I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 59 Shakes the Great Wilderness
The fields of Su Guang are shrouded in night.

Li Jun stood on the edge of a desolate swamp, surrounded by tranquility, but the wondrous sight of the divine being appearing under the moon was nowhere to be seen.

At last.

Li Jun decided to give up on directly colliding with Nuwa's Intestines, at least for the time being.

He had a premonition that going down there at this stage wouldn't be a good thing.

The problem with Zhulong has not been resolved yet, so there is really no need to directly confront an existence as powerful as Zhulong. Even if it is very powerful, at least it does not directly demonstrate the same level of danger as Zhulong.

Moreover, Li Jun once again recalled the scene he saw when he stood at the entrance to that land.

"What I have seen is only the tip of the iceberg."

Who knows what's down there?
Li Jun suddenly remembered what he had heard in the capital city, spoken by a drunken sorcerer who had died on the battlefield against Yujiang.

"Below that lies another world."

Li Jun looked at the lake, recalling everything he had seen since entering the wilderness of Su Guang.

From the strange phenomena on the outer layer to the Intestineless Kingdom, from the transformed birds and beasts on the outer layer to the ever-changing monsters, from the Ten Gods under the Moon to finally seeing another version of himself at the entrance to the earth.

Based on mythology and legends, Li Jun vaguely guessed part of the rules of Nuwa's Intestines.

"It gives birth to heaven and earth and all things."

Thinking of this, Li Jun raised his hand and looked at the divine stone in his palm once more.

"If it is this divine stone, can Nuwa's intestines be transformed into it?"

At the very least, we have to give it a try.

Thinking of this, Li Jun decided to perfect the Intestineless Kingdom, so that it would not be the Intestineless Kingdom that had formed due to the anomaly in the Su Guang Wilderness, which did not even have a Great Witch before.

Rather, it was a true mountain and sea kingdom that combined the ritual implements of the great shaman, the land of mountains and seas, and the people of the clans, all worshipping spirits and gods and borrowing their power.

He planned to use this land of mountains and seas to communicate with those ten divine beings, and if possible, even better to establish some kind of covenant between humans and gods.
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The Land Without Guts.

The gutless witch Wuji followed Li Jun up to the altar and said to him.

"God!"

He no longer considered the other party to be a witch; he saw him as at least a ghost or deity walking among humans, or perhaps a demon god.

Li Jun told him, "Prepare to use the secret techniques of mountains and seas to sacrifice the intestines of Nuwa!"

Wu Ji excitedly replied, "Yes!"

He knew that if it succeeded, their Gutless Kingdom might truly have a way out.

Although the Gutless Witch obtained power from the ten divine beings who possessed Nuwa's intestines, he did not truly understand how the Gutless Kingdom was formed or what his own power was like.

In this respect, he is far inferior to Zhuyin of yesteryear.

He became a lich by sheer chance, coupled with some secret techniques he obtained from the capital city.

But at this moment, he watched as the Kingdom of No Guts was truly perfected, from the inside out.

Next.

From crafting sacrificial artifacts to building a kingdom of mountains and seas using cities as altars, the entire clan's bloodline was connected.

The Kingdom of No Intestines went through all of this until the final sacrifice to the gods.

For the first time, he felt the charm and true power of the Mountain and Sea Witch, and experienced the indescribable feeling of wielding the great power of heaven and earth with a human body.

As the steps of those secret techniques of mountains and seas progressed, the power and wonders that Li Jun displayed increasingly aweeded and impressed Wu Ji. In his eyes, it seemed that the other party had seen through this world and glimpsed the true Dao.

Li Jun, meanwhile, was looking down at the lich.

The mountain and sea kingdom we are building today will not only be useful now, but may also be useful someday in the future.

This day.

Beneath the altar, people from the entire Kingdom of No Intestines came to participate in the sacrifice.

As the sacrificial ceremony proceeded step by step, Wu Ji, the shaman of the Intestineless Kingdom, truly mastered the core secrets of the ritual.

He integrated the sacrificial artifacts into his body, engraved the witch runes on his body, and stood on the altar to worship the Ten Gods of Nuwa's Intestines.

He raised his hands and saw that the earth seemed to be responding to him. The entire Intestineless Kingdom beneath his feet transformed into an altar, connecting him with the mysterious existence and rules.

Li Jun saw that Wu Ji's figure was further mutated, becoming even lighter and more ethereal, and even showing signs of becoming somewhat shapeless.

He then knew: "It's ready."

Li Jun's biggest worry was that Wu Ji's innate talent was insufficient, and he would not be able to become a great witch.

Although he was in a daze and rarely used this power, he was even resisting it.

However, it now seems to have turned out to be a good thing. Because of this, the fact that the other party has been immersed in the power of Nuwa's intestines for so many years has actually made him more able to adapt to this power.

Although the sacrificial ceremony was not yet over, the rest was not difficult for Li Jun.

On the altar, Wuji also sensed the changes within himself.

He not only felt that his control over his power had reached a new level, but also that he had begun to communicate with some kind of being.

He understood that this state of being was called...

"Great witch!"

Then, under the moonlight, the great river surged forth.

The rivers surrounding the Intestineless Kingdom suddenly rose and overflowed, completely encircling the kingdom and turning the area around it into a vast swamp.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, tall, human-looking deities appeared in the moonlight.

Their upper bodies were on the surface of the water, while their lower bodies were underwater and could not be seen clearly.

The divine beings stood, lay, or sat, striking various poses, as if leisurely appreciating the scene of the city's sacrifice, but none of them spoke.

Compared to the last time, Li Jun now holds the initiative and the main position in the sacrificial ceremony.

He walked up to the altar and placed his hand on Wuji's shoulder. Wuji did not dare to resist and handed over the initiative.

Subsequently, Li Jun used the Great Witch Wuji as a human-shaped sacrificial vessel and the Intestineless Kingdom as an altar to communicate with the ten gods on a special level.

As Li Jun gained a deeper understanding of the power of witchcraft, he began to develop some different views on ghosts, gods, and demons.

Although ghosts, gods, and demons lack human emotions and desires, and they don't even speak human language, they can still be seen as a peculiar form of life from another perspective.

Although they are not human, this special way of communication and ritual is actually a way of having a dialogue with them, only their way of speaking is very peculiar, and the principles and ways in which they respond are completely different from those of humans.

But this time.

The ten divine beings born from Nuwa's intestines exhibited some behaviors that Li Jun did not expect.

When Li Jun communicated with the other party through the altar, not only did Li Jun see the other party more clearly, but the other party also saw Li Jun more clearly.

Under the moonlight, the ten gods all looked towards the city, their enormous figures drawing closer together, like giant statues pressed against the city wall.

Moreover, they stirred up a large amount of water, making the scene and the sense of oppression even stronger.

The Ten Gods stared intently at Li Jun, their faces blurred as if veiled, their eyes constantly shifting.

Next, voices came from all directions, echoing throughout the Intestineless Kingdom.

"emperor!"

"emperor!"

"Emperor... Emperor... Emperor... Emperor..."

Various sounds surrounded Li Jun, who stood on the high altar, and all eyes were on him.

Not just humans, but also the gutless sorcerer, and those gutless people who seemed to have transcended all worldly desires.

"what!"

"emperor?"

At this moment, Wuji finally understood everything. He was so excited that he could not even maintain the ritual.

Just then, a voice entered my ears.

"Meditation!"

"Don't panic!"

Immediately, Wuji could only suppress his emotions and maintain the grand scale of the entire sacrificial ceremony.

Meanwhile, the voice of the Ten Gods high above kept changing. Although the voice calling out to Li Jun kept changing, Li Jun felt very unfamiliar with it.

But gradually, the voice gave Li Jun a sense of familiarity.

"Emperor... Emperor... Emperor... Emperor..."

Li Jun had definitely heard that voice before, and more than once or twice.

With each encounter, the powerful and mysterious entity of Nuwa's Intestines seemed to be gathering information about Li Jun from the heavens and earth, much like Zhulong.

Li Jun looked up, observing the changes in those divine beings.

They were covered by thin veils, which upon closer inspection appeared to be entirely composed of clouds and mist. However, as Li Jun gazed at them, their appearance and clothing constantly changed.

But no matter how it changes, it embodies an ultimate beauty.

Last time, these extraordinary beings were unable to communicate with Li Jun.

But this time, through the Intestineless Kingdom and the Great Witch Wuji, she seemed to have found a way to communicate with Li Jun.

Finally, the appearance of these divine beings gradually became fixed.

Li Jun recognized them as well. The two standing directly in front of him were clearly the former female priestess and nun of the Hanhuang clan. In addition, there were some other people he had seen before.

He didn't remember the names of those from the Ximu clan or the Hanhuang clan, but he recognized them.

However, when Li Jun looked around, he only saw people he had met in this ancient era; there were no people he would meet in the future.

Seeing this, Li Jun actually understood a little better how Nuwa's intestines were communicating with him.

She searched for information about Li Jun in the world, and then used her transformation ability to create people that Li Jun knew, using her form to communicate with Li Jun.

In modern terms, it's like an artificial intelligence allocating a portion of its computing power to simulate a group of forms that ordinary people can understand, using their consciousness, thinking, and language to communicate with them.

She has no emotions or desires; she simply operates according to certain rules.

As the city was besieged by the swamp, Li Jun raised his hand on the altar, and the divine stone in his palm shone brightly.

Li Jun asked her, "Nuwa's intestines, you can create all things in heaven and earth, so can you create this stone?"

The ten divine beings looked over together, staring at Li Jun for a long time before falling into silence.

Just when Li Jun thought that even Nuwa's intestines couldn't do such a thing.

One of the divine beings slowly walked towards Li Jun, its face constantly changing until it finally transformed into the appearance of the current Western Mother.

Then the divine being possessed his body, passed over the city walls of the Intestineless Kingdom, and stuck to the altar, as if whispering in his ear.

"Emperor...Emperor..."

“Demon…god…” She spoke one word after another, completely disjointed.

He couldn't understand what she was saying at all, but Li Jun understood the meaning behind her words.

"To obtain the divine stone, one must pay a price, and that price is the existence of monsters and gods."

Li Jun asked the other party, "Can you reverse these beings back to their divine stone state?"

The other party replied: "Yes...no...yes..."

These were two completely different, even opposite, answers, and Li Jun didn't understand them this time either.

However, he roughly understood that as long as he could capture a demon, Nuwa's intestines could give him the power of a divine stone.

Finally, the sacrificial ceremony ended.

The marshland receded, and everything around returned to normal.

When Li Jun turned around, Wu Ji was already kneeling in front of him.

"emperor!"

Although the god worshipped by Wuchangshi was Nuwa's intestines, he was also under the command of Ximushi.

They also had a sacrificial process for the emperor that spanned several generations.
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On the city wall under the cover of night, Li Jun was still thinking about the conversation he had just had with the Ten Gods of Nuwa's Intestines.

Although the other party referred to it as a demon, god, or monster, it is still a divine stone.

Li Jun felt that the safest option was to capture a demon.

of course.

Besides insurance, Li Jun had another idea.

"Has this found another way to kill the demon?"

However, regardless of whether they are strong or weak demons, they are all called demon gods in the Great Wilderness.

Even the weakest demon may possess some bizarre and incomprehensible rules, exerting power beyond comprehension and imagination.

Moreover, wouldn't changing or killing them cause some even more unimaginable chain reactions?

The demon god has long been integrated into this world, just like wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Who knows what might happen if one of the links is disrupted?

After thinking it over, Li Jun decided that, just to be on the safe side, he should ask Qingniao to take a look.

"Bluebird!"

"come out!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

Subsequently.

Rings of light rose in the heavens, and the bluebird that had been imprisoned and bound within the realm by the Emperor once again spread its wings and took flight.

This time, it departed from the celestial realm in its full glory.

It is going to find a demon.

Then, try killing it using another method.

The bluebird first landed on Kunlun Hill.

The rosy clouds filled the sky, stretching across thousands of mountains and rivers.

"Chirp!"

The entire tribe and clan on the plateau were drawn to the cry of the divine bird, and all the demons on the earth trembled in fear.

On a peach tree, the female clown stood up and suddenly looked up at the sky.

"It's the Bluebird!"

She jumped down from the tree and chased after him into the distance, watching the direction he had gone.

"Blue Bird."

Where are you going?

The bluebird was incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

All anyone saw was a streak of blue light and a sky full of rosy clouds sweeping across the heavens, obscuring the layers of clouds.

And the other side.

In the capital city of the Emperor, one by one, the shamans were summoned and came to pay homage to the Queen Mother.

The shamans gathered below the main hall. These shamans, each with an unusually terrifying appearance, looked up at the high place, their eyes revealing fear and unease.

"what happened?"

"Why were we summoned here suddenly?"

"Could it be that Yu Jiang is really not dead, but has betrayed us again?"

"I don't know."

"That was so long ago. The Great Witch Yujiang is indeed not dead, but he swore he would never leave Beiming again."

"Yu Jiang would actually make such a vow?"

The shamans discussed it amongst themselves, and finally they were summoned and entered the high hall to meet the Queen Mother.

Upon entering the main hall, the shamans knelt down and, upon reaching the center, prostrated themselves before the Western Mother.

Now, the power of the West has reached this level.

With a single word, she could summon shamans from afar to the capital of the emperor; with the same word, she could bring about the death of these shamans and their tribes.

However, after they finished their grand ceremony, they heard no sound for a long time, as if the Queen Mother above had fallen asleep.

Nothing happened, but the shamans kneeling below were filled with unease.

"what happened?"

"Could it be that I did something wrong and offended the Western Mother?"

"What can we do!"

However, glancing at Xi Mu up high out of the corner of his eye, he saw that she was looking out the window to the side, neither asleep nor angry.

He seemed lost in thought.

It was last year when the Western Mother returned from the Northern Sea, but news travels slowly in the Great Wilderness, so the details are unknown.

This time, there was a lot of good news for Xi Mu. Yu Jiang's old subordinates completely submitted. Yu Jiang did not die, but he never stepped out of Bei Ming again.

If this news were to spread, the power of the Western Mother would be said to have shaken the Great Wilderness from then on.

But at this moment, the Queen Mother of the West was worried and showed no sign of joy, hardly resembling someone who had won a great victory.

She stared blankly out the window, her mind preoccupied with the words Yu Jiang had spoken.

"It is neither the Bluebird Witch nor the Xuanming Witch, but a witch who can be integrated with the Emperor's blood."

Xi Mu could disregard everyone else; in fact, it could be said that she, who had been revered and regarded as a god since childhood, did not need to disregard the survival of Xi Mu Shi.

She alone is the Emperor Witch.

She is the Western Mother.

However, she could lose everything, but she could never accept losing her status as the Imperial Witch, or losing the Emperor's favor and love.

Moreover, recalling what Yu Jiang had said, Xi Mu felt a strong sense of anticipation in addition to her sorrow.

"Emperor's blood!"

"If I could obtain it, could I become a descendant of the Emperor?"

"I am the only Emperor Witch in the human world, a unique existence."

This time, the Queen Mother summoned all the shamans from the Great Wilderness for this very reason.

Finally, she looked down.

"The Emperor has come to the mortal realm from the heavens, or perhaps he has gone to the Northern Underworld. I do not know exactly where the Emperor went, but I want you to find traces of him."

"We must find the Emperor at all costs!"

"Tell me immediately if you have any news."

She stood up and walked down the steps one by one.

Ximu was not wearing a mask or carrying any weapons, but to the witches below, it was as if a huge black shadow was pressing down from above, causing them all to lie flat on the ground in an instant.

"Even if we have to search the East and West Seas, even if we have to cross the Northern Sea, we must find the Emperor."

She hesitated for a long time, even searching in secret for a long time, trying to find a way to go to the Yellow Springs but ultimately failed. Only now has she finally made up her mind.

At that moment, a blaze of light suddenly appeared at the southern horizon, as rosy clouds descended from the plateau.

It looks like it's about to pass through the sky above the capital city.

Xi Mu sensed the figure even when it was still a long way off.

As the Queen Mother walked out of the main hall from the side corridor, she happened to see a bluebird flying across the sky.

Gazing at the myriad rays of light, and looking at the wings of the divine bird.

She tilted her head back, opened her mouth, and said happily.

"found it."
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The fields of Su Guang.

The Land Without Guts.

Li Jun's eyes followed the bluebird's gaze, fixed on a corner of the Great Wilderness.

He also said, "Found it."

The bluebird circled in the sky and immediately found a suitable demon for Li Jun.

The Bluebird was the first demon god to be born. When it hovered in the highest heaven, the demon gods and monsters below trembled in fear. Many of them showed behaviors that should not belong to demons, and they actually hid and avoided it.

As if afraid the bluebirds in the sky would discover them, perhaps they too sensed the approach of death and were instinctively seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune.

After all, the bluebird looked down at the myriad demons below as if it were some ferocious beast choosing to devour its prey.

As soon as the bluebird chose its location, Li Jun arrived at its spot.

In the mountains, a bluebird landed on his shoulder.

The man and the bird both looked into the distance, their eyes shifting, both revealing the same double pupils.

"Chirp!"

The Bluebird's ability to attract good fortune and avoid misfortune always enabled him to avoid trouble and make the most advantageous choice.

(End of this chapter)