Martial Arts Domination: Start with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique-Chapter 770 - 526: Return to the Eight Scenic Palace! Conversation with Xuandu!_2

Chapter 770: Chapter 526: Return to the Eight Scenic Palace! Conversation with Xuandu!_2

Another avatar, which had been a step away from Primordial Chaos before, has now unexpectedly reached the level of Primordial Chaos Without Limit, and moreover has advanced to the later stages!

Within a century, it will be able to prove itself in the legend!

Not bad! Not bad!

Just wait until after a hundred years; then I and my two avatars will all ascend to the Realm of Legend!

Qin Zheng’s gaze flickered, and then he turned to Wandao’s Avatar, speaking again: "Focus on your cultivation. If anything happens, contact me immediately."

He could always sense the situation of his avatars, and the avatars could also contact him anytime.

Seeing Wandao’s Avatar nodding slightly, Qin Zheng immediately gripped the Haotian Mirror, connecting to the Daoist Temple within the Eight Scenic Palace. A potent spatial force instantly enveloped him.

No matter how strong the Heavenly Emperor is, as long as he is not of the Other Shore, he will never set foot in the Eight Scenic Palace.

The Other Shore Dojo is an absolutely safe place!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Bright seven-colored lights swirled, and when his vision cleared again, he was already standing atop a mist-shrouded tall mountain.

In his sight not far away was a Daoist sitting cross-legged. His breath was calm and ordinary, yet he was looking directly at Qin Zheng.

This Daoist’s appearance was somewhat familiar... It was the same Daoist who had refined alongside him in the Purple Gold Pill Furnace before!

A spark of clarity flickered in Qin Zheng’s mind, and he immediately realized the identity of the Daoist before him. He took a step forward respectfully and said, "Junior Qin Zheng greets Senior Xuandu!"

Xuandu smiled and nodded, speaking, "I have some things I want to discuss with you, so I took the liberty of guiding you here. Is that alright?"

"Of course, it is no trouble," Qin Zheng shook his head and replied immediately.

Thinking back to the previous battle, this Daoist had also intervened. He must know what transpired after Qin Zheng left, and this was a good opportunity to ask.

Upon hearing this, Xuandu nodded slightly and then adopted a more solemn expression, saying, "I thought the Heavenly Emperor merely sought to rule one Realm, to achieve the Other Shore and be done."

"But his ambitions are far grander and more absurd than I had imagined!"

Qin Zheng’s face tightened as he blurted out, "He seeks to rule the entire Chaos Sea?"

When Qin Zheng first dispelled the Pollution Qi for Guang Chengzi, several legends from other Great Realms appeared—figures who had also been infected by Pollution Qi.

It wasn’t difficult to deduce that this too was the work of the Heavenly Emperor, who had infiltrated other Great Realms and forcibly corrupted their Tao Realm Great Powers!

Xuandu nodded lightly and added, "I do not know what deal he has made with Pollution, but his goal is to completely pollute the Chaos Sea, thereby bypassing the Other Shore and achieving transcendence in one fell swoop!"

Bypassing the Other Shore and achieving transcendence in one step!

Qin Zheng’s pupils contracted instantly upon hearing this.

The Other Shore is the most powerful Realm within the Tao, unrivaled even by Legend or Creation. To reach the Other Shore is to become the pinnacle existence within the Chaos Sea!

But achieving this Realm is also fraught with unimaginably great challenges.

And now, this Heavenly Emperor seeks to leap directly over the Other Shore and transcend—it was an audacious and terrifying notion!

"How could this be possible?!"

Qin Zheng furrowed his brow and spoke immediately.

Even if the Chaos Sea were completely polluted, what benefits would that bring to the Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation Realm? How could it allow him to bypass the Other Shore and transcend directly?

Xuandu fell into thought for several moments before sighing, "During the wars of old, the Heavenly Emperor, though allied with Pollution, did not himself succumb to its corruption and retained his rational mind and clarity."

"But judging by his recent actions, he has now fused completely with Pollution. He likely cultivated a specific technique or formed a connection—Pollution grows stronger, and so does his foundation."

"Should the entire Chaos Sea succumb to Pollution, the devastation and power of its corruption would become unprecedented, and his foundation would become dreadfully formidable."

"Bypassing the Other Shore and achieving transcendence would certainly be possible."

Qin Zheng fell silent.

Within the Chaos Sea are countless Great Realms, including Nine Star Great Worlds equivalent to the Thirty-Three Heavens, and containing legacy Taoist inheritances of the Other Shore.

But since the Heavenly Emperor has acted already, it proves he has the confidence to confront the myriad Tao Realm strong powers within the Chaos Sea!

What Realm has he truly reached?

Qin Zheng’s mind grew curious, and he asked the Master Xuandu standing before him.

"He is in a peculiar state currently. By cultivation Realm, he is at Creation Perfection. But if strength is compared, he may already be equivalent to some Weak Other Shores!"

Xuandu spoke slowly and added, "It is surely related to Pollution."

Qin Zheng was shocked.

Equivalent to some Weak Other Shores... Even Weak Other Shores are still of the Other Shore!

Thus, speaking of the Heavenly Emperor’s strength, he already equates to the Other Shore!

No wonder, even though Xuandu secretly intervened and Guang Chengzi wielded the complete Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, they could do nothing against him and were ultimately killed in turn.

The opponent’s strength was, indeed, equal to the Other Shore!

The fact that Qin Zheng managed to escape at the final moment by invoking the Merit Technique surely carried a considerable measure of fortune and destiny.

Thoughts swirled in Qin Zheng’s mind as Xuandu spoke again, "During the previous battle, the Heavenly Emperor did not personally appear—it was merely one of his avatars."

The sense of an insurmountable weight pressed even heavier on his heart.

As Xuandu gazed at Qin Zheng’s grave expression, he offered a faint smile and said, "Do not worry too much. The Chaos Sea is vast and boundless; there is still hope to oppose him."

Qin Zheng turned his eyes upward.

Xuandu continued, "In ancient times, those of the Other Shore left behind their legacies before departing. Now that he steps out of the Thirty-Three Heavens with ambitions of dominating the Myriad Heavenly Realms, he naturally enrages many powerful beings."

"Previously, these great beings refrained from interfering with the Thirty-Three Heavens because leaving their own Great Realms would weaken their strength, placing them at risk of falling when confronting the Heavenly Emperor."

"But now that the Heavenly Emperor steps beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the implications change, and they must act to suppress him—lest the Chaos Sea truly falls to Pollution."

Qin Zheng felt his heart ease slightly but still asked solemnly, "Are they truly capable of handling the Heavenly Emperor?"

The Heavenly Emperor’s strength equated to the Other Shore. Even with the Other Shore’s legacy methods to bolster them, a group of Creation Powers would struggle to slay one possessing such divine might.

Xuandu gently shook his head and replied, "Of course not. But... they could temporarily trap him, rendering him unable to escape."

"If someone proves Dao upon the Other Shore before he breaks free, they could suppress him for good and cleanse the Chaos Sea of Pollution Qi."

Qin Zheng’s gaze tightened as he asked Xuandu directly, "Does Senior Xuandu plan to achieve the Other Shore within that timeframe?"

Xuandu had already attempted to reach the Other Shore but failed to survive his transcendent tribulation, narrowly escaping death, thanks to the Eight Scenic Palace’s protection and the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace refining the tribulation power within.

Once the tribulation power within him is fully neutralized, he could ascend to the Other Shore Level in one fell swoop!

Xuandu gently shook his head again and continued, "My case is unique. I might ascend to the Other Shore at any moment—or never reach it at all. Hope must not rest on me."

He steadied his gaze, looking at Qin Zheng with seriousness, and said, "But you, you may have a chance to prove Dao upon the Other Shore within that time!"

"Me?"

Qin Zheng raised an eyebrow slightly.

He did not doubt his eventual success in achieving the Other Shore. But, as of now, he hadn’t even proven himself in the Realm of Legend, and the Other Shore felt incomprehensibly distant—despite being armed with the Merit Scroll. The timeframe required still seemed extraordinarily long.

Why would this first disciple of Taiching Saint believe he could surpass the Heavenly Emperor’s window of escape?

Xuandu nodded lightly without elaborating, offering only a faint smile and saying, "Do everything you can to prove Dao upon the Other Shore. Perhaps you may save the myriad beings of the Chaos Sea—an act of immeasurable Merit."

Qin Zheng felt his heart quake fiercely but forced himself into composure, nodding in acknowledgment. "I will do my utmost."

What exactly does Master Xuandu know?

Were his remarks about ’Merit’ his way of hinting at Qin Zheng?

Qin Zheng’s thoughts churned incessantly.

At that moment, Xuandu spoke again, "The True Spirits of several others—I secretly retrieved them to the Eight Scenic Palace. After nourishing them for a hundred years, they will be reborn."

"I delayed you for only a brief moment; go now to where you ought to be. Do not let your teacher wait long."

Hearing this, Qin Zheng nodded, gathered his thoughts, bowed in salute to Xuandu, and then activated the Haotian Mirror. With a single stride, he departed the misty mountain.

As he watched Qin Zheng’s retreating figure, the Daoist’s eyes filled with glimpses of a bleak and tragic vision of the heavens...