Chapter 361: 369. Chapter 358: Immortal Emperor, the Supreme of the Supreme! Emperor Teacher (Grand Finale)

369. Chapter 358: Immortal Emperor, the Supreme of the Supreme! Emperor Teacher (Grand Finale)

"A Quasi-Immortal Emperor!"

Standing between heaven and earth, Zhang Xuan exhaled gently.

Without any excessive movement, he grasped a segment of time and years from within the Nine Heavens and Shi Di, then let it fall upon that World Tree which was still growing.

The boundless Life Essence that had originally piled up like an ocean suddenly subsided by a large margin, while that World Tree grew increasingly vast and immense, almost no less than the World Tree from the Foreign Realm that grew to cover the sky and block the sun, with even a single leaf on that World Tree surpassing the stars.

The growth of the World Tree requires not only all kinds of Life Essence and the most special rules and laws, but most importantly, it also requires time and a world.

And Zhang Xuan had just directly intercepted a segment of time, and moreover, intercepted it separately to merge into the World Tree.

He let time become a certain component, a type of nourishment, breaking the most difficult point that restricted the World Tree.

It was not even just this point; the radiance of time flowed between heaven and earth, even affecting the Border Desolation Seven Kings who were recovering within the endless and boundless ocean of Essence, as well as the top-tier Immortal Kings who had also fallen during the Immortal Ancient period.

They were all growing and developing at an extremely fast speed, even including Liu Shen.

Several peerless figures were successively hung upon the originally empty branches of the World Tree; they were like the Immortal Kings or Immortals of the Foreign Realm.

They transformed into eternally indestructible stars upon the World Tree, shining down upon everyone below.

Countless cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Shi Di gazed at the space above their heads, their hearts surging with emotion.

"Revival, it is truly going to revive; my Nine Heavens and Shi Di will return to the absolute peak of the Immortal Ancient period."

"To think there are still so many True Immortals between such heaven and earth, and so many terrifying figures..."

There were also figures whispering in panic, especially the founder of the Immortal Palace.

He even wanted to flee to the Immortal Domain at any cost.

But silently, a majestic aura locked onto his location, freezing that side of heaven and earth, leaving him with no way for any changes to occur.

At the same time, cold words flowed between heaven and earth, which only he could hear.

"Logically speaking, you should have died long ago, but all grievances should be settled by the person themselves to be truly satisfying."

"Kunpengzi is still waiting for you, and his mother is also waiting for you..."

The Residual Immortal who founded the Immortal Palace looked up at the sky; he could see a peerless figure shining like a star upon the World Tree—that was Kunpengzi.

Kunpengzi's blood and Qi were majestic and high-spirited, as if soaring into the sky.

He had already reached the absolute peak in the Human Dao Realm and was now climbing into the Immortal Dao Realm, attempting to become a supreme True Immortal.

Even his combat power in the Human Dao Realm was now terrifyingly strong, possessing combat power close to that of a True Immortal.

The Residual Immortal estimated that he might not necessarily be able to kill him now.

What was even more terrifying was that the other party was still improving, and it could be almost stably determined that he would definitely become a True Immortal and then come to seek revenge on him.

The Residual Immortal only felt his body turn cold, his torso chilled.

Back then, after Kunpeng had barely returned from that cruel battlefield, he had seen Kunpeng in an unprecedentedly weak state; therefore, not having been on the battlefield, he remembered the conflict that had once existed between him and Kunpeng at that time, and chose to strike.

Fighting a full-health opponent against a crippled or near-death one, he felt he could reap the rewards.

As it turned out, he did indeed reap them, but was also struck back by the other party in a wave that left him lingering on the brink of death, unable to recover to this day.

He had even left behind so many hidden dangers.

Now he only felt terrified and uneasy, wanting to escape but unable to, because he felt a terrifying pressure across the entire heaven and earth.

After his realm and strength improved at the end of the Boundary Sea, Zhang Xuan not only did not feel the heaven and earth targeting him, but even felt that the Dark Matter surging toward him was becoming more and more abundant.

That Dark Immortal Emperor hiding at the Ultimate Land at the end of the Boundary Sea seemed to have sensed his changes, and even actively transmitted one group after another of Immortal Emperor-level experience and insights.

He was helping Zhang Xuan improve his realm and strength, and this step was done very covertly; the area where the Ultimate Land was located was quiet, without any movement or ripples.

And Zhang Xuan similarly maintained this special tacit understanding, but did not improve in the direction of this Dark Immortal Emperor.

He absorbed and drew reference from those experiences, but was walking his own path to the Other Shore.

Reaching such a stage, he silently reached the Creation Realm from the Legend level, with this Immortal Emperor as the head of the region across the entire Universe, taking the boundless Boundary Sea and the entire world as his scope.

His figure permeated every corner of heaven and earth; every direction and every area bore his traces.

Countless rays of light and ripples were silently pacified before him.

For figures at the Creation Realm within the Yishi Zhi Zun World, the most difficult point in wanting to break through to the Other Shore is to perceive the Time River and the power of time.

But for Zhang Xuan, he had already attempted this process and step too many times.

He had the experience of reaching the Other Shore in multiple worlds; now, walking this path again was merely jumping from a small place to a larger and more distant direction.

Even if the problems were more complex, the overall train of thought and path remained unchanged and interconnected.

In the Zhetian World and in the Small World, he had already achieved the Other Shore, and even in the Shenmu World, he had made the entire Shenmu World his body, his "self."

Now, such a situation was merely taking it a step further and perfecting it a bit more.

Zhang Xuan walked very easily and naturally, even striding along the Time River, walking to the Emperor Fall Era.

At such a realm and level, he could even reverse causality, reverse paths and directions.

Silently, he stepped past the imprint of that supreme figure who achieved the Quasi-Immortal Emperor status, becoming a peerless figure who existed before him.

Even in the Emperor Fall Era, at that initial and most primitive point, he learned of the entire life of that Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and at that initial point, he personally gave pointers to this Quasi-Immortal Emperor-level figure.

That supreme figure of the Emperor Fall Era became his disciple, while he continued to move forward at the end of the Time River.

It was just that Zhang Xuan did not intervene in the fall of that Quasi-Immortal Emperor of the Emperor Fall Era, only leaving behind a bit of his spiritual light, waiting for a future return and resurrection.

When that person fell, Zhang Xuan only let out a low sigh across the entire heaven and earth, shaking the heavens and the earth.

When the most powerful and ancient terrifying-level figures came to this side of the Boundary Sea and saw Zhang Xuan standing at the end of the Boundary Sea, about to step onto the dam of the Other Shore, they retreated in horror.

"This..."

The Butcher, who carried a bow and arrows and was already infinitely close to a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, saw that figure whose entire body was stabilized with Quasi-Immortal Emperor-level light, and his heart simply shattered.

A giant of the Immortal King level standing next to the Butcher was not just the Butcher; he retreated directly, retreating out several worlds before barely stopping his footsteps.

And that supreme Immortal King-level giant asked in confusion, but only heard an answer that shattered his heart.

"Having spent countless years and ages to reach the end of the Boundary Sea, about to know the ultimate secret, why do you retreat, why do you leave?"

The Butcher remained silent for a long time before giving an answer.

"In the Emperor Fall Era, I once saw this figure."

"When that Emperor-level figure died, everyone saw the back of this figure above the firmament and heard that low sigh..."

Hearing this, that Immortal King-level giant felt his scalp tingle, and his body trembled.

This was the most supreme secret of that year, a problem that erupted at the most terrifying and special time node; everyone was discussing who the figure who sighed in the Emperor Fall Era was.

And who was that fallen Emperor?

Never had they imagined that the figure before them was actually related to that era.

And his shock was far from over.

The Butcher's gaze was incomparably complex, with an indescribable feeling; he stared at that area, stared at that background, and only after a long time did he sigh leisurely.

"My father once saw that figure who left footprints on the dam; he walked all the way to the end, and not long after, the heaven and earth shook, and news of the Emperor Fall arrived..."

That Immortal King-level giant was still somewhat puzzled upon hearing this, not understanding why the topic had suddenly turned here.

But the next moment, his heart shook violently.

"My father could be considered to have known that suspected Emperor-level figure, and for this, he spent countless years and ages searching through ancient records."

"Finally, in a nameless mountain village, he found an ancient scroll."

"That supreme figure who stepped onto the dam, in the open space of that mountain village, faced this figure and performed the etiquette of a student to a teacher..."

The Immortal King-level giant felt his scalp tingle instantly, feeling his primordial spirit trembling violently, as if unable to withstand this massive information shock.

"Emperor Teacher? He is the master of that fallen Emperor?"

This was the most scalp-tingling news; speaking it out would absolutely be earth-shattering.

It also made one feel their scalp tingle and their body turn cold.

The Immortal King-level giant wanted to ask more, but saw the Butcher's expression change drastically.

Because the endless dark mist at the end of the Boundary Sea submerged the heavens and the earth, but the next moment, it was swallowed in one gulp by that figure standing at the end of the Boundary Sea.

Even that peerless figure smiled slightly at this moment.

"Found you!"

Amidst the shocked gazes of the Butcher and other top-tier Immortal Kings, a Rotten Wooden Box suddenly appeared in the hands of that peerless figure.

That legendary master of the fallen Emperor stood there quietly, and infinite power spread from his body, swallowing and absorbing the boundless black mist.

But this was not the most astonishing part; the most astonishing part was that layer upon layer of seals above the Rotten Wooden Box were about to be opened, but when the final seal was about to be opened, that figure took the initiative to stop.

Then, at such a time, a conversation emerged.

"I have no way to go directly to the Ultimate Land now; after all, he has the upper hand."

From within that Rotten Wooden Box, a holy and brilliant light, terrifying to the extreme, shot into the sky, suppressing the entire heaven and earth.

Even though the Butcher was only one step away from a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, he felt infinite pressure; even if it were just a wisp of broken Divine Sense, he could not resist it.

That was a terrifying existence that surpassed his imagination and level of cultivation.

But facing such a moment, the Butcher also felt it was a matter of course; that Emperor's master clearly should be communicating with such a supreme figure.

"I also have no way to help you much; he occupies the main body, and now my power is only a small part compared to him..."

That peerless figure whispered.

And Zhang Xuan shook his head softly and smiled: "I am now about to take the final step, but I need to prevent interference as much as possible."

"I don't need you to help me; I only need you to let the existence within that main body spew out more Dark Matter; I will help you refine and strengthen your body, allowing you to confront it head-on or, in other words, interfere with each other..."

While speaking, infinite Dark Matter spewed out from that area, then transformed into a mass of the most holy and brilliant Origin, simply more brilliant than all the great suns in the sky combined; in the Butcher's eyes, it was even more vast than this entire Boundary Sea.

And that most holy and brilliant Origin silently merged into the Rotten Wooden Box, allowing that somewhat illusory and unreal figure to solidify a portion.

"Your path..."

That supreme figure whispered softly, and after a moment, nodded: "Very well!"

"I cannot see through the part you possess at all; I can let it spit out more Dark Matter, allowing you to refine more holy Origin in advance..."

The next moment, the entire heaven and earth seemed to turn black.

In the scalp-tingling gaze of the Butcher and the others, all the light in the entire heaven and earth seemed to disappear, and endless Dark Matter rained down from that area, turning the entire heaven and earth into a piece of black.

That kind of Dark Matter, even if they were to fall into it, would directly be darkened and turned into terrifying dark monsters, but all the Dark Matter was blocked in front of that figure.

Not a single wisp of Dark Matter could surge in; it was all swallowed and refined by that figure.

An earth-shattering war that could affect the entire heaven and earth and the situation of the entire world erupted here silently.

But such a war appeared incomparably calm and peaceful; no one could know, and no one could interfere.

They watched the figure inside the Rotten Wooden Box, within a very short time, filling up bit by bit, expanding bit by bit, the whole person becoming more real.

Infinite Heaven and Earth Essence and Life Essence merged into this area, surging into this heaven and earth.

Even the Time River collided and blended in this area.

The figure standing in the Rotten Wooden Box was incomparably shocked.

Finally, they let out a leisurely sigh.

"You had already prepared before; you could have taken this step long ago, just to be more stable and prevent the darkened me from interfering..."

Amidst the low sigh, countless people saw a vast Time River surge up from between heaven and earth.

This Time River was vast and mighty, surging from the deepest part of heaven and earth, covering all heaven and earth.

It was the Time River formed by the condensation of all heaven and earth, involving all heaven and earth, involving all things in the Universe.

Attaining the Dao of the Other Shore, or in other words, becoming an Immortal Emperor, was at this moment.

That was the most magnificent and special power between heaven and earth, magnificent to the point of being unbelievable, powerful to the point of being unbelievable.

In that Time River, one could see countless figures.

In that Era of Emperor Fall, one could see this supreme figure descend into a small mountain village in the Era of Emperor Fall, teaching that peerless Quasi-Immortal Emperor step by step, allowing him to grow step by step into the strongest powerhouse of the entire Era of Emperor Fall.

Then, this powerhouse stepped onto the Boundary Sea Dam without hesitation, leaving a trail of footprints there.

Those footprints remain to this day the motivation for countless powerhouses to continue forging ahead bravely.

But not long after, the heavens and earth shook violently, and the news of that supreme powerhouse's fall shocked the heavens and the earth, leaving behind only a low sigh from this supreme figure of the present day.

And in the later heavens and earth, this supreme existence basically remained in the area of the Boundary Sea Dam, swallowing the endless Dark Matter to prevent the outbreak of Dark Turmoil.

But at the same time, the entire heavens and earth were undergoing silent changes; in the most distant downstream of the Time River, everyone could see the initial starting point of this supreme powerhouse.

Then everyone widened their eyes; this figure, who was now so tyrannical that everyone felt he was invincible, had actually started his cultivation as a mere mortal on an initial water-blue planet.

Within the universe of that piece of heaven and earth, he became the strongest in the Human Dao Realm, suppressed everyone, created unprecedented techniques and Dao methods, and suppressed the entire era.

Then, using this as a foundation, he came against the heavens, reorganized the Chaotic Ancient era, charged into the Immortal Ancient era, and finally killed his way into the Era of Emperor Fall...

The entire heavens and earth, seeing such a scene and such time, were shocked by the fragments, and that peerless figure standing within the Rotten Wooden Box also sighed upon seeing such a scene.

"Your talent and brilliance are ancient and shining, far stronger than mine..."

Amidst the long sigh, a terrifying roar came from the end of the Boundary Sea.

Four supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm figures soared into the sky from there, affecting the entire heavens and earth.

Even before they arrived, one could hear the roar that shook the heavens and earth from afar.

"I long felt that someone was hiding behind the scenes, but I could never see their figure in the Time River; now, we have finally caught you..."

But when such a roar arrived and they saw the scene before them, the hearts of those four supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperors trembled.

They stared at that Rotten Wooden Box, their gazes revealing an expression of disbelief.

Then they turned their heads to look at the Ultimate Land.

Without their obstruction, everyone could see the scene of the Ultimate Land and see a supreme throne there. On the throne lay a corpse, yet that corpse could still heave; with every breath, endless Dark Matter flowed and surged into the heavens and earth.

And the appearance of that corpse was exactly the same as the figure condensed upon this mysterious Rotten Wooden Box.

"You are not dead?"

The four supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperors were all shocked, yet Zhang Xuan paid them no mind at all.

In such time and years, he had swallowed enough Dark Matter and had gained the deepest understanding of the rules of this heaven and earth.

He was sufficiently capable of taking the final step within this heaven and earth to reach the highest authority of this heaven and earth, which also meant he could become an incomparable Immortal Emperor within this heaven and earth.

Of course, to achieve this step, and to make this step more stable and peaceful so as not to be disturbed by others, Zhang Xuan needed to make some more preparations.

After all, that Dark Immortal Emperor in this heaven and earth had not truly died; he still had a breath left.

And this Dark Immortal Emperor could also interfere with the Time River at any time and place, affecting countless states.

If this Dark Immortal Emperor were to interfere with his Reach the Other Shore, it would also be a problem for Zhang Xuan.

Moreover, given the character and temperament of that Dark Immortal Emperor, he would absolutely not allow another Immortal Emperor to appear in this heaven and earth, and would definitely strike at such a moment.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan searched the heavens and earth to find the strand of primordial spirit and physical body that the Dark Immortal Emperor had saved for himself when he was contaminated by that drop of dark blood in his early years.

Then, at the end of the Boundary Sea Dam, he swallowed the endless Origin, refined this Origin, and cast it into this mysterious Rotten Wooden Box.

This allowed the uncontaminated part of that Dark Immortal Emperor to become further strengthened, capable of contending with the Dark Immortal Emperor at the Ultimate Land at the end of the Boundary Sea.

Zhang Xuan's achievement of the Other Shore required no one's help, and others had no way to help him.

All he needed to do was ensure this Dark Immortal Emperor did not interfere with him, allowing him to successfully cross that step.

Looking at it now, this step was done very successfully; the four supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperors arrived here, saw this scene, and simultaneously stopped their steps, not daring to make any further moves.

In reality, they wanted to take action, but the true, pure Immortal Emperor within that Rotten Wooden Box stood there.

Even if incomplete, it could easily crush them; an Immortal Emperor and a Quasi-Immortal Emperor were existences of completely different realms and levels.

This supreme Immortal Emperor did not even mind passing many Origins and insights into Zhang Xuan's heart.

This was of some use to Zhang Xuan, but not that much.

After all, an Immortal Emperor is the creator and founder of a path.

One must walk one's own path; other people's Dao methods and insights did not have much meaning for Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan's path itself was a unique path, growing from small to large, becoming an Other Shore traveler of a Small World.

Then, using this to charge into a larger world, he slowly climbed in this world to become the strongest.

Then, using this as a foundation, he continued to spread and forge ahead bravely.

And in this process of climbing, Zhang Xuan would constantly absorb the strengths of the strongest in this world, absorb their Dao Fruit, stand on the shoulders of these giants, and continue to move forward.

The entire Time River was fluctuating violently, with unprecedented light shining.

In that Time River, there were even two Immortal Emperor-level figures with the same appearance clashing head-on, though one was covered in endless Dark Matter, while the other was sunny, bright, sacred, and so holy that not a speck of dust touched him.

In such a most peculiar confrontation, they saw Zhang Xuan emerge in the Time River and cover all timelines.

The two incomplete Immortal Emperors stopped their steps at this moment, and an expression of unwillingness and anger appeared on the Dark Immortal Emperor's face.

In an instant, the most terrifying and boundless power surged, unleashing a supreme attack of the Immortal Emperor level.

But Zhang Xuan only shook his head lightly and sighed.

Before that attack could even reach his side, countless battles had already occurred on the endless timelines, starting from the very beginning when this supreme figure achieved Immortal Emperor, and even before he achieved Immortal Emperor.

The expression of unwillingness on the Dark Immortal Emperor's face grew heavier, because he knew he had already lost.

The entire timeline, including the time of his past rise, had already been covered by the opponent.

The opponent's control over rules and laws was even above his own, and a more special and terrifying point was that the opponent's physical body, primordial spirit, and magic power were not inferior to his own, allowing him to clash head-on.

On the entire timeline, this figure was at the Immortal Emperor level even in his weakest period, and all his imprints had returned to one.

He was one and he was ten thousand; he was the true original point, with no weak period at all.

Reaching this step, he had nothing left to fight with, because even if he achieved Immortal Emperor, he still had a weak childhood period.

When his imprints were covered, the outcome was already decided; this person occupied an even older time node before he was born.

The Dark Matter on the four Dark Immortal Emperors before him was even dissipating bit by bit, becoming the most sacred and flawless part, which indicated that he had lost the dispute on the timeline.

At the same time, the Dark Matter on his body was also rapidly receding.

He could not help but think back to when he had just attained the status of Dark Immortal Emperor; he saw Zhang Xuan, this supreme figure, appear, and he was contaminated by that drop of dark blood, causing him to sever half of his physical body and primordial spirit.

That was the moment he was at his weakest after attaining the Immortal Emperor realm, and then Zhang Xuan directly descended, beating him violently with boundless power.

That drop of dark blood was sealed within his physical body, refined over countless time and years, thereby causing many disasters and terrifying changes.

Until today, that drop of dark blood had become sufficiently withered, and Zhang Xuan walked before him.

Amidst the shocked gazes of countless figures, Zhang Xuan, this newly promoted Immortal Emperor, walked nonchalantly before the Dark Immortal Emperor and reached into his chest with one hand to extract a drop of black blood.

The black blood flashed once, and a moment later, it transformed into the most sacred life essence, sweeping across the heavens and the earth.

And this Immortal Emperor, who had been purified on the spot, nodded toward Zhang Xuan, and the two broken physical bodies and primordial spirits merged into one.

The disaster of the ultimate terrifying Darkness Land was thus quelled by Zhang Xuan, and everything returned to tranquility, with no further changes or incidents.

The cultivation method, which superimposed the essence of Huang Tiandi, the Heavenly Venerable, and others, mixed with the supreme law from the Ascension After world, erupted with unprecedented radiance in this era; Zhang Xuan, a latecomer standing on the shoulders of many giants, suppressed this Dark Immortal Emperor.

This purest and most sacred drop of blood was refined into the most sacred Origin and fell into Zhang Xuan's body, then was swallowed and absorbed by him, allowing him to take another steady step beyond the Immortal Emperor realm.

Even the most primordial source of the Time River was changed.

Zhang Xuan became the oldest, most primordial, and the only original Immortal Emperor in this world, and all latecomers were behind him.

Even this Dark Immortal Emperor, or rather the newborn Immortal Emperor, stood behind Zhang Xuan; clearly, he was the first person to attain the Immortal Emperor status, yet Zhang Xuan had instead surpassed him from behind, but the only ones in the world who knew this secret were him and Zhang Xuan.

Others had no way to interfere, as the entire Time River could no longer distinguish who came first or last, and they did not even know of such a most special and primordial secret.

In the Chat Group, Zhang Xuan's level reached Tier 12 silently, the Chat Group vibrated once, and then the Group Owner position naturally returned and fell into Zhang Xuan's hands.

He grasped all the permissions of the Chat Group, to search worlds, explore worlds, and even point and transform different worlds into his "self," integrating them into the world.

Without performing any further actions or operations, silently, in the downstream of the Time River within the Ascension After world, Zhang Xuan silently attained the Other Shore, occupied the supreme authority of the heavens and earth, and became the Basis of the Existing World.

Then, that most vast and immense Ascension After world, in the downstream of the Time River, rushed into the Zhetian World with endless light, merged into the Zhetian Great Universe, and became the foundation within the Zhetian Great Universe.

Zhang Xuan stood at the very top of the Time River.

He was both at the very front and at the very back.

At the very beginning, there was only that figure who had become the Dark Immortal Emperor and was later purified by his side; later, a Huang Tiandi appeared silently, and as it continued to spread backward, the figures following by his side became three, four, or even more.

Ye Tiandi, Ruthless Great Emperor, Wushi Dadi.

When they were strong enough to cross the Time River and attain the Quasi-Immortal Emperor or Immortal Emperor realm, they naturally stood side-by-side with Zhang Xuan, possessing supreme power.

And Zhang Xuan, who possessed the Chat Group, could naturally annex countless worlds, continue to move forward on the path of the Immortal Emperor, and step into higher and further realms.

He composed more glorious and peculiar legends, reversed the entire Shengxu, and even the outcomes of more peculiar worlds, letting all results follow his will, with no one able to interfere.

One world after another, according to his will, merged together, becoming the most special and unique point among the myriad worlds, and the supreme Heavenly Court stood at the highest point of the heavens and earth, gathering these invincible ones who had transcended their original worlds one after another.

Everyone followed Zhang Xuan's will, making Zhang Xuan the only supreme Heavenly Emperor in the world.

All worlds were under Zhang Xuan's suppression.

Those figures who were once able to reach the supreme realm all explored the highest realm between heaven and earth together with Zhang Xuan.

That was the true supreme one, the truly invincible realm.

Even those most invincible figures in legends could merge into the Heavenly Court and become unknown existences within the Heavenly Court.

Only those few most powerful Heavenly Emperors continued to be passed down.

Ye Tiandi, Huang Tiandi, Ruthless Great Emperor, Wushi Dadi.

And that most mysterious and unfathomable Central Heavenly Emperor—Zhang Xuan.

Standing above the thirty-three highest-level worlds, Zhang Xuan overlooked the Time River and looked down upon everything.

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