It seemed like he was crying, but also like he was laughing. Just like that, he turned into dust and scattered with the wind, never to be seen again.
"Big Brother!" Old Gu's face was full of tears as he threw himself onto the ground where the rain of light had been extinguished. He fell there like a wounded beast, growling.
"Master!" The two disciples were greatly grieved. Tears fell like rain as they knelt on the ground, trembling as they used their hands to scoop up some of the soil.
The female disciple's hands were trembling as she held the soil to her chest. She wanted to hug it to hold Li Xu back, but in reality, there was nothing left.
"You are an unrivalled hero, peerless and unparalleled. You have never been defeated, so how could you die? Master! "The female disciple wept loudly, her eyes blurred with tears as she wept blood.
The other disciple also wept like a fountain as he continuously knocked his head on the ground. The banging sounds shook the frozen earth of Yin Prefecture. He wanted nothing more than to die in exchange for Li Xu's life.
"Big Brother, how could you die? You said that even the heavens can't take care of you. You won't die. "Old Gu was trembling as he cried out sorrowfully," Can you come back quickly? "
Actually, he knew that it would be difficult for Li Xu to return. He had turned into a rain of light and turned into dust, never to be seen in the world again.
"Master, I am willing to use my life to exchange for you to stay in the world. Don't die!" The female disciple clutched the soil and hugged it tightly. Her tears were stained with blood as she softly cried out.
At the same time, in the depths of the starry sky, the great battle had also ended!
The grand cauldron disintegrated, the ten thousand dao collapsed, and all the phantoms exploded, turning into a rain of light. The battle had finally come to an end.
As for Li Xu, only a tattered war banner was left at the scene. It sank into the universe's abyss, into the boundless darkness.
It actually ended just like that. Li Xu's will in Yin Prefecture and the remnant blood in the starry sky collapsed at almost the same time.
"Dead, Li Xu actually died just like that!"
Countless people murmured, finding it hard to believe.
After the battlefield collapsed, a portion of the light rain fell and flew out of the starry sky, heading towards the land of the living.
Unfortunately, although this weak rain of light was very tenacious, it could not fly out of the starry sky in the end and dispersed in the cold cosmos.
The last wisp of flowing light was also extinguished.
Although it was already close to the Yang Realm and would soon land on the ground, it still dispersed without leaving a trace.
"I just wanted to come back and take a look at the mortal realm, take a look at this homeland, take a look at these mountains and rivers …"
These were Li Xu's final words. They were very weak and indistinct. They reverberated under the starry sky, and then everything went silent. There was only nothingness.
The entire Yang Realm was completely silent, not a single sound could be heard.
A person who was once so powerful actually died just like that, walking towards the end of his life in front of the people of the world.
Perhaps he had already died in prehistoric times, and what had returned now was only an obsession. He wanted to see his homeland again, to see the familiar mountains and rivers, and to see the safety of his tribe. Therefore, he exerted all his strength to break through the boundary between Yin and Yang, returning to the world of the living.
There was an obsession in his heart that would not dissipate for thousands of years. Before he was destroyed, would his wish have been fulfilled?
On the great earth, many people felt a bit sad. After all, that incomparably powerful individual's name was a synonym for unmatched, matchless, yet just now, he was extremely weak, muttering those words.
"Li Xu!" someone called out.
"He's dead!" There were also people from the same generation who had witnessed his glory, and at this moment, they felt a sense of loss.
His death caused many people to feel sad. This was different from what they had imagined Li Xu to be.
Many people sighed. If Li Xu had not met with an accident in prehistoric times, had not died, and his true body had returned, how powerful would he have been?
Gradually, the world of the living was in an uproar.
The silence was broken. The death of Li Xu's obsession shook the world. Everyone was discussing this. Some were sad, some were sad, and some were indifferent. They were evaluating who was the strongest.
In the depths of the cosmos, a few people had cold expressions.
Regardless of whether it was Li Xu's obsession or his true body, the experts who had attacked had never wavered. At this level, they all had the confidence to be invincible.
Some people had gloomy expressions and were very unwilling.
Li Xu had dissipated and the great furnace had disintegrated. However, the Myriad Mother Golden Seal was nowhere to be seen, and neither could the Book of Ultimate be found.
Next, someone had his eyes on the only remnant flag left behind by Li Xu. He wanted to completely shatter it and return it to cosmic dust.
"Stop!" The Martial Madman stopped him. His eyes were as deep as the heavenly abyss. Within his pupils, there were terrifying scenes of the world collapsing, stars falling, lightning flashing, and thunder rumbling.
He wanted to personally investigate Li Xu's past. He wanted to find out how his obsession came to be and where he had left the Myriad Mother Golden Seal.
Behind him, some people were slightly hesitant. Although they wanted to erase everything related to Li Xu and destroy the remnant flag, they still stopped in their tracks.
They all knew that the Martial Emperor's methods were superb and possessed unfathomable divine abilities. In particular, he had mastered the Art of Time. This was a supreme forbidden art that allowed him to observe the past.
Moreover, when cultivated to the highest realm, he could even see through the future and truly understand the past and present. He was omnipotent!
The Martial Emperor raised the great flag with one arm. His astral energy surged, and the tattered flag fluttered in the wind, causing the starry sky to tremble once again.
Even the Martial Madman had a complicated expression. This was Li Sanlong's war flag from back then, and it was his symbol. It was engraved with his life's achievements, as well as the blood and fire he had experienced. And now, it had fallen into his hands.
As an opponent and a former rival, he couldn't help but lower his head to look at the flag even though his heart was as cold as steel and unmoved.
There were many holes on the flag's surface, and even the three dragons had been broken. There were dried up black blood on them. Li Xu's life's glory and tragedy were all contained within this flag!
"Since ancient times, Time Trace!"
As the Martial Madman spoke, his emotionless voice reverberated under the starry sky. It rumbled and shattered many star remains.
In an instant, the great flag fluttered and a hazy light emerged. The Martial Madman used the Art of Time to display a miraculous scene. He was tracing Li Xu's past and searching for the Ultimate Book.
However, the process wasn't very smooth. The main reason was that Li Xu was too powerful back then, and some of the remaining laws had yet to be completely extinguished.
Such a person couldn't be traced back. As long as he was alive, it would be difficult for others to pry into his past like this.
"Unfortunately, you're dead in the end, so you can't stop the Time Trace Technique. Ultimate Book, appear!" the Martial Emperor said.
Although he said this, it was still a very difficult task. It was intermittent and not smooth at all. All kinds of blurry images flowed about.
"It's pitch-black and overflowing with yin qi. Is this really the Great Yin Realm?" Someone was astonished and stared at the hazy screen of light on the great flag.
Under the Martial Emperor's control, the Time Trace Technique was very strange. It instantly traced back the past, and many unimportant blurry images vanished in an instant, leaving behind some important scenes.
The others frowned. The space that Li Xu could stay in was limited. Was he in a land of death?
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, the Martial Madman realized that there was a big problem. Even though Li Xu was dead, he seemed to be deliberately covering up the truth and didn't want others to know his secret.
"Everyone, lend me a hand and blast this black mist away!" the Martial Emperor said.
Because his action was too heaven-defying, he was rejected by the world. As such, it was a bit strenuous for him to do so, so he asked the others for help.
The main reason was that Li Xu had arranged a contingency plan in the past. He had purposely concealed the heavenly secrets and increased the difficulty. The Martial Emperor's heaven-defying action was like a boat sailing against the current.
When the black mist was dispersed by the others, cracks appeared on the hazy screen of light. It was on the verge of collapse.
"Freeze!"
The Martial Madman raised his hand and pointed. Beams of light covered the large flag and stabilized the images on it.
At this moment, the others made their moves. At this critical moment, they didn't want to fail at the last step. They all wanted to see what Li Xu had done and what he had left behind.
For a moment, the Great Dao rumbled. Complex and terrifying runes interweaved and were as brilliant as rainbows, illuminating the pitch-black sky.
The energy in this shattered starry sky was even denser and more astonishing than before. One could imagine how much importance these people placed on this. They didn't hold back at all.
They wanted to uncover the mist and see what Li Xu was hiding.
"Found it. Break it!" the Martial Emperor shouted.
A patch of mist was blasted away by him like a thin veil, revealing the truth. Was that the Great Yin Realm?
The cold frozen ground, the dark gray sky, the disorderly rocky mountains, and a stone coffin locked in a stone forest.
Upon closer inspection, the so-called stone forest was formed by laws.
Perhaps, this sealed coffin was also a derivation of laws.
"The coffin is real. Li Xu is dead, and his remains are inside? I can sense his aura. I'm sure his corpse has decayed, and his true spirit is eternally silent, "the Martial Emperor said.
At their level, their intuition was terrifying, and their divine senses were sharp. After tracing back to the past, they instantly had an answer in their hearts.
A broken stone jar. Upon closer inspection, it was … carved out of a World Stone?!
The pupils of the others shrank. To ultimate beings like them, that was also a supreme treasure. It was the foundation stone of a world, and it had been refined into a coffin.
Tai Heng said, "I can sense Li Xu's scattered aura. He died a miserable death. His body was corroded and completely decayed. He lost all his divinity, and his soul light decayed as well. In the end, he turned into dust."
"Hmm, that's …" another person whispered.
Finally, there was a major discovery. There was something under the coffin lid, causing the coffin to not completely close.
"A rock?"
"No, it's the Golden Seal of the Myriad Mother!" the Martial Emperor said.
There was a gap in the coffin, and under the lid, there was a small seal. It looked inconspicuous, but the Martial Madman was sure that it was the Golden Seal of the Myriad Mother!
"Li Xu is really a scoundrel. He did this on purpose, leaving the Golden Seal of the Myriad Mother there for the tracer to see, making you hesitate."
One person sighed, feeling somewhat resentful.
There was no need to think about it. The coffin was very dangerous. If they really went there and opened the coffin to take the seal, they would have to pay an astonishing price.
After all, that was the Great Yin Realm!
For those who were strong enough and could trace back to this place, Li Xu didn't hide it. He clearly showed it to them. Did they want it?
"This is a fatal temptation. It involves the Book of Ultimate. This scoundrel is targeting us on purpose, so you can't advance or retreat!" one person said hatefully.
The Book of Ultimate was very important, but who would dare to casually step into the Great Yin Realm for it?
"Trace back again!" The Martial Emperor said. He wanted to investigate more clearly, and he even wanted to know all of Li Xu's experiences back then, and what he experienced at the moment of the accident.
Unfortunately, Li Xu's accident in the Yin Prefecture couldn't be traced back because it involved too many things.
Among them, the Martial Madman and the others could be considered to have participated in part back then.
Boom!
The yin mist shook, and the coffin became clearer. One could even feel the power of the rules there, and see all kinds of Great Dao fragments flowing.
"Hmm, why is there the aura of the Yang Realm's Great Dao in the Great Yin Realm, and the Yang Realm's rules pervade the air?!" one person said in surprise.
"Let's go to the Yin Prefecture!" The Martial Emperor said. Then, a bright Great Dao appeared under his feet, piercing through the universe and extending into the endless distance.
The few of them set off for the land of the Yang Realm.
Not long after, they landed in the Yin Prefecture. At this time, Old Gu and the others had already left vigilantly for some time.
The Martial Emperor suspected that Li Xu's burial place and the place where the coffin was buried might be near the entrance of the Great Yin Realm.
Otherwise, how could he feel the Yang Realm's Great Dao fragments flowing, as well as the circulation of the rules of yin and yang?
The Yin Prefecture, the heart of which was a wretched land. The brilliant Yin Realm door was still there, and strong winds blew out from the cracks. Black mist covered people, and it seemed like the two realms would pass through at any time.
The Martial Madman stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, facing the ancient golden door.
His eyes turned into runes. Time flowed, and the rules turned into divine chains. They flew out from his eyes and then entered the crack of the golden door.
Boom!
The Yin Prefecture shook violently, and black mist filled the sky!
Even someone as strong as the Martial Emperor was forced to retreat. Then, his expression changed, and he felt very shocked. One could imagine how shocking it was for him to have such an expression.
"Li Xu, that scoundrel!"
The Martial Madman spoke again, gnashing his teeth.
The others were shocked and also began to investigate. This caused the golden door to shake violently, and the aura of the Great Yin Realm instantly spread out, engulfing the vast heaven and earth.
Black mist surged. All of Yin Province was covered, becoming pitch-black.
"That coffin is behind the door. Is he trying to tempt us?"
"If we want to touch that coffin, we must break this door. He wants us to pass through the Great Yin Realm ourselves and open the ancient forbidden door!"
At this moment, they seemed to see Li Xu's mocking smile. The item was left behind to tempt them. Would they dare to open the Great Yin Realm themselves?!
No one was willing to become a sinner for all eternity. Even someone as decisive as the Martial Emperor hesitated and stopped in his tracks. The others were even more hesitant and resentful.
"This is the treasure of our Yang Realm. How dare Li Xu leave it in the Great Yin Realm and tempt us to open this passage!" someone said angrily.
"That's not all. Look, there's a chain on each of the eight corners of the coffin. Eight chains locking the coffin, and each chain has an extraordinary origin."
"Hmm, what's that? Some of the chains should be … the path of the Great Dao of other evolutionary civilizations. He seized a part of it and smelted it there to lock this coffin?! "
One person was shocked, and the others were shaken after hearing this. They were all moved.
Who would dare to do such a thing? The discovery of other evolutionary paths was enough to shake both ancient and modern times. Yet, Li Xu actually extracted the Great Dao rules of that path to suppress his coffin and did such a thing.
"It really is a broken jar. He was in despair at that time. There was no way for him to revive. He did everything he could, but in the end, he left behind such a hateful mess," someone said.
Without a doubt, the Great Dao chains of other evolutionary paths would be incomparably dangerous. Even the ultimate creatures would easily encounter mishaps.
After all, that was a civilization's Great Dao chain. It was definitely not as simple as one imagined.
Li Xu could shift the universe and use it to suppress the coffin. He was also a genius, truly heaven-defying.
"The Ten Thousand Mother Golden Seal must be retrieved. The Book of Ultimate End cannot be left outside. This is too important. That was fished out from Celestial Emperor's Burial Pit. We cannot lose it." The Martial Emperor spoke and made his decision.
However, before this, they had to make ample preparations and lay down a contingency plan.
The others also made their decision. They immediately ordered their personal disciples to bring over the materials they needed. They prepared to seal this place and personally take care of that coffin.
"Are you sure that Li Xu is dead? His body and soul have been erased?" someone suddenly said.
"His body has rotted, and his soul is definitely dead. I went to the Underworld's entrance to oversee the investigation. There were no traces of him anywhere!" someone said.
"He's dead!" The Martial Emperor spoke. He had a drop of Li Xu's true blood from back then. He had used unmatched methods and time techniques to deduce that Li Xu had died back then. This time, his will had indeed returned.
"En, he's indeed dead." The others also spoke. They all had their own methods to deduce and determine.
Opening the Great Yin Realm was too great a matter. One could easily become a sinner of the Yang Realm for all eternity. Even those as powerful as the Martial Emperor and the others were incomparably cautious, continuously making preparations.
Among them, one of the underground world's sources of darkness, Tai Heng, even personally went out to welcome his father Tai Yi!
This was definitely a world-shaking event. Tai Yi, who was suspected to have died in meditation, revived once again and was invited out. Those who truly understood immediately felt as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was caving in.
At this moment, Chu Feng's expression was a bit absent-minded. Li Xu died just like that. A generation's expert had reached the end of his road, turning into a rain of light, turning into dust, thus ending his life.
Even such a powerful person couldn't escape death. It truly made one sigh.
"What are these ultimate life forms doing? They've actually gathered in Yin Province. Is something big going to happen?" Chu Feng was puzzled.
In reality, all parties in the Yang Realm were bewildered. After these great experts arrived in Yin Province, they actually ordered their respective personal disciples to bring large amounts of special materials and hurry over to make arrangements.
"Tai Yi has revived and is coming into being today!" someone cried out in shock.
"Tai Yi's second son has become one of the underground world's sources of darkness. Just how strong is this old fellow?" Chu Feng was astonished.
And at this time, he just happened to be in Tai Province. He clearly felt the long cry of a true phoenix, flames overflowing the heavens, and the roar of a qilin as it swallowed the stars and moon.
Tai Yi set out, and the driver was his second son, the illustrious Tai Heng, one of the underground world's sources of darkness!
The war chariot rumbled and crushed through the sky. True phoenixes, qilins, and golden crows whistled as their resplendent shadows illuminated the world. However, they were only divine birds and strange beasts that pulled or protected the chariot.
"What a grand display!" Chu Feng mumbled.
After that, he couldn't sit still anymore. Now that these ultimate life forms were taking action and ordering their personal disciples to follow them to Yin Province, didn't this mean that their lair was empty?
Chu Feng had an urge to dig up their lair!
Perhaps the places where the Martial Monarch, Tai Yi, and the others were in seclusion had invincible soil and undefeatable pollen and fruits waiting for him to pick!
"I want to rob the Martial Madman!" Chu Feng felt as if grass had grown in his heart. This might really be a great opportunity.
However, he quickly calmed himself down. Doing so was purely courting death. Even if the personal disciples had left, perhaps there would still be boundlessly terrifying places in the territories of those supreme life forms. With every step he took, he would die.
"I'm a bit unwilling. How about I take a look at the place where Tai Yi is in seclusion?"
This was Tai Province. Chu Feng was a bit flustered and wanted to act recklessly. However, he still restrained himself and only looked from afar in the end.
"Huh? What's that? A ray of light?!"
Chu Feng was surprised. He had the Super Fiery Eyes, so even though he was far away, he could still see a ray of light. To be more precise, it was a ray of black light.
Light was usually brilliant and bright.
But this ray of black light was different. It was too unusual and too low-key.
Moreover, where was it going?
Chu Feng's eyes widened. He saw the ray of light disappear in a flash. It actually … headed straight for Tai Yi's seclusion.
Tai Yi had just left, so who was it that sneaked in?!
If it weren't for the fact that Chu Feng happened to be in this province and had the Super Fiery Eyes, he wouldn't have been able to catch this detail.
It was a ray of light, so black … that it made people panic!
That's right. Chu Feng looked at the flash of black light and felt that it was so black that it made him panic. Who was it?!
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