Chapter 101: The Dragon and the Phoenix

Chapter 101: The Dragon and the Phoenix (100 Chapters - Follow and Review)

"The Immortal Ascension Path has appeared!!"

In the Forbidden Lands, several world-shaking gazes shot out.

Supreme Sovereigns were startled awake, their expressions filled with shock and suspicion.

This sudden emergence of the Immortal Ascension Path was not part of their predictions.

Two hundred thousand years later, the Immortal Ascension Paths in the Big Dipper and the Flying Immortal Realm were what they believed to be the most likely to succeed.

However, the world is unpredictable, and human efforts have their limits. Unexpected events will always occur.

Such sudden appearances of the Immortal Ascension Path are not uncommon in ancient times. Each time, there are always those who can't resist the temptation to try and attack it.

Everyone is willing to believe that they are the chosen one.

The results are obvious—none have succeeded.

But this does not diminish the pursuit and desire of others for the Immortal Ascension Path.

The light of the Immortal Ascension Path rained down, and the passage was a massive crack connecting to the Immortal Realm. The first to arrive was a grand golden thoroughfare.

The Supreme Sovereigns of the Forbidden Lands are always cautious and do not easily emerge, but the Great Perfection Saint Body has no such restrictions.

However, by the time Lin Dong arrived, a vague figure had already appeared silently on the Verminthian Ancient Star.

Shaohua merged with her astral projection, carrying the Tear of Immortal Verdant Gold Pagoda, and instantly crossed the universe to arrive.

She had left her power on Verminthian, given that Terra was nearby and could not be ignored. Now, it had been quietly erased.

"The Immortal Bell's resonance, it is indeed you, the Undying Old Bird. You even used the Immortal Bell's mark, thinking you would keep it to interfere with my Immortal Ascension Path. Longevity is a curse." Shaohua sighed lightly.

She looked back and saw her other avatar already ascending the city walls of Hangu Pass, numerous Emperor Arrays lighting up and reviving.

Countless formations covered Terra, overlapping and densely packed, forming a great Dao star interwoven with endless runes.

On the moon, a tall and graceful figure stood on the far side, taking a step and instantly arriving on Verminthian, merging with Shaohua once again.

These three avatars were left behind after she lived through her fourth life to find the Daoist Heavenly Sovereign. Later, they were stationed on three different stars.

The Tear of Immortal Verdant Gold Pagoda descended, trembling slightly, and a brilliant Blood Pearl dropped from it. This was the essence blood she had sealed within it during her third life, emitting an aura that suppressed all the star domains upon its appearance.

The Emperor's shadow, avatar, and essence blood merged, as if a great emperor had returned, radiating supreme imperial might.

"Hardly able to exert half my power, let's see what you're up to."

Shaohua's brow glowed, and the faint outline of an Immortal Bell appeared. Without hesitation, she stepped into the Northern Sea Abyss, descending deep underground.

The seal here had already been broken, and the faint sound of a tsunami could be heard. Underground, there was a vast and expansive world, a realm unto itself.

Originally, there was a dead sea below, filled with the countless corpses and remains from the ancient divine wars, which had become a terrifying and desolate land. However, Shaohua had sealed it all within the Feathered Ascension Banner, leaving only the sound of waves.

This inadvertently avoided some trouble. Otherwise, if the Supreme Sovereigns of the Forbidden Lands found this place, it could have become a source of nourishment for the Heavenly Dark Treasure.

Shaohua's phoenix eyes narrowed. There was no trace of the demonic aura here now, only the pure and holy radiance of the Immortal Ascension Path filling the world.

Especially in the depths of the magma at the core, a blazing ancient cave appeared. Deep within this cave, a Chaos Passage could be seen, with Immortal light continuously streaming out.

The Immortal Ascension Path that had alarmed the universe had indeed opened here, and it looked as if there was a path connecting to the Immortal Realm gradually manifesting.

"Gone, huh? Truly cautious." Shaohua sensed no one on Verminthian as soon as she arrived and entered deeper to confirm.

Her brow glowed brightly, and with a "ding", a long, lingering bell sound echoed, reversing time and revealing the previous scene.

Due to the influence of the Immortal Ascension Path, the scene was not very clear, but a faint outline of a blade and a Five-Color Immortal Egg could be seen entering. A segment of a halberd tip followed.

"Taking over his own descendant, replacing them, and nurturing a true life force—quite ruthless." Shaohua immediately deduced what the Undying Heaven Emperor had done.

But she didn't know which of his descendants he had replaced.

The Undying Heaven Blade had been repaired, but it was clearly smaller and no longer as formidable, barely matching a common Imperial Weapon.

After all, the Undying Heaven Emperor didn't have much strength left to do much else. Even this opening of the Immortal Ascension Path required the help of another person.

The Dragon-Wrought Great Halberd, its owner was an old acquaintance.

The Stone Sovereign, a man with a mouth harder than his body. In his previous appearances, although no major battles broke out, he had consumed a lot of his life force and was now almost at his limit.

It was understandable, though unexpected, that he would team up with the Undying Heaven Emperor.

The Undying Heaven Emperor's method of bathing in the blood of emperors for longevity was very attractive to the Stone Sovereign, and the Undying Heaven Emperor could pick up some leftovers to help him regain his peak sooner.

Two dragons and phoenixes have come together!

"Didn't expect that old bird to have a setup here. I didn't fully detect it back then. Was it hidden deep within the Immortal Ascension Path?"

She had known early on that this path led nowhere and could not reach the Immortal Realm, so she hadn't paid much attention to it. She hadn't expected to be outsmarted.

Of course, if she hadn’t re-cultivated, in her fourth life, she could have easily entered the strange world from here.

However, getting in was easy, but getting out was hard. To transcend in the mortal world, she needed to put in her own effort, so she never considered entering that place.

After glancing at the Immortal Ascension Path a few times, Shaohua no longer paid it any attention. She turned around and left, even greeting the Great Perfection Saint Body who had just arrived.

Lindong: "."

You’re telling me this is a Sage’s cultivation?

The Great Perfection Saint Body’s heart skipped a beat as he watched the Western Queen Mother’s tower pass by. A terrifying and unbelievable guess formed in his mind.

Eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining one, no matter how unreliable it seemed, had to be the final answer.

Could it be that the rumors of the world were true, and there was never an Eastern Emperor, only a Western Emperor who had lived through a second or even a third life!

So the person before him was actually...

"Are you actually the Western Queen Mother?" Lindong couldn’t help but ask.

Shaohua was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes filled with a deep sorrow. She looked at this junior with a kind gaze and said earnestly, "You need to use your brain more and think deeply. Don’t just focus on building muscles all day."

"???" Lindong scratched his head, wondering if he had guessed wrong again.

Suddenly, he thought of another possibility, and his eyes widened instantly, becoming much clearer.

The Tear of Immortal Verdant Gold Pagoda had broken through the void and returned to the Big Dipper. Before leaving, the imperial shadow had been separated by Shaohua and left to guard Terra.

Now, Terra was no longer an obscure place. Many prodigies had walked the ancient star paths into the universe, and some had even participated in the imperial road battles.

Now, with the Immortal Ascension Path opening on the neighboring Verminthian Ancient Star, it had stirred the entire universe. Countless people would come for its fame, and in the end, Supreme Sovereigns would surely investigate.

Shaohua wasn’t very worried. She had hidden the Kunlun Mountains very well, and had spent much effort improving the mountain-guarding array left by the imperial sovereign.

Even if a self-sacrificing Supreme Sovereign or a contemporary emperor came, it would be difficult to break through in a short time.

The Big Dipper, the Eastern Wastes, the Southern Expanse, and the Primordial Forbidden Lands.

What were life-prohibiting zones to others, Shaohua walked through them as if she were strolling in her own backyard.

Nine magnificent sacred mountains stood at the center of the forbidden land, like nine true dragons coiled up, majestic and awe-inspiring, with a terrifying aura that could suppress all of eternity.

"From a different perspective, looking up can reveal a different scene", Shaohua said to herself, a faint smile on her face.

Sometimes standing too high and looking too far can make you overlook the scenery at your feet and around you.

The aura of time that permeated the Primordial Forbidden Land could not approach her. A wisp of energy from the immortal bell suppressed the time around her.

Shaohua delved deeper into the forbidden land without disturbing the Empress.

The Hateborn’s current state was very peculiar. Her main body was dormant, and her Dao fruit was wandering through the mortal worlds. Disturbing her rashly could cause problems.

She awakened the others and told them about the current situation outside.

"Finally, it’s time for this emperor to show my might!" Hengyu wished he could immediately climb out of his coffin and wreak havoc.

Shaohua turned her head, somewhat unwilling to acknowledge that she knew this guy.

While others avoided the dark turmoil, you actually look forward to it, don’t you?

"I don’t know how many children you have or how many you’ve sealed, but there are rumors that nine of Emperor Hengyu’s descendants were killed by the beings in the forbidden zones", Shaohua said.

Jiang Hengyu was silent, then sighed deeply, and after a long pause, he asked, "How many did they kill?"

"About a dozen or so."

"Good, not bad!" Jiang Hengyu laughed heartily.

He had many children. Apart from sealing the three most talented ones for future generations, the others left in the world were less gifted and were mercilessly sealed away to serve as the family’s foundation.

Only the youngest children continued to maintain the family after he left.

When the forbidden zones caused chaos, it was about five to six thousand years after he left, and it was his youngest children and grandchildren who fought the beings in the forbidden zones.

"Should I start preparing to live a second life?" Xiao Yan said, breaking the solemn atmosphere.

In his first life, he had entered the forbidden zone in his later years, carrying the Undying Medicine, ready to live another life and return to his peak at any moment.

As he asked, Xiao Yan had already lifted the coffin lid and started to refine the Undying Medicine.

Don’t ask why they were lying in coffins. It was a friendly gift from their predecessors. When Xiao Zicheng and Ning Fei learned that new people had arrived, they generously sent the coffins.

"Eastern Emperor, your aura..." At this moment, Ning Fei finally noticed the unusual aura around Shaohua.

"Only at the Sage realm!" Xiao Zicheng was greatly alarmed, almost breaking through his immortal source in excitement.

"Hey, how did your Dao change so much?" Jiang Hengyu, who had regained his composure, saw through the essence and was the most astonished, nearly unable to stay in his coffin.

Every emperor had their own Dao. Even a Supreme Sovereign who had lived through eternity would not change.

So, as long as they moved, they could easily be recognized.

(End of Chapter)

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