CHAPTER 827: CHAPTER 804 THE DRAGON EMPEROR’S PLOT (1/3)

The Immortal Realm and the Bright Realm, although both are part of a great world, represent entirely different significances.

Among the Three Realms of the world, the Mortal Realm is the lowest level, while the Bright Realm is the highest!

The pinnacle of the Martial Path is within the Bright Realm!

How long is the lifespan of an Immortal? Even the Creation Emperor only has a lifespan of three hundred thousand years. This sounds very long, but those who reach this stage are nearly at the age of two hundred thousand, leaving them not much time!

— Whether to continue breakthrough or start enjoying the supreme authority that their power brings them.

However, if one can enter the Bright Realm, even the most ordinary Spirit Grass there can be called Holy Medicine in the Immortal Realm!

As long as one can enter the Bright Realm and is backed by a powerful force, breaking through to the Stellar Realm becomes ridiculously easy for a Bright Immortal! This is similar to Hu Yin; she was originally a mere mortal, but after "entering" the Immortal Realm, it became certain that she would reach the Moonlight Realm, and it required hardly any time at all.

Entering the Bright Realm means a broader and brighter development path.

Therefore, Zhantai Gujin’s proposal is quite tempting; I believe he himself was coaxed by the Dragon Emperor in this way!

Zhou Heng smiled slightly, brimming with confidence that he could ascend to the Bright Realm in the near future. Why would he need to cling to the Dragon Emperor’s coattails? Besides, if he really needed to, aren’t Huo Tian and Hongyue’s more substantial than the Dragon Emperor’s?

"I promised those two women to find the other three Dragon Sovereigns for them! So, Brother Zhantai, please tell me, what did you do to those three Dragon Sovereigns? How can it be resolved?" Zhou Heng said solemnly, without hesitation to confront them just because the other party was being polite.

"Brother Zhou, the Dragon Sovereigns take the Dragon Emperor as their lord. Since the Dragon Emperor has emerged, the Dragon Sovereigns should naturally pledge allegiance to the Dragon Emperor’s command, isn’t this the natural order of things?" Zhantai Gujin was still trying to persuade, aiming to pull Zhou Heng into their camp.

Zhou Heng said no more, just looked coldly at the opponent. He did not like people who spoke in circles.

Though he was a Sublimation Emperor, he possessed battle power that could instantly kill a Bright Immortal. Being stared at like this, even Zhantai Gujin felt extremely uncomfortable! Zhou Heng’s aura itself couldn’t pressure a Bright Immortal; it was Zhantai Gujin’s psychological pressure that was immense.

Because Zhantai Gujin didn’t know if Zhou Heng might not utter a word and just strike him down!

This time, he came to seize the Seven Star Fruit, so he came in person to exert his strongest battle power. If he got killed, he would truly be dead!

"To speak honestly, I don’t know how to resolve it either; this is a method employed by the Dragon Emperor, and only the Dragon Emperor can resolve it!" Zhantai Gujin finally spoke straightforwardly.

Zhou Heng frowned slightly; this answer did not please him.

"Brother Zhou, I am willing to exchange a piece of information for escaping with my life!" Zhantai Gujin replied promptly.

"What kind of information could be worth a Bright Immortal’s life?" Zhou Heng neither confirmed nor denied.

"Then let me add another piece of information, regarding the Dragon Emperor!"

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and then said, "Speak!"

"I trust Brother Zhou’s character, so I’ll divulge a major piece of news first!" Zhantai Gujin appeared openly and uprightly, "Does Brother Zhou know why the Dragon Emperor wants to enter the Immortal Realm? Hehe, according to what I occasionally heard, it is for a Bright Realm Heavenly Scripture!"

Bright Realm Heavenly Scripture? Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture!

The Taiyi Sect Master is a cultivator from the Bright Realm; by a lucky chance, he obtained the Red Lotus Heavenly Scripture. With the help of the scripture, he opened the realm barrier and thus descended to the Immortal Realm.

Was the Dragon Emperor targeting the Taiyi Sect Master?

It must be this way; otherwise, Zhou Heng could hardly imagine that there could be two Bright Realm Heavenly Scriptures appearing in the Immortal Realm. That’s too extravagant!

Seeing Zhou Heng’s contemplative expression, Zhantai Gujin continued, "The Dragon Emperor believes this scripture is in the Forty-Nine Immortal City, so he decided to ally all the Star Sea bandits to launch an attack on the Forty-Nine Immortal City and seize it in one move!"

Hmm?

Zhou Heng eventually was shocked; the Star Sea bandits are going to war with the Forty-Nine Immortal City!

He doesn’t have the lofty awareness of worrying about state affairs, but the North Si City contains his family! Moreover, he still needs to return to the Mortal Realm through the Immortal City’s realm gate and bring his parents to the Immortal Realm. He can’t let the Forty-Nine Immortal City fall!

In this great war, blood will surely flow like rivers, and the realm gate might even be destroyed alongside!

"When does it begin?" Zhou Heng asked.

"Soon!" Zhantai Gujin chuckled, "I was originally the leader of the ’Black Peak Bandit Group.’ After receiving many promises from the Dragon Emperor, I surrendered to him! I believe many others are just like me!"

Zhou Heng tapped his fingers lightly on the table; now he understood, Feng Zidu went to the Nine-Headed Lion Bandit Group alliance to recruit cannon fodder! Unfortunately, encountering him and Hongyue’s interference resulted in the Nine-Headed Lion Bandit Group’s annihilation, and Feng Zidu also lost a Divine Aspect as a consequence.

The Forty-Nine Immortal City is not that easy to conquer; it has at least a million-year legacy, even if it can’t compare to the Star Sea bandits in terms of obtaining Holy Medicine, but it is still the orthodox of the Immortal Realm!

——The Forty-Nine Immortal City was built by the bright realm’s experts, so it naturally holds symbolic significance!

Moreover, there might just be a realm gateway in the Juexian City, leading directly to the Bright Realm!

If manpower is insufficient, what if suddenly a wave of new forces appear from the realm gateway to provide reinforcement?

The Immortal Realm is suppressed by its own celestial laws, even if a bright realm expert arrives, they can only exert the battle power of a Bright Immortal—As for those who have mastered the laws? That’s a joke, only the inheritors of the Heavenly Scripture can utilize the laws, it’s not like you can just call upon a batch at will!

Therefore, the actions of that Dragon Emperor are completely understandable, as gathering as many hands as possible is perhaps the only chance to capture the Forty-Nine Immortal City.

"Let’s talk about that Dragon Emperor!" Zhou Heng thought this information was quite valuable, enough to let Zhantai Gujin go.

Zhantai Gujin smiled, he had lived for many years as an old monster and naturally could grasp Zhou Heng’s thoughts, finally relaxing his heart. Although he always appeared calm and composed, he couldn’t help but feel anxious inside, until now, he finally relaxed.

"This Dragon Emperor’s surname is Ao; as for his full name, I do not know. We always refer to him as the Dragon Emperor. However, based on my subtle probing and occasional hints from the Dragon Emperor, he should have already broken through to the Creation Emperor level, becoming the Star King!"

Ao?

The Dragon King from the sea clan on Xuanqian Star in the Mortal Realm also has the surname Ao. It seems that the Ancestral Dragon should bear the surname Ao; Ao is a symbol of identity!

At least the Red Dragon Empress and Blue Dragon Empress do not have the surname Ao because their bloodline is diluted to the extreme! As for the Dragon Clan in the Mortal Realm with the surname Ao... they likely over-glorify themselves, forcibly adopting the surname Ao.

However, the realm of this Dragon Emperor did not trouble Zhou Heng, because no matter how formidable the Star King is, upon reaching the Immortal Realm, they’re restricted by its celestial laws and can only exert Bright Immortal’s battle power.

"Brother Zhou, don’t underestimate an expert of the Stellar Realm!" Zhantai Gujin advised, "Although suppressed by the Immortal Realm’s celestial laws, the Star King’s extreme power is still immensely astonishing; Brother Zhou, do you know how many divine aspects a Bright Immortal can form at most?"

"I’d love to hear more!"

"Ninety-nine!"

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Ninety-nine? That’s quite a bit!

This also hints at how formidable the barrier of the Stellar Realm’s is!

Of course, the limit is merely the limit; it doesn’t mean one has to form that many divine aspects to breakthrough. According to the Red Dragon Empress and Blue Dragon Empress, reaching Nine Aspects as a Bright Immortal—forming nineteen divine aspects—qualifies one to attempt the Stellar Realm, and most Star Kings indeed breakthrough at Nine Aspects of the Bright Immortal.

Zhou Heng nodded, saying: "This information is quite good; you may leave!"

"Brother Zhou, if possible, I advise you not to be an enemy of the Dragon Emperor, as you’ll eventually ascend to the Bright Realm, and the Dragon Clan is a major clan there; being their enemy would be quite unwise!" Zhantai Gujin kindly advised.

"For the sake of this advice, I also advise you not to meddle in the Forty-Nine Immortal City, otherwise, I won’t show mercy next time!" Zhou Heng said calmly.

"Brother Zhou, farewell!" Zhantai Gujin leaped up, disappearing in a flash.

Zhou Heng sighed; although he could indeed kill a Bright Immortal with his current battle power, when it comes to real strength and speed, he is far behind a Bright Immortal. He can kill a Bright Immortal, but that doesn’t mean he’s invincible.

——How can he defeat an enemy he can’t catch?

His weaknesses are extremely obvious; if an enemy stays outside his divine sense coverage and launches a long-range attack, even if it doesn’t unleash their strongest battle power, the Bright Immortal’s battle power is terrifying enough to exhaust his strength before easily overpowering him!

Previously, people were stunned and hadn’t met such an abnormal Sublimation Emperor before, hence not realizing this flaw to counter him, but once calm, they’ll surely figure it out.

Fortunately, he still has two Dragon Sovereigns by his side.

Zhou Heng made his move, assisting the two Dragon Sovereigns in subduing the Golden Dragon Empress, but none of them had a method to undo the Golden Dragon Empress’s situation.

"No choice but to seek her help!" Zhou Heng, along with the three Dragon Empresses and the Black Donkey, entered the Immortal Residence, with only Hongyue to turn to now—though Zhou Heng was quite reluctant to trouble her.

Favors are best avoided if possible!

Upon entering the Immortal Residence, Zhou Heng immediately called upon Hongyue to remove the brainwashing methods from the Golden Dragon Empress.

Luckily, although Hongyue claimed to be recuperating, she didn’t actually meditate or rest but simply sat quietly watching the flowers, like a noble lady. Yet Zhou Heng knew deeply how fearsome she could be when provoked!

"I shall take a look!" Hongyue was particularly easy-going with Zhou Heng, lifting her steps gracefully as she accompanied him to see the three Dragon Empresses.

The Golden Dragon Empress refused to be docile, even when her cultivation level was sealed, constantly struggling; unable to free her limbs, she opened her mouth to bite, her white teeth carrying an icy aura.

The moment Hongyue appeared, she immediately quieted down, even trembling, showing a strong sense of fear.

She lost her ego but her sense became more acute, knowing this woman is incredibly powerful! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for your recommendations and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)