Dongfang Min'er didn't want to elaborate, but the truth couldn't be contained, and she nodded.
Ming Zhitian stumbled in the air, "Chen'er... what have you been through?"
Unbeknownst to Ming Zhitian during his time in the Heavenly Realm, Empress Xingchen had died, transforming into a ghost god's soul, forcibly sustained by the Immortal Emperor's forbidden spells.
Through some miraculous connection, Empress Xingchen initially didn't realize she was dead. It was only when she met Ming Zhitian that her hands gradually faded.
Ming Zhitian also didn't know that he had been insulted by the Undying Demon Emperor, an unbearable memory that led him to sever his immortal meridians.
Empress Xingchen: "Cough, even if you have my body, you'll never have my heart!"
"Ugh..."
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Ming Zhitian sliced through space with a sword and instantly disappeared.
Verdant mountains... Huangshan... vast emerald plains... glacial tsunamis... towering stone walls... rainbow bridges in the sky... swirling fog and sand, snow-covered cliffs... bright moon and sparse stars, the divine sun setting in autumn!
He spent fifty years searching the myriad worlds, comprehending the limits of the Divine Realm, solidifying his cultivation, yet he could find no trace of Empress Xingchen—
A sword split space, revealing Ming Zhitian, clad in white robes and blue pants, a silk knot tied at his waist, a black cape billowing, holding a scorching red-orange light. It was Ming Zhitian!
Divine Mist Ancient Realm—
Searching everywhere for Empress Xingchen, the myriad worlds were familiar with Ming Zhitian. A reclusive great god once said, "With Emperor Ming here, no one dares to call themselves emperor. The first level of the Divine Emperor realm? You dare to call yourself emperor?"
Emperor Ming had become a common topic of conversation, with a saying circulating: "He roamed the myriad worlds for thousands of lifetimes, gazing at his beloved wife across an endless distance."
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As Ming Zhitian stepped into the Divine Mist Ancient Realm, a bandit immortal ancestor blocked his path. "Yo ho? A divine artifact! Although I don't know its rank, hand it over. And all the treasures you have, hand them over too, and I'll spare your life, hee hee."
It was clear that this kind of robbery was a frequent occurrence, leading to his growing arrogance.
Ming Zhitian was accustomed to this, showing no mercy. He took out several thousand-grade cultivation pills and popped them into his mouth like candy, chewing and swallowing. "I'll give you one second to disappear from my sight. I'm counting to one."
"What?" The bandit immortal ancestor had never encountered such a situation.
Before he could react, Ming Zhitian uttered a single word: "One."
"Insta—"
Ming Zhitian appeared behind him. Without even looking, he drew the scorching light horizontally, watching it spin. "Using you to test my sword really sullied my edge."
The bandit immortal ancestor died without ever knowing how.
Perhaps due to the Divine An Longevity Art, or a side effect of consuming too many pills, or his temperament, a strand of Ming Zhitian's hair spontaneously changed color, sometimes blue, sometimes red, or yellow or white.
With Empress Xingchen's disappearance and his fruitless search across the myriad worlds, Ming Zhitian suddenly realized something. "There's one place left to check."
Using the Myriad Universe Divine Light as a starting point, he sliced through the void with his sword and arrived at Tianxuan Sect—
This was the headquarters of the Star Sect, rumored to house a terrifyingly powerful entity and a divine sect that all gods yearned for.
Ming Zhitian arrived at the outer sect of Tianxuan Sect, just in time for the annual recruitment day for disciples from overseas.
The construction of Tianxuan Sect was so profound that even Ming Zhitian's Immortal Eye could not penetrate it, making him even more curious.
He looked at the long queue of people, all of whom were at least at the first level of the Great Accomplishment Void Realm. In contrast, he was only at the Divine Emperor Realm. Although he had entered the Divine Realm, he didn't know if they would accept him. He had to enter Tianxuan Sect to investigate, even if there was only a minuscule chance. Ming Zhitian was determined to find Empress Xingchen.