Chapter 630: Ye Heavenly Emperor Performs Possession
"The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name."
"The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things!"
In that mysterious void, strands of weird Dao sounds resonated in his ears.
Strangely, apart from Anlan, the other four Emperors seemed not to hear them at all.
Anlan had originally only intended to listen casually, but he had not expected that once he heard this scripture, he would be instantly hooked, subconsciously immersing himself in it; after all, this was an Immortal Emperor-level scripture, containing the methods and Tao to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Meanwhile, in the outside world, his body was also attracting ominousness due to this scripture; rot, red hair, and ghostly shadows appeared one after another.
The World-Extinguishing Old Man, Emperor Hong, and Cang Emperor walked over indignantly upon seeing this scene, only to be repelled by an invisible force within three feet of Anlan, which left the four Dark Emperors shocked.
"Emperor Hong, Yu Di, have you ever encountered such a phenomenon?" the World-Extinguishing Old Man asked.
Cang Emperor and Yu Di shook their heads one after another. Emperor Hong then slowly said: "Never before. When we previously touched the Emperor Corpse and listened to the Dao Scripture, it only resulted in the transformation and darkening of our flesh and blood, but never has such thick hair appeared; it looks like there is not only darkening but also ominousness. Intuition tells me that this Anlan has likely comprehended the core Emperor Scripture."
The World-Extinguishing Old Man nodded and said: "Then that must be it. It seems little friend Anlan truly possesses Great Luck, to be able to comprehend the core Immortal Emperor scripture, and I can even feel a new power gestating within Anlan's body at this moment—a power of the same source and quality as the Emperor Corpse."
"If we obtain this portion of the scripture, perhaps we can go a step further, or even become an existence like the Emperor Corpse," Yu Di said.
"Heh, I'm afraid this brat Anlan won't hand over the Emperor Scripture so easily," Emperor Hong chuckled sinisterly.
"No matter, this is the Ultimate Ancient Land; he cannot walk out. If he does not agree to us, then we can only kill him and search his Primordial Spirit. With the combined power of the four of us, it will be enough," the World-Extinguishing Old Man said calmly.
Hearing this, Emperor Hong, Yu Di, and Cang Emperor exchanged a smile; everything was understood without words.
At the same time, within the sea of consciousness of his Primordial Spirit.
Anlan, who had been immersed in the vast insights of the Emperor Scripture, suddenly woke up. He felt the changes outside his body; ominous corruption had already begun, yet no matter what, his consciousness could not get out, as if he had lost control of his body. A chill immediately welled up from within.
The mental space shifted, spinning and turning, transforming into a dark world with no light and no life.
Here, time and space were all stagnant; they could not be perceived.
"What is happening? Why am I trapped in my own mental world?" Anlan panicked.
At this moment, strands of black shadows slowly walked out from the darkness, without the slightest sound.
And the black shadow had a face nearly ninety percent similar to Ye Laoliu, but he wore black robes, his whole body radiated faint black Qi, and his pair of eyes held not a trace of human emotion, only coldness, emptiness, and soul-captivating imperial might.
"Ye Laoliu!" Anlan blurted out subconsciously.
"Ye Laoliu" paused, but then spoke:
"You recognize this Emperor?"
"I suppose so."
Anlan said with slight nervousness. The Ye Laoliu before him was too cold, lacking any vitality, and especially the way he looked at him was like looking at a dead person.
"This Emperor does not belong to this epoch; you should not know this Emperor. Moreover, upon your body, there is Qi Luck that does not belong to you. There is great Karma between you and me," Ye said.
"How could we have great Karma? Besides, I told you I don't even know you," Anlan replied hurriedly, the chill in his body growing heavier.
"Although this Emperor cannot explain it clearly, as long as I devour your Primordial Spirit and occupy your quasi-Emperor body, then everything will become clear," a faint light flashed in the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor.
"???" Anlan.
To hell with it, Ye Laoliu actually wanted to possess him.
Could it get any more absurd?
"You aren't sleeping? How can you possess me?" Anlan asked loudly.
"Thanks to those four little things outside constantly sacrificing for several epochs, this Emperor's injuries have recovered somewhat, but this Emperor does not belong to this space-time, so I cannot take action.
But now that I have possessed you and obtained your quasi-Emperor body, this Emperor can live another life."
Ye Fan explained. He had actually recovered some vitality long ago; the reason he did not act was for fear of being captured by future Immortal Emperors. With his current crippled body, he could not deal with them, so he simply kept lying there.
As the words fell, a supreme, irresistible Primordial Spirit power covered Anlan. Anlan exerted his own mental power, wanting to resist, but heard the Heavenly Emperor say coldly:
"The dark creatures of this era were all born because of this Emperor. You have learned this Emperor's methods, so how could you possibly resist this Emperor? Obediently give up the resistance."
Anlan felt terror in his heart. The more he resisted, the faster the mental power on his body surged toward Ye Laoliu, and it was rapidly devoured and absorbed.
At this moment, because his Primordial Spirit was trapped, the Chat Group could not be contacted either.
"Damn it, why? Didn't Xuan Ge say that in the future I would become an Immortal Emperor?"
"But why am I being possessed now?"
"I am not reconciled!"
Immediately, the Dark Ye Heavenly Emperor's Primordial Spirit condensed weird black mist into a Dark Ancestor Cauldron and smashed down on Anlan's Primordial Spirit. In an instant, Anlan's Primordial Spirit turned into many fragments.
The memories within those fragments were all devoured and absorbed by the Heavenly Emperor; a massive amount of memories came flooding in like a tsunami or a flood.
However, for the Heavenly Emperor, this was merely child's play.
The Heavenly Emperor moved his thoughts, intending to wipe out these memories, because most of the memories were dross and garbage to him, completely useless.
But within those memory fragments, the Heavenly Emperor discovered his own existence.
In Anlan's memories, there actually existed another version of himself, and that other version of himself had not yet become an Emperor, the Ruthless Empress was there too, and there were many people he did not know!
A long, long time later!
Ye Fan finished digesting Anlan's memories. Even though he was an Immortal Emperor, he was shocked beyond measure at this moment, muttering to himself:
"Chat Group? Ten Thousand Worlds? Infinite space-time, destiny Script, Group Owner!"
"So my future was supposed to be a generation of Heavenly Emperor revered by all, Lord of the Heavenly Court, erasing the source of Darkness, with my wife, children, and brothers all alive? Is this my future?
Why has my destiny turned out like this? Why?"
The current Heavenly Emperor was just like Anlan when he first joined the group—shocked, shocked beyond all measure.
"No, if it weren't for this Anlan, perhaps after ten thousand ages, this Emperor would not have descended directly to the Heavens Above. The variable started from this moment."
Ye Fan realized it in a flash; because the changes in the past led to the butterfly effect, his destiny was also changed.
So, looking at it now, his possession of Anlan was very logical.
But at this moment, the Heavenly Emperor felt very envious of the version of himself in that other space-time, even jealous.
If his life could start over?
Ruthless Empress, Nannan, the big black dog, and the unscrupulous Taoist—are they all there?
A more terrifying thought was born in his heart; he not only wanted to possess Anlan but also to replace the life of another version of himself.
A mysterious connection suddenly appeared within his Primordial Spirit; Heavenly Emperor Ye discovered that this was the original connection between Anlan and the Chat Group, now replaced by him.
He looked at the Chat Group interface with deep, gloomy eyes, feeling both familiar and strange.
Having understood the function of the Chat Group, Heavenly Emperor Ye was eager to change his fate immediately, but upon thinking of the several Great Abilities in the group, he dared not act rashly.
If the group members found out that Anlan had been possessed, he didn't know what kind of commotion it would cause.
The minor possibility was being kicked out of the group chat, while the more serious one was being sent to the afterlife by that Holy Monk Xuanzang from the Journey to the West World.
According to Anlan's memories, this Xuanzang was not the merciful Master Tang, but the heaven-defying Three Burials Divine Monk who punched Rulai and kicked the Jade Emperor, especially with his strength reaching the terrifying Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage.
Such a thing, even for the current Heavenly Emperor Ye, felt extremely absurd.
A dignified Scripture Seeker is a Great Luo Golden Immortal? Wouldn't the demons on this Journey to the West path have to kneel to welcome him?
Besides Holy Monk Xuanzang, there were actually the Ancestral Mo Nv Houtu from Honghuang and Qing'er, who had achieved the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm through profound Sword Dao; he couldn't afford to provoke any of these giants.
Moreover, his strength was currently only that of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, merely Anlan's cultivation.
Hiss!
Suddenly, Heavenly Emperor Ye felt an inexplicable headache, a sense of tearing.
This was Anlan's Primordial Spirit struggling and fighting back; wanting to completely possess the Primordial Spirit of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was not that easy, requiring at least ten thousand years to fully replace it.
However, suppressing it directly was no problem.
"For now, I still need to improve my strength as quickly as possible."
"If I could devour all four of those Quasi-Immortal Emperors outside, heh heh..."
For a moment, a huge conspiracy surfaced in Heavenly Emperor Ye's mind.
Chat Group.
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "An Diliu, what have you comprehended? You haven't spoken for a long time."
Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "How could it be that easy? This level of comprehension requires at least a thousand years to start."
Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "That makes sense; after all, the world views of this guy's level usually start at tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years."
Zui Ai He Shounai: "Wa ka ka, An Diliu is already addicted to the Emperor Scripture and cannot extricate himself!"
Immortal King Anlan: "This Emperor is preparing to go into seclusion."
Seeing the message in the Chat Group, Heavenly Emperor Ye replied since he had been mentioned, while feeling somewhat uneasy inside; it should be fine, right? The Group Owner hadn't discovered that one of his group members had been possessed, had he?
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Yo yo yo, An Diliu, you haven't even become a true Immortal Emperor yet, and you're already calling yourself 'this Emperor'? How did you come out?"
Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Didn't Xuan Ge say it? In the future, An Diliu will definitely become an Emperor, so using the Emperor title in advance is fine."
Demon Queen: "Right, you just have to be a bit arrogant."
Journey to the West Scripture Seeker: "Heh heh, I didn't say that."
Zui Ai He Shounai: "Wa ka ka, alright, the future has changed again."
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "...,!"
Immortal King Anlan: "Ahem, Ye Fan, I didn't mean anything else, a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue."
Heavenly Emperor Ye explained, feeling somewhat guilty. However, talking to another version of himself, this feeling was truly indescribable.
Exploding Heavens Faction Leader: "Eating melon!"
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Something's not right, something's not right. Since when was An Diliu so polite? This is definitely not An Diliu."
Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Old Ye, if it's not An Diliu, then who is it?"
Demon Queen: "Exactly, you wouldn't still be holding onto the future An Diliu, would you? It's already been said that it's another space-time, not the real you."
Immortal King Anlan: "Ahem."
Heavenly Emperor Ye didn't speak, because he felt that the more he said, the more flaws he would reveal, so it was better to wait and see.
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Haven't you noticed? If this were normal, An Diliu would definitely have started bickering with me, and he actually called me Ye Fan, not Ye Diliu. Is this scientific?"
Hearing this, Heavenly Emperor Ye immediately understood that the problem lay in the form of address.
But this other version of himself was a bit sick in the head. If he didn't call him Diliu, he felt uncomfortable?
Young Girl Ruthless Empress: "..."
The Ruthless Empress was speechless about this matter.
Demon Queen: "Geez, Ye Hei, someone doesn't call you Diliu, and you're still not happy."
Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Exactly!"
Playboy: "He just got used to the persona and didn't react in time, Brother Ye."
Immortal King Anlan: "Alright, it's my fault, Ye Diliu."
Heavenly Emperor Ye learned on the spot and started acting directly.
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Right, that's the way it should feel. Shi Diliu, don't you agree!"
Zui Ai He Shounai: "Get lost, wa ka ka! I am a heaven-defying, divine martial, Youth Supreme with horns protruding; don't call me Diliu."
Young Girl Ruthless Empress: "Instead of having time for this, you'd better cultivate more. The future is ever-changing; without sufficient strength, the Ye Fan of Anlan's space-time is an example. You'll regret it when the time comes."
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Sister Ruthless is right!"
Zui Ai He Shounai: "Sister Ruthless is right! It's all Ye Diliu's fault."
Watching the Ruthless Empress in the group, Heavenly Emperor Ye couldn't help but feel his eyes moisten; he never expected to meet the Ruthless Empress in such a capacity, but it was a pity that in his own space-time, she had long since died in battle.
And the Ruthless Empress in the group seemed to have not yet become that most talented woman, the Ruthless Empress who made the Forbidden Lands tremble.
If it weren't for the identity issue, he might have gone directly to the Ruthless Empress's world.
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "By the way, An Diliu. What did you comprehend from the Emperor Corpse?"
Immortal King Anlan: "Naturally, it's Ye... Diliu, your Emperor Scripture, but it's not complete, so I... I need to go into seclusion for a period of time. Save..."
As he spoke, the Heavenly Emperor Ye felt a tearing sensation in his head once again; this was the Primordial Spirit of Anlan struggling.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Emperor Ye suppressed it in time, and the group members did not realize that anything was wrong.
Ye Fan Zhen Bu Hei: "Alright, go into seclusion. Strive to defy the heavens and change your fate, becoming an Immortal Emperor before Shi Laoliu; that way, our group's high-end combat power will increase once more."
Immortal King Anlan: "Mm."
Martial Arts World, Great Ming Dynasty, Wudang Mountain.
Three months had passed since the hundredth birthday banquet of the Wudang Sect Leader Zhang Sanfeng, and the disputes from that banquet had scattered with the wind, leaving behind only some topics of conversation for the martial arts world to discuss over tea.
Aside from chatting in the group, Zhang Sanfeng spent most of his time practicing and contemplating martial arts on the back mountain.
At the same time, he had almost finished absorbing the two peerless supplements: Dragon Essence and Black Tortoise Blood.
Zhang Sanfeng's realm also progressed by leaps and bounds; from Grandmaster to Land Immortal and Heavenly Human Longevity Realm, he encountered no obstacles and successfully entered the God and Demon Realm, a realm where a Martial Artist can live for over five hundred years.
Coupled with the unique properties of the Dragon Essence and Black Tortoise Blood, and given Zhang Sanfeng's talent, living for ten thousand years would not be a problem at all.
On this day, however, the peaceful Wudang received an uninvited guest.
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