The Ghost Realm related matters are the utmost secrets of the Immortal Alliance, and concerning other information, the envoy of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals also knows very little.
To prevent startling the snake by hitting the grass, Li Ping did not take further action on him.
By the time the Immortal Alliance envoy named Jia Su gradually regained consciousness, he had no idea that the secrets in his spirit consciousness had been thoroughly read by the person before him.
He was still full of praise, saying, "The Sect Hierarch's Mysterious Skills are indeed extraordinary. Even when I read them, I enter a state of self-forgetfulness without realizing it."
Li Ping chuckled, "If it can be of use to the Immortal Alliance, then that is the best outcome. However, perhaps we could negotiate again over the proportion of primal force submitted annually?"
Before he could finish speaking, the complexion of the Immortal Alliance envoy changed slightly, and he said solemnly, "Sect Hierarch, everything is negotiable. The only exception is the affairs of the Immortal Alliance; they must not be handled carelessly."
The envoy hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, "To tell you the truth, this time the higher-ups were planning to levy even more..."
Observing Li Ping's extremely unsightly expression, as if he might erupt at any moment, the envoy quickly tried to appease him, "But Sect Hierarch, you currently have merit, don't you? I'll try and see if I can negotiate, perhaps there could be some reduction..."
Before Li Ping could react, the Immortal Gate envoy hastily took his leave.
The anger on the Puppet of the Sacred Emperor's face slowly disappeared, replaced by utter calmness.
Leaving the puppet to continue overseeing the Elemental Spirit Cultists, Li Ping then returned to the Holy Dynasty.
The Mysterious Skills left for the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals did indeed better harness the Cultivators' internal primal force and contained no hidden drawbacks.
After all, with matters involving the Ocean of Darkness, the Immortal Alliance would not treat it lightly and would verify repeatedly.
The reason Li Ping passed these methods on to the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals was simply that as the creator of the methods, he could roughly sense the positions of Cultivators who practiced them. And he could also sense the primal force cultivated under the enhancement of these methods.
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The Ocean of Darkness, endlessly pitch-black, devours everything. Even the You Clan People only tread within the areas they are familiar with.
To find the "Penetrating Spear" that the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals had embedded into the Ocean of Darkness, naturally required some strategies.
However, it would take some time before these methods could spread widely.
Li Ping first continued with his previous unfinished plan for the Enlightenment of the puppet body outside the realm of Xuan Huang.
After the final refinements over these days, the puppet body now fully met the requirements of the Emperor.
Even whenever consciousness descended upon it, an instinctual impulse to change bodies would unconsciously emerge, growing stronger and stronger.
Therefore, Li Ping also reduced the frequency with which he experimented with this puppet body.
The copious amount of Kongming Flow Crystals collected from the Hongze Realm also allowed him to escape the Suction Force of the Ruins of Immortality and successfully leave Xuan Huang.
Telling no one, under the concealment of array technique and the breath of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path, the rainbow light quietly flew towards the sky dome.
In an instant, it arrived at the edges of the world.
Losing the protection of Xuan Huang, the immense suction from the Ruins of Immortality caused Li Ping's complexion to change slightly.
Knowing the existence of the Power of the True Immortal and experiencing it firsthand are completely different matters.
Only by truly facing the vastness like the Mountain Sea of the divine might of True Immortals could one understand their own insignificance.
Even though he, the Emperor, was already one of the most powerful entities in the Xuanhuang World, it was still the case.
"The path is blocked and long."
The Emperor sighed softly in his heart, sequentially releasing rainbow light to counter the Suction Force of the Ruins of Immortality.
The puppet body, however, hurriedly fled in the opposite direction.
The light of the Xuanhuang World gradually dimmed, leaving only darkness around.
Different from the black of the deeper Ocean of Darkness, the Star Sea was utterly Death Silence.
And...
Even though it seemed as if nothing existed ahead, the Puppet of the Sacred Emperor instinctively sensed that there was danger awaiting him there.
Thus, he decisively turned away, circumventing that area.
On the rest of the journey, through the Abyss Star Ocean, each time anything threatened to savage his remaining Immortal Power, he seemed to have a premonition, avoiding it in advance.
It was as if he had stepped foot in this Starry Sky before.
The Puppet of the Sacred Emperor, with narrowed eyes, followed the vague premonition deep into the Abyss Star Ocean.
He had already felt that the upper limit of laws in the Star Sea was higher than that of the Xuanhuang World.
But his destination was not the foot of the high wall mentioned in the transmission of the Sword Light.
It was the place within the Sea of Obscured Stars where new upper limit laws were being nurtured.
There, the efficiency of Enlightenment would be the highest.
The rainbow light moved swiftly, as if the concept of time did not exist.
The Puppet of the Sacred Emperor laid aside the guidance of his premonition and instead, following the mysterious rhythm pulsing through the Dead Silent Star Sea, changed his direction.
Like truly being in the ocean, he found the intense currents beneath the calm sea surface.
Speed abruptly increased, crossing tens of millions of miles in an instant.
Enormous forces tore around him, even the protective rainbow light was rent asunder by this unknown great force.
Li Ping, undistracted, considered the danger to his body insignificant, calmly perceiving the mysterious changes around him that were never seen in the Xuanhuang World.
"Destruction and rebirth."
"People of the Xuanhuang World see this Dead Silent Starry Sky as the Sea of Obscured Stars. But in the unknown, life is also slowly reviving."
"It's just that it is still in the most Primordial stage. And the entire process is too slow; from the perspective of [Humans], it is bound to be extremely difficult to detect."
"This has nothing to do with Comprehension. It's purely a difference that is bound to arise under different scales and life forms…"
"But…"
A peculiar rhythm began to awaken slowly upon the Saint Emperor puppet's body.
It was the unique aura of the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao!
Indeed, this time the Saint Emperor had secretly sent the puppet body out of Xuanhuang World to observe the new Dao, without letting anyone in the Holy Dynasty know.
But how could it possibly be hidden from the Xuan Huang Heaven's Dao?
Under Its resolute insistence and with an air of irreversible determination, a sliver of consciousness attached itself to the puppet body.
Together, they left Xuanhuang and came to the depths of the Star Sea.
Different from the purpose of years past.
This time, the Xuan Huang Heaven's Dao had also come to "learn Dao"!
Before the collapse of the Abyss Star Ocean, its upper limit laws were to exceed that of Xuanhuang.
Now, although the Xuanhuang World has barely survived until today, its strength has not sublimated over the long passage of time.
Considering it had devoured many Fragments of the Cultivation World, although the cultivators had annexed them, overall it had grown slightly compared to before.
Yet, in the Abyss Star Ocean, the new Daoist principles that were being nurtured were naturally a cut above those of the Xuanhuang World.
Naturally…
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For the Xuanhuang World, observing these new entities in the Abyss Star Ocean represented a great opportunity for It.
Previously, one could neither find a trusted cultivator to host the consciousness nor a way to escape the gravitational pull of the Immortal Ruins.
Therefore, even with such intentions, the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way was unable to put this plan into action.
But this time, with the presence of Heavenly Emperor, everything was different.
Li Ping had also completely handed over the control of the puppet body to the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao.
He was merely an observer, feeling and contemplating.
Merely such a simple task, if it were any other cultivator in the Xuanhuang World, they would find it almost impossible to achieve.
Like a child who had not ventured outside in a long time, witnessing an amazing scene.
From the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao, Li Ping felt jubilation, palpitations, exhilaration…
And also, the increasingly luminous Abyss Star Ocean.
To call it luminous might be an exaggeration.
It was just an occasional appearance of specks of light after all.
But in this originally pitch-black, deathly quiet Star Sea, they stood out so distinctly.
The puppet body seemed to vanish, and the perspective zoomed countless times in a moment.
The very heart of the Abyss Star Ocean, not in a spatial sense, but in the sense of life, came before Li Ping.
Like a heart throbbing lightly, faint but undeniably representing life, hope, and the future.
The Xuan Huan Heavenly Dao and Li Ping then found themselves at the foot of this heart.
Greedy, they snatched and absorbed the Star Sea's restoration power that was spreading out with every beat.
In an instant, countless visions rushed into their minds.
Worlds collapsing, the Star Sea rising and falling.
Living beings thriving, receiving Heaven's favor.
And like monstrous beasts' shadows, a dark mist lurking and ready to pounce at any moment.
…
Within this multitude of complex constancies and changes, the post-collapse Abyss Star Ocean was still steady and persistent, striving to burst forth with new life.
This, of course, was the Dao of this Star Sea's origin, but also a perseverance that could move one to tears.
Unable to bear the Star Sea's vast, pure origin Dao energy, the puppet body began to disintegrate bit by bit.
But the consciousness of the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao and Saint Emperor Li Ping were, at this moment, free from worries and fear.
"Compared to the entire Abyss Star Ocean, what does the tribulation suffered by Xuanhuang World count for?"
"If the Star Sea can resurrect from its own collapse, Xuanhuang World will surely be able to do the same."
Both of them took advantage of this final chance to engrave as many insights as possible into their memories.
Li Ping also knew that the origin Daoist intent of the Abyss Star Ocean was not something he could currently fathom.
The so-called insights he was getting were more like a blind man feeling an elephant.
What they saw and comprehended was just what they wanted to see and were able to perceive.
But even so, this insignificant part for the entire Star Sea had significant meaning for them.
Just as the puppet body was about to completely shatter and fade away.
The primordial consciousness of the reviving Star Sea seemed to notice the existence of Li Ping and the Celestial Way of the Xuanhuang Realm.
It cast a glance of attention.
But clearly, the fragile puppet body was utterly inadequate to bear this immense and unparalleled power any longer.
Annihilated in the vast force.
However, before the consciousness disappeared.
Li Ping, via the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao, caught a fleeting, blurred vision.
It appeared and vanished too quickly, so rapidly that Li Ping was unsure whether it was merely his illusion.
The Immortal Way collapsing, the Star Sea breaking apart, cosmic disaster spreading.
There was a figure whose features and details could not be made out, fading away more and more.
Completely vanished without a trace.
Only the sound of his light laughter echoed for a long time in this Star Sea where a calamity was about to spread.
"With me, What Does Immortal..."
"With me, What Does Immortal..."
"Hahaha..."
Boom!
The Emperor abruptly returned to reality.
He let out a muffled grunt and spat out a mouthful of golden blood.
The cat creature that was sleeping soundly suddenly raised its head and darted at the speed of light toward the still floating blood.
It directly swallowed the blood into its stomach.
"Meow! Meow, meow!"
Then, as if afraid of being blamed by Li Ping, Kitty Treasure called out a few times in a pleasing manner.
Li Ping circulated his golden source energy, slowly repairing his internal injuries, and did not hold Kitty Treasure accountable.
All the thoughts in his spirit consciousness were focused on the vision he had just seen.
"That figure..."
A deep solemnity filled the Emperor's heart.
Certainly, one that could not be forgotten by the Star Sea, even in its rebirth from destruction, was not any ordinary being.
The existence, even though it stayed in his spirit consciousness for only a brief moment, made the Emperor's heart sense an imminent crisis.
He was shocked and quickly forced himself not to think about it anymore.
But soon the Emperor realized he had been overthinking.
Because even without trying to forget, the memory of that figure was fading away uncontrollably.
"This situation..."
"I have not yet reached the legendary realm of the [Nameless True Immortal], but it seems to be only a step away."
The Emperor savored the newly reborn Star Sea and the intent it tried to convey in that moment.
"If I'm not mistaken, the main cause of the many disasters plaguing the Star Sea could very well be this individual..."
The Emperor's expression tightened slightly as he tried to grasp the memory in his spirit consciousness that was about to disappear.
In the end, a great deal of detail gradually faded away.
The only thing left were the four characters "With me, What Does Immortal."
"What Does Immortal." The Emperor's expression was indescribable.
Inside the Saint Emperor's Seat, Li Ping sat for a long time in silence.
And Kitty Treasure also seemed to sense something, lowering its body and scouting around with its head, assuming a hunting posture.
Apparently, it was looking for the existence that made Li Ping extremely wary.
But ultimately, it found nothing.
Kitty Treasure then became lazy again and fell asleep on Li Ping's shoulder.
The Emperor, on the other hand, started to digest the gains from his journey to the depths of the Star Sea.
Not only him.
Even the Xuanhuang Heaven Path also began to undergo changes that had not happened for a long time due to this journey.
Just like the newly born Abyss Star Ocean, it nourished silently and was still unknown to most.
But indeed, it was happening.
Only a very few in Heaven and Earth were able to perceive it.
Da Qi.
In a tea house in Capital City where he was chatting with someone, Stonetable's expression changed and he looked into the distance.
In Baking Lifespan Space, Ruo Mu, who was trimming his withered branches, was stunned to see new buds sprouting from the withered tips, utterly astonished.
Deep underground, the Leyline Ancient Tree felt the surging force coming from the Xuanhuang World increasing without warning, as if something was brewing. It filled him with both anticipation and fear.
...
"In the vicinity of sunken boats, a thousand sails pass by; before a diseased tree, ten thousand timbers announce spring."
In Yan Fajue's space, Li Fan's heart suddenly surged with these lines of poetry.
"It turns out, it is through leveraging the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way to gain insights in the Star Sea that one can achieve the greatest harvest."
"Because the perspective of a person differs from that of Heaven and Earth."
"Just like back then, when I used the Ocean Pearl to comprehend [Invisible Malice]."
"Creating this era's Saint Emperor's avatar to assist the Xuanhuang Heaven Path really hit the mark by accident."
Li Fan was thrilled in his heart.
Although the connection between him and the Emperor had become very weak.
But because the impact of the Insights of Star Sea's Origin was too tremendous, Li Fan gained some understanding of the enlightenment of the Emperor and the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way.
Most importantly, he had mastered the method.
Once he had the method, in the next life, he would be able to replicate it again.