Perfect World: Ten Crowns

Chapter 565 Mysterious Stone Jar
"This still won't work. Let them leave."

After the war fortress facing the plateau was built, the three sacrificial rites reunited. After consultation, they took the initiative to send away the vast majority of the living beings, allowing them to return to the rear and recuperate.

A battle against the plateau cannot be won without a ritual. Keeping these people here would only be a burden. If the plateau were to conquer this place one day, it would be a loss. It would be better to let them develop the heavens.

As for the dozen or so Immortal Emperors, considering their growth, only five spots were reserved for them to take turns guarding this place. As for the others, some were tasked with managing the rear and cultivating sufficient power, while others went on to travel beyond the various worlds.

This is the purpose of establishing war fortresses on the front lines.

On one hand, they constantly challenged each other to deplete the strange power; on the other hand, they allowed the rear to develop and cultivate enough strong individuals.

As it turns out, this plan is feasible.

In the tens of millions of years that followed, under the deliberate encouragement of the three great sacrificial daos and even many immortal emperors, the myriad realms ushered in the most glorious era. The essence and energy were abundant, the great dao was complete, and even many ancient legendary physiques and evolutionary paths appeared, which can be described as a time of great competition.

In this environment, countless young talents are rising.

In just tens of millions of years, three young Immortal Emperors have emerged. There is a super evolver born in this era who single-handedly pioneered the highest evolutionary system, and there are two Dao Ancestors from the ancient past who have advanced to this stage through numerous trials and tribulations.

As for Dao Ancestor-level powerhouses, they are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Over tens of millions of years, dozens, nearly a hundred, have been nurtured. Among them, three actually came from the Imperial Court, one was the former ancestor of the Xia Clan, and the other two were disciples who joined over the long years.

Liu Shen, the Empress, Wu Shi, Luo, and even the two emperors Xia Shi are all searching for a way to break through the Emperor Realm. They have already reached the pinnacle of the Emperor Realm, and there is no way forward for them. There are no methods worth learning from.

Sacrificing oneself to the Dao, though it involves sacrificing one's own cultivation system and even its rules, is still extremely difficult to actually achieve.

Throughout history, many have tried, but the result has mostly been the burning away of their own bodies, obliterating even their true selves, leaving nothing but emptiness for eternity.

The emperors encountered this problem several times in their attempts. If it had not been carried out under the watchful eyes of the three great priests, they would probably have died and perished long ago.

"Is it ultimately not feasible?"

Beyond the plateau, an everlasting war fortress.

In an unknown region beyond the realm of emperors, Xia Sheng sighed softly, gazing at two hazy beams of light, his eyes flashing.

The ritual is too difficult to perform, and now it is still the three of them.

For tens of millions of years, no matter how much they clamored for the plateau, they never received a response, as if it had been forever silent.

However, this made them even more uneasy.

"Can the pollen emperor be revived?"

At this moment, a dazzling figure woven from endless light spoke, its divine thoughts intertwining and coalescing into a divine and majestic face—it was Ye Fan.

At this moment, he was in a daze, as if his true form was outside of endless space and time.

Xia Sheng's expression remained unchanged as he shook his head slightly: "Too difficult."

As he finished speaking, a round, brown seed appeared in his hand.

For tens of millions of years, after repeated attempts, all attempts failed.

The price of a priest is too high, involving a higher cause and effect.

Perhaps such power only exists on the sacrificial path.

"Then we can only wait for them."

At this moment, the last person who had been silent suddenly spoke.

It was also an indistinct figure, but as time passed, it gradually became more solid, as if it came from a distant time and space and slowly reflected back into reality.

boom!
In the end, Shi Hao fully appeared in this world, his aura overwhelming, so powerful that it was impossible to look directly at him. If it weren't for the special nature of this world, the entire war fortress would probably have been shattered.

"Congratulations, fellow Taoist."

Xia Sheng smiled, looking at the figure, or rather, at the seed in Shi Hao's hand.

A round, glossy, earthy-yellow seed.

Like him, Shi Hao also cultivated an external avatar over tens of millions of years.

"The plateau will never be destroyed; it will always have a trump card up its sleeve."

Shi Hao, now in his avatar, spoke, gazing at the seed in his hand. He closed his palm, and a chaotic space behind him opened up, banishing the seed to an area known only to himself. "I am a bit slower than the two fellow Daoists."

Beside him, Ye Fan suddenly spoke, his figure quickly solidifying, and in his palm, a seed also appeared, completely black but somewhat shriveled.

He has not yet reached the limit of the Sacrifice Realm.

"It's alright, we've made it this far eventually."

Xia Sheng smiled and spoke, then as if he had thought of something, a light flowed in his palm. It was not his own natal seed, but an ancient gray stone jar.

"This is?"

Instantly, the attention of both people in the arena was drawn to it.

"This was discovered by a junior member while cleaning up the battlefield outside the world."

Xia Sheng spoke up, explaining its origin.

A descendant of the Imperial Court, a newly promoted Dao Ancestor, discovered this stone jar near the edge of the Chaos beyond the mortal world. After studying it, he felt that it was very special and reported it to him through various levels.

It's difficult to explain why it could attract the two great priests, because its energy is somewhat similar to that of the Three Generations Bronze Coffin.

"Could it be that they share the same origin?"

Shi Hao spoke, his expression solemn, and a bronze coffin appeared in his palm.

The stone jar and the bronze coffin, two seemingly unrelated items, are placed together, yet they possess an intangible sense of harmony, as if they were originally one.

This caused a slight change in the expressions of the three of them.

The origin of the Three-Life Coffin has been constantly changing. Before the Perfect World became an Emperor, they believed it came from the Immortal Emperor. However, after truly becoming an Emperor and entering the Heavenly Realm, they discovered that things were not so simple and that it was suspected to belong to someone above the Immortal Emperor.

Now, with the arrival of the stone jar, the three of them have some other ideas.

"If the bronze coffin of the Three Generations is the burial place of a person, then what about this stone jar? Could it be the burial place of their ashes?"

Ye Fan spoke and tried to put the stone jar into the bronze coffin, and it fit perfectly.

Not too big, not too small, just right.

This made the three of them even more curious.

The owner of the stone jar was at least a fellow traveler, or someone on the sacrificial path.

"Regardless, this is a powerful artifact that can obscure the secrets of heaven. Even we would find it difficult to deduce. It can serve as a trump card in the rear."

Xia Sheng spoke, his gaze deep as he looked at Xiao Shi and Xiao Xia, who were stationed in the fortress. It was time for the change of guards again. Liu Shen and the others were about to arrive, so he would hand this item over to them to take back to the rear.

"Senior, you've arrived."

With the arrival of the five Immortal Emperors, including Liu Shen, the rotation of guards, which occurs once every million years, has begun again. Xia Ming, Shi Fan, and the other three emperors greeted them, exchanged information, and made preparations for their separation.

For millions of years, the plateau has been perfectly peaceful.

Liu Shen learned this news from Shi Fan. She frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more, and watched Xia Ming and the others leave.

Although they say they are stationed here, they are actually just in seclusion. Breaking through from Immortal Emperor to Sacrifice Dao is too dangerous, so everyone chooses to stay here.

With three great sacrificial deities protecting the way, even if one fails, one's life can be preserved.

Over tens of millions of years, through dozens of cycles, this has been the case, and it has become a regular occurrence.

However, this time, Liu Shen came with great confidence.

She wants to break through the sacrificial path.

Boom!

However, just as the five Immortal Emperors approached the core of the fortress, they suddenly sensed a terrifying fluctuation coming from the outside world. Heavens, it was coming from the plateau.

The mysterious progenitor has struck again.

(End of this chapter)