Chapter 1951 - Alive
That realm had left s.h.i.+ Hao with too much suffering. During the battle in front of Imperial Pa.s.s, just how many bones were buried, how many heroes’ souls lingered around that battlefield, dying miserably?
The cultivators of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, compared to Immortal Domain’s creatures, the cultivation environment was poorer, dao skills not as high either. However, the Nine Heavens Ten Earths left s.h.i.+ Hao with an unerasable impression.
The battle that year in front of Imperial Pa.s.s, those old soldiers, those leaders, they didn’t fear death, using their own flesh to block the other side’s iron steeds. Whenever he thought about this, he would always shed silent tears.
“Foreign realm, I am going to make a trip over!” s.h.i.+ Hao clenched his fist, blazing radiance s.h.i.+ning in his eyes.
That was where Great Elder pa.s.sed on, forever unable to meet again.
He fell into darkness. Back then, it was all because the battle was too fierce, killing countless enemies, that the final immortal ascension was difficult. He was surrounded by the inauspicious, ultimately brought away.
s.h.i.+ Hao didn’t immediately leave. He headed to the star system where Pan King was to meet those old friends.
A giant continent floated in the cosmos. On that continent was an ancient city swirling with a great desolate feel, chaotic mist spreading. It made that place carry a profound, vast and dignified feeling.
s.h.i.+ Hao descended here. All sides were shaken!
Now, he slaughtered out his reputation. Who didn’t know about him now? He even subdued Aocheng, Yuanchu and Tais.h.i.+, these three great immortal kings, his might unmatched.
Apart from this, news of him entering the Realm Sea had just spread, he fetched back two heads, both of them of immortal king level creatures!
Pan King City’s gates opened. This clan’s troops welcomed him. A great golden path extended hundreds of thousands of li, precisely to invite s.h.i.+ Hao in.
Apart from this, there was a war chariot that seemed extremely old, time leaving behind too many traces on it. However, its origins were too shocking. This was Pan King’s war chariot, normally, only he used it.
Today, one of his own children personally greeted s.h.i.+ Hao, inviting him inside, driving this ancient bronze carriage that carried exceptional meaning into the city.
Pan King appeared, standing at the entrance of the mansion. His true self greeted Huang, inviting him into his manor.
This was already considered the highest level of ceremony. Even if other immortal kings who had lived for many great eras came, Pan King still wouldn’t show himself, he would only wait inside his dwelling.
“Pan King is showing me such respect, this later generation feels embarra.s.sed.” s.h.i.+ Hao said, showing respect as well, thanking Pan King for protecting his friends and loved ones.
He already knew how much Pan King and Hunyuan Immortal King took care of Imperial Court. Otherwise, those people would have most likely been eliminated by the families of those three great immortal kings.
“Little friend is too polite. You have already reached the pinnacle of immortal dao, there is no need to be like this with me. We can chat as dao friends of the same level.” Pan King said with a smile.
He was an Immortal Peach Tree who gained sentience, an existence who possesses vigorous life essence energy. Regardless of how much time pa.s.sed, he still appeared heroic and vigorous, accompanied by plentiful vitality.
He clearly lived for many great eras, but not a trace of declining energy could be sensed from his body.
Of course, his true body was something only s.h.i.+ Hao and other experts could see. Normally, he was surrounded by primal chaos, seated in the manor, not moving at all. Outsiders didn’t dare pry into him.
s.h.i.+ Hao didn’t try to show off, he understood grat.i.tude. Even without saying anything else, just back then, for Pan King to be willing to take action for him was already great kindness, something that had to be repaid.
“Dao friend, you slaughtered two experts in the Realm Sea so quickly, returning with their heads, you truly are valiant and heroic…” Pan King said with praise.
However, he changed the topic of discussion, saying, “There is no need for you to give them the two heads, it is enough if you just keep them on you, slowly refine them. All immortal king level existences are great treasures.”
“When those two fought me, they both went mad, their primordial spirits pierced by me. The secrets that I should study have all been pretty much investigated. Moreover, their treasures were all seized by me already as well.”
When he spoke up to here, with a huala noise, a pile of treasures was produced. They were too dazzling. There was a piece of Darkness Immortal Gold that was as long as a table, leaving even Pan King moved.
In this place, there were even many formation banners, all created from unmatched precious materials. This was an immortal king level great formation.
Apart from this, there was a stone with heaven creation like runes engraved. This was World Stone, a great world only able to produce a single complete piece.
In terms of price, this World Stone might be even more astonis.h.i.+ng than that piece of Darkness Immortal Gold.
There was also a hammer that released the most powerful aura, surging with immortal king power. This was a true immortal king magical artifact.
At the same time, there was a pile of rare materials, as well as many bottles, all of them the treasuries of the immortal king of an age.
Pan King was shocked when he saw this. This truly was a top level treasury! Everything an immortal king had was stripped by Huang.
“Pan King, please take these. This is merely a bit of tribute from me.” s.h.i.+ Hao gifted all of these things to him.
“I cannot. Little friend is acting too much on formality, I cannot accept them.” Pan King shook his head. Without saying anything else, just the immortal king weapon was enough to leave him shocked.
It was because it wasn’t every immortal king who could refine the most powerful weapon. Even if they could make one, they could only make a single one.
“Pan King, please properly store them. I killed two great experts in the Realm Sea, this is merely the treasury of one of them, there is another that I have kept on me.” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
As for the remaining treasury, he prepared to gift it to Mu Qing, crimson dragon the and others, to arm Imperial Court’s people, strengthen his own side.
Pan King declined, but s.h.i.+ Hao insisted. In the end, he accepted.
“In reality, Tais.h.i.+, Aocheng and Yuanchu, the three families have quite a few things as well, those things definitely astonis.h.i.+ng. Once I return from the foreign realm, I’ll then open them. At that time, I invite Pan King to come with me.” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
Pan King’s mood was complicated. These were three great immortal kings, yet they were subdued by the youngster before him just like that.
Back when Huang was still just a small cultivator five hundred thousand years ago, Aocheng already wanting to kill him in Immortal Domain, in the end, it was Pan King who took action from the distance, stopping that strike.
After a few hundred thousand years pa.s.sed, Huang actually grew to this extent!
How could Pan King not sigh with amazement? He felt that it was inconceivable even now. This youngster’s growth was just too fast.
“What a pity, those seniors, I’ve let them down, let them suffer disaster…” When he spoke up to here, s.h.i.+ Hao’s eyes turned red, finding it hard to endure.
He thought about the restricted region lord, the golden arm bone, crystal skull and other old monsters.
During the battle back then, those individuals acted for him. In the end, they were beaten down by Aocheng, Tais.h.i.+ and Yuanchu, these three great immortal kings, their ruined bones destroyed.
When he saw the tears in s.h.i.+ Hao’s eyes, Pan King was moved. It was because at their level, all emotions and feelings were easily controlled.
This was unless it was great sadness or great joy, this type of extremely intense emotional fluctuations, or if the immortal king still retained his innocence, even now still having great emotions, different from normally ruthless and cold immortal kings.
Once one cultivated to a certain level, achieved immortal king level, a single instance of seclusion would last many tens of thousands of years, the blue seas turned into mulberry fields. The human world would alternate, one or two great eras might pa.s.s in a single instance of seclusion. As such, their hearts would gradually grow cold.
“Who doesn’t have regrets in this world? There is no need for dao friend to feel upset.” Pan King said.
However, how could s.h.i.+ Hao not feel grief? That restricted region lord whose white clothes were purer than snow, complexion like jade always guided him, bestowed a lot of help on him, even gave up the last of his life for him.
“There will always be downturns in life, as well as endless grief and happiness. Come, dao friend, let me gift you a pleasant surprise.” Pan King said.
Immediately afterwards, they entered Pan King’s place of seclusion. This was an ancient cave.
“Senior!”
s.h.i.+ Hao immediately sensed a familiar aura, crying out. He saw the restricted region lord, white clothes still untainted by a speck of dust, exceptional as he stood alone.
However, his figure was even more blurry.
At his side, there was a small half of a piece of a crystal skull, golden arm bone and a dried-up eyeball. They were still there, but too weak.
“Seniors, all of you are still alive!” s.h.i.+ Hao’s eyes erupted with hot tears. Being able to see these people really was too great.
He thought that after that battle, this would forever become his greatest regret in this life. Those old monsters perished for his sake, making him feel endless bitterness.
He never expected them to still be alive!
“We already perished in the last great era, what life or death is there to speak of? Everything is just remnant will.” The restricted region lord said.
He was smiling, but carried self-mockery. At the same time, there was pleasant surprise. Being able to see s.h.i.+ Hao again left him extremely satisfied.
In reality, before this, they were shocked and overjoyed. When s.h.i.+ Hao appeared again, when they saw his strength, these old freaks really couldn’t help but laugh loudly towards the sky.
Even though they were remnant wills, they still almost completely vanished after that battle. After all those years, they always remained asleep, only waking up a few times.
“I will sever millions of years of the universe’s fate!” s.h.i.+ Hao said. He then displayed a method, his hands forming imprints, hacking towards Immortal Domain.
A honglong noise sounded. A great aura surged in all directions, terrifying beyond comparison. A wave of grand and auspicious aura surged over, rus.h.i.+ng in this direction.
“Brazen, who dares?”
“Who is seizing Immortal Domain’s foundation’s natural luck?”
At this moment, shouts sounded from different parts of Immortal Domain. They were all immortal kings. It was because only powerful experts of this realm could sense what was happening.
“My name is Huang!”
s.h.i.+ Hao spoke, this could also be considered declaring his own true name, using his name to sever endless fate. That was natural luck, opportunity that descended, surrounding the restricted region lord, golden arm bone and the others.
When Huang’s name sounded, all sides quieted down.
During these days, his name circulated through all of Immortal Domain. He was too powerful, first subduing Aocheng, Tais.h.i.+ and Yuanchu, and then he faced six great immortal kings.
In the end, he even headed into the Realm Sea, killed two great enemies.
This type of fierce individual, not many people were willing to provoke him. This was a reputation obtained through slaughter, his battle accomplishments glorious!
No matter how young he was, no one dared look down on him. Once Huang’s name sounded, there was a powerful intimidation power.
In reality, there weren’t many people in Immortal Domain who could seize heaven and earth’s natural luck foundation, only the most powerful giants could. Moreover, it wasn’t that there wasn’t any price for doing this.
Everything in this world was balanced, there was karma involved.
By seizing this type of natural luck, he himself was taking on great karma. He might have to return it one day.
“You cannot do this!”
The restricted region lord and the others’ wills became strong, no longer blurry. They wanted to stop s.h.i.+ Hao.
“It’s fine. There are already many types of karma on me. If one day, even this world is beaten into ruin, would I care about this bit of karma?” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
He was extremely calm, not caring.
“Did you see something?” Pan King asked.
The moment when an expert achieved immortal king status, at that moment, they were the most sensitive, able to see through many great mysteries they normally couldn’t. That was why Pan King asked like this.
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Then, s.h.i.+ Hao went to see the Heavenly Horned Ant, Mu Qing and others.
“Ao… It’s really great that you are still alive!” The Divine Striking Stone threw itself over, b.u.mping left and right. After all these years, reuniting again left even this fella extremely moved, carrying a bit of sentimental feelings.
Living, this simple request had already left them inwardly pained for five hundred thousand years. After all these years, Imperial Court’s lineage had always suffered, extremely dejected.
“Master!” The crimson dragon cried out.
“Big brother, Zhu Lin pa.s.sed away!” Mu Qing wept.
The Emperor b.u.t.terfly flapped its wings, landing on s.h.i.+ Hao’s shoulder.
“You all have suffered!” s.h.i.+ Hao said. He had them sit down, and then slowly spoke about what happened. During these years, he had always felt extremely anxious, worried that they would pa.s.s away during that time.
Fortunately, after they were brought into Immortal Domain by Pan King, this place was full of undying matter, so these people were all able to continue living.
However, after five hundred thousand years, all types of slaughter still continued never endingly. There was no way they could remain as bean sprouts in greenhouses, they still had to walk around in the city or in the star domain.
“The three old things were all subdued by me! After I return from the other side, I’ll kill them, head to their dwellings, bring you all with me!” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
However, there were still some people who pa.s.sed away. Even someone as powerful as him was powerless to reverse the heavens.
“If there is no reincarnation in this world, then that is that. However, if there is, all wills, all remnant thoughts, all of it will be found by me!” s.h.i.+ Hao declared, making the void tremble greatly.
There were some people who didn’t believe in reincarnation. He stood alone in this world, confident that he was unmatched in this life. He could subdue everything, solve all problems.
However, there were still times when one was also at their limit. When he saw the people at his side disappear one by one, s.h.i.+ Hao also felt emotional. Even though he didn’t believe in reincarnation, he still hoped there was one.
“Are you really going to the other side?” The Heavenly Horned Ant asked.
“I am going!” s.h.i.+ Hao replied.
“It is us who have dragged you down.” The Lightning Spirit said.
Mu Qing, the crimson dragon and others lowered their heads, their moods a bit dejected. Last time, when the six great immortal kings faced s.h.i.+ Hao, he was still powerful, declaring he was going to take Aocheng, Tais.h.i.+ and Yuanchu’s place, not feeling threatened.
At that moment he didn’t even mind going to war. He displayed his Embodiment Transformation Methods, creating several powerful magical bodies to support him, not minding a battle to the death.
He threatened the six great immortal kings.
In the end, when those six great immortal kings took a step back, they compromised, s.h.i.+ Hao then took the initiative to kill enemies, making up for the losses of Aocheng, Yuanchu, Tais.h.i.+, and others no longer being here.
All of this was naturally because he was worried about Mu Qing, crimson dragon and others who had just hurried over. Imperial Court’s troops also hurried over, and there was even Qing Yi, Chang Gongyan and others. He was worried that after a battle, these people would suffer disaster.
“No, you all don’t need to worry too much. I already wanted to take action myself!”
s.h.i.+ Hao said, consoling them.
This was also a fact. Even though Immortal Domain rarely helped the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, the two sides were still one camp in the end. Immortal Domain’s enemies were his enemies, for example, the foreign realm and, the creatures of darkness in the Realm Sea.
Once those experts charged over, sooner or later, they would bring disaster to the Nine Heavens Ten Earths.
Looking at it from the greater situation, he had to take action eventually.
If he let his hot-blood surge and faced the six great immortal kings, the consequences would be too horrible to imagine.
At the time, he displayed the Embodiment Transformation Great Method, so they were already intimidated, making those six great immortal kings’ att.i.tudes soften, even compromise and yield.
Later on, he took the initiative to slaughter enemies. He wanted to use this as a pretext to slaughter the enemy, examine his own strength, but also as a type of intimidation, make Immortal Domain’s kings ‘understand propriety’.
Right now, it was best if they didn’t completely break relations.
Otherwise, if they offended him again, then he might truly erupt into killing intent, direct murderous intent at them.
s.h.i.+ Hao left behind an immortal king treasury and then he went on his way, heading towards the other side!
At the same time, the Lunar Jade Rabbit, Exiled Immortal, Qing Yi, Chang Gongyan and others hurried towards the cosmos where Pan King resided, just that their speeds were a bit slower.
s.h.i.+ Hao decided to head out first, and then reunite with his old friends after he returned.