Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

"Why are all the people on my spiritual path so good?"

Gu Changjin sighed, then quickly suppressed his emotion.

Since the person is already gone, it's more practical to take stock of the estate first.

The bronze ancient emperor left behind many things, including memories of cultivation in two lifetimes and a complete imperial scripture.

Imperial weapons, ancient bronze lamps, and his understanding of the cultivation system of this universe, which he accumulated from the era of the Celestial Venerable to the era of the Great Emperor.

Gu Changjin's first target was naturally the cultivation technique.

The Book of Burying Heaven and Swallowing the Dao.

This is a technique he deduced when he first arrived on Xuanheng Ancient Star, based on the Beixuan Gu family's "Beixuan Yangtian Jing" (Northern Mystery Nourishing Heaven Scripture), combined with the "Dao Jing" (Daoist Scripture) of the main world and his own insights from various lifetimes, using the Dao Fruit as a basis.

The limit that was deduced at that time was the Great Emperor Realm.

In other words, the original "Burial Heaven and Devouring Dao Scripture" could already be considered an imperial scripture.

However, Gu Changjin never truly became an emperor.

Much of this content is derived from the path of enlightenment.

He can walk, but compared to ancient beings like the Bronze Emperor who have truly attained enlightenment and lived two lifetimes, he still lacks the familiarity of someone who has actually walked that path.

Things are different now.

"Come."

Gu Changjin sat down cross-legged, his Dao Fruit trembled slightly, and strands of Dao Yuan fell into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The "Burial of Heaven and Devouring Dao Scripture" and the "Devouring and Refining Emperor Scripture" left behind by the Bronze Ancient Emperor unfolded simultaneously.

The two scriptures are extremely similar in their core content.

He seizes the essence of all things, transforms the resources of all heavens, and uses the essence of heaven, earth, and all living beings to nourish his own Great Dao.

The only difference is that Gu Changjin's magic is more domineering; he wants to eat everything.

The laws of the Bronze Ancient Emperor are more mature, and have even come to involve how to refine the laws of the Emperor's Way and how to use the myriad laws to nourish his own Emperor body.

The two constantly collide, disassemble, and recombine.

The traces of the Great Dao that originally belonged to the Bronze Ancient Emperor were gradually worn away by the Dao Fruit, leaving only the truly useful parts.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Within Gu Changjin's sea of ​​consciousness, a brand new scripture slowly took shape.

The title "The Burial of Heaven and Devouring the Dao Scripture" remains the same, but its upper limit is no longer limited to the Great Emperor realm.

Instead... a celestial being in the mortal world!

Gu Changjin opened his eyes, his gaze serious for the first time.

"A magical scripture?"

This is interesting.

According to his current assessment.

The immortals of this mortal realm are already at the level of true immortals in the main world.

In other words, this other self of mine has actually already come into contact with the path to becoming a true immortal.

There's even... a chance to continue looking upwards through this world.

After all, the Bronze Emperor's judgment was not wrong.

In this life, the path to immortality will truly open.

That old man foresaw the era, but he didn't foresee that he wouldn't live to see his third life.

"If we could truly use this realm to touch something beyond the realm of true immortals..."

Gu Changjin thought for a moment.

That would be a great deal. Of course, you should take advantage of any benefits, but if you encounter something you absolutely cannot afford to mess with, then you should back down.

He doesn't owe the world anything, so he can just run away.

With the completion of the deduction of the immortal scriptures.

The darkness behind Gu Changjin also quietly changed.

The darkness of the past was simply a quiet and pure engulfment.

Once it spreads, life, divine power, weapons, and the very essence of things will gradually disappear wherever it goes.

And now... in the depths of darkness, something else has appeared.

Gu Changjin had a sudden thought.

Deep darkness slowly enveloped the entire bronze ancient hall, and from within that boundless darkness, a blurry figure slowly emerged.

One of the saints he devoured, the patriarch of the Zhao family, the saint king of the Tai Xuan Divine Sect, and those quasi-emperors who had already died.

There were even phantom images of holy weapons that he had once devoured, faintly appearing in the deepest part of the darkness.

They were not truly resurrected; rather, the traces of the Great Dao and the original imprints remaining after being devoured by the "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture" were reused.

If an enemy falls into this darkness, he will first be continuously devoured of his life, divine power, and the Great Dao.

Secondly, perception will be suppressed by darkness, and those beings that were once devoured by Gu Changjin will emerge from the darkness again in this way of "Dao Shadow".

If you can swallow it, then eat it directly.

Can't swallow it all at once?

Let's put them in first, let them work their magic slowly, and then let them entertain all the "old friends" from before.

Gu Changjin watched as more and more figures appeared in the darkness and remained silent for a while.

"This scene... why does it feel more and more like a dark upheaval to this old man?"

Others instigate dark turmoil so that they can prolong their lives by eating people.

He's fine, the darkness itself is his.

Moreover, the darkness was filled with people he had eaten before.

"That's good. It should be more lively when there are more people."

Gu Changjin put away the darkness with satisfaction.

Next, come the truly valuable memories.

The first incarnation of the Bronze Ancient Emperor was born in the era of the Celestial Venerable, an era far more chaotic than later generations imagined.

Some Celestial Venerables truly died, their bodies transformed into Dao, and their Imperial Weapons fell into obscurity.

But some old people have already prepared a backup plan for themselves before their lifespan comes to an end.

Self-imposed seclusion, transformation, severing of the old body, slumber in forbidden zones, or even in some almost sinister way, awaiting the next life.

Therefore, not all those who dominated an era were purely newly emerging powerhouses.

Some people... may very well be monsters left over from an even more ancient era.

"really."

Gu Changjin stroked his chin.

"These old fogies, they're all masters of hiding."

He appreciates that.

There's nothing shameful about being alive.

Then, he finally saw the most crucial part: the Emperor's Proof.

After reaching the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, if one wishes to truly attain enlightenment, one must ensure that one's own Great Dao surpasses all other Daos of the world.

Ultimately, it will bear and merge with the Heavenly Dao Imperial Seal that represents the current emperor's throne in this world.

Only when the Imperial Seal is unified and acknowledged by all paths can one truly be considered a Great Emperor who has attained enlightenment.

But now... there is no emperor in this world.

The previous emperor disappeared thousands of years ago, leaving the throne vacant.

This also means that Gu Changjin is qualified.

Thinking of this, Gu Changjin's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

Nowadays, there are so many geniuses in the entire universe, with various types of bodies such as Holy Body, Overlord Body, King Body, God Body, and even descendants of Emperor Blood, as well as self-proclaimed ancient freaks.

One by one, they crawled out of the divine source, rubbing their hands together, ready to embark on the Starry Sky Emperor Road and slaughter their peers.

Everyone felt that this would be a great struggle that would last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

And then... what if you suddenly get the Emperor Certificate first?

Just thinking about it made Gu Changjin think that scene would be quite interesting.

"I just don't know if this Heavenly Dao Emperor Seal will recognize me, a young prodigy who is three thousand five hundred years old."

He thought about it seriously.

It shouldn't be a big problem; I just developed a little later.

Who can't achieve great things later in life?

While it's true that all the great emperors and celestial beings throughout history were under a thousand years old, never mind, let's prove it first.

Just then, the bronze lamp in his palm trembled slightly.

Gu Changjin looked down and then suddenly realized.

This forbidden land continuously drains the lifespan of intruders.

It's not that the rules of heaven and earth here are special, but rather the ancient bronze lamp.

In order to prepare resources for his third incarnation, the Bronze Emperor had long ago transformed the entire desolate land into a huge life-sustaining ground.

Every living being that enters this place will have its lifespan gradually drained, eventually flowing into the ancient bronze lamp to become its resources for resurrection.

Now that the Bronze Emperor is gone, the lamp has returned to Gu Changjin.

These things... naturally belong to him as well.

May good people have a peaceful life.

Gu Changjin smiled.

Then, the ancient bronze lamp ignited with a wisp of dark blue imperial fire, and the life essence accumulated by the lamp over the long years began to nourish it, with a large amount of life force flowing into its body.

Subsequently, the "Burial of Heaven and Devouring of the Dao Scripture" continued to burn without hesitation!

His cultivation at the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor advanced once again, and he was getting closer and closer to the perfection of the Quasi-Emperor realm.

It was at this moment that the outer edge of this ancient wasteland, hidden in the spatial interlayer, appeared.

Click!

The void suddenly cracked open, and a large spatial passage was forcibly opened from the outside.

Immediately afterwards, figures fell one after another.

There are geniuses from holy lands, descendants of ancient clans, and direct descendants of imperial clans, all from the top forces in the Eastern Continent of the Imperial Ruins.

Some of them had clearly read the ancient records about this perilous place beforehand.

As soon as he landed, he immediately activated a secret technique to protect his life essence.

But after a few breaths, everyone's expressions gradually became strange.

A young prodigy couldn't help but touch his chest.

"Wait, didn't the ancient texts say... that lifespan will continuously decrease after entering this place?"

The people nearby frowned simultaneously. They carefully sensed it, then looked at each other.

His lifespan...not a single bit less.

The entire ancient site was eerily quiet.

Finally, someone spoke up in a low voice.

"Has something happened here?"