Chapter 1960 : The Plot of 4 Emperors
After a long while, Emperor Youxuan spoke, "The 3 of us cultivate the Dao of Profound Darkness, Primordial Metal, and Primordial Earth respectively—we are natural Dao rivals to the Return-to-Void Daoist."
"Since there's no retreat but only advance, we must eliminate this hidden threat at the earliest opportunity."
Both of them nodded upon hearing this, but the Golden Spirit Ancestor furrowed his brow slightly and couldn’t help saying, “The Abyssal Daoist has formed an alliance with the 4 Great Imperial Courts. The 4 Great Imperial Courts will not stand idly by while we take action.”
The other 2 furrowed their brows slightly upon hearing this. These 4 Imperial Courts were all top-tier institutions, each guarded by at least a sixth-level Chaos Origin Emperor as their foundation. They were absolutely beyond our ability to confront.
At this thought, the Primordial Ape Emperor couldn't help but remark, "Are we truly to stand by and watch as the Return-to-Void Daoist rises to power?"
The Darkmoon Emperor contemplated for a moment before speaking, "What if we seek out the Pure Yang Great Emperor?"
Hearing this, both of them felt their hearts tremble. The Pure Yang Great Emperor was 1 of the 10 Directions Great Emperors of the demon race, whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm. Moreover, he wielded the innate supreme treasure ‘Pure Yang Immortal Lamp(Pure Yang Immortal Lamp)’. He was absolutely not an opponent the 4 Great Imperial Courts could contend with.
However...
The Golden Spirit Ancient Clan and the Primordial Ape Emperor exchanged a glance before the former couldn’t help but ask, “Will He take action?”
The Primordial Sun Emperor's power was truly astounding, serving as 1 of the Pillars of Stability for the demon race. Even among all the Chaos Origin Emperors across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains, his strength could rank within the top 10.
Such a figure has long withdrawn from worldly affairs. Would he truly take action against a mere Great Luo Golden Immortal?
Lord Youxuan also seemed somewhat uncertain, shaking his head only after a long pause. "Regardless, we should still give it a try."
The remaining 2 had no objections upon seeing this.
Thereafter, they immediately departed from the Imperial Court and ventured deep into the 30-3 Heavens to pay homage to the Pure Yang Emperor.
Unexpectedly, it seemed the Pure Yang Great Emperor had been waiting for quite some time, and they were granted an audience with Emperor Pureyang immediately.
Deep within the Pure Sun Imperial Court, an unfathomable figure sat at the center of the grand hall.
His aura blazed like heavenly fire, radiating a presence that illuminated all realms, suppressing the 3 Divine Monarchs until they could scarcely draw breath.
"Hiss—"
The Dark Profound Emperor gasped sharply. Facing the Pure Yang Emperor before him, he faintly sensed that he was as powerless as an infant, so feeble that they seemed almost incomparable in level.
Even the Eldrin Emperor was like this, while the other 2 emperors were even more discomposed, revealing expressions of utter astonishment.
"Even among Emperors, there exists a disparity."
The Dark Mystic Emperor murmured inwardly, a trace of reverence coloring his expression as he spoke, "We pay our respects to the Pure Yang Great Emperor."
In that very instant, the oppressive aura within the grand hall abruptly dissipated, as that intangible pressure vanished without a trace.
The 3 of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Monarch Youxuan (Person Name) hastily cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we have come today regarding the matter of the Ruins Immortal Sovereign (Person Name)."
"That Lord of the Returning Abyss possesses boundless potential. I fear he may become a great calamity for us in the future..."
The Darkmoon Emperor began to narrate in a measured tone, speaking of Eldrin's (Person Name) latent potential and formidable strength.
The Great Sovereign of Pure Sun listened in silence. Only after the man had recounted the entire sequence of events did he remark with keen interest, "A path-forger, the progenitor of a dao—how truly fascinating."
Watching this, the Primordial Ape Emperor couldn't help but cup his hands and plead, "I beseech Your Majesty to intervene and suppress the 4 great imperial courts, allowing us to slay the Abyssal Reverie Immortal Lord."
"I'm afraid that won't be possible."
The Pure Yang Great Emperor, however, shook his head and tossed a scroll of the Imperial Decree to the crowd.
The 3 Emperor Lords glanced at it, and their expressions shifted slightly. This edict actually came from the Black Abyss Emperor.
The decree was completely blank, bearing no written words, yet the message it conveyed was unmistakably clear.
"The Black Abyss Emperor moved swiftly, delivering his decree even before you arrived. The implication behind his words needs no further explanation."
The Pure Yang Emperor spoke slowly, a grave expression clouding his brow.
The Black Abyss Emperor was not comparable to the Grand Primordial Divine Emperor. Although the Grand Primordial Divine Emperor was also 1 of the 9 Divine Monarchs of the divine race, with cultivation reaching the Great Perfection stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarch, he was merely ranked eighth among the 9 Great Divine Emperors.
This was not because the Emperor of Taicang was not powerful, but because he possessed no Primordial Chaos Treasure.
It must be understood that while both were Great Perfection Chaos Sovereigns, an emperor without a Primordial Chaos Treasure and 1 who possessed such a treasure existed on entirely different planes of power.
The Emperor of Taicang possessed no Primordial Treasure, making it difficult for him to earn the wariness of the Pure Yang Imperial Lord.
However, the Black Abyss Emperor's companion 'Black Abyss Emperor Spear' was an innate supreme treasure transformed from his life-bound true spirit treasure, ranking first among the 10 Great Emperor Spears of the 3 1000 Immortal Domains.
It is said that when the Black Abyss Emperor broke through to the Great Perfection of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm, he encountered a staggering opportunity. He refined a total of 40-9 types of peerless divine metals into his life-bound treasure, enabling it to ascend into a True Spirit Treasure and ultimately evolve into an Innate Supreme Treasure.
With such profound foundations and heritage, even the Great Emperor of Pure Yang would not dare claim he could surely surpass his opponent.
The 3 Great Emperors could not help but change their expressions repeatedly at the sight.
Taking a deep breath, the Golden Spirit Emperor couldn't help but turn pale as he remarked, "Since the Abyssal Dark Emperor has intervened, how could we possibly contend against the Lord of the Returning Abyss?"
"Take a look at this first."
The Pure Yang Emperor shook his head, yet calmly tossed a dossier to the assembly.
The 3 Great Emperors froze for a moment before immediately opening the documents to examine them. Yet with just a single glance, their expressions shifted abruptly.
The records contained within detailed the information on Chen Xianqing, Ye Qingfeng, Lu Wenyuan, and the Serene Bamboo.
After the 3 had finished reviewing the materials, the Pure Sun Great Emperor remarked calmly, "The Path of Self-Sacrifice pioneered by this Abyssal Return Daoist is truly extraordinary. To think it has produced 4 Great Overarching Golden Immortals in such a brief span of time."
"Even though this consumed a great deal of the Moon Sovereign's legacy, it's clear this Great Dao has been refined to remarkable completion."
The 3 of them slightly changed their expressions. The Eldrin Emperor couldn’t help but remark, "Once the Abyssal Ascetic cultivates 9 Great Luo Golden Immortals, I fear they will inevitably become a grave threat to us."
Pure Yang Great Emperor nodded, then spoke, "I requested the Heavenly Derivation Sacred Emperor from the Primordial Sacred Demon Domain to perform a divination."
The Daoist of the Returning Abyss expended immense resources, even appearing to employ an Innate Cardinal Treasure to rebuild the foundations for his 9 disciples, cultivating 9 great Luo seeds of the Sacrificial Self Dao.
"That treasure is most likely the Legacy of the Great Yin. He expended such immense cost to transform 9 supreme Ancient Immortals into the Sacrificial Path, merely to gather 9 Great Luo of the Sacrificial Path."
"Once these 9 individuals complete their breakthroughs, he will instantly possess the combat prowess of a Primordial Chaos Emperor. Therefore, our most urgent task is to prevent the remaining 5 from attaining enlightenment."
Upon hearing this, the 3 Great Emperors immediately revealed faint smiles.
The Primordial Ape Emperor nodded and spoke calmly, "In the next kalpic tribulation, I shall dispatch my disciples to partake in the calamity. Even at the cost of stunting their potential, I will enhance their combat prowess to eradicate these 5 individuals while they are still in their cradle."
The other 3 Great Emperors also revealed faint smiles upon hearing this.
Just as the Empyrean Sky Sect conceals prodigies like Jiang Daoxu and Kael (Person Name), each of the 3 Great Imperial Courts harbors multiple top-tier Great Perfection True Seeds within their ranks.
Among these Great Perfection True Seeds, many had secluded themselves in cultivation for hundreds of kalpas, solely to forge more foundations of indestructibility. Some even suppressed their breakthroughs in pursuit of the True Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).
With the foundation of their Chaos Emperor, if they were willing to pay a tremendous price to nurture these disciples, they were destined to mold them into unparalleled geniuses of the era. Should they sacrifice potential, the results would be even more astonishing.
However, the price was immense. What was consumed in the process was even more precious than a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure, so costly that even a Primordial Chaos Emperor would feel his heart ache.
Seeing that he had enlightened the 3, the Pure Yang Great Emperor said calmly, "This time, we shall render his schemes for the kalpa utterly futile."
"To pay such a tremendous price, even resorting to an innate treasure like the Lunar Legacy, only to have it all come to naught—this blow must have struck the Abyssal Ascetic profoundly."
"After all, the Moonlight Emperor perished back then. How many squanderings would his legacy allow?"
Hearing this, the 3 Great Emperors revealed faint smiles. The Golden Spirit Ancestor sneered coldly, "Once all 9 of his disciples have perished, we shall compel him to surrender the Authority of the Great Dao."
"Otherwise, his Path of Self-Sacrifice can forget about ever producing another Great Luo Golden Immortal."
In the eyes of the 3 Great Emperors, Eldrin's ability to nurture 9 Great Luo True Seeds was not due to the Path of Self-Sacrifice being overwhelmingly astonishing.
However, the legacy of the Eldrin was far too precious, and these 9 supreme Ancient Immortals truly possessed extraordinary potential—only through such conditions could they be transformed into the Great Luo True Seed of the Path of Self-Sacrifice.
However, the legacy of the Grand Yin was not limitless. A supreme Ancient Immortal of the Great Luo True Seed level was something 1 could only encounter by chance, not through deliberate seeking.
Once the legacy of the Supreme Yin was lost and 5 Great Perfection seeds had fallen, Eldrin would inevitably face a hundredfold or thousandfold greater difficulty in nurturing 9 Great Perfection masters of the Sacrificial Path.
Under such circumstances, should the few remaining Celestial Emperors dispatch their disciples to obstruct his path, the Sacrificial Dao would almost certainly never achieve true completion.
Seeing that all 3 had formed their own thoughts, the Pure Yang Emperor calmly stated, "Though this is the case, we must not let down our guard."
"Not only must we dispatch our disciples, but we must also seek numerous allies. When the time comes, we great emperors and our orthodox lineages shall personally intervene. With overwhelming numbers and absolute strength, we shall hunt down these 5 individuals, utterly extinguishing their hopes of attaining the Great Luo Golden Immortality."
The 3 Great Emperors nodded in agreement upon hearing this, immediately deciding to return to their respective abodes to select disciples and begin preparations for the Dao-Blocking endeavor.
Now that the kalpa had just ended, an entire kalpa's duration was more than sufficient for them to make thorough preparations.
Meanwhile, Eldrin, far away in the Abyssal Realm, remained unaware of the schemes devised by the 4 Divine Monarchs.
He continued to convalesce within the Ruins Immortal Realm, and by the time his injuries had nearly healed, over 10 million years had passed.
1 day, after tens of millions of years had passed, Eldrin rose from the soft couch, feeling his injuries had nearly recovered after another dual cultivation session with his dao companions.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Eldrin was about to emerge from seclusion, Lyra rose from her soft couch, her snow-white jade arms encircling Eldrin as she inquired.
Eldrin shook his head, a faint smile gracing his lips as he spoke, "My injuries have recovered 90 percent, and my soul cultivation has nearly reached its peak. I am ready to enter seclusion for the breakthrough."
Upon hearing this, Lyra (Person Name) couldn't help but feel a flicker of envy.
Ever since imprinting the Divine Runes of the Returning Abyss within the Furnace of Returning Abyss, Eldrin’s speed in refining various resources had doubled, while the growth of his spiritual soul and physical cultivation had also increased by nearly twofold.
In just over a major kalpa, his soul cultivation had already broken through to the fifth level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Such speed was enough to make him deeply envious.
At this thought, Lyra spoke up, "You should make your breakthrough here. We'll stand guard for you."
Eldrin glanced at his several Dao Companions beside him, a faint smile unconsciously gracing his lips. Without another word, he gently stroked Lyra’s silken hair and said, “Very well.”
With those final words, Eldrin began his secluded cultivation to achieve a breakthrough.
He directly retrieved the Soul-Nurturing Wood and the Heaven Soul Fruit, continuously refining them with the foundational treasure—the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.
Thus time flew by, and before he knew it, tens of thousands of years had passed. Eldrin felt his primordial spirit naturally break through its limits, advancing to the fifth level of the Great Luo Primordial Spirit realm.
This time, having completed his breakthrough, Eldrin felt his soul cultivation had increased by another 50 percent.
Similar to physical cultivation, this breakthrough elevated Eldrin’s soul combat prowess from the initial stage of the Seventh Level of the Great Luo Realm directly into the pinnacle tier of the Seventh Level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.
In contrast, Eldrin's overall combat power, forged from the fusion of his 3 foundational pillars, achieved yet another breakthrough—reaching the peak of the eighth tier of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. This represented an increase of over 10 percent compared to his previous strength.
In other words, the current Eldrin (Person Name) now possessed combat prowess comparable to that of the Primal Chaos Kui Bull, even without activating the Path of Self-Devotion (Cultivation Art) or wielding the True Spirit Treasure (Magic Treasure).
If 1 were to wield a True Spirit Treasure, with its power comparable to a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it would be more than sufficient to contend against a Great Perfection Golden Immortal.
And if empowered by the Sacrificial Dao authority comparable to the peak of the eighth level of the Great Perfection, Eldrin’s strength would even surpass that of a Great Perfection Golden Immortal by a step.
The reason for this was that Eldrin's (Person Name) foundation was equivalent to the combined essence of 3 Great Perfected Golden Immortals at the seventh tier and 1 supreme Great Perfected Golden Immortal at the eighth tier.
This power, when combined with the supreme authority of the Path of Self-Sacrifice, was far more than a simple sum of its parts. It enabled Eldrin to undergo a staggering qualitative transformation.
Alas, had Eldrin's 3 foundational pillars reached the seventh layer of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he would have possessed the strength to contend against an early-stage Primordial Unity Emperor.
It must be understood that the disparity between the Primordial Chaos Emperor and a Great Luo Golden Immortal was immense. Even if a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the Great Perfection stage were to unleash a forbidden divine ability, they would only barely qualify to graze the edges of that realm.
Eldrin, however, was confident that he could possess such combat prowess even at the late-stage Great Roam realm. This alone demonstrated how profoundly formidable his foundational reserves truly were.
The reason for this was that once he took that step, any 1 of his 3 foundational paths would rival the perfection of a Great Perfection Golden Immortal. When the 3 converged, they would naturally shatter a certain limit.
Getting back to the main story, after completing his breakthrough in soul cultivation, Eldrin felt immensely uplifted.
He opened his eyes to find his dao companions gazing at him, a faint smile naturally blooming in his gaze.
Pulling his dao companion into his embrace, Eldrin (Person Name) once again lost himself in the sea of tenderness.
It must be admitted that the Great Luo Profound Method created by Eldrin (Person Name) based on the Dao of Yin-Yang Resonance was truly extraordinary.
This Great Law of Divinity not only healed wounds, but also allowed them to comprehend the Great Dao through the union of Yin and Yang, accelerating their partners' enlightenment. Truly, it could be called a supreme wondrous art.
After a session of intimate dual cultivation, unknowingly, tens of millions of years had passed. By the time Eldrin felt his injuries had completely healed, 30,000,000 years had already elapsed.
Until this day, Eldrin suddenly received a letter, forcing him to emerge from his haven of tenderness.