242: When Emperor Huangquan was here, our human race dominated the heavens and the worlds.

Sword Ancestor stabilized his Qi, and his magic power surged, condensing a blue palm in the Void Realm, which suddenly broke through the sword shadow and grabbed one of the Sword Dao stones.

At this moment, the majestic Danghe Mountain had also completely melted. Gu Changsheng beckoned with his hand, and the Tribulation Breaking Umbrella fell into his palm.

“The coveters are increasing, Sword Ancestor, we must leave as soon as possible.”

“Alright.”

The two exchanged glances and flew away from the place at extreme speed.

After a cup of tea, seven or eight figures swept over at high speed, their auras extraordinary.

They had scarlet single eyes and slippery skin that rippled like flowing water. They were the Yang Spirit Realm mighty figures of the True Eye Race.

The leader was a Six Tribulation Yang Spirit.

He wiggled his ice-blue nose, and a blurry light flickered in his true eye: “The aura of a Six Tribulation Yang Spirit battle still lingers here.

Both came from the Human Realm.

One of them must have taken the treasure.”

Suddenly, a strange look appeared in his eyes. He saw a space rift about a foot long appear in a part of the sky, slowly wriggling and repairing itself, with threads of Azure Dragon Sword Qi constantly seeping out.

“Oh? Strange, there are also auras of other Yang Spirit Realm Cultivators. This one clearly hasn't even reached the aura of a One Tribulation, yet it can cleave the Void Realm, comparable to a Four Tribulation Yang Spirit... Could it be some special secret art?”

Suddenly, a thin figure beside him said: “Ancestor Yin, the Human Realm is a large world, not to be easily provoked.

Since the treasure is not found, we should leave quickly.

Those hyenas... smelling the scent, are getting closer and closer...”

“Alright.”

...Deep within the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

“Sword Ancestor, what kind of person is Emperor Jielong? His methods are quite peculiar...”

Gu Changsheng recalled the scene of the battle just now.

Emperor Jielong's flesh and blood wriggled, and various strange beasts emerged from the Void Realm, attacking in unison, subtly exuding the aura of Heavenly Tribulation.

“Haha, Emperor Jielong is a Six Tribulation Yang Spirit Cultivator under the Jichuan Ice Phoenix of the Northern Plains.

He possesses a natural secret art that can transform Heavenly Tribulation into beast-shaped calamities, and even store a small amount of tribulation Qi for combat.

The strange beasts you saw were actually the tribulation Qi he released.”

“Transforming into beast-shaped calamities...” Gu Changsheng acutely grasped the key to this secret art.

“Indeed. The Three Calamities, although they are wind, water, and fire, have many types and are formless and intangible, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

Beast calamities are different.

One can overcome them by slaying the beast-transformed calamities.

One can even set up countermeasures in advance to deal with specific types of beast calamities.

Therefore, Emperor Jielong has considerable connections in the Northern Plains and even the Far West, and few dare to provoke him.”

“So that’s how it is...” Gu Changsheng nodded slightly, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

Just now... he had clearly seen Emperor Jielong's true form.

‘No rush... it's not too late to paint after returning to the Human Realm...’

...For the next ten years, the two traveled the Starry Sky Ancient Road, melting one famous mountain after another. Visibly, the painan energy, which had almost bottomed out, gradually became abundant.

Incidentally, Gu Changsheng also harvested many Heaven And Earth Treasures on the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

Dragon Reversal Ganoderma, Dragon Scale Fruit, Purple Cloud Grass, Void Gold... each item was a rather rare treasure for a Yang Spirit Realm Cultivator.

Most importantly, during this period, he learned a lot of information about the Starry Sky Ancient Road from Sword Ancestor's mouth.

For example, the three great 絕境 (absolute perils) and eight great 煉獄 (purgatories).

The absolute perils are places where even an Eight Tribulation Yang Spirit entering would be quite dangerous.

For those below an Eight Tribulation Yang Spirit, entering is practically a death sentence.

The purgatories, on the other hand, are extremely dangerous for those below a Seven Tribulation Yang Spirit. The main explorers are the strongest among Six Tribulation Yang Spirits and Seven Tribulation Yang Spirits.

Besides these, there are also some perilous lands and Secret Realms.

The difficulty varies, and the resource output is not comparable to the purgatories and absolute perils. Under the guidance of Sword Ancestor, the journey was smooth and unimpeded.

During this time, they also fought with other alien Yang Spirits to contend for treasures.

However, Sword Ancestor is an extremely powerful existence among Six Tribulation Yang Spirits, having even explored one of the eight great purgatories—Heavenly Abyss—and returned unscathed.

He easily repelled several people.

More often than not, the two only needed to reveal their aura, and many alien Yang Spirits would voluntarily retreat, exclaiming “Human Realm”.

This also made Gu Changsheng feel a surge of emotion.

The struggles on the Starry Sky Ancient Road depend not only on individual strength but also on the strength of the race and world one belongs to.

For a large world like the Human Realm, when encountering alien Yang Spirit Cultivators from weaker worlds, even if the opponent's strength is stronger, they dare not push too hard.

This is the benefit that prestige brings.

Gu Changsheng once asked Sword Ancestor, among the myriad races gathered on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, what was the Human Race's ranking?

Sword Ancestor smiled slightly and held up five fingers.

Top five?

Gu Changsheng was slightly startled.

Among the myriad worlds, although large worlds are few, they definitely exceed the number of ten fingers.

A ranking in the top five is certainly not low.

However, the next moment, Sword Ancestor showed a hint of nostalgia and said in a deep voice—when Emperor Yellow Springs was still alive, our Human Race dominated the myriad worlds.

At that time, even an ordinary Profound Cave Cultivator of the Human Race, with the help of a secret art, appearing on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, no one dared to provoke him.

Unfortunately, with the disappearance of Emperor Yellow Springs, many Eight Tribulation Yang Spirit mighty figures of the same era also gradually disappeared.

The Human Race's ranking on the Starry Sky Ancient Road also declined accordingly.

‘It’s Emperor Yellow Springs again...’ Gu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

He remembered that the Yellow Springs Dao Zang had once said in all its wonderful methods that cultivating to the extreme, one could possess all living beings with a single thought, and with a single true spirit immortal, there would always be a day for a comeback.

Could it be? Emperor Yellow Springs isn't really dead?

Holy Ancestor Jialan of the Holy Realm can live for millions of years, seemingly transcending the limits of Lifespan, or having an extremely long Lifespan. Could Emperor Yellow Springs, who was no less than her, die so easily?

The two wandered for another ten years, during which they melted eighteen famous mountains.

At this moment, the Tribulation Breaking Umbrella surged with light, and the painan energy within the umbrella bead was filled to its limit, unable to absorb even a trace more.

“Good, the painan power contained in this treasure is full. Next, it depends on this old Daoist's fortune...”

Sword Ancestor's face was slightly grim.

This time, the Three Calamities was the seventh Heavenly Tribulation.

If he passed, he could become a Seven Tribulation Yang Spirit, a renowned mighty figure even in the Human Realm.

If he failed, his body would perish and his Dao would vanish.

Suddenly, the umbrella surface hummed and trembled continuously, and the artifact spirit transmitted a strong desire to Gu Changsheng.

“This feeling... a painan stone fragment!”

Gu Changsheng looked towards the southwest, where brilliant light enveloped and mist permeated. It was Azure Rock Peak, one of the eight great purgatories.

The giant mountain range pierced the clouds, larger than some Small Worlds, clearly visible even tens of millions of miles away.

“Are we doing it?”

Sword Ancestor inquired.

“Judging from the 感知 (perception) distance, the fragment perceived by the artifact spirit should be in the outer area of Azure Rock Peak...” Gu Changsheng's face struggled, his expression uncertain.

The eight great purgatories are extremely dangerous even for Six Tribulation Yang Spirit Realm Cultivators.

However, Yang Spirit Realm methods are mysterious and cannot be simply viewed.

Like that Evil Jiao, who hadn't even reached a One Tribulation Yang Spirit, could still escape from Gu Changsheng, who was comparable to a Four Tribulation Yang Spirit.

When exploring perilous lands, survival ability is paramount.

And Gu Changsheng's survival ability... haha, he considered himself no less than Sword Ancestor.

‘Void Walker... merging into the Void Realm, can avoid at least ninety percent of damage.

Moreover, the speed is several times faster than usual, and the methods are secretive.’

Gu Changsheng had secretly tested Sword Ancestor and found that with this method, even Sword Ancestor could not detect him from a hundred miles away.

With this thought, he immediately hardened his resolve.

“Let's do it!”