"This fluctuation... the Beginningless Bell, the Chaos Green Lotus, and... it's very similar to the Undying Heavenly Blade that appeared before! It's the second imperial weapon forged by the Undying Emperor, yet it wasn't recorded in history?!"
The ancient star of the Big Dipper seemed to sense something, and suddenly his expression froze.
"Cao Ya?!"
Gai Jiuyou glared.
"What's wrong?" Xia Jiuyou asked, puzzled.
Xia Jiuyou's cultivation level was not high enough to sense this commotion.
Gai Jiuyou didn't intend to tell Xia Jiuyou the truth either. Young people shouldn't know too many secrets of the world, otherwise it would dampen morale and easily lead to despair.
"How inexplicable," Xia Jiuyou muttered to herself, and continued cultivating.
Gai Jiuyou stroked his beard, looking completely bewildered.
Cao Ya wanted to go to the ancient planet Earth, so why...? Indeed, the Beginningless Bell flew out of Purple Mountain and entered the depths of space, but Cao Ya, the Beginningless Bell, and the Chaos Green Lotus... I haven't heard of any connection between them...
Even the Devouring Demon Jar would be more acceptable...
Gai Jiuyou shook his head, unable to understand.
He wasn't too worried. With the Beginningless Bell and the Chaos Green Lotus present, even the Imperial Weapon of the Undying Emperor wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Because of the secrecy surrounding this battle, only Gai Jiuyou, whose cultivation level was infinitely close to that of an enlightened being, sensed it on the ancient star of the Big Dipper. No one else, not even the six great saints of the immortal realm, noticed anything.
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In the Divine Court, the Emperor was recuperating from his injuries. The battle with Cao Ya had not only caused him to lose the Emperor Tower forged from Eternal Blue Gold, but also left him with hidden injuries. He needed to return to the Divine Court to rest and recuperate. Moreover, he remained calm, and outsiders could not see his injuries at all.
Although the news of his defeat at the hands of a mysterious future master had already spread.
But he was, after all, a being on the path to enlightenment, and no one dared to question him.
Hearing such news only occasionally would enrage the emperor.
At this very moment, although the battle raging deep within the ancient star Yinghuo was concealed, he, as a soon-to-be Daoist, still sensed it.
Immediately, the emperor's face turned very ugly.
That mysterious person who is about to attain enlightenment has some kind of mysterious connection with the Great Emperor Wushi, the Azure Emperor, or the Undying Heavenly Emperor.
No matter what your relationship is, if you block my path to the throne, you deserve to die!
Just wait. This battle has moved me. The taste of defeat, which I haven't experienced in a long time, has taught me many things. Once my cultivation reaches a new level, you... will surely die...
The emperor closed his eyes, savoring the taste of that anger as nourishment.
Even now, he still doesn't know Cao Ya's name.
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The Battle of Mars was noticed by quasi-emperors like Gai Jiuyou and the Divine Court Emperor, who were far away on the other side of the starry sky. The four people on Earth, who were also about to become Daoists and had the bodies of emperors, naturally had an even clearer sense of it.
"There's an unfamiliar aura of someone about to attain enlightenment. Judging from the situation, he belongs to the side of the Beginningless Bell and the Chaos Green Lotus," the monk murmured.
"We'll protect Earth. If the battle spills over beyond Mars, then it'll be our turn to intervene," the burly man said in a deep voice.
"Although we are new life, we were born from the corpse of an ancient emperor. While we are naturally extraordinary, we also inherited the hidden dangers of the imperial body, such as numerous hidden injuries and the decline of blood and energy in old age. Because of these drawbacks, we cannot act recklessly. Many times, we can only be bystanders. Unless the situation deteriorates to a certain extent," the calm man muttered to himself, with a hint of regret in his voice.
"Let nature take its course." The old man spoke for the first time, his voice calm yet carrying a sense of reassurance.
After that, they fell silent, only gazing at the ancient star Mars in the sky.
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Meanwhile, deep within the ancient battlefield of the Yinghuo Ancient Star Eye, the imperial war continues.
The Chaos Green Lotus glowed, piercing through the Yin Mist and unleashing boundless green light that swept across the fleshy ball, driving it toward another realm.
"Clang~~~" At the same time, the Boundless Bell rang out, its divine sound shaking the heavens for eternity. The chaotic energy surged, as if it wanted to take the flesh ball in and pull it along on its journey.
The fleshy ball struggled fiercely, and the will of the Undying Emperor was awakening, urging the Emperor's Great Dao to block the chaotic blue light and resist the waves of the Beginningless Bell.
"The Chaos Green Lotus and the Beginningless Bell are both doing their best, and I can't just sit idly by. Even though my strength as a Daoist seems weak in this battlefield, they are not at their peak either. If I intervene appropriately and give them a push, I can still manage it if I aim for the right moment." Cao Ya pondered, making a hand seal with his left hand and summoning a Kunpeng, which crashed into the fleshy ball with a roar.
The primordial blue lotus shone brightly into the sky, dazzling and magnificent. Its green leaves unfurled as if opening up an eternal blue sky, its divine power overwhelming and nothing could withstand it.
Whew~~
One ancient character after another leaped out, transforming into little Qilin and little Vermilion Birds, carrying the might of ancient divine beasts, roaring to the sky, shaking the void, each character possessing an unparalleled domineering power.
Cao Ya knew that it was the Great Dao of the Azure Emperor, which was now manifested through the Chaos Azure Lotus. Although it could not compare to the Azure Emperor himself, it was still enough to shake the eternal Azure Heaven!
The Boundless Bell was also unleashing its power, time flowing, trying to drag the fleshy ball into the bell's mouth, so that they could escape into another world together.
Cao Ya wielded the Blue Gold Divine Sword and brought it down with a sudden, powerful strike, slashing heavily at the fleshy ball.
But his goal wasn't to cut open the flesh ball; in fact, with his strength, he simply couldn't do that.
Cao Ya's goal was to add an inertial force to propel the flesh ball forward so that it would be swallowed by the Beginningless Bell.
Not only him, but the Chaos Green Lotus also made the same choice.
After all, the flesh ball was transformed from the Undying Emperor, so even if the Great Emperor Wushi and the Azure Emperor appeared at the same time, they could not say that they would kill the Undying Emperor with 100% certainty.
Clang!
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With a sharp cry, as if a celestial blade were drawn from its sheath, slashing across the sky, five beams of immortal light suddenly shot out from within the fleshy ball, seemingly corresponding to five great paths. They were resilient and powerful, and no matter how the Beginningless Bell and the Chaos Green Lotus activated their imperial paths, they could not break through them.
Cao Ya was far inferior.
Five beams of immortal light spread and flowed through the void, obliterating the forces that attacked from the three directions and keeping the fleshy ball safe.
Cao Ya's eyes flashed when he saw this.
He knew that the Immortal Emperor was not yet fully awake.
In the past, when he confronted the Great Emperor Wushi, the Immortal Emperor was greatly exhausted. If he had not gone into slumber, he might have been destroyed by time.
As for going to the world between the lines... to be honest, the Immortal Emperor believed that staying in the mortal universe was more suitable for his path to immortality.
The Dao of the Immortal Emperor is vastly different from that of the Great Emperor Wushi.
Therefore, to avoid the ravages of time, even amidst numerous crises, the Immortal Emperor remains only in a semi-conscious state, unwilling and unable to fully awaken.
Of course, if he were truly pulled into the rift world, the immortal emperor would definitely have no choice but to fully revive.
The crevice world contains substances that promote longevity and can extend lifespan.
However, the Immortal Emperor could no longer imitate the actions of the mortal universe, secretly harming many ancient emperors and great emperors in their later years.
There are gains and losses, which is why the Immortal Emperor did not choose to go to the World of Gaps.
Now, what Wushizhong, Chaos Green Lotus, and Cao Ya need to do is send the Undying Emperor over there.
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