Chapter 255: Transcendence in This Lifetime (Part 11)

Ning Changqing was the one who successfully located the ruins of the Yaochi Sacred Land.
Looking at the shattered immortal mountain and countless fragments of broken imperial weapons,
the once idyllic Yaochi Sacred Land,
was now a desolate wasteland.
Ning Changqing sighed.
"Even the invincible can succumb to time; even the most enduring forces cannot withstand the passage of time."
"If I hadn't obtained the Wheel of Time, I might have already vanished into the river of history."
Fortunately, in this life, he possessed the Wheel of Time, one of the nine innate treasures.
It granted him an infinite future.
Ning Changqing walked through the Yaochi Sacred Land.
The destruction of the Yaochi Sacred Land was terrifying.
The dangers here were immense; without his numerous methods, even those below the level of a Great Emperor would have perished.
Ning Changqing finally arrived at the depths of the Yaochi Sacred Land.
There stood a towering immortal tree, transcending time.
However, that immortal tree no longer possessed its former grandeur; its laws and Dao essence had vanished.
A terrifying being stormed in and fought a fierce battle with the Immortal Tree.
The final result:
The Immortal Tree was annihilated, and the fate of the terrifying being was unknown. Perhaps it was killed by the Immortal Tree, or perhaps...
It is still alive!
Ning Changqing sensed the familiar array around him.
Back then, the founder of the Yaochi Holy Land failed to transcend and wanted to create an Immortal Spirit.
He dispersed his own Dao, forging it into the foundation of the Immortal Tree.
The protective array here was jointly set up by him and the founder of the Yaochi Holy Land. Even a powerhouse of equal strength to him in his previous life might not be able to break it.
Ning Changqing simply waved his hand, and the array dissipated, allowing unobstructed passage.
He had left a contingency plan here.
Seemingly sensing the aura of life,
that ancient Immortal Tree, that Immortal Tree that should have died,
that Immortal Tree that had transcended the ages,
at this moment, actually emitted a shimmering green light.
It seemed a resurgence was imminent.
Countless illusory figures of great emperors began to emerge.
Throughout history, numerous powerful emperors had received the blessings of the Jade Pool Holy Land; their Daos and Laws converged into a living being at this moment.
"It has finally come to fruition."
Ning Changqing stood with his hands behind his back.
He watched the living being about to materialize.
The terrifying being that had destroyed the Jade Pool Holy Land fought a battle with the Jade Pool Holy Land's immortal spirits, causing the Jade Pool Holy Land's immortal spirits to perish.
However... the Jade Pool Holy Land's immortal spirits had not died.
They were reborn from annihilation, fusing the Daos and Laws of hundreds of great emperors throughout history, giving birth to new life.
Ning Changqing believed.
The immortal spirit nurtured by the Jade Pool Holy Land would undoubtedly be far more terrifying than the immortal spirit of the Gate of Myriad Laws.
It would become his right-hand man.
He had left his methods here to one day restrain the immortal spirits and prevent them from going out of control.
Unfortunately, the Mythical Era collapsed, and the immortal spirits never developed their own will.
The Wheel of Time brought him to this era.
Perhaps it was fate.
In the end, the life force of the immortal tree manifested as a little girl of about three or four years old.
The little girl wore a green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her two delicate white feet hovering in the void. Her body was like the finest mutton-fat jade. She opened her large eyes, curiously observing this world.
A smile appeared on Ning Changqing's face.
His smile froze.
The little girl, the manifestation of the immortal spirit, pouted, her eyes showing unfamiliarity and disdain as she looked at Ning Changqing!
She circled Ning Changqing once, then flew directly in one direction.
The speed was too fast, too fast for him to stop the little girl.
Ning Changqing saw it.
The little girl, transformed from a celestial spirit, landed in someone's arms, revealing two adorable dimples, and smiled happily.
"Brother, brother..."
The little girl seemed to be pleading.
Ning Changqing was stunned.
"It seems we've met again,"
Su Chen teased the little girl, transformed from a celestial spirit, while flashing a bright smile and greeting Ning Changqing.
Like two long-lost old friends.
Su Chen was happy to see Ning Changqing again.
Ning Changqing... he wasn't particularly happy to see Su Chen.
At least not now!
The smile wouldn't disappear.
The smile on Ning Changqing's face completely transferred to Su Chen's face.
Back when he was the Emperor of Ten Thousand Laws, Su Chen first saw the Immortal Tree, and he vaguely sensed the secret of the Jade Pool Holy Land.
From that moment on, he conducted an experiment.
Chi Yao was his experimental subject.
The fairy spirits of Yaochi were very close to Su Chen now.
This wasn't just because they were both fairy spirits.
More importantly, the former Holy Maiden of Yaochi had an innate affinity for the aura of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect.
Therefore, she would abandon Ning Changqing without hesitation.
This was part of ancient history from the Dark Era, a karmic entanglement long buried in the annals of time, unknown to Ning Changqing.
The fruit he inadvertently sowed back then had now become a trap for Ning Changqing.
Ning Changqing's face was grim.
He didn't understand why the fairy spirits would so readily reject him, one of their creators.
But he knew the current situation was very unfavorable for him. One fairy spirit was already a headache; if two fairy spirits joined forces...
Ning Changqing made his move.
The aura of a Saint King erupted from his body, transforming into ancient and mysterious runes. He actually broke through from the Saint King Realm to the Great Saint Realm, even though it was a huge price to pay for a short-term advancement.
But as long as he could kill Su Chen,
Ning Changqing believed it was all worthwhile.
“Di Chen, I said our next meeting would be your death day,”
Ning Changqing spoke majestically.
His voice shook heaven and earth, like an ancient supreme being issuing a decree to annihilate an era.
“Not bad aura,”
Su Chen praised, looking at Ning Changqing's intimidating demeanor.
At this moment, he could completely conclude that Ning Changqing was a reborn ancient powerhouse, perhaps not from the ancient, primordial, or even prehistoric era.
The name of an era surfaced in Su Chen's mind:
The Mythical Era
That mysterious yet legendary era held the most ancient secrets. Even his former enemies, the Demon Lord Tai Cang and the God Emperor, knew very little about the truth behind the Mythical Era's destruction.
Facing Ning Changqing's full-force attack, Su Chen stretched out one hand, his five fingers seemingly grasping all the principles, clenching into a fist.
So what if Ning Changqing is a supreme powerhouse from the Mythical Era?
He once dominated an era, burying two eternal dark forces that followed.
The reincarnation of the First Celestial of the Mythical Era vs. the First Emperor of the Imperial Era
"How is this possible? You've broken through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm?"
Ning Changqing was sent flying by a punch, his tiger's mouth split open. Had he not already cultivated the Celestial Venerable Dharma Body of the Mythical Era, he might have been instantly killed by that punch.
Ning Changqing was no longer calm.
Su Chen retracted his fist and said calmly, "You're allowed to break through your cultivation level, but I'm not?"
What a joke! We're both reincarnations of ancient monsters.
Besides being reincarnated ancient monsters, his 200,000 physique points weren't for nothing.
If Ning Changqing were to catch up in cultivation level,
Su Chen felt that as the first emperor of the Imperial Era, and the first demon of all time with one foot in transcendence, he would lose far too much face.