The more Void Emperor read, the more alarmed he became. What the jade slip recorded was simply too astonishing.
According to the jade slip, Heavenly Court had originated in an incomparably ancient era. It had existed since time immemorial and spanned the Myriad Worlds.
Over the long years, Heavenly Court had left behind endless legends and created unimaginable glory.
For instance, the legendary Desolate Heavenly Emperor had once been one of Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperors. He had now become a Peerless Expert at the level of Supreme of All Heavens!
As for the Heavenly Court established by Emperor Venerate, it had merely borrowed Heavenly Court's name and did not count as the true Heavenly Court.
What concerned him most was the purpose of Heavenly Court's existence. Seeing that it regarded protecting all living beings as its duty, he was finally somewhat reassured.
But very quickly, other content drew his attention!
Heavenly Court actually issued all kinds of missions from time to time, and completing them would earn the corresponding Points.
Points were incredibly useful. They could be exchanged for all sorts of things. He saw various supreme materials and even Immortal Medicine.
He could still remain calm over those things, but upon seeing one particular item, he completely lost his composure!
"Revive any deceased living being. The required Points depend on the strength of the being to be revived!"
Before this, he would definitely have scoffed at such a thing. But now, he became incomparably excited.
He himself was living proof. If he could return from the dead, why could others not do the same?
He had fought bloody battles throughout his life and could say that he had no regrets toward his conscience, yet there were still regrets in his heart!
His son, who had fought at his side and died a tragic death because of it—he had failed to fulfill his responsibility as a father!
Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, who had protected his path while grievously wounded and forcibly held on for several hundred years—he had been unable to extend his life!
As long as he had enough Points, he could revive both his son and Senior Sacred Body.
What an irresistible temptation!
"May I ask, Senior, where can Heavenly Court's missions be accepted?"
Filled with incomparable excitement, Void Emperor impatiently asked the question that concerned him most.
For now, Heavenly Court did not seem to be an existence that harmed living beings.
Although he had not lowered his guard because of this, he had already gained a trace of recognition for Heavenly Court.
"Take this token, and you will understand!" Li Ping casually tossed out a token.
He had exchanged it with Shock Value. Each one cost only 1,000 points of Shock Value, yet its functions were quite comprehensive.
Void Emperor held the token in his hand and examined it. It was ancient and unadorned, with the character "Emperor" inscribed in its center.
Focusing his divine sense into the token, he quickly understood its functions.
The token represented one's identity in Heavenly Court. As long as one focused divine sense into it, one could view the missions issued by Heavenly Court.
Using divine sense to control it, one could not only accept missions issued by Heavenly Court, but also submit or abandon missions, check Points, and perform other functions.
After examining it repeatedly for a moment, Void Emperor looked toward the mission list. There was only one mission displayed.
"Protect the Sacred Body's path: Go to Divine City and help the Sacred Body of this era break the restrictions of heaven and earth!
Reward: 10,000 Points!"
Without a second thought, he accepted the mission.
Back then, Sacred Body had protected his path. Now, he would protect the Sacred Body of this era. Even without Points, he would still do it!
The moment Void Emperor accepted the mission, Li Ping immediately received a system notification.
That was right! He had personally issued Heavenly Court's missions!
Points were actually Shock Value, with a conversion rate of 1,000 to 1. Ten thousand Points meant ten million Shock Value.
Why was he confident that after reviving Void Emperor, he would quickly earn back the one billion Shock Value he had spent?
Because as long as Void Emperor completed the mission he issued, he would definitely shock the world!
Void Emperor had been revived by him, so all the shock Void Emperor caused in living beings would be credited to him.
The deceased Void Emperor reappearing in the world would surely shake the universe. How much Shock Value he could gain was simply unimaginable!
Still, the system was truly stingy. Although Void Emperor had been revived by him, he was now a living being.
Why could he not gain Shock Value when Void Emperor was shocked?
"I have accepted the mission. Please let me out, Senior!" Void Emperor said.
He had long known that he was in some strange space, one completely different from the universe he knew. And he actually could not leave.
He had become an emperor through the Dao of void and mastered void to its utmost limit. What kind of extraordinary method was this, to create a space that even he could not escape from?
"This era is far from ordinary. The Path to Immortality is about to open!" Li Ping said.
He would definitely let Void Emperor out, but he truly feared that upon seeing Immortal Mountain, Void Emperor would charge in and beat up the supreme beings.
"Will the plans laid out through the ages truly come to fruition in this lifetime?" Void Emperor said coldly.
The supreme beings had existed since ancient times. They had not hesitated to unleash Dark Turmoil to extend their lives, all while waiting for the Path to Immortality to open.
In this lifetime, the Path to Immortality would open. It was imaginable that all the supreme beings who had endured from ancient times until now would emerge one after another.
"The Path to Immortality does indeed exist, but for the supreme beings to wish to become immortals through it is nothing but wishful thinking!" Li Ping said.
He had nothing to hide from Void Emperor, so he revealed the secrets of the Path to Immortality.
"This will be the greatest Dark Turmoil in history!" Void Emperor said gravely.
The supreme beings would emerge one after another to assault the Path to Immortality. After failing, they would inevitably unleash Dark Turmoil to prolong their lives.
The Dark Turmoil unleashed by a single supreme being was already terrifying enough. Dark Turmoil launched jointly by multiple supreme beings was simply unimaginable.
"That's right! This will be the greatest Dark Turmoil in history. My Heavenly Court will fight to protect all living beings!" Li Ping said firmly.
The greatest Dark Turmoil in history would absolutely occur. Void Emperor alone had no ability whatsoever to stop it.
But since he could revive Void Emperor, he could revive other Great Emperors as well!
If one Great Emperor was not enough, then he would bring ten Great Emperors!
He wanted to see how the supreme beings would still unleash Dark Turmoil when facing ten Great Emperors of the supreme path.
"Before then, I will act cautiously. I will leave everything to you, Senior!" Void Emperor said, bowing.
To fight for all living beings, why would he begrudge his life?
He had not been afraid in the past, and he would be even less afraid now!
What he feared was that even if he fought to the death, he still would not be able to protect all living beings!
However, with the mysterious and unfathomable Heavenly Court in this era, there was still hope even against the greatest Dark Turmoil in history.
Li Ping could not help but feel solemn respect. He knew very well that Void Emperor's bow was for all living beings.
For a Great Emperor, peerless and invincible, to lower his head, one could imagine just how resolute Void Emperor was in protecting all living beings.
"You have been gone for more than a hundred thousand years. The current world will probably feel unfamiliar to you!
There is a Heavenly Court member outside named Li Ping. He can take you around and help you become familiar with this era!"
The system's existence was too difficult to explain. Even before Void Emperor, Li Ping had no choice but to conceal some things.
For example, at this moment, he had altered his appearance. Within the system space, even Void Emperor could not see through him.
Void Emperor nodded and restrained his aura. Li Ping waved his hand, sending Void Emperor out of the system space.
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