"That's... downstream of the river of time, where a great battle is taking place?" Little Tower exclaimed in surprise.
"To be able to fight from the future to the past... isn't that a quasi-Immortal Emperor?" The chicken farmer was astonished.
For them, the present moment is now; but for those masters who fought across the long river of time, this is undoubtedly the past.
Upon reaching the Supreme Realm of the Human Realm, one can access the long river of time within a single world, gazing into the past and predicting the future. If one breaks through to the True Immortal or Immortal King Realm, one becomes even more formidable, capable of interfering with certain people and events within the past ten thousand years to a certain extent.
To disrupt the vast river of time that encompasses the entire Boundary Sea and countless planes... without a doubt, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor is the foundation!
"Who could it be? It's unlikely to be us, is it?" the fake medicine seller mused.
"I wonder which world they come from, and whether they have any connection to the present?" the butcher said.
"Probably not!" Liu Shen shook her head and said, "The point in time they are at is already many eras in the future."
“Well, not necessarily…” Shi Hao had a different opinion.
He was a quasi-Immortal Emperor, with a higher realm, and had mastered the method of "using one's body as a seed".
Shi Hao could vaguely sense that among the people who were traveling back in time along the river of time, there were three who seemed to be on the path of "using their bodies as seeds".
However, with the passage of time, Shi Hao was not entirely sure and needed to continue observing.
"It's them!" Cao Ya looked up and a smile appeared on his face.
He also thought that because the time for conquering the end of the Boundary Sea and the Dark Continent was brought forward, the three ancient emperors and the dark quasi-immortal emperors of later generations, even if they had a great war, would not be recorded in history.
Perhaps, in the future universe, they will fight for eternity, separating life and death, without tracing back the timeline.
After all, even a quasi-immortal emperor would have to bear immense pressure in ancient times, surrounded by layers of worlds. The slightest carelessness in words or actions that revealed the future could lead to backlash and the death of an emperor!
Unexpectedly, after annihilating the four emperors, severing the connection between the Corpse Immortal Emperor and the Boundary Sea, and reinforcing the seal of the Ultimate Ancient Land, they witnessed a terrifying battle between the three emperors and a powerful enemy!
"You know the World Dao Ancestor?" The group asked in astonishment.
Is there anything about heaven and earth, the universe, the past and present, and even the world's Dao Ancestor that they don't understand?
Even if the World Dao Ancestor received the inheritance of the Celestial Emperor, it shouldn't be this miraculous!
Otherwise, how could the original consciousness of that Corpse Immortal Emperor have perished and ended up in such a tragic state?
They all felt that the World Ancestor was shrouded in layers of mystery.
However, the World Dao Ancestor is a powerful figure in our camp and is trustworthy.
"Wait!" Suddenly, Shi Hao's eyes widened, as if he had discovered something.
"Hmm?" The group looked at Shi Hao again, as he also had relevant knowledge.
"That cauldron looks so familiar... and that white-clad empress, and that big bell..."
Shi Hao suddenly realized that these three quasi-immortal emperors were no wonder they followed the cultivation path of "using their bodies as seeds." They were also from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and were future heroes of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
By this time, Willow God and Little Pagoda had some memories, after all, they had once traveled to the lower realm.
Upon hearing the three men's brief introductions, the butcher, the fake medicine seller, and the chicken farmer were all horrified.
“In ancient times, there was the Old Man Who Destroyed the World; now, there are the World Dao Ancestor, the Desolate One, and the Willow God; in the future, there will be three Heavenly Emperors… The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are truly the embodiment of the universe’s destiny!” the chicken farmer exclaimed.
The desolate burial ground, bordering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, was where she had also traveled to neighboring realms in ancient times...
Why didn't we discover any secrets?
The butcher and the fake medicine seller had both traveled to the heavens and the earth, but found nothing particularly special.
But now it seems that this great world clearly holds a great secret!
"Boom..." Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out, time became disordered, the void twisted, and countless laws of the Dao roared. The entire world seemed to be enraged, ready to suppress and kill the Quasi-Immortal Emperor who had violated the order of time!
This is why quasi-immortal emperors are generally unwilling to venture into the river of time.
The intertwining of cause and effect and destiny is something even a quasi-immortal emperor would be wary of, fearing it might ruin his chance to attain the highest Dao.
But those six people were fearless... What was it that supported their actions?
"I came here for Shi Hao," Cao Ya said with a smile.
"Me?" Shi Hao was stunned. Was he some kind of key figure? But thinking back to his past experiences, he couldn't help but become suspicious.
"Actually, it's the 'using one's own body as a seed' method," Cao Ya explained. This extraordinary path is quite unique; even in the era of the Dharma's decline, one can still cultivate and become an immortal in the mortal world!
In comparison, the Ancient Immortal Method, the Chaotic Ancient Method, the Creation World Method, and even other cultivation paths are less universally applicable.
Upon hearing this, Shi Hao nodded slightly to indicate his understanding, then smiled and said, "Even without me, 'using one's own body as a seed' will eventually succeed and spread throughout the world, sooner or later."
"This system already had a prototype; I merely perfected it and brought it to its culmination."
Willow Goddess said, "So, those three Heavenly Emperors are all masters of 'using their bodies as seeds'? Just like Shi Hao?"
Cao Ya nodded. Those three were all struggling in the mortal world, defying the odds to become immortals!
"A mortal immortal? Upon entering the immortal realm, he was immediately at the strongest level, and his path to becoming an immortal king was extremely smooth. He even laid the foundation for becoming a quasi-immortal emperor..." Little Tower muttered. The "using one's body as a seed" method is very special.
The butcher, the fake medicine seller, and the chicken farmer also made a decision: once they returned to the Boundary Sea, they would have to seriously study this system.
"Since the Three Heavenly Emperors have enemies... then where do these enemies come from?" Liu Shen gazed into the distance.
Clearly, the Black Calamity has been quelled... Could it be that the existence of the Corpse Immortal Emperor was not resolved? And in later generations, it finally erupted again?!
"Many ages later, the bizarre races have fully revived, starting a new round of harvesting, destroying civilization after civilization, and ending world after world," Cao Ya sighed.
Despite the chaos and calamities that swept across the world during the ancient and chaotic eras, the strange race has not even officially invaded the Boundary Sea yet!
"Strange? Strange again!" The expressions on their faces changed.
What exactly is the origin of that ethnic group?
"To confront the bizarre, those below the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level... frankly speaking, can't influence the battle situation at all; they're just soldiers. And the minimum standard for generals and commanders is that they must be Quasi-Immortal Emperors!"
"To truly lead cultivators from all directions to fight against the strange army... one must be an Immortal Emperor!"
Cao Ya lamented that if all the strange creatures were to enter the current Boundary Sea, it would be in grave danger!
Fortunately, the Strange Ones need to wait until all the civilizations of the heavens have developed to a peak, able to provide various methods, treasures, and ineffable things like fortune, before they awaken and begin their world-destroying campaign. Harvesting the vast universe will also increase the Strange Ones' foundation, potentially producing more supreme Immortal Emperors, and even those at the Sacrificial Dao Realm!
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about strange threats within three to five eras.
But as time goes by, they are destined to face the Evil Plateau and fight against the strange Immortal Emperor!
"Quasi-Immortal Emperor, Immortal Emperor... there's still a gap between our strength and that!" The group all spoke with serious expressions.
They are already at the pinnacle of existence in the Boundary Sea. If they don't strive for even greater heights and reach the level of Emperors to support the Boundary Sea... are they just going to sit idly by and watch the vast realm be completely annihilated?
They are not the World-Destroying Elder, the Feather Emperor, the Hong Emperor, or the Azure Emperor; they would never fall into darkness or side with the strange forces!
Even without drawing in the black mist, if one continues to cultivate as usual, there is still a chance to become an emperor!
World Dao Ancestor, Shi Hao, Emperor Luo Sovereign, and the Corpse Immortal Emperor in his first life—aren't they all vivid examples?!
"Knock knock knock!!!"
As time passed, the six emperors downstream fought each other, drawing ever closer to the end of the chaotic era.
A man clad in celestial golden armor, wielding a halberd, exuding arrogance, was engaged in a fierce battle with a black-haired man who carried a large cauldron on his head and wielded the mighty Emperor Fist.
Beside him, an old man with red hair and a snow-white measuring ruler in his palm was dueling with an unparalleled Heavenly Emperor who was carrying a large bell.
The third battle group consisted of a beautiful woman in a long golden dress, wielding the Heavenly Halberd, who clashed repeatedly with the white-clad empress.
"Emperor Ye! Emperor Wushi! Ruthless Emperor!" Cao Ya smiled.
Within the system space, he appeared in [Covering the Sky] and [Sacred Ruins], but not only in different timelines, but also in different parallel universes.
Therefore, although these three Heavenly Emperors have recently learned about the Dao Ancestor of the Chaotic Ancient World, they are not like those in the [Covering the Sky] universe, who had a deep friendship with each other and jointly entered the Immortal Realm to carry out repair work.
Even in the world of [Sacred Ruins], he never saw the true form of the Three Heavenly Emperors.
Furthermore, compared to the nodes of [Perfect World] and [Covering the Sky], which show strange traces but have not yet truly launched an attack, there is still a long time before the Great Destruction... The lowest-level [Sacred Ruins] universe, however, has strangely been destroyed several times, and the eras of Chaotic Ancient and Desolate Ancient have all disappeared into history.
The three Heavenly Emperors and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor both died in battle, and heroes from all walks of life perished on the battlefield!
Thanks to the Four Heavenly Emperors' backup plan, a hidden world was created to nurture heroes, allowing them to gradually recover and heal, awaiting the command of the final battle before they can fight their way out!
Currently, the one in the most difficult situation is him in [Sacred Ruins].
Time is running out!
Cao Ya sighed inwardly; his strength at the peak of the six-star level was still far from enough!
Even the initial or intermediate level of the Seven Stars is not enough; one must be at the advanced level of the Seven Stars, equivalent to the Sacrifice Dao Realm, to be considered qualified to truly turn the tide of the battle!
That is the oldest being of the [Supreme Being], the pinnacle of the [Primordial Era] Saints, the controller of the chaotic universe of the [Desolate Era], the immortal realm of [Eternal Life], the primordial lord of the [Snow Eagle Lord]...
Although these Cao Ya from various universes are powerful and their cultivation can be described as great, they are still far from reaching the pinnacle of cultivation in all realms.
However, the path of cultivation cannot be rushed. No matter how much pressure Cao Ya is under, he can only improve step by step. He cannot become a master overnight.
"Should we make a move?" Little Tower asked, eager to try.
“We and they don’t belong to the same era. Taking action across time and space would be too limiting,” the butcher said, shaking his head.
That kind of backlash was something even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, let alone the Emperor Light Immortal King, would find difficult to withstand.
"What a pity," said Liu Shen. The chicken farmer and the fake medicine seller also expressed their regret.
They also wanted to try again the experience of besieging and killing a Quasi-Immortal Emperor!
“World Dao Ancestor, should we…” Shi Hao looked at Cao Ya.
"No need! Trust the Three Heavenly Emperors, they can defeat their opponents." Cao Ya was very confident.
Emperor Ye, Emperor Ruthless, and Emperor Wushi—these three ancient emperors, if they fought at the same level, who could defeat them? At most, they would be evenly matched!
Their opponents, though also incredibly powerful, possessed cultivation at the advanced Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, but their combat awareness was inferior to that of the Three Heavenly Emperors.
Starting from the realm of humanity, the path of "taking one's own body as a seed" requires constant battles, vying for supremacy on the imperial road, and defeating all the masters of the same era in order to attain enlightenment.
Unlike other eras, where there was no single path to enlightenment, and as long as one had enough talent, comprehension, opportunity, Dao heart, and fortune, everyone could attain enlightenment. But in later generations, this is impossible!
Not to mention the supreme trials of the mortal path to immortality.
It is no exaggeration to say that cultivators from the Mythical Era, the Primordial Era, the Desolate Era, the Post-Desolate Era, and the Heavenly Emperor Era would be among the best of their kind in the Immortal Ancient Era and the Chaotic Ancient Era! The most outstanding among them would at least be Supreme Beings, with the potential to reach the Immortal Dao realm!
Even among Quasi-Immortal Emperors, there are no weaklings; each one is an existence rarely seen throughout history!
However, among the many powerful figures, such as the Three Heavenly Emperors and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, they are still top-tier!
At this moment, the six Quasi-Immortal Emperors finally arrived at the point in time where the seven heroes were.
When they discovered the silence at the end of the Boundary Sea, the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors had all perished, and the Corpse Immortal Emperor had been sealed away once more... The silver-haired man, the red-haired old man, and the beautiful woman all had grim expressions.
"Damn it! They're so weak, they're already dead?" The red-haired old man's expression turned cold.
"The plan has fallen through." The silver-haired man frowned.
The woman, clad in a long dress and possessing a graceful figure, swept her gaze over the seven heroes before finally fixing it on Shi Hao. She coldly said:
"The Desolate Heavenly Emperor? As long as I kill you, everything will be different."
Shi Hao raised an eyebrow, but did not take out the Great Luo Sword Embryo.
Just as the World Dao Ancestor said, he also believed that the three future emperors would defeat all their enemies, become emperors, immortals in the mortal world, and then break through to become emperors again... These three dark quasi-immortal emperors would not be a match for the three emperors!
Shi Hao's gaze swept over Emperor Wushi, Emperor Ruthless, and Emperor Ye Tian, and he couldn't help but smile.
The method of "using one's own body as a seed" seems to have become a prominent doctrine in later generations, spreading throughout the heavens.
This made Shi Hao very gratified.
"Gentlemen, let us kill these three enemies who came from the mysterious passage and descended upon the heavens before we talk!" Emperor Ye roared, and the Heavenly Emperor Fist was unstoppable. It shattered the halberd in the silver-haired man's hand, and the Emperor Cauldron trembled. The dark quasi-immortal emperor immediately coughed up blood.
"Clang!" The Wushi Bell rang, time flowed, and the years were disordered. The red-haired old man seemed to have returned to his youth. His overall cultivation level continued to decline. Fortunately, he used the supreme Dao Fruit of the heavens to barely stabilize it. However, the Wushi Emperor struck down with a palm, breaking the Measuring Ruler of Heaven.
"Snap." The white-clad empress, like a celestial being descending from the heavens, bloomed with a single thought and reigned supreme over the world!
Those slender, jade-like hands, seemingly indestructible, pierced through the beautiful woman's exquisite celestial robes, severely injuring her very soul.
"ah!!!"
Ultimately, under the immense power of the Three Heavenly Emperors, the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors' supreme divine artifacts shattered, their bodies exploded, their souls split, and even their Great Dao collapsed.
Their remaining primordial energy was also absorbed by heaven and earth, increasing the concentration of spiritual energy in the universe.
"Be careful..." Emperor Ye Tian had just opened his mouth, seemingly to warn him, but was stopped by the universe. Boundless lightning struck down, and the entire Boundary Sea trembled, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had caved in.
"Buzz." The Emperor Cauldron shook, swallowing the thunder, but Emperor Ye's words could no longer be heard by the seven people.
Upon seeing this, the Great Emperor Wushi and the Great Emperor Ruthless sighed.
Across endless time, it is against the will of Heaven to remind the heroes of the chaotic past!
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