The Antarctic Longevity Emperor spoke calmly, but Li Ming's heart was in turmoil, unable to find peace.
"Is all of this being manipulated by a mastermind behind the scenes?"
"When we first reached this conclusion, we were also extremely shocked and couldn't believe it, but..."
The Antarctic Longevity Emperor gave Li Ming a deep look, shook his head, and said:
"Yet we have to admit, this is the truth behind it all."
Li Ming immediately took a deep breath to relieve the pressure in his heart.
The words of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor seem to conflict with the secrets revealed by the Primordial Heavenly King, but they are not entirely contradictory.
Cultivation is inherently going against the will of Heaven, plundering the world's origin to become stronger. It is reasonable that the Heavenly Dao would prevent one from becoming stronger. But such a cycle, as if it were destiny, is too much of a coincidence.
"If that's true, just how powerful is the mastermind behind this? Even the Heavenly Emperor and the immortals are powerless against it."
Li Ming sighed.
The Antarctic Longevity Emperor shook his head: "No one knows. The Heavenly Emperor is undoubtedly the strongest. Even he is powerless. However... the Heavenly Emperor may be plotting something. His origins... are not credible."
Li Ming's heart sank when he heard this.
Even our strongest fighters are not to be trusted.
This is terrifying.
Li Ming thought about his own interface and the strange golden entries. There must be a reason why all of this happened to him.
He still knows relatively little information.
For example, the matter of the mastermind behind this should have been a huge secret, something that even the great martial arts emperors probably didn't know. But the Antarctic Longevity Emperor told him so easily. Was it just because he was talented and handsome?
However, he knew that no power comes without a source and a price. The other party's friendliness towards him must have been because they had seen something. Perhaps even his connection with the Azure Emperor was arranged by the other party.
He still lacks strength, but now that he has advanced to the Unity stage and possesses many trump cards, given enough time, he will eventually figure everything out; that's inevitable.
Now that he knows about the existence of the mastermind behind all the heavens, he will not be able to remain unaffected in the future. However, he is powerless to do anything about it now. The Antarctic Longevity Emperor told him this to put pressure on him and to warn him, so as to prevent him from becoming arrogant due to his rapid increase in strength.
Moreover, the words of the Antarctic Immortal Emperor and the Primordial Heavenly King may not necessarily be the truth, or they may be concealing some other information.
With his eyes closed, a multitude of thoughts flashed through his mind. Then, Li Ming opened his eyes and temporarily put these matters aside.
In short, let's gain the benefits first and improve our strength later!
Without strength, knowing everything is futile.
Finally, the two looked at each other, and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor said gently:
"Take the trees with you, and take good care of them... Finally, I'll leave you a gift."
Then, he turned around and waved his sleeves, as if bidding farewell to Li Ming. In a moment, his body became illusory until it disappeared.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew across Li Ming's face. He subconsciously closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, the Immortal Tree of Creation in front of him was bursting with life, actually blossoming and bearing fruit.
In front of Li Ming, a mysterious fruit the size of a fist hung on a tree branch.
Various Taoist inscriptions constantly appear on the fruit, seemingly recording the essence of the Great Dao and expounding the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. Just looking at it can bring one great fortune.
"This is the fruit of the Immortal Tree of Creation, the Fruit of Creation?"
Li Ming raised his hand and took the Fruit of Creation.
It was discovered that this thing was more like a Dao fruit than a fruit of a tree, and its flesh and blood were not fruit flesh, but composed of countless fragments of the Great Dao.
Li Ming swallowed it, and in an instant he felt a vast amount of boundless energy surge into his limbs and bones, even his internal organs, sorting out his Dao and reason.
Strands of light emerged from his skin, making him appear sacred and majestic, like an unparalleled god.
During this process, Li Ming's understanding of the various Great Daos gradually deepened.
Not only the Way of the Sword, the Way of the Fist, and the Great Way of Chaos, but also the Great Ways of Time and Space, Reincarnation, Destiny, and Creation are gradually understood.
Li Ming sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, the rich light of the Great Dao illuminating his body. Between his brows, a small figure of his primordial spirit manifested, making the same movements as him. The Supreme Divine Bone on his chest shone brightly, and one Great Dao rune after another appeared.
Time passed slowly.
The already extremely powerful Chaotic Azure Lotus Body seems to be evolving further. When it shines, it is as if the bell of the Great Dao is tolling, which is a strange phenomenon from the beginning of the universe.
After consuming the Fruit of Creation, Li Ming suddenly grasped many mysteries.
"After a martial artist condenses their divine body, they open up a grotto-heaven, master the rules, and are called a martial god. They comprehend the Great Dao, master the power of the Great Dao, and transform the grotto-heaven into a world. Their physical body and primordial spirit are perfectly integrated, which is called returning to oneness... Further on, they condense an immortal body and an immortal soul, possessing infinite magical power, able to control the spacetime of a small world, and their life force is as vast as the sea. Even if they are shattered to pieces, they can be reborn, thus becoming immortal."
In other words, only the immortals can fight against the immortals; below the emperor, all are but ants.
Even if countless cultivators at the Unity Realm surrounded and attacked a Great Emperor, they could not completely kill his physical body and primordial spirit.
Li Ming muttered to himself.
"No wonder the Immortal Realm is called the Great Emperor Supreme. However, warriors in the Immortal Realm are troubled by the Yuanhui Tribulation, and it is extremely difficult to break through. The immortal powerhouses of the Immortal Path are immortal, which seems to violate some kind of rule of heaven and earth. Therefore, the Heavenly Realm will suffer a great calamity every period of time, which is also called the Immeasurable Tribulation."
He has broken through to the Unity Realm, his cave has transformed into a world, and his true essence is as boundless as the ocean. Ordinary quasi-emperors, without imperial weapons, cannot put much pressure on him.
At this rate, breaking through to immortality is only a matter of time, and this time has been greatly shortened by consuming the Fruit of Creation. The infinite power of creation not only made up for any hidden dangers in his previous rapid breakthrough, but also brought him many valuable insights.
This is something that no amount of divine resources can provide.
A myriad of thoughts flashed through Li Ming's mind. When he opened his eyes, he found that several days had passed.
He stood up and reached out towards the Creation Tree once more.
This time, there was no resistance.
This immortal tree, which had existed for countless years, was taken away by Li Ming and placed in his cave world.
Upon releasing it, he immediately felt a tremendous energy explode from his body.
"Um?"
When Li Ming placed the Creation Immortal Tree, it immediately took root in the center of the world.
It only took a short while.
The heavens and earth roared, and the world trembled.
This world is constantly expanding, the land is extending, the ocean is expanding, and suddenly lightning flashes and thunder roars in the sky, accompanied by wind and rain.
With every breath, the world undergoes tremendous changes.
Under the influence of the Creation Immortal Tree, his cave world became even higher and the earth even wider, as if the world had just been created, and many strange beasts emerged.
At the four poles of heaven, in the four directions of east, west, south, and north, a primordial holy spirit was born in each of them.
Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger.
Li Ming looked inward at the world and a look of joy appeared on his face.
This was an unimaginable opportunity, and even he was pleasantly surprised.
...
Outside the Hall of Longevity.
Several figures appeared.
Gu Taixuan gazed at the island and the Immortal Palace from afar, a look of joy on his face:
"Ahead lies the palace of the Antarctic Emperor of Immortality!"
This is the residence of one of the Four Emperors of the ancient Heavenly Court; there must be an immense opportunity within.
In the ancient immortal mountains, many powerful beings spent a great deal of effort to deduce this treasure land.
In his previous life, even as a Golden Immortal, he only dared to glance at the Emperor from afar, not daring to look at him for long, for fear of offending his imperial majesty.
How fortunate we are to have the opportunity to inherit it!
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