Chapter 52: Dark Turmoil

Your Majesty the Immortal Emperor!

The outside world calls him the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and he is also the founder of the evil faction, the Undying Sect!!

The reason the outside world calls him the Undying Heavenly Emperor is naturally because he has lived long enough!

He once cultivated a technique called the Ten Directions Reincarnation Attainment of the Dao Scripture!

Because he cultivated this technique, in this life he has lived a total of nine lifetimes!!

Now it is his tenth lifetime, and also his final one!

If in this lifetime he cannot attain the Dao and become an immortal, then in this life he will return to dust!

He also knows that, according to his cultivation speed, even in this tenth lifetime he could not possibly cultivate three strands of immortal qi completely to attain the Dao and become an immortal!!

So he began to travel across the vast heavens, venturing into each dangerous immortal ancient relic, seeking other ways to become an immortal!

He searched and searched, searched and searched……

Finally…… ten thousand years ago, when he ventured into an immortal ancient secret realm, he obtained an ancient book.

That ancient book was left by a demonic cultivator, and it records a method to alternatively achieve an immortal body through the flesh!

Once the immortal body is formed, it can accelerate cultivation progress and become invincible in the heavens!

This method is naturally the sacrifice flow!!

Sacrificing myriad living beings can forge the supreme immortal body!

The Undying Heavenly Emperor was originally a person of righteous and virtuous orthodox path!

In this life he has countless times carried out heaven's will, slain innumerable demonic cultivators, quelled many dark turbulences, and saved countless living beings!

He is a model Emperor Realm exalted by the myriad heavens, with countless fans!

However, after he saw that ancient book in the immortal ancient secret realm, his mindset began to change!!

After all, before becoming an immortal, everything is but fleeting clouds!

Hmph, what damn righteous vigor, can it help me become an immortal?!

Thereafter he adopted the mindset of 'Better I let down the world!' and began to plot the path to achieve an immortal body!

He founded the Undying Sect, cultivated a group of loyal subordinates, and then began to order his subordinates to capture cultivators for sacrifice!

Initially he was still a bit apprehensive, but after attempting a sacrifice once, he completely fell into depravity!

Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out being a demonic cultivator feels so wonderful!

He lamented, regretting that he entered the path too late!!

Afterwards, he continually forged an immortal body through sacrificing cultivators!

Of course, the places of his sacrifices kept changing; he could not stay too long in one spot, fearing that the heavenly court's people would discover and ruin his plan!

So, every so often, he changes location!

This final wave of sacrifice, he chose to carry out in the Profound Heaven Realm……

After many years of planning, the final sacrifice, although it had some setbacks, ultimately still succeeded!!

At this moment, inside the resplendent golden hall, the Undying Heavenly Emperor stands upon the hall; previously, from the waist down he had no corporeal limbs.

But now, he already possesses a complete body!

He feels the tremendous supreme power within his body, enjoying an unprecedented pleasure.

He feels his flesh now is extraordinarily hard, the kind that no one can breach!

"Finally achieved…" the Undying Heavenly Emperor lamented, "As expected of an immortal body, I fear no one in the myriad heavens can be harder than me!"

"From now on, I shall be invincible in the heavens!"

At this moment, his eyes burst forth with supreme blood-light, his aura erupts with tremendous power, as if able to overwhelm the heavens!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty the Immortal Emperor, on achieving the immortal body!!"

Above the great hall, a dozen or so Emperor Realms led by the High Priest bowed respectfully to the Undying Heavenly Emperor and offered congratulations!!

Everyone's hearts were extremely excited!!

Finally…… achieved!

You should know, for the long time they have helped the Immortal Emperor capture cultivators for sacrifice, they have been like dark mice, hiding and skulking, never daring to show their true faces!

But all that is now past!

From now on, they can follow the Immortal Emperor to war across the heavens, feasting on the blood and flesh of living beings to nourish themselves!!

"Hmm, these past few thousand years, you have worked hard!" the Undying Heavenly Emperor said with hands behind his back, gazing down at the crowd below, laughing heartily, arms spread as if inviting guests: "You lot, please go and enjoy to your heart's content the living beings of this world!"

"Heh heh heh, then let's start from this Profound Heaven Realm; I am already famished and thirsty!"

A bird-headed human-bodied Emperor Realm let out a strange laugh, appearing extremely eager!

The Immortal Emperor once bestowed upon them a technique to nourish themselves with the blood and flesh of living beings!

The other Emperor Realms were also restless and eager!

Over these past few thousand years, they have also feasted on some living beings; the taste was naturally wonderful, but they did it secretly and stealthily, not at all satisfying!

But today, they can finally enjoy a hearty feast to their heart's content!

"Go, enjoy yourselves to the fullest; this emperor will protect your path!" the Undying Heavenly Emperor waved his hand!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh……

Instantly, the dozen or so figures beneath the hall each turned into a flickering light and shadow and shot out!!

A formation composed of a dozen or so Emperor Realms directly launched a dark turmoil!

Only the High Priest remained, leaning on his staff, still within the hall!

"Your Majesty the Immortal Emperor, one year ago we dispatched the heavenly-character-shaped assassins from the Netherworld to kill the white-clad youth who slew the Cloud Emperor and Black Dragon, but the Netherworld seems to have failed."

The High Priest has gone blind in four eyes, leaving only four eyes glowing with an eerie green light, appearing eerily terrifying; he continued:

"Moreover, since then I have gone to look for the Netherworld, but it seems to have vanished from this world, ceased business, closed down, and has disappeared without a trace for a year!"

I wonder if this might be related to that white-clad youth?

Earlier, the Grand Priest had already mentioned this matter to the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

However, at that time it was the crucial moment for the sacrifice, and the Undying Heavenly Emperor also didn't want to bother too much with that white-clad youth, fearing any mishap would affect the forging of the Immortal Body!

So, the Undying Heavenly Emperor could only note down that white-clad youth in a little notebook, planning to deal with him after the Immortal Body was completed!

During this period, the Undying Heavenly Emperor had been immersed in the pleasure brought by the sacrifice, and if the Grand Priest hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten this!

"If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten that kid." The Undying Heavenly Emperor gave a cold smile, "I reckon the Underworld shutting down for business is probably related to that kid!"

The Grand Priest blinked and said:

"Being able to beat the Underworld into seclusion, that person must also be extraordinary!"

"Could he also be a great emperor who has cultivated immortal aura, hiding in some backwater like the Nine Provinces Continent, pretending to be weak to eat the strong?"

The Undying Heavenly Emperor, however, didn't care at all: "Regardless of whether he has cultivated immortal aura, once our underlings cleanse the bloodfood of the Profound Heaven Realm, we'll go bloodfood the Nine Provinces Continent, and I'll conveniently take care of that white-clad kid!"

The Undying Heavenly Emperor wasn't in a hurry either.

He now fears no one; with his Immortal Body perfected, he boasts he can suppress and slay all enemies in the world!

"Yes." The Grand Priest nodded!

The Undying Heavenly Emperor looked at the Grand Priest and said, "You've toiled for thousands of years; won't you go consume some living beings to strengthen yourself?"

The Grand Priest smiled and said happily, "Since that's the case, this old one will also go have a few bites."

Saying that, the Grand Priest bade farewell to the Undying Heavenly Emperor and then vanished on the spot!

That day, sinister and terrifying figures poured out from the Primeval Forbidden Zone, sweeping across heaven and earth, wantonly devouring the living beings of the Profound Heaven Realm; wherever they passed, not a blade of grass grew!

The Profound Heaven Realm was filled with wailing cries; all beings were terrified and desperate—this darkness and turmoil that had lain dormant for many years… had actually descended again?!