In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 578 [Little Ye, do you know what a Quasi-Emperor is?]

The dragon veins stretch and undulate, intertwined and chaotic. Among them, nine ancestral dragon veins merge into one, like the great dragon of Lingbao Tianzun's spine swallowing and spitting out dragon pearls, about to leap into the celestial platform, crawling towards the direction of the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Starfield.

Lingbao Tianzun divided the world into five parts in the past. It is unknown whether he failed in his Nirvana, made a mistake in his cultivation, or if this was his original plan.

"The path to immortality in the mortal world is extremely difficult."

Lin Xian sighed. This path was not easy to walk. No matter how talented a person was, one wrong step could lead to eternal ruin.

Even the Undying Emperor underwent several transformations and nearly died tragically, leaving behind divine thoughts. The Azure Emperor failed to evolve into an Immortal Realm and could only sit idly in the Desolate Tower. Then there were the Underworld Emperor, the Empress, and the God Emperor, who were all incredibly talented, yet they still lived in a daze in the mortal world.

The losers, like Xue Yueqing and the Fighting Saint Emperor, were not incapable of doing so, but rather they had chosen the wrong path and could not turn back.

Lingbao Tianzun is different. He has lived for more than ten or twenty thousand years, at least three lifetimes. Such a remarkable person has many backup plans. As long as one or two of them are triggered, there is still a glimmer of hope.

The bronze ghost lamp with a human face has absorbed immense benefits from the secret realms of the Sea of ​​Wheels, the Dao Palace, the Four Extremes, the Dragon Transformation, the Immortal Platform, and the Five Great Heavenly Venerables. Now, it has undergone a mysterious transformation, just like the secret texts formed by the ancient Heavenly Venerables reciting the Brahma Qi, which can avert death and prolong life, and countless miracles have occurred.

One after another, cyan-purple lotus flowers flew out from the void, imprinting themselves on the world and transforming into fragments of scripture, totaling 256 characters. These were all hidden Brahma languages, immeasurable sounds, and enormous characters, shining with golden light, illuminating all directions.

"The path of humanity is boundless, the path of immortals is vast, and the path of ghosts is joyful. When it comes to the gate of life, the path of immortals values ​​life, and the path of ghosts values ​​death."

"The path of immortals is always auspicious, while the path of ghosts is always inauspicious. The high and clear is refreshing, and the mournful song echoes in the vast sky. I only wish to achieve immortality, and I do not wish to be impoverished in the path of humanity."

The vast heavenly sound echoed through the void, as if a legendary immortal king had descended upon the world. Immortal energy permeated the air, and countless rays of light shone continuously, drawing all the beings within the pure land transformed from the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm to come and pay homage.

In an instant, auspicious rays of light descended from the sky, and sweet springs gushed forth from the ground. All sorts of exotic flowers bloomed, orchids covered the ground, hundreds of birds came to pay homage, and all kinds of peaceful and beautiful scenes appeared.

Recite the sutra once, and your mind will be clear and your spirit calm. Recite the sutra twice, and your worries will be gone and your senses sharpened. Recite the sutra three times, and all spirits will bow down in worship. Recite the sutra four times, and all hidden ailments will disappear and your body will feel light. Recite the sutra five times, and lost teeth will grow back.

The power of faith has a wondrous use not only to nourish the holy, not only to prolong life and break through spiritual barriers, but also to give back to believers.

Believers receive immense benefits, and their faith becomes increasingly pure; this pure faith is the true foundation.

"There is giving and receiving. Lingbao Tianzun and Amitabha Buddha Emperor have walked the same path. It is not about oppression, but about exchange."

"Isn't this a kind of sacrifice?"

Lin Xian Guan Dao was deep in thought. He thought, "If all living beings can offer sacrifices to me, then can I, in turn, offer sacrifices to all living beings and thus borrow a little bit of power?"

The relationship between God and man is not merely one of superior and subordinate, but rather one of equality and trinity: God, man, and spirit coexist.

"Crash!"

The bronze ghost lamp emitted boundless divine light, and the chanting grew ever louder, echoing throughout the heavens. In the end, only one verse covered everything and was imprinted in everyone's hearts.

"The path of immortals values ​​life, the path of ghosts values ​​death!"

In an instant, believers in the Pure Land, whether human beings, birds and beasts, or even the spirits of mountains, rivers, plants, and trees that have attained enlightenment, all sang in unison: "We only wish to achieve immortality, not to be impoverished in the human realm!"

What you keep in mind will surely resonate. The lineage of the Three Pure Ones has never been broken. Although it is not as resounding throughout the universe as that of Amitabha Buddha and the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, and has continued to this day, the lineage still exists on the ancient star of the primordial world. Among the Qi cultivators of the pre-Qin period, there were also many disciples and grand-disciples of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable.

"Homage to the Celestial Venerable Lingbao, who slays immortals and destroys corpses, suppresses turmoil, and spreads the Dao and enlightens the saints..."

Lin Xian also spoke in a low voice, made a Daoist bow, and contributed a wisp of his mental power to the bronze lamp. The power of a Quasi-Emperor's will was so strong that it instantly made the lamp shine brightly, and the figure of the little old man in it became even more profound.

Little by little, the power of faith transforms into lamp oil, burning amidst a profusion of flowers, witnessing the rebirth of the gods.

"when!"

The bronze ghost lamp crashed heavily to the ground, and after burning itself out, it returned to its original state, showing no trace of divine power and lacking the splendor of a spiritual treasure or imperial artifact. It was just like the most ordinary object in the mortal world.

"Is it a divine object concealing itself, or has a spiritual treasure been reborn?"

A strange look appeared in Lin Xian's eyes. He stepped forward, picked up the bronze ghost lamp, and tapped it once or twice. It no longer manifested any strange phenomena. Even when he burned his own quasi-emperor blood, it had no effect. Only by pouring the power of faith into it could the spirit treasure ghost lamp manifest and recite scriptures.

This imperial artifact seems to have shed its former ghostly form and is gradually developing into a niche in the mortal realm.

"Should we bestow the title of one of the Three Pure Ones? It would be perfect for pacifying the underworld. With this supreme achievement, we can establish the divine position of Lingbao Tianzun."

Lin Xian seemed to be deep in thought. The Heavenly Court has the Temple of Ten Thousand Emperors, which is said to inherit the mantle of all emperors and has sacrifices to all of them, but the importance of each is different. The main purpose is to promote the achievements of the Holy Body and the Human Emperor. Now, it would not be too much to add another Heavenly Venerable. Anyway, there is already a Demon Emperor. We can make a mahjong table in the Human Emperor Banner.

The Pure Land of Dragon Transformation is unknown to the world. Lin Xian does not intend to reveal it, but plans to use it as the Heavenly Court's last trump card and as his place of Nirvana.

He summoned the three most spiritual beings from the Celestial Venerable's sermons: a human, a beast, and a plant spirit. He taught them Taoist arts and the scriptures for saving people, and ordered them to create the Lingbao Divine Statue to govern this land. Then, using the methods of the Source Celestial Master, he reorganized the dragon veins, connected the mountains and rivers, and resonated with the sun, moon, and stars.

Man follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature. Although the Lingbao Ghost Lamp extracted a lot of dragon energy, it was not like the Ruthless Man who wiped out all his descendants. He smashed everything with one slap, leaving a sliver of life.

With Lin Xian's assistance, the dragon veins were restored, and spiritual energy surged forth. He then carved out waterways along the mountain and dragon veins, providing places for living beings to rest and recuperate.

In hundreds of thousands of years, this place will be restored to its original state. If all living beings are devout and integrate the power of their faith into this land, it may be perfected in a few hundred thousand years, and a divine land like Mount Sumeru in the Western Desert can be obtained.

The foundation for the operation of Mount Sumeru lies in the relics, while the foundation for the Pure Land of Dragon Transformation lies in the Lingbao Ghost Lamp.

"A method for achieving immortality, preparing for the future, planting a seed of spiritual treasure, and reaping a great celestial being."

Lin Xian snorted, in a good mood, and then rubbed his hands together, ready to go to the Heavenly Court to take revenge. One by one, the karma in the Heavenly Tribulation would be settled today.

He is a quasi-emperor, invincible under heaven!

His physical body tore through the universe, traversing one galaxy after another. Heaven and earth seemed to reverse behind Lin Xian. His speed reached an extreme, leaping from one coordinate system to another.

Occasionally, one might stumble upon the Chaotic Pure Land, where one can perform acts of creation and excavation, uncovering ancient secrets and materials from the Immortal Era.

“These chaotic things contain treasures. In the future, we can send them to be reclaimed by quasi-emperors. There is no future in fighting amongst ourselves all day long.”

"After unification, we need to focus on development and avoid falling into a cycle that repeats itself every tens of thousands of years," Lin Xian muttered, believing that these chaotic lands were once part of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The Immortal Realm is vast and boundless, capable of sustaining cultivators to immortality. In essence, it consists of hundreds or even thousands of Immortal Kings who bring their own universes here to merge with it.

Although the Primordial Ancient Realm is not as powerful as the Immortal Realm, it is still a combination of dozens of universes. The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of later generations consist of nineteen incomplete Great Realms.

Although the current universe is smaller in scale, it is definitely not just one universe. The battlefield of the Celestial Venerables in the mythological era is the biggest proof of this; it was a dead universe.

If more universes can be discovered, the upper limit of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths can be raised.

Amidst the flowing celestial light and contemplation, Lin Xian arrived at the Heavenly Court, where the headquarters was established in the starry sky. The saints used their great supernatural powers to move countless celestial islands as its foundation, creating a scene of swirling clouds and misty celestial atmosphere.

Countless spaceships and starships floated in the surrounding void, mostly from the Eternal Starfield and the Heavenly Court's Milky Way Navy. The warships were shaped like giant whales, with their hulls made of the Tongtian Jianmu tree, and were imbued with energy by the wings of immortal birds such as phoenixes, vermilion birds, and golden crows, making them incredibly magnificent.

The interior is truly as sacred and magnificent as a heavenly palace, with palaces stretching out, orchids and magnolias growing together, unicorns appearing, and blue phoenixes flying high in the sky, their long feathers resembling rainbows. There is also a large black dog lying lazily, looking very comfortable.

Suddenly, a familiar and powerful aura rose into the air, making no attempt to conceal its presence, and headed towards the Heavenly Court.

The big black dog suddenly pricked up its ears like sharp swords, its big, round eyes wide open, filled with disbelief and shock. Even the downy hair on the tip of its nose trembled slightly with its rapid breathing, as if the scent it had just caught had overturned its worldview!
"Woof woof woof!!!"

"This is outrageous!"

A dog's bark echoed throughout the Heavenly Court headquarters, reverberating among the stars. The Black Emperor leaped ten feet into the air, his silky black fur bristling and standing on end like steel needles. He stood upright, running around the Heavenly Court, roaring, "What the hell is this world?!"

"This kind of trash can become a quasi-emperor!"

The big black dog had followed Emperor Wushi for many years. Relying on its master's power, it had been to countless places and met all sorts of people. When Emperor Wushi was in power, even the quasi-emperors who were high and mighty in the eyes of the world had to call him "Fellow Daoist Black Emperor" before they could go in to pay their respects to the emperor.

Therefore, the Black Emperor is very sensitive to the aura of a Quasi-Emperor and can distinguish between the Quasi-Emperor's physical body, magical power, and primordial spirit.

The final step and perfect completion are two different concepts!
That's why the Black Emperor was so indignant. As one of the Four Blacks of the Eastern Wilderness, why could Saint Master Lin become a Quasi-Emperor while he couldn't? He was, after all, a Great Saint who had rebuilt himself after severing his own flesh and blood, and he was still a hundred thousand miles away from becoming a Quasi-Emperor.

The Black Emperor's barking echoed throughout the universe. Upon hearing this, the heavenly soldiers and generals in the Heavenly Court were immediately alarmed and shouted, "Quasi-Emperor! A quasi-Emperor is attacking! Quickly, go and fetch His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Notify all Great Sages to prepare the Imperial Weapon! Prepare the Imperial Weapon!"

With drums beating and generals gathering, gods arrayed themselves, and one after another peerless master emerged. The Heavenly Court has grown considerably stronger over the years. Most importantly, a green cauldron has been floating on the water, which is the source of the Heavenly Court's confidence and carries the power of faith from all corners of the world.

"What kind of quasi-emperor dares to offend my Heavenly Court?"

A silver-blooded general roared, showing no fear in the face of the legendary supreme quasi-emperor. The soldiers behind him were even more valiant and spirited, like newborn calves unafraid of tigers.

Although quasi-emperors could kill them, they still had confidence because the Heavenly Court had killed more than one quasi-emperor.

From the Holy Spirit who was about to become a Quasi-Emperor, to the Old Teng Snake who was half a Quasi-Emperor, and even the genuine Quasi-Emperor Yu Huatian, all of them shed blood in the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court possesses the power to kill quasi-emperors, which is their trump card in leaping to become a major power in the universe.

"Forget everything else, just suppress it for me."

Black Emperor gritted his teeth, indignant, and issued orders. He held an extremely high position in the Heavenly Court and was one of the few people besides Emperor Ye who could mobilize a large army.

"I will obey His Majesty the Black Emperor's decree!"

Even the generals of the Heavenly Court's Dark Heaven Division and the gods of the Silver Blood Division took the lead, launching an attack into the starry sky. They were trained by the Black Emperor and were absolutely loyal.

But when the soldiers were halfway through their charge, the Silver Blood Clan's Heavenly God immediately dismounted from his heavenly horse, removed his armor, and bowed deeply to the Quasi-Emperor, showing exceptional respect and calling him "Ancestor."

"Ah, this, this isn't right."

The general of the Dark Division was dumbfounded. He had wanted to fight to the death, but his comrade had surrendered first. He stared blankly at the scene, then turned to look at the Black Emperor and tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, should we continue fighting? This person seems to be an acquaintance."

"It's an acquaintance, so we beat up acquaintances!"

The big black dog grinned ferociously, transforming into a divine hound that could devour the heavens and the sun, and pounced on the quasi-emperor's arm. As expected, it coughed up a mouthful of blood, and its teeth were almost shattered.

"Big black dog, you still like to take advantage of people you know." Lin Xian was speechless. No wonder he knew the Black King.

"Damn it, Lin Xian, you've really become a quasi-emperor! Your physical body is so terrifying, even I can't bite it." The Black Emperor's eyes turned red. What kind of logic is this? Even a dog would be indignant. How could a wicked guy like Lord Lin become a quasi-emperor? Heaven is truly blind.

"A Quasi-Emperor? Quasi-Emperor Lin Xian!"

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Court was in an uproar, countless heavenly soldiers and generals were shaken, and forces from all sides rushed out and gathered.

"Greetings, Quasi-Emperor Ancestor!"

"Greetings to the Supreme Holy Lord!"

Many Tianxuan disciples were overjoyed and immediately stepped forward to pay their respects. Some of them were fifth or sixth generation disciples. Although they had never met Lin Xian, they had heard of the ancestor's reputation.

The other Heavenly Court personnel were also filled with awe. Among the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Court, Lin Xian was the founder, the Black Emperor was in charge, and as for Ye Fan, who was called the Heavenly Emperor, he was just a Grand Marshal of the Army and Cavalry, responsible for fighting.

"Lin Xian, you're finally back?!"

Ye Fan stepped onto the divine bridge, bathed in celestial light, and arrived at the South Heavenly Gate. He was imposing and peerless, with eyes like lightning, black hair flowing freely, and blood energy soaring to the sky. He was like a celestial god descending to earth, and many great saints dared not look him directly in the eye.

"Lord Ye," Lin Xian said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back, "during working hours, refer to your position by your job title."

"Forest plants?" Ye Fan asked with a half-smile.

"Little Ye, do you even know what a Quasi-Emperor is?" Lin Xian sneered.

(End of this chapter)