This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

After flying for about a thousand miles, the breeze finally stopped.

The desolate scene before us finally showed some differences.

In the valley ahead, a huge plaza was found.

The square was clearly man-made, and in the center of the square stood a stone monument that was over a hundred feet tall.

A flash of sword light, and a gentle breeze landed in front of the stone tablet.

Looking up, one can see four powerful characters written on the stone tablet: Xuanhuang Ancient Road.

"The Ancient Path of Xuanhuang? What does that mean? Is it a road?"

A gentle breeze circled the stone tablet, but the entire square was deserted; apart from the tablet, there was nothing else to be seen, let alone any ancient path...

"What exactly is this thing? Did Senior 'Sword' send me here because of this?"

Qingfeng was completely baffled.

Logically speaking, given Senior Sword's strength, he would most likely not do anything meaningless.

Qingfeng simply sat cross-legged in front of the stone tablet, looking up at it and contemplating it in a calm manner.

Slowly closing his eyes, his primordial spirit, which had transformed into a sword soul, gradually dissipated, and then he cautiously approached the stone tablet.

Since there is nothing else here except this stone tablet, it is the only breakthrough point.

The moment Qingfeng's primordial spirit power touched the stone tablet, he immediately sensed its difference.

The core material of this stone tablet was not actually stone, but a material similar to spirit crystal.

However, the stone tablet contained many different substances. Qingfeng even sensed some extremely extraordinary refining materials. If classified according to the material grades of the Xuanhuang Great World, they could even be comparable to divine materials that could be used to refine immortal weapons.

However, this is not the most unusual thing about the stone tablet.

The inside of this stone tablet is covered with many mysterious and extraordinary runes, the method of which is unknown.

It contains an extremely obscure power of spacetime.

"The power of spacetime... Could this be... a portal?"

Qingfeng was slightly startled. He could sense that the stone tablet was in a dormant state and could be awakened with just an external trigger.

Qingfeng opened his eyes, his gaze filled with curiosity.

He glanced back at the direction of the Xuanhuang Great World, hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind.

"Such a rare experience, wouldn't it be a pity not to go?"

Qingfeng muttered to himself.

Without further hesitation, he waved his hand and unleashed a burst of magical power brimming with boundless vitality.

The moment the magic power landed on the stone tablet, patterns radiating purple-gold light seemed to come alive and spread rapidly across the tablet.

As a result, the outer layer of stone on the surface of the stele quickly broke and fell off.

The stone tablet was eventually revealed to be its true form—a portal to another dimension covered with numerous runes.

Qingfeng's eyes were burning as he murmured to himself:

"It really is a portal, but I wonder where it will take me..."

After saying that, Qingfeng flew up and crashed into the spacetime runes in the center of the stone tablet.

His figure seemed illusory, passing right through it.

Finally, it disappeared completely.

About a breath later, a beam of purple-gold light shot up from the stone tablet and into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, we were already hundreds of thousands of miles away, deep into the universe, as if heading to the other side of the starry sky.

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In the depths of the Heavenly Court, which stands proudly at the highest peak of the Three Realms and Nine Provinces, a forbidden gate that had not been opened for three thousand years suddenly opened.

In an instant, terrifying imperial might poured out, causing the entire Heavenly Court to tremble uncontrollably.

Everyone inside the Heavenly Court felt a sudden tightness in their hearts, looking towards the depths of the Heavenly Court with eyes full of awe. Some of them even had eyes full of fanaticism, like the most devout believers.

"Welcome back the Heavenly Emperor from seclusion..."

Suddenly someone knelt down, bowed their head, and shouted loudly.

Immediately, others followed suit. In a short while, everyone in the Heavenly Court was kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up at the figure floating in the air atop the Heavenly Court's clouds, more dazzling than the sun.

The Heavenly Emperor, this is the true Heavenly Emperor.

As the ruler of the Heavenly Court and undoubtedly the number one person in the Xuanhuang Great World, he doesn't need to personally handle many matters.

Therefore, the one who usually sits high in the Heavenly Palace and handles all affairs is just an avatar created by the Heavenly Emperor.

The true form of the Heavenly Emperor is usually in seclusion in the forbidden area deep within the Heavenly Court, studying the Imperial Scripture. He will never easily come out unless there is a major event.

After appearing, the Heavenly Emperor did not respond to those who worshipped him. Instead, he looked up at the endless starry sky beyond the heavens, and a rare surprise appeared in his eyes, which were capable of seeing through everything in the world.

"The Ancient Path of Xuanhuang... has been opened..."

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Several hundred miles away from the Heavenly Court, there is a pyramid suspended high in the heavens.

At the top of the pyramid is a platform, and in the center of the platform stands an ancient stele that exudes an ancient aura.

This stele is not made of stone, but is made entirely of divine materials, which also contain a lot of celestial gold.

The mysterious characters on the ancient stele were formed from celestial gold.

These characters are very different from modern characters; they look more primitive, as if they lead directly to the origin.

Each character seems to contain an incredible power. Whoever can comprehend even one of them will surely benefit greatly from their spiritual practice.

At this moment, the ancient stele was surrounded by many young talents.

Sitting closest to the ancient stele was Nangong Yue, whose bloodline of two great emperors had awakened within her.

At the top of the pyramid, there were only her and Di Hao.

Following Nangong Yue were the same group of geniuses who had been summoned to the Heavenly Domain by receiving the Emperor's Decree.

Examples include Bai Susu of the Beast Taming Sect and Cang Que, the Holy Son of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect...

The dozen or so young prodigies sat in rows according to their ranking, with the last-ranked being the furthest from the ancient stele.

This ancient stele is the Heavenly Emperor's Stele Inscription that countless people in the Xuanhuang Great World have been dreaming of.

The inscription above was left by the Ancient Heavenly Emperor himself, containing his will and his supreme legacy.

Even after millions of years, the power of the Heavenly Emperor on this ancient stele remains as majestic as the heavens, and no one dares to underestimate it.

Originally, this ancient stele was a legacy left by the Heavenly Emperor to his descendants. However, after the current Heavenly Emperor took control of the Heavenly Court, he moved the stele out of the forbidden area of ​​the Heavenly Court and placed it on the Nine Heavens Palace in the center of the Heavenly Domain.

According to the Heavenly Emperor Xihe, the Ancient Heavenly Emperor was the supreme powerhouse of the entire Xuanhuang Great World. He represented the end of the Immortal Ancient Era and the pinnacle of martial arts civilization.

Therefore, the legacy of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor should belong to the entire Xuanhuang realm, not just the Heavenly Court.

Thus, it was established that every thousand years, twelve outstanding young geniuses would be selected from the Xuan Domain to ascend to heaven and comprehend the inscription.

It must be said that the Heavenly Emperor's actions truly impressed the entire Xuanhuang Great World.

So much so that whenever the Heavenly Court is mentioned, all the holy lands and sects in the Xuan Domain, and even all martial arts practitioners, feel an involuntary sense of awe and regard the Heavenly Emperor as the undisputed ruler of the Xuanhuang Great World...

Even in the countryside, the most common shrines enshrined in temples are those of the Heavenly Emperor.

The Xuanyu prodigies have been studying the ancient stele in the Heavenly Domain for nearly two years, and everyone has made great progress. Even the one with the lowest cultivation level in the past has now reached the Ninth Heaven Realm.

Among them, some of the most outstanding ones, such as the disciples of the Hongyu Imperial Clan, as well as Nangong Yue, Bai Susu, and Cang Que, have already reached the Ninth Heaven Perfection and are only one step away from entering the Earth Immortal realm.

Keep in mind that none of them are even thirty years old yet.

A twenty-something-year-old who has reached the peak of the Ninth Heaven Realm is considered one of the most outstanding geniuses in the entire Xuanhuang Great World over the past thousand years.

Of course, the main help came from the Heavenly Emperor's Stele.

The emergence of the Heavenly Emperor in his true form immediately startled the prodigies who were studying the ancient stele.

Everyone instinctively turned to look in the direction of the Heavenly Court and saw the towering figure that stood tall and upright like a great sun.

Nangong Yue was taken aback and asked in surprise:

"Grandpa Heavenly Emperor? What happened to him?"

The composure that had been on Di Hao's face all along vanished. He first glanced at the Heavenly Emperor, then subconsciously bowed his head.

But he was immediately drawn to another aura.

Then he suddenly looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through the heavens, seeing the endless starry sky beyond the celestial realm, and his expression changed drastically.

"This is... the Ancient Path of Xuanhuang... the opportunity to become an Emperor..."

Nangong Yue couldn't help but look up when she heard his voice, but with her strength, she could only see the dazzling sky of the Heavenly Domain and nothing else.

"Brother Dihao, what is the Xuanhuang Ancient Path?"

Di Hao shook his head, offering no explanation. Instead, he immediately turned to the other prodigies who were studying the ancient stele and said in a deep voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived. If you wish to know anything, please follow me."

After saying that, Di Hao grabbed Nangong Yue and they transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Heavenly Court.

The others exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what had happened.

Cang Que frowned and murmured:

"Just now, the imperial prince seemed to have mentioned the 'Ancient Path of Mysterious Yellow'..."

The Holy Son of the Yi Shen Sect, standing beside him, immediately took over the conversation.

"And there's another phrase: 'the opportunity to become emperor'..."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a surge of excitement welling up inside them.

"The opportunity to become emperor..."

These four words are enough to drive anyone in the world crazy...

"Walk..."

Without further hesitation, everyone took to the air and followed Emperor Hao.

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In a mountain range at least tens of thousands of miles away from the Heavenly Court, Wang Jingshu had just killed a powerful beast and was resting against its corpse.

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something.

Looking up, one's divine eye is opened.

Piercing through the celestial dome, one could see a great road seemingly stretching across the starry sky emerging from the depths of the heavens.

For some reason, when Wang Jingshu saw this avenue, she couldn't help but feel an urge to explore it further.

"How do I get to the depths of the starry sky?"