Chapter 2328: Four Chapters of the Transcendent Immortal Scripture

Huh.

Huh—

The footsteps were empty and distant, carrying an echo.

The human emperor's palace was deep and quiet; in the darkness, sword-wattling maidens stood silently, their eyes unmoving, almost merging with the palace, unable to be affected in the slightest by the arrival of this twisted, eerie black shadow.

The twisted black shadow seemed not unfamiliar with this ancient human palace, stepping step by step toward its innermost depths, as the curtains along the way continually retreated.

There was no imagined clang of sword qi, no piercing sword intent.

The air seemed to carry a deep, tranquil scent of scrolls, like a sect's scripture pavilion, more like a scholar's study than a sword cultivator's palace, with little sense of oppression.

The final palace gate opened; the twisted black shadow drew a deep breath and entered within.

It observed propriety, in an utterly humble posture, glancing with peripheral vision toward the palace's very center, and could not help but feel slightly startled in its heart.

This is the very core of the Heavenly Pivot.

In its memory, this place was majestic, splendid, filled with oppression like the steps of the nine heavens, the abode of heavenly palace immortals and gods.

Yet what appeared before its eyes here was extremely simple.

A youth in blue robes sat upon the crystal divine throne; this crystal divine throne differed from the inherited memory, its form simple, simply placed on the ground, without ninety-nine tiers of steps, without mist, just like an ordinary chair placed here.

Around the crystal divine throne, low tables and futons were casually arranged; on the low tables were some jade slips, books, tea cups, and the like, not yet put away, suggesting someone often comes here.

Casual.

Too casual.

This is the twisted black shadow's first impression.

This place is like the great hall of a village household, with many seats, always welcoming villagers and friends to come chat, coming and going as ordinary, with no rules at all.

Here, under a deliberately cultivated atmosphere, the strict hierarchy has been diluted to near invisibility.

Every living being that comes here will unconsciously arise in the heart a thought: this is just a place for casual chatting, and that blue-robed youth, with little heavy aura all over, is someone one can casually talk to, without worrying about saying something wrong, nor needing substance—just be casual.

This generation's human emperor is quite special.

A thought arose in the twisted black shadow's heart.

"Pay respects!"

"Pay respects, Your Majesty!"

"May the emperor enjoy eternal immortal blessings, longevity equal to heaven, attain the Dao and become immortal!"

The twisted black shadow threw itself to the ground before that blue-robed youth, kneeling with three kowtows and nine bows, forehead repeatedly touching the ground.

"Pay respects,"

"Pay respects, Empress Dowager!"

The twisted black shadow rose again, turning toward the blue-robed youth's side to perform three kowtows and nine bows to the Empress Fusang.

Its salute was very particular: three kowtows and nine bows, with body, soul, and words filled with a special ancient rhythm; these few short movements were almost as difficult as a profound scripture.

This set of extremely standard audience rites for seeing the human emperor.

In certain immortal dynasties, only beings of extremely exalted status were qualified to practice, transmit, and inherit it; it is a symbol of status and future path.

A transmission with no actual productive meaning.

Only symbolic meaning, used to distinguish whether a person is noble or not.

Jiang Ding silently judged.

From this scale and claw, it appears many of his predecessor human emperors should have placed extraordinary emphasis on hierarchy, with strict order, and were not easy to get along with.

"Fellow Daoist, please rise."

Jiang Ding said lightly.

He has his own habits, and he does not consider the strict order built by other human emperors in history to be wrong; everything is freedom, seeking harmony while preserving differences is the proper way.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The twisted black shadow rose respectfully, daring not to look directly at the human emperor, only daring to observe with peripheral vision.

The human emperor's courtesy and words are only thus.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon this dark palace.

In an instant, space spanning who knows how many light-years, rules, causality, time, and fate all solidified; all external interference had already sunk into silence; under the human emperor's gaze, layer after layer of mist dissipated, and the most fundamental secrets were all dissected.

Jiang Ding's eyes faintly burst with black and white light, staring at this twisted black shadow.

What it says is not important.

In today's Wu Jin Kong Kong, beings qualified to converse with a human emperor are exceedingly rare, and this twisted black shadow before us is clearly not one.

Its significance lies not in its words, but in itself.

Jiang Ding stared at this twisted black shadow, peeling away its mist layer by layer; the transcendent sword soul born in the spiritless universe is now conducting a deep, meticulous scan of the twisted black shadow's material existence, soul, curses, causality, fate, and all else.

"Your Majesty———"

The twisted black shadow trembled with great fear, its body shaking, yet unable to resist, including suicide.

After an unknown time, the intangible terrifying pressure gradually faded; the human emperor no longer gazed at it, his eyes falling into the depths of Wu Jin Kong Kong.

"The will and power of the human emperors throughout history have condensed, forming you."

"Truly a beautiful art———"

Jiang Ding exclaimed in admiration, saying: "What is the purpose of the human emperors throughout history coming here? Fellow Daoist."

At this moment, his heart slightly trembled, unable to take it lightly.

The human emperors who sealed themselves in history have once again confirmed their existence and come before him; there exists a certain alliance and communication among them!

How could this not cause a great shock in the heart?

A single human emperor is already invincible in an era, traversing heaven and earth without equal.

And now, whose will among the various emperors can be ignored?

"Your Majesty,"

"The human emperors come with goodwill."

The twisted black shadow bowed again, respectfully saying: "The human emperors have specially presented four scriptures to congratulate Your Majesty on attaining the Dao!"

"They are respectively the 'Chapter of the Immortal Elixir,' the 'Chapter of Self-Enthronement and Attaining the Dao,' the 'Chapter of the Immortal Source,' and 'The Strategy for the Human Emperors to Attain Immortality.' With these, we congratulate Your Majesty on attaining the Dao, and we congratulate Your Majesty on having hope of future ascension to immortality."

It humbly offered the three scriptures, and in an instant triggered multiple heavenly dao anomalies, shaking and churning the great dao.

These must certainly be scriptures with an extremely profound influence on the heavenly dao!

Gong Caiyu and the Fusang Emperor and Empress felt joy in their hearts.

Immortal Elixir!

Self-Enthronement and Attaining the Dao!

Immortal Source!

These three transcendent scriptures are far too precious!

They play an extremely important role in the path to immortality for the human emperor.

Undoubtedly the most fearsome and precious is the 'Strategy for the Human Emperors to Attain Immortality,' this transcendent scripture records the non-core considerations of the human emperors on immortality, and has extremely significant reference value!

The Wu Jin Kong Kong overlord of the human race is such a terrifying people.

This people excels at recording history and sharing inheritance, which distinguishes them from other peoples' emperors.

Although the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor and the other twelve ancient凶 are powerful and invincible in an era, they lack these peoples' foundations, and thus are once again invisibly pulled apart in gap.

These four scriptures are too precious, too grand a gesture!

From this view, the human emperors come with goodwill, after all they are of the same kin, possessing greater possibility for cooperation, and no living being can look down upon the contemporary sovereigns.