"Your immortal root also seemed to be a top-grade immortal root, and no ordinary top-grade immortal root at that. No wonder Gu Zang, the Immortal King, took you as his disciple."
"If Fei Peng, True Immortal's immortal root had merely been an ordinary top-grade immortal root, perhaps the Immortal Emperors would not have crushed him to death at the True Immortal Realm."
"Not only was his immortal root top-grade, it was also a top-grade immortal root with the destruction attribute. This attribute was far too powerful. If he broke through to become an Immortal King in the future and grasped the Destruction Law, his combat strength would be heaven-defying."
"Therefore, the Immortal Emperors would never allow him to break through and become an Immortal King."
The Fire Qilin Immortal King spoke.
The nine Immortal Emperors all possessed extraordinary immortal roots—top-grade immortal roots, and even among top-grade immortal roots, they were immensely powerful special-attribute immortal roots.
Precisely because they knew how they themselves had risen to power, and knew just how great the potential of their special-attribute top-grade immortal roots was, they wanted to block the path of those who came after them.
The Ascendant Immortal King, for instance, also possessed a top-grade immortal root. However, his was an attribute-less top-grade immortal root, posing no threat to the nine Immortal Emperors. That was why he became the Desolate Emperor's direct disciple. He was now an Invincible Immortal King, presiding over a super immortal city and standing as an overlord of a region.
Although the Desolate Emperor surely imposed many restrictions on him as well, compared to Fei Peng, True Immortal, the Ascendant Immortal King was far luckier.
Most crucially, the two knew each other. They had been True Immortals from the same batch that joined the Immortal Capital Guard, yet their