Chapter 210: The Emperor

The Great Yin Star, its lunar radiance flowing like water, bathed the void.

Primordial spiritual energy churned, and soon a light rain began to fall.

Like silk, like thread, it gently tapped the window frames, landing on the tiles of the Moon Palace, producing crisp sounds—like jade beads falling into a dish, singing as if telling a tale.

The sudden rain delighted the Primordial Moon Osmanthus Tree; amid misty vapor, a hazy, graceful figure manifested, elegant and composed, dancing in the rain, fluttering like an immortal, breathtakingly beautiful!

Wangshu strolled across the Moon Bridge, holding an umbrella, and seeing the Moon Osmanthus Spirit perform this peerless dance, she paused to watch silently.

Primordial spiritual roots hold the same status as primordial deities.

Especially these supreme primordial spiritual roots—their origins are no inferior to those of top-tier primordial great deities.

Whether or not they take form is no constraint to them.

As long as they wish, they may freely walk the Attack Hong Huang.

Moreover, each has their own unique traits and preferences.

Like Renwuzi's Ginseng Fruit Tree, who enjoys being a tour guide; the Primordial Gourd Vine, a gourd merchant; the Five-Needle Pine, transformed into a squirrel.

So, the Moon Osmanthus Tree's love of dancing is perfectly normal.

While admiring the Moon Osmanthus's graceful dance, Wangshu also monitored the state of the Tian Shi Taiwei Yuan.

Seeing her research gains widespread recognition, Wangshu's lips curved slightly.

The interplay of yin and yang, movement and stillness, is the foundation of all life's growth.

If one traces the origin of the Nurturing Dao, at its core, it still stems from Great Yin.

The Great Sun's radiance shines universally, governing the birth and flourishing of all things.

The bright moon glows benevolently, nurturing all beings, awakening their spiritual wisdom.

The sun and moon, yin and yang, are profoundly tied to the growth of life.

Of course, all the above are theoretical logic for the Nurturing Dao; when Wangshu later preaches, she will certainly compose orthodox scriptures based on this reasoning.

In truth, Wangshu's insight into the Nurturing Dao arose primarily from her experience raising her younger sister.

Then, with a slight leap of thought, she produced that slightly unorthodox "Manual for Raising a Good Girl."

The deities of Taiwei are like this: when seriousness is required, they are all solemn, and everyone works diligently.

But each has some degree of unorthodox tendencies.

"Sister!" After the Yaochi Assembly ended, Changxi returned to the Great Yin Star riding the moonlight.

She extended her hand, conjuring a lunar ring to shield out the spiritual rain, then rushed joyfully toward the Moon Bridge.

"Sister, I brought you something wonderful!" Changxi clutched several scrolls, her lively eyes sparkling with excitement.

She whispered mysteriously: "These were all meant to be destroyed treasures, but I secretly copied one set and hid it within the flow of time, sneaking it out."

Changxi handed several intriguing story collections to Wangshu.

Wangshu glanced at them; her expression remained unchanged.

"Don't you like them?" The young moon goddess's gaze dimmed slightly, her expression disappointed.

"I do—especially this one. I have use for it." Wangshu smiled faintly, casually plucking a scroll titled "A Dream of Floating Life," then uploaded it to the Tian Shi Taiwei Yuan.

Ding!

【Jin Yao, Great Yin Supreme Lord, uploaded a scroll: "A Dream of Floating Life"】

She added a note: " Ouran in the River of Time, I fished up a collection of stories."

Story collection?

Taiyi exchanged for one.

He read for three breaths.

He silently closed it.

"What did it say?" Di Jun was about to look.

Huhu~~

A true flame burned the story collection to ash.

Taiyi smiled: "A tale about the Sun God. Quite interesting."

Pingxin the Recluse, don't let me find out who you are!!

"Really?" Di Jun looked puzzled.

"Of course." Taiyi nodded.

Fortunately, Wangshu had uploaded only one.

"Such a rare story collection? Only one scroll?"

Di Jun himself checked the Tian Shi Taiwei Yuan and confirmed: only one scroll existed.

"Forget it. Since everyone's updating their shelves, I'll upload something good too." Di Jun uploaded two scrolls.

"The Emperor's Manifest Might Art," "The Emperor's Reincarnation Scripture."

The former was the imperial scripture Taiyi cultivated while serving as Taiwei Heavenly Emperor.

The latter was the scripture Di Jun was forced to cultivate during his tenure as Taiwei Heavenly Emperor.

What's the difference?

The difference lies in Taiyi's term: it was smooth and flawless, so His scripture is supremely strong and unyielding.

But during Di Jun's term, countless mishaps occurred—he died too many times—hence He cultivated this scripture.

During that term, the deities of Taiwei were all going wild; Di Jun, as Heavenly Emperor, spent his time putting out fires, then got dragged into nonsense by those unorthodox gods, frequently dying in bizarre, unexpected ways. Sometimes he died saving Seeing Ming He, only to be buried alive in a pit so deep they both plunged into Huang Quan together;

Sometimes he trained in Earth-Wood Dao with Renwuzi, but became too successful—transformed into a bamboo stalk and couldn't revert, then got eaten by a Iron-Eating Beast;

Sometimes he defended the Great Yin Star from invaders, but while Wangshu remained unharmed, He inexplicably died;

Sometimes, due to Xiang Xiang Xiang Xuanqing's experiment releasing some malevolent spirits, He was called to purify them—and got infected.

Xiang Xiang Xiang Xuanqing could only weep and behead the Heavenly Emperor.

Such bizarre deaths occurred too often during His previous term.

Back then, Seeing Ming He even thought he'd swapped identities with the 【Supreme Sun Lord】.

In short, Di Jun died so many times that, after each death, He reflected and eventually cultivated the "Emperor's Reincarnation Scripture."

"This scripture seems usable by me too." Seeing Ming He looked at the "Emperor's Reincarnation Scripture" and felt it suited him well.

He promptly exchanged for a copy, planning to save it for his next term.

"Are everyone uploading scriptures? Then I'll upload one too." Renwuzi, while traveling, kept an eye on new items uploaded to the Tian Shi Taiwei Yuan.

Seeing others had posted interesting scriptures, He uploaded several himself.

"Rules for Cultivating Spiritual Plants," "How to Cultivate the Earth-Wood Sacred Body," "How Performance Art Should Be Done."

The deities of Taiwei thus launched a grand sharing event.

All began uploading interesting items they'd created or discovered to the Tian Shi Taiwei Yuan.

While they happily exchanged ideas across the void, one deity quietly explored the Zhou Tian Starry Sky.

The Peak of Mount Mount Buzhou.

Here was no icy, frozen world, no endless frost and wind—only clarity and serenity.

The Pan Gu pressure that could crush spines and halt movement here seemed nonexistent.

"Besides the Sun and Moon, why has this Zhou Tian Starry Sky always been so desolate?"

Night fell; countless stars scattered across the Zhou Tian canopy, shimmering brilliantly.

A tall, elderly figure ascended the Peak of Mount Mount Buzhou, gazing upward at the Zhou Tian, observing the stars, organizing the myriad phenomena, relentlessly probing the secrets of this starry expanse.

Since returning from the Xuantai Pingyu Great Universe, Shi Metal Metal Qilin often climbed the Peak of Mount Mount Buzhou to observe the stars.

"The Supreme Lord of Water Star, Taiwei."

He had always remembered this title.

After calculations, Shi Metal Metal Qilin confirmed the being originated from the Zhou Tian Starry Sky.

Yet, after observing all water-type divine stars in the sky, He found no trace of the Water Star Supreme Lord.

Instead, He discovered numerous pits dug by other Attack Hong Huang deities within the Zhou Tian Starry Sky.

"The Zhou Tian Starry Sky of Attack Hong Huang, like the Yin World, is utterly unfathomable," Shi Metal Metal Qilin sighed softly.

The Attack Hong Huang land teems with life, but is overcrowded with deities.

The Zhou Tian Starry Sky is barren—all pits dug by old sixes.

He had once explored the Yin World, representing the nether realm.

Leveraging Mount Mount Buzhou Mountain's property of anchoring the earth, He easily reached the Yin World.

Then He discovered the Yin World already had a master.

So He withdrew voluntarily, avoiding further conflict with Xiang Xiang Xiang Xuanqing.

Now Shi Metal Metal Qilin discovered an unknown force in the Zhou Tian Starry Sky—hidden deeply—and this immediately sparked His curiosity.

"According to rumors from Xiao Xiao Qian Kun, even the Immortal Dao doesn't know the true nature of this Taiwei force. That's intriguing."

Shi Metal Metal Qilin employed countless methods to divine, yet found not a single trace of Taiwei.

The only contact occurred in the Xuantai Pingyu Heaven, when He impersonated Zu Long and confronted the 【Water Star Supreme Lord】.

"That Star Lord boasted of wielding many authorities—didn't even Zu Long possess those?" Shi Metal Metal Qilin recalled their prior battle; afterward, He had observed both Xuantai Pingyu Heaven and Wu Shang Chang Rong Heaven.

Alas, the Great Universes shrouded by Taiwei's power cannot be freely viewed by just anyone.

Only beings screened by Taiwei can currently communicate with these two Great Universes.

Malicious deities need not even dream of meddling.

"Perhaps my clan could attempt expansion into the Zhou Tian Starry Sky?"

"But we cannot be the ones to reveal ourselves; we must assume another identity—those stars, however, can be leveraged."

"It's just that the pits dug by those old sixes are troublesome and require careful cleanup."

After much deliberation, the First Metal Metal Qilin decided to toss a "stone" into the "Sea of Stars."

He wanted to know how large a splash this Shitan would create.

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