The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 271 Loyal and Righteous Demon King of Another Realm, Harvesting New Seeds in the Realm of the Void God

In a foreign land, where the sky is dark, the World Tree eloped, tragically losing its boundary.

Since the Great Ming King ascended the throne as the successor to the first realm and took the Immortal Mother under his wing, this realm has been in a state of emptiness and weakness.

Without the protection of the boundary wall, it is as if it is completely exposed to the boundary sea, and every day the creatures there will attack it.

Although the Immortal King would block them all, it was still incredibly annoying, and there was even a risk of injury when encountering powerful opponents.

In the end, it was Kundi who made the move. He used the roots to re-cultivate the World Tree and took out an ancient array that had been passed down through the ages. Using the Immortal King as the node, the Kingly Power generated a temporary boundary.

This solved the immediate problem, but the manpower of the royal path is also a problem. There's no guarantee that the Immortal Realm won't take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, the Demon King Pu returned. This fierce and powerful figure was only slightly weaker than Kundi, and even the Red King had to admit defeat in front of him.

“My realm also possesses an ancient pill passed down from the era of the Fallen Emperor, which is perfect for treating the Demon King Pu.” Kundi pondered, and decisively decided to open the furnace on a large scale, using the divine pill as an aid to refine the Immortal King and reunite his supreme body.

"Senior, you are truly righteous!" Yu Tuo and the other immortal kings were all filled with joy and submitted, bowing respectfully.

"Thank you!" King Pu smiled, "That's wonderful!"

Beside him, He Wushuang and An Lan also wore eerie smiles. The pupils of the three of them were exceptionally deep, as if a silhouette sat cross-legged at the end, evolving through countless reincarnations, with all things returning to oneness and all phenomena being me.

Soon, the alien realm launched a major operation, erecting a fiery red furnace in the universe, emitting dazzling light. It was enormous and boundless, standing there and influencing countless symbols of the Great Dao.

Furthermore, one after another, immortal kings appeared, continuously throwing herbs into the furnace. Upon closer inspection, these were all ancient herbs that had been around for hundreds of thousands of years, none of them ordinary. And these were only auxiliary ingredients; the main ingredient was a divine pill from the era of the Fallen Emperor. The Demon King Pu himself was also thrown in, undergoing the refining process together.

Gathering the essence of the past and present, and forging the divine essence of the universe, the body of the Pumo Mingwang is being reshaped in the furnace, giving rise to all sorts of strange phenomena. The dandelion seeds that are flying all over the sky have become different. Each of the thin tendrils has formed a snake body, and above it is a huge dragon head. The parasitic power has become much stronger.

Now, the Immortal Kings chanted in unison, and the sound of the scriptures rang out, like a mysterious ancient incantation. Visible points of spiritual light gathered from all directions and entered the primordial spirit of the Demon King Pu, causing all the remaining imprints and essence to return to their places.

With a whoosh, he opened his eyes, and two intimidating beams of light shot out from his pupils, majestic and powerful, which made everyone shudder. This aura felt even stronger than when the Demon King Pu was at his peak.
"It seems he has also gained some good fortune in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths." Kundi nodded slightly. The stronger the returning Immortal King is, the better. They will not investigate what he has gained; that is all personal fortune.

Inside the furnace, Wang Hongwu opened his eyes, took over this other self, and felt the body recovering. He couldn't help but nod slightly. Although the physique was far weaker than his own, it was very suitable for him to exert his King's Law. With the cooperation of the two, he was even stronger than the peak Pu Demon King.

Soon, he absorbed all the medicinal power, and countless Dao symbols instantly surged up from the entire furnace, triggering a shocking change as a calamity descended.

As lightning struck, the place was filled with the wailing of ghosts and the howling of gods. It was as if all the gods had descended, and endless divine light and phantoms manifested in this place.

However, amidst the tribulation lightning, someone was laughing arrogantly. With a single breath, he swallowed up all the tribulation light in the sky. It was the newly born Pumo Mingwang, Wang Hongwu, who calmly stepped out.

"Fellow Daoist, let me see if you've regressed!" Wu Shang laughed loudly, put down his bronze halberd, and raised his hand to strike. There was no killing intent, but the boiling power of the Kingly Dao was astonishing. Wang Hongwu smiled, and the Dragon and Snake Seeds flew out. With a gentle grab, he held Wu Shang's arm without moving an inch, completely at ease.

And those seeds took root and absorbed the boiling magical power, which quickly turned into a shower of pure white light that rippled outwards in circles, as if a god had descended.

The two exchanged blows in the blink of an eye, going from a grand display to complete silence. Yet, the immortal kings present were all taken aback, sensing a terrifying power. Clearly, the Demon King Pu had recovered to his peak, making him an even more ferocious giant than the Crimson King!
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your return to your peak. The future is bright." Wu Shang bowed and sincerely thanked him. They were all Dark Evolvers, sharing common goals and backgrounds, so they were naturally united.

Wang Hongwu smiled and said meaningfully, "Naturally, you all have a promising future."

"King Pu, now that you have recovered, return to your clan and make arrangements. In a few days, take over from me to guard the boundary wall," Kundi instructed. He was mainly on guard against some old monsters in the boundary sea, but he couldn't be here all the time. He also needed to sleep and cultivate in the pot.

"I will guard the boundary, you can all rest assured." Wang Hongwu nodded slightly and returned to the clan. The moment the seed was sown, the entire clan achieved enlightenment. After arranging some things, he went to Anlan's secluded cultivation place.

On a dark and windy night, crows cried mournfully. The two sat facing each other, but he was using the law to deepen his control over An Lan, completely transforming him into "himself". Since he already had the foundation of primordial rebirth, it was naturally easy for him. Moreover, this transformation would not reduce their autonomy, but only give them an additional layer of cognition, and they could take over their will at any time.

"Only today do I realize who I am." An Lan sighed deeply. After living a muddled life, this sudden enlightenment is truly a great fortune.

“Naturally, we are all herding in foreign lands, and we all need enlightenment. We are all lambs of the Great Bright King, guided by the shepherd, to atone for our sins in this world and turn from darkness to light.” King Pu also spoke devoutly. The two smiled at each other and finally got up and left.

How did he end up coming out of An Lan's room?

On the other side, Yu Tuo, who had rushed over feeling uneasy and sensing something was wrong, was startled and had a bad premonition. He slipped into a corner to peek, only to see An Lan calmly straightening her clothes, pushing open the door, and smiling in the direction where Pu Mo Wang had left. Her smile was so bright, a smile she had never shown when she was with Yu Tuo.

Then, the Demon King met with He Wushuang again, strengthened his own body, and enlightened him. He also "happened to hear" about the Red King's injury, and was greatly surprised. He said repeatedly, "In the past, the Red King and I were as close as brothers and considered each other as best friends."

How could I bear to see him suffer? This is the excess medicinal power I refined in the furnace; I'll give it to the Crimson King, it should help him recover some of his strength.”

With that, the Demon King Pu, in a righteous and righteous manner, presented a elixir containing the seeds of the King's Law to the Crimson King, slapped it into its head, and then affectionately stroked the Crimson King's furnace, which was jumping up and down in gratitude and excitement.

We're brothers, how can we just stand by and do nothing? We have to lend you a hand!

"King Pu, you are loyal and righteous!"

"The Demon King Pu is fierce to outsiders, but he is absolutely kind to his own people. He is cold on the outside but warm on the inside."

"The righteous and loyal Demon King Pu."

For a time, the various races of the foreign lands were also greatly moved, recalling how glorious the Crimson King was back then, and how he was on good terms with all the kings. But after the incident, only Wu Shang and the Demon King Pu wholeheartedly helped him.

What a good man!
After doing all this, the Demon King Pu sent a message to the Ancestor Gu, informing him of what had happened.

"Liu Dao is really ruthless. A giant remnant soul has amassed so many benefits in the foreign realm. I haven't earned as much as he has in this undercover mission for an entire era. Now, the Crimson King's Dao Fruit is still in his hands. Could it be that he intends to use this to control it as well?" Gu Zu was surprised, and then he discovered that there was another message in the transmission: "He also intends to take action against those three traitors in the Nine Heavens?"

For a moment, he looked toward the direction of the Fallen Dragon Valley, the Burning Heaven Land, and the Golden Grassland, where the creatures that had defected from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths lived.

“These three are all worth making moves against. This body can exert enough power. With Wushuang and Anlan, suppressing them without making a sound is nothing. If we ask Gu Zu to cover for us, we can be absolutely sure of success.”

"You are in me, and I am in you; that's the beauty of everything."

Wang Hongwu smiled and, in his guise as the Demon King Pu, headed towards the three clan territories, where three powerful experts of the Kingly Path were also present:

Dark Dragon, Fallen Blood Phoenix, Fearless Lion!
My first lesson in a foreign land: Loyalty and righteousness!
Meanwhile, within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

After dealing with the Demon King Pu and isolating the Xiling Realm, Wang Hongwu came to the Realm of the Void Gods to eliminate a future threat.

This place is also the origin of the name "Prison of the Lower Realm". It is where the most ancient lineage of the Immortal Realm once joined forces to seal away the evil man. The Demon King Pu lay dormant in the Nine Heavens and took the route through the Western Mausoleum Realm in order to sneak in and unseal the suppressed fallen king!
For the Immortal Realm and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, these people cannot be killed, and the dark matter cannot be completely expelled, so the only option is to seal them. But for Wang Hongwu, these are all objects that can be transformed into seeds. Rather than suppressing them in the realm as a scourge, it is better to make effective use of them for himself, and also to remove the dark scourge. It is a win-win situation.

At this moment, within his body are the Primal Wild Bull, Golden Pixiu, Taotie, Three-Legged Golden Toad, Vermilion Bird, and Azure Sun; as well as the Bronze from before; with these seven combined, unleashing their full power, this killing move can become the key to victory even in the realm of giants, naturally allowing him to run rampant without restraint.

At the edge of the Void God Realm, he followed a path, ascended to the heavens, broke through the clouds and mist, and arrived at a vast and boundless chaotic region.

Here stands a huge, ancient, cage-like hall, dark and gloomy inside, with some ancient and mysterious stone statues, cracked and dusty from time to time.

As you get closer, you can see that these statues are chained and tightly bound.

Passing through the main hall, Wang Hongwu saw a prison with many altars built there. Each altar had a sealed earthenware jar with mottled bloodstains on it.

That was using altars to seal earthenware jars. It was unclear whether the blood was needed for the seal or flowed from the jars. There were at least fifty altars and jars, but only the five altars in the very center were under strict guard.

These sealed objects are also emitting black mist, carrying demonic power. This substance represents eeriness and misfortune, making even the Immortal Realm wary. To date, there is no good way to neutralize it, and even the intervention of powerful figures is useless. Otherwise, the Immortal Realm would not have resorted to such a desperate measure as sealing them away.

"These dark substances are also worth studying. I can use the law to fight against them and evolve a corresponding one. But in the end, I must act according to my ability. No matter how great my ability is, I can only deal with substances of the same level at most. To act recklessly against higher levels is to overestimate my abilities. If it weren't for the help of that drop of blood and line of writing from the Heavenly Land, it wouldn't be easy to do this."

Wang Hongwu pondered that this place offered a way to obtain both seeds and good fortune, so he strode into the black palace.

"Someone has entered the depths of the Void God Realm." "Silently, it's a giant."

At the same time, the former second-best in the world and Huang Daoxian Jinren, now Bird Master and Crystal Wall Master, appeared. They were the guards of this cage. When they saw Wang Hongwu, they were also surprised and uncertain. Their fragmented memories told them that this person was familiar, but they could not say who he was.

"Their bodies are still intact. With the nourishment of my royal laws, hundreds of thousands of years will be enough for them to return to their original state." Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed as he used the royal laws to awaken the true selves of the two, washing away the erosion of the remaining darkness, and gradually drawing in the fragmented imprints of heaven and earth to merge into their bodies, making the two gradually more rational.

His assimilation technique is aimed at dark creatures, while for ordinary beings it has a healing effect and is also very useful.

If the beings of the Immortal Realm knew this, they would probably be greatly surprised. Since ancient times, such substances entering the body have been irreversible, and even Immortal Kings could only violently expel them. Yet now someone can cure it, which is of great significance. "Hmm, we remember now, you are the Six Paths King."

"Your return now shows that your attempt with Wuzhong was also a success."

The two were momentarily dazed, then began to reminisce, while also informing Wang Hongwu that this place should not be disturbed lightly, as suppression would bring great disaster.

"Rest assured, both of you, I have come here to resolve these troubles." Wang Hongwu smiled and told them his thoughts, as well as his means to directly obliterate the Immortal King. Only then did the two guards feel slightly relieved and let him conduct his experiments, as one supreme giant was enough to suppress them.

As he ventured deeper into the palace and reached the innermost altar, a sudden clanging sound arose around him. Cold iron chains rattled, piercing his very soul. The five statues, originally made of stone, suddenly moved, extending their massive hands and hurtling towards Wang Hongwu.

"Heh, they were nothing in life, and now that they're sealed, they still want to cause trouble?" He casually raised his hand and directly repelled these things. Large areas of royal patterns were intertwined between them. In a sense, this was a collision of the Dao, seeing who could walk a further path and expand into something new.

Compared to this, Wang Hongwu naturally had no fear of anyone.

"Among them are also exceptional figures," the two guards reminded them. The five stone figures who had made the move were trapped in the temple, bound by chains. They were once kings of the Immortal Realm, renowned and powerful, but for some unknown reason, they fell into darkness. Back then, it was a major event that shocked all sides. These five people attacked the Immortal Realm together with their enemies, causing unimaginable destruction.

Finally, a powerful figure from the Immortal Realm intervened, petrifying and suppressing them all, locking their primordial spirits, and sealing them within the Void God Realm. The figure claimed that they had rendered meritorious service and that the authorities could not bear to kill them, hoping to find a way to awaken and save them, thus preventing their complete annihilation.

Including their subordinates, dozens of divine generals and war commanders, they were also suppressed, their primordial spirits sealed in earthenware jars and simultaneously pressed into the Void God Realm.

This is the background of that group of people.

However, there are also rumors that some of these suppressed beings know the secrets of the ancient artifacts, and the Immortal Realm also wants to find a breakthrough from them, so they were not killed.

Wang Hongwu looked up and saw five stone statues standing there, each with a different posture and a ferocious expression.

This is already a terrifying number—five Dark Immortal Kings! Who, besides the giants, could suppress such chaos?
Once it erupts, the entire world will be the first to suffer.

Therefore, Wang Hongwu made his move. A hazy divine light emanated from his body, forming rings of light and shadow like annual rings. The faces of all beings changed with his thoughts, and countless different faces all revealed the same pair of eyes that saw through reincarnation, shining on the five stone statues.

He is bound by the cycle of reincarnation and sees all things as manifestations of himself! He directly wields the law to save the five fallen souls, enlightening them and enabling them to understand that he is who he is.

Under this influence, the seals on the five people were broken, and the five stone statues returned to darkness, revealing different kingly primordial spirits. Their physical bodies were destroyed, leaving only their primordial spirits petrified here. Some were flawless, while others were supreme kings, but none were giants.

"After so many years, there is still a chance to see the light of day again."

"You have the aura of the Immortal Realm on you, did you come from there?"

The five fallen immortal kings inhaled and exhaled dark matter, staring at Wang Hongwu. They were surprised that he seemed unusually calm. They knew that every immortal king feared and loathed dark matter and was unwilling to get involved with it.

"That's interesting. You weren't corrupted by dark matter; this is how it is." Wang Hongwu scanned the area with his double pupils and noticed something amiss. The Immortal Realm's explanation was problematic.

"Haha, do you think we fell into darkness because we were corrupted by dark matter? You're wrong. Some of us were originally dark beings, but we've been living in the Immortal Realm, and you just haven't noticed."

"In this lifetime, all realms, including the Immortal Realm, will perish, return to darkness, and become eternal soil."

"Darkness is the final destination of all the heavens!"

The five Dark Immortal Kings sneered. They were originally fallen beings, and the fact that the Immortal Realm allowed them to reside there for so long already indicated something. There must be some who had been influenced among the higher-ups.

Wang Hongwu was too lazy to waste words and made a direct move. Suddenly, ten different figures appeared around him: Black Gold True Dragon, Orange Gold Sacred Qilin, Azure Gold Feathered Kun, Dao Tribulation Golden Thunder Emperor, Crimson Gold Phoenix, White Gold Heavenly Ant, Green Gold Nine Netherworld Hound, Blue Gold Divine Cricket, Purple Gold Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and Seven-Colored God-Slaying Stone.

The Ten Fiends? Or even the Immortal Gold Ten Fiends! The five Dark Immortal Kings were shocked. This person could actually split into ten King-level combatants to besiege them?

In an instant, they were surrounded and besieged. The Ten Fierce King Laws were interconnected and formed a huge celestial map, constantly breaking the king laws of the five people, suppressing them, and trapping them in this corner of the land. They didn't even need Wang Hongwu to take action personally.

The Ten Fierce Herdsmen, Pioneers of the King!
"What... what kind of technique is this? A group attack against all the kings!" Bird Master and Crystal Wall Master exchanged a glance, quite surprised. Those Ten Fierce True Forms were very strong. Although they had no physical bodies, each of them could unleash the destructive power of a flawless king. Especially when the Ten Kings' Laws were combined, the power they brought was particularly terrifying, forcing the five Dark Immortal Kings to retreat step by step.

Wang Hongwu raised his hand and grabbed, unleashing the power of the King's Law, which brought all the myriad phenomena into his fist. Even the flawless Dark Immortal King was distorted, forcibly transformed into a giant fist imprint, which slammed into his companion. With a bang, the two were separated, both spitting blood and flying backward, injured by their own side.

He flicked his finger again, and the bronze seed took root and sprouted. Under the spur of the King's Law, it grew into a self that cultivated the Immortal King's Law. He activated the Immortal-Breaking Spell and directly transformed into a bronze man. He fiercely pursued the Dark Immortal King, who had been turned into a fist imprint. He injured the Dark Immortal King in a short time, and then the sacrificial bowl covered him, and he fell into the bowl on the spot.

"A giant, or even the most supreme figure among them!" The other four were horrified. How could they not be terrified of such an invincible figure who could truly obliterate a king? At this moment, they couldn't care less about anything else. They jerked violently, crushed a token in their hands, and a gap suddenly appeared behind them. They shouted repeatedly, "What are you waiting for? Make your move!"

Behind that crevice, there was a passageway.

Furthermore, within that passage stood some indifferent beings, seemingly infinitely far apart. They were beings from the Boundary Sea, those fallen kings seeking the ancient artifacts of origin and the key to the Emperor's Path!
The Boundary Sea was vast and boundless, its waves magnificent. The place where those people were located was shrouded in a gray haze, with swirling mist that stretched as far as the eye could see. It was too far away, and there were only two people nearby. They were somewhat surprised to see the situation there.

Wang Hongwu understood. No wonder they were rescued in the original history; it turned out there had always been a passage in the Boundary Sea nearby, and they had just been waiting for an opportunity.

"They are creatures from the Boundary Sea. They have been searching for the Void God Realm and are willing to do anything to release the creatures from the Dark Heavenly Prison."

"These guys are insane for the ancient artifacts and the secret of breaking through the king to become an emperor!"

The two guardians cried out, realizing their purpose: they had come to uncover the secret of the King's ascension to the throne!

The key to the origin of ancient artifacts is indeed within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but it is quite different from what people understand.

The people of Jiehai were willing to save them, but their real aim was to uncover the secrets of the King of Destruction and the Emperor of the Sea.

"Hmph!" Wang Hongwu snorted coldly, and his true form made a move. The King's Mother Gold brought down the illusory image of the Great Realm, sweeping everything away. The passage trembled violently, and it was about to collapse after being barely opened. The Fallen Kings on the opposite bank also made their move. The King's Law and the Great Dao Heavenly Diagram intertwined and roared here, extremely magnificent. The two sides collided and fell into an inexplicable space-time, collapsing into an unimaginable cosmic space. The outside world could only see the projection.

In an instant, the universe exploded, and under the extreme point of explosion, all paths collapsed, the great realm bled, and endless rules wailed, heading towards the end.

The kings on the other side did not succeed; they were all suppressed by Wang Hongwu with one hand.

“He is an unparalleled giant.” On the opposite bank, two kings said coldly, their bodies exuding a dense aura of darkness, both being top-tier figures.

In the realm of kings, without actual combat, one cannot discern the opponent's strength. However, when they discover that the attacker is exceptionally forceful, they cannot help but feel a chill in their hearts.

"Heh, two ants, delivered right to my door." Wang Hongwu smiled coldly, not taking it seriously. He directly attacked through the passage, and with a flick of his wrists, he changed the world, forcibly moving the two kings from the other side and pressing them directly into his inner world!

With a wave of the hand, the world is transformed.

"An exceptionally powerful figure among the supreme giants? One who can reign supreme in the Boundary Sea!"

"He's no less than the Sword King and Qu Zhong!"

The moment the fighting began, the two Celestial Kings, emanating dark energy, were horrified. Their expressions changed, and they had no choice but to fight to the death with all their might.

"The four directions and the top and bottom are called the universe, the past and the present are called the cosmos, space is a prison, time is a knife!" They were actually one who cultivated the King of Time Law and the other who cultivated the King of Space Law. Together, they evolved the profound meaning of spacetime. In an instant, the entire spacetime was frozen and stilled, briefly fixing the ten fierce beasts and the approaching Wheel of Life and Death. Only a blade of spacetime took shape and slowly slashed towards Wang Hongwu.

"All things are reflections of myself, and time and space are also me. Is it possible for me to harm myself?"

However, in this frozen spacetime, Wang Hongwu moved freely, even pressing down with a rather nonchalant air. With a flick of his finger, the spacetime blade twisted and was controlled by him, turning back to slash at the two kings themselves.

In an instant, they were smashed to pieces, their Immortal King blood splattering everywhere, carrying dark attributes, but it was meaningless. There was no way to escape or avoid them. They were all pinned to the spot and unable to move by Wang Hongwu's palm strikes.

The gap is too big; they can't even hurt the other party or cause trouble. It's even a bit shocking!
The two guardians watched this scene with fluctuating expressions. Suppressing the Immortal King was too easy. He was truly an unparalleled giant, majestic and terrifying.

It should be understood that this level is basically the highest point known "beyond the Boundary Sea". Above that, there are beings who have embarked on the path to becoming kings and emperors, who are ethereal and invisible, and strictly speaking, they can hardly be considered to belong to this realm.

In the end, the two great kings of the sea were suppressed, and the five dark immortal kings were also forced into the sacrificial bowl, all becoming Wang Hongwu's external secret realm seeds.

With the addition of seven more types, plus the original seven, there are now a total of fourteen. It can be said that the fertile soil is growing exceptionally well, resulting in a bumper harvest.

“Next, we can study this substance.” Wang Hongwu stared at the boiling black mist. Since he was going to travel to a foreign land, he would inevitably have to deal with this substance.

(End of this chapter)