Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 241 The Mysterious Man in the Conferred God Platform
Silence reigned all around; no one responded to Di Yi, and no one made any further moves.

"So you're scared already? The young leaders of the Heavenly Realm faction are nothing special; they don't even have the courage to take action themselves."

No matter how much he cursed, those behind the scenes collectively chose to remain silent.

A moment later, the spatial blockade around the cloud boat dissipated, and a dazzling holy light of truth shone on the horizon.

Nie Xiangzi arrived stepping through the void, with stars twinkling behind him, exuding an imposing aura without anger.

He landed on the cloud boat, his gaze sweeping over the mess it was in, and frowned, saying, "They ran very fast."

Upon seeing Nie Xiangzi arrive, Di Yi breathed a sigh of relief. With his current cultivation level, he wasn't very confident in facing Shang Zixuan and the others. The fact that they didn't make a direct move clearly indicated that they were wary of the rules of the Realm of Truth and dared not personally intervene.

“They dared to ambush me on the cloud boat, so they must have made thorough preparations and wouldn’t leave evidence so easily,” Di Yi said.

Nie Xiangzi was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "I will report this matter to the gods of the Temple of Truth. Whoever it is, since they are cultivating in the Realm of Truth, they must abide by the rules of the Temple of Truth."

Di Yi didn't say much. If the people from the Heavenly Realm faction dared to attack him, they must be confident that they could escape unscathed. Even many of the gods in the Temple of Truth came from the Heavenly Realm faction.

The Temple of Truth is also rife with competition and deceit, but because of the presence of the Temple Master, these struggles are kept in the shadows and dare not be brought into the open.

After parting ways with Nie Xiangzi, Di Yi returned directly to the Shenxiao Dojo and informed the people of the Kunlun Realm about the Conferred God Platform Assembly. Whether or not they wanted to participate and compete for a spot on the Conferred God Platform was up to them to decide.

To participate in the Conferred God Platform Conference, one must either receive an invitation or compete for a spot in the qualification test battle based on one's own strength. Cultivators from the Kunlun Realm are naturally not qualified to receive an invitation and can only rely on the latter to obtain a qualification.

Fortunately, the cultivators vying for spots in the qualification test are not too strong. With the strength of Han Qiu, A Le, Luo Xu, and Ling Feiyu, they are not guaranteed to win, but their chances are extremely high.

After cultivating for half a year on the Dao Discussion Platform within the Dingshi Banner, Emperor Yifang raised the Formless and Shapeless Thirty-Six Transformations to a new level. It wasn't until the day the Conferred God Platform Conference began that Emperor Yifang emerged from seclusion.

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The Conferred God Platform is one of the few remaining relics of the Heavenly Court.

The reason why the Temple of Truth was built here is closely related to the Conferred God Platform.

This place is very mysterious. More than 100,000 years ago, the gods of the Temple of Truth explored it. After returning, they sealed it away, opening it only once every ten years.

Di Yi set off early in the morning, using the Thirty-Six Transformations of Formlessness to become a young Golden Horned Dragon Clan man, and rode a cloud boat towards Wangshen Mountain.

Mount Wangshen is only tens of thousands of miles away from the Temple of Truth. The mountain is brownish-yellow with towering cliffs and is very magnificent.

The mountain peaks pierce the clouds, like a pillar supporting the heavens and the earth.

The cloud boat stopped at the summit, and Di Yi jumped off and walked straight towards the South Cliff.

At the edge of the cliff stands an ancient divine gate, dozens of feet high. After entering the gate, one can reach the Conferred God Platform.

On either side of the divine gate stood sixteen warriors clad in white holy armor, all of whom were the best among the first-class disciples of the Temple of Truth. They were responsible for checking the invitation cards, and only cultivators who presented their invitation cards would be allowed to pass.

That divine gate is a symbol of strength and status; only the most outstanding heroes below the Great Sage have the opportunity to be invited.

At this moment, a considerable number of cultivators from the Heavenly Court Realm had gathered outside the Divine Gate, including divine disciples from the Temple of Truth, world princes and divine sons from the Great World, true disciples from ancient sects, and celestial maidens and emperors from ancient civilization factions...

"Look! That's a carriage pulled by nine golden dragons!" someone exclaimed from the foot of the mountain.

Di Yi looked into the sea of ​​clouds and saw that a thousand miles away, nine golden dragons, each a hundred feet long, were pulling an ancient chariot and flying toward Wangshen Mountain at an astonishing speed. The ancient chariot exuded an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers.

"Is the golden dragon carriage Zhang Ruochen or Ji Fanxin?"

The Eight-Dragon Umbrella, the Nine-Dragon Chariot, the Ten-Dragon Blade, and the Hundred-Dragon Emperor's Armor were the four great weapons of the Ming Emperor eight hundred years ago.

The Golden Dragon Chariot is a sacred artifact with nine luminaries and myriad patterns, and is extremely valuable.

"Boom!"

Soon, the golden dragon carriage arrived at Wangshen Mountain, and the curtain was lifted by a breathtakingly beautiful hand.

Before the beauty in the car even appeared, the sweet fragrance of flowers had already filled the entire Wangshen Mountain, making people feel intoxicated.

Emperor Yi only caught a whiff of the fragrance from afar, yet he felt a growing affinity with the fundamental principles of heaven and earth, which greatly surprised him.

As expected of the Ancient Illuminating Lotus, the most powerful eternal flower in the world, even a mere fragrance possesses such wondrous power.

If one could stay by his side, the speed of enlightenment would be unimaginable.

The Flower Fairy Ji Fanxin stepped out of the golden dragon carriage, instantly plunging the entire Wangshen Mountain into a frenzy.

The Nine Immortal Beauties were so famous that almost every Saint Realm cultivator in the Heavenly Court and the myriad realms knew of them.

It was the first time Di Yi had seen her, and his gaze involuntarily fell on her, momentarily lost in thought.

"As expected of the Nine Immortal Beauties, she is indeed incomparably beautiful."

Ji Fanxin's gaze swept across the top of Wangshen Mountain, and finally landed on Di Yi.

Princess Heavenly Fire Demon Butterfly also stepped down from the Golden Dragon Carriage with her.

Princess Demon Butterfly whispered a few words to Ji Fanxin, who then walked towards Di Yi.

"Ji Fanxin from the Thousand-Petal Realm greets the Divine Child of the Dragon's Lair."

Di Yi's heart tightened, and he was somewhat at a loss for words. He smiled and said, "I am truly flattered that the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers knows me."

“The Divine Child purchased the Void Life Flower from the Hundred Flowers Palace, making him a major customer. King Yaojue has mentioned the Divine Child to me more than once,” Ji Fan thought to himself.

"Being able to make the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers remember my name, this deal is a win for me," Di Yi replied, unsure whether the other party was genuinely greeting him because he was a distinguished guest of the Hundred Flowers Palace, or if there was another reason.

Fortunately, Ji Fanxin only exchanged a few words with him before taking her leave and heading towards the Divine Gate.

Emperor Yi glanced down the mountain. Some cultivators from the Kunlun Realm had also come to Wangshen Mountain, but they had all concealed their identities and would join the competition for the remaining spots.

Without lingering, Di Yi rushed into the Divine Gate, as if passing through a curtain of water, and was immediately greeted by a vast and ancient aura.

Before his eyes appeared an incomparably magnificent sacred mountain, making even the Great Mountain of Wangshen seem extremely small in comparison.

This sacred mountain is the Conferred God Platform.

There were four paths in front of him, leading to the four directions of the Conferred God Platform. Di Yi randomly chose one and walked quickly forward. There was only a stone bridge under his feet, and all around was a vast expanse of white, with no scenery in sight.

Gradually, the fog dissipated, and a magnificent yet dilapidated building came into view. A golden plaque stood on the ground, inscribed with three sacred characters: "Outer East Courtyard".

Behind the plaque lies an endless expanse of ruins.

The ruins were magnificent, and all the fragments looked extraordinary. One could imagine that in its most prosperous period, this place must have been an unparalleled cultivation paradise, home to a large number of powerful cultivators.

Di Yi released his spiritual power to explore his surroundings and discovered that the soil beneath his feet contained a faint divine quality, and the rules of heaven and earth were different from those of the Realm of Truth.

As you continue forward, some strange sacred trees begin to appear around you, bearing different kinds of sacred fruits.

These sacred fruits are unique treasures within the Conferred God Platform. Consuming them can increase the number of sacred rules within the body, ranging from dozens to tens of thousands.

Emperor Yi entered the Conferred God Platform early enough that there weren't many cultivators in the Outer East Garden.

Most of the cultivators who entered the Conferred God Platform before him went directly to the inner garden of the Conferred God Platform, and no one competed with Di Yi for these sacred fruits.

They plundered the entire outer East Garden at top speed, obtaining thousands of sacred fruits of more than three hundred different kinds.

The sacred fruits in the Conferred God Platform are very special. After consuming them, they can directly increase the sacred rules within the body. However, each sacred fruit only has an effect when the first one is consumed. No matter how many are consumed, they will not add an additional sacred rule.

The entire Conferred God Platform is a relic left by an ancient power, or even just a corner of it.

The inner garden and the outer garden are like the inner and outer gates of a sect. The real opportunities are concentrated in the four inner gardens. The Conferred God Platform Conference only lasts for three days. After Emperor Yi had plundered the outer eastern garden, he did not go to the other outer gardens, but headed straight for the four inner gardens.

"Three hundred and seventeen kinds of sacred fruits have increased the number of sacred rules by about eighty-five thousand. Unfortunately, they are all minor and major rules, but they have raised my martial arts cultivation to the fifth-step sacred king level and increased my combat power a lot."

The further you go in, the denser the sacred energy between heaven and earth becomes. Sacred springs can be seen everywhere, and each of these springs, if placed outside, could become a treasured asset of a Great Saint-level power.

Emperor Yi collected a great deal of holy spring water from every spring along the way, using it to irrigate the sacred medicine within the World-Stabilizing Banner, which was also a top-quality material for alchemy.

At the junction of the Outer East Garden and the Inner East Garden, there is a sacred river formed by the convergence of sacred springs, with a water surface several tens of feet wide.

Both banks of the river were shrouded in a thick white fog.

Judging by the time, all the cultivators who qualified to participate in the Conferred God Platform Conference should have already entered the Conferred God Platform, and both the inner and outer gardens have become lively.

A series of powerful figures searched the Conferred God Platform. Even for the disciples of the Temple of Truth, each Conferred God Platform assembly was a rare opportunity to find treasures that would even tempt the gods.

Di Yi walked along the riverbank. Because of the Holy River's irrigation, many sacred herbs grew on the riverbank, many of which were not found in the outside world. Although most of them were not very old, if one was lucky, there was a chance to find a ten-thousand-year-old sacred herb, or even a hundred-thousand-year-old ancient sacred herb.

The water mist is special; it can obscure a cultivator's holy thoughts and spiritual power, making the detection range very limited.

With the True Source Demon Eye present, the range of his detection was barely enough to cover the riverbank.

"As expected of the Conferred God Platform, in less than two hours, they have already found sixty-two ancient sacred herbs, the oldest of which can be considered a sixty-thousand-year-old sacred herb."

Emperor Yi sighed inwardly. The so-called ten-thousand-year-old sacred medicine and one-hundred-thousand-year-old ancient sacred medicine did not mean that the sacred medicine had grown for ten thousand years or one hundred thousand years, but rather that it was classified according to the medicinal power of the sacred medicine.

As long as the power of the origin of heaven and earth is rich enough and the rules of the sacred path are active enough, especially near the sacred veins and divine veins, it is possible to give birth to ancient sacred medicines that are 100,000 years old or even sacred medicines that are Yuanhui in a short period of time.

Given the unique environment within the Conferred God Platform, which is opened only once every ten years, it is sufficient to generate a large number of new ten-thousand-year-old sacred medicines.

"Ok?"

Di Yi suddenly stopped and slipped behind a nearby rock.

He looked across the sacred river and realized that two extremely powerful auras were moving rapidly along the riverbank, constantly approaching him.

After waiting a while, two figures emerged from the mist, a man and a woman. "It's them."

Di Yi was slightly surprised. The man and woman were the same two people he had met on the third floor of the Temple of Truth. The woman in the white Taoist robe was named Feng Xi.

The man, Di Yi, was unaware of his identity, but the fact that he could act alongside Feng Xi meant he was definitely not an ordinary disciple of the Divine Transmission.

"Junior Sister Fengxi, we've chased them for hundreds of miles. Could it be that they're not even in this direction?"

“Impossible. The other directions are guarded by the disciples of the Temple of Truth. He can only escape in this direction,” Feng Xi said.

Seeing her insistence, the man sighed and said, "What I mean is, even if we catch up with him, we're no match for him. Even the Thousand-Winged Silver Dragon and Dongfang Qingyu couldn't stop him when they joined forces. If we really encounter him, aren't we just going to our deaths?"

Feng Xi gave him a cold look and said, "The Demon Sealing Stele was left by the gods of the Temple of Truth to suppress the Conferred God Platform. You should understand what that means. That person risked facing the ten divine disciples alone to take it away. His ambition must be great. If we cannot find the Demon Sealing Stele, including you and me, we will all be punished by the gods after we leave."

The man realized he had said the wrong thing, sighed helplessly, and stopped talking.

"Although he is strong, he has already been injured by the combined forces of Qianyi Silver Dragon and Dongfang Qingyu. Moreover, as long as we catch up with him, we can immediately send a message to the other disciples of the Divine Transmission to come. Pan Geng, even if you and I join forces, we may not be his match. Do you not even have the confidence to protect yourselves?"

"Sigh, let's keep chasing it then."

The two figures continued their pursuit and disappeared into the mist.

Only after they had gone far away could Di Yi emerge from behind the rock.

"The Demon Sealing Stele, what is that? It's really strange that someone in the Realm of Truth could escape from the hands of the Ten Divine Disciples."

Both Qianyi Yinlong and Dongfang Qingyu are among the top ten divine disciples of the Temple of Truth, the most outstanding figures below the Great Sage.

Few cultivators below the rank of Great Sage in the entire Heavenly Court were able to escape despite the combined efforts of the two of them.

Most of those who cultivate in the Realm of Truth are young people, and cultivators with this level of strength are even rarer.

A figure suddenly appeared in Di Yi's mind.

"Could it be him?"

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The upper reaches of the Holy River are located in the Inner Four Gardens. Its source is unknown, and the river flows through a flat plain.

Further ahead, a black mountain range suddenly rose up from the ground, with jagged rocks and sparse vegetation.

The hills to the east resemble a wild bull lying across the plains.

Di Yi stopped and looked ahead.

Several figures lay sprawled before the ancient forest; they were all disciples of the Temple of Truth: five first-class disciples and one divinely inspired disciple.

Upon approaching, Di Yi discovered that they were all still alive, but had fainted.

Upon seeing the appearance of the divine disciple, he was shocked to discover that it was Nie Yuan.

After a careful inspection, Di Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, he was only knocked unconscious by external force and did not suffer any other injuries. He should wake up in a while."

"Was it the person who stole the Demon Sealing Stele who made the move? He didn't seem to intend to kill anyone, otherwise he shouldn't have just knocked Nie Yuan and the others unconscious."

Di Yi felt something was strange. Logically speaking, the disciples of the Temple of Truth had laid a net to pursue them, and the two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows. The fact that they could still maintain such restraint meant that they either had enough confidence in their own strength or they really couldn't bear to kill anyone.
Are there still such kind-hearted people in this world?
The path of cultivation is cruel; a saintly heart cannot reach that level.

After a short while, Nie Yuan slowly woke up, looked around blankly, and saw a rather familiar face in front of him.

"You are... the Emperor's brother?"

Di Yi, sporting golden dragon horns, nodded: "Brother Nie, what happened? Why did you faint here?"

"This matter is a long story, involving some secrets of the Temple of Truth, which I cannot disclose. It is very dangerous around here, so it would be best if you left as soon as possible, Brother Emperor. I still need to report what happened here to Senior Brother Nie Xiangzi, so I will take my leave first."

Nie Yuan left in a hurry with several first-class disciples, which only deepened Di Yi's doubts.

"I can't stay in this area any longer. The battles between top experts below the Great Sage level are not something I can get involved in right now."

Di Yi changed direction and headed south.

South of the mountains, there are many large tracts of ancient forests.

Di Yi walked along the edge of the forest, intending to get away as quickly as possible.

"Who goes there? Where are you running to?"

A dozen or so figures appeared in the forest. A disciple of the Temple of Truth, dressed in the robes of a divine disciple, led a dozen or so first-class disciples. Unable to distinguish friend from foe, they immediately chose to attack.

“Yuwen Jing, the divine disciple of the Temple of Truth, is here. Why don’t you surrender and accept questioning?”

"Yuwen Jing? A member of the Heavenly Realm faction..."

Di Yi remained silent, activating the Chenlong Divine Seal within his body, unleashing a vast and mighty divine dragon power.

The golden dragon images were long whips that struck Yuwen Jing and the disciples of the Temple of Truth behind him. When they landed on his chest, they immediately collapsed, splattering holy blood everywhere.

Another palm strike landed on Yuwen Jing's chest, breaking all the bones in his body.

However, considering the other party's status as a disciple of the Temple of Truth, they did not kill him.

"You dare to attack this divine son? You're courting death! Out of respect for the Temple of Truth, I'll spare your lives. Now get out of here!"

Yuwen Jing naturally knew that Di Yi was not the person the Temple of Truth was pursuing. However, seeing that Di Yi came from the East Garden, he was sure that Di Yi had gained a lot of treasures, so he was tempted to rob him. Little did he know that he had provoked someone he shouldn't have.

"go!"

A dozen or so figures scrambled to their feet and quickly left with Yuwen Jing.

Di Yi watched the group's departing figures with a slight unease in his heart, and continued heading south.

On the southern slope of the mountain range, more than twenty figures sped along the foot of the mountain.

The leader, Dongfang Qingyu, had disheveled hair, two tears in his holy robe, an unhealed bloodstain on his face, and a slightly weak aura.

He was struck by that person's spiritual power and primordial holy energy in succession. Fortunately, the other party seemed to be in a bad state, otherwise he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died.

Those who could make the ten most powerful disciples of the Temple of Truth, who were renowned throughout the Heavenly Court, so disheveled were extremely rare, second only to the Great Sage.

"Who exactly is that person? He's a monster. Ordinary Nine-Step Saint Kings are like cutting melons and vegetables in front of him."

The disciple who spoke clearly sounded fearful.

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Dongfang Qingyu looked at the disciples who had fought with that person and saw that they were clearly afraid. He sneered.

"That person's spiritual power and fundamental Dao are at the top level below the Great Sage. To be honest, there are no more than five strong people in the entire Heavenly Court below the Great Sage who can compare with him. However, his condition seems to be very unstable. It was only because we outnumbered him that we were able to drive him back. If he recovers, it will be wishful thinking for him to take back the Demon Sealing Stele."

Another dwarven disciple said in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother Dongfang, this person's strength is far too great. His origins are probably extraordinary. Could he be a spy from the Hell Realm who infiltrated the Realm of Truth?"

"Whether he is a spy from the underworld or not, as long as we capture him and retrieve the Demon Sealing Stele, it will be a great achievement, and the gods will reward us."

Dongfang Qingyu was among the top ten disciples of the Divine Transmission, and he presided over several Conferred God Platform assemblies, so he had some understanding of the importance of the Demon Sealing Stele.

Legend has it that tens of thousands of years ago, the Lord of the Temple of Truth discovered an ancient well inside the Conferred God Platform, from which he unearthed an ancient demon god.

That demon god was a figure from countless millennia ago, and has actually lived to this day, transcending endless years.

That demon god is now one of the giants of the God Realm of the Temple of Truth. The Demon Sealing Stele is said to be something that the Lord of the Temple of Truth dug out of the ancient well along with that demon god.

For some reason, it could not be taken out of the Conferred God Platform, so it remained there, and every ten years, the ten divine disciples would go to check on its condition.

Unexpectedly, this time the person had been secretly following them and suddenly made a move, using some unknown means to steal the Demon Sealing Stele.

This is a major secret of the Temple of Truth, involving beings of immense power, known very little even to ordinary gods.

That person had a clear goal, and the person behind him was definitely not simple.

“Fellow junior brothers and sisters, I have a premonition that that person is definitely connected with the gods. If you capture him, I will personally go to the gods in the temple to ask for credit on your behalf.”

Dongfang Qingyu loudly encouraged the morale of the disciples who appeared here. All of them were at the level of Nine-Step Saint King. Although their strength was not as great as that of the Ten Great Disciples, they had the advantage of numbers and many trump cards. If it really came down to a fight, they could even fight a Great Saint. They might not be afraid of that person.

At this moment, with a large number of people and the incentive of self-interest, morale was slightly boosted.

The group quickened their pace and continued their pursuit.

After chasing for several hundred miles, they could finally see the white robe ahead.

His condition was extremely poor, and coupled with the excessive exertion, his speed had slowed down.

Dongfang Qingyu flashed and landed in front of the man, blocking his way.

The man was caught in a pincer movement, his path blocked, and he had no choice but to stop.

He was dressed in white, with a white jade gourd hanging from his waist, and his face was as handsome as an immortal.

A cold smile appeared on his lips as he looked at Dongfang Qingyu. The sharpness in his eyes made even this top expert below the Great Sage feel a chill.

(End of this chapter)