Chapter 76: Void's Second Life

Qingyun Holy Land.

Quite a few cultivators came to visit, crowding the Mountain Gate so tightly that not even water could trickle through.

Most of them had also gone to Holy Cliff, and then came to Qingyun Holy Land.

At this time.

A Golden Light Avenue extended from the void, emanating a supreme pressure that crowned the Cosmos.

Sensing this supreme pressure, everyone looked up at the Heavens, shock appearing in their eyes, followed by wild joy.

The Great Accomplishment Holy Body has indeed returned to Qingyun Holy Land!

One could see above the entire Holy Body, a Golden Light Avenue paved with Divine Light extended, Immortal Spirits coiled, and Heavenly Principles all trembled.

True Dragons soared, Immortal Phoenixes coiled, Black Tortoises cleared the way... auspicious clouds in strips, Divine Light in paths.

"Pay respects to the Great Accomplishment Holy Body!"

All cultivators knelt and worshipped, many even kowtowing repeatedly.

This was not simply due to Gu Xuan's realm and pressure.

Rather, it was All Living Beings' heartfelt remembrance, sincerely thanking Gu Xuan for pacifying the Dark Turmoil.

Otherwise, among the cultivators present, who knows how many would have survived.

Gu Xuan stood in the air, looking at the countless cultivators below, feeling their grateful and expectant postures.

And, the surging Belief Power rushing toward him.

Gratitude naturally needs no further words.

As for expectation, it was naturally the hope that Gu Xuan would expound the Dao for everyone — for them, a Great Fortune, a Great Opportunity!

"No need for excessive courtesy, rise. I will expound the Dao for you all for one year."

A clear voice resounded through the sky, making all cultivators overjoyed beyond expectation.

Among them, Qingyun Holy Master was even more beaming with joy — the Holy Body Ancestor indeed had not forgotten his own sect!

For the next one hundred days, Gu Xuan sat cross-legged in the Chaos Dao Terrace above Qingyun Holy Land, expounding the Dao for All Living Beings.

He began by simply expounding the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, then gradually transitioned to cultivation of the Human Body Secret Realm.

At a coarse listen, it would seem rather basic, yet it contained Gu Xuan's Great Dao insights.

And as he expounded, Heaven and Earth naturally gave birth to resonance; the entire Holy Body was filled with Holy Radiance, Purple Qi Came from the East, presenting a Dao Resonance Land.

This greatly benefited everyone's Understanding and Insight.

It also caused many cultivators to feel as if Elixir was poured over their heads, listening as if intoxicated and infatuated.

After all, a Great Accomplishment Holy Body who succeeded in Nirvana expounding the Dao is like a bright lamp on their cultivation path, illuminating the road ahead and providing the Direction to advance.

Many who originally had cultivation stuck at a Bottleneck all broke through, some even made great progress in cultivation, gaining new ideas and thoughts on Human Body Secret Realm cultivation.

Their Comprehension of the Great Dao reached a slightly higher level.

And not only that.

Gu Xuan also brought Xu Kong, who was at home accompanying his wife and children, over to explain for him.

Only he, this Great Accomplishment Holy Body, could make a Current Era Great Emperor do this.

And Xu Kong did not decline either; he also expounded scriptures here, resolving doubts for everyone, discussing cultivation methods, expounding the true meaning of the Great Dao.

At first, it was only substituting for a few days, but later the scripture expounding gradually became a fixed rotation between the two.

During this period.

Cultivators from various great races continuously crossed the starry sky, coming from other Life Ancient Star Domains to listen to the Great Dao.

Until the end, even though Qingyun Holy Land occupied vast territory, there was almost nowhere to set foot; even the outermost Mountains were packed with cultivators.

Of course, this kind of Dao expounding also benefited Gu Xuan and Xu Kong themselves.

Besides being a sorting out of their own Great Dao, it was also a promotion of Belief Power.

One year of Dao expounding time quickly passed.

The many cultivators awakened from Enlightenment, reluctant to leave.

"Thank the Great Accomplishment Holy Body!"

"Thank the Void Great Emperor!"

People performed the grand rite, devoutly worshipping.

Even many still remained outside the Mountain Gate for a long time unwilling to leave, still continuing to pay respects.

Of course, these naturally did not affect Gu Xuan and Xu Kong.

Naturally Qingyun Holy Land's people received them cheerfully; this was a huge good thing for the entire Holy Land's prestige enhancement.

Deep Parts of Qingyun Holy Land.

Several huge Black Great Peaks towered, among them a magnificent Dao Platform.

After the Dao expounding ended, Gu Xuan took one step out, single-handedly upholding a mountain, and moved Holy Cliff to Qingyun Holy Land.

Now with him and Xu Kong, two Current Era Supreme Beings guarding, the possibility of the Forbidden Zone stirring up turmoil again is not great.

Facing those people from Busianshan all day long, his mood wasn't too good either.

This day.

On the magnificent Dao Platform, Chaos Qi curled and lingered.

Gu Xuan sat cross-legged within, a Supreme Soldier floating before him.

This Soldier was square-shaped, looking like an ancient cauldron, yet slightly different, its form simple and majestic.

Chaos Square Vessel!

This is a weapon Gu Xuan forged with Immortal Fire after obtaining a piece of Chaos Stone from a certain universe's secret realm, combined with the four types of Immortal Gold he had acquired earlier.

It is also his Supreme Soldier for this life.

At this moment.

He could feel the Belief Power surging in from the Six Harmonies and Eight Wastelands.

In fact, ever since he and the Void Great Emperor pacified the Dark Turmoil, Belief Power had been gathering continuously.

After another year of preaching the Dao, all living beings felt even deeper remembrance.

Gu Xuan channeled this Belief Power into the Chaos Square Vessel.

Furthermore, before this, he had also stored abundant Belief Power within his Ku Hai, which was now drawn into this weapon of his.

The Chaos Square Vessel, originally only having undergone Immortal Fire tempering, began to transform toward a higher direction after absorbing the wishes of countless living beings.

Time flowed leisurely.

Hundreds of years had passed since that God War.

With a Current Era Great Emperor and a fully realized Holy Body standing guard, the universe had been relatively peaceful these years.

The only slight unrest came from the occasional vast fluctuations emanating from the Mythical Battlefield.

At first, no one knew what had happened, nor did anyone dare to investigate, for the tremors were too terrifying.

Long after, a Quasi-Emperor finally went there trembling with fear, but discovered nothing — the great battle had long since ended.

Some guessed at a certain outcome, but could not verify it at all.

But later.

The rumors were finally verified: it was the fully realized Holy Body and the Void Great Emperor sparring within.

The universe was in an uproar.

Many people's imaginations ran wild, wanting to know the result of the two's sparring.

However, even without witnessing it firsthand, some cultivators could already guess.

If their strengths were not close, two great experts would not spar frequently.

In fact, it was indeed so.

Gu Xuan, who had reincarnated into the next life, in terms of combat power, can be said to be no weaker than the Void of the first life.

And the two were kindred spirits, making no distinction between each other.

Their respective secret techniques, including the Nine Secrets, the Void Forbidden Chapter Secret Arts, the Holy Body Great Dao, the Void Great Dao, and so on, were all shared between them.

All these circumstances resulted in the two's combat power being almost equal.

To sum it up.

The Void, as the Current Era Great Emperor, still held a slight advantage, but not by much — almost negligible.

The news spread to the outside world, shocking all under heaven!

Since ancient times, every Current Era Great Emperor has been invincible, supreme above heaven and earth — never has anyone been able to contend with them!

If a Forbidden Zone Supreme Being undergoes Extreme Sublimation, they may have the power for one battle, but ultimately cannot sustain it for long.

The fully realized Holy Body, famed as being able to rival a Great Emperor, but ultimately it is only rivalry.

If they truly fought, they would still suffer a crushing defeat — they are no match.

Yet now, this common principle has been broken.

The current era's fully realized Holy Body is an equal match for the Void Great Emperor, evenly matched opponents!

……

Eastern Desolation Ji Family.

In the deepest part of the Void Hall, there is a secret realm rich with life essence Qi.

This day.

Within the secret realm, a massive Divine Source was broken open, and the young child inside opened his hazy eyes.

This is a stunning little boy.

His appearance closely resembles the Void — ordinary, yet possessing a transcendent and extraordinary aptitude.

Ji Zi!

He is the Void's youngest child; not long after birth, after accompanying his parents for a time, he was sealed away.

Because this life is too cruel, the enemies faced are too many — the Void himself cannot even guarantee peace of mind.

And Ji Zi's two older brothers followed their father on campaigns, facing the risk of perishing at any moment.

Under such circumstances, Ji Zi was sealed away, to await the Immortal Path Node of a future era.

On him rested his parents' hope for him to become an immortal, and also to preserve an Imperial Son.

In fact.

His parents' worry was not without reason.

If Gu Xuan had not returned, everything would have developed along the original trajectory.

Ji Zi's two older brothers would perish.

His father, the Void Great Emperor, despite possessing the Undying Elixir, would only live one life; his mother would die in melancholy.

Until a later era, he would blood sacrifice himself, bringing his father back into the world…

Fortunately, now all of this has been changed.

At Gu Xuan's persuasion.

The Void and his wife decided to awaken this child of theirs, and they had actually already vaguely harbored this intention.

Hence the current situation has already changed.

"Mother…"

The child's eyes were heavy with sleep, and in a daze, he saw several figures standing before the Divine Source.

The Void Great Emperor's wife had long been weeping tears like rain; she reached out, took her young son into her arms, and held him tightly.

Back then.

When she sealed the young Ji Zi inside the Divine Source, though she was extremely reluctant, she also knew that perhaps only in this way could her child be preserved.

And only then could he possibly prove the Dao and become a Great Emperor in that Golden Age of later generations, or even become an Immortal.

Moreover, if he were a few years older, he would be more deeply influenced by his father's Great Dao, which would be even more disadvantageous for Ji Zi's future proving of the Dao.

"Mother, don't cry……"

Ji Zi was young, but extremely intelligent.

After he awoke, though he likewise missed his parents before him, he stretched out his small hand to wipe away the tears on his mother's face.

Then, he extended his right hand, wishing to embrace his father as well.

At this moment.

Even though the Void Great Emperor was the Human Race Great Emperor of the present age, with majesty like that of a Supreme God, he could not help but redden his eye sockets, reaching out to embrace his wife and young son.

Ji Zi was a child of extreme precocity.

From a very young age, he had roughly understood the responsibility on his father's shoulders.

In the past.

When sealed, his parents tried to tell him the reason for doing so, originally thinking this might be futile, but who knew Ji Zi nodded, indicating he understood his parents.

"Father, Mother, I will survive, and in the future become an Immortal……"

These were the words Ji Zi used to comfort his mother back then.

Fortunately, everything now had changed.

The situation in the Universe was no longer so perilous.

With Gu Xuan's indication, the Void Great Emperor also came to know of the existence of the Red Dust Immortal Road, the Strange World, and even the Immortal Domain.

For him.

Becoming an Immortal might no longer require separation by life and death.

……

On this day.

At a certain majestic mountain range in the Eastern Wasteland.

Gu Xuan strolled here; snow-white flowers filled the sky, following him as he advanced, each petal spotless and white, exuding a faint fragrance.

Wherever he passed, the Ten Thousand Daos submitted, like an immortal god walking in the world, yet at this moment there was a kind of sorrow.

Finally, he arrived at a Ling Yuan sealed by great Fa Li.

Buried here were his red-faced confidants.

After Gu Xuan transmigrated, he received all the Dao arts of the Holy Cliff Holy Body, as well as all his memories.

Now, he increasingly felt that his so-called transmigration and possession was not so simple.

There must be some great secret unknown to others involved, perhaps not to be unraveled until some day in the future.

"I've come to see you." His gaze was dim, he murmured to himself, "I can strike the Nine Heavens above, pluck stars and seize the moon, and can preserve your ageless beauty, but ultimately I cannot keep your fragrant soul."

At this moment, memories of his past with his red-faced confidant flashed through his sea of consciousness.

They had once shared life and death, once poured out their hearts to each other, and once raised blood-related children……

However, during those cruel years, the two blood-related children followed their father to suppress the Dark Turmoil, and both withered away.

And the red-faced confidant ultimately could not escape the erosion of heartache and the passage of time, passing away in sorrow.

In this Ling Yuan were also buried his old comrades who once fought shoulder to shoulder with him.

Gu Xuan stood here silently for a long time; those memories surged anew, causing bright, crystalline tears to glisten in his eyes.

"Comrades who once knew and relied on me, I've come to see you."

In this not-large Ling Yuan were buried the most important people of his previous life.

Gu Xuan opened his Divine Eye, seeing through layer upon layer of thick soil.

He could see deep within the tombs the still lifelike bodies of his red-faced confidant, his two blood-related children, and his old comrades—bodies he had preserved with great Fa Li, though they had long lost their souls.

"Since I have come in this life, I must surely go to the end; wait for me to one day reflect and revive you!"

Gu Xuan murmured to himself, as if making a vow, and as if comforting those people.

Not far away, the Void Great Emperor watched silently, without disturbing him.

At this moment, he felt empathy, for he too was now a husband, a father, and a comrade, and could fully understand Gu Xuan's feelings.

He also understood why, when the two sat cross-legged discussing the Dao back then.

"Senior, you are now alone; why not seek a Dao Companion?"

This was the question the Void Great Emperor raised, but Gu Xuan shook his head lightly.

Not long after, the Void Great Emperor understood why Gu Xuan was so, for he saw a scene here in the Ling Yuan.

In a certain sense, the Void Great Emperor was fortunate, because he had Gu Xuan's help and avoided those tragedies.

As for Gu Xuan, he had no one to help him reverse the past heartache; he could only rely on himself, step by step, to reach the end, to reach the realm where he could reflect his kin and old comrades.

Finally.

Gu Xuan used great Fa Li to uproot this entire mountain and move it back to his Sheng Ya Dao Chang.

……

Time passed slowly.

Two thousand years passed.

In these years, the Universe was peaceful and quiet, with no abnormal movements in the Forbidden Zones.

Gu Xuan set up his Dao Chang in the Qingyun Holy Land.

Although he was taken away by the Eighth Generation Great Accomplishment Holy Body very early on.

But his parents and clan members are all disciples of this Gate, and now many disciples are also Gu Xuan's lineage's clansmen of unknown how many generations.

Therefore, the Qingyun Holy Land can also be said to be the Sect Gu Xuan originated from.

He closed-door meditated here, bringing boundless Luck power to the entire Holy Land.

And he also passed down the Supreme Ancient Scripture, Supreme-Level Dharma Array, and several Quasi-Emperor Weapons.

The entire Qingyun Holy Land, because of Gu Xuan's arrival, obtained visible vigorous development.

These years.

He successively found the Group Character Secret, Soldier Character Secret, Front Character Secret.

Adding the previous four secrets, in total, he has already obtained seven of the Nine Secrets.

And under deliberate searching, he also obtained several Phoenix Blood Red Gold and Dao Tribulation Yellow Gold, and fused them into the Chaos Square Vessel, letting it advance a step further.

And on Void's side.

Because of Gu Xuan's return, his whole person also became much more open and cheerful, and his smiles increased quite a lot.

Originally, all along, Void was always taciturn, deep and solemn.

The world also thought his Personality was born like this.

Actually, it is not so.

When he was still a small cultivator, he was also once a bright young man.

Only, by the time he gradually grew up, the dark situation in the Universe at that time gradually pressed onto his shoulders.

The enemy's bloody slaughter, the life-and-death separations of friends and relatives... let this bright young man gradually change, become silent, become deep.

But now it is different.

The Dark Turmoil was pacified, Blood-Related Children, friends, etc. are all still Alive, no need for life-and-death separations.

Every few days, Gu Xuan and Void, the Two People, go to the Mythical Battlefield to spar, verifying their Respective Enlightenment gains.

In fact.

For the Two People, this is an extremely rare opportunity.

Since ancient times, so many Heavenly Venerates, Ancient Emperors, and Great Emperors, after they proved their Dao, all Roamed Yu Nei invincible, almost without a single match.

This is a supreme Glory!

And from another angle, it is also a kind of limitation.

Because cultivation reached this realm, wanting to advance another step is very difficult.

Perhaps sitting meditation for thousands of years also helps little, while only in one Peerless Battle after another might there be some gain.

Being able to like Gu Xuan and Void, with similar strength and deep friendship, able to spar continuously, can be called Rare in ten thousand ages.

Great Emperor Level Combat Power is not the end point.

Above it, there are Heavenly Emperor Level, Red Dust Immortal, and even Higher Realm.

Pity, not every Emperor and Ancient Emperor can be like Void, obtaining Gu Xuan's explicit guidance.

Thus, in this kind of sparring, the Two People's Combat Power both gradually increased.

Time passes like a white colt through a crevice.

In a blink, another three thousand years passed.

Gu Xuan is at around five thousand years old in his Second Life, Prime of Life, Blood Qi Vigorous to a terrifying degree.

And Void has arrived at the Old Age of his First Life.

In the First Life, he Blood Battled too much, injuring his Origin, otherwise his Lifespan would not be only this much.

Not long before this, he used Emperor Power to refine out several huge Immortal Sources, Sealed his wife and other relatives, leaving them for later to become Immortal together.

After another hundred years, Void finally almost couldn't hold on.

His White Hair was gray, body withered, Wrinkled Face, Aged to the extreme.

Gu Xuan also came to his side, Guarding him.

Simultaneously, this kind of close observation of a Great Emperor from extreme death to life, is also an extremely rare opportunity, beneficial to Gu Xuan's own Nirvana.

Finally.

Void flipped his Palm, Immortal Light flickered in his palm, a Golden Little Dragon appeared, this was the True Dragon Immortality Medicine Fruit previously Picked from the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest.

He opened his mouth and swallowed it down, then Boom— a sound, Blood Qi surged through Xiao Han, shaking the entire Great Universe.

The current Void Great Emperor Lived Out a Second Life!

No need for anyone to spread the news, all cultivators in the Universe could feel his Great Dao Wave, shaking the entire Qian Kun, Wan Dao Chen Fu, all Wailing.

(Chapter End)