Chapter 286: Discussing Becoming a Great Emperor

Zhang Xuan lowered his head to gaze at the Crocodile Ancestor, then gently closed his palm.

And then, this terrifying demon did not stir up any ripples before being squeezed into a mass of meat paste.

Wisps of light surged into Zhang Xuan's body; that was the unique Origin derived from the Crocodile Ancestor.

Although this terrifying and powerful demon was like a toy in Zhang Xuan's hands.

Yet, being able to achieve the Great Saint realm—regardless of talent or physique—this existence could be called extraordinary, and could be considered outstanding within the entire Universe.

Originally, it would have been useful to leave it on Mars, but Zhang Xuan worried that if this ancient demon ever took an interest in Earth one day and ran over there, the problem would be very troublesome.

If Caiyun Xianzi were killed by this terrifying monster, the subsequent problems triggered would be quite numerous, and the promise Zhang Xuan made would be voided; that would be far too unfriendly.

Therefore, after thinking about this aspect of things, Zhang Xuan took the initiative to come over and handle this trouble.

The overall trouble was not very large, but it still needed to be handled carefully.

Whether to kill the Crocodile Ancestor or not, or to keep it and bring it back to Beidou, was possible, but Zhang Xuan did not really want to.

After all, the Crocodile Ancestor had conflicts with too many people; among Ye Fan's group of classmates, many of them had deep blood feuds with the Crocodile Ancestor.

After all, many of that group had died at the hands of the Crocodile Ancestor's descendants back then, and even Li Xiaoman might be controlled by the Crocodile Ancestor right now.

Although there was no problem with taking this guy in, for one, the Crocodile Ancestor's own strength was poor—a Great Saint was insignificant to the current Zhang Xuan—and for another, this powerful guy had offended too many people.

Then it was better to just kill it, saving time and effort.

Lowering his head to survey this world, many problems that were previously imperceptible were completely exposed to his eyes at this moment.

Mars was ancient and mysterious, and possessed a very terrifying and powerful aura, with Immortal charm faintly circulating within it.

"The Immortal Path of the previous generation!"

Zhang Xuan lowered his head and sighed, not feeling too surprised by this.

He had long known all of this, but had never come over; all the useful things and items on this Immortal Path had already been taken away by others.

The only thing with a bit of use might be that imprint of the Immortal Bell, but it held no great significance to Zhang Xuan now.

If he wanted it, he could directly ask this world for it.

The current world was very, very polite to him; even if he wanted to become a Great Emperor, the world would tolerate it and be willing.

But Zhang Xuan did not really want to do that.

His cultivation time was still too short, and he had seen relatively few true Great Daos of the world. After seeing the Wanlong Emperor last time, he had accommodated the Wanlong Emperor's Great Dao of the world in his hands, but the Daos of other Ancient Great Emperors were still lacking somewhat.

He could ask the world for them directly, but using the Origins of people like Dugu Baitian and the Demon Lord to exchange for them would be too extravagant.

Anyway, with his current strength and realm, it was possible to confront the ancient and terrifying existences within the Forbidden Zones head-on and then copy their Daos, so there was no need to be that extravagant.

The ones that required Zhang Xuan to exchange with the world were those powerful figures who had long since died in the Time River.

For example, figures like the Taiyin Human Emperor, the Taiyang Shenghuang, Fuxi, and Xuanyuan...

Most such figures were already at the Legend level, elusive as a divine dragon, and even their inheritances had already dissipated in the long smoke and clouds of history.

To obtain their Daos, one must either rely on one's own silent cultivation, or obtain them from the imprints of the world.

Zhang Xuan chose the latter; his own cultivation was too slow.

Ten thousand years is too long; he only strives for the day and night.

It would not take many years for Meng Qi to become the master of a world, far leading everyone; even when he glanced at Meng Qi in the Chat Group recently, he had already reached Tier 4 and was about to reach Tier 5.

Meng Qi's cultivation speed was constantly increasing.

Zhang Xuan was now only a little over Tier 6 and about to step into Tier 7; for the entire world, he could still be considered weak.

If he did not continue to work hard, he would really be left behind by the proud sons of heaven in the Chat Group.

"Earth currently does not have too many hidden dangers; the Immortal Path was opened here in earlier years and then interrupted, and then Mars was beaten into a wreck from a Life Ancient Star.

"The Immortal Cauldron was taken away by me in advance, and the Essence of Earth is also slowly recovering. Under such circumstances, if Caiyun Xianzi cultivates on Earth, she might really become the founding ancestor of a sect, and Ye Fan's parents will also become leaders in this process."

There was no help for it; picking the tallest among the short, Caiyun Xianzi could not be considered a top-tier figure in the current Beidou, only at Immortal Three Cutting the Dao.

Under normal circumstances in the past, such cultivation and strength would definitely be considered the world's peak, but unfortunately, after Zhang Xuan went to Beidou, the entire Cultivation World of Beidou became incredibly competitive.

The overall strength was skyrocketing to the level of Saints, Saint Kings, and even Great Saints, creating a heaven-and-earth difference from the lower-middle-level cultivators.

And even though Caiyun Xianzi now had the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, she was currently only climbing toward the Saint Realm.

Standing on Mars, Zhang Xuan looked down and discovered that Caiyun Xianzi was walking very steadily on the Immortal Three Cutting the Dao, but there was still a distance to the Saint Realm.

"However, tempering herself in such a world, plus her lifespan is still sufficient, reaching the Saint Realm should not be a big problem, and breaking through to Saint King would not be a big difficulty; the subsequent cultivation will only have a tiny bit of trouble..."

Zhang Xuan took a look, having no intention to interfere much.

With this person's talent and aptitude, reaching the Saint King realm should not be a big problem; plus, with Earth's current special environment and the situation of slight recovery, many ancient secrets would be obtained by her, and perhaps stepping into the Great Saint Realm would not be too difficult.

"Let me sweep away the safety hazards in this area again to avoid major problems; otherwise, Jiang Taixu will really fight me to the death."

Zhang Xuan carefully used his Divine Sense to search this world; under the great changes of the world in ancient times, the top figures had all left, leaving behind at most ruins.

Whether it was Shijiamouni, Huangdi, Yandi, or other terrifying figures who had once stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm, most of them had taken away the most important things, leaving behind only partial inheritances.

The risk level was not high; the only one with risk and not very controllable was Shijiamouni, as Shijiamouni inherited from the Amitabha Great Emperor.

Although not like the Amitabha Great Emperor, who would not harm or kill anyone in his entire life.

But his Buddha nature was also extremely high; basically, he would not directly kill those who were guilty of heinous crimes, but rather seal them.

Legend has it that the Eighteen Levels of Hell of the Buddhist sect were specifically for sealing terrifying figures; in this world, there were not only the Godly Thought of the Great Accomplished Saint Body and the Crocodile Ancestor, but also other terrifying seals.

Zhang Xuan's current strength and realm were already above Shijiamouni's.

Even if the Amitabha Great Emperor stood out to compete with Zhang Xuan head-on, who would win and who would lose was unknown.

A thought moved, and he had already locked onto several seals, and then the several layers of seals in this starry sky were directly pierced through by Zhang Xuan.

Terrifying loud laughter came from within, and there was also an aura of the Quasi-Emperor level sweeping the world; that was a pheasant at the Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven.

It had just broken out of the seal and was preparing to look up and laugh, but then it saw Zhang Xuan standing quietly in the void, and suddenly all its words were stuck in its throat.

The other few figures who had been sealed for many years were in the same state; just having looked up and laughed, they immediately looked as if they had been grabbed by the throat, unable to say a single word.

Zhang Xuan stood above the void and spoke quietly.

"Two choices: die right now, or follow the coordinates I've given you, fly to Beidou yourselves, and become my followers. If I don't see you in half a year, you can go ahead and die."

"We swear to follow you to the death, Senior!"

Back in the day, this group of figures might have all been wicked and terrifying individuals, capable of sweeping across a region and making the heavens and earth tremble with ease.

But after being beaten black and blue by Shijiamouni, they were all very clear-headed. Now, seeing a figure even more terrifying than Shijiamouni, they were instantly submissive, not daring to utter a single word of nonsense.

Zhang Xuan nodded indifferently, then pointed a finger, turning one figure who had been slow to nod into ashes.

A wisp of Origin flew into his body, and suddenly, the many old demons present felt their hearts stir; they were practically on the verge of breaking down.

They were terrified and uneasy. Having already submitted to this terrifyingly powerful figure, why did the other party still want to kill?

But the other party's terror was so frightening that they didn't even dare to speak, let alone ask.

The group obediently prepared to head north.

They didn't harbor many other thoughts along the way, and many even felt a slight sense of relief in their hearts.

"Compared to before, although life is a bit worse now, at least we can move around freely and have a certain degree of freedom; we don't have to be like before, stuck in a seal with no sun or moon."

Zhang Xuan glanced at Beidou and did not stay long.

Looking at the many figures present, he pointed casually at the one with the highest cultivation, the Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven pheasant.

"Among this group, you are the leader. In half a year, the group will gather at Beidou. Remember, at the Shencheng of Beidou. If even one of the many figures present is missing, then..."

Zhang Xuan did not say more. A golden avenue spread out beneath his feet, and he vanished without a trace in an instant. The Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven pheasant's face immediately turned bitter, and his feet were trembling.

That person just now had caused a Great Saint to die a violent death with a mere flick of a finger, leaving not a single trace behind.

Such a terrifying state and strength left him without any thoughts of resistance. With the status of such a powerful figure, even if he fled to the ends of the earth, it would be a dead end.

Moreover, what made him feel even more uneasy was that as soon as he came out, he felt a great change in the world. Between heaven and earth, someone had merged with the Great Dao of heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Heart Imprint had emerged, one path suppressing all others.

"Could it be that this one is the Great Emperor of the current age? Why is he acting so overbearing?"

A demon who had walked out of the seal, originally unruly and rebellious, did not dare to speak loudly at this moment and asked in a low voice.

The other demons also looked up at the sky, sensing the figure who had merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint.

A moment later, the information they received in return caused their expressions to change again; that Great Emperor was actually not the one they had just seen, but another figure.

"How long have we been sealed? It hasn't been long since we last saw each other, so why are the changes so great and so fast?"

"He is far stronger than that bald man from back then—no, the Master is far stronger than that bald man from back then. How can there be such a powerful figure in the world?"

A group of powerful demons looked at each other, chatting among themselves to try and get more information, but they got nothing at all. Instead, after listening for a moment and getting no useful information, the pheasant straightened his face, showing the spirit of a powerful demon.

"Stop wandering around here. Once we reach Beidou, we will naturally know the specific situation. The Master has already given me the coordinates. You walk over one by one, and walk faster."

"I am going to place a mark on you and set a seal."

"Don't think Laozi doesn't recognize you. When I was roaming the world, I had an impression of all of you. If you dare to run, there's no need for the Master to say anything; I will beat you to death and then carry your corpses over."

The group of powerful demons obediently lined up to let this terrifying figure set marks on them one by one. They were all famous demons back in the day, and they weren't very convinced by each other.

But they still had some understanding of fame, strength, and realm. This person was someone who could fight against Shijiamouni; his strength and realm could not be underestimated, and they truly could not beat him.

After Zhang Xuan left the area where Earth was located, he just moved his thoughts and used the Chat Group to return to Beidou. The whole process of handling these matters only took a short day.

The hidden dangers of Earth were completely eliminated, and what followed would be the successive battles on Beidou.

Zhang Xuan was looking forward to it, and he was also waiting silently.

And in this silent waiting, information soon arrived; the void in front of him suddenly vibrated.

The Black Emperor and Ye Fan rushed out from it, and Ye Fan was carrying a heavy, small bronze coffin on his back.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and beckoned with his hand.

The coffin, which was as heavy as a mountain to the current Ye Fan, was held in his hand.

And silently, Gai Jiuyou, who had already become a Great Emperor, also emerged from the void and appeared beside Zhang Xuan, staring at the small, ancient bronze coffin with a look of surprise on his face.

"This coffin..."

Gai Jiuyou whispered. Even though he had become a Great Emperor of the current age, he could not see through this bronze coffin.

Zhang Xuan did not pay much attention to it; he just reached out, and the Divine Mark Purple Gold Tower that had been inside Ye Fan flew into his Sendai, controlled by his primordial spirit.

As for the Nine-Turn Golden Pill inside Ye Fan's body, Zhang Xuan did not bother with it and let it remain in Ye Fan's hands.

"Next, we should discuss the subsequent situation. I want to let the Great Saint Body become a Great Emperor, or let another figure become a Great Emperor. I wonder what your thoughts and suggestions are?"

Zhang Xuan spoke, and the topic he discussed was earth-shattering. Even Gai Jiuyou was moved; he had never seen anyone so bold.

(End of this chapter)