Chapter 196

Beyond the starry sky, before the water-blue planet named Earth.

Fengyi, who came from the depths of the starry sky, halted his steps and gazed upon an ancient city invisible to mortals, standing before the water-blue planet.

This ancient city is linked to the Imperial Formation that blankets the entire planet, piercing the cosmic river of stars, towering in the firmament—it is a true city of the starry sky.

And on the city's tower are carved three ancient characters: Hangu Pass.

His gaze swept past the ancient city, revealing the true state of this universe's Earth before Fengyi's eyes.

This is an ancient celestial body that is in no way inferior to the Burial Emperor Star, and in some respects even vaster than it.

Endless runes intertwine upon the star, infinite Dao patterns encircle it, making the whole star seem like a star of the Great Dao.

However, under the cover of countless great formations, most of the region on this universe's Earth is a forbidden zone imperceptible to living beings; humanity on Earth merely lives in the small exposed area outside the formations.

Gazing at this familiar yet unfamiliar water-blue planet, Fengyi's heart welled with myriad emotions.

In this realm of heavens, this water-blue planet holds a unique status, from which have emerged Shi Hao and Ye Fan, two future supreme beings who will achieve the pinnacle of the Dao of Sacrifice.

Even in the original future timeline, the dark aspect of that corpse immortal emperor specifically evolved Earth's history, seeking to probe its hidden secrets.

To some extent, Fengyi's incarnation in this realm also originated on this ancient star.

Hum

As thoughts turned in Fengyi's mind, the great formation atop the ancient city flickered slightly, and several figures appeared upon its gate.

An old Daoist, a young monk, and two figures exuding a sovereign aura.

"'The spirit-medium imperial corpse of Laozi, the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable; Shakyamuni, born from the consciousness of Amitabha Buddha; the spirit-medium imperial corpse of Shennong from the Eternal Universe; and the spirit-medium imperial corpse of Xuanyuan from the Void.'"

His gaze swept over these figures, and Fengyi mainly fixed his eyes on Shennong and Xuanyuan.

"Greetings, Fuxi the Great Emperor!"

Seeing the dark-robed figure in the starry sky, Laozi and the others hastily performed a salute.

"Hn."

He calmly nodded, his feet moved, and he instantly appeared upon the gate, his deep gaze fixed on Shennong and Xuanyuan.

"Your Majesty!"

The two performed a slight bow, then, somewhat puzzled, said: "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Hearing their words, Fengyi withdrew his gaze, his heart stirred, and an illusory sound of flowing water arose.

The next moment, a hazy, illusory long river appeared at Fengyi's side, flowing slowly, like the River of Fate transcending time.

In an instant, everything around seemed to freeze, and the three figures appeared to be in a special dimension.

"This River of Fate"

Sensing the change around them, Shennong and Xuanyuan's eyes flickered with a hint of surprise.

Before their thoughts could fully settle, Fengyi pointed a finger, and the Hetu Luoshu appeared before him.

Upon the Luoshu, countless Great Dao runes flowed, from which emerged two slightly illusory imprints: one holding a divine furnace artifact, the other wearing an ancient mirror curiosity.

"What is this?"

At the sight of these two imprints, Shennong and Xuanyuan's hearts jolted, and an inexplicable yearning rose within them.

At this moment, they seemed to see another version of themselves, sharing the same origin, capable of making them wholly complete.

Almost instinctively, both simultaneously extended their palms toward the two imprints before them.

Hum

A humming sound rang out, with no hindrance whatsoever, and the two imprints directly merged into their bodies.

In an instant, radiance blazed upon their bodies, as if they had received a profound completion in an instant, and their aura underwent a tremendous change.

In a dazed moment, their figures seemed to transcend the river of time, vaguely carrying a feeling of illusory transcendence above the laws of the Great Dao.

"What is this?"

Sensing the change in their aura, Fengyi's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

He had felt this sensation before, somewhat similar to that of the demon emperor of the Longevity Realm.

"Sovereign?"

"No, they merely possess a thread of the Sovereign's Dao resonance, not a true Sovereign!"

"Could it be that what they fused are not the imprints of ancestral-god-level Shennong and Xuanyuan, but rather originate from the Sovereign's true form?"

Just as this thought arose in his mind, Fengyi's innate spiritual light quivered violently; he felt that some special concept on the persons of Shennong and Xuanyuan before him was linked to him, instantly triggering a change in the Fuxi aspect of his innate spiritual light.

Hum

In an instant, Fengyi felt that the Fuxi aspect he contained seemed to undergo a completion and elevation, becoming ever more lofty and remote.

As the Fuxi aspect changed, Fengyi's innate spiritual light likewise underwent subtle adjustments and alterations, becoming ever more lucid and pure, giving him a sense that his spirit was growing ever keener.

At this moment, his cultivation had not undergone much change, yet his whole being seemed to have undergone a baptism and elevation, becoming ever more inscrutable.

"This is the change in the Sovereign Fuxi's aspect."

As this thought surfaced in his mind, Fengyi vaguely sensed the cause of his own transformation.

"Indeed, it stems from the imprints of the Sovereign true forms of Shennong and Xuanyuan."

"No wonder."

Thinking this, Fengyi's heart stirred, he fully mastered his transformation, and his mind and spirit returned.

At this moment, his vital energy had not increased much, yet it also carried a hint of the Sovereign's Dao resonance transcending the rules of the Great Dao.

However, Fengyi paid no heed to his own change; instead, his gaze inexplicably fell upon the two figures before him, countless streams of information flowing in his eyes.

Hum

At that very moment, Shennong and Xuanyuan also opened their eyes simultaneously, mysterious light flowing in their depths, and they both exclaimed: "Now I understand!"

As their words fell, they turned their gazes to Fengyi and said: "Greetings, Imperial Brother!"

"Indeed."

Sensing the two's changes, Feng Yi's eyes showed a hint of realization; he then calmly said, "Congratulations to the two imperial younger brothers on realizing yourselves!"

Hearing Feng Yi's words, Shennong and Xuanyuan's faces showed a hint of smile, and they said, "We still need to thank our imperial elder brother for his help!"

Saying this, the two's eyes showed a hint of emotion; they said, "I never imagined that beyond our myriad heavens there were other myriad heavens, and they even seemed stronger than our myriad heavens; we were indeed somewhat like frogs in a well before!"

Speaking, the two shook their heads and said, "No wonder our imperial elder brother had to change the original plan; it's good that you are here, otherwise we would have nearly made a grave mistake!"

If only the myriad heavens emanating from the sole true realm existed, then originally using the myriad heavens' source to exterminate all emperors, smelting the myriad heavens to create a perfect immortal realm devoid of emperors and with lowered cultivation levels would pose no problem.

But if there are other myriad heavens beyond Chaos, then everything has changed.

Once the remaining myriad heavens notice the immortal realm with lowered cultivation levels, the situation of the Nine Provinces and the Other World will occur between the immortal realm and the myriad heavens beyond Chaos.

Without emperor-level powerhouses, how can we resist external invasion!

On the other side, hearing the two's words, Feng Yi shook his head and calmly said, "I too gained the ability to go to the other myriad heavens through a fortunate coincidence; how do you two imperial younger brothers feel now?"

"Feeling."

The two's eyes showed a hint of inexplicable color, and after a moment they said, "This can be considered an early realization of one's own essence!"

The two are now both the Eternal Universe and the Void of this realm, and at the same time they are Shennong and Xuanyuan of the Immortal Realm.

Saying this, the two seemed to sense something, simultaneously looking toward the heavens, with countless divine lights flowing in their eyes, as if seeing beyond the universe; they spoke with a tone of some disbelief, "Imperial elder brother, this realm's myriad heavens are not simple!"

"Hmm."

Feng Yi nodded and said, "This universe is merely a small part of this realm's myriad heavens; beyond this universe there are many worlds far stronger than this universe, and there are also many existences surpassing the emperor."

"Surpassing the emperor."

Hearing this, Shennong and Xuanyuan glanced at each other, a hint of surprise appearing in their eyes.

This is a secret even this self does not know.

After a moment, Shennong's face showed a hint of emotion as he said, "Indeed, there are heavens beyond heaven!"

Xuanyuan nodded in agreement and then said, "As it appears now, the cultivation system this self practices is also profoundly mysterious!"

Having realized oneself, although his cultivation has not changed significantly for the time being, his perspective has changed, and he can naturally feel the extraordinariness of this system contained within his body.

"Indeed."

Glancing at the two, Feng Yi spoke in a leisurely tone, "This system is called Body-as-Seed, originating from a supremely powerful existence surpassing the emperor, and it is also an extremely powerful system."

"Indeed so!"

Shennong and Xuanyuan nodded, their eyes showing a hint of sudden realization.

Afterward, the two looked at Feng Yi and said, "Imperial elder brother, as it appears now, indeed as you originally said, our original plan was not proper; do you have a new plan?"

Hearing the two's words, Feng Yi's pupils flickered, a divine light flashed in his eyes, then he nodded and said, "I indeed have a new plan, but it is not yet mature, and my current state is not complete; perhaps in the future I will still need the help of the two imperial younger brothers."

"Incomplete"

Shennong and Xuanyuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise, then they nodded and said, "Imperial elder brother, rest assured!"

After chatting a while longer, watching the departing figures of Shennong and Xuanyuan, Feng Yi's eyes showed a hint of inexplicable color.

Now that the two have realized themselves, they are both the Shennong Clan and Xuanyuan Clan of the Immortal Realm, and at the same time they are the Eternal Universe and the Void of this realm; the Jiang and Ji families on the Northern Dipper Ancient Star now truly have a great reliance.

With the two's current insight and realm, their cultivation progress speed will absolutely not be slow.

After a moment, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze, looking at the two strands of profound divine light emanating human dao radiance in his hand, his eyes also showing a hint of smile.

His own third metamorphosis can now begin.

Human Emperor!

(End of Chapter)