Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

"Alright." Jiang Hao waved his hand, storing the Yuan Emperor's image in his sleeve. "Then you can stay in the Heavenly Court for now!"

Yuan Dao, speaking respectfully from within Jiang Hao's sleeve space, said, "I am deeply grateful for the Heavenly Emperor's arrangement!"

Inside his sleeve, Emperor Yuan felt the vast, star-like tranquility surrounding him, and his tense mind finally relaxed. This time, he had truly escaped with his life.

Jiang Hao, however, became interested. This Emperor Yuan was a perfect subject delivered right to his doorstep.

"A celestial artifact transforming into a divine embryo, interesting."

Three thousand years have passed quietly.

Jiang Hao opened his eyes from the deduction state, raised his hand and waved, a green light flew out from his sleeve.

Light and shadow coalesced in the air, revealing the appearance of the Yuan Emperor, but his body remained semi-transparent, only much more solid than it had been three thousand years ago, and the frequency of his flashing had also decreased.

Emperor Yuan assessed his own condition and a look of surprise appeared on his face:

"Heavenly Emperor, I feel much clearer-headed, and the drowsy feeling of being assimilated by the gourd has lessened considerably!"

Jiang Hao nodded: "The research has made some progress. I used some of the immortal essence extracted from the immortal corpse, combined with the immortal artifact, to slowly nurture your gourd body and transform it into an immortal artifact."

The research operation is not progressing quickly. In fact, with Jiang Hao's strength and various treasures, it wouldn't be difficult for him to turn the Immortal-Slaying Gourd into an immortal artifact.

However, this Immortal-Slaying Gourd contains the primordial spirit of the Yuan Emperor and cannot be treated as a conventional weapon.

We cannot use overly drastic methods, lest we harm the Yuan Emperor's primordial spirit; we can only proceed slowly.

Fortunately, the situation is improving and has stabilized, with some positive results achieved.

Emperor Yuan bowed deeply: "That's enough. I am extremely grateful. If it weren't for the Heavenly Emperor's help, I would probably have become a complete artifact spirit by now and forgotten who I am."

Jiang Hao waved his hand: "You're welcome. This research is also helpful to me."

Jiang Hao looked at Yuan Dao's semi-transparent body and thought to himself.

This state of deep entanglement between the primordial spirit and the weapon is extremely rare throughout history. After studying this for three thousand years, I have gained new ideas about the transformation of weapons into spirits and the metamorphosis of spirituality.

Emperor Yuan, this young phoenix, is quite something. He only brought trouble upon himself, but he provided Jiang Hao with valuable research materials.

If he hadn't taken the initiative to come to him, Jiang Hao really wouldn't have thought of researching this direction, nor would he have had any research materials.

"For now, just stay in this state and continue to nurture your body," Jiang Hao said. "I'll try the next step when the time is right."

"Yes, I will follow the Heavenly Emperor's arrangements!" Emperor Yuan respectfully agreed, now he trusted Jiang Hao completely.

Just then, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from the depths of the universe.

The fluctuation did not originate from any particular living being, but rather from the Dao itself.

The myriad principles of heaven and earth began to resonate autonomously, emitting melodious Dao sounds, and countless auspicious phenomena appeared in the starry sky.

A phoenix dances, a divine lotus blooms, and a thousand auspicious rays emanate from it.

The spiritual energy throughout the entire Origin Realm became more active.

"This is..." Emperor Yuan sensed the fluctuation and paused, "A sign of the birth of a Great Perfection Holy Spirit?"

Jiang Hao also sensed it, and he turned his gaze to the direction from which the fluctuations came: the ancient primordial star.

Jiang Hao's lips curled into a smile: "Oh? I didn't expect her to return so quickly. Very good!"

Emperor Yuan asked in confusion, "Heavenly Emperor, do you know which holy spirit it is?"

"An old friend." Jiang Hao stood up and said to Emperor Yuan, "Come with me to see him."

Having said that, he rolled up his sleeves, and with Emperor Yuan, they transformed into a stream of light, instantly traversing endless star fields and appearing in the starry sky outside the ancient primordial star.

At this moment, the ancient star was already shrouded in the vast energy of creation.

The ley lines of the entire ancient star were glowing, countless plants were growing wildly, withered trees were revived, and old wells were gushing springs.

All living beings on the ancient star, whether human or other races, felt completely refreshed, and some cultivators who were stuck at a bottleneck even broke through on the spot.

In the starry sky, a blurry figure is slowly solidifying.

It was the silhouette of a woman, composed of the purest runes of the Great Dao of Creation, radiating an extremely rich life force and a perfect and flawless divine Dao charm.

The figure became clearer and clearer.

Finally, a woman dressed in a light blue palace dress, with a gentle yet dignified demeanor, appeared completely in the starry sky.

She opened her eyes, and a strange phenomenon, as if the workings of creation were flashing in them.

"Yun Li." Jiang Hao looked at the woman and spoke softly.

Yun Li, or rather the Creator Emperor, turned around when she heard the sound.

When she saw Jiang Hao, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, which then turned into a bright smile.

"Heavenly Emperor!" Yun Li stepped forward and stood in front of Jiang Hao, looking him up and down. She said with emotion, "I never thought I would see you again. It's so good."

The path of transformation is fraught with danger, and every successful transformation and the reunion with old friends are things to be happy about.

Jiang Hao smiled slightly and said, "It seems you've succeeded on this path of creating a Holy Spirit."

Jiang Hao was also very happy that his old friend was able to return safely.

Yun Li nodded, her eyes filled with reminiscence: "Yes, this time it really wasn't easy. I faked my death and transformed, sealing myself inside the Creation Source Stone."

After years of slumber and reshaping, during which time he nearly lost consciousness several times and became a completely unconscious Holy Spirit, he thankfully survived in the end.

Yun Li looked at Jiang Hao and said earnestly, "If it weren't for the Great Emperor's guidance on the method of transforming into a Holy Spirit and his various instructions on the details of cultivation, I would never have succeeded. I will remember this kindness."

Jiang Hao waved his hand: "You walked this path yourself. Your success shows that your Dao heart is firm enough and you have reached the ultimate in the Great Dao of Creation."

Yun Li smiled and her gaze fell on the semi-transparent person next to Jiang Hao, who exuded the aura of a green gourd.

She looked at him closely for a few moments, a look of confusion in her eyes: "Who is this...? What's wrong with him...?"

She had never met this person before, but she could sense the imperial aura emanating from him and knew that he was a figure of great emperor caliber.

But how did a great emperor-level figure become this inhuman and incompetent state?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao gave a brief introduction: "This is the newly enlightened emperor, named Emperor Yuan. He wanted to pursue the path of immortality by combining his primordial spirit with a weapon, but ended up refining himself into this state. I am currently studying him."

Upon hearing this, Yun Li's eyes widened slightly, her expression one of utter astonishment.

Can the primordial spirit unite with the emperor's army to achieve immortality?

What an amazing idea!

She didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked!

The Creation Emperor looked at the Yuan Emperor, then at Jiang Hao, and after a long while, finally uttered, "Fellow Daoist, what are your thoughts?"

The words were phrased euphemistically, but the strangeness and shock in his eyes were unmistakable.

Emperor Yuan smiled awkwardly to the side, his embarrassment evident even in his semi-transparent face.

He knew how outrageous his actions were, but what could he do now that he had already done it?

All I could do was give an awkward yet polite smile!

Yun Li coughed lightly, composed herself, and nodded to Emperor Yuan: "To forge a different path takes courage. I wish you a speedy escape from your predicament, fellow Daoist."

"Thank you for your kind words, Great Emperor of Creation." Emperor Yuan cupped his hands, a bitter smile on his face.

After a brief exchange, the three returned to the Heavenly Court together.

On the way, Yun Li learned about the events that had occurred over the past 100,000 years from Jiang Hao and Emperor Yuan.

Knowing that Jiang Hao opened the ascension passage, the emperors ascended, true immortals from another world invaded, and Jiang Hao slew immortals...