In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 581 [Chopping the meat into small pieces for topping]

Time marches on, each stroke faster than the last, seemingly severing the river of time and standing apart from the world. Lin Xian is completely focused, like a sculptor carving his most perfect work of art.

Ye Fan sat cross-legged in the golden forbidden sea, his eyes slightly closed, his thick black hair loose, and his forehead covered in fine sweat. His original indestructible golden body was as transparent as jade, flowing with immortal radiance and without flaws, but now it was riddled with holes, covered in swords and blades, and his skin had turned bronze.

The holy blood, a mixture of gold and crimson, stained his white robes, a truly tragic sight, with his bare bones almost visible on his chest.

"The Great Perfection Holy Body isn't like this. Rebuild your cultivation using the Secret Realm Technique, and try again!"

Lin Xian swung his sword, severing a broken bone and pulverizing it. The ancestor's golden sea boiled, surging forth with crimson power, which, under the control of the Time Blade, reshaped his physical body.

Ye Fan remained silent, his brows furrowed. He experienced this kind of cultivation blessing countless times every day. In the words of Holy Master Lin, it was a great fortune that no other quasi-emperors could ever encounter.

"Time flies, the world tests the heart, and all that remains are pink skulls."

Lin Xian spoke in a low voice, wielding the Heavenly Blade 3,600 times, cutting through flesh and blood without the slightest error. Only those with the same Ancient Sacred Body could cut so precisely, without adding or losing a single hair.

Furthermore, with the aid of the Assassin God Dynasty's killing techniques, the skin and tendons were peeled off. The golden skin was dazzling and could be used to forge supreme magical artifacts. Lin Xian branded it with three hundred imperial characters on the bronze coffin. The red tendons were like dragons, manipulated by the Source Celestial Master's methods, and engraved with mountains, rivers, the sun, moon, and stars, shaping the terrain for flying immortals.

If one could shatter the vacuum, break free from the universe, and surpass the limits of the human body, it would be considered a simulated challenge, subject to the pressure of heaven and earth, the sun and moon, and the heavens and the earth.

Finally, Lord Lin's large black hand reached out to touch the thumping heart.

Ye Fan finally couldn't hold back and spoke. He had no skin, had lost most of his flesh and blood, and was just a skeleton with a pink skull on his head. He said in an extremely hoarse voice, "You just skinned me and pulled out my tendons. What are you doing now?"

"That was lean meat, which needs to be finely chopped into minced meat, leaving no impurities. Now, we need to refine the mind." Lin Xian smiled calmly and said, "The Spiritual Pivot says: The mind is the master of the five viscera and six bowels, and the abode of the spirit."

"The physical body of the Holy Body has passed the test, but the primordial spirit is not up to standard. If you want to strengthen it, you must first work on your heart and replace it."

“A vegetable can live without a heart, but a person dies without a heart.” Ye Fan retorted, “Who can exist without a heart? Holy Lord, I have also read the Inner Canon and the Plain Questions. Don’t try to fool me.”

"If the heart is replaced, wouldn't the other four organs also need to be replaced?"

The heart is the abode of the spirit, the Taiyang within Yang; the lungs are the abode of the corporeal soul, the Shaoyin within Yang; the kidneys are the abode of the essence, the Taiyin within Yin; and the liver is the abode of the soul, the Shaoyang within Yin.

Furthermore, the spleen and stomach are considered the foundation of postnatal health, responsible for the transformation and transportation of nutrients from food and water, and the source of qi and blood production, just as the earth bears everything.

The Five Elements and the Four Symbols generate each other, which is not just as simple as earth, wind, water, and fire. It is also the way of Yin and Yang rotation, and the most crucial secret realm connecting the physical body and the primordial spirit.

“Of course there are,” Lin Xian said leisurely. “The Azure Emperor’s family members are all doing just fine.”

The Azure Emperor's heart has undergone several cycles and is still beating within Gai Jiuyou's body. It seems it can last for many more years. Perhaps when Gai Jiuyou's second lifespan is exhausted and he passes away, the Emperor's heart will still be beating. It can be said that the heart is passed down through three generations, and the person is gone but the heart remains.

Ye Fan's lips twitched. The skull fell off and it took him a while to put it back on. What kind of hellish joke was Lin Xian talking about? Others might not know about the Azure Emperor's situation, but they certainly did. The four Heavenly Emperors—the old, weak, sick, and disabled—were all rare and exceptional immortal beings throughout the ages.

"I'm not the Azure Emperor. The Azure Emperor is the reincarnation of the Elixir of Immortality, and his physique is different from that of ordinary people." Ye Fan sighed. The vitality of the Elixir of Immortality in human form is beyond the reach of ordinary people. No matter how much one matures, one cannot compare to the Azure Emperor.

Moreover, Gai Jiuyou is still using the Azure Emperor's Heart. If he were to actually take it out, he might suffer a backlash from the damage to his Dao and die on the spot.

"One flower blooms, another withers; everyone has the elixir of immortality within them, but they simply don't know how to tap into it or refine the great elixir within their bodies."

Lin Xian said meaningfully, "If we don't need the Emperor's Heart, we can exchange the Holy Heart for the Holy Heart."

"Sacred Heart?" Ye Fan scoffed. "Does Saint Lord Lin intend to exchange his Quasi-Emperor Heart for mine? If so, I wouldn't mind being disemboweled."

"Besides me, there is a third Holy Body," Lin Xian said calmly.
"The third Holy Body, that child Xiao Yang... wait!" Ye Fan suddenly shuddered and looked at that golden forbidden sea. Countless ages have passed, has the ancestor's obsession really not dissipated?

The Emperor's Banner didn't react; it should just be some lingering remnants, mechanically passing on memories.

He searched for a long time and even performed sacrifices, but there was no response from the ancestor.

"What you keep in mind will surely resonate; when hearts are connected, you will feel the same way."

Lin Xian smiled slightly, pointing out the secrets of the Xing and Qian characters to Ye Fan. Her brows glowed, and her celestial platform shone brightly, blending with the golden sea.

Among the nine secrets, the Secret of Action is his fundamental method, while the Secret of the Foreword is gradually perfected.

Others painstakingly try to guess the future before receiving any feedback on their Dao Fruit, but Lin Xian directly takes the answer and works backward to deduce the process. Even the Heavenly Venerable who created this secret was not as adept at it as he was.

"The Secret of the Previous Character, the Secret of the Journey Character, the Great Path of Time..."

Ye Fan was finely chopped into minced meat by Lin Xian, and his whole being was imbued with the flavor of time. At this moment, it was just like the time quasi-emperor comprehending the Dao. Many ancient scriptures resonated within his body, and several secret realms shone, making his mind clear and empty, cutting off all obsessions, and giving birth to the Dao in a single thought.

The golden divine sea, with its undulating waves, resonates with me. The so-called "sitting for ten thousand years, dreaming for eternity" is never a rootless duckweed.

The latter is the longevity method of the Empress's Dao Fruit, just like a little girl walking in the mortal world in her dreams, maintaining a kind of immortality.

The former refers to the Holy Ancestor who, feeling the power of the universe, lent his unparalleled cultivation to his descendants in a dream, allowing them to experience that state of mind and that sense of desolation.

Lin Xian also sat down, comprehending the fury of the golden forbidden sea, merging with the Holy Body Ancestor, his whole body withered, falling into a deep contemplation, melting into the void, becoming a part of nothingness.

Time flowed by, and countless years passed. On this day, Ye Fan's heart trembled, and he opened his eyes, sensing a strange aura.

The golden divine sea has dried up, the brilliant stars in the starry sky have all gone out, the universe is in ruins, it has been shattered and turned into a holy ruin!
"What happened? Why is the universe so shattered?"

"Could the Dark Turmoil have occurred ahead of schedule...?"

Ye Fan's heart pounded. He wanted to check the situation and subconsciously took a step forward. The stars shifted and the world changed. A golden road stretched across the universe, passing through all the heavens and myriad realms. Celestial phoenixes danced, true dragons coiled, the Black Tortoise paved the way, and the White Tiger guarded the way, just like the Heavenly Emperor on a journey.

As the sun and moon revolve and the laws of nature interact, one after another, divine chains of order descend, engulfing the world. Even the heavens acknowledge his invincible Dao fruit.

The Holy Body is fully formed!

The true Crimson Blood is flawless, an unconventional path to enlightenment. The blood within his body surges like raging tyrannical dragons, daring to fight against emperors and celestial beings, and capable of tearing apart ancient supreme beings with his bare hands.

"How could this be?"

Ye Fan used his Void Dao Technique to reflect his own appearance. Although the Supreme Being in the mirror resembled him, he was extremely old, with white hair flowing down his shoulders, and the years had etched lines on his face.

Even with the immense power to fight a supreme being, it cannot undo the passing years. "What exactly happened?! How many years have passed? Who can answer this question for me?"

Ye Fan roared, disbelieving that it was all real. But the universe trembled, and star rivers exploded one after another, unable to withstand the wrath of the Supreme Being, and became increasingly bleak. He then left his body with his primordial spirit, traversing many life forms, and flew towards the Heavenly Court headquarters.

Along the way, all he saw was ruin; he never saw a intact starry sky. Many stars were shattered, cosmic dust floated, and occasionally there was blood, broken bones, and fragments of weapons, cold and chilling.

Ye Fan's heart gradually turned cold. He rushed into the Heavenly Court like a madman. The once-suspended divine island had all turned to dust, leaving only mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The Heavenly Court is no more; everything has vanished, like a fleeting, prosperous dream.

"Gods are dead, demons are destroyed, why am I still alive? I hate that Heaven has taken away ten thousand years of my life!"

Ye Fan roared to the sky, refusing to believe it was true. He used his supreme Dao technique to shatter the starry sky with a single thought, chasing after the passage of time and reflecting on the past.

A celestial blade swept across the sky, and an immortal cauldron struck, leaving a trail of blood in the mortal world and annihilating ninety-nine percent of the living beings. The Black Emperor shook his bell and wailed in grief, but he could only summon a chaotic hand to take away the innate holy body and Dao embryo.

Emperor Wushi wanted to pursue them further, but an enemy attacked from another realm, and under the pressure of being outnumbered two to one, he had no choice but to retreat.

"The Immortal Emperor!"

Ye Fan gritted his teeth, recognizing the five-colored heavenly blade. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he asked in a deep voice, "Where is Saint Master Lin?"

No, without Lord Lin present, everyone else might perish, but he alone is unlikely to die.

Lin Xian's methods of survival are well-known; even if the Heavenly Court collapses, there are still other ways to survive.

With this thought in mind, Ye Fan turned around and stepped onto the golden road, descending to the Big Dipper, wanting to see the forbidden zone of life, only to find the universe desolate, with only mortals, and the forbidden zone empty.

The Primordial Mine, the Celestial Realm, the Immortal Tomb, the Divine Ruins, the Undying Mountain, the Sea of ​​Reincarnation... even the Forbidden Zone of the Desolate Ancient Land!
Only one person with equally white hair sat alone on the sacred cliff, looking towards another world, utterly desolate.

"Ancient Holy Body!"

"Lin Xian!"

Ye Fan shouted, causing the white-haired holy body to turn around. In an instant, their eyes met, and wisps of supreme aura erupted.

Lin Xian had also achieved great success, but he stopped at the quasi-ninth level. He only had an Emperor-level physical body and had not fully mastered the laws of the Imperial Path.

"Holy Lord, what exactly happened? Where is the Empress? Where is the Azure Emperor? Where is the God Emperor?!"

Ye Fan asked bitterly, "The Heavenly Court shouldn't have fallen like this. With the Heavenly Emperors still around and several immortal artifacts in hand, even if they can't quell the turmoil, they can still protect themselves."

"The first problem was the Underworld Emperor. The Underworld's plan succeeded. The Source God, the Source Ghost, and the Three Emperors of the Prison came knocking. That Chaos Supreme was too terrifying. Even with all the Heavenly Court's methods, they were no match for him."

Lin Xian sighed and said, "The innate holy body and Dao embryo have not yet grown up. How can we fight the Chaos Supreme? That monster is ridiculously powerful. Although he has not reached the realm of the Heavenly Emperor, he is far superior to the Great Emperor."

In this situation, even the former supreme beings of the underworld, such as the Eternal Heavenly Venerable and the Corpse Emperor, made their move, wanting a share of the spoils.

Sensing the danger, the Great Accomplished Holy Body within the Ancient Forbidden Zone also seized the opportunity to emerge and engage in a decisive battle, plunging the entire universe into complete chaos.

"As for the other emperors, the old Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor, they should be on the side of the Heavenly Court."

Ye Fan asked in a deep voice, "The Nine-Turn Immortal Pill from the Eternal Starfield wasn't made for nothing."

“I originally wanted to lead all the Venerable Ones to the ancient star Yinghuo for a cosmic phoenix hunt, but…” Lin Xian paused, a solemn look appearing in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, “But halfway there, the path to immortality of the Big Dipper opened ahead of schedule.”

"The path to immortality through the Big Dipper?"

Ye Fan's pupils shrank, as if he had thought of something, and he suddenly exclaimed, "The Central Continent Immortal Mansion, the Arctic Immortal Road, and the Mars Immortal Road are all the work of the Undying Emperor."

"The mastermind behind all ages, he truly deserves the title." Lin Xian nodded heavily. After attaining the Dao Supreme Realm, he thoroughly comprehended the Immortal Treasure Diagram and finally grasped some of the truths of the Immortal Path.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are adjacent to the Immortal Realm, with endless void and turbulent remnants in between. Conquering the path to immortality is not as simple as opening a door, but an extremely long process.

The Immortal Path of Flying Immortal Star was opened by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. The Immortal Realm dared not close it, so it can be directly accessed, essentially an eternal rift, a small passage.

The path to immortality via the Big Dipper requires taking a detour, passing through numerous heavenly gates to reach a strange world, and then from there, knocking on the gates of the immortal realm. The Undying Emperor resides here, traveling between the mortal realm and the strange world, and forging immortal paths to harm the emperors of the mortal realm.

Once the path to immortality opened, all the forbidden zones were thrown into chaos. No matter what interests, allies, or the Heavenly Court, none of them could compare to immortality, let alone becoming an immortal.

"With all the deities appearing together, the Emperor was finally granted his wish. Bathed in the blood of all the emperors, he wanted to repeat the ancient war of the gods."

Lin Xian sighed, sketching a scene of the apocalypse. In the end, the Empress was born, wielding two great immortal artifacts, and suppressed half of the turmoil. However, being in the Nirvana stage, she was not at full strength and suffered a severe injury. Helpless, she took the immortal sword and entered another world.

The remaining half of the turmoil caused the heavens and earth to collapse, almost wiping out cultivators in the world. Fortunately, mortals were saved, and a spark of hope was given.

"Is the Azure Emperor still not awake?" Ye Fan asked, looking at the Empress pacifying the rebellion. He couldn't believe that the Eternal Azure Heaven Lotus had no backup plan.

"The Azure Emperor is no different from the Divine Emperor. He cannot manifest himself and can only give me a blue lotus to allow me to merge with the Great Perfection Holy Body of the Sacred Cliff and barely remain in the world."

Lin Xian shook his head and said, "Originally, the Big Dipper should have been destroyed, but it was my joint efforts with Amitabha Buddha that saved it."

The Western Desert still echoes with the sounds of chanting. Although there are no cultivators, mortals still offer their faint faith, illuminating a glimmer of light in this dark apocalypse.

"Establishing the Heavenly Court, yet unable to protect others." Ye Fan said with a bitter smile, "What's the use of cultivating for a lifetime? Could it be that the Heavenly Court is truly facing a great calamity?"

"It's just that it's not strong enough."

Lin Xian shouted, "You are a Great Accomplished Sacred Body, and so am I. Therefore, like the Ninth Generation Great Accomplished Sacred Body, I am unable to quell the turmoil."

"The Heavenly Court was established by an emperor. One must become an emperor; only by becoming an emperor can the chaos be quelled!"

"Emperor Cheng!" Ye Fan murmured to himself, gazing at the sky.

(End of this chapter)