Capturing a Supreme Alive! Reward: Immortal Divine Medicine! Peak Great Emperor!

Boom-!!

At the Cosmic Frontier, vast swaths of star fields fell into oblivion.

The Golden-Haired Hou Supreme was deathly pale now, no longer possessing his earlier ease.

For Lu Qingyun was already following behind him, matching him step for step.

Keeping close behind.

If he wished, he could even extinguish his life and Dao in an instant!

Like the lord of the Underworld, he held his life and death in his hands!

Yet what drove him to even greater despair was that Lu Qingyun did not strike him directly.

Instead, he followed with interest, like a cat toying with a mouse.

This was undoubtedly naked humiliation!

In truth, however, Lu Qingyun had no intention of humiliating him.

Originally, he had not planned to act.

But seeing how rich these Supremes' life force became after they finished absorbing life essence immediately piqued his interest.

He wanted to study the Supremes' methods of longevity...

And so, throughout his pursuit, Chaos Divine Light flickered in and out of sight within Lu Qingyun's eyes.

He was observing how the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme's vast life essence circulated and transformed into divine power as he fled.

He was also considering the immortal scripture the Supreme cultivated.

Just where, exactly, did it fall short...

"Aaaah-!!!"

"Lu Qingyun! Do you think you're already invincible? Aren't you afraid of a future reckoning, hunting the Forbidden Zone Supremes down to the last like this?"

The Golden-Haired Hou Supreme roared.

He already knew escape was impossible, so he stopped fleeing and chose to face Lu Qingyun instead!

His might was terrifying, his enormous body resembling a colossal beast of the starry sky, capable of holding an entire star field in his palm.

His supreme Dao presence fully awakened!

He reclaimed the Dao Fruit of his previous life, undergoing ultimate sublimation and choosing to fight Lu Qingyun to the death!

However...

A fight to the death... was he worthy?

"You're right. I am the Heavenly Emperor of this age. Why can't I call myself invincible?"

"As for a reckoning... heh-which Supreme isn't selfish and self-serving? Today, I can use you as cultivation material. If one day my skills fall short, you're welcome to take all my chaos origin. Even if you tear my body apart and refine it into artifacts, do as you please!"

"But I am confident that I am not merely invincible in this age. In the future... I will still stand above all living beings!"

"With the myriad Daos beneath my feet, I alone shall endure alongside the world!"

A brilliant beam of divine light shot from Lu Qingyun's eyes, instantly piercing the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme's body!

Then he reached out with his great hand.

Chaos Qi spread, as though an entire universe were pressing down, leaving the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme unable to withstand it even with all his strength.

In the end, he could only be forcibly captured!

He became the first-and only-supreme Dao Supreme to be captured alive since the dawn of recorded history!

The sight silenced the entire universe!

But Lu Qingyun thought this was probably because the Golden-Furred Hou had devoured too many living beings...

Mm, this fellow really was too wicked!

"Heh-little fellow, come home with Uncle."

Lu Qingyun held the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme as though holding a pet.

He walked through the vast universe; wherever he passed, all living beings wept, and the Great Dao followed!

At last, he returned to Fallen Immortal Star.

But before entering the Immortal Court Forbidden Land, he glanced toward the Chaos God Mountain Forbidden Land.

His gaze met that of another Supreme who had been lucky enough to escape with his life.

And that single glance frightened the Supreme into immediately choosing the deepest level of sealing, never to awaken again until his lifespan was utterly exhausted.

"Tsk, it's not like I'm some bad person. Is there any need to be so scared?"

Lu Qingyun curled his lips.

Then he lowered his head to look at the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme in his hand.

He revealed a smile that made the latter shudder.

This intervention also allowed the world's living beings to truly witness the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's real strength!

At the same time, regarding Lu Qingyun's decision to turn himself into a forbidden zone.

They grew increasingly puzzled!

And precisely because of this, the Immortal Court Forbidden Land he had founded gained yet another shade of mystery and power... in the hearts of all living beings!

[Ding! Killing a supreme Dao Supreme for the first time has greatly enhanced the prestige of the Immortal Court Forbidden Land!]

[Reward: Immortal Divine Medicine ×1]

The system's notification surprised Lu Qingyun somewhat.

After all, this was only the third time he had received a reward from the system.

Compared with the immortal scripture awarded the first time and the mastery of formation patterns the second time.

Immortal Divine Medicine was clearly more practical!

It could help a Great Emperor live another lifetime!

That terrifying effect alone destined it to hold an extraordinary, transcendent status!

Besides.

This thing was truly difficult to find.

Many Great Emperors and ancient emperors had reigned for twenty thousand years without managing to find even a single Immortal Divine Medicine.

In the end, they had not even been able to begin a second lifetime...

Yet how long had it been since Lu Qingyun became an emperor? He already had a guarantee for his second lifetime.

However, Lu Qingyun did not intend to seal it away.

And save it to begin his second lifetime.

Because... he realized that what the immortal scripture lacked seemed to have some connection to the profoundly mysterious Immortal Divine Medicine.

Year 721 of the Immortal Court calendar.

Three hundred years had passed since the Dark Turmoil.

Throughout those three hundred years, outside the Immortal Court, agonized wails could be heard coming from within almost every moment!

It seemed as though the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme had received very poor treatment at Lu Qingyun's hands.

And in truth... that was indeed the case.

All the life essence he had absorbed back then had been squeezed out of him by Lu Qingyun.

In the end, the blood and Qi within his body completely withered.

Death shrouded his spiritual platform, and he perished within the Immortal Court Forbidden Land!

As for his imperial body, Lu Qingyun upheld the principle of thrift and avoiding waste: after taking quite a few edible portions, he buried all the rest throughout the Immortal Court as fertilizer.

And through Lu Qingyun's devoted research, coupled with the Golden-Haired Hou Supreme's selfless contribution.

He finally learned what the missing element in the immortal scripture was.

It was the Immortal Substance contained only within Immortal Divine Medicine!

Only with the addition of Immortal Substance could cultivating the immortal scripture truly be considered complete!

This was reflected not only in increased lifespan, but even more in improved cultivation speed!

"Seven hundred years of cultivation, finally reaching perfection!"

Lu Qingyun's eyes were half closed, and within them, scenes of chaos opening and heaven and earth being created anew seemed to flicker.

If he were judged by the standards of a normal Great Emperor now.

He could already be called a peak Great Emperor!

He was at the point in his life when his combat strength was at its greatest!

An ordinary Great Emperor would need at least several thousand years, or even close to ten thousand, to reach this stage.

But Lu Qingyun had taken only seven hundred years.

And the imperial path he had completed was even one attained by proving the Dao with a Chaos Body!

What he needed to consider next was living a second lifetime...

Rumble-!!

Between heaven and earth, Dao laws surged!

Lu Qingyun raised his eyes toward their source.

Upon seeing that figure, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.

Because...

Ye Mingyuan... had brought his Sacred Body to grand completion!