The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 458 Original Body
I have absolutely no recollection or memory of these drifting years.

Leaving aside how long after they transmigrated, the Pangu universe was destroyed, just the fact that Tongtian and the others traversed the endless vastness in search of the origin of life would take at least tens of thousands of years.

It could be tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of years, or even nearly a hundred million years.

When he first transmigrated, he only felt a wave of dizziness and confusion, and his eyes closed involuntarily. When he opened them again, he found himself here.

What exactly did my soul experience during all those endless years? How could it have taken so long? How could I have no memory of it, and arrive so many years later than Tongtian and the others?
Zhao Ti fell into deep thought; time travel was inherently a mysterious thing.

In my past life, when I read books and novels, they only talked about time travel, without explaining the process and the underlying principles.

There is only a beginning and an end, without any intermediate process. The beginning is generally not very special, just a sudden arrival or some kind of accident. The end is mostly something like being reborn or having one's soul transmigrate into another person's body.

Although there are some exaggerated endings in the book, where characters travel into walls, trees, water and fire, or even become the spirits of birds and beasts, mountains, rocks, caves, mansions, flowers, and grass, these are still a minority.

Regardless of the outcome, there must be a reason behind it. The reason for the time travel can be ignored, but the process and result of the time travel must have a reason.

I have no recollection of the entire process of my journey through time. How did I drift back and forth and finally arrive at this universe?

Zhao Ti pondered that this was not something that could be figured out in a short time. He would probably need to verify some other things, or even have a higher level of cultivation, before he could gradually unravel the mystery and reconstruct his past experiences.

He shook his head; this was not the time to ponder such things. He looked at the arena, where the white jade unicorn and the Kui ox were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Judging by their power alone, the two seem to be evenly matched, but the white jade unicorn has many magical artifacts at its disposal, including writing brushes, inkstones, paper, inkstones, as well as shelves, washbasins, screens, bamboo slips, and so on, all shimmering with a brilliant white light, seemingly formed from the condensed literary energy of the world.

In particular, a large book that shimmered with green, red, yellow and white light was summoned. It was half a zhang long and more than ten chi wide, and extremely heavy. The two golden characters "Spring and Autumn" were written on it, and it pressed down on the Kui Niu from above.

This great book of the Spring and Autumn Annals is like a rolling river of history, incredibly profound. It records the rise and fall of humanity, its prosperity and decline, its rise and fall, which even the Kui Niu could not escape or resist.

The Kui Niu roared angrily, and the single horn on its forehead emitted a faint blue light, which contained five colors. Strange scenes emerged from the light, changing like a revolving lantern, showing its process from conception to birth and even its cultivation.

The Kui Niu is a primordial being, conceived in chaos and born at the beginning of the separation of heaven and earth. It was born on Liubo Mountain in the East Sea amidst a raging storm, radiating five-colored light.

When it was born, it looked like an ox, with a blue color and a single horn. It could walk, and when it came out of the water, there would be wind and rain. Its eyes were like the sun and moon, and its voice was like thunder. Its name was Kui.

It possesses innate divine power, can control wind and rain, roars like thunder, and is accompanied by light like the sun and moon. It is a powerful divine beast that existed innately and dominated the ancient times.

At this moment, the Kui Niu's horn was constantly evolving these things, and it roared: "Follow the laws of heaven and earth, change, change, change!"

Hmm? Zhao Ti frowned, but after Kui Niu finished shouting, his body did not change. The Spring and Autumn Annals still pressed down like a mountain.

"Damn it! You forgot about the drop in your cultivation level; you're only at the first level of the Dao Palace realm now!" Kui Niu shouted in exasperation, then, without a second thought, its single horn shone brightly as it pushed against the Book of Spring and Autumn.

It turns out that this old ox is currently in the Mingtang Palace, the first palace of the Dao Palace. However, it is a primordial being with a stronger physique and foundation than normal cultivators, and it is born with supernatural abilities to use. It is incomparable to others of the same level. Zhao Ti stroked his chin and thought to himself.

A muffled "plop" was heard as the unicorn's horn pierced through the Spring and Autumn Annals, its tip passing through the other side of the book, like a lotus bud peeking out on the other side.

The light of the Spring and Autumn Annals dimmed instantly, and the two characters "Spring and Autumn" became blurry and shaky. Even though the book seemed to be on the verge of collapse, it still smashed down on the head of the Kui Niu.

The Kui Niu was pressed down and sat down hard in the clouds, its eyes seeing stars, black smoke spewing from its seven orifices, and its face turning extremely black.

"Monster, surrender!" The white jade unicorn's voice was slightly weak, clearly indicating that it had suffered some internal injuries from manipulating the Spring and Autumn Annals to break the Kui Niu.

Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spat out a bright white pearl. The pearl was covered with dense characters of various forms from ancient times to the present. It struck the Kui Niu with incredible speed.

Kui Niu was hit by the Spring and Autumn Annals and felt dizzy. At that moment, the pearl suddenly arrived and he did not have time to dodge. It hit him directly on the shoulder and he fell backward and tumbled over.

Just as the white jade unicorn was about to press its advantage, it saw the Kui Niu leap up and roar, "What the hell? You hurt me so much! I think you, you six-no-like creature, are courting death!"

Upon seeing this, the white jade unicorn hurriedly stopped in its tracks and asked in surprise, "Sage, this monster has thick skin and flesh, yet you didn't manage to harm it?"

Zhao Ti took a breath and nodded: "This is a primordial being, a ferocious beast from the prehistoric era. Although its cultivation level has dropped drastically, its physical body is still incredibly powerful. Ordinary magical artifacts and techniques cannot truly harm it."

"Sage, what should we do?" the white jade unicorn asked, troubled.

"Demons and monsters can be killed by everyone. I'll help you. If we can't kill this stubborn bull, can't we at least catch it?" Zhao Ti rode forward on a cloud and released a palm lightning bolt.

"You old bastard, you're shameless indeed! You actually dare to fight two against one! What kind of saint are you? I think you should be calling me a lowly person!" Kui Niu shouted angrily.

"Hmph!" Zhao Ti snorted coldly, "Stop your noise and beg for mercy. Maybe I'll show you some leniency and take you in as a vanguard!"

"Old man Yuanshi, stop threatening and intimidating me! I would rather die than surrender, so don't even dream about it!" Kui Niu shouted. Suddenly, his body was enveloped in layers of azure light, and his oppressive aura spread in all directions, like ripples on water, with visible layers upon layers, which was quite astonishing.

"Sage, this monster is about to reveal its true form!" the white jade unicorn exclaimed hastily.

"Attack it together. When it takes human form, its magic power is stronger and its physical body is weaker. When it reveals its true form, its physical body will be even stronger and its magic power will become weaker. If we can't kill it, we can subdue it and suppress it!" Zhao Ti said calmly, narrowing his eyes.

“Alright, Sage, let’s attack him together!” The white jade unicorn nodded.

The man and the Qilin instantly stepped forward, unleashing a barrage of spells. In an instant, magical power surged, shimmering and shimmering, forming a massive vortex that enveloped the Kui Niu. At this moment, the Kui Niu stood tall, its form shifting, revealing its true form: a ferocious beast five or six zhang tall, its massive body resembling a mountain, its entire body a deep, inky black, its rough skin covered with mysterious patterns, seemingly the runes and mysteries of the beginning of time.

Its ferocious single horn stood upright, flashing with a cold light that seemed to tear through space. Every turn it made the surrounding area tremble. When its hooves stomped down, the void cracked open with spiderweb-like fissures, as if it could not bear the overwhelming power of this ancient beast.

The five-colored light surrounding it was not an auspicious omen, but rather the manifestation of a violent spatial turbulence. Azure light tore through the sky, crimson flames burned everything, yellow sand annihilated life, white blades severed cause and effect, black water devoured light, and the five-colored radiance flowed endlessly, distorting the void wherever it passed.

The Kui Niu's eyes were blood-red, and ripples spread around its body, as if it resonated with the entire world. Its roar seemed capable of shattering the thousands of parallel small worlds around it, making it appear as if a world-destroying beast had descended!

Zhao Ti remained expressionless, his robes fluttering in the wind. Nine five-clawed golden dragons snaked out from the void, their roars resounding throughout the universe, as they lunged at the Kui Niu in front of him.

The white jade unicorn stood on the clouds, holding a jade scroll in its mouth, its literary aura descending like a galaxy: "Sage, this demon's original form can actually manipulate the laws of the surrounding space."

Its gaze was solemn, and the jade slip flew out, instantly growing larger and enveloping the Kui Niu.

Zhao Ti's fingertips flashed with magical hand seals, radiating boundless brilliance: "Today, we will surely capture this beast!"

Upon hearing this, the Kui Niu suddenly raised its head, its single horn blazing with azure light. The surrounding space distorted abruptly, and as its hooves stomped down, the void shattered inch by inch like a mirror.

"Freeze!" The white jade unicorn suddenly spewed out a vast white light, and the literary energy transformed into a thousand-foot scroll that unfolded. Ancient seal script of the Classic of Mountains and Seas appeared on the scroll, each character as heavy as a mountain, stabilizing the collapsing space.

Nine golden dragons took the opportunity to spiral down, their breath transforming into towering ancient trees that coiled around the four hooves of the Kui ox. They spewed forth fiery flames that distorted the void, stirring up divine sand, each grain as heavy as a mountain. They also unleashed sword energy, tearing through the sky with thousands of sword lights, drawing in true water, and freezing time and space with extreme cold.

The Kui Niu roared fiercely, its sound waves scattering all the Five Elements magic. Its single horn ripped through the dawn sky, creating a spatial rift that threatened to devour all nine dragons.

"Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations!" Three hundred and sixty-five golden stars flew out from Zhao Ti's sleeve, instantly transforming into golden-armored divine generals upon landing. The celestial constellation array was formed in an instant, and the star power descended, forcefully suppressing the spatial rift.

The white jade unicorn's eyes shone with an extraordinary light, its unique gaze piercing through the very essence of the void. Suddenly, it exclaimed in alarm, "Sage, be careful! This beast seems to be using our magical power to refine its inner core!"

A blue light flowed within the belly of the Kui Niu, and an inner core containing primordial power was condensing. Each magical strike made the inner core even more solid.

Zhao Ti remained expressionless, formed a hand seal, and sneered, "Perfect timing to turn the tables on them."

The nine dragons suddenly merged into one, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-long five-clawed golden dragon. The dragon opened its mouth and spat out a Nine Dragon Seal. Nine golden dragons roamed on the seal, drawing upon the fortune of humanity and sealing off the eight directions of heaven and earth.

The Kui Niu finally changed color and stomped its four hooves, trying to escape, but then the white jade Qilin spewed out the Four Treasures of the Study: brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, which appeared in the void.

"Using literature to convey the Way, sealing the heavens and locking the earth!" With a flourish of the wolf-hair brush, the ancient seal character "禁" (forbidden) was written, and the ink transformed into black chains that wrapped around the Kui Niu (a mythical beast). The Xuan paper unfolded into an endless barrier, isolating the leaps in space, and the inkstone poured out a righteous aura, like the Milky Way hanging upside down and suppressing everything.

The Kui Niu struggled frantically, its single horn gleaming with azure light, clashing fiercely with the three literary treasures. Each collision caused the white jade Qilin to tremble slightly, its literary energy being greatly depleted.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Ti unleashed various thunder techniques. His left hand wielded the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, which was extremely yang and strong, while his right hand wielded the Heavenly Fiend Thunder, which was extremely yin and evil. The two completely different thunderbolts intertwined in the air, evolving into the Chaos Thunder Tribulation.

The lightning struck the Kui Niu's back, blasting open a deep wound that exposed bone. But then, a blue light flowed around it, and the laws of space automatically repaired the injury, restoring it to its original state in the blink of an eye.

"What a powerful physique!" Zhao Ti frowned slightly. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Kui Niu charged forward, its horn tearing through the literary energy blockade, and it was about to rush over.

Just then, the white jade unicorn's eyes suddenly turned pure white: "Sage, please see the flaw!"

The light from the Wenjian True Eye shone on the base of the Kui Niu's single horn, where there were subtle spatial fluctuations, which was the node where the inner elixir communicated with the outside world.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhao Ti unleashed the Nine Dragon Seal, which crashed down not onto the body of the Kui Niu, but precisely struck the base of its single horn.

"Moo—!" The Kui Niu let out a shrill scream, and the blue light around its body suddenly became chaotic. The spatial laws backfired, causing its skin to tear open and its blood to splatter into the void. It then vanished and quickly recovered.

At this moment, it became extremely ferocious, its single eye turning blood red. It suddenly inhaled, instantly draining the surrounding air and condensing it into a spatial vortex inside its mouth.

If this attack is launched, it will surely be earth-shattering!
The white jade unicorn leaped forward and summoned its writing brush, named the Mountain and River Brush, a supreme treasure of literature. As the brush tip swept across, the forming spatial vortex was forcibly rewritten, and its power was greatly reduced.

However, the remaining spatial storm still swept in, and the white jade unicorn withstood it with its body, its literary energy almost dissipating.

Zhao Ti frowned, his magical power rapidly circulating as he drew profound runes in the void. In the instant the purple lightning tore through the sky, a glass eye appeared within it, instantly stabilizing the spatial storm.

At this moment, the white jade unicorn had recovered its breath, and thousands of silver rays suddenly appeared around its body. Twelve sheep-hair brushes, a Duan inkstone, and several scrolls of plain paper condensed from the void and floated beside Zhao Ti.

These writing implements all gleam with a warm, jade-like luster. The brush handles subtly convey the meaning of the I Ching, while the inkstones seem to hold a galaxy of literary waves deep within. They are the supreme artifacts embodying the literary spirit of the world.

Then the Kui Niu shattered the void and came. Zhao Ti pressed his right hand into the void, and the nine golden dragon shadows once again leaped out from the depths of the clouds. This time, each held a different object, some holding a golden whip, some holding a jade disc. They formed a magic array with their heads and tails connected. As the dragon breath spewed out, the power of the five elements flowed in the array, firmly locking the spatial rifts around the Kui Niu.

The Kui Niu's horn suddenly glowed with a blue light. It stomped its forelegs into the clouds, and a spatial rift pierced the Nine Dragons Formation like a sharp blade. The moment the golden dragon shadow collided with the blue light, the sound of metal and stone clashing resounded between heaven and earth. The leading golden dragon was grazed by the rift in its claws, and golden scales fell off and turned into specks of golden light that dissipated in the wind.

"Beware, Sage!" the white jade unicorn shouted urgently, its literary energy surging, and its twelve sheep-hair brushes simultaneously transformed into streams of light, writing seal characters in the void.

The nine-character mantra, “Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing,” hung suspended in the air, each character radiating a golden light that suppressed the mind and spirit, forcefully suppressing the roar of the Kui Niu by three-tenths.

Immediately afterwards, the Duan inkstone flipped in mid-air, and the ink inside transformed into a surging river of words, flowing along the characters of the mantra and outlining a four-sided array for trapping immortals on the clouds.

(End of this chapter)