Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 238 Who in the world is worthy of wearing white?

The sacred city of Tiandu Mountain is 20,000 li to the east.

There is a towering peak that seems to reach into the clouds. Thirty miles to the northwest of the mountain, there is a pile of rocks stretching for a hundred miles, which is called "Kunlongtan" (困龙滩).

The long beach is strewn with jagged rocks, and the current is swift. In the narrowest part, it is only three or four zhang (approximately 10-13 meters) wide, but when the water converges downstream, it spreads out for several miles, resembling a lake.

The frost on the lake surface congealed into a white ribbon, and the biting cold could be felt from miles away.

Di Yi stopped and saw a group of people by the lake, numbering at least a hundred. They were all cultivators who wanted to catch a True Dragon Loach in the True Heaven Cold Pool so that they could change their fate.

"The water in the True Heaven Cold Pool is icy cold, and there are special rules of heaven and earth in the water that can suppress cultivation. Even if a Great Sage dives into it, after a thousand feet, he will be no different from an ordinary person. To catch the Truth Dragon Loach, one must go at least three thousand feet into the cold pool. Without cultivation to protect oneself, even a Great Sage may be frozen into an ice sculpture. No wonder the Truth Dragon Loach is so precious. It is clearly a matter of risking one's life for a slim chance."

Di Yi surveyed the cultivators by the cold pool. Almost all of them were Saint Realm cultivators, and they all came from weak realms with no background. They were the lowest-ranking people in the Realm of Truth.

Only they would take such a huge risk to try their luck in the Zhen Tian Han Pool.

As soon as Emperor Yi reached the edge of the cold pool, a cultivator immediately came forward and struck up a conversation, saying, "Are you also here to catch the Truth Dragon Loach?"

This cultivator had a human face and beast ears, clearly of demon race origin. He was dressed in luxurious clothes and his cultivation was also quite impressive, having reached the fourth step of Saint King. Considering that the Heart Moon Fox Clan princess offered a huge reward for the Truth Dragon Loach, he was most likely from the Heavenly Fox Realm.

"I do have the idea of ​​trying my luck, but I'm new here and don't know much about this place," Di Yi said.

“The water in the Cold Pool is very special. After a hundred feet, even a Saint King will be suppressed to the point of being like an ordinary person. He can only rely on his willpower to endure the severe cold and can only stay down there for two or three hours at most.”

"The Truth Dragon Loach only lives in waters more than three thousand feet deep, a depth that even Great Sages cannot reach. However, occasionally one or two Truth Dragon Loaches will surface to be active, and that is the only chance to catch them. There is nothing else to say; whether you can seize the opportunity depends on your own abilities."

"If you are lucky enough to catch the Truth Dragonfish, you can trade with me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

The demon cultivator exhaled cold air. Just as Di Yi had expected, he was indeed a follower of Princess Xinyuehu, sent here to find the Truth Dragon Loach.

"If there are any benefits, I will definitely consider it."

Emperor Yi smiled and then stepped into the pool. The spirit of the World-Stabilizing Banner needed the Demon Soul Stone to reshape its spirit body. Currently, only Princess Xinyuehu had the Demon Soul Stone. In any case, Emperor Yi had to go down into the pool to try his luck.

"Catch a loach, and your fate will be forever changed."

Loach itself has no special value, but its meat is delicious and is a rare delicacy no matter how it is cooked.

Because of the favor shown by the Crimson God, its value has been elevated to an unimaginable level.

Thirty Truth Seals can greatly increase the strength of a weak realm, and if they are sold, they can also obtain a massive amount of cultivation resources.

This is enough to change a cultivator's fate, but things that can change fate are often deadly.

In the past, cultivators who came to the Realm of Truth liked to try their luck here and look for opportunities to defy fate.

Only after paying a heavy price did they understand why the Truth Dragon was so valuable.

Hundreds of people often freeze to death in the icy pool, yet it is difficult to bring forth a true dragon loach.

People kept entering the water from the shore, and others kept climbing out of the icy pool.

Di Yi leaped into the water, and as soon as he entered, he felt a special suppressive force that sealed off his essence, energy, and spirit, causing his ability to mobilize power to drop sharply.

The biting cold air continuously seeped into the body from the pool water. This cold air was very special, even more terrifying than the power of the extreme yin ice. No matter how strong the physical body was, it could not resist it and could only slow down the erosion of the cold air.

Once the cold penetrates the internal organs, the body will be completely frozen into an ice sculpture.

The reason for cultivating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm is that the Yang energy within the Emperor's body is extremely vigorous, making him more resistant to cold than ordinary cultivators.

After getting used to it, Emperor Yi began to dive deeper. The deeper he went, the lower the visibility became. After about 40 or 50 feet, it was pitch black and he could only rely on his intuition to find his way.

The Truth Dragonfish rarely comes to the surface waters; most of the time, there is no trace of the Dragonfish in the upper layer of the Cold Pool.

Trying to catch it is like looking for a needle in a haystack; the chances are slim.

Di Yi tried to use all his methods, but finally found that only the True Source Demon Eye was still usable.

Even before he embarked on the path of cultivation, the True Source Demon Eye already possessed various supernatural abilities. Now that he has lost his cultivation, he still has some special abilities that he can use.

"With the help of the True Source Demon Eye, I can see everything within a fifty-foot radius, but catching the Truth Dragonfish still depends on luck."

Compared to other cultivators who are practically blind, a range of fifty feet is already much better. However, most cultivators who come to the Realm of Truth to cultivate have extraordinary physiques and many possess special abilities. Even if they cannot compare to the True Source Demon Eye, it is not impossible for them to explore a range of three to five feet around them.

However, its area of ​​only three to five zhang (approximately 10-15 meters) is still too small compared to the cold pool with a diameter of several li (approximately 5 kilometers).

Emperor Yi circulated his Yang energy to resist the invasion of the cold air and swam in the cold pool.

The deeper we go, the greater the danger becomes. To be on the safe side, we should first explore the surface waters; there might be unexpected discoveries.

The water was icy cold, as if one had fallen into an ice cave formed by extremely dark ice. The underwater world was dark and most cultivators only dared to move within a hundred feet and dared not dive any further.

After spending a day searching the surface waters two or three times, going ashore four times along the way, he ultimately found nothing.

After drinking a pot of Dragon Flame Wine, using the strong liquor to dispel the chill in his body, he made a decision.

"The probability of the Truth Dragonfish surfacing is too small. According to the experience of predecessors, most cultivators who caught the Truth Dragonfish discovered it at a depth of more than 300 feet. This time, I have to dive down to 300 feet. With the aroma of Dragon Flame Wine and its yang energy, there shouldn't be any problems."

Re-entering the water, Di Yi decisively dived down, estimating the depth. The surrounding cold air grew increasingly intense, and his muscles began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the field of vision of the True Source Demon Eye has not been reduced and remains at fifty feet.

Di Yi remained at a depth of three hundred feet, searched twice, and surfaced before the chill seeped into his internal organs.

The second time, he dived 350 feet deep, returned empty-handed, drank some wine to expel the cold air, and went back into the water...

Four hundred feet, and they returned empty-handed once again, a failure.

Expel the cold air before going into the water.

……

After three days of continuous struggle, this time, Di Yi dived into the deep waters, which were seven hundred feet deep, and finally saw a faint golden light moving in the water.

He hurriedly chased after it, but the golden light sensed the danger and immediately plunged deeper into the depths at a very fast speed, only slightly slower than Di Yi.

One man and one dragon-like creature, one fleeing and the other chasing, dived deeper and deeper, the chill constantly penetrating their bodies, almost freezing Di Yi's blood into ice.

Fifteen minutes later, before it was completely frozen into an ice sculpture, Di Yi finally managed to grab it and then immediately floated to the surface of the water.

As dusk fell, Di Yi leaped out of the water, his eyebrows and hair frozen solid. He held a golden loach in his hand, trembling all over, with a look of joy on his face.

"It finally worked."

The dragon loach is over two feet long, with a well-proportioned body. Its two long whiskers resemble dragon whiskers, and its entire body is golden without a single blemish.

If it weren't for the fact that it lacks claws, it would look exactly like a miniature five-clawed golden dragon, which is why it's called a dragon loach.

Without lingering, Di Yi immediately flew towards the direction of Jian Shen Peak, traveling a hundred miles before stopping. He then used the Purifying Divine Fire to ignite more than a dozen Rainbow Vine, and golden Buddhist light rose from the flames, shining on his body to help dispel the cold.

"What a strange chill! I didn't notice it before it invaded my internal organs, but it's so hard to clean it up." Di Yi frowned. The Rainbow Vine is a sacred object of Buddhism, and the Purifying Divine Fire is an extremely strong and yang power. Even with the two combined, they couldn't expel the chill from his internal organs. If the chill is not expelled for a long time, it will cause great damage to his physical body.

Di Yi took out the remaining Dragon Flame Wine, drank most of it, and felt the wine energy rising in his body. He casually threw the wine gourd aside, leaped a hundred feet away, and used the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm to try to dispel the cold with his yang energy.

He performed the palm technique more than a dozen times, dispelling sixty or seventy percent of the cold energy. He returned to the pile of Rainbow Vine fire that had been burned to ashes, picked up the wine gourd, and was immediately stunned.

The half-full pot of Dragon Flame Wine had vanished without a trace, not a single drop remained.

He looked at the Truth Dragonfish that he had sealed in the sacred alms bowl, suspecting that it had stolen the wine, but the dragonfish was still sealed and had no chance to come into contact with the wine gourd.

Di Yi summoned the Heaven-Sealing Sword, activated the Fire God Armor, and unleashed a powerful holy aura. He shouted at those around him, "Wine thief, you have the guts to steal wine, but do you have the guts to show your face?"

The voice just fell.

"What good would it do me to show my face?"

A figure slowly emerged from the chaotic forest of rocks. He wore a white robe, had an extremely handsome appearance, phoenix eyes and sword-like eyebrows, and a sharp and domineering aura. Although he was a thief, he had an air of dominance that looked down on the world.

Emperor Yi was momentarily stunned. He had seen many stunning beauties, but he had never seen such a... handsome man. His own appearance was already among the best of all men in the world, but compared to the white-robed man in front of him, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, and his aura weakened by three points for a moment.

"Did you steal my Dragon Flame Wine?"

The man in white robes laughed and said, "I was passing by when I smelled the aroma of the wine, and I tasted it out of curiosity. You say it was stolen, so I'll return it to you."

He took a jade-like gourd from his waist and casually tossed it out. The gourd spun rapidly in the air, carrying the power of heaven and earth with it.

As the gourd approached, Emperor Yi was shocked. The white-robed man did not use his holy energy, but his spiritual power. The man's level was far higher than his own, giving Emperor Yi the feeling of facing a great saint of spiritual power, which was definitely beyond his ability to withstand.

Di Yi immediately used the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique to dodge to the side before the wine gourd could hit him.

The gourd changed direction and continued to chase after him. Di Yi dared not stop and used the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique to its fullest extent.

At the same time, he released the Yellow Dragon Dao Seed and the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix Dao Seed. The dragon and phoenix emerged together, and his spiritual power of the fifty-seventh level poured out, unleashing a combat power no weaker than that of a Seven-Step Saint King.

The dragon and phoenix collided with the wine gourd, and the dragon and phoenix cried out in pain, clearly no match for the gourd. Fortunately, the power of the wine gourd was limited, and its power was rapidly diminishing.

The white-robed man's eyes gleamed, and he chuckled, "Interesting. A spiritual power saint king of the 57th level has actually condensed two seventh-grade spiritual power seeds. His opportunity is quite significant. That Yinglong has even reached the threshold of the eighth grade." After clashing more than ten times, Di Yi finally gained control of the wine gourd, which felt heavy in his hand.

Upon opening the gourd, a unique fragrance wafted out. Just a whiff of the wine aroma caused the sacred rules within the Tongtian Ruins to begin to grow, and the chill within his body eased somewhat.

Di Yi picked up the wine gourd, took a sip, two sips... five sips, and then stopped.

As the wine entered his stomach, it transformed into primordial essence, merging into his limbs and bones. Within the Heavenly Ruins, the rules of the Holy Path began to grow rapidly, and even the rules of the Eternal Path were no exception.

In just a few breaths, the number of Sacred Dao Rules within his body increased by over a thousand, and the number of Origin Dao Rules increased by three hundred and twenty.

However, that primordial essence is extremely domineering, and it will take some time to fully refine it.

The man in white robes laughed and said, "Keep drinking! This is the Divine Ascension Wine, made by blending eighty-one kinds of ten-thousand-year-old sacred medicines and six kinds of Yuanhui sacred medicines with the divine spring. Even a Great Sage would find it hard to get a single cup. With your cultivation level, even if you were a Primordial cultivator, you would explode from the Primordial Essence after just half a sip."

Di Yi was astonished, wondering how the other party had seen through his secrets. He activated the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving and simultaneously used the Origin Divine Script to refine the original essence in his body as quickly as possible.

An hour later, he refined all the original essence, and the number of sacred rules in his body increased by 30,000. There were no minor rules, only the sacred rules of the Great Dao, the Supreme Sacred Dao, and the Eternal Dao.

His cultivation level also broke through to the fourth step of Saint King.

As darkness fell, Di Yi opened his eyes, the chill within his body completely dissipated.

He secretly glanced at the white-robed man, who looked to be in his early twenties and was far more beautiful than most women in the world. His cultivation was also unfathomable.

He was sitting by the rocky forest, looking with great interest at the Truth Dragon Loach in the alms bowl.

"Thank you for the Ascension Wine."

Five sips of wine propelled Di Yi into the fourth-step Saint King realm. In particular, the rules of the Origin Dao increased by more than four thousand in one go, almost catching up with the number of Truth Rules.

Wine contains not only the essence of origin, but also fragments of the principles of the Dao, like drinking the Great Dao.

"No need to thank me. It's only right that I drank your Dragon Flame Wine. Wine is something that depends on the time, the person, and the mood, but it doesn't discriminate based on price or social status."

When the emperor saw how carefree he was, he felt less disgusted and instead became curious.

Those who possess such spiritual power are extremely rare in the Realm of Truth. Could this person be one of the ten divine disciples of the Temple of Truth?

"I wonder what your name is?"

"Fan Wang!"

……

Beneath the sacred peak, a cold wind swept by, and a light rain fell from the sky, condensing into ice crystals as it fell.

Di Yi took out two jars of fine wine he brought from the Kunlun Realm, and also took out half a sacred beast. After washing it clean, he placed it on the Purifying Divine Fire to roast it.

Before long, the aroma of meat filled the air.

He tore off a large piece of sacred beast meat and handed it to Fan Wang: "Here, Brother Fan."

Fan Wang did not take it, but chuckled and said, "We are just strangers who met by chance. We should have fine wine and delicious food to accompany us. Why not use such top-quality ingredients?"

Di Yi understood what he was talking about and did not hesitate: "If Brother Fan hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. It is said that the Truth Dragon Loach is exceptionally delicious. Even the Crimson Dawn God, one of the Four Gods of the Temple of Truth, is fond of it. It must be the most exquisite delicacy in the world."

“I have holy spring water from the Great Sage’s dojo on me, which is perfect for making a pot of loach soup.”

Fan Wang asked, "Aren't you heartbroken? Offering the Truth Dragon to Lord Chi Li can earn you thirty Truth Seal Tokens, and you'll even have the chance to become his disciple."

Emperor Yi smiled and said, "Of course I would feel bad about eating it myself, but I am fortunate to have met Brother Fan today, so I have nothing to be reluctant about. Besides, I also want to taste what this priceless Truth Dragon Loach tastes like."

Fan Wang opened a jar of wine that Di Yi had taken out, tilted his head back and took a big gulp, and laughed: "I heard that the Heart Moon Fox Clan Princess offered ten treasures as a reward for this item. I see that you don't want to join the Temple of Truth. Your cultivation and strength are not bad. You don't need to risk your life in the True Heaven Cold Pool for an opportunity. I guess you want to use this dragon loach to exchange for some treasure?"

"To be honest, Brother Fan, I originally intended to use this to exchange for the Demon Soul Stone in Princess Xinyuehu's possession, but now I have changed my mind."

"Why?"

"Enjoy life while you can, for it is too good to be true. It is rare to meet a virtuous man like Brother Fan. If I were to leave with regrets, the path of cultivation would be meaningless. At worst, I can just go back into the cold pool and catch another fish."

Emperor Yi used his finger as a sword to kill the dragon loach, removing its internal organs and golden scales. He then used a bowl as a pot, poured in half a bowl of holy spring water, and added no seasonings.

After extinguishing the divine fire and cooking for a short while, a delicate fragrance wafts out.

Top-quality ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods to achieve an amazing flavor.

Emperor Yi took out two jade bowls and presented one to Fan Wang first.

"Brother Fan, the soup is ready, please go first."

Fan Wang took the jade bowl, took a sip, and smiled, "It smells fragrant, but the taste is first-class freshness. Your cooking skills are much better than your cultivation level."

The Emperor smiled and said, "I'll take it as Brother Fan praising me, not scolding me."

"Of course it's an exaggeration. The art of food can also lead to divine understanding. Didn't the Kunlun Realm have a God of Food 100,000 years ago?"

Di Yi was slightly taken aback, then dispelled his transformation technique, revealing his true appearance: "Brother Fan, when did you see through my true identity?"

“You can deceive others by using the Dao of Origin to perform transformations, but in terms of the Dao of Origin, I am far superior to you. Isn’t it natural for me to see through your disguise? The demonic energy on your body is pure and powerful, not from the lineage of the Great Demon God of the Pangu Realm, but rather similar to that of the Black Demon Realm, only purer. You must have cultivated the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving. Besides being a cultivator from the Kunlun Realm, could you possibly have another identity?” Fan Wang said.

The Emperor couldn't fathom his cultivation level; he never imagined that he was also a Primal Cultivator.

"Brother Fan's cultivation is unfathomable; I admire him greatly."

"Drinking is not a matter of cultivation; come, drink with me."

The two carved chopsticks from sacred wood, feasted on the food, and drank several jars of fine wine.

They then talked about some strange and interesting things in the Heavenly Court, but didn't ask much about the other person.

"My appetite is satisfied."

Fan Wang smiled and stood up, taking out an item and handing it to Di Yi: "A few years ago, when I was traveling in the Southern Universe, I happened to obtain a Demon Soul Stone. Since you need this item, I will give it to you, so that it can be put to good use."

Di Yi was deeply surprised. He reached out and took the Demon Soul Stone, and said with a smile, "Thank you for the treasure, Brother Fan."

Fan Wang smiled calmly, turned around and leaped up. His figure was like a white light, disappearing in an instant, leaving Di Yi unable to see where he went.

"Such speed! Could Brother Fan be one of the Great Saints of the Temple of Truth?"

Emperor Yi looked at the golden scales and broken bones on the rubble ground, and a voice rang in his ears: "The Truth Dragon is born from the fusion of the earth vein essence of the Truth Heaven Domain and the truth rules of heaven and earth. Only cultivators who possess the profound meaning of truth can bring out its wonderful uses."

"Brother Fan, you haven't left?"

The emperor looked around but couldn't see Fan Wang. It was unclear how far away Fan Wang was transmitting his voice.

"He saw the profound truth within me?"

Di Yi grew increasingly suspicious, feeling that Fan Wang was shrouded in mystery, making it impossible to discern his true identity.

……

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Emperor Yi once again visited the Hundred Flowers Palace and met the Demon King.

As expected of the other party who was in charge of the Holy Shop of Qianrui Realm in the Realm of Truth, they delivered the Void Flower to the Realm of Truth in ten days as promised.

"Dragon Hidden Divine Child, please look, this is the Void Life Flower."

The Demon King opened a brocade box, inside which was a gray flower nearly two feet long. It had nine leaves and nine petals, each with intricate spatial patterns. Although it could not be considered an eternal flower of the spatial way, it still possessed some of the charm of the ancient way.

Di Yi took out a spatial magic bottle and said, "This bottle contains ten million drops of divine dragon blood, which is worth more than one hundred million holy stones. Any excess will be given to me in the form of holy stones."

"Ten million drops of divine dragon blood?" King Yaojue was surprised. Ten million drops of divine blood was much rarer than one hundred million divine stones, let alone the blood of a divine dragon.

Dragons are a major race in the universe. Behind every divine dragon are other dragon deities, and they are not to be trifled with.

"Could he be the offspring of some dragon god in the Heavenly Dragon Realm?" King Yaojue wondered to himself.

"Please wait a moment, Divine Child. The value of different divine blood varies greatly. I need to assess the value of this batch of divine blood first."

The Demon King accepted the Space Ruyi Bottle and retreated into the depths of the Hundred Flowers Palace. Clearly, such a large transaction could not be decided by him alone.

About fifteen minutes later, the Demon King came out again and gave his reply: "Dragon Hidden Divine Son, the Hundred Flowers Palace is willing to purchase this batch of Divine Blood at a price of twenty holy stones per drop. If the Divine Son agrees, I will hand over the Void Life Flower and one hundred million holy stones to the Divine Son."

The Emperor nodded. "Let's go with this price."

Chenlong perished 100,000 years ago, and his divine corpse remained inside the World-Stabilizing Banner, which is equivalent to millions of years. Most of the divine substance in his divine blood has already been lost. It was quite unexpected for Di Yi that it could be sold for 20 holy stones per drop.

Having reached a deal, Di Yi took the Sacred Stone to two other Sacred Shops in the Sacred Market of Tiandu Mountain, bought the last two materials, and then headed back to the Divine Firmament Dojo.

(End of this chapter)