The Heavenly Emperors sat cross-legged within the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, each occupying a corner as they listened to the runes of Ancient Antiquity. They were an Immortal Scripture left behind by the Desolate Heaven Emperor, containing supreme mysteries.
Listening as mortals and listening after setting foot on the Red-Dust Immortal Dao were two entirely different experiences.
"So that was it. To think that was how it worked-"
The emperors sighed in wonder, the light of wisdom flashing in their eyes. They gradually understood the Azure Emperor's plan and voiced their admiration. Immortal realm evolution was a fine idea, a great road reaching all the way to heaven.
There was nothing wrong with the Azure Emperor's path. It was theoretically feasible; only in practice had a tiny error arisen.
Now that the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin had returned to its proper course, that error had been corrected.
"Fellow Daoists, please look."
The bronze coffin was ancient and plain, as though an entire universe had been buried within it. Heavenly Emperor Wan Qing pushed gently, lifting its lid. Chaos energy immediately surged forth, unfolding a vision of heaven and earth being created. Then immortal light flowed, revealing a vast, boundless Great Wilderness Immortal Realm.
"This world is no smaller than that Strange World."
Great Emperor Wu Shi's eyes were deep. After carefully observing the Bronze Coffin Immortal Realm, he offered his assessment: "Both Immortal Realms were contingencies left behind by the Desolate Heaven Emperor. Perhaps they were meant to repair the Immortal Realm."
"Repairing the Immortal Realm-but no one said which Immortal Realm."
Lin Xian smiled faintly and said calmly, "Long ago, our world was also an Immortal Realm. True Immortals were as plentiful as rain, and Immortal Kings were beyond counting. It was a world where one could