Gathering the Myriad Daos into Himself! Establishing the Black Realm-the Sacred Body Was Unworthy. Let Lu Qingyun Come!

"The only Great Emperor of this age?"

Deep within the Immortal Court, Lu Qingyun opened and closed his eyes, chaos swirling within them.

A faint smile curved his lips. He felt no offense at all.

After all, the title he was revered by was... the Chaos Heavenly Emperor!

How could a Great Emperor of this age, a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, or anything of the sort qualify to be mentioned in the same breath as him?

"But... this black lotus seems to have quite an extraordinary origin."

The moment the Black Emperor's Great Dao had overwhelmed the myriad Daos of the universe, Lu Qingyun had keenly detected a trace of familiarity within it.

Its presence and that of the Immortal Divine Medicine he had obtained back then...

Shared an essential similarity on some level.

And judging by the Black Emperor's own statement that he had existed for ten thousand years, one could presumably deduce that he was an Immortal Divine Medicine that had unexpectedly gained sentience, then advanced step by step until he proved his Dao and became an emperor!

Seen in this light, this Great Emperor of the present age... truly had the right to be arrogant!

He was probably considerably stronger than an ordinary Great Emperor!

Of course... that was only in comparison to ordinary Great Emperors. As a Heavenly Emperor, Lu Qingyun naturally fell outside that category.

Besides, as he was now...

Lu Qingyun extended a hand. The Qi imbued with immortal charm within the Immortal Court seemed to sense something.

All of it spontaneously moved toward his palm.

It clung closely to Lu Qingyun, as though his body possessed some presence it found exceedingly familiar.

This was a sign that Lu Qingyun was stepping toward the immortal Dao.

Unfortunately... this negligible little thing was all he could accomplish.

"Alas!"

Lu Qingyun let out a long sigh and turned his gaze toward the vast universe.

The myriad Daos slowly unfolded within his eyes. He had long since become capable of standing upon the Great Dao, at the pinnacle of the vast universe.

But beyond that... the road to immortality was severed.

Even with an immortal scripture passed down through the ages to study, he could only draw infinitely close to that realm.

He could never truly step into it!

The laws of heaven and earth in this world no longer permitted anyone to become an immortal.

Thus, he could only seek another path.

Fortunately, however, he possessed the Heaven-Defying Comprehension rewarded by the system.

And so, he had already embarked upon a path of cultivating every Great Dao to completion and attaining immortality.

With the slightest stirring of a thought...

Golden blood Qi spread like a vast ocean, and a presence unique to a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body surged from within Lu Qingyun!

He had not severed his Chaos Body.

He had merely transformed it into Sacred Body origin. Drawing upon his incomparably profound accumulated foundation, he had reached the level of a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body with ease.

In fact, the blood within him had already become entirely crimson!

He was countless times more powerful than Ye Mingyuan!

The current Ye Mingyuan had only thirty percent crimson blood.

After taking the path of the Sacred Body to its pinnacle, just as Lu Qingyun had expected...

Certain deficiencies within him that he had never noticed before were filled, and his combat strength increased slightly as well.

It was not much.

But for an existence at his level, this was a leap that could be called epic!

For him, with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, this was a path he could follow all the way!

Originally, as for the next path he would take...

Lu Qingyun had yet to choose.

But as luck would have it, this black lotus had proved his Dao, and his imperial Dao now pressed down upon the myriad Daos, present everywhere.

It was just right... for him to study.

"I alone reign in this world!"

"With Immortal Divine Medicine as my foundation, I proved my Dao and became an emperor! My Great Dao surpasses every ancient sovereign and Great Emperor throughout history!"

Amid the starry universe...

An immense black lotus, vaster than a star domain when fully bloomed, swayed gently in the void.

Endless essence was drawn from the surrounding star domains and poured into it.

It became a holy land for cultivation!

And at its center...

Lay a clear pool of Divine Source Liquid, where dragonfish swam, breathing auspicious Qi in and out.

A black lotus drifted slowly within it.

Upon the black lotus sat a black-haired young man with his legs crossed. His gaze was like lightning, his posture upright, his physique exceptionally robust.

Imperial might swept about him, making others afraid to look directly at him.

With every breath, he absorbed endless essence and starlight, transforming them into divine power of the purest origin and greatest strength, enough to suppress any sea of stars!

In the distance, more than ten followers stood respectfully.

Even the weakest among them had reached the pinnacle of Great Sage, and many were Quasi-Emperors.

Every one of them had been an opponent the Black Emperor defeated on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, made to bow before his overwhelming strength!

And now, the Black Emperor had also proved to them...

That their original choice had not been wrong!

He was the only emperor of this age!

He looked down upon the myriad races and ruled the entire vast universe!

"Emperor!"

A heaven's chosen wreathed in blazing golden divine flames spoke.

He looked like a young man, but the vicissitudes and weight of years in his eyes betrayed how long he had lived.

"You have only just proved your Dao."

"Though we follow you, the living beings throughout the vast universe now recognize only the Sacred Body, not the Great Emperor."

"Thus, we must establish our own force as soon as possible and suppress the entire vast universe. Then, under the pretext of discussing the Dao, you can defeat Ye Mingyuan. That will diminish the Sacred Body's fame and proclaim the Great Emperor's grandeur!"

His expression was fervent as he dropped to one knee.

The other followers did the same. At the thought of becoming founders of a supreme imperial dynasty, the excitement in their hearts all but spilled across their faces.

However...

The Black Emperor lowered his eyes.

His gaze was indifferent and icy, leaving everyone as silent as cicadas in winter.

He looked out into the starry universe, his eyes flickering.

His calm voice echoed through this stretch of heaven and earth, lingering for a long time.

"With this place as our foundation, establish the Black Realm and gather sages and worthies!"

"As for discussing the Dao with that Great Accomplishment Sacred Body... heh. He is merely a Sacred Body who has yet to enter the Emperor Realm."

"Without entering the Emperor Realm, one can never understand its mysteries. He... is not worthy yet. Let Lu Qingyun come!"