265: Immortal King Talisman, Pingxin Pavilion
Hearty laughter rang out as the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign took off his dragon robe, wearing a set of black short-sleeved Martial arts attire.
Without the dragon robe, he looked more like a wealthy Young Master traveling for pleasure.
Approaching, he then traced a circle of light, blocking the newly restored bronze statues outside.
He looked at Qin Jiang, a flash of amazement appearing in his eyes, "Congratulations, Heavenly Sovereign, on your martial path stepping into the Immortal Lord realm."
Back then, Qin Jiang, who hadn't even reached the Late-Stage, already possessed the power of an Immortal Lord; now that he had truly stepped into the Immortal Lord realm, he couldn't imagine how strong Qin Jiang was at this moment.
At the very least, he wouldn't be much weaker than himself.
"The Imperial Venerable is too kind," Qin Jiang said with a smile, his gaze landing on the original body of the Yellow Sky Divine Mother in the distance.
He could feel that the power of the Earthly Dao was gradually awakening within her body, and at this moment, it was already on the verge of exceeding the scope of an Immortal Lord.
Back then, in her Peak state, the Yellow Sky Divine Mother was an existence nearly at the Peak of the Immortal King realm; even after losing the Heavenly Heart, she still barely possessed the power of a true Immortal King.
Although she might not be as strong as an Early Stage Immortal King who had just broken through, she was still completely above the level of an Immortal Lord.
One could say she was at the same level as the Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign when he had laid out his peerless grand array.
Originally, this should have happened a year later, but now it had awakened ahead of schedule, likely due to the butterfly effect caused by his journey to the past.
"Does the Imperial Venerable have a way to resolve this trouble?" he asked.
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign seemed confident, perhaps possessing methods he was unaware of.
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign smiled upon hearing this and took out a jade Talisman from his robes, "This is an Array Dao jade Talisman gifted to me by the Ancestor King across time and space when I was worshipping at the Ancestral Shrine the day before yesterday. It can extract the Earthly Dao Origin from within the Yellow Sky Divine Mother.
At that time, the Yellow Sky Divine Mother will fall into an eternal slumber here."
Qin Jiang looked at the jade Talisman in his hand; its profound array patterns made even him feel a bit dizzy just by looking at them.
This was an Array Dao jade Talisman forged based on Immortal King Dao principles and supplemented by the power of the Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign.
He felt a thick aura of time and space as well as the power of correction upon it.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Emperor Ancestor Immortal King of that year didn't directly cross time and space to reach the present; instead, he descended into a timeline where the Array Dao Heavenly Sovereign existed and used the Sovereign's power to create this jade Talisman.
But this was inconceivable!
Although the power of the pinnacle of the immortal king realm had not been displayed in the present world, just the act of traveling to the future was an unimaginable feat of power.
Even the Human Emperor could not achieve this!
Could it be that the Emperor Ancestor Immortal King's strength was actually above that of the Human Emperor?
This was hard to believe; as the first Human Dao Immortal King to attain enlightenment since the Near Ancient era, the Human Emperor held special significance.
The title 'Human Emperor' was not given lightly; it was a blessing from the Human Dao granted only to those who had made immense contributions to it.
Note, it was for the Human Dao, not just the Human Race.
For this world, all living beings—including those on countless life-bearing planets within the cosmic starry sky—fell under the category of the Human Dao.
To this day, he didn't know exactly what the Human Emperor had done to receive the Human Dao's blessing; even the Human Emperor himself didn't remember.
However, he vaguely felt that before the Human Emperor attained the Immortal King realm, he might have already been the Human Emperor.
In other words, it was possible that during the end of the Ancient era, the Human Emperor had done something to gain the recognition of the Human Dao, which then bestowed its blessing.
"Haha, if the Heavenly Sovereign wants to see it, then take a look."
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign said with a smile, handing the jade Talisman directly to Qin Jiang.
Then, he continued, "Actually, the Heavenly Sovereign is the most suitable person to use this jade Talisman. How about I clear these bronze statues, and you deliver the fatal blow to the Yellow Sky Divine Mother when she awakens?"
Originally, he had intended to mobilize the Emperor Ancestor Dynasty's army to invade this place and then create an Opportunity for himself to strike.
But since Qin Jiang was here, there was no need for any sacrifices.
Qin Jiang toyed with the jade Talisman in his hand; he had already learned about seventy to eighty percent of its internal structure, though some obscure parts would only be clear once the Talisman was fully released.
"No need. The Yellow Sky Divine Mother's Earthly Dao Origin is useless to me, but for the Imperial Venerable, it might be the Opportunity to break through to the pinnacle of the immortal king realm. I will not take what someone else prizes."
This jade Talisman had a mechanism similar to owner recognition; whoever used it would have the captured Earthly Dao Origin poured into their body.
This was actually a necessary measure, because if the Earthly Dao Origin wasn't used the moment it was extracted, it would return to the Earthly Dao.
By then, all efforts would be in vain, and the Yellow Sky Divine Mother would awaken again in a short time.
However, what truly surprised him was that the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign was actually willing to give such a precious treasure to him?
Was he certain that he would definitely become an Immortal King?
Even so, could someone who had remained at the limit of the Immortal Lord realm for tens of thousands of years really resist the Opportunity to break through to the Immortal King realm?
Even if the possibility was slim.
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign looked at Qin Jiang, his eyes filled with inexplicable emotions: confusion, admiration, and joy.
He took back the jade Talisman and tucked it directly into his robes, showing none of the Imperial Venerable's majesty.
He moved closer to Qin Jiang, and Qin Jiang shifted away slightly.
"Heavenly Sovereign, I..." He seemed to hesitate.
Qin Jiang glanced at him; even with his current strength, he couldn't read the thoughts of an Immortal Lord at the limit.
Shifting away a bit more, he said, "The Imperial Venerable may speak plainly."
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign nodded heavily, "Fine! Then I'll be blunt. Actually, Yan Jibai of the Zixuan Holy Land is my Disciple, and I have already seen those five dragon scales you gave him."
At this point, his expression was rarely excited, "Although those aren't the Immortal King's legacy volumes, to me—no, to us—they are even above the Immortal King Scripture!
Fellow Daoist, you are my Fellow Daoist! Over the years, I have been trying to change the continent, but perhaps I have too many concerns, and it's always difficult to achieve any results.
But seeing your five dragon scales that day simply cleared the great confusion in my heart! With just one look, I saw the path ahead!"
Qin Jiang looked at the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign with some suspicion, but then remembered that it seemed the Emperor Ancestor Dynasty was the first to break the monopoly on Martial arts.
That was already tens of thousands of years ago, but calculating it, it should indeed have been done by the person before him.
After that, ordinary people gradually came into contact with profound Martial arts, and sects like the Chang Sheng Sword Sect and Lingxuan Holy Land gradually followed suit.
To this day, there are even more than one immortal method circulating on the continent.
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, "Fellow Daoist, you just said Yan Jibai is your Disciple? Then does that mean the Chang Sheng Sword Sect and Lingxuan Holy Land also..."
The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign's eyes flashed upon hearing this, and he coughed twice to feign composure, "Fellow Daoist, please do not speak of this to others. The Pingxin Pavilion I established has actually gained control over the majority of the immortal sect forces within the Five Regions.
Even in some Holy Lands, although we haven't taken the position of Holy Lord, we occupy important roles. With just one call to action, the entire world, except for the Dao Land, can be mobilized."