Burial Heaven Island.
Immortal Summit.
The Azure Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, ripples flashing through his eyes as he looked at the immortal soil beneath his feet.
As one of the Five Heavens and Six Domains, if he continued occupying this place, the Heavenly Court could not be made whole. And an incomplete Lord of the Heavenly Court could not wield the Soul Banner at its full strength, much less accomplish his grand plan.
Refine away all else, preserve one truth!
Only then could one become an immortal being.
Abruptly turning back, the Azure Emperor looked at the Queen Mother of the West and sighed. "She was one step ahead of you."
The Queen Mother of the West pressed her lips together. "Big Brother, I..."
Shame flickered across her face. Failing to surpass someone of her generation was one thing, but now even a junior had walked ahead of her.
The Azure Emperor did not mean to blame her. Instead, he smiled and said, "Before heaven and earth were opened, refining immortality was relatively easy. After the opening of heaven, if one wished to become immortal, one had to brave the Great Terror. It was easy to enter the Land of Nothingness but hard to leave. Since ancient times, only he, Tu Shan Jun, has managed it."
"The ghost without life, coming and going as he pleased."
"Still, if you have not become immortal, there is no need to contend for it."
"Brother."
The Queen Mother of the West had completely understood. One step slow meant every step slow. She would never again have a chance to become immortal.
The Azure Emperor laughed freely and crushed the thatched hut where he had lived in seclusion. "It is time to go."
"The coming battle belongs only to immortals."