Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

259: Evil thoughts, the secrets of the underworld, Yin Ming Fu JunQin Jiang’s brow twitched at the Human Emperor’s reply.

”Has Fellow Daoist not yet severed the Yellow Sky Divine Mother’s Heavenly Heart?”

Although the Heavenly Abyss of Dahei Mountain appeared hundreds of thousands of years ago in the present world, it was uncertain exactly when the Human Emperor had acted.

If it were the Human Emperor who had already met him then, he wouldn’t have said ”just call me Fellow Daoist.”

The Human Emperor nodded, then shook his head, ”After becoming an Immortal King, one transcends ancient history. But fundamentally, no matter which era’s me it is, it’s all the same.

It’s just that the power of time is indeed profound; even an Immortal King cannot completely see through it.”

Qin Jiang understood somewhat and sat down at the stone table.

He understood the Human Emperor’s meaning—the Human Emperor here was indeed the one who had severed the Yellow Sky Divine Mother’s Heavenly Heart at Dahei Mountain.

Due to the influence of time, there was still a gap in the memory of the current Human Emperor regarding the trip to Dahei Mountain. This gap would only vanish when his current timeline reached that period.

Alternatively, this influence could be seen as fate. To a present-day Immortal King, the future is unpredictable, but to a future Immortal King, it is an established fact.

Under mutual influence, a present-day Immortal King would form a premonition of the future; the stronger the power, the clearer the premonition.

An ancient Immortal King like the Human Emperor was powerful enough to foresee the details of a certain point in the future.

To a present-day Immortal King, these foreseen details were an inevitable future.

Of course, the greater the impact of the foreseen future on the River of Time, the blurrier the vision would be.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but marvel at the power of time. Even an Immortal King who had jumped out of the River of Time was still affected by it.

”I wonder why Fellow Daoist invited me here?” he asked.

”Haha, it’s nothing major. Yesterday, the blood moon appeared, and through deduction, I saw a glimpse of the future,” the Human Emperor spoke, lifting a teacup for a light sip.

”What kind of future? Is it in my era?” Qin Jiang asked.

This was important. He had a feeling that his current time node was a very significant moment.

”Yes. About a year after your current time, the Gates of Hell will swing open, and an Immortal King-level power will descend upon the world.”

The Human Emperor said, teacup in hand, his face slightly obscured by the rising steam.

”Immortal King-level power? Do you mean the Yellow Sky Divine Mother? Or that thing suppressed under the Xuanwu River? Or the rotting corpse in the Nine Luminaries Immortal King’s ruins?”

Qin Jiang asked, but he wasn’t actually nervous.

With his current strength, as long as it wasn’t a flawless Immortal King, he had some confidence in suppressing it.

However, waiting for them to revive before suppressing them would be a bit late. He would set up a Heavenly Array to seal them once he returned.

By then, even if a true Immortal King revived, they might not necessarily be able to cause a stir.

Hearing Qin Jiang’s question, the Human Emperor coughed twice and took a sip of tea.

”Although the Yu Country was wiped out by the Yellow Sky Mother, I think Fellow Daoist should also know about the era when Devilish Qi shrouded the Divine Land?” he spoke.

”Naturally,” Qin Jiang said.

”Then I assume Fellow Daoist also has some understanding of the nature of that Devilish Qi?” the Human Emperor asked.

Qin Jiang looked at him upon hearing this. ”That Devilish Qi seems to contain a trace of the world’s Origin power. Rather than a disaster, it seems more like a power that should have existed in the world to begin with.”

”Indeed. The source of that Devilish Qi is the Resentment of All Souls from the Netherworld. Later, it was infected by the opportunity of the mortal world’s Killing Tribulation, forming a core of Devilish Qi Origin that ravaged the human world,” the Human Emperor explained.

Qin Jiang looked at him quietly. ”Fellow Daoist Human Emperor, feel free to speak plainly.” ”Cough, cough, this... fine! In a hundred years, I will initiate a Killing Tribulation in the human world. The opportunity of the Killing Tribulation will gradually draw the Resentment of All Souls from the Netherworld up to the human world.

Then, a Devilish Qi Origin will form, fusing the Resentment of All Souls from the Netherworld with the slaughterous Qi of the human world into Devilish Qi to corrode the world.”

Speaking to this point, the Human Emperor set down his teacup. ”Of course, I will take action to resolve the Devilish Qi Origin of this era.

I will have one of my Evil Incarnations inhabit it, then suppress it in the Nether Luo Hell—which is the Nether Luo Great Domain of your era.

But with my ability, I cannot completely eradicate the Devilish Qi. So during this period of suppression, the power of the Devilish Qi Origin—or rather, the power of my Evil Incarnation—will grow stronger and stronger.

Until it is comparable to a true Immortal King.”

”So, you want me to deal with it?” Qin Jiang asked.

”Only you can solve it. Originally, in my calculations, the Devilish Qi Origin would be suppressed until 8.88 million years later. At that time, a Demonic Path Immortal King would descend, sufficient to resolve this trouble.

But an accident occurred. The Yellow Sky Divine Mother revived. Using her authority over the Earthly Dao, she seized control of that portion of the Netherworld’s Resentment of All Souls and subsequently triggered the Devilish Qi to flood the human world.

That is also why I stepped in to sever her Heavenly Heart,” the Human Emperor said.

”I see. So, in one year when the Gates of Hell open, your Evil Incarnation will emerge, possessing power comparable to an Immortal King,” Qin Jiang said.

The Human Emperor laughed somewhat awkwardly. ”There’s also the remains of the Yellow Sky Divine Mother and that rotting corpse in the Nether Luo Great Domain.”

”What is the Origin of that rotting corpse?” Qin Jiang asked.

”That’s a long story. It involves the Nine Luminaries Immortal King and the formation of the Fifteen Hells.”

As he spoke, the Human Emperor waved his hand, and a map appeared, divided into fifteen regions.

”A long time ago, in the ancient era shrouded in mist, the Netherworld was still a mass of Chaos.

Later, the Earthly Dao emerged and divided its authority into fifteen parts, giving birth to fifteen Innate Sacred Beings of the Earthly Dao, each comparable to an Immortal King.

Afterward, these fifteen Innate Sacred Beings of the Earthly Dao opened the Fifteen Hells one after another. The Yellow Sky Divine Mother was the creator of the Huangling Hell.

And the creator of the Nether Luo Hell was named Lord Yin Ming, the strongest among the fifteen Innate Sacred Beings of the Earthly Dao at that time.”

”Innate Sacred Beings of the Earthly Dao? Then are there Innate Sacred Beings of the Heavenly Dao or the Human Dao?” Qin Jiang asked.

”There are for the Heavenly Dao, but not for the Human Dao. Innate Sacred Beings are either born of heaven or born of the earth; the Human Dao is not among them, so there are none.”

At this, the Human Emperor looked at Qin Jiang. ”However, although the Human Dao has no Innate Sacred Beings, the Immortal Kings of old could be seen as Innate Sacred Beings in another sense.”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, then as if remembering something, he condensed a ball of azure light in his palm using the power of the Azure Emperor Longevity Record.

”Does Fellow Daoist recognize this power?”

The Human Emperor looked at the ball of azure light in Qin Jiang’s palm, a look of contemplation appearing in his eyes. After a breath, he spoke with some uncertainty, ”This power is extremely similar to the power of the Azure Emperor. However, it seems to be mixed with some other power.

The power of the Azure Emperor is the supreme life force of the world, but the power contained in this azure light carries an indescribable alien force.”

He looked at the azure light before him with some wariness. He had a thought that even he found hard to believe—that the alien force within this azure light seemed capable of affecting him.

But how was that possible?

Not to boast, but since he reached the pinnacle of the Immortal King Realm, he had become an existence near the end of the Immortal King path.

Even if the Azure Emperor were reborn, he would only be comparable to the Late Stage of an Immortal King and would certainly not be his match. How could the alien force in this ball of azure light affect him?

”Azure Emperor? Who is that?”