Chapter 535 Part 2

Chapter 535 Part 2: Heavenly Emperor (2)

"Though my true form is Di Ting, I cannot claim to know everything; such secrets are beyond my knowledge."

"But if we are talking about a method, perhaps we could start with another great figure who is also immortal… or maybe it could be considered a half-method."

"However, regarding these matters, I can only say it is a bit of speculation; I cannot guarantee anything."

Nian Chao Sheng answered very cautiously.

Qiao Mu raised an eyebrow.

"Are you saying… the Dao Ancestor?"

The Di Ting from Return Ruins once said something similar.

The Dao Ancestor has proven to be indestructible through ages, and is another immortal being existing among the countless worlds.

Nian Chao Sheng could not be sure, but he made his guess: if there is indeed a living being in this vast universe that can deal with an Undead Immortal Lord, he would first suspect the Dao Ancestor, who has also reached the realm of immortality.

"Saying that is the same as saying nothing," Qiao Mu shook his head.

The Dao Ancestor is too mysterious, like a shadow of Dao Xu, only whispers of him can be heard; ultimately, he is like a dragon that shows its head but not its tail.

In this moment, when the celestial realm is shattered, and the heavenly court is in ruins, even the Heavenly Emperor has passed away, Qiao Mu still knows very little about the Dao Ancestor, and has not heard of any True Immortal having seen him.

As the countless worlds approach their end, the Dao Ancestor still remains unseen, which makes Qiao Mu hold many doubts about such an immortal being.

"What about the other half?" he asked.

Nian Chao Sheng remained silent and simply turned to look at Qiao Feixian and Qiao Canxue beside him; his meaning was clear.

"It is just as I thought," Qiao Mu silently shook his head.

As the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor’s daughter, their existence represented a backup plan for the Heavenly Emperor.

Nian Chao Sheng pointed out two paths for him: one leading to the elusive ancestor dragon, and the other to the fallen Heavenly Emperor.

Compared to the immortal ancestor, the deceased Heavenly Emperor could only be considered half a being.

A True Immortal is only truly dead when both spirit and body are completely destroyed, leaving no remains, while the death of the Heavenly Emperor is clearly suspicious and unusual.

So after going in circles, Qiao Mu once again returned to the two choices he faced before.

The last time he faced the Heavenly Emperor’s corpse, Qiao Mu had concerns and chose to turn away.

This time, Qiao Mu thought of returning to the Return Ruins to deal with the Undead Immortal Lord and the impending Great Collapse.

"The Return Ruins is the end of all worlds. If I enter the Return Ruins, I will no longer be able to control these one hundred avatars from afar." Qiao Mu looked at Wu Qizheng in front of him.

"And these one hundred lifeless bodies are yours to use; they can help you advance further."

"Now, the Great World of Jiu Province is intertwined with the myriad realms, and the True Immortal may not be the only disaster. Please take care of yourself."

Qiao Mu’s method of creating flesh clones was developed from techniques like the "Shape Changing Skill."

Wu Qizheng, as the creator of the "Shape Changing Skill" and having mastered Divine Human Transformation, is the best candidate to make good use of Qiao Mu’s flesh clones.

Not to mention, Wu Qizheng’s current body has consumed more than one of Qiao Mu’s corpses in the past.

At the worst, Qiao Mu’s one hundred bodies can serve as nourishment, allowing Wu Qizheng, who has mastered the Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill and Divine Human Transformation, to advance even further.

"You can go with peace of mind." Wu Qizheng nodded and then continued to speak:

"The ‘No Move No Thinking Skill’ and ‘Sun Chasing Sutra’ you mentioned before during your training are quite magical. With these skills, if there are other disasters, I think we can get through them."

The ‘Sun Chasing Sutra’ is a technique developed by Qiao Mu from the Divine and Demon Cultivation Method of the Kuafu tribe.

One is a method of spiritual refining that focuses on the obsession in the heart, and the other is a body training technique for creating the Kuafu Divine Demon Body.

The ‘No Move No Thinking Skill’ is a unique technique tailored for Qiao Mu. It allows his body to surrender to the instincts of martial arts, combining it with the obsession method of the Kuafu tribe, which helped Qiao Mu navigate the endless Long Life Dream.

However, Qiao Mu was somewhat surprised to hear this. Logically, the "Human Path Sutra," which directly points to the flawless martial arts true body, should be much more dazzling than these two skills. Why would Wu Qizheng mention these two techniques?

Perhaps he encountered a problem similar to Qiao Mu’s.

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"The question is, how should we go to Return Ruins?"

Qiao Mu’s method is to wait.

When the great world of Jiu Province was swept up in the Great Collapse, and the sky fell and the earth cracked, he could naturally steer the Sky River Immortal Boat and enter the Return Ruins before the great world of Jiu Province completely perished.

This was also Qiao Mu’s way of repeatedly entering the Return Ruins during his fifteen years of wandering through the thousand realms, and he was quite familiar with it.

The only difficulty was that the entrance to the Return Ruins could only appear after the destruction of the great world of Jiu Province.

Even if Qiao Mu gained the power of the Heavenly Emperor, it would ultimately be too late to change things.

"Actually, there is another way, instead of quietly waiting for the Jiu Province world to be destroyed, to enter the Return Ruins right now," Nian Chao Sheng said as he stepped forward.

"Senior Qiao, if I’m not mistaken, you have reached the Tide Listening Building in the Return Ruins, right?"

Qiao Mu glanced at Nian Chao Sheng, "That’s right."

"That makes things even better," Nian Chao Sheng said, feeling relieved.

He pulled out a scroll from his sleeve, but the scroll was completely blank, without any images.

"The Tide Listening Building was once a small world in the blessed land of Fangcun Mountain. The so-called Fangcun Mountain is found within the hearts of people, making it a very special small world."

"Therefore, the storytellers of the Tide Listening Building can use paintings as a medium, allowing them to find refuge in the Tide Listening Building even if they are far away in Jiu Province."

Qiao Mu roughly understood what Nian Chao Sheng meant, and he had indeed seen a storyteller enter the Tide Listening Building through a painting.

"Since Mr. Qiao has been to the Tide Listening Building in the Return Ruins, that’s even better," Nian Chao Sheng said as he handed the blank scroll to Qiao Mu.

"This blank visualization scroll can also serve as a medium to enter the Tide Listening Building in the Return Ruins."

"Please, Mr. Qiao, close your eyes and imagine the Tide Listening Building in the Return Ruins, and you will arrive shortly."

Qiao Mu took the scroll and raised an eyebrow as he looked at Nian Chao Sheng in front of him.

Nian Chao Sheng’s true abilities were even more remarkable than Qiao Mu had initially imagined; he was simply not interested in fighting and preferred to watch the rise and fall of the world.

In the face of the Great Collapse, a huge wave, Nian Chao Sheng could no longer stand aside and had to think hard to survive.

"Then I went." Qiao Mu closed his eyes and began to imagine, but at the same time, he felt two figures approach behind him.

One was Qiao Canxue, and the other was Qiao Feixian, like two people standing opposite each other in a mirror, identical in every way.

"Do you want to go together? That’s fine." Qiao Mu showed no happiness or sadness; he simply pressed his hand against the Human Emperor Sword at his waist.

No matter what plans the Heavenly Emperor had, he would face them with courage, as he always did.

With his mind sinking into a blank canvas, Qiao Mu tried hard to remember the Return Ruins Tide Listening Building he had visited in the past.

Soon, the memories in his heart became more and more real, and when he came to himself, he found himself already in the desolate mountains of the Return Ruins Tide Listening Building.

"Is this the ruins?"

Qiao Canxue stood on the desolate mountain, beneath her feet was the collapsed Tide Listening Building, and as she looked around, all she could see were endless twisted ruins, floating with the pale yellow seawater.

In front of this desolate mountain, there was a heavenly ladder reaching up to the clouds, and above the clouds, a fairy palace appeared faintly.

When Qiao Mu first entered the Return Ruins, there was a great distance between the Tide Listening Building and the ruins of the heavenly palace, but now the ruins of the heavenly palace are right next to the Tide Listening Building.

"It seems that the Return Ruins are not the same as before."

"Let’s go."

Qiao Mu said no more and stepped directly onto the heavenly stairs that pointed to the sky, as smooth as white jade.

Passing through the collapsed South Heavenly Gate and walking past a ground covered with the armor remains of heavenly soldiers, he arrived once again at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

The Heavenly Emperor’s body still sat on the throne just like before, with thin strands of ethereal energy floating from the top of his head and gathering above, resembling a mushroom.

Qiao Mu felt no fear as he boldly stepped forward and examined the corpse carefully in front of the Heavenly Emperor’s throne.

After a long time, he made his judgment:

"The Heavenly Emperor is indeed dead; there is no chance of him reviving. His death was very special, leaving behind a remarkably intact body."

Upon re-entering the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Qiao Mu was no longer the same as before.

The essence of the Heavenly Emperor’s life is no different from other True Immortals; it merely possesses greater power and has achieved a higher mastery in the art of protection.

Qiao Mu has killed multiple True Immortals and has successfully cultivated a flawless martial arts true body. He is confident that his judgment will not be wrong, and methods like possession cannot deceive him, even if they belonged to the deceased Heavenly Emperor.

The physical body of a True Immortal is no longer made of mere flesh and blood.

Without its divine consciousness, the body of the Heavenly Emperor can be seen as a large mass of extremely pure source fairy energy, and Qiao Mu estimates that its quality and quantity far exceed the total amount of earthly spiritual energy in the Jiu Province world.