"Empty words hold no proof, how can you prove it?"
Even though Xu Ke felt the familiar aura emanating from the other party, the Xuan Huang evil thoughts sealed behind him were too crucial. If entrusted to the wrong person, it would undoubtedly lead to inconceivable calamities.
That was also the reason Xu Ke had sealed it by himself all these years.
He simply couldn't find anyone both capable and trustworthy.
Seeing Xu Ke acting so prudently, Li Fanping actually refused him.
He didn't get angry but his laughter echoed continuously.
"It's not for me to prove to you, but for you to see the truth!"
As Li Ping spoke, the dome of the Saint Emperor Seat and the sky of the Da Qi Miniature World seemed to tear open.
Xu Ke's vision instantaneously returned to the Xuanhuang World, scene after scene unfolding before his eyes.
In the endless night, specks of golden light appeared from nowhere, stirring up wave after wave in the Ocean of Darkness.
On the boundless ocean, golden chains crisscrossed forming a massive net. Inside this golden net, sharp, resentful wails filled with bitterness echoed as a consciousness was slowly erased. In the golden center, the Faceless Saint Emperor stood with an eerie presence.
In a desolate state region, the mighty Power of Heaven and Earth bolstered the Faceless Saint Emperor. Beside him, a pitch-black shadow flickered in and out of existence. Though there was nothing visible in front of them, it instinctively made Xu Ke feel uneasy.
...
These sequentially flashing images clearly demonstrated the close connection between this Faceless Saint Emperor and the Xuanhuang Heaven Path.
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The resistance in the coffin behind Xu Ke grew more intense, seemingly eager to return to the body of the Xuan Huang evil thoughts, essentially confirming his judgment.
However, Xu Ke couldn't help but hesitate.
"Perhaps, I've been with this Xuan Huang evil thought for too long, and unknowingly it has influenced me?" Xu Ke suddenly felt alarmed.
The depiction of the Faceless Saint Emperor was overwhelmingly positive, so much so that Xu Ke, who now stood opposed to him, couldn't help but doubt himself.
"The Xuan Huang evil thought has been sealed far too long, well beyond the limit any normal cultivator could control. Since it belongs to the same entity as the existing Xuanhuang Heaven Path, if it were to suddenly return, even the Heavenly Dao itself might undergo unpredictable and drastic changes."
"Only by suppressing it first and gradually erasing the evil thoughts can it truly 'Return to the heavens.' In this process, I fear I'll need your help," Saint Emperor Li Ping spoke again after a moment of deadlock.
At these words, the reactions at the Saint Emperor Seat were starkly different.
Xu Ke was unexpectedly overjoyed.
Meanwhile, the coffin behind him, after a brief quiet, began to shake even more violently.
Li Ping even glimpsed an even more resentful glare from the pale figure than before.
"Come with me."
Li Ping did not urge Xu Ke to hand over the Xuan Huang evil thoughts but took him to a point above the Da Qi Miniature World.
"Do you feel anything different here?"
"The fluctuations of the Xuan Huang evil thoughts are suppressed, almost imperceptible. Not just the Xuan Huang evil thoughts, but also this Miniature World and the Xuanhuang Heaven Path itself…" Xu Ke expressed surprise in his eyes.
"This is the location of the eye of the [Great Array of the Myriad Spirits of the Cosmos]. This Array seals the heaven from the earth, not to mention worldly intentions, it can even withstand the descent of a True Immortal to some extent," said Li Ping in a calm tone.
In his memory and knowledge, this Array Technique indeed showed potential to partly block the descent of a True Immortal.
While Xu Ke lived long, he hadn't really witnessed the true might of a True Immortal, so he didn't doubt Li Ping's words.
"With this Array in place, even if released directly, it cannot escape."
Xu Ke also had some understanding of Array Techniques.
The more he observed, the more he was astonished.
This Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth was indeed as Li Ping described, unfathomably profound.
"Had I had this Array back then, I wouldn't have needed to suppress it by myself for thousands of years," said Xu Ke, feeling dizzy amidst the shock.
After visiting the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits, Li Ping then brought Xu Ke to Yin Shangren.
Like a school, filled with earnestly studying children, their innocent faces pulled Xu Ke's thoughts back to the small dilapidated temple in Ningyuan City a thousand years prior. The scene from back then overlapped a bit with the current scene, leaving Xu Ke slightly stunned.
However, Yin Shangren's reaction was somewhat horrifying.
While he was teaching the children, he suddenly froze completely.
After a momentary pause, he suddenly stood up and stared intensely at the coffin behind Xu Ke.
After trembling for a while, his body split directly, revealing another self that had always been hidden.
All four of his eyes were filled with unprecedented greed.
Xu Ke slightly furrowed his brow; the way those eyes looked at him like prey made him very uncomfortable.
What concerned him even more was the behavior of the Xuan Huang evil thoughts in the coffin behind him.
Very strange.
Suddenly, it calmed down, and the curses and seductive voices that had been echoing in Xu Ke's ears also vanished.
But not like previously in the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth, the Xuan Huang evil thoughts themselves were unaffected.
Instead, it was as if it got frightened and went quiet on its own.
Moments later, the Xuan Huang evil thoughts resumed beating on the lid of the coffin, asserting its presence.
But in Xu Ke's eyes, this seemed more like a bluff.
Li Ping stood between Yin Shangren and the malevolent thought of Xuan Huang, restoring normalcy to the two.
Yin Shangren's torn body knitted back together, and he smiled, saying, "Who would have thought, the mighty Xuan Huang Heaven Path could end up in such a state?"
"If my brothers knew, who knows how thrilled they'd be?"
As Yin Shangren spoke, he smacked his lips, "I've eaten plenty of these trashy World Spirits, but I've yet to taste a complete world consciousness. I wonder what it's like."
Hearing this, Xu Ke was startled and alarmed.
But then he heard Li Ping's voice, introducing the background of this Yin Shangren.
"World Spirits left after being devoured by the Xuan Huang World, holding such admiration for Mr. Bai?"
At first, Xu Ke was somewhat doubtful, but upon seeing the white rib that Yin Shangren treasured, he had no other thoughts left in his Spirit Consciousness.
Even though it looked as ordinary as any human rib.
Xu Ke knew at first glance that it belonged to Mr. Bai.
Mr. Bai's smiling face once again appeared before Xu Ke's eyes, only to shatter abruptly.
Leaving only the white rib behind.
Sudden grief welled up in Xu Ke.
Learning of Xu Ke's special relationship with Mr. Bai, Yin Shangren also put away his ferocity, becoming more amiable.
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Yet his eyes still occasionally swept across the decaying coffin.
"With Yin Daoist here, even if it escapes from the heavy Forbidden Formations, its fate would be nothing more than a dish on the plate," Li Ping said indifferently.
Xu Ke, his emotions now settled, finally believed in the identity and plans of the Faceless Saint Emperor.
The moment he let go of his obsession, Xu Ke felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
"I've held on for so long, it's time for Xuan Huang World to take over from here," Xu Ke thought.
"What, you're interested in it too?" Yin Shangren was somewhat surprised to look at Li Ping.
Li Ping briefly recounted what had happened in Luoyan State, then said, "It helped me a great deal."
Shrugging, Yin Shangren replied, "Then I won't compete with you for it. Even if I ate it, it would only satisfy my taste, and I'd still have to expel it afterward."
Li Ping remained silent, not responding.
"That silver needle..." Yin Shangren suddenly showed an image to Li Ping.
"Does it look like this?"
Li Ping nodded, "Yes, have you seen it?"
"I have some impression of it, but it was a long time ago," Yin Shangren squinted, recalling something.
"Right, a long time ago, I saw it in this place. But back then, it wasn't me, it was the residual memory of a part I had devoured. So the details are not very clear. If you're interested, you can go there and look, perhaps you'll find something."
Yin Shangren transmitted a location to Li Ping.
It seemed that World Spirits still had a faint sense of their original identities. The location Yin Shangren conveyed was the precise position of the current Xuan Huang World.
"I understand. I'll handle this matter first and then talk about it. With my current strength, even if I find something, it would be hard to delve deep," Li Ping spoke frankly, without any concealment.
"Xuan Huang World indeed has too many demons and monsters," Yin Shangren muttered.
Li Ping looked at Xu Ke, "Yin Daoist and I were planning to collect and bury Mr. Bai's scattered bones for peace. After this, if you are willing, you can assist us."
Xu Ke agreed without hesitation, his voice trembling, "Yes, yes."
Having successfully persuaded Xu Ke, the guardian, what followed was the release and absorption of the malevolent thought of Xuan Huang.
Although Li Ping was confident, he was not careless.
Instead, he made ample preparations.
The next day, news spread throughout the Sacred Dynasty Daqi.
In seven days, the Supreme Sacred Emperor would bestow grace.
Any citizen who prayed sincerely in these seven days would receive the Emperor's reward.
The more sincere the heart, the richer the reward.
Praying to the Emperor was already a compulsory practice for the people of Da Qi, and now that the Emperor had explicitly announced rewards, who would dare to neglect?
Thus, within just half a day after the decree was passed, Li Ping felt the Qi Destiny of Sacred Dynasty Daqi becoming incredibly focused.
Even the Qi Destiny formed within him by [Book of Heaven and Earth Qi] showed a trend of changing from purple to gold.
"This method is only effective temporarily, not permanently."
"If one breaks their promise, they could suffer backlash, and even a fall in realm is possible."
Li Ping felt his strength climbing towards the apex, yet his heart remained utterly calm.
Golden Source Energy was drawn upon, with the collective will of the masses unified.
The Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth gradually began to operate.
It had blocked all contact with the outside world.
At this moment, not only was it impossible to observe the existence of Da Qi Miniature World from the Xuanhuang World, but even Daoist of the Hundred Blossoms, who was only a stone's throw away in the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven, suddenly lost her sensation of the Da Qi Miniature World.
If it hadn't been for Li Ping's prior notification, Bai Hua would probably have mistaken it for some terrifying Catastrophe that had befallen Da Qi.
The process of devouring Xuanhuang evil thoughts still required the obstruction of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path from the outside.
Otherwise, there might be some unforeseen events occurring.
Seven days passed in a flash.
In these seven days of preparation, Li Ping had reached his peak state.
At this moment, within the eye of the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits, stood Yin Shangren, Xu Ke, and Yishu, forming a tripod.
Li Ping was seated in the void at the center of the three.
As a part of the Taiyan Hua Daoshi, Yishu naturally sensed the unusual changes occurring within the Da Qi Miniature World.
He took the initiative to come and inquire.
Li Ping had nothing to hide and straightforwardly revealed his plan to devour Xuanhuang evil thoughts.
After a brief moment of stillness, Yishu immediately offered to join and help.
He even voluntarily suggested that there might be deeper cooperation between Taiyan Sect and the Sacred Dynasty Daqi in the future.
After pondering for a moment, Li Ping still accepted Yishu's request.
These three were only there for show, to be honest.
Within the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth, everything was in his control.
If Yishu kept to himself, then all was well, but if there were any signs of treachery, with a mere thought, Li Ping could refine him.
Devouring him along with the Xuanhuang evil thoughts.
"Array, activate!" Li Ping called out coldly.
The three people in the array felt the sky suddenly become enveloped in chaos.
Purple stars occasionally flashed by.
It was as if they entered the Endless Void, leaving the real world behind.
All three shuddered.
At that moment, Li Ping pointed lightly at the decaying wooden coffin placed beside him.
There was no sound of violent destruction.
The wooden seal layer dissipated like smoke, vanishing into nothingness.
A figure emerged from blur to clarity, appearing within the Array Technique, in front of Li Ping.
Different from the hateful form that Li Ping had seen before.
At this time, the one before him bore an astonishing resemblance to Mr. Bai from his memories.
Smiling faintly, he asked, "Are you going to devour me?"
There was no resentment in his eyes, instead, there was comfort and resolution.
"Mr. Bai?!" Xu Ke couldn't hold back and called out in surprise.
It wasn't that Xu Ke lacked composure; the figure simply bore too strong a resemblance to Mr. Bai.
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The scene quickly reverted.
It was as if they entered the Endless Void, leaving the real world behind.
All three shuddered.
At that moment, Li Ping pointed lightly at the decaying wooden coffin placed beside him.
There was no sound of violent destruction.
The wooden seal layer dissipated like smoke, vanishing into nothingness.
A figure emerged from blur to clarity, appearing within the Array Technique, in front of Li Ping.
Different from the hateful form that Li Ping had seen before.
At this time, the one before him bore an astonishing resemblance to Mr. Bai from his memories.
Smiling faintly, he asked, "Are you going to devour me?"
There was no resentment in his eyes, instead, there was comfort and resolution.
"Mr. Bai?!" Xu Ke couldn't hold back and called out in surprise.
It wasn't that Xu Ke lacked composure; the figure simply bore too strong a resemblance to Mr. Bai.