The Azure Emperor found a balance between his Internal World and the Secret Realm Method, seeking out a singularity from which to open Heaven and Earth anew. He transformed his Internal World into the sixth secret realm and achieved transcendence.
Great Emperor Wu Shi evolved the River of Time, without beginning or end, and gazed back toward the Ancient Immortal era. On the day he crossed the Immortal King Tribulation, the entire universe seemed to return to the age of Immortal Kings. Finally, a Daoist who looked exactly like Great Emperor Wu Shi returned from Heaven and Earth, merged into his sixth secret realm, and evolved a state without beginning or end.
Besides the Six Imperial Heavenly Emperors all attaining the Immortal King fruit position, the Five-Color Heavenly Emperors also became Immortal Kings. Their fruit positions were somewhat weaker, however, placing them only among peak Immortal Kings.
Duan De united the reincarnation seals of his nine lives. Riding this wave of benefits, his cultivation advanced as quickly as Ye Fan's and the others', and he likewise attained the fruit position of an Immortal King Giant. But on the road to becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, he would return to his old pace, often needing several epochs to make a breakthrough.
Thus, despite his usual laziness, he volunteered to work in the Ruthless Emperor's Netherworld Realm. Returning to his old trade, he reorganized the Underworld and styled himself King Yama.
During that period, Great Emperor Wu Shi looked at him strangely, wondering whether to set a dog on him and give him a good mauling.
Even the Black Emperor sought out the Azure Emperor Incarnation. He ate and slept atop the World Tree, taking advantage of the benefits from the Three Realms' ascension to become a quasi-Immortal King tier expert.
That day,