Deep within the Immortal Mansion World, there were not only traces left by the Battle Saint Emperor, but also remnants of his campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path.
According to Yang Qing's judgment, in the final years of the Primordial Era, the Battle Saint Emperor had ventured onto the Immortal Ascension Path in his old age, intending to become a War Immortal in one stroke.
Yet, just like the Great Yin Human Emperor before him, the Battle Saint Emperor had been ambushed at the most critical moment and ultimately fallen short.
Although Yang Qing did not believe the Battle Saint Emperor could have successfully become a War Immortal, there was still a vast difference between failing on one's own and failing because of an ambush.
From the Battle Saint Emperor's roar, it was not difficult to tell that the mastermind behind it had been the Undying Heavenly Emperor.
The Undying Heavenly Emperor had been a Peerless Expert who founded the Primordial Era. Such behavior was truly contemptible.
No matter the reason, could he not have faced his opponent in an open battle?
Not only had he waited until the Ancient Emperor's final years, he had even resorted to an ambush?
No wonder the Battle Saint Emperor had flown into a rage and overturned the Undying Heavenly Emperor's dao field, while the Undying Heavenly Emperor had chosen to avoid him.
Ji Xukong's expression turned somewhat grave. In an instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind. The Undying Heavenly Emperor was not dead—had he also become a Supreme Being?
Yet he felt that a Peerless Expert like the Undying Heavenly Emperor must have been immensely proud. How could he willingly become a Supreme Being and remain stagnant for eternity?
Combined with what Yang Qing had just said, he suddenly realized that the Undying Heavenly Emperor had likely embarked upon an exceedingly terrifying path.
However, this was not the time to think about such things. He and Yang Qing had come here with something more important to do.
"Let's begin!"
Yang Qing took the first step forward and threw a punch. It was as though a great explosion had erupted in the void from a single point, causing the stars of the heavens to tremble.
Dazzling radiance shot into the sky, and world-shaking brilliance danced across the heavens. In an instant, a terrifying aura spread throughout the vast universe.
Before Yang Qing, the void collapsed. A huge rift appeared and instantly expanded tens of thousands of zhang, revealing a path.
Ji Xukong took a deep breath and struck at the same time, severing the void and blasting his peerless power into the spatial rift.
"Rumble!"
As that vast aura shook the heavens, countless living beings in the Big Dipper Star Domain instantly trembled uncontrollably.
Within the Forbidden Zones of Life, the Supreme Beings sensed it at once. One after another, they looked toward the Immortal Mansion World, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"This? They are forcibly opening an immortal path? The Great Accomplishment Saint Body and the Void Emperor are joining forces to campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path!"
The Supreme Beings were stunned. None of them had expected such an earth-shattering event to suddenly occur at this moment.
Throughout the endless ages, who among those who dreamed of immortality had not considered campaigning on the Immortal Ascension Path?
But thinking about it was one thing; actually doing it was another. How many had truly dared to take that step?
At a time that was not right, anyone wishing to campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path could only force their way through, and the difficulty would be terrifying.
Over the long years, it was not as though no one had forcibly campaigned on the Immortal Ascension Path, but all of them had met miserable ends.
For this very reason, the Supreme Beings all avoided the subject of forcibly campaigning on the Immortal Ascension Path. Otherwise, they would not have waited so bitterly for it to open.
Now, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body and the Void Emperor had actually joined hands to campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path. What were they trying to do?
Could it be that the Great Accomplishment Saint Body and the Void Emperor wanted to become immortals?
But on further thought, that made no sense at all!
Whether it was the Great Accomplishment Saint Body or the Void Emperor, both were still very young. Even if they intended to campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path, there was no reason for them to be so hasty.
Could it be that campaigning on the Immortal Ascension Path was merely a pretense, while their true goal was to create a false impression and seize the chance to attack them?
At that thought, the Supreme Beings could no longer remain calm. They felt they had truly had enough!
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body was simply too capable of stirring up trouble. Since achieving Great Accomplishment, how many incidents had he already caused?
To say nothing else, in this short period alone, four Supreme Beings had already fallen.
And now, not long after that, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had caused another enormous disturbance. Was he not going to let them sleep in peace?
While the Supreme Beings let their imaginations run wild, Yang Qing and Ji Xukong were joining forces to break through the heavens and forcibly campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path.
"As expected, it is exceedingly difficult to forcibly campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path when the time is not right," Yang Qing said.
When the time was not right, merely forcing open the Immortal Ascension Path required peerless power. None but a Great Emperor could accomplish it.
Once he and Ji Xukong stepped onto the Immortal Ascension Path, beams of immortal light capable of destroying worlds appeared one after another, piercing the vast universe and shattering the eternal heavens.
Fortunately, this was happening upon the Immortal Ascension Path. Had it occurred outside, it could have destroyed the Big Dipper Star Domain and annihilated countless stars.
To advance along the Immortal Ascension Path was like opening up a road ahead. It was equivalent to resisting the Heaven and Earth Rules and breaking through the heavens by force.
Even with Yang Qing and Ji Xukong working together, they could only advance slowly along the Immortal Ascension Path. One could well imagine how difficult it was to forcibly campaign upon it.
No wonder that throughout the endless ages, every person who had dared to forcibly campaign on the Immortal Ascension Path had been a peerless powerhouse of their generation.
Yet no matter how extraordinarily gifted they had been, every one of them had failed in the end. Thus, becoming immortal had become little more than a delusion.
"Must we truly wait for the right time and the right place?" Ji Xukong muttered.
After Proving Dao and Becoming Emperor, no one did not wish to become immortal. It was the ultimate dream of countless living beings, and no one was exempt.
But if he had to wait bitterly like the Supreme Beings, he would rather devote his entire life to protecting all living beings. Even without immortality, he would have no regrets!
"Not necessarily," Yang Qing said with a smile.
In his view, there were only two methods of becoming immortal. One was the Immortal Ascension Path, and the other was becoming a Mortal World Immortal amid the boundless mortal world.
Entering the Immortal Realm through the Immortal Ascension Path was a path once taken by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. Compared to the right time, the right place was more important.
To enter the Immortal Realm, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor had once opened many spatial nodes throughout this universe. Those spatial nodes were the Immortal Ascension Paths.
Most of those spatial nodes were incorrect and could not lead into the Immortal Realm at all. Only the spatial node on Flying Immortal Star was the correct one.
With the correct spatial node, waiting for the right time would reduce the difficulty of campaigning on the Immortal Ascension Path and entering the Immortal Realm.
But so long as one was powerful enough, when campaigning on the Immortal Ascension Path through the correct spatial node, whether the time was right was not actually important.
Of course, the prerequisite was sufficient strength. When the Desolate Heavenly Emperor opened the Immortal Ascension Path and entered the Immortal Realm, he had nearly reached the completion of a Mortal World Immortal.
The second path to immortality was equally difficult. So long as one could live anew against the flow of time for nine lives amid the boundless mortal world, one could become a Mortal World Immortal.
Over the long years, some had already embarked upon this path, such as the Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Venerate, Emperor Venerate, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor, and the Ruthless Great Emperor.
Of course, it was still too early to speak of such matters. He and Ji Xukong were still young, and they could slowly consider how they should walk the road ahead.
As they ventured deeper onto the Immortal Ascension Path, the great tribulations became increasingly terrifying. All manner of dreadful calamities transformed into horrifying creatures and blocked Yang Qing and Ji Xukong's path.
After fighting bloodily all the way, Yang Qing suddenly sensed something, and a brilliant smile appeared on his face.
"Found it!"
Before him appeared a broken body. He sensed a familiar aura—the holy power of Great Yin.
The Great Yin Human Emperor's fragmented corpse had finally been found!
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