The Decline of the Heavenly Court

"Immortal Court!"

In a hidden area of the Kunlun Ruins, the lightning in the Imperial Lord's hand had yet to die out, lingering in his palm like a remnant flame.

The Heavenly Court was no longer the Heavenly Court of old, and he was no longer the exalted Heavenly Emperor he had once been.

After stepping down from the supreme throne, he had changed his title from Heavenly Emperor to Imperial Lord.

One retreat had led to another, until he had finally withdrawn into Mount Kunlun to live out the rest of his days.

Yet even so, there were still powers that regarded them as thorns in their eyes.

As he uttered the words "Immortal Court," his face grew a little gloomier.

The Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor had once divided the world between them, but the appearance of one person had changed everything.

Even after that person had left, his three disciples remained like towering mountains in their path.

The invincibility throughout the world that he had once taken pride in now seemed more like a joke. Leaving aside any comparison with that person, even his disciples were roughly his equals in strength.

It was this close balance of strength that had ultimately allowed the Heavenly Court to hold on to one part of the world rather than be swept away entirely.

The ancient Heavenly Court was undoubtedly decaying, while the Immortal Court grew stronger with every step.

If the Immortal Court grew powerful enough one day, the Imperial Lord believed that all those people needed was to catch them in one misstep, and they would strike without mercy.

He looked at Venerable Lei's figure as it vanished in an instant, and in the end abandoned the attempt to capture and kill him.

"Imperial Lord, that Old Lord