The water of time rushes endlessly, and the man's shadow is also erratic.
Li Xiang suppressed his surprise and walked forward again.
The purple light film released by the godhead was continuously washed away by the water of time, and became much dimmed.
Li Xiang went upstream and finally came to the figure.
This man was sitting cross-legged, with his hands on his knees, his eyes closed, and there was no fluctuation in his divine power.
He was as motionless as a stone statue.
Because the water of time kept washing away, the skin on his body was chapped, and skin fragments kept peeling off, being washed away by the water of time.
Aged skin peels off and is quickly replaced by new skin.
This new skin ages, dries, and peels off at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This cycle continues.
When Li Xiang looked at this "stone statue", the other person's eyelids moved and slowly opened.
They were a pair of cloudy eyes, as if covered with a thick layer of gray.
However, as the water of time washed away, the turbidity in these eyes was blown away, and they became clear.
Eyes facing each other.
Li Xiang discovered that there were countless stars twinkling in the other person's left eye, and countless images rotating in his right eye.
The speed of these pictures was too fast for him to see clearly.
However, these scenes finally settled in one place.
In the picture, a new heaven is established, purple auspicious clouds fill the sky, Li Xiang is wearing nine chapters of dharma clothes, the king comes to the world, overlooking hundreds of immortals and beasts and all living beings in nine states.
Li Xiang traced those blurry scenes in his mind, only to realize that they were all scenes he had experienced: from the first-level atavistic Zhang Sanfeng, to joining the Zhenbei Army, to the fourth-level atavistic Taigong becoming a god...
What happened after he returned to his ancestors, even the secrets in the underworld, were seen by this man.
Li Xiang was horrified and instantly released his divine power.
The man blinked his eyes, and the countless stars in his eyes went out, and the picture disappeared. He looked at Li Xiang with a thoughtful look and said, "Determined to kill. Sure enough, to be able to reach this point, luck and character are both indispensable."
He raised his head and looked at the ghost-faced jade seal floating above his head, "Is this the ghost seal? I haven't seen it for many years?"
He lowered his head and looked at the sword below, "Yin Tianzi Sword? Although it is formed by the condensed luck of the netherworld, it is not as powerful as the Emperor Sword in that guy's hand, but it is still very sharp."
Then he looked at the whip that was wandering around like a dragon, and asked: "A whip?"
Li Xiang said nothing and became more alert.
The list of gods unfolded quietly behind him.
The man looked at the list of gods and read the names on it, "Zhao Wuji, Xiao Kun, Qingqiu, Changmei, Baihe, Canglan... they are all unfamiliar names."
After a pause, he asked again, "Where did you get the whip and the list of gods?"
Li Xiang was silent.
"I don't understand," the man shook his head, "It's normal if you don't want to say it. After all, everyone has secrets."
"Put them away, I have no hostility."
All the aging and cracked skin on that man's body fell off, and new skin grew.
Only then did Li Xiang see his appearance clearly.
Somewhat unexpected.
He is just an ordinary middle-aged man with a beard.
He is of average height, has an ordinary appearance, and has no characteristics. If you met such a person on the ancient street, you would not be able to find him in the blink of an eye.
But it just so happens that such an extremely ordinary-looking middle-aged man can sit in the river of time.
Divine power was released from this ordinary middle-aged man.
This divine power contains luck.
The heavenly destiny in Li Xiang's body began to vibrate as if it had been summoned.
"Is this... luck resonance?"
Li Xiang looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, "Are you the Jade Emperor?"
The middle-aged man smiled faintly and said, "I never thought that my successor would be so young. You are only nineteen years old this year, right?"
Li Xiang suppressed the surprise and doubt in his heart, stared at the rushing water of time, stood up straight, held the junior ceremony, bowed and said: "I have met the Jade Emperor."
The Jade Emperor waved his hand, "I have only given you tens of thousands of years in vain. We are both the Emperor of Heaven, so there is no need to be so polite."
Li Xiang's lips twitched, why do he feel that in front of this person, the Lord of Heaven is still a professional, and you, the old man, have met a colleague.
As if he saw what Li Xiang was thinking, the Jade Emperor said: "I, the Lord of Heaven, also inherited it from God Haotian. Forget it, let's not mention these old things."
He looked at Li Xiang and saw that he looked a little bad, so he asked, "Can I see your godhead?"
Li Xiang was slightly startled, hesitated for a moment, and released his divine power.
The purple godhead separated from the soul and floated in front of him.
The purple light film covering his body disappeared instantly.
The Jade Emperor waved his hand casually, and the long river of time in front of him split open, turning into two channels on the left and right, bypassing Li Xiang.
The pressure on Li Xiang suddenly relaxed.
The Jade Emperor put his hand into the water of time, touched it, and pulled a physical body over.
It is Li Xiang's body.
"Return to your body. Your body and soul are both special. It is not advisable to be separated for too long."
Li Xiang's soul entered his body and entered his physical body. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, senior."
The Jade Emperor waved his hand, "It's just a little effort. Fortunately, your physical body is not far from the source. If you delay for a moment, it will be beyond my ability."
"I sit on this tributary of the long river of time and cannot leave."
As he spoke, he looked at Li Xiang's purple godhead again. The more he looked at it, the more he became more immersed in it, as if both eyes were immersed in the purple godhead.
Staring at this godhead, the Jade Emperor's eyes were filled with desire. This desire quickly turned into greed, but soon, this greed was suppressed by him again, and his eyes became clear again.
The divine power in Li Xiang's body was shaking.
"Fortunately, you accepted your greed, otherwise..."
Just as he was thinking about it, the Jade Emperor waved his hand, "Take it back."
When Li Xiang regained his divine status, the Jade Emperor's words immediately made his soul tremble.
"If it were the complete innate purple energy, you would probably be out of your mind."
Li Xiang suppressed his shock, "Why did the Jade Emperor say this?"
The Jade Emperor said calmly, "I also heard God Haotian mention that your divine personality was transformed from the innate purple energy."
"Innate Purple Qi, also called Hongmeng Purple Qi, has been with the way of heaven before the creation of the world."
"The so-called Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and one of them can escape. This is both a fixed number and a variable."
"After Pangu opened the world, the Great Dao collapsed. Ancestor Hongjun obtained nine of them, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown."
"Every ray of innate purple energy contains the laws of heaven and earth. Those who possess the innate purple energy can master the power of the laws, and can also walk outside the laws, gain endless years, and live forever."
"Therefore, the innate Hongmeng Purple Qi is also called the foundation of sainthood."
"After Patriarch Hongjun, only a few of his disciples became saints. One of his disciples, Yuanshi Tianzun, is the original owner of your list of gods and whip."
The Jade Emperor looked at the stunned Li Xiang and said: "After the ancient times, there will be no saints in the world."
"No matter who it is, they will be greedy after seeing the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and you are so weak..."
Li Xiang was frightened for a while.
The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "You are the incomplete Hongmeng Purple Qi. Although it is precious, it is not enough for me to shame you into taking action. After all, you are my successor, and you will protect the three realms of heaven, earth, and man."
Li Xiang bowed his hands and said, "The boy has learned a lesson."
The Jade Emperor accepted the obeisance calmly and asked, "Why did you come here after all the hard work?"
