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Chapter 756: Breaking into the Immortal Path
Chapter 756: Breaking into the Immortal Path
Space warped, and several figures emerged.
At the forefront stood a young man with black hair and eyes, his stature tall and his aura terrifying.
The other figures were middle-aged men or stooped old men, apparently guardians and protectors.
"Young Master, ahead lies the Tianyuan Imperial Palace, the abode of our human race's Celestial Emperor," said the wrinkled, stooped old man as he paused and gazed at the majestic palace in the distance.
"The Tianyuan Imperial Palace?" The black-haired youth's eyes gleamed with sharpness, brimming with battle intent.
Ever since twenty thousand years ago when the Tianyuan Emperor single-handedly pushed back numerous alien races and their forbidden zones, the human race had entered an unprecedented era of cultivation prosperity.
Over the past twenty thousand years, countless human cultivation geniuses, those with special constitutions, and more had emerged, striving to showcase their brilliance.
As an unparalleled cultivation genius, the black-haired youth naturally aimed to challenge the strongest human cultivator, and his purpose for coming here was to test his mettle against the Tianyuan Emperor, paving his path to the Celestial Emperor's realm.
In terms of strength, the black-haired youth had long reached the Quasi-Emperor realm, and in this world, the lifespan of cultivators below the Emperor rank was capped at around one hundred thousand years.
Many cultivation geniuses entered the Quasi-Emperor realm after a few thousand or even ten thousand years, and the black-haired youth was one such example.
"Young Master, do you really intend to challenge the Celestial Emperor?" asked another middle-aged man hesitantly, not entirely convinced of the black-haired youth's prospects.
"Uncle Lu, I've been a Quasi-Emperor for over ten thousand years, and I've ventured deep into forbidden zones, clashing with those ancient Supreme rulers, never once tasting defeat," the black-haired youth replied. "Even if I'm not a match for the Tianyuan Emperor, I'm confident I won't suffer a crushing loss."
The black-haired youth's intention was not to defeat the Tianyuan Emperor but to experience the strength of this legendary Emperor up close.
Upon hearing this, the guardians exchanged glances but said nothing more.
Indeed, the black-haired youth had emerged unscathed from forbidden zones on multiple occasions, and despite being only a Quasi-Emperor, his combat prowess was not far behind that of Supreme rulers.
With his unique bloodline and inherited techniques, a Quasi-Emperor could even aspire to defeat an Emperor.
But the Tianyuan Emperor was no ordinary Emperor.
The strength he displayed twenty thousand years ago was at least on par with a Godless Sovereign.
"Rest assured, even if I were to lose to the Tianyuan Emperor, my mental state would remain unshaken," the black-haired youth assured them. He held immense respect for the Tianyuan Emperor, for without this legendary figure, how could the human race have experienced such a prosperous cultivation era? Without the Tianyuan Emperor pushing back the alien races' forbidden zones, the cultivation geniuses born among humans would have faced suppression and assassination from the moment they revealed their talent.
The black-haired youth knew his own capabilities; without the Tianyuan Emperor's deterrence, how could he have ventured into forbidden zones and returned unscathed?
Even a partial recovery of strength by those ancient forbidden zone rulers would have exacted an irreversible price.
While it was true that a Quasi-Emperor could aspire to defeat an Emperor, they were not true Emperors. Even Emperors had to exercise utmost caution when facing those ancient forbidden zone rulers, let alone a Quasi-Emperor?
"It's good that the Young Master has such thoughts," the guardians breathed a sigh of relief.
They had all lived through the era when alien races held dominance and had witnessed the terror of the Tianyuan Emperor firsthand.
Under the watchful eyes of countless ancient Supreme rulers, the Tianyuan Emperor had forcefully pushed his way through, a feat that few Emperors or Supremes had achieved throughout history.
Unfortunately, after the Tianyuan Emperor's intervention twenty thousand years ago, he never made a second move, which was why many human cultivation geniuses yearned to challenge him.
Most human cultivation geniuses were born within the last twenty thousand years and had not experienced the era when aliens looked down upon humans. Their reverence for the Tianyuan Emperor did not run as deep.
Nevertheless, they still harbored the desire to challenge him.
Soon, the black-haired youth and his companions arrived outside the Tianyuan Imperial Palace.
"So many people," the black-haired youth muttered as he surveyed his surroundings, his heart racing.
Dozens, even hundreds of figures sat cross-legged outside the Imperial Palace, their auras terrifyingly powerful, most of them not a bit weaker than him.
"Is that Yu Taiyin, possessing the Lunar Divine King Body?"
"And Hei Nao King, with his Devouring God Bloodline?"
"A Primordial Body, a rarity across the ages."
The black-haired youth's eyebrows twitched.
Yu Taiyin was an unparalleled Quasi-Emperor from fifteen thousand years ago, and the Lunar Divine King Body was an exceptional constitution. In that era, fifteen thousand years ago, Yu Taiyin dominated the human race, venturing into numerous forbidden zones to clash with ancient Supremes.
Unfortunately, Yu Taiyin suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the world believed that this unparalleled Quasi-Emperor was attempting to break into the Celestial Emperor realm.
But who could have imagined that after fifteen thousand years of absence, Yu Taiyin would be encountered here?
In the realm, there was also the Hei Nao King, who possessed the Devouring God Bloodline, an unparalleled Quasi-Emperor. His path was one of devouring all, and at a certain stage, he too suddenly vanished.
The same was true for the Primordial Body. In this era, such a physique was hailed as the next Celestial Emperor of the human race, but in the end, it came to nothing.
The black-haired youth carefully observed the dozens of figures, some he had heard of, and some he hadn't.
But surprisingly, the latter was sitting side by side with the former, clearly indicating that his strength was not a bit inferior.
"Are you here to challenge the Tianyuan Emperor as well?"
As the black-haired youth was stunned, Yu Taiyin, sitting closest to him, opened his eyes and casually said, "From here, there are thirty-three steps to the Imperial Palace. As long as you can cross these thirty-three steps and reach the palace, you will be able to meet the Tianyuan Emperor and challenge him at that time."
"Is it that simple?" The black-haired youth blurted out without thinking.
To challenge the Tianyuan Emperor, one only needed to walk to the Imperial Palace?
"Simple?" Yu Taiyin closed his eyes.
After receiving Yu Taiyin's guidance, the black-haired youth arrived at the first step.
From this point, there were thirty-three steps to the Imperial Palace.
"Tianyuan Emperor," the black-haired youth muttered, his heart pounding with excitement and a solemn expression on his face as he took a step forward.
The next moment, the black-haired youth's consciousness plunged into an infinite world.
In this world, the sky was high, and the land was vast, and he felt like a mere speck of dust. An invisible pressure swept over him.
The black-haired youth felt his consciousness collapsing, and the infinite world shattered, returning him to the outside world.
At this moment, the black-haired youth was drenched in cold sweat, and the step he had taken was retracted.
"What?"
The black-haired youth couldn't believe it.
He had long expected that these thirty-three steps wouldn't be simple.
After all, this was the threshold to meet the Tianyuan Emperor.
If one could meet the Tianyuan Emperor so casually, then the Tianyuan Emperor wouldn't need to cultivate and could spend his days meeting people.
But the black-passport, driver's license, and student ID-indicate that he is a student at the university.
However, the black-haired youth never expected that he couldn't even take the first step.
The distance of thirty-three steps must be increasingly difficult with each step.
The first step was naturally the easiest.
"Is it still simple now?"
Yu Taiyin, not far away, opened his eyes and looked at the black-haired youth, asking.
"Not simple, not simple at all," the black-haired youth shook his head and said, then turned to look at the dozens of other figures around him, "They..."
"We are all here to challenge the Tianyuan Emperor," Yu Taiyin said, his tone filled with complexity.
The black-haired youth fell silent.
Everyone was here to challenge the Tianyuan Emperor? But they were all stopped outside the Imperial Palace? Apparently, not a single person had taken all thirty-three steps and reached the palace.
"Is the gap between us and the Tianyuan Emperor really that great?"
The black-haired youth couldn't help but ask.
Before coming, he had indeed made some preparations, but they all ended in defeat at the hands of the Tianyuan Emperor.
As for now, the thirty-three steps to meet the Tianyuan Emperor, not a single step had been crossed, and this disparity caused the black-haired youth to lose his composure.
"The gap?"
"Us?"
Yu Taiyin smiled.
He looked at the Tianyuan Imperial Palace, thirty-three steps away, and said softly, "Standing here and looking at the palace, you'll find it's just like that. But every time you take a step forward, getting closer to the palace, you'll discover that it's even more majestic and grand."
"Among us, the strongest has taken seven steps. Standing there and looking at the Imperial Palace, it's already like a towering presence, encompassing all of heaven and earth."
Yu Taiyin looked at the black-haired youth and continued, "But when you observe the Imperial Palace from thirty-three steps away, or even further, you'll find that the palace is just so, and the distance between yourself and the palace isn't as difficult to overcome as it seems."
Hearing these words, the black-haired youth's expression became pensive.
In a desolate hill region, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged. Long ago, eighteen thousand years ago, he had already left the Tianyuan Imperial Palace and traveled throughout the Vast Chaos Source World.
"It's done."
Lin Yuan exhaled softly, and with the infusion of immortal substance into his body, the last part of his physique completely transformed into the essence of immortal substance. At this moment, both his physical body and soul had become unimaginably powerful.
Even without relying on other means, his physical body alone could suppress ordinary Thirteenth Rank Second Stage Time Beings.
And the Thirteenth Rank Second Stage was equivalent to the Immortal King of this Source World.
The Mortal Immortal was compared to the Thirteenth Rank First Stage, and the Immortal King above the Mortal Immortal was compared to the Thirteenth Rank Second Stage. As for the Thirteenth Rank Third Stage Lord? It was compared to the Immortal Emperor.
As for above the Immortal Emperor? It was still within the Thirteenth Rank Third Stage, but one had to go further and deeper in the Third Stage than the Immortal Emperor.
In the Endless Dimensional Realm, even among the Thirteenth Rank Third Stage Lords, there are varying degrees of strength. Powerful Lords may even possess partial traits of a Fourteenth Rank Perfect Time Life, easily traveling back to the distant past and significantly altering it, thus influencing the future.
"It took twenty thousand years to finally transform my physical body and soul."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. It took him ten years to transform a tenth of his physical body and soul.
The transformation of the remaining nine-tenths, however, took a full twenty thousand years, and it became increasingly difficult as it progressed, especially the last bit, which took Lin Yuan nearly a thousand years.
But the gains were enormous.
Twenty thousand years ago, Lin Yuan had to deploy his entire true body and essence spirit to suppress Gray Ancestor, a Second Stage Time Being, and in the end, the latter managed to escape.
But now?
The field naturally emitted by his physical body alone was enough to suppress Gray Ancestor, and with full force, he could easily capture the other's Main Battle Body.
At this moment, Lin Yuan's strength might be approaching that of a Third Stage Time Lord.
"The seventh layer of Infinite Void has been perfected."
Lin Yuan introspected his internal universe and descended upon the third Origin World. Apart from the Immortal Substance providing immense assistance, the perception of the Origin Dao's operation in this Origin World also had an irreplaceable effect on the establishment of the seventh layer of Infinite Void.
In twenty thousand years, Lin Yuan thoroughly perfected the seventh layer of Infinite Void, and now, his internal universe's vastness was no less than that of the Chaos Void.
It can be foreseen that once Lin Yuan enters the Second Stage, even the natural transformation of his internal universe will surpass the Chaos Void.
"I can sense that your strength has broken through again. Monster, you truly are a monster." Not far away, a Seven Orifice Stone Man seemed to sense something, gazing at Lin Yuan with a dazed look.
He was a naturally born Holy Spirit nurtured for millions of years, possessing Emperor-level combat power from the start. When Lin Yuan discovered him, this Seven Orifice Stone Man's strength was almost on par with a Godless Sovereign.
Holy Spirits like the Seven Orifice Stone Man were blessed by the heavens, their innate talents surpassing the limits of ordinary nurtured beings.
This was the original thought of the Seven Orifice Stone Man. He had no intention of competing with the Emperors and Supremes, even during the ancient times when numerous Emperors emerged; he never paid them much attention.
"Still not comparable to an Immortal Emperor," Lin Yuan smiled.
The reason he chose to stay here was that this place was where the Holy Spirit was nurtured, containing rich Immortal Substances, which greatly aided his transformation.
"Not comparable to an Immortal Emperor?" The Seven Orifice Stone Man's mouth twitched.
What kind of existence were Immortal Emperors? Throughout history, there had only been two or three of them.
"I'm leaving," Lin Yuan stood up and glanced at the Seven Orifice Stone Man.
"Leaving?" The Seven Orifice Stone Man also looked at Lin Yuan.
After more than ten thousand years of interaction, he had complex feelings towards this Tianyuan Emperor who repeatedly shattered his own limits.
Compared to Lin Yuan, the Seven Orifice Stone Man wasn't sure who was the true Holy Spirit nurtured by the world.
"Hmm."
"This place is no longer of much help to me."
Lin Yuan spoke.
He had already absorbed the Immortal Substance to its limit, and there wasn't much point in absorbing more.
As for the essence of the Origin Dao's operation in the Vast Chaos Source World, as long as one was within the range of the Vast Chaos Source World, they could contemplate the operation of the Origin Dao anywhere, without the need to stay here.
In the Ninth Heaven, before a Bronze Immortal Palace.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared out of thin air.
The essence of the Bronze Immortal Palace was a seal.
It sealed the connection between the Vast Chaos Source World and the Immortal Path.
In the past, numerous Mortal Immortals and Immortal Kings had entered the Immortal Path from here.
As Lin Yuan appeared, figures emerged from within the Bronze Immortal Palace.
"Lord Tianyuan."
"We pay our respects to Lord Tianyuan."
Numerous figures bowed respectfully towards Lin Yuan. Eight thousand years ago, Lin Yuan had come alone to the Immortal Palace and nearly pierced through the entire palace.
Since then, the various beings within the palace had treated Lin Yuan with utmost respect, for eight thousand years ago, Lin Yuan already possessed strength surpassing ordinary Immortal Kings.
It was common knowledge that even in ancient times, Mortal Immortals were considered top-tier combatants, and Immortal Kings were rarely seen.
"Lord Tianyuan, what do you require of us?"
The leading figure spoke immediately.
Since Lin Yuan had pierced through the Immortal Palace eight thousand years ago, he hadn't returned.
This personal visit must have a purpose beyond a casual visit.
"Remove the seal."
Lin Yuan looked at the Bronze Immortal Palace and said calmly, "I'm entering the Immortal Path."
(End of Chapter)
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