Traveling across the globe for the first time

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor sighed and said, "Alas, I have been providing you with assistance, and even went so far as to enhance that fool's strength and help you forge your jade bones, all in the hope that you would attain enlightenment as soon as possible. I never expected that you would be even more talented than that fool, and that you would have to forge your jade bones three times."

Even so, I did not give up. I used the rules to help you complete your final transformation. But your strength has already reached the sixth level. Why haven't you attained enlightenment yet?

This has forced me to abandon my plans and personally appear before you."

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head and sighed, "What a pity, what a pity! Your strength is so great, and you have secrets that even I cannot see through. Why are you not the chosen one of this world?"
Otherwise, I will give you the seed projection.

Zhang Haoran's head buzzed, his scalp tingled, and his eyes widened in surprise. His mind was filled with only the words "sixth rank," and he didn't pay attention to what the other person said afterward.

Level six!

This is the standard for classifying strength across all the heavens and myriad realms. How could a native like him know this?
Could it be that he once left the Three Realms and wandered in the Chaos? Or perhaps he communicated with the beings of all the heavens and myriad realms? Otherwise, it would be impossible to know this information.

Since he already has the ability to travel in the chaos, why does he need to come back?

It should be understood that compared to the vast chaos, the Three Realms are extremely small. This is merely a world of countless grains of sand, with an upper limit of only the sixth rank.

With the Heavenly Emperor's strength, he could do quite well even in a minor world, where the laws are more complete, the upper limit is higher, and there is better development. So why would he come back to wreak havoc on the Three Realms?

There must be something going on here.

Zhang Haoran was, after all, a swordsman with a firm will. He quickly accepted the fact that the Heavenly Emperor had once traveled through Chaos, and he began to recall what the other party had said before.

This passage contains a lot of information, but he still felt that the old man was fooling him.

When I first provided energy to the Overlord Emperor, I did have the intention of helping him forge the Jade Bone and attain enlightenment as soon as possible. However, when he was trying to break through the rule passage, the other party definitely wanted to kill him.

Do not!
To be precise, when the Jade Bone Forging reached its later stages at the Overlord Emperor's level, the opponent had already revealed his killing intent.

Zhang Haoran always thought that he had initially listened to the advice of his clones and felt that there was no need to prove the Dao before raising his Qi and blood to the extreme.

After forging his jade bones three times, his strength reached the sixth rank. He believed that his current strength was sufficient to deal with everything in the small world, so there was no need to rush.

Looking back now, it was a martial artist's intuition that made him subconsciously unwilling to seek enlightenment.

This allowed him to escape a crisis; once the Dao Fruit falls into the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, who knows what terrible things might happen.

Perhaps, like those emperors, they will be bound by the source and manipulated by the other side.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat. These old foxes were too cunning. He could be beaten to death, but he didn't want to become a puppet.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor sighed again: "What a pity! If it weren't for Hao's interference, which prevented you from passing the thirteen trials and being assimilated by the rules here, it wouldn't matter if you didn't attain enlightenment."

"It seems Hao has discerned something, perhaps he realized my presence, which is why he helped you arrive ahead of schedule."

The more Zhang Haoran listened, the more chilled he became. Hao must be referring to the Eastern Emperor!

He now realized that Donghuang's strange behavior wasn't meant to trick him, but rather to give him a hint.

That's right. He devoured the power of the rules within the level, which was equivalent to undermining the small world. The implication couldn't be clearer, but unfortunately, he didn't see it at the time.

This is mainly due to the ingrained thinking he had from the original work, which led him to believe that although the emperors and the Heavenly Emperor were enemies, they were actually in the same camp with the same interests. They both wanted to cultivate a group of strong individuals to prove their Dao, and then kill them to fill the gaps in the story.

I never imagined there might be a deeper scheme involved.

In the previous murals, Donghuang called the Heavenly Emperor his teacher and oversaw the creation of the Immortal Source, clearly indicating a good relationship. This image may be authentic.

Looking back now, it was precisely because of their good relationship that Donghuang was able to discover some clues, deliberately interrupt his breakthrough, and give hints.

Unfortunately, the gap between him and these old silver coins was too great; he couldn't even see such an obvious clue.

The surrounding sunlight was even brighter, and even the celestial projection no longer seemed so illusory.

Zhang Haoran felt a chill in his heart. He stared intently at the Heavenly Emperor and said, "This is all your conspiracy."

"hehe!"

The Heavenly Emperor chuckled and said, "You mean those murals?"
That was just a casual arrangement by me, so that you wouldn't suspect anything and think that there was a huge conspiracy lurking around you. Who would desperately improve their strength?

"I just didn't expect you to complete the qualitative change in your mental power so quickly and see through my methods."

This is clearly nonsense, a deliberate attempt to change the subject. Those murals do indeed have problems, as they are intended to lead viewers to oppose the emperor.

However, that's not on the same level as what they're talking about now.

Before the Heavenly Emperor, those emperors were nothing but a bunch of tools.

Zhang Haoran said coldly, "I'm not talking about the murals, but everything that happened in the Three Realms. The Great War of the Emperors back then was probably your doing, as was the Immortal Source Project, and even the later chaotic era, the destruction of the Earth Emperor Dynasty, the end of the sect era, Mo Wenjian's revenge... You were behind all of these in the dark?"

He emphasized, "Including the fact that you shattered the original star back then, causing a loophole in the source land. All of this was your scheme."

The Heavenly Emperor initially maintained a kind smile and listened quietly, but his expression changed slightly when he heard about the shattered primordial star.

He hadn't expected the other party to have guessed that as well.

Although Zhang Haoran wasn't good at scheming, he wasn't stupid either. Knowing the outcome, he could still work backwards to deduce the process.

If the Heavenly Emperor is so powerful, how could he have been forced back by the combined forces of the Emperor and the Seed?
And then there's the miserable suppression of the source area?

The most suspicious thing is that when the Heavenly Emperor shattered the original star and took away 70% of the energy, why did he leave 30% for the Yang God?
Don't say he forgot or looked down on it; that's pure nonsense.

That much energy is enough to create an emperor; no one can ignore it. This is probably a trap deliberately set by the Heavenly Emperor. Someone has to take the blame for this to make it seem reasonable.

Yang Shen thought he had gotten a great deal, but in fact he was the first to fall into the trap.

If it weren't for the 30% of energy taken away by the Yang God, the Heavenly Emperor would have been killed by everyone to fill the hole the moment he was forced back. After all, the hole was created because the original star was shattered and took away energy, and killing him would definitely fill it.

Because the 30% of energy taken away by the Yang God was missing, everyone knew that killing the Heavenly Emperor would not be enough, so they joined forces with him to suppress the source land. All of this was planned by the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor remained silent for a while, then chuckled and said, "Hehe, you figured it out!"
Actually, Qiong, they had long suspected something, but they weren't confident they could defeat me, so they dared not make a move.

The Heavenly Emperor's answer further confirmed his guess. In fact, Zhang Haoran had long suspected that the hole was so big that even the nine emperors, who had suppressed it for tens of thousands of years, could not plug it. The energy absorbed by the rift in the source land was enough to create dozens of primordial stars.

It now appears that all that energy was used by the Heavenly Emperor to nurture his reincarnated beings!
No wonder this reincarnated body is so powerful. With the support of the Nine Emperors and the Heavenly Emperor's original body, providing energy for tens of thousands of years, how could it not be powerful?

Zhang Haoran's heart stirred, and he suddenly remembered something, blurting out, "Back then, the fall of the Three Heavenly Emperors was also orchestrated by you in secret!"

The reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor can even influence the thoughts of a swordsman. His true form is also more powerful than that of an emperor, so it is possible that he can provide some guidance to the God Emperor and others.

"That's right!"

The Heavenly Emperor did not deny it, but readily admitted it. He coldly said, "The Supreme Heavenly Emperors have not condensed their Dao Fruits. What use are they?"

Their combat strength has improved too quickly!
He also wanted to use the true path to penetrate the source land and form a perfect cycle. Once his true path reached the center of the source land, he would be able to discover the abnormal energy flow and thus discover the existence of my incarnation.

I have no desire to be an opponent of such a genius, so I can only let him perish prematurely.

snort!
"If Dou hadn't been so sensible, realizing the situation was dire and choosing to pursue enlightenment, thus entrusting his Dao fruit to me, it wouldn't have been the Three Heavenly Emperors who perished back then, but the Four Heavenly Emperors!"

He looked up at the increasingly solidified Heavenly Palace, his gaze unusually profound, and said in a leisurely tone, "How vast is the boundless chaos! There are countless capable people."

I once traveled through the Chaos, but returned severely injured; only a very few people know this.

My explanation at the time was that I encountered a powerful enemy and escaped only after suffering serious injuries.

But do you know what the real situation is?

As the Heavenly Emperor spoke, his emotions became very unstable, and an extremely powerful aura was leaked out. Zhang Haoran felt a chill in his heart and exclaimed in shock, "As expected, this old guy is at the high level of the sixth rank."

Click, click, click!
The small space supported by the Heavenly Emperor began to expand, crushing the Sword Dao Domain.

"Buzz!"

The rules of swordsmanship manifested, forming an illusory longsword above the domain. The domain, which had just begun to expand, was pushed back down, becoming even smaller than before.

This relieved Zhang Haoran, who said, "Damn, I thought it was some kind of magical technique, but it's just a domain, only the method of application is more sophisticated."

In fact, that small space was just a compressed domain. If he compressed his sword domain to only a few dozen meters, he could achieve the same intensity, or even higher.

This is a matter of perspective!
Zhang Haoran had not encountered any rivals in this field, so he had not explored it in depth. The Heavenly Emperor, on the other hand, had traveled through the Chaos and was knowledgeable, giving him a slight edge in application.

The Heavenly Emperor had no intention of competing with him in terms of domain. He was just emotionally unstable, and his domain was expanding naturally. His expression was no longer so kind, but rather extremely ferocious. Veins bulged on his forehead, his eyes glowed red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The truth is, I did encounter a strong person, and the other party was incredibly powerful. I don't even have the qualifications to be their enemy."

No major battles occurred.

It was a ninth-level expert traveling by; the gust of wind he created as he passed by severely injured me and left me on the verge of death.

In his presence, I am not even as insignificant as an ant. He didn't even glance at me, as if he didn't know I existed.

After that, I did not immediately return to the Three Realms, but instead continued my travels while recuperating from my injuries, and learned a lot of secret information.

The world we live in is but a fleeting speck of sand.

What is a world of countless grains of sand?

Like grains of sand in a river, countless, who knows, some powerful being might pass by and destroy this world. I am unwilling to accept this!

Having painstakingly cultivated to the sixth level, I am still like an ant, my life and death hanging in the balance at the mercy of others. How can I accept this?

As he spoke these words, the Heavenly Emperor's body trembled slightly, his aura became increasingly unstable, and even the surrounding space crackled. His tone was filled with resentment and unwillingness. He, the number one powerhouse in the Three Realms and the founder of the Origin Dao, had set out to explore the Chaos with great ambition.

As soon as he left the Three Realms, he was nearly killed by the strong wind stirred up by a powerful figure passing by, which dealt him a great blow.

Zhang Haoran was no naive newbie; he felt that the Heavenly Emperor wasn't telling the truth, and that the old man was definitely hiding the truth.

That powerful being could not possibly have failed to notice the Heavenly Emperor.

It's like when he returns to Earth, would he ignore the ordinary people around him while walking? He certainly wouldn't create a strong wind, otherwise, he wouldn't be walking, he would be massacring a city.

Besides, the Heavenly Emperor is already a sixth-tier powerhouse, not an ant, and that ninth-tier big shot would definitely not ignore him.

He strongly suspected that the Heavenly Emperor had brought this upon himself, and that the powerful being had already shown mercy.

It's highly likely that the other party was concealing their presence while traveling. The Heavenly Emperor noticed that the other party had decent equipment but didn't sense any danger, so he prepared to kill them and steal their treasure. However, he was instead sent flying by a gust of wind that the other party casually swung.

Otherwise, if a powerful figure travels without restraining their aura, creating a powerful gust of wind capable of severely injuring a sixth-tier expert, countless worlds around them would be destroyed. No one could bear such a huge karmic consequence.

If a celestial king were traveling and a true god suddenly jumped out to rob him, he would definitely slap him to death. Why would he let the other party escape with serious injuries?

This shows that the powerful being who passed by was already very merciful. The Heavenly Emperor had been high above for too long and did not know how to be grateful. Instead, he felt insulted.

Zhang Haoran said coldly, "So you feel that you should improve your strength as soon as possible."

But the Three Realms bound you, which is why your primordial star shattered.

"Bondage?"

The Heavenly Emperor sneered, "Heh! I can roam freely in the chaos, so what need is there for restraint?"
I feel that wandering in the chaos is too dangerous. How can it be as safe and secure as improving one's strength in the Three Realms?
"If I don't shatter the primordial star, how can those emperors sense the crisis and willingly provide me with energy?"

Zhang Haoran immediately understood the Heavenly Emperor's thoughts.

This guy was not only mentally disturbed, but he was also terrified by that powerful being. He felt that it was too dangerous to wander in the chaos, so he set his sights on the Three Realms that he could control.

This is what is commonly known as being a bully at home.

In this world, the Heavenly Emperor is the strongest, and he can do whatever he wants. Even if all the powerful beings unite to resist, he has the ability to suppress them. Improving one's strength here is much safer than venturing into the Chaos.

The Heavenly Emperor did not take action at first, allowing the Three Realms to prosper for tens of thousands of years, because he felt that the energy provided by the Nine Emperors was enough. Later, as his reincarnated body's strength increased, his ambition grew even greater, and he wanted to create another batch of emperors in the Three Realms for him to harvest. He might even swallow the seeds along with the body when he left.

This is going to drain the entire Three Realms dry! (End of Chapter)