Chapter 1044: Chapter 444: Lifespan Increased; News of the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure (3)

This is truly an unexpected delight.

Xu Ping immediately began to read word by word, sentence by sentence.

The jade slip described roughly as follows:

About ten thousand years ago, in the Nanchuan Realm, which belonged to one of the eight major realms, there emerged a remarkably talented, both righteous and evil, Divinity Transformation Cultivator who titled himself Emperor Xuan.

It’s unknown what kind of heaven-defying opportunity he obtained, but he successfully cultivated a true Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure.

"Emperor Xuan?"

"Nanchuan Realm?"

Seeing these two keywords, Xu Ping’s expression changed abruptly.

An indescribable eerie feeling flooded his heart.

Is this... perhaps too much of a coincidence?

The mysterious "Profound Celestial Embryo" he found was exactly in the Nanchuan Realm.

Could there be some connection between these two?

With a faint chill and a strong desire to investigate, Xu Ping continued reading.

The jade slip recorded that Emperor Xuan became extremely powerful and greedy by virtue of the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He was no longer content with just the Nanchuan Realm; he began to frequently activate the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure, forcibly breaking through the realm barriers to invade other realms.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ping slightly narrowed his pupils.

The jade slip clearly described that the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure had two heaven-defying effects:

First, its power is extremely formidable. Even if the wielder is only in the Early-Stage Divinity Transformation, they can rely on this treasure to forcibly break through the solid realm power and achieve cross-realm pillage.

Second, and most fearsome, the treasure can devour the fortune of other realms.

As more fortune is devoured, the power of the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure seems to continually enhance.

More crucially, it can greatly diminish, or even eliminate, the suppression and rejection force of the world’s rules on the holder.

This means that Emperor Xuan could virtually exert his entire strength in other realms.

Relying on the two heaven-defying features of the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure, Emperor Xuan ravaged the surrounding realms, plundering resources, devouring fortune, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

Finally, after he successfully slew a Divinity Transformation Cultivator from the "Earth Element Realm," and his own cultivation was about to reach the pinnacle of Early-Stage Divinity Transformation.

The Divinity Transformation Cultivators in the surrounding realms could no longer endure.

They sensed a mortal threat.

If they allowed Emperor Xuan to continue growing, relying on the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure, he would eventually sweep through all realms, trampling all Divinity Transformation cultivators underfoot.

Thus, a lethal trap targeting Emperor Xuan was quietly laid out in the Central Domain.

Several Divinity Transformation Cultivators joined forces, using a rare treasure that even deeply tempted Emperor Xuan as bait, skillfully setting him up to be lured into the Central Domain.

War broke out instantly.

The jade slip described with succinct yet weighty strokes: the battle seemed to completely annihilate the heavens and earth in the Central Domain.

All the cultivators present in the Central Domain at that time witnessed scenes akin to the apocalypse, the shockwaves from the clashes between Divinity Transformation cultivators shattered the minds and souls of countless lower-level cultivators.

Emperor Xuan was indeed incredibly formidable, holding the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure, fighting against multiple peers alone.

However, two fists could not fend off four hands. Under the relentless siege of numerous Divinity Transformation Cultivators, he ultimately exhausted his strength and was slain in the Central Domain.

Yet, the ferocity and resolve of Emperor Xuan surpassed everyone’s expectations.

In his final moments, he resolutely self-destructed the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure.

This not only completely eradicated all traces of Emperor Xuan himself but also instantly took the life of another Divinity Transformation Cultivator who participated in the siege.

After this battle, Emperor Xuan fell, and the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure self-destructed and was destroyed. Since then, there has been no clear news of the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure appearing in the world.

This incident, due to its far-reaching impact and the severity of the battle, was listed as one of the most significant events in the history of the Central Domain, thus recorded in detail as a warning to future generations.

Xu Ping slowly withdrew his Divine Sense from the jade slip, his expression unsteady, speechless for a long time.

An immense wave had already risen in his heart.

Coincidence?

No, how could there be so many coincidences in this world!

The "Profound Celestial Embryo" in Xu Ping’s hand has a high probability of being the fallback Emperor Xuan left behind back then.

Otherwise, there’s simply no other explanation for why it appeared in the Nanchuan Realm.

"This treasure underwent self-destruction, its spirit almost annihilated, its form returned to its most primal embryonic state, and I coincidentally obtained it, nurturing it anew till now..."

"It can be said that now it has already severed all ties with Emperor Xuan and belongs to me." Xu Ping’s gaze was cold.

After all, Emperor Xuan has been dead for ten millennia, could he possibly climb out of the grave to vie with him?

However, at this moment, an absurd idea uncontrollably surfaced from the depths of Xu Ping’s mind: "Could it be... Emperor Xuan is not dead?"

After all, if he were dead, why leave a contingency?

This thought sent a shiver through Xu Ping himself.

But then, he quickly dismissed it: "Impossible!"

"With so many Divinity Transformation Cultivators besieging, witnessing his body and soul utterly perish, even the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure self-destructed, how could he not be dead?"

"Those Divinity Transformation Cultivators weren’t blind, how could they not sense it?

"Even if... even if there’s a slim one-in-ten-thousand chance that a trace of his remnant soul escaped, where could he flee?"

"Without the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure for protection, he’d be a hunted rat in the Central Domain, there’s absolutely no staying there."

"The only refuge can be... his old lair, the Nanchuan Realm."

"Nanchuan Realm?!"

At this point, Xu Ping suddenly froze.

In a flash, inexplicably, the withered and profound image of the Nine Nether Elder abruptly flashed in his mind.

"Could it be...?"

Xu Ping’s face darkened terribly at once, repeatedly questioning himself deep down.

Nine Nether Elder... Emperor Xuan....

One mysteriously emerged in the Nanchuan Realm, practicing a heaven-defying ghostly way, his power unfathomable, with profound proficiency in Array.

The other, the overlord of the Nanchuan Realm ten millennia ago, possessing the Profound Celestial Spiritual Treasure, dominating all realms...

The timelines don’t match.

Emperor Xuan’s demise is over ten thousand years ago, while the Nine Nether Elder has been active in the Nanchuan Realm for merely a few thousand years.

There is a gap of several thousand years in between.

The lifespan of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, even with consuming various Longevity Pills and cultivating special longevity techniques, would hardly exceed ten thousand years.