Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 107 The Great Derivation Number Fifty
A burst of demonic energy surged from the nine-headed Qilin's holy eyes, transforming into a vortex. A beam of dark light flew out from the vortex and transformed into a three-zhang-tall stone tablet that landed on the ground of the bamboo forest.

“You have cultivated more than one Heavenly Demon Stone Carving, so you are familiar with it and should know what this stone carving represents.”

A terrifying demonic power surged from the three-zhang-high stone carving, on which stood a bare-chested, imposing demon god with bulging muscles, tearing apart the starry sea.

With the original copy of the Heavenly Demon Black Hole Map in hand, Di Yi immediately recognized that this stone carving was also one of the original copies of the thirty-six Heavenly Demon stone carvings.

It is the [Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon], which represents the lineage of physical ascension to sainthood among the thirty-six Heavenly Demon stone carvings.

The Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon, the Opening of the Heavenly Body, is one of the most advanced methods for achieving sainthood through physical body cultivation in the Kunlun Realm.

"This represents the supreme inheritance of the demonic body-refining technique of the Kunlun Realm, which I naturally recognize." Di Yi's eyes shone brightly as he understood the meaning behind the nine-headed Qilin's words.

Since the physical body is not strong enough, then cultivate the method of achieving sainthood through physical cultivation to enhance one's physical strength.

"You have opened up thirty-six meridians in the Yellow Extreme Realm, achieving perfect circulation. With the Blood Spirit Vein, comprehending the Nine Revolutions Diagram of the Heavenly Demon should not be difficult." The Nine-Headed Qilin showed great interest in Di Yi. Achieving sainthood through physical body cultivation is a path no weaker than martial arts and spiritual power, but due to the harsh conditions, there are very few people in the Kunlun Realm who can even begin to cultivate this path.

In the entire Kunlun Realm of evil sects, even the Evil Emperor is far inferior to him in terms of physical strength alone.

It was rare to find such a promising talent suitable for cultivating the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram, and the Nine-Headed Qilin also developed a fondness for him.

Di Yi did not refuse. To become a true peerless genius, one must cultivate martial arts, spiritual power, and physical body to an extremely high level. None of them can be lacking. Kunlun Realm is just a corner of the world. His vision is to see higher and farther. He has the ambition to compete with the geniuses of the universe, the heavenly court, and hell.

The Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram is like a source of demonic energy. Just by standing here, the surrounding plants and bamboos show signs of demonic transformation. The demon god on the stone carving is ancient and majestic, holding the Milky Way in his hand, possessing supreme demonic power to suppress the Three Realms and Nine Paths.

Emperor Yi activated his True Source Demon Eye, channeling his spiritual power into the stone carving. His consciousness seemed to traverse endless time and space, appearing in the cosmic starry sky, where he was surrounded by the body of a demon god.

Upon close inspection, every muscle, every blood vessel, even every hair and every cell of the demon god appears perfect and powerful, representing the utmost exertion and the end of the physical body.

Di Yi seemed to understand something and began to mobilize the blood spirit vein in his body, trying to evolve himself according to the body of the demon god.

Inside the bamboo forest, Di Yi's aura gradually connected with the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram, indicating that he had entered a state of enlightenment and had successfully grasped the essence of the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram.

The gray-robed, hemp-clad old man who came with the Nine-Headed Qilin and the Hall Master of the First-Class Hall was none other than Shang Jiuyou, one of the three great sword saints of the Eastern Region, the city lord of Jiuyou City, and the Nine Nether Sword Saint.

"I've heard that in the lineage of achieving sainthood through physical body cultivation, potential is determined by the number of blood spirit veins. How many blood spirit veins does Hall Master think Di Yi can open?"

“I don’t know much about the path to physical immortality. If Nine Nether Sword Saint wants to know, why not ask the Grand Steward?” the Hall Master of the First-Class Hall said with a smile.

The nine-headed Qilin overheard their conversation and laughed, "In the physical body lineage, opening four blood spirit veins gives one the possibility of becoming a saint through physical means, while opening seven blood spirit veins gives one the chance to become a great saint through physical means. According to ancient records, the limit of blood spirit veins is nine. It is said that being able to open nine blood spirit veins gives one the chance to break through the divine barrier and ascend to the divine realm through physical means."

Before the words were finished, the blood spirit vein within the Emperor's body flew out like a blood serpent, connecting with the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram. Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

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For a moment, the bamboo forest became extremely silent. Even though the group of people were all veteran Saintly Dao experts who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years, they were somewhat at a loss.

"Grand Steward, nine Blood Spirit Veins is the ultimate, but what do ten Blood Spirit Veins represent?" Illusion Saint asked in surprise, voicing her doubts.

The nine-headed Qilin fell silent for a moment before speaking solemnly: "Ten blood spirit veins are a level that only ancient sages could reach, representing infinite possibilities, such as the Heavenly Demon."

These words silenced the bamboo grove once more.

The Heavenly Demon is a legendary figure in the Kunlun Realm. He is supremely powerful, supremely high, and unparalleled. To those who follow the evil path, he is as unattainable as the heavens.

Emperor Yi is actually able to be compared with ancient sages like the Heavenly Demon. What kind of talent is this?
"There are thirty-six martial arts meridians, five sacred meridians: Yin Qiao, Yang Qiao, Yin Wei, Yang Wei, and Chong Ling. In addition, there are nine new blood spirit meridians that he has opened up while comprehending the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram. In total, there are exactly fifty meridians."

"The Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and one of them is lost. The ten blood spirit veins break the limit of nine, which also means that the lost one has the possibility of being controlled by him."

The Illusion Queen and the Evil Emperor had finished their game of chess sometime earlier and stepped down from the stone platform. It was the Illusion Queen who spoke.

"There are three great ancient books. Among them, the Yi Zhuan (Commentary on the Book of Changes) says, 'The number of the Great Expansion is fifty, and its use is forty-nine.' Forty-nine meridians are the limit of heaven and earth. Fifty meridians, to some extent, have already broken the limit of heaven and earth, and theoretically have a slight possibility of standing shoulder to shoulder with heaven and earth."

The Evil Emperor's eyes also revealed endless admiration. Emperor Yi's talent was indeed amazing. In his opinion, even Empress Chi Yao, who was at the same realm, was far inferior.

Of course, the performance of the Fish-Dragon Realm does not determine future achievements. Empress Chi Yao was able to cultivate to her current level, and she must have already made up for her past shortcomings. Emperor Yi opening up fifty meridians only means that he has the possibility of surpassing Empress Chi Yao in the future.

"Given his demonstrated talent and potential, no one would be unmoved. But is the senior truly willing to place his disciple in such a precarious position?" The Evil Emperor looked at the Illusionary Empress with a hint of doubt.

Empress Huan lowered her eyes to look at Emperor Yi and said calmly, "He obtained the Four Symbols Pearl of the Derivation Realm and inherited Hong Ting's insights into the Heart Realm. He will inevitably have to do something for this. This matter may not necessarily be a bad thing for him. What Chi Yao wants is the unification and stability of the Kunlun Realm. The life of the Xue Dynasty may not be that important to her."

"The key is not him, but you and me."

The Evil Emperor nodded. Di Yi's whereabouts only represent the attitude of the black market, but the extent of his influence depends on whether he can kill Xue Wangchao.

The die is cast; only then will there be a choice between war and peace. "Senior, how confident are you that you can hold off Empress Chi Yao and Emperor Wen?"

The Illusionary Queen chuckled, "I will create a day for you. Within that day, neither Chi Yao nor Emperor Wen will leave the Central Imperial City. The rest is up to you. The Xue Dynasty broke through to the Great Saint realm 480 years ago. With the countless resources of the First Central Empire, his cultivation level will not still be stuck at the first stage of the Great Saint realm. Do you have complete confidence in killing him?"

The Evil Emperor reached into the arms of the Nine-Headed Qilin and took the Nine Phoenix Cauldron. With the supreme sacred artifact in hand, his fighting spirit increased several times.

"I will behead Xue Wangchao within half a day, not even a day."

Their conversation was not heard by anyone except the Nine-Headed Qilin, and no one else was qualified to participate in what they were about to do.

An hour later, Di Yi awoke from his enlightenment, and the ten blood spirit veins shrank back into his body.

Opening his eyes, he saw the Nine-Headed Qilin, the Evil Emperor, the Illusion Empress, and others surrounding him, and Emperor Yi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Master, Senior Sister, seniors... what's going on here?"

The nine-headed Qilin reached out and patted Di Yi on the shoulder, laughing loudly, "Good lad, you've actually opened up ten blood spirit veins. I only managed to open up seven back then."

Di Yi's bones were almost shattered by his palm strike, and he grimaced in pain.

"The number of blood spirit veins doesn't mean anything. Although you only opened up seven blood spirit veins, your physical body is thousands or even tens of thousands of times better than mine."

The Nine-Headed Qilin grew increasingly fond of Di Yi, and if Di Yi weren't the disciple of the Illusion Queen, he would have considered taking him as a disciple as well.

The Evil Emperor casually put away the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram. This Heavenly Demon stone carving was originally entrusted to the Nine-Headed Qilin temporarily in order to prevent any unforeseen events during the trip to the Holy City of the Eastern Region, but it was never used.

"Your physique is very special, and it should never have existed in the world before. You can be considered the creator. The origin of the Flame Demon Heart is mysterious. The Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon Diagram alone may not be enough to help you cultivate your physique. There is also a Heavenly Demon Stone Carving that should be useful to you."

Upon hearing this, Di Yi had some guesses in his mind and roughly guessed which Heavenly Demon Stone Carving the Evil Emperor was referring to.

“I have all nine Heavenly Demon Stone Carvings from the black market with me, but I am now heading to the Central Region. If you want to comprehend the Heavenly Demon Stone Carvings, you will have to come with me to the Central Region,” the Evil Emperor said.

Zhongyu?

Di Yi was somewhat surprised. The Black Market had just reclaimed the Nine Phoenix Cauldron, and the Martial Market Bank and the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion would definitely retaliate against the Black Market. At this time, why was the Evil Emperor not staying in the Eastern Region to oversee things, but instead heading to the Central Region?
"I also need to go to the Central Region. My disciple, would you like to come with us?" Queen Huan asked with a smile.

Emperor Yi nodded. It was a rare opportunity to travel to the Central Region with the Illusionary Empress and the Evil Emperor. Moreover, it was unknown how long the Evil Emperor would be gone from the Central Region. Although there were rubbings of the Heavenly Demon Stone Carvings in the First-Class Hall, they could not compare to the original.

"It is my honor to be able to travel with my master and the Evil Emperor."

A streak of dark light flew out from the Evil Emperor's sleeve, transforming into a demonic boat a hundred feet in size.

Star-Burial Halberd, Myriad Star Armor, Meteor Boat.

The three sacred artifacts that the Evil Emperor Xia Han has used to dominate the Kunlun Realm for hundreds of years, and the demonic ship before him is the Meteor Ship, one of the three sacred artifacts.

The Evil Emperor looked at the head of the First-Class Hall and instructed, "Long Zang, during the time that the Grand Steward and I are away, you will be in charge of all matters in the Eastern Evil Land. If Chen Yuhua makes a move, let Murong Yefeng deal with it."

"Your subordinate obeys." The head of the First-Class Hall replied.

The Evil Emperor then looked at the Nine Nether Sword Saint, pondered for a moment, and said, "Nine Nether, you should come with me. Emperor Yi is the pride of my black market, but his swordsmanship can only be passed on to outsiders. It's really not right. You should teach him the way of the sword."

The Nine Nether Sword Saint was slightly taken aback, but since the Evil Emperor had given the order, he dared not disobey.

"Shang Jiuyou obeys."

The Illusion Queen then instructed the Illusion Saint: "Little Nine, you stay here too, and help Fu Longzang deal with the Martial Market Bank and the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion."

Huan Sheng had a guess in his heart, and understood that with his cultivation level, he was not yet able to participate in the schemes of his master and the Evil Emperor.

"Master, don't worry."

"Then let's set off," the Evil Emperor said, stepping onto the Meteor Boat.

The Nine-Headed Qilin and the Nine Nether Sword Saint followed closely behind.

The Illusion Queen released a burst of spiritual power that enveloped Emperor Yi, and in a flash, she arrived on the deck of the Meteor Ship.

Holy light rippled across the surface of the meteor boat before it vanished into the horizon in an instant.

(End of this chapter)