Chapter 1722: Kunpeng's Dream of Eternal Autumn, Soaring Straight to Lord Wu Rao

Chapter 1706: A Kunpeng's Eternal Dream, Soaring Unchecked

I am a fish.I seem to have slept for a long time.I remember, a very, very long time ago.In a place where I couldn't discern if it was sky, earth, or ocean, or perhaps something else that could only be called "mist" for reasons unknown, I gained consciousness.A very, very long time passed again. I awoke and felt the ocean's currents, the spirit's call, and life's vibrant pulse.

There were some tiny creatures... so small!They were like mayflies, like mosquito larvae, nearly invisible.They were so minuscule that I had to strain immensely just to see them.They fought, struggled, and consumed each other on my body. Some even lived on my body, gnawing and drawing nutrients.

After another very long time, a devout power awakened me. I discovered a civilization had emerged on my body.They settled on a tiny speck at the tip of my caudal fin, building a maritime civilization. They worshipped this "source of life" that nourished their growth and gave them strength.Worshipped me?

That devout power awakened me once more.It's unknown how much time had passed since then, but I found they had grown large enough to occupy half of a speck on a corner of my caudal fin.They had also bred many new species: plant-like beings, sea spirits, stone monsters, armored beasts, and slippery worms, among others.

My sleep endured several periods of turmoil.Occasionally, besides the sounds from the deep sea, I could hear commotion from other places.It seemed that the world beneath the ocean was self-contained, and the land above, which the two-legged beasts called "land," was also a self-contained world.Their development was even faster than that of the maritime civilization. They quickly ventured into and explored the ocean, reaching its deepest parts.

The two-legged beast civilization and the maritime civilization met for the first time, leading to some minor conflicts.These minor conflicts spurred rapid growth on both sides.Humans, the civilization calling themselves "humans," wanted to conquer the sea.Sea beasts, the civilization calling themselves "sea beasts," wanted to conquer the land.Neither side yielded, fighting fiercely until blood flowed. When they occasionally startled me awake, I'd glance at them, and once I grew tired of watching, I'd go back to sleep.

The first powerful human capable of sensing my existence appeared.He came before me, woke me up, but returned empty-handed.After who knows how long, humans returned. This time, they were fully prepared and woke me again.I swallowed both the land civilization and the maritime civilization in one gulp, allowing them to continue their conflicts within the world inside my belly.

My sleep entered a period of stability.My sleep then re-entered a period of turmoil.This time, the two-legged human civilization developed with extreme rapidity. Leveraging the legacies left by their predecessors, they evolved a "God."Under the God's leadership, the maritime civilization was conquered, and I was enslaved, compelled to yield a portion of my power to him.

Fortune turned. The God of the land departed, and the maritime civilization evolved a "Dragon," a being akin to a God.Under the Dragon's leadership, the ocean conquered the land, enjoying a period of glory.Throughout this period, several other "Gods" appeared intermittently, but they showed little interest in me, and I felt even less curiosity about them.There wasn't much interaction between us, so I didn't remember much.

Actually, I had already started to sense that something wasn't quite right.The world's development was both slow and fast. I could perceive the power accumulated within me gradually fading.It wasn't just me; the entire world was experiencing this.Like inflation followed by shrinkage, like maturity followed by decay – life has always been this way.

I couldn't wake up!I found that sometimes I could see them, hear them, but I couldn't move!It was only then that I was startled awake: so many eras had passed, and I had been continuously sleeping, without even turning over.Was it truly because I didn't want to disturb or overturn the maritime civilization? I asked myself, but was too lazy to ponder the answer.

I decided to make a move.But not a full turn; rather, some action.I began to separate my flesh, blood, and consciousness, sending out avatars that both human and maritime civilizations could accept, to understand these two civilizations.How interesting.I should have come out to see the world earlier.The world outside was small, but very exciting.Perhaps it wouldn't be bad to keep my main body still, and occasionally send out avatars to deeply understand the two civilizations and experience their lives and worlds?But then, the avatars disappeared.I continued to sleep.

The world was indeed evolving rapidly. More and more beings, mostly two-legged beasts, could sense my main body's existence.A person with a sword came and asked me:"Aren't you lonely?"Lonely, what is that?

A small individual, riding a flying stone, came into the sea to ask me:"How did you become so enormous?"How would I know?

A combative fellow couldn't resist punching me:"Move!"It didn't hurt at all.

An ethereal ghost came to me:"Have you lived long enough?"Not quite.

The most interesting was a bewildered two-legged beast. He visited me most frequently, always sitting on my head and asking me:"What is it?"What is it? What exactly is it?I wasn't curious at all.A Kunpeng's dream, lasting for ages.

Old Yu felt someone standing on his head and was startled awake.He had come to the Southern Abyss to find his great-granddaughter, his only blood descendant.In fact, Yu Zhiwen quickly found her for him, but he couldn't return to Sacred Mountain.That place was too troublesome, extremely vexing.Old Yu felt his life couldn't accommodate so many vexing matters, especially with Dao Qiongcang absent...More thinking, less joy.He simply left.

Ostensibly, he used searching for Yu Zhiwen as an excuse to escape the Sacred Mountain battlefield. In reality, Old Yu first released his pressure in the Southern Abyss, causing sea chaos.Then, due to the sea chaos, the Department of Anomalies reported it, requiring the Ten-Member Council to formulate a pacification plan.Old Yu coerced Xi, suppressed the matter, and without the oversight of Ai Cangsen's Grand Dao Eye, he personally formulated and took on this task, coming out to quell the sea chaos.Though a fish, Old Yu was as shrewd as a human.He had a legitimate excuse to go out, even if everyone knew he was just slacking off.

Sea fishing truly was a supremely pleasant activity; he accidentally fell asleep.Upon this sleep, Old Yu felt he had a strange dream.Or perhaps more than one?In the dream, he seemed to have met many things, but when he woke up and tried to recall them carefully..."Hiss!"He couldn't remember.

Old Yu only knew that after falling asleep, he inadvertently transformed into his true form and sank into the deep sea.When he opened his eyes again, he sensed the familiar aura above his head, and was overjoyed, transforming back into human form:"Dao kid!"It really was Dao Qiongcang.This kid came all this way just to see him.Was he truly that thoughtful, or perhaps he had run into some trouble?

Dao Qiongcang, seeing Old Yu's delight, felt a pang of guilt, but a smile soon brought relief, and he asked:"Old Yu, do you have a dream?"He was just a lazy, 'salted fish'; what dream could he possibly have!

Xu Xiaoshou was also bewildered by Dao Qiongcang's outrageous move. Instead of hiding in the Southern Abyss, he went to find Old Yu.What could Old Yu possibly solve?Could he really be hoping this 'salted fish' would exert himself for him, to brutally beat Holy Emperor Han Gong?This guy was a champion of slacking off!First refusing to help Jade Capital City, then refusing to help Dao Xuanji, and later refusing to help Ai Cangsen... If he could sit, would he stand? If he could lie down, would he sit? If he could sleep, would he wake up?For him, the position on the Ten-Member Council was akin to a rebellious Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, being demoted to a stable groom, and the fish himself was perfectly content with it!

"I possess a Holy Emperor's Seal."Dao Qiongcang's words were startling. When the message came via the Telepathy Art, Xu Xiaoshou was astonished:"What do you mean?""Wasn't that thing swallowed by Su Yin? When did you..."This was too mysterious and unpredictable!At the Divine Ruins, Xu Xiaoshou and Dao Qiongcang were inseparable, practically going to the bathroom together.How could he have secretly obtained the swallowed Holy Emperor's Seal from Su Yin?What about the Half-Saint Seals?Did the dozens of Half-Saint Seals that entered the ruins due to the Saint Edict also fall into Dao Qiongcang's hands?If needed, he could directly summon a... Half-Saint Legion?

"You've misunderstood. I couldn't possibly retrieve anything Su Yin swallowed. Only you could trick the Origin True Stele back.""Then..."Xu Xiaoshou paused, then suddenly understood.Ah Si also said there were eighteen Holy Emperor's Seals.Aside from the five great Holy Emperor families... oh, four, and Holy Palace was rumored to have two, plus the useless Feng Yujin, the evil god Su Yin, the resentful Buddha...Added up, that was less than ten.Even if each family had some hidden, finding three or four would be good; any more would cause the balance to collapse.Yet, the balance of the Five Domains remained, and the balance of the five great Holy Emperor families had never been broken, indicating that there were still at least three or four Holy Emperor's Seals that no one had managed to collect.Since Su Yin could swallow a Holy Emperor's Seal, it meant other powerful creatures might also be able to.Calculating this way, there weren't many unclaimed ones left; if there were one or two, it would be extraordinary.And Dao Qiongcang, under such extreme circumstances, found another Holy Emperor's Seal that the five great Holy Emperor families couldn't find, one that hadn't appeared in the world, and wasn't on the list above?I'm a transmigrator; are you the Son of Destiny?

Before Xu Xiaoshou could ask, Dao Qiongcang calmly stated: "Did you think the creation of the Great God Descent Technique was just for convenient travel?"This guy...Xu Xiaoshou thought carefully.This guy, whether it was the Holy God Continent, the five great Holy Emperor families, Void Island, or even the Apricot Realm, and even the Divine Ruins and other dimensional spaces...Wherever he went, he left his mark.So, he was actually looking for Holy Emperor's Seals, and he really found one?

"You're lying to me; you got the one from Rao Wangze!" Xu Xiaoshou truly couldn't figure out the flamboyant old Daoist."Think what you will, I have one.""What are you going to do?""Give it to Old Yu."

Boom!A thunderbolt from a clear sky.Even though Holy Emperor Han Gong's will had little connection to the Holy God Continent, and his telepathic communication was slightly delayed due to his secluded cultivation,He still perceived Xu Xiaoshou's hesitation and the fluctuations of his telepathic exchange with Dao Qiongcang in the Southern Abyss.The Heaven's Mystery Art was unique; it was truly easy to recognize.Holy Emperor Han Gong genuinely didn't care. His sole point, and the only purpose of his visit, was one thing.After giving them ample time to think, he repeated:"Holy Emperor's Seal."

Xu Xiaoshou waved a hand: "Don't rush, it's just a Holy Emperor's Seal. Even if I don't have it, wouldn't my friend Dao Qiongcang have one?"In the Southern Abyss, Dao Qiongcang stumbled, immediately transmitting a message via Telepathy Art:"Xu Xiaoshou, don't mess around.""The goal is to stabilize him, not to sacrifice me to stabilize him!"

Xu Xiaoshou didn't know what trick Dao Qiongcang was up to, so he could only grumble and say:"Actually, I really can give you what you want... well, I should say, you actually have a chance to get it.""But in exchange, I need to go to the Dead Sea to retrieve my master, and none of you on the Heavenly Stairway are to obstruct me.""As for the development of the Holy God Continent, let the Holy God Continent develop on its own."

Holy Emperor Han Gong offered no response.Xu Xiaoshou nodded: "Default acceptance is fine."Then, with a strange cry, he began to cozy up:"Brother Han Gong, you wouldn't believe how terrifying Su Yin's resurrection was at the Divine Ruins. At that time, Rao Wangze and I put aside our differences and fought Su Yin. Rao Wangze was swallowed, everything was eaten, and I was so scared that I ran like mad with my Shattered Blade Shield, fearing my beloved shield would also be eaten..."

"Holy Emperor's Seal!" Clearly, Holy Emperor Han Gong didn't care about the details, much less the process; he only wanted the result.

"Don't rush!" Xu Xiaoshou was interrupted, but this time he didn't dare to get angry, as he needed to cooperate with Dao Qiongcang.While asking the flamboyant old Daoist for advice, he said:"Later, when I really couldn't run anymore, I, Dao Qiongcang, and Old Yu—the three of us fought side by side against Su Yin..."Something was off?The people of the Five Domains sensed something was wrong; a person seemed to have been added to the story out of thin air.This was abrupt, but Holy Emperor Han Gong was hearing it for the first time, and in fact, everyone else was too. No one knew the detailed contents.After all, no one dared to enter the Dying Tea Ruins in the later stages. What happened inside? Didn't it just depend on Master Xu's mouth, who he wanted to drag into the mess?

Xu Xiaoshou spoke quickly, and by the end, the story from his mouth had changed in more ways than one:"...In short, you need to know that in the end, Su Yin parasitized Old Yu, using the Holy Emperor's Seal to empower his physical body into a Holy Emperor, thereby resisting me and my good friend Dao Qiongcang.""Dao Qiongcang, of course, couldn't yield. He awakened the will of the God-Slaying Official Ran Ming, forcefully resisting Su Yin, which naturally also stimulated Old Yu... oh no, Su Yin.""But it was no use. We also had Yue Gongli. Li Zi is your son, isn't he? We have a good relationship too... Li Zi is indeed strong, you know how strong he is, I won't introduce him... In any case, the three of us defeated the evil god and rescued Old Yu."

Everyone understood.Both Holy Emperor Han Gong and the people of the Five Domains.No one cared about the convoluted process; everyone was accustomed to Master Xu's fondness for exaggerated rhetoric.At this moment, everyone understood the single outcome, a result that would instantly reveal if it was a lie:The Holy Emperor's Seal was on Old Yu!

"A dream?"In the deep sea of the Southern Abyss, Old Yu was stumped by the question.Looking at the unusually serious Dao kid before him, he, for once, didn't retort with a jibe. Instead, he meticulously retraced the fish's memories.And lo and behold!He actually found a dream he once had!When he first emerged from the Southern Abyss and was honored with the title of Kunpeng Divine Emissary, Old Yu had indeed fantasized about magnificently ascending to Holy Emperor status.But later, having lingered long at Mount Gui Zhe, witnessing many feuds and grievances, understanding human nature, and hearing the humble story of Holy Emperor Feng Tian,His ambition to become a Holy Emperor had faded, leaving only the desire to raise his little fish.

However!Today was different from the past!"Although I, as I am now, was once parasitized by Su Yin in the Divine Ruins and suffered vitality damage, I thereby gained the Holy Emperor's Seal.""Su Yin disdained my will, only allowing my physical body to be sealed as a Holy Emperor. This Seal now remains within my body, and with just a thought, I can fully ascend to Holy Emperor.""It's worth a try!"Old Yu's blood boiled.Old but vigorous! As long as he became a Holy Emperor and established an empire, his little fish could truly enjoy this wonderful world.Perfect timing.With Rao Wangze gone, the Wurao Emperor Realm was leaderless.He only needed to go to the Wurao Emperor Realm, ascend as Holy Emperor, and take over Rao Wangze's legacy—if a mere Rao Wangze could become a Holy Emperor, why couldn't I, Yu Kunpeng, become one?"Is it Rao Wangze's Unrestrained Dao?""It is Yu Yuebeihua's Unrestrained Dao!""Just do it!"

Old Yu felt he hadn't been this exhilarated in hundreds of years.He instinctively sensed something was wrong, but what exactly was it?The experience in the Divine Ruins was like a hazy dream, a bubble that would burst upon touch, if only he chose to wake up.But...Old Yu's thoughts stirred, and he adjusted the Holy Emperor's Seal, whose aura was completely sealed, within his chest..."There really is a Holy Emperor's Seal!"Old Yu was dumbfounded.In his chest, there really was a Holy Emperor's Seal!But why wasn't it in his Kunpeng world inside his belly... Oh, right, when Su Yin parasitized him, it naturally didn't follow his habit of storing things in the Kunpeng world.Su Yin?What did Su Yin look like?Old Yu tried to recall, and he genuinely managed to recall Su Yin's appearance.It was the image of a three-headed, six-armed evil god, sprawled lazily on a divine throne.The reason he couldn't remember was that the Ancestral God's Forgetfulness Guidance had gradually faded his memory after he left the Divine Ruins battlefield.

"No, that's not right.""No, this is right.""Still not right.""But the Holy Emperor's Seal is real!"Old Yu was conflicted, his brow twisted into a knot, feeling as if dreams and reality intertwined, clashing violently in his mind.He almost lost himself until he saw the Dao kid before him..."Dao Qiongcang!"Old Yu roared, pulling back quickly.He remembered that hypocritical face. During the spoils distribution at the end of the Divine Ruins war, he had clearly contributed the most, almost dying at Su Yin's mouth.Yet, this Dao kid, disregarding their decades of friendship on Sacred Mountain, stubbornly insisted on taking his Holy Emperor's Seal, claiming it was for his own good.Was the Holy Emperor's Seal better on him or on me? Couldn't I, Yu Kunpeng, figure that out?"Get out!""Dao Qiongcang, get out of here!"

On the Central Domain side, Xu Xiaoshou had just finished his story.Holy Emperor Han Gong projected a holy light towards the Southern Abyss, marking Old Yu's location, and just as he projected it...Perfect timing!Old Yu rapidly retreated, roaring at a stunned Dao Qiongcang:"Dao Qiongcang, the Holy Emperor's Seal is mine, it's mine!""You, Xu Xiaoshou, and all of you, don't even think about taking it, don't you dare! This is my spoils of war!"Boom—Angry waves surged, and the wind summoned a roaring tsunami.The Southern Abyss Kun stirred, transforming into a Peng, soaring ninety thousand li straight up, traversing space-time, crossing the Central Domain, ascending the Heavenly Stairway, and reaching Wurao.Without further ado!