After Meng Qi left, Cao Ya held a fragment of the Haotian Mirror in one hand and a fragment of the Eastern Emperor Bell in the other, his face showing a thoughtful expression.
The Eastern Emperor Bell belongs to another ancient emperor—Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
As a Daoist who sought emptiness through reduction, Donghuang Taiyi was extremely powerful, ascended to the other shore, and became an ancient being, but he was still no match for Haotian Shangdi, and thus the position of Heavenly Emperor of an era belonged to Haotian Shangdi.
Because Donghuang Taiyi was suppressed, the Daoist's attempt to transcend almost failed.
However, after Donghuang Taiyi became an ancient being, Daozun still sought emptiness and perfection through reduction, successfully attaining the Dao fruit and transcending the world.
Unlike the Haotian Mirror, a spatial artifact, the Donghuang Bell is a time-related artifact.
After the Dharmakaya, and even in legends, many of the practices involved the void.
The most obvious example is the ability to communicate with "others" across all realms!
However, after the legend, creation and the other shore are about the cultivation of time.
From this perspective, the Eastern Emperor Bell seems to be stronger than the Haotian Mirror.
But the reality is not like that, because Donghuang Taiyi lost to Haotian Shangdi.
As the Jade Emperor ascended to the throne, the Jade Mirror evolved once more, always overshadowing the Eastern Emperor Bell.
The three ancient emperors—Haotian Shangdi, Donghuang Taiyi, and Fuhuang—not only followed this order, but also the order of strength of the peerless divine weapons they forged.
Of course, many tens of thousands of years ago, the Primordial Era ended, and the three great emperors perished. Their personal divine weapons were also damaged in the final calamity, shattering the myriad realms.
The Haotian Mirror that Su Wuming obtained was one of the larger pieces.
The piece that Meng Qi gave Cao Ya was quite small, which was understandable, since Meng Qi had divided it into three.
Moreover, this was Meng Qi's good intention.
Cao Ya flipped his hand and took away the fragments of the Haotian Mirror, leaving only the fragments of the Eastern Emperor Bell. He extended his divine sense and carefully sensed them. In the distance, there seemed to be a vast and illusory river rushing forward tirelessly.
Just by sensing it, Cao Ya felt as if he were in another world, as if time had flown by and everything had changed.
He withdrew his divine sense, broke free from the influence of the fragments of the Eastern Emperor Bell, and then closed his eyes to concentrate and regulate his breathing for several minutes before he fully recovered and was no longer affected.
He looked at the fragments of the Eastern Emperor Bell, his eyes slightly trembling.
"As expected of a fragment of an ancient emperor's personal divine weapon, it involves the river of time; it is truly extraordinary," Cao Ya exclaimed.
【The Supreme Being】In the universe, only beings above the level of Creation can feel the river of time, experience the suffering of the mortal world, and comprehend the sorrows of life's ups and downs.
Only those who have reached the other shore can step out of the sea of suffering and ascend to the other shore of great freedom.
Cao Ya played with the fragments of the Eastern Emperor Bell for a while, but finally suppressed the urge to continue trying and stored them in his inner world.
Let's wait until it becomes a legend before we talk about experiencing the effects of time.
Cao Ya took out the Reincarnation Seal and pondered the Dao principles of this complete and peerless divine weapon. He felt that his attainments in the "Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art" had made rapid progress, and he often had new insights.
At the same time, he cultivated various techniques and occasionally entered the system space to witness the mysteries of other universes.
Ultimately, Cao Ya went further and further down that unconventional legendary path, reaching the very depths of the celestial realm.
Although it is still some distance from the legend, it is no longer as unattainable as before.
It seems tangible!
Cao Ya was elated and quite satisfied with his cultivation progress.
Occasionally, he seems to reside at an infinite height, able to travel in spirit to the heavens, and also to walk in the real world with a thought.
This undoubtedly made communication between him and Nanhuang much easier.
On this day, while Cao Ya was cultivating, he suddenly sensed something and frowned.
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At the edge of the East China Sea, shrouded in mist, a massive island suddenly appears, seemingly shrouded in a dark shadow.
After the island appeared, it quickly disappeared, and in its place was a magnificent and imposing ship, thousands of feet high, spanning the blue waves, seemingly suppressing the sea, making it calm and undisturbed.
But as the ship moves forward, boundless energy surges, sometimes soaring into the sky, sometimes sweeping across the deep sea, yet it never truly interferes with or affects the outside world, existing between reality and illusion, seemingly there and yet not there.
On the magnificent bow of the ship stood a woman adorned in feathered robes and a star-studded crown. There were creaking and groaning sounds coming from her and the surrounding world, as if different worlds were colliding.
This is none other than a celestial being!
"Is this the Realm of Truth? The core of all the heavens and myriad realms!" This celestial maiden in feathered robes and a star-studded crown piloted a towering, majestic ship, as tall as a divine mountain, traversing the East Sea and heading towards the Central Plains. Along the way, she observed the world with great interest and examined the void.
She is not a being of the real world, and had never been to the real world before today.
In many other realms, the Realm is praised as the Immortal Realm, hailed as the highest realm of all the heavens and myriad worlds, and the core of all time!
She had also read extensively in history books and learned about the real world, knowing that countless great figures had been born here, dominating all the heavens and sweeping across all realms.
However, upon her arrival today, she was shocked to find that the real world was broken and the Great Dao was flawed. Under the heavens, there were only a few Dharma bodies, some human immortals and earth immortals, but only one celestial immortal.
Where can one find what the legendary celestial realm looks like?
"Indeed, the moon has its phases, so how can the real world remain prosperous and invincible for billions of years?" The celestial maiden in feathered robes and a star crown shook her head and sighed.
“Even our Jin’ao Island, which was once a place of great power and still has great supernatural beings sleeping, has declined compared to ancient times and prehistoric times.”
This celestial beauty actually hails from Jin'ao Island?!
Suddenly, the celestial maiden in feathered robes reached out and, with incredible speed, plucked a leaf from a deserted island she was passing by, holding it in her palm.
"I am an envoy from Jin'ao Island, sent by the island lord to the Real World to invite all Dharma Bodies to the Winter Solstice Banquet. Heh, if I don't use some tricks, I'm afraid these Dharma Bodies won't even acknowledge my invitation."
"I don't know how celestial messengers traveling to other worlds invite the Dharma bodies of those worlds, but my invitation is a method unique to celestial beings!"
"In the realm of Dharma Body, who would dare to ignore an invitation from a Celestial Immortal? Not to mention Human Immortals and Earth Immortals, even another Celestial Immortal would certainly treat it with utmost respect."
"Only in this way can we live up to the island lord's expectations."
The celestial maiden in feathered robes smiled, a smile that was sweet yet serene and proud. It seemed that the conflicting qualities were perfectly harmonious within her.
It's a pity that no one has the chance to witness such a beautiful scene.
Moreover, such a powerful Celestial Immortal was merely an envoy sent by Golden Turtle Island?!
And there was more than one celestial messenger!
According to this account, Jin'ao Island actually sent out several celestial messengers to various realms to invite the Dharma bodies of all realms to a banquet at Jin'ao Island!
Jin'ao Island, the place where Biyou Palace is located in mythology!
Biyou Palace, that's the Daoist temple of Lingbao Tianzun!
Although the real Biyou Palace had long since become the headquarters of the reincarnation organization "Xianji".
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