Chapter 1574: The Heavenly Emperor's Remains

Li Zhangsheng did not use that Superior Star Core; the reason was simple: in case he obtained the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus or the Twelve-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, he could use it to upgrade the other.

In this way, he avoided the possibility of duplication.

As Ning Bizhen became the Moon Emperor, it meant she was about to enter the Underworld alone.

Li Zhangsheng was not worried about her safety; besides her Demon Pets being sufficiently powerful, she also had several Langhuan Supreme Treasures, enough for self-defense.

Ning Bizhen forcibly opened the portal to the Underworld, and after a lingering farewell with Li Zhangsheng, she resolutely stepped into the portal and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhangsheng did not return to the Heavenly Court, flying straight toward a set of coordinates.

Ever since the Nine Cauldrons were gathered, they had manifested a map, and there was a light spot on it.

Li Zhangsheng had specifically ordered his subordinates to investigate it, but they had made no discoveries.

Judging from the current situation, either someone had already arrived first, or it was extremely well-hidden, perhaps even requiring the Nine Cauldrons to activate.

Utilizing the Green Lotus Cloud Boundary Flag, it did not take much time for Li Zhangsheng to appear in a desolate, massive canyon; this was the coordinate on the Nine Cauldrons' map.

Of course, given the scale of the map, this so-called coordinate was relatively general, making it difficult to determine the specific location.

The next moment, nine streams of light of different colors converged and landed before Li Zhangsheng; they were the Nine Cauldrons that had been suppressing Jiuzhou.

The Nine Cauldrons gathered once more, and the map reappeared.

Unlike last time, this time, a beam of energy shot out from each of the Nine Cauldrons.

The nine beams of light converged, striking a void in the canyon with strange ripples.

Suddenly, the entire canyon shook violently, and for a time, the nearby wild Spirit Beasts began to flee.

Li Zhangsheng crossed his arms, quietly watching this scene.

Amidst the intense tremors, a massive energy portal gradually took shape, spanning across the canyon.

According to Li Zhangsheng's analysis, the earth veins of this canyon were extremely vigorous and had a very deep connection with this portal.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng stepped into the portal.

After a bout of dizziness, Li Zhangsheng appeared in an unknown plane.

"This is likely the Heavenly Emperor's Secret Realm!"

Li Zhangsheng sensed it carefully; the aura of a Secret Realm was different from that of a plane, and he could analyze it immediately.

Since the Nine Cauldrons were products of the Heavenly Emperor, this Secret Realm was highly likely to be the Heavenly Emperor's Secret Realm.

In fact, one could tell just from the size of the Secret Realm.

Although it had certainly shrunk quite a bit, this Secret Realm still barely possessed the scale of a Grotto-Heaven.

Li Zhangsheng hovered above the Secret Realm, looking down at the scene below.

While he was observing, suddenly, a stream of light rushed out from the Secret Realm and landed not far away.

This was actually a Xuanming covered in bone spurs, radiating the aura of the Dao; it was an Emperor Rank Xuanming.

Judging from the residual mark on the Xuanming's head, she was not a wild Divine Beast, but very likely the Heavenly Emperor's main Demon Pet during his lifetime.

The Xuanming glanced at Li Zhangsheng, and with just that one look, she felt a strong sense of palpitation.

The Xuanming did not think this was an illusion; clearly, Li Zhangsheng's strength was far above hers.

Most importantly, the Stronger who could gather the Nine Cauldrons was likely the number one person in the Three Realms today.

"Human Supreme Being, I am the Heavenly Emperor's Demon Pet, Xuanming. Since you have gathered the Nine Cauldrons, you should receive the Heavenly Emperor's inheritance; please follow me."

After the Xuanming spoke respectfully, she flew toward the center of the Secret Realm.

Li Zhangsheng followed behind, without the slightest thought of guarding against the Xuanming; at his level of strength, even if the Heavenly Emperor had left behind contingency plans, it was impossible for them to pose a threat to him, let alone the fact that the Heavenly Emperor had been dead for over ten thousand years.

In the center of the Secret Realm stood a spacious and bright palace, its doors tightly shut, with 'Emperor of Heaven Palace' written on the plaque above, and a thick, invisible barrier on the outside.

Li Zhangsheng examined it and discovered that the Emperor of Heaven Palace was connected to all the earth veins in the Secret Realm; if destroyed by force, it would inevitably cause damage to the entire Secret Realm.

"Human Supreme Being, you can open the Emperor of Heaven Palace by showing the Nine Cauldrons!"

At the Xuanming's reminder, Li Zhangsheng released the Nine Cauldrons again.

The Nine Cauldrons shot out a nine-colored brilliance, which landed on the doors of the Emperor of Heaven Palace.

Creak—

The next moment, the doors slowly swung open.

Li Zhangsheng stepped inside, familiarizing himself with the structure of the Emperor of Heaven Palace under the guidance of the Xuanming, and finally arrived at the deepest part.

This was the Heavenly Emperor's sleeping quarters, and his remains were here.

The Heavenly Emperor's remains were quite peaceful, but Li Zhangsheng could tell that he had died from the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

Besides the Heavenly Emperor's remains, there were ten Demon Pet corpses prostrate before him.

Most of these Demon Pet corpses had already turned into bones, but two remained lifelike, looking as if they were still alive.

However, Li Zhangsheng could conclude that they had all perished; the reason they appeared this way was simply that these two Demon Pets had reached the Emperor Rank during their lifetimes, naturally allowing them to be preserved for a long time.

Of these two perished Emperor Rank Demon Pets, one was the Heavenly Emperor's Life-Bound Demon Pet, while the other had perished after sustaining irreparable injuries.

"My master lived for a total of 10,800 years. After knowing he could not survive this tribulation, he let the Nine Cauldrons suppress Jiuzhou, exhausting his final efforts for this world."

Hearing the Xuanming's explanation, Li Zhangsheng was somewhat surprised; he had not expected the Heavenly Emperor to have lived longer than the Human Emperor.

However, thinking about it, it felt normal; after all, the Heavenly Emperor had once been the number one person in the Three Realms, possessing three Emperor Rank Demon Pets, including a top-tier Divine Beast like the Xuanming. If one ignored the Human Emperor's three avatars, his strength was even greater than the Human Emperor's.

Li Zhangsheng carefully examined the Heavenly Emperor's remains; he wore a Panlong Crown, a Nine Dragon Robe, a Seven-Star Treasure Sword hung on his back, a Nine-Section Whip hung at his waist, his left hand held a book, and his right hand held a Jade Ruyi.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, most of the treasures on the Heavenly Emperor's remains were Langhuan Supreme Treasures.

Among them, there were two Supreme Langhuan Treasures: the Jade Ruyi and the book.

Li Zhangsheng did not stand on ceremony, directly taking down all the Strange Treasures except for the Nine Dragon Robe.

No accidents occurred during the process; clearly, the Heavenly Emperor was thoroughly dead.

The Jade Ruyi faintly emitted three types of treasure light, representing Sunlight, Moonlight, and starlight; it was the Heavenly Emperor's Dao-Achieving Item, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

Three Treasures Jade Ruyi: Supreme Langhuan Treasure, the Heavenly Emperor's Dao-Achieving Item; possesses certain offensive and defensive capabilities, can temporarily boost the power of a treasure depending on the grade of the boosted treasure, and can produce one Three Lights Divine Stone every ten years.

Three Lights Divine Stone: A Purple Mansion Rare Treasure, gestated from the essence of Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight; it can be used to refine artifacts, and can likewise be melted into a large amount of Three Lights Divine Water.

After finishing the identification of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Li Zhangsheng could not help but reveal a smile.

The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi actually had the same effect as the Blessing Necklace, capable of augmenting the power of a Strange Treasure, only the rank of the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was clearly higher; it was just unknown exactly how much it could increase it by.

(End of this chapter)