Chapter 1518: Fuxi Zither (Second update, requesting all)

After Huonu Wang became the Flame Emperor, his Secret Realm became very stable and began to expand rapidly outward, but by the time the expansion ended, it had barely reached 40,000 square units.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng had to expend some World Power to allow the Flame Emperor to integrate into the core area of the Secret Realm.

The Flame Emperor's Secret Realm continued to expand rapidly, and with Li Zhangsheng's help, it finally succeeded in reaching the standard for promotion to a Grotto-Heaven.

"Your Majesty, which Strange Treasure do you wish to upgrade?"

"Let it be this one!"

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng took out the Xuan Kun Creation Stele.

It was not that Li Zhangsheng did not want to upgrade a Langhuan Supreme Treasure, but the effect of the upgrade would truly be insignificant; at most, it would improve by a small grade, and it was not even certain that a small grade could be successfully achieved.

As for the Strange Treasures below the rank of Langhuan Supreme Treasure, the only ones Li Zhangsheng valued were the Xuan Kun Creation Stele and the Original Light.

Among them, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele could be called unique, and it had an extremely huge role for Li Zhangsheng in his campaigns across other planes.

As for the Original Light, its soul-related functions could be taken a step further, allowing it to better assist Li Zhangsheng.

The difference between the two was that the Original Light could be upgraded through artifact refining, and it would not matter even if its effects changed somewhat.

The Xuan Kun Creation Stele was different; Li Zhangsheng did not dare to take this risk at all, especially since he had never obtained any other Strange Treasure with similar effects, and he had not even seen such a thing in the inheritances of the Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Empress, the Star Emperor, or the Xuan Emperor.

Li Zhangsheng could be said to place great importance on this special Strange Treasure that possessed a unique effect.

Now that Li Zhangsheng had nearly unified the Heavenly Realm and the human world, there was almost no rival left in the Fairy World; even if the Human Emperor, the Blood Emperor, the Thunder Emperor, and the Phoenix Clan joined forces, it would be of no avail.

Consequently, Li Zhangsheng's gaze fell upon other interfaces, especially the plane where the three avatars of the Human Emperor resided.

Li Zhangsheng did not know the Human Emperor's goal, but he could be certain of one thing: as long as it was an enemy's scheme, he only needed to destroy it; it was that simple.

Without the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, the strength of Li Zhangsheng and his Demon Pets would be suppressed by the plane's laws. In other planes or Divine Kingdoms, the effect exerted by the Xuan Kun Creation Stele would far exceed that of other Strange Treasures, and even a Supreme Langhuan Treasure could not compare to it.

The Flame Emperor did not say anything more and directly threw the Xuan Kun Creation Stele in.

Under the Flame Emperor's envious gaze, Li Zhangsheng casually tossed in a mass of Merit Profound Yellow Qi, which was roughly one-tenth of the total merit from Mending Heaven.

In this way, not only could the grade of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele be improved as much as possible, but it could also be transformed into a Merit Spirit Treasure, which would very likely cause a restraining effect on the evil factions such as demons and devils within its range.

Li Zhangsheng did not add any materials to avoid the effects of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele from deviating; otherwise, he would be left with no tears to cry.

After half a day passed, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele rushed out and hovered in front of Li Zhangsheng.

Compared to before, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele had not changed much, save for some profound yellow patterns; this was the unique mark of a Merit Spirit Treasure.

Xuan Kun Creation Stele: Low Grade Langhuan Supreme Treasure, Merit Spirit Treasure; it can repel the power of plane laws within a range of one hundred miles, cause continuous damage to evil creatures within the range, and divide into a one-time-use small stele every month.

In this advancement, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele successfully broke through as a Langhuan Supreme Treasure, and both its effects and range had been greatly improved.

Just as Li Zhangsheng had expected, after becoming a Merit Spirit Treasure, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele could cause continuous damage to evil creatures within its range.

Additionally, the Xuan Kun Creation Stele also gained the ability to divide into a one-time-use small stele every month.

Because they were one-time-use, the effects of the small steles were not much inferior to the main body of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele; they could be given to those close to him for protection when campaigning in foreign planes.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng and the Flame Emperor returned to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall together.

There was no need to summon anyone at all; Ning Bizhen and the Three Emperors had already gathered the various True Gods and Star Lords in advance, and they were all congratulating the Flame Emperor endlessly.

At the same time, the Flame Emperor's position also had to be changed.

As an Emperor, the Flame Emperor naturally had to be ranked among the Four Royals.

Li Zhangsheng was not only the Heavenly Emperor but also concurrently held the position of Ziwei Emperor; Ning Bizhen was Houtu, the Civil Emperor was Changsheng Dadi, the Martial Emperor was Gou Chen, and the Azure Emperor was the Azure Flower Emperor, which meant there were no vacancies among the Four Royals.

Now that the Heavenly Court was stable, Li Zhangsheng chose to resign from the position of Ziwei Emperor, but he did not hand it over to the Flame Emperor.

The statuses of the Four Royals appeared equal, but in reality, there was a distinction between high and low; the position of Heavenly Emperor was supreme, while the Ziwei Emperor, who managed the stars, could be said to be second only to the Heavenly Emperor, whereas the other four royals had little difference between them.

Between the choices of the Civil Emperor and the Martial Emperor, Li Zhangsheng was more inclined to let the Civil Emperor serve as the Ziwei Emperor; after all, with the Martial Emperor's fiery temper, he was truly unsuited to manage the Star Palace, and the position of Gou Chen was more suitable for him.

Thus, the Flame Emperor was appointed as the Southern Extreme Longevity Emperor, in charge of the life, death, misfortune, and fortune of the human world.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng returned to the Secret Realm and began to examine the Space Ring left behind by the Xi Emperor.

In the Ancient Heavenly Court, the Xi Emperor was inferior to the Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Empress, and the Star Emperor in both strength and status, but he was an old-school Emperor after all, so his foundation was naturally not poor, just not as good as the other three.

The Soul Imprint in the Xi Emperor's Space Ring had long since dissipated, and Li Zhangsheng could 'see' a vast space.

Clatter—

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng poured out all the treasures in the ring, piling them into a mountain.

Utilizing the uniqueness of his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng scanned them continuously and quickly picked out the high-grade treasures.

After the selection was finished, in terms of quality, the Xi Emperor's collection was one grade inferior to the Heavenly Emperor's, but that did not mean there were no surprises, because among this pile of treasures, there was actually a Langhuan Supreme Treasure.

This was a precious zither emitting a soft luster, but most of the strings on it were broken, and there was a not-insignificant notch on the zither body.

Even so, the precious zither was still in the ranks of Langhuan Supreme Treasures.

Judging from the Heavenly Emperor's inheritance, this was the Fuxi Zither that the Xi Emperor was famous for, and it was also the only Supreme Langhuan Treasure the Xi Emperor possessed.

The sound of the Fuxi Zither could make people feel calm and peaceful, and it was said to possess the mysterious power to control the hearts of all things.

Unfortunately, the Fuxi Zither was damaged in the battle where the Xi Emperor fell.

With Li Zhangsheng's artifact refining level and the Universe Cauldron, he had a high degree of certainty that he could perfectly repair the Fuxi Zither, but not right now.

Li Zhangsheng prepared to wait until he had completely digested the "Supreme Nine Vaults Ten Thousand Daos Artifact Refining Art," at which point his certainty would be even greater, so as to avoid the Fuxi Zither dropping in rank.

Besides the Fuxi Zither, Li Zhangsheng unexpectedly found a piece of True Spirit Essence; he had not expected the Xi Emperor to have one as well.

Additionally, there was a source of Breathing Soil, two portions of secondary-level sources, and two Divine Artifacts.

The source of Breathing Soil was an advanced version of the Earth Element source, and it was a source at the same level as the Heaven Origin and the Hell Origin.

(End of chapter)