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A peculiar rhythm began to awaken slowly upon the Saint Emperor puppet’s body.
It was the unique aura of the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao!
Indeed, this time the Saint Emperor had secretly sent the puppet body out of Xuanhuang World to observe the new Dao, without letting anyone in the Holy Dynasty know.
But how could it possibly be hidden from the Xuan Huang Heaven’s Dao?
Under Its resolute insistence and with an air of irreversible determination, a sliver of consciousness attached itself to the puppet body.
Together, they left Xuanhuang and came to the depths of the Star Sea.
Different from the purpose of years past.
This time, the Xuan Huang Heaven’s Dao had also come to "learn Dao"!
Before the collapse of the Abyss Star Ocean, its upper limit laws were to exceed that of Xuanhuang.
Now, although the Xuanhuang World has barely survived until today, its strength has not sublimated over the long passage of time.
Considering it had devoured many Fragments of the Cultivation World, although the cultivators had annexed them, overall it had grown slightly compared to before.
Yet, in the Abyss Star Ocean, the new Daoist principles that were being nurtured were naturally a cut above those of the Xuanhuang World.
Naturally…
For the Xuanhuang World, observing these new entities in the Abyss Star Ocean represented a great opportunity for It.
Previously, one could neither find a trusted cultivator to host the consciousness nor a way to escape the gravitational pull of the Immortal Ruins.
Therefore, even with such intentions, the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way was unable to put this plan into action.
But this time, with the presence of Heavenly Emperor, everything was different.
Li Ping had also completely handed over the control of the puppet body to the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao.
He was merely an observer, feeling and contemplating.
Merely such a simple task, if it were any other cultivator in the Xuanhuang World, they would find it almost impossible to achieve.
Like a child who had not ventured outside in a long time, witnessing an amazing scene.
From the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao, Li Ping felt jubilation, palpitations, exhilaration…
And also, the increasingly luminous Abyss Star Ocean.
To call it luminous might be an exaggeration.
It was just an occasional appearance of specks of light after all.
But in this originally pitch-black, deathly quiet Star Sea, they stood out so distinctly.
The puppet body seemed to vanish, and the perspective zoomed countless times in a moment.
The very heart of the Abyss Star Ocean, not in a spatial sense, but in the sense of life, came before Li Ping.
Like a heart throbbing lightly, faint but undeniably representing life, hope, and the future.
The Xuan Huan Heavenly Dao and Li Ping then found themselves at the foot of this heart.
Greedy, they snatched and absorbed the Star Sea’s restoration power that was spreading out with every beat.
In an instant, countless visions rushed into their minds.
Worlds collapsing, the Star Sea rising and falling.
Living beings thriving, receiving Heaven’s favor.
And like monstrous beasts’ shadows, a dark mist lurking and ready to pounce at any moment.
…
Within this multitude of complex constancies and changes, the post-collapse Abyss Star Ocean was still steady and persistent, striving to burst forth with new life.
This, of course, was the Dao of this Star Sea’s origin, but also a perseverance that could move one to tears.
Unable to bear the Star Sea’s vast, pure origin Dao energy, the puppet body began to disintegrate bit by bit.
But the consciousness of the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao and Saint Emperor Li Ping were, at this moment, free from worries and fear.
"Compared to the entire Abyss Star Ocean, what does the tribulation suffered by Xuanhuang World count for?"
"If the Star Sea can resurrect from its own collapse, Xuanhuang World will surely be able to do the same."
Both of them took advantage of this final chance to engrave as many insights as possible into their memories.
Li Ping also knew that the origin Daoist intent of the Abyss Star Ocean was not something he could currently fathom.
The so-called insights he was getting were more like a blind man feeling an elephant.
What they saw and comprehended was just what they wanted to see and were able to perceive.
But even so, this insignificant part for the entire Star Sea had significant meaning for them.
Just as the puppet body was about to completely shatter and fade away.
The primordial consciousness of the reviving Star Sea seemed to notice the existence of Li Ping and the Celestial Way of the Xuanhuang Realm.
It cast a glance of attention.
But clearly, the fragile puppet body was utterly inadequate to bear this immense and unparalleled power any longer.
Annihilated in the vast force.
However, before the consciousness disappeared.
Li Ping, via the Xuan Huang Heavenly Dao, caught a fleeting, blurred vision.
It appeared and vanished too quickly, so rapidly that Li Ping was unsure whether it was merely his illusion.
The Immortal Way collapsing, the Star Sea breaking apart, cosmic disaster spreading.
There was a figure whose features and details could not be made out, fading away more and more.
Completely vanished without a trace.
Only the sound of his light laughter echoed for a long time in this Star Sea where a calamity was about to spread.
"With me, What Does Immortal..."
"With me, What Does Immortal..."
"Hahaha..."
Boom!
The Emperor abruptly returned to reality.
He let out a muffled grunt and spat out a mouthful of golden blood.
The cat creature that was sleeping soundly suddenly raised its head and darted at the speed of light toward the still floating blood.
It directly swallowed the blood into its stomach.
"Meow! Meow, meow!"
Then, as if afraid of being blamed by Li Ping, Kitty Treasure called out a few times in a pleasing manner.
Li Ping circulated his golden source energy, slowly repairing his internal injuries, and did not hold Kitty Treasure accountable.
All the thoughts in his spirit consciousness were focused on the vision he had just seen.
"That figure..."
A deep solemnity filled the Emperor’s heart.
Certainly, one that could not be forgotten by the Star Sea, even in its rebirth from destruction, was not any ordinary being.
The existence, even though it stayed in his spirit consciousness for only a brief moment, made the Emperor’s heart sense an imminent crisis.
He was shocked and quickly forced himself not to think about it anymore.
But soon the Emperor realized he had been overthinking.
Because even without trying to forget, the memory of that figure was fading away uncontrollably.
"This situation..."
"I have not yet reached the legendary realm of the [Nameless True Immortal], but it seems to be only a step away."
The Emperor savored the newly reborn Star Sea and the intent it tried to convey in that moment.
"If I’m not mistaken, the main cause of the many disasters plaguing the Star Sea could very well be this individual..."
The Emperor’s expression tightened slightly as he tried to grasp the memory in his spirit consciousness that was about to disappear.
In the end, a great deal of detail gradually faded away.
The only thing left were the four characters "With me, What Does Immortal."
"What Does Immortal." The Emperor’s expression was indescribable.
Inside the Saint Emperor’s Seat, Li Ping sat for a long time in silence.
And Kitty Treasure also seemed to sense something, lowering its body and scouting around with its head, assuming a hunting posture.
Apparently, it was looking for the existence that made Li Ping extremely wary.
But ultimately, it found nothing.
Kitty Treasure then became lazy again and fell asleep on Li Ping’s shoulder.
The Emperor, on the other hand, started to digest the gains from his journey to the depths of the Star Sea.
Not only him.
Even the Xuanhuang Heaven Path also began to undergo changes that had not happened for a long time due to this journey.
Just like the newly born Abyss Star Ocean, it nourished silently and was still unknown to most.
But indeed, it was happening.
Only a very few in Heaven and Earth were able to perceive it.
Da Qi.
In a tea house in Capital City where he was chatting with someone, Stonetable’s expression changed and he looked into the distance.
In Baking Lifespan Space, Ruo Mu, who was trimming his withered branches, was stunned to see new buds sprouting from the withered tips, utterly astonished.
Deep underground, the Leyline Ancient Tree felt the surging force coming from the Xuanhuang World increasing without warning, as if something was brewing. It filled him with both anticipation and fear.
...
"In the vicinity of sunken boats, a thousand sails pass by; before a diseased tree, ten thousand timbers announce spring."
In Yan Fajue’s space, Li Fan’s heart suddenly surged with these lines of poetry.
"It turns out, it is through leveraging the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way to gain insights in the Star Sea that one can achieve the greatest harvest."
"Because the perspective of a person differs from that of Heaven and Earth."
"Just like back then, when I used the Ocean Pearl to comprehend [Invisible Malice]." 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
"Creating this era’s Saint Emperor’s avatar to assist the Xuanhuang Heaven Path really hit the mark by accident."
Li Fan was thrilled in his heart.
Although the connection between him and the Emperor had become very weak.
But because the impact of the Insights of Star Sea’s Origin was too tremendous, Li Fan gained some understanding of the enlightenment of the Emperor and the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way.
Most importantly, he had mastered the method.
Once he had the method, in the next life, he would be able to replicate it again.
