Chapter 264: 【Lord of the Heavenly Court, the Black Emperor】

Lin Xian wishes to emulate the Green Emperor, to evolve a domain of immortality, to remain eternal within the mortal world, and to achieve an Immortal Path that belongs to him alone.

His Dao, his methods, and his path are similar to the Green Emperor's yet distinct; he needs to borrow the power of the external myriad heavens to form an Immortal Path Secret Realm, copying the Dao patterns of heaven and earth, engraving them upon his own body, and transforming into a human-body immortal array.

The Immortal Medicine is an inescapable link on his path; it is the only divine object in the mortal world capable of immortality.

Supremes from ancient times to the present have all been observing and experimenting with methods of longevity time and again; even if they cannot use it today, they are destined to need the Netherworld Grass in the future.

If the divinity of an Immortal Medicine can be transferred to the grass, it can likewise be integrated into the human body.

If it truly proves useless, it can still be used to scam Duan De.

The Fighting Buddha makes his move, not only harvesting the Netherworld Grass but also filling a small gourd with the Yellow Springs Nether River; these are all products of the Supremes' experiments with longevity methods.

On the Immortal Path, there is no distinction of superior or inferior, only different directions; as long as it leads to immortality, one is destined to be able to draw parallels and understand the rest.

Lin Xian's harvest is bountiful, making the big black dog incredibly envious. He cannot help but take out a golden scepter and mutter, "A secret treasure second only to an Emperor Weapon. This Emperor knows you have a spirit; you wouldn't want the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Court to be lost..."

In terms of treasure hunting, the Heavenly Court is full of talent, but only Duan De and the Black Emperor can be called the twin heroes. This is not only because they have mastered various secret arts, but also because they have read many ancient texts and possess extremely profound knowledge.

Back when the Assassin Heavenly Court was destroyed, the descendants fled for their lives. Facing pursuit across the world, escaping into the cosmic starry sky was useless; they could only risk entering the forbidden zones, using the power of the Supremes to deter the world.

The Saint Cliff has a deep connection with the Undying Mountain; it is a part of it.

Some fled to the Saint Cliff, and naturally, others attempted to enter the Undying Mountain.

The big black dog holds the symbolic artifact of the Heavenly Court Lord, muttering incantations for a long time, before finally throwing the scepter onto the ground, forming a guiding scepter.

"Is this reliable?"

Lin Xian's mouth twitches; how is the Black Emperor's method any different from that of a three-year-old child?

"It's very reliable!"

The Black Emperor sprints along the direction indicated by the scepter, eventually finding an ancient cave excavated by people, with clear traces of blades and axes, engraved with the frost of time.

The skeleton of a Heavenly Court assassin lies before an ancient cave, as crystalline as jade. Even though countless years have passed, it still retains a flowing luster.

In front of the assassin, a token and a scroll of human skin are placed.

The big black dog rushes up to grab the token, fearing someone else will snatch it first. He then looks at the human skin, his voice trembling with extreme excitement: "Found it! Divine skin and flesh that has remained immortal for over a hundred thousand years!"

"The ultimate inheritance of the Assassin Heavenly Court!"

After countless years, this piece of human skin has not been damaged in the slightest; a luster flows upon it, and it is densely packed with small characters.

These ancient characters are like iron hooks and silver strokes, vigorous as dragons and snakes. They record various great arts, using every possible means, created specifically for killing. It is as if thousands of blades and swords are fixed upon it, and the terrifying killing intent cuts into one's heart and soul.

The art of killing has evolved into a kind of Dao. This is a unique path: to slaughter all living beings in the world, and to achieve the supreme Dao fruit with a dripping-blood holy sword in hand.

"Well done, well done."

The Fighting Buddha, who is nearly a Quasi-Emperor, chants a Buddhist name, instantly dispelling the killing intent and transforming it into auspicious peace.

With a compassionate expression, he takes the human skin, scans it, and nods, sighing: "Indeed, it is the human skin of a Ninth Level Quasi-Emperor. Before he died, he peeled off his own skin. To prevent the orthodoxy from being severed, he recorded the great arts of killing upon it."

The ancestor of the Assassin Heavenly Court harvested an Immortal Medicine and lived for two lifetimes, truly mastering the 'Xing' Secret and touching the realm of time.

Such a person lived for over ten thousand years; even if he wasn't a Ninth Level Quasi-Emperor at the start, he could have reached the Ninth Level relying on time alone.

His human skin is not just an inheritance scripture, but also a supreme secret treasure—an extremely terrifying assassin artifact: the Book of Time.

"Holding the Heavenly Court divine scepter, and wielding the Book of Time, who else is this Emperor's match?"

The big black dog held the two treasures, looking incomparably arrogant, and let out a strange, cackling laugh: "In the future, this Emperor shall be the Lord of the Heavenly Court!"

With tokens, secret treasures, and scriptures, in a certain sense, the Black Emperor is indeed the most orthodox successor of the Assassin Heavenly Court.

But everyone knows that the Black Emperor is by no means satisfied with being an assassin; his intentions are not in the wine, but in Ye Di Zun.

"The Great Accomplishment Saint Body is still at the Saint Cliff."

Lin Xian says softly. The current Ye Di Zun is an existence who has exchanged blows with the Undying Daoist; even if he was passively taking a beating, it is still shocking news.

How many people in the world can fight a Supreme and survive? Below the Quasi-Emperor level, one simply cannot withstand a single strike from a Supreme.

An ordinary Ninth Level Quasi-Emperor would be slapped to death by a Supreme in a few hits, viewed as mortal medicine.

Only some extremely powerful Quasi-Emperors, those who are nearly enlightened with the bonus of a physique, such as the Fighting Holy Emperor or the Sun Holy Emperor before their final leap, with their Great Dragon partially extended into the Immortal Platform, could be considered half-steps to enlightenment, and only then would they have the qualifications to exchange a thousand or so blows with a Supreme.

And to contend with a Supreme, one must be a true alternative enlightened being.

After experiencing tempering, once a certain keen combat instinct is acquired, Ye Fan piloting the Great Accomplishment Saint Body mecha might find it difficult to kill a Ninth Level Quasi-Emperor, but he has a certain chance to suppress some low-level Quasi-Emperors.

At the very least, the Fighting Buddha would not dare to take a slap from the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.

"Ye Saint Body..."

The Black Emperor hums twice, disdainfully saying: "At the Saint Cliff, I respectfully call him the Great Accomplishment Saint Body; once out of the Saint Cliff, he is just an old monster with red hair."

Don't think that eerie inauspiciousness is just for fun. At the Saint Cliff, with the Emperor Array and the God-Sealing List suppressing it, the Saint Body still grows green hair.

Once out of the Saint Cliff, I'm afraid red hair and green hair will all come knocking.

In the Black Emperor's eyes, the Saint Body's biggest task is to produce an Innate Saint Body Dao Fetus, not to be some bullshit Lord of the Heavenly Court; these trivial matters will disturb Ye Saint Body's Dao heart.

The Heavenly Emperor sits inside, while external affairs are handled by the Black Emperor.

So what if the Great Accomplishment Saint Body can fight? Can he fight better than an Innate Saint Body Dao Fetus?

"The world doesn't need a tenth invincible Great Accomplishment Saint Body, but it needs a second Wu Shi." The Black Emperor is heartbroken, and says righteously: "If you ask me, let me be the Lord of the Heavenly Court, and then throw the Saint Body onto the Innate Dao Fetus's bed. That way, both problems are solved."

"Fighting tigers requires brothers; going to battle requires father and son."

Lin Xian shakes his head, but has a different perspective, saying leisurely: "The power of bloodline is incredible; not only does it hold the hope of longevity, but it also contains fragments of similar Dao."

"From a certain perspective, fragments can be unified!"

Bloodline sacrifice is a topic that never goes out of style.

Whether it is the brief resurrection of the Void Emperor and the Hengyu Emperor, it is because of the blood sacrifice of their descendants.

Or in the Luan Gu years, when a certain Huang Tiandi fought for thirty thousand years, exhausted and on the verge of death, his descendants and brothers contributed their own lives.

"What do you want to do with the Innate Saint Body Dao Fetus?" The Black Emperor shouts: "I absolutely do not agree."

"My meaning is, if the descendant's blood can be given to the father, why can't the father's blood be given to the descendant?"

Lin Xian is solemn: "The greatness of the Wu Shi Emperor, besides his own unparalleled talent, isn't it also because he is the son of two Emperors, laying down a supreme foundation?"

(End of chapter)