Chapter 599: Following Me to Battle on the Immortal Path

At this moment, throughout the teahouse, no one felt calm; they only sensed waves of crashing tides violently striking every nerve.

At the same time, an incredible sensation surged within them.

It seemed impossible, yet it was as if this mysterious ancient being now truly possessed a method, a possibility, to kill the Great Dao Emperor, who had descended to the mortal realm and controlled the life and death of all beings!

The surroundings remained eerily silent.

The Lord of You Mountain suddenly spoke, adopting the naive, caring expression of a young girl, and gently asked, "You have suddenly descended to the mortal realm, traveling incognito. You probably haven't brought the Reincarnation artifact, this divine artifact of heaven and earth?"

This question was sharp, and the expressions of those around tightened slightly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi nodded, not denying it, and replied with a smile, "I haven't brought it with me. Reincarnation is the foundation of creation for the entire world; it cannot be easily activated."

If he didn't use his main body's abilities, he truly couldn't summon "Reincarnation" from a distance. It was a mecha built for his main body, significantly larger than his main body, which was a giant ten thousand feet tall.

He also didn't want to use the abilities of his sub-brain, main body, or his other two clones; that would be too shameless. He wouldn't stoop to such a level; instead, he truly intended to act as the Emperor who governs Reincarnation.

"You haven't brought Reincarnation?"

"You're alone?"

The expressions of those around him suddenly became strange.

If they remembered correctly, the Emperor of the Palace of Reincarnation had, in ancient times, severed the path to immortality, preventing any immortals from being born in the entire world. He was the Venerable Emperor who decreed, "While I am not immortal, no immortal shall exist in this world." In the guise of a Heavenly Emperor, he had single-handedly blocked the path to immortality through countless eras, burying several generations of mighty beings.

But no matter how powerful...

He was still a Heavenly Emperor!

Since he was a Heavenly Emperor, and everyone else was of the same rank, it meant...

These Celestial Path titans exchanged glances.

A sudden descent to the mortal realm.

Alone.

Without any personal guards or confidants.

These conditions, perhaps, presented the greatest opportunity in this era.

Each of them was a powerful and ambitious figure, their eyes gleaming brightly, seemingly swayed by the words of the Lord of You Mountain.

"A pack of untameable wolves, beginning to stir," Yuan Qinghua muttered, speechless. Just moments ago, they were speaking righteously, lavishly praising, and welcoming the Emperor who had descended to the mortal realm.

"It's impossible for these people, who have reached such high positions, not to be ruthless and cunning," Bai Xiaojun sniffed. "The Celestial Path is a convergence of numerous reincarnated monsters, each one having fought their way out of a pack of wolves."

"Indeed, otherwise, how could the two of us have been troubled for so many years?" Yuan Qinghua said, deeply moved. "It's precisely because these Celestial Path bigwigs are incredibly shrewd and cannot be easily deceived."

However,

"Everyone's a Heavenly Emperor?"

"Everyone's of the same rank?"

"You young ones of the Celestial Path, you truly haven't seen the world!"

Yet, at this moment, although the eyes of the Celestial Emperors shone brightly, they exchanged glances, then quietly took a step back, slowly shaking their heads in refusal.

There was a certain probability...

But it was almost negligible.

Such a terrifying Emperor, who had single-handedly blocked the path to immortality, severed everyone's way forward, and extinguished entire eras—they didn't believe they possessed the ability to win against him.

Weighing the pros and cons was the act of a wise person.

Thump, thump, thump!

As time passed, Celestial Beings completely filled the teahouse.

After all, the situation here had alarmed the entire Celestial Path, and even represented an astonishing change within the Six Paths World. If it weren't for the mortal path not receiving the news, the Heavenly Emperors there would likely have come to witness this most mysterious and supreme being.

"Hahahaha..." At this moment, the Lord of You Mountain suddenly burst into laughter, gazing sternly at everyone. "This is why I say you people will never accomplish great things! Such an opportunity is already rare; there's already a certain probability... But you still believe that 'this matter' absolutely, certainly, definitely cannot be achieved... That's why I say, you people will never create miracles, because you... don't believe!"

The two words, "don't believe," sharply pierced their Dao hearts. The surrounding Heavenly Emperors' faces instantly flushed, crimson with embarrassment from the mockery, yet they remained silent.

Yuan Qinghua and Bai Xiaojun huddled together, exchanging glances.

"Holy crap! This echoes perfectly!" Bai Xiaojun exclaimed.

"Damn it! It's a seamless transition!" Yuan Qinghua also gasped in surprise.

It turned out she had been setting up a hidden agenda from the beginning, subtly inducing them with rhetoric and words to create a miracle, to fight for that faint possibility of survival and to restore the path to immortality.

Because in this life, the Lord of You Mountain hadn't yet recovered her full power, she could only rely on the present Heavenly Emperors, and thus, she set her sights on them.

This brilliant calculation was intricately linked, one ring holding the next!

"But it still failed; these people still don't dare to act," Yuan Qinghua felt a bit disappointed. "This battle of wits was magnificent; the comeback was within reach at this very moment, and there truly was a chance to win."

After all, the Celestial Path now had more than seventy Heavenly Emperors...

"To besiege and kill a Heavenly Emperor?"

"It truly was possible."

Although they were all ordinary Heavenly Emperors, apart from Lord Yunzhong and Emperor Yun, no other Heavenly Emperor had yet stepped into the exaggerated combat power of the Saint Realm.

"What a pity. All the schemes, yet one wrong move in the end... It's still not enough," Bai Xiaojun murmured to himself. "But regardless, being able to achieve this much is already incredible; it's the limit of a comeback! I'm a fan, I'm a fan! From today on, I'm his die-hard fan!"

"I'm a die-hard fan too, I love it, I love it! Overcoming the strong with the weak, secretly scheming against the supreme being of heaven and earth, the Reincarnation Emperor—he's so cool now!"

They silently typed out text with accompanying images and sent them.

The leader of the ancient forbidden zone, secretly plotting against the mysterious Emperor of the Palace of Reincarnation? A generation of philosophers, probabilists, miracle-workers, mathematicians, suddenly emerged!

The internet instantly erupted in a wave of discussion.

Their attention returned to the scene.

At this moment, the young girl was still laughing, laughing until her stomach hurt, and she loudly mocked, "You bunch of scumbags! You don't dare, you won't go... you'll never achieve great things! This is where I differ from you. As long as there's a certain probability, even a glimmer... it's worth trying!"

"After all, where in this world is there a foolproof method? There's already a probability now. This kind of opportunity to conquer the path to immortality was probably something countless past eras desperately yearned for... Since the path to immortality has been severed for eons, spanning countless epochs, how could it be easily overturned?"

Silence fell around them.

Xu Zhi sniffed, finding it amusing.

She had tried very hard.

However, it was still very difficult to achieve.

This miracle was too difficult; it wasn't so easy to create.

Who would dare to attack him?

The Lord who controlled the Six Paths of Reincarnation held countless lives and deaths in a single thought. And it wasn't as simple as just dying; those sent to hell would also face reckoning.

Suddenly, someone sneered softly, cupped their hands towards the Reincarnation Emperor, and then turned to the girl, saying, "You, with your wicked intentions, deserve to be punished! Deceiving us, plotting against ancient sages! You want us to fight with our lives while you pay no price... If we win, everyone rejoices, and if we lose, you feel no pain. Is this your plan for this venture?"

Beside him, someone else sternly added, "You, a being from the dark forbidden zone, emerge in every era to devour people, acting as a source of calamity for the world, and now you want to stir up chaos again!"

Xu Zhi watched her, smiling as he sipped his tea, slowly swirling the teacup.

He felt as if he didn't need to do anything, and he was about to be beaten to death.

At this moment, the Lord of You Mountain, who had been laughing, suddenly stopped. Her gaze lowered as she said, "Who says I'm not paying a price this time? My price is equally great. If you don't believe me, just watch."

Her gaze swept across the crowd of Heavenly Emperors.

Everyone followed her gaze, which fell upon Zhang Taiyuan, one of the three Holy Sons—the very prodigy from Fengtian who possessed no talent.

"I am paying a price; you have already seen it."

Zhang Taiyuan revealed a strange, eerie smile and looked around.

"You!!" The surrounding Heavenly Emperors all broke out in goosebumps and recoiled, creating a circle and leaving Zhang Taiyuan standing alone in the center of the crowd.

"How could this be..."

"Zhang Taiyuan is actually one of the incarnations of an ancient being..."

"He has been hidden among us all along!"

No one had imagined that this ancient forbidden zone entity had secretly infiltrated here a century ago, disguised as a genius, and ascended to the high position of a Holy Son, with countless Heavenly Emperors betting on him and helping him seize power from behind the scenes!

This was utterly terrifying upon closer thought!

This was an attempt to steal the achievements of the Celestial Path.

"Heh heh, exposing yourself voluntarily—is that to show your sincerity and the price you're paying?"

"Foolish! If you had continued to hide, you might truly have come to rule the Celestial Path in the future, which would have been terrifying! But now, you've essentially severed a massive fallback plan for yourself... In the future, the Celestial Path will be wary of you; you can no longer infiltrate our upper echelons."

Everyone around them was sneering.

Zhang Taiyuan's expression remained calm, displaying the composed demeanor of a gentleman.

"Yes, originally, I intended to keep this identity for later, to contend for the next generation's royal power. This identity was paramount; it cost countless efforts and sacrifices to reach this point. Unfortunately... an unexpected change occurred, so I voluntarily abandoned this chess piece capable of ruling the world, not hesitating to expose myself, in an attempt to ambush the Lord of Reincarnation..."

"A true gentleman knows what to pursue and what not to pursue. Can you achieve this? Do you have such resolve?"

Zhang Taiyuan continued, "This is the greatest opportunity right now. Even if eras rise in the future and become ten times more prosperous than the present, such a chance may not appear again."

No one spoke.

Zhang Taiyuan continued to muse aloud, "This is a known low-probability event, yet I still choose to pay the price. What is a miracle? Miracles of every era do not come knocking on your door!... This is me! Unlike you common folk, you are destined never to reach the supreme heights, because you! Lack courage! Lack ruthlessness!"

Some continued to laugh, their mockery growing louder.

"Hahahaha! Still trying to trick us?"

"You've exposed yourself; is this your sincerity?"

"We accept your sincerity, but we will not plot against the ancient and sacred Emperor!"

Their voices were loud, yet their confidence was lacking. Even they had to admit that the wisdom of this ancient being was too profound, and even they were swayed by the inspiring words.

However, the more powerful they were, the less they possessed that terrifying resolve to sacrifice their lives and make an attempt; the cost of failure was simply too great.

It was easy to know, but difficult to act.

This was the brutal reality.

"No, I wasn't trying to persuade you. I had long guessed you would refuse," Zhang Taiyuan suddenly smiled, looking at them meaningfully, and then murmured again, "For many ordinary mortals, they too can create miracles... But do you know what situation they are usually in?"

"Only one situation, only one, without any exception!"

"Times of chaos."

"Even the most ignorant, most timid, most tearful people, if pushed to a dead end, will try to fight with all their might, together writing a courageous anthem of the era with blood and tears, creating miracles."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Suddenly, news came from a distance.

"This is bad! The divine sources of Lord Yunzhong and Emperor Yun have been secretly shattered!"

A ripple of shock immediately spread through the surroundings.

They felt as if they had been part of a grand scheme from beginning to end.

Suddenly, an aged Heavenly Emperor looked at another Heavenly Emperor nearby, "Emperor Xianfeng, weren't you responsible for overseeing them? For sealing them within the divine temple?"

The middle-aged man named Emperor Xianfeng trembled.

The two Emperors had fallen into slumber at immense cost. Being forcibly awakened, they would surely make an example of him. He was not far from death!

Emperor Xianfeng's scalp tingled. "I heard that the Lord of Reincarnation was here... so I asked Quasi-Emperor Binxi, who was guarding nearby, to place them in their coffins on my behalf, and I came over myself."

Quasi-Emperor Binxi... had an extremely good relationship with Holy Son Zhang Taiyuan.

Just how many layers did this scheme involve?

All the words spoken now, seemingly persuasive, were actually delivered with the knowledge that they wouldn't be convinced. Was it a covert tactic to buy time?

All the Celestial Emperors present had arrived, Heavenly Emperors in charge of various important positions, not a single one missing. This was because no Heavenly Emperor wanted to miss this, which was only natural.

And they could never have imagined that someone would dare to lay hands on the divine sources. Because once shattered, Emperor Yun and Lord Yunzhong would inevitably be on the verge of dying of old age, and they would certainly punish the perpetrator and their faction, leading to a bloody purge of the entire Celestial Path.

Neither hostile nor friendly, not even the Heavenly Emperors of the Mortal Path would commit such a foolish act. If two Saints emerged and were unable to live... before their death, they would surely condemn a whole realm.

People are most terrifying before they die.

Let alone a powerful figure whose life force had been severed?

No Celestial Being would do something so suicidal, only...

Everyone silently turned back, looking at Zhang Taiyuan.

"Yes, I am seeking death," Zhang Taiyuan said, smiling brilliantly at the surrounding Heavenly Emperors. "I told you, I am also paying a huge price."

Everyone fell completely silent.

This kind of strategy, this kind of calculation...

It truly linked one ring to another, advancing towards his incredible goal!

If he were to say now that he intended to plot against the Lord of Reincarnation, no one would scoff, because now... it had already been achieved!

"Indeed impressive..." Xu Zhi was also stunned, admitting that even he had to admire such a level of strategizing.

The next second, a terrifying aura slowly descended. The ground cracked inch by inch, and the entire teahouse collapsed with a crash, turning into a pile of wooden debris and ruins.

Thud.

Countless people instinctively knelt, as if welcoming some terrifying presence.

A being radiating the might of a Saint descended, his majestic heavenly power akin to the arrival of doomsday. In the man's hand, he held a bloody head—it was none other than Quasi-Emperor Binxi.

His fury burned, and his gaze swept around before settling on the tea-drinking young man, his expression hardening with resolve.

"Those who are willing, follow me to conquer the path to immortality."