Chapter 709: The Immortal Emperors Heir? (1/2)
In the world of immortals, life proceeded as usual.
Most regular immortals, including some crippled origin dao experts, were unaware of what had just transpired. But some special existences and all of the celestial emperors keenly felt something afoot as if the very air was imbued with a peculiar invisible energy.
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“Ah, it’s the venerated immortal emperor’s treasure.” Inside a small mountain gorge, a youth stood up and stretched leisurely. “Since the heavens permitted me to survive and be reborn, I shall strive in this life to reforge our glories from a hundred thousand years ago!”
Impressively, this young man was a primordial powerhouse reborn. He blurred into motion as he headed toward Destiny City.
Quite a few others like him could be spotted in various other places in the world. The primordial immortals had possessed a keen sense of danger. Many of them had found a hiding place on the eve of the catastrophe. Though they’d died in the end regardless, their souls and true spirits had survived and quietly awaited rebirth.
There were also those who walked out from ancient tombs; awakened by intrepid tomb explorers of the current age, these ancient powerhouses possessed the bodies of their hapless victims and hidden themselves afterward. After the rediscovery of the void realm, they too had re-emerged one by one.
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Destiny City was exceptionally lively these days.
Apart from the imposing city itself, a profusion of citadels had been erected in its vicinity. Through two Sovereign Rankings, Destiny City had further consolidated its status and was poised to become the number one “sacred city” in the world.
At first, the lord of Destiny City hadn’t planned on holding more than one Sovereign Ranking, but Qi Hai’s arrival had changed everything.
Lu Yun hadn’t participated in the second gathering, but a host of geniuses from all over the world had responded to the call and gathered in Destiny City.
Under Qi Hai’s supervision, this gathering had become an occasion to spar and interact with each other so that all the void-realm powerhouses of the world could work together to improve themselves.
It was precisely to this Sovereign Ranking’s credit that the numbers of void-ascended immortals had continued to increase.
After Dao City’s rise to prominence, countless void realm methods began to circulate in the world, as well as various void-ascending methods, combat arts and mystic arts, and even formations of heaven and earth.
In such an environment, Destiny City grew even more prosperous. Meanwhile, Qi Hai pulled the strings behind the scenes and continued to incorporate various geniuses of outstanding talent into the faction.
Of course, as a human, his goal was to revitalize mankind. He wanted humans to stand once more at the top of the world, to control the immortal dao, and to rule over all the other races. Therefore, he naturally wouldn’t rear geniuses for potential enemies and only chose humans blessed with immense potential.
“Only the perfect timing is left before we can establish the sacred land of human dao and rekindle mankind’s glory.” Hovering above Destiny City, Qi Hai looked at the sky. He’d also noticed the immortal emperor’s treasure, but it brought him no joy. The treasure was too powerful, too eye-catching. It wasn’t something that Destiny City in its current state could touch.
He very much coveted the treasure, of course, but he wasn’t blinded by greed. If the treasure were truly to fall into Destiny City’s hands, it might do more harm than good and snuff out the newly-kindled spark of hope.
Compared to the treasure, what he cared most about was humanity’s future.
Many major figures throughout the land had dispatched geniuses under their wings to Destiny City, while some others had come in person.
The path leading to the central world lay inside the Sovereign Stele. However, this path came with a formidable restriction. Namely, dao immortals were barred from setting foot on it. The greatest realm allowed was the peerless immortal realm.
Actual fighting prowess mattered little, only one’s cultivation realm mattered for the restriction.
Void-ascended immortals were still a relatively new phenomenon. Apart from rare cases like Mo Yi or Lu Feng, the strongest ones were merely empyrean immortals. Due to Lu Yun’s efforts in spreading formations of heaven and earth far and wide, quite a few old-system peerless immortals were now endowed with one. In battle strength, they could be compared to the primordial immortals. They were the main protagonists in the fight to come over the treasure.