Chapter 296: Qilin, Phoenix, and Dragon: The Great Emperor Reappears?

Boom!

An incomparably powerful figure approached the vicinity of the Immortal Domain, wanting to forcefully charge inside.

At this moment, endless Immortal Light surged, and sacred matter blossomed.

A terrifying power at the Great Saint Realm level circulated between heaven and earth.

The power of that peak strike was enough to destroy a planet, but when it landed at the entrance of the Immortal Domain, it was empty, and the power vanished without a trace.

That place radiated a hazy light, and everything became dreamlike.

It was clearly the most beautiful, yet also the most dazzling; that Great Saint was stunned for a moment when facing such a scene.

Because everything in front of them had become empty; nothing had landed.

The power that could shatter stars had vanished along with it.

That phoenix was still spreading its wings and flying high, displaying unprecedented radiance.

Five-colored brilliance flowed, displaying a splendor that did not belong to this heaven and earth, nor to this Universe.

That exquisitely beautiful five-colored phoenix was even more brilliant and dazzling than Tianhuangzi, the descendant of the Undying Emperor seen not long ago.

That was a true five-colored phoenix.

Its posture was elegant and composed, carrying endless firelight.

The rules of heaven and earth descended one after another, merging into the phoenix's body, and in the blink of an eye, they caused the phoenix to further spread its wings and cry out.

A fire-red qilin, shaking its head and wagging its tail, strolled across the land, and the areas it passed through flowed with crimson magma.

It shook its head and wagged its tail, leisurely and carefree; at this moment, it even plucked a medicinal herb from between heaven and earth.

Looking at its flowing light, it was even more dazzling than a Medicine King, yet it chewed it up in two bites as if eating weeds and swallowed it into its belly.

When that massive qilin head turned toward this side, a pair of black-and-white eyes held no ferocity; there was only curiosity and innocence.

"This..."

This Great Saint was shocked.

The hazy mist of the Immortal Domain displayed this scene in the blink of an eye, making people incomparably shocked.

A pure-blooded phoenix and a pure-blooded qilin walked between heaven and earth.

He could feel that the strength and realm of those two pure-blooded creatures were not very strong.

But the aura of Immortal spirits they carried and that pure bloodline power shook people's hearts.

"Phoenix..."

He only had time to say these two words from his mouth before the hazy mist gathered again, and everything could no longer be seen clearly.

That magnificent heaven and earth was only a fleeting glimpse, yet the revealed scene was impressive; he roared and charged toward that area, wanting to see more.

But this time, his even more powerful force struck that crack, yet it still could not leave much of a mark; it was empty, and even more powerless than before.

All power vanished without a trace in that area, and nothing remained.

He still wanted to forcefully charge over, but the hazy mist covered everything and nothing could be seen clearly; he himself was bounced away by a gentle yet firm force.

Many figures could only see an incomparably powerful Great Saint shouting the word "phoenix" before disappearing into the horizon.

Not long after, this Great Saint returned.

He tried to advance again, but returned without success.

Inside the Small World, Zhang Xuan yawned speechlessly.

He stretched a long, lazy stretch.

All the power that merged into the Small World was swallowed by him.

He had not yet truly walked into the supreme realm, but the Small World naturally expanded and was strengthened, feeding back into his body, also making his physical body and magic power further formidable.

His life's power and realm had reached an even more terrifying level.

If not for his incomparably intimate and close relationship with this heaven and earth, the Great Emperor-level Heavenly Tribulation that tests his physical body would likely have descended.

And reaching his level, the Small World could not compare to the Immortal Domain, but for Great Saints or those below the Great Emperor, wanting to repel them was still easy.

Relying on the barrier naturally carried by the world, he could completely isolate many figures; if he did not want to use a Great Saint to spread news, that person would not even be able to get close.

Sure enough, not long after that Great Saint walked out alive, news that shook the world spread.

"That really seems to be the Immortal Path; that Great Saint saw a living phoenix and a qilin."

"The phoenix spread its wings and flew high, charging straight into the nine heavens; that pure bloodline aura flowed between heaven and earth. What is particularly special is that the phoenix has clearly only just stepped onto the path of cultivation, relying entirely on the power of its bloodline to charge between heaven and earth."

"But it cannot be said whether this is real or false; in past years, there have been such scenes, but from what was learned later, it is more like a delusion."

"It is a scene outlined by the natural rules between heaven and earth, not a real creature."

"Huntuo Dasheng used great magic power to reproduce the scene in that person's primordial spirit; that qilin was truly alive, that movement, that posture, it even ate a medicinal herb..."

When further news spread, heaven and earth were plunged into a scene of shock; absolute shock, absolutely unbelievable.

"It is true, that is absolutely true; when that qilin looked back, I saw that pair of innocent, black-and-white eyes clearly; that absolutely cannot be a phantom creature caused by a projection."

Many figures became increasingly restless; even many big shots who had already left this place returned and gathered on the outer perimeter of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

Figures whose lifespan was still in a peak state might remain calm and not get too close to this place; after all, the most terrifying Dark Turmoil seemed ready to erupt at any time.

But those with little lifespan left were different; like Huntuo Dasheng, who had little lifespan left and faced death at any time, they did not fear any threats at all.

During the Dark Turmoil, they would die, but if the Dark Turmoil did not come, they did not have many days left to live either; it was death all the same.

Since that was the case, it was better to come to the outer perimeter of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land to take a look, to see the opening of the Immortal Path; perhaps at such a moment, there would be a chance to become an Immortal.

Even such news spread to the center of the Universe at the fastest speed.

Beidou is the Burial Emperor Star; basically, all the Great Emperors of the entire Universe have left traces on it.

But the number of Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors native to Beidou is far from that many; more of them traveled across the starry sky from outside the domain to arrive here.

Previously, the Forbidden Zone was about to riot, and many figures communicated frantically; many figures among the Ancient Race followed ancient paths and returned to their Ancestral Star.

Of course, some figures still remained here to observe the opening of the Immortal Path.

At this very moment, such a situation suddenly occurred, and the news spread throughout the entire Universe along with Beidou.

Countless big shots had their gazes fixed upon this place, and all of them were filled with anticipation.

Within an ancient star domain, under stretches upon stretches of fire mulberry trees, one Golden Crow after another resided; creatures from myths and legends were everywhere at this very moment.

That was the most special and mysterious creature, and when the information was transmitted over, it reached a palace at the highest point of Fire Mulberry Star.

There was an aura of Great Saint level flowing.

"The Immortal Path is opening?"

A whisper came from inside the palace, along with an irrepressible restlessness.

"It shouldn't be at a time like this; the Old Ancestor has not truly awakened yet, the timing is not right, how could it open?"

Amidst the whispers, a powerful mountain-footed Golden Crow soared into the sky.

"Everyone stay behind to guard the ancient star; I will go to Beidou myself to take a look."

……

In another mysterious and powerful ancient location, there were ape skeletons everywhere; amidst the mountain of piled-up skeletons, a vine snake was breathing in and out, its aura extremely powerful, almost about to break into the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

At this moment, feeling the information transmitted from the outside world, a pair of golden eyes suddenly opened.

"Immortal Path?"

……

In the deepest part of the starry sky of the Universe, there was still an aura of Quasi-Emperor level flowing.

An old man with a mouth full of yellow teeth looked up toward Beidou, his expression unreadable.

Beside him, a white-haired youth with a massive giant sword strapped to his back was also staring at Beidou.

"Are we going over?"

"How many lives do you have? You dare to go over at a time like this?"

"Are we just going to watch the greatest opportunity since ancient times like this?"

"Still watching? This old man needs to hurry and find a place to play dead; it's best to pray that not even a shred of aura leaks out."

"You really are afraid of death!"

"If you aren't afraid of death, you go then; is the Immortal Path something just anyone can touch?"

"What kind of status do you think you have, to walk the same path as the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors?"

The conversation was very brief, and then this area quickly became quiet, with not a single ray of light leaking out.

The conversation between these two figures was very brief, but both of them had an aura of Quasi-Emperor level permeating their bodies, and they were not ordinary Quasi-Emperors; their strength and realm were terrifyingly peerless and fierce, as they were terrifying figures in the late Quasi-Emperor Realm.

……

"Damn it, I've been fishing until now and haven't caught a single heavyweight figure; it's just a pure waste of my time."

Inside the Small World, Zhang Xuan was boredly complaining.

Through the World Barrier, he could clearly see the situation outside; the Great Saints among the Ancient Myriad Tribes were all watching.

Several top Great Saints among the Human Race, such as Old Madman and Wei Yi, were also observing from the outside, especially Old Madman and Wei Yi; the gazes both of them cast toward the Immortal Path were incomparably complex.

Six thousand years ago, the Tianxuan Holy Land reached an unprecedented peak, even bringing out an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon to charge into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land together, intending to break in through the Immortal Path and forcefully become Immortals in this era.

And it was not just one person becoming an Immortal; they wanted the entire sect to ascend.

The result was a most painful lesson; all personnel of the Tianxuan sect died in that operation.

One of the Tianxuan Three Heroes, the Tianshu Saintess, fell into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and became a Desolate Slave, while Wei Yi hid in the North Star Divine City, silently guarding the Stone Workshop of the Tianxuan Holy Land.

As for him, he became a madman, living in a crazed state for thousands of years, known by others as the Old Madman.

Now, seeing the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land again, seeing that Immortal Path again, the feeling in his heart was beyond words.

Compared to the two of them, the old man Dongfang Taiyi, who was carrying a large Bone Club, was much more open-minded; he stared at that Great Saint whose primordial spirit had been frozen by someone.

At this moment, the Great Saint, whose primordial spirit mark revealed the scene of the previous Immortal Path, was drooling uncontrollably.

He was not mainly staring at that Great Saint who had little lifespan left, but was drooling over the Qilin and Phoenix appearing in the scene on the primordial spirit.

"Have you guys eaten Qilin and Phoenix before?"

"I have eaten a non-pure-blooded Qilin; the taste was very unique, worthy of being a top-tier species, but I haven't tasted a pure-blooded one yet."

Old Madman flipped the Bone Club in his hand, pointed at a light spot resembling a Qilin on the top of the Bone Club, and then started drooling again.

He seemed to be thinking of the scene of hunting across the world during the Taigu period, while Old Madman and Wei Yi were speechless at Dongfang Taiyi.

Having broken out of the seal for only a little over two years, Dongfang Taiyi had changed from the originally skin-and-bones old man into a middle-aged man with a robust, wild, and fierce physique; the strong muscles on his body seemed as if they were about to explode.

And any person in the know who saw that Bone Club in Dongfang Taiyi's hand, which looked like a leftover from a meal, would have their eyebrows twitch wildly.

That Bone Club was crystalline and lustrous, and upon closer inspection, one could find one mark after another on top of the Bone Club.

Those marks were densely packed across the entire Bone Club, and every mark, every light spot, represented a figure—at the very least in the Saint Sage Realm—who had died upon it.

That was the most primitive and fiercest method of refining weapons: after killing a powerful enemy, their bone essence was incorporated into it.

Although it looked unremarkable, it was actually terrifyingly peerless.

With this old man's clowning around, even Old Madman and Wei Yi did not feel overly sorrowful.

Even the two of them could not help but stare at the Qilin that appeared in the image.

Dongfang Taiyi patted Old Madman's shoulder with deep empathy, nodded, and praised: "Good eye, that Qilin is shaking its head and wagging its tail, its rump is round, and its head is large; it looks very fat at a glance."

"Such a pure-blooded divine beast with fat usually doesn't taste bad when eaten."

"However, don't underestimate that Phoenix either; don't look at its gaunt appearance, it flies in the sky; if you pluck its feathers and use them directly to stew soup, the taste of the soup will also be fresh and rich..."

The corners of Old Madman's mouth twitched twice.

And at this moment, there was more movement from beyond the domain.

A God Light Platform bloomed in the distant void, revealing a very powerful and terrifying aura.

That kind of aura made many figures unable to help but kneel down, unable to bear it; Old Madman and Wei Yi both revealed solemn expressions on their faces, and Dongfang Taiyi's brows furrowed.

Cultivators on Beidou were exclaiming in shock.

"The Emperor's might, could it be that the Nine Nether Emperor has come?"

"Is the Immortal Path truly about to open? Is the contemporary Great Emperor coming here?"

"But didn't the Heavenly Heart Imprint almost collapse not long ago? It is slightly better now than before, but still not very good. What is about to happen?"

Some figures were shouting, extremely agitated and also extremely uneasy.

The agitation was because the Immortal Path seemed to have truly opened, and the greatest myth of all time was right before their eyes.

The uneasiness was because the contemporary Great Emperor's condition was clearly very poor, yet he had come to this place.

If the situation were to go wrong, the most tragic disaster in history might occur, with the contemporary Great Emperor falling on the Immortal Path.

This was a point that no one wished to see.

But regardless of whether they hoped for it or not, the Emperor's might permeating between heaven and earth could not be fake; a truly inconceivable, unimaginable great figure had arrived.

(End of this chapter)