After the Skyfall

Chapter 996 Heavenly Dao Leaf

Li Yi never expected that after going around in circles, he would eventually return to this Sea of ​​Ruins.

The only difference is that he came across the sea with the strength of a Heavenly King, so his safety is somewhat guaranteed. At least he won't die for no reason.

Moreover, even if we encounter that boundless Celestial Venerable-level being from last time, we won't be afraid; at worst, we'll just crawl out of its belly again.

However, crossing the Sea of ​​Ruins remains fraught with danger.

Along the way, Li Yi encountered several attacks from Heavenly King-level beings, but fortunately, his strength was not weak either, and he killed them before continuing his journey.

“King Taiyi, the Sea of ​​Guixu is boundless and extremely dangerous. You must not venture too deep. If the Heavenly Emperor discovers this, it will be useless even if you go deep.” An old Heavenly King advised at this moment.

Li Yi said, "I have my own considerations, so don't say any more."

Upon seeing Li Yi's refusal, the old king immediately shut his mouth.

after a while.

Li Yi stopped on a vast sea.

This ocean was the place where he was swallowed by that mysterious Celestial Venerable-level being. If that being had a territory, this place must be one of it.

He wasn't trying to avoid the Heavenly Emperor, but rather he was worried that his breakthrough would attract the intervention of the Heavenly Venerable, which would be disastrous.

Therefore, he needs to leverage this momentum.

A wild, celestial-level being wouldn't care about an ant like myself, but if a celestial being interferes, that's a different story; I'll definitely retaliate.

"Follow me into the sea."

Li Yi plunged headlong into the sea.

The two former superstars followed closely behind.

soon.

Li Yi then entered the deep sea, which was pitch black, like an abyss that could swallow everything. Moreover, the creatures that moved around there were extremely terrifying, with any one of them being a Heavenly General level. He also saw several Heavenly Kings.

However, those few king beasts that passed by probably knew that Li Yi was not someone to be trifled with, so they did not make a move and just passed by.

"Is the sea here bottomless?" After a moment, Li Yi stopped and looked at the abyss below. He did not continue to go deeper, but instead summoned the Time Emperor Furnace.

After reaching the Heavenly King Realm, his control over the Time Emperor Furnace deepened considerably. He controlled the furnace, transforming it into a ten-zhang-sized vessel that floated in the deep sea.

"Wait for me outside the Imperial Furnace. No matter what happens, do not disturb me. If I experience any problems in my cultivation, simply throw the items into the Imperial Furnace," Li Yi instructed.

The two Heavenly Kings nodded upon hearing this: "Rest assured, Heavenly King Taiyi, we will remain here in seclusion until you become the God Emperor."

Since they came along, they must have been prepared.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi said no more, but immediately entered the Time Emperor Furnace alone.

The Imperial Furnace emitted a faint glow, hidden in the darkness and not conspicuous.

Upon seeing this, the two old Heavenly Kings immediately stood guard on either side of the Time Emperor Furnace, concealing their auras and remaining motionless like rotten wood to avoid exposing their presence and attracting unnecessary trouble.

Upon entering the Emperor Furnace of Time, Li Yi immediately saw the Chaos Heavenly Stele scattered within it.

The things taken from the Celestial Venerable's Secret Realm remained completely undamaged even after being baptized by Yin and Yang energies, demonstrating that the Imperial Furnace of Time could not refine these broken celestial steles.

Li Yi stood among them, looking around at the fragments of the Heavenly Stele, trying to find the secrets within.

"The material is chaotic stone, but it possesses a strange power that allows cultivators at the Heavenly King Realm to ignore bottlenecks and increase their strength. There must be some secret behind it."

He now has time to study this thing.

However, Li Yi was unsure whether the fragments of the Chaos Heavenly Stele he had taken were the most valuable parts, or whether he had only taken some scraps.

After all, a complete Heavenly Stele is several worlds in size.

“The strange power on it has dissipated.” Li Yi reached out and touched a fragment of the Heavenly Stele, only to find that it no longer possessed any divine power, but had truly become an ordinary chaotic rock.

Thinking of this, he immediately shifted his gaze and used the Star-Picking Hand technique of the Celestial Clan to gather all the fragments of the Heavenly Stele around him.

Li Yi then eliminated them one by one, discarding the fragments that had no strange power, to see if he could find anything of value.

"We've made a discovery."

Soon, when Li Yi touched a human-shaped fragment, he immediately felt a familiar power. This power was very surging without the Chaos Stone sealing it, as if he had returned to the time when he first came into contact with strange objects on Earth.

There's definitely something inside.

Li Yi stared at this chaotic, stubborn rock and made a solemn vow.

But with his strength, he couldn't break through this chaotic, stubborn rock.

Perhaps he could continue to cultivate with the help of this strange power, and after several years he would most likely become a God Emperor. However, Li Yi felt that the source of the power he was emitting must be extremely precious, given how extraordinary it was.

After a brief moment of thought, Li Yi decided to use the Heavenly Emperor's power within the Heavenly God Arm Ring.

Only a Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouse could shatter the Chaos Stone, and he didn't want to waste the power of creation.

It should be known that every bit of creative power comes from the blood of the Celestial Venerable, making it exceptionally precious.

Immediately.

Li Yi activated that hidden power.

As dazzling imperial light emerged from the Heavenly God Arm Ring, a majestic and towering figure slowly appeared. It was the appearance of the Haoguang God Emperor. Even though he had perished in the Heavenly Venerable Secret Realm, the Heavenly Emperor's power he left behind had not dissipated and remained.

"I beg the God Emperor to help me break this chaotic rock and retrieve the treasures inside," Li Yi said.

Emperor Haoguang glanced at it, seemingly having discerned some secrets: "So that's how it is. The stubborn stone taken from the Heavenly Venerable's Secret Realm? This thing comes from the Chaos World, and it might really contain something. Let's see if you have any luck today."

He said no more, and reached out his large hand to grasp the chaotic, stubborn stone.

Accompanied by the release of the God Emperor's power.

That chaotic, stubborn rock ultimately could not withstand the force and was crushed into pieces.

When Emperor Haoguang opened his hand again, he found that a huge leaf was floating on his palm. But it was no ordinary leaf. The leaf was illusory, as if it were formed by some kind of power. At the same time, it was engraved with countless mysterious patterns, like a celestial book.

"What a treasure! It's actually the Heavenly Dao Leaf from the Chaos World!" Emperor Haoguang seemed to recognize the item and exclaimed in surprise.

Li Yi asked, "What is the Heavenly Dao Leaf?"

"It contains the power of the Heavenly Dao. Swallowing it will grant you the favor of the Heavenly Dao and allow you to comprehend a cultivation path unique to you. The end of this path is the Heavenly Venerable," said the Haoguang God Emperor.

"A path to becoming a Celestial Venerable?" Li Yi was shocked: "That's impossible."

"It's just a path. In the Chaos World, although the Heavenly Dao Leaf is extremely precious, it's not like no Heavenly Emperor has ever obtained one. But whether he can complete this path is unknown to anyone," said the God Emperor Haoguang. "Moreover, the path obtained by each Heavenly Emperor is different, and some are even dead ends."

"I see, I understand now." Li Yi pondered.

"Haha, you're very lucky. Cultivate well and strive to become the second Celestial Venerable of my clan." Emperor Haoguang said with a loud laugh, then his power was exhausted and he began to dissipate rapidly.

Clearly, the Heavenly Emperor's power left behind by the God Emperor Haoguang, while containing the memories of the original body, was unaware of what happened afterward.

Li Yi did not reveal anything about the Celestial Clan.

After all, it's useless for Haoguang God Emperor to know too much; he can't change anything at all.

Then, Li Yi stared at the Heavenly Dao Leaf and swallowed it whole without hesitation.

Just for a moment.

His eyes snapped open, and he felt a mysterious and profound power of the Heavenly Dao explode within his body. This power was invisible and had no power whatsoever, yet it caused Li Yi's primordial spirit to instantly vanish, as if he had fallen into a chaotic world.

Then a glimmer of light appeared in this chaotic world.

That seemed to be the light of his primordial spirit.

Then, all the principles of the universe and the evolution of chaos were poured into his consciousness. At this moment, Li Yi seemed to have transformed into a world of his own, and he had gained insight into the endless principles of the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

and many more.

This doesn't seem to be chaos, but rather a manifestation of itself, and it is constantly evolving in one direction.
This is a cultivation path that Li Yi developed based on himself and evolved with the power of the Heavenly Dao, a path that belongs only to him.

As Emperor Haoguang said, everyone's path is different; for some, the end of their path is to become a Heavenly Venerable, while for others, it's a dead end.

Therefore, whether someone has the potential to become a Celestial Venerable can be determined by a single Heavenly Dao Leaf.

At this moment, Li Yi stood motionless, as if he had lost his soul, and was in a daze for a long time. His primordial spirit was covered with many mysterious meridians, like a heavenly book, and emitted a faint glow.

as time flows.

Li Yi remained stagnant year after year, but fortunately, this was within the Imperial Furnace of Time, where time was not so far back.

The first decade passed, and he made no move.

The second decade has passed, and it remains the same.

It wasn't until the fifth decade was almost here that Li Yi's dazed gaze gradually regained its sparkle.

this moment.

Li Yi seemed to have suddenly gained insight into the mysteries of cultivation and discovered a path he had never walked before.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is." Li Yi seemed to have understood everything: "Based on the power of the Five Elements, supplemented by Yin and Yang, I opened the mysterious gate of the Zhou Tian, ​​transformed it into the Chaos Zhou Tian, ​​and walked out an unprecedented path of the Heavenly Emperor. Afterwards, the Zhou Tian and Chaos were united, and the world was reopened. This is my path of the Heavenly Venerable."

"Good, very good. It seems my luck wasn't so bad after all. I've really succeeded in finding a way to cultivate both skills."

He felt an indescribable joy.

This is the joy of enlightenment, incomparable to ordinary moments.

Filled with joy, Li Yi no longer held back. He took all the Heavenly Venerable Blood from the Five Elements Bracelet and threw it all into the Time Emperor Furnace to refine it.

He then closed his eyes and sat down, the power of creation flowing into his body, transforming into divine blood that filled the remaining acupoints.

Li Yi had glimpsed the path ahead and knew how to make it passable, so he no longer needed to be timid and hesitant.

But that's not enough.

He then threw out all the Nine Heavens Divine Water. The 50,000 catties of divine water evaporated in the Emperor Furnace of Time, transforming into endless Nine Heavens Qi.

"Bring all the Nine Heavens Divine Water." Then, Li Yi sent a divine thought out of the Emperor Furnace.

Upon hearing this, the two old Heavenly Kings, who had been sitting idly, exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, immediately took out all the Nine Heavens Divine Water they had brought with them from the Imperial Palace and threw it all into the Time Emperor Furnace.

That's a full two million jin.

And these are only a portion of what the Celestial Race has accumulated.

(End of this chapter)