"This person is..." Cao Ya squinted his eyes, his divine sense detecting an old Taoist priest several star fields away. He had a thin face, an old Taoist robe, and his appearance and temperament were not outstanding; he looked very ordinary.
However, Cao Ya sensed a threat from this person that was even more intense than that of the Divine Court Emperor!
"It's him! The old woodcutter! In the original timeline, he's the one who killed the Divine Court Emperor." Cao Ya's heart skipped a beat.
However, he did not speak to the old Taoist priest. The two gazed at each other across the starry sky, nodded, and then went their separate ways, not in the same direction.
"Although this era is a golden age, before Ye Fan and other geniuses grew up, many powerful figures had already risen to become Great Saints, Quasi-Emperors, and even advanced to the level of Dao Achievers!"
"The first emperor of the Golden Age was neither Ye Fan nor any other ancient prince or imperial prodigy, but that old golden crow, who, like the Divine Court Emperor and the old woodcutter, was also an elder."
Cao Ya muttered to himself, knowing that there were many powerful beings in the universe today. Not to mention those supreme beings in forbidden zones who were even more powerful than him, there were several who were about to achieve enlightenment at the same level.
Divine Emperor, Woodcutter, Immortal Empress, etc.
“And... the mysterious and ancient underworld!” Cao Ya’s eyes darkened slightly. During his years of traveling the universe, he had also discovered some traces of the underworld and even killed several groups of underworld cultivators.
But he understood that the essence of the underworld lay in the powerful imperial cultivators.
Without five-star abilities, don't even dream of going against the underworld!
In the present universe, apart from forbidden zones of life, the Underworld is one of the very few forces that Cao Ya fears.
When passing near the star Huosang, Cao Ya sensed an unusual, subtle fluctuation in a star.
“A golden figure? I think I know who it is.” Cao Ya smiled, and combined with the nearby Fire Mulberry Star, the identity of the divine bird within that star was now obvious.
This is the old golden crow!
After attaining enlightenment in the future, he will be arguably the most aggrieved emperor of our time!
Of course, he did become an emperor eventually, which is better than not becoming one. Even those who achieve enlightenment through unconventional means are not as good as this future Golden Crow Emperor.
Although the Golden Crow Emperor is not as good as Ye Fan.
But throughout history, how many people can compare to Ye Fan? Only a handful of people have achieved immortality in the mortal world.
It's not shameful to be inferior to Ye Fan.
The fact that it could become an emperor already demonstrates the power of this old golden crow.
When Cao Ya discovered the old Golden Crow, the old quasi-emperor of the Golden Crow clan also discovered him.
"A mysterious being about to attain enlightenment?" The old Golden Crow asked in surprise, then suddenly remembered the major events in the universe reported by the Great Sage of his clan, and he realized what was going on.
"Is it that unknown cultivator who defeated the Divine Court Emperor?!"
After thinking for a moment, the old Golden Crow emerged from the depths of the star, a divine bell forged from Dao Tribulation gold atop its head, and met with Cao Ya.
He had no choice but to be cautious. After all, the Divine Court Emperor had been defeated, and it was said that even the Emperor Tower made of Eternal Blue Gold had been taken away. Although the Emperor had never admitted it, no one had ever seen him use the Blue Gold Emperor Tower since then. This showed that there was no smoke without fire.
Old Golden Crow glanced at the blue-gold divine sword hanging at Cao Ya's waist and was immediately shocked.
"As expected, the Blue-Gold Emperor Tower of the Divine Court was taken away by this mysterious Daoist after his defeat, and even reforged into a divine sword."
"The great fortune of the Divine Court Emperor has become an opportunity for this powerful figure."
"There's no need to search the entire universe for divine gold; we've already made a great harvest, enough to forge a weapon for the Dao."
The old golden crow sighed inwardly, becoming even more awe-inspiring.
As someone about to attain enlightenment, he was confident in dealing with the Divine Court Emperor and could also strip him of his quasi-emperor divine weapon and bring it under his own control. The old Golden Crow felt somewhat powerless to do so.
"Furthermore, what is the purpose of this person who is about to attain enlightenment coming to Fire Mulberry Star? Does he harbor any ill intentions?"
The old golden crow cupped his hands, his eyes slightly narrowed, and said:
"Are you the powerful figure who defeated the Divine Court Emperor?"
“Old Quasi-Emperor of the Golden Crow Clan, I know you.” Cao Ya laughed. This old Golden Crow became a peak Quasi-Emperor in his first life. Because he was worried that he would be attacked and killed by the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone when he became an Emperor, and that his life essence would be taken away, and he would die with resentment, he used his first life as a gamble to forcibly undergo Nirvana and live out his second life.
From then on, the old Golden Crow was no longer within the Supreme Being's perception.
Because of the current emperor's suppression of the forbidden zones, those supreme beings naturally do not want to see the emergence of a new emperor-level existence.
Moreover, the life essence of a peak cultivator who is about to attain enlightenment, with one foot already in the Extreme Dao Emperor Realm, is enough to be divided among several Forbidden Zone Supremes, allowing them to remain in slumber for many more tens of thousands of years.
Therefore, from any perspective, for those who have attained enlightenment to become emperors, it is not only about defeating all the quasi-emperors of their time, but also about blocking the attacks of the supreme beings of the forbidden zones!
Otherwise, one will spend their entire life in arduous cultivation, only to benefit others!
Who would willingly accept that?
Which peerless master who has cultivated to the point of near-perfect enlightenment wouldn't yearn to become an emperor?!
"You may call me Daoist Cao Ya." After saying this, Cao Ya suddenly had the idea to fight. He drew his Blue Gold Divine Sword and laughed, "Old Golden Crow, take this move!"
After speaking, he swung his divine sword, and the sword energy covered the sky and the sun and moon. Even the stars beside him paled in comparison to the splendor of this sword.
"Daoist Cao Ya, have you gone mad? Or have you touched the threshold of the ultimate path and are going to defeat all those who are about to attain Dao in this world, accumulate morale, and step into the Emperor Realm?!"
Old Golden Crow was filled with doubt and uncertainty, but he was also fearless. The divine bell above his head, forged from the gold of the Dao Tribulation, trembled, its sound waves surging, divine fire sweeping across, and golden light dazzling. It clashed with Cao Ya's sword, creating a powerful and terrifying aura. The cultivators of Fire Mulberry Star, located dozens of star fields away, also sensed this terrifying aura and were filled with fear.
The experts of the Golden Crow Clan, who were at the Saint level or above, were even more perplexed.
What were our ancestors doing?
For those who are about to attain enlightenment, the distance of dozens of star fields is really close.
But for other cultivators, even a saint is still very far away.
"As expected of you, you are indeed very strong!" Cao Yalang laughed, and the Blue Gold Divine Sword was hung at his waist again.
"Taoist Cao Ya, what do you mean?" the old golden crow asked with a stern face.
"It's nothing. I've heard of your great reputation and wanted to test my skills," Cao Ya said.
Hearing this, the old Golden Crow relaxed, a hint of pride in his expression.
Indeed, he has a great reputation in the world.
Although in the eyes of countless experts, he had already perished and no longer existed.
Only a small number of Saint-level experts within the clan know the great secret that he is still alive.
Even a near-enlightened being has come seeking my guidance; my reputation is quite impressive after all…
The old golden crow held its head high.
Seeing the old golden crow's proud expression, Cao Ya chuckled and didn't correct him.
Actually, he had the idea of taking action because the old Golden Crow would become an emperor in the future, but he would be the most aggrieved emperor.
However, it is clear that he is currently unable to defeat the old Golden Crow.
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