The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 133 Entering the Immortal Realm
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone around felt a chill run through them.

To sever one's primordial spirit and then seek the pure part within the corrupted spirit is pure suicide.

No wonder the Heavenly Emperor said it was a matter of nine deaths and one life...

This is clearly a certain death sentence!
How many people in the world can bear the pain of having their primordial spirit ripped out?

"If I remove the part that has merged with the dark matter, will he also die?" the Emperor asked, retaining his last shred of sanity.

“Yes, even if he doesn’t die, I will obliterate him.” Xu He nodded, without saying anything more.

"Good!" The Emperor suddenly burst into laughter: "It's just the pain of having my bones ripped out! For the past million years, I have been enduring excruciating pain every moment! If not for this, how could I be so bewildered as a stray dog ​​today! Unable to live, unable to die!"

"Today, I'll let you experience it too!"

The Emperor laughed maniacally, and the dark matter became alert at that moment, beginning to emit black vapor.

But before the Emperor's eyes turned completely bloodshot, he severed himself, splitting his primordial spirit into several parts. At this moment, both he and the dark matter were enduring unspeakable pain.

But in the Emperor's eyes, there was only liberation.

The black mist surged forth, attempting to attach itself to others once more, but Xu He did not give them the chance. He unleashed supreme immortal light, and the "Scripture of Salvation" was activated at this moment. Countless golden runes appeared, enveloping this area and aiming to completely sweep away the dark matter.

Before long, the black mist stopped rising, and the black blood that had surged like waves of ink had completely dried up.

The primordial spirit corrupted by darkness has also been eliminated.
At the scene, only the Emperor's remains and a tiny primordial spirit remained. If it weren't for the flickering light and fluctuations, it might have been mistaken for a firefly.

Xu He summoned the Nine-Colored Cauldron and eventually merged the nine cauldrons into one, transforming it into an unprecedented cauldron. He then placed the primordial spirit into it and placed the cauldron into the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

Xu He has now reached the Immortal Realm of the Mortal World, and his body has begun to generate immortal substances on its own. The Sea of ​​Bitterness is also continuing to evolve towards the Immortal Realm.

The cauldron was placed inside, allowing the Emperor's primordial spirit to be enveloped by the thoughts of all living beings and immortal matter.

"Don't worry, an emperor can be resurrected with a drop of blood, let alone a mortal immortal? If the emperor is truly as mysterious and unpredictable as the rumors say, I believe a miracle will happen," Xu He comforted Chuan Ying.

Of course, he also knew that it was a pipe dream to resurrect a mortal immortal according to the standards of resurrecting an emperor, but at least now there was such a possibility.

If the Emperor's remaining primordial spirit can gradually grow stronger, it may not be impossible to replicate the method of Lingbao Tianzun's Nirvana in the future.

By then, the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Sword should have completed its Nirvana, perhaps completing the Nirvana Method and giving the Emperor a chance to reappear in the mortal world.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the Emperor himself having a strong will to live.

Duan De finally appeared at this moment. Now, he has fused the Nine Reincarnation Seals into one, achieving the status of a mortal immortal.

At that moment, he stared blankly at his surroundings; all was silent.

"I...I'm late?" He scratched his head, completely lacking the majesty of a celestial being.

"It's alright." Xu He remained calm and didn't say anything.

Duan De stared at the Supreme's corpse for a long time before murmuring, "Was he really my disciple? He doesn't seem like it."

Xu He glanced at Duan De with a prickly look.

If Duan De and the Emperor were truly teacher and friend, given Duan De's personality—one of the three most outstanding individuals in the world of "Covering the Sky"—the Emperor himself probably wouldn't be a respectable person either.

“Bring him back to his homeland and bury him there. When he returns from the ashes, he will have a brand new body,” Xu He said.

Chuanying accepted the order without hesitation, took the remains of the body away, and flew to the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court, where he buried it in a familiar place.

Knowing that the Emperor would eventually return, Chuan Ying did not linger and returned to Xu He's side, preparing to enter the Immortal Realm.

Xu He lingered here for a long time, showering down endless radiance to nourish the cultivators suffering in this starry sky, and also inviting more people to join him in entering the Immortal Realm.

After resting, the four immortals of the mortal world joined forces.

They all knew that it would take the power of three mortal immortals to forcibly enter the Immortal Realm from this place, so they easily broke through the barrier of the Immortal Realm.

Brilliant celestial light danced in the air, and dazzling rain of light fell.

A bronze gate stands before us, as majestic as a mountain.

Blood still lingered on it, and it still radiated the supreme imperial might.

Clearly, this was forged from the blood of a great emperor. Judging from the intensity of his imperial aura, one can still glimpse his peak strength. He had overcome everything, but he fell only before the bronze gate of the path to immortality.

It's really a pity.

In the vicinity, there are several gleaming white skeletons.

Those were the decaying remains of the Great Emperors. They were all ruthless figures who suppressed an era, but in the end, they became a pile of bones on the path to immortality.

Countless people in the army felt regret, but at the same time, they were also glad that they had made the choice to follow the Heavenly Emperor.

Who could have imagined that among the four supreme immortals of the mortal world, there are figures from the mythological era and outstanding individuals from the ancient era, but the one who will ultimately lead them will be a descendant from the post-ancient era?
The army continued its mighty march forward.

Even before they had fully knocked on the door, their presence had already alarmed the people of the Immortal Realm.

"The lower realm...this fluctuation..." A cultivator in the Immortal Realm exclaimed in alarm: "Are those ants from the lower realm going to attack the Immortal Realm?"

However, the person next to him disagreed.

He snorted coldly:
"Does everyone really want to become an immortal? In all of eternity, how many times has the gate rattled? Has anyone ever entered?"

The man took a sip of cold water, feeling a slight choking sensation, but still spoke disdainfully:
"If you ask me, these ants born in the lower realm should just obediently accept their fate. What's wrong with them thinking all day long? Want to become immortals? Want to enter the immortal realm? Dream on!"

"That's not right." The first cultivator from the Immortal Realm looked increasingly strange.
"Don't forget, there's a legendary young man named Huang who fought his way up from the lower realms and even ruled the Immortal Realm." His expression remained strange as he spoke.
"Besides, how can this fluctuation be so strong? Not only are their strengths at the pinnacle, but their numbers are also probably ridiculously high, right?"

But those around him remained unconvinced:
"Why do you care about them? They can't get in, and they keep making us open the door. What's the point? Do you think they can fight their way in? If they're so capable, they can fight their way in!"

"Look, it's been making noise for so long, have they broken in yet...?"

"boom!"

The immortal realm roared and trembled violently.

Beside them, the massive bronze gate was instantly shattered, and countless bronze fragments transformed into streaks of light that shot out in all directions.

In the Immortal Realm, countless eyes were fixed on this place.

Someone has broken into the Immortal Realm from the lower realms. This is a once-in-a-millennium event, and it may signify the arrival of a new era.

"Someone from the lower realm has come... Who was it last time? Was it the Desolate Heavenly Emperor?" someone exclaimed.

"They're nothing but ants in the lower realms," someone remarked sarcastically.

Nine heavens and ten earths, a strange space.

Countless people stared wide-eyed at the dozens of emperors above and the few figures at the very front.

"They've broken through! They've really broken through!" someone exclaimed.

"I never imagined that I would witness such a miracle in my lifetime! I have no regrets in dying!" The old cultivator, having no regrets, immediately passed away.

This was not an isolated case; countless cultivators who sought to explore the Immortal Realm also breathed their last with satisfaction.

The gates to the Immortal Realm were breached, and several imposing figures stepped in first, with Xu He naturally at the forefront.

Sensing the abundance of immortal matter compared to the strange space, everyone knew that this was indeed the Immortal Realm.

"It's fortunate that I followed the right person, otherwise, with my aptitude, how could I have entered the Immortal Realm?" The speaker was Emperor Liyang, who was once just a Great Sage.

Fortunately, he met Xu He, and from then on, the gears of fate began to turn. Now, among all the emperors in the crowd, apart from a few supreme immortals of the mortal world, he holds the most esteemed position.

Nothing more than being a protector of the Heavenly Emperor; that alone is enough.

No one dared to offend him.

He once said frankly that the most important thing on the path of cultivation is having a capable disciple.

"The Immortal Realm! Now that I'm here, I can finally become an immortal!" The Dragon Emperor felt as relaxed as if he had come home. Coming here meant existing in the world forever, but that was just immortality. Naturally, he was not satisfied with that and wanted to regard immortality as a realm, which was to become an immortal.

But then, the voice of an uninvited guest rang out:

"Holy crap, you idiots, the ants from the lower realms have really invaded?"

The cultivator from the Immortal Realm swore, his face burning with pain.

Keep in mind that he had just finished uttering those sarcastic words when he actually stormed into the Immortal Realm a second later.

"You ants, you think you can become immortals just because you've managed to get into the Immortal Realm?"

A mocking voice rang out, and the group's expressions varied. They were all unaware of the Immortal Realm's true nature and naturally dared not make a move rashly. They could only wait for the four Mortal Immortals in front to give orders.

"They've come with ill intentions," Xu He said, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the cultivator who had spoken so sarcastically.

He knew that cultivators in the Immortal Realm were known for judging people by their appearance, but he never expected that upon entering the Immortal Realm, he would be treated like an ant in every single sentence.

“You are the one who came here.” Duan De chuckled to himself.

Xu He raised an eyebrow and looked at the immortal cultivator.

Beside the immortal cultivator, there was another person who tried to stop him, but failed, remaining unmoved no matter how much he hinted.

"Hey you long-haired ant at the front, come out and fight me one-on-one!" The immortal cultivator pointed at one person.

Countless eyes followed his finger and saw that the "long-haired ant" he was pointing to was none other than Xu He.

Among the army, some people couldn't help but chuckle.

They constantly use the word "ant" to describe others, looking down on them and choosing the strongest among them.

There is a way to die.

Xu He's eyes were icy cold. Without the slightest hesitation, he struck out with a palm, his hand covering the sky, obliterating the foul-mouthed cultivator from the Immortal Realm.

At this moment, the Immortal Realm also trembled, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

"This cultivator in the lower realm... must be a supreme being, how could he be so strong!" a cultivator from the Immortal Realm exclaimed, completely unexpected.

At this moment, cultivators also slowly appeared in the Immortal Realm.

They didn't care whether the immortal cultivator who had just spoken so foully was dead or not; what they cared about was their own reputation.

This group of people is pressing in, forcibly breaking through the Immortal Realm, and even killing Immortal Realm cultivators.

The lower realm has already taken the initiative to provoke the upper realm.

This is no ordinary cultivator from the lower realms; we must strike hard!
As a result, seven or eight supreme beings from the Immortal Realm appeared one after another.

They arrived together with an arrogant and overbearing attitude, displaying an air of supreme superiority.

"I just called you an ant from the lower realm. What, you disagree?" The leading Immortal Realm Supreme still looked down on everyone.

Xu He's lips twitched at this, showing no mercy, and he unleashed another palm strike.

With a single palm strike, the supreme being's body exploded, blood splattering across the starry sky, and fragments of his bones turning into a rain of light.

Wherever the palm strike passed, all the surrounding Supreme Beings were affected and seriously injured.

Within the Immortal Realm, the very laws of heaven and earth seemed to be expressing their lament.

This palm strike was truly overwhelming, enough to blot out the sky. Those in the know understand that this was only because the Heavenly Emperor was holding back. Otherwise, with the golden blood energy spreading and the fist light illuminating the Immortal Realm, this entire world would have been shattered long ago.

"What a joke! You killed Kun Ao Supreme with a single palm strike?" People in the Immortal Realm exclaimed in shock.

"How could cultivators from the lower realms be so strong?"

"Who the hell is the Upper Realm?! Who is the Upper Realm?!"

In fact, even Xu He did not expect that his casual palm strike could seriously injure the Supreme Being of the Immortal Realm.

This Immortal Realm Supreme... seems weaker than I thought?

Is this... is this still the backbone of the force that once resisted the forces of darkness?

Is it even necessary to take over such a celestial realm?
This was clear not only to Xu He, but also to the Ruthless Emperor, the Beginningless Emperor, and Duan De who were around him.

"You...you...what do you want?" A Celestial Realm Supreme who was affected by the palm strike struggled to his feet, looking at Xu He in disbelief.

A single, effortless palm strike could annihilate a supreme being.

They must be beings at the level of True Immortal or higher.

After so many years, such unparalleled combat power has finally appeared, but it belongs to someone from the lower realm.

At this moment, countless people in the Immortal Realm had mixed feelings.

"I intend to take over the Immortal Realm. From now on, I will be in charge. Understand?" Xu He said.

The cultivators within the Immortal Realm dared not disobey, for a bloody tragedy had already unfolded before their eyes.

Even though they were people from the upper realm and looked down on cultivators from the lower realm, their instinct for survival clearly outweighed their pride.

"May I ask your honorable title, senior?" The Supreme Being of the Immortal Realm knelt on the ground and asked in fear.

"Heavenly Emperor," Xu He said calmly.

"The Heavenly Emperor?!" Within the Immortal Realm, many ancient beings cried out in disbelief at this moment.

They were very familiar with the name of the Heavenly Emperor.

Before the Eternal Ages, there was once a person who was revered as the Heavenly Emperor. That person was also from the lower realm, who forcefully entered the Immortal Realm and eventually became an unparalleled being.

Today, countless ages have passed, and another extraordinary person has appeared in the mortal realm, forcefully entering the immortal realm and also being called the Heavenly Emperor.

The name of the Heavenly Emperor seems to carry immense karma.

Countless people's hearts are stirred simply by their calls.

Finally, everyone in the Immortal Realm knelt on the ground and shouted in unison:
"Welcome the Heavenly Emperor to the Immortal Realm."

"Welcome the Heavenly Emperor to the Immortal Realm!"

The roar of the mountains and the tsunami transformed into a torrent that shook the heavens, and even the ancient beings in the immortal realm heard the words "Heavenly Emperor".

"Help me up, help me up!" An old cultivator suddenly stood up; just moments before, he had heard those two familiar words.

He had personally witnessed the majestic figure of the Desolate Emperor, and now he stood up, his gaze fixed on the figure high in the sky.

That face actually bore a striking resemblance to the Desolate Emperor!

(End of this chapter)