Chapter 456: 【I only want eternal life】 (4000)

Everything is for the sake of becoming an immortal, and everything is for the sake of becoming an immortal.

As long as one can become an immortal, what does it matter if one colludes with the Heavenly Court to wipe out the Life Forbidden Zones?

"I only want eternal life!"

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor's tone was cold, and his eyes flowed with bloodthirsty red light. Everything else was fake; only becoming an immortal was real. His Dao heart was incomparably firm and incomparably cold; even if he killed everyone in the Forbidden Zones, he would not have the slightest mercy.

"In this world, Saint Spirits respect me as their ancestor, and I am ashamed to accept it. My life has reached its end in this generation, and I have glimpsed a corner of the future. The pure land of the Saint Spirits is wiped out. I can only watch helplessly as the stone fetuses wail, and human cultivators raise their swords to cut open the nine-aperture stone men, taking out the divine liquid, stained with Saint Spirit blood."

The Saint Spirit Supreme of the Undying Mountain sighed, turned into light rain, and flew away, revealing his true face. He was a Great Accomplished Saint Spirit blessed by the Heavens, who later became an Emperor, once suppressing the great universe for a generation. His posture was majestic, his appearance solemn, reigning over the heavens and domains, but in the end, he still fell on the path to eternal life. It was sigh-worthy, a pity, and sad.

The Saint Spirit Emperor looked at the Big Dipper one last time, looked at the Undying Mountain he had once guarded, and muttered, "I have exhausted my strength... but, one day, there will still be Great Accomplished Saint Spirits who will come to settle this karma."

"If there is great karma, I will resolve it with Emperor power!"

The Myriad Dragon Emperor said sonorously, making his own choice, breaking with the Life Forbidden Zones, at least breaking with the Supremes of the Saint Spirit lineage, and cutting ties with the Undying Mountain lineage.

Earlier, the Emperors could still be hypocritical and perfunctory toward the Heavenly Court, but after the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor made his choice and issued his declaration, they had to choose their own stance.

"Buying a horse's bones with a thousand gold"—this trick, although vulgar, was truly effective. The Yellow Emperor used the essence blood of two Supremes and their Emperor weapons to firmly bind the Phoenix Emperor to the Heavenly Court's war chariot.

Should they follow the Heavenly Court to eat meat and drink soup, or maintain the status quo and continue to bluff?

The Huo Qilin Ancient Emperor's blue hair danced, and he held the Huo Qilin Staff, looking like a god reigning over the world. His eyes were bright, and he suddenly smiled, "Aren't they just Saint Spirits? Back then on the path to immortality, who hasn't killed them? Why are you so timid now?"

Saint Spirits were the darlings of the Heavens, possessing the luck of the great universe and possessing combat power invincible at the same level, but in the eyes of the Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors, they were a joke.

What destiny, what luck—all were meant to be trampled upon. If one did not fight a bloody path and step on the Myriad Daos, how could one be Enlightened as an Emperor?

On the path to immortality, if one did not kill a few Saint Spirits, one would be too embarrassed to say that one had the potential of an Emperor and was a young Ancient Emperor.

The Lord of Primordial Beginning frowned slightly. Was a Saint Spirit becoming an Emperor the same concept? A Great Accomplished Saint Spirit was comparable to a Great Accomplished Saint Body or a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body. Once they became an Emperor, they were even more extraordinary. Every Saint Spirit Ancient Emperor was a peerless expert of the Emperor Dao.

"Come, give this Emperor a cup of Saint Spirit blood; today we shall swear an alliance with blood!"

The Golden Ancient Emperor pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed heroically, saying sonorously, "We cultivators have come to become immortals, and we have come to open up eternal peace. Let us drink this blood. If anyone launches a Dark Turmoil, all the Emperors shall strike together."

"Good!"

The Corpse Emperor stepped forward, sonorously echoing the Golden Ancient Emperor. It was not that he cared about the world, but that he had smelled a trace of sword energy on the Yellow Emperor, which made his Emperor body ache faintly.

The Void Mirror was about to transform into an immortal weapon and suppress all weapons. How could the Lingbao Killing Sword endure this? It took the initiative to counterattack, leaking a trace of an aura that was infinitesimal.

The aura was weak, and other Quasi-Emperor Dao bodies might not necessarily notice it, but only the Corpse Emperor had been slashed by the Lingbao Killing Sword before and had experience, so he trembled instinctively.

The trend had been set, and with Shakyamuni and the Yellow Emperor sitting in command, if they did not agree, they would likely be killed on the spot.

"We failed to break through the path to immortality, but we are willing to follow the Green Emperor to evolve the Immortal Domain, and we are willing to enter the Underworld for the Emperor corpse to gain sentience; we will never launch a Dark Turmoil."

The other Supremes also swore, then drank a cup of Saint Spirit Emperor blood, and then looked at each other and smiled. The scene was harmonious.

Lin Xian, however, was not optimistic. If swearing an oath were useful, the Luo River would have been clean long ago.

The Emperors would likely not launch a Dark Turmoil. If it really came to the moment of life-and-death struggle with the Saint Spirit Emperors of the Forbidden Zones, among the seven Supremes, I am afraid only the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor would step up, fight for the Heavenly Court, and fight for the common people once more.

Because he had found his own path to immortality and method of eternal life; he was fighting for the common people, and at the same time, he was fighting for himself.

The two Emperors returned to the Dao, and their last bit of power could not affect the Emperors, but it was going to destroy all the ghost ships and wipe out the warships.

"Fellow seniors, these warships are useful; in the future, they can collect resources for you in the universe to refine elixirs."

Lin Xian shouted, unable to bear seeing the legacy of an era of the Eternal Star Domain vanish into smoke.

"Refining elixirs?"

The seven Ancient Emperors looked at each other, and then acted in unison to protect the fleet from one hundred thousand years ago of the Eternal Ancient Star.

Only when it concerned their own interests would the Supremes take the initiative to act.

In the end, the mother ship fleet that had swept through the four star fields and was invincible in the universe one hundred thousand years ago became the warships of the Heavenly Court's water force. In an instant, they had upgraded from "bird guns to cannons," and it was unknown how many times they had grown in strength.

Uninformed cultivators, seeing this scene, thought that Lin Xian and his group were the main warships of the Eternal Ancient Star.

"Sect Master, Holy Master... this, these Eternal mother ships all belong to us!"

The craftsmen of the Canghai tribe exclaimed, their hands and feet trembling, excited to the point of being unable to control themselves. Four Great Saint-level mother ships, boundless escort Saint ships—this scale of fleet, he was just a small "Dao-slashing" cultivator, he couldn't even touch them.

"What Eternal mother ships? This is the Heavenly Court's Galaxy Water Force!"

Lin Xian reprimanded, removing the Eternal patterns on the warships and stamping them with the unique brand of the Heavenly Court: a green tripod plus a dog.

The green tripod was the symbol of the Heavenly Court, for outsiders to see.

As for that dog, it had deep origins with all three Heavenly Courts; only those who truly knew the inside story understood that the big black dog symbolized the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Court.

A Heavenly Court without the Black Emperor following it was not worthy of being called a Heavenly Court.

"Galaxy Water Force." The craftsman of the Canghai tribe swallowed his saliva and cautiously asked, "Can this lowly one touch the mother ship?"

The other Eternal cultivators also showed expectant gazes. As people of the Eternal Star, their dream from childhood was to have a fleet of their own and lead countless mercenary groups to roam the star fields.

This was the same as Earth mortals dreaming of flying with swords; it was just that one was flying a spaceship, and the other was flying a sword.

"Touch what? Each of you gets one Saint-level escort ship. As long as you work hard, there will be warships, and there will be mother ships."

Lin Xian waved his hand, rarely being generous. This time, the windfall was truly too much, enough for the human race, the ancient races, the demon race, and even the affiliated Eternal cultivators to eat their fill.

The so-called conflicts were just struggles due to insufficient resources. Once resources became abundant, everyone would be harmonious, like civilized people.

"One Saint-level warship each!"

The cultivators of the Eternal Star all flushed red, excited to the point of being unable to imagine it.

Some even went crazy with joy, raising their hands and shouting: "Loyalty! Faith!"

"We are willing to die for the Heavenly Court!"

"Long live the Heavenly Emperor, long live, long long live!"

"My lord, let me lead the team. I am familiar with the Eternal starry sky routes and know the fixed resource planets and warehouses of all the major families!"

The Eternal cultivators scrambled, their enthusiasm skyrocketing by I don't know how many times.

Previously, they had been captured by the Heavenly Court, and although they worked for the Heavenly Court under the offensive of "sticks and carrots," acting as craftsmen and building cosmic warships, there was always a sense of "slacking off," dragging it out for one day at a time.

But now, whatever Eternal Ancient Star, whatever family heritage—they had all thrown it to the back of their minds.

The cultivators who could be sent out to collect resources were definitely not the core direct descendants of the families, so the main warships and mechas inherited by the family heads basically had nothing to do with them.

"Do not worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality; do not worry about poverty, but worry about instability"—this principle also worked in outer star fields.

"We love the Eternal, but does the Eternal love me?"

"Working to death for the family, can you get a Saint-level warship? The Heavenly Court gives benefits as soon as you join."

Under the influence of such a trend, the atmosphere of the Eternal cultivators changed instantly, even more active than the main battle faction of the Big Dipper.

The Big Dipper cultivators who had originally advocated for the expedition also had their morale improved after obtaining the treasures on the warships, and everyone was excited.

Four Great Saint-level ancient ships, dozens of Saint King-level warships, hundreds of Saint-level warships, and countless peerless mechas were enough to drive people crazy.

Besides this, there were several unblemished Great Saint physical bodies that could be used to refine divine weapons; they were supreme Dao materials.

The most precious were a pile of 7th and 8th-turn evolution fluids, which were prepared by those Eternal Great Saints back then to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, or even to become Enlightened.

Among them, there was even a bottle of 8th-turn perfect evolution fluid, which alarmed the Ancient Emperor Dao bodies and attracted them to come and check.

"What a pity, the medicinal properties have been lost. After one hundred thousand years of baptism, it is not fit for great use, only at the fourth-stage level."

Several Ancient Emperors came with high hopes and left disappointed, urging the warships to move faster; they wanted to go to the Eternal Ancient Star to refine medicine themselves.

The Ancient Emperors disliked the evolution fluid as waste medicine, but Lin Xian was incomparably excited and treasured it very much.

Don't look at the poor efficacy now, but this bottle of evolution fluid had a good foundation; the materials used in the past were all 8th-stage materials.

Now, if it were re-refined and some divine blood, immortal liquid, and Undying Medicine branches were added, it could at least be refined back to the fifth stage, and even the sixth stage was not impossible.

As for who to find to refine it, Yin Tiande did not have the level to refine 6th-turn, and Quasi-Emperor Li Er was far away in the starry sky.

After thinking about it, Lin Xian came to the mother ship where the Myriad Dragon Emperor was, and said very respectfully, "Your Majesty Dragon Emperor, your old self will refine 9th-turn immortal liquid in the future. Why not use this bottle of 8th-turn waste liquid to practice your hands?"

"Practice my hands?"

The Myriad Dragon Emperor glanced at Lin Xian, saw through his thoughts instantly, and sneered, "I'm afraid you want me to refine medicine for you."

"None is wiser than the Ancient Emperor!"

Lin Xian shouted, his face full of flattery, looking exactly like a sycophant. In the era of the Myriad Dragon Emperor, he would definitely be a lackey, frantically flattering, "The Dragon Emperor is an ancient immortal master of alchemy. 9th-turn immortal pills are easy for you, let alone this 8th-turn waste liquid."

The seven Supremes were in groups of two or three. The Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor were discussing the Dao on a mother ship, the Huo Qilin Emperor and the Golden Emperor were close, and the Daoist Kunpeng Supreme and the Lord of Primordial Beginning got along well.

As for the remaining Corpse Emperor, he was protected by Shakyamuni and the Yellow Emperor holding the Lingbao Killing Sword.

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor saw Lin Xian's shameless state and shook his head. Dragon gives birth to dragon, phoenix gives birth to phoenix; how could a dignified Immortal Domain bloodline be like this?

"You father-in-law and son-in-law reminisce, this Emperor will take a step first."

The Phoenix Emperor, who couldn't bear to watch, slipped out to find the Void Immortal Mirror to exchange insights on becoming an immortal. Since the Yellow Emperor returned to his position, the spirit of the Void Mirror had become increasingly lively.

The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor highly suspected that when the Yellow Emperor returned to the position of Great Emperor, the Void Mirror would transform into a true immortal weapon.

With a crack, the door closed, and the Phoenix Emperor turned into a stream of light and flew away.

Inside the quiet room, only the dark-faced Myriad Dragon Emperor and the expectant Lin Xian remained.

"Bang!"

After giving Lin Xian two punches, the Myriad Dragon Emperor felt refreshed, spat out a breath of turbid air, and said calmly, "Although an Enlightened One's one method connects all methods, this Emperor is not Enlightened through alchemy after all."

"The way of refining elixirs and picking herbs is just an achievement of the Emperor Dao realm, not an expert."

"That's enough, this junior is not greedy." Lin Xian muttered, sporting panda eyes, "Just being able to break through to Saint King is enough."

Even at the passing line of the Great Emperor level, refining 6th or 7th-turn immortal pills was easy.

The Myriad Dragon Emperor said in a ghostly tone, "You are the first person in history to find an Ancient Emperor to refine 6th-turn pills."

This was no longer using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but using a Green Dragon Crescent Blade to kill a mosquito.

"Doesn't this show your compassion for the common people and your sense of justice?"

Lin Xian apologized with a smile, "Among the Emperors, only you are worthy of the worship of all living beings."

"Justice? Compassion..." The Myriad Dragon Emperor laughed loudly, his expression approaching indifference, with a kind of ruthless tranquility, and said slowly, "When I was an Emperor, in my first generation, I also guarded the great universe, killed Forbidden Zone Supremes, and pacified the Dark Turmoil."

Lin Xian's body trembled, and he fell silent. Forbidden Zone Supremes did not Great Change in a day; this was a long process of transformation.

The Supremes of today, the Emperors of the past, all had hot blood and had guarded the common people. Their first generation was incomparably brilliant and worthy of the worship of all spirits.

But as time passed, friends and relatives passed away, leaving only the Ancient Emperor, and that heart gradually became indifferent.

When there were no more acquaintances in heaven and earth, launching a Dark Turmoil and killing a group of strange living beings naturally would not make him soft-hearted.

This was the greatest trial of eternal life in the mortal world.

The reason why the Myriad Dragon Emperor still had some humanity was because his daughter was still in the mortal world.

Why was the Huo Qilin Emperor's humanity the most complete? Because he had both a son and a daughter, and they were a family, with attachments in his heart.

The Myriad Dragon Emperor said very calmly, "I am no longer an Emperor."

Cutting himself off to become a Supreme—since he was not an unblemished Ancient Emperor, he did not have that responsibility. Not launching a Dark Turmoil was already the greatest kindness and benevolence.

"What if I find a 9th-turn immortal pill for you?"

Lin Xian suddenly asked. Their biggest goal in conquering the Eternal this time was to collect pill formulas and refine immortal pills.

"I want an immortal pill, not immortal liquid."

The Myriad Dragon Emperor said solemnly. Only a 9th-turn immortal pill could restore his peak Emperor life for two thousand years, and only then would he work for the Heavenly Court.

If it were 9th-turn immortal liquid, it could only briefly restore combat power, and that could only be saved for the path to immortality.

Without returning to the unblemished Emperor throne, the Myriad Dragon Emperor's Dao heart was damaged, and he would be very selfish and would not have the ambition to save the common people.

At most, when the Supremes attacked the Heavenly Court, he would save Lin Xian and the Myriad Dragon Girl.

【There is one more update, a bit later, everyone go to sleep first.】