Chapter 308: The Four Supremes Emerge, the Immortal Path

The two lines of ancient script were extremely peculiar, capable of radiating infinite light; they forced Changsheng Tianzun to retreat, shocking both heaven and earth.

That was an ancient artifact that had never appeared in any historical record.

Even an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon or Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon refined by an Ancient Emperor or Great Emperor would be futile when facing a truly awakened Ancient Emperor or Supreme, and would be shattered by bare hands.

Yet this ancient artifact glowed between heaven and earth, still possessing infinite power.

It stood in a stalemate with Changsheng Tianzun without losing ground, the ancient script above flashing with light again and again.

The meaning contained within those characters also shocked countless people.

"What kind of figure would dare to leave such words behind?"

"Billions of living beings as soldiers, millions of Gods and Demons as generals—is this an artifact left behind by the King of Immortals?"

Many figures were shaken, stunned by such spirit.

But Changsheng Tianzun did not yield even half a step, even roaring up at the sky; the power and strength displayed by this ancient Heavenly Venerable, who had lived from the Mythological Era to the present, shocked the world.

The methods and means he displayed were unrivaled.

He had originally been in a stage of declining Qi and blood, and was very precious of his Qi and blood, but after just charging into the Immortal Domain and inhaling a breath of the Immortal Substance within, his Qi and blood had somewhat recovered.

Therefore, he revived his Qi and blood without any hesitation, and the methods he displayed were earth-shattering.

Heaven and earth were shaking, as if they were about to be torn apart directly by him.

Yet he was forcibly repelled by that one ancient General-Summoning Platform, unable to charge in any further.

And on the other side, the light of becoming an Immortal displayed on the body of Amitabha Great Emperor became increasingly brilliant.

Heaven and earth seemed unable to contain a figure of Amitabha Great Emperor's realm and level, and were trembling.

Sheets upon sheets of the light of becoming an Immortal were flashing.

Teleportation arrays across the Universe were opening one after another; billions of believers could see the scene on Beidou, and all were shedding tears, moved beyond measure.

Yet they were also incredibly excited; the supreme Buddha in their hearts was finally about to fulfill his promise at this moment.

Their cultivation talent and their aptitude were insufficient to support them in becoming Immortals, insufficient to support them in entering the Immortal Domain.

Therefore, when someone made a grand vow and a promise to lead everyone to become Immortals, needing only a little bit of power from them, they agreed without the slightest hesitation.

They had originally thought this was a hope that was infinitely slim, yet now it could become reality.

The myriad worlds of the heavens were all shaking.

Because Changsheng Tianzun could not break into the Immortal Domain for a long time, his eyes turned red, and he roared up at the sky, his hair bun even coming undone and spilling down.

"What are you still waiting for?"

He roared toward the Forbidden Zone, summoning his peers to come together.

"Do you not sense that the barrier here is becoming stronger and harder to enter?

"The artifacts obstructing us are also increasing; if we keep waiting like this, until Amitabha Great Emperor completes his true transformation, no one will have a chance.

"The right time, the right place, and the right person often only appear once... Now, given this situation, we don't have much time left."

Just as he said, the originally magnificent passage to the Immortal Domain was closing bit by bit at this moment.

It was no longer expanding continuously as before, but was instead gradually shrinking.

"Now, fully awaken; even if we cannot strike into the Immortal Domain, relying on the Immortal Substance flowing out from within is enough to extend our peak years for a while longer. What are you afraid of?"

Changsheng Tianzun was roaring; at such a time, someone finally rushed out from the Immortal Source as well, no longer breathing in Heaven and Earth Essence, nor recovering their state, and charged toward that location with him.

And on Mount Sumeru, Zhang Xuan was ecstatic.

After spending so much effort, he had finally succeeded in tricking the other party, and his heart was filled with joy.

However, this was not the time for complete surprise; he still needed to restrain himself and could not be too excited.

Even with the other party tempted, he had to play hard to get.

Therefore, under the gaze of countless people, the opening of the Immortal Path not only did not expand, but instead shrank further following the movements of Amitabha Great Emperor.

There was brilliant light shining between heaven and earth, along with tremors.

The light of becoming an Immortal grew increasingly brilliant; Amitabha Great Emperor even had a faint feeling of being unable to control it because his speed of ascension was too fast and his realm had risen too high, and he was about to be rejected by this world.

He had no choice but to actively thrust the greater part of his body into the Immortal Path.

He only supported a massive palm that stretched infinitely to cover the Western Desert; no one knew how many Buddhists across the Universe fell into madness at this moment, and ancient teleportation arrays were opened at any cost, one layer after another.

Since ancient times, the greatest wish was finally being realized this very day; their greatest anticipation, greatest imagination, and the thing they wanted most throughout the generations were all being realized.

The mental power that had accumulated from who knows how many people, the mental power that had driven who knows how many people to madness, was all being refined.

Amitabha Great Emperor was also somewhat stunned, somewhat at a loss.

The Faith Power he cultivated was the purest and most special among all figures who mastered Faith Power.

It emphasized reciprocity—repaying others; if he gave them help, he would also give back equally.

Therefore, the many Buddhists in the Western Desert were free from all illnesses, and even without cultivation, they could live to be a hundred years old.

When their lifespan was exhausted, they would naturally pass away without illness or disaster.

For powerful cultivators, he would also provide guidance, leaving the path he walked in their hearts.

Everything was reciprocal.

And when he sent that group of people to the Taigu era, allowing that group to live forever, it could be considered the completion of an unprecedented achievement.

That vast, infinite Faith Power was refined by him without reservation, and even for a longer time in the future, more Faith Power would belong to him.

Because the achievement he completed was too great; he helped his believers live forever, and in the reciprocal exchange, he had given his believers too much in advance, and the believers had to give him reciprocal repayment.

Under such circumstances, Amitabha Great Emperor's realm was truly being forcibly pushed forward by others.

He didn't even have enough time to polish it; with enough time he could control it, but now the changes were too fast—in the blink of an eye, billions of believers were living forever.

Heaven knows how many people's obsessions and wishes this fulfilled; even those still alive and rushing toward the Taigu era had fallen into endless madness.

It was also at this moment that Amitabha Great Emperor felt a slight pain in his finger.

He looked down and discovered that it was Changsheng Tianzun, in a state of madness, wielding a top-tier powerful technique and slashing a sword at his finger.

Even Changsheng Tianzun let out a tremendous roar.

"Only two or three people in an age can become an Immortal; now, the great wish of Amitabha Great Emperor is about to be fulfilled, and he is truly, genuinely on the verge of becoming an Immortal. If we interrupt his process, perhaps the Immortal Domain will open, giving us a chance."

But this strike did not just shock Changsheng Tianzun; it shocked many figures across the entire Beidou.

Endless Faith Power flowed, and at this moment, it even carried a trace of golden radiance.

That finger was struck by a sword from a Heavenly Venerable-level figure, yet it was not severed; Amitabha Great Emperor even reflexively closed his palm, actively using that finger joint to block the sword, solely to protect the believers between his fingers.

But such a scene also shocked the world; a full-force strike from an ancient Heavenly Venerable of the Mythological Era actually only caused this much impact.

This was the most terrifying and unsettling thing.

But this also confirmed the words of Changsheng Tianzun from another perspective.

"Amitabha Great Emperor is truly going to become an Immortal!"

The entire Universe faintly echoed with such words, chanting unknown Buddhist supernatural powers, causing the scene happening here and now to spread throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and throughout the myriad worlds of the Universe.

All Buddhists could see this scene, falling into madness and fanaticism, sparing no cost to continue rushing toward this place.

And Amitabha Great Emperor lowered his head to look at Changsheng Tianzun, merely shaking his head.

Then he chanted a Buddha name.

Facing the angry, near-manic Changsheng Tianzun, Amitabha Great Emperor said calmly: "Since you, Daoist friend, wish to enter the Immortal Domain, then come in; I shall lend you a hand!"

As he spoke, Amitabha Great Emperor, under the shocked gaze of the world, turned his body halfway and extended a massive golden palm.

The boundless mist was instantly pierced through, and the General-Summoning Platform, the Stone Tablet, and the crystal-clear finger bone that had been blocking the entrance were all knocked away.

Changsheng Tianzun roared, his eyes becoming incomparably bright.

"Good, worthy of being a Great Emperor, what spirit!"

Amidst words of immense gratitude, he charged directly into this world.

Before his voice had even faded, he had already flown a long distance within the world.

"Count me in!"

And not long after he stepped inside, from within Undying Mountain, a great halberd tore through the firmament and ripped its way over.

Shi Huang had arrived.

He was the most forceful and overbearing, his great halberd tearing the firmament.

But at the moment of entry, he encountered layers of obstacles.

The General-Summoning Platform glowed, the Stone Tablet flickered, and the finger bone also shone with light, all striking down together; even one as forceful and overbearing as Shi Huang was directly struck and sent flying, finding it difficult to break in.

This made him roar repeatedly, unwilling and furious.

He encountered the same predicament as Changsheng Tianzun, but at this moment he was also excited, because when he rushed to the entrance, that entrance was flowing with Immortal Material, which improved his lifespan that had been on the verge of drying up.

At such a time, a fanatical and bloodthirsty expression appeared on his face.

"It truly possesses Immortal Material, it really is the Immortal Domain; I am becoming young, the vitality of yesteryear is returning once more!"

"I shall surely King Over the World and once again rule the heavens and earth!"

He let out a roar, incomparably excited and proud.

And on Beidou, a man with an unremarkable appearance looked up at this area and suddenly clenched his fists.

Above his head, the void was quietly flickering, with light akin to an Immortal Artifact shimmering.

Jizi had also arrived, and looking at this scene, boundless anger and pain arose in his heart.

That was the Forbidden Zone his father had fought against for a lifetime; back then, his father and Shi Huang had confronted each other many times, wanting to take away the source of this terrifying Dark Turmoil.

Unfortunately, the number of Supreme and Ancient Emperors at that time was simply too many, so many that it made one's scalp tingle.

The Void Mirror above his head had become nearly sentient and achieved the status of an Immortal Artifact because it had swallowed the blood of too many Ancient Emperors and Supreme in that era.

One can imagine how tragic that era was.

Now, seeing with his own eyes the Ancient Emperor who very likely caused his father's premature death.

His heart was also trembling.

Yet he was powerless; this time had come too quickly, his awakening was too late, and now he had only just stepped into the Saint Realm.

He could only watch helplessly.

And the next moment, Jizi's eyes suddenly widened.

Not only him, but many figures observing the situation on Beidou felt their bodies turn cold, and a chill even rushed from their bubbling spring acupoints straight to their crowns.

Because within that ancient Forbidden Zone, an incomparably familiar blood energy surged into the sky.

That was the blood energy of a Human Race Great Emperor.

That a Human Race Great Emperor had actually Slash One's Own Blade and taken up residence in a Forbidden Zone to become one of the sources of the Dark Turmoil—such information was incomparably shocking, making one's scalp tingle and their whole body tremble.

That humanoid creature awakened between heaven and earth, and the moment the Immortal Source shattered, he had already reached the entrance of the Immortal Path.

Facing the manic Shi Huang, his expression was also cold, yet he did not pay much heed.

He merely unleashed a peerless strike that collided head-on with a blood-stained tombstone, his mouth filled with a lament passed down through the ages.

"Lingering on in a desperate struggle is not merely living in cowardice; it is only to see how to become an Immortal, to see how to pave a path for those who come after..."

Having lived through the ages, having experienced who knows how many years and events, this figure's words were filled with sorrow, lacking the overbearing dominance of a Great Emperor.

Instead, there was an inexplicable sense of sorrow.

"What lingering on in a desperate struggle, what living in cowardice, what paving a path for those who come after—I am who I am, I am only for myself; what Dao, what morality, humph, all are just deceiving the world and stealing fame."

Shi Huang unleashed another earth-shattering strike; he did not care at all about the whispers of the figure before him.

Even as fellow Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors, their own paths were completely different, and their own ideals and beliefs were also completely different.

At this moment, because the distance was too close, their own Heavenly Daos were even colliding violently, then emitting terrifying explosive roars.

It was not that they intended to attack, but that their Daos were inherently incompatible, so coming close together would cause terrifying bombardments.

That Human Race Great Emperor did not speak much, his eyes fixed on Amitabha Great Emperor while also watching that boundless graveyard.

"This path of yours can also be considered becoming an Immortal, but others simply cannot learn it; it can only prove that there are indeed True Immortals between heaven and earth, and that there is indeed such a path."

He looked at the glowing Immortal Platform of Amitabha Great Emperor, and even offered an evaluation at this moment.

Many Human Race cultivators on Beidou held their breath, not daring to disturb, as if afraid of startling this Human Race Great Emperor.

The Great Emperor who had Slash One's Own Blade to enter the Forbidden Zone was actually not doing so to incite a Dark Turmoil, but to see an Immortal, to see the path to becoming an Immortal.

And in the location of the Central Plains on Beidou, figures from several Ancient Imperial Families stared at that Human Race Great Emperor, because they felt that the blood energy was very familiar, and that attack seemed to carry Imperial Dao Dragon Qi.

That group of figures seemed to be their former ancestors, but they had no way to confirm it for the moment.

(End of this chapter)