"You just said the legend is true, what legend?"
Zhou Xingdou asked in confusion.
Gong Jian quickly explained:
"When the Great Unified Heavenly Dao was finally conscious, it transmitted its message to the world, saying that the Desolate Star Emperor would descend upon the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain in the future, and in order to cleanse the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain of its pollution, connect the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain with all the heavens, and save all living beings!"
Zhou Xingdou frowned slightly, looking at Gong Jian with curiosity:
"Even the unification of the Heavenly Dao cannot save you, yet you believe I can?"
Liu Qing also stepped in to explain at this moment:
"Many people didn't believe it at first, treating it as just a legend. But decades ago, a being who looked extremely similar to you, Star Emperor, suddenly descended upon the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain and directly secured a pure land for us, so we began to believe it."
Zhou Xingdou's eyes flashed, and he immediately pressed for an answer:
"Looks exactly like me? What's his name?"
Gong Jian blurted out:
"Everyone respectfully calls him the Supreme Azure Emperor, and everyone says he must be a relative or messenger of the Star Emperor."
Qing Emperor!
Zhou Xingdou was excited and continued to press for answers:
Do you know where the Azure Emperor is?
Liu Qing and Gong Jian exchanged a glance, somewhat embarrassed:
"It should be in the Desolate Heaven Domain, but we don't know exactly where. The Azure Emperor and those great gods only appear in times of crisis."
However, Liu Qing and Gong Jian quickly offered a solution:
"However, we can take you, Star Emperor, back to the Desolate Heavenly Emperor City to see the High Priest. He might know where the Azure Emperor is!"
That Azure Emperor must be my father. He came to the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain decades ago, and he is also called the Azure Emperor. He is also extremely similar to me. There is no such coincidence in the world!
"Where are we now?"
Zhou Xingdou understood that there was no time to rush things, so he asked the two of them.
Liu Qing quickly replied:
"This is the Supreme Heaven Domain, but it is not far from the Desolate Heaven Domain. Today, two of the four Heaven Domains of the Heavenly Dao have fallen into the hands of demons, leaving only the Desolate Heaven Domain and the Ancient Heaven Domain. However, only the Desolate Heaven Domain is completely under human control, while the Ancient Heaven Domain is only a part of it."
Gong Jian sighed at this moment:
“Originally, we were almost unable to protect even the Desolate Heaven Domain. Fortunately, decades ago, the Supreme Azure Emperor and other great gods descended and managed to defend the Desolate Heaven Domain and reclaim part of the ancient heaven domain’s territory.”
Even if Liu Qing and Gong Jian didn't say anything, Zhou Xingdou could guess the general situation.
If evil forces hadn't run rampant to a certain extent, how could a demon king have emerged in the world, relentlessly hunting down humans?
However, Stephen Chow still asked with some curiosity:
"Since this is the territory of demons, what are you two doing here in the Heavenly Realm?"
"We were sent here to scout out the situation and prepare for a future counterattack, but we didn't expect to accidentally alert a demon king, which is why we were chased here."
As he spoke, Liu Qing showed a look of guilt. After all, if it weren't for Zhou Xingdou's appearance, he and Gong Jian would have been dead. However, even though they were still alive, the mission was considered a failure.
After all, demons are not mindless creatures. If they are discovered this time, it will be a thousand times more difficult to investigate them again next time.
Fortunately, the Great Unifying Master of Heavenly Dao, the Ancestor of Heavenly Dao, the Desolate Star Emperor, has descended, and the hope of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain has arrived!
Thinking of this, the two men's gazes towards Zhou Xingdou grew even more intense, making Zhou Xingdou somewhat uncomfortable. Not wanting to linger any longer, he frowned and said:
“You provide me with the location, and I will take you back to the Desolate Heavenly Emperor City. You will then take me to see that High Priest.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing immediately provided Zhou Xingdou with the coordinates of the Desolate Heavenly Dynasty. Now that the sun and moon have changed and the space has shifted, the coordinates in Zhou Xingdou's memory have long since changed, so he needs Liu Qing to provide him with new coordinates.
After obtaining the coordinates, Zhou Xingdou did not hesitate. He grabbed Liu Qing and Gong Jian by the shoulders and activated the Two Realms Without Interference to leave this place.
The three figures reappeared, now above the Desolate Heavenly Imperial City.
Looking at the Desolate Heavenly Imperial City, Zhou Xingdou was filled with thoughts. The Desolate Heavenly Imperial City was not much different from before, and many places still used the pavilions and bricks he had created from the void.
However, in the center of the Desolate Heavenly Imperial City, a tall sculpture has appeared.
The sculpture, clad in a magnificent purple robe, stands with its hands behind its back, looking down upon the world with an air of grandeur and sanctity that captivates the eye.
Zhou Xingdou also took a second look, because the sculpture was of himself.
At this moment, Liu Qing and Gong Jian, who had been teleported back to the Desolate Heavenly Imperial City by Zhou Xingdou, finally came to their senses and hurriedly went to a thatched hut next to the sculpture, shouting at the hut:
"High Priest, wake up! Wake up!"
At this moment, the people around recognized Liu Qing and his companion, and quickly stepped forward to pull them aside, covering their mouths and scolding them:
"What are you doing? How can you so easily awaken the High Priest?"
Zhou Xingdou was fairly familiar with the cultivation system of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Domain, and was slightly surprised by the current prosperity of the Desolate Heavenly Imperial City.
The seemingly ordinary people walking beside the sculpture are at least at the Refining Heaven level. Those who covered their mouths have an aura that has surpassed the former Starting Realm of the Four Heavenly Sacred Domains. They are probably at the once untouchable Dao End.
As Liu Qing and Gong Jian struggled with their mouths covered, a kind and aged voice rang out from inside the thatched hut:
"What are you doing, covering the mouths of the two children? It's not a bad thing to wake me up."
Then an old man emerged from the thatched hut. His hair was all white, and his white beard hung down to his chest. However, the unfathomable aura emanating from him made it clear that he was no ordinary person.
The moment the old man appeared, all the powerful figures around him knelt down instantly. Moreover, this kneeling was not forced, but rather a genuine expression of respect for the old man.
"Greetings, High Priest."
Stephen Chow would never kneel down to follow the crowd; apart from his parents and grandfather, there were few people in this world worthy of his kneeling.
Zhou Xingdou stood out from the crowd, tilting his head slightly as he looked at the high priest with curiosity. He felt that the man looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.
The high priest noticed Zhou Xingdou at that moment and looked up at him, but what he saw made him freeze.
But then the high priest's body trembled with excitement, his hands shaking as if he had Parkinson's disease. Looking at Zhou Xingdou with tears in his eyes, he knelt down with a thud.
"This old servant, Wang Zizai, respectfully welcomes the Star Emperor's return!"
The high priest's sudden kneeling startled everyone, who quickly moved away, and in doing so, they also spotted Zhou Xingdou.
Star Emperor!
Except for Liu Qing and Gong Jian, everyone else looked horrified, their eyes darting back and forth between the sculpture and Zhou Xingdou's face, their expressions slowly shifting from horror to ecstasy.
Wang Zizai?
Zhou Xingdou searched his memory but still couldn't recall the name, so he asked:
"Have you seen me before?"
The high priest was extremely excited and explained:
"When the Desolate Heaven Dynasty was rebuilt, Lord Zhiyang selected me to join the dynasty and I had the opportunity to admire the Star Emperor's face from afar."
Zhou Xingdou did have some recollection of this. When he was about to leave, Zhiyang and Yutianwang selected a group of people to become the vital force of the Desolate Heavenly Dynasty. However, he had not paid attention to these people at the time, so he felt familiar with them but could not remember them.
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