Volume 1, Chapter 465 – Discovery

The Emperor level was an unfathomable realm. Once one survived the world-ending tribulation, the small world within oneself would undergo a qualitative transformation and evolve a rudimentary Heavenly Dao. For that reason, this realm was also known as the Heavenly Tribulation Realm.

Upon stepping into the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, one could form an Emperor domain, and one’s combat strength would soar geometrically.

At this moment, the space within a thousand li of the red-robed woman from the Divine Phoenix clan had fallen into distortion, disturbed by an enormous invisible force field.

Illusory crimson flames surfaced in the void, turning the surrounding area into a purgatorial sea of fire.

Wave upon wave of miserable screams echoed through the air. The native beings, who had already been harried to distraction by the Heaven Demons, turned to ash in an instant the moment the flames touched them.

Beneath an Emperor domain, all were ants.

Several thousand native beings were all but wiped out in the short time it took to drink a cup of tea. Great quantities of blood, wrapped in dim, hazy glimmers, began to fuse together in midair, eventually forming an iron slab nearly a foot long.

The red-robed woman drew back her still-unstable Emperor domain, took the iron slab into her hand, and after giving it a glance, passed it to the Heaven Demons beside her.

Her cultivation had already shattered the shackles of the Heaven Demon Realm. She had transcended the realm of a demon race Great Venerable and fully stepped into the Heavenly Tribulation Realm.

As long as she could leave this world and survive the world-ending tribulation, the Boundless Demon Domain would gain another Demon Emperor.

More than a dozen lines of ancient demon script were engraved on the iron slab, leaving the gathered Heaven Demons dazzled.

The Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture preserved within the Divine Phoenix clan was incomplete to begin with; they possessed only half of it.

Moreover, many parts of that half had been deduced, supplemented, and repaired by later generations, and there were quite a few flaws.

Yet on this iron slab was recorded a portion of the true cultivation method of the Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture.

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“So the Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture was actually hidden within the bones and blood of these beings!”

“The revival of our Divine Phoenix clan is finally in sight!”

“What a pity—it’s still incomplete. Too much is missing.”

“If we slaughter every last native in this world, we will surely recover the complete scripture!”

“With the complete Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture in hand, our clan may even have the ability to contend for the seat of the next Emperor Lord!”

The Heaven Demons grew more and more excited, killing intent surging around them, as if they had already seen the day the Divine Phoenix clan returned to its peak.

“Exterminate all living beings in this world completely. No matter what, we must recover the complete Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture!”

The red-robed woman took back the iron slab and carefully put it away, her eyes filled with resolve.

The Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture was far too important to the Divine Phoenix clan. No matter how great the price, they would not hesitate to pay it.

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High in the firmament, several inconspicuous streaks of light flashed unceasingly, tearing through space as they rushed toward the blazing sun overhead.

Shi Lan spread her Divine Phoenix Wings and took the lead, soaring straight into the highest heavens.

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Since there was nothing on the ground, there might be some unexpected discovery in the sky.

“Miss Shi Lan, with the cultivation of the few of us, I’m afraid it will be difficult to approach that stellar sun,” Nie Lin’an transmitted a reminder from not far behind her.

In the Lingyang Realm, even Heaven-Man Realm cultivators could not break through the Nine Heavens Astral Wind, much less approach a stellar sun in the starry cosmos.

The Solar True Fire sweeping across it was enough to threaten even a Heavenly Tribulation Realm expert who had only just entered the Emperor level.

As he spoke, Nie Lin’an could not help feeling surprised. Shi Lan’s speed exceeded his expectations. Not only was she ahead of them by a step, she still had plenty in reserve and seemed entirely at ease.

“This world is only a small world that was artificially opened. It is far inferior to Lingyang, so the blazing sun in the sky is presumably the same.”

Shi Lan shook her head slightly, her speed not slowing in the least.

The Heavenlords said nothing more and continued silently on their way, tearing through space.

The escape speed of Heaven-Man Realm experts was astonishingly fast. Even without opening a spatial passage, simply tearing through space to travel let them cross tens of thousands of li in an instant.

After nearly half an hour of this, and after traveling tens of millions of li, the group involuntarily began to slow down.

“In this poor Daoist’s opinion, perhaps this is as far as we should go?” Daoist Yunzhen could not help speaking up.

The divine radiance shining down from the blazing sun above had become increasingly dazzling and scorching, almost enough to burn human flesh. Ordinary Nascent Soul Realm martial artists could not reach this place at all; their bodies would have long since been incinerated.

He specialized in the path of the Nascent Soul, so his physical body was somewhat weaker and more sensitive. His Nascent Soul also disliked this sort of supremely hard, supremely yang aura.

The figure ahead did not pause in the slightest. Shi Lan beat her wings and still showed no sign of stopping.

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The Heavenlords were all rather helpless. Yet it would be awkward to leave outright, so they could only continue following her.

As the distance between them and the blazing sun grew shorter and shorter, Shi Lan could not help feeling her spirits lift, joy spilling from her eyes.

She had once observed Solar True Fire at close range. Yet now, despite being so near this stellar sun, she could not sense the slightest trace of Solar True Fire from it.

Though there was an intense heat that was hard to resist, it was absolutely not the aura a stellar sun ought to possess. Something was clearly wrong.

The Heavenlords could barely keep their eyes open by now, and did not dare let their divine sense stray too far from their bodies, for fear it would be scorched by the searing heat. Gradually, they fell some distance behind Shi Lan.

Crack—

Just as the three of them were hesitating over whether to leave, a crisp sound suddenly rang out ahead.

Space shattered, and the blazing heat receded like a retreating tide.

The three slowly opened their eyes. But the instant they clearly saw the scene before them, their expressions changed drastically.

A golden hall stretched across the horizon, seated atop a floating island. Dense fire-attributed essence had transformed into spirit fish that swam through the void.

Beneath their feet was an enormous opening that was gradually closing, while the phantom of a blazing sun slowly moved in the distance.

Drops of blood slid from Shi Lan’s fingertips. The flesh around her finger joints was a mangled blur, but it was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“To think that beyond the sky curtain, there is actually another world hidden away.”

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“A place concealed this deeply would be almost impossible to detect,” Daoist Yunzhen sighed and shook his head.

“Who could have imagined that Huang Ze would bury herself in the heavens? Miss Shi Lan truly is gifted and exceptionally clever.”

Faced with Nie Lin’an’s praise, Shi Lan merely shook her head.

Before entering just now, she had felt as though she had slammed headfirst into a bronze wall and iron rampart, her path blocked by an invisible barrier.

She had exhausted all her strength and still failed to break through that barrier. In the end, it was only because some of her blood had accidentally splashed onto it that she had barely managed to open a gap.

Huang Ze had originally been an ancestor of the Divine Phoenix clan. Presumably, it was the Divine Phoenix blood within Shi Lan that had taken effect.

If not for that, their trip would most likely have ended in vain. It was sheer luck.

The group slowly approached the golden hall. Suddenly, Tian Xuanjing’s eyes widened, and he sucked in a sharp breath.

“This… this is all made from Crimson Nether Gold!”

The other two Heavenlords focused their gaze and examined it carefully. After a long while, they fell speechless.

Crimson Nether Gold was a rare eighth-grade immortal metal, a divine material used to forge Emperor-level divine weapons. It was priceless beyond measure. Even an ordinary Dao weapon would gain enormous benefits from having a small piece of it mixed in.

For an entire hall of this scale to be built wholly from that immortal metal—what a terrifying display of wealth.

“As expected of a Demon Emperor from the Middle Antiquity. Truly lavish beyond belief.”