Divine Medicine of Immortality Proves Elusive, the Heavenly Emperor Palace Is Established! Nine Supremes Attack!

The Black Emperor's passing plunged the entire universe into mourning.

But time continued to flow, and all memories would be washed away by it.

A thousand years later.

For a new generation of cultivators, their impression of an invincible figure in this world...

Was none other than Ye Mingyuan, who had attained the Dao with a Sacred Body and shattered the shackles of the ages.

Only a few top-tier prodigies with powerful backgrounds learned from their elders that, within a forbidden zone, there still existed a terrifying being who far surpassed the Sacred Body Heavenly Emperor.

As for the Black Emperor, his achievements remained in the ancient histories.

Later generations all sang his praises, yet already regarded him as an age that had passed.

In the starry universe.

Golden light illuminated the world, dazzling and brilliant.

Ye Mingyuan patrolled the universe, no longer cultivating in seclusion as he had in years past.

He had overestimated his own aptitude.

He knew that, in the years to come, he would be unable to touch the realm he wished to reach.

So he no longer continued his seclusion.

Instead, he fulfilled his duties as Heavenly Emperor, deterring the forbidden zones and protecting all living beings.

Of course...

He was not quite that noble.

He still harbored a little selfishness.

By now, his second lifetime was also approaching thirty thousand years.

Perhaps... he would not survive another ten thousand years.

But naturally, he wished to live another lifetime, gaining enough longevity to attempt a leap into a higher realm while in his most peak condition!

So, as he patrolled the vast universe, he also searched for traces of a Divine Medicine of Immortality.

He hoped to find one and begin a third lifetime!

Unfortunately, back when he had been half-crippled, he had already tried searching for a Divine Medicine of Immortality.

Even venturing deep into the forbidden zones had yielded not the slightest trace.

Only the Chaos Heavenly Emperor in the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone was confirmed to possess one.

But even a little thought made it clear that obtaining it was impossible.

"Alas-among the Great Emperors of antiquity, exceedingly few obtained a Divine Medicine of Immortality and lived a second lifetime."

"Though my combat strength is considerable, enough to leave an illustrious name in ancient history, obtaining a Divine Medicine of Immortality depends on fate. It cannot easily be forced..."

Ye Mingyuan traveled the entire universe.

He even swept through the universe's remote frontiers, but found no Divine Medicine of Immortality.

He did, however, reap an unexpected harvest...

He found the Tyrant Body Ancestral Star that had hidden itself away...

After casually slaughtering a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body, he tossed the star back out and paid no heed to where it went.

A full thousand years.

Ye Mingyuan searched for a Divine Medicine of Immortality for a thousand years without finding the slightest trace of one.

And so, he let go...

"Isn't it just death!"

"What's there to care about!"

Ye Mingyuan angrily rebuked his own craven attachment to life and forcibly stopped himself from continuing his futile efforts.

Then...

He very decisively ran to Fallen Immortal Star, hoping to shamelessly wheedle a Divine Medicine of Immortality out of Lu Qingyun.

Unfortunately, the immortal mist that shrouded it year-round...

Was ethereal and cold, shutting out his every gaze and hope.

In the end, he could only leave with his tail between his legs.

Yet in the eyes of the world.

This was the Heavenly Emperor touring his domain, deterring the nine forbidden zones!

And at the end, he stood outside the Immortal Court Forbidden Land, confronting the terrifying being within, only leaving in satisfaction after reaching some ancient agreement.

Thus, the world once again sang praises of their Heavenly Emperor's mighty power and mercy.

Only certain ancient clans and sacred lands that knew the little tale of three punches and two emperors understood that the truth was certainly not as glorious, great, and righteous as the rumors claimed.

Year forty thousand of the Immortal Court calendar.

Beside the Black Realm, Ye Mingyuan built his own imperial palace.

From that year onward, he no longer ventured out, dwelling deep within his palace.

Everyone in the world knew.

Ye Mingyuan, the Heavenly Emperor who had attained the Dao with a Sacred Body... had grown old as well.

During the several thousand years of his sole reign.

He had descended upon the various forbidden zones like a sovereign several times, yet had only struck three times in total.

Those three attacks had swept away another four Supremes for future generations, an immeasurable meritorious deed!

Yet he had not struck more often.

For now, every attack required him to fully rouse his blood Qi, hastening his decline.

The mortal world.

As the Heavenly Emperor aged, it too seemed especially bleak.

He was the last invincible figure protecting all living beings.

The entire universe had been able to sustain its vitality under his protection.

But all living beings would one day reach their end.

A lifetime of splendor would eventually wither away.

Year after year passed, yet the doors of that imperial palace never opened again.

In the universe, Ye Mingyuan's imperial might still shrouded the world, lofty above all, ruling over the myriad Daos.

Thus, everyone knew that the Heavenly Emperor was still alive.

But they also understood that his condition was probably extremely dire.

Buzzz-!

Two thousand years passed.

The Great Dao of the entire universe trembled once again, as though an unsurpassed being were still desperately holding on, unwilling to pass away, forcibly prolonging his own life!

Such a thing had already happened three times in these thousand years!

One could well imagine what torment the Heavenly Emperor within that imperial palace was enduring now!

In the eyes of the world.

This was because the Heavenly Emperor could never forget them, always worrying about their safety.

That was why he remained unwilling to pass away.

Forcing himself to remain in the world like this must surely have been agonizing!

Yet no matter how the living beings of the world prayed, the Heavenly Emperor never recovered again...

And at the instant the Great Dao trembled this time, what chilled countless experts throughout the world with terror and sent their anger surging was...

One figure after another appeared outside the imperial palace.

Extreme Dao pressure spread, even forcibly changing the laws within the region of heaven and earth they occupied!

A full nine Supremes!

They had awakened from the forbidden zones solely to slay this Heavenly Emperor who had attained the Dao with a Sacred Body!