In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 560 [The Four Dark Emperors of Heaven]

The golden crow swept across the nine heavens, like a great sun scattering light, illuminating the dark and cold universe, as if it had transformed into the only sun god.

There can be no two suns in the sky. However, the Golden Crow race is too extraordinary. After becoming a saint, they can be compared to stars, let alone a Great Saint.

The dragon horse roared, and the Black Emperor's expression changed. He felt as if the void itself was about to be burned away, and divine flames shattered the Great Dao!

"town!"

Only Lin Xian remained calm, waving his arms as if sketching something, exuding a simple and unadorned aura. He transformed this back-to-basics technique into a supreme combat skill, using pure physical strength to blast through the enemy.

The collision of the two was like a stellar explosion, with meteors turning into dust one after another, shocking the world.

"Roar!" The golden crow emitted a resounding immortal sound, and a seven-colored radiance transformed into a divine bridge to suppress it. This was their race's astonishing divine technique, containing the Great Dao of Light.

"Useless." Lin Xian's eyes lit up, his figure moving faster than anyone could imagine. He then soared into the air, crashing down like a mountain, and slammed into the Golden Crow Great Sage.

"what!"

A gigantic golden crow let out a miserable cry, its golden eyes, burning like the sun, filled with terror: "How could someone from the Immortal Ascension Realm be like this, with a physical body of this level..."

"I've already said I'm born with divine strength." Lin Xian pressed down with one finger, nailing it to the Golden Crow Great Sage's forehead, and said calmly, "Great Sages like you, who are at the first level of the Starry Sky, are a dime a dozen on the Ancient Star Road, if not a thousand, then at least eight hundred."

“If I weren’t currently undergoing a magical rebirth, you wouldn’t even qualify as a mount; you would have been roasted meat long ago.”

In an instant, the Golden Crow Clan's Great Sage felt a chill run down his spine, sensing the danger of death. He asked with extreme apprehension, "Are you the hero at the end of the Emperor's Road?"

Lin Xian remained silent, only patting the Golden Crow Great Sage's head before riding the celestial bird back towards the direction of the Black Emperor and the others.

It must be said that the Golden Crow race is extremely fast, and riding it is incredibly stable, much more comfortable than the Holy Spirit Dragon Horse.

The dragon horse is only suitable for close combat. The rider borrows the horse's momentum, and the horse borrows the rider's momentum, to unleash a final, dazzling strike, which is equivalent to a combined secret technique.

However, once they reached the long journey, the horse was on the verge of death. Coupled with the Black Emperor's mastery of formations, the group almost got lost several times while traversing the void. At the most dangerous moment, they were only one step away from a spatial storm.

"Finally home."

The dragon-horse on the Sun Star gazed at the two black dots in the distance, very excited. Two long white breaths spewed from its nostrils as it proudly declared, "I am a holy spirit, a divine steed, not a mule carrying goods!"

Although he was subdued by Lin Xian, Longma considered himself a comrade-in-arms, not a mount. Riding him for a while was fine, but seeing Lin Xian's rebirth, it was destined to be a long process. Longma didn't want to exhaust himself, so he joined forces with Hei Huang to persuade Lin Xian to find a flying mount.

It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. The golden crow that crossed the starry sky to reach the Big Dipper is like a gift delivered to your door.

The Golden Crow Great Sage was suppressed by Lin Xian, and the other Golden Crows were also subdued by the Black Emperor, who planned to send them all back to the Heavenly Court for taming.

"Who exactly are you?" the Great Sage of the Golden Crow Clan asked in a trembling voice. He had been in the Big Dipper for some time, but he had never heard of such a ferocious combination as Lin Xian, Long Ma, and Hei Huang.

Three beings wiped out an entire branch of the Golden Crow on a planet; it was truly defying the heavens.

"Who am I?" Longma said arrogantly, snorting, and grinned smugly, "I am your maternal grandfather, Longma!"

"I am electricity, I am light, I am the only legend!" The Black Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, high above, pretending to be extremely desolate, and said leisurely: "Born a god, reincarnation of the Holy Emperor, in the past I guided the Emperor and taught the Sun Holy Emperor, alas, all of that is in the past."

"Having cultivated the path to immortality for millions of years, I am the only immortal in the world, and the Heavenly Emperor is my disciple..."

The Great Sage of the Golden Crow Clan was immediately terrified. How dare this dog spout such nonsense? Wasn't it afraid of divine retribution?
"Bullshit!"

Just as everyone was looking at each other strangely, a cursing voice rang out, startling the dragon horse and causing the golden crow to tremble.

"In that direction?"

The Great Sage of the Golden Crow Clan swallowed hard, his legs trembling, almost kneeling down to worship and beg for the gods' forgiveness.

The place where Duan De was located was protected by a broken magic array at the level of an emperor and the Devouring Demon Canopy. Even a Great Sage could not see anything about it, so it was thought to be the Daoist temple of an ancient god.

Now that someone is speaking in the temple, could it be that there really is a living deity?

"Destruction precedes construction, construction precedes destruction; the great elephant has no form, the great man has no trace; I am your one and only Holy Emperor..."

A melodious Daoist voice emanated from within the cocoon of light that Duan De had transformed into. Upon closer listening, it actually possessed a certain ethereal and otherworldly charm, which was quite unsettling to contemplate.

"Greetings to the Supreme Holy Emperor!"

The Great Sage of the Golden Crow Clan could no longer hold on; cold sweat poured down his forehead. He had thought it was a stroke of good fortune, but he never expected to have unearthed an ancestor.

It is said that the Big Dipper is the burial star of emperors, and this is no exaggeration. To encounter an ancient god before even entering the Big Dipper is truly the worst luck imaginable.

"If you do not bow to the Emperor, you have already lost your true destiny; your name is on the Reincarnation Stele. With each step you kowtow, your sins will be halved on the path to rebirth, protecting your true spirit."

Duan De's voice became authoritative and resounding as he questioned, "You three, having seen the Holy Emperor, why do you not bow?"

"I'll worship your grandma's legs!"

Lin Xian, Hei Huang, Long Ma, and Duan De, known as the Four Great Heroes of the Eastern Wilderness, knew each other well and were not easily fooled. They sneered repeatedly.

Black Emperor sneered, "Fat Taoist, since you're not completely dead, why don't you come out of seclusion? Who are you trying to emulate by lying in there like a corpse?"

Lin Xian looked up at the north and saw that the Azure Emperor and the Divine Emperor had not made any moves. He shook his head, letting the Black Emperor escape a calamity.

"You shameless Taoist priest, Old Ma, I'm back. Let's see if you're still alive. If not, I'll bury you." Longma and Heihuang joined forces, engaging in a war of words with Duan De.

Although Duan De was not weak, he gradually lost ground in a two-on-one fight and could only grit his teeth and say, "Wait until I go out and dig up your ancestral graves."

"I was born of heaven and earth." Longma scoffed, "If you're so capable, then bury the entire universe."

"Ancestral graves, I am a born god," the big black dog said arrogantly. In fact, it still didn't know who its parents were.

Even a mongrel has its origins, but after the Black Emperor attained the Great Sagehood, he couldn't find a single clue about his origins or trace any of his memories.

Later, it went to ask the Great Emperor Wushi, but still received no answer. It only remembered that the Great Emperor looked very melancholy and sighed softly before being buried.

Black King assumed that his parents were also mongrel dogs with a lifespan of only a dozen years, so he didn't ask any further questions.

The Great Sage of the Golden Crow Clan was dumbfounded when he saw a dog, a horse, and a person arguing with each other. Was this how ancient gods behaved?

Or perhaps, the one who underwent Nirvana within the Immortal Palace was not an ancient supreme being at all.

"Who exactly are you?" the Golden Crow Great Sage cautiously probed.
“A celestial being,” Longma said casually. He was a holy spirit nurtured by Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and in terms of bloodline, he was similar to Xiaosong, making him a relative of the Kunlun descendants. “A deity,” Heihuang said, standing with his hands behind his back, wearing golden snake-patterned shorts, looking quite flamboyant.

"Holy Emperor." Duan De said calmly, and the cocoon of light became even more dazzling, trembling and quivering, circulating imperial energy, but refusing to emerge.

"Heavenly Court Master," Lin Xian said solemnly, his golden blood aura soaring to the heavens, a true ancient holy body.

"You are the Holy Body Ye Fan?!" The Golden Crow Great Sage exclaimed in surprise. Since the Heavenly Court killed Tengshe and Yuhuatian, its fame has spread far and wide, shaking all the heavens. Hundreds of thousands of races in the universe know it and are familiar with it. It is a true trendsetter.

"Is there only one ruler of the Heavenly Court?" Lin Xian asked with an unfriendly expression.
The Lord of Heaven, who also possessed a Holy Body, said thoughtfully, "The Vice Master of Heaven, Holy Master Lin Xian?"

"Little Jin..." The dragon horse stretched out its hoof, put its arm around the Golden Crow Great Sage's shoulder, and addressed itself as the elder brother.

"Little Jin?" The Golden Crow Great Sage Jin Canyang's lips twitched. He, a man several thousand years old, was actually humiliated like this by a horse. But, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He asked in a low voice, "What guidance do you have, fellow Daoist?"

“I can tell you have low emotional intelligence. You were ostracized on Fire Mulberry Star and don’t understand social etiquette, which is why you were exiled to the Big Dipper.” Longma said eloquently, “To survive in the Heavenly Court, you have to know how to blend in with the world. This deputy leader should be called the leader.”

"What if we encounter the sect leader?" the Golden Crow Great Sage inquired.
“Call him the Heavenly Emperor!” Longma slapped his thigh and said smugly, “Go ahead and try to imitate him. You’ll learn it without making a sound.”

"Fellow Daoist's skill in flattery is beyond my reach." The Golden Crow Great Sage's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but sigh at what a mess the Heavenly Court was. In his opinion, it was doomed.

For now, we should be patient and wait until the ancestor emerges from seclusion before he turns against us.

One maliciously taught, the other intentionally went astray; the Golden Crow Great Sage perfectly integrated into the beastly squad, becoming sworn brothers with the Dragon Horse Black Emperor.

"Damn it, another Lin Xian." Duan De muttered, restarting the Emperor Formation and preparing to go back to sleep.

Lin Xian stopped him, saying, "Now that you're awake, let's leave the seclusion."

"No, the path to immortality is about to begin. My transformation is not yet complete. Going out will only lead to torture." Duan De said in a low voice, as if talking in his sleep, "I missed it back then. I will never leave in this life. I want to sleep here for a few more years."

In an instant, everyone's gaze changed. Duan De's words were half true and half false. His claim to be the Holy Emperor was not a lie; he was indeed the Underworld Emperor, who had traversed the path of immortality between life and death, breaking down and then rebuilding, rebuilding and then breaking down again, in an endless cycle.

Judging from his appearance, could he have woken up? Lin Xian tentatively asked, "Cao Yusheng?!"

"What's all the noise about? This Holy Emperor is going to sleep." Duan De yawned, drowsily preparing to drift off to sleep.

"We discovered the Demon Emperor's Tomb in the starry sky. Does the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing know about it? It is said that he was a snow rabbit, whose ancestor was the Taiyin Jade Rabbit. However, he did not revert to his ancestor but instead embarked on the path of becoming a dragon."

Lin Xian's gaze was strange as she deliberately mentioned the words "Taiyin Jade Rabbit" in an attempt to test the reaction of the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable.

"The Demon Emperor's Tomb? What Demon Emperor's Tomb?!"

Duan De suddenly jolted awake, as if waking from a dream, and grinned, saying, "Why are you all here?"

"The Demon Emperor's Tomb, Fellow Daoist Duan, are you interested?" Lin Xian smiled slightly and invited.

"Excellent, excellent, this humble Taoist has long since retired from the world of martial arts." Duan De chanted the name of the Heavenly Venerable, showing no sign of being moved.

Something unusual must be going on. The Black Emperor narrowed his eyes, coughed lightly, and said, "Even the Immortal Treasury doesn't care?"

"Don't tempt me. I really want to go, but I don't want to miss the path to immortality." Duan De gritted his teeth, feeling very conflicted.

Compared to the Demon Emperor's Immortal Treasury, the path to immortality seems to be more important.

"The descendants of the Taiyin Jade Rabbit did not revert to their ancestral form, but instead transformed into a dragon. Aren't you curious?" Lin Xian coaxed, "Who said they wanted to restore the truth of history? Who wanted to investigate the process of human evolution and cultivation?!"

"The Jade Rabbit of Taiyin, that legendary race?!" The Golden Crow Great Sage's heart trembled, and he lowered his head even further, wanting to send this information to Fire Mulberry Star.

"I desire to become an immortal, and I also desire to do archaeology, but how difficult it is!" Duan De looked up at the sky and roared, full of struggle, and said in a low voice, "Those of us in this line of work have been studying a major topic, which is how to conquer the tombs of ancient emperors."

"I really want to go!"

The group exchanged glances and realized that Duan De seemed interested, so they added fuel to the fire.

"Once, an unparalleled demon emperor's tomb was placed before me, but I did not cherish it. After losing it, I regretted it deeply. There is nothing more painful than this in the human world."

Longma sighed, "If Heaven could give me a chance, I would never give up. Even if I have to wait, even if it takes ten thousand years, I will wait."

"The path to immortality isn't urgent," the Black Emperor said nonchalantly. "We can just teleport back when the time comes. Don't you believe in my abilities?"

"I just don't trust you." Duan De snorted twice, then gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and shouted, "You all step back a little."

Lin Xian nodded and left the temple complex.

"Further!" Duan De roared, seemingly determined to exert all his strength to open up the Dao Cocoon and be reborn.

Lin Xian's expression changed, and he rode the Golden Crow, taking everyone with him as they fled into the starry sky.

With a deafening roar, the sun seemed to explode, a sea of ​​fire engulfing everything. A vast imperial aura spread out, and before such majesty, even the Great Sage was but an ant.

No wonder Duan De told everyone to leave; he was afraid of accidentally getting hurt.

"I `m coming out!"

Suddenly, a plump Taoist priest with a ruddy complexion burst forth from the sky. He wore a purple-gold Taoist robe, had the Devouring Demon Jar on his head, and was showered with countless divine lights. His divine might was unparalleled, and his power was at its peak. His aura was vast and covered the void.

The Golden Crow Great Sage under Lin Xian's seat trembled. He had actually been plotting against this living ancestor. Fortunately, he hadn't succeeded. If he had, his entire race would have been buried with him.

"Damn it, that son of a bitch Duan De has actually become a Great Sage! This is outrageous!" Longma cursed. This was still before Duan De had completed his transformation. If Duan De had successfully transformed, wouldn't he have become a Quasi-Emperor?

"The Underworld Emperor's methods are remarkable, and his Dao achievements are extraordinary." Lin Xian sighed inwardly, recognizing that Duan De was only half a step away from becoming a Quasi-Emperor.

If paired with the Devouring Demon Jar, even a quasi-emperor wouldn't be able to keep him here.

"Fat Taoist!" Black Emperor roared excitedly and charged towards Duan De.

"Big Black Dog!" Duan De was also extremely excited, tears welling up in his eyes, as he rammed into the Black King.

"I didn't expect the two of you to have such a deep bond." The Golden Crow Great Sage was somewhat surprised. Just now, during the verbal battle, he thought the man and the dog were mortal enemies.

The next second, the two bastards revealed their true colors, simultaneously using the "Soldier" secret technique to seize the imperial weapon and employing supreme secret methods to steal each other's treasures.

"Damn it, what kind of dark forces are these? They're practically the Four Demons of Heaven." The Golden Crow Great Sage shuddered. If these guys become quasi-emperors in the future, I'm afraid the universe and all living beings will face another great calamity.

(End of this chapter)