Chapter 345

The Heavenly Court, as a newly risen massive force, attracted attention from all quarters, with many people watching eagerly.

Whether, like the tribulations suffered in past reconstructions of the Heavenly Court, it would be built only to collapse within a hundred years due to various reasons, or whether it would break its shackles and let this ancient legacy stride once more toward its peak? "Although the Holy Body is dominant and can be revered among peers, being constrained by the Great Dao, it can never attain the Dao in a lifetime, so the Heavenly Court's strength may well be halted here."

"Don't forget, the true ruler of the Heavenly Court has not yet appeared; his strength is probably far above that of the Holy Body."

People discussed heatedly, growing ever more curious.

However, Ye Fan had come step by step from a minor cultivator, with numerous enemies, and eventually some forces could no longer restrain themselves and moved against him.

That day, there was a supreme expert whose aura was a vast black ocean, shaking the universe, shattering the vacuum, and powerful to an unimaginable degree.

"A Quasi-Emperor has arrived at the Heavenly Court, demanding that it disband itself within three days, or else we will act to overthrow it!"

When this news came out, all directions trembled, the world boiled over, and everyone closely watched everything.

"Hand over the Holy Body, then disband yourselves."

The visitor turned out to be a Holy Spirit, immensely powerful, looming there like a massive creature pressing down, giving an almost suffocating sense of oppression.

He had come for Ye Fan, because the latter's hands were stained with too much blood of the Holy Spirit lineage.

Although the blood curse on his body had disappeared, these matters had long been spread, so after this Holy Spirit left seclusion, he came to the door.

Overbearing and forceful! "Aren't you being overly confident? With just one sentence, you want all my years of effort to come to nothing?!"

Ye Fan appeared, his golden qi and blood like a vast ocean, piercing the clouds, making heaven and earth tremble violently.

He is now at the peak of the Great Saint realm, nearly invincible among his peers, yet facing a Quasi-Emperor Holy Spirit, he feels considerable apprehension.

Even though the opponent had only recently broken through, he was extraordinarily troublesome; unless forced, Ye Fan truly did not want to risk taking action.

But now the opponent has come to his door; how could he have any reason to retreat?

"Just a broken stone, and you dare to speak big words? Daoist Master, I will suppress and kill you right now!"

A disdainful voice sounded, and the scoundrel Daoist, long vanished from mortal sight, appeared, together with Heihuang and Longma.

"Woof! It's been a long time since I last drank Holy Spirit blood; today I'll slaughter you and have a taste."

Heihuang was even more boastful, opening his mouth to slay the Holy Spirit and drink its precious blood, his arrogance surpassing that of the Holy Spirit by an unknown amount.

Don't look at his usual carefree appearance; he is ultimately one who has followed Wushi Dadi, and has even lived longer.

His talent and foundation need no further explanation; only a very few can surpass them.

Over these years, he has followed Yang Zhu's side, consuming untold amounts of immortal treasures and divine materials, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds.

Now, he and Duan De have both entered the realm of breaking the Quasi-Emperor, their strength transcendent, leaving many shocked and apprehensive.

"Even the Stone Emperor who had proven the Dao was slain by the Emperor's Son in the dark turmoil; you are merely a Quasi-Emperor, yet you aspire to rule the world—today I will surely kill you!"

After saying that, Heihuang, Duan De, and Longma attacked; upon first contact, a terrifying surge swept all directions, shattering vast starfields.

Later, Ye Fan also joined, and the four surrounded and killed the Quasi-Emperor Holy Spirit; to avoid being broken, they moved the battlefield to the depths of the universe.

As expected, that Holy Spirit was finally slain by their joint effort.

"Ah, the Heavenly Court is truly rising; few can now strangle them."

People lamented, even a Quasi-Emperor-level Holy Spirit has fallen; if one truly wishes to overthrow the Heavenly Court, it seems an enormous price must be paid.

"The Underworld, lying dormant for long, has emerged!"

Here the turmoil had just subsided, when clouds and winds rose again.

When the two words 'Underworld' reappeared before people's eyes, many grew solemn yet fearful, as ancient memories began to surface bit by bit.

The Underworld, a fearful inheritance, unknown how many ages it has existed; in every era it has held an important position.

Anyone who knows them even a little feels utterly chilled; terrifying, eerie, mighty—these are descriptions of them, with no exaggeration.

"Too difficult, too terrifying……"

Not long after, a Great Saint entered an ancient ruin to explore, mistakenly straying into a netherworld where black mist coiled, obscuring everything.

Vaguely, he also saw the Yama Hall hidden in the black mist; as mighty as a Great Saint, just one glance made his whole body tremble and feel chilled to the bone.

He fled as if for his life, and fortunately managed to escape with his life.

"There is an anomaly in the Life Forbidden Zone!"

Not long after, the Life Forbidden Zone experienced an anomaly, as if a supreme existence were about to be born; when the news spread, the atmosphere in the Northern Dipper solidified, and no one dared to breathe.

But once the disturbances subsided, the supreme being did not appear; as for what exactly happened inside, it remained unknown, yet they also breathed a sigh of relief.

Ancient supreme beings are too terrifying; if they truly reappeared, the consequences would be unimaginable, a great disaster for the entire universe!

Besides these, many changes have occurred everywhere.

For example, the Fluctuating Light Holy Land changed its former ways; the Fluctuating Light Holy Lord, for unknown reasons, actually stepped down early to give way to the Fluctuating Light Holy Son.

Moreover, it is unknown which faction struck, but they have been constantly hunting the Heavenly Court's members; many strong cultivators of the Heavenly Court have bled in the starry sky, drawing sideways glances.

The Lord of the Divine Court emerged, immensely strong and unfathomable; upon arrival he declared war on the Heavenly Court, proclaiming that only one of the two could endure……

Another generation of heavenly prodigies began to rise, displaying their own unique brilliance, carving out a bloody path for themselves.

Among these, one matter draws particular attention: after Ye Fan, another Holy Body has appeared.

This person is named Fenggu; as for where he comes from or which starfield, no one knows.

He has crushed his peers all the way, his cultivation rising extremely fast, and combined with the innate advantages of the Holy Body, he has never suffered a defeat.

He is truly a heavenly prodigy!

In short, the universe is no longer peaceful everywhere; all directions are in motion, and a chaotic age or a prosperous age is about to arrive.

Ultimate Emperor Pass.

Yang Zhu spent eight years, fighting from the first Emperor Pass all the way to the last, sweeping through unstoppably; he is the first person in this world to reach this place, the others left far behind, unable to catch up.

"Immortal Land? ……"

He arrived at the final pass; before him, immortal mountains coiled, immortal light shone, medicinal fragrance assailed the nose, and various miraculous phenomena appeared without cease.

No matter who sees this scene, they think it is the immortal realm, or the path to it, which drives countless people mad.

But Yang Zhu knows that the immortal path of this world lies on the Flying Immortal Star; all this here is merely an illusion.

This place has a great opportunity, worth a try.

But after all, it is the final gate of Emperor Guang; even if there is no road to the immortal path, there will be a supreme opportunity.

The emperors and empresses of past dynasties who have stepped here are the best interpretation.

It must allow the Ruthless, the Beginningless, the Demon Emperor, etc., to move forward; there must be something extraordinary ahead. 'Like a life-forbidden zone, even the ancient great emperors and ancient emperors find it hard to perceive the whole picture.'

Yang Zhu unfolded his divine eye, wanting to see clearly the mist ahead, but discovered this place is very strange; a special substance flows in the space, blocking all scrutiny.

Regarding this, Yang Zhu was not surprised; if he could truly see through with a single glance, there would be no need to go further.

Without much hesitation, a chaotic great road appeared blindly beneath his feet; the aura of ages flowed around, as if connecting to Qingming, extremely mystical.

Yang Zhu walked upon it, like a banished immortal descending to the mundane, and also like heaven and earth patrolling; no matter how the surrounding order overturned or the fields surged, it could not affect him in the slightest.

Buzz!

The road beneath his feet first connected to a magnificent immortal mountain; Yang Zhu stepped onto the Lofty Peak in one stride, truly ascending.

Here immortal qi wafts, various glows dance, the ground is full of rare antiquities, many of which cannot even be named, never before seen.

Perhaps this is indeed an object of the immortal realm, not belonging to the mortal world.

Rumble...

Yang Zhu searched here for a moment; soon his expression changed, for ahead there was a dazzling immortal medicine tree, its leaves shaking, scattering a splendid light.

That is a golden, radiant divine tree; even its trunk is crystal clear, as if forged from supreme immortal gold, dazzling and eye-catching.

Above the treetops, the tree is full of golden leaves; as they rustle, countless pure yang drops fall, extremely pure.

It is one of the sources of the world!

Indeed so.

Seeing this, Yang Zhu instead realized; if it were the Fusang divine tree in his hand, he would almost have thought the immortal medicine before him was real.

Everything is ultimately just an illusion, or rather, this place takes many fragments of the great dao and presents them here.

Yang Zhu did not move a single plant here; he merely passed through, comprehending the dao and law within, his mind tranquil, gaining greatly.

This place is very likely a fragment of the immortal realm.

Later, Yang Zhu made a bold guess: the immortal soil after the Ninth Emperor Gate might be part of the immortal realm.

According to his knowledge, the immortal realm had long been shattered; after a long time, fragments fall throughout the universe, just like when the ancient heavenly order collapsed.

But unknown why, the immortal material here has already faded; although immortal light is unceasing, it cannot truly become an 'immortal'.

Otherwise, those who have come here would not have died in meditation, nor would they need to continue forward seeking against time.

What a familiar aura.

Yang Zhu arrived before a chaotic cave; inside, light shone brilliantly, hard to discern virtual from real, yet a familiar aura burst forth.

That aura was not unfamiliar to him; he had encountered it at the first gate as well—it is the dao and law left by the Emperor Sovereign! However, they differ: after the first gate, what's inside is the Emperor Sovereign's general law, worth contemplating, yet not yet called the 'Immortal Classic'.

Moreover, there are rumors that after the Ninth Emperor Gate, the Emperor Sovereign left behind a supreme Immortal Classic; if one could obtain it, they could surely pave a new path.

As for the actual situation, it is unknown, for those who can truly reach this place are few and far between.

Not be veiled by the illusion before...

Yang Zhu pondered a moment; not rushing in, he sat cross-legged before the chaos, absorbing the emitted immortal light.

Regardless whether the surrounding immortal soil is illusion, the flowing mist and divine glow are substantial; inhaling them greatly enhances the precious body and primordial spirit.

Only after half a month did Yang Zhu awaken; eight years of training plus half a month of insight, his cultivation successfully reached the peak of the fifth layer of quasi-emperor.

During this time, he dared not deduce the dao of this place, gaining many insights; his mind became increasingly empty and bright.

Moreover, he increasingly didn't care whether this place truly connects to the immortal realm, treating it merely as a divine relic.

The path is right beneath my feet; I want to walk it, nothing can block it.

Finally, he stepped into the immortal cave.

At the moment of entry, his immortal body seemed to be wrapped by something, like the river of ages, like myriad great dao, indescribable, the dao unclear.

Soon, everything before his eyes returned to normal; the scene after the chaotic cave finally could be reflected in his vision.

This place differs from the outside; only one immortal mountain stands firm upon the upper azure.

That immortal mountain is only a thousand zhang tall, yet its aura is majestic and grand; though it appears only a thousand zhang in the eye, if one perceives with heart and mind, they will find the mountain's height compared to the heavens unknown, many billions of zhang!

Rumble...

In the mountains, a splendid pass waterfall slants downward, extremely dazzling, as if condensed from billions of stars, very mystical.

After Yang Zhu retracted his thoughts, the immortal mountain before him still stood, still only a thousand zhang, yet it contains vast cosmos.

I know, this is truly a fragment of the immortal realm; everything outside is merely a projection of this place.

Yang Zhu realized, walking toward the immortal mountain, he came beneath the divine waterfall; there is a great lake, mighty in aura, with chaos intertwining.

Amidst the rippling light, various immortal lights shine; the aura of ages flows, and the splashing water droplets are actually profound scriptures! If one comes before the lake and gazes at its surface, they will discover supreme scriptures floating, or scenes of becoming immortal, extremely mystical.

Demon Emperor Classic...

Soon, his expression changed, for he saw a passage he was familiar with, exactly the Demon Emperor Classic! 'Nine Dragons Pulling the Pavilion, Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, the heavenly court opens war...'

One after another, scenes appear before his eyes: Nine Dragons Pulling the Pavilion, setting sail from a certain five-colored altar, having passed many ancient lands, sailing in the universe along a specific trajectory.

Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, like a colossal beast, is led by a supreme voice to descend upon various ancient lands of life, then its essence is drained.

The ancient heavenly court and the underworld wage war; their leaders are actually the Sole Sovereign and the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign, opposed to each other...

Even the tragic slaughter sounds were transmitted so vividly.

One after another, past scenes are presented, without exception, all extremely grand, or relating to certain secrets.

When those events occurred, part of the imprint was engraved by the great dao, preserved to now, and manifested at this moment.

Human Emperor!

Soon, Yang Zhu was astonished, for he saw the scene of the Yin Holy Emperor attacking the immortal path; that scene was incredibly shocking.

What a pity, but in the end it failed.

I... am sorry to humanity, unable to carve a path for the descendants... everything, let it be left to the descendants...

The Human Emperor shed blood, filled with regret and helplessness, not due to lack of strength, but because the Immortal Realm has shattered, and the path to the Immortal Realm has been cut off...

"From ancient times to the present, all who come and go are nothing but calamities of becoming immortals."

Even just seeing the scene from that time, Yang Zhu could feel the tragedy, helplessness, and regret within it, and couldn't help but feel sorrow.

(End of chapter)