The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 206 The Purple Star Era, A Bird Egg

The land that connects heaven and earth, spanning the past and present, is used as a sacrifice of royal blood, just like the Heavenly Emperor of the chaotic ancient times, to start the cycle of reincarnation once again.

The cycle of life paints a mottled historical picture, telling vague stories of bygone eras. Though we cannot see clearly, we can still sense what a glorious time it was.

Duan De took a deep breath and could see the records of that era. There were words and engravings, engraved with vicissitudes. It was the sedimentation of time, depicting a mythical era in which all living beings pursued immortality.

The simple lines and rough style are very primitive, recording events from the past, which occurred countless years ago. There are remnants of the ancient corpse calamity, the dormant races of the ancient era, and the emergence of the nine celestial venerables who created supreme secret techniques.

During that period, a mysterious young man was born and rose to prominence, constantly transforming. Duan De looked at the terrifying records on the stone wall as if he were experiencing a person's past years and his joys and sorrows.

How could this be? Is there really reincarnation? Was he originally a being from that era? Or did he return to the mythical era from here? Is he reincarnating while still alive? For a moment, even Duan De was confused because it was too fantastical and incomprehensible. Time was too mysterious, but this was not a rebellion, but a completion. It did not suffer rejection or resistance, as if it were destined.

“However, although it is the mythological era, there is something wrong with the place where you were born, Old Wang.” Duan De stared at the stone wall and suddenly paused, then his expression became strange. “I didn’t expect that you would encounter and set foot in the very thing that the Eternal Heavenly Venerable and the Ancient Emperor were chasing. If they knew, they would probably go crazy.”

At this time, although Wang Hongwu had left and was reincarnating into the mythical era through the Tongtian Land, the outside world was still noisy and bustling with excitement.

Having slain four supreme beings in succession, torn apart the forbidden zone's Dharma body amidst the lightning tribulation, ascended to the seventh heaven, and possessed the strength of a Great Saint, he directly severed the Dharma body of the Reincarnation Sea, clashed with the Lord of Undying Mountain, and rescued the Qilin Emperor from his grasp, all these glorious achievements made the name of the Holy Venerable spread throughout the world, causing a great earthquake in all parts of the universe. A true mythical powerhouse was born.

In fact, people already felt that he was an uncrowned emperor, and that he should not be given a title of honor, but rather a crown!
"The second-generation Sun Emperor, the third-generation Human Emperor, and the ancestral emperor of the Myriad Dragon Nest—I wonder what kind of imperial title such a person would have."

"In the past, the Holy Emperor ruled over the sun. Now, yin and yang have converged, and he shoulders the sun and moon. Perhaps he can be called the Bright Emperor? He is a perfect match for the Bright Emperor of the past."

"Anything is acceptable. There are many titles that can be used, and Donghuang is also very suitable."

“I feel that he can also be distinguished from the emperor. After all, he has not truly attained enlightenment. It is not bad to honor him as an emperor. The Hongwu Emperor, the Great Sun Hanging in the Sky, can also be called Haotian.”

All beings in the universe were shocked. It was not just talk that they could contend with the Great Accomplished Holy Spirit and the Golden Body Overlord Blood. They truly had that kind of combat power and proved themselves with their battle achievements.

"A figure who can challenge the Imperial Path has truly appeared. He's only at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm, yet he's already capable of competing with the Imperial Path. What will he become if he advances any further?"

"No wonder all the forbidden zones are making moves, and all the supreme beings are wary and trying to suppress it. It's really too abnormal. In one lifetime, it's like an emperor. Even among the royal beings, it can be called an emperor, supreme and unparalleled."

The world is in turmoil, and there are discussions everywhere, marveling at the terrifying combat power and Dao attainment of the Ziwei Heavenly Lord.

"Well, looking at it from another angle, the Forbidden Zone of Life, the Holy Venerable, and the Lord of the Undying Mountain are now in a situation of mutual restraint. If any of them makes a move first, it will trigger a joint attack from the other two. It can be considered a different kind of peaceful era."

On the rebuilt Big Dipper constellation, an old man spoke. It was none other than the long-unseen Great Sage Hun Tuo. He was in good spirits, with a ruddy complexion and a shiny forehead.

The original Big Dipper Starfield was formed from Wang Bo's physical body. After the chaotic battle, his chaotic body was shattered, and the original Big Dipper naturally disappeared as well. It was the great saints who returned that gathered star clusters and captured galaxies to construct a new life starfield and rebuild their home.

"It's over. The jinx has spoken. It seems the three families are not going to have any peace. They're probably going to make some big moves!"

"Alas, you unlucky god, you should use your 'advice' secret more often on the forbidden zones of life, saying it once in the morning and once in the evening. I think there will be much less turmoil in the future."

As soon as Hun Tuo said this, everyone immediately withdrew. After all, although this master's mouth was not as sharp as Shi Huang's, its ominousness was no less.

However, the Great Sage's words were not wrong. Everyone understood that the universe was indeed in a delicate state of mutual restraint among three parties.

The Forbidden Zone harbors hatred for the Undying Mountain Lord, preventing him from transforming and Wang Hongwu from advancing further; the Undying Mountain Lord also needs to hunt the Forbidden Zone and stir up conflicts among the Supremes, similarly preventing Wang Hongwu from transforming; and Wang Hongwu is even more so, as he dislikes the Forbidden Zone, harbors hatred for the Supremes, and also harbors hatred for the Undying Mountain Lord, preventing him from becoming stronger; the three parties can be said to be mutually restraining, and none of them can act rashly.

However, the good thing is that Duan De discovered the Heavenly Passage, creating an opportunity to bypass the other two and allow Wang Hongwu to ascend to heaven in one fell swoop, gaining the strength to break the deadlock.

"Huh?" At this moment, Chuan Ying and the Qilin Emperor in the Ziwei Heavenly Court showed strange expressions because they had discovered something odd.

With their imperial cultivation, they couldn't even detect Wang Hongwu's existence, couldn't deduce it, and couldn't even sense it, as if he no longer existed in this era.

However, due to the principle of physical reincarnation, many artifacts from this world could not be taken with him, otherwise they would cause unknown changes. Items such as the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, the Eastern Emperor Bell, and the Elixir of Immortality were left behind by Wang Hongwu and sent back to the Ziwei Heavenly Court. He only had his physical body to take the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc to the mythological era.

These remaining immortal artifacts and supreme divine weapons have become the strongest foundation of the Ziwei Heavenly Court. Even the forbidden zones are unwilling to act rashly, and the Lord of the Undying Mountain will not easily make a move, otherwise, if he reveals a flaw, it will be a time when all the supreme beings join forces to harm him, thus restraining each other.

"Given the current predicament, it would be best to send someone to the Primordial Ancient Mine to at least communicate with our fathers and gain their support." Under these circumstances, the Golden Goddess and the Dragon Girl made the suggestion, and ultimately, an envoy from the Ziwei Heavenly Court went out and entered the Primordial Ancient Mine in the universe.

"It's the Ziwei Heavenly Court! They are currently the most powerful force, and it wouldn't hurt to call them a smaller version of the forbidden zone."

"It's a pity that I missed the opportunity to become a disciple of the Ziwei Sect back then, otherwise I would be a person of high status now."

"Alas, the unification of the major royal families with the divine organization, the divine race, and the demon race will likely make this the supreme divine dynasty for the next ten thousand years."

Along the way, many cultivators who witnessed this scene were discussing it. Clearly, the Ziwei Heavenly Court had become an object of envy, and many people wanted to become one of them.

Things are different now. Everyone knows that the Ziwei Heavenly Court will inevitably rise above all other forces, and no one will be able to suppress them anymore. Even the forbidden zones of life will not dare to act rashly.

"He single-handedly created such a powerful force, and he himself is capable of fighting against supreme beings. It's only been a little over three hundred years, how come it feels like a thousand years have passed?"

In the universe, some people sighed, realizing that they had once competed with the Sun King of yesteryear, and now, only three hundred years later, they found the gap between them to be insurmountable. The Holy Venerable's current combat power could rival that of the Emperor. What did that mean? It meant that their ancestors throughout the ages would have to look up to him and submit to him, and that he was on equal footing with the Eternal Emperor!
That night, many people were sleepless, especially those who had had contact with Wang Hongwu. Gazing at the starry sky, they could only remain silent.

Inside the ancestral star of Blood Phoenix Mountain, Huang Xudao, his hair disheveled with blood, sighed. From his original strength to his current Great Sage level, he was already very strong, but when he looked at that lofty figure who illuminated most of the universe like a god, he could only remain silent.

Now, he hasn't even touched the threshold of becoming a quasi-emperor yet, but this is clearly extremely fast, he's only a little over three hundred years old.

"Time is so cruel. How could there be such a person in the world?" In the outer reaches of the Samsara, a man with snow-white hair stood there, equally bewildered. He was once a prince of the deceased, and was considered to have a distinguished background and the cultivation of a Great Sage. But now, standing alone in the night wind, he looked very lonely. Back then, he had competed with the Holy Venerable in the same era, but now it was as if they were separated by countless ages. He sadly faced that brilliant figure who seemed to stand in the mythical era.

"What a freak! He can even rival my father? Back then, his strength was even lower than mine!" Inside the Divine Ruins, the Thunder God was also quite incredulous. He was only a Great Sage now, yet the other party had already become a Supreme Enemy, a being that even the Forbidden Zones of Life feared. So what was he?
A bitter smile, helplessness, and a mix of complex emotions welled up within him, causing him to stagger and fall, utterly exhausted.

This was no longer a sense of humiliation and jealousy, but confusion and helplessness, because the gap was too big, so big that even the ancient prince felt that they had no connection with each other. They seemed to be from the same generation, but they were not from the same generation at all.

Now, that person has reached a level where he is qualified to challenge and stand on equal footing with their fathers.

“We have already felt the barrier of the realm and our progress has slowed down, but he has only just begun. Such a young Supreme Enemy, capable of confronting the Emperor's Path, has never been heard of before.”

All those old friends could only shake their heads and sigh. What did it matter if he was a forbidden prince? What did it matter if he was an ancient prince?

They could only look up to him, silently bowing their heads, for he was already at the level of their fathers! But just when his fame shook the world and the universe, people unexpectedly discovered that the Holy Venerable had temporarily disappeared from sight, as if he were lying in hibernation, waiting to soar to the heavens.

Inside the Undying Mountain, the Second Emperor's eyes grew increasingly terrifying. The supreme Dao patterns intertwined before him, but ultimately collapsed. He couldn't help but sigh softly, saying, "He disappeared without a trace, yet I couldn't deduce it! But I can foresee that he didn't undergo tribulation; that can't be hidden from me."

The deduction of Wang Hongwu failed, but it can be confirmed that he has not yet transcended the tribulation, and that is enough.

It wasn't just him; the same was true in all the forbidden zones. Supreme beings were making deductions, but they gained nothing, waiting for his next tribulation to extinguish any miracles.

Because once Wang Hongwu undergoes his tribulation, he will inevitably be exposed. Two great tribulations will cause the entire universe to tremble, giving the Supreme Being two opportunities to kill him. The Supreme Being will not miss these opportunities. There is even a final tribulation to achieve enlightenment. If it really comes to that point, the Supreme Being will definitely mobilize all its forces and go to the extreme to surround and devour him.

In short, he was strong enough to be respected by the Supreme Beings, even more so than some who were trying to achieve enlightenment during their final leap or the tribulation to attain it.

In particular, the Lord of the Undying Mountain and the Supreme Being of the Sea of ​​Reincarnation paid special attention to him.

But at this moment, Wang Hongwu, whom everyone has been longing for, has been resurrected in another magnificent world and stepped into another era.

"Is this still the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths? Where did you unreliable Duan send me from?"

Wang Hongwu stepped into this extraordinary world, feeling somewhat disoriented.

Strictly speaking, he was very familiar with the aura of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Even in the mythological era, it shouldn't have changed so much, right?
He looked around but couldn't recognize which corner of the universe he was in. Instead, it seemed like an unfamiliar fairyland. As far as the eye could see, the mountains and rivers were magnificent, the scenery was beautiful, and the spiritual energy was so rich that it turned into rivers.

There are towering mountains that pierce the sky, enormous and barren, entirely made of stone, yet shrouded in a chaotic aura; there are rivers flowing through the sky, and there is also a hazy, colorful light, with dazzling celestial clouds falling down. On the most central mountain ranges, clusters of buildings stand, forming an ancient celestial palace, but it seems to have been abandoned and is somewhat dilapidated.

Could this be some kind of chaotic divine land? Wang Hongwu was surprised. Upon careful sensing, he realized that this place was indeed a sacred place for cultivation, surpassing the era he once lived in. Even the stones had a spirit; some were nodding, and some were rolling, almost becoming sentient.

Every blade of grass and every tree contains rich essence. As he walked forward, he felt a misty flow of immortal energy between heaven and earth. He even sensed a trace of immortal substance here.
This shouldn't be happening. He even began to wonder if he had somehow stumbled into some immortal land left over from a chaotic ancient era.

He continued forward without encountering a single living being until he had traversed approximately a million light-years later, when he finally saw a slightly different place. Ahead of him, a volcano hung in the sky, billowing thick smoke, with magma gushing from its interior.

But as he approached, he was suddenly obstructed as a being formed from the laws of heaven and earth burst forth.

It resembles a lion, with crimson mane and other markings. Its body is like a python, covered in fine scales, and its tail has three forks, each growing into a bull's head. It is a monster with a gaping maw that swallows the sky. Suddenly, it swells up to be as tall as the sky, and its entire head is like an ancient mountain suppressing the area.

“With the protection of the formation, there must be someone inside.” Wang Hongwu made a move in an instant, with countless streams of light and billions of immortal rays, his palms illuminating the universe, directly pressing forward and striking the creature.

It was a sound like the sky collapsing, and then the thing disappeared with a "poof". A being that could kill a cultivator who was about to become a Daoist was actually crushed to death by him with one hand. This was truly terrifying. Every move he made carried a trace of the aura of the Emperor.

Overcoming all obstacles, Wang Hongwu finally reached the volcano in the sky, a place devoid of vegetation, a scorching ancient land.

And within the mountainside, countless crimson rivers flowed—magma, as red as blood.

"Phoenix Mountain!" He saw these three ancient characters on the mountain and his expression turned strange.

The True Phoenix—what an existence it is! Ranked first among the Ten Fiends, it is the bravest of all races, invincible in heaven and earth in the past, and is known as an immortal being.

In particular, the fact that lava flows in this place and converges into a sea evokes even more strange associations, such as the legend of the phoenix rising from the ashes.

Upon reaching the summit and leaping into the mountainside, he discovered a colossal city standing there, filled with shimmering sycamore trees, as if cast from metal.

Phoenixes have always perched on parasol trees.

"That's interesting. I'm now absolutely certain that I'm no longer in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and I'm not even on the path to immortality."

Looking at all this, Wang Hongwu roughly knew where he was, so he began to search in the city. Although he did not find any other living beings, he did find a cave in the central paulownia tree.

There is an egg in this cave.

It is suspected to be a nascent celestial spirit, which is quite extraordinary.

Wang Hongwu gazed at the egg, which was crystal clear and radiant with five-colored divine light soaring into the sky.

Around it, there was a cluster of True Phoenix Blood that had transformed into the shape of a bird's nest, radiating imperial power. It was quite extraordinary, seemingly left behind after the Phoenix's death, representing its final essence.

The inside of this egg is as blazing and vigorous as the sun, with surging flames and containing an astonishing life force.

One can sense that the Yin and Yang energies converge in this area, and the five elements' divine power intertwines, making it incredibly pure—true immortal energy, far more powerful than the power Wang Hongwu extracted from the two mother scriptures.

"This is my good fortune." He was just worrying about how to evolve his extremely yang physical body, and now he has received help. He immediately circulated the Sun Mother Scripture, absorbed the extremely yang immortal energy here, refined it into his body, and strengthened his origin.

As time passed, he absorbed the yang energy here, and the original essence of the sun within his body suddenly transformed, shining brightly like the Emperor Star in the heavens, suspended in the nine heavens, becoming Haotian.

However, this change caused an imbalance of Yin and Yang around the divine egg, with Yin energy becoming overwhelmingly dominant and far exceeding Yang energy, thus altering the development of the divine egg.

From within, it seemed as if a pair of bewildered eyes opened and noticed Wang Hongwu. The consciousness was originally very pure, but without the nourishment of yang energy, only extreme yin energy merged into it, allowing it to take shape. It was not a male phoenix, but a female phoenix.

This is a divine phoenix maiden!

"If it is born, would I be considered its father?" Wang Hongwu was taken aback, and this thought suddenly popped into his head.

However, more importantly, this place not only contains the blood of the true phoenix, but also the reconstituted essence of heaven and earth and traces of the Dao, enough for him to develop the Eight-Nine Heavens Technique into its fifth transformation and transform into the characteristics of a phoenix!

boom!
Just then, a sudden tremor shook the area outside Phoenix Mountain. A crack suddenly appeared in a nearby corner, ripples spreading out and the earth trembled like a vast ocean with waves crashing against the sky.

The sky exploded, the earth sank, and endless storms surged in the void. There, a huge rift appeared, and the flow of time inside and outside was torn apart, seemingly at different speeds, with the other side connecting to another world.

"Hmm?" Wang Hongwu murmured. He discovered that the spatial rift did not appear suddenly, but would appear every once in a while, and even the location was not fixed, but the other side it connected to seemed to be the same.

There, a familiar scent wafted through the air.

(End of this chapter)