Red Dust Battle Immortal Path

Meng Chuan: Everyone, I've made contact with Lu Mingfei.

Meng Chuan lounged on the hotel sofa, savoring a sensation he had not felt in a long time as he sent a message to the group.

Meng Qi: Unit Seven reporting in! Unit Seven reporting in!

Meng Qi: I'll live and die with the Chat Group, too!

Lu Mingfei sat beside Meng Chuan. When he saw Meng Qi's message, his eyes narrowed and killing intent poured off him. An online showdown was about to begin!

Meng Qi: Big Bro.JPG

At the sight of the reaction image Meng Qi posted, Lu Mingfei wilted. The showdown ended before it began!

In the image, Lu Mingfei wore a vacant expression as he called out "Big Bro." Meng Chuan burst out laughing.

Zhang Sanfeng: This old Daoist is far too old for that form of address!

Yao Chen: This old man is far too old for it, too!

Bibi Dong: You're all so mean!

Fei Peng: Great Emperor, can you now travel between worlds whenever you wish? @Meng Chuan

Fei Peng was the only one in the group who had not been corrupted by these "treasures." He was still the First Divine General, a man of few words who wanted nothing more than an opponent he could fight to his heart's content.

According to a certain Thunder Blade Mad Monk who wished to remain anonymous, though, a certain general might not chat much, but he ranked second in the entire group for time spent online!

Meng Chuan: That's right. Unlike last time's one-use passage, this is a permanent permission.

Meng Chuan posted a screenshot of the group notification. There was nothing to hide. If he did not tell them now, was he supposed to keep it secret when he visited their worlds later?

Meng Qi: So it really is a permission... Permission Emperor!

Meng Chuan: I know what you wanted to say.

Zhang Sanfeng: So do I.

Yao Chen: So do I.

Yao Chen: Having a disciple is like having a treasure. I feel as though I've learned something rather strange.

The four administrators had no objections to Meng Chuan's increased permissions. They had all started with the same permissions. If the Great Emperor had gained more, that was his own achievement. He had risked his life to complete the task, so it was only fair. Besides, whether his permissions increased or not, he was still an administrator to the group members...

And even with more permissions, Meng Chuan would not do anything harmful to the Chat Group or bully any of its members. Everyone believed that.

A certain Fierce Vajra who wished to remain anonymous had something to say about that.

Meng Chuan: @Fei Peng, do you want me to visit your world?

Fei Peng: If the Great Emperor has time to come someday, I'll sweep my couch clean to welcome you!

Meng Qi: Don't sweep the couch...

Meng Chuan: Want the full treatment? @Meng Qi

Meng Chuan: Has Chonglou still not come to challenge you?

Fei Peng: He came, but he's no longer my match.

Meng Qi: General Fei Peng, the First Divine General forever!

Zhang Sanfeng: You've made great progress, General!

Yao Chen: Then won't you soon be able to sit on the Heavenly Emperor's throne?

Bibi Dong: Why are you saying Brother Fei Peng wants to take the Great Emperor's throne?

Yao Chen: ...

The Ancient One: @Bibi Dong, he doesn't mean the Great Emperor's throne. He means the Heavenly Emperor's throne in General Fei Peng's world.

Bibi Dong: Oh (●ω)

Meng Chuan found it amusing. Bibi Dong still seemed a little silly right now.

But remembering what the girl would become in the original story left him troubled.

Meng Qi: Old Yao, has Xiao Yan been telling you Journey to the West? If he can sit on the Heavenly Emperor's throne, why can't I, Old Sun?

Yao Chen: Hahaha, he's mentioned it now and then.

Meng Chuan: I'll visit your world when I get the chance. I'll probably visit everyone else's worlds once or twice as well.

The Ancient One: Are you preparing to undergo another transformation, Great Emperor?

Meng Chuan: That's right. The Heavenly Dao and the paths of the strong are firewood to kindle the flames of my Dao. Every world is worth no less than an immortal treasure to me.

Fei Peng: Then I'll await your arrival, Great Emperor.

Fei Peng: Great Emperor, I have one more question.

Meng Chuan: Go ahead, General.

Fei Peng spoke more formally than the others in the group, so Meng Chuan responded in kind. It would feel wrong if one of them was earnest while the other joked around.

Even Meng Qi did not clown around constantly when speaking to Fei Peng alone.

Fei Peng: I'm a god, as everyone knows. Since your transformation, Great Emperor, I've felt that your human side has grown more pronounced.

Lu Mingfei: Exactly! A mighty Great Emperor, and he actually threw an arm around my shoulders!

Meng Qi: I get the feeling you're showing off...

The Ancient One: I felt something similar while watching the livestream earlier.

Bibi Dong: Really? I've always thought the Great Emperor was very human. He's so powerful, yet he still laughs and jokes with everyone.

Reading Fei Peng's question, Meng Chuan had not expected the Divine General to be so perceptive.

Meng Chuan: Your judgment is correct, General.

Meng Chuan: Cultivation should never end with someone becoming a creature devoted solely to the Dao, without a shred of emotion.

Meng Chuan: My Dao Shi Dao allowed me to retain much of my humanity when I became a Great Emperor. It let me hold on to who I was at the start.

Meng Chuan: And after these three transformations—three, I didn't misspeak, not one as you thought—I've drawn ever closer to the real, and my humanity has become more pronounced.

Meng Chuan: Dao Shi means the beginning of the Dao. Of course I must remain as I was at the beginning. How could I become something else?

Zhang Sanfeng: Isn't that much like Little Meng remaining Primordial Heavenly Venerable Meng Qi when he attains that state, rather than simply becoming the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerable?

The Ancient One: That must be what it means not to be assimilated by one's cultivation realm.

Meng Qi: But how could one easily let go of Dreamlike Bubbles and Shadows?

At that moment, Meng Qi's thoughts traveled far ahead. He thought of the self who had defiantly questioned the heavens, the self who had nearly become a monster, the fellow disciples and friends who had flown toward the Golden Mother like moths into flame, and most of all, the resolute slash he would make in the future.

Meng Chuan: Wake up. You're still bald!

Meng Qi: Great Emperor, you really know how to ruin the mood!

Meng Chuan: What's wrong with being bald? You don't need to dwell on those things now. You'll only make yourself miserable.

Meng Qi: (;`)

Zhang Sanfeng: But Great Emperor, what did you mean by three transformations?

Meng Chuan: What I'd accumulated on my own was enough for one transformation. The Daos of the four beings from the Outer Regions, which I'd never encountered before, together with the Dao of Old Yao's world, brought about another. The Dao within the Immortal Cauldron made three.

Fei Peng: How strong are you now, Great Emperor?

Meng Chuan: It's hard to say without anyone to compare myself against. But I should be able to fight the Undying Heavenly Emperor at his peak, before he turned into a ball of flesh to undergo nirvana. He should be in his fifth or sixth lifetime now.

Meng Chuan: Last time, I threatened every forbidden zone because I wanted to draw him out. I also let five forbidden zones escape to see whether he'd show himself. Unfortunately, he was too cautious.

The Ancient One: Your method of attaining immortality grants terrifying combat strength, Great Emperor...

Meng Qi: He's a monster who forces his way into his next lifetime through sheer combat strength, after all.

Meng Qi: I think we should call your path the Red Dust Battle Immortal Path from now on ()

Yao Chen: Doesn't anyone else think that, as long as the conditions are met, the Great Emperor's transformations are remarkably fast...?

Meng Chuan did not see it that way. Without the Chat Group, accumulating enough in the world of Shrouding the Heavens to fuel even one transformation would be extremely difficult. He would have no choice but to follow the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Meng Qi: Great Emperor, you're so fast!

Lu Mingfei: Great Emperor, you're so fast!

In the hotel, Lu Mingfei had barely sent his message when a chill ran down his back. He turned his stiff neck toward Meng Chuan and managed a strained smile.

"Great Emperor, I was talking nonsense..."

Whoosh!

A divine blade formed from laws came to rest against Lu Mingfei's neck. Meng Chuan looked at him and said quietly, "When you sent that message, did you forget I was sitting right beside you?"

Feeling the chill at his neck, Lu Mingfei slowly edged his head away.

"Great Emperor, it's late. Why don't we get some rest?"

Smack! The divine blade knocked Lu Mingfei over onto the sofa.

"Don't say things that can be taken the wrong way. You go rest. I've been comprehending the laws of your world this whole time. I don't need sleep."

Meng Chuan tossed Lu Mingfei into the bedroom and used his divine sense to turn off the light for him.

"Good night, Great Emperor!" Lu Mingfei howled through the gap beneath the door.

Meng Chuan shook his head. What a character.

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