Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

With one step, the stars and rivers begin to flow.

The Emperor's fall left behind countless cultivators still in shock.

It took a long time for the crowd to slowly recover from their shock.

Then it completely exploded.

"The Emperor, he really is the Emperor!"

"I saw the living Emperor! My life has been worthwhile!"

"The Great Emperor also imparted the Dharma and left traces of the Dao for everyone. If these traces of the Dao were not still there, I would have thought I was dreaming."

Me too.

Discussions, exclamations, and excited shouts resounded throughout the entire Imperial Pass.

They never expected that the Chaos Emperor would not only secretly emerge from seclusion but also conceal his identity among them, and even leave behind Dao traces for everyone to comprehend.

It all felt like a dream, yet it was truly amazing and a wonderful surprise for them.

At that moment, Jiang Hao led the three of them out and traversed the endless starry sky.

Feng Xi finally recovered slightly from the huge shock, and she cautiously looked at Jiang Hao's profile.

The face was still that of the old man in the gray robe, ordinary, full of wrinkles, and had nothing to do with the wise and mighty emperor.

But at this moment, in Feng Xi's eyes, it seemed to be shrouded in a sacred glow.

"Former...Emperor..." she whispered, her voice trembling slightly, "You...you are really the Chaos Emperor?"

Jiang Hao turned his head and looked at her.

Under Feng Xi's gaze, the wrinkles on his face melted away like ice and snow, his hunched figure became upright, and his gray hair turned jet black.

In an instant, the old man who was on his deathbed disappeared, and in his place appeared a handsome young man with deep eyes.

Jiang Hao's lips curled into a slight smile as he said, "What, is there some fake Emperor?"

Feng Xi's eyes widened and her mouth formed an "O".

Although she knew in her heart that this was the real emperor, seeing the emperor's true face still made her heart race.

"No, no!" She quickly waved her hands, her face flushed red. "I just... I just can't believe it..."

She took a deep breath and tried to organize her thoughts: "I've thought of many ways to see the Emperor, such as perhaps at some grand ceremony, seeing him sitting on his throne in the distance, surrounded by chaotic energy, looking incredibly majestic."

"Or perhaps it was after the Great Emperor emerged from seclusion that tides came from all directions."

"But I never imagined..." Her voice trailed off, "that I would be sitting at the same table as the Great Emperor in the Ancient Road Teahouse, listening to him comment on the prodigies' fights, and even hitching a ride on his cloud chariot..."

Thinking of this, she suddenly smiled, feeling that this was even better, more story-driven, and more beautiful. So she smiled and said, "It seems quite interesting to say it this way. Great Emperor, we are truly destined to meet."

At this point, she suddenly remembered something, and her eyes lit up: "No wonder, no wonder I had a strange fondness for you from the very beginning, Senior... for Your Majesty, it turns out it's because you are the Emperor!"

Jiang Hao raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You had a strange liking for me from the start? You could sense my presence?"

"No, no." Feng Xi shook her head and said seriously, "It's a... intuition. I just feel very close to you and really want to talk to you. Now that I think about it, it must be because you are the Great Emperor, and you are the one I admire most. I often look at your portraits and statues, so..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, gesturing wildly, "Your Majesty, we are truly destined to meet! My intuition was so accurate!"

Jiang Hao couldn't help but smile as he looked at her lively demeanor.

This girl is the complete opposite of her aunt Feng Wu in her youth.

Feng Wu always had a cold face and rarely spoke; she would rather take action than use words.

This niece, however, is a chatterbox, as lively as a little phoenix.

Yes, but she really is a little phoenix.

"Your aunt..." Jiang Hao paused, "Is she alright?"

"She's doing great!" Feng Xi's eyes shone even brighter. "Auntie is now a Supreme Elder of the Phoenix Realm and often goes into seclusion. But every time she comes out, she tells me stories about you, Great Emperor!"

She started counting on her fingers: "She told me how you overcame the odds, how you swept through the ancient roads, how you suppressed forbidden zones, how you sorted out the great principles of heaven and earth... I grew up listening to your stories!"

As she spoke, she suddenly leaned closer and asked mysteriously:

"Your Majesty, my aunt said that you were very popular with the most talented young women in the world. Many of them liked you and expressed their affection for you. Is that true?"

Jiang Hao's lips twitched slightly.

"Ahem." He coughed lightly. "This is an adult matter; children shouldn't pry."

"Oh, then it's true." Feng Xi nodded, then added matter-of-factly.

"That's true. Someone like the Emperor is good-looking, talented, and strong. It's no wonder that many people like him. Otherwise, someone as proud as my aunt wouldn't be interested."

Jiang Hao: ...

This girl...

After finishing her sentence, Feng Xi asked, "Great Emperor, I heard that when you were proving your Dao, a Heavenly Venerable attacked you shortly after you completed your tribulation, and you killed him. Later, a Heavenly Supreme and the Insect Queen were also killed by you. Is this true?"

Jiang Hao nodded: "That's true."

"Wow!" Feng Xi's eyes were filled with admiration. "That's amazing! I knew Auntie wasn't lying to me!"

Feng Xi was immersed in the excitement of meeting her idol.

She circled around Jiang Hao, asking him all sorts of questions and telling him all sorts of interesting things she had seen.

Jiang Hao listened attentively, answering questions from time to time.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?"

Jiang Hao did not turn around; his voice was calm.

"To the place where an old friend lies buried."

A vast star field slowly emerged at the end of the passage ahead.

The shape of that star field was extremely unique.

Like a colossal, unimaginable corpse lying across the universe.

The outline of the star field vaguely resembles a human figure, with a clear head, torso, and limbs.

Countless stars were born, moved, and vanished within that corpse, as if they were its blood and cells.

Nine rings of light, resembling divine halos, slowly rotated around the outer edge of the star field; these were naturally formed innate Dao patterns.

An ancient and majestic aura permeated the entire star field.

Feng Xi's pupils contracted sharply as she looked at that star field.

She felt the phoenix bloodline within her body vibrating violently, an instinctive reaction when encountering beings of the same or even higher level.

"This is……"

Jiang Hao looked at that star field with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"Lingbao Tianzun".

He said slowly:

"One of the Nine Heavenly Venerables of the Mythological Era, the one who wields power over killing and ending."

"This is the star field where his body turned after his fall."

Feng Xi gasped.

Lingbao Tianzun!

The peerless celestial lord of the mythical era!

His corpse actually transformed into such a vast star field?

The next moment, Jiang Hao brought Feng Xi to the center of the star field.

Before them was an ancient star of unimaginable size, its entire body a dark gold color, its surface covered with naturally formed Dao patterns.

Those patterns are complex and mysterious, as if they record the great mysteries of the beginning of heaven and earth.

The ancient star floated silently in the center of the star field, exuding an aura of desolation, antiquity, and unparalleled majesty.

Feng Xi was so shocked by the scene before her that she was speechless.

She could clearly sense how terrifying the remaining Dao imprints on this ancient star were.

Even though millions of years have passed and that Celestial Venerable has long since perished, that overwhelming pressure that transcends all paths still shrouds the entire star field.

"Wow...so amazing..." she murmured, "Is this the Celestial Venerable? Even after being dead for so many years...he's still so terrifying..."

She turned to look at Jiang Hao, her eyes full of curiosity: "Great Emperor, is Lingbao Tianzun considered very powerful among those who have attained Dao?"

Jiang Hao stared at the ancient star and nodded.

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