[Black Emperor, Lord of the Heavenly Court]

Lin Xian wished to follow the Azure Emperor's example, evolving an Immortal Realm, becoming undying amid the mortal world, and forging an Immortal Path of his own.

His Dao, his methods, and his path resembled the Azure Emperor's, yet differed. He needed to draw upon the power of external heavens to form an Immortal Dao secret realm, copying the Dao patterns of heaven and earth and engraving them into himself to create a Human Body Immortal Formation.

The Undying Immortal Medicine was an indispensable link in his path. It was the only divine treasure in the mortal world capable of remaining undying.

Supreme Beings throughout history had studied it, testing one Longevity Method after another. Even if he had no use for it today, he was destined to need the Netherworld Grass someday.

If the divinity of an immortal medicine could be transferred into grass, it could likewise be incorporated into the human body.

If it truly proved useless, he could still use it to swindle Duan De.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha acted, not only gathering the Netherworld Grass but also collecting a small gourdful of water from the Yellow Springs Nether River. These were all products of Supreme Beings' experiments with Longevity Methods.

There was no higher or lower path along the Immortal Path, only different directions. As long as they led toward an undying existence, insights from one were bound to illuminate another.

Lin Xian's abundant haul made the Big Black Dog burn with envy. He could not help taking out a golden scepter and muttering, "A secret treasure second only to an Emperor Weapon... this emperor knows you have a spirit. Surely you don't want the Heavenly Court's Dao Lineage to be lost..."

When it came to treasure hunting, the Heavenly Court teemed with talent, but only