Chapter 1 Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Tai Xuan for Awakening

"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Tai Xuan for awakening."

In a blessed land filled with immortal energy, a supreme being sat alone in the heavens, its aura of auspiciousness spreading, seemingly capable of helping others attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality.

Jiang Xuan arrived at this place and naturally saw this Burial King. Hundreds of thousands of years were merely a fleeting moment for beings like them: "Fellow Daoist Burial King, thank you for this time…"

"Fellow Daoist is too polite. That section of the Three Lifetimes Herb from you helped me greatly." Burial King Huo Heng laughed. He had two juniors whom he valued greatly, both with the potential to become Burial Kings. Now, with that section of the Three Lifetimes Herb, the path to becoming a Burial King had become even clearer.

And what he had given in return was merely allowing Jiang Xuan to lie in a Burial King-level blessed land for hundreds of thousands of years. In reality, he was the one who had profited.

"A small matter." Jiang Xuan smiled faintly. He had also kept a section of the Three Lifetimes Herb for himself. After all, this kind of supreme medicine was rare in the mortal realm and could be used to refine immortal pills at the Immortal King level. Although Immortal Kings posed no threat to him now, this kind of supreme medicine could still be used to save a few ancient figures.

Burial King Huo Heng sighed with emotion. He could no longer see through Jiang Xuan, as if a cloud of mist had covered his eyes. For a being of his level, this was extremely inconceivable.

He was very clear that Jiang Xuan had reached an unknown level and already possessed an invincible aura, perhaps already advancing towards that path.

After reminiscing with Burial King Huo Heng, Jiang Xuan also got up to bid farewell. Although there were clones watching from the outside world, now that his true body had chosen to emerge, he naturally had to carry out the final steps.

His accumulation was already sufficient. The Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm was difficult for others, but for him, it was within easy reach. As for higher realms, with the memories and insights of Jiang Xuan from other worlds, the path in his heart became increasingly clear.

It might be difficult to break through in a short period of time, after all, he had not yet experienced the mysteries of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. But this time, his emergence from seclusion was perfect for verifying his thoughts with the help of the few Quasi-Immortal Emperors on the other side of the Boundary Sea.

The Immortal Domain was a territory conquered by Shi Hao, leading his Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, vast and boundless, governing numerous ancient universes and chaotic worlds. Now, the prestige of "Desolate" was at its zenith. In some universes, he was even called the Heavenly Emperor, worshiped by all races.

Of course, besides "Desolate," there were also many strong and talented individuals from the Nine Heavens who were also displaying their talents. The monstrous figures of the past, such as Shi Guanwang (Ten Crown King), Di Xian (Banished Immortal), and Shi Yi, had also successively entered the True Immortal Realm and made a name for themselves in the Immortal Domain. Although they did not belong to the Heavenly Court established by Desolate, they also made the creatures of the Immortal Domain see the terror of the younger generation of monsters from the lower realm.

In addition to Shi Hao, who led the era alone, there were also peerless monsters such as Shi Guanwang (Ten Crown King) and Di Xian (Banished Immortal).

As for Jiang Xuan, he was naturally overlooked. Everyone knew him, but rarely mentioned him. Many strong individuals even suspected that Jiang Xuan was an unparalleled being who had gone through "reincarnation," which was why he was able to become an immortal and a king in such a short period of time.

Although he was considered to be a being of the same era as Desolate and Shi Guanwang (Ten Crown King), he was indeed too detached. He had already become a king very early on, and when Ao Sheng and others wanted to kill Shi Hao in the past, he even displayed unparalleled combat power, single-handedly suppressing three kings, making him a true giant among Immortal Kings.

It was also because of him that before Shi Hao and other monsters became immortals and kings, the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths all respected him. Even now, although his prestige was not obvious, his status was still very high, not lower than Shi Hao, the Heavenly Emperor.

"Finally arrived."

Heavenly Emperor City was developed on the foundation of the lower realm's Emperor Pass, but it was even more vast. It used an ancient universe as its foundation, opened up numerous cave heavens and blessed lands, and connected numerous treasures.

The true powerhouses of the Heavenly Court resided here. Judging by their auras alone, there were more than ten True Immortal-level beings. Even when facing those ancient royal families, this kind of foundation was enough to fight.

These True Immortals included Immortal Dao beings who had lived in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in the past, as well as True Immortals recruited after entering the Immortal Domain. In addition to them, there was also Meng Tianzheng, a True Immortal who had almost become an immortal purely by using his body as a seed.

Of course, besides them, the Heavenly Court also had several beings known as its foundation, the former masters of the forbidden zones. Although they were only a wisp of obsession, Jiang Xuan's secret technique allowed their remnant thoughts to stabilize. Although they could not truly return, they could still erupt with the combat power of a crippled Immortal King.

In addition to him, there were also the three old monsters from the West Mausoleum Realm: the crystal skull, the dripping blood eyeball, and the golden ancient palm. They were the losers of the last reckoning, crippled by the beings on the other side of the Boundary Sea.

However, like the masters of the forbidden zones, they all carried immortal obsessions, wanting to re-ascend to the peak and fight again in this life. But now, they could only use Jiang Xuan's secret technique to prolong their lives. Although they had stabilized and could have the combat power of a crippled Immortal King, they were still far from their peak.

As for Mu Wang of the former Emperor Pass, he had already become an Immortal King. He had never truly died. In the past, Jiang Xuan had also spent a great price to help him refine a clone, transforming it into a Hongmeng Purple Qi Dao seed. After hundreds of thousands of years, he had truly recovered and stood again in the Immortal King realm.

It was because of the existence of these old monsters that the Heavenly Court was now as solid as a rock. Especially after Shi Hao became an Immortal King, he erupted with the combat power of an Immortal King giant in one fell swoop, suppressed the three kings of Ao Sheng, and even invaded the Boundary Sea, slaying two Dark Immortal Kings, and then invaded the Foreign Realm, slaying a Foreign Realm Immortal King, his power could be described as monstrous, shaking the Immortal Domain.

Jiang Xuan's return of his true body naturally caused a shock in Heavenly Emperor City. Of course, only a few core powerhouses knew that he had clones, after all, his current clones were indeed widely distributed.

One was in the Foreign Realm, and was now one of the Immortal Kings of the Foreign Realm. Three were in the Boundary Sea, and had entered extremely deep areas. Even he had begun to be eroded by darkness.

There was also one in the Immortal Domain. Although it had a name in the Heavenly Court, it was not here most of the time, but was secretly watching the Immortal Domain.

Of course, now it was no longer needed. Jiang Xuan was preparing to enter the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, and all the clones would definitely have to return.

After all, the gap between the true body and the clones was now too great. Even when the true body was in slumber, it was constantly receiving the insights and power of Jiang Xuan from all realms, and had already given birth to the light of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Even the world within his body had begun to transform, and the path to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor had already been greatly opened.

But the clones were different. They could not share power at all, and could only cultivate on their own. Now, they had not yet cultivated the light of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. If he wanted to break through to become an emperor in one fell swoop, he would probably need to merge.

Of course, he could also choose to wait, allowing the five major clones to gradually cultivate the light of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and then slowly break into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. However, he also knew that even with many inherited memories, this process would be very long, not to mention the true transformation from the Quasi-Immortal Emperor light level to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

Just like beings such as the Butcher and the Burial Master, they had already given birth to the light of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, but had been trapped before the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm for endless years.

Their talent was obvious to all, but even so, they were trapped before the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm for endless years. And even if Jiang Xuan's clones had the memories of the true body, it would not be easy to walk that path alone, and the time would not be short.

If Shi Hao had already become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor and was fighting the four Quasi-Immortal Emperors of the Boundary Sea, but his clones had not yet reached that step, then it would be too late to prepare. It was precisely for this reason that he summoned the clones, preparing to use the true body's unique method to transform the clones into a second true body, accelerating their transformation.

Of course, his first goal now was the Foreign Realm.

The grievances of the past should have been resolved long ago. After all, the final moment was also approaching. Facing the powerful enemies of the Boundary Sea, they could not allow the Foreign Realm to stab them in the back, so it was natural to strike first.

With Jiang Xuan's current strength, unless a Quasi-Immortal Emperor appeared, no one would be his opponent, enough to resolve the hidden dangers of the Foreign Realm.

After Shi Hao and the others knew his plan, they naturally agreed. They had been looking forward to it for a long time, especially Mu Wang. The scene of his defeat in the Immortal Ancient Era was still vivid in his mind. Now, he finally had the hope of invading the Foreign Realm and avenging his bloody revenge, so he naturally strongly supported it.

"Leave this matter to Shi Hao. Gather the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and gather at the West Heavenly Gate. Invade the Foreign Realm in a grand and upright manner!" Jiang Xuan said. At this stage, there was no need to be timid anymore. His idea for the Foreign Realm was to fight a quick battle and make a quick decision.

"Okay!"

Shi Hao agreed. Now, as the Heavenly Emperor, his strength and prestige were becoming increasingly strong. Jiang Xuan faintly felt that he was about to truly break through the king realm. He knew that the time to start a war with the Boundary Sea was not far away. At that time, the four Quasi-Immortal Emperors of the Boundary Sea, as well as the possible future Quasi-Immortal Emperors, would need to be guarded against.

As for Jiang Xuan, he was not idle either. The section of the Three Lifetimes Herb from the past had also reached the time to take effect. He was preparing to refine a furnace of precious medicine to restore Tianxia Di Er (Second Under Heaven) and Xian Jin Daoren (Immortal Metal Daoist). These two were both Immortal Kings with extraordinary combat power, and were the Immortal Kings most easily revived in a short period of time.

With Jiang Xuan's current cultivation, refining an ancient medicine to heal the Immortal King's primordial spirit would not be too difficult. The Three Lifetimes Herb had already been prepared. As for the Immortal King's primordial spirit, he also went to the Boundary Sea and killed two, detaining their primordial spirits for use in refining the medicine.

After all, Tianxia Di Er (Second Under Heaven) and Xian Jin Daoren (Immortal Metal Daoist) were injured in the primordial spirit and had been infected by the dark spiritual energy of the dark creatures imprisoned in the Void God Realm for a long time. Using the Immortal King's primordial spirit as medicine was the most suitable.

For this reason, he also borrowed the Immortal King furnace of the Mixed Yuan Immortal King. After all, this kind of medicine was very heaven-defying in this realm, able to summon back the remnant souls of Immortal Kings. Of course, in some worlds, it was nothing, just a difference in rules.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, decades had passed. An eerie change occurred in the Immortal Domain. Several beings stood independently in chaos, unable to be seen clearly. In addition, there were endless lightning and the roars of Immortal Kings, shattering the chaos.

An Immortal Dao treasure furnace lay across the void, its light brilliant, submerged by supreme laws.

Rumble ~

In the next instant, the heavens and the earth shook violently, and a ethereal immortal music sounded throughout the Immortal Domain, shaking the hearts of the people. Nine-colored rays of light tore through the universe, accompanied by chaos, and with a clang, the lid of the Mixed Yuan Immortal King furnace was automatically knocked open, and nine nine-colored immortal pills flew out, crystal clear and emitting immeasurable vitality.

This scene startled even the Immortal Kings who were watching in secret. Some even wanted to grab those pills, but they ultimately restrained their desires. Shi Hao alone was not something they could resist. If they dared to take action, they would probably be suppressed.

Moreover, in this pill refining, they also saw Jiang Xuan's unfathomable strength. The Immortal King's primordial spirit had no power to fight back in his hands. Refining such supreme pills, he was still as leisurely as taking a stroll in the garden, without any pressure at all.

This cultivation was already unfathomable, even more frightening than Shi Hao. Although they wanted to obtain these immortal pills, they would not risk their lives for it, which was completely not worth it.

"The pills are completed, please bring out the bodies of those two."

Jiang Xuan put away the nine immortal pills, and then ordered the Heavenly Court generals to bring out the corpses of Tianxia Di Er (Second Under Heaven) and Xian Jin Daoren (Immortal Metal Daoist), and then helped them take the pills.

After a long time, the sound of scriptures rang out, like a mysterious ancient咒语 (zhòu yǔ, incantation), specks of spiritual light gathered from all directions and entered the heads of the two Immortal Kings. Finally, two more divine lights shattered the void, broke through the boundaries of the Immortal Domain, and entered their heads.

These two Immortal Kings finally woke up, and also saw the group of Immortal Kings surrounding them, including many acquaintances, and of course, juniors, such as Shi Hao, the most familiar junior. After many years of absence, he had now become an Immortal King giant.

With this kind of immortal medicine, they naturally recovered to their peak, which was equivalent to having two more Immortal King combat powers.

"Let's go, invade the Foreign Realm!"

……

The Heavenly Court's Heavenly Soldiers and Generals invaded the Foreign Realm, while Jiang Xuan's true body went to the Boundary Sea. He was preparing to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. If he broke through in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it would probably directly shatter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Moreover, if the Foreign Realm wanted to gather enough power, they would first have to let the ancient existences in the Boundary Sea return, which would also have to pass through the Boundary Sea. If he was here, he could stop other great enemies.

The Boundary Sea was calm, as it had been for ages, and no one had been able to break it since ancient times.

Boom!

But on this day, the Boundary Sea shook, as if the heavens and the earth were opening up, and many universes trembled because of it. Chaotic energy spread out, shaking all directions, and the powerful people of all sides were alarmed because the commotion was too great.

"Someone wants to become an emperor and break through the king realm!"

"What a joke, since ancient times, no one has ever been able to take that step,妄想 (wàng xiǎng, fantasizing) about becoming a supreme emperor?"

"Too reckless, such a big commotion is known to everyone!"

The starry sky was incomparably deep. This was the edge of the Boundary Sea, near the Immortal Domain. It was very desolate and cold, and no other races lived here. Otherwise, it would probably suffer a great calamity today.

In the boundless chaos, a figure was盘坐 (pán zuò, sitting cross-legged). Around him, layers upon layers of blood light,滔滔 (tāo tāo, torrential) like a vast ocean, surging, undulating, and拍打 (pāi dǎ, beating against) the stars.

This was a terrible sight, the universe and the galaxy were trembling, the space was cracking, the black holes were collapsing, and the entire world seemed to be about to be destroyed.

However, under this aura of destruction, there was also a vigorous vitality, spreading like ripples, fixing the stars, and repairing the cracked universe.

Amazing changes were taking place around Jiang Xuan. A团 (tuán, ball) of light was extremely bright, enveloping him, the flames were腾腾 (téng téng, raging), almost burning the heavens.

"This person is very strong, the blood energy overflowing from the light is enough to make Immortal Kings悸动 (jì dòng, palpitate)." In the distance, someone whispered, closely watching all of this.

"Can he succeed?" Someone muttered to himself.

"If he fails, he will probably completely殒落 (yǔn luò, perish)." A strong person sighed softly.

"Too ridiculous, actually wanting to break through and become an emperor,不知死活 (bù zhī sǐ huó, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth)!" A strong person whispered coldly.

"There is no need for us to take action against this kind of person who seeks his own death, and will eventually be taken away by God." The giant among the Foreign Realm Immortal Kings said.

The Boundary Sea churned, and endless chaotic light喷薄 (pēn bó, gushed), and the light of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor bloomed. Jiang Xuan bloomed with all his power, and the universe and the starry sky collapsed, flowing with chaotic light, releasing terrifying power.

"He has actually reached this step! Could he really succeed?"

"Impossible, even the Butcher and the others have not been able to take this step!"

"He is dead!"

Until the light of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor appeared, the Boundary Sea was boiling, and countless Immortal King giants spoke. Walking to this step could already be described as旷古烁今 (kuàng gǔ shuò jīn, unprecedented). At this time, the void trembled, and the place where Jiang Xuan was盘坐 (pán zuò, sitting cross-legged) lit up with道 (dào, dao/way) after道 (dào, dao/way) of大道 (dà dào, great dao/way)符文 (fú wén, runes), dazzlingly bright, wrapping him.

From all directions, countless divine light符文 (fú wén, runes) lit up, converging towards the center,镇杀 (zhèn shā, suppressing and killing) towards him. Infinite power was接引 (jiē yǐn, guiding) over, and fused with Jiang Xuan, the Ten Vicious Techniques, the World Within the Body Technique, and his own way of space and time erupted, and his whole person was glowing, illuminating the myriad realms.