The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 299 The Supreme Change of All Heavens, Re-entering the Legacy of the Celestial Emperor
Across the sea, all is calm.

The disturbances that had previously shaken all realms had disappeared, as if everything had come to an end.

There was nothing left behind, nor were there any aftershocks. The kings vaguely understood that the turmoil on the other side of the boundary sea had been quelled.

Just as expected, the emergence of the three emperors was enough to eliminate all variables.

"Is it over? From now on, there will be no more Black Calamity?" In the Immortal Realm, Qi Yu gazed at the other side of the Boundary Sea, his expression somewhat dazed. From now on, there would be no Boundary Sea, and no Great Purge, which made these old giants feel somewhat uneasy.

The butcher remained silent, lost in thought. After all, the three emperors had defeated the darkness and annihilated the great threat on the other side of the Boundary Sea, so why hadn't they returned yet?
Is everything still not over?

"God, First Emperor, Desolate Heavenly Emperor!"

The various realms celebrated one after another, and cultivators of all races in the world chanted their names with utmost sincerity and devotion. They knew that a great crisis had been averted, and they were all building statues of the three emperors to commemorate them.

Even some Dao Ancestors from the past and future who unexpectedly witnessed this battle were somewhat dazed. It was too powerful. Three emperors appeared out of nowhere, each with formidable strength.

The ominous Dao Ancestors who came from the future looked rather grim. Had they failed despite their best efforts to cross the river?
However, the supreme decree appeared, surrounding them and emitting a faint light, pointing towards the depths of the ultimate ancient land.

On the other side, as darkness faded, what was seen within the ultimate ancient land was not particularly dazzling, but rather a blood-stained twilight, a sunset belonging to a true emperor.

The setting sun was like blood, and the green mountains were like a sea.

Wang Hongwu, Shi Hao, and the First Emperor stood there, just as they saw the rotten wooden box undergo a strange transformation, from which a living being emerged and sat upright in the largest ancient hall of reception.

"Who are you?" The three looked at him, trying to deduce the past and present, but they did not see anything related to him. Then, a loud bang came from the deepest part of the ultimate ancient land, and a black lightning bolt struck down at high speed, hitting the creature in the Guiding Ancient Hall.

This black lightning was more terrifying than divine punishment, comparable to the power of cause and effect triggered by a Dao Ancestor. It possessed the aura of world destruction, and the terrifying lightning engulfed the area. However, it was useless against the living being and was directly neutralized.

A bolt of lightning struck, seemingly causing a change in it. It frowned slightly and said, "I've forgotten who I am, but I always remember one thing: it's dangerous ahead, so be careful."

"Perhaps you are incomplete, and have forgotten many things. You were originally a part of the light of some existence, and have never been corrupted. Perhaps you can find the answer in the past history," Wang Hongwu reminded him, and then led Shi Hao and the First Emperor forward to explore, letting him recall on his own.

Strictly speaking, the creatures inside the rotten wooden box were once part of the supreme beings of the heavens. They were decisively removed when they were corrupted, and this time they may play an unexpected role.

Deep within the ultimate land lies a broken stone tablet inscribed with ancient characters constructed from Dao runes. Any being from any era, as long as they are powerful enough, can comprehend these characters.

The opportunity to become emperor!
The three exchanged a glance. This emperor was not an emperor of the mortal realm, but an emperor of the immortal path, a true supreme being, an unparalleled immortal emperor!
Shi Hao let out a soft exclamation, realizing that the power of this stone tablet looked very familiar, so he activated it as well, and it turned out to be the Original True Solution!
"The things he cultivates look familiar." At this moment, the creatures in the Ancient Hall of Guidance looked at Shi Hao with a puzzled expression. That kind of fluctuation seemed to be called the Primal True Understanding?
Boom! Just as the primordial true understanding wave surged from Shi Hao's body, black mist surged from the depths of the ultimate ancient land, rushing outwards in a torrent. Undoubtedly, it carried a large amount of ominous matter, so dense that it could not be dissolved; it was the origin of darkness.

However, there are also Great Dao runes within them, containing supreme mysteries that surpass the level of Dao Ancestors!

Within the ominous substance, such Dao runes bloomed, spreading outward along with the origin. The profound meaning of the Immortal Emperor's scriptures—this was clearly the power that the four emperors had sought and pursued, which caused them to lose themselves.

The dark origin of this place involves the true level of the Emperor's Way. The First Emperor did not touch it, nor did Shi Hao get tainted by it. Only Wang Hongwu used the Origin Mother Gold to carry a part of it and put it into the sacrificial bowl for research. The Great Sky Fire and the Ancient Universe Flame were able to grow stronger by using it as fuel, as if their existence was for the purpose of burning this product.

After burning, the pure imperial runes do indeed contain many mysteries, which are the highest chapters of the original true explanation. However, they are no longer of any use to Wang Hongwu. He can only refer to some of the mysteries to study new methods and develop them into 'pseudo-supreme techniques' like those of the Azure Emperor.

Then, they did not act rashly, but returned to the Ancient Hall of Guidance, where the creatures were still deep in thought.

"I can't remember either. The years have passed too long. I am just a remnant soul, a wisp of primordial spirit imprint. However, there is something familiar about you." It was melancholy, somewhat troubled, and filled with endless regret. Then it stared at Shi Hao and pointed out the key.

"Shi Hao, give him the Great Luo Sword Embryo to try." Wang Hongwu suddenly spoke, and Shi Hao immediately reacted, handing the mysteriously formed sword embryo to the living being.

Huh? The creature was taken aback, took the sword embryo, and then instinctively raised its hand and flicked it, only to find that the Great Luo Sword Embryo had cracked!

As the mottled fragments kept falling off, a small, gray coffin finally fell out!

Shi Hao and the First Emperor were both taken aback. It was said that the original main material was used to forge the coffin, while the scraps were used to forge the Great Luo Sword Embryo. And the coffin was inside the sword embryo. It was actually true.

Wang Hongwu revealed a faint smile. He felt that a completely new direction for development had emerged. What was contaminated were the corpses, but the uncontaminated parts were the supreme beings of the heavens in the past. Although both were incomplete, only when the two were combined would they be a complete and supreme being, which would truly surpass the Dao Ancestor.

"Hmm, seeing these things reminds me of the past. I seem to remember something. I forged this sword, and this coffin has existed since ancient times. What I see when I face it will determine my final fate. Inside the coffin is... my remains."

The creature whispered, then opened the small coffin, revealing a bloodied upper half of a body.

He has only one hand, half a head, missing an eye, and a broken piece of body. He is pure and has never been tainted by dark matter, and he is resonating with the primordial spirit in the temple.

Buzz! The next moment, boundless light erupted once again from the depths of the ultimate ancient land, all of it dark light, blasting towards the temple, seemingly trying to seize this part of the remains!

That power was terrifying, moving all three of them. It contained wisps of the aura of an Immortal Emperor, its divine might overwhelming—it was a vast and boundless power.

At the same time, the creatures within the temple were also provoked and intervened. It possessed immeasurable power and contained the aura of creation, as if it were a product of that era. Subsequently, the power of darkness was blocked, and half of the remains remained, floating here. The expression of the guiding creature also changed, as if countless memories were colliding and gradually reviving.

Wang Hongwu knew that this was the pure physical body that had been separated from the corpse in the past, just like the primordial spirit mark. It had been sent away, with the primordial spirit sealed in a rotten wooden box, while the physical body was sealed in this coffin in order to preserve the last hope and prevent himself from bringing disaster to all the heavens and myriad realms.

Now, this broken body has also been born, and things have taken a turn for the better.

"We've made it! Stone, Old Wang, I'm here to help you!"

Just then, Duan De and his three companions also stepped into the midst of the battle. Their expressions changed as a clay pot flew out from Duan De's body and landed in front of the creatures of the Ancient Temple.

"The High Priest's plan cannot be disrupted; this victory belongs to us!" At the same time, a decree also flew out from the bodies of the Dark Ancestors, but instead of landing on the beings in the Ancient Temple of Guidance, it shot towards the depths, towards the true source of darkness!
Everyone was shocked, not expecting such a change. Was it related to a power struggle between two supreme beings?

The entire span of time and space, the countless ages, is their chessboard, where they play their pieces, creating ripples throughout history from the smallest details.

The side represented by the earthenware pot clearly represents the supreme power of Heaven and the heavens, and has chosen to help the Lord of the Guiding Hall; the side represented by the decree comes from the Calamity Land, and is mostly the chief priest who polluted the corpse back then, and wants to completely drag him into darkness to fill the void on their side.

Now, things are starting to take an unusual turn.

Wang Hongwu and Shi Hao exchanged a glance, then looked at the earthenware jar that Duan De had brought. The creature of the Reception Hall had taken the jar in its hand, and something from it had entered its body. The jar contained endless mysteries and was engraved with various creature patterns, densely packed, all of which were supreme and powerful.

The original solution!

In an instant, Shi Hao and the beings of the Guiding Ancient Palace simultaneously called out that name, both of them being extremely familiar with this power.

Wang Hongwu also recognized it; it was the supreme relic of the corpse that would be possessed by someone in the future, and it was also related to Shi Hao.

"I remember now, I remember everything." The being in the Ancient Hall of Guidance suddenly realized, as if in a dream of eternity, and its temperament became ancient and distant. It said slowly, "White hair is stained with countless calamities, the years have flowed by in vain, and in the blink of an eye, several eras have passed."

"I wonder which era you are from, and which predecessor in history you are?" The First Emperor was surprised, vaguely sensing that this person was extremely powerful, and should have truly surpassed the Dao Ancestor's realm. Could he be a true emperor?

"The First Emperor Who Created the World".

The Lord of the Reception Hall uttered only this one sentence, revealing supreme majesty in his tranquility.

This statement is not wrong. He was indeed the first supreme being among the newly born heavens and the first immortal emperor to create the world after the destruction of the previous generation of the Great Sacrifice of All Heavens and Myriad Realms!
Shi Hao was surprised. He hadn’t expected that the Original True Scripture had such a great background, actually belonging to a true Supreme Immortal Emperor.

"I too was once young and rose to prominence in the most turbulent era. At that time, I had the world in my heart, fought in various places, quelled chaos and destroyed monsters, protected all races, and reached the end of an evolutionary path, becoming the supreme power and ruling over all heavens."

I was the Celestial Emperor, but who shared my years, who walked with me, and who still remembers me? Alas, I was once the king of all, the Heavenly Emperor, but one day, my clan was wiped out, I died, and everything vanished!

At this moment, the Lord of the Reception Hall had golden light shining in his eyes, revealing a sacred aura. His old spirit reappeared, and he said, "However, he perished back then when his cultivation was unstable. He was not a true Immortal Emperor. He was ambushed by those guys. There was more than one chief priest."

"Success?" Duan De and Ye Fan exchanged a glance, while Wu Shi and the Empress were also watching closely, quite concerned. The next moment, the Lord of the Reception Hall merged directly into the remaining body, transforming into a being with only half an upper body. The remaining part was constructed from the runes of the Primal True Solution, barely forming a human form.

"Let's go. Everything is clear now. I never thought that even after all these years, someone would still remember my dark side." He called to Wang Hongwu and the other two, and they headed deeper into the area.

The closer you get to the deepest part of the ultimate ancient land, the denser the dark matter you will see, and the more Immortal Emperor scriptures you will be able to obtain.

Later, they stopped and saw a layer of dark light covering a vast territory in front of them.

Under the blood-red twilight, a desolate, rocky mountain range lay amidst billowing black mist, where a giant lay supine on an imperial throne carved from the rock.

His entire body was pitch black, his physique seemed to be rotting, emanating a thick black mist. That was the true origin of dark matter. All the darkness came from a corpse. He was very broken, as if he had been torn apart, starting from his head and spreading all the way to his abdomen.

The upper half of the body is missing, such as half a head or left arm, while the lower half of the body is intact.

The setting sun was like blood, the mountains were broken and the sea was dry, and an emperor lay dead!
Deep within this place lies a colossal corpse. If it were to stand up, it would truly be towering and imposing, exuding the aura and power of a Celestial Emperor.

Upon seeing this scene, Shi Hao, the First Emperor, Duan De, and the others' expressions changed drastically, because they had suddenly come face to face!
The missing parts of the corpse were all on the body of the Hall Master of the Reception Hall, which clearly meant that they were one person!

But why would he tear himself apart? Moreover, it can be confirmed that the dark matter emanated entirely from the rotting body, corroding the heavens. There were even chains of divine order binding him to the stone chair. The outer layer of light that was supposed to be sacred and suppressing this place was corrupted by the dark matter and turned black.

Wang Hongwu's gaze fell on the decree brought by the Dark Dao Ancestors. The thing entered the light screen and came near the corpse, spinning around as if it wanted to do something, but it was blocked by the aura emanating from the corpse.

That power surged forth, startling even the Dark Dao Ancestors; it was absolutely enough to kill them!

Even in death, this was the case, which shows how terrifying it was back then.

"Don't get close. He is also conscious. He was corrupted by matter back then, and a part of his dark side became his obsession." The Lord of the Guiding Hall spoke up to stop them, and created a light barrier to protect everyone.

At this moment, the corpse lying on the stone chair actually moved slightly, its mouth and nose moved slightly as if it were breathing, and the thick black mist it spewed out transformed into Dao runes that covered the sky.

It swept across the boundary sea, surging across the opposite shore. Then, as it inhaled, boundless essence from the Immortal Realm, the Burial Ground, and other realms was drawn away and converged here.

"It unleashes its own dark matter, drawing upon true holiness and pure essence; this is an exchange," the Lord of the Guiding Hall explained. The last method left behind bound the remnants of darkness and made it instinctively try to dissolve its own erosion, though whether it was effective was another matter.

"Watch out!" Duan De and Ye Fan suddenly warned, and the three of them also suddenly became serious, as if they were being watched by something.

Sure enough, in the darkness, a pair of empty eyes slowly opened, staring at everyone, and said coldly, "Our true forms are incomplete, and we are separated. Do we meet again today to complete our union?"

At the same time, the Dark Ancestors also looked over. The decree that had flown out earlier slowly landed in front of the corpse, conveying a vague will, as if it were narrating something.

"Interesting. You want to help me achieve perfection, bypass the limitations of quantity in an unconventional way, and become the new High Priest?" The corpse's expression remained unchanged, and its tone was still cold, but the words it uttered startled everyone.

The Supreme Beings act with a variety of preparations in mind. They do not expect the Supreme Beings to truly change the past, as that is unreliable. It is enough for them to have some influence. The real backup plan will be the implementation of this decree, which is to guide the Supreme Beings of the Corpse into true darkness!

To allow him to undergo a complete rebirth, becoming a being of the Calamity Land and transforming into an ominous Immortal Emperor, and because he was originally supreme, only later falling into the bizarre, perhaps he could bypass the limitations of the Ten Emperors of the Calamity Land.

"Nonsense." The Lord of the Reception Hall sneered. He was corrupted by those people back then, how could he possibly be willing to join forces?

"I am the master, it is not your place to speak." A cold voice came, and the corpse actually opened its mouth and could speak.

The obsession within the corpse is domineering and self-centered, inheriting some of its personality traits from its previous life. It is aloof and wants to control everything in the human world, with no one able to defy it.

He appears to occupy more of the physical body and seems to have greater power, but the most important primordial spirit resides in the Lord of the Reception Hall. Strictly speaking, the two are evenly matched.

"But, are you still the same person you are now? Am I still me?" the Lord of the Reception Hall sighed, never expecting the situation to have developed to this point.

"I am still me, and even after the fusion, I will still be the dominant force. Cherish your remaining years." The corpse was unusually arrogant, claiming to be the first emperor who created the world!
A decree appeared out of nowhere, and a barrier of light separated them, one black and one white, as if they were going their separate ways.

The former supreme being of all heavens has been split in two, with the original self and the fallen self facing each other!

As their powers clashed, the light barrier grew even brighter and stronger, but behind the corpses, a huge void was revealed, connecting to the heavens and the area occupied by the Calamity Land. It was from there that the substances that had corrupted the Emperor poured down.

"If you want to recover, you can seek help from other supreme beings in the heavens," Wang Hongwu said. In this way, the Lord of the Guiding Hall could enter the heavens with his strength, which would be a great help to them, and he would have the opportunity to recover his supreme status. At that time, he would naturally be able to seek more.

The Lord of the Reception Hall nodded slightly, naturally understanding what the Heavenly Realm was. He immediately waved his hand, leading everyone through the light curtain to the large hole, ignoring the corpses and showing no intention of fighting them.

Wow!

By this time, the river of time had begun to ripple, and the great battle was nearing its end. The Dark Dao Ancestors had been defeated and disappeared by Duan De and his companions, and their mission was complete.

But the group of four stopped and followed them up into the large hole.

Hmph! Watching them leave, the corpse took a deep breath, causing turmoil in the outside world. Although it did not cause any devastating changes, the Immortal Realm was split and shattered as a result. Light curtains rose between each fragment, isolating them from one another.

A surge of powerful essence flowed through him, relieving the corrosive substances within his body. Then, he fixed his gaze on the supreme decree and coldly said, "It was not confirmed before, but now, I can confirm that it was you and another person who plotted against me back then."

"You who caused my downfall in the past, dare to show your face again now, brazenly discussing cooperation?"

On the other side, inside the large hole in the sky, everyone looked around and saw a crystalline liquid flowing, stained with black blood and red hair, which was very strange.

When the Corpse Immortal Emperor was annihilated, this place was a crucial link in the chain of events. And not far away, a stone tablet stands prominently, inscribed with:

Above the heavens, eternally existing, beyond the cycle of reincarnation, the supreme realm.

This single sentence foreshadows the absolute extraordinary nature of this place.

"I saw this monument before, and I had contact with the heavens. That's why the guys from the Calamity Lands have their eyes on it." The Lord of the Guiding Hall sighed, then led everyone forward, crossing towards the true heavens.

Boom! The surrounding laws intertwined and bombarded over, even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor might not be able to withstand it. This place is terrifying. Even though the heavens were once connected with all the worlds, they only respected the true pioneers and the genuine Dao Ancestors.

After they passed through the passage, they came to a quiet place, where all was silent, as if no life existed.

"Another battlefield?" Shi Hao and Wang Hongwu looked at each other strangely. When they entered the Heavenly Realm through the Cycle of Reincarnation, it was a battlefield. They didn't expect it to be the same this time.

However, unlike before, this time the battlefield was over, and only crimson blood was flowing, spreading across the land. Some of the large graves were particularly eye-catching, standing on the crimson water, not completely submerged, but made of piles of bones.

Under the blood-red twilight, rivers of blood flowed, overflowing the graveyard, a scene that evoked a sense of sorrow.

"A quasi-Immortal Emperor has fallen." The First Emperor sensed something and uttered these words. This strange phenomenon occurred after the fall of a quasi-Immortal Emperor!

Wang Hongwu understood that the great battle had indeed reached a tragic stage, with even Quasi-Immortal Emperors beginning to fall, and Dao Ancestors likely facing imminent danger. The Supreme Being and the Chief Priest had even begun to clash.

Is this the heavens? Ye Fan and his companions looked around. At their point in time, all the heavens and myriad worlds disappeared, and the heavens seemed to have undergone a change as well. They didn't know what had happened.

"Let's go. I wonder how many of the most powerful people in this place are still alive?"

The Lord of the Reception Hall sighed, and the large coffin in his hand fell, carrying everyone like a boat, heading towards the depths of this world.

Re-enter the heavens!

(End of this chapter)