A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 675 The Emperor Sighs
The God Emperor glanced at the emperor he had annihilated with a single thought, his expression somewhat speechless.

All the other emperors have retreated, but you're still making a fuss, even going so far as to illegally pull out a Celestial King weapon, as if you're trying to drag him down with you.

To be honest, having lived for nearly 500,000 years, this was the first time he had seen a fellow Daoist whose actions were so astonishing. The God Emperor really doubted how this fellow Daoist had managed to overcome the tribulations of the rules of the heavens and attain the Dao Fruit of the King Realm. Was it really all due to so-called luck?

As beings of the same King Realm, he couldn't say anything too derogatory. After some thought by the more than 100,000 translucent silkworms on the platform, he could only call it "powerful".

A kind of "powerful" ability that makes it impossible for any native creature of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to cultivate peacefully to the Immortal Platform realm. Even the Blood Phoenix, a "test subject" who entered the game with nearly a thousand Immortal Kings watching, was no exception.

Shaking his head slightly, the God Emperor continued to reach out and remove the Heavenly Heart Mark from the Mythical Battlefield.

In an instant, a roar resounded throughout the universe and starry sky. Countless laws of humanity began to rearrange themselves with the ultimate laws of the God Emperor as the core. This caused enlightenment to countless beings who could comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. Some ultimate emperors had already grasped the heart of heaven.

Outside the mythical battlefield, several "reincarnated" emperors, along with dozens of prodigy emperors and nearly a hundred emperors who had survived the struggle for the Heavenly Heart, watched the God Emperor's increasingly surging aura and the numerous imperial corpses lying across the battlefield, and sighed in unison.

A "reincarnated" emperor, who had severed his Immortal King Dao Fruit and was currently in a state of rebuilding, muttered to himself with a hint of sarcasm and helplessness, "This should be the first 'reincarnated' fellow cultivator to die in the struggle for the Heavenly Heart. This is the consequence of not being able to control one's own greed. It's truly pathetic."

The fact that a being in the King Realm can "reincarnate" and rebuild their cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths by severing their Immortal King Dao Fruit indicates that their "previous life" Immortal King Dao Fruit had some almost irreparable flaws that seriously affected their future progress.

The difference lies only in the fact that the Immortal King's Dao Fruit possesses "flaws" and "defects," with problems arising in aspects such as combat power, Dao body, and primordial spirit, which cannot be perfected without guidance from someone of a higher realm. Alternatively, it may be that their foundation is too shallow, and after attaining the Immortal King realm, their potential has been exhausted, leaving no room for further advancement.

Since he already has the determination and perseverance to sever the Dao Fruit of the King Realm and start over, he must lay a solid foundation for cultivation in this life so that he can achieve even more brilliant cultivation results in the future.

Beings from the Wangjing realm arrive in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and through the special circumstances of the Dharma-ending Age, they undergo a complete rebirth and embark on the path to immortality in the mortal world. It is virtually impossible for them to encounter any problems. Relying on their past life experiences and cultivation knowledge, they can live through nine lifetimes, and becoming an immortal in the mortal world is just commonplace.

Under this premise, it becomes inevitable that, while vying for the Heavenly Heart Seal and seizing the Immortal King Foundation, one should also attempt to obtain a Dao Ancestor's Great Fortune to plan ahead for breaking through to the King and becoming an Emperor in the future.

This was all tacitly approved by the kings and even stronger beings at higher levels.

Of course, the most crucial point is that since the Celestial King is "reincarnated" in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, there should be no accidents. Even if he fails to seize the Heavenly Heart, as long as he doesn't recklessly court death, he will not be in any danger to his life.

In just a million years, by reversing the cycle of nine lifetimes, the "reincarnation" will end, allowing one to cultivate the Immortal King Dao Fruit once more, without any loss of King-level combat power. As time goes by, if the two Dao Fruits can perfectly fuse together, one's strength, cultivation, and potential will undoubtedly increase by several times or even more.

If even one more Supreme Dao Ancestor could appear, the many Immortal Kings who are currently exploring their own methods to break through their current limitations would have an increased chance of overcoming their current bottlenecks. Furthermore, the greater the number of Supreme Dao Ancestors, the greater the likelihood of the emergence of the most powerful being at the end of the path in the future.

unfortunately
Another "reincarnated" immortal king straightened his clothes, waved his feather fan, and said in a low voice, "It is indeed quite tragic that he could not control his own greed, which caused problems in his stable cultivation that should have been in the mortal world and ascended to immortality."

"However, as a Celestial King, fully understanding one's current limits and the possibility of breaking through those limits is also an essential ability. This fellow Daoist is clearly lacking in this regard, and in terms of cultivating his Dao heart, he is even inferior to some top-tier True Immortals. Now, lying dead on the battlefield of mythology, he is neither worthy of pity nor lament."

We should learn from these examples.

Several "reincarnated" emperors slowly nodded, while dozens of contemporary prodigies who were undergoing recuperation also had a thoughtful look in their eyes.

Actually, what they are more curious about now is how this "reincarnated" emperor cultivated to the level of an Immortal King.

Previously, given the identity of that fellow cultivator or senior immortal, they were hesitant to use celestial secrets to deduce relevant information. However, now that this person is offline and in a dead state, they have fewer concerns.

In the future, whether teaching disciples, pursuing other cultivation systems, or evolving his own path, this "corpse-lying immortal king" must be extra careful to avoid the path he used to cultivate to the King Realm Dao Fruit.

The Holy Spirit Clan Emperor, whose condition had stabilized, suddenly spoke, asking with a hint of doubt, "Is the God Emperor still merging with the Heavenly Heart Mark? Isn't this taking a bit too long? Logically speaking, he should have emerged from the Mythical Battlefield by now."

At this moment, all the emperors present suddenly realized that something seemed amiss.

About two hundred thousand years ago, the Spirit Emperor, a Holy Spirit Clan emperor with no backing, only spent a few dozen breaths fusing with the Heavenly Heart. Now, the God Emperor, who can shatter Immortal King weapons, has not finished even after a quarter of an hour. This is too abnormal.

After a few breaths of silence, a "reincarnated" emperor used the Six Ren divination method to perform a few calculations, and said with surprise and doubt, "Could it be that the Divine Emperor has gained the approval of that wisp of the Dao Ancestor's great fortune?"

"It is highly likely. After all, we all know that although the God Emperor possesses the essence of an Immortal King and has cultivated for several times longer than a normal emperor, he can still be considered a 'contemporary' genius. Moreover, he has unleashed three supreme True Immortal level laws, possessing offensive power equivalent to the seventh incarnation of the Human Dao Domain."

"By the way, are you aware of how long it took Fellow Daoist Emperor to extract the Heavenly Heart back then? Perhaps we could make a simple comparison."

Several "reincarnated" emperors shook their heads. At that time, they were mostly busy overcoming the tribulations of the rules of the heavens and proving the Dao of the Immortal King. The rumor that "only two or three people can become immortals in one lifetime" never spread. Who would care about such trivial matters in the human realm at that time?
When the rumors first appeared, the Emperor was likely already blessed with the first wisp of supreme fortune of this era. Which of the Celestial Kings would be willing to risk offending a future "Secret Realm Law" Dao Ancestor to pry into his secrets?

In an instant, a ray of brilliant light streaked across the void of the mythical battlefield, revealing the Daoist shadow of the long river of time.

All living beings present vaguely saw a terrifying figure draped in white robes sitting in a phantom future, manipulating cause and effect and destiny with infinite possibilities, weaving a magnificent celestial net.

"what"

A voice filled with doubt echoed from the distant, untouchable future, reverberating in the ears of all the emperors present. It was as if all laws were descending simultaneously, freezing their bodies. Following this was a gaze imbued with the light of time, projecting from that unknowable future onto the present, seemingly piercing through everything, causing cold sweat to break out on the foreheads of all beings present. "Oh, so that's how it was back then."

With the echoing of the Dao, all the discomfort felt by the body and primordial spirit, and the strange phenomena of time that appeared on the mythical battlefield, dissipated like a dream, as if the method had just been experienced was just a dream, a daytime fantasy, or the illusion of fatigue after a great battle.

None of the emperors present believed it was their own illusion; their realization just now was too real and too profound.

They suspected that if it weren't for the barriers of time and the obscuring of terrifying cause and effect, that terrifying figure, located in a phantom future, could annihilate their true spirits, shatter the mythical battlefield, and destroy most of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with just a single downward gaze.

A "reincarnated" emperor murmured in a hoarse voice, "Is this the future Supreme Dao Ancestor?"

"Why is it so terrifying? It's countless times more terrifying than the Candle Dragon Celestial Venerable, the Buddha of Nirvana, or the Cloud Cauldron Dao Ancestor."

“That shouldn’t be the case. Before I was ‘reincarnated,’ I saw two Quasi-Immortal Emperors who appeared in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, as well as Dao Ancestor Yun Ding, who possessed the same power as Quasi-Immortal Emperors. The aura emanating from them was far less terrifying than that one gaze.”

The numerous emperors who had never met the supreme being fell silent. They could not comprehend the profound insights of this "reincarnated" emperor. They could only vaguely hear the two whispers and the boundless radiance that seemed to descend upon all paths.

Within the Spirit Realm lies a spiritual universe that has been operating for a long time.

Almost all of the more than three thousand Immortal Kings were present, sitting upright on their own spiritual stars. Two Quasi-Immortal Emperors and the Cloud Cauldron Dao Ancestor, who was of equal quasi-Immortal Emperor rank were also among them. Their gazes toward the Mythical Battlefield were extremely solemn.

The terrifying phenomenon just now was too dazzling, directly piercing through the blockade of the tens of thousands of King Realm arrays and triggering certain cosmic light reset mechanisms in the [Spirit Realm]. This erased all the influence on the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, concealing the extraordinary and earth-shattering commotion.

A Celestial King, radiating imperial light, bowed towards the three enormous spiritual stars in the center and respectfully asked the three supreme beings within them, "Three Supreme Beings, could you provide an explanation for the power and phenomena of the Mythical Battlefield that we Kings could understand?"

Zhulong Tianzun, Jimie Future Buddha, and Yunding Daozu exchanged glances, having communicated in a short moment, and a trace of helplessness flashed in their eyes.

Zhulong Tianzun took a step forward, manifesting a massive illusory form in the spiritual universe, and gently nodded towards the Emperor Guang Immortal King who had asked the question.

He said with a hint of caution, "What happened was just as you all have seen. The God Emperor received the recognition of the great fortune of the Dao Ancestor in this era, and thus resonated with the long river of time, producing an extraordinary phenomenon that affected the nine heavens and ten earths."

Another Emperor Light Immortal King stepped forward, looked at Zhu Qing, and asked, "Does that mean that our future Divine Emperor Fellow Daoist has already attained the Supreme Dao Ancestor status?"

Zhu Qing shook his head slightly and said hesitantly, "I don't know the answer to this question either. This is essentially an anomaly. Even if the Dao voice of a fellow Daoist who is suspected to be a future supreme God Emperor echoes to the current point in time, it is ultimately an illusion, a dream. But that power at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level is still real and true, and the long river of time cannot erase it."

At this moment, Immortal King Yunlong stood up and looked directly at Zhuqing. "I sensed that the Dao sound that echoed from the future to the present day gave me a sense of pressure that surpassed that of the three Supreme Beings. I wonder if it was just an illusion caused by my primordial spirit being shaken by the myriad Dao sounds."

Zhu Qing nodded and admitted, "That's right, the level of that power has already surpassed the current cultivation and realm of the three of us."

"If we say that the three of us have just entered the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm and are only now stabilizing our cultivation, and have not yet delved into the Supreme Realm, then the Dao sound that echoed to this point in time has already reached the pinnacle of the Supreme Realm and is almost about to break into the next realm."

"If that future God Emperor, who has already attained supreme power, were to come to this day, even if the three of us joined forces, we would still be no match for him. We would be at a disadvantage and defeated in a very short time."

These words caused an uproar among the Celestial Kings present.

The Heavenly Venerable Zhulong's reply caught them completely off guard.

This is basically stating that their current cultivation, Dao attainment, and combat strength are all inferior to the God Emperor who will attain the supreme Dao fruit in the future.

Immediately afterwards, all three thousand Celestial Kings turned their gaze to the Emperor, who was also present at the Council of Kings. This emperor, who had lived ten lifetimes in reverse, reached the pinnacle of True Immortality, and ushered in the current era, was also a being who had obtained a wisp of supreme fortune.

The young emperor shrugged and said calmly, "Looking at me is useless. I didn't have that kind of phenomenon back then. What Daoist voice from the future, what gaze extending to the present day—I didn't feel anything unusual at all. It's as if this great fortune I possess is fake."

At this moment, the kings' gazes subtly carried a hint of amusement and subtlety.

The situations of the Emperor and the Divine Emperor are indeed quite different; there are too many variables between them, making it impossible to pinpoint where the problem lies.

If the great fortune bestowed upon the Heavenly Emperor was extremely secretive, even the three Supreme Beings could not know its effect, then the great fortune bestowed upon the Divine Emperor was not only clearly seen by the three Supreme Beings, but even they, the Immortal Kings, had a general idea in their hearts.

The God Emperor, now in harmony with the will of Heaven, has most likely projected his consciousness into a virtual future, comprehending the supreme Dao fruit of the future, acquiring the methods to ascend to immortality in the mortal world, attain the King Realm, open the Sixth Secret Realm, and even break through the King to become an Emperor, as well as various personal insights gained during the advancement.

The Emperor sighed softly.

He wanted the same treatment as the God-Emperor.

Unfortunately, even after he attained the supreme Dao fruit in the future, he didn't seem to be very strong and didn't receive any related benefits.

(End of this chapter)