Covering the Sky: Fairy, I really need to control you properly.

As Xu Jinhuan said, the black gourd is indeed constantly being conceived and repaired by the deity inside.

And she actually managed to fix it.

If this gets out, the entire Big Dipper will be shaken, all the holy lands will go crazy, and even those ancient families that have been living in seclusion may reappear.

A supreme imperial weapon is enough to change the rise and fall of a power, and enough to give a holy land an eternal foundation.

Thank you.

She said it softly to herself.

[Helping the first host, "Fairy Zixia," obtain the ultimate imperial weapon; current progress of condensing the first Dao Fruit: 100/100]

The first Dao Fruit has been successfully condensed.

[By using artifacts related to the "Emperor," one can communicate with the remaining traces of his Dao.]

Within the Sea of ​​Bitterness, Xu Jinhuan sensed the information.

The first Dao Fruit has been obtained.

However, at this very moment...

"Clang!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry echoed from the depths of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

The sound was so distant, as if it came from beyond the heavens, from the ancient past, from the very end of time, yet it was so real, penetrating the flesh, penetrating the soul, penetrating the depths of the mind.

The people kneeling on the ground struggled to raise their heads and look up at the sky.

There, a massive ancient mine manifested itself, stretching across the starry sky, majestic and imposing, shrouded in mist, ancient and mysterious.

Primordial Ancient Mine.

That is one of the seven forbidden zones of life in the Big Dipper, a forbidden land of all ancient races, a forbidden zone where countless terrifying beings slumber.

For countless millennia, countless brilliant and talented individuals, nearing the end of their lives, have attempted to explore it, but none have ever emerged alive.

Too many legends, too many myths, too much resentment and regret are buried there.

At that moment, deep within the ancient mine, a dazzling light shot into the sky.

The light was so intense, a crimson gold tinged with a breathtaking blood-red hue, illuminating the entire sky and the entire ancient Big Dipper star.

Within the light, a figure solidified.

That appeared to be a weapon.

Phoenix-winged gilded halberd!

It floats above the ancient mine, its entire body gleaming, interwoven with crimson gold and flowing with blood-red hues. Its slender body is shaped like phoenix wings, and every feather and every pattern contains the laws of the imperial way.

"What is that?"

"Are there really living beings surviving within the Primordial Ancient Mine?!"

"Why is there a phoenix's cry? Could it be the Undying Emperor? Is that ancient god of all races still alive?"

Only the supreme beings within the ancient mine knew that it was not a true immortal phoenix, but a special Dao weapon.

Or rather, he was a supreme being who embarked on an alternative path to immortality.

He was originally an ancient emperor of Blood Phoenix Mountain, a being who shook the universe in the ancient times. In order to resist the erosion of time and to seek an alternative way of immortality, he refined all his primordial spirit and origin into his natal weapon, the Phoenix Winged Gilded Halberd, and transformed it into this special life form.

The Primordial Spirit unites with the Dao.

From then on, he was both a living being and a weapon.

In recent years, the ancient emperor of Blood Phoenix Mountain has alternated between slumber and awakening more and more frequently, each slumber being deeper and each awakening more difficult.

He was about to completely lose himself, to become a mere weapon, and to completely forget that he was once a living person, once an emperor.

But tonight, the fluctuations of the Emperor's power made him open his eyes again.

That aura...

He looked towards the Big Dipper, towards the direction of the Holy City, his gaze piercing through the endless void and landing on the black gourd in front of Fairy Zixia.

Why does that aura feel so familiar?

"This gourd..."

"Wasn't the Eastern Emperor's imperial weapon destroyed in that ancient divine war?"

Upon hearing this, another aura awakened deep within the ancient mine, opening its eyes from the chaos.

"Blood Phoenix, do you recognize that thing?"

The phoenix-winged gilded halberd remained silent for a moment.

Of course it recognizes it.

That happened tens of thousands of years ago.

The slumbering spirit of the soldier within the gourd was something he had personally crafted in his early years. However, in his pursuit of an alternative path to immortality, he embarked on the path of uniting his primordial spirit with the Dao, transforming this body into a weapon.

That soldier's spirit was thus abandoned in the world.

Why bother?

Why bother?

"In this life, becoming an immortal is the only true path, the only right way. Every time you awaken, you are wasting your remaining lifespan and accelerating your descent into utter ruin."

The phoenix-winged gilded halberd remained silent.

It knew that the other party was right.

It has lost count of how many times it has fallen asleep and how many times it has awakened. With each awakening, its consciousness becomes more blurred, and the part of it that is "human" fades more.

Perhaps the next time it falls asleep, the next time it awakens, it will completely forget that it was once the ancient emperor of Blood Phoenix Mountain, and will be reduced to a weapon that only knows how to kill.

"Now that I'm like this, will this life be the right choice?"

The ancient mine remains silent.

After a long silence, the ancient voice rang out again: "At least, there is still hope."

Phoenix-winged gilded halberd remained silent.

It glanced one last time in the direction of the Holy City, and then at the woman in purple.

"Young one, when I attain immortality, I will settle the score with you regarding cause and effect!"

Zixia Fairy was startled.

She looked up at the dazzling light in the sky, and at the gilded phoenix-winged halberd, her eyes filled with shock and bewilderment.

What connection could there be between her and this mysterious being?

Could it be because of this black gourd, or because the spirit of the soldier was triggered?

Phoenix Winged Gilded Halberd offered no further explanation. The crimson and gold light slowly receded, disappearing once more into the mist of the Primordial Ancient Mine.

……

Within the sea of ​​suffering, Xu Jinhuan frowned slightly.

Just now, the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd crossed the endless void and spoke, saying that it would settle its karma when the path to immortality opened.

Being targeted by a supreme being is not a good thing!

"The Imperial Weapon of the Eastern Emperor Taizun..."

As for this black gourd, it is the weapon of the Eastern Emperor Taizun. According to this name, he should be an existence that attained enlightenment before the Primordial Era, or perhaps a Celestial Venerable from the mythological era.

"That's enough."

Xu Jinhuan shook his head, suppressing these thoughts for the time being.

Right now, he needs to try something more important.

On the Dao Tree, the first Dao Fruit has been successfully condensed, crystal clear. It is the fruit created by Fairy Zixia, formed because she obtained the Supreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

Just now, the Dao Tree gave a hint...

[By using artifacts related to the "Emperor", one can communicate with the remaining traces of the Dao.]

What is the Dao trace?

Those are the imprints left by the emperors between heaven and earth, proof that they once existed, and the continuation of their way and law.

At this moment, the black gourd in front of Fairy Zixia, which was suspected to be the imperial weapon of the Eastern Emperor Taizun, was destroyed and its weapon spirit was dormant, but it had ultimately carried the Dao of a great emperor.

With a thought, Xu Jinhuan's spiritual power spread out along the Tree of Heavenly Dao, reaching beyond the Sea of ​​Bitterness and towards the black gourd.

This is a mysterious sensation.

He did not directly touch the black gourd, but instead touched the imperial weapon through the connection between him and Fairy Zixia, and through the cause and effect between the Heavenly Dao Fruit and her.

Xu Jinhuan's perception gradually deepened, piercing through the mist and sinking into some unknown depths.

There, he vaguely saw something.

A state of chaos.

Nothingness.

And, a blurry figure.