Create a world of low martial arts from ancient times

They found the True Martial Emperor, who, just like in the first playthrough, was waiting for the Yellow Springs to deliver him food, freeing him from his awkward state of being neither alive nor dead.

Once the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying were unleashed, the Yellow Springs became food, devoured and wiped out by the True Martial Emperor. The Blood Killing Daoist's newly refined and mutated body vanished into nothingness. The Asura Ancestor had no choice but to abandon the lifespan he had just gained at the Origin of Life and Death and flee. In the end, only Meng Qi, who should have also been killed by a single sword and escaped from the Origin of Life and Death, remained.

The figure of the True Martial Emperor has materialized from the depths of the origin of life and death, majestic and domineering, yet kind and gentle, like an elder.

He was not the Zhenwu Emperor as he perceived him.

Yet, he couldn't help but feel a sense of affection and tenderness towards his children.

It was as if they had met their "biological parents".

No, this is not a feeling he has, but rather the Nine Primordial Seals he cultivates, which are their way of showing love and respect for the True Martial Emperor.

What's happening here?
"He is the Primordial Celestial Venerable?" Meng Qi felt a headache coming on and his heart went numb.

Is Zhenwu the Great Emperor the Primordial Celestial Venerable? What kind of plot is this?
According to some myths, shouldn't He be related to Laozi (Taishang Laojun)?

It shouldn't be the turn of Yuanshi Tianzun, right?

The two are indirectly related, but in reality, they are completely unrelated.

Surely the Primordial Celestial Lord wouldn't pull a double stunt, would he?

The Daoist Master and Daoist Child, as products of the pursuit of emptiness through reduction, are not bad.

"The True Martial Emperor?" Meng Qi was already prepared to completely sever his current thoughts.

The Wheel of Life and Death, forged from the bones of the Yellow Springs, can be disregarded, and the will that possesses this place can be relinquished at this moment.

After all, who knows whether the True Martial Emperor in front of them is a friend or foe?

“Meng Qi,” the True Martial Emperor also spoke.

Meng Qi's gaze was stern, but he inexplicably asked, "May I ask if the Great Emperor intends to attain the other shore?"

The True Martial Emperor replied, "How can you tell?"

"Just now, Zhen Yuanzi proved the other shore. Now that you have awakened, you should seize the opportunity and head straight for the other shore," Meng Qi said passionately.

But the True Martial Emperor simply looked at him calmly, without saying a word. His eyes, as still as an ancient well, seemed to hold no trace of longing for the other shore.

Just as Meng Qi was feeling uneasy under his gaze, the True Martial Emperor laughed: "Hahaha, not bad, not bad, just as it should be. At this moment, I am the other shore."

Are you on a 2G network? The latency is so high? Meng Qi kept complaining in his mind.

"Huh?" Wait, you are the other shore?
Meng Qi was completely baffled by this statement.

His gaze deepened, his mind shifting back and forth between his clone, the Wheel of Life and Death, and his true self in the Jade Void Palace, yet he saw no new phenomena of enlightenment across the void.

Is Zhenwu the Great on the other side? Meng Qi didn't know.

His advisor, Gu Xiaosang, also found it somewhat strange.

Is there a new other shore in this world? It seems not. From ancient times to the present, in the long river of time, none of the other shores that have fallen and still exist bear the trace of the True Martial Emperor.

"Are you on the other side?" Meng Qi asked cautiously.

Zhenwu the Great replied, "Do you think I'm just talking nonsense?"

Uh, that word really shouldn't have come out of your mouth. Meng Qi was momentarily speechless.

But then I thought, they are all highly skilled in supernatural abilities, how could they not know about things on Earth?

"Since you've become the other shore, may I... leave?" Meng Qi subconsciously made a habitual gesture of touching his nose.

This isn't about being embarrassed for myself, but for the True Martial Emperor.

"When did I ever stop you?" Zhenwu the Great retorted.

Meng Qi was stunned. There really wasn't one. He had always been on guard against the True Martial Emperor, thinking that He would harm him.

"No." Meng Qi touched his nose in embarrassment. "Why are you touching your nose? Do you have this habit?" Emperor Zhenwu suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Meng Qi finally realized.

He didn't seem to have this habit, but he performed the action with incredible skill, as if he would do it whenever he encountered an embarrassing situation.

Then, upon seeing the seemingly amused expression on Zhenwu Emperor's face, he realized that Zhenwu Emperor was playing a trick on him.

"Isn't the other shore just like this? High above, looking down on all living beings, manipulating everything, and you call it the will of Heaven," the True Martial Emperor said leisurely.

"But this is too much to do, isn't it?" Meng Qi finally couldn't help but complain.

Those on the other side of the world, guided by divine will, manipulate the overall situation and alter the past and future. How could they possibly play with a person's behavior like this?

This was the first time he had ever seen such a perverse sense of humor from the other side of the river.

"How can I let you know that I am the will of Heaven if I don't pay attention to the details?" Emperor Zhenwu waved his hand and chuckled.

Meng Qi opened his mouth, as if it were indeed true.

Wait, I actually agree with the idea that He is already on the other side? Meng Qi was even more surprised.

"The Other Shore can transform everything about all living beings into a book, a picture, a TV series, or even just a simple symbol or character that encompasses a lifetime. You have also been to the Other Shore, so you should understand this, right?" Emperor Zhenwu said slowly.

"???" Are they not even going to pretend anymore? They're just showing their cards.

"What do you mean by that?" Meng Qi asked seriously. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else. The cause of all the effects arrived from afar, erasing all possibilities of him being manipulated. He borrowed the characteristics of the other shore from the future in advance, so as to counteract the control of the mysterious other shore in front of him.

“Besides the other shore, all living beings have times of weakness, and besides the Three Pure Ones, all those on the other shore also have times when they are not on the other shore. However, even those who are not on the other shore are still on the other shore, so they cannot be destroyed across time.”

"..." Meng Qi's eyes were filled with even more doubt.

"So do you think that when you were weak, the other side wouldn't be able to see your memories from the previous life?" Emperor Zhenwu posed a question.

"Probably... I think so," Meng Qi said hesitantly.

He couldn't be sure if those memories of his had been seen by the other side.

But if they saw it, why did they allow things to continue as they are now?

"No." The True Martial Emperor once again toyed with Meng Qi.

Meng Qi was speechless.

"Your Majesty, let's put those issues aside for now. I have a question."

"You said."

"Has the Goddess Houtu attained enlightenment?"

"Not quite the Dao Fruit, but close enough."

Meng Qi took a deep breath: "I heard that you are a Daoist disciple of the Dao Venerable. Has the Dao Venerable attained the Dao Fruit?"

"He is the fruit of the Way."

Meng Qi's doubts were answered in many ways, but he still had one last question: "Are you still on the other side?"

"Yes and no."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing up my doubts." Meng Qi bowed slightly.

"Great Emperor, I have another question. I wonder if this memory of mine was given to me by the Daoist Master, the Buddha, or perhaps preserved for me by the Three Pure Ones?" Meng Qi suddenly asked another question.

"It is I." The True Martial Emperor's tone remained calm and indifferent.

"Who is it?" Meng Qi thought he had misheard.

The True Martial Emperor did not confirm his answer, remaining calm and indifferent, completely ignoring the fact that his response was like a thunderbolt to Meng Qi. (End of Chapter)