223: Xuanhuang Emperor

“What is this now?”

“You look in the direction of the guidance.”

“You discover four large characters beneath the statue—Heavenly Lightning!”

“Heavenly Lightning?!”

“Could Daoist Lord Lei Yuan's unsealing item be this Heavenly Lightning? But where should I look for this item…”

You sigh softly.

You continue searching the surroundings.

However, this time, there are no further discoveries.

This leaves you a bit disappointed.

Having no other choice, you temporarily return to the Human Emperor Sect first.

The 19,000th year.

You return to the Five Regions Land, selectively killing some individuals carrying Luck, and acquiring many resources from them.

The 19,800th year.

In these years, you begin to vigorously Cultivate your subordinate Cultivators.

As their cultivation and loyalty increase, you successfully receive feedback, and your cultivation continues to rise.

This is not all.

Because the Saint Emperor Peak Cultivator you killed earlier carried a large amount of high-grade immortal medicine, your cultivation is still rapidly increasing.

The 20,000th year.

You successfully condense a Fatal Strike.

The 21,000th year.

You absorb all the immortal medicine, and your cultivation successfully reaches the sixth layer of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.

But just as you intend to continue your secluded cultivation, a Cultivator appears before you.

He has white robes and white hair, his aura is as still as an ancient well, clearly having reached the Realm of returning to simplicity.

However, you do not sense any malice from him.

You cup your hands to him and inquire about his identity.

“This venerable one is Emperor Xuanhuang.”

“I heard from the Yellow Wind Rat that you not only found an Earth God spiritual item but also claim to be the Fire God?”

Upon hearing this, your brows furrow slightly.

Then you gently raise your hand and release the demonic flame.

“It is indeed identical to the Fire God's Dao flame recorded in ancient texts.”

“But… this flame must have been given to you by the Fire God after you completely lifted his Seal, right?”

Hearing this, you nod gently, then fully disclose the news of your release of the Fire God.

“I truly didn't expect that you would only take a few thousand years to successfully rescue the Fire God.”

After speaking, Emperor Xuanhuang sets up a barrier outside the Immortal Cave, shielding everything around it.

Subsequently, he tells you many other things.

He tells you that in about 100,000 years, the boundary walls of the Myriad Realms will begin to contract.

This is a catastrophe that no one can stop.

And to break through the boundary walls, at least the power of three Lords will be needed!

“Do you know why, over these years, I have had my subordinate Cultivators constantly search, yet in the end, not a single Lord has been released?”

You shake your head repeatedly.

“That is because the other two Emperor Cultivators of the Heavenly Court are in league with the mastermind behind this catastrophe!”

“They and their direct subordinates have released a large number of false rumors to defame the eight Lords. Now, fewer and fewer Cultivators in the entire Heavenly Court are willing to believe me; they all think I've been deluded and wish to eliminate the eight Lords as quickly as possible.”

“And now, once my subordinate Cultivators are dispatched, they will immediately face layers of obstruction from other Heavenly Court Cultivators.”

At this point, Emperor Xuanhuang changes the subject.

“However, fortunately, Fellow Daoist, you have now released the Fire God.”

“In the next 100,000 years, as long as we can release two more Lords, all difficulties will be resolved.”

Saying this, Emperor Xuanhuang shares with you the situation of the eight Dao Transformation Realm Cultivators he has knowledge of.

Besides the Earth God, Emperor Xuanhuang now also knows the specific locations of the Wood God, Water God, and Wind God.

Especially the Wind God.

Under the continuous exploration of Emperor Xuanhuang's direct lineage, five of the seven spiritual items needed to unseal the Wind God have already been gathered.

As long as two more spiritual items are collected, the Wind God's Seal can be completely lifted.

Seven collected five?!

Upon hearing this, you hastily ask Emperor Xuanhuang if gathering five spiritual items allows contact with the other spiritual items.

However, Emperor Xuanhuang's answer is—no.

This answer startles you.

“Why, after I obtained half of the spiritual items to unseal the Fire God, was I guided by some unseen force?”

“Is this truly the Fire God's method or the so-called—Heavenly Dao!”

You murmur to yourself.

In the unseen, you feel an invisible hand manipulating everything.

In the subsequent conversation, you and Emperor Xuanhuang reach an agreement to cooperate in collecting spiritual items.

And you successfully obtain the specific locations of the Wood, Water, and Wind Gods from Emperor Xuanhuang, as well as the appearance of the spiritual items that need to be collected.

Before leaving, Emperor Xuanhuang also gives you a large amount of immortal medicine produced in the Primordial Sacred Domain.

The 21,001st year.

You begin immersive secluded cultivation.

The 23,000th year.

You successfully raise your cultivation to the seventh layer of the Heavenly Emperor Realm by relying on the immortal medicine.

Although the current increase in Realm does not provide much help, you have the advantage of Overcoming to Subdue.

As long as you raise your cultivation to the Saint Emperor Realm, you will completely ignore the thousands of golden shadows that appear when the Realm breaks!

The 25,000th year.

You successfully Breakthrough to the eighth layer of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.

The 26,200th year.

You, who are in secluded cultivation, are interrupted again.

News comes from the Human Emperor Sect that the Disciple named Sui Guan has once again discovered content on a map.

“It's him again?”

You immediately summon Sui Guan.

After several thousand years of change, Sui Guan has clearly matured a lot.

And because he found content on the map for you the previous two times, you gave him a large amount of Cultivation resources.

This caused Sui Guan's cultivation to surge ahead, far surpassing the other Disciples in the Human Emperor Sect.

“Sui Guan, why are you always able to find the content marked on those maps?”

Sui Guan is momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then he speaks: “Replying to Sect Master, this Disciple merely persists in searching.”

“Others, after failing to find what they seek, often choose to give up searching and return to the sect to Cultivate.”

“But this Disciple will keep searching.”

“Because I know that if I find content on a map, what you bestow upon me will absolutely surpass ten thousand years of arduous Cultivation.”

Hearing this, you smile and nod: “Hahaha... Good!”

“If you find another place recorded on the map this time, I will not only give you a large amount of resources but also take you as my Disciple and support you in cultivating with all your might!”

Sui Guan immediately bows down to the ground upon hearing this: “Thank you, Sect Master!”