Chapter 89: Seeing the Emperor's Corpse on the Immortal Path

Busianshan.

Gu Xuan strolled through it at ease, and ultimately openly branded the entire Forbidden Zone Grand Array within, leaving onlookers dumbfounded.

This Grand Array, back when the Void Great Emperor waged war on Busianshan, had once manifested tremendous divine might.

Six or seven Supremes of that era had joined forces to activate this array, forcing back the Void Great Emperor, who had likewise laid down Endless Void Array Patterns, and even wounded him.

And all this was achieved with only two Supremes breaking out of their seals, while the rest crossed through the laws via Divine Sources.

Clearly, the extraordinary nature of this Forbidden Zone Grand Array must lie in gathering the essence of array-pattern insights from six or seven Imperial Path Experts!

Gu Xuan paced back and forth at times, paused at others, studying this Grand Array thoroughly.

Even at his current realm, such observation and study were still highly beneficial.

A stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade; this was a fine reference.

Deep within Busianshan.

A supreme being had sealed himself within a huge Immortal Source, and at its base lay an even larger Primordial Fate Stone, which could further slow the loss of his life essence.

He had black hair like a waterfall, a majestic and towering figure, his entire body covered in black armor; though his aura was restrained, he still faintly exuded an Imperial Path pressure that tyrannized heaven and earth, terrifying beyond compare.

The Stone Emperor!

The world also called him the Master of Undying Mountain!

At this moment, he had long since awakened from his slumber, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on Gu Xuan, his gaze seeming to spit fire.

He was furious to the extreme!

Since time immemorial, the Busianshan Forbidden Zone had never known such a stifling moment.

Back in its heyday, the entire Forbidden Zone had boasted seven or eight Imperial Path Ancient Venerables.

Such prestige, even among the Beidou Life Forbidden Zones, could be called unrivaled in the world.

Over countless years, the outside world passed like clouds and smoke, generation after generation of Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors rose and fell, yet none had ever run amok within Busianshan.

All this made the beings within Busianshan proud; even a Quasi-Emperor-level Headless Knight had an unrivaled mindset, not placing the Human Race Great Emperor in his eyes.

In fact.

In the past, they indeed had this capital.

The Daoyan Great Emperor had once visited Busianshan, but was blocked outside the Mountain Gate and ultimately failed to enter.

Because at that time, the Supremes within the Forbidden Zone all had ample lifespan and vigorous blood and blood, and were not stingy in clashing with a Current Era Great Emperor.

Fighting one against seven, the Daoyan Great Emperor ultimately had to retreat knowing the difficulty, failing to enter the Busianshan Forbidden Zone.

Later ones, such as Xi Huang Mu, were also troubled by the Underworld Forbidden Zone at the time, let alone charging into Busianshan and other Forbidden Zones.

There were also stunning ones like the Hengyu Great Emperor, who laid down a suspicious array with Phoenix Blood Red Gold in the Taichu Ancient Mine, seemingly trying to lure out the greatest conspirator of ancient times rumored, but ultimately reached an agreement with the Ancient Mine and left the Eastern Wasteland.

But in the past tens of thousands of years.

The situation of Life Forbidden Zones looking down on the outside world and standing high above gradually changed.

From the time the Ice Emperor fell, the entire Busianshan Forbidden Zone seemed to have been placed under some curse, slowly heading downhill.

One Supreme after another appeared, only to fall in succession, a calamity indeed!

Actually, if one were to investigate thoroughly, all this could be counted against the current Holy Emperor.

Now.

This person even brazenly looted Enlightenment Ancient Tea Leaves within Busianshan and copied the Forbidden Zone Grand Array, not placing the Supremes within in his eyes at all.

Undoubtedly, this was a great intimidation!

But helplessly, the current situation had already undergone a drastic change.

Within the entire Forbidden Zone, including the Stone Emperor, only two Supremes remained, and the other's blood and qi were not very abundant.

Just two people could not even bring out the full divine effect of the Forbidden Zone Grand Array.

"If you cannot endure small things, you will ruin great plans; for the sake of opening the Immortal Path, you have endured so many years of old age, do you still care about this small matter?"

The Xuanwu Ancient Emperor, already showing signs of old age, spoke, persuading the Stone Emperor.

Because the Stone Emperor had indeed been furious to a certain limit, even the Dark Great Halberd by his side was clanging.

This Great Halberd was forged from dragon-pattern black gold, its blade edge snow-bright, terrifying and shaking the world; this was absolutely an Extreme Path Imperial Weapon!

Its name was Tianhuang, also known as the Stone Emperor Spear, and in ancient times it was born alongside the Stone Emperor from a stone womb.

At this moment, the Tianhuang Spear seemed eager to try, for it sensed its master's boundless anger and battle intent.

The Stone Emperor's gaze flickered, within which seemed to be the wondrous sight of stars annihilating and ten thousand Daos reopening, terrifying beyond compare.

Even though Gu Xuan had the record of single-handedly fighting two Sublimation Supremes before him, and had broken the myth of eternity, struck open the ten thousand Daos to become Emperor, with the title Holy Emperor, and some in the world called him the Ancient Heavenly Emperor.

The Stone Emperor was not afraid!

Because both had walked to the absolute peak on their own Great Daos, never truly dueled, and who was stronger or weaker no one could say!

He was not like those Dao Friends such as the Ice Emperor who had been hibernating in Busianshan, with little lifespan left and insufficient blood and qi.

The Stone Emperor's blood and qi were still quite abundant; at least within the visible ten or twenty hundred thousand years, he could still seal himself and hold out until the Immortal Path opened without any problem.

And if truly forced to sublimate to the extreme, unleash his Forbidden Zone Chapter ultimate secret technique, and borrow supreme combat power, the Stone Emperor was confident he might not be unable to defeat Gu Xuan within a few moves.

This was the Stone Emperor!

A supreme Holy Spirit powerhouse who, after being one of the few Holy Spirit Great Perfections since eternity, made the ultimate leap to prove the Dao and become Emperor!

Favored by the Upper Heaven in countless ways, his Dao arts and fleshly body both reached a certain extreme of this universe.

And he created a Forbidden Chapter Secret Technique rare in ancient and future times; all who had seen it were dead, and his confidence was not inferior to people like the Emperor Venerable and the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

But after waiting so many tens of thousands of years, the Immortal Path would open in just ten or twenty hundred thousand years.

Speaking from his heart, the Stone Emperor actually truly did not want to break his seal and appear in the world to fight a life-and-death battle with Gu Xuan.

Even if he could win, for him it was completely not worth it!

Plus, with the Xuanwu Ancient Emperor's persuasion, the Stone Emperor finally endured and did not speak any provocative words; although he still gritted his teeth, he ultimately fell silent.

Finally.

Gu Xuan examined Busianshan thoroughly, then left this place.

……

Outside the Beidou Star Domain.

In a certain stretch of starry sky, the Golden Light Avenue extended to this point, and Gu Xuan's figure appeared, coming to a halt right there.

The supremes of the several Life Forbidden Zones all felt something was strange.

After the Holy Body became an emperor, he entered the Divine Ruins and also broke into Busianshan — this is understandable.

After all, the last upheaval was caused by the supremes of these two Forbidden Zones appearing.

Even if Gu Xuan went to the Reincarnation Sea, the Taichu Ancient Mine, and other Forbidden Zones, the supremes would not find it too surprising.

But Gu Xuan did not rush to traverse all the Forbidden Zones.

Some of these places he had entered in the past; some he had only glimpsed from beyond the Mountain Gate.

Now he has more important matters; visiting the other Forbidden Zones can wait for later.

In the pitch-black, freezing starry sky.

Gu Xuan's figure flickered, using his heart to sense.

Finally, his figure stopped, as if he had confirmed some coordinates.

Boom!

He struck out with one punch, and boundless mighty power instantly burst forth, shaking the world.

The entire Beidou Star Domain trembled; countless people raised their eyes to the Heavens, thinking another God War had erupted.

In that instant, radiance exploded, like countless stars undergoing a Great Explosion; fiercely blazing light illuminated the surrounding several Star Domains.

Under this strike of Gu Xuan's.

The void instantly opened a massive Black Hole; boundless laws raged, emitting fluctuations that could destroy everything.

Fortunately, this fluctuation was well controlled by Gu Xuan; otherwise it would inevitably affect billions of living beings, slaughtering millions of miles.

"He is attacking the Immortal Path!"

In the Life Forbidden Zone, a supreme exclaimed, realizing Gu Xuan's intention.

For within that huge, gloomy Black Hole, Immortal Path Laws leaked out, and various Immortal Spirits danced — Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and so on.

Boundless Immortal Light was incomparably brilliant, shining over the entire Beidou Star Domain.

An aged cultivator obtained a strand of Immortal Path Law; his whole being felt clear and refreshed, his Qi and Blood becoming much more vigorous.

Such a wondrous sight is rare even across ten thousand ages.

Like an Immortal Domain Small World descending!

"Isn't this the Immortal Path from the Primordial Era? Now is no longer the correct time; does he intend to force open this path to become an immortal?"

A supreme voiced shocked doubt.

"This... I'm afraid it's impossible; let's watch a bit more."

Another withered, cold voice transmitted, expressing astonishment at Gu Xuan's behavior and not holding much hope for this action of his.

Because some of them came from that era; some were even hibernating in their lairs at the time, using Divine Sense to observe the general situation when this path opened back then.

At that time, in the Reincarnation Sea and other Forbidden Zones, several supremes appeared, intending to join forces to break open this Immortal Path.

Moreover, it was precisely when the Taiyin Human Emperor ruled the world; although he was in his twilight years, he was still a Current Era Great Emperor, and later he also entered this Passage.

However.

Even with several Emperor-level Experts, they could not break open this Immortal Passage.

Instead, they heard a supreme's roar coming from within, as if some extraordinary catastrophe had occurred.

The supremes of the various Forbidden Zones never came out again; the situation did not look like success.

Even the Taiyin Human Emperor vanished without a trace from then on, suspected to have passed away right there.

Only his Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon flew out of the Passage, yet it was also damaged.

All these circumstances, upon careful thought, are extremely terrifying!

In the Forbidden Zones, a few supremes guessed it might be related to the greatest conspirator of the past ten thousand ages, but they had no evidence.

As a Transmigrator, Gu Xuan had long known some of the trivial details of this case, and had his own conjectures.

This visit was to clarify what exactly happened back then.

Now that his Combat Power has reached this level, he is fully capable of blasting open this Immortal Path that has been Dust-Sealed for millions of years by his own power alone.

Rumble!

Amidst the boundless raging laws, Gu Xuan's figure moved, entering that terrifying, gloomy Black Hole.

"Not the correct time, one person charging in — does he really intend to become an immortal?"

From the Taichu Ancient Mine came a supreme's leisurely sigh, containing both longing and admiration...

"This is a bit arrogant; back then the Demon Emperor could also be called peerless, yet didn't he spill his blood on the Immortal Path?"

In the Other Forbidden Zones, indifferent voices also transmitted, fundamentally not believing Gu Xuan could succeed.

Throughout the Universe.

Many major powers had long since activated their Sect's supreme treasures, various formations, Heaven-Piercing Divine Eyes, all focusing on this place.

"Could it be that in this lifetime, the Holy Emperor will become an immortal?"

"Never expected I would live to see the Immortal Path; what great fortune..."

People marveled endlessly, finding Gu Xuan's world-shaking act inconceivable.

On the current Holy Emperor, too many miracles have occurred; perhaps he really will become an immortal this life — it is not impossible.

Among the world's people, many cultivators have an inexplicable confidence in Gu Xuan.

Many people prayed that Gu Xuan would succeed.

Even, from the Beidou Ancient Star, ancient fossils who had self-sealed for an unknown number of years awoke, and then, disregarding everything, rose into the air from the depths of their sects, arriving in this stretch of starry sky, slowly approaching the Ascension Passage.

They thought that if Gu Xuan truly succeeded, no matter the price they had to pay, they would fight to the death to follow him into that Immortal Domain which has been misty and elusive for ten thousand ages!

……

Unknown how much time passed.

The black hole blooming with Immortal Light in the void began to slowly shrink, showing a trend of closing completely.

Could it be that the Holy Emperor truly succeeded and entered the Immortal Domain?!

This development.

Even the Forbidden Zone Supremes became somewhat uncertain and apprehensive.

Because the Immortal Path Laws inside the passage were too vast and violent, so much so that even with the Supreme's powerful Divine Sense, it was difficult to penetrate and probe the details within.

And the ancient fossil-level old cultivators waiting on the outside could not hold back either, preparing to stake their lives against those terrifying Supreme-level fluctuations and forcibly enter the passage.

Achieve immortality!

For endless years, how many generations have fallen forward and followed after, all for this grand direction, yet it has always been empty and elusive, as if hardly anyone succeeded.

And now such an opportunity has reappeared; in a flash of ten thousand ages, miss it and it will never come again!

But these ancient fossil-level old cultivators ultimately still did not enter.

They could still be considered fortunate; if they truly went in, death would be certain, unable to withstand that kind of terrifying Supreme Qi Mechanism.

Because the next moment.

A figure of majestic bearing, with gray hair falling to the shoulders, walked out from within the Ascension Passage.

It was precisely the current Holy Emperor Gu Xuan!

"Ultimately still had to retreat..."

Someone sighed, disappointed; achieving immortality truly was not that easy.

"Ai, as expected it is still like this... what is that in his hand?"

While people lamented, they also noticed a ball of light floating beside Gu Xuan, enveloped in Chaos Qi.

Even so, the scene within could still be seen clearly.

Flesh and blood blurred, even white bones exposed, only half a body remaining, desperate and terrifying.

It was a corpse!

Boom!

A terrifyingly absolute Imperial Path pressure erupted from atop the corpse, instantly sweeping across the entire Eight Wastes of the Universe!

This Qi Mechanism was too powerful; the Heavenly Dao also resonated with it.

Even beside a Holy Emperor whose prestige surpasses ancient and modern times, in this instant, the corpse also bloomed with the Extreme Dao Emperor aura it ought to possess.

Obviously.

This is the corpse of an Imperial Path expert, who in ancient history must certainly have enjoyed illustrious fame, once ruling the Nine Heavens Ten Earths for an era.

The whole world shook!

On the Immortal Path back then, what exactly happened, to make a peerless Extreme Dao Emperor meet such a bleak curtain call, unable to even keep his corpse intact?

Amidst the world's shock, they could not help but feel a chill.

Without a doubt, there must have been a great perilous event; otherwise it would certainly not be this desperate!

It seems what the Holy Emperor knows is far more than what the world knows.

That is why he would attack the Immortal Path at this incorrect time point.

And that fallen Taigu Emperor, just which one was he?

People were uncertain and apprehensive, very much wanting to know.

Just as the Imperial Path corpse's Qi Mechanism covered sky and earth, sweeping across the entire Cosmos.

Ascension Star.

Kunlun Remnant Clan habitat.

Rumble!

A black Treasure Seal automatically revived from the depths of the Forbidden Ground, its seal body rising and falling, dropping down ten thousand strands of silk ribbons.

Even though this Treasure Seal clearly had defects, missing a corner, and a crack running straight to the center, at this moment its Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon prestige fully erupted.

And the Treasure Seal trembled violently, seeming extremely excited, yet also transmitting endless grief!

And the moment it revived, it also stirred the Dao Marks its Owner once left behind in the Universe Heart.

As this terrifying peerless Great Dao surged across the Heavens and Worlds, that Emperor's identity was also about to be revealed!

(Chapter End)