eternal and immortality, causing a mysterious light to appear in the Primordial Ancient Mine. At the same time, Xiao Ping'an also took out items related to the Dark Emperor Venerable, as well as some other items related to the Emperor Venerable.
At the same time, the Nine Secrets: Qian among the Nine Secrets is also constantly running, as are the other Nine Secrets.
The Ancient Emperor Xuanwu also abandoned his Immortal Source and joined in, working together to deduce the truth.
Rumble.
A mysterious connection arose between heaven and earth, and countless extremely mysterious fluctuations of the Great Dao appeared in the Xukong.
"They actually found it!"
He's there!
Unexpectedly, after several days of indecisive analysis, everything went smoothly and successfully today, almost unbelievably so.
Then, the Ancient Emperor Xuanwu remained in the Primordial Ancient Mine, while Xiao Ping'an and the Hundun Heavenly Venerable instantly left the Primordial Ancient Mine and flew towards the mysterious place that had been predicted.
At their speed, mainly within these Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they could arrive in the blink of an eye.
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Soon, the two of them found a vibrant planet Life Source Land.
Lush and verdant, with abundant vegetation, life between heaven and earth is thriving.
This is a mysterious, unnamed planet, no smaller than the Ziwei and the Big Dipper.
It was completely unknown in the original text, so it must have been destroyed later.
Looking at the countless vibrant creatures here, Xiao Ping'an also felt incredible.
The Dark Emperor Venerable was actually hiding on this planet?
Xiao Ping'an and Hundun Heavenly Venerable were shrouded in mysterious immortal runes, concealing their auras to avoid alerting the enemy.
The two then flew into the planet.
They soon found a sea eye that led to a mysterious, unknown world, where a vast and boundless world was believed to be sealed away.
The seawater here is as black as ink, containing a mysterious power.
However, it did not exude any eerie or ominous aura; on the contrary, those mysterious powers were somewhat beneficial to cultivators.
This reminded Xiao Ping'an of the Arctic Sea Eye and the North Sea on Mars.
It's surprising that almost every planet with life forms an ocean vent at the North or South Pole.
This seems to be a common characteristic of this universe.
The two quickly entered the depths of the sea eye, where they saw a Hundun mist, hazy and indistinct, with everything blurred and indistinct.
There is no Sun here, no moon or stars; it's so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face.
But for Xiao Ping'an and the others, this was not a problem at all.
Soon the two discovered a mysterious place, which seemed to possess a demonic power, constantly emitting ripples of the Great Dao, threatening to kill all living beings in the surrounding area.
Xiao Ping'an's divine sense had barely probed out when it was instantly devoured.
Xiao Ping'an was also taken aback.
He then nodded to the Hundun Heavenly Venerable and rushed directly into that mysterious world.
After an incredible, dizzying spin, they entered an even darker and more terrifying world.
There was no sign of life there, only death and decay.
Sure enough, it was here. Xiao Ping'an once again sensed that terrifying and eerie aura, and he couldn't help but frown.
These terrifying black mists were constantly devouring the spiritual energy emanating from Xiao Ping'an's body.
Fortunately, he consciously closed his pores to prevent any loss of vital energy, which stopped the feeling of being swallowed up.
A strange thought suddenly occurred to Xiao Ping'an and Hundun Heavenly Venerable.
It was as if a demon was lurking here, ready to devour them at any moment.
Xiao Ping'an used his secret techniques to dispel the black mist.
Hundun Heavenly Venerable, meanwhile, wielded the Bronze Immortal Palace, ready to strike at any moment.
Soon, the two sensed that a mysterious continent had appeared out of nowhere.
But it feels like there's an immeasurable distance in time and space; you can sense it but can't touch it.
Rumble.
Countless Weird Substance permeated the air, and the Weird Great Dao stretched out in a vast and unpredictable manner.
One after another, black runes flew out, constantly combining in the Xukong, and finally forming a mysterious coordinate.
Every Heavenly Venerable has their own area of expertise. The Dark Emperor Venerable has already secretly learned, or rather Guangming studied, all of the Emperor Venerable's strengths.
Xiao Ping'an instantly sensed that the mysterious Great Dao Runes contained the secrets of Nine Secrets: Zu.
Rumble.
Those jet-black runes, one after another, evolved into a coordinate system, and then all disappeared.
Then a black portal of light appeared there.
Xiao Ping'an and Hundun Heavenly Venerable nodded and rushed in without hesitation.
No matter how many terrible traps lay here, Xiao Ping'an and Hundun Heavenly Venerable remained fearless.
Wielding Immortal Artifact, they have become almost the strongest beings of this era; there is truly nothing that can threaten them.
That new continent had no stars, and no sign of life.
Here, time and space seem to have disappeared.
This is a landscape of black earth, burying countless corpses.
The Great Dao cultivated by this Dark Emperor Venerable is indeed bizarre and terrifying; even the Nether Court Underworld is not as cold and evil as this.
What surprised Xiao Ping'an the most was that Yin God and strange plant-based monsters had begun to emerge here.
However, the appearance of living beings in this desolate place is definitely something to be wary of.
Xiao Ping'an did not kill them casually, but continued to observe the situation.
He soon found a huge coffin, a mysterious Shitou coffin, ancient and weathered, exuding the aura of time.
It was covered with countless mysterious Great Dao Runes, none of which Xiao Ping'an had ever seen before.
Clearly, those should be runes from the Weird Great Dao.
Despite exuding an extremely mysterious aura of the Great Dao, ordinary people are not fortunate enough to enjoy it or comprehend it.
Looking at the enormous coffin, Xiao Ping'an felt as if he were facing a vast and boundless world.
There were no marks on the coffin, but in some places, the Emperor Venerable's mark appeared faintly.
Clearly, this must have been the mark left by the Dark Emperor Venerable.
It's unclear whether the Dark Emperor Venerable is recuperating in this coffin or using it to conceal heavenly secrets.
Xiao Ping'an and Hundun Heavenly Venerable immediately focused their attention, guarding against any possible monsters inside the coffin.
With a wave of his hand, all the monsters here turned to ashes.
If the Dark Emperor Venerable were to sense something, he would certainly be alarmed.
But a long time passed, and the coffin remained unchanged.
No one knows who made this coffin or why they left it here.
In any case, this piqued Xiao Ping'an's curiosity.
He insisted on opening it to see what was inside.
As Xiao Ping'an and the Hundun Heavenly Venerable drew closer, a terrifying pressure emanated from the coffin, as if it would shatter them both.
It's unbelievable that a mere coffin could suppress the aura emanating from the Overlord Heavenly Venerable.
However, considering the countless layers of formations stacked on top of it, it's not surprising.
After all, even Lingbao Heavenly Venerable who had mastered the Nine Secrets: Zu to its extreme could kill an immortal single-handedly.
Such a powerful Emperor Venerable, with his array imprinted using the Nine Secrets: Zu, is actually quite normal for an ordinary Great Emperor.
Xiao Ping'an took out the White Bone Saber, and a blood-red light shot into the sky to confront the aura of the coffin.
The Bronze Immortal Palace and Xiao Ping'an's Overlord Heaven Bell also flew out.
They were fighting against the aura emanating from the coffin with all their might.
Xiao Ping'an felt his body instantly lighten, as if he could smash that coffin with a single punch.
Looking at the strange and mysterious coffin, Xiao Ping'an became increasingly curious.
I don't know if this coffin was passed down from ancient times, but it certainly exudes the aura of time and looks like it has existed for a very long time.
At the same time, it exuded a faint killing intent, as well as a terrifying Weird Substance.
(End of this chapter)