Demon Emperor?
Is this old golden crow coming? Although it can't be its true form, it's probably some kind of incarnation or dharma body. But why did this old golden crow choose to come at this time?
Feng Bingwen muttered complaints to himself, then suddenly remembered the floating immortal island beneath his feet that hadn't existed before. He figured it must be where his Dao Lord entertained foreign guests from the demon race.
Upon closer examination, did he actually take advantage of that old golden crow? Was the Enlightenment Tea leaf, plucked from a primordial spiritual root, meant to entertain that demon emperor?
Bah! It's not its true form that's here, but an incarnation. Drinking such fine tea is just a waste and an insult to it.
As Feng Bingwen chewed on tea leaves, many insights surfaced in his mind. It was as if he had come into contact with the great Dao of Heaven and Earth and seen the essence of the world. His originally calm aura fluctuated slightly, as if he was about to take another step forward.
"Since you're all here, that's perfect. You don't need to leave. You'll stand behind me and serve as my temporary attendants!"
The Supreme Daoist Master smiled gently and said, "The true dagger is revealed when the map is unrolled."
"Boy?"
Zhao Junxian, who was savoring his tea, was startled and fell silent. He looked at the cauldron-shaped tea leaves floating in the tea, and glanced at his disciple who was also stunned, because the disciple had already chewed the tea leaves and swallowed them.
"Master, my disciple is a man of extraordinary talent, capable of surpassing even the Kunpeng. He alone is enough!"
Without much thought, Zhao Junxian decided to betray his disciple. He was a dignified human immortal, the son of a celestial immortal, and would soon be promoted to an earth immortal. How could someone of such status be allowed to be a servant under someone else's command, not even a Dao Lord?
"Well!"
Feng Bingwen was speechless with emotion. He had no one around him to sell, and he couldn't very well betray his master in front of him.
"Alright, but I'm not drinking this tea for free!"
The Supreme Dao Master's expression did not change when he heard Zhao Junxian refuse.
"My disciple is worth at least two Enlightenment Tea Leaves!"
This time, without much hesitation, Zhao Junxian pointed at Feng Bingwen and said this.
"good!"
"Isn't that too little?"
Feng Bingwen spoke up at this moment, slightly unconvinced. He had returned with a great deal of glory, and his worth should be at least twenty Enlightenment Tea Leaves. Who did he think he was to look down on with just two?
"At least ten!"
"Ha ha!"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, the Supreme Daoist Master smiled, appearing casual and unrestrained, with little inhibition in his behavior.
"You certainly have a big appetite, kid. But I'll grant your request. After the Demon Emperor leaves, you may pick ten tea leaves from the tea tree I've been tending. You can choose whatever you like!"
Hearing Feng Bingwen bargain and still manage to seize such an opportunity, Zhao Junxian narrowed his eyes and spoke directly.
“Master Dao, I just had a sudden thought. My disciple’s cultivation is still a bit weak, and he is not able to withstand the Demon Emperor’s majesty. It would be more suitable for me to be your attendant!”
Each innate spiritual root possesses its own unique characteristics and effects.
The Supreme Dao originally possessed a primordial spiritual root, which was left behind by the Supreme Dao Venerable. Although it was extremely special, its special nature meant that very few immortals in the entire Supreme Dao could utilize it.
However, the Enlightenment Tea Tree is indeed different. Its tea leaves can be enjoyed by cultivators of almost all realms and systems, because they can enable those who drink the tea to comprehend the Great Dao. This is an innate spiritual root that no one would refuse.
However, this innate spiritual root was retrieved from the chaos by the Supreme Dao Master alone, and it is different from the innate spiritual root left by the Dao Venerable in the sect.
The Dao Master has absolute control over the distribution of this Enlightenment Tea Tree. Even if he brews all the tea himself, no one else can say a word against it.
"The Demon Emperor only sent an avatar. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly here. If you're willing, you can stay. Do you think I would mistreat you?"
The Supreme Daoist Master laughed, feeling quite pleased with himself, as one less thing to worry about had been dealt with.
Although he was sitting here, drinking tea and chatting with two juniors in the sect, and even preparing to meet the avatar sent by the Demon Emperor soon, most of his attention was focused on the North Sea, watching the earth-shattering battle that was stirring up the world and affecting the ten directions of the sea.
The First Evolution
Many ancient beings in the world were awakened by the fluctuations of that battle, watching the subtle fluctuations of laws reflected in that forbidden zone of life. Some even silently captured fragments of laws and tried to comprehend them.
The Supreme Dao Master naturally didn't need to do that. Even if he couldn't go in his true form, he could still sit in the secret realm of the mountain gate and his gaze could pierce through layers of void and endless obstacles to see the clues clearly.
The Kunpeng that fled into the North Sea and went into hiding at the beginning of the Demon Court's collapse was even more powerful than he had predicted. What was even more frightening was that this old Kunpeng had no injuries, and its blood energy was even more vigorous than ever before in history.
This demon master became even stronger, so strong that he began to exceed the limits that heaven and earth could tolerate. Then, he became unable to move, and simply waking up would invite divine punishment.
For this Kunpeng, heaven and earth were a cage, a cage that did not even allow him to turn over, move, or even awaken. It was extremely harsh.
The most tragic thing is that Kunpeng has no chance of breaking free from its cage. Even if it begins to surpass the limits of heaven and earth, it will not be able to tear the cage apart, because its power originates from this world.
The more powerful the demon master Kunpeng becomes, the heavier the constraints and suppression from heaven and earth become. This is an inescapable knot, just as an uncultivated mortal cannot ascend to heaven by stepping on his own two feet.
Unless this demon master abandons the power bestowed upon him by heaven and earth, but if he abandons the power of the Kunpeng, the path he can take will be the same as those old guys who reshaped their true forms by borrowing innate spiritual roots.
If the Demon Master chooses this path, he will basically have no more entanglements with the demon race. As the Supreme Dao Lord, why would he worry about it? In his eyes, the Demon Master Kunpeng no longer poses a threat.
"Thank you, Dao Master!"
Zhao Junxian remained calm and composed, ignoring the strange looks from the disciples beside him. Despite his extremely prominent status, innate spiritual roots, such divine objects, were still beyond his reach. Since birth, he had only occasionally tasted them from the Dao Lord.
"Once you finish this cup of tea, don't chew the tea leaves like your disciple!"
The Supreme Dao Master casually gave the order.
Why is that?
Zhao Junxian frowned and asked. Although his disciple's posture, which resembled that of an ox chewing on a pill, was extremely unrefined and lacked any elegance, it was indeed the method to maximize the use of innate spiritual roots.
"When that old golden crow arrives later, I'll use this tea leaf to brew him another cup of tea!"
The Supreme Daoist Master casually stated his plan.
"this……"
The master and disciple couldn't help but exchange a glance, their eyes filled with speechlessness. At this moment, Feng Bingwen suddenly realized just how much of the ten Enlightenment Tea leaves that the Dao Lord had promised him were. The dignified Demon Emperor could only drink the leftover tea leaves of others.
"That old golden crow has lived for so long, and he has wasted quite a few good things in his life. Anyway, this Enlightenment Tea Tree once fell into the hands of that demon emperor, and he drank quite a lot of it back then, so there is no need for him to continue drinking it. It is useless to him and a waste!"
The Supreme Dao Master looked at the two disciples in front of him, who seemed somewhat speechless at his behavior, and explained his stingy actions.
"What the Dao Lord says is absolutely right!"
Feng Bingwen, who was hoping to pick leaves from the Daoist Master's tea tree later, naturally expressed his admiration. He even wanted to praise the Daoist Master for his diligence, thrift, and skillful governance.
cracking!
At the same time, outside the gate of the Supreme Dao Mountain, accompanied by a strange cry, a pillar of crimson-gold fire suddenly fell from the sky above the sun star that was still hanging high in the sky, and a three-legged divine raven flew out from its flapping wings.
The pure, golden feathers that revealed the species of this three-legged divine raven, and the immense pressure emanating from its wingspan of over ten thousand feet, like a blazing sun in the sky, silently proclaimed its identity.
Such astonishing fluctuations could not be concealed, and this three-legged golden crow never thought of hiding its identity. Even if it was not the real body but an avatar, it still possessed the majesty of an emperor.
Many eyes that were focused on the confrontation between the Kunpeng of the North Sea and that vaguely familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar supreme being now diverted to watch the demon emperor's avatar on his inspection tour.
However, most of these gazes were quickly withdrawn, as they had fallen into an unknowable and unexplorable realm. Only a very few gazes persisted tirelessly, recklessly pursuing the traces of this demon emperor.
Just as they were about to continue their investigation, several muffled groans and strange noises suddenly echoed from all directions. Under the clear sky, purple blood was scattered; within the Black Mountains, the mountains crumbled; and in the depths of the ocean, the abyss collapsed...
Within the Taishangdao Mountain Gate, numerous beings, along with disciples who were not yet in seclusion, witnessed the extraordinary phenomenon of two suns appearing in the sky simultaneously. However, one of the great suns was far too close to the Taishangdao Mountain Gate, so close that it seemed it might crash down at any moment, turning this vast expanse of mountains and seas into a fiery inferno that would extinguish all life.
"This is the Supreme Dao!"
Silently, in a dilapidated Taoist temple overgrown with weeds in front of its gate, a pair of emotionless eyelids opened, gazing at the sun in the sky and the golden crow within it.
"Is this forcing me to emulate the ancient deities' act of setting the sun?"
Then an old Taoist priest, who was weeding with a hoe, straightened up, leaned on his farm tools, looked up at the sky, and muttered to himself.
"Surrounded by imperial aura, what a pity!"
The Demon Emperor descended in his avatar, startling countless Supreme Immortals. However, this place was different from other places; no immortal held any reverence for the sun in the sky. After all, the human race had shot down some "suns" that dared to tyrannize and oppress in the past.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you give prior notice before entering my mountain gate, thus disturbing so many fellow cultivators!"
A slightly refined voice rang out, seemingly trying to exonerate the Demon Emperor, but the information it revealed secretly angered the Demon Emperor. What was his identity? To need prior notification to visit a powerful force was laughable.
"It was my abruptness, please forgive me!"
No matter how raging his anger was, the Demon Emperor, having already made his decision, decided to endure it. If it were before, he probably would have wanted to maintain his dignity as the Demon Emperor, but now he had to consider too many things.
The power of that Kunpeng in the North Sea was beyond expectation, but the step it took was too fatal, putting itself in an extremely awkward situation.
Although he was so strong that he was probably invincible, he also put himself in a state of immobility. As a result, the demon master Kunpeng's deterrent power would be greatly reduced, and in the eyes of some people, it would be almost non-existent, posing no threat at all.
Because that demon master was so incompetent, the demon emperor, who had intended to make some changes to the relationship between the demon race and the human race and was even prepared to sacrifice some interests and even his face, chose to swallow his anger at this time.
After he lowered his posture, the golden sun, which shone brightly and illuminated hundreds of thousands of miles of mountains and seas, began to shrink and finally transformed into an extremely majestic and extraordinary middle-aged man. His whole body was shrouded in a layer of divine light, making it difficult for ordinary people to see his face.
"Fellow Daoist, this way please!"
A soft laugh rang out, seemingly indicating great satisfaction with the Demon Emperor's attitude. The void cracked open, and endless lotus flowers bloomed, forming a path full of Daoist essence, which then connected to one side, where the surrounding area was a mysterious void.
From the Demon Emperor's perspective, he saw a celestial island in that void, radiating boundless divine light and imbued with divine beauty.
The demon emperor, now in human form, ignored the path constructed of endless lotus flowers and stepped out, finding himself in the center of the immortal island. With a composed expression, he sat down at a tea table filled with fragrant aromas and the aura of the Great Dao.
"The Dao Lord is truly blessed!"
With just a glance at the clear tea in the jade cup in front of him, and the uniquely shaped tea leaf settled at the bottom, the Demon Emperor was slightly startled. He offered a compliment, but in his heart he began to ponder.
Although the conclusion that the human race would soon dominate the world was reached long ago, seeing the "ironclad evidence" now still stirred some emotions within him.
Enlightened Tea Tree!
This is a genuine innate spiritual root. Since it was lost, he has spent a lot of effort searching for it, but to no avail. Unexpectedly, it has now fallen into the hands of the Supreme Dao. This also proves how prosperous the human race is now, that even innate spiritual roots cannot escape its grasp.
"Um?"
As he pondered, the Demon Emperor picked up his teacup and took a small sip. With just that one sip, his brow furrowed, and he uttered a sound filled with doubt.
"Why does this tea taste so bland? It's different from what I drank in ancient times."
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