Chapter 318: Please, Sir, Enter the Urn

A battle between Supremes of the same rank, yet the victor was decided in a short amount of time.

Such a thing is simply unimaginable, yet it truly happened.

If word of this spread, it could shake the ages, but coming from Shi Huang, it makes people feel convinced.

He himself attained the Dao as a Holy Spirit, making him a cut above other Great Emperors of the same kind.

It is as if a Great Accomplishment Saint Body had attained the Dao; his physique and strength are naturally among the most formidable of the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors.

Moreover, now that he has returned from the Immortal Domain, his Qi and blood seem to have truly been replenished, and his lifespan has been extended.

Maintaining his peak state, he took the initiative to kill, opening with a Forbidden Chapter and slaying a terrifying Supreme in two moves; it is incredible, yet feels possible.

Because at such a level, a supreme figure can condense hundreds or thousands of moves into a few strikes.

Every punch and kick represents countless clashes.

Furthermore, Shi Huang seems to have received some kind of gift in the Immortal Realm, his strength and realm having risen even higher than before; the killing moves he unleashed were terrifying beyond compare.

The other two Ancient Emperors and Supremes did not harbor too much suspicion regarding this.

Because Shi Huang's body and Dao Fruit had not changed, and had even sublimated beyond their original realm; throughout history, perhaps some have been stronger than Shi Huang, but no one has ever been able to imitate Shi Huang's Dao Fruit and Forbidden Chapter to this extent.

Fortunately, today, there is.

And after unleashing the most terrifying attack, Shi Huang was very calm.

That Bai Hu Dao Ren, who attained the Dao as a white tiger, was already dead; he turned and calmly extended an invitation to the other two peerless figures.

"The two fellow Daoists may join me in the Undying Mountain to contemplate this Stone Tablet and comprehend the method of becoming an Immortal within it; as for the secrets of the Immortal Realm, if the two fellow Daoists wish to know, I will not hide them."

"Kindness for kindness, enmity for enmity; I have always been very clear about this!"

His words caused the originally tense atmosphere to soften all at once.

Many figures were no longer as nervous as before, nor was there that powerful sense of oppression.

Between each other, the overall situation became somewhat relaxed.

And at such a moment, powerful Divine Senses from other Forbidden Zones were even awakening, wanting to communicate with Shi Huang.

"Fellow Daoist, could you discuss the method of becoming an Immortal with us?"

"The most peculiar secret since ancient times—contemplating it together with our means might be the best opportunity; after all, the Immortal Domain has enemies!"

Many figures were whispering.

It is rare; never since ancient times has there been such a moment where the most powerful Ancient Emperors and Supremes took the initiative to ask in such a low-profile manner.

There was even a hint of ingratiation; such a scene had never existed, but today, it appeared.

Of course, although there was a hint of ingratiation, it was more of a stance of equal negotiation.

After all, although Shi Huang is formidable, he is still within the realm of the Great Emperor and has not exceeded the scope; if many figures were to attack together, even Shi Huang could not stop it.

But facing such invitations and inquiries, Shi Huang remained calm and indifferent.

"Those who have shown me kindness may come with me to the Undying Mountain to contemplate; as for the others, we shall see after we have contemplated enough!"

These words were very impolite, but the others, though wanting to be angry, could not summon any rage.

After all, there are now two Ancient Emperor-level figures united around Shi Huang, and there are also figures within the Undying Mountain.

These are the strongest and most terrifying figures in the world.

If a dispute were to truly arise, Shi Huang would not be alone.

Under such circumstances, one can only offer good advice; forced coercion is impossible.

And Zhang Xuan just brazenly entered the Undying Mountain under the guise of Shi Huang.

He did not even converse with the supreme figures inside the Undying Mountain, walking directly to the deepest part and then taking out that Stone Tablet.

The figures in the deepest part of the Undying Mountain were originally slightly dissatisfied, as Shi Huang had returned so casually without even a greeting.

But when that Stone Tablet was placed before the many figures, all dissatisfaction was immediately suppressed.

Even Shi Huang's soft, slow chanting sounded pleasant and melodious to the ears of the many figures.

"Many figures may come here to contemplate; I have absolutely no objection!"

Once these calm words were spoken, the Undying Mountain shook.

Then, no one cared about Shi Huang's attitude anymore; everyone was earnestly looking at that broken Stone Tablet.

Even at this time, some were not in a hurry to contemplate, but instead earnestly asked Shi Huang.

"Could you invite other fellow Daoists to come here? After all, the situation in the Immortal Domain is quite tragic?"

This was both out of concern for Shi Huang and, in reality, a way to probe for information about the Immortal Domain from another angle.

Before Zhang Xuan arrived here, he had already anticipated this situation; therefore, he deliberately faked that battle in the Immortal Domain and deliberately disguised himself as Shi Huang to come to the Undying Mountain.

At this moment, he did not agree directly, but instead deliberately remained silent.

After all, people do not cherish things obtained easily; therefore, Zhang Xuan had to deliberately stall. The initiative was his, so he needed to play tug-of-war—this was experience gained from multiple clashes with Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors; some good things cannot be given directly, they must be bartered for.

The more he stalled and the more he held the other party back, the better his situation would become.

The Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors would only become more eager to join this operation.

"It is not impossible, but it requires strict screening."

Zhang Xuan spoke.

"I wonder what the assessment criteria are?"

An Ancient Emperor whispered, his words filled with urgency; the path to becoming an Immortal was right before their eyes, so they were naturally urgent and nervous.

Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, but he was not in a hurry.

After thinking for a while, he said leisurely: "My weapon shattered in the previous battle and is difficult to restore; therefore, those who can bring me divine metal may join this contemplation."

This requirement was suddenly very high, and several Ancient Emperors and Supremes were silent upon hearing it.

The other Forbidden Zones that were also paying attention to this area fell into silence as well, but after thinking it over, they agreed.

It did not take long before a mysterious Ancient Emperor arrived with a piece of Dragon Pattern Black Gold.

The quantity is massive, enough to forge an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon.

Such a gift is also extremely precious to an Ancient Emperor or a Supreme.

After Zhang Xuan looked at it, he directly invited him to enter Undying Mountain.

Then, most of the Ancient Emperors and Supremes looked at that broken stone tablet, strange expressions appearing on their faces.

And this action had not yet fully stopped when, shortly after, another powerful figure arrived, bringing a portion of Immortal Tear Green Gold.

For these figures who had dominated the world countless years ago, they all possessed the most top-tier materials between heaven and earth.

The most precious treasures between heaven and earth had already been collected by them countless years ago.

Unless there were some mysterious regions they were unable to explore, most treasures had already been excavated by them.

They did not need their strength to be invincible in the world; they only needed to be earlier than everyone else, and they could naturally occupy the previous ecological niche.

It is just like how, later on, Ye Tiandi's Source Heaven Art was peerless in heaven and earth, yet finding a Creation Spring Eye was harder than ascending to heaven, and he only found half a one after traveling the whole world.

Yet in the era of the Undying Emperor, he could even provide his descendants with six Creation Springs, letting six supreme Creation Springs nurture his descendants.

First-mover advantage—this is unprecedented, ahead of anyone else.

Others cannot even compare.

And the most top-tier Immortal Gold and treasures that later Great Emperors could not find even after exhausting the world were all present within the Six Forbidden Zones.

One can only say that these old, undying monsters occupied the best things between heaven and earth early on, and they kept hiding inside the Forbidden Zones, enjoying the best materials while simply refusing to die.

Zhang Xuan accepted it with a smile, though he did not take it out to forge anything immediately.

Dragon Pattern Black Gold and Immortal Tear Green Gold, these two most top-tier materials, were both integrated by him into the weapon he forged himself.

The God Mark Purple Gold Tower that he initially spent huge energy and cost to obtain from above Kunlun on Earth was now unable to keep up with the pace of his growth.

Zhang Xuan could feel that if he were to become a Great Emperor, he would directly reach the level of the Heavenly Emperor, or perhaps even higher.

He could now shatter ordinary Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons with his bare hands.

Not to mention how powerful he would be after he becomes a Great Emperor or later mends the heavens with his own body.

Therefore, he must collect the most top-tier materials in advance, like Ye Tiandi, to finally forge an Immortal Artifact with nine kinds of supreme Immortal Gold.

Zhang Xuan had originally thought the Six Forbidden Zones could provide very generous rewards.

But in the end, he only received three pieces of top-tier Immortal Gold in his hands, and finally, a mysterious figure sent him a portion of Phoenix Blood Red Gold.

Then everything stopped there; adding the two Ancient Emperors who acted for him, there were a total of five Ancient Emperors meditating in Undying Mountain—of course, Undying Mountain itself also had a powerful figure inside.

Originally, Undying Mountain should not have been so withered, but during the era of the Void Great Emperor, Undying Mountain and the Void Great Emperor clashed head-on.

Basically, the entire foundation of Undying Mountain was exhausted, and the Void Great Emperor even dragged two Undying Mountain Supremes down with him before he died.

It can be said that the Void Great Emperor truly gave his all for the Human Race, until his heart stopped beating.

Zhang Xuan even set his sights on Lun Hui Hai.

Because the Void Great Emperor had also focused on targeting Lun Hui Hai back then; after the Lunhui Zhi Zhu died last time, combined with the one or two Ancient Emperors and Supremes the Void Great Emperor killed in Lun Hui Hai back then...

Now, in Lun Hui Hai, looking at Zhang Xuan's memories, there is probably only one left.

This person's strength and realm are not bad, and can even be said to be top-tier; he was one of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables of the Mythological Era, Xiao Yao Tian Zun. He later took advantage of a figure's Dao attainment to plunder that figure's Dao Fruit and physical body, defying the heavens to attain the Dao, and even changed his identity.

If he remembers correctly, his name is Yun Gen.

However, this figure has not come out at all now, and Zhang Xuan also knows why.

Back then, those who targeted the Void Great Emperor the most severely were Lun Hui Hai and Undying Mountain, so these two Forbidden Zones paid the greatest price.

Basically, all the most top-tier Immortal treasures and materials were exhausted.

Added to the fact that Xiao Yao Tian Zun has lived the longest, all treasures were consumed in the process over the long years and time.

This time, no one from Lun Hui Hai came, because he could not afford the price of meditating on the Immortal Gold.

But Zhang Xuan feels that the current situation is already quite good.

After all, he has once again tricked six figures who are invincible in heaven and earth.

If one adds the Bai Hu Dao Ren he killed outside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, then this time it is seven.

It can be said that after such actions, even with the Ancient Emperors and Supremes accumulated by the Six Forbidden Zones over long years, another one or two such trips would exhaust them almost completely.

"And now these figures are already enough; any more, and I fear there will still be a bit of a crisis."

Zhang Xuan keenly estimated the strength of both the enemy and himself, confirming that the figures who came to Undying Mountain were just about right.

And when they meditated on the scriptures to a deep level...

Zhang Xuan openly and aboveboard set up a vast array and altar inside Undying Mountain.

It was an array to open the void, combining the Yishi Zhi Zun World and the Shenmu World.

"What are you doing?"

The Supremes and Ancient Emperors in Undying Mountain were all shocked, not understanding what Zhang Xuan was doing, and Zhang Xuan calmly said: "I have never been a person who admits defeat. I was beaten back from the Immortal Domain by violence before, and now I want to fight my way back!"

These words were calm but carried incomparable dominance; the many figures present were stunned at first, and then they all became excited.

"We can still go back?"

"It is still missing some things; it requires a very complex method, and it needs to be opened together."

In reality, Zhang Xuan could open the portal to his Small World right now and fit the entire Undying Mountain inside, but he won't.

If things go too smoothly, these Ancient Emperors and Heavenly Venerables will not agree easily; instead, they will feel there is something fishy about it.

It is better to give a clue now and let these Ancient Emperors and Heavenly Venerables work together to actively open the portal to the Small World for him.

The array he provided indeed had no problems; it originated from the Shenmu World and Yishi Zhi Zun World. The array was incomparably profound and strange, and many Ancient Emperors and Supremes felt shocked from the bottom of their hearts after seeing it, having an indescribable feeling.

Then, while meditating on the scriptures left by the Amitabha Great Emperor, they also worked hard to mobilize top-tier Immortal treasures from various regions to arrange them here in Undying Mountain.

They arranged the method to open the passage between the two worlds together with Zhang Xuan.

Moreover, they had all studied it carefully; such a method and inheritance were indeed unheard of and unseen, completely different from the cultivation methods of this world, very much in line with the conditions of the Immortal Realm, and very likely passed down from the Immortal Realm.

And what Zhang Xuan needs to do is to help this group of people perfect this array while adjusting the orientation within his own Small World, preparing to use the teleportation array to send this batch of figures all into the Immortal Execution Sword Array within the Small World.

"Heh, everyone wants to become an Immortal, yet none have ever become an Immortal. Today, I shall raise the entire sect to ascend as Immortals; the whole Undying Mountain shall ascend and become Immortals!"

Inside Undying Mountain, Zhang Xuan used the persona of Shi Huang to emit such a cold and arrogant voice. These words did not make the Yellow River Supreme feel dissatisfied; instead, he became increasingly excited.

All of them stared fanatically at that increasingly grand formation.

That was not a formation, but the path to becoming an Immortal.

(End of this chapter)