Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 164 Each Person's Occasion

Tanggu, located deep in the East China Sea, is shrouded by layers of spatial forces, forming its own world.

Empress Huan, accompanied by her three disciples, traveled countless miles before finally entering the Valley of Tang after passing through spatial barriers.

Contrary to expectations of a sacred and magnificent place, it is an isolated space located on the seabed, with seawater overhead and scorched soil beneath your feet.

In the distance, a divine tree that stretched for thousands of miles lay on the ground, charred black, its original outline unrecognizable. The stump was also burned black, its divine essence almost completely drained, suffering an unimaginable calamity.

The Illusion Queen led them to the stump of the Fusang Divine Tree. The stump was enormous, like a plateau. Even though the divine matter had been completely lost, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the stump was still dozens of times more concentrated than that of the outside world, and the rules of heaven and earth were more active. It was a rare treasure land for cultivation.

With her supreme spiritual power, the Empress extracted wisps of divine tree energy from the stump of the Fusang Divine Tree, gathering them into a crimson-gold ball of divine tree energy. She looked at Nangong Shi and smiled, "The divine tree energy of the Fusang Divine Tree has the miraculous effect of reshaping the foundation and tempering the physical body. It may even have a slight chance of condensing a divine destiny. Xiao Jiu is a spiritual power cultivator, and Xiao Shi's foundation is already rare in the world. Xiao Wu, I will leave this divine tree energy to you."

As they spoke, the Empress Huan channeled the extracted energy from the Fusang Divine Tree into Nangong Shi's body and asked with a smile, "How do you feel?"

"It feels like I'm being reborn." A sharp light shone in Nangong Shi's eyes. The divine tree energy, the most fundamental power of the Fusang Divine Tree, was helping him rebuild his foundation and make up for the deficiencies of his youth.

The Illusion Queen continued, "Back then, I stumbled upon this place and saw the Fusang Divine Tree burned to ashes, as well as the remains of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. With the help of the Divine Tree's essence and the power of the dragon and phoenix, I was able to break through realms and cross the Heavenly Gate in less than five hundred years. The Divine Tree's essence was already scarce, and now that I have extracted the last bit of Divine Tree essence, it is only enough to rebuild the foundation for Xiao Wu alone."

Although Huan Sheng envied this opportunity, he was not jealous. On the contrary, he was happy for Nangong Shi.

"Fifth Senior Brother is a prodigy who cultivates both divine and martial arts. If he hadn't cultivated both paths, he might already be a Great Sage. With the Divine Wood Qi to strengthen his foundation, Fifth Senior Brother's future achievements might even catch up with Master's."

The Empress smiled and nodded, saying, "Little Nine, Little Ten, leave this place to Little Five. You two come with me."

Stepping outside the area of ​​the sacred tree stump, beneath the stump, a gigantic divine egg, three zhang tall, radiated a crimson light.

Below the divine egg, there was a three-foot-tall golden flower with twelve petals, emitting a wonderful fragrance.

"This Golden Crow Divine Egg had already lost all life ten thousand years ago. I nurtured it with the divine substances within the egg for four hundred and eighty years, cultivating this Divine Essence Flower. It can temper the Holy Soul and cleanse the Holy Heart, laying a perfect foundation for the path of spiritual cultivation. Little Nine, this is for you."

Huan Sheng was overjoyed. The Divine Essence Flower was a legendary supreme yang flower, born alongside the divine beast Golden Crow. Its value was second only to divine medicine, and it was extremely attractive to the Great Sage of Spiritual Power.

"Thank you, Master."

"The power contained in the Divine Essence Flower is sufficient for you until you break through to the Great Saint of Spiritual Power."

Huanhou then looked at Di Yi and said, "Little Shi, there are only two kinds of opportunities left in Tanggu, but neither is suitable for you now. Originally, I hadn't thought of what to give you, but after a trip to the underworld, I gained a lot. There are two things I can leave for you."

The aura of the divine tree and the divine essence flower are both supreme treasures. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't envious. Upon hearing this, Di Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

"Based on my understanding of Master, I know he would not favor one over the other. Of course, Master has already given me more than enough."

"You," the Queen smiled and shook her head, a new object appearing in her hand, about two feet tall, with seven leaves, radiating a divine light.

"Seven-Star Divine Poria? I never imagined this divine herb would fall into Master's hands," Di Yi exclaimed in surprise.

"This medicine was left behind by Empress Qiangu 100,000 years ago. It involves some secrets from the Middle Ages. As I am going, it may have some special uses, so I cannot leave it all to you." The Illusion Queen's spiritual power landed on the Seven Star Divine Poria, and then drops of the divine medicine's essence were squeezed out.

After ten drops of divine medicine essence were squeezed out, the Seven Star Divine Poria cocos's radiance dimmed, and its leaves began to wither, no longer possessing its former sacredness.

"Ten drops of divine medicine essence can help you rapidly improve in three paths: martial arts, mental strength, and physical sainthood."

With a wave of her hand, the Illusion Queen injected ten drops of divine medicine essence into Emperor Yi's brow dantian. Within the dantian, they transformed into ten great suns, releasing the essence of the divine medicine, which flowed into his limbs and bones.

Emperor Yi was deeply shocked by the immense power contained within the ten great suns in his Qi Sea.

The essence of the Seven Star Divine Poria is no less valuable than that of the Divine Essence Flower and the Fusang Divine Wood, and it is even more suitable for him.

After putting away the listless Seven Star Divine Poria, Huanhou took out a pitch-black stone talisman and handed it to Diyi.

"This is a protective treasure that your master prepared for you. If you encounter unforeseen circumstances, you can activate it, and you will be safe even if you are below the level of a Great Sage."

Di Yi reached out and took it, then carefully put it away.

"Disciple thanks Master for bestowing this treasure."

The Illusionary Saint dug out the entire Divine Essence Flower, and the Golden Crow Divine Egg, whose divine substance had been drained, shattered, leaving only fragments on the ground.

She walked to Di Yi's side, facing Huan Hou, and said reluctantly, "Master, are you leaving already?"

"Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. Having lived for thousands of years, it's time to go beyond the Kunlun Realm and see a different kind of scenery. Alright, Xiao Wu is still refining the divine wood energy, so you two can see your master off on his way."

After walking for hundreds of miles, Huanhou stepped forward and came to a broken space. The power of earth, fire, water and wind had opened up a passage in the broken space, the destination of which was unknown.

Besides space, the power of time also pervades this region, flowing rapidly in some places and slowly in others. Time, space, and the four elements of the cosmic realm... are all remnants of the divine war from 100,000 years ago. Even after 100,000 years and countless changes, the power of the gods remains.

"I'm leaving now, hoping I'll have the chance to see you all again in the future."

With a smile on his face, Huan Sheng said nothing more and stepped onto the ancient road with a carefree air, passing through the shattered fragments of space and disappearing from the sight of Di Yi and Huan Sheng.

Di Yi felt a little sad, but quickly composed himself.

Huan Sheng suppressed his emotions and said, "Junior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother is still refining the Divine Wood Qi. This place is located in the heart of the East Sea, where there are many high-level savage beasts. We can only return to the Eastern Region after Fifth Senior Brother comes out of seclusion."

"For the time being, I will stay in Tang Valley and cultivate."

Emperor nodded and walked to the edge of the shattered space zone, stopping in a relatively stable area. The surrounding area was enveloped by the power of time and the evolutionary realm, and the flow was very fast, not much different from that inside the Yuan Chen Sumeru Stabilizing Banner.

It's about ten to one.

Illusionary Saint found another location and began refining the Divine Essence Flower.

Di Yi released the shadow of the Heavenly Demon, then took out four ribs from Nalan Yuanzhen and began to study and comprehend them.

The contents recorded on the four ribs are related to the ancient and mysterious book, the Book of Changes. It is said that the first Confucian patriarch comprehended the five elements and five tones from the Book of Changes. However, these four ribs do not contain the contents of the five elements, but rather four chapters representing "earth, fire, water, and wind".

Emperor Yi's true form comprehended four chapters of the Book of Changes and absorbed the essence of divine medicine, thus enhancing his physical body and martial arts cultivation.

The Heavenly Demon Shadow was responsible for cultivating martial arts skills and comprehending the "Wordless Sword Manual".

Di Yi's spiritual power is centered on the Mind Realm, which contains the power of the Four Symbols of the Derivation Realm. However, he has always lacked effective means of dealing with enemies. Apart from the Soul-Seizing Seal, he has no other truly useful methods.

Studying the four chapters of the Book of Changes can enhance his understanding of the four phenomena of the world and enable him to master more spiritual combat techniques.

The world of Tanggu contains not only the power of the gods, but also the lingering influence of their divine abilities and techniques. Even a rudimentary understanding of these techniques is enough to make one a formidable fighter.

The Four Symbols Beads of the Realm of Derivation flew out of the sea of ​​consciousness, circling around Emperor Yi and displaying Zuoqiu Hongting's insights into the Realm of Derivation.

In his palm, the power of earth, fire, water, and wind emerged from his four ribs, though it was very weak.

"The Mind Realm is a complete world with a lot of potential to be explored. If one can cultivate mental spells and sacred arts that correspond to the four elements of the Mind Realm, their power should be very strong."

"With the Mind Realm here, my spiritual power foundation is solid, far surpassing that of other cultivators of the same level. If I raise my spiritual power to the forty-ninth level and combine it with powerful spiritual power holy techniques, I might be able to fight against a saint."

Di Yi thought of the first Confucian ancestral treasure he had seen from Sui Han at the Wushi Money Shop in Dingxuan Prefecture. At that time, he obtained a musical score from the stone tablet of that treasure, but he never had time to study it.

What is related to the Confucian patriarch is certainly not a simple musical score.

Di Yi took out a five-stringed zither and played the melody imprinted in his mind.

Suddenly, melodious and graceful music filled the empty Tang Valley.

The only information he knew was that the piece of music was titled "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix".

As time passed, the music lingered, and tiny flames appeared in the world of Tang Valley, converging towards Emperor Yi.

Flames enveloped Di Yi, condensing on his body into the shape of a phoenix.

The phoenix flames entered his body through his pores, gathered in his dantian along his meridians, and were finally absorbed by his divine destiny, transforming into azure purifying divine fire.

When Di Yi condensed his divine destiny, he was enveloped by the Purifying Divine Flame. After breaking through to the Half-Saint realm, the Purifying Divine Flame disappeared, but the seed of the flame remained. Now, with a suitable opportunity, the Purifying Divine Flame has been rekindled.

The ten drops of the divine medicine essence of Seven Star Divine Poria release more vital energy under the stimulation of the purifying divine fire, a large part of which comes from the Azure Dragon leaf and White Tiger leaf of the seven leaves of Seven Star Divine Poria.

The saying goes, "Dragon's essence and tiger's ferocity." The Azure Dragon leaf can enhance spiritual power, while the White Tiger leaf is a treasure for tempering the physical body.

I spent three months in the phoenix flames.

Emperor Yi's spiritual power broke through to the forty-ninth level, and one hundred and eight of the one hundred and forty-four acupoints in his physical body were sanctified. He also completed the first transformation of the Heavenly Demon Nine Revolutions Diagram. He could defeat a ninth-level half-saint with just his physical body.

The flow of time in the shattered space zone was unstable, and phoenix flames continued to surge into the world. In his sea of ​​consciousness, a Daoist phenomenon corresponding to the flames of the world began to condense. It was the spiritual power method left behind by the nine-colored divine phoenix that had fallen in Tang Valley. This unexpected opportunity was something that even the Illusion Queen had not discovered.

On the stump of the Fusang Divine Tree, the process of the divine tree's energy reshaping Nangong Shi's martial arts foundation was gradual and not rapid, like a gentle rain nourishing the earth, and it took quite a while.

(End of this chapter)