I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 33 Lifetimes
heaven.

Zhu Yin, who was locked in combat with Shao Li, finally came to his senses and slowly looked at the scene at the end of the sky.

He froze, as if his consciousness had been ripped from his body. Even when the bluebird that Shao Li had transformed into tore his dragon body in two, he did not react at all.

Although the Emperor's arrival was only brief, that brief moment brought all the disputes to a close, and everything was over.

Everything began with Zhulong, and vanished with Zhulong's "death." Although the great battle between the Emperor and Zhulong did not involve them, it still determined the fate and life and death of all of them.

Zhu Yin stared in astonishment as the Emperor gouged out Zhu Long's eyes in the distance, and streaks of light rose into the sky, as if the understanding of life and death he had comprehended and the world he knew had been crushed by the hand of the heavens.

"So even the Candle Dragon can die?"

But then he saw another scene: after Zhulong died, it broke into several parts.

The aurora borealis in the sky was still flashing, the dark mountains were still there, and he also vaguely sensed that there was something else underground that had inherited part of the power of the Candle Dragon.

Zhuyin seemed to understand something and said.

"Life is death, and death is life; this is the cycle of reincarnation."

At this moment, Zhuyin still couldn't understand why he was able to come back to life.

However, when he saw that the Emperor had taken away the eyes of the Candle Dragon, a huge cave was revealed.

Looking at the dark cave emitting black smoke, Zhuyin seemed to remember something for a moment; he seemed to have been inside it before.

It was there that he gained the power to be resurrected.

"Go in there."

"It's there, that's right, inside."

But he didn't have much time left; Shao Li was already closing in on him.

At this moment, the power he borrowed from Zhulong receded layer by layer, but the price he had to pay still demanded from him as usual.

The bluebird that Shao Li transformed into tore Zhu Yin's body apart, and Zhu Yin fell from the sky to the ground, while the other party continued to chase after him.

The shadow on Zhuyin's body kept rising, gradually covering his neck and creeping up to his chin.

"faster!"

"Hurry up, I'm almost there."

"It's almost there."

Zhuyin continued to roam the earth, ignoring Shaoli's repeated attempts to grab it, which shrank its dragon body smaller and smaller.

Finally, the Yin and Yang energies covered his face, spreading from the back of his head to his forehead.

When even his eyes were covered by shadows, Zhuyin completely became a shadow.

He completely lost the part of him that was alive; he died.

He became a candle spirit, losing all his memories, including his human intelligence, which was being taken away little by little by the other party.

However, he continued walking towards the cave on Zhangwei Mountain.

His desire and obsession with immortality surprised even Shao Li.

"why?"

"Why was I the only one who died and came back to life at that time?"

"Not only did I not dissipate, nor did I become a candle spirit, but I was also reborn."

How did I reverse life and death?

Shao Li transformed into a bluebird and flew in mid-air, watching the shadow walking on the mountain ridge. His extraordinary hearing seemed to allow him to hear Zhu Yin still speaking.

Finally, the shadow of the candlelight gradually reached the mountaintop and approached the enormous cave.

Zhuyin stood at the edge of the cave and looked down into the bottomless darkness, but within that darkness he saw a large, murky yellow river.

In the river, Zhuyin vaguely saw his past.

He remembered that he had also been here before, entered the body of the Candle Dragon, and stood on the edge of the Yellow Springs.

He remembered what he said at the time.

"I don't want to die."

"If you can give me life, I will not only dedicate this life to you, but also to my next rebirth."

"In my next life, however many times I am reborn, I will offer you everything I have."

"In the cycle of life and death, everything I have belongs to you."

Beside the enormous cave, Zhuyin murmured to himself, seemingly having suddenly realized something.

"Because I have sacrificed myself to the Candle Dragon through countless lifetimes."

Therefore, he not only became a candle spirit, but also lived again.

At this point, the shadow turned its head to look up at the sky. Below was boundless darkness, while above was a bright, clear sky.

The bluebird that the young lily had transformed into hovered in the light, watching him as he was falling toward death and reincarnation.

Then, the shadow rolled into the cave.

They fell through layers of darkness until they reached the very bottom, where they were swept up by the Yellow Springs and disappeared.

Shao Li watched as Zhu Yin disappeared and gradually landed on Zhangwei Mountain, looking into the huge cave.

Just now, it seemed as if Zhuyin had deliberately let her see this scene.

She didn't know that having everything taken away by Zhulong, and only a wisp of her soul being resurrected, could that be called immortality?

What is the relationship between the candlelight of later generations and the candlelight of this generation?

At the foot of Zhangwei Mountain.

The people of the Ximu clan looked up at the sky, which had become completely bright, and high above were layers of clouds that had been ravaged by the aftershocks.

Looking down, in the distance were collapsed mountains and giant holes belching out layers of black smoke.

At this moment, everyone feels like they've survived a disaster.

I don't know how much time had passed, but then someone shouted.

"Won!"

At this point, everyone started running like madmen or kneeling down and weeping.

"We won, we won."

"Won!"

"We survived."

Some people bow down to the distant mountains and sky, raising their hands high as they do so, as if embracing or lifting up the heavens.

In their view, this was the emperor they worshipped and sacrificed to who had slain the demonic dragon worshipped by the One-Eyed Clan.

The Ximu clan won, but it seemed to have nothing to do with them from beginning to end.

This was a conflict between the Emperor and Zhulong. In the end, the Emperor beheaded Zhulong at Zhangwei Mountain. They were merely beings swept up by the power of the two, like ants beneath the clouds and mountains.

However, the entire Ximu clan was changed as a result.

Although the Ximu clan alliance won the war against the Yimu clan, when the Ximu clan members looked back at their own situation, they found that both the Ximu clan itself and the alliance had suffered heavy casualties, and there were not many people left.

Most of them were injured; one lay on the ground groaning in pain, and it was unknown how many of them would survive.

Faced with this situation, a shadow of sorrow naturally fell over the faces of everyone in the Ximu clan.

Just then, a bird's cry came from afar. Everyone looked up and saw Shao Li flying over from the top of Zhangwei Mountain in the distance.

Her luminous wings swept across the sun, gradually landing on the ground. The broad, divine bird's form slowly shrank, eventually transforming into a tall, slender woman.

The azure wings gradually transformed into a divine robe, covering her body.

Shao Li glanced around and saw the gloom on everyone's faces, and even saw some people crying.

Shao Li asked, "How many people died?"

Some people said, "We haven't taken a headcount yet, but most of our own tribe has died, and the casualties among the other tribes we brought with us are even more severe. What are we going to do now?"

Shao Li said, "After this battle, the entire Western Regions will be ours. From Zhangwei Mountain to Wozhi Plain and to the foot of Kunlun Mountain, the Western Mother Clan will have the final say."

Someone else cried out, "So many people have died, how are we going to explain this to our people when we go back?"

Shao Li also looked sad, but she knew she couldn't show weakness in front of others, and replied...

"From today onwards, who will dare to oppose the Ximu Clan?"

"No more. Even Zhulong of the Yimu clan is dead. The entire Western Regions will be subordinate to our Ximu clan. We can have as many people as we want."

In fact, everything was just as Shao Li had said.

It was noon that day.

While the people of Ximu were packing up their belongings, burying the dead, and treating the wounded.

Leaders of dozens of clans, large and small, at the foot of Zhangwei Mountain rushed towards the Ximu clan's residence. They were not there to take advantage of the situation, but to pay homage to Wu Shaoli of the Ximu clan.

These people were extremely respectful, kneeling on the ground hundreds of meters away, then crawling forward little by little on their knees until they reached Shao Li, not daring to look her in the eye. Under the scorching sun, everyone bowed and worshipped Shao Li together, as if worshipping a deity.

At this moment, even if the Ximu clan had suffered heavy losses, and even if only Shao Li remained, none of the dozens of tribes, large and small, would dare to disobey Shao Li's command.

These people had just witnessed the Emperor crushing the sky at the foot of Shangzhangwei Mountain. The "divine tree giant hand" that fell from the sky directly crushed the eyes of the Zhulong, killing the Zhulong that could cover the world with darkness and devour the sun, moon and stars with its own hands.

This scene terrified almost everyone who witnessed it at the foot of the mountain.

Who would dare to oppose the Ximu clan who worshipped and offered sacrifices to the Emperor? In their eyes, even the Ximu clan's shaman, Shao Li, was no longer a human being, but a god from heaven.

Immediately, these people swore a blood oath before Shao Li, declaring that they had become vassals of the Xi Mu clan.

When they made their oath, these people pointed to the heavens, asking the heavens to be their witness.

Shao Li: "If you swear an oath to the heavens, the Emperor will be able to hear your voices. If you break this oath, even if the Emperor does not bring disaster upon you, my Ximu clan will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

Upon hearing the words "disaster is coming," these people were already trembling with fear.

He quickly replied, "I would never dare to break my oath."

Perhaps it was from this moment that the custom of swearing an oath by pointing to the sky began to be passed down.

Next, Shao Li selected a large number of able-bodied men from their tribe, who would travel with the main tribe of the Xi Mu clan to the Wozhi Plain.

At this moment.

Shao Li had a new idea for the future of the Xi Mu clan: she wanted to unify all the clans, large and small, in the Western Regions and establish an unprecedentedly large clan.

She even wanted to build a city in the Wozhiye, beneath the massive mountain range that concealed the Jade Peak of Kunlun Mountain. It would be an unprecedented city, symbolizing the Ximu clan and serving as an altar for worshipping the Emperor.

She wanted people from all over the Western Regions to come to this city to witness how the Western Mother Clan worshipped and offered sacrifices to the Emperor.

Thinking of this, Shao Li couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic spirit.

Even though she is a woman.

But in this era, she was the most powerful and influential, and perhaps even the most insightful. Her ruthlessness and ambition surpassed those of everyone else in the time.

She followed the giant lizard across the north and south. She was the first person to see the Emperor descend upon Kunlun and the first to point out the Emperor's location.

In her childhood, she followed the Great Li Sacrificial Emperor and witnessed bluebirds flying in the sky and divine trees growing on the mountain peaks.

Next, she became Shao Li, and was regarded by everyone as an imperial witch and a god. In her youth, she led the entire Ximu clan to conquer all directions. Although she was humble and insignificant in front of the emperor, she was arrogant and high above others, like a god.

However, before leaving, Shao Li looked at Zhang Weishan.

She had not forgotten that there was still a dead enemy roaming around here.

"Ichimokuji!"

The other party was arguably the most dangerous and powerful enemy they had ever encountered.

The Yimu clan can be said to have been wiped out, but they continue to linger in the dark place at the foot of the mountain in the form of candle spirits.

Shao Li thought they were a threat, but then he changed his mind.

"Perhaps we can still use them in the future. These immortal candle spirits can accomplish many things in certain places."

So, before leaving, Shao Li sat inside the carriage and spoke to the Zhangwei Mountain tribes kneeling below.

"Keep an eye on the area below Zhangwei Mountain and report to me immediately if there is any movement."

"Yes!"

With the departure of the Emperor, the Western Mother also departed completely, but the myth of Zhangwei Mountain has been passed down, and the spirit of the One-Eyed Clan at the foot of the mountain has been a testament to everything over the years.
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Top of Kunlun Mountain.

Li Jun passed through layers of clouds and mist and descended back into this mystical space. During this process, he quietly pondered all the gains he had made this time.

His purpose in returning to ancient times this time is to find out why the Zhulong was born, to uncover its secrets, and to figure out how to deal with it.

At this moment, these questions seem to have been answered.

He used the power of the sacred peach tree to suppress the Candle Dragon, and then used the power of his double pupils to disintegrate the entire Candle Dragon into three parts.

Has the problem been solved?

It seems to have been resolved, but it also seems to have only been weakened; no one knows what will happen next.

However, Li Jun has already achieved his initial goal.

"It's finally come to a temporary end."

At this moment, Li Jun looked at the divine stone that sealed him.

One corner of the divine stone has melted and become more rounded, though it is no longer as regular as before.

In addition, cracks of varying sizes began to appear inside the divine stone, making it look less perfect than before. This was actually good news for Li Jun.

This encounter with Zhulong allowed Li Jun to gain more knowledge about the power of the peach tree and discover another way to use the double pupils. However, perhaps the shattering of this divine stone was his greatest gain.

He thought to himself, "If this stone completely dissolves or cracks, I will be able to get out."

However, he did overuse the power of the sacred tree and the peach demon priestess this time, using all his strength at any cost.

Now, it is time for him to pay the price for this cause and effect.

Li Jun's gaze followed the divine stone and landed on the peach tree.

Originally, the divine stone was merely embedded in the peach tree. Now, the peach tree not only covered him with its roots, but even the power belonging to the space was piling up towards him layer by layer, trying to completely sever his connection with the outside world.

At this very moment, the sacrifices and offerings of the Ximu clan began.

After this great battle, Shao Li naturally had to offer sacrifices and tributes to the Emperor, and also report the situation to him.

Taking advantage of this gap before they are completely isolated by space.

Li Jun summoned Shao Li.

"emperor!"

"Shao Li is here."

Shao Li pierced through the clouds and walked onto the altar, looking up at the light and shadow on the sacred tree, only to find that the Emperor's light and shadow were now much weaker.

Li Jun was also looking at her from above. He had watched Shao Li grow up, and now he could see wrinkles creeping up the corners of her eyes.

He said, "The power of the Bluebird ages you, and you may die faster than the average person."

Shao Li: "I know."

Li Jun: "I can take its power back from you, and you may only need to pay a partial price."

Li Jun had wanted to do this for a long time, but for a different reason back then.

Shao Li said, "I don't want to lose it."

Li Jun asked, "Why?"

Shao Li: "Without it, I am no longer Shao Li, no longer the Emperor Witch, and I will not be able to fly here when I die."

Li Jun told her, "Even when you die, you still won't be able to fly here, Shao Li. You're very smart; you should have noticed long ago that Da Li isn't here."

Shao Li had noticed it, of course, but she hadn't wanted to think about it before.

The thought of her mother, who remembered nothing, spending her entire life only to end up with nothing, terrified her.

But in the end, she still answered the Emperor, "I still don't want to lose it."

Li Jun didn't ask why, but silence itself was a form of questioning, and Shao Li didn't answer.

At this point, Li Jun's time was running out.
In Shao Li's eyes, the light high above grew fainter and fainter, just as the sun in the sky was getting farther and farther away from the human world.

At this point, Li Jun changed the subject and brought up another matter.

"Do you remember when you were little, you hid behind a peach tree and suddenly jumped out to ask me questions?"

"You ask me, Emperor, are you awake?"

"At that time, I thought the peach tree was talking."

"Many years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Shao Li was an exceptionally intelligent person, and he immediately understood the implied meaning in Li Jun's words.

"Your Majesty, are you going back to the even more distant Heavens?"

Shao Li quickly pressed on, "Will I ever see the Emperor again?"

Li Jun clearly saw the ending, but he didn't say it.

Who knows what the future holds?

Shao Li looked up and watched as the light in the sky gradually disappeared, and layers of clouds covered the sky.

And she herself fell from the clouds to the human world.

"emperor!"

Shao Li couldn't help but shout.

She had a premonition that this might be the last time she came to the summit of Kunlun.

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