Chapter 247: Myriad Realms: In Zhe Tian, Refining Treasures to Become Emperor Chapter 247 — The Myriad Aspects of All Beings

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Every palace appeared transcendent and unworldly, fully displaying a sole supremacy.

Just then, the doors of a certain palace opened.

"Creak—"

A figure walked out from within with measured steps.

The arrival moved with a dragon's gait and a tiger's stride, robes fluttering lightly in the wind, his whole body exuding a peerless bearing.

The gazes of the surrounding crowd were instantly attracted, all turning to look at Ye Fan.

As the Ancient Desolate Holy Body, Ye Fan possessed vigorous and abundant qi and blood, vast like a boundless sea; a vigorous sense of power surged around him, his aura in no way inferior to the person before him.

Yet what was astonishing was that these two stood together, and aside from a slight difference in temperament, every other aspect was actually identical, as if they were each other's reflection in a mirror — truly remarkable.

Jiang Xuan noticed Ye Fan staring at him and spoke: "This was condensed from the Dao principles of yours that I collected from between heaven and earth."

"Not only Ye Fan's Dao principles — I also collected those of the Female Emperor and the Qing Di."

The words had just fallen when two more palace doors slowly opened, and the figures of the Ruthless One and the Qing Di walked out in succession.

"Fellows, why not give it a try? These are condensed from Dao principles and possess a few tenths of your strength."

With a smile on his face, Jiang Xuan issued an invitation to the crowd.

"Boom!"

A huge sound rang out, and the Ye Fan phantom condensed from Dao principles instantly shattered.

"As expected."

The Ye Fan before him roughly equated to two or three lifetimes, whereas what he had collected from heaven and earth to condense the phantom was merely the Dao principles of an Ordinary Great Emperor-level Ye Fan.

Not only that, the Dao principle phantoms of the Female Emperor and the Qing Di were likewise effortlessly destroyed.

After all, how could a Dao principle phantom contend with the real person?

However, this situation applies only to Great Emperor-level powerhouses.

If it were other cultivators, even if a Quasi-Emperor came in person, facing these Dao principle phantoms they would inevitably have to undergo a bitter battle.

Moreover, these phantoms were merely condensed casually by Jiang Xuan; if he exerted full power, they could approach the real person infinitely closely.

"These phantoms have a sense of spirituality — did your Primordial Spirit enter them?"

The Ruthless One's gaze fixed on Jiang Xuan as she asked.

For some reason, Jiang Xuan actually sensed a trace of chill from this simple inquiry.

"Of course not! I endowed them with a spirituality of combat thinking, and simultaneously, based on the Hongmeng Realm's Dao principles, shaped virtual soul bodies."

Jiang Xuan denied it — how could he possibly let his own Primordial Spirit enter? That would be absurd.

The Ruthless One's eyes were clear and bright; she stared at Jiang Xuan for a long time before slowly shifting her gaze away.

Jiang Xuan, for his part, wore a solemn expression throughout, his countenance calm and composed.

"There is one more thing." Jiang Xuan's mind moved, and he established a brand-new rule within the Hongmeng Realm.

In an instant, everyone perceived that their phantoms in this Hongmeng Realm seemed to have gained something more.

"What is this thing?" Ye Fan was doubtful — these numbers looked a bit like… gold coins?

"These are points, the universal currency of the Hongmeng Realm. Here, whether through winning battles or other specific pathways, points can be obtained. Accumulated points can be used to exchange for scriptures, techniques, and all manner of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

Jiang Xuan explained.

Surveying the Myriad Realms, almost all illusory worlds have similar currency systems; his Hongmeng Realm naturally could not be an exception.

"As long as you successfully blast apart a Great Emperor-level phantom, you can obtain one hundred million points. And, as long as permissions are sufficient, this one hundred million points can be exchanged for any commodity in the Hongmeng Realm!"

The Great Emperor-level phantoms here will not have their strength lowered because of rules.

However, for these powerhouses with extraordinary strength present, the actual significance of this currency is currently not great.

"In the future, this place will become the core location of the entire Great Universe!"

"Fellows, you might as well integrate a wisp of your Primordial Spirit into them. With your own will, control the phantoms." Jiang Xuan proposed.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately grew interested, their eyes flashing with an eager, ready-to-try light.

Even the ever-aloof Ruthless One split off a wisp of Divine Sense, merged it into a phantom, and personally sat in command.

"Once a real person enters and controls them, the strength of these phantoms will inevitably achieve a qualitative leap."

Between a real person's control and purely relying on Dao principles to operate, there exists a heaven-and-earth difference.

If he himself could take possession of other phantoms, the strength and methods displayed would be simply unimaginable — to describe it as 'shocking' would not be an overstatement.

"In the future, this space will become one of the Holy Lands of the Hongmeng Realm." Jiang Xuan said with a smile.

"One of the Holy Lands?" Zi Xia, hearing this, felt doubt rise in her heart and couldn't help but ask, "Then where are the other Holy Lands?"

"There are only two Holy Lands; this place is one. As for the other…" Jiang Xuan paused slightly, the corner of his mouth hooking into a mysterious smile, "It is the place for consumption and shopping!"

Afterward, Jiang Xuan brought the crowd away from this place, arriving at another space he had demarcated.

In the very center of the space, the World Tree rose from the ground, displaying utmost nobility; the divine tree's entire body was intertwined with Dao rhyme, countless leaves swirled with Divine Light, each leaf containing endless profundities.

Ye Fan and the others trembled in heart and spirit.

"You cultivated a… World Tree?"

Jiang Xuan took the lead walking inside, vanishing into the World Tree; the crowd followed closely behind.

The moment they stepped in, time and space intersected; the interior of the World Tree was actually as vast as a boundless universe.

Countless points of light flickered around Jiang Xuan's body, transforming into scripture books that scattered atop the World Tree, and the World Tree then added countless leaves out of thin air.

Among these leaves were body-strengthening methods even mortals could cultivate, as well as Myth Nine Secrets and Ancient Emperor Sutras, and even immortal arts improved by Jiang Xuan.

Most importantly, Jiang Xuan took the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror as the foundation, employed divine abilities, and imprinted countless divine treasures, magic treasures, and Dao principles onto the World Tree leaves.

These imprints were far from as clear and profound as those in the Treasure Mirror, yet they also surpassed the pinnacle of the human path.

In addition, he inscribed his understanding of the Universe Myriad Races and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures along the cultivation path, as well as cultivation arts such as alchemy, formations, and artifact refinement, onto the World Tree leaves.

He arranged the higher-level imprints and scriptures on the upper layers and the basic ones on the lower layers, marking each with a price.

These cultivation scriptures and heaven-defying divine arts—any single one taken out would cause a sensation throughout the universe.

With Jiang Xuan's gift, creating these ancient scriptures was no difficult matter.

Jiang Xuan then took out numerous treasures and placed them on the branches.

There were Holy Soldiers and Quasi-Emperor Soldiers emanating powerful auras, divine materials and immortal gold, as well as holy medicines and immortal flowers, and even on the highest branches were placed several fruits of the Deathless Divine Medicine.

On every layer of branches, Jiang Xuan set up a Light Orb, which served as a hub for inquiry and trading.

Approaching the Light Orb, information about whatever one had in mind would emerge, and one could purchase it directly.

"This place is another holy land. Here, you can buy anything!" Jiang Xuan said confidently.

"Anything?" Pang Bo said in disbelief.

"Of course! Emperor scriptures, immortal arts, divine medicines, immortal gold—nothing is lacking!" Jiang Xuan answered affirmatively, while in his heart he thought he even had methods leading directly to the Other Shore.

"The Hongmeng Immortal Sutra, personally created by a Heavenly Emperor of one generation of supreme greatness, can be called the source of all scriptures and the foundation of all laws."

"Cultivating this sutra enables one to roam the Myriad Realms, with no one able to oppose. The exchange price is ten billion points, requiring the highest permission."

This was Jiang Xuan's own summary of his path, a supreme immortal sutra.

Ye Fan approached the Light Orb emitting a gentle glow and used it to inquire about various items.

The Light Orb on each layer could not only inquire about items on that layer but also learn the details of items on other floors; however, to purchase, one had to go to the corresponding floor and possess the corresponding permission.

She recited the introduction of the Hongmeng Immortal Sutra word for word, and upon hearing it, everyone cast astonished gazes toward Jiang Xuan.

The foremost of all scriptures? The source of all laws? Roaming the Myriad Realms?

This promotion sounds truly exaggerated, practically like a Heavenly Emperor blowing his own trumpet!

Jiang Xuan's expression was calm, not at all minding everyone's gazes. In his view, the Hongmeng Immortal Sutra deserved such praise.

If anyone has objections, they are welcome to come debate the Dao with him.

"Fellow Daoists, you can also place treasures and scriptures you no longer need here, regarded as preparing startup funds for the World Tree," Jiang Xuan said with a smile, then added, "Of course, items listed by everyone will not obtain points."

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled at one another and placed their cherished scriptures and secret arts on the shelves.

Ren Ren contributed the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, the Indestructible Heavenly Art, and the Nine Heaven-Defying Divine Arts she created as a countermeasure against the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables; Ye Fan took out his self-created Heavenly Emperor Fist and Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist; Qing Di also shared the Nine Slashes of the Demon Emperor and others.

"How is this permission obtained?" Ye Fan asked, after all, having points but no permission still meant one could not exchange for desired items.

"The Emperor Battlefield just now is one of the paths to obtain permission. In addition, if one can find an Emperor Scripture not yet recorded by the World Tree and sell it here, one can obtain a Ten-Level Permission."

Jiang Xuan explained, and once the Hongmeng Realm is fully opened, such things will surely become commonplace.

The reason the Emperor Battlefield and the World Tree were designated as official holy lands is that the Emperor Battlefield can absorb the Dao and laws of Heaven's Pride powerhouses, while the World Tree can gather countless cultivators' inheritances for Jiang Xuan's use.

The ultimate purpose of everything is to serve Jiang Xuan's own cultivation and development.

Jiang Xuan gestured for everyone to leave on their own, letting them arrange the Hongmeng Realm living environment according to their personal wishes, this being the World Lord's natural permission.

Everyone left one after another, only Ren Ren remained, standing quietly beside Jiang Xuan, gazing at the boundless Hongmeng Realm, silent for a long time.

"The Hongmeng Realm you envision is indeed extraordinary." After a long while, Ren Ren finally spoke, praising this world.

"This is not merely what I envision; doesn't the Great Emperor feel the Hongmeng Realm has limitless prospects?"

"The Hongmeng Realm benefits all living beings, though some price must be paid." Ren Ren looked at Jiang Xuan, "But does such a perfect thing truly exist in the world?" At this moment, Ren Ren's eyes were bright like stars, seeing through everything.

Jiang Xuan trembled slightly, understanding in his heart that Ren Ren probably had some guesses.

"Great Emperor, all living beings gain extraordinary opportunities from the Hongmeng Realm, and I borrow the power of all living beings to achieve my own Great Dao."

Jiang Xuan's expression was open, smiling as he said, "Where there is a cause, there is an effect; this is only natural. In this process, I will naturally gain something, and will also make more plans for the Hongmeng Realm. The Hongmeng Realm must exist and flourish."

Jiang Xuan's tone was firm; the Hongmeng Realm was crucial to him, all his plans centered on the development of the Hongmeng Realm, everything else was secondary.

Jiang Xuan asked himself he had no malice; as the Heavenly Emperor, all he did was for the welfare of all living beings.

"Furthermore, Great Emperor." Jiang Xuan looked at Ren Ren, his tone carrying a smile, "In this world, is there such a thing as a free lunch?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Ren met Jiang Xuan's gaze, two pairs of eyes meeting, each reflecting the other's figure. After a moment, Ren Ren turned her head away, her voice still clear and cold: "You are the Heavenly Emperor; I trust you."

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In the Hongmeng Origin Land, Jiang Xuan stayed quietly, carefully observing the Hongmeng Realm, and wholeheartedly digesting the insights gained after opening up the Hongmeng Realm.

Time flies like an arrow, not bound by human will.

Some shine brilliantly in their era; others are mediocre and waste their years.

Some advance courageously and forge ahead mightily; others dawdle and remain stuck in place.

Since the Heavenly Emperor opened the Hongmeng Realm, five hundred years have already passed.

Five hundred years ago, the Heavenly Emperor opened and opened up the Hongmeng Realm; since then, the entire universe was transformed, and all things renewed.

This is a realm of extraordinary brilliance.

Above the vault of heaven, the Star Sea sparkles, and starlight pours onto the Dadi.

If a powerhouse who has cultivated to the peak focuses to examine it, they will be surprised to find that this realm's Star Sky is like the outside world, an exquisite miniature of the vast cosmic Star Sky.

Within the realm's Dadi stands only one Shen City.

This city's aura is majestic and vast; even Great Sages and Quasi-Emperors using extraordinary vision to gaze into the distance can hardly see its borders—it is truly a world city carrying endless hope.

This is the Hongmeng Realm!

Jiang Xuan did not overly interfere with the Hongmeng Realm's specific form and development; after the realm opened, living beings from all directions gathered here like a surging tide.

Everyone gathered spontaneously, exchanging cultivation methods, sparring in battle techniques, and exploring the mysteries of cultivation together.

Five hundred years passed in a flash; over the long years, this majestic Shen City rose from the ground through the concerted efforts of all living beings.

With the vast power of faith of all living beings as the foundation, the Heavenly Emperor personally built it.

Within this realm, the limits of time seemed to dissipate, no longer hindering exchange.

The living beings of Beidou and the people of the Universe Wasteland could sit together around one place, drinking wine and discussing the Dao; the differences between races were no longer an unbridgeable chasm, and even fighting was nothing more than a spirited sparring match—this time you win, next time I can also turn defeat into victory.

This Hongmeng Realm, this Shen City, was like a great furnace, accommodating the living beings of the Ten Thousand Worlds and the myriad races of the universe.

As for exactly how many lives gathered within, no one could know.

Just a single Ancient Star of the Northern Dipper was vast beyond imagination, with tens of billions, hundreds of billions of living beings dwelling upon it, let alone the boundless universe!

Within Shen City, the streets crisscrossed, with a complex layout.

Upon the winding streets, living beings came and went without cease.

Cat demons and rat demons had their arms around each other's shoulders, intimate and close; tree-men and fire-men sat together in one place, talking animatedly.

All manner of races that seemed strange and bizarre by the aesthetic standards of the Human Race appeared here one by one.

"One Saint King Artifact divine cauldron, can seek the World Tree for appraisal! Wanting to exchange this for one stalk of Medicine King, minimum requires a three-hundred-year after-sales guarantee!" On the street, someone shouted loudly, hoping thereby to increase their own lifespan.

"Selling one Human Race Great Accomplishment King cultivation scripture! Wanting to exchange for a bovine cultivation scripture! Interested parties come quickly!" The shouter was a minotaur, carefully planning his own cultivation path.

The words had barely fallen when someone came close to haggle with him, hoping to conclude this transaction.

"Seeking a master proficient in Saint Level Refining Treasures! My concubine wishes to cultivate Soldier Soul! Amateurs need not come, there will be a generous reward!" A Quasi-Emperor shouted loudly. What was amazing was that he was actually only forging a divine weapon for his concubine at home.

Everyone cast their gaze toward this Quasi-Emperor, secretly amazed—seeking a Saint alchemist to refine treasures just for a concubine was truly extravagant to the utmost!

Nowadays, the popularity of the Bing Hun System was in no way weaker than the Mi Jing System; cultivating both together would not hinder cultivation at all, but rather mutually promote it. Even Ye Fan went to Jiang Xuan to request a copy of the Supreme Refining Cauldron Method—the Chaos Cauldron.

"Could it be the Green Goat Quasi-Emperor?!!" Among the crowd, someone suddenly cried out, recognizing this Quasi-Emperor's identity.

"Is it that Green Goat Quasi-Emperor who walked out of the Dharma-Ending Planet?"

This Green Goat Quasi-Emperor had outstanding talent, one in ten thousand.

But fate toyed with him; he was born on a planet where the Great Dao was unmanifest and the Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi was exhausted. If not for a fortunate opportunity, he would surely have grown old and died here like a mortal.

Fortunately, the Hongmeng Realm appeared in the world—just as the saying goes, "A golden-scaled fish is no creature of the pond; once it meets wind and cloud, it transforms into a dragon."

The Green Goat Quasi-Emperor was like a flood dragon trapped in shallows, with the wind and cloud that could overturn rivers and seas!

Thus, relying on this rare opportunity, he rose straight up all the way.

Now, he had become a Quasi-Emperor who inspired awe, and moreover a Quasi-Emperor with many concubines.

Those like the Green Goat Quasi-Emperor, who used the Hongmeng Realm's opportunity to achieve a life turnaround—over the past five hundred years, there were not a few!

In the depths of the Hongmeng Realm, beneath the World Tree.

The leaves glowed with luster; every leaf had faintly visible Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns. Within the Dao Patterns were engraved the solemnity of the Immortal Cauldron, the vigor of the True Dragon, the splendor of the Immortal Phoenix, and various wondrous images—mysterious beyond compare.

Beneath the tree was a boundless Golden Body.

Upon the sea surface, the seawater surged, waves layered upon waves. Within every wave, faintly appeared the myriad aspects of all living beings.

The ocean formed over the past five hundred years from the gathered powerful mental power of all living beings! Countless strands of mental power, drop by drop gathered, fused and settled in the depths of the Hongmeng Realm, finally becoming this vast sea.

Every drop of golden seawater radiated a gentle, mysterious light, able to nourish the mind and spirit, making one feel refreshed and delighted.

The seawater was multicolored, interweaving into a magnificent scroll.

Beneath the World Tree, Jiang Xuan sat quietly in meditation.

Chaotic Qi permeated around him; the world's birth and destruction never ceased, the Great Dao Sound was faintly present, as if blessing him; all living beings paid him high reverence, and a divine aura of the Golden Immortal Body faintly emanated from him, as if he were about to transcend the mortal world and ascend through featherization.

An aura originating from the Primordial Origin and the Primordial Beginning slowly emanated from him, permeating heaven and earth.

This aura seemed to possess a miraculous power, able to eternally stabilize this realm, causing time to stagnate. (Chapter End)