The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 166 The Emperor's Legacy: Slaying Me, the Entire Sect's Ascension to Immortality Reappears (6K)

With a single hand covering the sky, it came from the starry sky and enveloped the chaotic immortal land.

Under that terrifying shadow, the sages were instantly shattered. Before the black hand could even touch them, they were annihilated by the pressure, turning into a blood mist.

"No, it's not a reappearance of the mythical era, but rather someone from beyond the stars has made a move!"

"Surpassing the Great Sage, could he be a Quasi-Emperor? Does he want to monopolize the ancient Heavenly Court's fortune?"

The people of the Immortal Land felt a chill run through them from head to toe. They trembled and retreated in panic, their bodies convulsing. Their hearts were filled with extreme fear as they fled into the distance.

Behind that giant hand, the sky stretched endlessly, as if a real myth had been reenacted, and a colossal Holy Spirit ruled the starry sky, coldly watching this place.

"Great Lord!" Dao Jie Holy Spirit exclaimed in surprise from the crowd, revealing the identity of the newcomer.

The Great King of the Holy Spirit lineage?

Everyone was startled; it was indeed this person who had arrived. No wonder he was so arrogant, daring to seize the land of creation.

"Wasn't he just seriously injured in the head by the Holy Spirit in the Demon Well? Why is he here at the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins again?" Wang Hongwu asked in surprise. This guy keeps courting death, does he have a lot of lives?

Upon hearing this, many people around him had strange expressions. After all, the Great Lord's fate was a long-standing joke in the starry sky, but to say it to his face was really a bit presumptuous.

These sounds naturally reached the ears of the Holy Spirit Lord, whose eyes gazed directly from the distant starry sky. However, before it could do anything, something unusual happened in the Chaos Immortal Land.

The next moment, the ancient celestial ruins, shrouded by the Holy Spirit's great hand, began to tremble violently. Celestial music filled the palaces of the heavens, dragons roared and tigers howled, colorful mist rose and rain of light fell, accompanied by large, crystal-clear white petals, forming a figure sitting cross-legged chanting scriptures.

It resembled a being from the past, its face unseen, its back to everyone, yet from its mouth flowed a continuous stream of scripture-like characters that shot upwards, shattering the Holy Spirit Lord's outstretched hand. These characters then swirled upwards, transforming into divine mountains that suppressed the Lord's true form.

Various prayers and sacrificial sounds echoed in the void, growing from faint to resounding throughout the universe, like the booming of a great bell, cleansing and shaking the world!
Under this terrible blow, the Holy Spirit's blood splattered across the starry sky, and the Great Lord exploded again!
His physical body was shattered once again, leaving only his head spinning, leaping, eyes closed, and letting out an angry roar.

"It exploded again."

The crowd's expressions turned strange again; this Holy Spirit Lord was truly unlucky.

First, he was almost killed by the Holy Spirit Ancestor. Now, he wanted to seize the Chaos Immortal Land, but he was severely injured by the power left behind by the Ancient Heavenly Court, losing an arm. His Dao foundation is about to be shaken. It is unknown how long he will need to recuperate.

"This isn't how you court death." Wang Hongwu shook his head. This was the battlefield ruins that ended the mythical era; trying to grab it all was pure fantasy.

"Emperor?! You're not dead yet?" The shocking shout from the starry sky stunned everyone.
"What?! The Emperor is still alive?!" People were surprised. What did this mean? Was that the power left behind by the Emperor just now unleashed? But that's impossible. If it were really left behind by such a being, not only would the Holy Spirit Lord die, but even those who were about to attain enlightenment would die!

"No, it's not power, but the aura of the Emperor!" Suddenly, someone discovered the source and their expression changed. It was the aura left behind by the Emperor after residing in this place for a long time. Even though it had been diluted by countless ages, it was still something that the Holy Spirit Monarch could not challenge.

The most terrifying person in the world was the last Celestial Venerable of the mythological era. It is said that he later abandoned all divine arts, laws, and even cultivation and disappeared. When he reappeared in the world, he was an infant, born and raised by the earth. As soon as he came into the world, he absorbed the essence of all things in the universe, becoming extremely revered and unparalleled, unprecedented in all time.

What happened next is known to the whole world. He was invincible in heaven and earth, and walked the most glorious path. No one could stop him even slightly. The nine heavens and ten earths all submitted to him. After that, he was called the Emperor, ending the rule of the supreme mythological era of the Heavenly Venerable, and became the most revered person in all ages!
At this moment, all eyes were on the seated figure, whose back was constantly changing before finally coalescing into the shape of a cauldron, seemingly the legendary Cauldron of Immortality.

Suddenly, all eyes were on Wang Hongwu.

They all knew that the Holy Venerable was the successor of the ancient Heavenly Court and possessed one-third of the Ascension Cauldron!

“It is indeed the Cauldron of Ascension to Immortality.” Wang Hongwu did not deny it, but he left the cauldron in the Big Dipper, where the Heavenly Dragon King held it to suppress his power, and did not bring it with him.

"Back then, the Emperor used the cauldron to stabilize the universe and break through the barrier of the Immortal Path with his supreme power, hoping to become an immortal. But unfortunately, he failed at the last moment." A great sage from a clan that survived from the mythological era spoke up and revealed a secret. The Immortal Ascension Cauldron is incredibly powerful and is a true immortal artifact.

At this moment, the shadow of the cauldron became more and more real and ancient, as if it were about to recreate the terrifying battle of that year.

Visible to the naked eye, the prehistoric era flowed by, all living beings prayed, and countless creatures prostrated themselves at the feet of the Emperor, jointly sacrificing to refine this special cauldron!

The future is vague, but it is indeed reflected. Various scenes flow on the cauldron wall, and various prophecies appear in the mist, swaying and blooming. Even the Great Sage feels a chill. Ancient and modern times are in a state of constant turmoil. The cauldron hangs in the sky, and imperial aura and immortal mist rise together.

With a loud hum, the cauldron shattered instantly, releasing a cloud of milky-white immortal energy that danced in the air, mysterious and unpredictable. The entire Chaos Divine Land was also filled with celestial radiance, countless auspicious lights, and countless densely packed runes, a sight to behold.

"Celestial light! This is the legendary celestial energy!" A great sage was extremely excited. He obtained a wisp of it and refined it. Instantly, the wrinkles on his face disappeared, his white hair turned black, and his declining blood energy boiled again, reversing the state of his depleted lifespan!
Upon witnessing this scene, the crowd scrambled even more frantically, all vying for the immortal energy in hopes of extending their lives and breaking through to higher realms.

After all, once enough celestial light is collected, even a Heavenly King can challenge the Great Sage! This is celestial energy, far beyond mortal imagination.

As if sensing the mark of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, many immortal lights and Dao traces of immortal artifacts gathered and danced around Wang Hongwu, creating an atmosphere of immortal land. This feeling was extremely comfortable, and his long-dormant old methods finally had a chance to flourish. Immediately, the Dao seed of the secret realm was revived, constructing the Dao image of birth and death, with a scene of reincarnation. Everything was flowing between life and death, and a sea of ​​black and white appeared around him, shimmering with light.

"What happened?" The saints were surprised. Even amidst the scramble for the immortal light, they couldn't help but look over. Was the Holy Venerable comprehending the Dao?
Why does he act like he's coming home?
Unlike the doubts of the others, Wang Hongwu had a subtle question in his mind at this moment: to sever the self, to cut off the shackles of the self, or to break free from obsession? Originally, these questions required careful consideration and understanding, but he had already severed the self and understood the Dao, so these questions were no longer questions. He easily broke through them without any obstacles.

Boom! In an instant, his body glowed, and a new portal opened within him, fully revealing the essence of using his body as a seed. This caused many people in the audience to gasp in surprise, feeling something resonating within them as well. Some of the saints who were closer were even more astonished, their cultivation having actually broken through under the influence of this Daoist aura!
"What... what kind of method is this? He can comprehend the Dao himself and help others break through?" Even the Great Sage couldn't quite understand it. This seemed to be the natural sound of the Great Dao after the human body's secret realm had created an extremely high Dao fruit! That's why it could resonate with the spirits of fellow cultivators in the secret realm.

"Thank you, Holy Venerable!" The group of Saints who had broken through were overjoyed and repeatedly bowed to Wang Hongwu. At this moment, the Holy Venerable was sacred and transcendent. He was not elated by material gains, nor afraid of the difficulties of the path. The world he saw was vast and boundless, and his heart could embrace thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

On his body, there were layers of divine chains of order winding around his skin. This was a kind of shackle that manifested at this level. Wang Hongwu's state was very strange. His primordial spirit in his ancestral aperture seemed to have transcended, examining himself and looking down at all things, ruthless and indifferent, quietly observing everything.

He seemed to have become the will of heaven, a strange state of mind, without emotional fluctuations or mental turmoil, calm and indifferent, looking down upon all things.

His primordial spirit was clearly within his physical body, yet he felt as if he were above the heavens, looking down on everything with indifference, before wielding the butcher's knife.

Clang! That was a strike of divine will. From between his brows and within his body, countless blade lights suddenly emanated, all of them the ultimate sublimation of the Dao-slaying blade, severing the shackles!
At this moment, his cultivation was complete, and he reached the level of "Severing Myself" in the old method. His primordial spirit and physical body were nourished, and the old method even fed back into the new method, causing his cultivation to increase and reach the seventh heaven, where he could be summoned by lightning tribulation at any time.

During his enlightenment, the competition among the crowd was fierce, which even triggered the revival of the original array patterns in the area, directly annihilating tens of thousands of saints, and even the Heavenly King perished among them.

It was precisely this stimulation that caused the Heavenly Palace to tremble continuously, and the relics left by the ancient war were revived, with old traces of the Dao and power constantly pouring out.

"Look, is that Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold?!" "Was it scattered from the great battle of yesteryear?"

People gasped in surprise as they witnessed a flash of crimson light within the wreckage, which then shot straight out.

"Wait, something's not right. This isn't a piece of innate essence; it's been refined by someone. Look, this is a piece of battle halberd, and it even has ancient Dao traces. It must have been left over from so many years ago!"

"It is a remnant of the Imperial Dao Law. This piece of the halberd was left over from countless years ago, and there are still traces of the Dao within it that have not been destroyed."

"How is this possible? Could it be that the supreme beings of the ancient Heavenly Court fought fiercely back then, damaged their weapons, and were ultimately buried in the chaos?"

When the crimson light revealed its form, the saints were even more astonished, never expecting such a situation, which seemed to be fragments of weapons from the ancient supreme battle!
However, since it was an extremely rare and precious material, and also suspected to be a weapon of an ancient supreme being, it naturally sparked a fierce competition, with even Great Sages taking action.

In the heat of battle, a colossal crimson dragon suddenly appeared, its entire body blood-red, its scales gleaming as if forged from phoenix blood and crimson gold. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a fist hurtling towards them at incredible speed. The dragon's raised head was the fist's edge, its majestic body the arm, and the fluttering feathers and mane were all formed from blood energy, making it grand and terrifying.

Saint Venerable?! The Great Sage, who was quite close to the crimson light, was taken aback. He immediately reached out to block it, but the collision of fists and palms caused a slight pause. His palm trembled, and he couldn't help but withdraw it, his face showing astonishment. This scene shocked everyone. Could the Saint Venerable really fight the Great Sage?

The next moment, the Heavenly Venerable of the Soldier emerged from the cave temple, pointed at the broken pieces of the halberd, and lured them over with the incomplete Nine Secrets.

The Great Sage's expression changed, and he thought of the Spirit Treasure Killing Sword. In the end, he cupped his hands to Wang Hongwu, stopped interfering, and admitted defeat.

This scene, as seen by the saints, was no different from an act of surrender. They couldn't help but sigh, "Now, the Holy Venerable's direction is such that even the Great Saints have to retreat and submit. Given time, who can stop him from dominating the starry sky?"

"Did those two fallen supreme beings of the forbidden zone belong to them?" Wang Hongwu collected the fragments of the battle halberd and examined them carefully. He was shocked to find a fist imprint on one of them. Upon seeing this, the Empress's expression changed drastically. "This supreme artifact was broken and shattered by someone's fist!"

He shattered the explosive ultimate artifact with his bare hands? Upon hearing this, everyone was terrified. It was too frightening. Could it really be the work of the Emperor? What kind of terrible resistance and great battle did they encounter when they ascended to immortality with their entire sect back then?
As the group explored, they unearthed half a broken stele beneath the red, desolate ground. It had a few characters inscribed on it, but unfortunately, none of them were legible.

"The writing is beyond the reach of mythology, and no one can decipher it." This is the consensus. Even experts can only shake their heads in disbelief. "It is from the same era as the writing on that stele in the underworld." Wang Hongwu had once caught a glimpse of the scene in the underworld and found it similar to that one. Could it be that both were left behind from the ancient underworld or the chaotic ancient era?

His eyes flickered, and he began to wonder if the Emperor, leading the Ancient Heavenly Court, had found some relics from the Dark Ages or even the Chaotic Era.

After all, with Duan De by his side, it wouldn't be difficult to do these things.

Boom! A sudden, loud noise shook everyone's minds. A celestial bridge had suddenly descended from between the Heavenly Palaces, forming a passage that allowed people to step onto the ruins!

"Let's go! The truth about the end of the mythological era must be hidden within!"

"Don't miss it, absolutely don't miss it!"

In an instant, the heroes were in a frenzy, all rushing towards the sky bridge. Among the crowd was the Holy Spirit of Tribulation, who was also surrounded by several guards sent by the Holy Spirit Lord.

But the next moment, Dao Jie Holy Spirit's expression changed, because he felt a terrifying aura lock onto him, so familiar yet so terrifying.

"Holy! Venerable!" It gritted its teeth and shouted that name, that name that had become a nightmare for the Holy Spirit lineage, a name that tossed and turned in its sleep.

Wang Hongwu didn't speak, but walked over indifferently. Several guards tried to stop him, but Shen Chen stopped them directly, saying, "Your Majesty is hunting, and you are not allowed to disturb him."

"Unfortunately, the Great Lord has failed, and now, we can only fight to the death!" Dao Jie Holy Spirit showed a resolute expression. At this moment, the terrifying nature of the clan was fully revealed. Hundreds of divine halos appeared on his body, enveloping him layer by layer like overlapping immortal gates.

The essence within the Chaotic Immortal Land poured down like waterfalls, merging with his power and transforming into his strength. Dao Tribulation Holy Spirit's ten fingers pierced forward like drills, and ten pure white Dao Rail Rainbow Bridges shot out, striking the sun and shaking the heavens. Wang Hongwu merely extended his hand, and the large hand surrounded by the five elements essence crushed down like a divine domain.

With a deafening roar, the Dao rails shattered and the divine bridge collapsed. A massive hand slammed down mercilessly, sending the Dao Tribulation Saint Spirit flying. Even though his body was incredibly strong, he was still shaken to the point of coughing up blood. Not only that, his face and forehead were shattered into pieces, suffering a severe blow.

How did he get stronger again?

And it's gotten so much stronger!
Dao Jie Shengyi remained silent. Who could make him feel so frustrated? His former adversary now seemed to have left him behind, which filled him with resentment and a sense of powerlessness.

It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough, but that his opponent was too powerful. As a stone man, he was blessed by heaven and earth and possessed all sorts of extraordinary means and supernatural powers, making him invincible in a region, yet he couldn't defeat the Holy Venerable.

Wang Hongwu remained silent, the force of his palm still pressing down. It was still just his normal combat power. The Holy Spirit of the Tribulation roared, fighting desperately. Auspicious colors descended from the heavens and connected to his body. This was the Holy Spirit's Dao, which was condensed with the power of heaven and earth, suppressing the palm with the power of all laws.

In a blinding flash of light, fists and palms collided, and the shockwaves that followed sent nearby creatures flying. Even the Great Sage couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Everyone knew that Holy Spirits were immortal and possessed powerful, insurmountable bodies, let alone Holy Spirits with a trace of Immortal Gold within them. Perhaps only the Holy Venerable dared to directly suppress them from the outset.

The next moment, Dao Jie Holy Spirit let out a muffled groan, his right fist cracked, blood splattered, and then with a "poof" sound, his entire arm exploded. Wang Hongwu flashed in front of him, grabbed his other arm, and with a crack, blood gushed out as that arm was severed.

With both arms crippled, the others were shocked. The fact that a Dao Tribulation Saint Spirit had fallen to such a state made them feel utterly powerless. Even the Dao Tribulation Saint Spirit himself was stunned and had no power to fight back. He could only watch helplessly as the large hand, wreathed in flames, reached out, its crimson blood swirling around it, bursting with brilliant light, like a phoenix pecking at his chest.

Wang Hongwu plunged one hand into his chest and dug out the heart forged from Dao Tribulation Gold. Then, with a Dragon Fist that shattered the heavens, the stone figure containing Immortal Gold Sand was smashed to pieces, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

The Holy Spirit of the Dao Tribulation has fallen!
"He's dead? He was beaten to death in his normal state?" Everyone's scalp tingled. Whether it was cultivation level, combat strength, physique, or secret techniques, he was suppressed from beginning to end. It was too despairing for the Holy Spirit. Of course, if he really had a pure immortal golden body, the result would not be like this. Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

Some of the powerful clans were speechless, because the Holy Spirits had truly been wiped out by the Holy Venerable alone. From the Great Sage to the Divine Jade Prince, they were all slaughtered, leaving only one Holy Spirit Lord wandering outside.

Throughout history, who has ever been so arrogant as to suppress this uniquely blessed lineage and sever it from existence? It's truly terrifying!
"After the Holy Venerable created the Dao Palace Scriptures, his cultivation level also improved rapidly. The Holy Spirit's death was not unjust; it didn't make much progress and was just stagnant compared to other competitors." A Great Sage understood this and shook his head, but what could they do? The Heaven-Mending Technique was in the Holy Venerable's hands, and they simply couldn't obtain it.

Not far away, Shen Chen also killed all of their guards, took all their belongings, and sent them over.

"Take it." Wang Hongwu casually swept his hand, and the corpse of the Dao Tribulation Holy Spirit, mixed with immortal gold sand, fell into Shen Chen's hands, which could help his divine blood essence to grow stronger.

Now that the Holy Spirit has been killed and its lineage broken, we can find an opportunity to let our own spirit take its place and rule this race.

Then, they stepped onto the sky bridge and entered the vast, undulating heavenly palace.

At first glance, the Heavenly Palace didn't seem that vast from the outside, but once inside, it was clear that it was a world in itself, with the core of the Chaos Divine Land located within it!
The palace complex contains hidden caves, and its vastness even surpasses that of superclusters.

What's most astonishing is that you can occasionally see huge corpses here, stretching across the ancient blue sky, never decaying, although their life essence has long since been drained away.

"The essence has been lost, leaving only the form." Wang Hongwu felt a little regretful. This place not only contained the remains of ancient ancestors of various races, but also many fragments of weapons that had been destroyed or exploded. Not to mention that the laws had been obliterated, even the materials were useless.

Upon seeing these, the arriving saints couldn't help but sigh at how fierce the battle here must have been back then. Each of these skeletons had an extraordinary origin, and could very well be the most powerful ancestor of a clan. If they were to be carried out, it would definitely cause a sensation in the world. If they were to be carefully traced, it would lead to one glorious legend after another.

Some of the creatures, bloodlines, and materials among them were completely unknown to anyone in the world!

Even the tribes that survived from the mythological era were completely unaware of it, having no clue whatsoever; it was as if it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Could it be something left over from the Hades Era and the Chaotic Era?"

"Haha, that's impossible. I could barely believe you if you said the creatures of the Hades era lived until the end of the mythological era, but if you're talking about the Chaotic Ancient Era, then I'll just take it as nonsense."

"It's really hard to say. I've heard of corpses from the chaotic ancient era that have become spirits and even attained the status of emperors!"

People discussed these things in a lively and varied manner. The ancient era was already quite ethereal, not to mention the chaotic ancient era. Only the Nine Heavenly Venerables had mentioned that it was a period of oblivion, even more ancient than the mythological era. It was never recorded, and no one knew what kind of period it was.

"This place truly is the gateway to immortality. Who knows, there might actually be something left behind from that path." Wang Hongwu pondered, his gaze sweeping around as if searching for something.

Then, a radiant light emerged from the center of the Heavenly Palace. The Great Sages focused their attention, and it turned out to be a re-enactment of past scenes, deeply imprinted on this world, never to be erased.

"That seems to be... the scene when the entire sect ascends to immortality!"

"My God, is that the legendary Immortal Path? I saw a cauldron, and an Emperor!"

Instantly, people exclaimed in surprise, all seeing something extraordinary in that strange phenomenon.

In the once-complete Chaos Immortal Land, celestial palaces stood in rows, and a vast aura spread out. Ancient venerables sat cross-legged in the nine heavens, majestic and awe-inspiring, looking down upon all living beings, receiving the kowtows of all living beings before the path to immortality. In the center of them, there was a throne, and a figure sat majestically on it.

Below them, all the gods were bowing and worshipping. There were gods whose bodies shone with light, gods and demons standing in darkness, celestial gods with flowing celestial mist, and gods and ghosts that devoured light. Each of them was incredibly divine, with sacred peace and darkness coexisting. They were all worshipping such a person, filled with awe, and no one dared to raise their head.

Gods from all the heavens and myriad realms came to pay homage, and all the celestial beings came to worship, all revering one emperor, who is the Emperor!
Heaven, earth, ghosts, and gods all worship the Emperor!

A faint, elusive phrase seems to echo, originating from the age of mythology, resonating throughout this present time and space.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of the people, in that correct world, in that correct place, a group of people who were unsure whether it was correct or not finally moved. They joined forces, gathered the power of the universe, and defied the heavens, opening a path to immortality!

"The Immortal Realm, embarking on the path to immortality, carving out a bright and clear sky—can we truly witness the existence of the Immortal Realm?" Everyone else was also shocked, their hearts trembling. What could be more awe-inspiring than witnessing the opening of the path to immortality with their own eyes?

"If nothing had changed back then, perhaps the Emperor really could have broken through." Some people lamented, feeling that back then might have truly been the closest anyone had ever come to immortality.

Boom! In that scene, all the Heavenly Venerables joined forces to form an extremely terrifying array. It seemed to have incorporated the Nine Secrets. Although the corresponding individuals were not perfected, they filled the gaps with other artifacts and the array, achieving a unique fusion of the Nine Secrets and transforming it into a Celestial Array!
With his feet planted on the immortal array and his head suspended by the immortal cauldron, the Emperor Venerable single-handedly broke through the heavens and earth, his momentum unstoppable. The battle in the scene was so terrifying that even the Great Sage trembled and couldn't help but collapse and wail. It was a series of world-destroying immortal rays that blasted open the universe, shattered the eternal blue sky, and instantly shattered all realms.

At that moment, people clearly saw the ancient starry sky shatter, and nothing existed anymore. The Emperor's attack was so powerful that it shook the world and no one could stop it. It opened up the path to immortality, section after section. It could be seen that the Heavenly Court's people were roaring with excitement and had become part of the formation. Even the Heavenly Venerables were excited and let out a long howl.

They are attempting to reach the Immortal Realm, wanting to become immortals themselves, and even more so, to lead their entire sect to ascend to immortality!
At the same time, within the Chaotic Divine Land of this world, a huge flying ship descended, from which powerful beings from the Flying Immortal Star descended; on the other side, Yin soldiers cleared the way, coffins collided, and groups of Netherworld creatures appeared.

The underworld and the remnants of the Kunlun clan have arrived!

(End of this chapter)