Next, the Phoenix Clan did not neglect the Heavenly Feather Emperor and you, choosing to warmly welcome you. Later, the Phoenix Clan inquired about the reason why the Heavenly Feather Emperor and you came to their clan.
In response, the Heavenly Feather Emperor did not conceal the purpose of their visit and stated that they had come for the Essence-Devouring Bead, offering to exchange a precious treasure from the Taiyi Emperor Palace for it.
Hearing the Heavenly Feather Emperor's words, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor was quite surprised, as they hadn't expected that the Heavenly Feather Emperor had come for the Essence-Devouring Bead. For a moment, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor was puzzled about who had leaked the news of the Essence-Devouring Bead.
Although the Phoenix Clan's Emperor had many doubts in his mind, he did not ask the Heavenly Feather Emperor directly. Instead, he began to calculate how to increase their bargaining chips and gain more benefits.
For the Phoenix Clan, the Essence-Devouring Bead wasn't of much use. After all, if the Essence-Devouring Bead didn't acknowledge a master, it was essentially a worthless item with the title of Emperor Artifact, and the Phoenix Clan would have to spend resources to seal it. This situation could be described as having no taste but being a pity to abandon.
Next, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor and the Heavenly Feather Emperor began to negotiate. In the end, the Heavenly Feather Emperor raised the price significantly and paid a considerable price to obtain the Essence-Devouring Bead. Seeing the Heavenly Feather Emperor pay such a high price to obtain the Essence-Devouring Bead, you were deeply moved.
However, when the Heavenly Feather Emperor obtained the Essence-Devouring Bead, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor spoke up again, stating that the two parties had completed the exchange. Still, if no one in the Taiyi Emperor Palace could make the Essence-Devouring Bead acknowledge a master, it wouldn't be their concern.
Hearing this, the Heavenly Feather Emperor assured the Phoenix Clan's Emperor that they need not worry, and if they failed, they would bear the consequences themselves. You, on the other hand, chuckled and said that as soon as the Essence-Devouring Bead appeared, it would willingly acknowledge you as its master.
Your words puzzled the Phoenix Clan's Emperor, who couldn't understand why you were so confident and even arrogant. After all, your cultivation seemed to be only at the Emperor's level, but ordinary Emperors couldn't possess such a powerful aura that could directly face an Emperor. Moreover, the fact that the Heavenly Feather Emperor kept you by their side, allowing you to listen to the conversation between the two Emperors, made it even more surprising.
In response to this, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor didn't accuse you of being too arrogant or the like. Instead, they summoned the suppressed Essence-Devouring Bead and unsealed it in front of you.
As the seal on the Essence-Devouring Bead was broken, it surrounded you with jubilant cheers, almost like obedient dogs, begging you to acknowledge them as their master.
In response, you chuckled, grabbed it, and chose to perform the master acknowledgment ceremony. Seeing this scene, both the Heavenly Feather Emperor and the Phoenix Clan's Emperor didn't know what to say. Even the Three Devouring Emperor Artifacts, which were disdainful of even Emperor-level talents and the Emperors themselves, had become so submissive and begged a cultivator in such a humble manner.
All they could say was that this contrast was truly too great. However, the Heavenly Feather Emperor, considering your situation, felt that this behavior of the Essence-Devouring Bead was acceptable. Still, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor was left speechless. After all, when the Essence-Devouring Bead was in their possession, it was incredibly arrogant, looking down on everyone and even daring to attack an Emperor like him.
Finally, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor took a deep look at you, feeling that you were even more extraordinary than he had imagined. He chuckled and suddenly mentioned the matter of marriage, suggesting that the previous transaction could be canceled, and if you married his daughter, they would return the items from the previous exchange and prepare many great gifts.
Hearing this, your expression turned strange, and you hadn't expected the Phoenix Clan's Emperor to play this card. However, you couldn't agree to such a thing, especially considering you had no desire for a cuckold experience.
Of course, if Huang Qin hadn't been taken away by someone, it would be a good thing. After all, in this simulation, you could take the opportunity to obtain the Quasi-Emperor Origin and even the Phoenix Emperor's Origin. By then, you might have a chance to gain the Phoenix Clan's powerful life force. Of course, more importantly, it could help heal Yu Dao Yi's Origin Injury.
At this point, the Heavenly Feather Emperor intervened on your behalf, politely refusing the marriage proposal. After all, in the Heavenly Feather Emperor's view, this marriage was unnecessary, only exposing your secrets, and the disadvantages outweighed the benefits, making it detrimental to your future path to Emperorhood and Immortality.
Seeing the Heavenly Feather Emperor's direct refusal of the marriage proposal, you also smiled and agreed, saying that you didn't want to find a Dao Companion at this time.
At this moment, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor, disappointed by the Heavenly Feather Emperor's refusal, did not become angry but sighed in resignation. He no longer mentioned the matter and praised you as a remarkable individual, warmly inviting both you and the Heavenly Feather Emperor to visit the Phoenix Clan whenever you had the time.
You and the Heavenly Feather Emperor both responded politely. In the end, with your goal achieved, you chose to leave.
After you left, the Phoenix Clan's Emperor sent people to investigate your origins. Meanwhile, the news of the Essence-Devouring Bead being taken away by you spread among the upper echelons of the Phoenix Clan, and the Phoenix Clan's Quasi-Emperor-level Emperor's daughter, Huang Qin, learned about it.
Faced with this situation, the Quasi-Emperor-level Emperor's daughter, Huang
Qin, became anxious. After all, the Essence-Devouring Bead was what her clandestine Dao Companion wanted, and she had hoped to obtain it herself. Unfortunately, someone else had beaten her to it.
However, since the Heavenly Feather Emperor had taken you away, she had no way to stop you and could only sigh in resignation. She informed her Dao Companion of the news.
Upon hearing the words of the Phoenix Clan's Emperor's daughter, Huang Qin, her Dao Companion, a Quasi-Emperor Grand Perfection expert, became furious. He couldn't believe that the Essence-Devouring Bead had been seized by you. Nevertheless, he remained determined.
He didn't believe that the Heavenly Feather Emperor would always be by your side to protect you. As long as you had a day of solo travel, he could launch a surprise attack and kill you, leaving you with no place to be buried, and then seize the Essence-Devouring Bead.
You were unaware that you had already become the target of the Phoenix Clan's Emperor's daughter, Huang Qin's Dao Companion. After leaving the Phoenix Clan and returning to the Great Universe, you and the Heavenly Feather Emperor parted ways. The Heavenly Feather Emperor went to the Demon Sea to rescue their daughter, while you chose to go to the Taiyuan Ancient Star to search for the Soul-Devouring Bead.
In the end, you successfully found the Soul-Devouring Bead on the Taiyuan Ancient Star and made it acknowledge you as its master. Then, you went to the Jade Eternal Ancient Star and made the Jade Eternal Ancient Star's internal Devouring Law Bead acknowledge you as its master. With this, you once again had all three beads in your possession, and the timing of your collection was more than ten thousand years earlier than in the previous simulation.
"This development is somewhat unexpected. I have to admit that the Heavenly Phoenix Emperor has a good eye and a lot of courage to propose marriage directly."
Wang Ping looked at the simulated text content and couldn't help but feel amazed.
"However, the Heavenly Phoenix Emperor doesn't know that his daughter was abducted long ago, and she even wanted to defect from the Phoenix Clan for the other person. I wonder if, by changing the storyline like this, Phoenix Melody and Phoenix Qing will still be born, or if they will be adopted by those one-eyed Quasi-Emperors."
Wang Ping thought about this aspect again, and his expression became strange.
If, because of him, the twin girls couldn't be born, that would truly be a sin.
After all, he had quite a fondness for those two little girls.
"However, in reality, I can care about it to some extent, but in the simulation, I don't need to worry about it so much. Of course, if that Phoenix Qin has already conceived, that would be the best outcome."
Wang Ping sighed and continued to stare at the screen.
However, when you obtained the Soul-Devouring Bead this time, you were once again attacked. The difference was that this time, the attacker was not the Quasi-Emperor expert from the previous simulation but Huang Qin's Dao Companion, the Quasi-Emperor Grand Perfection expert.
Faced with this Quasi-Emperor Grand Perfection expert, you were not a match. You had already mentally prepared yourself to activate the transformation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor if necessary. Of course, you didn't need to activate it voluntarily; it would automatically awaken when you faced a life-threatening situation.
As you wore a serious expression, Huang Qin's Dao Companion burst into laughter, his expression full of enthusiasm. He couldn't believe that you knew the location of the Devouring Law Bead. As long as he took the Devouring Law Bead and the Essence-Devouring Bead from your hands, and once he obtained the Soul-Devouring Bead, he would have an unparalleled Immortal Artifact. At that point, becoming an Emperor was within reach, and ascending to Immortality became possible.
Chapter 261: The Frustration of Huang Qin's Dao Companion! A Shocking Transformation!
Upon hearing Huang Qin's Dao Companion's words, you were utterly speechless. You couldn't help but wonder if this guy had gone mad, still harboring hopes of becoming an Emperor and ascending to Immortality. It seemed like he hadn't fully awakened yet. With his current attitude, even if he had three natural Emperor Artifacts, they wouldn't pay him any attention. Even if he possessed three natural Emperor Artifacts, he would ultimately meet his end at the hands of Cold Moon, the senior time traveler of the Nine Stars Pavilion.
Seemingly aware of your disdain, Huang Qin's Dao Companion let out a cold snort and chose to exude a terrifying quasi-Emperor pressure, looking down on you from a high and mighty position, as if attempting to suppress you.
However, you remained unfazed. In your eyes, the pressure of a mere Quasi-Emperor Grand Perfection was nothing to be concerned about. Even though your current cultivation was at the Emperor level, you held the same view.
Your indifferent expression infuriated Huang Qin's Dao Companion, who was greatly annoyed and had the intention of attacking you.
It was at this moment that you produced something, and that something was none other than the Soul-Devouring Bead. When all three beads appeared together, Huang Qin's Dao Companion was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter, his excitement growing. He couldn't believe that you still possessed the Soul-Devouring Bead, having already collected all three natural Emperor Artifacts. Obtaining them seemed to have been effortless for you.
Without delay, Huang Qin's Dao Companion suggested that you might want to use the three natural Emperor Artifacts to secure your own escape route. If that was your intention, he could consider sparing you.
Of course, while he said these words, he had no intention of letting you go. He had long prepared to kill you, but there was a difference between taking the items from you forcibly and you willingly giving them up. The latter option had a higher chance of ensuring his own safety.
In response to Huang Qin's Dao Companion's words, you wore a mocking expression and began to taunt him. This further infuriated Huang Qin's Dao Companion, who was on the verge of attacking you.
It was precisely at this moment that the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor was activated, directly blocking the attack from Huang Qin's Dao Companion.
Upon the appearance of the Heavenly Feather Emperor's incarnation, Huang Qin's Dao Companion didn't show the slightest surprise. Instead, he sneered. After all, in his eyes, you were just an ordinary Emperor, and the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor was nothing more than that. However, to Huang Qin's Dao Companion, the Heavenly Feather Emperor was just an ordinary Emperor, and an incarnation was far from being anything special.
Without hesitation, Huang Qin's Dao Companion unleashed a powerful item, releasing a terrifying force that could resist the incarnation of a regular Emperor. This was his confidence for attacking you while simultaneously facing off against the Heavenly Feather Emperor's incarnation.
As long as he could withstand the Heavenly Feather Emperor's incarnation, killing you would be a matter of moments. Even if you were extraordinary and had the assistance of three natural Emperor Artifacts, in the face of such a profound disparity in cultivation, your fate was sealed.
However, in the next second, Huang Qin's Dao Companion's expression froze, revealing a look of fear. The development of the situation had completely caught him off guard. His trump card, which was enough to withstand the incarnation of an ordinary Emperor, shattered instantly when faced with the Heavenly Feather Emperor's incarnation.
This left Huang Qin's Dao Companion on the brink of collapse. He couldn't believe what he was witnessing. Wasn't the Heavenly Feather Emperor just an ordinary Emperor? How could an incarnation of a mere Emperor unleash the true power of an Emperor?
At that moment, overwhelmed by despair, Huang Qin's Dao Companion attempted to flee. The incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor remained indifferent and chose to strike.
In an instant, Huang Qin's Dao Companion was suppressed by the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor. In the face of the power of an Emperor, even the perfection of a Quasi-Emperor was insignificant. Not to mention that this particular Quasi-Emperor's level of power was far from reaching the level of Old Man Yu Dao, who could contend with regular Emperors despite his age.
Even Quasi-Emperors capable of contending with regular Emperors would meet a dead end when faced with the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor.
In the end, Huang Qin's Dao Companion was suppressed by the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor in a state of despair. However, before he was completely defeated, you spoke up. You requested that the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor leave behind his flesh and blood essence and residual soul, as you intended to devour them through the three natural Emperor Artifacts.
Hearing your request, the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor hesitated for a moment, then decided to comply with your request. After completing these actions, he looked in amazement at the three beads floating around you: the Essence-Devouring Bead, the Devouring Law Bead, and the Soul-Devouring Bead.
It was unprecedented for all three natural Emperor Artifacts to acknowledge a single master. Even though you were exceptional, the fact that the Soul-Devouring Bead willingly acknowledged you as its master was still astonishing. This occurrence could no longer be explained by mere talent; it required a tremendous amount of destiny.
Next, you didn't show any intention to stay in the same place. Instead, you had something in mind. You took the incarnation of the Heavenly Feather Emperor as your escort and returned to the Taiyi Emperor Palace.
Once back at the Taiyi Emperor Palace, you immediately embarked on the journey to challenge the Supreme Heavenly Path, elevating your cultivation to the pinnacle of the Heavenly Sovereign level.
After consolidating your cultivation, you allowed the Devouring Law Bead, the Soul-Devouring Bead, and the Essence-Devouring Bead to absorb Huang Qin's Dao Companion's flesh and blood essence and residual soul. This process significantly enhanced your physical strength, refined your Quasi-Emperor body, strengthened your spiritual soul, and allowed you to make a breakthrough to the Quasi-Emperor level.
Your Quasi-Emperor tribulation was terrifying, even more so than during your previous breakthrough. However, you faced it without fear and ultimately succeeded. But your Quasi-Emperor tribulation had attracted the attention of many powerful beings.
Some of these beings had contemplated attacking you but ultimately decided against it. They were wary of the profound background of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Your actions had made these forces think twice before acting.
After breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor level, you continued to cultivate and prepare for the opening of the Immortal Tower's secret realm. However, before venturing into the secret realm, you had some plans in mind.
You considered seizing the opportunity to hunt down several Quasi-Emperors and Supreme Sovereigns within the secret realm, consuming their strength to rapidly become stronger. After all, these individuals had ganged up on you and targeted you during the previous simulation, leaving you with no psychological burden when it came to dealing with them. Particularly, you had a strong desire to eliminate Qingyu
, the Quasi-Emperor, and Ruin, the Supreme Sovereign.
In addition to your plans for the secret realm, you also thought about the "Seven-Colored Talent: Grow Stronger by Taking Disciples" ability. You realized that at your current level, the effectiveness of this talent was limited, and it wouldn't provide significant improvements unless you could recruit Supreme Sovereigns and Quasi-Emperors as disciples. However, you understood the difficulty of achieving that.
If you only recruited young geniuses, it would be challenging to make substantial progress in quantity. Nevertheless, you believed that every little bit helped.
With these thoughts in mind, you decided to conduct some discipleship ceremonies before entering the secret realm. Simultaneously, you began gathering information about the Quasi-Emperors who possessed the golden light jade tokens. These tokens were vital for entering the Immortal Tower's secret realm.
You didn't have too many reservations, even considering the potential backgrounds of these Quasi-Emperors. Ultimately, your goal was to acquire the golden light jade tokens through legitimate means whenever possible.
Chapter 261: The Current Situation of the Phoenix Clan and Negotiations
[Nowadays, there is uncertainty about whether there are any Pure-blood Phoenixes at the Quasi-Emperor level. As for the Imperial Origin, it's a precious thing. Even though the Phoenix Clan can regenerate, reaching the Emperor level is still troublesome. Moreover, consumption of the Imperial Origin will affect combat power for a certain period. Therefore, the Phoenix Emperor may not necessarily be willing to do so.]
[It should be said that the Phoenix Emperor is unlikely to do so. Refusing the marriage proposal last time has already offended the Phoenix Emperor to some extent. Although the Phoenix Emperor did not say it, when the Emperor speaks and is decisively refused, it's a loss of face.]
[Afterwards, the Tianyu Emperor looked at you, thinking that you could be sacrificed. Your expression turned strange, implying whether the Tianyu Emperor wanted you to use your charm.]
[The Tianyu Emperor chuckled and indicated that sacrificing you would not be a problem. After all, while the Phoenix Emperor's Imperial Daughter might not be up to your standards, she wasn't too bad.]
[Hearing this, you rolled your eyes, indicating that the Phoenix Emperor's Imperial Daughter, Huang Qin, had already been charmed away by someone else. The one who took her was a Quasi-Emperor Grand Perfection powerhouse who had targeted you before. In fact, there was a good chance that Huang Qin was already pregnant with that person's child.]
[Back then, that person had targeted you because Huang Qin had tipped him off to your actions.]
[The Tianyu Emperor didn't expect that person to have such an identity. Immediately, he laughed. Since this had happened, there was no need for a marriage alliance. They could just confront the issue directly.]
[However, when the Phoenix Emperor heard about this, his attitude became firm, and he inquired about how the situation could be resolved.]
[At this moment, the Phoenix Clan also understood why the Tianyu Emperor had come to inquire. They were quite displeased with Huang Qin's actions. After all, her behavior completely disregarded the interests of the clan, whether it was forming an alliance with outsiders or attacking important figures from other Emperor-level forces to seize treasures. These actions undermined the foundation of the Phoenix Clan.]
[Even the Phoenix Emperor remained silent, not expecting his own daughter to act like this. However, he didn't immediately believe the Tianyu Emperor's words. Evidence was required for everything, and unless the Tianyu Emperor could provide evidence of their relationship, he wouldn't believe it.]
[Hearing the Phoenix Emperor's request for evidence, you sneered and suggested that if Huang Qin came forward, they could obtain the evidence.]
[The Phoenix Emperor frowned, staring at you deeply, then brought Huang Qin forward. After personally inspecting her and seeing her resentful gaze, plus the examination results indicating that she was no longer a virgin and potentially pregnant, he fell silent.]
[Indeed, Huang Qin was no longer a virgin, and it seemed she might be pregnant. This undoubtedly confirmed some of the Tianyu Emperor's words, and the Phoenix Clan was indeed at fault.]
[As a result, the Phoenix Emperor's strong attitude diminished. He sighed and asked the Tianyu Emperor how to resolve the matter.]
[In response, the Tianyu Emperor directly stated his conditions: he wanted a portion of the Phoenix Emperor's Imperial Origin. Hearing this, the Phoenix Emperor's expression changed several times but eventually chose to hand over a portion of his Imperial Origin, ending the matter.]
[The Tianyu Emperor didn't say much and left with you.]
[Next, with the help of the Phoenix Emperor's Imperial Origin, Yu Dao began to heal, and the injuries from his Imperial Origin trauma rapidly improved.]
[As for you, you continued to cultivate and used the three Devouring Emperor Artifacts to absorb the Quasi-Emperor prisoners from the Taiyi Emperor Palace. This process significantly enhanced your physical body and spiritual soul, allowing you to break through to Quasi-Emperor Triple Realm.]
[However, you were aware that such rapid advancement could make your foundation unstable. Therefore, you decided to spend several hundred years stabilizing your foundation. During this time, you reached the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Triple Realm.]
[Once everything was ready, you opened the Immortal Tower's secret realm.]
[As the phenomenon appeared, the entire Upper Realm was shaken, and countless cultivators rushed towards it. You, along with Yu Dao, and other experts from the Taiyi Emperor Palace, entered the secret realm ahead of the crowd.]
[Inside, you encountered a Quasi-Emperor-level savage beast that attacked you. However, you just smiled and didn't use your powers, engaging in a physical battle with it, ultimately defeating it with your pure physical strength.]
[Now, even if you relied solely on your physical strength, you were capable of defeating ordinary Quasi-Emperors. You were incredibly powerful, and even you didn't know the extent of your full battle strength.]
[Next, you began to hunt and kill various savage beasts, creating quite a commotion. However, you concealed your identity during these hunts. As a result, the powerful individuals gradually entering the secret realm only knew of a monstrous figure inside who specialized in killing savage beasts, but they had no idea that you came from the Taiyi Emperor Palace or were an Elder destined to become an Immortal in the future.]
[Meanwhile, your actions had sparked strong interest from a certain force within the secret realm, which sought opportunities while searching for your whereabouts.]
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