In the heavens, people become emperors by being bad.

Chapter 638 [Mirror, come and fight with me]

The chaotic energy surged, overwhelming the mythical battlefield. A spiritual treasure array diagram flowed with the laws of the Heavenly Venerable, known as the number one killing array in history. If a master of the Imperial Path were to unleash it, it could definitely kill the flawless Emperor.

Unfortunately, the five people in charge of the formation were all quasi-emperors, lacking perfect imperial laws. The Ancient Emperor of the Prison returned to his invincible position as Heavenly Venerable, and the terrifying imperial aura surged forth, causing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Get back!"

Lin Xian roared and formed an invincible Chaos Fist Seal, like a vast universe falling into the underworld, shattering the eighteen levels of hell, releasing the wronged souls of countless ages, and stirring up wave after wave of Yin energy from the Yellow Springs.

"So what if it's the universe? I've trampled the heavens and the earth under my feet!"

The Prison Suppressor Heavenly Venerable roared. He once stood tall in the universe, and with a casual wave of his hand, the world would rise and fall. Now, as the Emperor, his actions were even more earth-shattering. He also opened up a chaotic pure land and charged forward.

At their level, Taoist magic and supernatural powers are irrelevant; even a flower or a blade of grass can become the supreme art of the Supreme God.

The sun, moon, and stars are merely chess pieces in a game between supreme beings, not worth mentioning!

"The Chaotic Pure Land, is this the accumulated wealth of the Underworld over millions of years? It's indeed something special."

Lin Xian broke through the Chaos Pure Land and carefully savored its profound meaning. It contained the wisdom and hard work of several supreme beings in the forbidden zone of the underworld. Although he did not evolve a true Chaos Body, the Chaos Dao within it allowed him to draw inferences from other things.

"Does a quasi-emperor really think he can defy the heavens?"

"Consider yourself a spiritual treasure, or even a venerable being!"

The Heavenly Venerable of Prison had icy eyes. Having regained his flawless imperial throne, he was invincible at this moment. Even as countless chaotic sword energies slashed down, he remained fearless, attempting to break through the sword formation and attack the weakest point of the array.

"How brave!"

Shennong roared, brandishing his immortal sword and merging with the consciousness of the deity. Instantly, a terrifying killing intent emerged, slashing a sword wound on the body of the Prison Suppressor Heavenly Venerable, tearing open a gash, and pure imperial blood dripped out, each drop enough to kill a quasi-emperor.

In the blink of an eye, the four combined their strength, and the Prison Suppressor Heavenly Venerable was covered in wounds and riddled with holes, as if stained with blood.

However, that's all there is to it. The flawless imperial body possesses extremely powerful self-healing abilities, making it the most powerful foundation for cultivators who cultivate through physical means.
Great power originates from within oneself; the physical body is the most powerful weapon!

"Roar!"

The Prison Suppressor Heavenly Venerable went berserk, covered in blood, like a demon god shattering the primordial universe. He traded his injuries for his life, taking the brunt of most of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword light, and then with a mighty throw, he hurled the black spear in his hand, intending to take Lin Xian's life.

A flawless Celestial Venerable unleashed his great divine power, activated his imperial weapon, and launched a world-destroying attack that even fellow experts of the Imperial Path dared not meet head-on.

This is the true destruction of an emperor!
"You think you're the only one with an imperial artifact?" Lin Xian calmly shouted, "Vajra Pestle!"

Shakyamuni, who supported the Zhuxian Sword Formation, paused slightly, then shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. I've already severed all ties of cause and effect and abandoned my past life. In this life, I am the only one who reigns supreme. I don't need the imperial weapon."

"Boom!"

Amitabha Buddha's imperial weapon descended from the sky, like a roaring purple lion, shattering all things in the universe, just like Mount Sumeru pressing down, suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths.

The spear and the vajra collided, causing the ultimate laws to rise and fall, and the resulting brilliance was so dazzling that it could open up all the heavens and myriad realms.

"The emergence of a supreme being is not easy. The peak combat power after the ultimate sublimation takes about half an hour."

The Yellow Emperor casually remarked that in his previous life, the Void Emperor had fought to the death with six or seven supreme beings, and that he had the most experience in quelling the chaos of darkness.

If we can hold out for half an hour, the Ancient Emperor of the Prison will gradually lose his strength and will no longer be an invincible emperor, so we can take the opportunity to break through his defenses.

"Slippery!"

A divine weapon emitted celestial music, and the Vajra Bracelet arrived. Laozi Li Er combined it with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, generating boundless killing power. Amidst the purple aura coming from the east, it carried thousands of sword lights, and auspiciousness contained killing intent.

"Good guy..."

Lin Xian clicked his tongue. The Heavenly Venerable of Morality and the Heavenly Venerable of Spiritual Treasure joined forces to kill the enemy. If this were in another universe, the Heavenly Venerable of Prison Suppression would at least be the number one villain in the heavens.

Chaotic energy surged, sword light danced, and suddenly, at a certain moment, the Yellow Emperor's eyes narrowed and flashed with a sharp light, as if he had grasped something, and he shouted: "Mirror, come and fight with me!"

The heavenly voice echoed throughout the universe, shaking the mythical battlefield. Many supreme deities watching the battle trembled in fear. In the ancient times, when this sentence was uttered, it was accompanied by the fall of supreme beings and the weeping of the heavens, an ominous sign.

"Zheng!"

The Void Mirror resonated with a clanging sound. After drinking the royal blood of the Lord of Reincarnation, it replenished its life energy and became even more mysterious, exuding immortal energy and bursting out with the most dazzling divine light, illuminating a vast void universe.

As the imperial artifact landed in his palm, the Yellow Emperor's aura changed instantly. His eyes closed slightly, as if he had returned to that glorious and splendid ancient era, and his imperial aura grew even more magnificent.

In those dark and turbulent years, a human emperor fought a bloody battle across the eight wastelands, pacified the six directions, and protected a peaceful world. He was known as the Void Emperor!
"Oh no! Void has regained control of the Void Mirror!"

The Big Dipper constellation was in an uproar, and the supreme source gods, source ghosts, and chaotic monsters of the underworld also looked quite grim.

"If this continues, Zhenyu will die sooner or later."

The Source God suggested, "Send the Heavenly Nether Treasure to save him."

"Do you think I don't want to? I don't have the energy."

The chaotic monster cursed under its breath, looked at the carefree Celestial Venerable with eyes full of fear, and said indignantly, "What kind of freaks were the Nine Celestial Venerables of the Mythological Era?"

Under the light of time, even he wouldn't be able to escape without the Netherworld Treasure's interference.

In the past, the Boundless Heavenly Venerable could kill innate chaotic beings, and his achievements are recorded in history.

While the Carefree Celestial Venerable is inferior to the Boundless Celestial Venerable, how could the Chaos Monster be without flaws? Only by merging with the Netherworld Treasure can he attain supreme power.

"Nine Heavenly Venerables... none of them are simple."

The Source God said helplessly, "Since the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Venerable, there have been a total of 108 Dao Venerables in the Mythical Era. Each of them was exceptionally talented and possessed profound Daoist abilities. Among them, the nine most powerful ones created the Nine Secrets, representing the entire era."

"You should be glad that you encountered the carefree Celestial Venerable who cut off his own life."

"At his peak, he could summon the river of time."

"What the hell?!" The chaotic monster was completely dumbfounded. The River of Time—was this something a human cultivator should know? Was this reasonable? Wasn't this too outrageous?

Throughout history, countless cultivators have sought immortality and the Great Dao, yearning for eternal life, ultimately aiming to escape the shackles of time. Theoretically, only by achieving immortality can one master the Great Dao of Time and explore the long river of time—something only true immortals are qualified to do. Otherwise, a single backlash could instantly deplete the lifespan of a human cultivator.

The fact that the Celestial Venerable of Freedom could summon the River of Time proves one thing: he has never made a mistake in his exploration of time, which is why he has not suffered any backlash.

"This level of time-manipulation talent is rarely seen throughout history."

Yuan Gui sighed, "Back when the Carefree Celestial Venerable attained enlightenment, the Underworld Venerable suspected that he had the bloodline of the Time Beast."

"The Beast of Time? What kind of creature is that..." The Chaos Monster was puzzled. Although he was powerful, he was born very late, unlike the Source God and Source Ghost who had followed the Underworld Emperor for many years and mastered many secrets.

"Otherworldly beasts, beings from other universes, may be from one of the Immortal Realms."

Yuan Shen pondered and said, "Back then, the Underworld Lord didn't explain it clearly either; he only mentioned it briefly."

"One of the Immortal Realms? Isn't the Immortal Realm unique?!"

The chaotic monster was immediately dumbfounded. Since the beginning of time, all cultivators have wanted to enter the Immortal Realm and achieve immortality. But you're telling me there's more than one Immortal Realm? Where should cultivators in the mortal world ascend to?

"There are at least two great domains that can stand on equal footing with the Immortal Domain."

The Source God muttered, "Our realm also had immortals in the beginning, a celestial realm in the eyes of countless lower realms. But now the environment has changed. Even a powerful Heavenly Venerable cannot bring down the tribulation to become an immortal. Perhaps one day when the Dharma-ending Age ends, we can become immortals again."

"That's it, that's it..."

The chaotic monster seemed to be deep in thought. No wonder the underworld insisted on the path of the physical body, insisted on forming the reincarnation seal, and stayed in the mortal world to compete, instead of trying to break through the path to immortality.

This immortal realm isn't unique. If you enter the immortal realm, that's fine, but if you take the wrong path and end up in a burial ground or another realm, then you're doomed.

"Fellow Daoist Zhenyu, should we save him?"

Yuan Gui sighed, "If he perishes, our situation will become even more dangerous. Do we really have to hide in the Chaos Pure Land like we have for hundreds of thousands of years, hiding from Wushi?"

"save!"

The Source God's eyes flickered, as if he had made contact with a Supreme Being, and he said, "A Celestial Being wants to help us."

"Heavenly Venerable, immortality?"

Yuan Gui suddenly realized that this was an old colleague. The Eternal Heavenly Venerable had once resided in the Underworld, fearing the return of the Underworld Emperor to settle the karmic debts.

Within the Immortal Mausoleum, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity sat cross-legged atop his chariot, his eyes deep and unfathomable, seemingly containing the birth and death of the universe and the rise and fall of galaxies. His aura was as deep as an abyss, unfathomable.

Other forbidden zones may cooperate with the Heavenly Court, but he is unlikely to.

As one of the masterminds behind the collapse of the ancient Heavenly Court, the Divine Organization is his mortal enemy.

The Great Accomplished Holy Body had a grudge against him, which also led to enmity between the Holy Body lineage and him.

Furthermore, repeated periods of darkness and turmoil made it impossible for even the most powerful emperors with spiritual abilities to accept him.

"Hehe, actually, I also want to be a good person."

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity spoke in a low voice, his eyes dark and gazing at the sky, as if recalling his youthful days. His path to becoming an emperor was so bright and carefree, so protective of all living beings, so magnificent. In the end, he retreated to these hills, whispering idle words to the spirits of the fallen heroes.

Before him, a page of a book was slowly turned, on which was written the name of the Great Accomplished Holy Body, as well as his birth date. Every detail of his cultivation and enlightenment was recorded, and there was even a portrait of him, which was lifelike and was personally drawn by the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable.

"But... I want to live."

The Immortal Daoist sighed, "When will this path to immortality end?"

The Taoist closed the last page of the book. The cover was engraved with the character for "death," and the first page had the character for "life." As a former giant of the underworld, he also possessed an imperial technique called the Book of Life and Death!

If Yama (the King of Hell) orders you to die at midnight, you won't live to see dawn!

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, a certain Great Accomplished Holy Body with golden fur forcibly left the underworld and destroyed the Book of Life and Death of the Holy Body lineage, resulting in the current incomplete Chaos Body and lack of Holy Blood.

However, as an ancient monster who has lived for millions of years, the Eternal Celestial Venerable knows to always have a backup plan and has prepared a backup.

"It's you!"

Within the desolate forbidden land, the Great Accomplished Holy Body roared, its golden hair standing on end, shrouded in misfortune. In its later years, its blood energy declined, leaving it in a daze, as numerous curses assailed it, and strands of red hair fell from the void.

"Boom!"

With a supreme warrior available, the Heavenly Nether Treasure was able to catch its breath, transforming into an eternal celestial light that pierced through the universe and rushed towards the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

In the past, the underworld feared the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao and would avoid this imperial weapon whenever possible, but now things are different.

"I'm practically turning into a celestial artifact, and you think I'm avoiding his attacks? That's truly laughable!"

The Tongtian Mingbao took the initiative to settle old and new scores, wanting to both save the Zhenyu Ancient Emperor and teach the Zhuxian Sword Formation a lesson.

"Go~!"

The Yellow Emperor shouted loudly, not wanting the Netherworld Treasure to interfere with the sword formation, and sent the Void Immortal Mirror to meet the enemy.

The clash of the two imperial weapons was like a phoenix rising from the ashes, with wings of light spreading across the starry sky, while the chains of order, like a cage, imprisoned them for eternity.

The laws of the imperial way danced with the vast immortal light, instantly leveling the universe. It was a clash of titans, a perfect even match.

"Devour the Emperor's blood, the Emperor's path."

Mingbao laughed in anger, "One by one, you form the Reincarnation Seal and drink the blood of the Supreme One. What's the difference between you and us?"

"Use it righteously, and it will be righteous; use it evilly, and it will be evil."

The Void Mirror deity solemnly declared that although everyone's methods may seem similar, there are still some differences in essence.

For example, the Undying Emperor devours imperial blood in large quantities, while the Void Mirror only consumes the most essential essence of the Great Emperor's blood.

(End of this chapter)