344: Bloodbath in the Spirit Realm

He has no past?

Then what is he?

The Immortals exchanged glances, their breathing becoming cautious.

Just then, Haotian Immortal Emperor raised his hand, silencing all the clamor:

"Quiet, everyone. And then? Where is this person now?"

Xuan Tong said in a deep voice, "The Five Great Heavenly Venerables have jointly suppressed him. Lu Chen's Physical Body self-destructed, his Divine Soul was annihilated, and even the path of Reincarnation was severed."

"I swept through the Three Realms and Six Paths with the Net of Ten Thousand Eyes, and I can no longer find his existence."

"He... should... indeed be dead."

"Dead?" A Earth Fiend Battle General muttered, his brow relaxing. "Then why are we even having a meeting? Just wasting my time."

The Immortals nodded in agreement, some had already quietly put away their seals, preparing to leave.

Haotian Immortal Emperor remained seated on the jade steps, his profound armor still on, his divine eyes slightly closed, his gaze sweeping across the hall. He only uttered two words:

"Continue."

The voice was not loud, but it was like thunder pressing down, instantly freezing all unrest.

Xuan Tong nodded, his voice suddenly deepening:

"Although the Five Great Heavenly Venerables killed Lu Chen, they brought back four people—Emperor Qin, Shen Wuya, Ling Tian, and Lin Fei. The intelligence these four brought back is even more terrifying than Lu Chen."

Xuan Tong raised his hand, and a projection appeared in his palm—

It was the scene of Realm Master Ling Xiaozai and the Five Great Heavenly Venerables interrogating the four in the Spirit Realm Grand Hall.

The Immortals were not surprised, knowing that Xuan Tong could monitor the Three Realms.

The interrogation began.

Emperor Qin's voice was clear and resonant: "The world is fake, created by the Heavenly Dao. The first civilized world created by the Heavenly Dao was the primordial desolation civilization, the second was the kunlun civilization, the third was the God-Slaying Civilization, and the fourth was the Great Qin Empire Civilization where I resided."

Shen Wuya added, "The fifth is the martial soul civilization where I reside, where everyone can Awaken a Martial Soul."

Emperor Qin continued, "The world we are in now is also a world created by the Heavenly Dao, and it will also be destroyed. The Heavenly Dao gains energy by destroying civilizations."

Shen Wuya added, "The Heavenly Dao has Ranks. The higher the Rank, the greater the authority. I once merged with the previous Heavenly Dao. When the Heavenly Dao reaches Rank ten, it will be omnipotent and can do whatever it desires."

"Enough!!"

Fire Virtue Star Lord suddenly stood up, his hair bristling with rage, and slapped the Void Realm with his palm!

"Nonsense! What Primordial Desolation? What Martial Soul? What Heavenly Dao Ranks?! Utterly absurd!"

"Exactly!" Water Virtue Star Lord sneered, "A frog in a well! What kind of Heavenly Dao? Isn't it just creating Small Worlds? I can do that too! Am I also a 'Heavenly Dao'?"

"Kill them!" One of the Eight Gates True Immortals roared, "How dare they slander the Foundation of the Immortal Realm and shake our Dao Heart? They deserve to have their nine generations exterminated!"

Xuan Tong remained calm and raised his hand to project a new memory fragment:

In the image, Lin Fei was describing a Cultivation novel:

"The protagonist Cultivates the power of stars and finally Ascends to the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm is divided into three regions: Northern Drifting Snow City, Southern Blazing Continent, and Western Desert. There is a Divine Artifact called the 'Star Pagoda' that can suppress the star rivers, and there is also a Cultivation Technique called the 'Great Zhou Heavenly Star Formation' which requires the combined effort of the twenty-eight mansions to activate."

Xuan Tong said coldly:

"Do these names... sound familiar to any of you?"

The Immortals were stunned.

"Northern Drifting Snow City"—that was a Forbidden Ground in the northern Immortal Realm, rarely even trodden by True Immortals!

"Great Zhou Heavenly Star Formation"—that was precisely the combined attack technique of the twenty-eight mansions Battle Generals!

"Star Pagoda"—hidden in the secret vault of Lingxiao Heaven, only the Immortal Emperor could use it!

The Azure Emperor of the Wood Department's voice trembled: "This... this is impossible! These are all secrets of the Immortal Realm's upper echelons. How could this fellow know!"

"Not just that." Xuan Tong's voice was even lower. "He also mentioned 'Haotian Mirror,' 'Lingxiao Grand Hall,' 'Five Directional Banners,' 'Incomplete Manual of Investiture of the Gods'…"

"Even the true name of 'Haotian Immortal Emperor,' 'Hao Qingyang,' was written in the book!"

"And this book... in his world, is just one of countless novels!"

The hall was dead silent.

An Immortal murmured to himself, "Could it be... that we truly were created?"

"You believe the words of these four ants?!" An old Immortal finally couldn't help but roar, "They are merely spreading rumors from the Spirit Realm to shake the Foundation of our Immortal Court!"

Haotian sneered, "Ants? Heh, do you even know what Realm this Emperor Qin is in?!"

All the Immortals and Divine Beings in the hall were startled: "Isn't he a Nascent Soul??"

The projection in Xuan Tong's palm suddenly shifted.

Emperor Qin stood tall and proud, exuding a majesty that seemed to rule over all worlds:

"I established the Great Qin Empire, governed three thousand states, suppressed the Nine Nether Seas, and severed the Heavenly River with a single sword!"

"I stepped into the Heaven-Reaching Realm, commanded the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars; broke through the Territory Suppression barrier, and suppressed the Laws of all worlds! Finally—I ascended to the peak of the God-Man Realm! Transcended the track of fate, and did not enter Reincarnation!"

The Immortals burst into laughter: "God-Man?!"

"What kind of strange Realm is that? Never even heard of it!"

"He's probably just making up a name to scare people, right?"

The Five Directional Emperors, all changed color!

They did not laugh.

They—dared not laugh.

Because only they knew the deepest secret of the Immortal Realm.

The Heaven-Reaching Realm, capable of controlling a piece of heaven and earth, with the Physical Body traversing star rivers, the pinnacle of an Immortal Emperor.

The Domain Suppressing Realm, capable of suppressing all worlds with a single thought, with Laws at will, and capable of temporarily distorting Laws.

The God-Man Realm, transcending Reincarnation, not entering the track of fate, capable of creating one's own Laws!

Currently, the strongest in the entire Immortal Realm, Haotian Immortal Emperor, was merely at the Heaven-Reaching Realm, and this Emperor Qin actually claimed to have reached the God-Man Realm.

What did this mean!

It meant that this Emperor Qin very likely possessed the Cultivation Technique to Cultivate to the God-Man Realm!!

The Five Directional Emperors finally understood why Haotian had gathered everyone with such fanfare. If this Emperor Qin was not lying, then this truly concerned the life and death of the entire Immortal Realm.

Although the Spirit Realm was a Lower Realm, the Five Great Heavenly Venerables were already half-step True Immortals. If they obtained the "God-Man Cultivation Technique," they would only need a hundred years of comprehension to hope to Break through their shackles and step into a Domain that even Haotian had not yet reached!

At that time, the Spirit Realm would no longer be governed by the Immortal Realm; instead, it might even Ascend in reverse, break through the Heavenly Gate, and take its place!

The Eastern Azure Emperor: "Your Majesty!! Regardless of whether what this Emperor Qin says is true or false, we should immediately seize these four people now. We absolutely cannot let the Spirit Realm get their hands on them."

The Eastern Azure Emperor stepped forward, his robes fluttering, his voice ringing like a bell: "Your Majesty! Regardless of whether what this Emperor Qin says is true or false, we must act immediately! Seize Emperor Qin, Shen Wuya, Ling Tian, and Lin Fei and bring them to Lingxiao Heaven! We absolutely cannot let the Spirit Realm get these four!"

A hint of coldness appeared at the corner of Haotian Immortal Emperor's mouth:

"Finally... there's someone who understands. Xuan Tong has confirmed that the Five Great Heavenly Venerables used a Heaven-Defying Formation to shield themselves from the surveillance of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets. That Formation requires a hundred years of Cultivation Origin, and even a reduction in Lifespan, just to hide the whereabouts of Emperor Qin and the other four. Their willingness to pay such a price actually confirms that there's something wrong with these four. Otherwise, why would they harm their own Foundation? If those five old fellows are allowed to Cultivate further, our Immortal Realm will surely face a calamity!"

"That's simple enough!" Fire Virtue Star Lord stood up, his fiery robe fluttering without wind, his eyes burning red like fire. "Issue a Nine Heavens Immortal Decree, ordering the Spirit Realm to hand them over immediately!"

"If they dare to disobey—"

"Then don't blame my Fire Department army for descending, incinerating the thirty-three continents of the Spirit Realm, and cleansing the Spirit Realm with blood!"