Cao Ya heard the conversation between Creation, Mythology, and True Spirit, and he found it both funny and absurd.
It's not surprising that the Creation Immortal King couldn't be divined about the origins of his Daoist arts.
The existence of the system space is something that even the most powerful beings at the Seven Star level in other universes cannot detect. Although the Creation Immortal King is strong, he is only at the middle level of the Seven Star level, so it is certainly impossible for him to do so either.
But being misunderstood like this isn't a problem; it's a good explanation.
As the strongest Creation Immortal King of our time, and possibly the strongest in history, his refusal to engage in a confrontation with Hongmeng Daoist is clearly a boon for the Epoch Sect.
In the past, creation and chaos were equally matched, both being the pinnacle of immortal kings.
Now, the Creation Immortal King has taken the lead and reached the Supreme Shattered Realm, while the Primordial Daoist has still not been able to overcome that obstacle.
But this does not mean that Hongmeng Daoist is weak. On the contrary, Hongmeng Daoist's strength is unprecedented throughout history.
Apart from the Creation Immortal King and the Primordial Demon Lord, who can firmly suppress one, other kings are generally inferior to the Hongmeng Daoist. Only the Mythical Elder and the Worldly Free King Buddha are perhaps similar to the Hongmeng Daoist. However, the Primordial Ancestral Dragon, the Origin Immortal King, the Truth Immortal King, and the Dimensional Immortal King are even slightly inferior.
The current Hongmeng Daoist and the Creation Immortal King, even if they met in their true forms, could put up a fight, let alone this puppet-like skeletal body.
Moreover, the Creation Immortal King's attitude was very calm, as if he was fearless.
This surprised the three, including the Hongmeng Daoist, the Worldly Free King Buddha, and the Primordial Ancestral Dragon, as well as the Mythical Elder and the True Spirit Immortal King.
What other tricks does the Immortal King of Creation have up his sleeve?
"He has a karmic connection to Fang Han! This is the source of the Creation Immortal King's confidence!"
Cao Ya knew that the person who initially helped Fang Han embark on the path of cultivation was an avatar of the Creation Immortal King—though extremely weak, only at the Physical Body Realm, not even reaching the Divine Power Realm!
However, to have had the idea of appearing outside the gates of immortality long ago...
This also demonstrates the terrifying power of the Creation Immortal King!
"Vermilion Bird, prepare to die!" the Nian Beast coldly declared, its savage aura spreading across the heavens.
Cao Ya put aside his wandering thoughts; with a formidable enemy at hand, being distracted was not a good thing.
Furthermore, the Creation Immortal King probably launched his attack at the very last moment of the era's end.
For him, the most urgent task was to deal with the enemy in front of him!
Many skeletons, forged from the souls of immortal kings, surrounded Cao Ya with murderous intent.
The Nian Beast is the only true Heavenly Lord, but he exists for seventeen eras and is extremely powerful.
It should be understood that the twentieth era is the threshold of the Immortal King, and the nineteenth and eighteenth eras below it can be called the sequence of the strongest Heavenly Monarchs - the Heavenly Monarch of Lightning at her peak was at this level! - And the seventeenth era is also qualified to aspire to the Immortal King path and roam the myriad worlds, laughing at billions of immortals, Buddhas, gods and demons.
Not to mention, the Nian beast is actually the biological son of the Lord of All Beasts!
Compared to the Nian beast, the Lord of All Beasts' methods are even more cruel!
"Boom." The will of the Lord of Beasts was incredibly powerful and boundless, filled with evil, cruelty, savagery, and ferocity. It was not like a living being at all, but rather an evil god or a demon god!
In fact, the Lord of All Beasts is the common leader of the Beast Clan, the Demon Clan, and the Barbarian Clan.
To glorify killing and bloodshed is almost instinctive.
His physical body is trapped in the Gate of Immortality and cannot descend, but even this thought is top-tier enough.
The Nian beast is already extremely ferocious, but compared to the Lord of All Beasts, it is still no match.
"Haha, how can we let the lord of all beasts have all the glory?"
The three skeletons of the Primordial Holy King suddenly burst into laughter, which shook the heavens.
Then, a distorted sound came from the white bones, and blood mist fell from nowhere. Even though the puppet's power was only at the Heavenly Monarch Realm, it could reverse life and death and manipulate yin and yang as easily as a Celestial King.
In an instant, the three skeletons transformed into flesh and blood, each with a different form: a youth, a middle-aged man, and an old man. This symbolized the three lives of the Ancestral Holy King and represented that the Ancestral Holy King had come into contact with the supreme mysteries of time and space.
The three men stood upright, their backs straight, seemingly supporting the sky and the earth, exuding a sense of grandeur.
"Vermilion Bird, let me see your Ancient King Technique!" the Primordial Saint King laughed. The three of them attacked together, their arms like giant axes, cleaving the sun and moon, and severing the universe!
The Primordial Saint King forged for himself the Axe of Nature, a divine artifact of creation. In the past, when he wielded this axe, he traversed the universe, invincible and unstoppable. He even cut down the divine tree of the Xuanhuang Great World, which even the Hongmeng Daoist could not stop or repair.
At that moment, three powerful axe beams descended from the sky, unstoppable, accompanied by a chorus of wailing cries.
"As expected of a Celestial King's will!" Cao Ya praised, but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest. He could resist the intimidation of the Celestial King's will and was unaffected.
"Hoo." He swayed, and three heads and six arms appeared. One of his hands made a flower-picking gesture, using the "Flower-Picking Smile" technique, firmly guarding his original mind and not being swayed by the Immortal King's method.
The remaining palm circulated the Flame Path, Lightning Path, Wind Path, Bright Light Path, Reincarnation Path, Sword Path, and many other profound mysteries, which converged to form a nine-colored radiant glow, which was extremely dazzling.
"Rumble!!!" After the fierce collision, the attacks of the Primordial Saint King, the Lord of All Beasts, and the Year Beast were all blocked, and Cao Ya was not injured.
"You have some skill," the Lord of Beasts said indifferently, a hint of cruelty flashing in his eyes.
The more outstanding the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord's performance, the more he deserves to be killed!
Beside him, the Nian beast's face was ashen, and its gaze toward Cao Ya contained a hint of jealousy, which then turned into greed.
If he could kill the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord and obtain those ancient kingly methods, wouldn't his journey to becoming a king be much smoother?
Furthermore, the flesh and blood of such characters must be incredibly delicious, making them excellent food!
“Within my clan, apart from me, even the likes of the End Saint King, Heavenly Consort Umo, and the Seven Great God Emperors are not as good as you.” The Primordial Saint King shook his head.
The seven great god emperors of the divine race were almost all dead during the turmoil of the myriad realms.
The Heavenly Consort Umo is still alive, and she has received the power from the Primordial Holy King, reaching the age of fifteen cycles.
They are currently joining forces with other Heavenly Lords to besiege and kill the End Saint King.
Compared to the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord, he is far inferior and not even in the same league.
Even though the End Saint King's ideals differed greatly from those of the Primordial Saint King, and he was no longer valued by the Primordial Saint King but instead suffered suppression and slaughter, he was still inferior to the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord.
Only he, the progenitor of the divine race at the Immortal King realm, could steadily suppress the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord.
But that refers to the actual body; a mere thought cannot achieve that.
"It's time for us to step in as well," said the Immortal King Wushi with a smile.
Before the words were finished, a unique burst of magical energy erupted from within the skeleton of the Immortal King Wushi.
"Buzz..." In the dim light, heaven and earth fell, the universe ceased to exist, and all traces were erased.
The divine light spread, immortal artifacts fell to the dust, ancient characters dimmed, and even the Great Dao withered.
"What a magnificent Immortal King without a history!" Even though he was an opponent, Cao Ya couldn't help but be greatly amazed.
The Immortal Kings of the [Eternal Life] universe are all super-powerful figures of the initial and intermediate levels of the Seven Stars.
Each one was incredibly powerful, and their path to enlightenment was also extremely mysterious.
In the original timeline, the Immortal King Wushi did not appear before the Great Cataclysm. It was not until the end of the Three Thousand Eras, when the Gate of Immortality descended and the shackles were loosened, that he manifested along with the other kings.
But now, the Immortal King Wushi has appeared ahead of schedule, and his supernatural powers have illuminated three thousand eras of time and space!
Compared to the Lord of All Beasts and the Primordial Holy King, it was in no way inferior; they were completely on par.
"The Primordial Heavenly Dao! The Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist!" Cao Ya shouted in his heart, using both fist techniques to their fullest extent. With the brute force of his physical body, which was "one with heaven and earth, a divine artifact of creation," plus the power of the word "martial," he finally managed to barely break through that unprecedented Daoist aura.
"Huh?" The Immortal King Wushi looked surprised. These moves...
In the distance, the six Immortal Kings, who were engaged in a three-on-three battle, also had some divine sense observing this battle. Upon seeing Cao Ya's technique, they were also taken aback.
"It's normal that the fundamental law of the Hongmeng Daoist manifested in the hands of the Vermilion Bird, but the Creation Immortal King's..." The True Spirit Immortal King's brows twitched.
The Creation Immortal King smiled and said, "We are different from you. Our lineage still exists, and our inheritance has not been severed."
"Even if the original body disappears, there will still be methods that will be passed down to future generations, and may be obtained by some lucky person."
The old man's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "In that case, the Vermilion Bird's luck is indeed very good."
"It's obvious." The Creation Immortal King sighed. His own "Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist" fell into the hands of the Epoch Heavenly Lord Fang Han and was eventually learned by the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord. That was nothing special, but other secret techniques... even the Creation Immortal King could not identify them and could not figure out their origins.
Because he once transformed into Bai Haichan and led Fang Han to the threshold of immortality.
While investing in the cancerous Hua Tiandu, the Creation Immortal King also paid attention to Fang Han's growth, hoping that the two of them would rise up and their unique destinies would fully erupt, fighting to the death so that he could reap the benefits.
Even if Hua Tian loses and Fang Han wins, with that karmic connection, the Creation Immortal King believes he can still have a certain degree of confidence in controlling Fang Han, gaining the upper hand, and taking full advantage.
"Zhuque has also mastered Buddhism and is quite proficient in it."
Unlike creation, mythology, and true spirits, the focus of the Buddha of Freedom in the world was on the fingers that were making a flower-picking gesture, which touched him.
This astonished the Buddha King of Freedom.
The Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord's ultimate technique could actually evoke his enlightenment?
Perhaps it is the supernatural power of some unknown ancient immortal king?
Did the characters for "Buddha" and "swastika" also spew forth the gate to immortality in more ancient times?
"Your cultivation is quite good." Hongmeng Daoist nodded. His "Hongmeng Heavenly Dao" was extremely difficult to even begin, and achieving minor success was as difficult as ascending to heaven, not to mention achieving major success. Even Linglong Immortal Venerable and Fang Han were only at the minor success level and had not yet reached the great perfection. Zhuque Tianjun was also at this level, which made Hongmeng Daoist quite satisfied.
The "Primordial Heavenly Dao" is a secret method he comprehended after sitting in front of the Gate of Immortality for ninety thousand years.
His original intention was to surpass the two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Great Daos and rival the Great Destiny Technique!
Although it failed, it was still very impressive, and it would be of great use in battles between Immortal Kings.
If one hasn't even reached the minor accomplishment level, then in the eyes of the Hongmeng Daoist, one is directly considered an unqualified cultivator.
"Unexpectedly, there's an unexpected surprise." The Primordial Ancestral Dragon smiled slightly.
Upon hearing this, both Hongmeng Daoist and Worldly Free King Buddha laughed.
The growth of Epoch Heavenly Lord Fang Han and Lightning Mother Heavenly Lord Fang Qingxue is within the scope of the deduction.
But the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord truly rose to prominence unexpectedly; no one had anticipated it.
It is naturally a good thing that such a powerful being has sided with the Epoch Gate.
Who knows, he might even become king in the future, standing on equal footing with the three of them.
"This isn't good." However, after scanning all the battle groups, the three of them still looked tense.
Apart from the battle with Feng Yaoguang and the Human Emperor's Brush, our side was at a disadvantage in all other battles.
There's nothing we can do. There are just too many enemies. We're invincible among those of the same level, and we can even defeat stronger opponents. So what?
Three or five, seven or eight, or even more than ten experts, swarming in, how easy would it be?
Fang Han, Fang Qingxue, and others were all being besieged.
In fact, the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Lord was in the same situation, and his situation was even worse.
Because most of those who besieged him were puppets of immortal kings!
Unfortunately, the three of them couldn't rush to the rescue because they were stopped by the Creation Immortal King, the Mythical Elder, and the True Spirit Immortal King.
Three kings against three kings, locked in a fierce battle, none of them able to escape and meddle in the battles on the sidelines.
"Sizzle." The primordial chaos energy, the free Buddha light, and the primordial dragon energy were all neutralized by the creation immortal energy, the mythical energy, and the true spirit light.
The six kings did not personally take action; their auras clashed, yet they still had energy left to observe the battle from all sides.
But their emotions were quite different; some were calm, while others were worried.
"Boom!!" On the battlefield, Cao Ya, the Primordial Saint King, the Lord of All Beasts, the Year Beast, and the Immortal King of No History engaged in fierce combat.
"It seems the four of you can't defeat this Vermilion Bird." After observing for a while, the Immortal King of Righteousness shook his head and said. He was dressed in a scholar's robe, a learned scholar with boundless knowledge.
The Eternal Heavenly Lord was like a firefly compared to the bright moon in front of the Righteous Immortal King.
This is also a celestial king of Confucianism and Taoism, who has survived to this day, immortal and indestructible.
However, the lineage of Confucianism and Taoism has been greatly diminished. Only some Confucian and Taoist celestial rulers have submitted to various immortal kings, and some Confucian arts and techniques have been passed down in the world, but they are no longer systematic and can hardly be considered orthodox.
After the Confucian and Taoist era, the Immortal King Haoqi had been pursuing the secret realm of immortality and comprehending the gate to immortality. Later, when he had the opportunity, he naturally entered the gate to immortality and did not leave any traces in the outside world.
As for the flourishing of Confucianism and Taoism... the Immortal King Haoqi doesn't care. If he achieves immortality, Confucianism will naturally be glorious forever, surpassing the Immortal Path, Demon Path, Buddhist Path, Divine Path, Demon Path, etc. If he fails and perishes in some great cataclysm, there's no need to mention it. Everything is already empty. Why bother about whether Confucianism prospers or not?
Furthermore, as long as the Immortal King of Righteousness lives, Confucianism and Taoism will not be completely eradicated.
Even if he is gone, some of his supernatural abilities will continue to be passed down within the Confucian school.
Regardless, it was a path that saw the emergence of Immortal Kings.
For example, the King of Witches has already passed away, and most of the supreme rulers of the Witch Clan are also dead. Only the Three Ancestors of the Witch Clan remain, yet they still continue the Witch Clan!
"May your righteous spirit endure forever!" the Immortal King of Righteousness said indifferently, and with a whoosh, his righteous spirit burst forth.
That righteous spirit even formed a long river, with countless scholars and Confucianists seemingly within it, holding books and reading aloud, their voices resounding through the heavens.
For a moment, all of Cao Ya's profound knowledge seemed to be replaced, leaving only his righteous spirit!
"Divine fire, burn away all things!" Cao Ya whispered, and wisps of flame rose up one after another.
"Sizzle." Divine fire blazed across the sky, scorching heaven and earth, and even the righteous spirit was extinguished.
Upon seeing this, the Immortal King of Righteous Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, but after a long while, he nodded.
"The laws of the ancient kings?"
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