The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 243 The Creation of Heaven and Earth, the Establishment of the Era and the Establishment of the Standards, A Glance at the Empty Imperial Way!

A rooster crows alone, and the world turns white. The last stars and the morning moon have faded away. In the blink of an eye, the world has changed!

From a bowl, a person, to the immortal dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor.

To establish the heavens and guide the way, to set the standard and establish the era!

Continuing the mythology, the era of the ancient emperors came to an end after a world-shaking war; a supreme emperor rose up, bridging the past and the future, and ushered in a new era, vying with the heavens.

In ancient times, he was the last emperor of all ages; in the new era, he is the first emperor to create the world.

Hongwu Emperor!

At this moment, the golden light of immortals surged, the chaotic energy permeated the air, and all the myriad paths intertwined and roared, celebrating the creation of a new era.

In the desolate wilderness of the universe, amidst the vast chaos, that figure was exceptionally grand, filling the field of vision, making it impossible to look away or see through it.

Beneath its feet stood ten celestial golden spirits of different colors, revered as ten celestial deities from the mythical era, all worshipping in unison, as solemn chants of praise resounded:
We pay homage to the First of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, the Supreme Heavenly Venerable of the Ultimate Dao, with immeasurable light and immeasurable power; we revere the Supreme Emperors of all ages, the Unsurpassed Holy Emperor, with immeasurable life and immeasurable world-honored one.

His Dao is high above, transcending the universe. Below, all the Daos of emperors and venerables worship and look up at the feet of him, finding them incomparable.

With a single hand, he swept across three thousand realms, his power overwhelming millions of stars and heavens!
He is revered by all ages and worshipped by emperors for a thousand autumns. Some have tried to rival the heavens, but now, the way of the Martial Emperor is greater than the heavens, and the sun and moon have always been difficult to fathom!

"An unprecedented peak, a historical monument." Even Duan De exclaimed, feeling a sense of witnessing the vicissitudes of history.

"The truly remarkable figures are those of today."

The Emperor of Divine Ruins murmured, truly echoing the words of the Martial Emperor of yesteryear: an era is a path, and the only true path is the one where emperors and venerables of all ages gather. And he is the master of that one true path, the figure at the end.

He spread his martial power throughout the nine heavens, reigned supreme over the ten lands, and with a single glance, the imperial path of eternity vanished!

Feeling the Dao within himself and the immortal, supreme physique, Wang Hongwu understood that he had embarked on a different path.

Even if he were to reverse his life and recreate the physical body of the second incarnation of the Immortal Tear Green Gold Emperor, he still wouldn't be comparable to himself. After recreating his new incarnation and becoming the Heavenly Emperor, his strength would be enough to contend with three or four first-incarnation Immortal Gold Saints. Even without reversing his life, he would be at least twice as strong, with a physical body hardness no less than that of a seventh-incarnation emperor. In terms of cultivation, he would be at the level of a fourth-incarnation emperor.

Now, his five secret realms of Dao seeds have been sublimated. The Sea of ​​Wheels is the Yin-Yang Chaos Land, the Dao Palace is the Five Elements Immortal Land, the Four Extremes and Four Limbs are the Universe, the Great Dragon of the Spine has transformed into Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, and the Immortal Platform is the source of all Daos. On these five human immortal realms, there is also a Golden Immortal Lotus growing, which is divided into seven colors and has eight grades. The lotus platform produces chaotic lotus seeds and breathes out primordial purple energy.

With five great immortal spirits, eight great immortal metals, and chaotic blood seamlessly integrated with his immortal artifact body, his lifespan is incredibly long, far surpassing that of emperors and sovereigns even in this era of declining Dharma. Even the reign of the God Emperor cannot compare to his lifespan.

"The path to immortality is not far; it lies right beneath my feet."

Wang Hongwu spoke calmly, and with a clench of his hands, countless phenomena appeared in his hands: heaven, earth, wind, fire, clouds, thunder, dragons, tigers, giant trees, water, and soil, as well as immortals, gods, ghosts, and demons. These were countless accompanying strange phenomena.

His own path is one of transformation through the Immortal Seed and immortality through Immortal Gold. It is an astonishing path of transformation and a method of longevity. But he is not content with this and desires more than that.

With a swift movement, this emperor who ruled the world vanished, reappearing in the Big Dipper, and retracing his steps along the path he had once followed.

Beneath his feet lay not a golden road, but a myriad of paths!

That was the submission of all paths, spontaneously leading the way for him, weaving into a magnificent trajectory, its power truly like the emperor of the nine heavens and the ancestor of the ten earths on a journey.

"It's Emperor Wu! He has returned to the Big Dipper!" someone exclaimed, seeing the magnificent path of ten thousand paths. Other supreme beings only had a single golden light when they traveled, but he alone had ten thousand paths leading the way. It was unprecedented and put all the other emperors under his feet.

"Yes, this can be considered his hometown. He grew up, rose to prominence, and forged his fame here!"

"I've heard that there were once creatures here that could rival the Martial Emperor?"

"That's in the past; it ceased to exist after the Dao was severed."

In an instant, heroes from all over the universe rushed over to admire the imperial majesty and visit the ancient ruins.

In the Central Plains, the Immortal Abode, the former mountain gate of the Ziwei Sect, and the ruins of the former royal family; in the Eastern Wilderness, the location of the royal family; and in the Northern Region, the Fallen Eagle Cliff, the former purgatory, Wang Hongwu's figure appeared in all of them. The scenes of his rise in the past were reflected in his eyes, making him sigh with emotion.

More than four hundred years have passed, and looking back, it all seems like yesterday.

The Western Desert was once a battlefield between the myriad races and the branches of the Underworld. He fought bloody battles here, slaying Yama's son and suppressing powerful figures from the Underworld.

He also witnessed the divine light in the Northern Plains, subdued the Chaos Divine Land, unified all demons in the Southern Ridge, and created the strongest royal family spanning five major domains.

All the past events are before my eyes, but they are nothing more than the saying, "The sea flows eastward, but the people of yesteryear are no more."

His figure has also appeared on the ancient road of the starry sky. The 108 trials for the human race, which he created, have now attracted many more trial participants. They compete, rise, and write their own legends here.

At the end of the ancient golden road, he stood with his hands behind his back and saw the Heavenly Venerable World that was still struggling. By now, it was nothing. He could see through its origins and causes at a glance and it was not worth paying attention to.

"The Hongwu Emperor, it is the Great Celestial Venerable who has descended!"

"Has he returned to the ancient road he once conquered?"

"His glory remains here, and will never fade."

On the ancient road in the starry sky, one after another, outstanding talents are in the spotlight, all of whom worship the emperor. From the moment they set foot on the ancient road, they have heard the legend of the Martial Emperor. They respect him as if he were a god, witnessing each and every challenge.

Even the ancient road and the Heavenly Gate beneath one's feet were shaped by it, making it truly the master of the ancient road.

On the only true path, Wang Hongwu saw traces of his past battles, of sweeping away all enemies and achieving unparalleled supremacy, which mirrored his present state.

Now, everything is perfect.

To attain enlightenment and become emperor means that one's destiny in one lifetime is also destiny for ten thousand lifetimes.

"The ancient times are gone, and the new era I lead is the ancient past."

Belonging to the human race, the ancient era.

Wang Hongwu stood with his hands behind his back, proclaiming to the world that the ancient era had ended and become the past.

A new era was thus ushered in, named the Ancient Wilderness.

In this era, those who attain enlightenment are no longer emperors, but rulers!
The Great Emperor who takes humanity as his benchmark!
From this day forward, the ancient era began, marking the start of the Hongwu era.

At the same time, a surge of bloodline energy, originating from Wang Hongwu, suddenly appeared in the Ziwei Imperial Court.

"This, this feedback?" The former descendants of the Sun Clan were greatly shocked, because their cultivation levels were increasing rapidly, and their realms were breaking through!

The Great Sage Haoyang, who once stood at the pinnacle, has now erupted, breaking through his shackles and achieving the Quasi-Emperor realm. He is now navigating his great tribulation in a state of bewilderment.

For example, the Great Sage Tianyang's cultivation level increased dramatically, directly reaching the peak of the Great Sage realm. He was staring blankly at his face, almost wondering if he was dreaming.

Even more miraculously, the bloodline of the Sun Clan has also changed as a result. Some have awakened the Sun Body, while others have obtained the Extreme Yang Bloodline, which is expected to evolve into the Haotian Body.

From then on, the bloodline of the Sun Clan changed from the Sun Holy Emperor to the Martial Emperor, and the Haotian Body, which was the ultimate sublimation of the Sun Body, appeared.

"They really hit the jackpot!"

"They were already a great royal family, and now this has happened; it is truly a blessing from heaven and earth!"

"Two emperors in one family, the Sun Saint Emperor and the Hongwu Emperor, this lineage is far too prosperous!"

In an instant, envious glances came from all races in the universe.

Even the Divine Silkworm Ridge and Blood Phoenix Mountain were astonished. This was the benefit; the once-prosperous royal family would unleash an even more magnificent brilliance.

“In the future, perhaps we should call them the Haotian lineage, for they are as high as the sun in the sky.” Xuan Yin Great Sage sighed. Back then, he and Jiang Heng took Wang Hongwu away from Ziwei and went to Beidou. Who could have imagined that things would turn out this way?

In the past, when Emperor Wu first embarked on the path of cultivation, he was merely a sage king; now, he has become a great sage, and Emperor Wu has attained immortality and will live on forever in the mortal world.

Just as he was thinking this, he noticed a familiar figure in front of him—it was Wang Hongwu.

"Old Master, it's time for you to undergo your tribulation as well." He smiled slightly, and with a wave of his hand, boundless Daoist energy surged into the body of the Profound Yin Great Sage, propelling his cultivation and understanding of all laws. Furthermore, a trace of refined Supreme Blood Essence entered his body, allowing him to break through on the spot, fly into the sky, and undergo the Quasi-Emperor Tribulation.

"This, this, he's already broken through?"

Xuan Yin was somewhat dazed and confused, unable to react. He had broken through and was undergoing tribulation without even realizing it.

It wasn't just him; everyone who had allied with the Ziwei Sect in the past received blessings.

The quasi-emperor barrier that Yin Luo Dasheng had failed to break through in his entire life was easily breached at this moment, allowing him to ascend to heaven and transcend tribulation.

The old holy ape let out a low cry, his lifespan increased twice, and his old hidden injuries were dissolved by Wang Hongwu with a wave of his hand, thus breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor level.

Before Wanlong Quasi-Emperor could react, Wang Hongwu lightly slapped him, causing his cultivation level to soar and advance rapidly to the high-level Quasi-Emperor realm.

Qianlun Great Sage soared to the peak of Great Sage; Qiankang Ancestral King ascended all the way and broke through to Great Sage. Huolin Great Sage was also pushed into the ranks of Quasi-Emperor with a single palm strike; even Xu Kun, who had fought with the 'Martial Emperor in his youth' in the past, received some care and his realm soared rapidly.

Meanwhile, the followers who diligently cultivated the Martial Emperor's Scripture also broke through one after another. The Emperor used the Five Elements of the Dao Palace to transform Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost to worship the five directions and forge the Heavenly Court Dao Seed, breaking through to Quasi-Emperor in one fell swoop; Shen Chen condensed the Divine Kingdom Seed and combined it with the power of faith and vows, also entering the Quasi-Emperor realm; the Prince of Light took the opportunity to shatter the shackles of his bloodline, turning light into darkness, and then condensed the Light-Dark Seed, from which he changed his name to Light-Dark.

All three of his followers became quasi-emperors.

It can be described as "when one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs benefit."

For Wang Hongwu now, this is really nothing. He is a mortal with supernatural powers, and he can do what the Heavenly Venerable and the ancient emperor cannot.

Even now, a single drop of his blood is considered a supreme medicine that can prolong life.

"A Quasi-Emperor! That was an unattainable realm, and he just touched it like that? His luck is better than anything else." Someone sighed with a wry smile. They had cultivated for a lifetime and still couldn't even touch the edge of a Quasi-Emperor, but now someone else had risen to such heights. It's really infuriating to compare people like this.

The Great Sage of Blood Phoenix Mountain sighed softly, "I am destined to be an emperor, there's nothing I can do about it."

Ugh!
At this moment, countless Great Sages could only sigh, for the phrase "destined to be an Emperor" was already a height they could never reach.

"If there were fairness in the world, there would be no Emperor Wu."

If immortals could be seen in the mortal world, it could only be the Martial Emperor.

Even some quasi-emperors in the universe were confused, and some even doubted their own existence. They were exceptionally talented and looked down on their generation. Now they watched helplessly as a group of people broke through to higher realms. It was truly hard to describe.

Wang Hongwu turned around, and in an instant, ten thousand paths of divine power washed over the heavenly soldiers and generals. At this moment, the celestial light shone and enveloped the Ziwei Imperial Court. The clanging sounds were endless. The armor and weapons of everyone emitted a blazing brilliance, and some runes appeared. Their ranks were all greatly improved.

Everyone was horrified. What kind of unparalleled divine power was this? It reversed everything indiscriminately, causing all the weapons and armor to evolve and be sublimated. It was as if the supreme immortal was bestowing blessings, and countless secret treasures appeared.

Many quasi-royal artifacts were suddenly created, and even supreme artifacts appeared!
Even the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, originally a supreme artifact and a once-destroyed divine weapon, was restored to its former divine weapon rank after being blessed by the Martial Emperor!

Even the Divine Sword, a relic from an old friend, was cared for by Wang Hongwu. He nourished it with the remnants of the Supreme Weapon, infused it with myriad principles, and sublimated it into a true imperial weapon.

"May the Martial Emperor reign for ten thousand generations, ten thousand generations, ten thousand generations!"

In an instant, everyone bowed down, offering their congratulations and cheers.

"Emperor Wu, alas." In the distance, Huang Xudao let out a long sigh. Back then, they were equals and competed for the Dao, but now, one is a Great Sage and the other has surpassed the Emperor. In the pursuit of immortality in the mortal world, the gap is so large that he doesn't even feel that they can be considered as one generation.

Looking back at their generation, how brilliant they were, how many outstanding people they were, but in front of Emperor Wu, they were all just ordinary people.

In the distance, Zhang Bairen couldn't help but fall silent. Back then, Wei Yizhenlu was still his opponent, but in the blink of an eye, they were worlds apart.

Time has changed so much.

However, it seems that joining the Celestial Court is also a good option.

"I told you, the decision we made back then was the right one." Inside the Ziwei Imperial Court, in the Yunlan Clan, an old man struggled to sit up and proudly patted his chest. He was the former Yunlan Clan Chief and the first small clan to cooperate with the Ziwei Sect and join them.

Now, the reward has arrived.

Countless forces and clans envied them, for they were the first to invest in the Ziwei Sect and join it as a whole clan. The returns they received were so great that even the royal family was envious.

After this day, the world will be shaken, and the Martial Emperor's fame will resound throughout the universe. He will be called the Great Heavenly Venerable, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Heavenly Emperor.

Never before has such a world existed, where someone could sweep through forbidden zones and slaughter all the supreme beings; their achievements are destined to be recorded in history.

Emperor Wu reigned for four hundred years, leaving behind countless legends and tales, inspiring endless imagination and speculation among future generations.

The world was in an uproar for a full ten years before things calmed down. Everyone realized that an unprecedented golden age had arrived, unlike anything before.

Even the imperial path must lie low; a dragon must coil, and a tiger must lie prone.

This was a glorious era, with a large number of geniuses emerging from all races, making this great world even more dazzling. Heroes and strong individuals abounded.

A constellation of stars shone brightly, various bloodlines emerged, and imperial stars appeared one after another, shining brightly. Perhaps it was the great prosperity that followed the opening of the forbidden zone. This era was like an explosion, with one generation after another of geniuses rising up, dazzling people's eyes; it was almost on par with the glory of the era when the only true path was vying for supremacy.

However, the Ziwei Imperial Court remains unparalleled and unmatched.

Because besides the Hongwu Emperor, there are seven other supreme beings. Even if we exclude them, there are still powerful figures such as the Heavenly Empress, the Dragon Princess, the Golden Heavenly Princess, and the Fire Unicorn.

Among them, even the God-Slaying Insect appeared. This creature can devour everything and is indestructible. It is said that the true pure-blooded ancestral insect can even devour gods. Back when Wang Hongwu was still the Sun King, he raised one and then let it grow in the universe. Now it has joined the struggle for supremacy in this generation.

Its bloodline has returned to its ancestral form, and it has even transformed under the nourishment of the Emperor Wu's blood, making it a young supreme being on a certain path.

After that, all the outstanding young talents of the universe rushed to the Big Dipper. These people followed in the footsteps of their predecessors, wanting to retrace the path taken by the Great Celestial Venerable and personally experience the process of enlightenment.

Meanwhile, the Great Celestial Venerable, Martial Emperor, who was the focus of attention throughout the world, was retraining himself in the desolate borderlands of the universe.

The Eastern Emperor Bell accompanied him through his tribulation, and after the tribulation, it transformed into a near-immortal artifact. Now, it has been integrated into the near-immortal artifact, the Investiture of the Gods, as well as the remains of the Undying Mountain Lord and other emperors. Finally, it reached its perfect state, and with a violent tremor, it spread out a vast and boundless aura, transforming into a true immortal artifact.

This is an extremely extravagant thing, because no one has ever fused two near-immortal artifacts, a near-immortal being, and the remains of sixty or seventy supreme beings together to forge a weapon. This is unheard of. Of course, it is also because the Eastern Emperor Bell has undergone tremendous transformation after experiencing tribulations that it has been able to reach the realm of immortals.

Even the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Holy Spirit, which was transformed from the Humanity Banner, was taken to the edge of the universe to receive the legacy of the tribulation and sublimated in one fell swoop, reaching the Great Perfection realm. Wang Hongwu then refined the remaining Supreme Weapons and infused them into the banner, allowing it to sublimate to the extreme.

It can be said that a second Immortal Golden Holy Spirit Emperor will be born in the world, creating a myth of two emperors from one family!

Meanwhile, those supreme human body secret realms were devoured by the five Dao seeds, causing the remaining four seeds to all upgrade to the level of half-immortal seeds.

"There is another old friend." After finishing his business, Wang Hongwu looked at the vast starry sky and, in an instant, issued an edict to the Celestial Court, ordering them to find a person who disappeared during the dark turmoil of that year.

Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Court, the Holy Son of Ziwei, having received the decree, was about to leave when he encountered Duan De. This senior was pulled aside for a chat, boasting about the past and setting his sights on the Eight Phases Human King Path he had created, wanting to pass on a great treasure to him.

"Back then, I spent my days with Emperor Wu and discussed the Dao with the Venerable Mingzun. My path to immortality and the establishment of the Dao is legendary!" Duan De spoke with an air of old age, and what he said was indeed true.

The Holy Son of Ziwei was surprised. Although he knew that this person was a close friend of his master, he still couldn't help but ask, "Really?"

"Of course, think about it, emperors and sages throughout history have all been able to emerge and prove their Dao while I am asleep. Is it better to be an early bird or to avoid my sharp edge?"
The celestial bell avoids me, the desolate tower hides from me—does this mean they show me respect, or do they refuse to meet?
When I close my eyes it's dark, when I open them it's light. If I'm not the protagonist of this world, then who is?

I want to look in the mirror, but alas, God has no form.

God has no form until I looked in the mirror.

Why is that? It can be summed up in just eight words:
"Kings will not meet, lest they avoid my sharp edge!"

Duan De boasted for a while, then chuckled and stuffed a book into the hands of the Purple Star Saint, whispering, "This is the source technique inheritance that I have summarized. It is very much in line with your path. Go and give it a try."

"Old Duan, your Origin Technique has a successor." Just then, Wang Hongwu's voice rang out, and he appeared in the arena. Duan De felt guilty and hurriedly retreated, while the Ziwei Saint stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Master."

Wang Hongwu waved his hand and passed on his five major scriptures to his disciple, only to discover that the disciple had also happened to have been to Earth by chance.

He even opened an ancient celestial venerable's tomb there, received its legacy, and inherited many things. Later, when the king's body underwent a transformation and found its own path, he no longer interfered.

With the arrival of the important figures, only the Bright Lord and the Underworld Lord remained to converse, while the Holy Son of Ziwei withdrew on his own.

But when he opened the book, he exclaimed in surprise, "The Source, Heaven, Book?"

This lineage is indeed very compatible with the prototype of the Eight Aspects Dharma he created, and it can be evolved into a complete Dharma!
Thinking of this, the Holy Son of Ziwei was overjoyed. He hurriedly conveyed his master's decree and accepted Zhang Bairen, who had come to seek refuge, before going into seclusion to study.

In the thirtieth year of the Hongwu era, the Holy Son of Ziwei emerged from seclusion, achieving the pinnacle of Great Sagehood. Combining the inheritance of Origin Techniques, he created the Way of the Eight Trigrams and embarked on the Path of Dragon and Snake.

And he also adopted the Taoist name: Fuxi!

Seventy years later, in the hundredth year of the Hongwu reign, the Ziwei Imperial Court finally received news and found the missing person from back then.

Gouchen Star is an ancient ridge that stretches like a blue dragon. It is not very tall, and most people can't see anything special about it. However, if someone who is proficient in Origin Techniques comes here, they will be surprised because it is a heaven-defying terrain with the potential to ride a dragon and ascend to immortality.

It can be said that anyone who truly understands this mountain range will exclaim in awe at first glance, for it cuts across the past, present, and future, defying the laws of nature.

On this very day, deep within the mountains, a Taoist priest slowly awoke, his body surrounded by chaotic energy, exuding a sense of completeness and perfect harmony.

To the left and right are some fragments of remains, seemingly having undergone a rebirth.

"What year is tonight?"

The Taoist slowly rose from the ground, broke through the soil, and appeared on the mountain ridge.

However, as soon as he woke up, he saw a familiar figure.

"Holy Venerable?" The Taoist was startled, then his expression changed drastically. "You've attained enlightenment?!"

(End of this chapter)