Chapter 242: Myriad Heavens: A Person in Zhetian, Refining Treasures to Become Emperor Chapter 242: The Method of Opening a World

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Beneath the boundless starry sky, Jiang Xuan embarked on a solitary journey. He did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts, openly traveling between various star domains.

In an instant, an Immortal Light Great Way unfurled beneath his feet. Relying on this Immortal Path, Jiang Xuan easily crossed the vast universe, free and unrestrained.

The various races of the universe, upon seeing him, felt reverence arise spontaneously.

Everyone knew Jiang Tian Di was traveling. Although few nowadays had seen his true appearance, his legendary stories were passed down through generations among the races, never interrupted.

"Jiang Tian Di, invincible under heaven! Immortal and indestructible!"

"Jiang Tian Di, boundless fortune and longevity!!"

Wherever he went, the shouts rolled like waves, ceaseless.

These shouts were all the most sincere reverence from the hearts of all living beings of the various races.

Jiang Xuan pacified the Forbidden Zones and uprooted the source of the Dark Turmoil. Not long ago, he also defeated an Emperor who sought to refine the universe. This made the living beings of the universe hold him in deep reverence.

Beneath the vast starry sky, Jiang Xuan traveled alone.

Time flew by, and three thousand years passed in an instant. He traveled through the major star domains, witnessing generation after generation of Heaven's Pride, from rising, growing, to great accomplishment, to aging and passing away.

In this life, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth was scarce.

Cultivation was difficult, severing the Dao was a luxury, and those who could sever the Dao were all peerless Heaven's Pride. Along Jiang Xuan's journey, between heaven and earth, let alone Quasi-Emperors, even those who became Saints were rare.

Jiang Xuan's travels were not mere sightseeing. He delved into the mortal world, leaving behind his insights on the Dao and methods, blessing later generations. He hid his name and lived in mortal cities, experiencing the smoke and fire of the mortal world. He also once descended like a god, teaching cultivation methods on backward stars.

After becoming a Red Dust Immortal and possessing eternal life, when Jiang Xuan looked at struggling cultivators again, his state of mind was completely different. He was like a lofty deity, transcendentally looking down upon the mortal world.

During his travels, Jiang Xuan traversed heaven and earth, explored the veins of mountains and rivers, measured the creation of heaven and earth, and verified his own Dao path.

Jiang Xuan's speed could be called terrifying; with a single step, time flowed backward, and the sun and moon were inverted.

In an instant, he disappeared from one star domain, and the next second he appeared near a planet in the universe.

"Is this Beidou?" Xia Yao Xi blurted out.

"Yes, it is Beidou!" Jiang Xuan immediately took another step, instantly bringing Xia Yao Xi to Donghuang, a place not far from the Ancient Forbidden Land.

This place was exactly where the Qing Emperor's Tomb once stood.

Jiang Xuan and Xia Yao Xi had just arrived when they saw someone sitting in meditation on a large green stone.

This person was thin in figure, with a head of gray hair, and coughed violently from time to time, as if tormented by illness for a long time.

"Qing Di?!" Xia Yao Xi cried out in surprise the moment she saw this person.

Jiang Xuan respectfully bowed to Qing Di. With a single glance, he saw that the Qing Di before him was merely a form manifested by his Primordial Spirit.

"Greetings, Qing Di!" Jiang Xuan said.

Qing Di coughed while praising: "Fellow Daoist, your strength is extraordinary. You traverse Tianxia, single-handedly slaying the Forbidden Zone Supremes, clearing out the Forbidden Zones. Such merit shines through the ages!"

Jiang Xuan's expression was calm, and he humbly replied: "The seniors have already paved the way for later generations. Without the seniors fighting with blood and sweat, this life might have fallen into unprecedented darkness."

His tone was flat, without any intention of taking credit for himself. He was very clear in his heart that the seniors had paid countless efforts in the battle against the Forbidden Zone Supremes.

The Ruthless Emperor alone flattened the Ancestral Land of the Holy Spirit lineage—that was an entire Forbidden Zone; the Void Great Emperor personally slew five or six Supremes; the Heng Yu Dadi had slain one; the Wushi Great Emperor had slain at least two; and the Qing Di before them had also slain two Holy Spirits of Shen Xu.

And there were the Nine Great Holy Bodies; who knew how many Forbidden Zone Supremes they had exhausted to death. Without the efforts of these seniors, when the Xian Lu Kai Qi of this life arrived, who knew how many Supremes would be born? By then, even with many trump cards of his own, he feared he would be hard-pressed to cope.

"Let's not mention the past." Qing Di sighed slowly, then said slowly: "I dismembered myself, and my Primordial Spirit entered the Huang Tower. I thought I had found vitality, but unexpectedly fell into a desperate situation. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist, I might have slept until my demise."

"Merely a matter of convenience." Jiang Xuan politely replied.

As early as a thousand years ago, Jiang Xuan had found Qing Di and helped him recover.

Qing Di nodded slightly, then expounded his own Dao and discussed it together with Jiang Xuan.

In this world today, apart from the few remaining Immortal Artifacts, no other vessel could contain his Primordial Spirit. Qing Di's act was quite similar to the Ancient Emperor of Xue Huang Shan merging himself with the Feng Chi Jin Jin, but far more powerful.

Qing Di had suppressed the deity in the Huang Tower and even opened a Small World within it, attempting to evolve it into an Immortal Realm. He was determined to create an Immortal Realm in the Mortal World that could allow people to live long lives.

It must be said, Qing Di's talent was outstanding, his ambition extraordinary, and his strength was astonishingly powerful. He relied on no one, nor any external force, solely by his own power, he sought to open a true Immortal Realm that could allow people to live forever and be undying. This was undoubtedly defying heaven.

Qing Di discussed the Dao with Jiang Xuan for a long time. Finally, a hint of dimness appeared in his eyes.

Qing Di sighed: "Alas, the world I opened in the Huang Tower was a failure. Within the Huang Tower, although my life force fades slowly, it is also being exhausted bit by bit. When the day comes that I appear in the Mortal World again, it will mean my path of seeking immortality and longevity has failed."

"Then, it will be the moment of my final desperate struggle!" Saying this, radiant light burst forth in Qing Di's eyes again, as if he had returned to his peak period, exuding an aura of looking down upon Tianxia.

"Senior..."

"No need to worry." Qing Di looked at Jiang Xuan. "My descendants, I hope Fellow Daoist will take care of them..."

Qing Di already knew of the existence of Yan Ruyu in this world.

"Actually, there is no need for this." Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Fellow Daoist, since you know the world you opened is a wrong one, why not withdraw early? With your divine powers, you might not be unable to live a second life. By then, seeking another method of longevity would not be too late."

"Indeed! Fellow Daoist, if you do not disdain it, I am willing to share my inheritance with you for your contemplation. According to this inheritance, achieving Nirvana in a desperate situation and living a second life has a high probability." At this time, Jiang Xuan spoke to advise him.

Qing Di abruptly turned his head to look at Jiang Xuan, deeply moved. As the Demon Emperor, Qing Di knew well the importance of the demon race's inheritances to their own bloodlines; very few were willing to easily show their own inheritance to others. But this Jiang Tian Di had astonishing ambition and was actually willing to give away his own inheritance.

In an instant, Qing Di seemed to vaguely understand why this life's Jiang Tian Di could round up all those Forbidden Zone Supremes.

"Fellow Daoist has extraordinary ambition, worthy of being the Heavenly Emperor. I admire you! I admire you!" Qing Di praised sincerely, saying "I admire you" repeatedly. He truly admired the Heavenly Emperor.

"However, this is ultimately the method of longevity I chose. Even knowing it might be a dead end, if I do not go to the end to see the outcome, I will always be unwilling." Qing Di shook his head, full of sighs.

This was the path he chose himself. Even if he vaguely sensed the road ahead was a desperate situation, with Qing Di's pride, how could he easily listen to others' arrangements?

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "Fellow Daoist, I have studied the Dao of opening worlds these years. Why don't we exchange ideas?"

"Hmm?" Qing Di was very surprised. He did not expect this junior to have also studied this path. Thinking of this, Qing Di looked forward to Jiang Xuan's research results.

Jiang Xuan held nothing back, expounding one by one the wonders of the inner world cultivation system he had researched these years. The Hongmeng Realm directly manifested!

During the listening process, Qing Di's expression became increasingly excited.

Afterwards, he asked anxiously: "Do you understand the cultivation system of the Ancient Chaos Era? Is your cultivation method evolved based on the cultivation system of the Ancient Chaos Era?"

As a powerhouse reborn from the Chaos Green Lotus, Qing Di had some involvement with the cultivation system of the Ancient Chaos Era; from his Emperor Scripture one could glimpse a thing or two. So when he heard Jiang Xuan explain the method of opening up a world, Qing Di keenly perceived that this method was closely related to the "Cave Heaven Realm" in the Ancient Chaos Era cultivation system, and might even have evolved from the Cave Heaven Realm.

"It is not evolved from Cave Heaven, but it indeed fuses the cultivation method of the Cave Heaven Realm." Jiang Xuan nodded slightly and explained, "Just that doing so, many subsequent cultivation methods of the Ancient Law can no longer be followed; in the future one can only focus on the cultivation of the world."

As soon as these words came out, Qing Di instantly froze. He did not expect the other party's thinking to be not only more forward than his own, but even more astonishingly, he had actually opened up an unprecedented road.

"Opening up a world, Fellow Daoist has great talent!" Qing Di could not help but exclaim in admiration.

Xia Yao Xi at the side also widened her eyes, staring blankly at her husband; she also had not anticipated that Jiang Xuan would have such an idea.

"Countless Dao paths, each person's Dao is unique, each has their own unique Dao. In the future, once these Daos are gathered and fused, perhaps a true Xian Yu could be born!" Jiang Xuan laid out his whole plan.

"Myriad Laws Return to One..." Qing Di repeatedly murmured these Four Characters, vaguely seeming to have touched a certain key node, yet unable to grasp it no matter what. His expression kept changing — there was delight, there was surprise, but more were doubt and worry.

"According to my speculation, when the world reaches great completion it might give birth to... the Immortal King Tribulation! This is the method of opening up Xian Yu that I have comprehended." Jiang Xuan added at the end, as a summary of this road.

"Boom—!" The moment Jiang Xuan's four words "Immortal King Tribulation" left his mouth, Qing Di only felt as if a thunderclap exploded in his heart; all doubts instantly vanished like smoke, his eyes full of excitement.

"That's right, the Immortal King Tribulation! It is the Immortal King Tribulation!" The more Qing Di thought, the more excited he became.

"My road was indeed wrong; Xian Yu cannot be achieved in a single step, directly opened up, but needs to be done step by step, gradually upgraded... when the power is strong enough, even the world we are currently in might not be unable to sublimate into Xian Yu!"

The more Qing Di spoke, the clearer his thinking became; from Jiang Xuan he finally understood the reason for his own failure in opening up a world. He had been too eager for quick success, from the start wanting to open up a Xian Yu — clearly unrealistic.

"Fellow Daoist's talent is outstanding, finding a road different from the rest for all living beings in this heaven and earth!" Qing Di pondered for a long time, then solemnly bowed to Jiang Xuan.

"I truly dare not accept; my road is still far from perfect, cannot be called some unique road." Jiang Xuan shook his head.

Qing Di pondered for a moment, then said: "Myriad Laws Return to One... is indeed an unprecedented Great Dao. But how can one person cultivate the Myriad Daos? This is a road that never has an end!"

Although Qing Di agreed with Myriad Laws Return to One, and it sounded very beautiful, in reality it is difficult to achieve. Because they have never seen the true Myriad Realms, and merely exploring all the mysteries of a single world is enough to make a person expend hundreds of millions or even billions of years. If one truly had such a long Lifespan, why go through such twists and turns?

Qing Di felt Jiang Xuan's idea was equally unrealistic. Cultivating countless Great Daos within one's own body — seemingly simple, in reality absolutely impossible.

Recalling the Ancient Chaos period back then, the Heaven and Earth rules were damaged beyond measure; Huang Tian Di slew many True Immortals of Xian Yu as well as Undying Ones of other realms, only then using the laws within their bodies to repair the Heaven and Earth rules. Moreover this was on the basis that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths themselves already had a certain foundation; to construct a world with Great Dao Perfection from zero would require at least the strength of an Immortal King.

But if one truly possessed the strength of an Immortal King, why would there be a need for such great trouble?

"This method won't work!" Qing Di's tone was firm, directly negating Jiang Xuan's idea.

"Fellow Daoist, look at this heaven and earth — it has existed since ancient times, just like the legendary 'Immortal' realm, enduring eternally. To create a world like this, even an Immortal cannot do it!"

If Jiang Xuan's conception could truly be realized, then his cultivation level would probably have long reached the level of an Immortal King Giant.

Qing Di shook his head, then continued: "Cultivating to our current realm, although we have the ability to destroy a world, who dares say they have thoroughly comprehended all the mysteries of heaven and earth? Moreover, the world's rank must approach our universe to barely have a chance of fusing out the Immortal King Tribulation. Relying on a single world to give birth to the Immortal King Tribulation — Fellow Daoist, you know in your heart this is almost impossible..."

He had some insights into opening up worlds, and at once discovered the problem.

The world he opened up in the Huang Tower had already declared failure. This kind of world born of eagerness for quick success fundamentally has no hope of success.

"Actually, I also haven't truly perfected this crucial step of Return to One... Fellow Daoist, since your road is creating a New World, why not do it together with me, jointly perfect this step — what do you think?" Jiang Xuan sincerely extended an invitation to Qing Di.

Qing Di fell into silence.

If it were before, he would definitely have refused without hesitation; after all, he had already failed, and did not think this was a correct road.

But now, he began to waver.

The brand new cultivation system and World Dao that Jiang Xuan constructed were extremely similar to the Longevity Method he pursued, simply like different branches split from the same tree.

More critically, Jiang Xuan's road was more perfect than his, and the possibility of success was higher.

Jiang Xuan had even already opened up the Hongmeng Realm; on this road, he had walked further.

Most importantly, after understanding the road Jiang Xuan depicted, Qing Di faintly felt that his lifelong dream of opening up Xian Yu might have to rely on Jiang Xuan's road to be realized.

All kinds of factors added together, Qing Di was genuinely somewhat moved.

"I actually really want to agree to you, but now I am also powerless to help myself!" The light in Qing Di's eyes dimmed, "I dismembered myself; that small world in the Huang Tower is actually transformed from my physical body. Even if I want to restore my original form now, the difficulty is no less than living a lifetime anew, let alone living out a second lifetime on this basis..."

Given Qing Di's current situation, for him to successfully revive, the difficulty is comparable to Jiang Xuan's first impact on the War Character Immortal, at least equivalent to double the difficulty of the Longevity Method.

"Abandon that damaged physical body in the Huang Tower." At this time, Jiang Xuan proposed, "Fellow Daoist might as well take the heart as the foundation for rebirth, and even be able to use this to remodel the physical body anew. We will surely exert full power to help Fellow Daoist achieve Nirvana Rebirth!"

"If there really is no way, there is still a method!" Jiang Xuan suddenly thought of a person, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly, laughing softly. (Chapter End)