Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 204 The Ancient Saint's Path Opens

A few days later.

Huanyu Tian, ​​the First-Class Hall of the Eastern Black Market.

Inside the familiar quiet room of the mansion.

Emperor Yi sat cross-legged, surrounded by a deep blue purifying divine fire, which had reached the peak of the commoner flame level. The next step would be the minister flame.

As the holy energy circulated within his body, a faint white wisp emerged from the deep blue purifying divine fire, transforming into Chen Yan.

Upon internal inspection, the 144 physical acupoints within the body revealed an inner world of 36,000 square meters, with over 90% of the blood and qi accumulated, bringing it close to the peak of the Saint Realm.

Over the past year, Di Yi has either been traveling and cultivating in various parts of Kunlun, or he has been in seclusion within the Ding Shi Banner. The jar of 'Three Thousand Miles of Snow' that Nangong Shi gave him has been finished, pushing the inner world of his acupoints to the limit of 36,000 cubic meters in one go.

With his spiritual power at the peak of level 54, martial arts at the highest level, and his physical body's blood and qi accumulated to over 90%, this is Di Yi's current cultivation level, truly standing at the peak of the Saint Realm.

In swordsmanship training, Sword Eight is perfected, and Sword Nine has mastered the first three levels, which can be considered a minor achievement.

Having practiced the three great sword techniques of White Emperor Heavenly Pivot, Zhou Tian Stars, and Crimson Sun for many years, they have all been elevated to the level of intermediate-grade sacred arts.

A sage who masters any intermediate-level holy technique can stand out among those of the same realm.

Di Yi was able to simultaneously elevate three sword techniques to the intermediate-level Saint Art level because his mastery of swordsmanship was high enough that he could apply his knowledge to other techniques, and the difference between mastering one technique and mastering three was not significant.

Secondly, he possesses the True Source Demon Eye, allowing him to comprehend sacred arts and techniques at a speed far beyond that of ordinary people. Even the world's most outstanding geniuses are far behind him.

Aside from swordsmanship, the improvement in other sacred arts was not so significant. He only cultivated the eleventh move of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, Dragon Elephant Reaching Heaven, to a minor completion level, and refined a dragon soul and an elephant soul of the Saint King realm in his left and right arms.

The massive Reverse God Stele stands on one side of the quiet room, sacred and ancient. This special treasure, taken from the Nine Cauldrons, is essentially Origin Mud, capable of erasing all rules and inscriptions in the world. For cultivators of lower realms, it is a powerful weapon for breaking formations and fighting enemies. If used unexpectedly, it may determine the outcome of the battle.

Before the Rebellious God Stele, the Five Elements chapter of the Book of Changes floats, along with Nalan Yuanzhen's four ribs.

The Four Symbols and Five Elements chapters of the Derivation Realm have many things in common. Over the past year, Emperor Yi has also been trying to comprehend the Book of Changes.

However, the ancient and mysterious book is too profound. Even with the True Source Demon Eye, it is still like a heavenly book to comprehend.

Ultimately, it comes down to Di Yi's low cultivation level and limited vision.

After some contemplation, he did gain something. He made rapid progress in the path of spiritual power and had already touched the threshold of the 55th level Saint King realm, surpassing many old monsters who had cultivated for hundreds of years.

Several hours later, the white flames occupied about 10% of the Divine Fire of Purification, barely stepping into the threshold of the Minister Flame.

Di Yi slowly opened his eyes, completely suppressing the flames on his body. In his eyes, dragons and phoenixes soared together.

"My mental strength has reached the peak of the 54th level. In a few months, I will be able to start trying to break through to the Saint King realm."

Di Yi muttered to himself, feeling the surging spiritual energy within his body.

"Squeak!"

Pushing open the heavy door to the quiet room, one is greeted by Ziyuan waiting outside.

Hearing the sound, she turned around abruptly, her crystal-clear eyes shimmering with joy.

"Son!"

Ziyuan cultivated in the Tower of Babel for several years, obtaining many resources and treasures such as the Saint Essence Pill, and has now become a saint.

Suddenly, two figures in red dresses gracefully descended from outside the mansion. The red dresses drew beautiful arcs in the air. The two, Huan Sheng and Ye Honglei, were both peerless beauties, one with black hair and the other with white hair, each with their own unique charm.

The Illusion Saint's full head of frost-white hair was loose, forming a stark contrast with her bright red dress. She smiled charmingly, her eyes full of allure, and she had already activated her illusion magic without making a sound.

A spiritual light emanated from between Di Yi's brows, and the power of water and fire, accompanied by the sounds of dragons and phoenixes, allowed him to break free from the illusion. However, he still staggered back several steps, a very dangerous situation.

"My mental strength is indeed far inferior to that of my senior sister."

Upon hearing this, Huan Sheng chuckled and said, "How long have you been cultivating? If you could catch up with me so easily, wouldn't all my hundreds of years of cultivation have been for nothing?"

"Your mental strength is clearly only at the peak of the 54th level, yet the intensity of your mental thoughts is stronger than that of a cultivator at the peak of the 55th level. That's really strange."

Di Yi smiled. His spiritual power was not only comparable to that of a 55th-level spiritual power saint king, but when he used the Yellow Dragon Dao Seed and the Phoenix Secret Technique, he could truly challenge a 55th-level peak spiritual power saint king.

Spiritual power level 55 corresponds to the first and second steps of the Martial Saint King.

A peak-level spiritual power Saint King of the 55th rank, whose combat strength is no less than that of a second-step Saint King.

"Wasn't Senior Sister in seclusion inside the Tower of Babel? Why did she suddenly come out?"

"You are the head of the First-Class Hall of the Central Region Black Market, how come you don't know about the major events that have happened in the Central Region?" Huan Sheng looked at him and said in a low voice, "Two days ago, Zhang Ruochen, the Crown Prince of the Holy Ming Dynasty eight hundred years ago, returned and led the descendants of the Holy Ming Central Empire to slaughter the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion. The Central Region is now in a state of panic, with rumors spreading that the Ming Emperor of eight hundred years ago has returned as a god and is going to rebuild the Holy Ming Central Empire."

"He acted so quickly." The destruction of the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion was within Di Yi's expectations.

However, the rumors about Emperor Ming are somewhat suspicious.

After a moment's thought, he understood the reason.

Empress Chi Yao has been missing for a year since she became a god. Those forces that are at odds with Empress Chi Yao will certainly not miss this opportunity to use Zhang Ruochen to test Empress Chi Yao's strength and weakness.

If something unexpected happened to him in the past year, then the sword hanging over the heads of all parties would disappear.

Eight hundred years ago, Emperor Ming did indeed mysteriously disappear, and even the officials of the Holy Ming Central Empire did not know where he went.

There is indeed a sliver of a possibility that Emperor Ming did not die and returned as a god.

Di Yi naturally did not believe these rumors. It was true that Emperor Ming had become a god, but he was far away in the Hell Realm, so how could he possibly return to the Kunlun Realm?

"That's just nonsense. Did you really believe it, Senior Sister?"

Illusionary Saint laughed and said, "Of course I don't believe it. If Emperor Ming wanted to return, why would he wait until today? Eight hundred years have passed. There's no reason for him to return at this exact moment." "This time, I left seclusion on the orders of the Evil Emperor to go to the Central Region and rebuild the black markets of Dingxuan Prefecture, Qiu Prefecture, and Tianyuan Prefecture."

When the Earth God Temple purged the evil forces in the Central Region of Nine Provinces, the Black Market withdrew its elite forces from these three provinces and temporarily retreated.

Now that the situation is different, the rebuilding of the tri-state black market has naturally been put on the agenda.

When Huan Sheng goes there, he will rebuild the black market in the three states, and naturally he will also take control of the evil forces in the three states, controlling one-third of the Central Region and the Nine Provinces. He can be called a giant of the evil path.

With her current spiritual power at level fifty-seven, she is indeed worthy of it.

"I will have to rely on my junior brother's Yipintang for my trip to the Central Region this time."

The emperor nodded, but didn't really take it to heart.

Judging by the time, there are only a few days left until Empress Chi Yao returns.

Once he returns, all cultivators in the Kunlun Realm who have reached the level of a half-saint will set off for the Heavenly Court. Illusion Saint's trip to the Central Region is destined to be a wasted trip.

Emperor Yi looked at Ziyuan and said, "Ziyuan, you will come with me to the Central Region. The Di family can send people to manage this residence. From now on, you will stay by my side."

Ziyuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. After becoming a saint, she felt that she was qualified to follow Emperor Yi. Even if she couldn't charge into battle like Han Qiu and A Le, she could at least serve him.

"If that's the case, then let's go."

Ye Honglei also left the Eastern Region Black Market with Huan Sheng and headed to the Central Region Black Market.

Purple Wind Star Envoy, Green Robe Star Envoy, Huang Shenyi, Xia Shaoyang and others have all become saints. Some have become elders of the First-Class Hall, some have become high-ranking officials in Nine Nether City, and some have become protectors in Evil Emperor City. They naturally stayed in the Eastern Region and became the backbone of the evil path.

Several days later, on Qingjing Mountain.

Emperor Yi stood in front of the Heavenly Firmament Temple, inspecting the Heavenly Firmament Camp directly under his command. The three hundred prodigies had all become half-saints, and even in the Central Region, they were a force not to be underestimated.

Such achievements are naturally inseparable from the Holy Essence Pill and Dragon Qi.

Three hundred auras surged like rainbows, coordinating perfectly with each other. Based on this foundation, they might very well expand and transform into a holy army in the future.

Han Qiu walked over from a distance and said softly, "Master, there is a letter for you."

Who signed it?

"The Crown Prince of the Holy Central Empire—Zhang Ruochen".

"Zhang Ruochen?"

Why did he write me a letter? I'll open it and take a look.

Upon hearing this, Han Qiu opened the envelope and read aloud: "Brother, if you are willing, on the ninth day of this month, there will be a sacrifice to our wise ancestors on Wuding Mountain. If you have time, please go and take a look."

"Your younger brother, Ruochen, bows in respect."

"Master, is Zhang Ruochen going to lead the Holy Ming people to attack the Moon Worship Demon Sect? Is it for his little lover, Mu Lingxi?"

Di Yi frowned slightly, took the letter, and read it again.

It really was Zhang Ruochen who invited him to Wuding Mountain to cause trouble.

Are they that close?

"After destroying the Lingxiao Heavenly King's Mansion, he has shaken off the gloom in his heart and is now going to Wuding Mountain to snatch the bride."

A strange light shone in Han Qiu's eyes. Wuding Mountain was the headquarters of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect, a place that could be described as a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire.

The idea of ​​leading a group of wise and sage rulers to Wuding Mountain to snatch a bride is simply captivating.

"Master, the Fire Clan and the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect sent invitations a couple of days ago, asking you to attend Qiu Yu and Mu Lingxi's wedding at Wuding Mountain on the 9th."

"When the Holy Saints fight against the Moon Worshiping Demon Cult and the Fire Clan, it will definitely be quite a spectacle."

Han Qiu was very interested.

A ball of purifying divine fire surged from Di Yi's palm, burning Zhang Ruochen's letter to ashes.

"Don't go."

Are you kidding me? What would he be doing at Wuding Mountain? Watching two gods fight and negotiate, and then kneeling down to pay his respects?
Enough support.

Han Qiu was stunned, sensing a deep malice emanating from Di Yi, but he didn't understand why.

But since Di Yi had already spoken, she had no choice but to give up and abandon her desire to watch the spectacle.

In the blink of an eye, the ninth day of the lunar month arrived.

The turmoil on Wuding Mountain did not affect Qingjing Mountain, but the will of those two deities shook the entire Central Region.

The Queen returns, confronting the Moon Goddess.

Ultimately, the two sides reached an agreement.

Zhang Ruochen, the successor of the Time and Space Sect, Mu Lingxi, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, as well as Feng Zuisheng, Gu Songzi, and Xiao Hei were taken away by the Moon Goddess and left the Kunlun Realm.

At the same time, Empress Chi Yao's divine decree reached the ears of cultivators from various races in the Kunlun Realm whose cultivation had reached the semi-saint realm.

Within ten days, the Ancient Saint Path will open, and cultivators from the Kunlun Realm will return to the Heavenly Court.

(End of this chapter)