Imperial court.
Those black stone pillars stood outside the imperial capital, towering high. The vital energy of heaven and earth and the immortal energy were still rushing into the pillars madly. The imperial capital had been submerged in the ash of disaster, which continued to erode, and in just a few days, it had swallowed up seven immortal cities!
The nearby blessed land dried up within a few days. Not a single immortal energy flowed out, but only ashes were spewing out!
The Imperial Court's Lei Chi was therefore moved out, and many soldiers pushed the Lei Chi and sent it out of the Imperial Court to avoid this inexplicable disaster.
These days, Empress Yu Qingluo has been organizing people, relocating the people, and inviting talented people from Tongtian Pavilion to find ways to destroy those black stone pillars, but none of them returned!
Even if Emperor Xin used the Dao Soul Liquid to create thousands of himself, none of them could reach the black stone pillar before all their energy was drained away, and they turned into water drops that fell into the ashes, unable to be recalled.
The Queen of Heaven was also alarmed, and tried to break into the center of the ash herself to destroy the stone pillar. However, when she was halfway there, her cultivation had been reduced by 30%, and she hurriedly withdrew.
When she left the range of the calamity ash, she had become much older, with white hair growing, and the Taoism on her body began to decompose, turning into floating calamity ash. She said to Yu Qingluo: "This thing is extremely evil. I cannot approach it. Even if I risk my life to come before it, I am powerless to deal with it. Qingluo, lead the people to move the capital..."
When Yu Qingluo and others were at their wits' end, suddenly those black stone pillars stopped absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth.
Yu Qingluo, Di Xin, Fang Zhuzhi and others looked at it from afar, and suddenly the black stone pillars glowed with light, and halos spread out in all directions!
Wherever the light passed, the ashes disappeared quickly, and were replaced by green mountains, green waters, flowers, trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish!
Even the imperial capital that was covered in ashes quickly returned to its original state. Those civilians and spiritualists in the imperial capital who had not had time to escape recovered one after another, as if they had never died!
Various strange beasts, gods and demons also recovered rapidly one by one!
One of the rays of light fell on the Queen Mother of Heaven, who was gradually becoming younger, and all her cultivation was restored.
Yu Qingluo and others stared at this scene in a daze. Di Xin took out the jade bottle, but saw many water drops bouncing and returning to his jade bottle one by one.
Yu Qingluo and the others were both ecstatic and surprised, and walked towards the imperial capital in a daze, only to see that the blessed lands along the way had returned to their original state, as if they had never spewed out ashes.
They met Prince Yu on the way, who had also come back to life and was standing there in a daze.
"Prince Yu, what happened?" Yu Qingluo asked.
Prince Yu was also bewildered. He said, "I tried to get closer to those black stone pillars, but I felt that everything about me was broken down and disappeared in an instant. I knew nothing."
Fang Zhuzhi couldn't help but ask, "How did you survive?"
"I don't even know how I died, let alone how I survived?"
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The eighteenth level of the underworld.
Emperor Mingdu and Emperor Shu only felt that they had walked through the gates of hell and finally woke up, both covered in cold sweats.
The Dark Emperor said in a hoarse voice: "If you hadn't pulled out this black stone pillar, I'm afraid we would all die here. This is a Taoist god, who was startled by Brother Bai Ze opening the door. He was afraid that we would harm him, so he attacked us first! His strength is not much less than mine in my previous life..."
Even though the Taoist god's hand disappeared, his voice was still trembling, and his hands were shaking as well.
Hearing this, Bai Ze was shocked: "Sure enough, it's me who caused this trouble again. His Majesty the Pavilion Master cleaned up my mess... But then again, wasn't the Pavilion Master of Tongtian chosen by us to clean up our mess?"
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel relieved and stopped blaming himself.
Emperor Shu was not much better than Emperor Mingdu. He said in a trembling voice, "I don't think it was caused by the opening of the door, but the pulling out of the black stone pillar that attracted the Taoist god to take action. This black stone pillar is in the center of the Taoist world. Moreover, the black stone pillars are scattered all over the place, and this pillar is also located in the center of the other pillars. It is obviously very important."
He calmed down and continued to analyze, "Obviously, the other black pillars are responsible for seizing the vital energy of heaven and earth, and this black pillar in the Dao Realm, in addition to its central role, also has another function of converting the vital energy of heaven and earth into the vital energy of heaven and earth in its own universe and reconstructing the Dao Realm."
Su Yun couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, and then his expression changed slightly. He immediately knew the source of the vitality of heaven and earth!
"I sent some pillars to the seventeenth floor of Hades. Could it be that these pillars absorbed the energy of heaven and earth from the seventeenth floor?"
He then felt a little relieved: "The seventeenth floor of the Underworld originally had extremely scarce heaven and earth energy, and there were ruined planets everywhere. Those Underworld demons were extremely fast and could escape through the void."
Emperor Shu continued, "When this core pillar was pulled up, the entire formation that maintained the Dao Realm and other worlds was immediately terminated. However, because the Dao Realm and other worlds had not yet condensed a complete heaven and earth avenue, these worlds collapsed immediately."
Bai Ze's eyes lit up and he smiled, "When these worlds collapse, the heaven and earth energy they borrowed will be returned along these black pillars!"
Yingying corrected him, saying, "It was the vitality of heaven and earth that was snatched away, not borrowed. Elder Bai Ze, your view of right and wrong is a bit strange!"
The emperor smiled and said, "Although your view of right and wrong is not correct, what you said is true and it resonates with me."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingdu was quite dissatisfied with Emperor Hu, but he had to admire his judgment. He thought, "Emperor Hu has taken over Emperor Shu's body and is thinking with Emperor Shu's brain. He is indeed very wise."
Xiao Xingchen hugged the black stone pillar tremblingly, feeling extremely terrified: "So, I caused the disaster? I'm doomed. My status is so low that I will definitely be thrown out by Emperor Yuntian and killed by Mingdu and Dishu to vent their anger..."
Su Yun let go of the black stone pillar, his eyes flickered, and he said, "There is a Taoist god in this Taoist world, who is extremely powerful. If he is fully revived, it would be easy for him to kill us. Fortunately, Xiaoxing Chen Xiao's lover was smart and found this black stone pillar and broke his plan. This Taoist god should be the owner of the black stone pillar. He laid these black stone pillars in the hope that one day he could revive his universe. Now he has returned the heaven and earth vitality he robbed. Xiao's lover has made a great contribution!"
Xiao Xingchen was completely relieved when he heard this.
The Taoist god was provoked by his act of pulling out the black stone pillar, and he almost killed them all. However, in Su Yun's mouth, it became that he, Xiao Xingchen, knew everything and ruined the Taoist god's conspiracy.
All his sins have now turned into merits!
"This Emperor Yuntian is much easier to get along with than Emperor Feng."
Xiao Xingchen's heart gradually calmed down. Ever since he surrendered to Su Yun, he had been feeling anxious and worried. He was worried that Su Yun would look down on him because he was a surrendered general, and that Su Yun's old ministers would be incompatible with him.
Now it seems that Su Yun still attaches great importance to him, otherwise he would not speak for him.
Emperor Shu glanced at Xiao Xingchen and said indifferently: "If he has such ability, he can be the emperor of heaven. Why should he serve as a minister under you? Emperor Ai, please don't flatter him."
Su Yun laughed loudly and said, "Emperor Hu, you and I are in the same boat now. This place is dangerous, and there may be other arrangements made by the foreign gods. Shouldn't we support each other? Can you stop calling me Emperor Ai and call me Emperor Yuntian, or Your Majesty? I won't die, right?"
Emperor Shu laughed and said, "Emperor Ai is dreaming! Everything you have done is in vain. This is the final word for your future!"
Su Yun snorted and looked around, only to see that all the great ways of the Dao Realm had turned into ruins, and the place fell into darkness again. Only the halos behind their heads were still emitting light, illuminating the surroundings.
Emperor Mingdu suddenly coughed twice and said, "I have a question. If we leave this black stone pillar in its original place, can we activate the Dao Realm again?"
When Emperor Shu heard this, there was a gleam in his eyes, but he did not say anything. His gaze fell on the pillar that Xiao Xingchen was holding.
Su Yun's eyes also fell on the pillar, and he said, "Although it is very dangerous to insert the pillar, and you may die at the hands of the Taoist God of the Dao Realm, if you can pull out the pillar in advance, you can still restrain the Taoist God."
Bai Ze's eyes lit up and he said, "During the process of forming this Dao Realm, there are endless Daoist treasures that need to be recorded! Now that we are here, how can we return empty-handed?"
Yingying whispered, "Emperor Hu is silent because he has the most intelligent brain of Emperor Shu. He must have learned more Dao from the formation of the Dao Realm than we have! I think we should get rid of Emperor Shu first, and then slowly comprehend the Dao Realm!"
Emperor Shu listened to her and said with a smile, "How come the little book fairy is so cute, but she has a mouth?"
Although he seemed to be smiling happily, his heart was not smiling, and his eyes were grim. It was obvious that his plan was not just to seal Yingying's mouth.
Yingying made a face at him and stuck out her tongue.
Su Yun said sternly, "Yingying, don't act rashly. His Majesty Di Hu is one of the two emperors of the ancient times, the dignified Heavenly Emperor, and now he has Di Shu's flesh body, which makes him the only Heavenly Emperor. I can't even flatter him, so how can I attack the Heavenly Emperor?"
Emperor Shu laughed and said, "The flattery you are doing was done by Emperor Jue in the past. Emperor Ai, don't even think about making me let down my guard against you!"
Su Yun said to Xiao Xingchen, "My dear Xiao, put this black stone pillar back to its original place."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingchen struggled to move the tall stone pillar. Seeing this, Su Yun stepped forward to help and put the stone pillar back in place.
Imperial court.
The people in the imperial capital and several other immortal cities did not know that they had died and turned into ashes. They felt that only a moment had passed, but to outsiders, they had been dead for several days and suddenly came back to life.
Yu Qingluo ordered the scholars of Tongtian Pavilion to go to the black stone pillars first to study these peculiar pillars and find out who brought the pillars here.
After a while, she got the news and immediately found Yan Yinghua and others.
When the incident broke out, Yan Yinghua, Master Xun Shengwang and others were also recuperating in the medicine garden of Dong Shenwang in the imperial capital, and they were unable to escape from the imperial capital, and were turned into ashes together with Dong Shenwang.
They also resurrected, and Yan Yinghua said, "The pillar was found by Emperor Yun Tian on the eighteenth floor of the Hades City and sent to the seventeenth floor. We thought it would be taken away if we left it there, so we brought it back first. Since we had no place to put it, we planted it outside the city first."
Yu Qingluo's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Send him back to Hades as soon as possible!"
Yan Yinghua agreed and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Queen. These Saint Kings can travel through the void at will. Isn't it easy to send them to the Underworld?"
The eight Holy Kings, including Shi Xun, Bi Yong, Su Mang, etc., greeted Yu Qingluo and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty. We will be back soon."
As they walked outside, they suddenly heard a roar like a landslide or tsunami. Yu Qingluo and others hurried out of the medicine garden to look, only to see that the eight black stone pillars were once again sweeping up the vitality of heaven and earth, and ashes were rolling in!
Yu Qingluo's expression changed drastically: "This pillar knows how to lure the enemy deep into our territory. This palace is in trouble too!"
"boom-"
The ashes rolled like a tide, drowning them!
The eighteenth level of the underworld.
Su Yun helped Xiao Xingchen to insert the black stone pillar back, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, the Dao God has great magical powers and unfathomable power. We must not take it lightly when studying the Dao Realm. Three days is the limit. Come here in three days, pull out the black stone pillar, and interrupt the process of the Dao Realm's recovery!"
Emperor Mingdu and Emperor Shu agreed and led their people away.
Su Yun stayed beside the stone pillar and observed the formation of the Dao Realm. This was the center of the Dao Realm and he had already studied the vicinity. The avenue in the center of the Dao Realm was of great significance to whether he could continue to perfect the Hongmeng Runes and break through to the fifth level of the Xiantian Yiqi Dao Realm!
His comprehension was of great significance. He was immersed in it unconsciously and forgot the time. Fortunately, the Emperor of Hades returned in time and pulled up the black stone pillar.
In the imperial court, the people who turned into ashes revived. Yu Qingluo was puzzled: "Who can tell me what is going on?"