Chapter 373: 【Challenging the Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain on Earth】 (5000)

The Undying Emperor was right under the Demon Sea Eye, but what could be done even if they knew? In the face of absolute strength, all calculations appeared pale and powerless.

That was not a forbidden zone Venerable who had cut himself, but a genuine Huang Tiandi-level figure.

To fight a self-cutting Venerable required four Imperial weapons. To deal with the Undying Emperor, how many Imperial weapons would be needed?

If the commotion was too big and provoked the forbidden zone Venerables to come out together, and the Dark Turmoil started early, that would be a big problem.

The most critical point was that Lin Xian wasn't sure how weak the Undying Emperor's Nirvana period really was.

In the Archaic era, the Immortal-Ascension Road opened. The Undying Emperor deliberately guided the forbidden zones, intentionally provoked struggles, and triggered a divine war, shattering even the Immortal-Ascension Cauldron, thereby burying an era.

The Venerables launched the Dark Turmoil and fed on all living things, while the Undying Emperor fed on Venerables on the Immortal-Ascension Road.

In the Archaic Divine War, he succeeded once, bathing in Imperial blood, and was able to Nirvana and be reborn.

A million years passed in a flash. The Big Dipper Immortal-Ascension Road was about to open. The Undying Emperor wanted to replicate the Archaic operation, let himself Nirvana and be reborn, and live another life.

The Undying Emperor, who was devouring Imperial blood and in a Nirvana state, was in his weakest state and could be plotted against.

But, now the Immortal-Ascension Road hadn't opened, and the Undying Emperor hadn't devoured Imperial blood. What if he hadn't turned into a meatball, what if he hadn't fully entered Nirvana, and still had a trace of combat power left?!

These were two completely different states.

For the latter, unless the Qing Emperor took action or the Ruthless One was reborn, there was only a certain degree of certainty to deal with him. If one was not careful, the Tai Emperor who died miserably on the Immortal-Ascension Road was a warning.

"Injuring his ten fingers is not as good as breaking one. At the necessary moment, tear off a piece of Immortal Phoenix meat to share the pressure for the Wu Shi Great Emperor."

"Now, don't be in a hurry. At least... at least wait until the four Quasi-Emperors of Earth find the Zhuxian Sword Array!"

"The four Quasi-Emperors of Earth who are about to attain the Dao set up the Lingbao Sword Array, Gai Jiuyou revives the Swallowing Heaven Demon Jar, Amitabha operates the Chaotic Green Lotus, and then invite the Heavenly Court's First Divine General, Senior Chuan Ying, to urge the Wu Shi Bell."

"Four great Huang Tiandi weapons will definitely make the Undying Old Ghost explode with immortal blood!"

"It's just that to find Senior Chuan Ying, one needs to first find the remnants of the Ancient Heavenly Court's God Organization. The Eternal Ancient Star seems to have some connection with that organization..."

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes, thinking while communicating with Great Sage Yin Xi.

From Yin Xi, he learned that the talents of Earth had gone to Feixian Star two thousand years ago, both to settle karma with the Kunlun remnants on Feixian Star and to wait for the Immortal-Ascension Road to open.

Among the Pre-Qin Qi-Refiners, there were great talents who calculated that there would be an immortal road on Feixian Star, and it was possible to fly to immortality.

"This body is a temporary hut in heaven and earth, worldly affairs wear away the green temples. After all, how many people have truly caught the deer, not knowing they dream of being fish all day."

Great Sage Yin Xi sighed: "Since ancient times, cultivators have all gone for immortality. How many have truly ascended?"

Becoming an immortal is difficult, harder than climbing the immortal road. Even a Great Sage like him could hardly see hope, and Quasi-Emperors couldn't either. Only Laozi and a few others were barely qualified to compete.

The scene was dim, and everyone sighed. Cultivation had reached their level, almost standing at the pinnacle of the human world. They could be called Venerables and Ancestors in one domain, but worldly desires were nothing more than that. What they sought was nothing more than attaining the Dao and longevity.

It was just that the former had slim hope, and the latter was even more of a legend, which was truly heartbreaking.

"The path walked by generation after generation of people for the sake of becoming an immortal is the Immortal-Ascension Road."

Lin Xian took a deep breath and said without changing his expression: "The Qing Emperor once said that the talents of the ages explore the method of longevity, and by constantly relaying, one day they will see the dawn of the immortal road."

"Qing Emperor..."

Mentioning that talented Great Emperor of the current age, Emperor Yu was thoughtful and asked: "What is the immortal road that the Qing Emperor seeks?"

The Big Dipper Star and Feixian Star Immortal-Ascension Roads were about to open. If Lin Xian said that the Qing Emperor was lying at home sleeping and not preparing to compete for the immortal road, not to mention Emperor Yu, even a fool wouldn't believe it.

So he pondered for a moment, half-true and half-false, and bluffed: "The Qing Emperor's ambition is not on the Immortal-Ascension Road, but to be immortal in the red dust. The ultimate wonderful use of the power of faith is related to longevity and creating an immortal land."

"This is the Qing Emperor's layout to verify longevity. We found the reincarnation of the Emperor and came to the Honghuang Ancient Star to recast the Heavenly Court."

Heavenly Court?!

Hearing these two words, everyone trembled. The Demon Emperor did indeed have the intention to establish a Heavenly Court back then. Was he starting to work on it now?

Could it be that establishing the Heavenly Court really had something to do with becoming an immortal?

But the Lord of the Ancient Heavenly Court, the Emperor, also failed to break into the Immortal-Ascension Road.

"Reincarnation of the Emperor, Lord of the Heavenly Court."

Emperor Yu looked back at Ye Fan, examined him carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized: "You are establishing the Heavenly Court and looking for the Emperor because you are plotting for that thing in Kunlun Mountain."

"The hope of becoming an immortal is in Kunlun Immortal Mountain. The Qi-Refiners of Earth have paid attention to it, people from Feixian Star have also come to break in, and there are also Huosang, Tongtian, Gouchen... experts from one ancient star of life after another have gone and returned, but no one has succeeded."

Great Sage Yin Xi shook his head: "That place is protected by an immortal array. Unless it is a true Great Emperor, no one can attack it."

If it could be forcibly entered, the Pre-Qin Qi-Refiners would have taken action long ago. The ninety-nine dragon mountains are gestated by one ancient star of life after another, which will lead to the withering of spiritual energy, the distance of the Great Dao, and difficulty in cultivation. The earth veins are drying up.

This is the reason for the difficulty of cultivation in the Dharma-Ending Age of Earth. Even if there are people who have truly attained Sagehood, they will leave Earth and go to Feixian Star through Hangu Pass to join the Pre-Qin Qi-Refiners.

"Others can't, but that doesn't mean the Emperor can't." Lin Xian revealed a brilliant smile, pointed to Ye Fan and said: "If we can enter Kunlun Mountain, we can kill two birds with one stone and verify two things."

Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat. Although he didn't believe he was the reincarnation of the Emperor, the connection between the Kunlun Mountain Immortal-Ascension Cauldron and the Emperor was too great. If any vision really appeared, he would be hammered to death as the Emperor.

"Reincarnation, reincarnation..." Emperor Yu nodded noncommittally. Regarding reincarnation, he didn't believe it.

As a place for raising spirits, Earth has the most Imperial corpses becoming spiritual in the whole universe. Even Emperor Yu himself is an alternative descendant of the Tai Emperor. He has seen one reincarnation mark after another and knows very well what the reincarnation in the mouth of the Underworld is about.

"Before heading to Kunlun, can Emperor Yu ancestor let the junior handle some worldly affairs."

Ye Fan stood up and bowed earnestly, both excited and nervous: "Since taking the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin to the Big Dipper, the junior has been cultivating outside and hasn't been home for more than ten years."

"That's true. I can't let you learn from me passing by your home three times without entering." Emperor Yu laughed, mocked himself, and then looked back at the Demon-Human Quasi-Emperor and asked: "The juniors have some miscellaneous matters to handle. Fellow Daoist, why don't you discuss the Dao with me here."

The Sages from the Big Dipper's eyes lit up. They could take this opportunity to ask for the Dao from the two Imperial Daughters, Hanba and Jingwei, and witness the different Void Great Dao and Hengyu Great Dao.

The peerless Demon Gods also had no objections. How many Quasi-Emperors could there be in the whole universe? Now there were three in Hangu Pass, and six peerless Great Sages gathered together. This was a grand occasion. Exchanging insights with each other might allow them to find the opportunity to break through to Quasi-Emperor.

"Speaking of juniors, I do have a bloodline left on the Honghuang Ancient Star." Mountain Phoenix the Daoist sighed: "Back then it was called the Zhu Huang family. I don't know if it has been cut off now."

"Just some bloodline descendants." The Great Xia Longque was silent for a moment, then paused: "It's good to go and see."

Ye Fan's expression was strange. These Demon Gods left bloodlines on Earth in the ancient era, and later they multiplied into traditions. Could it be that one of them was Pang Bo's ancestor?!

"Junior Brother, if you go back, you can enlighten one or two monks to revitalize Lingshan." Great Sage Yin Xi exhorted. This was Shakyamuni's instruction. Now the Earth tradition is declining, and the Buddhist sect is almost extinct. There are no real cultivators, just a group of mortals who swindle.

As the future Buddha, Lin Xian came from outside the sky, symbolizing a glimmer of hope, transcending in the Dharma-Ending Age, and saving all living things.

"Should I pass down the teacher's tradition on Earth again?" Lin Xian asked. Enlightening monks and enlightening a few Daoist priests was also a matter of convenience.

"I have a disciple named Xuan Chi, who is on duty at Hangu Pass. With him, it is enough." Great Sage Yin Xi said indifferently: "If Junior Brother wants to take a disciple, you can entrust the tradition to him."

"It doesn't have to be that troublesome. If the Green Cauldron is recast, the Heavenly Court will definitely rule the myriad heavens and worlds. At that time, we will set up a five-color altar on the moon, and coming and going will be convenient."

Lin Xian smiled slightly and looked at the bright moon. The Honghuang Ancient Star was the last refuge. Setting up an altar would make it easy for enemies to avoid the Imperial array and come in.

Instead, the moon is very close to Earth, so we can build an immortal bridge at that time as a transit station.

Next, several Quasi-Emperors discussed the Dao. Such a grand event was rare even at the peak of the Honghuang Ancient Star. No one wanted to miss it, so they all sat down and listened quietly.

One Dao lotus after another grew in the void, and crystal clear petals fell from the firmament, explaining many Great Dao mysteries. The entire Hangu Pass was wrapped in vast essence and star energy.

Everyone was intoxicated, and their cultivation also improved invisibly. Their understanding of secret techniques and supernatural powers reached a higher level, adding to their foundation, which was beneficial to future cultivation.

"Boom..."

The sound of heavenly tribulation continued, and people kept crossing the tribulation, including Lin Xian.

So-called cultivation is nothing more than two aspects: one is resource blood energy, and the other is Great Dao comprehension.

Lin Xian didn't lack the former, but the latter was his shortcoming. After planting the Bodhi seed on Mount Sumeru, he had always lacked comprehension and understanding of the Great Dao. Even eating Great Sage divine meat couldn't break through that hurdle.

Now, he finally made up for it in the Quasi-Emperor's lecture. He went a step further, swallowed the three red blood precious pills given by the Demon-Human Master, and bathed in radiance all over, resembling a god!

Various tribulations followed, and more intense light danced, with heavenly palaces floating and sinking.

Emperor Yu pointed casually and sent Lin Xian out of the solar system. This kind of Half-Sage tribulation was comparable to a Sage tribulation. Every thunderbolt that struck down could destroy a star.

If he crossed the tribulation within the solar system, Earth would be fine, but other planets would suffer.

The sound of thunder was vast. No one knew how much time had passed, but a loud laugh sounded on a desolate star.

"It's done, I've done it!"

Countless starlight essence surged over, casting a glowing sun, in which a god slowly rose, illuminating the starry sea.

Half-Sage Lin Xian was born!

He stepped on the Xing Zi Mi, green lotuses grew under his feet, his whole body was bathed in immortal light, resembling a god. He crossed the star domain, the Great Void Technique moved constantly, stepped on the spatial nodes, and returned to the solar system.

The Sage might on his body made cultivators below the Sage level unable to breathe, such as the Ye Saint Body at the scene, who could only avoid the edge by relying on the power of the Dragon Cauldron.

A Great Perfection King stands on the ninth small step of the Immortal Three, while a Half-Sage is very subtle—one foot has stepped into the Immortal Four, and one foot is still at the peak of the Immortal Three. Just this one step distance is earth-shattering, and the gap cannot be calculated by Dao.

"The fish has leaped and turned into a true dragon."

The Sages were moved. How old was Lin Xian, and he had already stepped into this realm, possessed Sage aura, and could call them fellow Daoists!

He was a junior just a moment ago, but now he has ascended to Sagehood. Even if he is a Half-Sage, it is an extremely incredible thing.

Since ancient times, when Great Emperors were young, they didn't have this cultivation speed.

So, what is the price?

"You promoted too fast, your foundation consumption is too great, and your combat power is too empty." Emperor Yu shook his head and gave advice: "It is best to settle in the Half-Sage realm for a hundred or two hundred years to stabilize your foundation again."

"Ancestor doesn't know, I am a Saint Body." Lin Xian said indifferently: "After the Saint Body becomes a Sage, it has to re-cultivate the secret realms. This is my unique path."

Foundation consumption and insufficient combat power—what do they count for? As long as the realm is high enough, it's a bullying game.

The young Huang Tiandi can slaughter Sages as a King, so I will promote to Sage King and cut down immortals in order!

"Everyone's path is different. Since you have chosen, then walk on." Emperor Yu shook his head, didn't interfere too much, and continued to discuss the Dao with the Sages and Quasi-Emperors.

"Many thanks to Emperor Yu for the guidance." Lin Xian bowed, left the position of the junior, and walked to the vicinity of the Sages, looking like he was going to sit and discuss the Dao.

He stepped into the Half-Sage realm, which was extremely extraordinary. His cultivation increased greatly, and coupled with his extraordinary vision, he could initially intervene in a sentence or two and benefit a lot.

It was just that by the end, the Sages' discussion of the Dao became more and more mysterious, involving Quasi-Emperor secrets, which the Sages couldn't understand.

Lin Xian, with Half-Sage cultivation, was completely stunned and could only shake his head and go back to sit at a table with Ye Fan.

"Saint Master, Half-Sage is not yet a Sage, be humble." Ye Fan gloated.

"Saint Master, Half-Sage also has the word 'Sage'." Lin Xian glanced sideways and said gloomily: "Otherwise, let's fight at the same realm."

Ye Fan closed his mouth immediately. With Saint Lin Shi's character, he could really do it.

The discussion between the Quasi-Emperor and the Great Sage reached the final stage. The Half-Sage couldn't understand it, and staying longer was useless. Ye Fan, who missed his parents, stood up first, bowed to a Great Demon, and asked him to take himself out of Hangu Pass.

"Fellow Daoists, no need for formalities. Lin Shi, please follow me." The Great Demon's body was strong, his skin like jade, and while demonic, he didn't lose the ethereal temperament of the Daoist sect.

He was Great Sage Yin Xi's disciple, Xuan Chi. Now he had already cut the Dao. In the Dharma-Ending Age of Earth, he could be called a peerless expert. He had also come to listen to the lecture just now, and his cultivation had increased a lot. It wouldn't be long before he could become a Great Perfection King.

Great Demon Xuan Chi led everyone through Hangu Pass. The buildings seen along the way retained the style and layout of the ancient times, but it was quiet, without a sound. Everyone had left. They were the first batch of cultivators to visit this place in two thousand years.

"Boom..."

The tall and magnificent city gate opened, emitting a roar that had been sealed for a thousand years, deafening. Great Demon Xuan Chi bowed here and said: "Lin Shi, forgive me for not being able to send you far. There is an ancient battlefield ahead with many Yin spirits. I hope you will be careful."

The ancient city of Hangu Pass in the mortal world no longer existed. The real Hangu Pass was hidden in the ancient battlefield and could not be seen by mortals.

"Just some Yin spirits."

Lin Xian clapped his hands and laughed. Wasn't this coming to deliver food? Just as he was promoted to Half-Sage, he showed a little means. He saw the Human Emperor Banner swaying gently, and immediately ghosts cried and wolves howled, as if the Ghost Gate was opening.

In the battlefield, all kinds of Yin soldiers and Yin horses appeared by the thousands, but they were no match for the Human Emperor Banner, turning into wisps of black smoke, all of which were included in it.

Great Demon Xuan Chi was a bit ashamed. How did this Lin Shi look more like a demon than himself?

"Saint Master, stop showing off, it's time to go!"

Ye Fan let out a long whistle, couldn't wait to turn into a divine rainbow and rush out of the ancient battlefield. The thought of returning home could no longer be suppressed.

Lin Xian also followed closely. Truly stepping into the direction of Earth and sensing the aura of this heaven and earth, he immediately noticed that it was unusual. This star was not as small as it looked. It was similar to the Big Dipper and Ziwei, as if there was a living Great Emperor dormant, making people tremble.

If a strong person looked down at Earth from the starry sky, they would find countless arrays covering it, overlapping and dense. Mountains over ten thousand feet high were everywhere, towering into the vast firmament.

The areas exposed outside the array were full of humans, but it was only a corner of the real area, insignificant. There was no spiritual energy in those places, and it was filthy.

A group of people walked out of Hangu Pass, stepped out of the Lingshan Mountains, and came to the secular world. The feeling of the Dharma-Ending Age became more and more serious, and there was a feeling of the North Sea Absolute Spirit Land of the Ziwei Star.

Everyone felt that their cultivation was falling sharply, and their magic power was seriously receding, being swallowed by this heaven and earth, as if they were scattering the Dao.

Fortunately, this was not a true absolute spirit era, just the Dharma-Ending Age. When it dropped to a certain level, everyone's cultivation stabilized.

"The cultivation and magic power have not disappeared." Ye Fan said in a deep voice: "It is suppressed, and the Dao cannot be perceived."

"The Dao suppression here is more serious than the Big Dipper."

Lin Xian was thoughtful: "On the Ziwei Star, Kings are invincible in the world, and on the Big Dipper, Saint Masters roam the Eastern Wilderness. On Earth, I'm afraid that even an Immortal One cultivator is hard to see."

"Then aren't we invincible in the world!" Taiyin Body Jiang Tingting's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly. She was eager to try, wanting to turn into a domineering demon girl.

"Not necessarily. The secular world is like this, but those traditions passed down from ancient times, occupying the blessed land of the cave, should be a little better."

Lin Xian pondered for a moment, looked in the direction of Longhu Mountain, and a smile hooked on the corner of his mouth: "However, there should be no Sages."

At the moment of stepping into the secular world of Earth, the long-lost ethereal voice of System 10086 echoed in his ears.

【Main Mission: Defeat the Old Heavenly Master on Longhu Mountain】

【Side Mission: Win First Place in the Luotian Dajiao】

System mission, reappearing in the rivers and lakes!!!

A fresh, peerless Half-Sage with an Extreme Dao Imperial weapon is coming.

On Earth, in Longhu Mountain, the contemporary Heavenly Master Sect Master at the Immortal One realm couldn't help but shudder, as if there was an ominous premonition.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 374 =====