Chapter 178

"Everything depends on personal fate; there's no need to force it."

"Gai Jiuyou's time inside was equally short, yet he was already satisfied; every item in the Qinling Dragon Cave is extraordinarily rare, its value immeasurable."

"Yang Zhu arrived at the bank of the Immortal Ascension Pool, examined it carefully; this is a strange place, the Qing Emperor who alone achieved Dao validation in a hundred thousand years originated from here."

"Moreover, the essence of the Chaos Stone comes from this place, taken from the lakebed by the Wushi Great Emperor."

"Is this… a bronze fragment?"

"As he was pondering, the pool water reflected a rosy light, and then four bronze fragments rose to the surface."

"Yang Zhu reached out, scooped up all the fragments, and took them in hand to study."

"The bronze fragments are mottled with rust, as if they had endured countless ages before being purified into their present form; they look ordinary, without a trace of luster."

""What a strange fragment; even I cannot decipher the incomplete inscriptions on it.""

"Gai Jiuyou stared for a long time, finally withdrew his gaze helplessly, repeatedly praising it, feeling greatly shocked."

""What is the origin of this bronze fragment?""

"The Yaochi Saintess stared at the rust-mottled bronze, also feeling curious."

""The emperor's imperial weapon is a bronze cauldron, said to have been refined by him into a semi-immortal artifact, but he ultimately failed; the bronze cauldron exploded for unknown reasons, and these are its fragments.""

"This is an ancient secret; aside from Yang Zhu, the imperial prince, and the transmigrator, very few in the world know of it."

"Most likely, only beings like the supreme beings of the forbidden zones and the Netherworld Underworld Emperor could understand."

"The emperor from millions of years ago truly has an awe-inspiring background……"

"After hearing that, Gai Jiuyou's thoughts surged, his eyes shooting out two beams of light, as if he were tracing something."

""If you need it, senior, I can give you a piece.""

"This is merely a fragment of the emperor's imperial weapon, said to contain the chance to become an immortal, enough to drive the world mad; it holds some attraction for Yang Zhu, but not to the point of madness."

"Ultimately, the bronze cauldron is only a semi-immortal artifact; the knowledge that can be gleaned from its fragments is very limited unless they are all gathered and completed."

"Furthermore, the Wushi Bell has long surpassed the category of imperial weapons, qualifying as a semi-immortal artifact; whether one can become an immortal, just ask it."

"(Wushi Great Emperor: Becoming immortal is nothing; even if the Undying and the Red Dust Immortals join forces against me, they still can't defeat me.) ""Thank you for your kindness, Prince, but rather than giving me this rotten wood beyond cure, it would be more useful left in your hands.""

"Gai Jiuyou shook his head, declining Yang Zhu's kindness; his lifespan is short now, and he only wishes to live a bit longer."

"As for breaking that chasm, for him who has suffered grave injuries to the Dao, it is as hard as climbing to heaven, nearly impossible to accomplish."

"Moreover, a single misstep could very well lead to eternal ruin."

"Seeing this, Yang Zhu did not press further, but strolled along the pool's edge, lost in thought."

""What's wrong?""

"The Yaochi Saintess chuckled lightly, knowing Yang Zhu must have had some idea."

""This pool is not bad; if we moved it back to Purple Mountain, it would surely bring many benefits……""

"Relying on three imperial weapons, combined with the Wushi Bell and the Wushi Killing Formation, just as they had seized the Enlightenment Tea Tree before, they would cut off the Immortal Ascension Pool together with the mountain peak."

"Suddenly, water splashed in the pool, a piece of green bronze emerged, upon which grew a small green lotus, swaying with pure radiance."

""Whoosh!""

"The small green lotus trembled, divine light surged, and a male figure appeared, stepping out of the lake water one step at a time onto the shore."

"He was handsome and majestic, his eyes deep; the green bronze hovered above his head, as if at the dawn of chaos, a universe was evolving, every move exuding unmatched majesty. ""One green lotus through the ages of azure sky, that is the Qing Emperor!""

"Yang Zhu stared for a moment, never expecting that the Qing Emperor's lingering killing intent, left here to suppress the Cai clan, would actually revive."

""Young Emperor, all that remains of the myriad azure is this little; let me keep some of it.""

"The Qing Emperor gazed at Yang Zhu, his tone calm yet tinged with a hint of helplessness."

"As the last great emperor, he deeply understood the Wushi Great Emperor's strength and invincibility."

"During the Wushi Great Emperor's reign, he suppressed the Nine Upper Realms, subdued the Yellow Springs, swept across all realms, and pressed down the seven great life forbidden zones so that none dared to rise, let alone rebel."

"Mount Undying seemed to have stirred, but the Undying Daoist was instantly suppressed by the Wushi; what divine majesty and might!"

"If Yang Zhu truly harbored intentions, he would indeed find it hard to intervene forcibly; who knows whether the Wushi Great Emperor might then log in on an alternate account……"

""Greetings, the Demonic Emperor!""

"Gai Jiuyou and the Yaochi Saintess could no longer be described as merely shocked; before them stood yet another great emperor, and they both performed grand salutations."

""Of course, of course…… I was just joking.""

"Hearing that, Yang Zhu felt a bit embarrassed, never expecting that the Qing Emperor's trace of killing intent would constantly be watching them."

"Since this Demonic Emperor has spoken, Yang Zhu also finds it hard to act, after all, this place is supposedly the Demonic Emperor's birthplace; to truly wipe it out……"

"The Qing Emperor nodded, said no more, and step by step returned to the green lotus, sinking once more into the bottom of the Immortal Lake."

""Yue'er, I'm going into seclusion again.""

"The Immortal Ascension Pool is truly miraculous, full of too many secrets and opportunities; he believes he can rely on this place to break through the Dragon Transformation and ascend to the Immortal Platform!"

"Upon hearing that, the Yaochi Saintess smiled faintly, her pure and ethereal beauty making one feel like basking in a spring breeze; at this moment, all beautiful things paled in comparison."

"The veil swayed as she lightly tapped her crystalline chin, saying nothing more."

"The Immortal Ascension Pool has a strange phenomenon: without the aid of a magical artifact, relying solely on oneself, one cannot fly above and will be dragged into the pool by an unknown force."

"But for Yang Zhu, this is not a problem."

"A brilliant golden road extended, stretching beneath his feet; he walked upon it, undisturbed even as the field surged wildly."

"Soon he arrived at the center of the Immortal Lake, sat down in the void, his eyes slowly closing, quickly entering the state."

"His body gradually became illusory; the Dao-self and the Past-self appeared, seated on either side of the True-self; with the previous success, he now handles it with even greater ease."

"The Hun Dun Chi slowly turned, suspended above his head, pouring down myriad strands of chaos that engulfed him."

"His body emanated a soft radiance, internal Dao patterns surfaced, vast and boundless, covering the entire Immortal Lake, from which endless auspiciousness overflowed, covering the lake's surface and bottom."

"Thousands of Dao patterns glittered purple-gold, mysterious and hazy, divine light shining brightly, brilliant to the extreme, extremely dazzling."

"As the Dao patterns lightly trembled, they formed a vast vortex, transforming the special energy of the Immortal Pool into massive pillars of light, which the Dao patterns absorbed and then converted within Yang Zhu's body into pure power."

"Holy Body Dao Embryo……This physique is too invincible and stunning; other divine bodies cannot compare."

"The Holy Maiden of Yaochi and Gai Jiuyou looked for a moment, their eyes flashing with strange light; each sat down by the pool and began trying to comprehend."

"The pool surface glittered with rosy light, rising hazy mist, and flowing out seven-colored divine radiance."

"Those misty spiritual qi, in Yang Zhu's eyes, began to evolve into strands of runes—profound and mysterious, containing the rhyme of the Great Dao; all are evolutions of the most fundamental Great Dao laws."

"(End of chapter)"