Fifteen thousand years later, the Central Emperor's reign drew to a close. Though he had Immortal Medicine, his life had been stifling. With two Heavenly Emperors above his head, he could never stand supreme as the Great Emperors of past eras had.
Rather than take Immortal Medicine and endure another fifteen thousand stifling years, he would enter the Bronze Coffin Immortal Realm and await a future feathered ascension.
With the Desolate Pagoda's cooperation, a pillar of light formed a coordinate marker. The Heavenly Court had already charted the course of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.
Lin Xian and Ye Fan personally saw the Central Emperor off. He would be buried to struggle across the ages, awaiting the day he could lift the coffin lid and rise.
Hundreds of imperial characters resonated on their own, reciting passages of the Immortal Dao that would endure through the ages. An Immortal Realm world opened, releasing an undying aura unlike anything in the mortal world. A Chaotic Green Lotus presided over the chaos, unfolding the spectacle of world-creation.
It was the Azure Emperor's Primordial Spirit, overseeing the evolution of the Immortal Realm. Now he had come to receive the Central Emperor.
"Greetings, Azure Emperor." Central Emperor Xiang Yufei cupped his fists in salute and entered with the laws of the mortal world. As a Great Emperor who had once wielded the Heavenly Heart Imprint, his Dao could contribute to perfecting the Immortal Realm.
This was the Heavenly Court's grand plan-not merely one person ascending to immortality, but all emperors crossing together. For the Azure Emperor alone to evolve an Immortal Realm was harder than ascending to heaven. If all the Dao-Attainers throughout history worked together, perhaps there would be a sliver of hope.
"I am changing this Immortal Realm's course. Perhaps one day,