Meanwhile, deep within the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Immortal Dynasty.
After hearing Ji Wen's secret report, the Zhou Emperor entered the deepest recesses of the secret vault the imperial family had maintained for ten thousand years, alone.
At its center stood an arcane array platform cast from Nine-Heavens Starry Gold, covered in engravings of the "Heaven-Reversing Creation Qian-Kun Array Pattern."
His expression grave, the Zhou Emperor condensed a drop of life-bound blood essence at his fingertip, preparing to activate this earth-shattering trump card.
Hmph. Yun Clan, you aren't the only ones who can usher in a Reincarnated Immortal Emperor!
The next moment,
His movements abruptly froze.
At the center of the array platform, where a mass of boundless power should have floated-
There was nothing!
The supreme Immortal Emperor origin he had stolen and sealed away at untold expense, even secretly sacrificing his dynasty's fortune, had vanished without a trace!
Langhuan Clear Void, at the center of the Cave Heaven.
Beneath the tallest Qionghua Jade Marrow Tree, a figure stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the immortal blossoms shimmering with radiant colors.
He still wore the same casual, wide-sleeved robes as before his seclusion, his long hair cascading like a waterfall, his brows sharp as swords and eyes bright as stars, his majesty innate.
Yet the smile on Yun Qing's face froze instantly.
He even took a small step backward without thinking.
Wrong!
Everything was wrong!
The most obvious difference was his build.
Previously, Yun Huang's fleshly body in this life had, after all, belonged to a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old youth. He had been slender and tall, and though he already possessed an imposing bearing, a trace of youthful immaturity had remained.
Now, however, the figure beneath the Qionghua Jade Marrow Tree stood