After understanding the situation in the outside world, the Five Emperors Divine Sovereign looked at Liu Bai before him and nodded with satisfaction.
"Thank you this time, young friend. Knowing that what I did back then was not meaningless allows me to rest in peace."
"Senior, you..."
Liu Bai's heart tightened, and for some reason, an unexpected sadness welled up.
"Hehe, do not be like this."
The Five Emperors Divine Sovereign did not seem concerned about his own disappearance.
"I am only a remnant soul. If I had not encountered you, I would have dissipated in slumber within a hundred years. That would have been the true regret."
"In the past I used the Five Elements Origin to suppress the Hundun Devil Emperor's devil body, and used the Immortal True Form Scroll to suppress the devil soul. Now that the Immortal True Form Scroll has acknowledged you as its master, that devil soul cannot be allowed to continue existing. Otherwise, it will be an enormous danger to you."
"In a moment I will use the Five Elements Spiritual Talisman to activate the Five Emperors Celestial Bodies within the Immortal True Form Scroll and destroy the devil soul. The suppressed devil body beneath this mountain may cause trouble, so I will open a spatial crack and send you away from this continent first."
"But this Fallen Continent was created by me for the purpose of sealing the Hundun Devil Emperor. It is a place that allows entry but no exit, so the spatial crack can only send you into the starry sky. As for how to return to the Great Thousand World, that will depend on yourself..."
Liu Bai froze.
Seriously? He was not even at the Sovereign Realm, yet this senior wanted him to survive alone in the endless starry sky?
Although it was not impossible for Liu Bai to survive there, the starry sky was far too vast. At his speed, even flying for an entire lifetime might not bring him back to the Great Thousand World.
If his spiritual power ran out, would that not mean immediate death?
But staying here was impossible too. Who knew what the battle between the Five Emperors Divine Sovereign and the devil soul and devil body would look like? With his current level, even brushing against the aftermath would turn him into dust.
Leaving meant a slim chance of survival. Staying meant certain death.
How was he supposed to choose?
Of course, although his heart screamed, Liu Bai still nodded without hesitation.
There was no helping it. Nine chances of death with one chance to live was still a chance. Ten deaths with no life was hopeless. Compared to his life, losing the Immortal True Form Scroll was nothing.
At worst, he could come back for it once he became strong enough. As long as he stayed alive, everything was possible.
"Do not worry. After I deal with the devil soul, I will release the Immortal True Form Scroll. As a Saint Artifact, it will search for you and protect you."
Only after hearing these words did Liu Bai finally relax.
Seeing Liu Bai's relieved expression, the Five Emperors Divine Sovereign smiled.
To remain mostly calm despite certain peril: this boy's temperament was not bad.
"Within the Immortal True Form Scroll are my Five Emperors Divine Ability and the Five Emperors Celestial Bodies. Within the Five Elements Spiritual Talisman is the Innate Five Elements Grand Law that I cultivated for tens of thousands of years. Only the combination of these two is my complete inheritance. Unfortunately, I cannot give you the talisman yet, but I can pass the Innate Five Elements Grand Law to you. Are you willing?"
Liu Bai's joy exploded. He immediately knelt and kowtowed.
"Thank you Senior Divine Sovereign for bestowing the law!"
The Five Emperors Divine Sovereign was briefly startled before laughing loudly.
"Hahaha, good. Firm, decisive, but not rigid. I like such a character."
He extended one finger. A white light shot into Liu Bai's brow.
The instant it entered, thunderous roaring filled his mind, and an incomparably obscure flood of information surged forth, transforming into ancient and profound cultivation chants.
Feeling his head swelling, Liu Bai quickly sat cross legged and began digesting the information...
Hunyuan gives birth to Taiji. Taiji transforms into Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang evolve into the Five Elements. From this begins the Great Dao, where all laws return to truth.
Ancient Dao sounds echoed around him. The unfathomable chants flowed through his heart, and Liu Bai's mind gradually stilled, sinking into enlightenment.
The Dao sounds lasted as though for ages, yet also as though only an instant. When they faded, Liu Bai's mind cleared. He silently reviewed the profound chants for a long time, then slowly began forming hand seals.
As he comprehended the Innate Five Elements Grand Law, his spiritual power circulated, and boundless Five Elements energy surged toward him, pouring into his body.
The gathering speed grew faster and faster, until it felt as if the surroundings had been emptied...
The Five Emperors Divine Sovereign nodded in satisfaction. Seeing the Five Elements energy thinning around them, he released the Five Elements Spirit Talisman and suspended it above Liu Bai.
"Little one, let me help you one last time."
Instantly, dazzling radiance erupted from the talisman, and an ocean of Five Elements energy gushed out, flooding into Liu Bai.
Liu Bai felt his meridians and spiritual sea filling to the point of bursting.
Then, at that critical moment, he saw a light point forming in his spiritual sea. All the Five Elements energy rapidly gathered toward it.
Within moments, all the energy condensed into the light point, which then revealed its appearance.
Another Five Elements Spiritual Talisman.
Liu Bai's soul body drifted over curiously and reached out.
The moment he touched it, it shot into his soul body, settled between his brows, and formed a multicolored spiritual mark.
Startled, he touched his brow, then with a thought, a five colored robe appeared on his soul body.
At the same time, the same robe appeared on his physical body.
Opening his eyes, Liu Bai touched the robe curiously.
"Hmm, it feels like normal clothing."
"Indeed."
The Five Emperors Divine Sovereign chuckled.
"It looks ordinary, but the Five Colored Cloud Robe is immune to water and fire, untouched by all laws. It will also grow stronger as the talisman within you grows."
Of course, he did not mention that cultivating the Innate Five Elements Grand Law required immense quantities of Five Elements divine materials. Without them, progress was extremely slow. In the current Great Thousand World, such divine materials were scarce and expensive, making it nearly impossible to cultivate this Primeval Divine Canon to the Heavenly Sovereign level.
But that was not his fault. In his era, resources were countless times richer. Five Elements divine materials were everywhere.
Thankfully, Liu Bai relied mostly on his cheat, so he would not suffer this problem. Otherwise, he would eventually discover that obtaining a strong inheritance only made his cultivation harder, and he might actually cry.
"Alright, I have given you everything I can. Work hard, little one. If those devils return, everything will be too late."
Letting out a long sigh, the fallen Divine Sovereign could only do so much.
He activated the Five Elements Spiritual Talisman again, and space tore open.
Terrifying spatial storm winds swept out, but before reaching Liu Bai, they were blocked by five colored light and dissipated.
Liu Bai exhaled in relief. He finally had a bit of protection.
Hopefully he could find somewhere to land before his spiritual power ran out...
The instant he entered the crack, the entire Fallen Continent trembled. A freezing and sinister aura filled heaven and earth. When he glanced back one last time, he saw five colossal giants confronting an equally massive pitch black Devil Emperor.
A deafening explosion followed.
Boom
The spatial crack closed, and Liu Bai completely escaped the restrictions of the Fallen Continent, entering the endless starry sky.
Right now, Liu Bai was like an astronaut entering outer space for the first time. Staring at the boundless starry sky before him, he felt it was unfathomably deep and beautiful, filling him with limitless imagination.
But after imagination came reality. Especially for someone in his situation, the endless emptiness around him, the occasional raging spatial storms, and the meteors streaking past with thunderous roars echoing through heaven and earth were all fatal threats to him.
All of these seemingly beautiful phenomena were deadly to him.
Liu Bai tried it out and discovered that in this endless starry sky he could not even absorb spiritual energy. Even the Five Element Spiritual Talisman he had just condensed.
That meant that once his spiritual energy was exhausted, he would truly have only one path left: death.
"It is best to look around and see if I can find a special method to return to the Great Thousand World. Even finding a lower plane would work."
Of course, even if he truly found nothing, Liu Bai was not completely without hope.
He still had one final chance. That was Jiu You.
Although Jiu You's own strength was far from enough to save him in the endless starry sky, she could bring back reinforcements. The two of them shared a bloodline link, and even separated by infinite space, they could still sense each other's existence.
If his spiritual energy had not been so depleted, Liu Bai would not even need someone to save him. He could have followed the bloodline link between him and Jiu You to return to the Great Thousand World on his own.
"It depends on when that girl finally reacts. If she takes one or two years to remember to find someone to rescue me, then I am really finished."
Muttering to himself, Liu Bai transformed into a Golden Crow and began flying toward the direction where he sensed Jiu You.
At the same time, Jiu You, who was waiting for news inside the Fire God Sect, suddenly lifted her head and stared at the sky.
Nearly a month had passed since the end of the Five Sect Competition. The request Yan Qianzhong made to the envoy of the Five Element Divine Sect had come to nothing because Liu Bai had already left the Five Element World. Even if the Sect Master of the Five Element Divine Sect had come personally, it would have been useless. In the end, the matter could only be left unresolved.
However, Jiu You's current reaction proved that although Liu Bai had been trapped by something unknown, he was definitely still alive. That alone was the best possible news.
Yan Qianzhong suggested that Jiu You remain at the Fire God Sect for a while longer in case Liu Bai suddenly came out. And even if he could not get out for now, the Five Sect Competition was held once every three years. When the Five Element World opened again, as long as Liu Bai was alive, he might be able to come out on his own.
With no better solution, Jiu You reluctantly agreed to stay temporarily within the Fire God Sect.
During this time, however, she had been constantly struggling with whether or not to return to her clan and ask the clan's powerhouses to forcibly sever her bloodline link with Liu Bai.
That was right, bloodline links could be severed. But the price was extremely high, and it could even affect Jiu You's future bloodline growth. It would, however, guarantee her survival. As for Liu Bai, the other party in the link, he would certainly die.
As a righteous Nine Netherworld Sparrow, she felt reluctant to harm someone linked to her through blood. The more important reason, however, was that returning to her clan would take a very long time, and what if she died along the way? Would the result not be the same?
Just as she was caught in this dilemma, Liu Bai's aura suddenly appeared in the sky above her. Jiu You, who had been troubled moments ago, was instantly confused.
"What is going on? How did that guy end up up there?"
"And the aura is so weak. That means he is extremely far away. That guy could not have drifted into the endless starry sky, could he?"
"Oh no."
Jiu You was so shocked by her own realization that she even cursed without caring about her image as a beauty.
"That idiot will not be satisfied until he gets himself killed."
That was the endless starry sky. Unless one was at the Earth Sovereign level, there was no guarantee of safety. Anyone below that realm stepping into the starry sky was simply seeking death.
"Who am I supposed to find to save this fool?"
There was no way she could do it herself. Even if she relied purely on speed, Liu Bai would probably already be dead by the time she found him.
"It has to be an Earth Sovereign powerhouse."
But within the Fire God Sect, neither Sect Master Yan Qianzhong nor Elder Jin Chi could meet that requirement.
As for powerhouses from the Five Element Divine Sect, why would they help her? The price of inviting an Earth Sovereign was something she could not possibly afford.
The only hope now was the Domain Lord of the Great Heavenlaw Domain and the Northern Sea Dragon who had just broken through to the Earth Sovereign Realm.
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