Chapter 603: Bloodline Tracking
With a thought, the Secret Technique activated, and the black holes within Chen Lan’s body rapidly expanded, materializing hundreds of black holes simultaneously behind him.
A large amount of Dao Rhyme Items were absorbed into his body and constantly refined, transforming into endless Dao Power stored within the Dantian, waiting for him to use them to comprehend the Great Dao.
In less than a hundred breaths, the Dao Rhyme Items from the remaining half of the mountain were completely absorbed by him.
"What a terrifying speed. This Secret Technique can not only be used for cultivation but also to kill enemies." Chen Lan beamed with joy.
This Secret Technique is incredibly powerful, capable of enhancing the Cultivation Technique by tenfold. Just as he increases by tenfold, he can absorb more damage and fill up quicker, allowing him to suppress opponents with his physique for two hours.
However, after two hours, he would fall into exhaustion, so this Secret Technique should be used as a last resort and not under any circumstances.
Having activated the Secret Technique, Chen Lan relentlessly absorbed, waiting until he was weak to then comprehend the Great Dao.
This place has over a thousand types of Great Dao, many of which he had not learned, such as the Confucian Dao, Calamity Dao, Constraining Dao, Wishing Dao, Summoning Dao, and others he had never explored before.
With his comprehension, he could at least understand one-third of the three thousand Great Daos. If he could master them all to the extreme, and then succeed in the challenge, his strength would far surpass the Celestial Emperor in a short time.
Any of these Great Daos, when cultivated to the extreme, are extraordinarily terrifying, but some transcend others, such as the Time Dao and the Path of Invincibility. Chen Lan thought if he could succeed in these two challenges, his strength would achieve a qualitative leap.
Once time emerges, even the Celestial Emperor would not be his match.
But for now, it is best to strive hard first.
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"Do you know Song Baiyi?"
The five War Gods knelt before the Celestial Emperor. Hearing His Excellency’s inquiry, the five War Gods showed confused expressions. The Talisman God and the Array God need not be mentioned, as they belong to the Evil Race and are not familiar with the natives of the Celestial Domain.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, I seem to have heard of Song Baiyi. He is an outstanding Venerable of Confucianism, and judging from his battle with you, his strength is exceptional, a leading figure in the Confucian Dao," Jian Tian spoke solemnly.
Recalling his memories, he indeed found this person, but at that time, the other party was only somewhat famous and didn’t catch his attention.
"Your Excellency, I just entered the Taoist Sect and explored Confucian Dao, with eight people in total, and Song Baiyi ranked sixth, indicating he has been in the Divine Dao for quite some time," the Talisman God said in a deep voice.
Sixth place!
Upon hearing this, the other four were shocked. Among the eight and ranked sixth, his strength was likely far superior to theirs. Just by being able to catch the Celestial Emperor’s strike single-handedly, it was clear how strong that person was.
As for why he didn’t take that slap, it could be due to underestimating the enemy or intentional.
"Why is there a Divine Daoist in the Celestial Domain that I do not know of?" The Celestial Emperor spoke gravely.
In an instant, the five broke into a cold sweat, bowed their heads, and dared not look at the Celestial Emperor.
"Celestial Emperor, we are also unaware. Perhaps these old antiques have been hiding in some secret chamber or forbidden ground without coming out," Jian Tian said in fear.
The Celestial Domain is so vast that they cannot possibly search it carpet by carpet and remember everyone, which would take a lot of time.
Moreover, in the past period, races from the outside world have been coming continuously, and it’s impossible to know everyone.
However, the Celestial Emperor’s words clearly blamed them for not supervising adequately, allowing the Divine Daoist to hide. Without this incident, they wouldn’t have known.
"That means your handling of matters has been insufficient. You should know what to do, right?"
"Sorry, Celestial Emperor, our handling of matters has been insufficient!!!" The five shouted in unison.
"We will immediately search the entire Celestial Domain, while looking for traces of the Demon Slayer, and find all the Divine Daoists hiding in the shadows," Jian Tian said in fear.
The Celestial Emperor’s expression was indifferent, nodding slightly: "Since you know what to do, why are you still standing there?"
As soon as the words fell, the five disappeared simultaneously.
After the five left, the Celestial Emperor remained silent. After a while, he waved his hand, and an ancient yellow mirror appeared in front of him out of thin air.
The two-meter-high mirror reflected the Celestial Emperor, but he stood up from the throne and knelt down, "Master."
Strangely, the "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror did not move but looked coldly at the kneeling Celestial Emperor, with eyes filled with regal disdain and contempt.
"Avatar No.1, why have you summoned me?" The "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror spoke indifferently.
"The feared enemy of the Celestial Domain, who exterminated many of us in the Evil Race over a million years ago and was crowned the Demon Slayer, the Demon Emperor, has returned." The kneeling Celestial Emperor lowered his head, his voice trembling a bit, fearing the "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror.
"Did you kill him then?" The "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror had a calm tone, revealing no joy or anger.
But the kneeling Celestial Emperor suddenly trembled, his body violently quaking, and after holding back for about ten breaths, he spoke in terror, "I... Master, I let him escape."
Upon hearing this, the "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror remained silent for a long time, as if waiting for the kneeling Celestial Emperor to continue speaking.
"Every time he was about to die, someone came to rescue him, and this time, I feel the Celestial Domain is not simple. There may be an even more terrifying Divine Daoist existing."
"They may be plotting some heaven-shaking secret plans."
"Why are you panicking?" The "Celestial Emperor" in the mirror spoke coldly.
A mere avatar, fearing death, caused him extreme disgust.
If it weren’t for the immense time and resources spent cultivating this avatar, he wouldn’t hesitate to destroy it. Just with that display of fear, he would annihilate it immediately.
The kneeling Celestial Emperor remained silent. As an avatar, he indeed shouldn’t fear, but he feared not his own death, but that his inadequate actions would lead his master to destroy him instantly.
Having lived so long, he treasured his life.
"Just a newly broken-through Divine Daoist of less than half a year, can’t stir up much trouble. Even if the Celestial Domain harbors more terrifying Divine Daoists, by then, you just need to summon me, and I will control your body to resolve the trouble. If you have nothing else, do not interrupt my breakthrough in the Emperor Dao."
"Yes, Master."
After a moment, the image in the mirror returned to normal, showing the Celestial Emperor kneeling.
The Celestial Emperor stood up, put away the mirror, his eyes gradually growing cold, without the previous fear and humility.
Since his master provided assurance of descending into his body, there was no need to worry anymore.
With his master’s strength, easily annihilating the Celestial Domain wouldn’t be a problem, so there’s no need to be cautious.
"Report to His Excellency, the Demon Prison Mountain search is complete. The complete witch’s blood remaining has been found and can be tracked!"