A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng trusted Li Qiang's character. They looked at Li Qiang and communicated with their eyes to reassure him.

The two men were determined that even if they died, they would not be a burden to Li Qiang!

That's the charm of Li Qiang!

At such a time, even if Luo Cheng were to take action, they would inevitably have doubts; as for the Azure Emperor, they only felt awe, but dared not fully trust him.

When it came time to actually do it, Li Qiang still hesitated and asked Luo Cheng, "Senior brother, how much force should I use?"

"They are celestial beings from the heavens. You can deal with them however you want. As long as you don't kill them, you should be fine," Luo Cheng joked.

Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng's faces darkened upon hearing this, while the Azure Emperor stood to the side with a slight smile on his lips.

Li Qiang figured he needed a suitable weapon to rescue the people, so he immediately summoned the Battle Soul Blade. Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng were dumbfounded when they saw this.

"Li Qiang, if you want to kill us, give us a quick death!" Dai Nanfeng said urgently.

"Sister Fengyu, please don't resist, or we'll all get caught up in it," Li Qiang quickly explained.

The two men understood that Li Qiang's willingness to risk his life to save them was a great favor, and that he considered them friends. If they resisted and implicated Li Qiang, they would never forgive themselves, even in death.

Dai Nanfeng took a deep breath: "Alright, go ahead and do it."

"Don't worry, Sister Fengyu, I'll be gentle."

Dai Nanfeng was speechless. If you really wanted to be gentle, why did you have to use the Battle Soul Blade?

Li Qiang controlled his strength and slashed down with his sword. "Ugh!" The two Luo Tian Immortals only felt their internal organs tremble, but were otherwise unharmed. They completely trusted Li Qiang and made no move.

The divine barrier showed signs of weakening under the impact of the War Soul Blade, and hope ignited in the eyes of Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng.

"Li Qiang, again, harder!" Dai Nanfeng shouted.

"good!"

Luo Cheng felt that the tone of the conversation was a bit strange.

This time, Li Qiang added two more points of force, and when the Battle Soul Blade fell again, the two Luo Tian Immortals immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Luo Cheng was speechless. If this continued, they wouldn't be able to rescue the person; they'd probably be hacked to death first. This was a super-king-grade divine artifact; how could they withstand a barrage of blows from such a weapon?

Before he could speak, the Azure Emperor spoke up: "Are you two idiots? It doesn't say you can't defend, but it doesn't say you can't resist."

The two celestial immortals were on the verge of tears: "Azure Emperor, why didn't you say so earlier!" They thought to themselves, "Azure Emperor did this on purpose."

Li Qiang was also a little embarrassed: "Lao Qian, Sister Feng Yu, I didn't mean to. I'll be gentler this time."

"Alright, I'll defend. Go ahead and use all your strength," Dai Nanfeng said.

This time, the two were on guard, and Li Qiang's precise control of his strength prevented them from getting injured again. After dozens of attacks, the divine barrier loosened more and more noticeably.

"The divine restrictions have been lifted; I have come to guide you." The Azure Emperor made his move, unleashing his divine powers.

"Thank you, Azure Emperor!"

The binding force dissipated, and with the help of the Azure Emperor's guiding power, the two landed steadily in the void.

No one expected that Li Qiang would not be able to stop his sword strike. The Battle Soul Blade struck the Divine Restriction, instantly triggering a backlash from the restriction. A divine light flashed, and Li Qiang was actually swept away by the Divine Restriction!

"Oh no!" Li Qiang exclaimed, but before he could finish, his figure had already disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Luo Cheng chased after him without hesitation.

The Azure Emperor's face darkened as he watched the two disappear one after another.

Dai Nanfeng looked in the direction where Li Qiang had disappeared and said to Qian Shanyong, "Old Qian, I need to save Brother Li. Are you going or not?"

"go!"

"Shut up, all of you!" the Azure Emperor roared.

The two immediately fell silent, staring at the Azure Emperor. If he didn't have a good solution, they would risk their lives to try and succeed.

The Azure Emperor closed his eyes and calculated for a moment, his expression gradually calming down: "Alright, stop arguing, they're fine."

Luo Cheng dared to rush into the forbidden area because he knew the key to it; because he had the mark of the Heavenly Venerable on his forehead, and possessing the mark of the Heavenly Venerable was equivalent to possessing the key.

Luo Cheng rushed into the divine formation, but did not see Li Qiang.

The Ancient God's Treasury is the temple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, vast and boundless, concealing profound mysteries.

At this moment, the star-shaped mark on Luo Cheng's forehead shone brightly—this mark was equivalent to the key to the ancient god's treasure. With this mark, he could ignore most restrictions, but he still dared not venture lightly into the core area. He sensed the mark with his mind and let it guide him.

On the other side, Li Qiang thought he was doomed, but suddenly the starlight on his forehead shone brightly, teleporting him to a tall temple. The hall was spacious, with a pavilion in the center.

"Which way should I go?" As Li Qiang was bewildered, he saw a purple light flash in the void. He reached out to grab it, but the light directly entered his body. Startled, he used his divine sense to examine his entire body, but found nothing unusual. "What is this thing?"

Filled with doubt, he entered the attic. The attic was equally empty, with a single black "droplet" suspended in the center. Li Qiang tried to grab it, and surprisingly, he easily grasped it in his hand. He examined it repeatedly, but couldn't discern what it was. "If only my senior brother were here."

The thought had barely formed when Luo Cheng's voice rang out: "You little rascal, you're getting bolder and bolder."

"Senior brother, you've arrived!" Li Qiang was both surprised and delighted.

Luo Cheng glared at him.

Li Qiang laughed and said, "Senior brother, you had planned all of this all along, hadn't you?" He wasn't stupid; he had already guessed Luo Cheng's deeper meaning.

Clearly, Luo Cheng took Li Qiang to Zixing to receive the Heavenly Venerable's inheritance in preparation for the trip to the Ancient God's Treasury.

"Now that you've figured it out, can you be more careful in your actions in the future?" Luo Cheng said helplessly.

"Isn't it because my senior brother is here?" Li Qiang said with a grin.

After chatting for a few minutes, Li Qiang took out the "water droplet": "Senior brother, look what this is?"

Upon seeing the "water droplet," Luo Cheng was deeply shaken. After taking it, he examined it closely with his divine sense, confirming his suspicions. "Junior brother, this is a top-tier treasure. Would you be willing to give it to your senior brother?"

"Since you want it, senior brother, then it's yours." Li Qiang said without hesitation.

Luo Cheng chuckled: "It was I who asked too many questions." This was Li Qiang, with an extremely open-minded nature.

Holding the "water droplet," he explained, "This is called the Primal Realm. You can think of it as a vast world comparable to the Immortal Realm. Possessing it makes you the master of the Primal Realm, able to control its origin. In the Primal Realm, your status is equivalent to the Azure Emperor."

"Oh." Li Qiang seemed to understand but not quite. "I don't want to be any kind of realm lord. You can keep it."

"The Origin Realm is extremely mysterious. Controlling the Origin Realm will bring many benefits." Luo Cheng changed the subject. "Never mind, I'll pass on the power of origin to you later, and you can experience it for yourself."

Li Qiang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. Luo Cheng, however, knew that becoming the Lord of the Origin Realm would grant him control over the power of origin, and this realization would greatly benefit his ascension to godhood and his future cultivation.

It is important to know that only by reaching the realm of a celestial being can one begin to comprehend the power of creation.

"Senior brother, I'll listen to you."

"You arrived before me, did you get anything else?" Luo Cheng asked.

Li Qiang then remembered the purple light and told Luo Cheng. Luo Cheng used his divine sense to examine his body and then laughed, "Junior brother, you're really lucky. That was the Purple Slip, which can balance divine power. With it, the risk of your body exploding can be minimized."

The reason for saying "lowest" is that Li Qiang likes to act recklessly. In the original work, when he was undergoing the Five Elements Divine Tribulation, he almost exploded because he swallowed the Wu Yun Pill.

Li Qiang was immediately delighted: "This is truly a wonderful item! It's a pity there's only one, otherwise I would have found one for my senior brother as well."

"At my current level, I don't need it for now," Luo Cheng said. "You're just too impatient; you can't suppress your cultivation level."

After chatting and laughing for a while, the two looked around. "Senior brother, I wonder what's going on outside. Which way should we go?"

"Use your mind to sense the starlight; there is guidance within it."

Following his instructions, Li Qiang sensed the starlight and indeed "saw" a map within it. "So, starlight can guide us! Senior brother, this is where the Origin Realm is located. Let's go to the main hall."

Clearly, this was all arranged by the Primordial Celestial Venerable. As long as the inheritor enters the Ancient God's Treasury, they will inevitably come here to obtain the Primordial Realm. To put it bluntly, everything left behind by the Primordial Celestial Venerable was prepared for the inheritor of the Celestial Venerable.

Both of them possess the mark of the Celestial Venerable and can walk within the Ancient God's Treasury without being affected by the Ancient God's restrictions.

Unbeknownst to them, the starlight had triggered the core restriction, causing the Ancient God's Treasury to suddenly close, and all the immortals within it were forcibly teleported out.

The Azure Emperor, Qian Shanyong, and Dai Nanfeng sensed the fluctuations of the restriction. Just as Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng were about to defend themselves, the Azure Emperor said, "Don't resist!"

The two celestial immortals dared not act recklessly this time and obediently followed orders. A moment later, a divine barrier enveloped the three of them, sending them out of the ancient divine treasury.

The Azure Emperor appeared in the void, his expression somewhat grim. Immediately afterward, Yuan Gu, Bo Ju, and other immortals were also teleported out one after another.

"What happened?"

"Why were you suddenly sent out?"

Upon seeing the Azure Emperor appear, the ancient immortals of Bonagu stepped forward to question him.

The Azure Emperor's gaze swept over the crowd, his tone icy: "What, do you want to question me?"

As the oppressive aura spread, the immortals instantly realized that the person before them was the ruler of the Immortal Realm! Most of them hurriedly lowered their heads, saying, "We dare not."

An ancient immortal cautiously asked, "Azure Emperor, we were all teleported out; what was the reason?"

"I don't know the specific reason either, but I have a way to get back in," said the Azure Emperor.

Upon hearing this, the immortals hoped that the Azure Emperor could take them along.

Yuan Gu stood beside the Azure Emperor and said indifferently, "We will handle the matter of the Bona people. As for whether they can re-enter the Ancient God's Treasury, that depends on their own abilities." Bo Ju also stood beside the Azure Emperor.

In an instant, many ancient immortals and several celestial lords flocked to the Azure Emperor, greatly boosting his power. Seeing this, the Bona people's arrogance diminished.

Meanwhile, inside the Ancient God's Treasury, Li Qiang and Luo Cheng had arrived at the main hall. Looking up, they saw a long, winding staircase leading upwards, and what was most frustrating was that they couldn't fly here.

"Senior brother, who put these steps up here? It's clearly an attempt to make things difficult for people!" Li Qiang couldn't help but complain.