Slaying the Nine-Headed Monster with his sword had carried Lin Xian's fame to its peak. Even the old monsters who had spent years in secluded cultivation in the Immortal Realm were stirred. Hearing of his great achievement, Immortal Kings came from every quarter to pay their respects, driving this spectacle to its climax.
Not since the end of the Emperor-Fall Era had there been such grandeur. Even the giants of the Immortal Realm could summon only some of its Immortal Kings, nowhere near this magnificent gathering of myriad immortals at court and all kings bowing together.
The providence of the heavens surged, circling above the Ancient Reception Hall as Dao Flowers bloomed one after another. It had all the makings of an Immortal Court being established to take the Immortal Realm by the reins.
Many Immortal Kings even urged Lin Xian to proclaim himself emperor. They believed he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Immortal Realm's Ancestors; both his strength and his achievements were more than sufficient.
Lin Xian declined, but the kings of the Immortal Realm insisted. They even joined forces to forge an Emperor Seat and presented it to him, placing it within the Ancient Reception Hall. The majestic seat gleamed with the luster of immortal metal, formed from the order of the Great Dao.
"You have truly landed me in trouble." Lin Xian sighed softly. "The Heavenly Court carries hidden dangers. How could it be established lightly?"
Threads of radiant order descended, and Nine-Colored Divine Rings shone one after another, setting off his transcendent bearing as he towered above the heavens. He had the air of one who had attained the Dao. Seated upon the Emperor Seat, he opened and closed his eyes, and chaos flowed, universes were born and destroyed, and epochs changed, as though