Chapter 327: 334. Chapter 324: Those Who Become Great Emperors May Enter the Heavenly Court
334. Chapter 324: Those Who Become Great Emperors May Enter the Heavenly Court
The Saint Body underwent tribulation in the Central Plains, stepped into the Saint Realm, and became a Saint.
Under normal circumstances, this news would absolutely shock the entire Beidou and cause the whole world to tremble.
After all, it has not been many years since the Saint Body first stepped onto the path of cultivation.
Even adding the age he had lived before, it is no more than thirty-some years.
Stepping into the Saint Realm at such an age is simply earth-shattering, breaking the records of the Cultivation World.
But this is not considered a legend; rather, it is ordinary, because more terrifying and astonishing things are happening.
Many offspring of Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors have fallen silent during this period, and then, in the shortest amount of time, made breakthrough after breakthrough, successively stepping into the Saint Realm.
The entire Ancient Myriad Tribes fell into shock, followed by wild joy.
Originally, the Human Race brought them immense pressure, and they had intended to endure for a period of time.
As it turned out, they did not expect the Ancient Emperor's Sons to be so astonishing, soaring into the sky in an extremely short time.
They are completely inferior to no peerless genius.
Old Madman, one of the Tianxuan Three Heroes of the Tianxuan Holy Land, returned inexplicably and made breakthrough after breakthrough in the Great Saint Realm within a short time.
In an incredibly short time, he actually cultivated himself to perfection, reaching the very peak of the Great Saint Realm.
It is clear that he had not been in the Great Saint Realm for very long.
But it is simply very terrifying.
And this is not the most astonishing; what is most unbelievable is the most terrifying Human Demon from the Taigu period.
He cultivated both Yin and Yang, and had always been stuck at a barrier, never truly making a breakthrough.
But even so, he brought endless shadows to the Ancient Myriad Tribes; several Great Saints were targeted by this terrifying monster and eaten.
As it turns out, the most terrifying monster on Beidou recently dug a figure out from some underground location.
The two fought fiercely, and then both stepped into the Quasi-Emperor Realm in the starry sky of the Universe; the vast Quasi-Emperor lightning tribulation was not inferior to that of a Great Emperor of the same period.
It was terrifying beyond compare, and then, in the most pleasantly surprised gaze of the Ancient Myriad Tribes, they discovered that the terrifying figure was not inferior to this Human Demon.
Moreover, they were very familiar with that figure; it was Di Que, who had competed with Dou Zhan Sheng Huang for the chance to attain the Dao and be crowned Emperor at the end of the Taigu period.
Everyone thought he was dead, but he was not dead; he was actually still alive and had come to revive between heaven and earth.
The entire Ancient Race felt a surge of relief because a Quasi-Emperor had appeared.
But they also felt horrified, because the Human Demon had undergone some terrifying change unknown to them, and was actually able to go head-to-head with Di Que without falling behind.
The appearance of these two was already the most terrifying event and situation on Beidou.
But this was still not the limit, and in the Universe, it was still not the most shocking thing.
On the Golden Crow Ancient Star, an invincible Golden Crow at the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven perfection suddenly appeared, who was infinitely close to attaining the Dao.
Even if it were not for someone attaining the Dao in this era, he would have truly succeeded.
But he was not the invincible one in this world.
He emerged in this era, and then aggressively charged at the Great Emperor Realm but did not succeed, only reaching the level of Alternative Enlightenment.
But this was not because he wanted to, but because he encountered an opponent.
A youth holding a stone staff targeted him, and the two fought to the point of madness on the Mythical Ancient Battlefield, both wanting to attain the Dao.
In that most intense battle, both suffered major injuries and then fell into silence.
At the same time, on the Mythical Ancient Battlefield, Undying Empress was also dueling with a supreme figure.
Two supreme figures, both ranked at the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven, fought to the point of madness, both wanting to step into the level of Alternative Enlightenment.
Such battles shocked the entire Universe; no one had ever thought that there would be so many supreme powerhouses in the Universe.
The Golden Great Age is also too golden.
The gold content is too high, pressing down so hard that people cannot lift their heads.
And the many most terrifying figures fought in blood and struggled to the death; the battles at the level of Alternative Enlightenment were not even the most shocking information in the Universe.
The most shocking thing, which even caused the entire Universe to look on, was that the Heavenly Emperor standing above the Heavenly Court reached out a large hand and grabbed the entire Underworld.
During this, multiple figures at the Emperor-Dao level resisted, and were then pointed at by that large hand, turning into blood flowers one by one.
Then, in front of the entire Universe, the Transforming into the Dao of figures at the Ancient Emperor and Great Emperor level was displayed.
That became the most brilliant fireworks between heaven and earth.
At the same time, it also caused the fighting to fall into an even more frenzied state.
That Heavenly Emperor did not interfere too much in the Human World.
He only sat coldly on his throne, overlooking the entire Time River.
But the strength he displayed with a wave of his hand, crossing the entire Universe to grab the Underworld with one hand and haul it into the Heavenly Court, was imprinted in the hearts of all the top powerhouses.
Everyone wanted to see the inheritance on those five Ancient Steles.
That Great Emperors do not meet each other, and that there is no true distinction between Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors, has always circulated between heaven and earth and is a fact accepted by everyone.
But today, this concept was completely shattered; everyone believed that the figure sitting above the Heavenly Court was a figure who had surpassed the Great Emperor level and should be a True Immortal living in the Human World.
All pursuits in the Human World seemed to pale in comparison to this figure.
And as more and more people became curious about the life of this figure, the past was unearthed.
No, rather than saying it was unearthed, it is better to say that this peerless Heavenly Emperor had never concealed his past; anyone who wanted to explore could learn about it.
He lived on Earth for basically more than twenty years, had never come into contact with cultivation, and then one day suddenly seemed to attain the Dao and stepped onto the path of cultivation.
He charged from Earth to Beidou, and then, in less than four short years, stepped up level by level to become an invincible True Immortal.
He cultivated the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, yet did not cause slaughter indiscriminately; instead, he absorbed the Origin of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body on Sheng Ya, as well as the many top powerhouses left behind by Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, using this to forge an invincible divine body.
He used the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to extend the life of Gai Jiuyou, who had once been one step away from attaining the Dao, allowing him to restore his youthful state and even attain the Dao in such an era.
He also used the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to extend the life of a figure who was one of the nine Great Accomplishment Saint Bodies from the ancient period in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, and picked the Harmony Flower, allowing this supreme figure to attain the Dao against the heavens.
He took a Small World out from the Bronze Ancient Coffin, used that Small World to disguise it as the Immortal Domain, deceived more than ten Ancient Emperors and Supremes, and then slaughtered these Ancient Emperors and Supremes who had stirred up the Dark Turmoil one by one.
He almost single-handedly leveled the Six Forbidden Zones that had long loomed between heaven and earth.
Even many peerless figures, upon obtaining the imprints Zhang Xuan had intercepted from the Time River—which contained the experiences and memories from before they became Emperors—were silenced after witnessing this scene.
No matter how arrogant a person was, they felt completely inadequate before such a peerless figure, and admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Overbearing and tyrannical, even more outrageous than the Heavenly Emperor of the Mythological Era.
And although many of the strongest figures were born into this generation at the same time to compete for the chance to attain the Dao, many were arranged by this figure; they vaguely sensed the traces of their fates being manipulated, yet felt no anger in their hearts.
Because this figure did it so openly and clearly, placing everything before everyone.
Open and aboveboard, magnificent and grand.
Everyone between heaven and earth could feel the intent left behind by that figure above the Heavenly Court.
"Those who have attained the Dao may enter the Heavenly Court, take charge of a Heavenly Palace, and also contemplate those five Stone Tablets."
He displayed all this information before the many figures so grandly.
And the many figures who had already become Emperors also resided in that Heavenly Palace, not descending to the Lower Realm.
Nine Netherworlds Emperor, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body who had become an Emperor, Qilin Ancient Emperor, Wanlong Emperor, Jiuli Dadi, as well as two other supreme figures who had never stirred up Dark Turmoil.
Each of them took charge of a Heavenly Palace, lingering above that firmament, contemplating the five ancient Stone Tablets.
If one were to ask if there were any special existences between heaven and earth, there were.
The Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land gathered once more; it was the only Forbidden Zone left between heaven and earth after being swept by this Heavenly Emperor.
Originally, all figures thought that this struggle would take a long time before it could truly come to an end.
Before one or more victors could be decided.
But they never expected that someone would soon break the legend that had lasted through the ages; someone truly stepped onto that World Tree and walked into the Heavenly Palace.
Zhang Xuan stood at the very top of the World Tree, looking down at Feathering Ancient Star, and as his gaze fell, it reached the very center, which was protected by layers of Great Emperor-level arrays.
A petrified Saint Spirit suddenly trembled at this moment, becoming sentient on its own; all the stone skin fell away, and a figure walked out, covered from head to toe in a suit of Feathering Immortal Gold armor.
On Beidou, within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, the Ruthless Great Emperor was lost in thought, raising her head to glance in that direction.
Suddenly, the body of the Feathered Great Emperor, who had endured endless hardship and then been silently catalyzed to maturity by Zhang Xuan using the entire Universe to live out a second life, trembled.
But the Ruthless Great Emperor only took one look and ultimately did not make a move.
And at the very top of the World Tree, Zhang Xuan lowered his gaze, and a golden road of light spread directly from the top of the World Tree all the way to Feathering Ancient Star.
The Feathered Great Emperor, who had lived out a second life through his own strength and was then accelerated by Zhang Xuan, stepped onto this golden road of light.
Under the gaze of the entire Universe, he walked step by step toward the World Tree and chose a leaf on the World Tree to reside upon.
Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, eight figures stood before the ancient Heavenly Palace, silently contemplating there.
The five Stone Tablets flickered quietly there, flowing with immortal brilliance.
And at this shocking moment.
On Beidou, inside Purple Mountain.
A Great Bell vibrated melodiously, flew out from within, and headed straight for the top of the World Tree.
Seeing this scene, the Black Emperor was instantly incomparably excited, roaring and gritting his teeth, wanting to rush toward it to keep up with that stone bell.
Saint-level power flickered around his body, and the Secret of 'Xing' (Movement) had been developed to a terrifying degree under his command; he stood and walked like a human, charging frantically.
There were even Great Emperor-level array patterns flickering, allowing him to cover an infinitely vast distance in an instant.
Although his strength and realm were still far inferior, he almost caught up to an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon.
Such actions caused even the most peerless geniuses on Beidou to be shocked and cast side-glances.
The level displayed by this Black Dog in such a short time—his physical body, blood energy, cultivation realm, and comprehension of the Dao—was already on the same level as the top geniuses between heaven and earth.
"Take me with you, take me with you, I want to know the Great Emperor's situation, take me with you!"
That huge roar could be heard across Beidou.
But that ancient stone bell only vibrated melodiously, charging forward all the way to the top of the World Tree.
Then, in the shocked gaze of countless people, the stone bell paused slightly before that Heavenly Emperor.
They had a brief exchange, and then the Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly, punching a large hole in the void before him, revealing a strange world.
The ancient stone bell vibrated, nodding slightly like a person, as if expressing thanks, and then charged into that passage without looking back.
It took a long while for the Black Emperor to rush to the vicinity; he didn't even look at the five Stone Tablets standing before the Heavenly Palace, but instead stared blankly at the closing passage, his dog face covered in tears.
"Great Emperor, I felt the Great Emperor's aura, the Great Emperor is still alive!"
He stared at the passage again and again, then looked at Zhang Xuan, filled with longing and expectation, as if hoping Zhang Xuan would answer him.
And Zhang Xuan nodded calmly, which instantly made the Black Dog tremble with excitement.
Then Zhang Xuan waved his hand casually, and the Black Dog turned into a streak of light from the top of the World Tree and fell onto Beidou.
Zhang Xuan's calm and indifferent voice reached his ears.
"Since you want to be his follower, you must have the qualifications. If you do not become a Great Emperor, how can you be qualified to follow behind him? Going there will only hold him back and distract him."
That day, the Black Emperor's howling could be heard throughout the Eastern Wasteland.
"I will definitely attain the Dao and become an Emperor, and break into that world, Awoo!"
And after Zhang Xuan finished dealing with the miscellaneous matters by his side, he smiled slightly again and looked down at Beidou.
"I was busy dealing with various matters and actually forgot about you!"
Beidou, Sheng Ya.
As Zhang Xuan's gaze fell, the entire Sheng Ya trembled, and in the very center, the List of Conferred Gods radiated endless light and detached itself automatically, revealing a Daoist sealed within by Immortal Source.
Outside the Immortal Source, the primordial spirit of the Undying Daoist let out a voice of surprise, but it quickly turned into unease and a roar.
"My physical body, my physical body has always been..."
"Ah, how is this possible? How could you force me to directly Transform into the Dao?"
"How could there be a figure between heaven and earth as formidable as you?"
That roar and cry of shock shook the Universe, another brilliant firework bloomed between heaven and earth, and because more supreme powerhouses merged into the entire great Universe, the World Tree grew increasingly robust.
Countless peerless figures gazed at that World Tree, and at the most radiant star standing atop the World Tree.
Their gazes carried awe.
Even the Chaos Body, who feared neither heaven nor earth and had even fought Heavenly Venerables who had attained the Dao head-on, could not help but fall silent upon seeing such a scene, a sense of awe rising in their heart.
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