Chapter 343: The Avatar Finally Ascends to the Heavenly Throne; The Second-Generation Searching Wood is Extraordinary

"It is finally coming to an end!"

In Beiju Luzhou, at the former site of the Yuanyang Sect, within a flying pavilion, Fang Longye stood up, his gaze deep and dim, looking through the present world into the obscure space-time.

That is where the Honghu Realm is located.

After some repairs and mending to eliminate the various disasters brought about by the War of Heaven-Striking, his avatar finally gathered the Heavenly Will and the hearts of the people, enabling it to condense the Heavenly Emperor position of that world.

About to ascend to the Heavenly Throne~

"Next,"

Fang Longye fished out a small ink-colored banner; this small banner emitted a deep and heavy precious light, with bizarre and kaleidoscopic scenes circulating upon it, endless and ever-flowing.

It was none other than the Plague Demon Banner obtained by killing the Daoist Lv Wen together with Yang Chan in the southwest of Nanzhan Buzhou previously.

Oh, at this time it should be called the Plague World Banner.

It was just that over these years, Fang Longye had purged all the other miscellaneous intents within this demon banner, leaving only the purest "Plague World" intent.

Just like the *Na Gou Plague World Scripture* written by that Plague Emperor in his past life, taking the ultimate filth, turbidity, and evil of heaven and earth into one body, cultivating the world's chronic diseases, and executing the ability to kill life and slaughter destiny, returning heaven and earth to the Return Ruins.

This demon banner was originally the Dao-attainment treasure painstakingly refined by that Taiyi Loose Immortal, Lv Wen, ranked as a Superior Spiritual Treasure, and after Fang Longye's thorough refining, it had long since achieved perfection, naturally possessing inexplicable might.

Although he now possessed a full set of Supreme Spiritual Treasure, and even had no shortage of Merit Spiritual Treasure, in terms of grade, this Plague World Banner really did not count for much~ but who let its attack methods be so sinister~ when ordinary people encounter it, it is very difficult to respond.

Therefore, even in the hands of the current Fang Longye, this 'Plague World Banner' could still be considered a trump card for winning by surprise~ Not only does it have miraculous effects in fighting enemies, making it impossible for people to guard against, but in terms of attacking worlds, this demon banner has even more unique advantages~ After all, the concept of this banner is set right here.

Once the banner moves, the world meets its end.

Although for now, this "world" might still be limited to a Small Thousand World~

"Next, it is time for the avatar to coordinate from the inside and outside!" Fang Longye muttered to himself~

He stared at the Honghu Realm in the obscure distance before him, rubbing the Plague World Banner in his hand, his gaze flickering.

……

Honghu Realm.

Where the Heavenly Court is located, one sees songs of the azure sky all around, red colors and pale gold, colorful clouds deep and dim, shading the jade towers and palaces, feather canopies casting shade, and gloomy pearl pavilions and terraces.

Not far apart, there are cinnabar wells and red springs dotted among them, with koi spitting pearls, shining with brilliance.

Golden Flowers and necklaces fill the sky, scattering down in abundance.

Clear and bright mysterious sounds flicker up and down.

After this period of repairs and mending, the once riddled Heavenly Court finally restored its original appearance, a scene of a magnificent Heavenly Palace.

Although compared to before, it might be somewhat inferior.

After all, the previous War of Heaven-Striking that swept through the Honghu Realm was truly intense; it would be strange if the Heavenly Court did not suffer a major blow to its vitality. It even nearly collapsed just after it ended! To have this scene now is already a stroke of heavenly luck.

But seeing this moment, ninety-nine percent of the Heavenly Clan of the entire Honghu Realm had gathered in this new Heavenly Court.

It was Fang Longye's avatar, leading all the Heavenly Clan, holding a sacrificial ceremony to Heaven, performing the final step of ascending to the position of Heavenly Emperor.

One could see a high platform, condensing a deep and mysterious color, standing tall in the center of the Heavenly Court.

Blue stone steps, mysterious patterns interlaced.

Light and shadow swayed, heavy and ancient.

Fang Longye, in his imperial robes, stood upon it; before him was the Cloud Pattern Bronze Tripod he had obtained, square and thick, heavy and solid.

A short while later, the auspicious time arrived.

Immediately, incense was burned to offer it up, to sacrifice to Heaven and Earth.

In an instant, a vast and atmospheric, majestic and solemn Aura filled the Heavenly Court.

That was the breath of the World Will.

Vast, boundless, and high above.

And,... an inexplicable restlessness.

Accompanied by the descent of the World Will, in the void, purple and cyan clouds immediately piled up like brocade, and countless purple and cyan lights descended from the obscure void.

Ten thousand times ten thousand, millions upon millions, containing great fortune, great merit, great perfection,...

Mighty and grand, filling everything.

Looking from afar,

The entire heaven and earth were a sheet of purple and cyan, without any other colors, leaving only inexplicable chanting.

Ancient and heavy, vast and majestic.

Heavenly Will arrives, merit descends, manifesting the Heavenly Mandate!

The crowd of the Heavenly Clan saw this and naturally bowed and worshipped toward Fang Longye, chanting praises; the entire heaven and earth, from the Heavenly Clan above to the ten thousand clans below, all bowed their heads.

Amidst the purple and cyan,

The position of Heavenly Emperor descended with a boom.

Boom! The moment the position of Heavenly Emperor descended upon his body, a roar suddenly erupted in Fang Longye's mind.

At this moment, it seemed as if the entire weight of the Honghu Realm was pressing down on his shoulders, and the cycle of fate of countless living beings appeared before his eyes.

Creak, creak!

Fang Longye seemed to be able to hear the sound of his avatar's body being unable to bear the burden.

Clearly, with the power of his avatar exceeding that of a Golden Immortal, a powerful body that could crush this world, it still could not withstand the burden of the entire Middle Thousand World.

However, this feeling was only for an instant; with the merit and Heavenly Luck descending from the Honghu Realm, very quickly, this endless pressure was reduced by more than half.

Swish! After this feeling faded, Fang Longye's body suddenly changed into a new set of imperial crown and robes.

Ancient and atmospheric, magnificent and noble.

Heavenly Emperor Crown!

Different from the crown he had previously condensed at will with his magic power, this new set of crown was a set spontaneously formed by the Heavenly Emperor position.

But seeing under the Heavenly Emperor Crown,

Every movement of Fang Longye was filled with boundless majesty, supreme and noble.

"Is this the authority of the Heavenly Emperor?"

Fang Longye was quite curious about the position of Heavenly Emperor; after all, even though he had attained the Great Luo in the outside world, he had never touched the position of Heavenly Emperor.

Although this was only a Middle Thousand World, the principles were much the same; he dared not say he could understand the whole by seeing a part, but he could certainly gain some understanding.

He immediately closed his eyes slightly, feeling as if an extra power had appeared within him—a power that was supreme and could move according to his will.

Under the reinforcement of this power, he could even contend with a Taiyi Loose Immortal.

It was also under this power that he could vaguely make contact with the World Will, and subsequently merge his body with it, allowing him to mobilize the power of the world to a certain extent.

"Interesting~"

Fang Longye opened his eyes, his gaze deep and dim, a mysterious smile appearing at the corners of his mouth; by seeing a part to understand the whole, he seemed to have discovered some interesting things.

The position of Heavenly Emperor did not seem as simple as he had imagined.

Strictly speaking,

the Heavenly Emperor should be the spokesperson for the Honghuang Heavenly Dao, governing the world on behalf of the Heavenly Dao.

To use an analogy,

if one were to treat Honghuang as a group corporation, then the Hunyuan Saint would be a shareholder who became part of the group through their own efforts.

The Heavenly Emperor, however, would be the chairman in charge of the entire company, with power even greater than the shareholders.

However, that was under the premise that there was no Ancestor Hongjun and the subsequent series of messy affairs.

As for now~ the position of Heavenly Emperor in Honghuang is at most a general manager; although there is authority, there are all sorts of shackles, especially with a group of masters above.

It is completely different from the highest form of the Heavenly Emperor position as envisioned~

"No wonder the successive Heavenly Emperors of Honghuang were so restless~" Fang Longye thought to himself. No one would want to be a punching bag!

Especially after knowing that this status originally had boundless potential, anyone would be unwilling~

Fang Longye shook his head, casting aside these musings. With a thought, the sun, moon, and stars appeared simultaneously in the firmament, and the world was filled with brilliant light.

The sun and moon shone together, and the stars of the heavens appeared in unison, naturally causing countless living beings on the earth to raise their heads and look at the sky.

In an instant, Fang Longye's figure manifested above the firmament, grand and vast; his crown bore the sun and moon, his robes were embroidered with the stars, like a divine emperor who had existed since the beginning of time.

The sun, moon, and stars all revolved around him.

"At a time when enemies from beyond the heavens have arrived, it is painful that the Chonghua Heavenly Emperor was bewitched by them, wishing to lead the demons from beyond the heavens to wreak havoc on this realm. Therefore, I have appeared, favored by Heaven, born in response to the times, raising an army to conquer the demons, revitalizing the Heavenly Court, supported by the gods, recognized by the will of Heaven, and have ascended to the heavenly throne, titled Qionghua Heavenly Emperor!"

Fang Longye spoke.

The divine voice was grand, spreading throughout the Four Seas and the eight wildernesses, the nine heavens and ten earths, entering the ears of every living being. Accompanying it was boundless pressure.

This pressure went from weak to strong.

At first, only the weak beings below the Immortal Realm suddenly knelt down, and afterwards, those above the Immortal Realm could not help but kneel as well.

Thus it progressed layer by layer.

In the end, in the heavens and on the earth, in the Four Seas and the eight wildernesses, no one remained standing; all knelt on the ground.

"Greetings to the Qionghua Heavenly Emperor!"

All spirits bowed their heads, all living beings worshipped, celebrating the ascension of the new Heavenly Emperor, who would enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Heavenly Palace.

Rolling faith and luck surged in like a tide, and Fang Longye felt himself becoming increasingly close to the Honghu Realm~ "Sure enough, 'Heaven sees as my people see, Heaven hears as my people hear.' The ancients did not deceive me!"

Fang Longye nodded secretly.

He had long discovered that the Honghu Realm, as a Middle Thousand World, was not like the entire great universe of Honghuang; the will of Heaven and the hearts of the people influenced each other.

It was not like the entire great universe of Honghuang, where the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao were nearly dualistically opposed.

In fact, the near-dualistic opposition between the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao in the Honghuang great universe was not normal to begin with; it was a special product of various factors.

After all, there is nothing in the world that is absolutely opposed; everything is a unity of opposites and contradictions.

Of course, it is also possible that this world is merely a Middle Thousand World, not yet sufficient to differentiate into the two Daos of Heaven and Human, with only the World Will governing everything.

Regardless, the closer his avatar is to this world, and the more favored he is by this heaven and earth, the deeper he can stab when he eventually turns against it.

A short while later,

Fang Longye dissipated the phantom figure that manifested in the heavens, and then his body moved, arriving at the Jiuxiao Hall, where he sat leisurely on the Heavenly Emperor's throne.

"Greetings to the Qionghua Heavenly Emperor!"

Before long, a number of prominent figures among the Heavenly Clan filed in, arranged neatly according to their status and position, and performed the great ceremony of obeisance to him as he sat on the throne.

The sound reached outside the great hall, and countless divine officials, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in the Heavenly Court all bowed their bodies, shouting loudly: "Greetings to the Qionghua Heavenly Emperor!"

The voices of countless Heavenly Clan members echoed, and countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals bowed down; the entire Heavenly Realm trembled because of it.

At this moment, Fang Longye's authority in this Middle Thousand World reached its peak.

The enthronement ceremony was completed, and Fang Longye rewarded his subordinates according to their merits; everyone enjoyed a divine position, and they were naturally all smiles, subsequently returning to their posts.

The entire Heavenly Court, and even the Honghu Realm, seemed to have finally returned to its former tranquility.

No one would have thought that this world was already on the verge of destruction, except for Fang Longye, the mastermind behind the scenes~ Auspicious clouds gathered, covering everything in sight, endless and boundless, with hanging light and flowing tassels, full of vitality.

Fang Longye was currently standing in front of the 'Xun Wood' that Chonghua had moved to the Heavenly Court, rubbing a small banner with deep, gloomy light in his hand.

It was precisely the 'Plague World Banner' that his true self had cast into this world without anyone knowing.

It was because he now held the position of Heavenly Emperor and had sufficient ability to use the favor of heaven and earth to conceal this great killing weapon specifically aimed at the world.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to cast this 'Plague World Banner' into the Honghu Realm before.

However, he was not in a hurry to use this demonic banner immediately to coordinate with his true self from the inside and outside to bring about the end of the Honghu Realm, this Middle Thousand World~

For no other reason,

he had to at least ensure that this Spiritual Root 'Xun Wood', which he had been longing for, would not be destroyed by the World Will of this realm when it was driven to desperation~ "It truly is a divine masterpiece of creation!"

Even though he had already come here several times after the end of the war against Heaven, he still praised it secretly as he examined this Xun Wood again.

It is truly worthy of being the sky-supporting divine tree of a Middle Thousand World!

Seeing this towering giant tree, which Chonghua had relocated to the Heavenly Court, it seemed not to have been affected in the slightest by the change in environment.

It still filled the sky and covered the earth, with countless branches and leaves extending in all directions, its branches stretching for who knows how many tens of thousands of miles, forming a massive canopy that reached deep into the starry sky.

There were even many branches and leaves extending into the mysterious space-time, opening up spaces of various sizes.

Likewise, at the base of this divine tree, countless roots also extended in all directions, firmly anchoring themselves into the void.

No—at this moment, he already occupied the position of Heavenly Emperor of this realm, his perspective surpassing what it was before, and upon looking again, scenes he had not seen before came into view.

He saw that quite a few of the roots of this Xun Wood had even entered the core of this world, anchoring themselves within the World Will.

It truly reached up to the clouds and hung its shade over the four poles; it was a sky-supporting divine tree in the truest sense!

"No wonder this Chonghua could easily relocate this Xun Wood, which originally grew on Heavenly Pillar Mountain, to the Heavenly Court~" Fang Longye clicked his tongue in admiration.

It was because the roots of this 'Xun Wood' had already anchored themselves into the origin of the Honghu Realm, which was equivalent to being connected to the world; it could be moved anywhere.

It had no effect on the tree itself~ "A Middle Thousand World approaching perfection, allowing it to draw upon the world's origin... Tsk~ This Second Generation Xun Wood truly has good fortune and good destiny!"

Fang Longye cast his gaze over it; this Xun Wood was surrounded by layers upon layers of light, like smoke and clouds, with the sun and moon carried on its body and the galaxy circling its path.

Inconceivable evolutions of the Dao were present: Taiji, Two Instruments, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions...

All kinds of ultimate truths of heaven and earth were contained within it.

Of all the precious things in this realm, none surpassed this!

If not for the lack of an owner to perform the secret technique of Reverse Innate upon it, it would likely have already become an Innate Spiritual Root!

Yet, after all these years,

This Second Generation Xun Wood had long since accumulated enough foundation for Reverse Innate; it only lacked a wisp of Innate Spiritual Root origin as a catalyst to achieve Reverse Innate.

"That Honghu falling was a boon for you~" Fang Longye said, looking at the sky-supporting giant tree before him.

He then smiled and continued to himself: "And a boon for me!"

He immediately sat cross-legged beneath the tree and began to carefully refine this Second Generation Xun Wood bit by bit.

He did not seek to refine it to a very deep level; after all, the cultivation power of this avatar of his was limited, and the gap between them was too great.

He only sought to be able to take this Spiritual Root away the moment his true self invaded this realm~

Otherwise, heaven knows if the World Will of the Honghu Realm, upon finding itself unable to withstand his attack, might instinctively choose to perish together.

Better to be a broken jade than a whole tile. It might just self-destruct, annihilating everything, and leave him with nothing at all~

Honghu Realm, one hundred years later.

Fang Longye opened his eyes and let out a breath.

"Finally refined to a certain degree! That was truly not easy!" he thought to himself, looking at the Spiritual Root before him.

Fortunately, the flow of time was different, so not much time had passed in the real world.

After all, it was a Spiritual Root that only needed a secret technique to trigger its Reverse Innate, and it had rooted itself in the origin of the Honghu Realm, becoming deeply intertwined with it.

Refining it was not easy to begin with, and he had to be constantly vigilant to avoid alerting the Honghu Realm, so it was naturally not easy or relaxed.

After meditating and regulating his breath, Fang Longye stood up, stretched, looked out over the world beneath his feet, and said coldly: "It is time to end this!"

(End of chapter)