“ xīng hǎi běn yuán dào yì ……”
“星海本源道意……”
"Renewing the Primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World," the faceless Holy Emperor said solemnly.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng fǎn fù pǐn wèi gāng gāng shèng huáng chù chuán guò lái de xiē xǔ gǎn wù 。
李凡心中反复品味刚刚圣皇处传过来的些许感悟。
The formless stone tablet nodded and immediately transformed, splitting into two identical bodies. These two then split into four, four turned into eight, and so on until countless dense, identical stone tablet figures filled the grand hall.
tóng shí tā yě yǐn yuē gǎn shòu dào le ， xuán huáng jiè yóu nèi zì wài 、 zhèng zài fù sū de xiàn zhuàng 。
同时他也隐约感受到了，玄黄界由内自外、正在复苏的现状。
"Transform! Transform! Transform!"
“ ruò shì nèi méi yǒu xīn fǎ xiū shì tūn tiān shí dì 、 wài méi yǒu xiān xū ， huò xǔ xuán huáng jiè jiù zhēn de néng chóng huò xīn shēng yě shuō bù dìng 。”
“若是内没有新法修士吞天食地、外没有仙墟，或许玄黄界就真的能重获新生也说不定。”
The stone tablets echoed in unison.
“ zhǐ kě xī …… zhù dìng zhì biāo bù zhì běn 。”
“只可惜……注定治标不治本。”
In an instant, all these stone tablet forms transformed into various real people from the Yellow-Emptiness World. There was a carefree scholar in white robes, a hunched woodcutter, a stunning woman, and a nonchalant old man... Each one looked vividly lifelike, clearly derived from the same person.
wēi wēi yáo tóu de tóng shí ， yī lǚ yí huò yě suí zhī fú xiàn zài tā xīn zhōng 。 àn lǐ lái shuō ， xuán huáng tiān dào bù kě néng bù zhī dào zhè diǎn ， zhè diǎn fù sū zhī lì bù jī xù zhe 、 zài jiāng lái de jué zhàn zhōng bào fā chū lái ， fǎn dào shì pò bù jí dài de jiù yǎn huà kāi lái 。
微微摇头的同时，一缕疑惑也随之浮现在他心中。按理来说，玄黄天道不可能不知道这点，这点复苏之力不积蓄着、在将来的决战中爆发出来，反倒是迫不及待的就衍化开来。
"Time to go."
wèi de yòu shì shén me ne ？
为的又是什么呢？
They bowed respectfully to the Holy Emperor, smiling as they vanished into his seat.
“ hēng hēng ， qiě ràng wǒ shì mù yǐ dài ba 。”
“哼哼，且让我拭目以待吧。”
Meanwhile, in various regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World, some special entities appeared without anyone noticing. When all these stone tablets gathered at the Holy Emperor's seat, it was indeed quite crowded. But once they dispersed throughout the world, no ripples were stirred.
shì jiǎo zài dù huí dào shèng cháo dà qǐ 。
视角再度回到圣朝大启。
"Understanding the ways of heaven and earth, guiding their course."
shí bǎn zài chá jué dào xuán huáng jiè yì dòng hòu ， què shì lì mǎ lái dào le shèng huáng zuò zhōng 。 jiàn dào shēn shàng tóng yàng yǒu xuán ào qì xī yǒng dòng de shèng huáng ， shí bǎn dùn shí chī le yī jīng 。
石板在察觉到玄黄界异动后，却是立马来到了圣皇座中。见到身上同样有玄奥气息涌动的圣皇，石板顿时吃了一惊。
They murmured softly under their breath as they headed towards the cities where ordinary people from each region gathered.
“ xuán huáng jiè fā shēng zhī shì ， nín dōu zhī xiǎo le ？”
“玄黄界发生之事，您都知晓了？”
The plan of the Holy Emperor was simple in theory: using human intent to establish the foundation of the heavens. Leveraging the stone tablet's ability to transform into any form, he created countless duplicates and infiltrated the masses of common folk.
“ bù bì jīng huāng ， yǒu lì ér wú bì 。” shèng huáng huí yìng dào 。
“不必惊慌，有利而无弊。”圣皇回应道。
Subtly spreading the existence of the Yellow-Emptiness World among all its mortal inhabitants, they would gradually make them aware of their world.
shí bǎn shén sè shāo huǎn ：“ wǒ hái yǐ wéi xuán huáng jiè dà nàn lín tóu 、 huí guāng fǎn zhào le ……”
石板神色稍缓：“我还以为玄黄界大难临头、回光返照了……”
This was not a task that could be accomplished in one day; it required years, even decades. To avoid arousing suspicion, they needed to immerse themselves deeply and use word-of-mouth methods.
“ nǐ shuō de dào yě méi cuò ， cǐ yīn yī shí wù dào ér bèng fā de fù sū zhī lì ， zhù dìng bù néng cháng jiǔ 。 dàn zhè duì wǒ men ér yán ， huò xǔ shì yí gè qiān zǎi nán féng de liáng jī 。” duǎn zàn de ān jìng zhī hòu ， shèng huáng huǎn huǎn shuō dào 。
“你说的倒也没错，此因一时悟道而迸发的复苏之力，注定不能长久。但这对我们而言，或许是一个千载难逢的良机。”短暂的安静之后，圣皇缓缓说道。
However, with the stone tablet's immense power, achieving this goal was no great feat. A single person or hundreds, thousands of ordinary people were insignificant, but when combined, they formed an unstoppable force.
“ nín shì shuō ， xuán huáng zhèng tǒng jì huà ？” shí bǎn wēi wēi yí zhèng ， suí hòu hěn kuài fǎn yìng guò lái 。
“您是说，玄黄正统计划？”石板微微一怔，随后很快反应过来。
Once the consensus among the common folk in the Yellow-Emptiness World was reached, the next step would be to use "Heavenly and Earthly Ten Thousand Spirits" to simultaneously attack and devour the residual consciousnesses from the foreign cultivation realms.
“ bù cuò 。”
“不错。”
This required assistance from Senior Priestess Yin. As a world ghost-like entity, she had profound insights into how to consume world consciousness. After coordinating with the Yellow-Emptiness World's cosmic forces to eliminate these foreign realms, the final step would be to fully integrate them into the Yellow-Emptiness World.
shèng huáng diǎn diǎn tóu ， xuán huáng jiè wēi suō jǐng xiàng jiù suí zhī chū xiàn zài èr rén miàn qián 。
圣皇点点头，玄黄界微缩景象就随之出现在二人面前。
Most regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World were already superficially integrated, but a few areas still showed irregularities due to improper integration. These needed thorough cleansing and reintegration.
qí zhōng shì xuán huáng jiè yuán chū cún zài de bù fèn ， chéng xiàn chū fā guāng de huáng sè 。
其中是玄黄界原初存在的部分，呈现出发光的黄色。
While the first two steps could remain hidden, the third step was bound to attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and even the Law Transmitters beyond the stars. A confrontation was inevitable.
ér zì xiān dào bēng tā kāi shǐ ， xuán huáng jiè běn tǔ shì lì 、 xuán tiān jiào yǐ jí xiān dào shí zōng lì yòng 【 fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn 】 bǔ huò de dòng tiān 、 shì jiè ， zé chéng xiàn guǐ yì de lǜ sè 。
而自仙道崩塌开始，玄黄界本土势力、玄天教以及仙道十宗利用【浮渡星空大阵】捕获的洞天、世界，则呈现诡异的绿色。
However, according to the Holy Emperor's plan, as long as the second step succeeded, even if the final outcome failed, the momentum would be unstoppable. It would take finding more foreign cultivation realms and using nearly ten thousand years of time for another round of dissection and reintegration.
dà jié màn yán ， xīng hǎi pò miè zhī hòu ， bèi wài rén qiáng xíng féng zhì de qí tā xiū xiān jiè cán hái ， zé shì chéng xiàn sǐ jì de hēi sè 。
大劫蔓延，星海破灭之后，被外人强行缝制的其他修仙界残骸，则是呈现死寂的黑色。
The stone tablet was unexpectedly excited by this plan. Besides saving the Yellow-Emptiness World, the benefits were obvious: gaining greater control over the heavens and earth, becoming a being even stronger than immortality itself.
zhè shì lái zì xuán huáng tiān dào de chuán shū xìn xī 。
这是来自玄黄天道的传输信息。
Regardless of the reason, the stone tablet would not refuse this plan. Over ten years seemed like nothing to it.
kě yǐ kàn dào ， huáng sè zài xuán huáng jiè zhěng gè wēi suō jǐng guān zhōng ， zhǐ zhàn jù le dà yuē bú dào sān shí fēn zhī yī de bù fèn 。
可以看到，黄色在玄黄界整个微缩景观中，只占据了大约不到三十分之一的部分。
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ér lǜ sè ér shì zhàn le shí fēn zhī yī 。
而绿色而是占了十分之一。
In the Holy Emperor's seat, Li Ping summoned Ifu.
zhì yú shèng xià de ， quán shì dà piàn dà piàn de qī hēi 。
至于剩下的，全是大片大片的漆黑。
True wisdom does not put all its eggs in one basket. He naturally did not entrust such an important task solely to the formless stone tablet.
kàn shàng qù ， xuán huáng zhī huáng fǎn dào shì yì lèi yì bān 。
看上去，玄黄之黄反倒是异类一般。
Even if the stone tablet was trustworthy and the risk low, he said essentially the same thing but with a different approach.
dàn gēn lǜ 、 hēi èr sè bù tóng ， dài biǎo xuán huáng jiè de fā guāng zhī sè ， jiù xiàng yǒu zì jǐ de shēng mìng yì shí bān ， suí zhe shǎn dòng 、 bù duàn cháo zhe zhōu wéi de yì sè qū yù yì chū 、 màn yán 。
但跟绿、黑二色不同，代表玄黄界的发光之色，就像有自己的生命意识般，随着闪动、不断朝着周围的异色区域溢出、蔓延。
The subject of achieving the goal became Ifu, while the concept of "Heavenly and Earthly Ten Thousand Spirits" transformed into ordinary flora and fauna in the Yellow-Emptiness World.
cóng zhí jiē de shì jué biǎo xiàn lái kàn ， jiù shì nà lǜ 、 hēi qū yù bìng bù chún zhèng 。
从直接的视觉表现来看，就是那绿、黑区域并不纯正。
"You are the ancestor of all living beings; you should be able to subtly influence them."
càn zá le xīng xīng diǎn diǎn de àn huáng zhī sè 。
掺杂了星星点点的暗黄之色。
"Establish the intent of the 'Yellow-Emptiness World.'"
zhǐ bù guò shù qiān nián lái ， zhè mǒu zhǒng yì yì shàng de qīn shí ， sù dù biàn dé yuè fā huǎn màn 。 shèn zhì yǒu bèi dào guàn de qū shì 。
只不过数千年来，这某种意义上的侵蚀，速度变得越发缓慢。甚至有被倒灌的趋势。
For Ifu, this was a minor task. The recent revival from withered branches sprouting new leaves gave him renewed vigor. He readily agreed.
dàn ……
但……
"Ifu, Stone Tablet," Li Ping said. "They alone are not enough."
suí zhe zuì jìn xuán huáng jiè shēng jī měng rán fù sū ， què shì hū de jiā kuài le xuán huáng zhī sè de sì yì 。
随着最近玄黄界生机猛然复苏，却是忽的加快了玄黄之色的四溢。
"This must be done personally."
“ xuán huáng zhèng tǒng ……”
“玄黄正统……”
"With three layers of insurance, we can achieve absolute success."
shí bǎn ruò yǒu suǒ sī :“ nà xiē yuán běn shǔ yú xuán huáng jiè de qū yù zì rán bù bì duō shuō ， qí zhōng fā shēng yī qiè shì wù ， jiē bèi chuàng shì shí bǎn xiáng xì jì zǎi 。 zhì yú nà xiē lǜ sè qū yù ……”
石板若有所思:“那些原本属于玄黄界的区域自然不必多说，其中发生一切事物，皆被创世石板详细记载。至于那些绿色区域……”
The Holy Emperor's thoughts flowed calmly.
shí bǎn zǐ xì biàn bié le yī fān ：“ yǒu de zài shí bǎn jì zǎi fàn wéi zhī nèi ， yǒu de zé bù zài 。”
石板仔细辨别了一番：“有的在石板记载范围之内，有的则不在。”
"The confrontation with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is on the surface."
“ zhì yú nà xiē hēi sè qū yù ， zé shì chún cuì de máng qū le 。”
“至于那些黑色区域，则是纯粹的盲区了。”
"But establishing the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World is a covert battle."
shèng huáng lǐ píng shuō dào ：“ ruò shì wǒ men shén me dōu bù zuò ， xuán huáng jiè zuì zhōng de jié jú ， jiù huì bèi nà xiē zài shù liàng shàng zhàn jù jué duì yōu shì de hēi sè suǒ tūn mò 。 zhì yú jiāng lái ， zhè xiē hēi sè kǒng pà huì yǎn biàn chéng lìng wài de mú yàng 。”
圣皇李平说道：“若是我们什么都不做，玄黄界最终的结局，就会被那些在数量上占据绝对优势的黑色所吞没。至于将来，这些黑色恐怕会演变成另外的模样。”
"In comparison, this covert battle is more crucial. There is only one chance; failure means total defeat."
“ suǒ yǐ ， wǒ men xū yào qiǎng xiān yī bù ， jiāng xuán huáng zhèng tǒng 、 shēn shēn zhù rù zhè xiē wài jiè cán yù lǐ 。”
“所以，我们需要抢先一步，将玄黄正统、深深注入这些外界残域里。”
While the Holy Emperor pondered, his forehead began to bulge with flesh.
shèng huáng shēng yīn dī chén ， dàn huà zhōng jiān jué zhī yì ， què shì xiǎn lù wú yí 。
圣皇声音低沉，但话中坚决之意，却是显露无疑。
The blood and flesh swelled as a lump grew larger.
“ zěn me zuò ？” shí bǎn lái le xìng qù 。
“怎么做？”石板来了兴趣。
Li Ping remained motionless, seemingly unaware of what was happening.
“ guān tiān zhī dào ， zhí tiān zhī xíng ……”
“观天之道，执天之行……”
After about half an hour, the flesh burst open, releasing a ball of yellow-emptiness energy.
shèng huáng huǎn huǎn shuō zhe ， shí bǎn zǐ xì líng tīng ， bù shí diǎn tóu 。
圣皇缓缓说着，石板仔细聆听，不时点头。
This energy circled around, its internal image hazy. It somewhat resembled White Master but also Li Ping himself.
jiāng fāng fǎ xiáng xì jiǎng jiě le yī fān hòu ， shèng huáng de yǔ qì yòu biàn dé yǒu jǐ fēn níng zhòng ：“ zuò zhè xiē shí ， xū xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn ， yǐ fáng bèi shǐ zuò yǒng zhě fā xiàn 。”
将方法详细讲解了一番后，圣皇的语气又变得有几分凝重：“做这些时，需小心谨慎，以防被始作俑者发现。”
"Cat Treasure," the faceless Holy Emperor said, waking up Cat Treasure from his nap.
shèng huáng suī rán méi yǒu míng shuō shì shuí ， dàn shí bǎn què míng bái tā de yì si 。
圣皇虽然没有明说是谁，但石板却明白他的意思。
He pinched its neck and reluctantly made it use its replication function.
shí bǎn jí wéi nán dé lù chū le wán wèi de xiào róng ：“ suǒ wèi rùn wù wú shēng 。 cǐ fǎ rú cǐ yǐn mì ， jiā zhī yòu yǒu xuán huáng tiān dào zhǔ dòng pèi hé 、 zhē yǎn ， nà rén zòng yǒu jué shì xiū wèi ， wǒ kàn yě wú fǎ chá jué 。”
石板极为难得露出了玩味的笑容：“所谓润物无声。此法如此隐秘，加之又有玄黄天道主动配合、遮掩，那人纵有绝世修为，我看也无法察觉。”
Another identical ball of yellow-emptiness energy appeared in the Holy Emperor's seat.
shèng huáng yán sù dào ：“ bù kě dà yì 。 nǎ pà qí bù zài xuán huáng ， yě dé dī fáng tā liú xià de zhǒng zhǒng hòu shǒu 。”
圣皇严肃道：“不可大意。哪怕其不在玄黄，也得提防他留下的种种后手。”
"Go!"
shí bǎn diǎn tóu ， biǎo shì zhī xiǎo 。
石板点头，表示知晓。
The Holy Emperor lightly commanded. These two balls of yellow-emptiness energy broke through the void and flew to different regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World.
“ cǐ shì ， cān yù xíng dòng zhě yuè shǎo yuè hǎo 。 běn yīng shì yóu nà wèi ruò mù lái ， cái zuì yǒu xiào lǜ 。 bì jìng shì xiān tiān shù líng ， gēn xuán huáng jiè lián xì gèng jiā jǐn mì 。”
“此事，参与行动者越少越好。本应是由那位若木来，才最有效率。毕竟是先天树灵，跟玄黄界联系更加紧密。”
They did not directly merge with the cosmic forces but instead lay dormant.
“ dào bú shì wǒ xìn bù guò tā ， ér shì ruò mù yī jǔ yī dòng ， dū huì shòu dào cǐ jiè qí tā qiáng zhě guān zhù 。 zuò wéi xíng dòng fāng ， tài guò xiǎn yǎn 。 fǎn zhī ， shì rén jiē yǐ wéi nǐ shēn shòu chuàng shì shí bǎn yā pò 、 shí shí kè kè chù zài yā pò zhī zhōng ， fǎn ér huì xià yì shí jiāng nǐ hū lüè 。” huò xǔ shì shì guān xuán huáng wèi lái ， shèng huáng shí fēn hǎn jiàn de luō suo le jǐ jù 。
“倒不是我信不过他，而是若木一举一动，都会受到此界其他强者关注。作为行动方，太过显眼。反之，世人皆以为你深受创世石板压迫、时时刻刻处在压迫之中，反而会下意识将你忽略。”或许是事关玄黄未来，圣皇十分罕见的啰嗦了几句。
The Holy Emperor coughed softly; even his immense power felt a brief moment of weakness at this time.
shì shì duì shí bǎn shuō ， yòu sì hū shì zài duì ruò mù jiǎng huà 。
似是对石板说，又似乎是在对若木讲话。
This ball of yellow-emptiness energy, in some sense, represented the Yellow-Emptiness evil thoughts he had swallowed. After being refined by him and mixed with the holy dynasty's fate, it became something akin to an entity of the Yellow-Emptiness fate.
“ cǐ suǒ wèi dēng xià hēi me 。” shí bǎn diǎn tóu tóng yì dào ，“ wǒ rú jīn shī shí bǎn zhī zhòng ， zài zuò yī fān biàn huà ， bǎo guǎn zhè xuán huáng jiè 、 zài wú rén huì jiāng wǒ gēn xī rì xíng xiàng lián xì qǐ lái 。”
“此所谓灯下黑么。”石板点头同意道，“我如今失石板之重，再做一番变化，保管这玄黄界、再无人会将我跟昔日形象联系起来。”
If not for his deep dive into the Star Sea and seeing its true essence, he would have struggled to凝聚出这团实体气运。
“ nà jiù děng jǐ rì ， xuán huáng cǐ cì bèng fā fù sū zhī lì dá dào fēng zhí zhī kè ， zài zuò xíng dòng 。 kě shì bàn gōng bèi 。”
“那就等几日，玄黄此次迸发复苏之力达到峰值之刻，再做行动。可事半功倍。”
"Each ball of actual energy can integrate and manage approximately three regions."
shí bǎn dāng jí yīng xià 。
石板当即应下。
"With Cat Treasure's help, we should be able to cover the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in no time."
yě méi yǒu lí kāi ， zhǐ shì jìng jìng zhàn zài shèng huáng zuò dà diàn zhōng ， kàn zhe shèng huáng biàn huà chū de xuán huáng wēi suō zhī jǐng 。
也没有离开，只是静静站在圣皇座大殿中，看着圣皇变化出的玄黄微缩之景。
After a few breaths, the Holy Emperor's aura returned to its peak strength.
xuán huáng zhōng yāng de guāng máng ， bù duàn shǎn dòng 。 jiù xiàng tiào dòng de xīn zàng ， jiāng yī lǚ lǚ xuán huáng zhī sè ， yùn shū dào xuán huáng jiè gè chù 。
玄黄中央的光芒，不断闪动。就像跳动的心脏，将一缕缕玄黄之色，运输到玄黄界各处。
But Li Ping knew it was due to the support from the holy dynasty's fate reserves and his own enlightenment feedback. If he condensed too frequently, it would not recover so quickly.
bāo kuò nà xiē lǜ 、 hēi sè qū yù 。
包括那些绿、黑色区域。
"Integrating Yellow-Emptiness energy into the heavens is like reasserting sovereignty."
zòng shǐ zài qí zhōng ， dōu zhú jiàn yǒu bèi tóng huà de qū shì 。 dàn zài mù qián bù tíng shū sòng de qiáng dà fù sū zhī lì xià ， hái shì néng zàn shí wéi chí běn sè bù biàn 。 màn màn de ， zhōng yú ， xuán huáng jiè zuì wài wéi de qī hēi zhī dì ， dōu yǐ jīng zhān rǎn le yī mǒ wēi bù kě jué de xuán huáng 。
纵使在其中，都逐渐有被同化的趋势。但在目前不停输送的强大复苏之力下，还是能暂时维持本色不变。慢慢的，终于，玄黄界最外围的漆黑之地，都已经沾染了一抹微不可觉的玄黄。
"Even if Ifu or Stone Tablet fails, the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World will still be firmly controlled."
“ kě yǐ dòng shǒu le 。” wú miàn shèng huáng chén shēng dào 。
“可以动手了。”无面圣皇沉声道。
"Of course, better if they succeed."
shí bǎn wēi wēi yī xiào ， shēn xíng shǎn dòng 、 shà shí jiān zài shèng huáng zuò zhōng ， fēn huà chū liǎng dào wán quán yí zhì de shēn qū 。
石板微微一笑，身形闪动、霎时间在圣皇座中，分化出两道完全一致的身躯。
In Li Ping's calculations, the battle with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should take place after establishing the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World. By then, he would be fighting from his home turf, able to summon cosmic forces and unleash endless divine retribution without regard for spatial distance.
ér hòu èr huà wèi sì ， sì biàn wèi bā ， bā yòu zēng wèi shí liù 。
而后二化为四，四变为八，八又增为十六。
Victory could be achieved effortlessly.
"Renewing the Primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World," the faceless Holy Emperor said solemnly.
The formless stone tablet nodded and immediately transformed, splitting into two identical bodies. These two then split into four, four turned into eight, and so on until countless dense, identical stone tablet figures filled the grand hall.
"Transform! Transform! Transform!"
The stone tablets echoed in unison.
In an instant, all these stone tablet forms transformed into various real people from the Yellow-Emptiness World. There was a carefree scholar in white robes, a hunched woodcutter, a stunning woman, and a nonchalant old man... Each one looked vividly lifelike, clearly derived from the same person.
"Time to go."
They bowed respectfully to the Holy Emperor, smiling as they vanished into his seat.
Meanwhile, in various regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World, some special entities appeared without anyone noticing. When all these stone tablets gathered at the Holy Emperor's seat, it was indeed quite crowded. But once they dispersed throughout the world, no ripples were stirred.
"Understanding the ways of heaven and earth, guiding their course."
They murmured softly under their breath as they headed towards the cities where ordinary people from each region gathered.
The plan of the Holy Emperor was simple in theory: using human intent to establish the foundation of the heavens. Leveraging the stone tablet's ability to transform into any form, he created countless duplicates and infiltrated the masses of common folk.
Subtly spreading the existence of the Yellow-Emptiness World among all its mortal inhabitants, they would gradually make them aware of their world.
This was not a task that could be accomplished in one day; it required years, even decades. To avoid arousing suspicion, they needed to immerse themselves deeply and use word-of-mouth methods.
However, with the stone tablet's immense power, achieving this goal was no great feat. A single person or hundreds, thousands of ordinary people were insignificant, but when combined, they formed an unstoppable force.
Once the consensus among the common folk in the Yellow-Emptiness World was reached, the next step would be to use "Heavenly and Earthly Ten Thousand Spirits" to simultaneously attack and devour the residual consciousnesses from the foreign cultivation realms.
This required assistance from Senior Priestess Yin. As a world ghost-like entity, she had profound insights into how to consume world consciousness. After coordinating with the Yellow-Emptiness World's cosmic forces to eliminate these foreign realms, the final step would be to fully integrate them into the Yellow-Emptiness World.
Most regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World were already superficially integrated, but a few areas still showed irregularities due to improper integration. These needed thorough cleansing and reintegration.
While the first two steps could remain hidden, the third step was bound to attract the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and even the Law Transmitters beyond the stars. A confrontation was inevitable.
However, according to the Holy Emperor's plan, as long as the second step succeeded, even if the final outcome failed, the momentum would be unstoppable. It would take finding more foreign cultivation realms and using nearly ten thousand years of time for another round of dissection and reintegration.
The stone tablet was unexpectedly excited by this plan. Besides saving the Yellow-Emptiness World, the benefits were obvious: gaining greater control over the heavens and earth, becoming a being even stronger than immortality itself.
Regardless of the reason, the stone tablet would not refuse this plan. Over ten years seemed like nothing to it.
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In the Holy Emperor's seat, Li Ping summoned Ifu.
True wisdom does not put all its eggs in one basket. He naturally did not entrust such an important task solely to the formless stone tablet.
Even if the stone tablet was trustworthy and the risk low, he said essentially the same thing but with a different approach.
The subject of achieving the goal became Ifu, while the concept of "Heavenly and Earthly Ten Thousand Spirits" transformed into ordinary flora and fauna in the Yellow-Emptiness World.
"You are the ancestor of all living beings; you should be able to subtly influence them."
"Establish the intent of the 'Yellow-Emptiness World.'"
For Ifu, this was a minor task. The recent revival from withered branches sprouting new leaves gave him renewed vigor. He readily agreed.
"Ifu, Stone Tablet," Li Ping said. "They alone are not enough."
"This must be done personally."
"With three layers of insurance, we can achieve absolute success."
The Holy Emperor's thoughts flowed calmly.
"The confrontation with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is on the surface."
"But establishing the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World is a covert battle."
"In comparison, this covert battle is more crucial. There is only one chance; failure means total defeat."
While the Holy Emperor pondered, his forehead began to bulge with flesh.
The blood and flesh swelled as a lump grew larger.
Li Ping remained motionless, seemingly unaware of what was happening.
After about half an hour, the flesh burst open, releasing a ball of yellow-emptiness energy.
This energy circled around, its internal image hazy. It somewhat resembled White Master but also Li Ping himself.
"Cat Treasure," the faceless Holy Emperor said, waking up Cat Treasure from his nap.
He pinched its neck and reluctantly made it use its replication function.
Another identical ball of yellow-emptiness energy appeared in the Holy Emperor's seat.
"Go!"
The Holy Emperor lightly commanded. These two balls of yellow-emptiness energy broke through the void and flew to different regions of the Yellow-Emptiness World.
They did not directly merge with the cosmic forces but instead lay dormant.
The Holy Emperor coughed softly; even his immense power felt a brief moment of weakness at this time.
This ball of yellow-emptiness energy, in some sense, represented the Yellow-Emptiness evil thoughts he had swallowed. After being refined by him and mixed with the holy dynasty's fate, it became something akin to an entity of the Yellow-Emptiness fate.
If not for his deep dive into the Star Sea and seeing its true essence, he would have struggled to凝聚出这团实体气运。
"Each ball of actual energy can integrate and manage approximately three regions."
"With Cat Treasure's help, we should be able to cover the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance in no time."
After a few breaths, the Holy Emperor's aura returned to its peak strength.
But Li Ping knew it was due to the support from the holy dynasty's fate reserves and his own enlightenment feedback. If he condensed too frequently, it would not recover so quickly.
"Integrating Yellow-Emptiness energy into the heavens is like reasserting sovereignty."
"Even if Ifu or Stone Tablet fails, the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World will still be firmly controlled."
"Of course, better if they succeed."
In Li Ping's calculations, the battle with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should take place after establishing the primacy of the Yellow-Emptiness World. By then, he would be fighting from his home turf, able to summon cosmic forces and unleash endless divine retribution without regard for spatial distance.
Victory could be achieved effortlessly.