Rebirth of Nezha in the Investiture of the Gods

The matter of excavating the Cave Mansion was thus settled. Although what followed required meticulous, time-consuming work, it could not be taken lightly.

Li Mingzhu personally led the efforts, arranging various arrays and teaching the construction of the Array Map one step at a time.

Establishing the Daoist School was no trivial matter, and Li Mingzhu treated it with utmost care. Unlike natural Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, this was an after-the-fact excavation.

Typically, creating an after-the-fact Cave Mansion involved countless considerations: yin-yang, the Five Elements, the Eight Diagrams—all needed to be mastered.

Fortunately, for Li Mingzhu, these were not challenges. More importantly, his Cave Mansion was built atop his incense-sustained avatar, which simplified matters considerably.

"This humble Daoist is off for a visit to the Ziwei Star. Everything here I leave to all of you!"

Li Mingzhu smiled and bid farewell to everyone. Ever since Fu Xi had mentioned the Ziwei Star, it had lingered on Li Mingzhu's mind.

After all, it promised to be a great opportunity. Naturally, he would not miss it. Besides, Li Mingzhu also thought of exploring the Primordial Starry Sky.

The Primordial Starry Sky still housed remnants of various Witch and Demon clans. Perhaps he might encounter something unexpected?

"Good!"

Nobody opposed Li Mingzhu's decision to visit Ziwei Star.

"Be careful!"

"Stay safe!"

Both Ao Yu and Yang Chan voiced these reminders simultaneously. Li Mingzhu nodded, indicating his understanding.

His figure flickered and disappeared, reappearing above the starry sky.

Though the Starry Sky was now under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, and Hao Tian was revered as the Three Realms Emperor, could he truly control all Three Realms?

Take the Primordial Starry Sky, for instance. Though it technically fell under Hao Tian's governance, it was too vast to properly oversee. Thus, Li Mingzhu reached Ziwei Emperor Star with ease.

The Ziwei Emperor Star, located at the nexus of the Primordial Starry Sky, was the true central star, even more important than Taiyin and Taiyang.

Were it not for Taiyin and Taiyang being transformations of Pangu's eyes with immense potential, Ziwei Star would likely have become the real sovereign of the Primordial Starry Sky.

Li Mingzhu descended onto Ziwei Star. The once-magnificent Ziwei Palace had long since vanished, leaving only ruins. This sight compelled him to feel a sense of lament.

Following a strange sense of guidance within him, Li Mingzhu marched forward, clearing the ruins with a wave of his hand. Suddenly, a stone stele appeared before him.

Written on it were the words: "Ziwei Emperor Star!"

The stele wouldn't have stood here for no reason. Perhaps every star bore a similar mark, but this stele inscribed with "Ziwei Emperor Star" gave Li Mingzhu an instinctive sense of uniqueness.

"Hah!"

Li Mingzhu reached out to drag the stele out, but his effort was in vain.

This did not surprise him. Given that the imperial palace had been destroyed while the stele endured, it clearly wasn't ordinary.

Walking closer, Li Mingzhu noticed various talismans circulating on its surface. No wonder it couldn't be moved.

These talismans were, in fact, left by Fu Xi himself, which explained why they were beyond Li Mingzhu's ability to displace.

At this moment, Li Mingzhu understood what Fu Xi had meant by "opportunity." It made sense now why Fu Xi had passed on his Array Formation insights. Without those teachings, even if Li Mingzhu had found the stele, he would have been helpless to deal with it.

Li Mingzhu delved into studying and deconstructing the formations. Given Fu Xi's skill, they were anything but simple. Though Li Mingzhu's Array Formation Accomplishment was already advanced, completely unraveling them was no trivial task.

After three days of tireless effort, Li Mingzhu finally broke through the formations on the stele. A violent tremor ensued, and Li Mingzhu pushed the stele aside.

Purple light shimmered, revealing a deep pit below. Trusting in Fu Xi, Li Mingzhu descended without hesitation.

At the bottom of the pit, Li Mingzhu discovered a Great Seal. However, it did not exude the aura of supreme majesty, only a thick resentment.

Li Mingzhu approached to grasp it, recognizing it as a remarkable Spiritual Treasure. But the resentment repelled him outright.

"Emperor Jun, Donghuang, Nuwa, Taiyi—just you wait. I will return. I will reclaim sovereignty over this Primordial Starry Sky."

"Insolence!"

"Suppress!"

The resentment replayed its past grievances but failed to shake Li Mingzhu. His Dao Heart had long reached a realm beyond the influence of external forces.

With its outburst exhausted, the resentment dissipated instantly. Li Mingzhu reached for the Great Seal again.

Purple light erupted, and Li Mingzhu became surrounded by starlight. Perhaps due to his comprehension of the Celestial Star Battle Formation, the Great Seal still resisted but ultimately surrendered to him.

Once subdued, Li Mingzhu discerned the Great Seal's origins. It, like the Taiyin and Taiyang Stars' Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress, had been destined as one of the earliest Innate Deities.

However, it lacked Taiyin and Taiyang's fortune and was ultimately discovered by Emperor Jun and his allies, who suppressed and sealed it.

Tragically, not only did it fail to escape calamity, but it was also reduced to a mere Great Seal, now claimed by Li Mingzhu.

To be fair, although the entity of Ziwei Emperor Star had been suppressed by Emperor Jun and his allies, it truly held the status of the rightful sovereign of the Primordial Starry Sky.

In other words, by mastering the Great Seal, Li Mingzhu now held an alternative form of sovereignty over the Primordial Starry Sky. Though the primary authority still rested with Hao Tian, Li Mingzhu could now utilize the seal to take a portion of that authority.

Moreover, when necessary, he could directly wrest complete control of the Primordial Starry Sky. Hao Tian immediately became aware of the situation.

The Primordial Starry Sky was a domain Hao Tian valued immensely. For Li Mingzhu to seize half the authority—how could he tolerate it?

Such an interconnected chain of events led Hao Tian to calculate the matter immediately. Upon discovering that Li Mingzhu was the one responsible for usurping control, his intolerance intensified.

In the Thirty-Three Heavens, within Lingxiao Palace, Hao Tian's face turned ashen with fury.

"Leng Ying, go and kill Ao Yu. All actions come with a price!"

Hao Tian uttered a cold snort, refraining from directly targeting Li Mingzhu. He knew that unless he personally intervened, eliminating Li Mingzhu would be nearly impossible now.

But Ao Yu was a different story. Lacking strong backing and substantial power, Ao Yu became the perfect target.

Little did Hao Tian know that Ao Yu had already become Nuwa's attendant. If he were aware, one wonders whether he would still dare make a move!

Alas, this world knows no "ifs"—not even the Primordial World is an exception!

Li Mingzhu was now immersed in unraveling the mysteries of the Great Seal, which he called the Purple Emperor Seal, or the Master of the Stars.

Had it not been for Emperor Jun and Donghuang's meteoric rise, the ruler of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court might very well have been the Ziwei Star Master!