The end of Gaowu: Becoming stronger from not practicing

The struggle between Immortal Emperors can last for tens of thousands of years, and even in the endless ages, this cause and effect cannot be severed.

Zhang Lingfeng wanted to return to the Baiyang Star Region, take the little golden dragon with him, and obtain the Level 6 Soul Essence Cultivation Method, the Level 7 Soul Essence Cultivation Method, the Immortal Emperor True Essence Cultivation Method, and so on.

But all of these things require a series of planning steps.

He first dealt with Bao Zhiqi's matter.

Back then, it was Bao Zhiqi's various questionable actions that caused the Wang family to suffer heavy losses, damaged his reputation, and almost prevented him from leaving the Alliance Starfield.

Now, in order to avoid him, Bao Zhiqi has chosen to be resurrected and reborn, hoping to wash away the karma and escape Zhang Lingfeng's calamity.

Unfortunately, Zhang Lingfeng wouldn't let him have his way.

He wields the Moonlight Sword, which can sever cause and effect and cut off reincarnation. Killing Bao Zhiqi in the cycle of reincarnation is not a difficult task for Zhang Lingfeng.

"boom!"

Zhang Lingfeng unleashed a sword strike.

The sword's edge seemed to travel back to the past, or even circle around from the past, directly piercing through the future and entering a star field in the world below.

It points directly to an old man who is attaining enlightenment.

Bao Zhiqi was extremely cunning.

Accelerate the timeline to enter an earlier reincarnation, avoid being captured by Zhang Lingfeng, and even carry a magical artifact to combat the tribulations of reincarnation.

Unfortunately, it was in front of the Celestial Emperor.

He is still too weak.

The Moonlight Sword pierced through the barriers of time and space, striking Bao Zhiqi on the head.

"Immortal Emperor Lingfeng, spare my life!"

Bao Zhiqi hurriedly called out.

After being resurrected, Bao Zhiqi awakened his past life memories at the age of six and quickly rose to prominence in this star field. However, because he had awakened his past life memories, he knew that he had offended a Celestial Emperor and felt fear and unease every day.

He ultimately could not escape this calamity.

He was killed by Zhang Lingfeng in the first reincarnation, his soul was scattered on the spot, and he ended up with his body and spirit destroyed.

The alliance has the most Immortal Emperors in the Upper World, but no one would offend Zhang Lingfeng for Bao Zhiqi's sake.

It could even be said that Baiyang Immortal Emperor was part of the alliance.

However, no other Immortal Emperor dared to interfere in his struggle with Zhang Lingfeng. Now that Zhang Lingfeng has successfully attained enlightenment, terrifying beings are born and terrifying beings perish. Whoever gets tainted by this karma will be unlucky.

So when you are strong enough, the alliance will sit idly by and avoid you; when you are still very weak, the alliance will devour you without any regard for right or wrong.

Having dealt with Bao Zhiqi, Wang Ningzhi and the others breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that something unexpected might happen and Bao Zhiqi might suddenly reappear in the future, bringing disaster upon everyone.

Zhang Lingfeng began to instruct everyone in cultivation.

He bathed everyone in his Immortal Emperor's Blade Technique, helping Wang Ningzhi and others to advance, and benefiting all the ancient demons.

The Boundless Starfield cannot do without him, nor can it do without these ancient demons.

"senior."

Zhang Lingfeng and the Dragon King sat together.

"What does Immortal Emperor Lingfeng want to know?"

The Dragon King replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

He knew that Zhang Lingfeng now ruled the entire Wuji Starfield, and all the ancient demons, including himself, respected Zhang Lingfeng and hoped to gain his approval.

"What exactly happened back then that led to your expulsion from the Dragon Clan, and is there any possibility that you could return?"

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

This was not only something he was curious about, but also something that countless ancient demons had been curious about for thousands of years. He had consulted other ancient demons, but there were many different opinions, and only the Dragon King knew the truth.

Now that they have taken control of the Boundless Starfield.

The Dragon King is the most powerful ancient demon in the Boundless Star Domain besides himself. Zhang Lingfeng needs to understand the Dragon King's past and find clues about him in the cycle of cause and effect and reincarnation.

To prevent the Wuji Starfield from falling into even greater negative consequences.

Of course, he was able to kill even the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor, so his position in the Upper World was already deeply rooted. Even his irreconcilable enemy, the White Ocean Immortal Emperor, would not dare to leave the White Ocean Starfield and enter the Boundless Starfield to cause him trouble.

If the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor had known back then that Zhang Lingfeng had already attained the Dao of Immortal Emperor and was ruling the Boundless Star Domain, he would not have entered easily, regardless of whether the Five Elements Extinction Array existed.

Unfortunately, Zhang Lingfeng was his calamity.

He had nowhere to hide.

The Dragon King and Zhang Lingfeng sat down and started playing Gomoku.

Having cultivated for so many years, Zhang Lingfeng is proficient in all kinds of chess skills, but Gomoku is obviously a simpler chess game compared to Chinese chess. It doesn't require much brainpower to play and is perfect for playing casually.

The Dragon King poured Zhang Lingfeng a cup of fine wine.

Although he couldn't recover his strength and transform from Dragon King to Dragon Emperor, Zhang Lingfeng's birth did bring his strength infinitely close to his former self, and the Dragon King was still full of gratitude towards Zhang Lingfeng.

As a member of the dragon race and a former dragon emperor, the Dragon King did not need to grovel before Zhang Lingfeng. He always maintained an equal stance towards Zhang Lingfeng.

"I have damaged the dignity of the dragon race, and my crime is unforgivable."

The Way of the Dragon King.

In front of Zhang Lingfeng, he deduced the past, capturing the cause and effect of the past, allowing Zhang Lingfeng to see the events that happened back then.

Of course, if Zhang Lingfeng weren't a Celestial Emperor, his vision wouldn't be able to penetrate the cycle of cause and effect and see what happened ten thousand years ago.

They were in the Dragon Valley.

The Dragon King defied ancestral teachings and forcibly attempted to refine the Dragon Pearl, ultimately failing and destroying it, nearly causing the Dragon Pearl's destiny to collapse.

Then disaster struck.

Dragon Ball almost fell apart.

Zhang Lingfeng saw the Ancestral River flowing through the Dragon Valley, carrying away many dragon eggs, including one small golden dragon.

After countless hardships and a series of unexpected events, he fell into the Blackwater Starfield, was protected by the Long River, and was eventually awakened by Zhang Lingfeng and born in the Blackwater Starfield.

The Dragon King helped Zhang Lingfeng not only for the sake of the ancient demon of the Boundless Starfield, but also to atone for his own past sins.

The dragons of Shenlong Valley represent the destiny of the dragon race. Once the dragon race is destroyed, calamity will befall them. The Dragon King, relying on his status as the Dragon Emperor, wielded power in Shenlong Valley, disregarding the advice of his ancestors, and forcibly refined the Dragon Pearl. In the end, he suffered a crushing defeat and almost caused the destruction of the dragon race.

Ultimately, they were expelled from the Dragon Clan and driven to the Boundless Starfield.

To atone for his sins, the Dragon King entered the Boundless Starfield and never left again.

When he learned that Zhang Lingfeng was nurturing a little golden dragon in the Blackwater Starfield, he was excited. It turned out that the dragon egg from back then had already hatched into a golden five-clawed dragon, but it was being held hostage by the White Ocean Immortal Emperor.

It was precisely because of this, coupled with the fact that the Dragon King also wanted everyone to see the Boundless Star Domain, that he helped Zhang Lingfeng fight against the White Ocean Immortal Emperor, even killing ninety-six Immortal Lords, and then setting up the Five Elements Extinction Array to fight against the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor.

In the end, no one expected that Zhang Lingfeng would attain the Dao of Immortal Emperor in this battle and successfully kill the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor.

In fact, the Dragon King knew that he could not fight against the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor. Gradually, the Nine Yang Immortal Emperor was able to break free from the magic array and successfully enter the Boundless Star Domain, where he directly killed Zhang Lingfeng.

But in order to atone for his sins, he persevered to the very end.

It was because of this that Zhang Lingfeng attained the Dao of Immortal Emperor, transforming the Boundless Star Domain and bringing the Dragon King's strength to the forefront.

In this memory of cause and effect, Zhang Lingfeng saw that the Dragon King had deep regret and guilt.

He deeply regretted prioritizing his own selfish desires over the development of the entire dragon race, which nearly led to the dragon race's fortune being seized by terrifying creatures like the Ancestral River. So many years have passed, and the dragon race has not yet been fully restored, nor has its fortune returned to what it once was. The Dragon King's remorse is unimaginable.

“Bring the little golden dragon back with me. Then the little golden dragon and I will go with you to Dragon Valley and try to help you repair the dragon ball.”

Zhang Lingfeng said.

The Dragon Balls are the treasures of the Dragon Clan, treasures forged and strengthened by successive Dragon Emperors, accumulating the Dragon Clan's fortune over the years.

The dragon race is a race of divine beasts.

Mythical beasts are both blessed and punished by Heaven.

Each divine beast can grow to the point of shaking the heavens, but because of this, it is envied by the heavens. The birth of each divine beast requires endless luck.

This is why the dragon is associated with the legend of destiny.

The Dragon Balls represent the accumulated fortune of the dragon race, enabling them to continue to reproduce and grow stronger.

However, since the destruction of the dragon race, its fortune has declined significantly, and the number of dragon offspring that have been born in recent years has been extremely small.

Even if they can be conceived, it is rare for a dragon bloodline as powerful as the Golden Five-Clawed Dragon to appear.

Therefore, when the Dragon King learned that Zhang Lingfeng had given birth to a little golden dragon in the Blackwater Starfield and verified the situation, he took action to help Zhang Lingfeng.

"I can't go back."

The Dragon King was ashamed.

He knew he had no face to show to the ancestors of the Dragon Clan, and he wondered who among them was still alive after the loss of their fortune.

The Dragon King dared not face it.

They were afraid that when they returned to Dragon Valley, they would find it utterly destroyed, and that all the dragons had vanished and could never be found again.

He was afraid to see the dragon race suffer a great loss of strength because of him.

"It's man-made."

"If you can help me rescue the little golden dragon, and even break the seal on the Valley of the Gods so that the old dragon inside can also come out, you might become a hero of the dragon race."

Everything that happened can be wiped clean.

Zhang Lingfeng said.

"This...it's not that easy."

The Dragon King chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"However, when you enter the White Ocean Star Region in the future, I will follow you. Even if it costs me my old life, I will help you rescue the little golden dragon."

After the destruction of the Dragon Clan, the lineage of the Golden Five-Clawed Dragon seems to have suffered the most severe damage. If it could return to Dragon Valley, perhaps it could offer some solace to the spirit of the Ancestral Dragon.

The Dragon King solemnly declared.

Having lived for so many years, he is not afraid of death.

"There's something I don't understand. The other members of your dragon clan should know that Little Golden Dragon is trapped in the White Ocean Starfield by Immortal Emperor White Ocean, so why hasn't any member gone out to rescue him?"

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

The dragon race is hailed as one of the most powerful divine races.

The little golden dragon possesses pure golden dragon blood, making it a crucial member of the dragon race. If the Dragon King values ​​it so highly, other dragon members should do the same.

But since ascending to the world above, Zhang Lingfeng has only seen the Dragon King, the second dragon.

"With the Dragon Pearl destroyed, the Dragon Clan's fortune was lost. In order to allow the Dragon Clan to return to the past and always be bathed in powerful fortune, the Ancestral Dragon reversed time and space, taking the entire Dragon Valley into the cycle of reincarnation."

This allows the dragon race to live in the cycle of cause and effect from the past.

Only by entering the cycle of reincarnation and mastering the principles of reincarnation and cause and effect can one find them within the cycle of reincarnation.

The Dragon King explained.

"Living in the past, hiding in the cycle of reincarnation?"

"This……"

Even as a Celestial Emperor, Zhang Lingfeng was shocked and incredulous upon hearing the Dragon King's explanation.

Leading all the lives of the Dragon Valley to forcibly remain in the past—what terrifying divine power and magic! Is the Ancestral Dragon an existence capable of contending with the Ancestral River? If so, why was the Ancestral River able to abduct the Little Golden Dragon back then?

Zhang Lingfeng suddenly realized that even the Celestial Emperor possessed power beyond his reach and an existence that terrified him.

"The Ancestral Dragon sacrificed too much to ensure the continuation of the dragon race. Even if you can find the Dragon Valley, you won't find any trace of them."

The Dragon King wept uncontrollably.

"Then...when will they be back?"

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

"It's unclear. Perhaps after the Dragon Balls are repaired and enough fortune is accumulated, the Ancestral Dragon will break free from the cycle of cause and effect and bring all the dragon clan members back to the present from the distant past."

The Dragon King sighed.

He knew that living in the past was going against the will of Heaven.

Even if one grasps the principles of cause and effect and reincarnation, one still has to contend with the Heavenly Dao. The Ancestral Dragon must have paid a heavy price over the years.

There was something he didn't say.

Perhaps when the Ancestral Dragon can no longer fight against the Heavenly Dao and can no longer allow the Dragon Clan to live in the past, the Dragon Clan will return from the distant past to the present and appear in the Dragon Valley.

As the Dragon King, he can hear the voice of Dragon Valley.

It was deathly silent there.

Only the lingering power of the dragons remained; the place was untouched by life, but no signs of life had ever appeared.

"Why wasn't the divine dragon that followed the patriarch taken away by the patriarch and allowed to live in the past?"

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

The arrival of the patriarch occurred after the Dragon King was expelled from the dragon race.

Logically, in order to protect the dragon race, the Ancestral Dragon should have led the dragon race members to forcibly break the cycle of cause and effect after the Dragon Pearl was destroyed and the fortune was lost, so that all the dragon race members could live in the past and be constantly bathed in the powerful fortune.

Could it be that the divine dragon that followed the patriarch returned from the distant past, was encountered by the patriarch, and was subdued by him?

"The dragon life that was swept away by the Ancestral River back then was not only Little Golden Dragon, but he was also one of them. However, he had already been conceived at that time and had a strong life force."

Later, the patriarch found him in the ancestral river and took him under his command.

Dragon King, please explain.

Dragons are proud, and they are also disdainful.

They consider it a disgrace to be subdued by humans and used as mounts by powerful humans, and may even be expelled from the dragon race for it.

But when it comes to the patriarch, who subdued the old dragon in the Valley of the Gods, and who followed the patriarch across the world, the Dragon King was not angry at all, but instead felt fortunate for the old dragon.

I think Lao Long has chosen the right person to follow.

Clearly, the ancestor held a very high position in the Dragon King's mind, exceeding Zhang Lingfeng's understanding. This also made Zhang Lingfeng deeply respect the ancestor and deepen his obsession with becoming a seventh-level Soul Master. It was like a mission; no matter what, he had to become a seventh-level Soul Master.

Be as powerful as the founder.

Perhaps only in that way could he enter the White Ocean Starfield, take away the little golden dragon, and redeem the Dragon King. (End of Chapter)