Chapter 442

The Supremes of the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning are truly too insidious; every single one of them is an old fox.

No wonder they were so generous and straightforward when giving resources and the Life Stone of Absolute Beginning earlier, to the point that Lin Xian even felt he could talk a lotus flower into blooming.

However, the truth was that the Supremes trusted themselves more.

One by one, they used Dao bodies to fool their roommates in the forbidden zones, while their true selves came out into the world, lurking in the Eastern Wasteland, waiting for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to be refined, ready to seize it at any time.

"Since you seniors have come out with your true selves, have you not considered the Road to Immortality?"

Lin Xian's gaze was strange as he said quietly. This simply didn't fit his impression of the Supremes in the life forbidden zones.

The Qilin Emperor could be excused, as he was concerned about his children and had a Life Stone of Absolute Beginning as a backup, allowing him to survive until the first opening of the Road to Immortality; his true self coming out was understandable.

The Ancient Jin Huang didn't look like someone who valued bloodline descendants more than the Road to Immortality, and there was also the Kunpeng Supreme, who didn't even have a Dao lineage—he was suspected to be an even older existence, existing only for the sake of becoming an Immortal.

"It is precisely because we are considering the Road to Immortality that we have manifested our true selves."

The Kunpeng Supreme's gaze was like a torch, and his voice carried an unprecedented firmness as he said clangorously: "This old man has already lived for over a million years, my Immortal Platform is withered, and I absolutely cannot survive until the next opening of the Road to Immortality."

Lin Xian suddenly realized and understood the Kunpeng Supreme's situation. Similar to the Ancient Xuanwu Emperor, he was already at the end of his rope.

If he failed to break through the Road to Immortality, he would definitely not survive until launching a Dark Turmoil and would collapse directly on the Road to Immortality.

This life is the Kunpeng Supreme's only chance.

Then what about the Jin Huang?

Lin Xian looked back at the Ancient Jin Huang, whose blood energy was soaring, and asked curiously: "Senior, your blood energy is vigorous, why be so reckless?"

"Lurking through the ages waiting for the Road to Immortality is a gamble, and the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is also a gamble!"

The Ancient Jin Huang stood with his hands behind his back, possessing an invincible confidence, and said proudly: "If I have the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, I will return to my golden years. With my peak combat power, I will definitely be able to break into the Immortal Domain."

"Fellow Daoist Qilin, I imagine it is the same for you. If you didn't have such a Dao heart, you wouldn't have rashly come out into the world."

"We are all Enlightened Ones who have fought our way through the ages; who is worse than whom?" The Ancient Qilin Emperor said indifferently: "Returning to an unblemished Imperial throne, who in the Human World can stop me? In this life, I will not only become an Immortal, but I will also ascend with my entire race!"

"If I were in my prime, I would be destined to become an Immortal in this life!" The Kunpeng Supreme said leisurely. He was the oldest of the three Emperors, but his confidence was no less. He believed that when he was unblemished, he was definitely stronger than the Qilin Emperor and could suppress the Jin Huang.

From the Qilin Emperor to the Jin Huang to the Kunpeng Supreme, they all had the same expression. They had once ruled the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, and the entire Primordial Universe had crawled at their feet. They were world-conquering and invincible, shaping an invincible Dao heart.

This kind of confidence, this kind of arrogance, is not something that ordinary people can imagine; it has transcended logic and formed an instinct.

All Supremes have a subconscious cognition: once they are unblemished, the Road to Immortality will surely be opened, and they are destined to become Immortals.

This forms a formula: Nine-Turn Immortal Pill = Unblemished Ancient Emperor = Ascending to Immortality.

Lin Xian's expression changed unpredictably, turning green and then purple. Finally, his deeply furrowed brows relaxed, and he felt relieved.

No, his stereotypical impression of the Supremes in the life forbidden zones was wrong.

Rather, the Supremes in the forbidden zones perfectly fit the stereotype, deepening this impression!

They are just this reckless, just this confident. In the face of world-shaking wisdom and world-shaking power, they decisively chose world-shaking power.

This is the unique style of the Great Emperors of Shrouding the Heavens!

"In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I alone am supreme—this is what a Supreme is."

Lin Xian exhaled a breath of turbid air, laughed, and asked in return: "But if the Heavenly Court only has two Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, yet there are three Supremes here, how should they be divided?"

Two pills to kill three Emperors—this is a simple open conspiracy. Naturally, no one on the scene would fail to see it.

But the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is the one thing an Ancient Emperor cannot refuse.

The reason an open conspiracy is an open conspiracy is that the trap is clearly laid out there, and for the sake of profit, you have no choice but to step into it.

The three Emperors looked at each other, and for a time, the atmosphere was very awkward. Finally, the Ancient Jin Huang broke the silence first and said in a deep voice: "Let's refine the Immortal Pill first. If there happens to be an extra one, there won't be any need for disputes."

"Little friend, how about coming into my Golden Cave for a chat?"

"That wouldn't be very good. The Heavenly Court still has matters to attend to, so I'll be going first." Lin Xian coughed, took a step back, and light flowed beneath his feet. He operated the Secret of "Xing" and turned into a divine rainbow to escape.

"Can you really get away?"

The Ancient Jin Huang's expression was calm. A Supreme can reach the edge of the universe in a few steps; his speed is unimaginably fast. If he let a Sage escape right under his nose, he wouldn't need to hang out in the forbidden zones anymore.

It's not like the Great Emperor Hengyu who traveled far to the Central Plains. A place as small as the Big Dipper is no different from the palm of a hand in the eyes of a Supreme.

The Kunpeng Supreme chuckled, stepped forward to confront the Qilin Emperor, and the Ancient Jin Huang stretched out a golden hand, probing into the depths of the void, wanting to grab Lin Xian back from across billions of mountains and rivers.

"Boom—!"

Just as the golden hand was about to touch Lin Xian, countless powers of faith surged into the sky between the mountains and rivers. One after another, Imperial pattern arrays rose from the ancestral lands of the various ancient tribes, like a light shield covering the firmament, isolating all kinds of Great Daos.

The Imperial arrays soared into the sky, stretching across the vast region, with the Chaotic Ancient Imperial Weapon as the core, forming a shocking momentum.

"Good, very good."

On the Northern Plains, a huge Buddha statue stood up, over billions of feet tall, solidifying from void to reality, as if a true body had descended into the world.

Amitabha stood on the Northern Plains, overlooking the Northern Region, carrying the Mount Sumeru on his back, as if a Western Buddhist land were chanting behind him.

This great Buddha suppressed two regions, world-conquering and peerless, and forcibly blocked that golden hand!

The collision of Extreme Dao auras made the living beings of the Big Dipper tremble. One Sage after another soared into the sky, looking at this scene in terror.

"What happened? Have the Imperial Weapon and the Imperial Weapon collided again?"

Some people thought of the collision between the human and ancient tribes' Extreme Dao weapons at the previous Yaochi Assembly. It was the same aura, shocking the stars of the heavens to sway and the ancient blue sky to collapse.

"No, it's even more terrifying than an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon..."

A Great Sage gasped, looked at the great Buddha, swallowed his saliva, and said: "Is that... the Dharma body of a Buddhist Great Emperor?"

"How could such a thing be left behind? Could it be that the Buddhist Great Emperor is still alive?"

"What power is that golden Buddha body resisting? Could it be a Supreme battle!"

"The Dark Turmoil is about to break out..."

Some living beings who knew ancient history shivered, their eyes full of confusion. Why would such a terrifying divine war happen for no reason? The Road to Immortality only had a slight sign and hadn't reached the time for its true opening.

Now is not the right time; the Supremes shouldn't have come out into the world.

"A faith-god."

"An existence similar to the Undying Daoist."

"Using the Sarira of Nirvana as the Immortal Platform and the Buddha heart—Great Emperor Amitabha is extraordinary. He has walked very far on the Road to Immortality. Is this his method of eternal life?"

On the Northern Plains, the three Ancient Emperors all narrowed their eyes. They didn't expect the Heavenly Court's foundation to be so deep. Aside from the Green Emperor, there was also a faith-body of a Buddhist Great Emperor, no weaker than a Supreme.

Fighting against such an existence is truly depressing; it is cast from faith and cannot yield a drop of blood energy.

"Harmony is the most precious thing."

Amitabha chanted a Buddhist name. The golden Buddha body crossed billions of mountains and rivers, turned into a middle-aged monk in gray robes, walked in front of the three Emperors, put his hands together, and said: "I hope the fellow Daoists will be compassionate. The Big Dipper cannot withstand such tossing."

Lin Xian, standing behind Amitabha, sneered and pointed out the deeper meaning: "The few Ancient Emperors wouldn't want to alarm the people sleeping inside the forbidden zones, would you?"

"When dozens of Great Emperors fight for one Immortal Pill, that scene, tsk tsk tsk..."

The Ancient Jin Huang's expression froze. The current confrontation was only slightly stronger than an Imperial Weapon collision. Although it was exaggerated, there were too many Extreme Dao weapons on the Big Dipper, and there would be a collision from time to time. The Supremes in the forbidden zones were already numb and chose to selectively ignore it, so there wouldn't be too much of a reaction.

But if they continued to fight, the power fluctuations at the Supreme level would definitely be noticed by the forbidden zones and would attract more Supremes.

"It only involves the Northern Region of the Eastern Wasteland and the Northern Plains; it hasn't affected other forbidden zones." The Ancient Qilin Emperor glanced at them and advised: "It's not too late to stop now."

"Not too late? I'm afraid it's already too late."

A dragon roar sounded, the bell rang leisurely, and purple light boiled. The Ancient Long Huang arrived at the Northern Plains holding the Wan Long Bell, with a golden-haired man by his side—the Kunpeng Supreme.

"You dare to touch my people." The Ancient Long Huang's eyes were cold as he shouted: "Jin Huang, I heard you created the Golden Divine Treasure, peerless through the ages. I would like to ask for some advice."

The Ancient Jin Huang's expression was awkward. He looked at the Kunpeng Supreme and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist has come out into the world too."

"The Immortal Pill is tempting; who could not be moved?"

The Kunpeng Supreme chuckled: "Fellow Daoist, stop now. I just reversed the Imperial array of the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning, isolating the internal and external auras. The other sleeping fellow Daoists can't sense the outside world, but if you keep fighting, it's hard to say."

As the master of the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning, the Kunpeng Supreme had some privileges. The array that was supposed to guard the forbidden zone was now used to isolate it. Everyone looked sideways.

Lin Xian couldn't help but mutter to himself: it turns out this master of the forbidden zone is the biggest traitor.

"Where did the Corpse Emperor go?"

The Kunpeng Supreme glanced around, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "He didn't run to the Immortal Tomb forbidden zone, did he?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other Supremes changed color. The Corpse Emperor had a criminal record; he had abandoned the Underworld forbidden zone to run to the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning, so it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't defect a second time.

The few Dao bodies inside the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning checked the Corpse Emperor's situation. Sure enough, only the Ancient Blood Phoenix Emperor was a true self in the life forbidden zone; the Corpse Emperor's true body was gone, leaving only a Dao body.

Just as the Emperors were suspicious, the Corpse Emperor jumped out naked and walked over openly.

"That old fellow, the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, has eaten a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill; he won't cooperate with me."

A bearded man carrying a divine bow stepped over, his expression solemn: "I want to see the Green Emperor. He was deceived by Emperor Zun. Ascending to immortality by lifting the entire sect is a scam. Emperor Zun wants to blood-sacrifice the Emperors to ascend himself; the Underworld Emperor is on the same path as him."

"Fellow Daoists, Buddhist Great Emperor, don't believe Emperor Zun!"

"This is a huge conspiracy!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent instantly. Lin Xian knew that the Corpse Emperor was right. Emperor Zun had indeed wanted to blood-sacrifice the Emperors back then and had been stained with black blood, leading to his corruption.

But the problem is, is the Emperor Ye Zun of the Eastern Wasteland Heavenly Court today the same Emperor Zun?

"You're saying a King who has slashed his Dao wants to blood-sacrifice the Emperors." The Ancient Qilin Emperor sighed: "Actually, you, Corpse Emperor, are even less believable."

"A King who has slashed his Dao?" The Corpse Emperor was confused. Hasn't the Underworld Emperor already returned? How is Emperor Zun still a King? This isn't reasonable.

"Have you seen Emperor Zun, fellow Daoist?" The other few Ancient Emperors hurriedly inquired about the situation from the Ancient Qilin Emperor.

The Ancient Qilin Emperor nodded and said slowly: "Emperor Zun has not yet become an Emperor, but the Heavenly Court has another Empress."

What? There's an even higher expert!

The Supremes felt a chill in their hearts and looked at Amitabha. Counting this Supreme, the Heavenly Court's strength already exceeded their imagination.

Originally, they intended to seize a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, but now it seemed somewhat impractical.

Even the Ancient Long Huang's expression was not very good. He had pulled the Kunpeng Supreme out into the world together because he was worried he couldn't resist the unblemished Green Emperor of the current age, wanting to use the Kunpeng Supreme's power to form a balance and negotiate.

But the power exposed by the Heavenly Court now completely crushed them.

Now that it has come to this, who gets the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is up to the Heavenly Court, and it's very likely that the Heavenly Court doesn't even have enough to divide among themselves.

Seeing this, the Ancient Jin Huang smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist Dragon, Master of Absolute Beginning, we are the ones on the same side."

The Heavenly Court has an Empress, a Green Emperor, an Underworld Emperor, and Amitabha. Only by pulling together four Supremes do they have the qualifications to negotiate.

The Ancient Long Huang's purple eyes were deep, seemingly moved, but he didn't take action. The Kunpeng Supreme, however, was lost in thought.

Seeing this, Lin Xian hurriedly said: "The Mythological Ancient Heavenly Court refined the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill; the Underworld Emperor has probably already eaten it. Great Emperor Amitabha is a faith-body and doesn't need the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. The Empress's longevity method is unique, and the Ancient Qilin Emperor can testify to that."

"That fellow Daoist indeed does not need the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill." The Ancient Qilin Emperor's expression was complex. Little Nan Nan's existence simply negated the paths of all Supremes; it was too heaven-defying.

"A Supreme who doesn't need the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill?"

The Ancient Emperors were shocked. How could such a person exist in the Human World? How many more secrets does the Heavenly Court have?

"The Heavenly Court doesn't have many Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, but there is more than one method for an Ancient Emperor to achieve eternal life."

"The Blood Phoenix Emperor can testify to this."

Lin Xian looked suddenly toward the horizon. A crimson fire light flew over. After delaying for so long, the Ancient Blood Phoenix Emperor's Dao body finally arrived, tilting the balance and adding another Ancient Emperor to the Heavenly Court's side.

The Blood Phoenix Dao body stood in the void, examined the Emperors, and sneered: "Fellow Daoists, why have you manifested your true selves? That's rare."

It was agreed not to come out into the world, but it turns out he was the only one who took it seriously.

Bullying an honest person!

In an instant, the Emperors showed awkward but polite smiles.

Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to ask the Phoenix Emperor to testify.

Although the Ancient Blood Phoenix Emperor was unhappy with the Emperors' behavior, at Lin Xian's request, he still admitted: "The Heavenly Court has more than one Road to Immortality."

"I will not compete with you for the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill."

(End of chapter)