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He definitely wants to bring a group of super-powerful monsters to ambush him.
If a group of monsters enhanced by the blood of a quasi-immortal emperor were to appear here, Yunhua would be confident that she could escape unscathed, but the Azure Emperor would be truly doomed.
After leaving the foreign land, Yunhua casually created a small world in the chaos, and then took the Azure Emperor into the small world. After setting up some formations, he immediately took out the spoils of this trip - the corpses of True Immortals and Immortal Kings.
"Retreating so hastily, has something appeared in that realm that even you can't handle? What are their trump cards?" the Azure Emperor asked.
"Your trump card is probably a group of Immortal Kings who are no weaker than me," Yunhua said casually. "But let's not talk about that now. I'll give you these True Immortal corpses. I also want to see if your inner world cultivation system will develop as I predicted."
First, there were the four True Immortals killed by the Azure Emperor. Yun Hua used purification techniques to completely cleanse the dark matter from the corpses of these four True Immortals.
Subsequently, the Azure Emperor absorbed the four immortal corpses into his inner world. At this moment, Yunhua also immediately observed all the changes in his inner world.
As soon as the four immortal corpses entered the Azure Emperor's inner world, a booming sound rang out. The blood and bones of the two true immortal corpses glowed simultaneously, and some of them were ignited and burned fiercely.
Transformation!
These two corpses transformed into the Dao, becoming part of the rules beneath this inner world, and completely integrated into this universe.
"Boom!!"
The two corpses suddenly exploded, staining the starry sky with blood. Even their natal weapons exploded, and countless corpses and weapon fragments flew to all parts of the inner world, emitting a blazing light, burning fiercely, and returning to this world.
The two True Immortals were obliterated, completely transformed into the Dao, and absorbed by the laws of heaven and earth within the inner world.
Even their signature weapons ignited, and all their essence returned to the world.
At the same time, pale blue and white rays of light flowed through the void, and roots could be seen emerging from the void, fully absorbing the great laws left behind by the two true immortals after they transformed into Dao.
At the same time, a blue lotus flower appeared from the void. This lotus flower was entirely blue-green, but wisps of celestial light flowed across its body.
This should be considered the "quasi-world tree" within the Azure Emperor's inner world.
Now, having absorbed the Great Dao Laws and power of the four True Immortal corpses, this Azure Lotus has become even more astonishing. Its entire body is shimmering with radiant light, especially the immortal light, which is so dazzling that it seems to be obscuring the original azure green color of its body.
At the same time, there are also strings of stars surrounding it, with a star resting on each lotus petal.
"It's not a real star yet, it's still in the gestation stage!" Yunhua thought to himself. Only when these stars become completely real can this World Tree remove the word "quasi" and become a true World Tree.
"However, it can also be considered accelerated growth." Yun Hua glanced around and looked at other areas of the inner world, where some immortal gold mines could be seen.
Yunhua opened his eyes. The Azure Emperor was still in a state of cultivation and comprehension. He was studying the Great Dao rules of these four True Immortals and was fully digesting the results of this experience.
"It's almost at the level of the sixth incarnation of Wushi... and not far from becoming a 'Red Dust Immortal'." Yunhua looked at the Azure Emperor and thought to himself.
In fact, those with an inner world cultivation system don't have much to worry about regarding lifespan. This is because their inner world can produce its own strands of longevity substances. Although these substances aren't enough for their own consumption, extending their lifespan tenfold is not a problem.
By this standard, they are already very close to being "immortals." But this kind of "immortal" is actually just taking advantage of the system. In terms of understanding the Great Dao and combat power, they are far inferior to true immortals in the mortal world.
"Very well, I will continue my seclusion this time. I want to dig out the deeper things in this Immortal King's memories, whether it is his Great Dao, his memories, or his secrets." Yunhua took out the Yunhua Pagoda and continued to refine the blue-eyed Immortal King's primordial spirit and memories.
Back when they were still in the foreign land, Yunhua sat down cross-legged in the air to refine the memories, but at that time she still had to take care of the Azure Emperor, so she only glanced at his memories and had no understanding of his Great Dao.
But now, having calmed down, Yunhua began to decompose the Great Dao Laws within the Blue-Eyed Immortal King's body.
This Immortal King cultivates the Way of the Sword. Having reached the level of a giant Immortal King, his swordsmanship is in no way inferior to the Grass Character Sword Technique, the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique, or the Calamity-Suppressing Technique.
"It's somewhat similar to the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique, but it's different from the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique... This is a sword technique that symbolizes emotions, using emotions as swords. I've never seen such a sword technique before. It's quite interesting!" The more Yun Hua analyzed the Great Dao Laws within the body of this Blue-Eyed Immortal King, the more he savored them, and the more he felt that this Great Dao was very profound.
This path, different from his own, has somehow compensated for a small "weakness" in swordsmanship.
"Sword Dao, let's try to integrate the three great sword techniques..." Yun Hua immediately compared the sword technique of this Blue-Eyed Immortal King with the Grass Sword Technique, the Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique, and the Calamity-Suppressing Technique. He wanted to integrate these supreme sword techniques and completely sublimate them to create a sword technique that belonged only to himself.
"Speaking of which, the Law of Destruction that I comprehended through my newly born World Beast avatar in the Swallowed Star World can actually be integrated into this."
As Yunhua explained, a vast understanding of swordsmanship surged into his heart. At the same time, Yunhua was also viewing these three sword techniques from a completely new perspective, and a unique feeling arose in his heart.
In conjunction with this realization, the Great Dao runes of the Grass Sword Technique, Immortal Tribulation Sword Technique, and Calm Chaos Technique began to slowly decompose, transforming into strands of Dao, which then merged within Yunhua's heart.
The shadow of a supreme sword technique began to emerge.
A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye. By this time, the Azure Emperor had completely digested and perfectly mastered the Great Dao and power of the four True Immortals.
Yunhua also roughly created a prototype of the sword technique he needed.
This is a supreme sword technique that combines the advantages of the three major sword techniques. Even though it is only in its initial form now, its power is in no way weaker than any of the three major sword techniques.
"How is it? How do you feel? How much progress have you made?" Yunhua asked, looking at the Azure Emperor beside her.
Chapter 477 Golden Crow Proves its Dao
"I was wrong before. The true path of inner world cultivation does not require my own path." The Azure Emperor pondered for a while, then shook his head, his eyes becoming much deeper.
"You don't need your own Dao. It seems you've already found the most profound core of this system." Yunhua smiled slightly.
"The Great Way is impartial, and Heaven has no favorites. If a world becomes biased, it will hinder the growth of Heaven and Earth." The Azure Emperor didn't say much, but he explained his path of cultivation in the inner world very clearly.
The inner world cultivation system is not like the Covering Heaven Law, which requires finding one's own path, having one's own scriptures, or forbidden domains; on the contrary, having these things would actually hinder the growth of the inner world in this cultivation system.
Because a world cannot have its own preferences and biases, the saying "Heaven has no favorites" describes the world. Only by doing this can the inner world thrive.
This cultivation system is the most inclusive, capable of accommodating any Great Dao Law.
If we use the concept of "covering the sky" to describe someone who cultivates this inner world cultivation system, then the inner world system also has "forbidden domains," and the forbidden domain of this system is "controlling all paths," which allows one to fully utilize the forbidden domains of others.
The Heaven-Covering Technique cultivates the microcosm of the human body, while the Inner World Technique cultivates the macrocosm of the external world. In the later stages, one can even use the macrocosm to encompass the microcosm.
"Having grasped this level, you're not far from becoming a Mortal Immortal or even an Immortal King. All you lack is a certain amount of profound Dao principles." Yunhua nodded.
"Alright? Let's go back!" Zhou Tong said finally, then led the Azure Emperor back to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Upon returning, Zhou Tong immediately provided the emperors who were walking the mortal immortal path and the true immortal path with the corpses of seven True Immortals who had evolved from dark matter, allowing them to go to the edge of the universe to absorb and refine them, and slowly comprehend them.
"Oh ho, the old Golden Crow can't hold back anymore? Interesting." Yun Hua noticed that the old Golden Crow, who had reached the limit of alternative enlightenment, finally couldn't hold back anymore. Perhaps the ashes of enlightenment would become a stepping stone and he would be ridiculed for the rest of his life, but enlightenment was his obsession in two lifetimes, and he finally couldn't hold back.
Yun Hua chuckled twice, relaxed his control over the Heavenly Heart Mark, and allowed the Heavenly Heart Mark to split into eighty-one illusory images, which then returned to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
The Heavenly Heart Mark is now a Celestial King's Foundation, so it can't be given to the old Golden Crow. It should be left to his eldest son, Ye Fan.
Even the illusory image of the Heavenly Heart Mark has the same effect as the original Heavenly Heart Mark of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an extremely violent explosion resounded between heaven and earth, thunder roared, the universe trembled violently, and a chilling aura spread throughout the entire nine heavens and ten earths in an instant.
At this moment, everyone's heart trembled, their souls and bodies shook, unable to control themselves, and they couldn't help but look up at the sky.
"This is the Tribulation of the Great Emperor; someone is proving the Dao." A Great Sage under the starry sky said in shock. As a cultivator with profound cultivation, he could sense the abnormal movement of the Great Dao between heaven and earth.
This situation only occurs when someone tries to suppress all other paths with their own.
People trembled. Only five thousand years had passed since the Heavenly Emperor initiated the era of emperors, yet some could not resist taking a crucial step, about to leap to the extreme and attain the Great Dao.
Could this be the true beginning of the era of emperors? Some cultivators had a premonition that they might be fortunate enough to witness the most brilliant era, with ten emperors rising to prominence, or even a hundred emperors shining brightly.
The immeasurable divine calamity descended, its celestial light covering the sky and the earth, sweeping across the desolate edge of the universe and shattering it to pieces. Countless galaxies were reduced to dust.
A supreme law is spreading, causing all paths to groan and resound. All the great laws of order in the universe are suppressed and rendered insignificant, serving as a backdrop to help one person achieve their goal.
"The tribulation is about to be over. Once we survive the lightning tribulation, all living beings will worship us, and all races will revere us."
However, if he were to erase all traces of his Dao principles, it would be extremely difficult for him to possess the power comparable to that of the ancient emperors.
The Great Accomplished Holy Body strongly agrees with this view. Since ancient times, which ancient emperor did not soar to the heavens and subdue the netherworld? They were hailed as the strongest beings in the world, standing at the pinnacle of eternity.
Throughout history, those who reach the pinnacle have always been lonely, only the great emperors have left their mark.
Every cultivator who aspires to attain enlightenment desires to possess such power, to leave their mark on history, to be remembered and talked about by future generations.
If someone were to erase some of the "features" of an ancient emperor, it would undoubtedly cause the emperor's prestige to plummet, and might even become a stain on his life.
"With the Heavenly Emperor and the other emperors around, what if he attains enlightenment? Besides, if he wants to rule the world, he has to get past us first."
The heavenly tribulation shook the world, overwhelming everything and submerging endless galaxies, as if it were about to destroy humanity. The rules of the Great Dao were being arranged and changed, and the Dharma and Dao of those who attained enlightenment would become the only ones, overshadowing all other traditions.
Thunder rumbled and roared, the chaotic energy in the sky surged, and blazing lightning bolts flew in all directions, each beam spanning several galaxies, creating an incomparably magnificent and awe-inspiring spectacle.
Amidst the divine punishment, a golden figure stood alone, fiercely battling against the heavenly tribulation and myriad paths, striving to merge his mark with the universe, becoming the only one in the world, and dominating the entire realm.
Flames swirled, burning the ancient blue sky. The golden figure seemed to break free from the shackles of eternity, tearing through the sky and soaring upwards, bringing with it a vast expanse of divine flames densely packed with terrifying laws, constantly impacting the heavens.
"It is a golden crow."
A quasi-emperor caught a glimpse of the afterimage of the enlightened one and was shocked. This was unexpected, because this era was the time of great prosperity for the human race, and both the Heavenly Emperor and the Ruthless Great Emperor were human.
However, the one who attained enlightenment during the tribulation was not human, but a golden crow, which meant that a demon emperor would appear in the world.
The tribulation to attain enlightenment was becoming increasingly terrifying. The golden crow inside also felt the pressure, frequently letting out long roars and striking in all directions. Boundless divine flames surged from its body, and the intense Dao principles made even distant creatures feel a burning sensation.
Before long, all races knew who was about to attain enlightenment, and everyone saw a giant golden crow merging its own imprint into the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
It was enormous; its body, cast in gold, was more vast than the Milky Way, traversing the sea of thunder with omnipotence.
"Hahaha! Our clan is destined for great prosperity!"
On Fire Mulberry Star, the cultivators of the Golden Crow Clan were all laughing and crying with emotion. No one expected that the old Quasi-Emperor they thought had passed away had not really perished, but had been lying low all along. Now, he was making a powerful comeback and was about to become the Supreme Demon Emperor.
"This is a miracle that is hard to replicate. He is the first person to prove the Dao in the golden age after the Heavenly Emperor, and his story will surely be sung by future generations."
"Our race will stand at the pinnacle of the universe. Apart from the lineages of the emperors, who can stand against us?" A golden crow mentioned the lineages of the emperors. Although they were excited, they still maintained a certain degree of composure.
Even though the Golden Crow Quasi-Emperor is about to achieve enlightenment, the Golden Crow Clan does not dare to claim that they are the number one in the universe.
The great bell tolls softly as the newly crowned emperor of the Golden Crow Clan forges his weapons amidst the tribulation of lightning, tempering them with endless celestial thunder.
It was a large golden bell, the same color as his body, cast from Dao Tribulation Gold, and perfectly suited to him in every way.
Chapter 478 The Tragic Golden Crow Emperor
Amidst endless tribulations, the great bell took shape, releasing a dazzling golden light that illuminated the thirty-three heavens. Its melodious bell waves resonated through the ages, echoing throughout the entire universe.
The old golden crow's eyes gleamed, its gaze arrogant and domineering, looking down upon the heavens and the earth with an air of supreme authority.
"I have achieved perfection. I have become the supreme demon emperor and will rule the human world."
He was ambitious. In his first life, he underwent the tribulation of the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm. In order to avoid being erased by the ancient supreme beings in the forbidden zone, he practiced the forbidden Nirvana method, betting his life and foundation in one lifetime, all for the sake of becoming a Great Emperor in his second life.
After years of hard work, the Golden Crow Emperor finally achieved his goal and felt a surge of joy. He couldn't help but roar across the heavens, as if the entire world belonged to him and he could roam freely as he pleased.
"It was actually a demon emperor, not one of the emperors who had been resurrected and returned."
"That was the old quasi-emperor of the Golden Crow Clan. It's rumored that he has already passed away, but I didn't expect that he had been secretly accumulating power all along. He caught a good opportunity, otherwise, who knows how long he would have had to lie low."
"If this were before the Heavenly Emperor ascended the throne, the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone would not have allowed him to attain enlightenment so easily. Forcing him to undergo tribulation would most likely result in his death and the dissipation of his Dao."
"This demon emperor seems very powerful and may clash with the Heavenly Court. You should know that the Heavenly Emperor was called Ye Tiandi before Ye Fan even attained enlightenment, and he once said that he would rule the era of all emperors. It is impossible for the Golden Crow Emperor to keep occupying the Heavenly Heart Mark forever."
The Golden Crow Emperor merged with the Heavenly Heart Mark, one of which suppressed all others, standing proudly in the universe, his body radiating boundless immortal light, like an unparalleled immortal king, his golden light shining for ten thousand zhang.
His Great Emperor Dao Fruit has taken shape, and his Dao will be forever engraved between heaven and earth; the imperial throne already belongs to him.
An overwhelming pressure, surpassing all laws of heaven and earth, enveloped the entire universe, and everyone felt it.
Heaven has its master, and humanity has its emperor.
The Golden Crow people were crying with excitement; their clan had produced an emperor!
Advancing to the Great Emperor level granted him unparalleled power, a level completely different from when he was at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm. This immense difference fueled the Golden Crow Emperor's boundless confidence, making him determined to dominate the world.
What defines a Great Emperor? A Great Emperor is one who reigns supreme over the vast world. If one cannot rule over heaven and earth, what kind of Great Emperor is that?
This was exactly what the Golden Crow Emperor was thinking, but he wouldn't challenge the Heavenly Court immediately, as that wouldn't be a wise move. As for the Heavenly Emperor of the Void God Realm, sorry, he wanted to live a few more years.
Although he has successfully attained enlightenment, he has not yet reached the pinnacle of his life. If he wants to challenge the great emperors who have returned and intend to attain enlightenment again, he must be fully prepared.
"Initiating the Era of Emperors? You certainly have ambition, but what then would I, the Golden Crow Emperor, be? Emperor Ye Tian..."
The Golden Crow Emperor's eyes shone with golden light, piercing through endless star fields and turning countless stars into dust.
In the distance, several quasi-emperors of the Heavenly Court gazed in the direction of the Golden Crow Emperor, their faces expressionless.
"It seems that the Golden Crow Emperor has come with ill intentions."
"There's nothing we can do about it. We'll discuss how to deal with it after Ye Fan finishes his seclusion."
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In the deepest forbidden chamber of the Heavenly Court's main hall, Ye Fan's cultivation had reached its most crucial moment.
Over the course of three thousand years, Ye Fan has been tempering his body by drawing upon the Great Dao of the Dark True Immortal, and has already refined his essence, energy, and spirit to near perfection.
Ye Fan's cultivation has thus made great progress. Although he has not yet attained enlightenment, he has already accumulated enough experience to live two lifetimes. He plans to quickly complete the mortal immortal path.
Another year passed, and he suddenly opened his eyes. The secret room was instantly filled with light, and the void shattered inch by inch, unable to withstand the powerful force.