A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 617 Holding the Emperor's Light
Within the Spirit Realm, in that spiritual universe where the council of kings is held.

Each Immortal King, who had condensed an avatar from a wisp of their own consciousness, looked toward the star where the avatar of the Immortal King Shili's consciousness resided. Among their many gazes were mockery, disdain, ridicule, and even hostility.

A newly promoted supreme Immortal King from the Henghai Domain, who left behind his own lineage in the Great Universe, questioned without any politeness, "Fellow Daoist Shili, as a King-level being, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to personally step into the arena and compete with juniors?"

The next moment, a newly promoted Immortal King from the same Henghai Region also spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Shili, we are all Immortal Kings, yet you personally step into the arena to compete with the juniors for opportunities. This is far too unethical!"

A supreme Immortal King from the Henghai Domain, who was almost at the level of a giant, also spoke in an unfriendly tone, "Fellow Daoist Shili, please leave the Mythical Battlefield. It's better for the juniors to compete for the Heavenly Heart Marks of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. You know that there is a huge barrier between King-level beings and non-King-level beings. It would be too bad for us Immortal Kings to personally participate!"

After speaking, this supreme Immortal King, who had almost stepped into the level of a giant, turned his gaze to the other ordinary Immortal Kings and supreme Immortal Kings present, and even the giant Immortal Kings, hoping that they would also speak up, so that the Immortal King Shili would be forced to give up the struggle for the Heavenly Heart in this world.

In the next instant, many ordinary Immortal Kings and top Immortal Kings all released a wisp of their own aura to support this top Immortal King who had almost stepped into the giant level.

As hundreds of wisps of energy rose, representing the aura of beings in the King Realm, the wisp of consciousness of the Immortal King Shili in the [Spirit Realm] felt immense pressure, but his expression remained unchanged.

Because among these Immortal Kings who have already expressed their opinions, the strongest one is only approaching the level of a giant. Those King-level beings who have established themselves at the level of a giant, who are constantly deepening their understanding at the level of a giant, and who can even truly influence the direction of the Kings' Conference, have not yet expressed their opinions. They are only casting mocking, sarcastic, or disdainful glances at us.

Even if the Immortal King Shi Li's own Immortal King Dao Fruit has some flaws or even some incompleteness, he would be at a disadvantage when fighting against an ordinary Immortal King. However, as a member of the Council of Kings, he is protected by the rules jointly signed by the Spirit Realm and many King Realm beings of the Council of Kings. Before most of the King Realm beings have expressed their opinions, his life will not be in danger.

At this moment, a Celestial King giant from the Henghai Domain glanced at the Mythical Battlefield, then looked at the wisp of consciousness avatar of Celestial King Shili, and asked with interest, "Fellow Daoist Shili, what do you want to say? According to the restrictions we recently established, it is indeed against the rules for King-level beings to directly and extensively interfere in the competition for opportunities among human beings."

Faced with the question from this giant, the Immortal King Shili, who was already prepared, said, "Indeed, it is against the rules that beings of the King Realm directly and extensively interfere in the competition for opportunities among beings of the human realm."

"But my current body has abandoned the King Realm Dao Fruit and is undergoing Nirvana and rebirth in the Great Universe. My specific life level has never exceeded the Human Realm, and my cultivation has never lived out a fourth life, which is close to the True Immortal level."

"Now, my true form is competing with these supreme emperors at the same level."

The shameless words of the Immortal King Shili instantly ignited the emotions of most of the ordinary and supreme Immortal Kings present. Even the eyelids of some giants and even supreme giants twitched slightly at these words.

One of the most powerful Immortal Kings simply shouted, "With King-level cultivation experience, wielding an Immortal King artifact, and possessing the essence of an Immortal King within one's body, how can one engage in a 'same-realm competition' with those supreme emperors who have lived three lifetimes?"

"Fellow Daoist Shi Li, by personally getting involved in this competition for that wisp of the great destiny of the era, you've dragged down the dignity of us Immortal Kings!"

The wisp of consciousness of the Immortal King of the Fallen stood on his own star, looking calmly at the more than two thousand beings at the King Realm. "My Nirvana Rebirth in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was something I had planned long ago. Competing for this wisp of the great fortune of the era was just a side effect."

With a wave of his hand, strands of history recorded in the [Spirit Realm] instantly replayed in this place.

As it was seen, Shi Li himself, having survived countless trials and tribulations under the rules of the heavens and knowing that his Immortal King Dao Fruit was flawed and incomplete, began to use the "Longevity Essence Transformation Method" as the core and the "True Phoenix Treasure Technique" and other King Realm Nirvana methods as supplements, to deduce based on his own specific situation, seeking a way to sever his Immortal King Dao Fruit and undergo Nirvana to rebuild his cultivation.

The time when the Immortal King Shili began preparing for his Nirvana Rebirth and Re-cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was before the saying "Only two or three people can become immortals in one lifetime" appeared in the world. It can be traced back to the time when the [Spirit Realm] covered the Boundary Sea, and all immortal beings could use the convenience of the [Spirit Realm] to conduct discussions on the Dao across time and space, trade scriptures and Dao chapters, and deduce the future of various cultivation systems.

In other words, when his cultivation level was equivalent to that of a true immortal and he knew of the existence of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he already had the idea of ​​undergoing Nirvana and rebuilding his cultivation.

Upon seeing this complete historical footage, many of the Celestial Kings who had objections to the actions of the Celestial King Shi Li looked at the wisp of consciousness being questioned and revealed thoughtful expressions.

The Immortal King Shi Li said with a smile, "The history retrieved from the [Spirit Realm] has been seen by all of you fellow Daoists, and I believe you will not doubt the authenticity of these images."

He paused for a moment, then continued, “After reviewing this historical information, I believe you fellow cultivators are well aware of the predicament I am currently facing. It’s not that there is no way forward, no Dharma for me to refer to, and no resources for my continued cultivation; rather, it is that the foundation and system of my past cultivation have encountered problems.”

He sighed, “The Spirit Realm is a magnificent creation. It has given cultivators like me, who were born in a small world in the Boundary Sea and originally had no King Realm cultivation system or corresponding information, the possibility of attaining the Immortal King Dao Fruit.”

"However, the Spirit Realm appeared too late, really too late for me. Before the Spirit Realm appeared, before I knew the path of cultivation for the King Realm, I had already raised the cultivation system unique to my realm to the level of a top-tier True Immortal, and even faintly possessed some characteristics of King Realm beings. I have completely embarked on a dead end."

"Even if I rely on the [Spirit Realm] to make deductions and try to improve and perfect the cultivation system of my realm, making it possible for it to directly reach the Dao Fruit of the Flawless King Realm, its foundation is already solid and cannot be changed."

"Using every conceivable method and all the cultivation resources he possessed, he could only barely survive the tribulations of the heavenly rules and obtain a flawed and incomplete Immortal King Dao Fruit. After that, he could not advance any further, and he could not even perfect the flaws and incompleteness of his Immortal King Dao Fruit, as if it was born that way."

The Immortal King Shili pointed in the direction of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, his smile seemingly becoming even brighter.

"Now, a cultivation system with extremely powerful combat capabilities, and even a clear path to becoming an emperor, has appeared before us."

"Then it's perfectly reasonable for me to sever my flawed and incomplete Immortal King Dao Fruit, undergo a nirvana rebirth in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, become a part of the universe's beings, obtain the Human Body Secret Realm Seed from the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, focus on cultivating the 'Secret Realm Method,' supplement it with my previous life's cultivation system, and hope to break through to the King level and become an Emperor in the future, right?"

reasonable.

How is it unreasonable?
That makes perfect sense!
There is a being with a very high probability of being able to attain the Immortal King Dao Fruit through the "Secret Realm Method". If it is "reborn" into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as a "local native", for the Great Universe Will, this is a King Realm reward that is almost falling from the sky. It is extremely happy and how could it possibly disagree?

The only slightly "coincidental" thing is that the timing of the "reincarnation" was just right, allowing this "local native" to compete for the Heavenly Heart Mark and have the opportunity to obtain that wisp of the era's fortune.

But would the will of the universe care?
Obviously not, they might be even happier, and might even grant this "local native" some special protection, such as obscuring cause and effect and concealing fate, so that many beings in the King Realm cannot detect certain anomalies, let alone have any whims about this matter.

After all, if this "local native" truly gains the recognition of that era's fortune, the Great Universe Will might not only receive a free King-level boost in the future, but also an additional boost at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. All he needs to do is, after opening the Sixth Secret Realm and becoming the Supreme Dao Ancestor, upgrade his previous life's cultivation system to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level as well.

As for those who, after attaining the status of Immortal King, Quasi-Immortal Emperor, or even Supreme Dao Ancestor, transform into "deadbeats" to "renege on their debts" and refuse to repay their debts, they are considered to have done so.

No one dares to default on a debt owed to the will of the universe, not even a quasi-immortal emperor or a supreme Dao ancestor.

The Desolate Emperor has merely departed from all the heavens and myriad realms; the teachings of the Blessed and Profound Yellow Heavenly Venerable still circulate, and the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] of the Supreme Pure Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable remains in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Furthermore, the Emperor can utilize the [Spirit Realm] to transmit his own decrees.
They are not dead!

The kings of Henghai, who are still paying off their debts, should have a lot to say about this.

At the meeting of the kings, most of the immortal kings rolled their eyes inwardly, speechless at the reasonable "explanation" of the Immortal King Shili.

In the silence, Li Xiang looked around at the more than two thousand Immortal Kings and said, "Since an 'unexpected' situation has occurred, involving Fellow Daoist Shi Li's own cultivation system, we, the kings, can simply set up corresponding new rules."

"I understand that many of you here want to compete for the Heavenly Heart Mark and try to obtain the remaining two strands of great fortune of this era in order to help yourselves develop your own systems and become supreme Dao Ancestors."

A subtle expression appeared on Li Xiang's face. He reached out and arranged Dao patterns into characters in the void, and said seriously, "In that case, I would like to make the following proposal."

[To obtain the Heavenly Heart of this world, immortal beings must sever their immortal Dao Fruit, relinquish all their cultivation in this life, and be 'reborn' into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Before reaching the relative boundary of the True Immortal realm, they must compete with the world's most outstanding talents for equal standing.]
"Gentlemen, please begin to express your opinions."

The wisp of consciousness of the Immortal King of Departure showed surprise; the Immortal King of Annihilation's initiative to make the suggestion was quite unexpected. Regardless, he immediately released a wisp of his own Immortal King aura, agreeing to the proposal.

Most of the Celestial Kings present also showed surprise, but without exception, they all quickly released a wisp of their Celestial King aura to express their agreement with this proposal.

Undoubtedly, these Celestial Kings are all interested in the Heavenly Heart Mark, or they have some minor but crucial problems with their Celestial King Dao Fruit and want to "reincarnate" in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to directly cultivate the "Secret Realm Method" and try their luck to try and obtain the Heavenly Heart.

The Immortal King giants and Supreme Giants glanced at Li Xiang, remained silent for a moment, and also released a wisp of their Immortal King aura to express their agreement.

Their Immortal King Dao Fruits were flawless, and they wouldn't need to make the painful decision to sever their King-level Dao Fruits and "reincarnate" in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths if they wanted to switch to cultivating the "Secret Realm Method." In fact, it could be said that the vast majority of them had already begun to cultivate the "Secret Realm Method" as a supplement, and had gained extraordinary insights into the sixth secret realm, the "Outer Heaven of the Profound Yellow Heaven," and had some confidence in breaking through from King to Emperor.

Making this statement now is simply to leave a "way out." What if you suddenly need Tianxin in the future?

As for the several Immortal Kings who had already generated Emperor Light, after observing the subtle expression on Li Xiang's face and remaining silent for a while, they also released a wisp of their Immortal King aura to express their agreement.

They have developed their own cultivation system and achieved corresponding results. Some have even attempted to break through to the King Realm, otherwise the wisp of Emperor Light within their bodies would have been difficult to generate.

As for attaining the status of Supreme Dao Ancestor in the future, although they are not very confident at present, with the passage of time and the acquisition of "enlightenment at the end of the road", it is only a matter of time before they attain the status of Supreme Dao Ancestor.

The reason they expressed their stance at this moment was primarily because the proposal came from the Immortal King of Annihilation, who could wield the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation], and they had to give him face. Moreover, they also vaguely sensed from the Immortal King of Annihilation's subtle expression that the struggle for the Heavenly Heart in the Mythical Battlefield was likely to undergo some interesting changes.

In short, it's entertaining!

"Boom"

As the Daoist chants echoed, the kings swiftly made their statements, transforming the proposals put forward by the Immortal King of Annihilation into actionable motions, which were then inscribed deep within the Spirit Realm, becoming manifest heavenly secrets.
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On the battlefield of mythology.

Holding a scythe, Shi Li sensed the manifestation of the Heavenly Secrets of the Spirit Realm and looked at the dozens of Supreme Emperors before him, revealing an extremely bright smile.

He spoke, “Everyone, there is no need to delay any longer. The kings have already made their statements, and the corresponding regulations have been established. After severing their own immortal Dao fruits and relinquishing all their cultivation in this world, and ‘reincarnating’ in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, even beings at the King Realm can compete for the Heavenly Heart of this world.”

"Therefore, it is a rule recognized by all the immortal kings of this era that I, a three-time ultimate cultivator with King-level cultivation experience, wielding a Celestial King artifact, and possessing the essence of a Celestial King, can compete with you at the same level."

"I am determined to win the favor of Heaven in this world."

Shi Li's smile was extremely bright, "Unless you also reveal your Celestial King level and defeat me."

In an instant, almost all the surviving supreme emperors on the mythical battlefield turned ashen-faced, some even flushed with extreme heat.

Only one supreme emperor who cultivated the Way of Taiyin revealed a thoughtful expression.

He then took out a divine talisman, activated the "Summoning Immortals Technique" to attach it, and borrowed a wisp of imperial light from his past self.

He held the Emperor's Light in his hand, revealing a smile even more radiant than Shi Li's.

"I feel that I am destined to be with the Heavenly Heart in this world."

"What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)