The Plane Embryo is a treasure. Its effect isn't just limited to allowing the one who masters it to ascend to the Plane Peak. After that, it can still help someone achieve Enlightenment and grow!
In Zhao Li's understanding, it's something similar to the Creation Jade Plate. For a Genius, its ability to aid in Enlightenment is the truly terrifying part, and it is indeed extremely precious!
Zhao Li pondered in his heart, thinking of Lin Dong and Mu Chen, who were explicitly mentioned in the Battle Through the Heavens Universe he had read about, as well as Xiao Yan, who had fused many Heavenly Flames and could be considered to have mastered the Plane Embryo. He also thought of the Immortal Great Emperor before him. These individuals seemed to have reached the forefront of many Senior powerhouses in a very short amount of Time.
Moreover, the Outer Realm Evil Race's attacks on the various lower Planes of the Great Thousand World also seemed to indicate that the Plane Embryo was not simple. If it truly possessed such miraculous effects, then attracting the covetousness of the Evil Race didn't seem so incomprehensible.
Zhao Li suppressed the urge to agree on the spot. Although the consciousness before him was very likely specifically left behind to pass down a Legacy and wait for a Junior, its Realm was too high, and Zhao Li still held a bit of caution towards it.
Furthermore, he guessed that the Incantation mentioned by the First Emperor was very likely the 'Flame Mantra'. Even knowing it was a Cultivation Technique left behind by a Half-step Dominator, the current Zhao Li would not switch his Cultivation.
His Route was already somewhat different from the orthodox Cultivation Route. In comparison, he was more interested in the Azure Lotus beneath the First Emperor's feet.
Of course, Zhao Li wouldn't be foolish enough to refuse. If he had the Opportunity, he wouldn't mind experiencing the feeling of mastering the Heaven's Heart and replicating a copy of the Dao Principles it had absorbed.
He put away his playful expression from earlier and asked seriously:
"Senior, you are helping me like this, is there something you need me to do?"
There was no free lunch in the world. Even when he himself gave Heavenly Flames to Xiao Yan, it was to satisfy his own curiosity and as an investment in a strong individual. He didn't believe the First Emperor had specifically created a Space here that even his Heavenly Supreme Strength had almost failed to discover just for fun.
Seeing Zhao Li's reaction, the First Emperor burst into laughter and said:
"Hahaha, you are quite direct, Junior. But you've misunderstood. I truly don't have anything for you to do. You are still too weak."
A Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme was truly nothing in his eyes.
Zhao Li knew his own limitations. In the eyes of this being, who was most likely the Immortal Great Emperor, he was truly nothing. Hearing the First Emperor's blunt words, he didn't retort, but merely nodded.
The First Emperor also had no intention of manipulating Zhao Li. He greatly admired this Little Guy who could even become a Heavenly Supreme on the Dou Qi Continent. Perhaps the things he wanted to do in the future would indeed require his help.
He didn't delve further into this topic but changed the subject, talking about the true secrets of the Dou Qi Continent:
"Any world born in the Chaos has a Plane Embryo. It's just that some worlds have a strong World Origin and a high upper limit, while others have a weak World Origin and a low upper limit. The Dou Qi Continent is a powerful world, capable of giving birth to true Heavenly Supremes."
Saying this, he explained, fearing Zhao Li wouldn't understand:
"The Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent are actually at the Heavenly Supreme Realm, but because they used the Method I left behind to take a shortcut, they didn't have enough Origin Qi to support them. They had the Realm but not the corresponding Strength. This is only when they are within the Dou Qi Continent that they can display their corresponding Strength. Once they leave the Continent and are suppressed by other Rules, they are probably only comparable to a Great Perfection Earth Supreme."
Speaking here, his gaze towards Zhao Li was filled with surprise and admiration. This Junior was actually able to directly turn the false into the real and become a true Heavenly Supreme without a Plane Embryo. Even he felt his own Talent and Comprehension were somewhat inferior.
He repeatedly examined Zhao Li several times, finally clicking his tongue in wonder, his words inevitably carrying some astonishment:
"As for you, you are simply an anomaly. You were actually able to forcefully ascend to Heavenly Supreme by relying on fragments of the Plane Embryo."
He felt the presence of quite a few Heavenly Flame Origins within the golden Flame in Zhao Li's hand, and assumed Zhao Li had reached this point by relying on them.
What he thought wasn't entirely wrong. Before that accident occurred, Zhao Li had indeed been using the connection between the Heavenly Flames and the Origin of Heaven and Earth to act like a bandit, constantly comprehending the Rules within them to strengthen himself. But without that accident, Zhao Li would still have been stuck before the Dou Di stage due to the lack of Origin Qi or an energy level equivalent to Origin Qi.
What had brought him to where he was now was not just the Heavenly Flames, but also the Universe he had opened up by chance. It was the Innate Qi born during the Heaven Opening and Earth Opening that replaced the Origin Qi, allowing Zhao Li to become a Dou Di, and even a Heavenly Supreme now.
Zhao Li heard the astonishment in the First Emperor's words and felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. Throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent and even the Great Thousand worlds, there were probably not even enough people on one hand who could make a Half-step Dominator reveal such an expression, right?
He was secretly pleased, but his face showed a bit of embarrassment. He rubbed his nose and smiled:
"Senior, you flatter me. I merely picked up scraps. I feel unworthy. It's nothing compared to Senior's magnanimity in shattering the Plane Embryo and passing down the Method to Become Emperor, leaving Opportunities for later generations."
Zhao Li sincerely flattered the First Emperor. In this regard, he truly admired the First Emperor.
The First Emperor laughed heartily again, then became humble:
"Hahaha, I'm not as great as you say. It's just that after Becoming Emperor, I looked around and there wasn't anyone I could truly talk to. I did these things simply because I didn't want to be so lonely. I imagine it won't be long before you feel the same way..."
Saying this, he suddenly became self-deprecating, and then continued on Zhao Li's topic:
"When you get old, you always like to reminisce. Let's not talk about that. Since you brought it up, I'll continue based on that. Every world born in the Chaos has a Plane Embryo, but there will only be one. If you master it, you are invincible within that world!
A Plane also only has one Plane Embryo. Until the first person who masters it returns it, others will inevitably be unable to become the Plane Peak through it. It is precisely for this reason that I had the idea of shattering the Dou Qi Continent's Plane Embryo, attempting to allow more people to ascend to Dou Di.
I actually managed to figure out a Method. I divided the Plane Embryo into twenty-two parts, using them as Formation Cores to set up a Grand Formation within the Continent Origin, converting it into a special energy, which is what you call Origin Qi. Indeed, many people used Origin Qi to connect with the Origin of Heaven and Earth and thus ascended to Dou Di, but they and I are still worlds apart. They can only be considered the Quasi Heavenly Supremes I mentioned earlier."
Hearing this, Zhao Li suddenly understood. No wonder Heavenly Flames could connect with the World Origin; they were originally part of the Plane Embryo. However, while Zhao Li understood, he also had new Doubt. Since the First Emperor had placed them as Formation Cores within the Origin, how did they end up in the outside world?
Before he could continue thinking, the First Emperor's words had already given him the answer:
"Things did develop in the direction I had envisioned. In a short Time, there were as many as ten Dou Di on the Continent. Although their Dou Di was only Quasi Heavenly Supreme, there were quite a number of them. In the process of communicating with them, I also made some progress, until one day, I felt another world establish contact with the Dou Qi Continent.
On the Dou Qi Continent, I had been invincible for too long. Coupled with my confidence in my Strength, I plunged headfirst into the Great Thousand World. The Great Thousand World was indeed the Great Thousand World. I also struggled there for nearly a Hundred Years before becoming a strong individual within it. Just as I was about to return home in glory, I encountered the invasion of the Outer Realm Evil Race and was thus held back. But in the battle against the Heavenly Evil God, I also absorbed some Dao Rhymes from him and climbed another step..."
Speaking here, he turned his head to look at the Azure Lotus behind him, his eyes revealing a look of longing, as if talking to himself, and also as if telling Zhao Li:
"Actually, Supreme is the Peak of a world. Whether it's Earth Supreme or Heavenly Supreme, whether it's Spirit Grade or Saint Grade, although there are vast differences, they have never left the category of Supreme. But from the Heavenly Evil God, I saw a Dao Rhyme that surpassed Supreme, just like when I mastered the Plane Embryo of Dou Qi. I attracted the Will of the Great Thousand World to descend, left my surname on it, and became a Realm that surpassed Supreme but had not completely left the category of Supreme. I call it, Half-step Dominator!"
Hearing this, Zhao Li thought to himself, As expected. The owner of this Will before him was indeed the first strong individual in the Ancient Times of the Great Thousand World, the Immortal Great Emperor, the terrifying existence who caused the Heavenly Rankings to descend and recorded his surname upon it!
However, thinking that such a strong individual actually originated from the Dou Qi Continent, Zhao Li's curiosity about this Pocket World under the name of the Great Thousand World increased significantly compared to when he saw this mysterious Azure Lotus. They seemed to be trying every possible way to tell him that the Dou Qi Continent was definitely not as simple as he thought!
He found an entry point and raised the Doubt in his heart:
"Since Senior attracted the Will of the Great Thousand World, why weren't you able to completely control it, and instead only took half a step forward?"
As he thought, the Immortal Great Emperor himself had the experience of mastering the Plane Embryo and possessed the corresponding Strength. Mastering the Plane Embryo of the Great Thousand World should not have been a difficult task.
The First Emperor heard Zhao Li's words, shook his head, and sighed helplessly, asking in return:
"Success is due to the Plane Embryo, and failure is also due to the Plane Embryo. The Imprint of the Dou Qi Continent on me was too heavy. If it weren't for the threat of the Heavenly Evil God, it wouldn't even have allowed me to leave my surname on the Heavenly Rankings and become a Half-step Dominator."
Hearing such a simple reason, Zhao Li was stunned for a moment, then felt it was reasonable. If it were him, he wouldn't take out his house's property deed and let an outsider write their name on it.
He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. To say that the Immortal Great Emperor was unlucky, well, it was precisely because of the Heavenly Evil God that he took half a step forward and brought out the Heavenly Rankings. To say he was lucky, that Heavenly Rankings was just trying to save itself, temporarily appearing to give him a shot of adrenaline...
The Immortal Great Emperor didn't dwell on the matter as much as Zhao Li thought. He didn't need the sympathy of Zhao Li, this nobody, and continued:
"I only imprinted a surname, which allowed me to mobilize a portion of the Great Thousand's Origin. At the same time, it gave me a will, which was a sealing method. It was then that I understood the reason for its descent. It completely treated me as a tool to resist the Heavenly Evil God. Perhaps it also knew that under the threat of the Heavenly Evil God, I had no other choice and wouldn't refuse. I was essentially forced into it, which is how I achieved the Half-step Dominator realm...
Of course, I'm not some great person who sacrifices themselves for others. I didn't use the method it gave me. But even after my breakthrough, even though the Heavenly Evil God came from the Outer Domain and was suppressed by the Great Thousand World, I was still at a disadvantage. After struggling for several years, I gave up.
Before using my authority to fully mobilize the World Origin to seal the Heavenly Evil God, I returned to the Dou Qi Continent to leave behind a legacy. That's when I discovered something unusual about the Plane Embryo fragments on the Dou Qi Continent.
They had actually evolved into concrete forms on the continent, which are the twenty-two types of Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. On them, I discovered a characteristic where they would devour each other to grow. So, I tried to fuse them and once again condensed a Plane Embryo.
It was useless to me, of course, but it would be quite useful to later generations. For this, I even left behind a method to re-condense the Heavenly Flames."
Hearing this, Zhao Li suddenly understood. So the origin of the Flame Mantra was actually so astonishing. This small Yellow Tier Cultivation Technique actually came from the hands of a Half-step Dominator. Even if the Immortal Great Emperor's purpose when creating it wasn't for cultivation but for fusing Heavenly Flames, it still originated from a Half-step Dominator and naturally possessed miraculous qualities.
Thinking of the Flame Mantra, Zhao Li also thought of the scroll he got from Yao Chen along with the Flame Mantra, which he couldn't understand at all. Since the person involved was right in front of him, it was a good opportunity to ask. So, Zhao Li recalled the contents of the Flame Mantra and spoke:
"The method Senior Ye mentioned, is it like this, and like this..."
Hearing Zhao Li's words, the Immortal Great Emperor was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter:
"Hahaha, yes, that's the method exactly. So, it has already fallen into your hands."
He didn't ask Zhao Li why he hadn't cultivated it. In his understanding, the Flame Mantra wasn't a cultivation method, but merely a way to condense the Plane Embryo.
After getting the Immortal Great Emperor's confirmation, Zhao Li flipped his hand and took out the white scroll, asking about its origin:
"This method was obtained by one of my juniors in some ruins. By the way, does Senior Ye know about this item?"
Seeing the white scroll in Zhao Li's hand, a trace of disgust first appeared in the Immortal Great Emperor's eyes, which then turned into longing. It reached out a hand and then tapped the scroll several times. The nameless scroll actually became ethereal, then spread out and hung in the Sky Dome!
At this moment, the scroll had undergone earth-shattering changes. A vast and boundless power emanated from within the scroll. Even though it was just a phantom at this time, it still possessed the authority and power to control everything.
"Heavenly Rankings!"
Subconsciously, this thought appeared in Zhao Li's mind.
In his eyes, the ethereal scroll hung high in the sky, and then the endless spiritual light and Dou Qi here poured down from the sky like hanging clouds, causing the energy here to fluctuate continuously. As the endless energy was infused, it also gradually solidified. Finally, in Zhao Li's gaze, it had become a spiritual light screen that seemed to have no end. It seemed to hang in the sky as if it were real, yet it also seemed like a mirage, ethereal and traceless.
That light screen gave Zhao Li a hazy and mysterious feeling. It seemed to be inscribed with countless mountains and rivers, sun, moon, and stars, like a world. A terrifying majesty emanated from it. Under that majesty, even Zhao Li felt a trembling in his heart. Below it, everything seemed extremely insignificant!
The Immortal Great Emperor looked at the Heavenly Rankings with extremely complex eyes. What happened back then, in the eyes of a Heavenly Talent like him, was actually not very glorious. Although it was a transaction, to him, it felt as if he was being despised, yet had no choice but to open his purse and give charity.
After a moment, he finally spoke to explain the origin of this light screen:
"This is the Heavenly Rankings. At that time, it treated me as a tool and allowed me, an outsider, to imprint my surname on it and borrow the Great Thousand's Origin. Naturally, I was not content with this at the time. I imprinted the Heavenly Rankings, hoping to make the fake real. Unfortunately, I didn't have that much Time..."
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