Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Yuan Realm Trembles, Successor of Unsurpassed

Western Region, City of Ten Thousand Demons.

Inside the Demon Emperor Palace, monstrous aura surged violently. A Green Lotus gestated within, its stem upright as if propping up the heavens since antiquity, radiating an atmosphere of immense majesty.

As the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain emerged, the Green Lotus trembled. Streams of monstrous energy poured into it. Petals unfurled one by one, revealing a slender figure clad in cyan robes.

The cyan-robed one was male but bore feminine features, his appearance bewitching. He had long, narrow, cold peach blossom eyes, emanating a terrifying presence.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, a great upheaval has occurred in Poisonous Forest!"

A Great Sage of the Demon Clan rushed anxiously into the palace. Seeing the cyan-robed man, he instantly knelt down and said: "Poisonous Forest, spanning a hundred thousand miles in all directions, has been destroyed."

"Above Poisonous Forest, moreover, looms a towering floating mountain. This subordinate dared not act presumptuously and requests Your Majesty’s decree."

"A floating Divine Mountain?"

The cyan-robed man’s gaze deepened.

Over two million years ago, a Green Lotus born in the Western Region gained sentience, attained the Dao and became an emperor. Calling itself the Green Lotus Demon Emperor, it established the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, unifying the Western Region.

From then on, the Western Region was ruled by the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.

This cyan-robed man was the current Demon Emperor, Lian Jiuyou.

Lian Jiuyou was cultivation at the peak of the quasi-emperor realm, only a step away from becoming a full emperor. He stood among the Yuan Realm’s top powerhouses alongside figures like the Eastern Sea Dragon King, Yue Ruyi, and Bai Yuehong.

"Poisonous Forest is the Poison Emperor’s domain. That old monster dominated this place for over a million years; he is notoriously difficult to deal with," Lian Jiuyou said lightly.

"Report!"

At that moment, another demon sage arrived to report: it was Lu Xu.

"Your Majesty, the White Tiger King, Golden Crow King, and Black Tortoise King seek an audience."

"It seems they too have sensed the changes in Poisonous Forest," Lian Jiuyou smiled faintly and said: "Summon them."

These three Kings were quasi-emperor powerholders enfeoffed by the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.

Having dominated the Western Region for millions of years, the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom had birthed a Demon Emperor and possessed profound foundations; its number of quasi-emperors far surpassed forces like the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and the Pure Land.

Within the Yuan Realm, its strength ranked easily within the top three.

A few breaths later, the three Kings entered the imperial presence.

"No need for formalities."

Lian Jiuyou spoke: "I presume you’ve also come regarding the matter of Poisonous Forest?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

A valiant woman in white robes, radiating an aura of martial vigor with eyes as sharp as swords, nodded. "Poisonous Forest involves the Poison Emperor. We dared not act without authorization, so we came to seek Your Majesty’s guidance."

"That floating Divine Mountain… it is very likely the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain."

The decrepit Black Tortoise King spoke from the side.

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed.

The Black Tortoise King continued: "One stick of incense ago, this old one received news. The Eastern Sea Dragon King, the Leader of the Pure Land, and a group of strangers entered Poisonous Forest."

"Soon after that, this incident erupted. They must be involved."

"Just days prior, men from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace barged into Snow God Mountain and stole a fragment of the Unsurpassed Divine Seal. Considering both incidents, they likely possess the method to open the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain."

"Therefore, this old one believes that mountain is the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain."

The Black Tortoise King lived an extensive life. He had already been a subject of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom during the era of the Green Lotus Demon Emperor. Having survived to this day, he was at least three million years old.

His words carried weight even for Lian Jiuyou.

"If it truly is the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain, this would be a heaven-sent opportunity," exclaimed the Golden Crow King excitedly.

"There’s no time to waste. Depart at once."

Upon Lian Jiuyou’s command, the four quasi-emperors transformed into streams of light and flew towards the Poisonous Forest.

The Unsurpassed Divine Mountain was an affair of immense significance, rumored to be a remnant of the immortal Dao.

With this providence descending from the heavens and occurring within the Western Territories, Lian Jiuyou, as the ruler of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, naturally wouldn’t forgo the chance to explore it.

Achieving attainment within it might allow one to attain the Dao and become an emperor.

…

True Martial God Sect.

The one-eyed elder returned to the sect and reported the matter in its entirety to Sect Master Bai Yuehong.

Bai Yuehong wore white robes, his black hair cascading over his shoulders.

"Sect Master, it is my humble opinion that we can no longer oppose Heaven’s Secret Pavilion," advised the one-eyed elder. "This Heaven’s Secret Pavilion has an incomprehensible origin and unfathomable depth."

"If we continue to contend against Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, the True Martial God Sect faces peril."

"I have my own judgment."

Bai Yuehong’s face was cold as ice.

His recent journey to the Pure Land to seek Yue Ruyi’s divination of the True Martial God Sect’s fate and Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s origins had yielded nothing.

From that moment, a sense of apprehension had taken root in Bai Yuehong’s heart.

Now, the one-eyed elder’s words completely extinguished his desire to oppose Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"This time, my True Martial God Sect will become a laughingstock."

Bai Yuehong murmured to himself.

The one-eyed elder released a heavy sigh. "The situation presses harder than people. Yielding is unavoidable."

"Unless the Sect Master attains the Dao and becomes an emperor, my True Martial God Sect is fated to be overshadowed by Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."

Abruptly.

A terrifying aura emanated from the west.

Bai Yuehong sensed it, and his primordial spirit manifested. Like a towering god or demon, majestic and immense, it stood connecting heaven and earth.

His eyes brimmed with divine light. With just one glance, he saw hundreds of thousands of miles away.

The Unsurpassed Divine Mountain hovered in the void, radiating an immeasurable presence.

"That is the direction Yue Ruyi and the others headed," the one-eyed elder’s heart trembled violently. "Could this be their objective?"

"This mountain is unusual; I couldn’t sense any anomalies." The divine light in Bai Yuehong’s eyes faded, his expression turning grave.

The True Favor, an Eye Technique power hidden within the True Martial Seven Cuts Sutra.

By activating the True Favor, one could see through all falsehoods in the world.

Anything even he couldn’t penetrate had to be extraordinary.

"Sect Master, this disturbance must have been caused by Ao Bing and Yue Ruyi." The one-eyed elder was deeply shaken; the schemes of five quasi-emperors would surely be grand.

"Worldly rumors say the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain is a divine trace. Could this vast, imposing mountain be the legendary Unsurpassed Divine Mountain?" the one-eyed elder wondered doubtfully.

"Even if it’s not the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain, it is still a remarkable place."

Bai Yuehong frowned, "Such a massive disturbance must have shaken the entire Yuan Realm."

"Elder Zhao, accompany me there."

"This place might hold the fortune I need to become an emperor."

Bai Yuehong’s primordial spirit vanished into the world. A gust of wind later, both had left the True Martial God Sect, heading straight for the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain.

…

Simultaneously.

At the very instant the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain arrived, the top experts throughout the Yuan Realm detected the shift in the world’s rules and locked onto its location.

Quasi-emperor after quasi-emperor raced forward to reach the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain, hoping to seize a share of the spoils.

"These coming days are destined to be turbulent and fierce."

Inside the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, Ye Xu gazed westward.

He was only at the Complete Divine God realm and couldn’t sense the aura of the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain, but Yang Xuanzhan had already sent word, informing him of their situation.

Heroes gathered, winds of change rose and clouds swirled.

Even Ye Xu couldn’t help but feel a surge of ambition.

All of this was of his own making.

The only regret was his inability to partake in it himself.

"I still have over three million heavenly secrets points. It’s time to boost my strength."

Ye Xu returned to the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"System, upgrade cultivation."

In an instant.

A vast divine power appeared out of thin air. Ye Xu’s cultivation soared, immediately breaking through the constraints of the Divine God realm and reaching the God King realm.

But the breakthrough was far from over.

Ye Xu spent 288,000 heavenly secrets points to elevate his cultivation directly to the Saint realm.

The Creation Heart Sutra was too terrifying, demanding colossal amounts of heavenly secrets points for every improvement in cultivation.

…

Sea of All Realms, the Three Thousand Immortal Islands.

On a small island like an earthly paradise, an elder practiced cultivation in seclusion.

His aura was serene, his attire plain, and he bore an ethereal air.

At the moment the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain descended, the elder’s eyes sprang open. Within them were a sun and a moon, as if he had refined those celestial bodies to dwell in his gaze.

The elder restrained his spiritual energy, and the sun and moon faded from view.

With a mere thought, a shattered crystalline seal, incomplete with only a third remaining — unmistakably the legendary Unsurpassed Divine Seal — materialized upon his fingertip.

A violet divine mist radiated from the broken Unsurpassed Divine Seal. Within its facets, an image manifested: the descent of the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain and its location.

"The Dao lineage of the Emperor Venerable has emerged."

The elder trembled all over, overcome with joyous tears. "Ninety-two thousand years of fruitless searching… finally, it has revealed itself."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"Supreme Elder!"

Seconds later, figures arrived — quasi-emperor experts, six in total. The strongest among them was no less formidable than Yue Ruyi or Ao Bing.

"You summoned us urgently, Supreme Elder. What demands your attention?" inquired the expert at the peak of the quasi-emperor level.

"It’s appeared, it’s appeared…" The elder’s lips quivered. "The Unsurpassed Divine Mountain… it’s in the Yuan Realm!"

"Our sacred ground has emerged?" The quasi-emperors were overjoyed, yet astonished.

The Unsurpassed Divine Mountain was their ancestral root.

For nearly a million years, they had searched for its whereabouts without success, unable to sense its location without the complete Unsurpassed Divine Seal.

Now, at last, there was news.

"The Unsurpassed Divine Mountain is the foundation of our Holy Sect. We must reclaim it." The quasi-emperor expert at the peak level radiated killing intent. "Show no mercy to any who dare obstruct us."

"The Yuan Realm hasn’t produced an emperor realm expert in a million years. A destitute realm poses no obstacle," sneered one quasi-emperor expert dismissively.

"Though it has declined, the Yuan Realm still holds significant power," the Supreme Elder countered, his gaze sharp. His cultivation also stood at the peak of the quasi-emperor level.

But he was no ordinary quasi-emperor.

Ninety-two thousand years ago, on the day Emperor Venerable Buzhou met his calamity, he too was hunted by enemies. His Dao fruit was damaged, casting him down from the Great Emperor realm. For nearly a million years, he had been unable to advance and return to the emperor realm.

"And what’s more…" The Supreme Elder paused deliberately. "The forces of the Taihao Heavenly Sect have relentlessly pursued us. The appearance of the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain… it could very well be a trap."

A cold dread washed over the group. Their initial joy evaporated, replaced by heavy gravity.

The Taihao Heavenly Sect was precisely the reason the Unsurpassed Sacred Ground had been annihilated.

"So, Supreme Elder, shall we cower and cling to this place, afraid to even approach our ancestral land?" The strongest quasi-emperor protested indignantly.

The Supreme Elder gave a slight shake of his head. "We must have two paths prepared."

"Young Qin." He turned to the youngest quasi-emperor, his tone weighty. "Your talent is extraordinary, personally honed by this master. This journey carries an uncertain fate, yet the Holy Sect’s lineage must not be extinguished."

"Master…" Qin Changsheng understood his master’s intent and spoke with unwavering resolve. "If you teach me for a day, you are a father for life. This disciple shall be a man of the Holy Sect until his dying breath. Should I break this oath, may Heaven strike me down."

"Good… good… good!" The Supreme Elder nodded, relieved. They were all intelligent; words beyond this were unnecessary.

"If we do not return, the Unsurpassed Island is entrusted to you."

"Follow me to the Yuan Realm!" The Supreme Elder rose to his feet, his expression resolute and unwavering.

Qin Changsheng stood fixed in place, watching as the others departed.

After a long while.

Qin Changsheng swept out a hand. A violet light shot from his Purple Palace, coalescing into a figure identical to himself — his cultivated Second Primordial Spirit.

This Second Primordial Spirit possessed only the strength of the great sage level, a late stage one, yet to elevate to the quasi-emperor level.

"Go," Qin Changsheng murmured to himself.

The Second Primordial Spirit raced away from the Three Thousand Immortal Islands, vanishing into the chaos. It sped unerringly toward the direction of the Yuan Realm.