The Empyrean Fairy seemed to have noticed his confusion, so she explained patiently, "Only one person can attain the Dao of a Great Monarch. If the old Human Emperor is still alive, the new Human Emperor will not be able to attain the Dao. The Lord of the Three Realms who has attained the Dao of a Great Monarch will be strengthened by the heaven and earth. For example, the Immortal Emperor may be at the peak of the Soul Formation realm like me, but he can easily crush me in a battle. He is absolutely invincible in the same realm."
Ding Ning suddenly understood and then asked in confusion, "Isn't it forbidden to use the power beyond the peak of the Holy Martial Arts Realm in the human world? So what if the Human Emperor is at the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm? "
"That's the current era. Before the ancient era, the three realms were equal, and there were no restrictions on the use of power. It was only after the disappearance of the Old Human Emperor that the human realm started to become weak."
The Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens pondered and said, "I suspect that the Old Human Emperor is imprisoned or sealed by someone. He wants the Human Realm to not have a new Human Emperor and weaken the Human Realm's power."
Ding Ning's heart skipped a beat. Could it be the Black Blood Plague Tribe? The Black Blood Plague Tribe was extremely ambitious and aggressive. Given their methods of seizing the Yao Kingdom, they were willing to go to any lengths.
The Yao Kingdom had a Realm Wall, and so did the Three Realms. This meant that the Black Blood Plague Tribe would not be able to send powerful cultivators to cause trouble. If there were Renhuangs in the mortal realm, they would be a great threat to the Black Blood Plague Tribe that had infiltrated the mortal realm.
Of course, this was only his guess. There was no evidence to prove it, so he didn't say it out loud.
Thinking that he would be representing the human world in less than half a year, he immediately changed the topic back to Ming Di, "Is Ming Di still in the Underworld?"
"No, he disappeared a long time ago, just like the old Human Emperor."
The Empyrean Fairy shook her head and replied.
Ding Ning's heart shook. He probed, "Then do you think Ming Di has been here before? Did he personally create this divine formation?"
The Empyrean Fairy pondered for a moment before saying with uncertainty, "Logically speaking, it's impossible. After all, he's the high and mighty Ming Di. Why would he come to the Demon Race's ancestral land?"
"Perhaps he entered by mistake? Or was he lured here? "
Ding Ning also did not understand, so he made a wild guess.
Unexpectedly, the Mysterious Fairy of the Nine Heavens shuddered. Her expression changed drastically as she cried out involuntarily, "It's possible."
"How so?"
Ding Ning's eyes lit up and he asked eagerly.
"There are no Heavenly Daos here. Once the three emperors enter this place, they will lose the support of the Heavenly Daos. In other words, they are invincible in the Three Realms. No one can kill them. But here, there is a chance to kill them."
The Empyrean Fairy's expression turned extremely grave as she spoke with difficulty.
Ding Ning's entire body trembled. If this was really the case, then the person who lured them here was too terrifying. Could it be Old Donkey?
That couldn't be right. The Old Human Emperor had already disappeared since ancient times, and Emperor Hades had also disappeared for a very, very long time. Old Donkey hadn't even found the Demon Kingdom back then, so it shouldn't be him.
Ding Ning saw the Mysterious Maiden of Nine Heavens's ugly expression and worried look, and couldn't help comforting her, "Maybe it's just a coincidence? Perhaps the one who set up this formation wasn't Emperor Hades, but someone else. "
"No, I can already confirm that this formation was set up by Emperor Hades. He must have sensed the threat and set up this peak-level divine formation to protect himself."
The Mysterious Fairy of the Ninth Heaven's expression was unprecedentedly solemn. "Do you know who my old friend is?"
"Who?"
Ding Ning could tell from her expression that something was amiss. He didn't dare to fool around anymore and asked cooperatively.
"The Immortal Emperor."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven spat out these two words lightly, but they were like a bolt of lightning. Ding Ning's mind buzzed, and he shuddered all over.
Emperor Hades and the Immortal Emperor had appeared in the Demon Kingdom one after another. If the long-lost Old Human Emperor was trapped here, then it was simply too frightening.
Ding Ning recalled that Old Donkey had said that the corpses of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang were both in the Sacred Mountain. He had never understood why they would appear here, but now, everything was clear.
If he had obtained the approval of the Will of the Heavens, but had missed the opportunity to become the Human Emperor because the Old Human Emperor had occupied the latrine without taking a shit, he definitely wouldn't be satisfied either.
Thus, after receiving news that the Old Human Emperor had appeared in the Demon Kingdom, there was no way he wouldn't come to investigate, no matter what.
Emperor Yan had already been subdued by the Yellow Emperor and listened to everything he said. It was reasonable for him to accompany Ding Ning to investigate, but he didn't expect both of them to die in the Sacred Mountain. Everything made sense now.
It was obvious that the Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven had realized this as well. She said worriedly, "If the Old Human Emperor is also trapped here, then the Three Realms will be in danger."
"What kind of danger would the Three Realms be in?"
Ding Ning's heart skipped a beat as he asked nervously.
"The Three Emperors are all Venerable Sovereigns, and their bodies contain the Source Energy of the Three Realms. If they die in this Lawless World and the Source Energy of the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Human is extracted and refined by someone, they will be able to completely control the Three Realms and become the only master of the Three Realms. As long as the Three Realms are not destroyed, they will never die.
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven took a deep breath. "When that happens, all living beings in the Three Realms will be enslaved by them, and they will destroy the world with a single thought. Now, we can only hope that the Old Human Emperor isn't here and that everything is a coincidence. Otherwise, the Three Realms will be in danger."
Ding Ning's hair stood on end as he listened, and his heart was unusually heavy. The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven still had a glimmer of hope, but he knew that this was almost the truth. The Old Human Emperor was definitely here.
Things had come to a point where he couldn't afford to hide anything. He immediately told the Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven the news that Emperor Yan and the Yellow Emperor had died in the Sacred Mountain.
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven's last bit of hope disappeared. Her beautiful face turned pale, and she said in a daze, "Then what should we do? We can't just sit here and wait for death. "
Ding Ning knew what kind of position the Three Realms had in the Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven's heart. After all, this was the world created by her father, and she had worked hard to protect the Three Realms all her life.
However, this was a matter of great importance. The mastermind who dared to plot against three Venerable Sovereigns would not be easy to deal with.
Seeing the Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven show weakness in front of him for the first time, Ding Ning gently held her in his arms and comforted her. "Perhaps things aren't as bad as you think. The Old Human Emperor has been missing for so long, and he's still alive. Emperor Hades has also set up a god-level formation, which means that they've realized the danger and are still trying to protect themselves. Even without the support of the Heavenly Path, it won't be easy to kill them with their cultivation. Moreover, the Immortal Emperors have also arrived. With the three Emperors gathered, it won't be easy for the mastermind to succeed."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven shook her head bitterly. "That's exactly why it's so scary."
Ding Ning was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"To fuse with the Origin of the Heavenly Path, one must be the guide."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven didn't finish her sentence, but Ding Ning understood. His expression changed, and he cried out involuntarily, "Are you saying that this is a trap set up by one of the Three Emperors?"
"That's right. Only Venerable Sovereigns who have proven their Dao can fuse with the Origin of the Three Realms, so the one who set up this shocking trap must be one of the Three Emperors."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven confirmed Ding Ning's guess.
Ding Ning was dumbfounded, and waves of shock surged in his heart. He had thought that the Black Blood Plague Tribe was plotting against the Three Emperors, but it turned out that one of the Three Emperors was the mastermind. This made things even more complicated.
All three Venerable Sovereigns could be the masterminds, so they couldn't tell who they should help. One wrong move, and they might end up helping a villain. This was the most terrifying part.
The two of them were at a loss for what to do. They looked at each other, but there was nothing they could do.
The gears in Ding Ning's mind turned rapidly. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and he asked, "Are there only three Emperors in the Three Realms?"
"The Three Realms is actually an imaginary number. The Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Human are only the main worlds. There are countless subsidiary worlds beyond that, and some of them are countless times larger than the human world. Some are worlds formed from the shattered fragments of the Great Wilderness Continent, some are planes born from the Origin of the Three Realms, and some are so small that they can only be called Blessed Paradises."
As the daughter of the God of Creation, the Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven had a deep understanding of the structure of the Three Realms. She explained in detail, "For example, the Thirty-Three Skies are thirty-three planes born from the Origin of the Three Realms. Each plane has a Venerable Sovereign, but these Venerable Sovereigns are only recognized by the heavens and earth of the plane they are in. Their strength varies according to the size of the world, and they can't be compared to the Venerable Sovereigns recognized by the main plane of the Three Realms.
There are also the Thirty-Six Paradises and the Seventy-Two Paradises, which are all born from the Three Realms. They are far inferior to the Thirty-Three Skies, and are just small spaces without independent Heavenly Dao. Naturally, they don't have Venerable Sovereigns. "
"What about the Realm of Demons?"
Ding Ning interrupted.
"The Realm of Demons?"
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven seemed to be in a trance. She hesitated for a long time before saying, "The Realm of Demons is a special plane, located between the main world and the secondary plane. It has two Venerable Sovereigns. It's not as good as the three Venerable Sovereigns of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Realm, but it's stronger than the Thirty-Three Skies."
Ding Ning frowned and asked doubtfully, "If that's the case, why was the Immortal Realm invaded by the Demon Race? Could it be that the Immortal Emperor couldn't defeat the Demon Emperor? "
"The outcome of a war isn't decided by one person's martial strength. There are many factors that determine success or failure, not to mention that there is a huge difference in strength even among experts at the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm. The Demon Emperor of this generation is gifted and is a rare martial arts genius. He has cultivated four Martial Spirits that have ninety percent of his strength. Even though the Immortal Emperor's Venerable Sovereigns are a little stronger than him, he couldn't defeat him. He held him back, and in the end, both sides were injured. In addition, my Divine Soul was injured and I wasn't at my peak, so it's reasonable that the Heavenly Court was defeated."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven said gloomily.
Ding Ning inadvertently poked at her sore spot and quickly changed the topic. "What about the Western Heaven? Do they have any Venerable Sovereigns? "
"The Western Heaven doesn't have any Venerable Sovereigns, but they have more Divine Kings at the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm than the Heavenly Court. They're a tough nut to crack, but the fact that they don't have any Venerable Sovereigns is their biggest weakness. It's only a matter of time before they fall."
The Mysterious Maiden of the Ninth Heaven sneered. "The Western Heaven has always regarded itself as the legitimate Heavenly Court and has been at war with us for many years. If not for the fact that we think they can be used as whetstones for the Heavenly Court's warriors, we would have destroyed them long ago. A bunch of barbarians don't even understand the principle of interdependence. They stood by when the Demon Race invaded the Heavenly Court and even gloated.
"The Demon Race has been invading the Heavenly Court for a thousand years. Why haven't they conquered the Western Heaven yet?"
It was reasonable to say that the Demon Race had occupied the Heavenly Court for a thousand years, but they still hadn't invaded the Western Heaven. Ding Ning was puzzled.
"First, they don't care. The Heavenly Court occupies the richest land in the Immortal World. The Western Heaven is a barren land to us. The Demon Emperor invaded to obtain the Venerable Sovereigns of the Immortal World. As long as the Immortal Emperor doesn't die, he'll never succeed. Second, he and the Immortal Emperor were both injured in the battle. His injuries shouldn't have healed yet, and he still has to worry about the Heavenly Court's counterattack.
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