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Chapter 117 The Mirror of Heaven and Earth, The Power of Human Hearts! (First update, please subscribe and vote)

Black Emperor?

Taiyi was not familiar with this innate deity.

Yi Di Shi, who had much to learn, said, "This one was also a primordial saint born in the ancient era. He seems to have attained enlightenment during the era of the Earth Emperor. He is the Lord of the Eternal Dark Abyss, a place where the light of the Sun Star and the Moon Star cannot illuminate."

"If we're talking about the path of darkness, no one in the primordial world can compare to it."

Houtu said, "If it is Him, then it is not surprising."

"But Taiyi, do you think He deliberately exposed His escape this time, or was He helplessly caught by His Majesty the Emperor?"

Taiyi shook his head upon hearing this: "Without reaching the level of a God-Emperor, one cannot comprehend their methods."

Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun looked completely bewildered.

Julingshi glanced at Taiyishi and explained, "This person had been plotting against Taiyi all along. Tianyin Shenzun was his scapegoat, along with several other god emperors."

"When we were ambushed in the Nine Ridges Mountains, it was because they led several divine lords into demonic possession and extracted the primordial energy from the bodies of our acquired races."

They were plotted against by the gods!

Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun were horrified when they heard this.

Then, Hongyun said with a hint of excitement, "I never imagined your travels would be so wonderful!"

Julingshi was stunned upon hearing this.

This……

If they weren't strong enough and had powerful backers, they would have died long ago. Why is Fellow Daoist Hongyun so excited?

At this moment, the Black Emperor's voice rang out again: "The demonic path is also the path!"

"Nine-Headed Clan, you obstruct all beings from seeking the Dao; you are unworthy to be the ruler of the Three Realms!"

"Today I will open a path for all beings to seek the truth!"

The Taiyi family members exchanged bewildered glances.

If you didn't know better, you would really think that the Black Emperor was the good guy and the Human Emperor was the villain.

Upon hearing this, Julingshi couldn't help but jump up and down: "This is utterly shameless!"

This guy is clearly a wicked and despicable person, yet he appears so righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Watch out, they're about to attack!"

Hou Tu shouted.

At that moment, darkness was spreading rapidly across the sky. As Taiyi and the others looked, the sun was being obscured, and starting from the west, the primordial land was rapidly plunged into darkness.

Before long, Wanshou Mountain, where Taiyi and the others were located, was also plunged into darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

Everyone activated their supernatural powers, their eyes blazing with divine light, yet they still could not break through the darkness.

Moreover, this darkness not only rendered vision completely useless, but also rendered divine senses ineffective.

At that moment, everyone became blind.

Heavenly Eye, Netherworld Divine Eye, Primordial Five-Colored Divine Light, Flame Light Leaving the Earth...

They possessed various Taoist arts and supernatural powers, but none of them could dispel the darkness.

It wasn't until Taiyi Shi unleashed his Golden Wheel of Merit that the golden light of merit pierced the darkness, but it was limited to a radius of several feet around him.

What was most chilling was that, as the golden light of merit shone through, He saw that dark shadows lurked within the bodies of Houtu and Zhenyuanzi.

It is hidden deep within the physical body, the primordial spirit, the Dao fruit, and even the depths of consciousness and thought.

"Be careful what you do inside your body!"

Tai Yi shouted loudly.

Hou Tu, Zhen Yuanzi, and others also sensed the darkness within their bodies. Moreover, this darkness was writhing and resisting the golden light of merit, seemingly trying to corrupt their physical bodies, primordial spirits, Dao fruits, and consciousness.

"Everyone, let us offer sacrifices to the treasure together!"

Zhen Yuanzi shouted loudly, and his body sank into Longevity Mountain.

Behind Wuzhuang Temple, the ginseng fruit tree grew rapidly, and then a precious mirror flew up from Wuzhuang Temple and hung above the ginseng fruit tree.

The mirror bears two Daoist inscriptions, one for Heaven and one for Earth. At this moment, it splits open from the middle, and the mirror's light shines forth, illuminating both the inside and outside and dispelling the darkness.

"A top-grade innate spiritual treasure!"

This was the first time Taiyi had ever seen a spiritual treasure of this caliber, but he couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. He and Houtu and the others poured all their power into the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.

The Radiance of the Heavenly Treasure Mirror grew ever brighter, and wherever it went, darkness vanished.

On the treasure mirror, figures appeared one after another, none other than Taiyi and others.

At this moment, the darkness hidden within everyone melted away.

The light from the treasure mirror continued to expand outwards, enveloping the mountain peaks.

Then Taiyi and the others witnessed a strange scene.

All the creatures in Longevity Mountain, whether birds or beasts, whether demigods or acquired races, or even the gods, were kneeling on the ground, actually worshipping the Black Emperor!

After the light of the Heavenly Mirror shone upon them, they awoke as if from a dream, their faces filled with bewilderment.

"This is a powerful method of using darkness to invade the mind and body, and to control all spirits!"

Hou Tu was surprised.

Where there is light, there is darkness.

Darkness is everywhere.

Even though she was born a saint, she still had dark and sinister aspects in her heart.

This is a place where one could easily become a puppet of darkness and be controlled by the Black Emperor if one is not careful.

……

Together, everyone activated the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and its light continued to expand outward.

The gods who had been freed from darkness also joined in, causing the power of the Heavenly Mirror to continuously increase and its coverage to become wider and wider.

And at this time, it wasn't just Longevity Hill.

Mount Tai, the Five Sacred Mountains, Kunlun, Mount Zhou, the great rivers, the four seas, and other blessed lands and magical treasures ascended into the sky, unleashing their power, breaking through the darkness, and illuminating the primordial land.

In the netherworld, the Yellow Spring Ancestor, the Nether Serpent, and the various Ghost Emperors all raised their respective spiritual treasures, and the light gradually enveloped the entire netherworld.

To Taiyi and the others, it seemed as if the primordial world and the underworld had gained new suns.

Immediately afterwards, the darkness that shrouded the sky was also pierced by the sunlight.

Taiyi's Heavenly Eye looked out into the sky and saw one after another spiritual treasures unleashing their power.

Unfortunately, the power of the spiritual treasure was too overwhelming; even with the Heavenly Eye, all that could be seen were rows of blazing suns, and it was impossible to discern what kind of spiritual treasure it was.

"Is the battle over?"

"The Giant Spirit couldn't help but say."

Houtu said, "I'm afraid not."

"Although the gods have used their magical treasures, they can only prevent the Black Emperor from controlling all living beings. I'm afraid they won't interfere with the duel between the Black Emperor and His Majesty the Human Emperor."

Hongyun said, "The battlefield might be in the Mi Luo Palace in the central Juntian."

"Unfortunately, we cannot watch the battle."

He was very disappointed.

With his level of cultivation and spiritual attainment, he was not yet able to observe the Nine Heavens.

Taiyi and others also lacked this ability, as the Nine Heavens were located in the Dao Realm, which was extremely special.

However, Taiyi did not have high expectations for this battle.

He didn't know what the Black Emperor's true purpose was, but judging from the previous arrangements, the current situation was very likely also part of his plan.

Moreover, the current trend is in the hands of the Human Emperor. How could the Black Emperor possibly shake the Human Emperor's power on his own?

As for comparing individual abilities...

Although Taiyi had never directly witnessed the Human Emperor's methods, he could glean some insights from Qiongqi and the Black Emperor's various clandestine schemes.

"If the Black Emperor is trying to escape unscathed, how can he protect himself under the Emperor and within the entire Divine Court?"

"And what was His purpose in shedding His skin like a cicada?"

Tai Yi pondered to himself, "What role did I play in all of this?"

"Why should I be able to scheme against the Human Emperor?"

"And that battle within the Chaos Skin—did the Black Emperor's divine consciousness truly perish because I breached his Dao Heart?"

Tai Yi had many doubts in his mind.

Unfortunately, He knew too little.

Previously, they had pieced together a glimpse of the Black Emperor's plan, but it was certainly not the whole story.

"Perhaps in that clash with Chaos Skin, Black Emperor was simply going with the flow..."

After careful analysis, Taiyi made some guesses.

At that very moment, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth trembled.

"The Black Emperor has vanished!"

Giant Spirit cried out in alarm.

Taiyi and others also felt it.

The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth trembled, the root cause of which was the Great Dao of Darkness.

The Black Emperor is an innate deity born from the Dark Dao. Once he transforms into a human, he will inevitably be devoured by the Dark Dao.

Previously, the Heavenly Yin God Venerable died quietly, but now the Black Emperor has made such a big fuss, which seems to show the difference between the two.

Moreover, the Black Emperor's fate was actually to transform into Tao.

This surprised Taiyi and the others.

"Is it the sacrificial road?"

Taiyi secretly speculated about the methods the Human Emperor would use to deal with the Black Emperor.

Given Black Emperor's formidable strength, ordinary methods would likely be insufficient to completely eliminate him.

However, the Dao is irresistible; as long as one remains within the Three Realms and Heavens, no matter how deeply one hides, one cannot escape it.

Unless the Black Emperor finds a way to resist the transformation into Tao.

Looking inward, Taiyi looked at the Soul-Cleansing Bell hanging on the Demon Tree within his body.

He sensed it; the immense power of heaven and earth permeated through, invading the Soul-Cleansing Bell and dissolving a hidden force within it.

This gave him goosebumps.

Fortunately, the power of the Dao did not spread and did not affect him.

He had suffered a loss at Dao Hua's hands before, so he was bound to be wary now.

Gradually, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth returned to calm, and one by one, the spiritual treasures in the world disappeared without a trace. Zhen Yuanzi also took away the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.

After everyone returned to the temple and sat down, Hongyun couldn't help but sigh, "A primordial deity who has lived since the ancient times has come to an end like this!"

He wasn't sympathizing with the Black Emperor; he was simply feeling sentimental.

Zhen Yuanzi then asked, "When the Black Emperor said, 'The divine path has ended, there is no way forward,' could it be related to the transformation of the Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor?"

Taiyi nodded, then a thought struck him, and he wondered, "Although the Black Emperor's defeat was swift, how many hearts will be shaken when darkness covers the three realms and all the heavens because of his words and deeds?"

At this moment, he couldn't help but recall the feeling of powerlessness he had when Tu Bo suppressed the chaos in the underworld.

At that time, it wasn't that Tubo lacked strength, but rather that people's hearts were in turmoil.

"So...the Black Emperor's goal is to sow discord among people?"

Tai Yishi's expression changed.

Everyone noticed and looked over. Houtu asked, "Taiyi, what has come to your mind?"

Taiyi came to his senses and said, "I fear that since the Black Emperor, the Three Realms and the heavens will never again be as peaceful as they once were."

Upon hearing this, Julingshi exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, the Black Emperor has already passed away, surely it can't be that bad?"

Houtu said, "When things reach their peak, they decline!"

"I'm afraid all the gods and venerable beings in the Three Realms are waiting."

Giant Spirit asked blankly, "Wait?"

"What are you waiting for?"

Taiyi said, "We'll wait for His Majesty the Emperor to take that step!"

"The Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor have both failed; there cannot be a third failure, otherwise even the gods of the Three Realms will abandon the divine path!"

Everyone's expression changed upon hearing this.

However, Taiyi saw another deeper meaning in this Black Emperor incident.

The Emperor's previous seclusion was merely a pretense.

But after this incident, I'm afraid I'll really have to go into seclusion!

"The Black Emperor is manipulating public sentiment to force His Majesty the Human Emperor to act against his own will..."

The tide is unstoppable!

What is the general trend?

People's hearts!

(End of this chapter)