Chapter 438
There were a total of eight Celestial Kings present, all of whom had started eleven eras ago; no new beings had achieved immortality!
"I don't know what the situation is on Chief Qingyang's side, but I think it's probably..."
Just like us!
The celestial kings were deeply worried, both shocked and terrified by this discovery.
If no new immortals truly appeared as early as eleven eras ago, does that mean the Immortal Slaying Tribulation had already quietly descended without anyone noticing?
The more the celestial kings thought about it, the more terrified they became.
If the Immortal Slaying Tribulation truly began to brew long ago, then they...
"Fellow Daoists, let us first gather information about the situation within our respective Heavenly Kingdoms, then report to Immortal King Qingyang, and finally request the Heavenly Venerable to make a decision!"
An elder immortal king made a suggestion.
"Brother Dao is right!"
"Let's also compile statistics on the newly promoted Immortal Lords and Immortal Kings!"
"Right!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
The celestial kings dispersed.
However, after a short while, all the celestial kings returned, their expressions gloomy and their faces somber.
"Just as we expected."
"Within the Mo Chen Heavenly Kingdom, over eleven eras, there have been no newly promoted immortals, no newly promoted immortal lords, and no newly promoted immortal kings."
"Like the Heavenly Kingdom of Mo Chen, the Kingdom of Chang Li has no newly promoted immortals, immortal lords, or immortal kings."
"The Fan Ling Heavenly Kingdom, this is how it is..."
Each of the celestial kings spoke in turn, and what they said was entirely true.
"It's normal that there haven't been any new Immortal Kings, since there haven't been any for over a thousand epochs. But the fact that there haven't been any Immortal Lords or Immortals is really abnormal."
"That's what Immortal King Mo Chen said."
"Brother Mo Chen is right!"
"Gentlemen..." Immortal King Chang Li said slowly with a solemn expression, "I mean, is it possible that the Immortal Slaying Tribulation actually descended quietly a long, long time ago, without our knowledge? It didn't happen before, but now that the Tribulation of Immortal Lords has worsened, we've only belatedly become aware of it..."
Everyone fell silent, their faces grim.
A short while later.
Immortal King Mo Chen's expression turned solemn, and his voice lowered. "If this is truly the case, wouldn't the Immortal Slaying Tribulation have already descended over a thousand epochs ago? This is simply too absurd and bizarre..."
He stopped talking mid-sentence.
The celestial kings looked at each other in bewilderment.
They knew full well that it was not impossible.
Just then.
A beam of Immortal Light flashed by.
The figure of the Immortal King Qingyang was revealed.
"Everyone, this is a decree from the Heavenly Venerable!"
The Immortal King Qingyang solemnly declared, "With the appearance of the Immortal Sealing Scroll, great chaos is about to erupt. Countless immortals will surely be listed on it. You must all strictly restrain the immortals and mortals under your jurisdiction and ensure that they do not commit any unjust acts, lest you perish in the calamity!"
"Your subordinate will obey the Heavenly Venerable's command!"
The celestial kings nodded solemnly and carefully took notes.
"Everyone, the Heavenly Venerable has another decree!"
His expression was solemn, and his voice was authoritative.
"The Heavenly Court hereby decrees that all realms dispatch their Immortal Kings to the desolate frontiers of the universe to establish the Great Dao Immortal Realm. The Longevity Heaven Realm will receive the quotas of three Immortal Kings, fifteen Immortal Lords, and three hundred Immortals. The tasks are now assigned to you; each of you must act accordingly and not delay!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
"Your subordinate..."
All the celestial kings bowed in respect.
"Opening up a great road is not something that has not been done before, but to do it by human effort is extremely difficult, requiring countless efforts and wasting thousands of years, only to return empty-handed in the end."
The oldest Immortal King sighed, saying that he had participated in exploring the Great Dao many times, but had returned empty-handed each time, and had long since given up hope for this method.
"This time is different. The Heavenly Official has issued a decree, and none of us dare disobey!"
The other Celestial Kings shook their heads.
"Alright, now that the Heavenly Court has made its decision, let's carry it out. Are there any volunteers willing to go to the far reaches of the universe this time?"
Immortal King Qingyang glanced at it.
All the celestial kings remained silent, and not one of them responded.
As we all know, opening up a great road is no easy task. Not to mention that this task is extremely difficult, taking thousands or tens of thousands of years, yet it is still difficult to achieve even one success.
Moreover, even if something is accomplished, it brings no benefit to the person doing it, so no one will be willing to do it.
"Since no one has volunteered, I will appoint one."
Immortal King Qingyang's gaze swept over the other Immortal Kings, finally settling on Immortal King Mo Chen and Immortal King Chang Li.
"Of all the Immortal Kings present, only Mo Chen and Chang Li have not yet accepted this task. This time, let the two of you go!"
Upon hearing this, Immortal King Mo Chen and Immortal King Chang Li responded with wry smiles, "Yes, sir!"
Since the trip involves three Celestial Kings, two of whom have never been there before, it's natural that Immortal King Qingyang should personally lead the team, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
"The other person... will be tentatively designated as the Ziwei Immortal King. You two should take good care of her and not harbor any resentment towards her."
"Immortal King Qingyang said calmly."
"Oh, this..."
"The Ziwei Immortal King is not here, and we have no prior acquaintance with her. How can we explain this?"
"The Celestial Venerable will handle this personally. You all go and gather the remaining Immortal Lords and True Immortals. Once I give you my instructions, you can go directly to find the Ziwei Immortal King."
Immortal King Qingyang waved his hand, signaling for them to leave.
After the celestial kings left, he let out a soft breath.
"Hopefully, nothing goes wrong."
He muttered to himself.
Although the Celestial Venerable had made arrangements, he was still worried.
Because he had a vague feeling that something was wrong!
The Immortal King Qingyang raised his eyes and gazed at the golden scroll atop the Great Void beyond the high heavens.
As time passed, the blood river dissipated, but the Immortal Sealing Scroll still hung there, cascading down wisps of dazzling divine light, isolating it from all external scrutiny.
However, if one does not use the laws of the Great Dao or the Immortal Kings to penetrate the scroll, but only observes it with their eyesight, one can still see the contents of the scroll.
Suddenly.
He looked surprised.
All I saw was...
On the Immortal Sealing Scroll, the rows of ancient and mysterious runes that were originally there have completely disappeared!
Instead, he read the language he could understand.
There is only one row, four simple characters.
It was clearly written--
Immortal King Bo Feng!
In the vast universe.
As the river of blood dissipated, only the Immortal Sealing Scroll remained hanging high in the void, and the vast starry sky returned to tranquility once more.
Countless rumors about the Blood River and the Golden List arose and spread like wildfire.
Among them, the most influential statement is...
The Golden List is a list bestowed by Heaven, recording the names of the most powerful beings in the world and arranging them in order, from which rewards are bestowed.
Some say that this golden list was actually issued by the Heavenly Court to select the most outstanding individuals to be listed as the successors of the Heavenly Emperor or the Heavenly Venerable.
This claim was the most widely spread and the fastest to circulate.
But upon closer examination, this isn't entirely true.
The Heavenly Emperor lives as long as Heaven itself, immortal and indestructible; why would he need a successor?
The same applies to the Celestial Venerable.
Therefore, a new theory has been proposed.
A new realm will soon be added outside the Thirty-three Heavens, and the number one on this list will be selected as the Heavenly Venerable of the thirty-fourth heaven!
However, some older immortals, who knew many secrets, pointed out that this was a divine object that appeared in the world before the establishment of the Heavenly Court, called the "Immortal Sealing Scroll"!
According to this theory, when the Immortal Sealing Scroll appears in the world, a large number of immortals will perish and be listed on the Immortal Sealing Scroll after their death. The strongest survivor of this calamity will replace the Heavenly Emperor and establish a new Heavenly Court!
However, this claim was so alarming that few people believed it.
After all, no immortal would doubt that the Thirty-three Heavens, like the eternal Great Dao, have existed in the universe since time immemorial, and that all prosperity will never come to an end.
In addition, there is an even more unbelievable account: it is said that the Heavenly Emperor cleansed the universe, suppressed all the immortals, and established the Heavenly Court.
However, those immortals who were suppressed did not truly die, but were sealed within the Immortal Sealing Scroll. Now that the Heavenly Emperor's power has weakened, the Immortal Sealing Scroll has reappeared, causing the immortals to rise again and bringing great chaos.
This claim is even more horrifying, so it is not widely circulated and is little known.
However, the name "Immortal Sealing Scroll" spread far and wide.
The Cangming Star Domain.
Above a chaotic, hazy sea of stars.
Rumble~
Rolling thunderclouds gathered, lightning bolts danced, transforming into a destructive storm that swept across all directions, terrifying beyond measure.
What is that?
"A golden Immortal Tribulation... Could it be that a Celestial King is undergoing tribulation here?"
"Just who is this person who dares to undergo tribulation in our Cangming Star Domain?"
In the Cangming Star Domain, across countless great worlds, numerous cultivators gazed in astonishment and uncertainty at the terrifying sea of lightning.
The Immortal Tribulation is extremely unfamiliar to many cultivators.
But for immortals, it was extremely familiar.
When they saw the golden lightning, they immediately knew that this was the legendary Immortal King's Immortal Tribulation!
"Go to the Ziwei Great World immediately and report to the Ziwei Imperial Court!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Within a certain great world, a beam of Immortal Light shot into the sky, heading straight for the Ziwei Great World.
The Purple Star World.
The Ziwei Imperial Court, the Middle Heaven Divine Palace.