Chapter 1020: Transcendence

The power of an Innate Supreme Treasure can significantly boost the combat strength of a Great Supernatural Being.

Back then, after the Dao Ancestor's second sermon, most people had already severed one corpse and become Quasi-Saints.

At that time, the Eastern Emperor, who possessed the Hun Dun Bell, could be said to have strength ranked at the very top level among the many Great Supernatural Beings.

Even the Three Pure Ones could not surpass him.

As for the Earth Book of Zhenyuanzi Daxian, it was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure second only to Innate Supreme Treasures; possessing the Earth Book, Zhenyuanzi Daxian was almost invincible in defense.

Therefore, no one dared to easily provoke such a Great Supernatural Being, and the former's strength was also terrifyingly powerful.

Thus, after ambushing Hongyun, Minghe Laozu and Kunpeng Laozu had been hiding in their own homes ever since.

But this time, when that hearty laughter of Zhenyuanzi spread throughout the Three Realms, everyone was extremely shocked.

"How is this possible?"

In the Lingxiao Baodian of the Heavenly Court, the many core members of the Heavenly Court who were holding a meeting had their expressions change drastically upon hearing this sound.

"Could it be that he is truly going to transcend in this calamity? Even the six Saints back then did not reach this level?"

In the great hall, almost everyone was a Great Luo Golden Immortal; looking around, there were no fewer than thirty of them—this was the foundation of the Heavenly Court.

A portion of them were the confidants of this Heavenly Court Lord.

Over these years, this Heavenly Court Lord's methods were not weak; the current Heavenly Court, under his control, had gradually recovered to the momentum of the Demon Court of the past.

Moreover, the current Heavenly Court Lord's own strength was unfathomable, definitely possessing the combat power of a Quasi-Saint Peak, and coupled with the goddess Queen Mother, her strength was also that of a Quasi-Saint powerhouse.

However, at this moment, the Heavenly Court Lord's expression was very serious, his gaze looking deeply toward a certain direction.

Among the immortals and gods below, some were also secretly looking at him, their eyes seemingly carrying a bit of mockery.

These people mostly came from the Jie Sect or the Chan Sect.

The disciples of the two great sects in the Heavenly Court were clearly quite dissatisfied with him, especially the Jie Sect; their situation today was, after all, bestowed upon them by him.

If it weren't for the former going to Zixiao Palace, the Dao Ancestor would not have brought out the Investiture of the Gods, and they would not have participated in the War of Investiture, eventually ending up on the Investiture of the Gods and unable to break free.

The restrictions of the Investiture of the Gods meant that for hundreds of thousands or millions of years, their cultivation could not improve even a bit, while they watched others improve rapidly, even those third-generation disciples having already caught up to them.

These Jie Sect disciples were naturally unhappy.

They knew this Heavenly Court Lord's ambition: to become the Lord of the Three Realms and then use the Qi of Luck of the Three Realms to elevate himself to the existence of a Saint.

Unfortunately, the Lord of the Three Realms was only a title without substance; the Difu of the Earth Realm did not care about him at all. That was the territory of the Witch Race, or rather, a portion occupied by Minghe because of the Blood Sea, plus that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of the Buddhist Sect.

Other forces, even the Three Teachings, would not easily get involved.

After all, Houtu Niangniang was, after all, a Saint; in the Difu, even a Saint was no match for her.

Moreover, they did not dare to take action in the Difu; if they truly broke the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Difu, then the massive Karma would likely drag even the Saints down at once.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court's hand simply could not reach into the Difu.

As for the human world, since ancient times, the Human Emperor had continuously resisted; during the era of the Three Sovereigns, the Heavenly Court lacked sufficient strength, and after the Five Emperors, there was even a Human Emperor who severed the Tongtian Jianmu, separating the Heaven and Human realms.

Clearly, in the human world, the Human Emperor did not want the Heavenly Court to interfere.

After the War of Investiture, the Honghuang Dixian Jie was re-refined; the Heavenly Court could involve itself in the human world, but it was very difficult for the Heavenly Court to interfere in the Jiuzhou, the orthodox territory of the Human Race.

Even now, the dynasties of the human Jiuzhou were preparing to counterattack.

Many in the Heavenly Court wanted to see the Heavenly Court Lord make a fool of himself; indeed, they did not believe that Great Qin could contend with the strength of the Heavenly Court.

But a human dynasty, especially Great Qin, a powerful dynasty comparable to the Yin-Shang Dynasty, could certainly bring a certain amount of destruction to the Heavenly Court.

After all, that Great Qin had at least several Great Luo Golden Immortals and even possessed things comparable to Quasi-Saint combat power; if a great war truly broke out with the Heavenly Court, it could also bring certain damage to the Heavenly Court.

In a war against Great Qin, no matter what, they would not step in; those who would step in would only be the confidants of the Heavenly Court Lord.

Over these years, he had cultivated quite a few Great Luo Golden Immortals and had gradually gained control of the Heavenly Court; they were increasingly dissatisfied, yet they had no way to change it.

However, they also had to admit that this person's methods were indeed formidable.

Many of them were becoming increasingly marginalized in the Heavenly Court; despite their decent strength, due to this person's methods and the fact that many of them did not care for power, they were slowly marginalized.

Therefore, they were slowly pushed to the sidelines.

Originally, they did not care, but as immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court, they possessed a certain amount of Qi of Luck; being marginalized meant that their Qi of Luck would also diminish.

This made them increasingly dissatisfied, hoping that the outside world could teach him a lesson.

The appearance of Great Qin in the human world—Great Qin itself had some connection to the Yin-Shang, and the relationship between the Yin-Shang and their Jie Sect was quite intimate.

At that time, the Qi of Luck of both sides was intertwined; the situation where the Jie Sect could have ten thousand immortals coming to offer congratulations was partly due to the Yin-Shang.

Unfortunately, both sides ended up in the War of Investiture.

Great Qin inherited a portion of the Yin-Shang's Qi of Luck; in the eyes of many Jie Sect immortals, that was equivalent to their own nephews.

They did not care about Great Qin rebelling against Heaven; in any case, they had never considered the Heavenly Court their home—their home was only the Jie Sect.

Unfortunately, they also knew that Great Qin's strength, compared to the Heavenly Court, was still insufficient even without them.

There was no help for it; Great Qin's foundation was insufficient unless the Fire Cloud Cave of the Human Race also personally stepped in. With the strength of the Fire Cloud Cave, it would definitely be enough to face the Heavenly Court.

The strength of the Fire Cloud Cave was even above that of the Heavenly Court.

However, once the Fire Cloud Cave took action, the battle would likely involve the Three Realms; then it would not just be a one-sided conflict between Great Qin and the Heavenly Court, but a struggle between the Human Race and the immortals and gods.

The great war at that time would be even more terrifying than the War of Investiture.

The War of Investiture actually only involved the Three Teachings; it was only because the Saints joined in later that it escalated, otherwise, the calamity of the War of Investiture would have been far inferior to the Lich Calamity.

Because of the Saints, the power was elevated, but the scope was not large.

But once a battle occurred between the Human Race and the immortals and gods, it would almost envelop the Three Realms; at that time, the calamity would likely be even more terrifying.

Although the combat power of a Quasi-Saint Peak could not compare to a Saint, if more than a dozen Quasi-Saint Peaks truly fought, the destruction to the Honghuang world would definitely be extremely terrifying.

Perhaps it was not impossible for the Earth Immortal World to be shattered once again.

Of course, they believed that the possibility of the Fire Cloud Cave personally stepping in was still not high; after all, both sides had their misgivings.

No one dared to open this floodgate.