We agreed to go to Taishan Sect and you will pull the coffin for me.

Chapter 371 The Heavenly Court's Leap Forward
Lu Heng seemed to be deep in thought. The fragments of the immortal realm behind the paths to immortality on Flying Immortal Star, Big Dipper Star, and Mars were all different.

The immortal realm fragment they opened here is simply the immortal realm fragment closest to this point in time according to their calculations.

It is neither a fragment of the immortal realm where the Five-Colored Immortal Phoenix Clan resides, nor a fragment of the immortal realm that the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone stepped into when the Big Dipper Immortal Path opened.

The good news is that these immortal realms are very close to each other and are recorded on the star map. The bad news is that the fragments of immortal realms that are further away are beyond our reach. Even the most remote immortal realm fragments on the edge of this world group, when we went deeper into the Chaos Sea, have not been found again.

Seeing this, Lu Heng frowned slightly, but his expression relaxed. After all, the nearby fragments of the Immortal Realm could only contain remnant Immortals and Immortal King artifacts at most, and how far could they go in the Chaos Sea?

The Heavenly Court is different; its members are all mortal immortals and quasi-immortal kings, far surpassing the so-called crippled immortals and immortal kings.

With his current cultivation level, his primordial spirit illuminates all the heavens, and his thoughts continue to expand, gradually encompassing dozens of fragments of immortal realms nearby, and continuing to spread outwards.

In addition, dozens of fragments of the immortal realm nearby all cut off the ancient path to immortality that they were guarding.

"No wonder it has always been so difficult to become an immortal. This method is exactly the same as that of the immortal realm in the previous era."

Lu Heng suddenly realized that the ancient paths to immortality in the Big Dipper and the Flying Immortal realm were all broken. Only a supreme being could reconnect them with unparalleled divine power, and even then, a sacrifice of a powerful being of the same level was required to pass.

Even so, in the past, a very few lucky individuals were able to emerge from it. He knew that hundreds of thousands of years ago, a supreme being from the lower realm had passed through this immortal realm cluster and dominated a region in a prosperous fragment of the immortal realm.

Lu Heng shook his head. Did a supreme being from a forbidden zone really enter the Immortal Realm during the Beidou Immortal Path? Only two or three people can become immortals in one lifetime. In the cruel environment of Beidou, those who could step into the Immortal Realm could not rely on strength alone, but also on luck.

Those who emerged from the Path to Immortality through the Big Dipper know that relatively powerful supreme beings such as the Lord of the Divine Ruins, the Lord of Reincarnation, and the Lord of the Immortal Tomb failed to enter the Immortal Realm, while the nameless supreme being succeeded.

Just like in the original timeline, Ye Fan and the Supreme One failed, but Ji Ziyue and her daughter succeeded.

Lu Heng doesn't need to worry about these things. The Heavenly Court's combat power is strong. Once they consolidate their Dao Fruits, sweeping through hundreds of Immortal Realm fragments in one go will be no problem.

He immersed himself in his own cultivation, reshaping and integrating the Dao Court of the Sixth Secret Realm. As he slew many powerful enemies, the Dao Court presented more than a hundred strange phenomena, such as Taibai Sword Mountain, Great Freedom Demon Realm, and Dragon Slaying Platform.

Lu Heng, who wishes to advance to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, can refer to the experience of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

Firstly, the sixth secret realm merges with the original body, and there should be another hidden condition. Quasi-Immortal Emperors are called Dao Ancestors. What is a Dao Ancestor? At the very least, it is the creator of an evolutionary path, and it is also necessary to spread the Dao to all geniuses. The Desolate Heaven Emperor has already completed this. The secret realm method with his body as a seed covers all the heavens and myriad realms. He is cultivating in the Heavenly Shroud, and he is also cultivating in the Immortal Realm.

The former's way of creation lies externally, not internally; it cannot be learned by analogy, but inspiration can be drawn from it.

Lu Heng had already come up with a plan. His gaze swept over the chaotic phenomena around the Dao Court, focusing mainly on the more than ten kinds of great universes that appeared, such as the 'Yin-Yang Wheel Sea', 'Ascension Bridge', 'Purple Soil of the Other Shore', and 'Five Emperors Heavenly Court'. The root of all these phenomena was derived from the five great secret realms within his body, which were also the supreme Dao source he opened up when he first ascended to the Immortal King realm.

He planned to refine the remaining Immortal King Dao and integrate it into these dozen or so Dao sources. Then, he would merge these Dao sources together, leaving only the five most powerful secret realm phenomena to nourish his own five secret realms, achieving inner and outer unity, reflecting his entire body, and breaking through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor in one fell swoop.

The latter, once this path is perfected, will not only allow the Immortal King Path of the Heaven-Covering Law to progress step by step, but also enable the cultivation of the six secret realms of the Dao Court to advance to a higher level with each of the five Dao Sources opened, corresponding to the ordinary Immortal King, the supreme Immortal King, the giant, the unparalleled giant, and the Emperor of Light respectively.

Furthermore, the upper limits of the five major secret realms in the Shrouding the Heavens technique will also be unlocked. Originally, the single secret realm cultivation method was very unconventional, and at most, one could only cultivate to the Saint level. As for the traditional method of cultivating all five secret realms simultaneously, even reaching the fourth level of Immortal Saint would require rebuilding the secret realm, making them all rather useless. Now, Lu Heng is pioneering a new path, with the upper limit of the single secret realm method being the Immortal King. This is the transmission of the Dao! When Lu Heng interacted with the Shrouding the Heavens universe, he initially reflected the Dao Court into the Shrouding the Heavens. Whoever can control the secret realms that will be born in the future will be able to unlock the single secret realm path, reaching the upper limit of becoming an alternative Dao Supreme in a single secret realm, just like the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.

At that time, the breeding ground for Gu in the universe of Shrouding the Heavens will become even more intense, with contemporary immortal embryos and ancient bloodlines, the younger generation of the immortal realm, and the masters of secret realms.

Furthermore, each person who enters a single secret realm will help perfect their Dao Court, becoming the resources for advancing to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, or even Immortal Emperor.

As time passed, the Heavenly Court remained silent for thousands of years after it invaded the Immortal Realm.

Other fragments of the immortal realm have received the news that forces from the lower realms have actually sent immortals to invade, and it is rumored that even a true immortal has appeared, causing a huge uproar and shocking the world.

Several of the largest local forces in the Immortal Realm fragments joined forces, bringing out their strongest resources—remnant immortals and immortal king artifacts—to prepare for the threat from the lower realms.

The Heavenly Court simply didn't care; with all the forces of the Immortal Realm gathered together, it would be easy to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Over this period of time, the Heavenly Emperors have made rapid progress in their cultivation, completely reshaping their foundations and greatly enhancing their combat power.

Among them, several of the earliest half-immortals to enter the strange world, such as the Chaos Jade Emperor, the Nine Nether Emperor, and Xiao Song, also advanced to become true immortals.

For a time, the Heavenly Court possessed more than ten True Immortals.

Ye Fan, the Empress, Wu Shi, Duan De, the Emperor, and Ye Xiaju are all exploring their respective sixth secret realms, and they occasionally sit down and discuss the Dao with each other.

Lu Heng also gave some guidance. At this moment, he opened up the Dao Court, and the four directions rumbled. The earth, fire, wind and water were repeated. Chaos opened up the world, and one after another, the brilliant universes appeared. The number of them was obviously reduced, and the sense of disturbance and chaos was greatly reduced.

He made significant progress during this period, simultaneously demonstrating the Sixth Secret Realm and expounding his own Dao.

Duan De seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly said, "I have an idea. Perhaps I can learn from your path and create my own unique [Underworld], entering the Gates of Hell, walking the Road to the Underworld, crossing the Bridge of Helplessness... until I reach Fengdu to pay my respects to the Lord of the Underworld."

The Emperor's eyes opened and closed as he pondered, "My sixth secret realm may be called the [Heavenly Court]. Enter the Southern Heavenly Gate... and go all the way to the Lingxiao Palace to pay homage to the Heavenly Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng's eyes showed a strange expression. These two paths were quite compatible with their identities and paths, being master and disciple, and also belonging to the Heavenly Court and the Underworld. The combination of the two might form a bond.

But the cause and effect is too great! Since ancient times, the Heavenly Court has been considered inauspicious, and the Underworld is associated with reincarnation; both are huge pitfalls.

Ye Fan pondered. He was also the ruler of the Heavenly Court, but this path didn't seem to suit him. This identity was only one aspect; his true self was the most authentic.

"Can the sixth secret realm only be created outside the body?"

In his view, the path of the Desolate Emperor was ultimately his own, more suitable for him, and more admirable to him.

(End of this chapter)