"??? "

The Measuring Heaven Ruler was furious, filled with murderous intent: "Broken Bell, do you wish to disintegrate and return to Hundun?!"

"Ugly Ruler, I'm just comforting you."

"You're courting death!"

"Come on, I'm not afraid of you."

The Wuji Dao Bell and Measuring Heaven Ruler quarreled, with an aura of starting a fight at any moment.

"Shut up," the Qingfeng Sword Spirit said coldly.

"..."

The two Emperor Artifacts fell silent, not daring to make another sound.

Qingfeng Sword actually wanted to continue venturing into Heaven Beyond Heaven, at least to find Xu Qingfeng's remains and bring them back for burial.

It's just that seven of the nine Emperor Realm figures of the Nine Kings' Palace had already fallen, and the other two were desperately enduring the Karmic Tribulation, while the Blue Giant Jellyfish's status was unknown.

Entering now was very unwise, so she stopped the Measuring Heaven Ruler.

They continued to wait for two more days.

When the ninth and tenth Emperor's demises appeared, it signified that the forbidden ground of the Nine Kings' Palace was completely uprooted.

Qingfeng Sword was disheartened.

Because among the ten fallen Emperor Realm figures was Xu Qingfeng.

This madman attracted the Blue Giant Jellyfish, triggering the Karmic Tribulation, and ultimately overturned the forbidden ground of the Nine Kings' Palace, incidentally dealing with the Blue Giant Jellyfish.

No matter how it was viewed, it was a huge gamble that ultimately paid off, destined to be recorded in the Immortal Domain's history, remembered and sung by the world.

But Qingfeng Sword felt deeply at a loss, so much so that she feared she would want to desecrate Xu Lai's corpse if she saw it.

"Sister Sword, can we go in now?" the Wuji Dao Bell asked cautiously.

"Wait one more day."

Qingfeng Sword was very cautious; no one knew whether those old bastards from the First Era had left any hidden tricks.

Just as expected.

Several hours after she spoke.

The Karmic Tribulation Thunder, which had almost completely dissipated, surged again, becoming dozens of times more terrifying than before.

Someone among the Emperor Realm figures had not truly died, detected by the Karmic Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.

"I hate it!!!"

A desperate roar spread across Heaven Beyond Heaven.

"It's the voice of the Ji Family's ancestor, Ji Ming," the Soul-Settling Umbrella said.

"Let's wait a little longer..."

This time, without needing a reminder, the Wuji Dao Bell decided to observe further.

As Emperor Artifacts, they were well aware of their own Great Emperor's various means; temporary false death was exceedingly simple for them.

Not to mention, those old bastards from the Nine Kings' Palace had even more insidious and cunning methods, no one knew what additional tricks were hidden.

And so they waited.

Another three days passed.

During this time, another Emperor Realm Divine Sense revived, only to be ruthlessly crushed by the Karmic Tribulation Thunder.

While the Emperor Artifacts silently celebrated, the Qingfeng Sword Spirit flew alone towards Heaven Beyond Heaven, unwilling to wait any longer.

Previously.

Qingfeng Sword held on to a sliver of hope.

What if Xu Qingfeng had swallowed a False Death Pill and was still alive?

But as Ji Ming and another Emperor Realm figure's 'false death' failed, Qingfeng Sword realized how laughable her thoughts were.

Only when the tribulation-taker was completely dead, with not a trace of soul remaining, would the Karmic Tribulation disappear.

After all, it was the most terrifying Karmic Tribulation among the tribulations of Heaven and Earth.

When the tribulation clouds over Heaven Beyond Heaven completely dissipated, the Soul-Settling Umbrella, Eight Desolate Cauldron, and other Emperor Artifacts began their search.

The eight Emperor Artifacts did not spread out completely but maintained a distance where they could support or be supported at any time.

Heaven Beyond Heaven, which witnessed the fall of ten Emperor Realm figures, was extremely dangerous, not allowing them any room for negligence, any slight oversight could result in severe consequences.

Fortunately.

The journey was safe and sound.

The Emperor Artifacts quickly encountered the first corpse, exuding a breath that identified it as Chen Chi.

His body was wrapped in a tattered feather garment, no longer the radiant golden color it once was, with its Divine Metal losing all its functions.

This Emperor Artifact had already been destroyed under the Heavenly Tribulation.

The Soul-Settling Umbrella saw it, but chose not to desecrate the corpse to avenge its Great Emperor's injury, feeling a sense of 'when the hare dies, the fox grieves.'

No matter if you are an unmatched Emperor Realm.

No matter if you are an Emperor Artifact forged with Divine Metal.

Under the bombardment of the Karmic Tribulation Thunder, you are as weak as ants.

The Heavenly Dao after all is the Heavenly Dao, high above, controlling the life and death and reincarnation of all things, even the Emperor Realm cannot escape.

This Cultivation World.

Is just so unreasonable.

The second Emperor's Corpse encountered was the Ji Family's ancestor, Ji Chengtian, whose body was covered with scars, all inflicted by the Qingfeng Sword and other Emperor Artifacts.

But beside Ji Chengtian, there were no fragments of Emperor Artifacts.

"Be careful of being ambushed, this Emperor Artifact isn't destroyed," said the Eight Desolate Cauldron solemnly.

The group of eight continued deeper into Heaven Beyond Heaven, continuously encountering other Emperor Corpses and Emperor Artifact fragments.

The corpses were mostly ruined, but fortunately not turned to dust, still leaving some remains.

"Except for Ji Chengtian's Emperor Artifact, the nine Emperor Realm of the Nine Kings' Palace and fragments of eight Emperor Artifacts have all been found."

The Soul-Settling Umbrella hesitated, "There is no corpse of Great Emperor Qingfeng, could he possibly... still be alive?"

"Most likely dead."

Qingfeng Sword had no hope left.

All nine Emperor Realm figures of the Nine Kings' Palace caught in the Karmic Tribulation had perished, how could the main tribulation-taker, Xu Lai, possibly escape?

The fact was indeed so.

Flying further for half an hour, the Emperor Artifacts saw the gigantic corpse of a Blue Giant Jellyfish.

The Measuring Heaven Ruler rushed over impatiently.

But this fierce beast from The Other Shore had long been dead, most of its body destroyed under the Heavenly Tribulation, and the Samsara Sea within its belly was nowhere to be found.

"Great Emperor, Great Emperor, are you there!"

The Measuring Heaven Ruler continually released its Divine Sense to locate the Corpse Emperor, Dongfang Youming, but received no response.

"He's gone, the Great Emperor is gone!"

The Measuring Heaven Ruler was frantic.

The Immortal Domain had many rumors about the Corpse Emperor, or true or false, and one of them was that "the Corpse Emperor sleeps within the Samsara Sea."

But even the Measuring Heaven Ruler, the Emperor Artifact of Dongfang Youming's past life Great Emperor Youming, did not know whether this rumor was true or false.

As Qingfeng Sword had personally said, there was a Samsara Sea inside the Blue Giant Jellyfish, it couldn't be false.

But why was it gone?

The Emperor Artifact, Golden Cudgel, who had so far said nothing and had no presence, spoke, "Perhaps it has already been digested."

The terrifying devouring capability of the Blue Giant Jellyfish meant that if the Corpse Emperor indeed slept within the Samsara Sea, he likely met an unfortunate end.

"Impossible!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The Measuring Heaven Ruler was agitated, "How could my Great Emperor die so obscurely?"

"It seems there's someone here."

The Myriad Fortune Hairpin scattered its Divine Sense, discovering someone lying in the farthest corner within the Blue Giant Jellyfish's corpse.

No.

More accurately, it was a corpse.

Because there wasn't a hint of life in this person.

The Emperor Artifacts quickly flew over, and upon seeing the face of the corpse, they simultaneously gasped—it was Great Emperor Qingfeng!

The Nine Kings' Palace's nine corpses couldn't be more miserable, without the fragments and residue of Emperor Artifacts, it was impossible to discern their appearances before death.

The corpse of Great Emperor Qingfeng was different.

Although the skin had many wounds and was covered in bloodstains, it was at least complete, without missing limbs or legs.

If not for the complete collapse of the Dao Foundation and the Sea of Consciousness and the total absence of life force, the Emperor Artifacts might have believed Great Emperor Qingfeng was only gravely injured and on the verge of death rather than deceased.