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He picked up the bowl and downed it in one gulp.
In an instant, Yunhua felt countless inexplicable sensations spreading from his mouth to his entire body, and then permeating his primordial spirit and mental will. In a daze, he felt that he had transcended time and all the constraints of the Dao, and saw indescribable scenes.
At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into a Celestial Emperor at the end of the road, witnessing and observing from the perspective of such a figure.
With the river of time beneath his feet, he could freely conjure up treasures from the past and recreate the figures of departed powerful geniuses. No matter what kind of time repulsion or the karma of the heavens, none of it could affect him!
The next moment, the scene changed again. The river of time disappeared, replaced by an endless blood-red ocean. With each splash, a large area of the broken world shattered, echoing the desolation of the sacrifice. The glory of the civilization that once existed could still be vaguely seen.
The crimson waves crashed against the sky, stirring up and shattering countless eras and spaces. This was the infinite universe destroyed in the past, where every wave was once brilliant, a vibrant world in the past, but now turned into the smoke of history, incomplete, broken, and silent. Endless vitality dissipated, ultimately forming this incomparably vast crimson sacrificial sea, so large that even beings at the end of the road could get lost in this sea.
The Immortal Emperor's role in the Sea Sacrifice is like that of the Immortal King in the Boundary Sea. One can imagine how many eras the strange race has ravaged, how many prosperous worlds it has destroyed, and how many lives it has witnessed, all of which have ultimately turned into a blood-red wave in the Sea Sacrifice.
Meanwhile, Yunhua, in his guise as the 'Immortal Emperor,' sat cross-legged on a small bronze coffin, continuously crossing the sea forward. At the same time, in this sea of blood, he reminisced about the broken universes, and the amazing heroes who left these universes in time were 'transformed' into him, experiencing their Dao fruits, all their insights and experiences.
For the being that Yunhua had transformed into, the entire sacrificial sea was a treasure trove of the Great Dao that he could take whatever he wanted!
In what seemed like an immeasurably long period of time, across the long river of years and the vast sea of blood, he entered the perspective of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, witnessed his experiences, and saw one after another path of evolution that was tarnished, infected, and degenerated, and the Dao fruits of one powerful cultivator after another—quasi-immortal emperors were just the foundation, and there were also some immortal emperors!
After crossing the Boundary Sea and entering the Upper Heaven, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor met many more people. Some were his enemies, while others followed him. Regardless of whether they were friends or enemies, the Dao fruits of these people were all 'transformed' and used for comprehension.
Then, they encountered a strange race...
As time passed, he sensed various paths of evolution and different fruits of enlightenment, all transforming into a grand force that surged toward him from the shadows. This was a test, a baptism, allowing him to comprehend that spirit and understand the original founder's philosophy!
One evolutionary path after another, shining with fleeting brilliance, proclaims their existence to Yunhua!
Although they failed back then, even the pioneers were wiped out by the strange race, suppressed outside of ancient history, and disappeared from the memories of later generations.
But it cannot be denied that they were once brilliant, supporting one Dao Ancestor and Immortal Emperor after another, each with its own unique features!
All sorts of different paths of cultivation and evolution were reflected in Yunhua's heart!
As Yunhua closed his eyes in deep thought, immersed in the myriad principles, Huang watched intently, ready to wake him at any moment to prevent any accidents, such as unconsciously gravitating towards those more 'perfect' Dao fruits, causing his own path to deviate, or being corrupted himself after comprehending a corrupted evolutionary path... Huang did not truly disregard Yunhua's life or death regarding this 'variable' that could potentially completely change the future.
—This is a completely new variable. Even though the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are the homeland of the Desolate Emperor, he was unable to see Yunhua's figure in the river of time before she appeared. He could only be truly noticed after Yunhua did something that affected the entire universe!
Even someone like the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, who has a profound karmic connection with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, is like this, let alone those enemies who don't even know the location of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...
As long as Yunhua can grow up smoothly, she will be an unexpected helper and a powerful support to break through the predicament!
"Only those who have transcended the limitations of the five great secret realms are qualified to comprehend these memories of mine... Let me see just how much of a surprise you can bring me!" Shi Hao whispered.
What drew Yunhua in was some of Huang's memories that didn't involve privacy.
Only someone capable of 'transforming' countless Dao Fruits and comprehending the essence of countless lost civilizations could possess such a terrifying foundation and be able to cultivate future generations in this way... As for the strange race, although they have also collected many evolutionary systems over countless years, the people of that race tend to take shortcuts through sacrifice.
After all, no matter how powerful the method, it has no meaning for beings at the sacrificial level. Therefore, the ancestors only focused on the grand sacrifice. Since the highest level beings did this, those below naturally followed suit.
After a long while, Yunhua, who should have been completely immersed in the Dao realm, opened his eyes and let out a long, pleasant breath.
Using his inner world to provide computational power and the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm for analysis, as the torrent of the Great Dao flowed through his heart, he captured the essence of countless paths: martial arts, immortality, superpowers, magic, shamanism, divinity, beast taming, transformation... He integrated all of these into his own principles of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness.
Prior to this, Yunhua had also obtained many cultivation paths in the many universes he had traveled through.
However, most of these paths are merely fragmented prototypes. Many of them cannot even reach the end of the human realm, and cannot be called systems at all... Can a route that has not even been triggered by the creation calamity be called a system? It can only serve as a reserve of knowledge.
Compared to Shi Hao's gift, there is absolutely no comparison.
Just a short while later, Yunhua had already raised his cultivation to the level of a quasi-Immortal Emperor through this baptism of the Great Dao. It was as if he had eaten his fill in one go, and after digesting it all at once, he and his Heavenly Dao avatar felt mentally exhausted and physically drained.
Unfortunately, even though he did not go astray at all, firmly believed in the Great Way of Formation, Existence, Decay, and Emptiness, and transformed all external paths into nourishment for his own path.
However, after absorbing the essence of these paths to the limit of his own endurance, the countless Daoist principles that he had not yet had time to understand and digest were all directly dissipated in his heart because of the insurance that Shi Hao had set up in advance, without giving him the opportunity to write them down and comprehend them slowly.
Even so, he still felt very happy.
"Thank you so much, you've saved me from accumulating power for countless eons!"
After regaining her senses, Yunhua calmed herself down, blinked wearily, and then bowed respectfully to Shi Hao.
"I never imagined that you could remain completely yourself and not lose your way under such a baptism of the Great Dao. It's truly remarkable!" At this moment, Shi Hao, who was originally prepared to wake Yun Hua halfway through, praised her with satisfaction.
"Of course!" Even though he was exhausted, Yunhua stood tall and full of confidence. "If I didn't have enough confidence, I wouldn't dare to say that I would soon be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with you!"
Chapter 334 Movements in the Boundary Sea
The Desolate Emperor nodded and said, "This journey can be considered a success. I have returned to my homeland and seen both change and hope... However, since I cannot turn back to replenish the sword light's power, and considering the consumption of this descent, the power of this sword can only be maintained for less than a million years before it dissipates..."
"But before that, the isolation between the hometown and the outside world will begin to fray..."
"Therefore, the heavy responsibility of protecting everything in our hometown is entrusted to you!"
As he gave his instructions, he gently reached out and lightly touched Yunhua.
"I entrust the control of this sword strike to you as well!"
"At the same time, I hope you can reach my battlefield soon..."
As he finished speaking, the figure of the Desolate Emperor slowly faded away, merging back into the sword light.
"Don't worry! There's plenty of time." Yunhua promised earnestly; a million years would be enough for him to reach the End of the Road level.
Having been baptized by this bowl of toxic chicken soup, he had accumulated the foundation to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, and the Quasi-Immortal Emperor radiance on his body was almost solidified.
However, Yunhua did not choose to break through. If Yunhua were to break through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor now, the entire Boundary Sea would be shaken by the fluctuations of Yunhua's breakthrough. The Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dharma Image could almost illuminate the entire Boundary Sea.
Then the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors of the Dark Clan on the other side of the boundary will discover Yun Hua's existence. Although Yun Hua is confident that he can kill the two Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, this will also be discovered by the heavens.
At that time, it is estimated that more quasi-immortal emperors will descend to the mortal realm. He alone will not be able to support the world, and the Immortal Realm and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will probably be destroyed. The three members of the Shrouding the Heavens trio who have not yet grown up will also be directly crippled, causing irreversible changes to the future.
Therefore, Yunhua plans not to break through, but to utilize the resources of all realms to accumulate the potential to reach the limit of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor in the Emperor Light Immortal King realm, and even the potential to reach the level of an Immortal Emperor at the end of the road.
It's not advisable to provoke the Quasi-Immortal Emperor on the other side of the Boundary Sea right now. I should slowly eliminate the Dark Immortal King in the Boundary Sea to buy time for the three members of the Shrouding Heaven group, as well as the Emperor and the Azure Emperor.
"Haha! I'm off!" The Desolate Emperor laughed loudly, his fighting spirit astonishing the world, exuding an unparalleled divine might, and revealing an invincible heroic posture and heroic spirit between his brows.
He was going back to continue his own battle, or rather, the battle had never stopped.
Even while the two were communicating, Shi Hao's true form remained outside the plateau, confronting the progenitor.
To be able to rule for all ages—what immense pressure that must be!
But the Desolate Emperor remained as charismatic as ever, responding to Yunhua with magnanimity, "I look forward to it..." In the end, his figure and voice vanished together from the river of time.
After Shi Hao left completely, Yun Hua remained silent for a long time before stepping out of the Time Realm and returning to the Boundary Sea.
Looking at the desolate, endless sea before him, his eyes seemed to see the future. "The strange race, their accumulation over countless eras, is something to look forward to!"
This opportunity allowed Yunhua's inner world to grow rapidly, now possessing the size of a half-step Great Thousand World, capable of holding its own against dozens of Immortal Emperors for a while.
When facing beings below the level of an Immortal Emperor, the projection of one's inner world or the Order God Chain is enough to teach them a lesson. By using one's own Emperor Law in its embryonic form, one can quickly analyze the enemy's Dao Fruit and turn it into one's own resources.
Having pinpointed the location of the anomaly in the Boundary Sea, Yunhua went there without hesitation. The fact that this sword light could affect the Immortal Realm from behind showed that it was definitely a formidable enemy.
He rode the waves, which meant he traversed all the heavens and walked on the broken ancient realms, which had appeared in countless eras.
In the boundless sea of boundary, towering waves surged, each wave a fragment of an ancient and broken universe, permeated with the aura of different ancient realms.
This place is where countless worlds converge. Here, time is beyond description, space has no boundaries, countless black waves surge, and a single drop of water is an ancient realm.
Amidst the misty haze and shimmering light, each radiant ray contains countless worlds, where countless worlds are born and destroyed at every moment. This is the realm of those who traverse the cycle of reincarnation, and the place where all things wither and decay.
Amidst countless long and endless gray streams, a figure paused, severing order, dissecting rules, and creating a Celestial King-level domain. Surrounding it was a vast and desolate chaotic mist, a boundless void, with neither beginning nor end...
The vast boundary sea is boundless and expansive.
Even for a powerful being like a Celestial King, traveling and exploring the Boundary Sea would take tens or hundreds of thousands of years.
Generally speaking, only great beings who have reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm have the ability to travel quickly to and from the Boundary Sea!
In the Boundary Sea, although at first glance all you see are ruined and desolate remnants of the universe, seemingly devoid of any life, if you broaden your perspective to the entire Boundary Sea, given its truly boundless size, there are actually quite a few complete universes.
During the Great Cleansing of Chaos, the Immortal Kings who crossed the sea all had places of origin, but their universes were far less prosperous than those of the Immortal Realm, the Other Realm, or the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Even if there was feedback from an Immortal King, it would not be enough to help a cultivator grow after becoming an Immortal King.
These immortal kings, born in the 'countryside', have no choice but to venture into the Boundary Sea to find their way forward.
However, for an ordinary universe, the appearance of a Celestial King is a miracle among miracles!
Only when a Celestial King appears and feedback is received, thus enabling the universe to embark on a positive cycle, can it be qualified to continue 'developing'. Otherwise, no matter how many cultivators appear within, it is merely wasting the universe's resources... Once the resources are exhausted, the universe can only enter death, utterly decaying in the waves of the Boundary Sea, becoming part of the endless corpses of the defeated.
In the vast majority of universes, from birth to extinction, no living being ever able to leave its 'cradle,' make its voice heard in the sea of boundaries, leave any trace, and vanish without a sound...
This is the norm in many universes!
Yunhua has been walking in this boundless ocean for several years now, traveling from the dam boundary all the way, not knowing how many tens of thousands of miles he has gone.
His entire body radiated an intense, dazzling light of a Celestial King, while the brilliance of a Quasi-Celestial Emperor was concealed by him.
His pupils flickered, the light of the Dao intertwined and took shape, constantly rotating, imprinting many Dao principles and mysteries in the Boundary Sea.
Sometimes he saw crimson images, the end of an era, the withering of countless lives.
All of this benefited him greatly, transforming into nourishment for his sixth secret realm.
His pupils were incredibly deep, capable of etching the laws of the heavens.
"The Boundary Sea truly lives up to its name!"
Yunhua sensed different ancient realms and different auras amidst the waves. These auras, spanning the long river of time, rushed towards him. The different waves and the different dilapidated ancient realms contained different auras and different interpretations of the Great Dao.
"Help me!" Not far away, amidst the waves, a creature covered in blood and extremely weak was struggling in the sea, trying to get closer.
She possessed an ethereal aura and immortal power, but as a wave crashed down upon her, she despaired, blood gushing from her mouth and nose, and gradually sank into the sea, disappearing from sight.
Chapter 335 The Ancient Hall of Guidance
She was close to the dam, but still out of reach.
This was a female immortal who had reached the pinnacle of cultivation, yet she died in despair.
The Boundary Sea, with its infinite rules and the power of the Great Dao, attacked from all directions and from all spaces, while the mist within the Boundary Sea also surged forth.
Within the mist, countless negative energies mingled, the powerful ones transforming into various ferocious beasts, their gaping maws ready to devour Yunhua alive.
The power of darkness erupted, terrifying and overwhelming, like a surging ocean sweeping towards Yunhua.
Bang! Yunhua casually threw a punch, breaking through the storm in front of him and piercing through a path.
A wave surged upwards, and he saw an ancient palace, magnificent and enormous, flowing with chaotic energy—the phantom of the Guiding Ancient Palace.
But then, seemingly sensing Yunhua's gaze, the Guiding Ancient Hall slowly materialized from the void, breaking free from the constraints of time and space.
With a loud hum and a violent tremor, the Ancient Reception Hall fully appeared. One hall after another emerged from the void and descended, each connected by a divine chain of order.
"The Ancient Hall of Reception?" Yun Hua gazed at the Ancient Halls of Reception that appeared in the void, forming a path to the Great Dao, a solemn expression on his face.
Although the Ancient Temple of Reception did not react, one Ancient Temple of Reception after another appeared, as if guiding him in the right direction.
After spreading his divine sense and exploring the Ancient Hall of Reception, Yunhua nodded knowingly.
"So that's how it is. Only when a Quasi-Immortal Emperor-level being steps into the Boundary Sea will the Ancient Reception Hall appear one after another."
Yunhua knew very well what lay at the end of the Boundary Sea. The two Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors on that side treated the Immortal Realm and even all the myriad worlds as their Gu fields, and countless living beings were their Gu worms.
In their eyes, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor is a fully grown Gu King, ready to be slaughtered!
They also devised new ways to use these ancient temples of guidance, connecting all the ancient temples of guidance in the Boundary Sea to form a grand array created by an Immortal Emperor, capable of unleashing power above the Quasi-Immortal Emperor and below the Immortal Emperor.
These ancient temples forming a grand array are now absorbing the world power of countless ruined worlds in the Boundary Sea, transforming it into a majestic attack almost like that of an Immortal Emperor, attempting to shatter the sword left behind by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.
Therefore, Yunhua was able to sense the changes in the Immortal Realm and realize that it was caused by this thing. Those two Quasi-Immortal Emperors definitely knew the location of the Desolate Heaven Emperor's hometown very well.
Although it was obscured by that sword strike, the great formation bestowed by the Immortal Emperor allowed us to attack that sword light and deplete its power.
Yun Hua's face was extremely ugly. Although he could control the sword light to completely destroy the Ancient Reception Hall, he also achieved the goal of the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, causing the sword light, which was less than a million years old, to be consumed by more than half at once.
Each of these ancient reception halls is guarded by a Dark Immortal King. If an Immortal King comes, it's useless; he'll be ganged up on and killed. If a Quasi-Immortal Emperor comes, he'll sweep up these ancient reception halls, but then the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor will discover it and surround and kill him.
This is a perfectly legitimate and open strategy. It seems that the dark faction has made progress over the years.
Endless darkness stretches across the boundary sea.
Above the sea, only those ancient temples shone, connected by orderly divine chains, forming arrays of great paths.
Apart from that, nothing else could be seen, not even the Boundary Sea. It was pitch black, and unless Yunhua activated his Penetrating Illusion-Breaking Divine Power, it would be difficult to see through it all.
Yunhua showed no fear as she walked along the dazzling avenue, strolling forward step by step.
His speed was not fast, but each step he took covered billions of miles, as if he were treading on the river of time, or going against the flow of time, breaking the shackles of one era after another, and walking forward at a leisurely pace.
Gradually, Yunhua walked into the depths of the Boundary Sea.
Along the way, we saw many strange things: islands, large tombs, fairy burial grounds, and ancient ships.