After obtaining divine skills and treasures such as the "Grass Sword Technique" and the "Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Technique," Cao Ya and his companions left the Hongyu Domain and returned to the Desolate Domain.
The Sage Honghu also recorded those unparalleled techniques and sought a quiet place to live in seclusion and cultivate. That group of lakes, because of the sword energy that cleaved through the stars beyond the realm, became the focus of the eight domains.
After comprehending the Peerless Sword Technique and the Ancient Heavenly Skill, the Stone Emperor quietly departed. He passed the throne of the Stone Kingdom to Shi Hao and instructed him not to hold back against those powerful sects, sacred mountains, and aristocratic clans who intended to seize power, oppress the world, and bully the people so that they could escape their tribulations. If any of them dared to step forward, they should all be killed.
"Why don't you stay and clean up the Stone Kingdom yourself? Let me do it," Shi Hao muttered.
"I have lost all desire for power. What worldly power can compare to supreme martial might?" the Stone Emperor said leisurely, drifting away. Through some unknown means, he left this realm and went to the upper realm.
When Shi Hao entered the capital of the Stone Kingdom, the winds of change stirred. People from the great immortal sects beyond the realm, such as the Butian Pavilion, the Immortal Mountain, and the Western Heaven Sect, rushed to the capital, intending to forcefully seize control of the Stone Kingdom while the Stone Emperor was gone and the world was unstable. They wanted to install a puppet and control this ancient kingdom.
On the eve of the great calamity, the great figures of the upper realm were temporarily unable to descend and needed to rely on the power of those below.
These so-called great religions are actually branches of the Daoist lineage of the upper realm.
In other words, these major sects will fan the flames of a great calamity in the lower realms, and may even personally participate in the slaughter of living beings in the lower realms.
This enraged Shi Hao, who returned to the capital, determined to slaughter everyone in his path and leave rivers of blood flowing.
However, before that, Shi Hao had asked Cao Ya to come to Shi Hao's aid if anything changed. Cao Ya would leave the Great Wilderness and come to the Shi Kingdom to help Shi Hao.
"Kill them all. It's fine if we kill all those great sects and sacred mountains," Cao Ya said coldly.
The Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth is a purge of the lower realms by the upper realms. The beings of the lower realms should resist and sever the hand extended by the upper realms. However, these great sects, because their lineages originate from the upper realms, even those who are born in the lower realms, still stand on the side of the upper realms, gathering intelligence and information, and even personally acting as executioners.
Cao Ya was a being from the lower realm, and naturally he was hostile to such situations.
However, his enemies are the powerful figures from the upper realm who are about to descend to the lower realm, such as the leaders and elders of many immortal lineages. These vassal forces in the lower realm will mainly be dealt with by Shi Hao.
Shi Hao needs to grow, and he also needs pressure.
Cao Ya also did not forget that the future predicament of this great universe could only be solved by an Immortal Emperor.
To be honest, even with the system space, Cao Ya wasn't confident he could become a seven-star Immortal Emperor.
A seven-star being is truly too majestic and invincible, manipulating the vast universe, an existence like the Heavenly Dao.
Even with a cheat code, how can one be certain of attaining the Immortal Emperor status? One can only say there is a sliver of hope.
Therefore, Shi Hao must grow up, and various trials and tribulations are indispensable.
Of course, Cao Ya cultivated diligently, also yearning to attain the Seven-Star level and become a Celestial Emperor.
Although one's resolve is firm and unwavering, it is always wise to have multiple contingency plans for such matters.
Moreover, Shi Hao is essentially his junior, so naturally he needs to pay more attention to nurturing this unparalleled junior.
Shi Hao, as the Human Emperor, entered the capital of the Shi Kingdom.
Cao Ya also returned to the Great Wilderness, where he cultivated in Stone Village and conversed with Willow God.
This ancestral spirit tree, from the ancient times, was a true Immortal King-level existence.
The willow tree is entirely green, radiating a rosy glow. Its soft, tender branches are like silk, carrying a sacred aura that brings peace to the mind.
"As for the inheritance of the Supreme Hall, the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art and the Grass Character Sword Technique are both supreme methods that point directly to the path of immortality," said Liu Shen, highly praising these two methods.
"Of course, the Kunpeng Treasure Technique that you obtained from the Heavenly Wasteland is also a secret technique of the immortal path," Liu Shen added.
On the contrary, Cao Ya's foundational "Thunder Spirit Treasure Technique" never reached the path of immortality, but its highest achievement was the pinnacle of the human path.
However, the Thunder Spirit Treasure Technique can be seamlessly followed by the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, which is a secret immortal technique.
Among the Ten Fiends, the Thunder Emperor was originally evolved from a Thunder Spirit. He is the strongest member of the Thunder Spirit clan, an emperor-like being.
Cao Ya nodded and devoted himself to studying the "Grass Character Sword Technique" and the "Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art," including the "Kunpeng Treasure Technique." Of course, his foundational technique, the "Thunder Spirit Treasure Technique," could not be neglected either.
In the days that followed, Cao Ya sat cross-legged under the willow tree, his mind at peace, and devoted himself to studying these precious techniques and divine skills. He was very diligent and made great progress.
As for the Kingdom of Shi, Shi Hao did not send a message asking Cao Ya for help. He quelled the turmoil in the Kingdom of Shi on his own, restored the country, and purged some parasitic forces.
However, during this period, people from the upper realm began attempting to descend to the lower realm.
At the distant horizon, a deafening roar shook the vast earth and made the mountains tremble.
At the edge of the sky, divine light shone brightly, and a portal was vaguely taking shape and being built.
However, a strange wave spread out, and the portal in the sky exploded.
The light rained down brilliantly, and divine blood flowed within.
"These so-called big shots are really cautious." Cao Ya woke up, opened his eyes, looked at the distant sky, saw this scene, and immediately sneered.
Clearly, a powerful figure had sent out a capable subordinate to try it out, but he was outmaneuvered by others, and ultimately failed and died on the spot.
This also involves disputes in the upper realm, which are extremely dangerous, involving open and covert struggles, and all sorts of means are used. If things go wrong, it could lead to utter destruction.
Since that day, for some time afterward, divine light would occasionally burst forth in the distant sky, accompanied by a surge of terrifying power, creating bizarre celestial phenomena that alarmed the eight regions, causing countless beings to fear and panic.
This is a sign of great calamity; everyone knows that a tremendous storm is about to begin.
The eight Venerable Ones all lost their voices, some fleeing to the outside world, others hiding in the abyss to seal themselves away, each employing secret techniques, all for the sake of self-preservation.
Cao Ya paid no attention to this and focused on his cultivation, advancing his progress in the Heavenly God Realm and beginning to approach the Void Dao Realm.
Although his combat power is no less than that of someone at the Realm of Slaying Me.
Sizzle!!
The sword energy was ethereal, confined to a small area, yet it faintly possessed a terrifying sword intent capable of shattering space and time and cleaving through heaven and earth.
Cao Ya smiled. He had entered the realm of the "Grass Character Sword Technique," which was a step ahead of the "Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art."
Cao Ya persevered and mastered the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Technique. Six black holes appeared, seemingly devouring the universe and stars, causing all things to perish.
Just then, as the willows swayed, a tall, slender figure, blurry and indistinct, stepped out, gazing at the horizon, and whispered:
"Someone is coming down."
Upon hearing this, Cao Ya disregarded his observation of Liu Shen and looked up. Sure enough, he saw the sky explode with a deafening roar, and a massive bolt of lightning stretched across the sky, boundless and endless, continuously elongating and filling the entire world.
"These guys are making quite a fuss, are they showing off their skills? Heh, they're really capable, but instead of going to fight the foreign lands, they're just staying in the rear enjoying themselves." Cao Ya sneered.
The mortal enemy of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is the foreign land.
However, not every power views foreign lands as enemies, and will fight to the death.
Many forces claim they can enjoy peace and tranquility in their rear, but if things change, they will either flee to the Immortal Realm or directly defect to another realm.
Cao Ya felt that the word "kill" could solve all the problems with this kind of force.
"Let's leave Stone Village." Suddenly, Willow God said, and that hazy, slender figure left, tearing through the sky and heading towards the Stone Kingdom.
Cao Ya was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood Liu Shen's intention.
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