Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jun Wuxie finally understood why so few people were willing to cultivate the Necromantic Arts.

It was quite interesting.

A Heavenly Emperor-level technique, what a level that was, the ultimate skill, heaven-defying divine power.

But it was not well-received in the Upper Realm.

Because very few people in the Upper Realm could even begin to cultivate it. Even if they spent a lot of time and managed to get started, it was difficult to improve later on.

He was certain that the past masters of the Necromantic Arts would never have given him the Ethereal Dao Token directly like Linglong, allowing him to obtain the complete technique.

Because the things within were too shocking to the world. Just those Dao techniques and divine powers, once people saw them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As long as it spread, people wouldn't care if it was difficult to cultivate or not; they would all frantically try to snatch it.

Except for the true inheritor of the Necromantic Arts selected by each generation, probably no one else had obtained the complete technique.

The incomplete technique probably lacked the Necromantic Army, Blood Soul Sacrifice, and the Dao techniques and divine powers within the Necromantic Domain.

Although Necromantic Summoning was very powerful, in the eyes of those who did not favor the Necromantic Arts, it probably didn't have much appeal.

Without the Blood Soul Sacrifice, just Necromantic Summoning alone, although it could summon nine Death Knights of the same realm as oneself, the level of the knights' growth depended on the cultivator's own growth realm and the depth of their understanding of the Necromantic Summoning technique.

Few people could successfully cultivate it in the first place. Necromantic Summoning was not an ordinary secret technique within the Necromantic Arts, but a very high-level divine power. Cultivating it was even more difficult. Just getting started was as difficult as ascending to heaven. How many people had the confidence to comprehend the profound mysteries?

“In the end, the difference in level is too great. The ultimate technique is placed right in front of them, handed to them, yet how many people in this world can recognize its value and successfully cultivate it? Most people might find it difficult to even get a glimpse of its secrets in their entire lives…”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but sigh. The level of the Heavenly Emperor technique was too high, especially for cultivators in the Upper Realm.

If it were replaced with a more advanced civilization, the situation might be much better.

Because the higher the level of cultivation civilization, the higher the realm limit of the cultivators in that world, which also meant that their vision, comprehension, experience, and depth of understanding of the Dao principles were different, and the result would naturally be different.

Several more days passed, and Jun Wuxie's comprehension of the Necromantic Arts remained stagnant. He tried to cultivate it, but he could never grasp the key, unable to even get a glimpse of its secrets. He always hovered outside the door, feeling that the path to entry was clearly in front of him, but he just couldn't step inside.

“How can it be so difficult? I have absorbed and digested the insights and experiences of Senior Sister Linglong and the predecessors, and I have also comprehended Yin-Yang Life and Death and cultivated the Death Eye Killing Technique. Although I wouldn't say it's a perfect match for the Necromantic Arts, the degree of compatibility should be very high. After such a long time of comprehension, racking my brains, and trying various methods, understanding it from different directions, it's still useless. Even getting started is so difficult…”

Jun Wuxie sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat speechless. This technique was too profound and mysterious.

After thinking about it, he didn't stubbornly persist.

He knew very well that at this time, he still had to seek help appropriately and not make things difficult for himself.

Because he was facing a Heavenly Emperor technique, which far exceeded his current ability to comprehend in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, he only left a wisp of his divine sense in his body, allowing his Natal Star to continue devouring, and his body automatically released energy resources to supply Jian Chen and Dugu Ruyan for their cultivation. His primordial spirit entered the Eternal Divine Palace.

In this situation, what else could he do but seek help from the omnipotent You Yi?

He called out towards the Town Universe Tower, and the Vermilion Bird gracefully arrived, her golden-red feather coat fluttering, and came before him, looking at him with gentle eyes.

“You Yi, the Ethereal Dao Arts are too profound. I have tried for a long time, using various methods, but I still can't grasp the key and cannot step into the threshold of cultivation. I have come to ask for You Yi's guidance.”

Jun Wuxie smiled wryly and took out the Ethereal Dao Token.

The Vermilion Bird smiled lightly and said, “The Ethereal Dao Arts are indeed difficult to cultivate. Young Master, relying only on yourself and the superficial insights and experiences left in this Ethereal Dao Token, wanting to get started in such a short period of time is a bit too demanding.”

“I know that the Ethereal Dao Arts are a Heavenly Emperor technique.”

Jun Wuxie nodded, also understanding that his demands were very high, but for him, how could he have so much time to immerse himself in the Ethereal Dao Arts for a long time?

“It should be, after all, even You Yi is unable to draw a conclusion as to what level this technique is…” The Vermilion Bird stretched out her slender, jade-like hand, and the Ethereal Dao Token, flowing with bone-jade luster, slowly flew over and landed in her hand.

“Even You Yi can't tell if it's a Heavenly Emperor-level technique?”

Jun Wuxie was shocked by the Vermilion Bird's words. The top figure in the first echelon of Heavenly Emperors couldn't even see the grade of the Ethereal Dao Arts?

The Vermilion Bird nodded and said, “The Ethereal Dao Arts are a technique passed down from the Primordial Era before the Immortal Antiquity. That era is very mysterious, and there are countless unknown mysteries for later generations. Even if there are things that later Heavenly Emperors cannot understand, it is not surprising. Heavenly Emperors cannot possibly understand all the secrets of the world.”

“It's actually a technique passed down from before the Immortal Antiquity…”

Jun Wuxie was stunned. This was something he had not expected, exceeding his expectations.

The origin of the Ethereal Dao Arts was too distant, so distant that even existences like You Yi could not trace back to and understand that era.

“Young Master, please wait here for a moment. You Yi needs to join forces with the Princess to deduce this technique and try to trace its origin.”

The Vermilion Bird disappeared with the Ethereal Dao Token, returning to the Town Universe Tower.

Jun Wuxie had nothing to do, so his gaze fell on a coffin in the distance, shaped like a low, rectangular bronze house.

He couldn't help but walk over.

This coffin no longer had the evil aura it once had.

This coffin was the Witch Maiden's coffin that he had collected in the Demon Saint Land back then.

He hadn't paid attention to her for a long time. Now that there was no longer any evil will in the coffin, it seemed that Qingxue had helped her resolve the evil soul.

“Kid, you haven't paid attention to me for a long time. How are you doing since you ran to the Upper Realm?” The Fiery Sun Flower, rooted in a corner, swayed its sun-like burning flower plate, looking very smug, and said, “Do you want Flower Bro to cover you? It's not that Flower Bro is bragging, but Flower Bro was also a legendary flower in this Upper Realm back then. Who in the world doesn't know Flower Bro's great name? If you can't make it, take Flower Bro out for a spin. Flower Bro will gather the little bros from back then, and each of them will cover you once. That's enough for you to be arrogant for a lifetime!”

Jun Wuxie finished looking at the Witch Maiden's coffin and was about to leave when he heard the Fiery Sun Flower's annoying voice.

“Is it because you haven't been abused for a long time and you're living too comfortably that you're itching for a beating?”

Jun Wuxie laughed. This guy was probably too bored and dared to provoke him. He was too bold.

Just as he was about to step forward and discipline the Fiery Sun Flower, the Vermilion Bird came out.

Jun Wuxie thought he would see Ye Qingxue, but he didn't expect that she still hadn't appeared. Only the Vermilion Bird was there.

It had been a long time since he had seen her.

Seeming to see through Jun Wuxie's thoughts, the Vermilion Bird said, “The Princess is suppressing the Heavenly Emperors in the third layer of the Town Universe Tower.”

“Is the seal on the third layer loosening? Why didn't I feel it?”

Jun Wuxie was shocked. The seal of the Town Universe Tower was no small matter. The Nine Heavens suppressed inside were even more terrifying.

Those were the Nine Great Heavenly Emperors who dominated the heavens back then!

Although they were suppressed by Ye Qingxue's father, this did not affect their power. They were all top-notch existences among the Heavenly Emperors.

If any one of them ran out, it would cause unimaginable disasters.

If even a trace of their aura leaked out, the Upper Realm universe would collapse and turn into nothingness.

“It hasn't loosened yet, but if it's not suppressed in time, it will loosen. The Princess entered the third layer in advance to prevent the Heavenly Emperors there from causing trouble. If Young Master wants to see her, he can only wait until he finds some kind of Primordial Divine Metal to repair the third layer of the tower and restore the seal on the third layer to its peak state. Then the Princess can leave the Town Universe Tower and meet Young Master.”

Jun Wuxie nodded without saying anything.

Primordial Divine Metal was hard to come by.

This kind of thing had the power to conceal itself, and even the perception of the Heavenly Emperors would be affected, making it difficult to determine its location.

Therefore, if you want to find Primordial Divine Metal, you can only look at good fortune and opportunity.

“Young Master, comprehend the Ethereal Dao Arts well. This Necromantic Arts, the Princess and I have repeatedly studied it countless times and unanimously believe that if it is a Heavenly Emperor technique, it must be the top technique among the Heavenly Emperor techniques. Even if Young Master becomes a strong person in the Heavenly Emperor realm in the future and completely creates his own Dao, this technique will still be useful, at least it can be used as a supplementary means of combat.”

Speaking of this, the Vermilion Bird sighed slightly and said, “Unfortunately, You Yi and the Princess have deduced and traced it for thousands of years, and I don't know how many times we have tried and how many methods we have used, but we have not been able to achieve the perfect deduction and tracing effect. This is different from the Heavenly Emperor techniques we have encountered in the past…”

“Thousands of years?”

Jun Wuxie was stunned. Wasn't it just a moment?

“Yes, the domain of time can change the rules of time. Thousands of years in an instant is not a clever method. When Young Master reaches a certain realm in the future, he will naturally understand.”

Jun Wuxie stood there in shock.

He had heard of the means to change the flow of time, but wasn't this too exaggerated?

Thousands of years in an instant, and she actually said it wasn't a clever method. What exactly would be a clever method?

Seeing his expression, the Vermilion Bird patiently explained it to him.

She said that if it was just a simple creation of a time barrier to speed up the flow of time, it was a very simple matter, and it could be easily done before the Emperor Realm.

The power of the Great Dao of Time lies in using it against the enemy, forcibly stripping away years from the enemy's body, and even from the enemy's life journey and the long river of time.

This kind of divine power is terrifying, but the prerequisite is to cultivate it to an extremely high level in this field, otherwise it will be difficult to have an effect on powerful opponents.

She said that after cultivation surpassed the God Realm, each subsequent breakthrough would be a sublimation of one's comprehension of the Great Dao.

Before that, what one comprehended was merely the Laws.

The difference between Laws and the Great Dao lies in the fact that Laws are the rules of a single universe, and their greatest power can only change or pierce through a single realm, with the upper limit being the level of a single universe.

The Upper Realm, the universe where Jun Wuxie is currently located, although a multiverse, is actually a large single universe in a sense.

The so-called 'multiverse' refers to the composition of the Upper Realm's main universe.

Within the Upper Realm's universe are countless universes, including the Lower Realm, but they are separated by cosmic barriers.

The universe where Jun Wuxie is currently located is the largest main single universe within the Upper Realm's multiverse.

Before one has the ability to tear through cosmic barriers and travel between the other universes hidden within the Upper Realm, the current world of the Upper Realm seems equivalent to a super-large single universe, the only difference being that the origin of the universe is stronger, the space barriers are more solid, and the cosmic order and laws are more powerful.

The Great Dao, however, is different. Those who cultivate the Great Dao can, at a certain level, pierce through the universes of the heavens!

Regardless of the universe, all Great Daos are interconnected, including the Dark Universe.

The Great Dao is the sublimation of Laws. Laws have an end, but the Great Dao has no end.

Zhuque told him that even upon reaching the Heavenly Emperor Realm, the Great Dao remains limitless.

"So that's how it is..."

This was the first time Jun Wuxie had heard about the difference between Laws and the Great Dao.

Such high-level topics and cultivation knowledge are too profound. Under normal circumstances, even experts in the Eternal God Realm might not understand much, because access is limited, unless someone provides guidance, or one obtains cultivation insights left behind by experts who have transcended the God Realm. Otherwise, one can only slowly explore on their own.

"Alright, Young Master, don't think too much about it. Focus on comprehending the Art of the Different Path."

After Zhuque finished speaking, Jun Wuxie immediately sat down cross-legged, preparing himself.

At that moment, a golden-red soul light bloomed from Zhuque's brow, directly enveloping Jun Wuxie.

He closed his eyes, feeling as if he had instantly entered a wondrous world, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

This world was filled with an extremely ancient aura, as if he were in the origin of the heavens.

The talismans of the Art of the Different Path appeared in the void, each one incomparably clear.

They rose and fell, shining with brilliant light, with mysterious Dao patterns flowing.

Those Dao patterns gradually separated from the talismans, existing independently in the void, as if an invisible hand was disassembling the talismans, unraveling all the Dao patterns, allowing them to return to their original state.

Then, those Dao patterns began to slowly evolve and combine, displaying all their rules and presenting all their mysteries before his eyes.

A wondrous Dao realm was born in his heart.

He was immersed, completely absorbed in it, carefully experiencing the essence of the Art of the Different Path, comprehending its true meaning.

Jun Wuxie completely forgot the passage of time; he simply didn't think about time at all.

He remained immersed in it like that.

During this time, his comprehension speed of the Art of the Different Path was extremely fast.

He discovered that the Art of the Different Path was a general outline, elaborating on extraordinary Dao and principles, while the Necromantic Dao Technique was a detailed Dao and method under the general outline.

As time passed, he became more and more proficient in the Necromantic Dao Technique, but he did not cultivate it.

To transform the star sea evolved from life blood energy into a necromantic star sea out of thin air would take a very long time.

However, if there was a source of necromantic energy as a guide, the result would be different.

Therefore, he didn't want to waste time. Rather than doing useless work with insufficient time, it was better to use this time to comprehend the Necromantic Dao Technique, making himself more and more skilled in the cultivation methods of the Necromantic Dao Technique.

When he obtained the source of necromantic energy, he could successfully cultivate it in a short time!

That was the wisest choice.