Chapter 2249: Immortal Emperor Returns

"Is this the 'Sunken City' you mentioned?" Luo Qiqi looked at the dilapidated city before her, gazing at the young man with confusion.

The city was nothing but ruins, devoid of any signs of life. It was hard to imagine that this was once the Imperial City of Lingyuan.

Her original purpose for coming to the Firmament was to see Luo Xuanqing and her family, but ultimately, she stopped. Perhaps meeting them in the God Realm would be the most appropriate. Even if she saw them here, it would only be a brief encounter, which might instead dampen their spirits. So, after much thought, she chose not to appear, just like Zhang Xuan, and left directly.

During her journey, she made a brief trip to the Master Teacher Continent, met her family, and then hurried back.

There was a tenfold time difference between the two worlds; half a day had passed at home, but less than an hour had elapsed in the Firmament.

However, a century had passed on the Master Teacher Continent since her departure. Many people and things had changed dramatically and were now long gone.

The only constant was her admiration for Zhang Xuan.

On the Master Teacher Continent, Zhang Xuan's status was now as high as, if not higher than, that of Master Kong. In just two short years, he had transformed from a teacher in Tianxuan Kingdom who could be expelled at any moment, into someone with disciples everywhere, the most powerful expert in the Master Teacher Pavilion…

His experiences had long been dramatized into countless storybooks, circulating widely.

Of course, the most famous ones were the romantic tales…

Even the Spirit Gods of the Sempiternal Tribe had been dealt with… making countless people envious.

After reading these storybooks and dramatizations, Luo Qiqi shook her head helplessly. As one of the people who had interacted most with the young man, she knew his temperament very well. "Romantic tales"… A guy with absolutely no emotional intelligence, romantic… People were really overthinking it.

A century later, the Zhang Clan had become even more illustrious, even surpassing the Master Teacher Pavilion to become the foremost family. Although the Luo Clan and Jiang Clan were not weak, they could no longer compare to the Zhang Clan.

Luo Qiqi didn't care about any of this. She knew her father was still alive, had helped her break through her cultivation, and brought her to the Firmament. Only then did she rejoin Zhang Xuan and arrive at this place.

"This is it…" Zhang Xuan nodded, flicking the gourd in front of him. "Come out quickly and have a look. While you're at it, find your mausoleum; perhaps you can find your lost power there!"

Previously, he had encountered a strange skeleton here, from whom he obtained divine energy, which he then used to successfully advance to the God realm and defeat Master Kong. However, upon returning later, the skeleton had vanished and could not be found again.

Although he couldn't find it, Little Yellow Chick, as the Undying Emperor, and now a God King, should be able to sense something.

"Have you ever seen anyone look for their own tomb?" the gourd swayed.

"Alright, I'll look…"

Seeing how lazy the gourd was, Zhang Xuan wasted no more words. With a flick of his finger, the Great Emperor Seal immediately appeared before them. Previously, the other party had been able to hide, but with this item summoning, there was no escaping.

The moment the Great Emperor Seal appeared, ripples instantly spread through space. The two individuals and the gourd swayed violently, and a colossal palace once again materialized before them.

Outside the palace, a skeleton stood rooted to the spot, then looked at the object floating above Zhang Xuan's head and immediately knelt down.

"The space here is more stable than outside; the Heavenly Dao can't sense this place. Come out…"

He patted the gourd.

This place seemed to be isolated, undetectable by the outside world. That's why, even when he had reached the God realm back then, he couldn't find it.

Therefore, even if Little Yellow Chick emerged, it wouldn't be attacked by the Heavenly Dao or cause harm to the Firmament.

"Crack!"

Hearing his words, Little Yellow Chick crawled out of the gourd, and the power of a God King surged forth.

"Emperor… you've awakened…" The skeleton was overjoyed to the point of tears.

In his excitement, power leaked from his body, and only then did Zhang Xuan realize that this skeleton's strength was the same as his own—a powerful God King!

No wonder he couldn't sense the extent of its cultivation back then…

It was simply too profound…

"I want to recover my power…" Little Yellow Chick's memory hadn't returned, and it didn't know who was in front of it, so it spoke directly.

"Your subordinate is ready," the skeleton hurriedly said. "As long as the Emperor enters the main hall, you can reabsorb your lost power and fully recover your strength…"

"Good!" Little Yellow Chick nodded and strode towards the hall before them.

Before it even reached the entrance, the hall doors automatically swung open, revealing an infinite surge of power within, as if containing a vast world.

"Little Yellow Chick…"

Seeing it about to leap into the hall, Zhang Xuan called out. Understanding his concern, Little Yellow Chick turned its head: "I know what you're worried about… Don't worry, I am me, and no one can replace that!"

Zhang Xuan sighed in relief and said no more.

Little Yellow Chick was a new consciousness born after the Undying Emperor's rebirth, and it was essentially the same person. His concern was that once its power was restored, it would transform back into the Undying Emperor.

That would be tantamount to personally extinguishing the adorable little chick.

Now, saying "I am me" proved that it understood this point and would never change.

If nirvanic rebirth was truly rebirth, how could it be exactly the same as before?

Little Yellow Chick entered the grand hall, and the doors closed once more.

Zhang Xuan and Luo Qiqi waited outside. In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

"Little Chick, keep up the good work. We'll head back first. If you can catch up, come directly to the God Realm to find us…"

The journey here, plus the time spent in the Firmament, meant that five days in the God Realm were almost up.

If they didn't return soon, the battle between Master Kong and Luo Ruoxi would likely already be over.

Although it would be nearly impossible to stop the battle without the Undying Emperor's help, they couldn't just sit there idly, doing nothing.

"Let's go!"

Calling out to Luo Qiqi, Zhang Xuan was about to leave.

*Boom!*

Just then, a violent roar resounded, and the previously silent palace began to shake.

Cracks appeared across the majestic structure.

*Crumble!*

Walls collapsed. They hastily looked and saw a colossal phoenix standing proudly amidst the dusty ruins, seemingly supporting the very heavens.

Though it remained still, it exuded an aura of power that made it impossible to approach.

"Is this what an Emperor is like?"

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted.

The power of the phoenix before him was beyond imagination, many times stronger than any Conferred God King he had previously encountered, and even significantly more powerful than Fairy Linglong. Was this the power of an Emperor?

No wonder even the strongest Conferred Gods dared not resist an Emperor; the disparity between them was simply too vast.

They were not on the same level of existence at all.

"Perhaps the Little Yellow Chick, after its nirvanic rebirth, has become even stronger than the Undying Emperor of old…" A thought surfaced, and Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

Each time Little Yellow Chick underwent nirvanic rebirth after death, it grew stronger. Would this true resurrection from death also be the case?

If so, then perhaps stopping the duel between the two could truly be accomplished!