Chapter 77: The Great Huang

After the Void lived out his Second Life.

Gu Xuan was also five or six thousand years old, precisely in his Prime Years, his Vitality reaching its peak.

Over these years, he and the Void often Discussed Scriptures and the Dao, mutually inspiring each other.

Whenever the two gained something, they would go to the Tianzun Battlefield to Verify and Corroborate.

In fact.

For both of them, this could Can Say be a kind of enjoyment, because this kind of battle between evenly matched opponents is the most fascinating, and also makes one progress.

Unknowingly, both of their realms and Combat Power had increased by a lot.

At Least, if they were to face the two Supremes of Busianshan or the Reincarnation Sea from back then again, they would absolutely not be that Strenuous, nor suffer such heavy injuries.

And the world had long grown accustomed to the Movement in the Tianzun Battlefield, no longer amazed like at the beginning.

And Gu Xuan's actions did not stop at this either.

Over these years, he had been constantly searching for opportunities that could help him advance Slightly Higher.

As one of the current era's Dual Supremes, and knowing the plot of "Shrouding the Heavens", he knew there were still many Matters he could do.

Over Thousands of Years, he had deliberately exchanged for and collected various Great Emperor Scriptures, to serve as reference for his further cultivation.

Such as the Xi Huang Scripture, Hengyu Scripture, Taiyang True Scripture, and Taiyin True Scripture, and so on.

By now, having reached this step, one Can Say his realm would not be much lower than the Owners of these Scriptures.

Although he had not become an Emperor, in Combat Power he would not be much inferior to these people either.

Stone from Another Mountain, can Attack Jade.

These cultivation methods are also a kind of beneficial reference and supplement for his Great Dao.

Additionally.

Under recruitment regardless of cost, he had finally collected all Nine Secrets.

Afterwards, through deduction by him and the Void, they finally merged the Nine Secrets into one, evolving an Ultimate Secret Technique that shocks Immortals and makes Gods weep.

The ancients have a saying: if the Nine Secrets merge into one, one can be invincible under Tian Xia.

From Gu Xuan's perspective, although this saying is somewhat exaggerated, it indeed has several points of truth.

Nine Secrets merged into one, absolutely must Surpass ordinary Emperor-level Forbidden Chapter Secret Techniques by quite a lot.

But this actually still depends on the user's own strength.

Perhaps only upon reaching the Red Dust Immortal stage can one fully display the true terrifying nature of this Secret Technique.

Over these years.

The various major Life Forbidden Zones also remained silent, dutifully staying in their own seclusion grounds.

With Gu Xuan and the Void guarding the current era, no Forbidden Zone wanted to ask for boredom.

……

Time passed leisurely.

Ten thousand years passed.

Gu Xuan had already reached fifteen thousand years of age in his Second Life.

According to common sense, even for most Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors, living to this age would be the time for their passing.

Moreover, among the Emperor-level Experts of ancient times, those who could live to fifteen thousand years were extremely few.

However.

Gu Xuan still showed not the slightest sign of aging, only no longer with Black Hair Like Waterfall, but having become the appearance of a gray-haired middle-aged man.

His Qi and Blood were still extremely vigorous, one Can Say he was still in his Prime Years.

This caused the world to marvel.

Could it be that a Supreme who reversed out a Second Life by himself has such a terrifying Lifespan?

But Gu Xuan himself knew Clearly, all of this was related to the Immortal Dao Essence obtained from the Strange World Middle.

In summary, over these years the Universe had been relatively peaceful.

Even Di Fu, which used to often take advantage of chaos to strike, had not seen any Zong Shi.

This Forbidden Zone likes to secretly collect rare Body Constitutions.

For this, it had not little harassed the Sun Divine Sect, Taiyin Divine Sect, and several Dao lineages with Divine King Bodies.

However, under the guarding of the current era's Dual Supremes.

Di Fu was no longer as active as in the past, one could even say it had Concealment itself away.

But.

Everyone knows, all this is only Temporary.

Because since ancient times, no matter which Emperor or Huang, no matter how supremely powerful he was, Ultimately he could only suppress an era for twenty thousand years or so.

And those able to endure in the world, only the Life Forbidden Zones.

In Ancient History, there are many such examples.

For instance, Lingbao Tianzun back then, during his reign he once pacified the Universe's greatest Corpse Calamity.

His Zhu Xian Sword Array was even said to have once killed a remnant Immortal, truly Combat Power terrifying to a certain extreme.

During the era he suppressed, Di Fu was also like today, almost disappearing without a trace.

However, when he Perished, everything returned to how it was in the past.

……

Perhaps, all things have a yin and yang side.

Over these ten thousand years, the Universe was indeed much more peaceful, but the Heaven and Earth Great Dao also seemed to have grown silent quite a lot because of Gu Xuan and the Void.

The result of this was that Essence Qi in all places of the Universe also relatively weakened quite a lot, and the various major Life Star Domains were not very suitable for cultivation.

However.

Yet there was such a human Heaven's Pride who went against the current, and under circumstances where the Ten Thousand Daos did not manifest, forcibly fought his way to a step away from proving the Dao.

He even uttered arrogant words, wanting to go challenge the two Supremes of the current era.

Gu Xuan naturally noticed this young man surnamed Xia early on.

The Tai Huang who originally followed closely after the Void!

One must admit, this person's aptitude is indeed very high; his Dragon Qi's offensive power has few equals.

If not for being born in this era, he would certainly have been able to prove the Dao and become Emperor.

In Gu Xuan's Dao Chang.

Two figures sat cross-legged facing each other, with Enlightenment Ancient Tea brewed from Life Spring between them.

"It is somewhat a pity..."

The Void let out a light sigh; from that human Heaven's Pride, he seemed to see his younger self.

Obviously, he had also observed this person, and it was not excluded that he had even made secret contact.

Sure enough.

Another hundred years passed.

"Junior Xia Yu requests an audience with Holy Body Senior."

Outside the Qingyun Holy Land Mountain Gate, a young man of heroic bearing stood proudly.

He had obviously already reached an extremely high realm, not far from proving the Dao and becoming Emperor.

Just standing there, there was faintly a sense of a dragon sword soaring to the heavens!

In a trance, this piece of heaven and earth seemed to be shrouded by sword intent sharp to the extreme; the Ten Thousand Daos' laws did not manifest.

The world shook!

This young man named Xia Yu, in recent years, had already beaten all the world's outstanding talents; even the older generation's Quasi-Emperors were not his match.

And almost all opponents were not a match for even three moves of his tyrannical Dragon Sword Sword Intent!

Such a terrifying cultivator now wants to challenge the Great Accomplishment Holy Body?

The next moment.

A profound fluctuation spread out, "inviting" Xia Yu into Gu Xuan's Dao Chang.

The world did not know, and thought it was he himself who had stepped into the Qingyun Holy Land.

But only Xia Yu himself knew clearly; at this moment, his heart was like a stormy sea!

He originally thought he was only a step away from proving the Dao.

The Great Accomplishment Holy Body Senior, though said to have lived out a second life through reincarnation, was ultimately like him, having not yet proved the Dao and become Emperor.

In theory, they were both in the same realm.

According to common sense, even if there was a gap in combat power, it shouldn't be large.

However.

He was inexplicably "invited" into the other's Dao Chang, yet had no power to resist.

This gap perhaps had already surpassed his imagination!

Inside Gu Xuan's Dao Chang.

"Junior Xia Yu pays respects to Holy Body Senior."

The young man named Xia Yu, having steadied his footing, bowed prostrate towards Gu Xuan sitting cross-legged on the futon before him.

At this moment, he felt as if he were facing an unfathomable Ancient Emperor of old!

What "only a step away from proving the Dao"?

What "first challenge the Great Accomplishment Holy Body, then challenge the Void Great Emperor"?

Xia Yu felt his previous thoughts were very childish.

The world rarely has those who walk to this step, thinking they are all just a bit short of proving the Dao, that the gap between them should be very small.

But having reached Xia Yu's cultivation, one naturally understands that the gap between them is still like the difference between clouds and mud.

Of course.

This is not because he is not strong enough.

If facing an ordinary Great Accomplishment Holy Body, or other Alternative Paths to Enlightenment, Xia Yu would absolutely not fall into a disadvantage.

But Gu Xuan is special.

Having lived out a second life through reincarnation, his combat power has long been extraordinary.

And over these years, he deliberately collected the Nine Secrets, mutually verifying them with other Ancient Emperors' and Great Emperors' scriptures, and often sparred with the Void.

His realm and combat power have long surpassed ordinary Emperor-level experts.

Even in daily sparring, he can already faintly suppress the Void.

The fluctuation that just "invited" Xia Yu in was the manifestation of his profound study of the Void Great Dao.

"Young man is very good; being born in this life is a bit of a pity, but you have three choices."

"First, in the not-too-distant future, I may break open the Ten Thousand Daos; at that time you can come together to become Emperor."

"Second, you self-seal, and wait until a no-Emperor era in later generations to appear; you will naturally ascend to the absolute peak."

"Third, in a hundred thousand years the Immortal Path will open; then it will also be a golden great era, heroes emerging in multitudes; you can go contend, the risk is very great, but perhaps there is a chance to become Immortal."

Of course, regarding the third point, what Gu Xuan did not explicitly say was that at that time, if Xia Yu stands on Ye Fan's side, the probability of becoming Immortal naturally increases greatly.

"Of course, you can also test the depth, relying on yourself to defy heaven and break through in this era; neither I nor the Void will stop you."

Gu Xuan's voice was clear and cold; chaos qi coiled around his features, like a supreme and distant god.

This was not deliberate on his part, but the natural outward release of his Supreme Qi Mechanism.

Truly worthy of the Holy Body Senior who has lived out a second life through reincarnation!

In the Outside World, Xia Yu was already an existence that the world could not reach.

Yet at this moment, facing Gu Xuan, he still had a feeling of looking up at a peak, unable to see the summit at a glance!

He was silent for a moment, but ultimately still gave his answer.

"Thank you for Senior's kindness, but this junior still wants to make an attempt in this life."

Xia Yu was outstanding in talent and bearing, and his words and deeds were likewise.

"Young people indeed have drive; you go and venture forth, when the time comes I will save you." Gu Xuan smiled faintly.

Xia Yu bowed in thanks once more.

He paused, and after taking a deep breath, he finally still put forward that request.

"This junior also wishes to experience Senior's Great Dao."

He stood tall, doing his utmost to straighten his bearing before Gu Xuan, and that unstoppable Sword Intent also began to faintly emanate.

This was the main purpose of his visit this time!

"Very well, make your move."

Gu Xuan replied concisely.

Facing such a request, he had no reason to refuse.

Hum!

From within Xia Yu's body, a dragon sword appeared out of thin air, floating above his head.

This was his natal weapon, refined with his essence blood, his entire Battle Intent.

The entire sword was like a True Dragon, incomparably sharp, killing intent soaring through ten thousand ages, faintly giving the illusion of tearing the Void!

And Gu Xuan also respected his opponent.

He stood up, his aura releasing outward.

A Chaos Square Vessel appeared above his head, Supreme Breath pervading, vast across the Heavens and Worlds.

The next moment.

Xia Yu roared in anger, his whole body's Battle Intent soaring to the heavens, his entire person merging as one with the dragon sword in his hand, swinging a sword forward with all his might.

This strike reached the peak of his life!

And Gu Xuan swung a punch plainly and simply.

That punch seemed very slow, yet was fast to the extreme, as if surpassing the restrictions of time and space.

Pop!

That ordinary fist struck squarely on the blade of Xia Yu's dragon sword.

No surprise.

The sword broke, all Sword Intent also shattered!

Xia Yu unexpectedly did not fly backward, did not even stagger.

But he knew, this was inevitably still because the Holy Body Senior held back.

"This path is very pure, not bad."

Gu Xuan gave encouragement, not wanting the other party to be too discouraged.

Xia Yu picked up the broken sword, sensing on it that Invincible Fist Intent that suppressed the Ten Thousand Daos.

His eyes bright, seemingly having comprehended something, he then bowed respectfully to Gu Xuan, and afterwards took his leave.

In the hundreds of years thereafter.

This sword-wielding young man vanished without a trace, his peerless majestic bearing of sweeping through all heroes of Yu Nei never seen again.

However.

For such a figure, a moment's hibernation is obviously only for the pursuit of higher and farther.

As expected.

This day, with a rumbling sound, a purely extreme Sword Intent rushed straight into the nine heavens!

That Emperor Way Dragon Qi faintly bore the aura of a Prover of the Dao, Attack Power peerless and unmatched!

The world believed this attack power could contend with the Dou Character Secret among the Nine Secrets!

Eastern Desolation Ji Family.

"This junior requests battle with the Void Great Emperor!"

A clear voice rang out.

As expected he still came, the world sighed.

That Peerless Heavenly Prodigy named Xia Yu, after paying respects to the Great Accomplishment Holy Body back then, bitterly cultivated for hundreds of years.

This time, he chose to directly challenge the Current Era Great Emperor.

"Let's go, one battle on the Mythical Battlefield."

The Void also gave this challenger great respect, for coming to the Mythical Battlefield itself is an acknowledgment of him.

That battle, sword light crisscrossed a million li within the entire Mythical Battlefield, extremely fierce Sword Intent seeming to want to pierce the Sky!

And the Void Great Dao laws also pervaded within, mixed with the peerless divine might of the Void Emperor Fist.

Of course.

The result of the great battle had no suspense.

The young man named Xia Yu was ultimately no match for the Void at his second life peak.

But he still gave the Void no small amount of trouble.

His sharp Sword Intent even broke through layers of Void Great Dao, closing in on the Void, even threatening to wound him; of course, in the end it was still a move short.

And for a cultivator who has not yet proven the Dao, to have such a battle record is already stunningly peerless!

Facts have proven that Xia Yu indeed possesses the qualifications to prove the Dao.

Therefore, after this battle.

In that Mythical Battlefield, a terrifyingly supreme Great Thunder Tribulation immediately condensed once more.

Xia Yu actually intends to leverage the challenge against the Void Great Emperor's lingering prestige, forcibly attempting to prove the Dao and become an Emperor?!

The Great Calamity shakes the world; each Thunder Dragon stretches as long as several Star Domains, and there are even those suspected to be Immortals descending to suppress and kill.

And Xia Yu struggles and charges upward among them; even if his body is pulverized countless times, he reassembles again, seeking to break the suppression of the Ten Thousand Daos.

This terrifying Thunder Tribulation lasted a full three days.

And Xia Yu also forcibly endured for three days.

But ultimately, he still was not enough.

Although he had the qualifications to prove the Dao, under the current situation where the Void Great Emperor suppresses the era, he does not possess this Combat Power that defies heaven.

Under a Tribulation Light that destroys heaven and extinguishes earth, Xia Yu's body explodes and shatters once again.

And he finally recognized his own limit, no longer forcibly attempting to break through; otherwise he would truly die.

In the end, he, barely breathing, was saved by Gu Xuan reaching out a large hand.

Xia Yu is severely injured down to his Origin; within visible time, it is difficult to recover.

Gu Xuan used Great Fa Li to stabilize his injuries, and refined out Divine Source, sealing it away.

As for his Origin injury, it will slowly heal with time.

Xia Yu, like stunning fireworks, shone upon the world for over a thousand years.

In the era where Gu Xuan and Void, the dual Supremes, suppressed the world, he already counted as an extremely monstrous Heaven's Pride.

But ultimately he still failed to break the suppression of the Ten Thousand Daos, prove the Dao and become Emperor, and in the end also faded into obscurity in the world.

However, there was also no news transmitted of him failing the Tribulation and completely passing away.

Some always feel that such a peerless talent comparable to Gu Xuan and Void in their youth would not vanish so easily.

They have a premonition that perhaps in some future era, this peerless Heaven's Pride Xia Yu will ultimately still bloom his due brilliance.

And the current era still belongs to the Great Accomplishment Holy Body and the Void Great Emperor.

(Chapter End)