This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

The Heavenly Emperor is the ruler of the Heavenly Realm and the Heavenly Court.

The title of Heavenly Emperor originally belonged only to that most brilliant and talented emperor of the ancient era.

Since its establishment, the Heavenly Court has been the undisputed number one power in the Xuanhuang Great World, suppressing the entire universe with its strength.

Therefore, people began to call the ruler of the Heavenly Court the Heavenly Emperor.

As for the Great Emperor who single-handedly created the Heavenly Domain, the words "Ancient Wilderness" are added to distinguish him.

The arrival of the Heavenly Emperor is enough to show how much the Heavenly Court values ​​Nangong Yue.

Although the Heavenly Emperor may not be the strongest being in the Xuanhuang Great World in terms of individual strength, he is undoubtedly the number one person in the Xuanhuang Great World because of his status as the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

Upon hearing the salutations of Emperor Hao and the others, everyone in the entire square involuntarily knelt down.

They lowered their heads, bowing in awe.

"Welcome to the Heavenly Emperor..."

"Welcome to the Heavenly Emperor..."

In the hearts of the vast majority of martial arts practitioners in the Xuanhuang Great World, this person is almost equivalent to the God of Heaven.

With just a word, he could easily wipe a sacred sect from this world.

Legend has it that the Heavenly Emperor also possesses a Great Dao Imperial Weapon left behind by the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, named the Mirror of All Living Beings.

It can reflect all living beings under heaven. As long as the Heavenly Emperor wants to kill you, no matter where you hide, the Mirror of All Living Beings can find you and bring down heavenly punishment to directly annihilate you.

The title of Heavenly Emperor is a dual symbol of power and status.

No one dared to disobey.

Li Daoxuan looked up at the seven-colored glow inside the Heavenly Gate. His primordial spirit throbbed, and he vaguely saw the Great Dao flowing. It seemed that a towering figure stood in the depths of the void, watching over them.

The oppressive aura he exuded was in no way inferior to that of the Hongyu Imperial Clan Ancestor within the void passage.

"Even the Heavenly Emperor has been alarmed; it seems Nangong's potential is far greater than we imagined..."

An existence like the Heavenly Emperor would not appear so easily unless it involved extremely enormous interests.

Of course, he did not actually appear; his power was simply transferred there.

"Xihe, do you want to fight me?"

Inside the void passage, the patriarch of the Hongyu Imperial Clan spoke in a calm tone.

A moment later, there was a response from deep within the heavenly gate.

"Brother Chang Geng, our two clans have been neighbors for ten thousand years and have always lived in peace. There is no need for us to harbor any resentment over this."

Surprisingly, the Heavenly Emperor's voice was not as majestic as one might expect. Instead, it had a gentle and refined quality, like a highly respected teacher giving earnest instruction to his students.

"Chang Geng? So the ancestor of the Hongyu Imperial Clan was named Chang Geng..."

Li Daoxuan was slightly startled. He had seen the name Chang Geng before. He had come to the Central Divine Continent and, on his travels, specifically sought out a holy sect, then sneaked in and saw it in their scripture pavilion.

According to ancient records, Emperor Hongyu was focused on reaching the pinnacle in his early years and did not have any offspring.

It wasn't until he became a great emperor that he had a son with a confidante through his own bloodline, and the son was named Chang Geng.

This is a true imperial son, possessing the purest imperial bloodline.

If the one inside the void passage is indeed a descendant of the Great Emperor Hongyu, then he has lived for at least ten thousand years...

Ten thousand years... the limit of a martial god's lifespan.

Even a quasi-emperor with all nine imperial runes perfected only has this lifespan.

However, this Chang Geng exceeded this limit, perhaps because he was the emperor's own son.

Those who know this part of ancient history are deeply moved at this moment.

Unexpectedly, the void passage contained this great deity.

May he live ten thousand years! This is a living history of antiquity.

The void passage fell silent, seemingly unwilling to break ties with the Heavenly Emperor.

"Brother Chang Geng, I have a suggestion. Would you like to hear it and see if you agree?"

The Heavenly Emperor remained as gentle as ever, but hidden within that gentle tone was a power capable of changing the very fabric of the world.

"explain..."

Emperor's son Chang Geng was extremely sparing with his words, and he never yielded even in the face of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Brother Chang Geng said he wanted to extract the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline from her body. I know that this is just Brother Chang Geng's joke."

"Since this woman possesses the bloodlines of both our races and has already begun to revert to her ancestral form, she has an inseparable connection with both our races."

"Whether we let her join the Hongyu Imperial Clan or my Heavenly Court, I'm afraid the other side will not agree."

"In that case, why not find a compromise?"

Chang Geng seemed intrigued and asked:

How to find a compromise?

As soon as he finished speaking, ripples appeared in the void within the Heavenly Gate, along with the starry universe.

In the center of that starry universe, there is a towering figure that seems to fill the entire cosmos.

Endless divine light enveloped his body, and a seven-colored halo appeared behind his head, with nine perfect imperial runes faintly visible within it.

The first reaction of everyone who saw this scene was not to look up and stare, but to bow their heads in submission.

No one could even see his face clearly.

Even Li Daoxuan could only vaguely see some outlines.

Those seven-colored divine lights and obscure aura contained profound Daoist principles and terrifying blood energy powerful enough to incinerate the Heavenly Pearl Sea, making it difficult for his primordial spirit power to get close.

"A quasi-emperor who has perfected the nine Emperor Marks is close to the Dao... It seems my previous guess was correct. There are three thousand Great Daos, but they all lead to the same goal. The Great Emperor is actually a cultivator who has attained perfection of the Great Dao through martial arts. He is on the same level as the Heavenly Immortal of my Daoist sect. Both are beings who have perfected the Great Dao."

Looking at that terrifying figure, Li Daoxuan suddenly felt enlightened.

Although he followed the path of cultivation, he never looked down on the martial arts of the Xuanhuang Great World.

After all, this is a cultivation path that has been practiced for hundreds of years and has long reached its ultimate peak.

Upon seeing the Heavenly Emperor, he seemed to have a clearer certainty about his future path of cultivation.

The Five Elements converge at the origin, the Three Flowers gather at the top, and the Golden Elixir Path will lead to the summit sooner or later.

As Li Daoxuan was pondering these cultivation questions, he suddenly felt a gaze fall upon him.

He suddenly looked up at the Heavenly Emperor's Martial God Avatar. Although he couldn't see the other's eyes clearly, he instinctively felt that the gaze was coming from the Heavenly Emperor.

"Um?"

Li Daoxuan's heart tightened, and he immediately became alert.

Then the Heavenly Emperor spoke:

"The little one seems quite dependent on this... young brother. Why don't we trouble this young brother to take care of him? Our two clans will give each other resources as they should, and give each other the Imperial Scriptures as they should."

"If the little ones in the future remember this bond of kinship, they can also take care of our two clans."

"Even if she doesn't want to be associated with the two clans, it's enough that our ancestral bloodline can continue and be passed down."

After saying this, the Heavenly Emperor paused for a moment.

"Brother Chang Geng, what do you think?"