The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1289: Chapters 1236–1237 Looking Forward to Battle with the Great Emperor_2 Chapter 1289: Chapters 1236–1237 Looking Forward to Battle with the Great Emperor_2 “`

Emperor Tianyang, an emperor who had lived for thirty thousand years, no one knew how many cards and techniques he held. In this world, he belonged to the very pinnacle of existence. If one were to classify him by the standards of True Immortals, no one could ascertain which layer of the True Immortal Realm he had stepped into.

Although the Fire Virtue Star Lord was a being of the True Immortal Third Layer Heaven, the one who came to this place wasn’t his true body–this was merely one of his incarnations, yet to recover the combat strength of a True Immortal, which is to say, it hadn’t stepped into the realm of the emperors and sovereigns of this world.

Below the True Immortals, no matter how powerful the cultivator might be, they could never contend with a True Immortal–this was an ironclad rule. As a True Immortal himself, the Fire Virtue Star Lord should know this better than anyone. Why then would he do such a thing?

Moreover, according to the plan of the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, everything was to be led by the Wood Virtue Star Lord. Now that the Fire Virtue Star Lord was acting this way, it affected the plan of the other emperor. Did he really think that emperor wouldn’t be angry?

Don’t be fooled by the emperor’s gentle demeanor when he speaks to them; these people had all witnessed the rise of the Taoist Monarch. They knew of his thunderous methods and domineering character–if anyone went against him, even if the Fire Virtue Star Lord was a True Immortal, they didn’t believe the emperor would easily forgive him.

“Indeed, this wasn’t the emperor’s plan. But it won’t affect the emperor’s plans. Before I came out, the emperor gave me complete autonomy to act on my own,” the Fire Virtue Star Lord said softly, shaking his head.

He dared to act this way because he had received assurances from Pei Xuanjing. He understood Pei Xuanjing’s personality better than even the Great White Star Lord. Besides, given the current situation, he wouldn’t dare take such action without Pei Xuanjing’s support in the background.

The Great White Star Lord was puzzled, only hearing the Fire Virtue Star Lord say, “Everyone has their own path to tread, their own exploration on the Immortal Path. Today’s actions are a test to verify something, to see if I am capable of achieving it myself.”

In his heart, there was a matter he had never let go of, and he needed to verify it, to attempt it.

“What matter?” The Great White Star Lord was surprised. What could possibly compel the Fire Virtue Star Lord to take such a risk?

Even though the emperor’s support was there, the emperor was far away, thousands of miles distant. When a True Immortal Strong makes their move, life and death can turn in a blink. If by any misfortune his incarnation were to fall, it would mean that all his efforts had turned to naught–a price too great to bear.

“I want to see whether the limit of the Supreme Strong’s overlord can truly contend with a True Immortal Strong!” said the Fire Virtue Star Lord with a somber voice.

This was the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s true intention–to attempt challenging a True Immortal from the limits of the Supreme Strong’s realm.

In the past, there was the man ranked first beneath the True Immortals of the time, Bai Qicang from Dragon Tiger Mountain, who tried to challenge the True Immortal Avatar of the Blood Fiend Ancestor.

And the result was known to everyone. Although Bai Qicang managed to exchange a few blows, he was ultimately defeated. If not for the intervention of the Longevity Taoist Monarch’s avatar, Bai Qicang would likely have fallen at the hands of the Blood Fiend Ancestor’s avatar at that time.

Ever since then, all cultivators, even those true overlords who had stepped into the limit of the Supreme Strong, understood one thing: True Immortals were invincible, and only True Immortals could defeat True Immortals.

This rule had become an iron law, recognized by everyone.

If it was only this, then it might be just as well, but the Fire Virtue Star Lord had received a secret message from the Divine Tao incarnation of the Emperor of Longevity, or rather the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, that was circulated only among a select group of the strongest.

Emperor Wenchang, Wang Boan, before stepping onto the Immortal Path, contended with a True Immortal at the limit of the Supreme Strong’s realm, and did not fall short.

It was a True Immortal, and not a True Immortal Avatar.

Such astonishing news, if heard from anyone else, would have been dismissed contemptuously by the Fire Virtue Star Lord as baseless rumors, completely untrue.

But this was spoken by the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life himself, and there was no doubt it was true, absolutely no falsehood.

Although the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life did not reveal who that True Immortal was, the Fire Virtue Star Lord could roughly guess. After all, during the Conferred God War, the human race army’s commander, Wang Boan, had gained the loyalty of many but also made enemies of some.

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Fire Virtue Star Lord happened to know that among the people offended by the other party, there were several who had broken through to the True Immortal level right after the Conferred God War, faster than Wang Boan. Combining some other clues from before, it was easy to pinpoint this person.

The news of this was kept secret and did not spread, partly because of Wang Boan’s low profile and partly because of the other True Immortals’ efforts to obstruct it.

After all, no matter what, he was a True Immortal, and losing to a Cultivator at the limit of the Supreme Strong wasn’t just a loss of face for him but for all True Immortals.

This was similar to when Longevity Taoist Monarch Pei Xuanjing suppressed Taixu Venerable at the Spirit Realm Eighth Layer, which inspired all Spirit Realm Eighth Layer Cultivators to be ambitious and led to countless challenges against the Supreme Strong.

Even though the merging of two realms and the narrowing gap between Supreme Strong Spirit Realm Eighth Layer Cultivators played a part, it was undeniable that, fundamentally, it was the precedent set by Longevity Taoist Monarch Pei Xuanjing that led countless people to emulate him.

This news could not be spread now, at least not widely known, as it was necessary to maintain the dignity of True Immortals.

In the future, once these True Immortals stepped into higher levels and more True Immortals were born, it would then be feasible to release the news to inspire more people.

Of course, that would be a matter for later. At least for now, this news was only circulating among a small group of powerful individuals, kept in secrecy.

Among those who knew, there were very few who could reach this stage. Those overlords who had the power to compete against the limit of the Supreme Strong and Emperor Wenchang Wang Boan had also stepped into the True Immortal Realm one after another, and they no longer had the opportunity to make such an attempt.

But who would have thought that Fire Virtue Star Lord would encounter such an opportunity upon first arriving in this world?

At this moment, a thought emerged in Fire Virtue Star Lord’s mind: If Emperor Wenchang could do it, then why can’t I?”

He once thought he would never have this opportunity, but now, in this world, there was no doubt that it was the right moment to give it a try.

Even though this world was incomplete, and there was a gap between the Great Royalty Emperor and a true True Immortal, he was also at the level of a True Immortal, and yet he had never broken through, while Emperor Tianyang had cultivated for thirty thousand years.

When these factors were compared, the situation seemed similar to before, with everyone’s differences being fairly close. If he could defeat Emperor Tianyang, it would demonstrate that he was, in fact, capable of doing so.

This was not just about proving something or a simple matter of pride. More importantly, it was about validating a thought and viewpoint.

Whether Emperor Wenchang Wang Boan’s defeat of a True Immortal was just a fluke or if it was indeed possible to defeat a True Immortal at the limit of the Supreme Strong.

He had already mentioned to Great White Star Lord before that after the Supreme Strong, there are two paths to ascend to the True Immortal: one is to open the gates to the Immortal Realm and step into the level of True Immortal by borrowing as much power as possible, while the other is to continuously accumulate foundation at the limit of the Supreme Strong, solidify one’s base, and finally soar into transcendence.

According to many True Immortals and their personal experiences, these two paths are equally viable, simply representing different approaches.

But if Emperor Wenchang’s actions prove to be replicable and not an anomaly, then perhaps it would mean that this path could be further cultivated, possibly offering a further reach and becoming a choice for more people in the future.

Even if not, proving oneself in a battle against a True Immortal while at the Supreme Strong level is a validation of one’s way, a means to identify and rectify shortcomings, and a reinforcement to one’s will.

Fire Virtue Star Lord wanted to go further, and even though he had already stepped onto the Immortal Path, he still wanted to continue to solidify his foundation, to find and address any deficiencies. So he felt that this challenge might allow him to see more of his flaws and seek a more perfect hope at the brink of life and death.

No matter the thoughts, once the idea of challenging Emperor Tianyang arose, there would be no wavering.