The celestial energy is difficult to gather and transform into enlightenment. This is an evil curse that has been passed down from ancient times to the present. It has been proven that since the beginning of time, apart from the Heavenly Emperor, there has been no other example of celestial elements achieving enlightenment. What is enlightenment? Those who achieve enlightenment are supported by all paths, and they protect all paths. In the history of the Illusion World, it was not just the Heavenly Emperor who achieved enlightenment. Over billions of years, there were countless people who achieved enlightenment. The Heavenly Emperor was unique. Achieving enlightenment through celestial means, one can be invincible for all eternity. Perhaps it is because of this domineering power that the heavens detest it and cast this evil curse preventing the celestial elements from achieving enlightenment.
However, this consensus that has existed since ancient times was broken by one person - the Demon Lord. Coming from Earth, he overpowered all opponents and eventually, although he did not become the second Heavenly Emperor, he became the Celestial King.
Now, Ye Yi stands in a vast space, with nothing inside, yet Ye Yi can feel the endless celestial energy lingering. Compared to that Demon Lake, the celestial power here is undoubtedly hundreds of times greater. This was the space that the Demon Lord carved out, his inheritance ground. Ye Yi learned from the Grand Elder that only by combining a celestial body with celestial energy can one enter, so they have guarded here for all eternity and cannot enter, nor can they know what is inside. Once there were some unscrupulous people who wanted to attempt to break in, but they were directly blown to pieces by the celestial energy. From then on, no one dared to take another step.
"This is the inheritance ground!" Ye Yi was speechless. This place is empty and there is nothing at all. He has no idea what to do at all. It's like a book with no words placed in front of you. Although it's called a celestial book, what can you do?
He walked around, but what he could see was an endless expanse of emptiness. Even the entrance he wanted to enter was impossible to find.
"Here you come!" Just when he was at a loss, a captivating voice rang out, filling the empty space with echoes. "After so many years, I finally got to wait for you!" The voice sighed, as if experiencing a thousand years of sorrow.
Ye Yi understood. That person was the Demon Lord. The thousand-year wait finally came to an end, and this sigh was normal. He stood in deep respect. Although the Demon Lord was called a demon, he was doing righteous deeds.
"Senior" Ye Yi respectfully bowed.
At this moment, a blurry figure appeared as a celestial being. It was a strong shadow standing in front of Ye Yi. It did not release any pressure. Ye Yi felt that he could not even stand steadily. It was not until the celestial energy supported him that he could sit down on the ground.
Is this the power of the Celestial King! Ye Yi trembled. He has seen the strong ones in the nuclear stage, the three elders of the Demon Lord line, and the peak strong one of the creation stage, the Supreme Elder. Compared to this shadow, it was simply a difference between a baby and a strong man. Ye Yi could not speak for a long time. One day, could I be so strong?
"Right, it's the same constitution as me" The shadow emitted an incomparably powerful aura and approached Ye Yi, just like the previous Grand Elder. It perceived Ye Yi's constitution.
Then he asked, "Are you truly willing to accept my inheritance?"
Ye Yi nodded, "Yes, Senior."
"Are you not afraid of being the enemy of the world?"
"Even if the world is full of enemies! What does it matter!" Ye Yi replied firmly.
"Home" The shadow moved, the place he had not forgotten. The beautiful water blue color is still engraved in his mind to this day. It was Earth, the unique planet. He was also born from there and began his glorious conquests! Thinking of this, he let out a sigh of emotion.
Ye Yi did not disturb him. He knew that the Demon Lord also came from Earth. Although the current incarnation was just an avatar, the true Demon Lord had already passed away, and that longing did not weaken. It remained.
"Since you are willing to accept the inheritance, then you must understand, achieving enlightenment is not only for yourself; it is also to protect the common people!" The Demon Lord sighed. It was because of this that he did not return to Earth. Who knew that he would never be able to go back.
Ye Yi nodded. Cheng Dao did it only to protect. This sentence kept appearing in his mind over and over again. The stronger the protection, the greater the responsibility.
"Come!" The Heavenly Demon waved at Ye Yi.
Ye Yi walked over. At this moment, the Heavenly Demon waved his other hand, and another space shattered.
Ye Yi was shocked. This was a world within a world!
"My inheritance is inside. Go in by yourself!" The Heavenly Demon said.
Ye Yi silently entered. This was a small space, but it was not as vast as the previous one. On a small piece of slate, there was nothing else except for this. "My inheritance is all on this slate. Whether you can gain anything depends on yourself!" The voice of the Heavenly Demon began to become ethereal, as if it would disappear at any moment.
"Senior!" Ye Yi shouted. He turned around and only saw the shadow gradually fading away.
"I'm not the true Heavenly Demon. I'm just a fragment of his obsession. Now that his successor has found him, my mission should be over. You should work hard and don't let the Heavenly Demon's inheritance be broken!" The shadow smiled and then slowly faded away.
This small space, Ye Yi stood silently there, respectfully kneeling at the position of the shadow. He knew that if he could embark on the path of cultivation, it was the opportunity given to him by the Heavenly Demon.
There was a moment of silence, and finally, Ye Yi moved. He was moved by the Heavenly Demon's life, but his own life had just begun. He took a big step towards the slate. This was something that was going to change him.
The slate was not huge. It was only twenty centimeters in length and width. As he walked forward, he saw that there was nothing on the slate except for a handprint. Ye Yi was curious. The Heavenly Demon's inheritance was naturally not simple. He placed his palm on the handprint, neither too big nor too small, as if it was designed for him. At first, he thought that placing his palm on it would trigger some mechanism, but when he actually touched it, he was greatly disappointed. Nothing happened. He only felt a coldness beneath his hand.
"This is what? How could this be?" Ye Yi was also confused. How could he use such a mysterious thing? He began to regret not asking the Heavenly Demon how to use this stone.
And when he was troubled, suddenly his body became firm and trembled. Because he felt that his body had become so unreal, as if standing in a certain space that was no longer his own. He felt a continuous flow of star power surging towards him, and the five-element qi did not resist at all, giving way to the star power. If Master Wuyi Tianlao saw this scene, he would surely be stunned. How could the five-element qi be so harmonious together? Just like how water and fire are always incompatible in the eyes of the world, but at this moment, Ye Yi was in that situation where water and fire were compatible. He felt elated.
He opened his eyes and everything before him became extremely dazzling. He was standing among a cluster of stars, each star emitting a stream of light. The vast cosmic energy kept pouring into him, and this power was simply incomparable to the cosmic energy that Master Mu Tian had helped him gather at the beginning. The Five Elements' energy automatically gave way.
At this moment, a voice echoed in the void, "My successor, when you feel the stars entering your body and the Five Elements regressing, you should understand the meaning of guardianship, right?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yi's head "buzzed" and everything that had happened before ceased to exist. Before him was still that stone, but the handprint was gone.
Ye Yi remained calm and composed, with the word "guardianship" constantly lingering in his mind.
During the time in Qishan, he had already begun to understand that the star elements were the energy of the ruler. This was good, but if a ruler cold-bloodedly slaughtered his subjects, he would surely face resistance from the subjects. Only by truly getting along with them could one be recognized. And the star energy was the ruler, while the Five Elements were like the subjects. If, as Master Mu Tian had helped Ye Yi gather the energy before, the Five Elements were forcibly excluded, wouldn't this be like an evil ruler slaughtering the subjects and facing the resistance from the subjects? Ye Yi suddenly understood. No wonder there were so many failed attempts at gathering star energy in history.
The mostwhen gathering energy is having the Five Elements together, just like water and fire cannot coexist. Only one type of energy can be gathered at a time. After reaching the stage of gathering energy, other energies can be accepted. This is the common sense of gathering energy and something that all cultivators must understand. Once the Five Elements are chaotic, the failure of gathering energy is minor, while the destruction of the path and the death of the person are major. Therefore, whether there is a guardian or not, most people who gather energy will deliberately only accept one type of energy. When gathering star energy, people naturally extended this common sense to this as well. They were always going in the opposite direction. Isn't this a complete reversal? How can success be talked about! Ye Yi couldn't help but sigh. This old man really had a life that was manipulated by fate! Of course, there were many people who succeeded in gathering star energy. Some relied on powerful medicinal pills to gather energy successfully, and some gathered energy successfully by forcibly using strong energy. These gatherings were all forced successes, but when reaching the nuclearization stage, they were basically at the end. The difficulty of star nuclearization is much greater than that of Five Element nuclearization. Forcibly gathering energy cannot lead to nuclearization. This was something that only became clear when Ye Yi reached the nuclearization stage.
At this moment, Ye Yi sat cross-legged on the ground. After a period of time in the Heavenly Demon Mountains, the star energy in his body had already become pure. Adding this new understanding, he believed that he had a 90% chance of successfully gathering energy!