Ye Fan, Li Heishui, the Black Emperor, and the others froze, puzzled. "The Emperor Road? What does that mean?"
"It is an ancient road stained with blood. Only those who can sweep through it and reach its end earn some right to gaze up at the pinnacle of the Great Dao!" Lu Chen looked deep into the heavens, as though he could see that Emperor Road.
"What exactly is on it?" the Black Emperor asked. Although he had heard Great Emperor Wushi mention it, he knew little of the Emperor Road's actual circumstances.
Lu Chen did not explain the details. He smiled and said, "Only someone with the strength of a Great Accomplished God King qualifies to set foot on it. Imagine for yourselves how difficult and terrifying it must be!"
"What? A Great Accomplished God King!" Li Heishui and the others cried out. Strength like that of the peerless Divine King was merely enough to qualify? That was far too shocking.
Lu Chen said little more about the Emperor Road through the stars. Only by setting foot on it themselves would they understand its cruelty.
Several days later, he opened a Domain Gate and crossed the void to Purple Mountain.
Seeing Purple Mountain unchanged even after attacks from five Emperor Weapons, including the Void Mirror and Hengyu Furnace, he could not help marveling. Great Emperor Wushi's methods were powerful beyond description. He truly deserved his reputation as the most commanding Great Emperor.
Soon, he once again reached the tail of a dragon vein and flew into an abandoned mine shaft.
After descending a thousand zhang, he landed in the pitch-black depths and hurried along the ancient mine tunnel toward Purple Mountain.
He returned to the site of the Yin-Yang Eyes, but the terrain here had already changed.
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