Perfect World: The Happy Emperor
Chapter 298 The Terrible Perception
Chapter 298 The Terrible Perception
Two years later, Ye Nan was nine years old. The little girl had grown a lot taller, and her appearance was somewhat similar to that of the future ruthless emperor.In the past two years, Lord Grim has taken her to eat all over the Southern Territory, eating everything that flies in the sky, crawls on the ground, and swims in the water.This period of time was also her happiest time, happier than when she was begging with her brother when she was a child. So much so that she later became a world-famous ruthless emperor and often recalled this happy time.
In the past two years, the Yuhua Dynasty has also found out the reasons for the inexplicable suicides of seven strong men. They found out from the villagers of Qinglong Town that it was the monster Xiaoyao Young Master who did it. The 18-year-old evil boy at the peak of Dragon Transformation made the people of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty become greedy and put him on the wanted list of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty. They wanted to capture him and bring him back to the Yuhua Divine Dynasty for questioning. The real purpose was to want him His blood was used to cast the immortal cauldron.
For a time, Young Master Xiaoyao became famous throughout the Eastern Wasteland, and people from the Yuhua Divine Dynasty even hired people from the Assassin Dynasty to capture him.
"Who is Young Master Xiaoyao? He is an 18-year-old at the peak of transforming into a dragon. He is a peerless monster! Where did he come from?"
"I heard that this person first appeared in Qinglong Town in the Eastern Wasteland. His origin is mysterious. No one knows his origin. He appeared out of thin air."
"There is a legend that he attacked the people of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty to save a little girl."
"You all don't know, right? Young Master Xiaoyao didn't take any action at that time. He just said a few words and asked seven masters of the Yuhua Shenchao to commit suicide. Moreover, they tortured themselves for three days and three nights before they died. It was like being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts. Among them, the Yuhuashenchao Several of them are masters in the Immortal Stage, but they cannot escape this method."
"With this kind of method, the people of Yuhua Shen Dynasty still dare to arrest Young Master Xiaoyao. I think they are mentally ill. Young Master Xiaoyao's method is like the legendary magical power of speaking and speaking."
"I heard that Mr. Xiaoyao is super handsome, as if he is a god who stepped out of a painting."
The entire Eastern Wasteland, regardless of men, women, old or young, are discussing who this mysterious young master Xiaoyao is?
Lord Grim didn't know anything about this matter, and even if he knew it, he wouldn't take it to heart. These ant-like monks from the Yuhua Divine Dynasty couldn't interest him at all.
At this time, Jun Mo Xiao is teaching Ye Nan to practice the "Tao Jing". In two years, Ye Nan's physical fitness has become several times stronger. Although she is still a mortal body, she is also a powerful mortal body. If you have to compare, Jun Mo Xiao Xiao Xiao feels that the physical fitness of the little girl now is even better than that of the special forces soldiers in her previous life.
The "Tao Jing" was also directly borrowed by Jun Moxiao from those ancient religions. This scripture can be regarded as the most powerful foundation-building emperor scripture in Zhetian. The Wheel and Sea Chapter is divided into four chapters. As for the complete Tao Jing, listen to It is said that it has been lost, and Lord Grim has no intention of looking for it in the long river of history. Anyway, there are 4 Taoist scriptures of the Wheel and Sea chapter, which is enough for Ye Nan to practice the realm of Wheel and Sea.
"Tao, can be said, is very Tao, name, can be named, is very famous.
Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth, famous, the mother of all things.
Therefore, I always have desires to see how wonderful it is
Always have desire to watch the pleasure
The two have the same origin but different names
They are both called mysteries, and mysteries are mysteries, and they are the door to all mysteries.
.........
Since you give to others, you will have more yourself
The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful
The way of a saint is to work without fighting! "
"Brother, I've finished memorizing it. Isn't Nannan awesome?"
At this time, Ye Nan recited the entire Taoist scripture to Lord Grim, word for word, and after finishing it, she stared at Lord Grim with a look that begged for praise.
What the hell!This girl only read it once and already memorized it all. She also recited it verbatim. This is a photographic memory!Super god!
"Nanny is so amazing, she is like a god. I will remember it after reading it once. Brother, I admire her very much."
Lord Grim touched the little girl's cute little head and gave her a big thumbs up.
"Master, this girl is indeed the most talented woman. She read the Taoist scriptures with more than 5000 words and memorized them all."
"Do you think the title of No. [-] in Talent is just a random claim? This girl's understanding is comparable to that of Shi Hao."
Jun Moxiao talked to his master about Ye Nan's heaven-defying understanding, which shocked Liu Shen and the others. They felt that they were not as good as Ye Nan, who could cultivate to the world of mortal immortals in this era of law-ending. They did not have this kind of grasp.
"Nanny, since you have memorized the Taoist scriptures, you can try to understand them."
"Everything has a place of origin, and there is also such a place in our human body, which is the root of life vitality. It is called the Wheel of Life. The first step in cultivation is to start from the Wheel of Life opening up the sea of suffering. Nanny, what do you want to do now? The best thing is to concentrate and sense the wheel of life in your body.”
After listening to Lord Grim's opinions, this girl sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and gathered her divine senses to hear what Lord Grim said about the Wheel of Life.
"Big brother, Nannan sensed it."
Two hours later, the little girl screamed excitedly.
Damn it!This kind of understanding is really incredible!At the same time, Lord Grim felt that Shi Hao might not be as fast as Ye Nan.
It was so awesome that Lord Grim couldn't describe it in words, he could only say "Fuck" over and over again.
"Nanny is so powerful. Now that you have sensed the Wheel of Life, then concentrate on mobilizing the energy in the Wheel of Life to attack the sea of suffering. After opening up the sea of suffering, you will officially enter the practice. This process is a bit painful. You have to Hold on!"
Lord Grim gave the little girl a big encouragement. With the physical fitness this girl has gained over the past two years, it shouldn't be a big problem to open up the sea of suffering.
Ye Nan looked at Lord Grim's encouraging eyes and said firmly: "Brother, Nan Nan will definitely succeed."
This girl has learned a lot of writing from her brother before, and also knows some basic cultivation knowledge. She even knows the five realms. In the past two years, Lord Grim has unknowingly borrowed some scriptures from the major gods. The little girl read the article with gusto, and was born to be a cultivator.
At this moment, the little girl closed her eyes, sat cross-legged, and concentrated on mobilizing the energy of the Wheel of Life to continuously attack the sea of suffering. This process was very labor-intensive, and small beads of sweat appeared on the little girl's forehead, but in order not to let the big My brother was disappointed, but gritted his teeth and held on.Three hours later, the little girl's body was soaked with sweat, but she still persisted with her strong will.
At this time, Ye Nan kept cheering for herself: Ye Nan, Ye Nan, you must hold on. Only by cultivating yourself to become the most powerful person can you avenge your brother, let alone let him down!
As she slowly grew up and gained more knowledge, she already knew that her brother was really dead. The eldest brother in front of her had lied to her that her brother had gone to a distant place. Now she knew that her eldest brother was In order not to make her sad.But she still firmly believes that if she becomes the most powerful person through cultivation, she will be able to save her brother.
Thinking of these, Ye Nan burst out with a stronger willpower in her heart, mobilized the wheel of life again, and violently charged into the sea of suffering.
At this time, the source of divine power in her wheel of life began to boil, and the essence in it grew countless times. Under her guidance, it directly impacted the sea of suffering.
A "swish" sound came from her body. Ye Nan's sea of suffering was finally opened up successfully. A colorful ray of light emerged from her body and shot straight into the sky. Accompanied by waves of tsunamis and thunder and lightning, the birds in the distance were blown away. All the animals were scared away.
hiss!He is worthy of being the ruthless emperor of the future. Such terrifying willpower is so terrifying!
Lord Grim has not used any holy medicine to improve her qualifications in the past two years. Although her physical fitness has become stronger, she is still in a mortal body.
Now this girl has used her mortal body to create a colorful sea of suffering, with tsunamis and thunder and lightning sounds. It's really not easy!A natural talent in cultivation.
Ye Nan was full of strength at this time, and her whole body was filled with colorful rays of light. She took a vertical step and threw herself into Lord Grim's arms, shouting excitedly.
"Big brother, Nannan finally succeeded in opening up the sea of suffering."
Lord Grim felt that this girl had grown up crookedly and was jumping around wildly. She was nothing like what she was two years ago.
"Nanny is so awesome, come down quickly! Look at how sweaty you are all over your body. My brother has prepared hot water for you. Go and wash yourself in the house."
This girl almost drowned herself in sweat, just like a crazy girl.
"Is the eldest brother disgusted by the fact that my daughter is covered in sweat? My daughter is so pitiful that even my eldest brother despises her."
"Go and wash it! You crazy girl."
Ye Nan made a cute face to Lord Grim, ran into the house happily, and took a bath happily. The two have been together day and night for more than two years, and she can no longer live without this big brother.
Wherever Lord Grim takes Ye Nan, he uses his magic power to build a small house, which serves as a temporary place for the two of them.
Ye Nan now also really enjoys traveling around the world with Lord Grim, and saw all kinds of beautiful scenery along the way. The key is that Lord Grim cooks all kinds of delicacies for her every day, and she also learns a lot along the way. , now she also makes many delicacies by herself.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Ye Nannan put on a new dress, jumped up to Lord Grim, and said pitifully: "Brother, Nannan opened up the sea of suffering just now, and now she is so hungry!"
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago! A beggar's chicken is buried in the fire pit next to it."
Lord Grim pointed at the beggar chicken that had been prepared in a fire nearby.
Ye Nan took a small wooden stick and dug out a ball of mud from the fire. She knocked open the soil and tore open the lotus leaves, and a scent suddenly hit her nostrils.
"Wow! Big brother has already made a beggar chicken when Nannan opened the sea of suffering!"
Ye Nan cheered excitedly, cut a beggar chicken in two, and handed the other half to Lord Grim.
"Big brother, you eat too."
"I'm not hungry, Nannan, you can eat!"
"Brother, just eat some with me! It tastes better if you two eat it together!"
Unable to bear the little girl's coquettishness, Lord Grim had no choice but to eat a chicken drumstick and give the rest to her.
This girl is very caring. If there is something delicious, Lord Grim must accompany her to eat it, otherwise she will say it won't taste good.
Lord Grim used his magic power to make pictures of her changes in the past two years bit by bit, and saved them, intending to let the future ruthless emperor watch them.
It is also the little moments of life with Lord Grim that constitute one of the biggest obsessions in Ye Nan's life. Even if she later practices and becomes an immortal, she will never forget this period of life. During the Era, the reason why she always burst into tears when she encountered her going against the river of time several times to find him was that she really missed him so much at that time.
Ye Nan has successfully opened up the sea of suffering. Lord Grim plans to use 30 years to let this girl practice to the Immortal Stage. As for how to enable this girl to create the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique", Jun Grim plans to use the "Beiming Divine Technique" Come and serve as an introduction for her.
In fact, the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique" can also be regarded as the immortal version of the "Beiming Magic Technique", which absorbs other people's cultivation and turns it into one's own original power.
As for the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique", it was just what others called it. At that time, others called her a witch. Ye Nan definitely didn't call it that when she created the technique, and she didn't care about other people's opinions.
I am me, different fireworks.
In Lord Grim's eyes, there is no right or wrong in the world of immortality, only cruel killing.As for someone on the Internet in his previous life naming the ruthless emperor as a villain, this is simply nonsense.
The ruthless emperor did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. She only lived her life for her brother. Later she became the emperor, and she also pacified the restricted area and ensured the peace of the human race for tens of thousands of years. This was a great merit.Those who are called great emperors are all people who have made great contributions to the human race.
As for her using the "Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique" to absorb the origins of others, that was also caused by others chasing her. In the imperial struggle, everyone was killed from the sea of blood.
(End of this chapter)
Two years later, Ye Nan was nine years old. The little girl had grown a lot taller, and her appearance was somewhat similar to that of the future ruthless emperor.In the past two years, Lord Grim has taken her to eat all over the Southern Territory, eating everything that flies in the sky, crawls on the ground, and swims in the water.This period of time was also her happiest time, happier than when she was begging with her brother when she was a child. So much so that she later became a world-famous ruthless emperor and often recalled this happy time.
In the past two years, the Yuhua Dynasty has also found out the reasons for the inexplicable suicides of seven strong men. They found out from the villagers of Qinglong Town that it was the monster Xiaoyao Young Master who did it. The 18-year-old evil boy at the peak of Dragon Transformation made the people of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty become greedy and put him on the wanted list of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty. They wanted to capture him and bring him back to the Yuhua Divine Dynasty for questioning. The real purpose was to want him His blood was used to cast the immortal cauldron.
For a time, Young Master Xiaoyao became famous throughout the Eastern Wasteland, and people from the Yuhua Divine Dynasty even hired people from the Assassin Dynasty to capture him.
"Who is Young Master Xiaoyao? He is an 18-year-old at the peak of transforming into a dragon. He is a peerless monster! Where did he come from?"
"I heard that this person first appeared in Qinglong Town in the Eastern Wasteland. His origin is mysterious. No one knows his origin. He appeared out of thin air."
"There is a legend that he attacked the people of the Yuhua Divine Dynasty to save a little girl."
"You all don't know, right? Young Master Xiaoyao didn't take any action at that time. He just said a few words and asked seven masters of the Yuhua Shenchao to commit suicide. Moreover, they tortured themselves for three days and three nights before they died. It was like being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts. Among them, the Yuhuashenchao Several of them are masters in the Immortal Stage, but they cannot escape this method."
"With this kind of method, the people of Yuhua Shen Dynasty still dare to arrest Young Master Xiaoyao. I think they are mentally ill. Young Master Xiaoyao's method is like the legendary magical power of speaking and speaking."
"I heard that Mr. Xiaoyao is super handsome, as if he is a god who stepped out of a painting."
The entire Eastern Wasteland, regardless of men, women, old or young, are discussing who this mysterious young master Xiaoyao is?
Lord Grim didn't know anything about this matter, and even if he knew it, he wouldn't take it to heart. These ant-like monks from the Yuhua Divine Dynasty couldn't interest him at all.
At this time, Jun Mo Xiao is teaching Ye Nan to practice the "Tao Jing". In two years, Ye Nan's physical fitness has become several times stronger. Although she is still a mortal body, she is also a powerful mortal body. If you have to compare, Jun Mo Xiao Xiao Xiao feels that the physical fitness of the little girl now is even better than that of the special forces soldiers in her previous life.
The "Tao Jing" was also directly borrowed by Jun Moxiao from those ancient religions. This scripture can be regarded as the most powerful foundation-building emperor scripture in Zhetian. The Wheel and Sea Chapter is divided into four chapters. As for the complete Tao Jing, listen to It is said that it has been lost, and Lord Grim has no intention of looking for it in the long river of history. Anyway, there are 4 Taoist scriptures of the Wheel and Sea chapter, which is enough for Ye Nan to practice the realm of Wheel and Sea.
"Tao, can be said, is very Tao, name, can be named, is very famous.
Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth, famous, the mother of all things.
Therefore, I always have desires to see how wonderful it is
Always have desire to watch the pleasure
The two have the same origin but different names
They are both called mysteries, and mysteries are mysteries, and they are the door to all mysteries.
.........
Since you give to others, you will have more yourself
The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful
The way of a saint is to work without fighting! "
"Brother, I've finished memorizing it. Isn't Nannan awesome?"
At this time, Ye Nan recited the entire Taoist scripture to Lord Grim, word for word, and after finishing it, she stared at Lord Grim with a look that begged for praise.
What the hell!This girl only read it once and already memorized it all. She also recited it verbatim. This is a photographic memory!Super god!
"Nanny is so amazing, she is like a god. I will remember it after reading it once. Brother, I admire her very much."
Lord Grim touched the little girl's cute little head and gave her a big thumbs up.
"Master, this girl is indeed the most talented woman. She read the Taoist scriptures with more than 5000 words and memorized them all."
"Do you think the title of No. [-] in Talent is just a random claim? This girl's understanding is comparable to that of Shi Hao."
Jun Moxiao talked to his master about Ye Nan's heaven-defying understanding, which shocked Liu Shen and the others. They felt that they were not as good as Ye Nan, who could cultivate to the world of mortal immortals in this era of law-ending. They did not have this kind of grasp.
"Nanny, since you have memorized the Taoist scriptures, you can try to understand them."
"Everything has a place of origin, and there is also such a place in our human body, which is the root of life vitality. It is called the Wheel of Life. The first step in cultivation is to start from the Wheel of Life opening up the sea of suffering. Nanny, what do you want to do now? The best thing is to concentrate and sense the wheel of life in your body.”
After listening to Lord Grim's opinions, this girl sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and gathered her divine senses to hear what Lord Grim said about the Wheel of Life.
"Big brother, Nannan sensed it."
Two hours later, the little girl screamed excitedly.
Damn it!This kind of understanding is really incredible!At the same time, Lord Grim felt that Shi Hao might not be as fast as Ye Nan.
It was so awesome that Lord Grim couldn't describe it in words, he could only say "Fuck" over and over again.
"Nanny is so powerful. Now that you have sensed the Wheel of Life, then concentrate on mobilizing the energy in the Wheel of Life to attack the sea of suffering. After opening up the sea of suffering, you will officially enter the practice. This process is a bit painful. You have to Hold on!"
Lord Grim gave the little girl a big encouragement. With the physical fitness this girl has gained over the past two years, it shouldn't be a big problem to open up the sea of suffering.
Ye Nan looked at Lord Grim's encouraging eyes and said firmly: "Brother, Nan Nan will definitely succeed."
This girl has learned a lot of writing from her brother before, and also knows some basic cultivation knowledge. She even knows the five realms. In the past two years, Lord Grim has unknowingly borrowed some scriptures from the major gods. The little girl read the article with gusto, and was born to be a cultivator.
At this moment, the little girl closed her eyes, sat cross-legged, and concentrated on mobilizing the energy of the Wheel of Life to continuously attack the sea of suffering. This process was very labor-intensive, and small beads of sweat appeared on the little girl's forehead, but in order not to let the big My brother was disappointed, but gritted his teeth and held on.Three hours later, the little girl's body was soaked with sweat, but she still persisted with her strong will.
At this time, Ye Nan kept cheering for herself: Ye Nan, Ye Nan, you must hold on. Only by cultivating yourself to become the most powerful person can you avenge your brother, let alone let him down!
As she slowly grew up and gained more knowledge, she already knew that her brother was really dead. The eldest brother in front of her had lied to her that her brother had gone to a distant place. Now she knew that her eldest brother was In order not to make her sad.But she still firmly believes that if she becomes the most powerful person through cultivation, she will be able to save her brother.
Thinking of these, Ye Nan burst out with a stronger willpower in her heart, mobilized the wheel of life again, and violently charged into the sea of suffering.
At this time, the source of divine power in her wheel of life began to boil, and the essence in it grew countless times. Under her guidance, it directly impacted the sea of suffering.
A "swish" sound came from her body. Ye Nan's sea of suffering was finally opened up successfully. A colorful ray of light emerged from her body and shot straight into the sky. Accompanied by waves of tsunamis and thunder and lightning, the birds in the distance were blown away. All the animals were scared away.
hiss!He is worthy of being the ruthless emperor of the future. Such terrifying willpower is so terrifying!
Lord Grim has not used any holy medicine to improve her qualifications in the past two years. Although her physical fitness has become stronger, she is still in a mortal body.
Now this girl has used her mortal body to create a colorful sea of suffering, with tsunamis and thunder and lightning sounds. It's really not easy!A natural talent in cultivation.
Ye Nan was full of strength at this time, and her whole body was filled with colorful rays of light. She took a vertical step and threw herself into Lord Grim's arms, shouting excitedly.
"Big brother, Nannan finally succeeded in opening up the sea of suffering."
Lord Grim felt that this girl had grown up crookedly and was jumping around wildly. She was nothing like what she was two years ago.
"Nanny is so awesome, come down quickly! Look at how sweaty you are all over your body. My brother has prepared hot water for you. Go and wash yourself in the house."
This girl almost drowned herself in sweat, just like a crazy girl.
"Is the eldest brother disgusted by the fact that my daughter is covered in sweat? My daughter is so pitiful that even my eldest brother despises her."
"Go and wash it! You crazy girl."
Ye Nan made a cute face to Lord Grim, ran into the house happily, and took a bath happily. The two have been together day and night for more than two years, and she can no longer live without this big brother.
Wherever Lord Grim takes Ye Nan, he uses his magic power to build a small house, which serves as a temporary place for the two of them.
Ye Nan now also really enjoys traveling around the world with Lord Grim, and saw all kinds of beautiful scenery along the way. The key is that Lord Grim cooks all kinds of delicacies for her every day, and she also learns a lot along the way. , now she also makes many delicacies by herself.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Ye Nannan put on a new dress, jumped up to Lord Grim, and said pitifully: "Brother, Nannan opened up the sea of suffering just now, and now she is so hungry!"
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago! A beggar's chicken is buried in the fire pit next to it."
Lord Grim pointed at the beggar chicken that had been prepared in a fire nearby.
Ye Nan took a small wooden stick and dug out a ball of mud from the fire. She knocked open the soil and tore open the lotus leaves, and a scent suddenly hit her nostrils.
"Wow! Big brother has already made a beggar chicken when Nannan opened the sea of suffering!"
Ye Nan cheered excitedly, cut a beggar chicken in two, and handed the other half to Lord Grim.
"Big brother, you eat too."
"I'm not hungry, Nannan, you can eat!"
"Brother, just eat some with me! It tastes better if you two eat it together!"
Unable to bear the little girl's coquettishness, Lord Grim had no choice but to eat a chicken drumstick and give the rest to her.
This girl is very caring. If there is something delicious, Lord Grim must accompany her to eat it, otherwise she will say it won't taste good.
Lord Grim used his magic power to make pictures of her changes in the past two years bit by bit, and saved them, intending to let the future ruthless emperor watch them.
It is also the little moments of life with Lord Grim that constitute one of the biggest obsessions in Ye Nan's life. Even if she later practices and becomes an immortal, she will never forget this period of life. During the Era, the reason why she always burst into tears when she encountered her going against the river of time several times to find him was that she really missed him so much at that time.
Ye Nan has successfully opened up the sea of suffering. Lord Grim plans to use 30 years to let this girl practice to the Immortal Stage. As for how to enable this girl to create the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique", Jun Grim plans to use the "Beiming Divine Technique" Come and serve as an introduction for her.
In fact, the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique" can also be regarded as the immortal version of the "Beiming Magic Technique", which absorbs other people's cultivation and turns it into one's own original power.
As for the "Swallowing Heaven Demon Technique", it was just what others called it. At that time, others called her a witch. Ye Nan definitely didn't call it that when she created the technique, and she didn't care about other people's opinions.
I am me, different fireworks.
In Lord Grim's eyes, there is no right or wrong in the world of immortality, only cruel killing.As for someone on the Internet in his previous life naming the ruthless emperor as a villain, this is simply nonsense.
The ruthless emperor did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. She only lived her life for her brother. Later she became the emperor, and she also pacified the restricted area and ensured the peace of the human race for tens of thousands of years. This was a great merit.Those who are called great emperors are all people who have made great contributions to the human race.
As for her using the "Heaven-Swallowing Demon Technique" to absorb the origins of others, that was also caused by others chasing her. In the imperial struggle, everyone was killed from the sea of blood.
(End of this chapter)
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