Zhang Yuanqing knew where the cyclical power protecting the bottom of the Fountain of Rebirth came from! If he wasn't mistaken, it was from this unknown item in his hand.
As for which existence this item originated from, and what profession, he had a certain guess in his mind.
The attributes of the digital watch were all question marks, which matched the characteristics of "unknowable". Combining the information revealed by the Elvis speaker that "there is help from a supreme existence," and the information he obtained from his conversation with Haotian Shangdi, Zhang Yuanqing suspected that the supreme existence who helped the Demon Lord was Haotian Shangdi.
The cycle can affect demigods, so it must be a power at the level of gods. Among the supreme existences of the Lawful faction, only Haotian Shangdi remains.
Moreover, the cycle is similar to his "time" rules, similar to the description of "unknowable", and the digital watch is a timer, symbolizing time.
When I regained this digital watch from the reward of the character card, the cycle buff should have appeared. Anyone who touched the clues related to me being the Demon Lord would fall into the cycle.
This is an insurance that Haotian Shangdi applied to me. If I lost the protection of the shards of the Sun Source, Ling Tuo and the Master of Taiyi Sect would definitely be able to see through my true identity. At this time, the existence of the digital watch could protect the secret of me being the Demon Lord.
Only in this way, during the Sun Source battle, could he descend unexpectedly into the dungeon, awaken the remnants of the soul in the Sun Source, and become the Lord of the Sun.
Otherwise, he would have been killed by the Lord of Stars and the Lord of Taiyin long ago, and would not have survived until the Sun dungeon opened. The reason for the release is because I became the Lord of the Sun, possessing the power to purify everything, and the cycle rules on my body were purified. Therefore, Xie's Ancestor, Xie Su, and I remembered the Siming Palace dungeon and the clone at the bottom of the Fountain of Rebirth.
As for why "Demon Lord" would forget Haotian Shangdi, and why he, having become the Lord of the Sun, would forget the memories of contacting Haotian Shangdi during the Demon Lord period, but Yuan Shi Tian Zun remembered the conversation with Haotian Shangdi...
Zhang Yuanqing believed that the latter was intentional by Haotian Shangdi, to let him remember the conversation in the Chaos World.
Haotian Shangdi knew that the Sun Source was flawed, knew that the Evil God would invade The Way of the Extraordinary at all costs, and that he must go all out, without time to return and awaken, so he allowed Yuan Shi Tian Zun to retain that memory in the Chaos World.
If even that memory was forgotten, Zhang Yuanqing would not have associated it with the digital watch at all. I can purify the digital watch's buff, but I can't recall the information when the Demon Lord contacted Haotian Shangdi, indicating that the digital watch's position is at the demigod level and cannot suppress the incomplete Lord of the Sun.
"Even if it is a cause-and-effect item at the demigod level, it may not be able to reverse the situation, and besides, I don't even know how to use it now."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing had an idea, which was to open the treasure vault of the Ascension Immortal Sect. He knew that there must be related clues in the treasure vault. The reason was simple - he forgot what was in the treasure vault.
Forgetting is the embodiment of Haotian Shangdi's power of rules.
And the first step to open the treasure vault is to meet his former lovers.
"In the end, I can't avoid it." Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart.
The Demon Lord's six key fragments, one is in Teng'er's hands, one is in Yin Ji's hands, one is on Bing Ge, one is in Betty's hands, and the other two are kept by Winnie and Chris, respectively.
The three key fragments of Teng'er, Bing Ge, and Betty have already been collected by him.
The remaining three, he has to ask his lovers for them one by one. The Lord of the Sun felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it.
Glancing at the Silver Yao County Princess, whose life had been full of ups and downs, Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't be so dejected. Those things I did to you before were done by the Demon Lord. What does it have to do with me, Yuan Shi Tian Zun? Don't let the Demon Lord affect our friendship."
"I will never be resurrected in this life." The Silver Yao County Princess glanced at him and raised the small loudspeaker hatefully.
The Elvis speaker took the opportunity to play background music: "You hurt me, and you just laughed it off."
Beijing.
In Elder Sun's courtyard, a golden light fell from the sky, transforming into the tall and handsome Lord of the Sun.
Elder Sun, who was lying on the rocking chair, immediately opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was not Zhang Yuanqing, whose skin was dark gold and whose brow was marked with a golden blazing sun, but a round of fiery, majestic, and domineering sun.
This made him instinctively tremble, revere, and give rise to a sense of heartfelt submission. Immediately, the golden sun disappeared, revealing the Yuan Shi Tian Zun whose appearance had changed. Elder Sun jumped up from the rocking chair, involuntarily hunched his back, daring not to straighten his waist, and said in surprise and uncertainty, "Yuan Shi Tian Zun, you..."
This was a sense of oppression that even the Great Elder, Scarlet Sun Judge, had never given him.
Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly: "I have become the Lord of the Sun."
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Elder Sun's ears, bringing a mountain-like mental storm.
Absurd! Outrageous!
In everyone's mind, the Lord of the Sun can only be born from the Lord of Stars and the Lord of Taiyin, and they have strong confidence in their Sect Leader.
Suddenly telling him that Yuan Shi Tian Zun has become the annual dark horse and become the Sun! Elder Sun's heart cannot accept it, and his body cannot accept it, so he was completely stunned.
But reality made Elder Sun have to believe it. If he were not the Lord of the Sun, how could he form such a terrifying suppression on him? As a Day Wanderer of his own profession, he had a sense of the Sun Source.
Zhang Yuanqing ignored the sluggish Elder Sun, looked at the gradually blue sky, and issued a grand and layered voice: "All Day Wanderers, come and worship the Lord of the Sun."
The voice seemed to possess some kind of magic, spreading rapidly with the golden sunlight, entering the ears of specific people.
In the next second, golden lights swept in from a distance and landed in the courtyard. Among them were the Great Elder Scarlet Sun Judge, who had the highest seniority and the strongest strength, Elder Zhao of the same era, the young and strong Elder Hongying, and the newly promoted E'du Ghost King and Yin Ji. A total of thirteen people!
As soon as the elders of the Taiyi Sect landed, a round of majestic golden blazing sun appeared in their eyes. In an instant, they felt that their bodies and souls were washed from the inside out.
Instantly, they were no longer surprised, no longer doubted, and confirmed from their heartfelt awe and submission that the person in front of them was the Lord of the Sun, the end of the power of the Sun.
He is Yuan Shi Tian Zun!
At this moment, the elders of the Taiyi Sect had the same shock, confusion, and doubt in their hearts as Elder Sun.
And realized that there was an accident in the Sun Source battle. Zhang Yuanqing paused his gaze on Yin Ji's body for a few seconds and said slowly: "Inform you that the Sun Source battle is over. Ling Tuo is dead, and the Lord of Stars has defected to the evil camp, holding the two sources of Stars and Taiyin. I am the Lord of the Sun. In a few days, I will fight the Lord of Stars to the death. The survival of the world depends on the result of this battle."
The elders of the Taiyi Sect stood there woodenly, losing all expression.
They took a full half a minute to digest the information revealed by Yuan Shi Tian Zun, and still could not accept the fact that the Sect Leader had betrayed Lawful and defected to the evil camp.
And there was a sense of subversion of the three views and a sense of pain. The young and vigorous E'du Ghost King took a step forward and stared at him: "What evidence do you have? We will believe whatever you say?"
When saying these words, he tried his best to endure the fear and submission in his heart, relying entirely on a spirit of courage. The Taiyi Sect Leader is the belief and leader in the hearts of the disciples. It is by no means possible to make him admit that the Sect Leader has betrayed Lawful in just a few words.
Zhang Yuanqing said slowly: "The Wind and Thunder Gods have awakened. Where did the Night Emperor go?"
E'du Ghost King was stunned, not understanding the meaning of his question. Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said: "The Night Emperor secretly entered the Sun dungeon. It was the Lord of Stars who summoned the Night Emperor at a critical moment and dragged the demigod of the Lawful camp into a slumber from which he would never wake up. Now, the only Lawful demigods who can still move freely are Void, Xie's Ancestor, the Goddess, and me."
Everyone present were smart people and immediately understood what Yuan Shi Tian Zun meant. The awakening of the Wind and Thunder Gods meant that the Night Emperor had awakened, and the Lord of Stars, who knew everything, must know this.
The Night Emperor can drag the Lawful demigod into slumber, which can only mean that either the Lord of Stars did not warn him, or the Lord of Stars led all this.
But Yuan Shi Tian Zun said that the Lawful demigod had fallen into slumber, so it must be true. Although so far, the Lawful demigods have not appeared.
Zhang Yuanqing looked at everyone, his majestic face showing compassion: "It is the greatest pity and grace that giants are willing to explain to ants. You are the high-level officials of the Lawful camp and have the right to know the facts, nothing more."
Everyone was speechless for a while. Great Elder Scarlet Sun Judge was silent for a few seconds, and bowed and said, "Great Lord of the Sun, we are willing to be loyal to you. What are your orders?"
Scarlet Sun Judge's attitude made the elders of the Taiyi Sect silent and lowered their heads and eyes.
Elder Sun lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and a very sad thought arose in his heart: The Yuan Shi Tian Zun who was abandoned by me like worn-out shoes eventually became the Lord of the Sun!! I am destined to be infamous for ten thousand years!
"Retreat!" Zhang Yuanqing, like a majestic king, gave orders: "Yin Ji, stay."
Scarlet Sun Judge and others turned into golden light and fled. E'du Ghost King glanced at the woman he admired, and finally chose to obey the Lord of the Sun's order.
In the end, only Yin Ji and Elder Sun were left. Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the tactless Elder Sun, "Are you waiting to be purified if you don't leave!"
The confused Elder Sun fled away in disgrace.
Yin Ji, with a black veil on her face, looked at Yuan Shi Tian Zun with her moist and bright beautiful eyes, and said softly with emotion: "I didn't expect that you would be the one to become the Lord of the Sun in the end."
She couldn't help but think of her lover, the heartless man she had been thinking about.
Ling Tuo, the Lord of Stars, and the Demon Lord all aspired to become the Lord of the Sun. No one thought that the one who became the Lord of the Sun in the end was the dark horse that emerged last year, Yuan Shi Tian Zun. The vicissitudes of life are sighing.
Zhang Yuanqing's gaze penetrated the veil and looked at that gentle and beautiful face. The features were stunning individually, and when combined, they had a gentle aura like a sister next door. It was the kind of gentleness that would comfort you and tolerate you even if you made a mistake or lost your temper.
Looking at this face again at this time, his mood was completely different.
Yuan Shi Tian Zun would have a strong liking when looking at this face, that liking came from the throbbing of "Ghost".
Now, looking at this face again, it is the feeling of having gone through thousands of sails and looking back suddenly, the person you love is still in the dim light.
"Give me the treasure map fragment of the Demon Lord." Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice.
Yin Ji did not refuse, did not resist, opened her inventory, and handed over a piece of jade that was as white as mutton fat. The jade piece was fan-shaped, with small concave dots on the surface, like stars. When handing over the key fragment, Yin Ji unconsciously avoided Yuan Shi Tian Zun's gaze, always feeling that this friend's eyes were a little hot, with a different emotion.
This made her a little flustered and panicked.
Sure enough, when Yuan Shi Tian Zun took the key fragment, he held her hand. Yin Ji instinctively withdrew her hand, but did not succeed. The panic in her eyes deepened instantly, and a hint of request flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said in the Demon Lord's unique hoarse voice: "Sister Yin Ji, it's me!"