Chapter 105: then translation of chapter title

At the volcanic crater where the Qing Emperor's tomb lay, cultivators' hands flickered with spiritual light, unleashing various divine abilities without restraint, desperately attacking the magnificent palace floating above the volcano, emanating various restrictions and spell patterns—that was what they believed to be the Demon Emperor's mausoleum.

Boom

After an unknown amount of time, a rumbling sound rang out; the restrictions surrounding the magnificent palace shattered completely, and the entire Demon Emperor's mausoleum was utterly blown apart, turning into streaks of spiritual light that kicked up clouds of dust.

Streaks of rosy light flew out from within, shooting outward in all directions, prompting the cultivators to scramble for them.

These were all treasures buried in the Demon Emperor's mausoleum, the lowest of which were various spirit‑level weapons.

However, some cultivators did not vie for these weapons; instead, they turned their gaze to the shattered Demon Emperor's mausoleum.

These were the leading figures of the major forces, sweeping the area with powerful divine sense, carefully inspecting the Demon Emperor's mausoleum in hopes of finding the emperor's armament left by the Demon Emperor.

"What's going on? Where is the armament left by the Demon Emperor? Isn't there any?"

"Moreover, the Demon Emperor's once‑seized treasure of the Eastern Wasteland humans, the Barren Tower, hasn't appeared either!"

"Could it have already been taken by someone?"

"How could that be?"

Boom

Just as the voice fell, a beam of light that dimmed the sun, moon, and stars suddenly blazed from the volcanic crater, like a slowly rising sun, emanating a powerful aura that made hearts tremble.

Seeing this, the leading figures of the major forces did not panic; instead, they instantly showed expressions of ecstasy.

"The Demon Emperor's armament!"

"Indeed, it's here!"

"Seize it!"

Shouts rang out, and in the next moment a giant hand formed purely of divine light appeared, reaching for that cluster of light in an attempt to be the first to snatch the Demon Emperor's armament.

Whoosh

But the next moment, that sun‑like cluster of light instantly turned into a streaming light, heading toward a nearby stone mountain—the very stone mountain where Ye Fan had previously been—as if something beneath the mountain was drawing it.

"Where do you think you're going?!"

"Quick, stop it—that's a Demon Race armament, worth a fortune!"

"We can't let it escape!"

The leading figures showed anxious expressions and hurriedly chased after that beam of light.

At the same time, the weapons in their hands turned into streaks of divine light, attacking that beam in an attempt to intercept it.

Hum

But just then, an intangible ripple suddenly swept across the void, causing heaven and earth to fall silent, as if the entire world had been hit with a pause button.

That sun‑like cluster of light also halted in the void, no longer moving toward the stone mountain, but instead trembling continuously.

The next moment, the light faded, revealing within it a stalk of Chaos Immortal Light swirling—a blue lotus.

The blue lotus took root in the void; though it appeared small, it seemed to prop up the universe, evolving into the scene of a great world being opened.

At that moment, everyone in the region was frozen in place, faces filled with dread as they gazed at the swaying blue lotus, their thoughts seemingly coming to a halt.

In soundless silence, the leading figures who had previously attacked the Chaos Blue Lotus turned to ash, and the heavens and earth were cleared.

Hum

The next moment, the Chaos Blue Lotus paid no heed to the cultivators present, directly sinking into the void and vanishing.

After an unknown period, someone finally came to their senses, but their eyes still retained an indescribable fear.

Just that moment, merely seeing that blue lotus caused their minds and spirits to go utterly blank, as if their souls were about to be instantly annihilated.

That was a terror beyond words!

At the same time, the images of those leading figures turned to ash appeared in their minds, and they first felt that their previous knowledge was far too shallow.

You must know, those cultivators who tried to block it were basically the leading figures of the major forces who had entered the Immortal Platform secret realm; such powerhouses, despite their strength, turned to ash without any resistance!

"Is that truly the emperor's armament?"

"How can it be so powerful?"

This is the thought that unconsciously arises in every cultivator's heart.

Beneath the stone mountain lay a green casket emitting a soft glow, brimming with vigorous vitality.

A peerlessly beautiful woman with an ethereal, holy aura stood there—none other than Yan Ruyu, descendant of the Qing Emperor.

It was precisely because she hid the Demon Race's supreme treasure, the Treasure‑Gathering Basin, beneath the stone mountain that the treasures from the Qing Emperor's mausoleum were drawn to this place.

Her main purpose was to lure her ancestor, the Qing Emperor's armament—the Chaos Blue Lotus—to this place, using her own bloodline to gain its acknowledgment.

However, at this moment Yan Ruyu stared blankly at the outside sky, her entire person losing the ability to think.

"Where is the armament?"

"Where is my ancestor's huge armament?"

In the small world created by the Qing Emperor.

With a soft hum, a stalk of divine‑light‑entwined Chaos Blue Lotus emerged from the void and landed directly in the Qing Emperor's hand.

The deities within the blue lotus continually trembled, giving rise to a hint of joy; its branches and leaves kept swaying, scattering specks of Chaos Qi, as if heaven and earth were being opened.

Startled by the movement before him, Feng Yi came to his senses and instinctively looked at the Chaos Blue Lotus in the Qing Emperor's hand, gazing upon an armament that could be called one of the most special Extreme Dao armaments of this universe.

It is both the Immortal Divine Medicine Chaos Blue Lotus and the Qing Emperor's true form; it is also a genuine Extreme Dao armament, and due to its unique nature it has nearly reached the realm of immortals, making it one of the few Extreme Dao armaments capable of briefly contending with the Immortal‑Slaying Heavenly Blade.

"Ah, my path was indeed wrong!"

Rubbing the Chaos Blue Lotus before him, the two streaks of divine light in the Qing Emperor's hand kept trembling, as if resonating with the lotus, causing an inexplicable sensation to arise in his heart; his face showed a hint of loss, and he muttered unconsciously: "Actually, the way contained within the Chaos Blue Lotus is also a true immortal path, more suited to me—I should delve inward rather than seek outward, abandon my flesh, and vainly try to use my primordial spirit to evolve a immortal realm in the Barren Tower; myriad calamity spirits find it hard to enter sanctity—I was wrong, indeed wrong!"

Hearing the Qing Emperor's words, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze from the Chaos Blue Lotus and instinctively nodded.

What is the greatest advantage of the system perfected by Shi Hao, based on embodying the seed?

It is the flesh, the physique, opening the doors within the body, clarifying the mind and seeing nature, proving the Dao through strength.

This is the cultivation of the spirit, as well as the tempering of the flesh.

Therefore, the emperors of Shrouding the Heavens have invincible physical bodies, and their will is extremely steadfast; in other words, they are both reckless and stubborn.

Think of those emperors; even after countless ages of falling, their primordial spirits have turned to ash, yet their imperial bodies remain undying, and they can even communicate with spirits, giving birth to new primordial spirits.

From this one can see how mighty their physical bodies are.

Of course, this is not to say that the body-as-seed system has shortcomings; in fact, this system is already quite perfect.

However, relative to the primordial spirit, the body-as-seed system's tempering of the physique is even more monstrous, having reached an extreme, which is also this system's greatest advantage.

Yet the Qing Emperor gave up the physical body, which is the greatest advantage of the body-as-seed system, choosing instead to derive an immortal domain from his primordial spirit; it is no wonder he said he had embarked on a dead-end path.

However, speaking again, even if the Qing Emperor were given another chance, Fengyi feels he might still choose the same path.

After all, the Qing Emperor's setup is truly excellent.

The Undying Divine Elixir taking form, in an environment after the primeval age where the Great Dao suppresses, defied heaven to become an emperor; in a single lifetime his physical form almost reaches Heavenly Emperor-level battle power, treading the divine ruins, seizing the Primordial Tower, annihilating holy spirits—he can be called the darling of heaven and earth.

Moreover, adding the path to immortality within the primeval forbidden land, one could say the Qing Emperor is born to become an immortal.

His path was indeed too smooth; his initial confidence surely peaked to the extreme, and he would absolutely not believe that his road of deriving an immortal domain could fail.

Only after truly hitting a wall, as before him now, will the Qing Emperor genuinely reflect on his path and truly see his future.

This is also a trait of the powerhouses in the Shrouding the Heavens universe who grew via the body-as-seed system: their will is steadfast, they believe they are invincible, and everyone else is heretical.

"Ah!"

After a long while, the Qing Emperor let out a faint sigh, raised his hand, and the Chaos Azure Lotus flew straight to Fengyi's front.

"Fellow Daoist Fuxi, this is my true form, the Chaos Azure Lotus, which contains part of my Dao fruit; I hope it may aid your future path."

Saying this, the Qing Emperor turned his gaze to the two strands of divine light in his hand; countless streams of information flowed in his pupils, and he softly said: "With the supreme inheritance bestowed by you, fellow Daoist, which aligns with my path of deriving an immortal domain, I too will undertake a final attempt. When I again manifest in the mortal realm, if I still cannot make this path work, then perhaps this will be my last stand—the moment to forcefully break into the path to immortality."

In fact, the Qing Emperor's belief that his path of deriving an immortal domain within the Primordial Tower is a dead end has another important reason: his lifespan has not changed significantly due to his primordial spirit deriving an immortal domain; it continues to flow away, a process of continually awaiting death.

If he could break into the path to immortality and enter the true immortal realm, perhaps he could absorb the immortal realm's longevity substance, preventing his lifespan from draining, giving him a buffer to slowly derive an immortal domain.

"Chaos Azure Lotus."

On the other side, gazing at the azure lotus before him emanating Chaos light, sensing the divinity within and its affinity toward him, Fengyi understands that this extreme Dao imperial weapon transformed from the Undying Divine Elixir, because of the Qing Emperor, has already fully acknowledged him as its master.

Regarding this, Fengyi's expression did not change much.

Because this was originally a transaction between the two.

He gave the Qing Emperor hope of succeeding on his own path; to the Qing Emperor, this far exceeds the reward of an extreme Dao imperial weapon, so the other side naturally must return the favor.

His thoughts turned, Fengyi's eyes became a pale gold, and his mind and spirit directly merged into the Chaos Azure Lotus before him; the divinity within not only did not reject but actively merged with his mind and spirit, allowing him to more easily comprehend the Dao and principle within.

In an instant, the illusory azure lotus in his Sea of Wheels secret realm also began to sway continually, forming a certain resonance with the Chaos Azure Lotus before him.

As he contemplated the mysteries contained within, Fengyi's spiritual perception trembled faintly, as if he had vaguely grasped a certain opportunity in his future path.

"Indeed, the Chaos Azure Lotus is of great aid to my future path!"

Fengyi has nearly finished the first two steps of the Immortal Platform and is about to undertake the most important stage of the Immortal Platform secret realm—cutting the Dao.

And he needs the Chaos Azure Lotus because, at the fourth immortal stage, like the Primeval Holy Body, he must re-refine the five great secret realms to thoroughly forge his own path.

The reason the Primeval Holy Body can rival emperors even before becoming one is that, starting from the fourth immortal stage, it re-refines the five great secret realms—a very important factor.

Although Fengyi is not the Primeval Holy Body, the Holy Body, in essence, is merely a special physique; the scriptures specializing in the Holy Body secret realm are merely a special path within the body-as-seed system. He possesses the cultivation system inheritances of three worlds, and also contains the Fuxi status and Fuxi imprint of the Longevity Realm and this realm; he briefly dwelt in the Ancestral God realm comparable to an emperor, using that higher realm's perspective to sort out his own path. His comprehension of the Great Dao far surpasses that of ordinary people, and it is not impossible for him to take many scriptures as a basis and walk out his own unique path.

(End of chapter)