Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 779 - 508

Inside the Heavenly Palace Scripture Pavilion, all was silent, save for the scent of ancient books and the pale glow of aged Jade Simples floating in the air.

"AAH~"

Suddenly, a sharp cry of pain emanated from within.

It turned out to be Flower Yingying collapsing heavily to the ground, her spirit in agony, unable to help but let out a wail.

Her face ashen, she closed her eyes tightly, clutching her chest desperately, struggling not to let tears flow down her cheeks.

Something has happened to the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword!

The Azure Lotus Emperor Sword, to some extent, could be considered an extension of the will of the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord, the exponent of the Heaven Lord's Tao and law.

For Flower Yingying, the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword was undoubtedly an extremely close existence; their connection was profound.

Even Flower Yingying's growth had always been under the care of the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword.

When something befell the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword, Flower Yingying, possessing the bloodline of a Great Emperor, naturally sensed it, and sorrow welled up from her heart.

It was known that to erase the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword, an Emperor Artifact, a being of the Great Emperor level would have to intervene.

Even another Emperor Artifact could not accomplish such a feat.

An Emperor Artifact must not be dishonored!

Xuan Guangqiao… It's actually destroying the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword?

Flower Yingying lay on the ground, utterly dejected.

She couldn't bring herself to believe it, yet she had to acknowledge the truth.

Because the Great Emperor bloodline within her had begun to boil violently and aggressively just moments before; she had felt an unyielding sword cry emanating from the Nine Heavens!

Xuan Guangqiao is not a Great Emperor, yet it can destroy the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword.

Doesn't this mean Xuan Guangqiao possesses some characteristic of a Great Emperor?

This made Flower Yingying increasingly uneasy, yet she could do nothing effective…

[Sword Tao +10,000]

[Painting Tao +10,000]

[Wood Tao +10,000]

[Food Tao Royal Tao Marks +10,000]

[Food Tao Royal Tao Marks +10,000]

[…]

「Meanwhile.」

As the Emperor Artifact essence of the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword was continuously devoured by Hong Yuan's World Devouring True Dragon, Hong Yuan's strength also steadily climbed.

The mere surge in his aura caused numerous Star Regions in the Black Heaven to flicker erratically, forcing the Heaven Star Array into full activation.

This scene was terrifying.

After all, he had already attained Tao Achievement, a supreme existence who had forged an alternative path.

Logically, the growth of Hong Yuan's Demonic Body should have slowed considerably after his Tao Achievement, eventually becoming stuck at a certain bottleneck, unmoving, waiting for later generations to surpass him.

This was true for the previous Demon Clan Destiny bearer, Phoenix Goddess Ji Yinglan, and the one before her, True Dragon of Great Moon Han Jiuming.

Yet Hong Yuan, this anomaly, had shattered the established precedent for Demon Clan Destiny bearers.

Even after attaining Tao Achievement, he continued to advance by leaps and bounds.

Anyone who witnessed this would have to describe him as "terrifying to behold!"

「One month later.」

The enormous Azure Lotus that spanned Star Regions vanished.

Not a trace of the unyielding imperial might remained in the Black Heaven.

To destroy the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword, Hong Yuan had consumed a staggering nearly six hundred thousand years of his Life Span!

But fortunately, the returns were also exceptionally rich.

In terms of Life Span alone, the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword had actually added a full one hundred million years to his. Six hundred thousand in exchange for one hundred million—this was truly unbelievable.

Yet, the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword had done just that.

Such was the terrifying power of an Emperor Artifact!

Unconsciously, Hong Yuan felt a greater sense of awe towards the Great Emperor Realm.

Aside from Life Span, Hong Yuan had also newly learned Painting Tao, raising his Painting Tao attainment in one go to the level of Grandmaster 73%.

[School: Painting Tao (None) → Painting Tao (Grandmaster 73%)]

[School: Sword Tao (Grandmaster 41%) → Sword Tao (Grandmaster 81%)]

[School: Wood Tao (Grandmaster 34%) → Wood Tao (Grandmaster 88%)]

[Food Tao Royal Tao Marks: 2,000,000 → 3,100,000]

If not for the rapid development of the world and the new advancements in Painting Tao, Hong Yuan might even have become a Painting Tao Master in one fell swoop.

However, that would have given him a headache.

Because he still hadn't solved the age-old problem of Tao Mark Contradiction!

Even his dual Tao Master positions in Food Tao and the Tao of Great Moon were achieved by leveraging Han Jiuming's research findings!

During the process of devouring the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword, the Human Race had organized resistance, but it was entirely neutralized by the Heaven Star Array, failing to cause even the slightest ripple.

A contemporary who had achieved Tao Achievement through an alternative path was enough to dominate the Nine Heavens and Five Continents.

[Name: Hong Yuan]

[Life Span: 1,513,320 / 1,100,000,000]

[Talent: 99]

[Realm: Seventh Order]

[Schools:

Dream Tao (Supreme Grandmaster), Food Tao (Supreme Grandmaster)

Tao of Great Moon (Supreme Grandmaster), Wood Tao (Grandmaster 88%)

Sword Tao (Grandmaster 81%), Painting Tao (Grandmaster 73%)

…]

[Avatar: World Devouring True Dragon]

[Level: Ninth Order]

[Talents:

Thunder Emperor Treasure Skill, Myriad Silence Realm Divine Power, Heavenly Demon Dismantling Divine Power,

Starfire Prairie Divine Strategy, Cold Moon Seal Divine Power, Ten Thousand Heavy Water Divine Power,

…]

One billion one hundred million years of Life Span, Painting Tao instantly progressing from nothing to the Grandmaster level…

A single Emperor Artifact granted me such a huge transformation; the Heaven Earth Secret Realms probably aren't much different.

I wonder if the Demon Clan has found the whereabouts of the Emperor Artifact Mountain and River Pen and the Heaven Earth Secret Realm's Reverse River?

Thinking about it this way, that fellow Han Jiuming really foiled my grand plans. He actually shattered several Emperor Artifacts, including the Human Race's Starfire Emperor Spear.

No, I can't think like that. If Han Jiuming hadn't acted, I might not have been able to attain Tao Achievement.

Hmm… It seems I also need to seriously study this age-old problem of Tao Mark Contradiction.

Hong Yuan's thoughts flashed like lightning as he rapidly considered these matters.

As he pondered, countless miniature worlds formed from starlight thoughts flickered into existence and vanished around him.