Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 190 May the Hall Master live forever, and may his martial arts prosper...

The night was desolate, and rain began to fall on Qingjing Mountain.

The upheaval at Qinghu Lake has been quelled; the mutated horde of corpses has been suppressed by the formation, and peace has been restored.

The events that occurred on Qinghu Lake have spread throughout Tiantai Prefecture at top speed, and it won't be long before the entire Kunlun Realm knows about them.

This upheaval provided an opportunity for many, including an elderly quasi-saint who seized the dragon's energy, refined it, and overcame the tribulation of life and death to ascend to the sainthood.

Some sages made great progress in their cultivation, breaking through decades of bottlenecks and entering a new realm.

Meanwhile, many others remained forever at the bottom of the lake, becoming part of the zombie horde.

The black market, Tai Chi Dao, Blood God Cult, and various families and sects in the State of Ten Thousand Holy Lands all suffered considerable losses, but these were insignificant compared to the gains.

The Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect suffered the most severe losses. Ruan Feilong, the Palace Master of the Myriad Beasts Palace, was killed, and only two or three of the Nine Kings of the Myriad Beasts Palace's Holy Realm managed to escape. The sect suffered a devastating blow that had not been seen in hundreds of years.

"Another person has become a saint."

Zhong Yao walked to the threshold and looked towards the mountainside. Through the thin clouds and drizzle, she could see the spiritual energy tides gathering in the mountains. Someone had successfully condensed a sacred source and stepped into the sacred realm.

"Many of the Saints in Yipin Hall died in battle, leaving few. However, there are still many of the older generation of Half-Saints and Quasi-Saints. They had already exhausted their blood and energy and lost the opportunity to break through to the Saint Realm. However, the dragon energy obtained from Qinghu Lake this time gave them the opportunity to restore their blood and energy to their peak and regain the possibility of becoming Saints. The Saint Source of those older Saints who fell in the forbidden area of ​​the back mountain was also taken out by Brother Di Yi and bestowed upon the Half-Saints of Yipin Hall. In the next period of time, I am afraid that many people in the hall will become Saints one after another."

Xu Sanjin stood with his hands behind his back, also by the threshold, gazing at the vast Qinghu Lake beyond the mountains, feeling only the boundless expanse of misty waves and the turbulent winds and clouds.

The Sacred Source within the Forbidden Land is a treasure left to future generations by the ancestors of the First-Class Hall. Under normal circumstances, it will not be used. Only in times of scarcity and life-or-death crisis will the current Hall Master take out the Sacred Source and hand it over to those in the Hall who have the potential to become Saints for refinement.

"He extracted over a hundred Sacred Sources from the forbidden area, but he didn't give you a single one. How do you feel? Are you disappointed?"

Zhong Yao chuckled and shook her head: "Master, you're joking with me again. The Hall Master needs to consider the entire First-Rank Hall right now. What would it mean if he gave me the Saint Source of the previous Saints of the First-Rank Hall? This time, the Saint Source was distributed according to the origin of the Saints who sat in the forbidden area. Most of them were given to their respective families in life. Those without families were given their Saint Source to the Half-Saints and Quasi-Saints in the hall who had cultivated suitable techniques."

"Because I prioritized personal matters over public duty, my master overestimated me and underestimated the head of the hall."

Xu Sanjin smiled, shook his head and sighed. He would be very happy to bring Di Yi and Zhong Yao together, but the gap between them was too big, too big to be reached. Forcing it would only backfire.

He took out a jade bottle and handed it to Zhong Yao, saying, "There are three dragon energies inside. After you refine them, you should be close to breaking through to the Saint Realm."

Zhong Yao was very surprised, as she had become all too aware of the preciousness of dragon energy in the past few days.

A single wisp of dragon energy is almost equivalent to an opportunity to become a saint.

In the battle at Qinghu that day, the total amount of dragon energy collected by all the powerful figures in the black market, except for Di Yi, would not exceed three or four hundred strands.

"Thank you, Master." With such a treasure right in front of her, Zhong Yao naturally wouldn't refuse.

"No need to thank me, thank the hall master instead. He asked me to give this to you," Xu Sanjin said with a smile.

"This was bestowed upon me by the Hall Master? But I am not a cultivator of the First Rank Hall, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Dragon Qi is precious, and countless eyes are watching within the First Rank Hall. For Di Yi, any wisp of dragon Qi is a powerful tool to win people's hearts and solidify his own position.

"Who says you're not a cultivator of the First-Class Hall? Your master has already promised him that you will stay and serve as the Holy Elder of the First-Class Hall in the Central Region Black Market. From now on, you and I, master and disciple, will also be cultivators of the First-Class Hall."

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The gates of the Heavenly Palace were tightly closed. After quickly explaining the matters within the palace, Emperor Yi announced that he would be going into seclusion.

The array sealed off the temple gates, preventing anyone from entering.

Inside the secluded chamber of the temple, the Yuan Chen Xu Mi Ding Shi Banner floated silently.

Inside the banner, Di Yi sat cross-legged on a piece of divine blood stone beneath the corpse of the Chenlong God, with the Eight Desolate Beast Emperor Seal and the Yellow Dragon Fang floating in front of him.

The Eight Desolate Beast Emperor Seal is one of the top ten sacred artifacts of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect. It has been passed down for over 100,000 years and is of extremely high quality. It contains a massive amount of Great Saint power and a slightly thin amount of divine power, so it can barely be considered a divine relic.

The spirit of this seal is very strong, even stronger than Ruan Feilong's, but it has been dormant and has not yet awakened, which is somewhat similar to the situation of the Heavenly Firmament Sacred Seal.

Emperor Yi was unable to refine it for the time being and planned to leave it inside the World-Stabilizing Banner.

He then looked at the Yellow Dragon Fang. The original body of the dragon Fang was over a thousand feet long, but it had been compressed to about five feet long, radiating a strong divine power.

The dense dragon energy swirling around exceeded fifty thousand strands; if all of them were refined, it would be of considerable help to a Great Sage.

Dragon energy can help elderly half-saints and quasi-saints recover their blood and energy and return to their peak. It can also help young half-saints quickly improve their cultivation and reach the peak of the half-saint realm. Its effect is several times or even dozens of times stronger than that of the Saint Yuan Pill.

Moreover, it is of great help to saints in improving their cultivation, and is a rare treasure in the world.

Di Yi took a piece of sacred jade and refined a batch of jade bottles at the level of a hundred-pattern sacred artifact. He extracted all the dragon energy from the dragon teeth and divided it into jade bottles, intending to keep it for his own cultivation or give it to others.

As the dragon's aura dissipated, only the endless sharpness remained of the yellow dragon's teeth, their tips gleaming with a chilling light, as if they could cut through space and tear everything in the world apart.

This dragon tooth is an excellent material for refining weapons. If it falls into the hands of a master weapon refiner, there is a high chance that it will be forged into a king-level weapon that surpasses even a ten-thousand-patterned holy weapon.

For Di Yi, the purpose of this dragon tooth is to combine with the Yellow Dragon Dao Seed and use it as a sacred weapon for attacking with spiritual power.

After temporarily storing the dragon tooth in his Qi Sea and nurturing it with his own holy energy and spiritual power, Emperor Yi then devoted all his attention to condensing a new holy source.

After condensing the Sword Dao Saint Source, he was already a true Lower Realm Saint, but he could only be considered to have just entered this realm. If he wanted to continue to improve, he needed to condense the remaining Saint Sources first.

It took Emperor Yi three days to condense the second Saint Source, relying on the Palm Dao Saint Image. Seven days later, the third Saint Source, the Claw Dao Saint Source, was successfully condensed.

One month later, the Radiant Holy Source took shape.

Three months later, the fifth Sacred Source, derived from the Heavenly Demon Sacred Image, was born.

At this point, Di Yi had completely stabilized his Saint Realm cultivation, laying a solid foundation for his subsequent cultivation.

Instead of leaving seclusion, Di Yi used the Purifying Divine Fire to balance the five sacred sources before beginning to refine the dragon energy and stabilize his cultivation.

His accumulation at the semi-saint level was incredibly profound, especially in swordsmanship. Once he became a saint, he was a sword saint. The realms before the Xuanhuang realm were merely increases in saintly energy for him, which he could replenish in a short time with rare and precious materials.

Compared to his spiritual power and physical cultivation, his martial arts cultivation was still too low. Without the external force of the Sacred Symbol, even if he used all his strength, it would be difficult for him to fight against a True Saint level expert.

Time passed, and in the thirteenth month of cultivation within the World-Stabilizing Banner, Di Yi, with the help of dragon energy and the essence of divine medicine, broke through to the mid-stage Saint realm in one fell swoop.

Only then did he temporarily stop cultivating.

Within the Qi Sea, the Yellow Dragon Fang has been nurtured to the right temperature and is ready for further refinement.

After taking the dragon tooth out of his Qi Sea, Di Yi also took out the blood-red chain, a ten-thousand-patterned sacred artifact level, which he had previously taken from Yinghuo at the Underworld Sword Tomb.

This item is called the Soul-Devouring Holy Chain. It was forged from thirteen special materials and the holy essence of forty-nine saints. It is an evil and powerful spiritual artifact.

A single dragon tooth is difficult to activate and cannot be used in battle. Di Yi's idea is to embed the yellow dragon tooth into one end of the Soul Devouring Holy Chain, making it part of the Holy Chain, and use the power of the Holy Chain to drive the dragon tooth to attack.

It's just a simple fusion, not the creation of a completely new sacred artifact. Otherwise, with Di Yi's spiritual power and artifact crafting skills, he would be far from being able to create a sacred artifact with ten thousand patterns. He would only be able to do so after becoming a Saint Master.

In fact, even simply fusing the two together is not an easy task. Huanglong's dragon teeth are, needless to say, part of Huanglong's divine body, and even the Great Sage could not harm them in the slightest.

The Soul-Devouring Holy Chain is also a powerful Myriad-Patterned Holy Artifact, which is difficult to forge.

Fortunately, Emperor Yi possessed the Purifying Divine Flame, which, although only the lowest level of the common flame, was sufficient to meet the current needs.

After being refined by the Divine Fire of Purification for a hundred days, the two were finally able to merge together. Emperor Yi then attempted to activate them with his spiritual power.

The Holy Chain is like a dragon, with forty-nine Holy Sources forming its spine, and its head being a brilliant yellow dragon tooth, sharp to the extreme, leaving a mark on the void.

If it were controlled by a powerful figure like Nangong Shi, even the Great Sage's immortal body would most likely not be able to withstand it.

After spending two days familiarizing himself with the tricks of using the Soul Devouring Holy Chain, Di Yi suddenly felt something and stepped out of the inner space of the World-Stabilizing Banner.

Outside the Heavenly Palace, the array of light that had been maintained for more than a month gradually dissipated, announcing the emergence of Emperor Yi, the hall master, from seclusion.

At the same time, a powerful holy might surged out from the hall. In an instant, sword energy crisscrossed the top of Qingjing Mountain, demonic energy rose, and it was extremely domineering.

Sensing Di Yi's aura, all the cultivators in Yipin Hall, except those in seclusion, rushed towards the sacred temple on the mountaintop immediately.

Before long, atop these peaks, in a place shrouded in holy energy, the saints and demigods of the First-Class Hall of the Central Region Black Market gathered together.

Xu Sanjin, who went from being the head of the black market in Dingxuan Prefecture to becoming the Holy Elder of Yipintang, is ranked first.

Behind him were Fu Jiuluo, the master of Tianfu Palace; Fu Liuyun, the master of Tianji Palace; Qinghu Longjun, the master of the Qinghu Dragon Clan who was temporarily residing in the mountains; and Song Molun, the master of Qisha Palace who had been promoted by Di Yi.

Following them were the older generation of saints, including Xing Li, who were released after being proven innocent, as well as several new saints who had broken through to the saint realm in the past month.

In just two or three months, Yipintang's strength had not recovered much, but its spirit and energy were completely different from before, and it had the demeanor that a first-class evil force in the Central Region should have.

After refining the dragon energy, Song Molun's cultivation level successfully advanced to the Earthly Realm, barely achieving the strength to match the status of the Star Palace Master.

During this time, he meticulously completed the tasks assigned by Emperor Yi in the hall, resolutely carrying them out without any changes, regardless of whether they conformed to the actual situation.

The Seven Killings Palace is the main battle palace within the First-Class Hall. The original disciples had long since dwindled to less than one-tenth, but Song Molun managed to rebuild a group of Seven Killings Knights with considerable combat power in a short period of time.

The selection criteria are also unique. Talent and ability are only ranked second or third. The most important thing is loyalty.

Loyalty to Di Yi, the new hall master.

At this moment, Song Molun stepped out and knelt on one knee before Di Yi on the high platform with a devout expression, saying loudly, "Welcome back, Hall Master! Hall Master is benevolent and wise, benefiting all living beings. May your martial arts prosper for thousands of years to come."

His voice echoed throughout the entire temple and reached the square outside.

After a moment of silence, a deafening roar erupted.

"May the Hall Master live forever, and may martial arts flourish..."

Upon seeing this, the Emperor chuckled, offering neither praise nor objection.

In a world where one possesses immense power, a personality cult can often gather unimaginable strength in a short period of time.

And that's exactly what Yipintang needs right now.

(End of this chapter)