I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 109 Return
On this day, Li Jun heard the bells of the Heavenly Realm ringing.

"It's over at the Nuwa Palace!"

At this time, Nuwa emerged from seclusion. Li Jun and the Queen Mother of the West set off from Yaochi and the Imperial Palace respectively to see Nuwa.

This was not the first time Nuwa had emerged from seclusion. However, over the past century, Nuwa had continued to go into seclusion intermittently, gradually eliminating the hidden dangers deep within her body while becoming increasingly powerful.

Inside the Nuwa Palace.

When Li Jun arrived, the Queen Mother of the West had already been talking with Nuwa for some time. Accompanying him were many celestial beings from the Heavenly Court. As soon as Li Jun entered, everyone bowed, and Nuwa and the Queen Mother of the West also looked at him.

Li Jun asked them, "Are the Queen Mother of the West and Nuwa discussing the Dao?"

The two women nodded: "We were talking about the path beyond the immortals."

After emerging from seclusion this time, Nuwa has reached the peak of the sixth stage, and in a sense, she is now Nuwa's intestines.

Although a large portion of the power of Nuwa's intestines has not yet been gathered, she has already controlled most of the laws, and the remaining issue is simply to wear it down over time.

Meanwhile, the Queen Mother of the West had reached a similar stage. She had taken control of the Yellow Springs, and all that remained was time to refine and perfect it, so that the demon god would completely disappear and become a part of their own power.

At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West spoke up, saying, "We believe that there should still be a seventh stage of power."

Nuwa agreed, saying, "That's indeed the case."

Li Jun: "The seventh stage?"

Unbeknownst to them, Nuwa, the Queen Mother of the West, and some others were also influenced by Li Jun, and some of the titles Li Jun used were unconsciously adopted by them.

At this moment, Nuwa said, "The demon god is formed from the laws of the Great Dao, but it still limits and binds us, just like Nuwa's intestines. No matter what I do, I can never completely erase the will of Nuwa's intestines."

"Because this is its law, not mine, and it contains all sorts of hidden dangers that we ourselves cannot solve."

Li Jun: "Then what should we do?"

Nuwa told Li Jun, "After you have truly refined the Great Dao Laws of the Demon God, you should reverse or change those laws. Only in this way can you truly say that you have mastered this power."

"To master the Great Dao of the Demon God, to refine the Great Dao of the Demon God, and ultimately to transcend the Great Dao of the Demon God."

"Only in this way can it be considered perfect."

Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West, who also agreed, as she had also reached this point and could empathize with her.

Change the rules?

Li Jun fell into deep thought. Nuwa's words were interesting, but he didn't know where to begin.

Li Jun asked, "How can one transcend the Great Dao of Demon Gods and create one's own Great Dao Laws?"

Nuwa said, "At present, we only have a preliminary idea. After using the immortal artifact to gradually fuse and refine the power and laws of all the demon gods, if we can further catalyze and transform it with the original divine stone, we should be able to change the nature of the immortal artifact."

Li Jun looked at the stone in his palm. He had only a little bit left, but he hadn't figured out how or where to use it.

For Li Jun, he can be used in two places.

One, naturally, is used on the Bluebird. After refining the Bluebird, one modifies a portion of the Bluebird's laws and completely transforms them into one's own power.

Another one is naturally the Emperor's Body. This body itself is also a kind of existence similar to a demon god, and in a sense, it can indeed achieve the same effect in this way.

"Bluebird?"

"Or is it the body of an emperor?"

At this moment, Nuwa said something.

"However, this still needs time to be perfected; it's just an idea for now."

Li Jun finally came to his senses; what he lacked most right now was time.

Imperial Palace.

Li Jun was preparing several things when various colors of light crisscrossed within the celestial palace, eventually transforming into celestial artifacts that fell to the ground.

These preparations made by Li Jun were naturally for arrangements ten thousand years from now.

But when he actually started preparing, Li Jun felt like he could never finish.

Li Jun had already considered what was to come. The most important problem he would face ten thousand years later was how to control the power of those immortal artifacts and demon gods without the corresponding double pupils and imperial body.
In response to this matter, Li Jun took out the scroll that the Queen Mother of the West had made, which could borrow the power of all the gods and immortals. Li Jun then refined it into a celestial artifact.

However, the power of the demon god corresponding to this immortal artifact is very special; it directly targets the emperor's body.

As for the name of this celestial artifact, Li Jun also took the extra step of using a name from mythology.

"Investiture of the Gods!"

On the cloud bed.

Li Jun reached out and unfurled the scroll.

The names of all the gods in Heaven can be seen on it. Almost all the gods corresponding to the demon gods can be seen. There are even more ghost gods and gods derived from the power of each demon god, but they are all recorded on it as well.

Li Jun didn't know where it would end up after ten thousand years, but as long as it existed, he could connect to the back door he had left on it through a ritual-like process.

Li Jun could only know the name of the demon god in front of him, find the corresponding immortal artifact, recite the corresponding incantation, and draw the runes.

Even without corresponding double pupils, one can still use this Investiture of the Gods artifact to borrow the power of the demon god, because all double pupils are merely extensions of the emperor's body.

More importantly, the Emperor's body, the Investiture of the Gods, and the Heavenly Realm will bear the consequences, instead of him.

At this moment, Li Jun thought to himself.

"If we had known about the existence of this Investiture of the Gods before, none of this would have happened."

However, he had not experienced these things before, nor had he created the Investiture of the Gods.

It's a rather strange feeling, really. Ten thousand years from now, by then, this thing should have already been created.

However, he hadn't done this in the timeline ten thousand years later, nor did he know that he had created the Investiture of the Gods.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jun took out another magical artifact hanging from his waist, which was a jade pendant-like object.

"Jade for Ascension to Immortality".

This item was forged even earlier than the Investiture of the Gods. It was originally a sacrificial artifact of the Western Mother Clan. Li Jun had the idea of ​​forging it nearly a hundred years ago, and its power was directly aimed at the Azure Bird.

These two immortal artifacts actually represent another arrangement by Li Jun.

Ten thousand years later, when Li Jun finally finds the Emperor's Body and the Azure Bird, these two immortal artifacts might come in handy.

These two can be considered Li Jun's most important trump cards and his most powerful strength.

Moreover, if Li Jun really finds the power of the seventh stage in the future, he will definitely choose one of these two.

In addition, there are some targeted arrangements.

“Peach Goddess Nuwa.” Li Jun looked at the dagger in his hand. Ten thousand years later, this thing fell into Li Jun’s hands, but Li Jun could not completely control it. He paid various prices time and time again. Even his heart and liver were taken away by Nuwa. Naturally, Li Jun had to make some arrangements on it.

"Sun and Moon Essence Wheel." This is actually two sets of immortal artifacts. One is designed to counter the power of the Moon Goddess Changxi, and the other is a magical artifact to control the last Golden Crow. According to the theory of revival, Li Jun believes that Xihe and the Golden Crow will definitely appear again after ten thousand years, so it is natural to prepare in advance.

The "Sun-Shooting Bow" was also used to counter the Golden Crow and Changxi.

"The Breath of Earth." This is used to deal with Nuwa's Intestines; it is a celestial artifact belonging to Nuwa, which Li Jun has temporarily borrowed.

However, these three items will not be in Li Jun's hands after ten thousand years. Although Li Jun took them and made some arrangements, they will eventually return to the immortals and gods who currently control them.

Ten thousand years from now, it will probably take Li Jun a lot of effort to obtain them.

It's estimated that even the Guhuoniao and Nuwa, ten thousand years later, never imagined this.

At this point, Li Jun already knew about what would happen ten thousand years later and began preparing to deal with them.

Finally, Li Jun took out a feather robe.

"The Robe of the Guhuo Empress." This feathered robe is also a rare celestial artifact that appeared right next to him after ten thousand years.

At this time, the ghost of the Guhuoniao had already been swallowed by Nuwa's intestines, just like the nine gods of Nuwa's intestines.

However, as Nuwa said, unless the laws of the Great Dao of the demon gods are completely reversed and modified, it is impossible to completely erase their imprint.

And that's probably why they'll come back again after ten thousand years!

Prepare them one by one.

One by one, backup plans were deployed.

It seems that Li Jun is ready to leave this era; at least it's time to make a decision.

Even after making all the preparations, Li Jun still had some hesitation.

He couldn't bear to part with it.

Before he knew it, Li Jun had arrived at the edge of Yaochi.

He looked at his reflection in the water.

Ten thousand years ago, he was the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, an immortal ruler who dominated heaven and earth.

Ten thousand years later, he is Li Jun, navigating a precarious and treacherous world.

Suddenly, Li Jun's vision began to blur, and the reflection in the water began to split.

"what happened?"

As Li Jun hesitated about whether he should return to the future, he discovered that he also had a problem.

His imperial body and soul began to undergo strange changes.

"Chirp!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Jun heard the call of the bluebird; the other party had begun to issue a warning.

Li Jun didn't know what the bluebird was foreshadowing, but he saw many images.

First, he saw the Investiture of the Gods covering everything between heaven and earth, and he himself was like the sun sitting in the sky, his light illuminating everything.

Immediately afterwards, he saw a scene from ten thousand years in the future: the Earth had completely collapsed and disintegrated, floating in the starry sky.

Then, he saw everything in the Heavenly Court disappear and then reappear, the images flickering constantly.
Finally, he saw the Earth reappear, unchanged, as if the warning he had just witnessed was nothing but an illusion.

Countless images were chaotically mixed together, completely illogical, and even contradictory.

this moment.

It was as if countless futures, different and conflicting futures, were laid out before Li Jun.

Standing at the crossroads of time, Li Jun finally understood.

"Is it because the choices I make next will affect everything and bring about changes that I can't control?"
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this day.

Li Jun summoned the Queen Mother of the West to the imperial palace to see him.

The Imperial Palace was not as bustling as the Jade Pool; it was rather deserted and empty, even though it was built with magnificent grandeur and could be said to have been created using the power of ten thousand immortals.

However, at this moment, only the Heavenly Emperor stood in the palace.

The ethereal clouds and the magnificent palaces of Zengcheng, the capital of white jade—all of these were built for one person, one existence, and Li Jun stood at the very center of it all.

The Queen Mother of the West slowly walked up from behind and looked at the Heavenly Emperor.

He asked, "Did the Heavenly Emperor summon me here because he has something important to say?"

In fact, the Queen Mother of the West had already sensed that Li Jun seemed to be troubled by something lately, and that he must have something very important to say to her this time.

Li Jing turned around and looked at the Queen Mother of the West.

He said, "There is indeed something very important to say."

Queen Mother of the West: "What is it?"

Li Jun: "It's about my background."

There are many legends about the origin of the Heavenly Emperor in both the Heavenly Court and the mortal world, but the Queen Mother of the West knows that most of them are not true.

Among them, the strangest thing about heaven and earth is that Li Jun's consciousness disappeared for a hundred years.

At this moment, Li Jun finally told the Queen Mother of the West everything about himself.

His power was passed down for ten thousand years, and this power then sent him from ten thousand years in the future.

The Queen Mother of the West was puzzled: "What kind of change is this, a power that transcends time and eternity?"

Li Jun said, "I don't know either."

The Queen Mother of the West quickly noticed the reason Li Jun brought this up: "Is the Heavenly Emperor going to travel to ten thousand years in the future again?"

Li Jun nodded: "Exactly."

Everything became clear as Li Jun spoke, and the Queen Mother of the West finally understood why so many strange things happened to Li Jun.

The Queen Mother of the West asked, "Approximately when will that be?"

Li Jun thought for a moment and said, "I don't know exactly when, but it should be soon."

The Queen Mother of the West pressed further: "Can't you stop it? Why must you go back ten thousand years? Why not stay here?"

Li Jun fell silent. He did want to stay, but he also wanted to save the world ten thousand years from now while preserving his future self.

More importantly, Li Jun truly did not know when this power would be activated, nor did he know where to stop it.

Moreover, Li Jun had another worry.

Regarding the Emperor's body.

Li Jun asked the Queen Mother of the West, "When I was unconscious before, your imperial body would still operate on its own, right?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "That is indeed the case."

Li Jun expressed his concerns: "If my consciousness cannot return to its original position for an extended period, it is truly unpredictable what changes might occur to the imperial body."

The Queen Mother of the West said, "The body of the Heavenly Emperor must not be subject to any accidents. If left unattended, it may develop its own consciousness or be taken advantage of by others."

Li Jun then looked at the Queen Mother of the West: "So I came up with a plan."

The Queen Mother of the West asked, "What method?"

Li Jun said, "Let the power of the Yellow Springs cover me, so that I may also have a soul!"

"In this way, my soul remains in my body, while my consciousness escapes ten thousand years later."

The Queen Mother of the West frowned and said, "This method may also have problems. Although the soul and consciousness are two separate things and share the same fate, if this goes on for a long time, it is hard to guarantee that accidents will not happen."

Li Jun nodded: "That's true, but it's better than leaving the Imperial Body empty. As long as I get back as soon as possible, there won't be any accidents. And even if there are any problems, they'll be much easier to handle than if the Imperial Body itself has a problem."

Finally, Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West: "Besides, you're here too."

Having used the Bluebird's ability to bring good fortune and avoid misfortune many times, Li Jun understood a principle more and more.

No matter what choice you make.

It's impossible to have a choice without any problems.

Most of the time, you can only choose one option from countless choices that is relatively more suitable for you and has fewer potential problems.

The Queen Mother of the West finally stopped trying to stop him: "Will you go there again after the Emperor returns next time?"

After thinking for a while, Li Jun finally gave an answer.

Or rather, it's a promise.

"If everything is resolved ten thousand years from now, I probably won't go back."

The Queen Mother of the West smiled: "So the Heavenly Emperor still wants to stay here."

Without realizing it, Li Jun still felt that this place might be more suitable for him. The past two or three hundred years still had a lot of weight to it, although it did not completely crush his memories of the past twenty years.

However, it is impossible to remain unaffected.

this day.

In the peach grove deep within the Jade Pool, Li Jun stood beneath a golden peach tree, watching the Queen Mother of the West cast a spell to summon the power of the Yellow Springs.

The Yellow Springs rushed through Li Jun's body like a river, but Li Jun's imperial body was completely unaffected.

When the first wave of water washed over him, Li Jun still did not develop a soul, as if it had no effect whatsoever.

After that, Li Jun began to selectively release the barrier of the Emperor's Body.

Finally, after several more attempts, the Queen Mother of the West managed to extract some of Li Jun's information through the Yellow Springs.

At that moment, it was as if a series of images flashed before Li Jun's eyes.

All his information converged—consciousness, memories, physical information, power information—everything came together and transformed into a semi-transparent shadow.

And this is his soul, the soul of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Out of body!"

Li Jun's soul emerged from the Emperor's body, and he looked at himself, or rather, examined his own body for the first time.

But soon, his body began to change, as if it was about to move on its own.

Seeing this, Li Jun returned to the Emperor's body.

Seeing this scene, Li Jun felt even more that his actions were correct. No matter what, he could not allow this imperial body to slip out of his control and remain idle.

Perhaps, one day when he finds the power of the seventh stage and breaks free from or even transcends the laws of this imperial body, he will no longer need to have any fear.

But at this moment, the Emperor's body is his greatest weakness.

The Queen Mother of the West descended from the peach tree: "Heavenly Emperor, how do you feel?"

Li Jun nodded: "It went smoothly, there were no problems."

The Queen Mother of the West breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good then."

Although the Queen Mother of the West holds the power of life and death over all living beings, possesses the authority to grant immortality to all immortals and gods, has refined countless souls, and has reversed the life and death of countless deities.

However, the imperial body is different after all, and she didn't dare to say before that she could succeed completely.

And next.

Li Jun did not leave Yaochi and under the peach tree, because he really felt that the time was almost up.

It was a feeling that came from the depths of the soul, like the bluebird's instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.

this day.

Li Jun, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly stood up. The Queen Mother of the West, who was in the palace of the Queen Mother of the West, immediately waved her hand to dismiss the immortals and came to Li Jun alone.

Li Jun looked at the Queen Mother of the West, raised his hand to show her palm, and the Queen Mother of the West looked down and saw the jade in his palm.

Li Jun said, "Take it!"

The Queen Mother of the West asked, "What is this?" Li Jun replied, "A divine stone. Keep it safe for me. I'll have to rely on you for many things from now on. Wait for me to return."

At first, in Li Jun's eyes, Xi Wangmu was a child he had chosen at random. He only chose her because the Great Wilderness needed a Xi Wangmu.

Later, the Queen Mother of the West became not just his vassal, but a partner in establishing the Heavenly Court with him.

Now, he feels he can entrust many things to the other party, even to the point of entrusting his life and death to them.

Of course, in this world, there was no one more trustworthy and reliable than the Queen Mother of the West.

Queen Mother of the West: "I will keep it safe for the Heavenly Emperor."

Li Jun said, "Not necessarily. If something unexpected really happens and things become unavoidable, we can use it."

After saying this, Li Jun suddenly lowered his head and looked down at his feet.

Below that is the surface of the Jade Pool.

Li Jun on the water.

Li Jun is underwater.

"Pfft!"

Faintly, Li Jun seemed to hear a ripple sound.

Everything before his eyes began to gradually disappear, including the figure of the Queen Mother of the West, while a scene from ten thousand years later gradually appeared before his eyes.
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Deep in Taoshan Island.

Beneath the divine tree, at the core of the distorted space.

The dense golden roots wrapped together, and the corpse-like entity gradually regained a sliver of life. Its breath, which had stopped, resumed, and it exhaled.

"call!"

When Li Jun woke up, his eyes were a little dazed, and he looked as if he had just returned from another world.

He looked at his body. Perhaps because he was familiar with the imperial body, Li Jun felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity with his original body.

Then, Li Jun finally noticed an even bigger problem.

"The heart is gone."

The breath he had just caught seemed about to come out again.

However, Li Jing blinked, and his mind immediately recalled everything recorded in the Investiture of the Gods, as well as the back door he had left in the Investiture of the Gods.

He drew a pattern in the air, made a spell, and picked up the sacrificial dagger of the peach demon woman with his right hand.

This time, the incantation he chanted was no longer the old covenant between ghosts and gods, but rather the name and incantation recorded on the Investiture of the Gods. He used the power of his imperial body to command the peach demon and refine and control this immortal artifact.

"Give me……"

"Give my heart back!"

Li Jun closed his eyes and silently chanted to the peach-ghost woman, summoning the ghost to come.

Amidst the golden light, a ghost dressed in white gradually emerged, waving a peach branch.

After stopping in front of Li Jun.

She took out a heart and put it back into Li Jun's chest, but a hint of reluctance was visible on her face.

Then, they removed Li Jun's liver and put it back into his abdominal cavity.

Li Jun suddenly felt his body become whole again, and the feeling of weakness and trembling gradually subsided.

Moreover, the peach dagger felt completely different in his hand than before. He was no longer making a deal with the peach demon through a pact of gods and spirits, but was truly the other party's master.

As for the source of this power, Li Jun is constantly tracing it back to its origin, trying to find out where that thing is now.

"Investiture of the Gods!"

Li Jun could sense that the Investiture of the Gods was located below the Mountain and Sea Realm, but he couldn't pinpoint its exact location.

Moreover, as he probed, Li Jun immediately sensed danger and stopped his actions.

"Never mind that for now, just focus on doing the task at hand well."

Li Jun chanted a spell, a spell targeting the Peach Demon Priestess, to release her from the price of binding him.

The bindings on the golden peach tree loosened layer by layer, like a huge golden bird's nest slowly unfolding, revealing the sky high above.

Li Jun immediately tried to ascend to a higher place. He originally wanted to transform into a golden light body to escape, but after trying to escape, he found that he could not move at all.

"Not the Emperor's body!"

Li Jun immediately realized that his current body was neither an imperial body nor the complete form from ancient times.

As expected, it was still too weak and had too many inconveniences.

He transformed into a winged creature and flew upwards, finally breaking free from the seal. As Li Jun flew higher and higher, the seal below was broken more and more thoroughly.

Dense, golden roots spread out.

Finally, the Ubume spirit sealed beneath the peach tree was revealed, and the spirit eventually flew out.

The demon instantly transformed back into the physical form of the Guhuoniao, donned its feathered robe, and attempted to escape, presenting her with a rare opportunity.

but.

Li Jun recited the incantation again.

The Guhuoniao's true form and the immortal artifact were together, which meant that Li Jun had nowhere to escape. Moreover, he had left a hidden trap in the Guhuoniao Empress's Robe immortal artifact ten thousand years ago.

"Come!"

Just as the Guhuoniao flew into the air, it fell uncontrollably at Li Jun's call.

Finally, this monster, which resembled both a human and a bird, walked up to Li Jun like a puppet.

Li Jun waved his hand and took off the other party's feather robe. The other party's avatar gradually dissolved, and the ghost and god imprinted itself on the feather robe.

The Guhuoniao opened its mouth, as if it wanted to say something, but it was too late.

This garment is extraordinary; it points directly to the interior of the demon god Nuwa's Intestines, possessing a portion of Nuwa's Intestines' power, as well as the authority to borrow and control a portion of its power.

With this Guhuo Empress's Robe, Li Jun could directly use it as a backdoor to infiltrate Nuwa's workplace, which was an important arrangement made by Li Jun.

However, controlling Nuwa's intestines is far from enough; something else is needed.

"The Breath of Earth!"

Li Jun once again thought of Nuwa and her iconic magical artifacts. As long as he could find the Breath of Earth, he could seize the key to Nuwa's Intestines.

Li Jun grasped the feathered robe, which felt as light as a feather in his hands, and its shape was constantly changing, like a cloud of mist.

However, after touching the feathered robe, the voice of the Guhuoniao rang out.

"You recognized me?"

"You remember?"

Contrary to what the other party imagined, Li Jun didn't just remember; he had finally experienced it.

Li Jun said, "I recognize you, but you don't recognize yourself."

Li Jun knew she was a Guhuoniao, but in this Guhuoniao's eyes, she seemed to always regard him as her third-generation grandmother.

After Li Jun controlled the Guhuoniao, he naturally wanted to get a lot of information from it. Soon, scenes of the Guhuoniao's resurrection were constantly displayed in front of Li Jun.

Li Jun asked, "What about your memories from ancient times?"

The Guhuoniao said, "I remember some things, but I don't remember others."

Li Jun understood, after all, she had almost only one mark left from ancient times.

After waking up.

Li Jun first used the power of the Investiture of the Gods, a magical artifact, to control the two peach demons, thus avoiding the consequences for himself, regaining his heart and liver, and freeing himself from his restraints.

Then, they took control of the Ubume, and the dire situation was reversed in the blink of an eye.

Li Jun also emerged from under the peach tree and walked through the boundless peach forest into the mortal world.

Li Jun transformed the peach dagger into a black sword, hung it at his waist, put away the Guhuo Empress's robe, and swaggered past.

Nangang City.

"Woooooooooooo..."

The alarm suddenly blared in front of and behind the door. When Li Jun came out, he saw everyone on high alert.

"it's me!"

After Li Jun revealed himself, the alarm was gradually lifted.

Soon someone came to pick him up, and he took the elevator to the upper floor where he had been before, and sat down in the single sofa chair.

Li Jun glanced around and noticed the time.

"Ok?"

Li Jun thought back for a moment and realized that almost half a month had passed since he lost consciousness.

Sure enough, many things are different from before.

The present world is different from the ancient world. Things change extremely quickly here. No one can predict what will happen in half a month. This is why Li Jun appeared so openly at the "Gate" base. He wanted to find out what had happened during this period as quickly as possible.

Soon, Li Jun saw many familiar figures.

Lu Gang, Zhao Nange, Zheng Shiliang, Lü Qing, and others—people they had met before—came out. For them, it had only been a short time since they had met Li Jun, but for Li Jun, it had been over a hundred years since they had met.

Lu Gang walked over and looked at Li Jun, asking, "Are you alright?"

Li Jun then realized that the other party was referring to the previous battle, in which he paid a heavy price and ended up deep in Taoshan Island.

He said, "It's alright."

In fact, others also sensed some changes in Li Jun. After waking up, Li Jun felt as if he had been through another world, and he naturally exuded a strong sense of vicissitude, as well as a kind of lofty and majestic aura emanating from someone who had been the Heavenly Emperor for a long time.

This feeling was like that of a completely different person to others, but since they didn't know what had happened to Li Jun, they didn't say anything more.

Then, Li Jun asked about recent events.

Based on the other party's account, Li Jun summarized some of the major events that have occurred.

First, after the Land of the Rising Sun disappeared, all sorts of monsters appeared there. Various demons emerged in the sea, some of which even possessed intelligence similar to humans.

Secondly, more and more continents, kingdoms of mountains and seas, and ancient ruins have emerged in the realm of mountains and seas. The shadows and powers of various demon gods are intertwined, and one can already vaguely see the appearance of the ancient wilderness.

Thirdly, the entity behind the Changsheng Temple has exerted its influence. They are promoting a model called "Shan Hai Game" to completely integrate the human world and the Shan Hai Realm. Currently, many people are entering the Shan Hai Realm through this method.

Li Jun got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Li Jun had anticipated the first thing and even knew the reason behind it.

The second Li Jun understood even better; he had figured out what the so-called Mountain and Sea Realm and the Lower World were—it must have been the Great Wilderness of the past.

The only thing Li Jun couldn't figure out was the third one: who exactly was behind the concept of immortality?
Li Jun kept it in mind, but didn't delve into it further, deciding to proceed step by step according to his plan.

He said, "I need you to find a few things."

Lu Gang, Zhao Nange, and the others exchanged glances: "Where are we going to look?"

Li Jun pointed downwards: "Go search in the lower levels of the Great Wilderness."

For Li Jun, the Mountain and Sea Realm was the Great Wilderness of the past, although he did not know exactly what happened later or why it had become what it is now.

However, Li Jun now feels that he is gradually getting closer to the real secret.

The ancient times ten thousand years ago, and the present moment when everything is reviving, are gradually merging and are about to reach a critical point.

Zhao Nange: "What is the Great Wilderness?"

Li Jun finally changed his tune: "It's the Mountain and Sea Realm."

Li Jun looked at Zhao Nange: "Go find the Chou Fairy Bottle. You should be able to sense it as soon as it is born."

Then, Li Jun looked at Lu Gang and said, "Go find the Sun-Shooting Bow."

Lu Gang was startled: "What? The Sun-Shooting Bow, the one Hou Yi used?"

Lu Qing, who was standing nearby, said, "It's Yi."

Lu Gang still couldn't understand: "Why do you want me to find the Sun-Shooting Bow? The source of my power seems to be an ordinary shaman who is the corpse of a female ugly woman. I'm afraid I won't be able to find this thing that is so powerful in mythology!"

"Besides, I'm a peach witch whose power comes from peach trees. What does that have to do with the Sun-Shooting Bow?"

Li Jun told Lu Gang, "That shaman was indeed ordinary, but her death was extraordinary. She died at the crucial moment when the tenth Golden Crow was born, so after her death she transformed into a ghost and was eventually incorporated into the Sun-Shooting Bow."

Lu Gang was startled: "Such a powerful background?"

He then revealed a look of surprise: "Doesn't this mean that if I can find this Sun-Shooting Bow, I can immediately turn my life around?"

Lu Gang said this with a hint of self-deprecation.

For Lu Gang, his aptitude was indeed very poor, and he hadn't made many plans. But now it seems there's still a chance for him to turn his life around.

Li Jun didn't care what they thought; finding these few things was the most important thing.

Finally, Li Jun looked at Zheng Shiliang.

“Send the shamans of the Yujiang lineage to go there and, following the laws of Yin, see if they can find the two luminous entities in the Mountain and Sea Realm.”

"If they hatch, it should be very obvious, but it should be easier for you to pinpoint their location."

Zheng Shiliang: "What luminous object did you find?"

Li Jun said, "Sun and Moon."

Now everyone else looked over at the same time: "What do you mean, the sun and the moon in the sky?"

Li Jun shook his head: "No, it's the sun and moon in the Mountain and Sea Realm."

The others were also astonished: "There's another sun and moon down there too. What does that mean? Was the Mountain and Sea Realm really a world once?"

It is a vast area with unimaginable size, and it appears to contain various city ruins, palaces and celestial temples, and even a civilization completely different from the present world.

It looks like the sun and moon still exist there now, so the mountain and sea boundary is clearly a real world, or at least it used to be.

Li Jun said, "That's one world."

Li Jun entrusted the task of finding some urgently needed items to the other party. He also revealed some other information about the existence of celestial artifacts from the Heavenly Court, as well as some secrets about the ancient Great Wilderness Mountain and Sea Kingdom. As for whether they could find them and whether those items were still in their original locations, that was up to them.

Li Jun himself, however, had another important goal.

"The Breath of Earth!"

This is the most crucial and the hardest to obtain, and Li Jun plans to search for it personally.
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More than a hundred years later, Li Jun stood on the streets of modern civilization. He clearly came from here, but at this moment he felt out of place in this world.

However, another feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time soon came over him: he was hungry and wanted to eat something.

Li Jun couldn't help but laugh at this moment. For the first time in so many years, he realized that he could actually feel hungry.

on the street.

At the familiar noodle stall, Li Jun sat on a stool eating noodles, glancing at a group of students beside him who were excitedly discussing something on their phones. The scene seemed strangely familiar.

"Mountain and Sea Game!"

"Quickly open it and take a look, it'll probably be sealed off soon."

"I heard that a streamer has already entered the Mountain and Sea Realm, become a superhuman, and obtained a treasure from the Mountain and Sea Realm."

The video started playing, and Li Jun could see from a few meters away that the scene was from the lower level of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and someone was transmitting the footage from there.

The video appears to show a group of people exploring the ruins of a land of mountains and seas.

At the end of the video, the other party was still advertising, and she was a female anchor dressed in ancient costume.

"I'll be waiting for you in the realm of mountains and seas."

At first, Li Jun thought it was some low-quality online game, but everyone around him was very excited. They wanted to play this game, but not everyone could play it.

Seeing this scene, Li Jun recalled the news he had just received about the Longevity Temple. The other party had already made progress to this point so quickly; they did seem rather impatient.

When these people were talking about the Shan Hai game, Li Jun also heard a name: Zhang You.

When those people mentioned Zhang You, they would constantly bring up his name.

Actually, Li Jun was stunned for a long time when he heard this, thinking to himself.

"Who is this person?"

Then he remembered that this person was the second abbot of the Changsheng Temple, and that he had cut off half of the abbot's head and escaped back to the underworld.

Last time, Zhang You was still considered Li Jun's enemy, but after returning this time, Li Jun no longer remembered him, or perhaps he didn't care anymore.

The names Zhang You and Zhou Shentong sound like they come from a distant past.

I finished eating the noodles.

Li Jun then flew towards the sea, and soon he arrived at the former location of the Kingdom of Sunrise. The Kingdom of Sunrise was no more, only an incredibly large valley and a fairy mountain floating in the sky remained.

"Yutani!"

This time, Li Jun had confirmed what was going on in the valley, and when he looked up at the high immortal mountain, he also knew its name.

"Ganshan Mountain, Ganshui River".

"The Kingdom of Xihe is no longer here; that thing is on the moon, or inside the lunar essence wheel."

Everything is a recreation of the ancient times, but there are also some differences.

Arriving at the foot of Ganshan Waterfall, Li Jun took out the fairy robe with feathers. He blew on it, and the robe was reshaped into a plain white robe in an ancient style.

Li Jun put it on to conceal his aura, preparing to use it to delve into the interior of Nuwa's intestines and gradually understand its current state.

However, at that moment, the voice of the Guhuoniao came over.

Why are you wearing my clothes?

Li Jun said, "Whether it's now or in ancient times, it has fallen into my hands and belongs to me."

Guhuoniao: "Have you regained the memories that belong to Dijun, or are you already the Heavenly Emperor?"

Li Jun did not answer, but flew up the waterfall and entered the cave, heading towards the lower underground world.

(End of this chapter)