Heaven-Subduing Ancient City, the Three Thousand Heaven Domains, and News of the Three Lives Emperor Key

Heaven-Subduing Ancient City stood apart from the world.

It was an ancient city with a long history. There was simply no way to trace the age in which it had originated.

Legend had it that, countless ages ago, more than one Great Emperor had attained the Dao here, shouldering the mandate of heaven for an entire age, reigning over the world and ruling over all of time and space.

Though washed by the passage of countless ages, Heaven-Subduing Ancient City remained eternal and imperishable, standing at the center of the Three Thousand Heavens.

Its ancient, towering walls lay like a true dragon of antiquity sprawled across the land. They stretched for who knew how many hundreds of millions of kilometers and rose over ten thousand zhang high, giving off an oppressive sense of terror at their sheer size.

In recent days, news that the Three Lives Emperor Key would appear at the Futian Auction had spread like wildfire. Almost everyone knew about it.

Over the past few days, people from numerous Immortal Clans, ancient kingdoms, and imperial dynasties had set out for Heaven-Subduing Ancient City.

On this day, above Futian City.

Ancient beasts and divine birds crossed the void to arrive, while all manner of carriages, flying ships, pavilions, and palaces continually tore through space. Forces from every direction each displayed their own abilities.

They were undoubtedly showing off the foundations of their respective forces, all secretly competing with one another.

Many Rogue Cultivators could only watch from afar, silently shedding tears of envy.

At that moment, inside a restaurant adorned with carved beams and painted rafters in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City.

Quite a few descendants of great families and heirs of ancient kingdoms had gathered there, drinking and discussing the Dao in the restaurant, talking grandly and freely. They were utterly carefree.

"Some time ago, that child of the Li Lineage of Eastern Emperor Heaven was born after five years in the womb!"

"On the day of the birth, the child caused nine mysterious Sacred Body phenomena. I heard the child awakened the Ancient Sacred Body!"

On the second floor of the restaurant, several young prodigies raised their cups to one another and discussed the recent phenomena at the Li Lineage.

As the previous-generation Divine Son of the Li Lineage's own child, it remained to be seen how many Sacred Body shackles the Li Lineage would be willing to undo for the child.

"It's just a useless physique cursed by the Heavenly Dao. This age is no longer suited to cultivating it. Undoing four or five shackles at most would already be the limit!"

An heir of a great family was dead drunk as he spoke.

The resources consumed to unlock each layer of the curse's shackles made it ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times harder than unlocking the Sacred Body under normal circumstances!

The resources consumed to unseal an Ancient Sacred Body under the Heavenly Dao's curse... were difficult to measure in numbers.

Even an Immortal Clan could not withstand such expenditure.

"A crippled Sacred Body is nothing to fear. It's the Li Lineage's other heirs we need to treat with caution."

On the top floor of the restaurant was a prime spot by the window.

"A mere Ancient Sacred Body isn't fit to carry Lord Ao Xing's Great Void Dragon Physique's shoes!"

A group of impressive young men and women with extraordinary bearings had gathered together, surrounding a young man in azure like stars around the moon as they showered him with praise.

No one dared approach them, leaving an empty space all around them.

A young prodigy flattered him. "Lord Ao Xing's talent is peerless. You've successfully opened nine Life Palaces and can contend with all the divine bodies of this age, easily sweeping through and suppressing the younger generation!"

The young man in azure called Lord Ao Xing wore a cold, imperious expression, his gaze incomparably sharp.

Endless Azure Dragon Qi swirled around him, then gathered into nine illusory dragon rings that coiled behind him.

The nine divine azure dragon rings bloomed with dazzling azure light, illuminating him like an azure dragon deity.

"If you also obtain the Three Lives Emperor Key and open the Three Lives Great Emperor's inheritance treasure trove, Lord Ao Xing, you can surely press on in one burst, break past the ninth extreme, and open a tenth Life Palace!"

"Only by opening ten Life Palaces can one enter the emperor forbidden domain and gain tenfold battle strength, making it easy to fight above one's level!"

Another prodigy spoke up in fawning agreement, a sycophantic smile on his face.

The Great Void Dragon Court was an imperial clan force in the Primordial Dao Domain. A taboo existence had emerged from its ancestors, and its revered status was no different from that of an Immortal Clan.

"Nine Life Palaces and the Great Void Dragon Physique are nothing much."

Ao Xing shook his head slightly, looking down on everything as he said in an aloof voice, "My clan's Divine Son awakened the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Body and opened ten and a half Life Palaces."

"A Supreme Body and ten and a half Life Palaces!"

All the prodigies present were shocked.

The Ancestral Dragon Supreme Body possessed the bloodline of the ancestral dragon and stood above every physique of the dragon race. It was a true supreme divine body!

With ten Life Palaces, one could break through the ninth extreme and enter the emperor forbidden domain!

As the name implied, it could increase one's battle strength tenfold, allowing one to fight across cultivation levels!

Ten and a half Life Palaces meant that one foot had stepped beyond the extreme and was close to stepping beyond the bounds of the emperor forbidden domain. It was truly terrifying!

Seeing the stunned expressions of the prodigies around him, Ao Xing was clearly pleased, and he could not help feeling carried away.

Arrogant and proud, he continued, "This time, I, the Holy Son, will obtain the Great Emperor's treasure!"

"With the Three Lives Great Emperor's treasure and the Great Void Dragon Court's ancient dragon blood, my clan's Divine Son will surely break free of the emperor forbidden domain's constraints, reach another level, and open an eleventh Life Palace!"

Hearing this, the many prodigies cupped their hands in congratulations, their words of flattery never ceasing.

"The previous-generation Divine Son of the Li Lineage, Li Xiaoran's own child, has been crippled. Lord Ao Xing need only keep an eye on the Li Lineage's other heirs."

"For example, Li Qingshu, who awakened the Immaculate Divine Body; Li Cangtian, who has the Heavenly Hegemon Body; and Li Junlin, who has the Myriad Tribulations Mortal Body..."

An imperial princess offered the reminder softly, her voice as lovely as pearls falling onto a jade platter.

Ao Xing was supremely conceited. He sneered and said, "Before eleven Life Palaces, every divine body will pale in comparison. The Great Void Dragon Court will suppress every physique. These so-called physiques are nothing but a joke!"

The Great Void Dragon Court and the Li Lineage had borne a grudge for a long time and fought constantly, with supreme experts falling every year. They had become mortal enemies!

The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty and Xuanming Divine Mountain also bore grudges against the Li Lineage.

Following the principle that the enemy of one's enemy was a friend...

With the Three Lives Emperor Tomb opening this time, the Great Void Dragon Court had secretly formed an alliance with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty and Xuanming Divine Mountain, the two great imperial clan forces.

United against a common enemy, the three primordial imperial clans could surely join forces to sweep through the Three Lives Emperor Tomb and monopolize the vast majority of the opportunities in its secret realm!