"Was he still a Dao achiever?"
"I watched him grow up myself, yet he shattered this old man's understanding of the world time and again!"
The Flame Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the chaos above the heavens. Long since numbed to it all, he had grown accustomed to Ji Hao's various feats. He merely said calmly, "The Heavenly Emperor still stands within the domain of emperors and sovereigns only because he wishes to be one."
"Otherwise, the Heavenly Emperor could easily establish another realm above Dao achievers."
"He could turn the honorific 'Heavenly Emperor' into an actual cultivation realm, standing above all sovereigns as the Supreme Heavenly Emperor," the Qilin Ancient Emperor said admiringly.
"Correct. This is indeed a distinct realm, and now it is time to tell you about it!" Ji Hao had heard their conversation and spoke up as well. They had not abandoned the Heavenly Court to leave for the Immortal Domain, which pleased him greatly.
"Please enlighten us, Heavenly Emperor!" the Emperor Lords exclaimed in delight.
Ji Hao nodded. "What the Qilin Ancient Emperor just said does indeed point toward a path. The realm I occupy is called Heavenly Emperor, the emperor of the Human Dao. Of course, in the Primeval Era, this realm was called Celestial Emperor or Divine Emperor, and in the Mythological Era, it was called Emperor Zun..."
"This..." None of the Supreme Beings were fools. A suspicion had already formed in their minds.
Ye Fan asked, "How did all of you manage to reach this realm independently?"
"Stay alive. That is the simplest way. Without relying on external things, keep living. As long as you can continue living, you will naturally enter this realm," Ji Hao said with a smile.
"But a Great Emperor's lifetime only lasts