After Lin Moyu’s consciousness returned, he did not make another move.

Since the Demon Emperor had already acted, he would not interfere, otherwise the Demon Emperor might think Lin Moyu was trying to snatch the Great Dao reward from him.

However, Lin Moyu remained on guard at all times; he estimated that the Outer Domain Celestial God still had a backup plan.

Sure enough, under the suppression of the Demon Emperor, the entire body of the Outer Domain Celestial God suddenly exploded, as if self-destructing.

Boundless energy swept across the world, and a hole was forcibly blown into the heaven and earth cage set up by the Demon Emperor.

Even the Demon Emperor was forced back by this sudden self-destruction.

Amidst the explosion, a faint, almost imperceptible aura flew out from the gap, extremely stealthily.

Lin Moyu's brow twitched; the Dao Enemy Locking had actually been severed at this moment.

However, through his incredibly keen spiritual sense, he still felt this aura.

This aura had completely etherealized; to sense it, one needed keen spiritual sense and also mastery of the illusion-type Great Dao.

Even though the Demon Emperor's spiritual sense was equally keen, he did not sense it.

After the explosion, the Demon Emperor frowned, not very certain, "Is he dead?"

In the self-destruction, even the sense of disgust from the Great Dao had vanished, making it difficult for the Demon Emperor to judge.

Lin Moyu shook his head, "Not dead, follow me!"

Vibrating his Wings of Time, Lin Moyu flew rapidly in the direction the Outer Domain Celestial God had escaped.

Although the Demon Emperor had no sensation of it, he chose to trust Lin Moyu and followed firmly behind him.

The Wings of Time vibrated faster and faster, causing Lin Moyu to accelerate continuously.

Time began to become disordered; the time belonging to Lin Moyu was fast, while the external time was normal.

In this way, it formed an effect similar to teleportation.

The Demon Emperor followed behind, his tone filled with surprise, "To think, Fellow Daoist Lin actually understands the Great Dao of Time."

Lin Moyu smiled, "I've only grasped some superficial knowledge; it's useful for traveling."

The Demon Emperor said, "Fellow Daoist Lin is being modest; the superficial knowledge of the Great Dao of Time is not something one can grasp just because one wants to."

"When Fellow Daoist Lin reaches the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable, this speed will likely be unmatched; even I might not be able to catch up."

Lin Moyu laughed, "The Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable is still far away."

The Demon Emperor said, "You will reach it sooner or later; with Fellow Daoist Lin's talent, it is only a matter of time."

Lin Moyu said, "Then I shall accept the Demon Emperor's kind words."

The Demon Emperor said, "For Fellow Daoist Lin, the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable is nothing, and the Great Dao Realm is also no problem. Moreover, I believe Fellow Daoist Lin can go very, very far in the Great Dao Realm, and even becoming a Dao Master is not an impossible thing."

"A Dao Master of the illusion-type Great Dao—just thinking about it makes me envious."

The Demon Emperor spoke very sincerely and also seriously; he was truly envious.

Lin Moyu said, "Demon Emperor, you are killing me with praise; I haven't even dared to think about the Great Dao Realm, so how could I dare to think about a Dao Master."

The Demon Emperor laughed heartily, "Sometimes, it is okay to think about it."

Behind them, Clan Leader Lei Tian followed, not daring to speak.

He also hadn't expected that Lin Moyu and the Demon Emperor were so familiar with each other; previously, it was even him who carried Lin Moyu to meet the Demon Emperor.

At the time, he had thought that the Demon Emperor summoning Lin Moyu was a huge honor for Lin Moyu.

Now it seemed, that was not the case at all; the Demon Emperor and Lin Moyu were actually treating each other as equals.

Clan Leader Lei Tian felt that perhaps he should change his attitude towards Lin Moyu again, to be more respectful; after all, this was a person who could sit on equal footing with the Demon Emperor.

After flying for tens of thousands of miles, Lin Moyu suddenly stopped.

At this moment, they were in an ancient dense forest. Lin Moyu searched with his gaze and pointed to a high mountain below, saying, "He has entered this mountain; this mountain seems a bit strange, he has hidden inside the mountain body."

The Demon Emperor waved his hand, "No matter, I will get him out!"

A golden light descended in response, crashing onto the mountain.

The mountain collapsed and shattered on the spot; wherever the golden light passed, everything turned into powder.

Lin Moyu did not know what Great Dao the Demon Emperor cultivated; what the Demon Emperor's attacks presented were just streaks of golden light.

The golden light was heavy, sharp, and powerful—it had everything. Although the form was monotonous, it was very practical, belonging to the category of 'one trick masters all.'

This ancient high mountain, which had existed for who knows how many years, collapsed, and the ancient forests and old grass on the mountain were also completely shattered in the golden light.

There were also some creatures that didn't have time to escape, and they also died in the golden light.

The Demon Emperor was not a kind person; he would not care about these details.

From within the body, a light that looked like gold suddenly jumped out.

The Demon Emperor sneered, "No wonder he hid here; it turns out the interior of this mountain is a piece of ten-thousand-year-old Ying Stone."

Ying Stone is a common material for refining artifacts and is not rare in itself.

If the age is long enough and the volume is large enough, its value becomes high.

Ying Stone over ten thousand years old is already of Dao Venerable Realm material quality.

If it is older, ten-thousand-year-old Ying Stone can reach the quality of the Dao Venerable 6th Realm, or even higher.

The Ying Stone right now is at least over fifty thousand years old, and being so huge, its grade must be above the Dao Venerable 5th Realm; it is very valuable.

It was precisely for this reason that the Outer Domain Celestial God chose it as a host, but unfortunately, it was still found by Lin Moyu.

Under the illumination of the golden light, the Ying Stone shattered rapidly.

Suddenly, the mountain-sized Ying Stone began to move.

The Demon Emperor snorted coldly, "Stay down for me!"

The golden light suddenly grew larger and stronger; the world for ten thousand miles was filled with brilliant golden light!

Chapter 3048: Only Heard Of, Never Enjoyed

The Ying Stone, which had just shown some movement, collapsed again with a bang.

The Demon Emperor's power was too strong; it was enough to suppress the Outer Domain Celestial God before, and now it went without saying. In Lin Moyu's perception, the current realm of the Outer Domain Celestial God was only around the Dao Venerable 7th Realm.

Moreover, he had no physical body; even Clan Leader Lei Tian had the ability to kill him.

It was just that Lin Moyu was very curious about what form the Outer Domain Celestial God existed in now.

He had no physical body, and what self-destructed just now was his soul.

If the soul had self-destructed, then what was it that escaped?

As far as Lin Moyu knew, outside of the soul, only the True Spirit remained.

The True Spirit is the foundation of all living beings on the Origin Continent and is the true core.

But what he sensed just now did not seem to be a True Spirit.

Lin Moyu asked humbly, "Senior Demon Emperor, what exactly was it that escaped?"

The Demon Emperor said, "It is a Celestial God Spirit."

Lin Moyu had never heard of a Celestial God Spirit and continued, "Please explain in detail."

The Demon Emperor explained patiently, "A Celestial God Spirit is actually exactly the same as our True Spirit."

"You also know that after cultivating to the Other Shore Realm, the soul can survive independently of the physical body. It doesn't matter if the physical body is destroyed; with some time, it can be restored."

"The higher the realm, the less important the physical body is; as long as the soul remains, the physical body doesn't matter."

"After the soul becomes stronger, cultivators can sense the true core of the soul, which is the True Spirit."

"Once a True Spirit is controlled by someone, it is more terrifying than having the soul controlled, so every cultivator will hide their True Spirit."

"After reaching the Great Dao Realm, as long as the True Spirit is not destroyed, even if one falls, there is hope of returning to the peak."

"Outer Domain Celestial Gods also have True Spirits; their True Spirits are called Celestial God Spirits, but they are actually the same thing."

"The difference is that Outer Domain Celestial Gods have a certain ability to manipulate their True Spirits; even if they fall, as long as the True Spirit is not destroyed, the possibility of recovery far exceeds ours."

"Especially for this special type of Outer Domain Celestial God, it has no physical body itself; one can regard its soul body as the physical body, and the True Spirit as the soul."

"It is fortunate that Fellow Daoist Lin sensed the direction the True Spirit escaped in, otherwise, in a few thousand years, it would be another big trouble."

After the Demon Emperor's explanation, Lin Moyu finally understood the difference.

Cultivators of the Origin Continent cannot control their own True Spirits as easily as their souls and physical bodies; they can only make some rough changes.

After death, the True Spirit will be taken away by the Great Dao; as for where it goes and whether it will be reincarnated, it is all an unknown.

However, the higher the realm, the stronger the True Spirit, and through the True Spirit, there is a certain chance to return to the peak.

But Outer Domain Celestial Gods can truly manipulate their True Spirits.

As long as the True Spirit is not destroyed, they have the chance to truly resurrect.

Especially for special types of Outer Domain Celestial Gods, without a physical body, their control over the True Spirit can be stronger.

Lin Moyu thought to himself, "The physical body is real, the soul is half-ethereal and half-real, and the True Spirit is ethereal."

"It seems that no matter what kind of creature, one cannot escape the Ethereal, Real, Yin, and Yang."

Recalling the few Outer Domain Celestial Gods he had killed, their True Spirits seemed to have been swallowed by the soul gem along with their souls.

If the Outer Domain Celestial God had not died, he would not have received the Great Dao reward.

People can make mistakes, but the Great Dao will not.

However, the Great Dao does not feel disgust towards Celestial God Spirits, which increases the difficulty of finding them.

The Demon Emperor continued, "Killing a True Spirit is actually not difficult; the difficulty lies in how to discover them and find them."

"I have a feeling that in the future, Fellow Daoist Lin will kill more Outer Domain Celestial Gods and obtain more Great Dao rewards."

Lin Moyu laughed, "That depends on luck."

The Demon Emperor laughed, "Fellow Daoist Lin's luck will not be bad."

That is natural; since ancient times, those who control the Great Dao of Luck have never had bad luck.

People with bad luck cannot possibly master the Great Dao of Luck.

Lin Moyu actually understood the other meaning in the Demon Emperor's words, which was telling him that in the future he could obtain more Great Dao rewards, so for this one, he shouldn't snatch it.

Lin Moyu hadn't intended to fight the Demon Emperor for it anyway; for an Outer Domain Celestial God that so many people participated in killing, how much Great Dao reward could each person get? Lin Moyu didn't care for it either.

Under the continuous bombardment of the golden light, the huge ten-thousand-year-old Ying Stone was completely crushed into ash, not even leaving a residue.

When the ten-thousand-year-old Ying Stone was completely crushed, Lin Moyu heard a scream from the soul.

The Outer Domain Celestial God was finally killed, with nothing left.

The golden light receded, and the place where the high mountain had originally been turned into a bottomless pit.

At the bottom of the pit, groundwater was emerging.

The Demon Emperor said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, please confirm whether he is truly dead."

Lin Moyu nodded, flew into the pit, and sensed carefully.

A few seconds later, he flew back, "Confirmed that he is dead. Actually, there is no need for such trouble; the Great Dao reward will descend in a moment."

"We might make mistakes, but the Great Dao will not."

The Demon Emperor chuckled, "It's because I lack experience; I have only heard of Great Dao rewards, but have never enjoyed them."

Lin Moyu laughed, "Then you can think about it now; Senior Demon Emperor, you can ask for whatever reward you want."

"As long as it's not too excessive, the Great Dao reward can satisfy it."

The Demon Emperor nodded; he indeed had to consider what reward he wanted.

There were too many people sharing the Great Dao reward this time, so one couldn't get too much.

Lin Moyu had already decided that, taking advantage of this Great Dao reward, he would condense the last two Dao Patterns of the Dao Venerate Second Realm and step into the Dao Venerable 3rd Realm.

Even if the Great Dao reward is small, condensing two Dao Patterns should not be a problem.

Above the nine heavens, a mysterious aura suddenly descended.

Lin Moyu said, "The Great Dao reward is here!"