Chapter 2187: Ba Shang (2/2)

If a cultivator could break through the bottleneck after reaching the grand level and open a second palace, they would become an Ascender.

Opening the third palace would grant them the t.i.tle of being a first-level True G.o.d. The fourth palace would let them be at the second level, and so on and so forth…

The heaven has nine layers, or firmaments. Thus, the strongest True G.o.d was at the ninth level with eleven palaces.

After reaching the peak of this level, if they could break through another bottleneck to open the twelfth palace, they would become an Eternal!

The path of the emperor was different. This cultivation path started with the four symbols, or images, inside the fate palace. They needed to refine the four symbols into dao springs before proving their dao. That’s when they could become a True Emperor.

After proving their dao, a True Emperor would naturally have twelve fate palaces. Of course, this wasn’t invincibility. They still had a long way to go before they could light up all of the palaces. This was the prerequisite of becoming a progenitor.

This latter path was much, much harder than G.o.dhood, and going from an emperor to a progenitor was thousands of times harder.

Each era could produce several True Emperors. A prosperous one could create more than ten, but a progenitor? Who knows how many eras it would take?

Due to the disparity in difficulty, at the proportional level, a True Emperor was much more powerful than a True G.o.d. One would need to be an Eternal before trying to fight against an emperor.

In Emperor and Immortal Lineage, a third-level True G.o.d wasn’t much. But for Insane Court right now, this realm was virtually unbeatable.

Thus, Ba Shang’s presence was commanding respect and fear from the spectators.

He looked at Li Qiye and slowly said: “If you are indeed a forefather, you should toil for the greater good of the system and rule with mercy…”

“It’s not your place to tell me what to do. Kneel now and I can spare you from death.” Li Qiye interrupted him and said flatly.

Telling a third-level True G.o.d to kneel? How unbelievably fierce. The crowd was shocked after hearing this declaration.

No one dared to question Li Qiye’s ident.i.ty anymore. Only a forefather of their system would dare to demand this.

This was a contest between the past and present. Li Qiye represented the old generation while Ba Shang the current.

Ba Shang’s expression turned ugly with a murderous flash in his eyes: “I will overestimate myself and see just how strong you are, so-called forefather.”

“You are indeed overestimating yourself.” An old voice came about. Another old man holding an ancient sword came to the front.

Yang Shengping was one of the few who could recognize him. It was the person they met back at Relinquished Bones.

“Li Qian, it’s you!” The old man took one step back after seeing the newcomer.

“Indeed, it’s me.” The sword user’s presence alone was enough to deter Ba Shang, no need for a flashy aura.

“Li Qian, the Dao Protector Sword G.o.d!” An ancestor cried out.

Fierceblade and the other ancestors all bowed to show their respect towards the old man.

Shengping’s jaw dropped to the ground. He knew that this old man was a big shot, but not this big.

“Who is that?” A junior wasn’t aware of this t.i.tle.