Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

The ancient immortal servants realized what was happening and immediately began to investigate the source of the aura, eventually pinpointing it to the Celestial City.

This aura emanated from that Celestial City.

……

January has passed.

After Ning Xiu spent a month studying Xie Tiantong, the aura of the stone tablet had already enveloped the entire Celestial City. One after another, Celestials became Great Emperors, and the Celestial City shone with golden light.

The Celestial City of today can no longer be called the Celestial City; it should be more appropriately called the Great Emperor City.

The strange phenomena on Ning Xiu's body gradually subsided, and his mind withdrew from Xie Tiantong.

He has already accomplished what he wanted to do. The aura of that colossal monument has spread to every corner of this world. Within a year, all living beings in this world will be as powerful as dragons, and the trend will be unstoppable.

Perhaps at that time, it will be able to compete with the owner of those eyes.

However, Ning Xiu was not completely at ease, because the owner of those eyes in the scene that Jinghua Zun showed him was incredibly powerful.

It was so terrifying that Ning Xiu no longer dared to confidently say that he could survive that attack, let alone save the lives of the beings in this world.

The sheer terror of the Great Annihilation Tide is undeniable, as it even made a veteran Emperor like Jinghua Zun wary, prompting him to travel thousands of miles to the Great Shang Dynasty to seek out Ning Xiu as a glimmer of hope.

"I must push the Burning Heaven Scripture, the Great Black Heaven of the Floating Pagoda, and the Evil Heavenly Connection to their limits before I dare say I have the confidence to compete with that ancient immortal," Ning Xiu said, standing up and looking at the sky.

"You've finally stopped cultivating." The Evil Dragon King, who had been guarding Ning Xiu's side, immediately went up to him and smiled when he saw him awaken.

"Senior, besides Celestial City, where else can we hunt Celestials?" Ning Xiu asked.

The Evil Dragon King was stunned. Ning Xiu had already become a Great Emperor, so why was he still thinking about killing Celestials? The Evil Dragon King had previously thought that he was doing this to quickly increase his strength.

But now that he has become an emperor and the strongest in the world, he still wants to do this, which the Evil Dragon King finds incomprehensible.

However, the Evil Dragon King found it hard to refuse Ning Xiu's request, so he slowly said, "Celestial beings rarely cultivate outside; most of them stay in Celestial City. If you want to hunt Celestial beings, you can only go to the Ancient Immortal Servants, whose strength is also that of Celestial beings."

“That’s a good suggestion. So where do those ancient immortal servants usually live? Take me to them,” Ning Xiu said.

The Evil Dragon King immediately looked troubled: "The ancient immortal servants are the most mysterious. They seem to live in this world, yet they don't. Even the celestial beings of the Celestial City have difficulty searching for them. I'm afraid I can't help you with this."

Ning Xiu's heart stirred. To reside in this realm yet not reside in this realm—could this be the same as his own ability?

Those ancient immortal servants live in a hidden world, which means they've run into my abilities, so I can deal with them.

If I kill all the ancient immortal servants, I can not only get what I want, but also get rid of a major threat.

And so, Ning Xiu vanished from his spot in the next instant and entered the interlayered world.

"I can't understand him anymore." Seeing Ning Xiu disappear without a trace, even he, as the Great Emperor, couldn't detect it, and the Evil Dragon King couldn't help but sigh.

The more he interacted with Ning Xiu, the more he felt the gap between himself and Ning Xiu widened. He wondered if this guy was the reincarnation of some great power, his talent was so heaven-defying, and his progress was so great that none of the strong people the Evil Dragon King knew could compare to Ning Xiu.

The fact that he helped all the celestial beings in the entire Celestial City transform into Great Emperors was already an astonishing feat.

Upon entering the interlayered world, Ning Xiu began to rapidly search the entire world, attempting to locate the ancient immortal servants. After becoming a Great Emperor, his perception abilities were extremely powerful, and he could scan the entire world in just one month. In this way, he was not afraid of not being able to find the ancient immortal servants.

Soon, in just seven days, Ning Xiu discovered a clue in this interlayered world. The aura of the battle with the Five Elders of Nature in the Celestial City was located somewhere. When Ning Xiu went there, he saw those ancient immortal servants setting up an altar on a high mountain.

When Ning Xiu appeared, every ancient immortal servant was visibly taken aback.

They couldn't understand why Ning Xiu would appear in this interlayered world. Even they had to pay a huge price to gain the ability to enter and exit it.

But what makes this human boy in front of me so special?

A beam of light shot into the sky from the altar, pointing directly beyond the thirty-six layers of gale-force winds. Upon seeing this, Ning Xiu immediately had a bad feeling. Could these guys be contacting the ancient immortals?

Ning Xiu didn't think much and acted instantly. No matter what, he absolutely couldn't let these ancient immortal servants continue this strange ritual.

Ning Xiu unleashed a palm strike from afar, instantly filling the entire area with scorching energy, leaving the ancient immortal servants no chance to escape.

"It's the Great Emperor! Kill him first, we can't let him ruin the ceremony!" the ancient immortal servants said one after another, stopping what they were doing and rushing towards Ning Xiu.

Even if the five celestial elders joined forces, they would be no match for these ancient immortal servants. Now that Ning Xiu has come alone, he can't possibly be that powerful.

Ning Xiu activated the Great Black Heaven of the Floating Pagoda, and with a simultaneous grab of all six arms, the six ancient immortal servants were uncontrollably seized in his hands. With a forceful squeeze, Ning Xiu instantly crushed the heads of the six ancient immortal servants.

These ancient immortal servants have gone through something unknown; their bodies exist in a state between nothingness and reality. If Ning Xiu hadn't possessed the corresponding strength in this area, he probably wouldn't have been able to deal with them at all.

Numerous comprehension points, breakthrough points, and proficiency points increased on the panel. Ning Xiu smiled with satisfaction. The benefits of these ancient immortal servants were truly abundant. As expected of beings chosen by the ancient immortals to guard this realm, they were indeed 'wealthy'.

The remaining ancient immortal servants were all amazed when they saw Ning Xiu kill six ancient immortal servants so easily. Even when facing the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Slaughtering Formation of the Heavenly City, they had never felt so powerless.

However, when facing Shang Ningxiu, a feeling called fear, which had not appeared for many years, resurfaced in their hearts once again.

This feeling is really similar to when I first encountered that powerful immortal.

It's suffocating, it's terrifying.

Ning Xiu didn't care about any of that, nor did he care what these ancient immortal servants were thinking. He took a big leap and reached the top of the mountain, attempting to overturn the altar first. The remaining ancient immortal servants hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

But none of them could possibly be a match for Ning Xiu; they all died at his hands.

Looking at the mysterious altar, Ning Xiu waved his hand, instantly erasing the entire mountaintop, and the pillar of light dissipated as well.

However, for some reason, Ning Xiu still had a bad feeling in his heart, as if it was too late.

Ordinary people's premonitions may be inaccurate, but when they reach the level of the Great Emperor, they comprehend the Dao of Heaven, and their thoughts have a source of potential. If they sense something is wrong, then something is definitely wrong.

Ning Xiu looked up at the sky and felt as if a pair of eyes were watching him from the shadows, seeing through all living beings.

The ritual of the ancient immortal servant is definitely related to that ancient immortal. However, now that I have already killed the ancient immortal servant, I have no way of knowing how far the ritual has progressed or whether the ancient immortal will notice the commotion in this world.

If an ancient immortal descends, the scene destined to happen in the long river of time will appear, and this world will once again be plunged into chaos and suffering.

But in the long river of time, it was the Celestials who faced that ancient immortal. Now, most of the Celestials in Tianren City have become Great Emperors with Ning Xiu's help.

So the future has already been quietly changed, and the outcome will undergo some subtle changes; no one can say for sure.

After leaving the interlayered world, Ning Xiu randomly found a mountain stream and began to cultivate in seclusion to improve the level of Xie Tian Tong.

To deal with the ancient immortals, the greatest reliance is still on the Evil Heavenly Passage, which is currently Ning Xiu's biggest trump card.

After entering Xie Tiantong's state of enlightenment, Ning Xiu devoted his entire mind to that profound and mysterious understanding, and before he knew it, he had lost track of time outside the mountains.

But even as he was cultivating, the aura of the mysterious stone tablet continuously emanated from within his body, spreading in all directions and reaching ever greater distances.

……

Celestial City.

The Celestial City is now deserted. Since the Celestials all became Great Emperors with Ning Xiu's help, the former Celestials have all chosen to leave, as there is no point in them staying in the Celestial City any longer.

What they need to do is to use their own abilities to find a way to leave this world.

Those who could become celestial beings were all exceptionally talented individuals in their time. Now, embarking on the path of the Great Emperor is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate or a tiger entering the forest. Given enough time, each of them can forge their own path to glory.

The Evil Dragon King stood atop the Heavenly City, gazing in the direction where Ning Xiu had once departed.

He was one of the few remaining in the Celestial City, waiting for Ning Xiu's return.

Ning Xiu had said he was going to find the Ancient Immortal Servant and had not returned since. Although the Evil Dragon King knew that the Ancient Immortal Servant was very strong, he did not believe that Ning Xiu would die at the hands of the Ancient Immortal Servant.

The fact that it hasn't appeared for so many years must mean that some difficult problem has caused it to be delayed somewhere.

And so the Evil Dragon King and his companions waited for a long time in the Celestial City.

Two figures appeared behind the Evil Dragon King. They were none other than the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu and the Heavenly Monarch Ning Xiu. When Ning Xiu went to find the ancient immortal servants, he did not bring them with him.

After all three became Great Emperors, their independence and autonomy became more pronounced. Even as Ning Xiu's three avatars, they could not sense where Ning Xiu was now.

"It's been two whole years, and he still hasn't shown up." The Evil Dragon King sighed.

"He is influencing this world. This world has the aura of Xie Tiantong, which has affected all things. Every flower, every blade of grass, every stone, every grain of sand, and every living being has changed. This shows that he is doing something in secret," said Demon Buddha Ning Xiu calmly.

"I also had a feeling about it, but the fact that neither the Ancient Immortal Servant nor Ning Xiu has appeared in the past two years makes me somewhat uneasy," the Evil Dragon King said solemnly.

He watched Ning Xiu grow from the Inner Realm Saint Realm. In such a short time, Ning Xiu has already become a Great Emperor. As long as Ning Xiu is alive, his future achievements are limitless.

If anything were to happen to Ning Xiu, it would be the greatest loss to this world. In terms of potential, Ning Xiu is the greatest hope to contend with the ancient immortals.

"Don't worry, that emperor's methods are far beyond your imagination. He won't be in trouble so easily." From the gray sea, a huge head burst out of the water and spoke to the Evil Dragon King.

It was the old tortoise. Unlike the Evil Dragon King, the old tortoise was not used to being in human form. For the past two years, he had been cultivating in the Gray Sea in his tortoise form.

The old tortoise was very grateful to Ning Xiu for giving him the opportunity to become an emperor, so for the past two years he stayed near the Celestial City with the Evil Dragon King, waiting for Ning Xiu's return.

call out!

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, with swirling vortexes and the faint sounds of countless thunderclaps, deafeningly loud.

Everyone looked up and saw that a crack had appeared in the sky above the Celestial City.

"what happened?"

"What a terrifying aura."

Who is this?

A golden figure slowly floated out of the crack. He stood proudly in mid-air, laughing wildly: "I have finally escaped back! Is there anyone in this world who still remembers the mighty name of I, the Jade Emperor!"

The golden figure's voice was like thunder, echoing in all directions. Upon hearing the name of the Jade Emperor, the old tortoise seemed to fall into a reverie and began to ponder.

After a while, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "It's him! The Jade Emperor from a hundred eras ago! I never thought he was still alive!"

Demon Buddha Ningxiu asked, "Who is this person?"

"The Jade Emperor was a powerful emperor who once intimidated dozens of eras. He was the first emperor to withstand the descent of the Yin Tide and not perish. When he was around, no one in this world dared to claim that they were the strongest. It wasn't until the Jade Emperor broke through the boundary and left alone that his name gradually disappeared into history. Nowadays, not many people know of the existence of this emperor. Only I, the old tortoise, have lived long enough to still remember him."

"Break the boundary and leave." The Evil Dragon King was somewhat surprised.

This realm is the Purple Mansion Grotto Heaven of an ancient immortal, a true small world. To prevent the 'medicinal herbs' inside from escaping, the ancient immortal imprisoned this Purple Mansion Grotto Heaven.

Without immense strength, it is impossible to break through the boundary. Beyond the boundary lies an extremely dangerous and unknown existence. Even a Great Emperor might not be able to return alive.

Under these circumstances, the fact that the Jade Emperor was able to return alive truly demonstrates his astonishing strength.

The cracks slowly closed, and the boundary healed once more.

The Jade Emperor descended upon the Heavenly City, looking down upon the Evil Dragon King and the others with an air of superiority.

"So many Great Emperors! It seems that since I left, this realm has produced many outstanding talents." Emperor Haotian couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw four Great Emperors appear before him at the same time.

"From today onwards, you lot will serve as my slaves. I have returned from beyond the realms with immense gains. Following me will be a tremendous opportunity for you. Perhaps you too can achieve the true Great Dao like me..."

As the Jade Emperor spoke, his expression suddenly turned strange, and his eyes showed disbelief.

When he first returned, he didn't feel any changes around him. But now, he could clearly sense that the air in this realm contained a trace of Dao essence. This was the secret to becoming stronger that the Haotian Emperor had discovered in the outer realms after breaking through the boundary.

I never expected that the Dao essence of this world would be even more profound than that of the outer realms. If I had stayed in this world to cultivate, I probably would have already advanced to the next level.