Chapter 958: Chapter 956: Who Is Undergoing Tao Verification?

"What is Immortality?" Xian Yu walked over, her figure graceful, her skin radiantly glowing, making her seem even more ethereal and suffused with immortal energy.

She simply gazed at the old man like that, her tone very calm.

The old man of the Taoist Temple looked up. "Do you still need to ask me this question?"

Xian Yu spoke. "The Divine Clan’s Immortality is based on the Divine Clan’s innate physique. Then how did your Immortality Clan cultivate Immortality?"

Immortality, Immortality Force.

Back when the Immortality Clan rose up, the entire myriad worlds of the Heavens were shaken to their core.

Sadly, Immortality ultimately fell on the road, failing to achieve Divine Enthronement, otherwise the Human Clan probably would have risen, right?

Because he truly was powerful.

More than ten Gods struck together, yet found it hard to erase him. In the end they laid down a grand scheme, slaughtering through endless ages, before finally wiping out Immortality’s willpower and obsession completely.

That was, in the Divine Clan’s history, the most terrifying battle they ever fought against the Human Clan.

Even when a Sword Immortal acted, it had never been this outrageous.

The old man said nothing, only feeling desolate.

Obviously he’d been so close to success, so why did he still fail?

Lord Immortality had worked that hard.

Why?

As the Taoist boy, he had personally witnessed Immortality’s rise, and his decline, and in the end his withering away, turning completely to dust...

He suddenly laughed, feeling it was all pathetic.

"Step aside." Xian Yu said softly. "The Power of Immortality in your body is almost exhausted. If you keep fighting, there’s only a dead end waiting for you. And I’m guessing you’re probably the last person of the Immortality Clan, aren’t you? Do you really want the Immortality Clan to be cut off completely?"

The old man shook his head. "The Immortality Clan has not been cut off. On the contrary, in this era, someone with the same physique as Lord Immortality has already appeared. She will inherit the Power of Immortality, and continue Immortality."

Oh?

Xian Yu was very surprised. "You sound quite confident."

The reappearance of the same physique—did that mean the Immortality Clan was going to make a comeback?

But?

Shouldn’t you be hiding your edge?

Hide that so‑called physique away, let her grow quietly, instead of saying it out loud like this.

This kind of confidence made Xian Yu unable to see through him.

At this moment!

While the battle raged within the Ancient City, outside the Ancient City, slaughter surged as well. A dozen or so Alliance experts attacked together, their assault covering the sky and earth as it poured down.

Most of them were in the Quasi-Emperor Realm, once geniuses of bygone days who had swept across entire regions, invincible among their peers.

There were skills, there were fists, there were Divine Weapons; radiance flared continuously, illuminating the mortal world.

Dugu Qingmei shouted loudly, "Run, stop verifying the Dao, hurry and get out of here!" If Dugu Muran hadn’t been holding her back, she would probably have already rushed over.

Her heart was extremely anxious.

The reason she didn’t want Chen Pingping to verify the Dao, aside from the Alliance factor, was that a second person had also begun Tao Verification.

Their tribulations would clash.

Dugu Muran was depressed. "Cousin, why are you so stubborn?"

Dugu Qingmei turned her head. "Don’t hold me back! I’m going to do something big."

"If I weren’t holding you, you’d probably already be facing calamity." Dugu Muran sighed. "These things aren’t for you to meddle in."

The Alliance experts had already made their move. Even though they were only Quasi-Emperor Realm, it still signaled that the higher-ups were awakening.

Those Emperor Realm powerhouses, and even Heaven Emperor Realm beings, were probably watching the battlefield. They could strike at any moment, and when that time came, this Tao Verification would turn into a cataclysm.

He would not succeed.

Moreover, with only their current strength, there was no way to stop it. The only thing they could do was leave this place as soon as possible and catch up with the family experts.

Perhaps that other person’s Tao Verification had a colossal karmic entanglement with their Dugu Family.

Buzz!

Just as the joint assault of over a dozen Alliance experts was about to fall into the tribulation, the Human Emperor Bai Yisheng made his move. With a single Sword Slash, the Human Emperor Sword resounded through heaven and earth.

Sword Intent exploded forth in vast torrents, spreading out tens of thousands of miles with the sword as the center. Layers of ripples surged, and in an instant, their attack was temporarily suppressed.

Everyone quickly looked over.

A Human Clan cultivator was about to verify the Dao, but his identity was unknown. At such a moment, whoever acted to protect the Dao would reveal the identity of the one verifying the Dao.

They were very curious.

But when they saw Bai Yisheng, they were met with a completely unfamiliar face, and immediately felt frustrated.

"Looks a bit familiar." An old man muttered, his expression heavy; Bai Yisheng looked familiar to him, but he just couldn’t recall who he was for the moment.

Bai Yisheng walked out from between the mountains, letting out a soft sigh, rather helpless. He couldn’t guess Chen Pingping’s intentions. Was he really trying to verify the Dao?

But?

This place simply wasn’t suitable for Tao Verification.

Shouldn’t he have chosen some deserted place?

"There’s something off about this person." Dugu Muran’s expression tightened as he stared fixedly at the approaching Bai Yisheng.

"Senior Brother!" Bai Yisheng called out once.

Chen Pingping said nothing.

In truth, he had already started to regret it. He’d thought that by verifying the Dao, he could burn Karma Fire, then devour all karma, so that Wen Yuqing would not fall into a karmic catastrophe.

But the moment the Tao Verification tribulation descended, he realized how foolish that idea was.

Tribulation, karma.

All sorts of terrifying forces were pouring down, and there was nothing he could do.

Now, looking at Bai Yisheng walking out, Chen Pingping’s gaze was guilty; he didn’t know what to say.

But he no longer had any path of retreat.

Bai Yisheng only called out once, saying nothing more, and stepped onto the battlefield, ready to protect the Dao for Chen Pingping. He knew this catastrophe was destined to be extremely difficult. If handled poorly, they would all fall here.

But he also had no choice.

Just like Chen Pingping.

"All who come, shall be slain." Bai Yisheng said softly.

"What a big mouth." A Quasi-Emperor who had been shaken back spoke coldly, and then... he revived his Divine Weapon. It was an ancient cauldron, pitch-black throughout, its surface carved densely with runes and some ancient patterns.

As it awakened, the characters and patterns all came alive, swirling out, ceaseless and undying.

The ancient cauldron rapidly enlarged, wrapped in terrifying power as it charged over.

In that instant, he seemed like a God making a move, his intention to look down upon the world slowly spreading, cold light flickering in his eyes, immensely terrifying.

However...

Faced with such a powerful assault, Bai Yisheng did not move. He merely unleashed a single Sword Slash.

The Human Emperor Sword left its sheath, the sword light tearing through the sky, cleaving straight into the ancient cauldron. With a resounding crash, that cauldron was actually sent flying.

The various manifestations revived upon it all dimmed in that instant.

Everyone was moved. They felt this fellow who had stepped out to protect the Dao was anything but simple. From his very first strike one could tell, and with this second strike, he had so casually dissolved the opponent’s attack.

Who exactly was he?

Just then, the old man finally remembered. "The Human Emperor!"

Those two simple words spread swiftly through the crowd. People froze, and when they looked at Bai Yisheng again, their eyes had changed, their hearts shaken.

The Human Emperor of the Nine Heavens?

The new Human Emperor?

He stood in white robes, otherworldly, handsome as jade. In his hand was the Human Emperor Sword, as low-key and obscure as he was, without any particularly heart-palpitating radiance, yet so ancient it oppressed one’s very spirit.

The dozen or so Alliance experts who had attacked were also moved, exchanging glances. They had heard that a new Human Emperor had been born in the Nine Heavens, but they hadn’t expected the Human Emperor to be this young.

For a time, the scene fell utterly silent.

The Human Emperor stood there quietly, one man and one sword, ready to protect that fellow’s Dao. They really couldn’t figure it out—just who was verifying the Dao, that even the Human Emperor would act?

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