The Heaven-shattering: Starting from Simulating Becoming an Emperor

Chapter 160 The Source of Tao

On the surface of a dead meteorite outside the area, Zhang Huan was practicing in seclusion, holding a leaf of the ancient tea tree in his mouth.

The light of the stars pours down from all the heavens and realms, dimly illuminating the colorful wonders of the universe.

Some of these lights came from billions of years ago. The light has spanned countless light years, and was able to be captured by Zhang Huan's naked eyes in the vast universe.

Saint King Fifth Level.
Zhang Huan easily survived the thunder tribulation. He was neither happy nor sad. He sat cross-legged to calm his breath.

This place is very far away from the primitive world, at least several light years away. It is a starry sky road leading from Hangu Pass to the outside world.

Zhang Huan borrowed the road and headed for the ancient road. He has been on the road for several months now.

I have to say, the completely vast surface area of ​​the wilderness is really astonishing. Along the way, Zhang Huan felt that it might have even touched the Oort Cloud.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is vast and boundless. How much bigger is it than the Big Dipper?
"If I don't use the imperial weapon, it will be hard enough for me to get out of the prehistoric world, unless I take a teleportation array."

On the way, Zhang Huan met many ancient cultivators. The methods they practiced were different from the methods of the secret realm, so Zhang Huan also made a special deduction.

The result is of course not as good as the secret realm method, and is inferior to the latter in potential and achievement, but this is not the case for everyone.

Some people are more suitable for practicing ancient methods, which is determined by factors such as innate talent. Even if there is only one in ten thousand, it is still a considerable number when considered from the perspective of the entire universe.

"If I go down this road, I'll reach Beidou halfway. There's nothing much to see there, so I'll stop by on the way back."

On a reddish-brown planet surrounded by meteorites, Zhang Huan found the five-color altar. After a long time, it had been worn out a lot and only a corner remained.

It looks like it can no longer be used in this damaged state, and it will take a long time to repair it.

Fortunately, he didn't need to teleport very often. He usually just confirmed the direction and used the imperial weapon to travel directly. His efficiency was much better than the teleportation array.

Through deduction from the altar here, Zhang Huan confirmed a coordinate and tore through the void with his hands.

"We are walking further and further on this star road. We have entered a no-man's land."

At the beginning, he could often see the life star field, but as the journey went on, there became more and more dead silence. If this continued, it would not be long before Zhang Huan would truly set foot on the ancient starry sky road.

A few months ago, he recuperated in the Taihao Holy Land for a period of time, mainly to consolidate his realm for a few days.

Since he learned that the ancient divine war was about to begin, he also learned the real plan of the ancient emperor of the Zhang family and his plot for immortality.

However, all this was still far away from him. The most important thing for Zhang Huan at the moment was his cultivation, so after just a few days he made up his mind to go to the Ancient Starry Sky Road.

During this period, he gave the Qingmu Seal to Tianxu and made some arrangements for him and Baiqi.

It’s better not to tell Zhang Nini. Knowing too much will not do her any good. She just needs to continue to be a bird in a cage, at the mercy of others.

Hua Ling completed the refining of her own sacred artifact, a jade ruyi made of fairy treasure. Rays of light were visible on it, and it was engraved with a galaxy in the sky. The material was no less precious than fairy gold.

She was unprecedentedly inflated and wanted to compete with Zhang Huan and use the jade ruyi in her hand to suppress the Saint King, but the prerequisite was that Zhang Huan had to lower his realm.

Of course Zhang Huan ignored her. His strength was far beyond the standard. He was afraid that he would accidentally kill Hua Ling with a single punch.

After negotiating again with the supreme imperial weapon Hetu Luoshu, Zhang Huan left the holy land and officially stepped into the star field.

Until now, we have arrived at a remote and uninhabited starry sky. Deathly silence is the eternal theme. Without coordinates, even the Great Sage will get lost if he is not careful.

The first stage of the human race’s strongest trial.

The moonlight is shining, the stars are shining like a waterfall, and the silver-white stars are hanging down, making the entire ancient city look mysterious and grand. It can be said to be a place close to the gods.

In front of the ancient city, the heroes were silent, only the ferocious birds and beasts were neighing, it was extremely depressing, and the ancient city was filled with a sense of oppression.

The node here is like a dam, unifying the paths of the powerful human beings from all sides, leading to the final main road of the trial.

More than 310 people stopped in front of this majestic city, each of them exuding the aura of a saint and filled with murderous energy.

Few of them travel in groups. Almost all of them travel alone, silently, secretly on guard and with full vigilance.

Everyone who can come here is the protagonist of a place or even a star field, and has emerged from among thousands of geniuses.

The ancient city gate opened a crack with great pressure.

An endless aura of murderous intent was coming towards them, solemn and sharp. In comparison, the people outside the city gate looked like a group of new recruits, with a desolate feeling as if all their blood had dried up.

"The quality this time is really not that good. There is not a single seeded player that I think is worth looking at. If the five-year period hadn't expired, I wouldn't have wanted to waste time recruiting them."

A divine thought came from inside the pass, and it was very direct, causing many people to look gloomy.

There are many among them who are geniuses from a family, region, or planet. The fact that they can become saints says it all. Why should they be despised like this?

Some people clenched their fists and snorted indignantly, but still forced themselves to step in. There was no other way. Some of them had waited for five years and could not afford to wait another five years.

"Hurry and get into the city. I don't have much time. I'm not interested in wasting time with you guys who will at most be low-level guards in the future."

Jie Yin made people impatient.

The saints held their breath in their hearts, but they couldn't say much. Their stay or departure was in the hands of others. They could only endure and get through it for now, and come back to ask for an explanation when they became stronger in the future.

The majestic gate only opened for a quarter of an incense stick of time. Regardless of whether they all entered or not, it soon began to close, not giving more time to those who were still stranded outside.

"Wait, close the door more slowly."

The divine thought spread into the city, causing many people to look back and see a figure in the distance. How could they still catch up?

Zhang Huan was still billions of miles away, tearing the space apart from time to time, each time moving forward across a large swathe of galaxies, and would soon be approaching.

Unfortunately, he hadn't reached the first level of the human race when the switch was turned on, so he rushed over, but it seemed that he was still a little short.

The majestic giant door completely closed not far away, and the cold voice of the guide came from inside.

"An ordinary saint is not qualified to open the gate. Wait until the next five-year period expires, or a top player arrives early."

After he finished speaking, there was no more voice from the guide. Amid the sympathetic and even gloating eyes of the people entering the city, a team of soldiers came up to take them away.
Zhang Huan was left standing alone outside the city after being rejected.

"I wanted to be a less conspicuous passer-by and experience the beauty that I have never had before, but why did you have to mess with me?" Zhang Huan sighed. If the city gate had closed a few breaths later, he would have been able to sneak in, but the guide here seemed not to give him this opportunity.

Is it because I can't see the speed of escape displayed by his Saint King cultivation, or do I think he used some secret treasure that can increase his speed for a short period of time?

Zhang Huan had always kept his aura at the level of an initial saint, and the other party had not taken a liking to him and refused to make any concessions. It was really an unpleasant misunderstanding.

In this case, Zhang Huan no longer concealed it. With a flash of his eyes, he summoned the Ghost and God Realm.

The overwhelming pressure came crashing down, smashing through the magnificent city like a piece of tofu being pierced through, and the heavy and massive stones streaked across the sky like countless meteors.

"Enemy attack!"

A soldier screamed in shock, he had never seen such a scene before. The trial participants behind him who had not been led away were stunned, and some even rubbed their eyes.

Zhang Huan broke in with the Ghost and God Realm, ignoring these small shrimps. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, it turned into thousands of real murderous intentions and found the guide.

At this moment, he had dozens of storage bags tied around his waist, and he fled in panic, abandoning his concubine who had just been affectionate with him. Zhang Huan pierced through his consciousness in one move, taking his life.

"This person's strength and cultivation are not even as good as mine. He spends all day indulging in singing and dancing. He is just a drunkard. How could he be appointed to such an important position as the Guide?"

When penetrating the spiritual consciousness, he saw some of this person's memories.

The storage bag was not spared either. Zhang Huan waved his hand and folded a high layer in his hand to remove the restriction on it. The bag was filled with divine sources, precious medicines and rare materials.

It is estimated that the divine source alone weighs over 100 million jin, which is equivalent to the annual income and expenditure of a major force in the prehistoric world.

"All of them were proceeds of corruption and should be confiscated. Not only that, this person also neglected his duties and condoned and shielded evil deeds."

No wonder his attitude was so bad when he opened the door to welcome the newcomers. If it wasn't his duty, he probably wouldn't have paid any attention to the new trial-taker.

Zhang Huan didn't believe that a character like this had no one to protect him.

"I think this can be considered a breakthrough. I have opened up the ancient road."

Although a bit different.

There is nothing worth visiting in the first city of the human race, and there are not many unique treasures. Adding up all together, they are less than one-tenth of what is in the storage bag.

Zhang Huan went directly to the next city.

Of course, they went there fighting, and captured thirty cities in a row. The extremely powerful secret weapon showed its power, and countless people were frightened.

In this city, Zhang Huan met the person behind the guide, who was a great sage who was dying and had the same blood as him.

As people grow old, they become more cunning. The old Monkey King wanted to turn the tables, but Zhang Huan shot him dead first. Without giving him a chance to argue, Zhang Huan sent him on his way, thus solving the problem at the source.

Even the ancient road in the starry sky cannot avoid decay and the various complex problems of human nature.

When they arrived at a certain city, before Zhang Huan could break in, someone came riding a horse at full speed, bowed, and made a request to Zhang Huan to show mercy.

If the fighting continues like this, the managers of the ancient road will not be able to bear it anymore. They can put forward any conditions, just asking Zhang Huan not to use the Jidao Emperor's soldiers to forcibly attack the city.

How could a trialist rely on the Supreme Emperor's soldiers to clear the ancient road alone? This is considered to be a historical breakthrough. In the past, even the most outstanding people also relied on their own strength to make it, unlike this person.
Who can win this game if they don’t give others a chance to survive?
Fortunately, Zhang Huan did not kill innocent people along the way. He and the other leaders had heard the emergency report, so they dared to block the road. Otherwise, they would have slipped away long ago.

"Did the ancient road administrator come to an end? Should he be banned if the cheating is too serious? Strong condemnation."

Zhang Huan complained in his heart, yes, it seemed that they had indeed gone a bit too far. Judging from the results on paper, the invasion of foreign races was no more than this. I don't know how many people have been punished this time.

"That's it, if the ancient road is convenient for me, I will do the same."

In a flash, Zhang Huan made a "dirty" deal and obtained a lot of tangible benefits from the ancient road. He also held in his hand a detailed map of the starry sky that spanned the ancient road.

It clearly records the locations of major forces, immortal treasures and relics, etc. It was perfected by generations of people in charge of the ancient road, and there is only one such copy in the universe.

"Speaking of which, just using the imperial soldiers to refresh the image is like playing a private server. It doesn't take much effort to reach the next city. It's more interesting to fight in person."

Zhang Huan sighed and released his true fifth-level Saint King cultivation. The eyelids of the person on the opposite side twitched violently.

Intermediate Saint King?
We are still in the first half of the ancient road, a place where even late-stage saints can call the wind and rain. How can others defeat a Saint King trial-taker?

I feel it would be better to just use the Extreme Emperor Soldier to defeat them alone. As long as we don't cause too much damage, at least it will prevent those who claim to be geniuses from falling into despair.

With the cultivation of a fifth-level Saint King, he must have driven many evildoers to lose their Tao hearts. Even the Dao Masters and Demon Kings in the second half of the ancient road are in danger.
These people are all seeds with the potential to achieve enlightenment in this era. They dominate the second half of the ancient road. They are real monsters and have the potential to become emperors. But sooner or later, they will meet this person.
Don’t let it all go, he thought faithfully as he watched Zhang Huan’s departing back.

With the new identity provided, Zhang Huan entered the 45th city of the human race, and directly used the imperial soldiers to sweep across the void and passed through more than a dozen cities.

He was not so bored as to continue to clear each level. That would take a long time. Without the imperial weapon, he could not ignore the distance in space by himself.

In fact, there was more than one reason why he skipped more than a dozen levels. There was a great opportunity here.

"Let me see what it is."

Zhang Huan spread out the map and confirmed the opportunity in this level from a small location on it, with detailed records.

Ten thousand years ago, a magical object appeared here, named the Source of Tao. It was extremely rare throughout the ages and was the most original substance in the world. For cultivators, it was a treasure that defied heaven.

Being able to obtain it means being recognized by heaven and earth, and will allow a person to achieve extraordinary Tao fruit in the future. Only ten such things have been born since the myth, and they will be snapped up every time they appear.

This time was no exception. Many heroes gathered here. Most of the geniuses in the first half of the ancient road gathered here, and some were reluctant to leave.

What's more, some people in the second half took advantage of their military achievements and went back here to participate. The financial and human resources they spent were huge, all for the source of Tao.

"The source of Tao is something mysterious. It is said that only those with great luck can obtain it. I wonder what I am like now."

Zhang Huan felt that if he went there, he would almost be specially appointed, and the Source of Dao would chase after him.

"Although this little bit of background is not missing, this treasure born from heaven and earth is very worthy of study and cannot be missed."

For Zhang Huan, the research value of the Source of Tao is higher than its use value. It is a product of certain rules of heaven and earth and is extremely rare.

Gazing from afar, the place where the Source of Tao appeared was already in a fierce battle, like a big melee, and every time it appeared, it would drive a group of cultivators crazy.

(End of this chapter)