Chapter 246

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Jiang Xuan cast a secret art, taking the Supremes as sacrifices and forcibly extracting their Supreme Blood Essence Souls.

For a while, the Void surged, countless mournful howls echoing in the darkness.

He then offered up an immortal corpse, slowly placing it into a Furnace condensed from Dao Fire.

This was the corpse of an Emperor Venerable.

This fire was no ordinary thing, presenting strange colors.

It was the fire of Laws, able to refine all matter and energy into their purest state.

Under the scorching of Dao Fire, the immortal corpse gradually melted, refining thread after thread of Immortal Dao Laws.

These Immortal Dao Laws transcended mortal boundaries.

As the Immortal Dao Laws were slowly injected, the originally illusory and ethereal world seemed to be infused with a mysterious vitality.

Its boundaries began to expand in a way visible to the eye yet hard to describe.

Space became vast and boundless, endlessly high and far, without end.

Within the world permeated a profoundly mysterious aura; though it remained illusory, that immortal rhyme flavor grew ever richer and more mellow.

Time flowed slowly, this world gradually stabilizing.

Countless Jiang Xuans merged into one, countless worlds fused together, encompassing the entire Universe.

Some brilliant points of light flashed dazzlingly; these were key nodes Ye Fan and others had carefully arranged at Jiang Xuan's earlier direction.

These nodes resonated with the Hongmeng Realm from afar; the Hongmeng Realm relied on these nodes to make subtle positional shifts, exploring deeper levels, actually perfectly aligning with the Great Dao Trajectory of the true Great Universe.

"Boom!"

A thunderous embedded sound came, the Hongmeng Realm and Great Universe successfully connected, the illusory above, the real below.

One body, two sides, naturally formed.

Above this vast Universe, another boundless Heavenly Vault appeared!

"I have a feeling that I seem to have a connection with that Hongmeng Realm opened by the Heavenly Emperor?"

"The Dao Patterns within me are changing, as if... a seed is undergoing metamorphosis!"

Across the vast Universe, voices of discussion never ceased.

Someone looked up at that illusory world gradually disappearing above, full of novelty.

Why did they feel they could enter this world?

Why did the Dao Patterns within the Bitter Sea become incomparably solid, that feeling as if identical to their own vessel?

This person was excited with a flushed face, circulating divine power, a shadow of a divine sword appearing in his hand, gradually solidifying.

"Boom!"

One sword swung, a great mountain in the distance shattered with a boom.

"Like using my own vessel's power, no, stronger, more perfect and as desired!"

Countless people in the Universe discovered changes within themselves, sighing at the Heavenly Emperor's great power reaching heaven and earth.

"Soldier Soul!"

As if enlightened, all living beings of the Universe knew of this system.

Take the body as a soldier, divine abilities arise naturally!

Someone else tried to enter the Tianqiong World; the Heavenly Emperor opened the Soldier Soul System with supreme divine ability, perhaps that world held some opportunity.

The Heavenly Emperor's great virtue, protecting all living beings!

Many rushed into that world in a crowd, only to bash their heads bloody.

"Presumably the Heavenly Emperor has not yet opened this world; we only need to patiently wait!" someone speculated, perhaps the Heavenly Emperor still needed to make some improvements to this Hongmeng Realm.

As many in the Universe tried to enter this world, Jiang Xuan and Ruthless Person and others were already within it.

"Truly interesting, feels no different from the real world." Pang Bo examined himself, unable to tell at all that this was merely a body formed from a thread of mental power.

"Can one only enter here relying on the spirit?" Zixia asked curiously.

"Of course... not!" Jiang Xuan smiled slightly, explaining to the few.

"For example, I can enter with my true body." Saying this, Jiang Xuan spread his arms, saying: "Because, this is my Tian Di!"

This ultimately evolved from his own system! Even if remade into a world through re-opening, it was still his own Realm!

"Does it have a name?"

Ruthless Person spoke, she had been feeling this illusory world; the deeper she explored, the more wonderful she found it.

Order here was regulated, rule after rule interweaving; besides illusory and spiritual elements, there were also things even Ruthless Person found hard to understand.

"Hongmeng Realm." Jiang Xuan looked at his own world, bestowing upon it a name: "I call it the Hongmeng Realm."

"In the future, the Ten Thousand Races of the Universe, endless living beings, splendid civilizations, will all collide here, producing the light of wisdom; this is illusory, and also real, this is another mortal world!"

"All of you can obtain information from it, temper yourselves, strengthen your Foundation, comprehend endless spiritual light, promote your cultivation; here, you can glimpse the Great Dao!"

As for what Jiang Xuan himself could gain from it, Jiang Xuan did not say, and no one asked.

After all, this was someone else's world; what could you say they could get?

"Hongmeng Realm." Ruthless Person softly recited this name once, then said no more.

"Then why not let everyone enter with their true bodies!" Yao Xi voiced her opinion, after all her strength was relatively weak, hard to see the full picture.

"This is an illusory world! Moreover, letting every living being in different corners of the Universe enter with their true bodies is simply impossible!"

Letting a single thread of spirit enter the Hongmeng Realm along the connection is easy enough, but to have the true bodies of every living being scattered across the universe all enter — even if it exhausted Jiang Xuan to death it could not be realized!

"The spirits of all living beings entering the Hongmeng Realm — a portion should be intercepted, right?" The Ruthless One looked toward the depths of the Hongmeng Realm.

"Indeed, the operation of the Hongmeng Realm requires energy!" Jiang Xuan did not conceal it.

The Hongmeng Realm is not a perpetual motion machine; the spiritual power of all living beings, that portion which is intercepted.

One portion is used to maintain the operation of the Hongmeng Realm, another portion is stored within the Hongmeng Realm, for other uses.

Everyone present was not dull-witted; all understood Jiang Xuan's intent, but no one spoke it aloud.

This is his world; what does it matter if he obtains some benefits?

"Surpassing the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art!" The Ruthless One looked at Jiang Xuan; she had seen much — not only the clash of Daos, but now even spiritual power could not escape.

"Jiang Xuan, what level of power can this heaven and earth bear?" Ye Fan's eyes flickered with blazing light; he faintly felt that here, he might be able to break free of all constraints and release his own power without reservation.

Jiang Xuan's expression was calm; he spoke unhurriedly: "Great Emperor — here you may exert yourself to the fullest."

"I will deploy a divine ability, delineate a region, and strengthen it. Peerless powerhouses at Quasi-Emperor and above, if they wish to spar and exchange pointers, will be instantly teleported there."

As these words fell, everyone sucked in a cold breath.

This meant that, aside from existences like Jiang Xuan and the Ruthless One who stand at the peak of the universe, everyone else would henceforth be able to fight freely in this heaven and earth.

That the Hongmeng Realm could reach such a universe-shaking degree was by no means accidental.

The Hongmeng Treasure Mirror suppresses the four directions; the supreme rules of the Emperor's Way and the Immortal Path are perfectly integrated within it, making the foundation of the Hongmeng Realm firm as a boulder.

Even more crucial is that the Hongmeng Realm possesses a unique and mysterious characteristic: any battle power impacting the Hongmeng Realm will be dispersed without limit, unable to stir the slightest ripple.

"This place will become a Supreme Sacred Land integrating meeting, conversation, transaction, battle, learning, and Tao Enlightenment for the entire universe. After going out, insights still remain."

After Jiang Xuan finished speaking, his figure flickered in the light; as he focused on setting the Hongmeng Realm's rules, the entire vast universe fell into an unprecedented agitation.

Countless pairs of eyes stared tightly toward the direction of the Hongmeng Realm, looking forward eagerly.

All living beings felt the wonder of the Soldier Soul within their bodies, not knowing what kind of fortune the Heavenly Emperor's Hongmeng Realm might be.

They all waited eagerly for the moment the Heavenly Emperor would open the Hongmeng Realm, longing to step inside and personally experience that wondrous spectacle of universe-wide unimpeded exchange the Heavenly Emperor spoke of.

That will be a great opportunity to break all barriers and open a brand-new universe era.

No one harbored doubts about the Hongmeng Realm — not because they unreservedly trusted the Hongmeng Realm itself, but because they held incomparably firm faith in the Heavenly Emperor Jiang Xuan.

The Heavenly Emperor repeatedly fought bloody battles and powerfully defeated strong enemies, a legendary figure who guarded the universe's peace and tranquility; with his strength, wisdom, and sense of responsibility, he erected an unshakable monument of prestige in the heart of every living being.

In the eyes of all living beings in the universe, the Hongmeng Realm personally opened by the Heavenly Emperor must surely contain endless blessings, a great pioneering achievement that can benefit the entire universe.

The Heavenly Emperor would absolutely never do anything to harm everyone; this trust has already become an instinct in the hearts of the universe's living beings.

"From the moment the Hongmeng Realm is born, this universe will probably be turned upside down. The first to bear the brunt of the impact will likely be the Sacred Ground Imperial Lineages."

Zi Xia gazed at Jiang Xuan's towering figure and spoke softly.

When a brand-new thing sufficient to overturn the old order appears, the ones who first feel its powerful impact are often the rulers who once stood at the peak of power and controlled the old order.

In fact, if this Hongmeng Realm were not personally opened by Jiang Xuan, this Heavenly Emperor who shakes the universe, it would inevitably encounter countless schemes and sinister plots.

The countless powerful forces in the universe would absolutely not watch idly as a power that might break the existing balance rose up.

However, now that Jiang Xuan personally opened it, who dares to utter a single word of objection?

The Emperor's corpse had only just gone cold; his tragic end is the best warning.

"What a pity — there is an Emperor battle ground, but no one worthy of a battle."

Ye Fan suddenly let out a long sigh, his voice full of desolation and helplessness.

His gaze scanned the surrounding crowd; his heart was filled with myriad emotions — the universe's Heavenly Emperor-level existences were all gathered here today.

But in his view, there was no one who could truly fight him; this loneliness of "the heights are cold" filled his heart with melancholy.

And Jiang Xuan is already at the Immortal level; the Ruthless Great Emperor has also gone far on this path — he is far from being a match.

"Who says so?"

Jiang Xuan's voice was like a clap of thunder, suddenly ringing out.

He looked at Ye Fan, a smile appearing on his face: "What if I re-manifest the many Ancient Great Emperors?"

This sentence was like a heavy bomb.

Re-manifesting the Emperor's Way legends, forging a Supreme Trial Sacred Realm!

"Re-manifest the Ancient Great Emperors?"

Yao Xi, hearing Jiang Xuan's words, was full of doubt.

"Could it be… you can resurrect them?" Yao Xi covered her red lips, her beautiful eyes full of incredulity.

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "Resurrecting the dead — even a Red Dust Immortal is far from able to do it."

"However, I can extract and replicate the Daojie of the Ancient Great Emperors of old from the Primordial Qi of heaven and earth, letting their supreme Daos return to the world once more!"

In heaven and earth, the Daojie of the Ancient Great Emperors, though hidden and formless, briefly manifest in the form of Emperor Shadows during Heavenly Tribulation, becoming a window to glimpse their power.

Jiang Xuan is confident that the replicated Daojie's strength can certainly compare with the Heavenly Tribulation Emperor Shadows, re-manifesting the supreme majesty of the Great Emperor level.

"It can be called a pioneering achievement of Pangu's Axe!"

Qing Di could not help but let out a long sigh toward the sky, his voice full of shock; the Heavenly Emperor's methods simply surpass imagination.

With his realm, he instantly perceived the infinite possibilities hidden behind this.

Future universe Heaven's Prides' trials and showdowns will all be in the Hongmeng Realm!

Ye Fan's tone was likewise filled with yearning and emotion: "Henceforth, the universe's peerless Heaven's Prides will be able to clash against Ancient Great Emperor-level power without any scruples. In those fierce collisions, they will temper themselves and break through limits."

"The Ancient Great Emperors are the symbol of invincibility within the same realm; that later generations can actually cross swords with such extraordinary existences — the leap in strength, the tempering of the Dao heart — will surpass imagination!"

"Boom—!"

With a raise of his hand, a vast divine power surged; Jiang Xuan forcibly opened up an independent space within the chaos.

In an instant, divine light burst forth with a boom, like a heaven-opening sharp sword, tightly enveloping this space, overturning rules, reshaping order.

The Ruthless One's gaze was like a torch; her whole body's aura fluctuated slightly as she looked at Jiang Xuan.

"Spirit? Primordial Spirit? Soul?"

Jiang Xuan's gaze was calm as he replied, "It is the soul, it is the spirit, and also the power of the heart and mind, interwoven and fused with the rules of reality."

Relying on the insight gained from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, he had already touched the edge of the universe's rules; many inconceivable things could all become possible in his hands.

Under the dual action of divine power and Daojie, that space began to evolve.

Endless Daojie, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, flocked to be branded within, fusing into one with the space.

The Hongmeng Realm and the true Great Universe, like the two poles of yin and yang, reflected each other, depended on each other.

Although the Hongmeng Realm is illusory, it is precisely because of this illusoriness that it can better accommodate and deduce those powers and rules that transcend reality.

Finally, that space gradually submerged into chaos, leaving only a Single Thread of a Gate emitting a mysterious aura.

Jiang Xuan nodded Satisfied; at this moment, the majesty and mystery exuded by this Gate already matched the Supreme Sacred Land in his heart.

He turned, leading the crowd into the Gate.

What met the eye was a vast white chaos, empty of anything, yet containing endless possibilities.

"When the Hongmeng Realm fully opens and all spirits step into this place, they will be able to directly face power on par with the Ancient Great Emperor, tempering soul and Dao heart! Here, they will endure the most severe Shi Jie, using Great Emperor Level Daojie and power to solidify their foundation, hammering Dao and law."

Jiang Xuan continued, "However, directly facing the Ancient Great Emperor, Danger follows like a shadow; defeat and death are also the norm. The Heaven's Pride who come here, if they unfortunately perish, their spiritual thoughts will forever remain in this place."

But this so-called 'perishing' is merely severe trauma on the spiritual level; the Main Body will only be Short-lived weak, and after recuperation and Recovery, can still return to the World."

After the Heaven's Pride die, their spiritual thoughts, Dao and law, will all become the nourishment of this mysterious place, carefully screened and absorbed by the Hongmeng Realm.

Although a Thread of spiritual thought cannot make the Hongmeng Realm fully obtain the essence of their Inheritance, once they know the supreme subtlety of this place, which Heaven's Pride could bear not to come challenge again?

This is a mysterious realm where illusion and reality interweave, where soul and heart and mind fuse, transcending time and space.

It is just that this deep-level Secret, Jiang Xuan did not speak of; everyone thought that the so-called 'everything' was merely spiritual thoughts turning into the Hongmeng Realm's Nourishment.

"Just watch, the subtlety of this place's operation!"

Jiang Xuan formed Hand Seals with both hands, his surrounding Aura suddenly soared, and with another wave of his hand, the chaotic space violently Zhen Dong.

A towering, majestic palace rose from the ground; every brick and tile of the palace exuded an ancient aura, every carved pattern contained the rhyme of Dao.

It displayed both magnificent exquisiteness and no lack of grand, imposing momentum, standing tall, as if to Suppress endless worlds, master the Universe's Fate.

Inside the palace, it was cleverly divided into independent palace chambers; most were neatly arranged, orderly distributed like stars, with only a sparse few positions slightly higher, appearing even more special. (Chapter End)