Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Xu Yang unified the Northern Domain, integrated resources, and fully developed to deal with their threats.

The True Immortal Upper Realm needs no further mentioning; Xu Yang has already offended many there, not to mention the kind of enmity like the annihilation by the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion. His performance and development over the years have also led people to believe that he possesses earth-shattering treasures and supreme opportunities.

The major Immortal Gates and the two clans of demons are likely to have informed the Tao Lineage of the Upper Realm. As soon as he ascends, they will make their move to capture this fat sheep.

That's how it is in the Upper Realm, and things are no better in the Divine Land. There hovers the "Dark Chaos," a catastrophe like a sharp sword suspended above, which could fall at any moment.

Although the range of this Dark Chaos is confined to the Central Region Divine Land, who can guarantee it will not spread to the Five Domains?

Even if it only affects the Divine Land, Xu Yang would not possibly nourish a tiger to invite danger, allowing it to ravage the Central Region, growing bigger and then devouring the entire world.

Thus, although it might seem like unnecessary worrying, some concerns are still essential; it's never bad to be prepared.

In conclusion, Xu Yang is extremely busy right now. All over the worlds, in many places, there are countless issues and troubles that need his attention.

Even so, he manages to steal some leisure amidst the busyness, taking his beloved across the sea to the Divine Land to handle a personal matter.

Central Region!

Divine Land!

Although he has unified the Northern Domain, and no one inside the True Immortal Realm can compete with him, Xu Yang can't claim he's completely invincible again because this world includes not just the Northern Domain, but also the other four Domains and most critically, the land of the Divine Land.

Within the Central Region Divine Land, those True Immortal Saint Lords who wield "Ancient Emperor's Weapons" still pose a threat to him.

Now, Xu Yang's Artifact Skills cultivation has reached the Ninth Order, and through Mana Points such as the Imperial Heavenly Scrolls Tusita Divine Edict, he has gained some insights into the Tenth Order Artifact Skills, so he can assert that those Ancient Emperor's Weapons are not merely Tenth Order Immortal Treasures.

The Emperor's Weapons are treasures of Tenth Order Earth Immortals.

But not every Tenth Order Immortal Treasure is an Emperor's Weapon!

Based on Xu Yang's insight and understanding of the Tenth Order Dao of Tools, those Ancient Emperor's Weapons have become more than just a weapon or magical treasure.

They have merged with the flesh, soul, rationale, and laws of the Ancient Great Emperor; they are the life-bound treasures created by the Ancient Great Emperor's painstaking efforts, even constituting another body, another Primordial Spirit, another life!

To put it simply, it's a second Primordial Spirit, an External Incarnation, and a unique one at that.

Even if one day, these Emperor's Weapons revive and revert to their former states as Ancient Great Emperors, Xu Yang wouldn't find it surprising.

After all, the life force of Immortals is incredibly robust. A True Immortal can live as long as the heavens and the earth, and practice as long as the sun and the moon. Why would a further advanced Earth Immortal perish easily?

Unless struck by a fatal blow from a higher level being, a Heavenly Immortal or even a Golden Immortal, completely annihilating an Earth Immortal is a very difficult task.

This is not only Xu Yang's personal realization after reaching the True Immortal Realm, but it has also been explicitly confirmed in discussions about the Creation Skill between the Mystic Yellow Realm and Ksitigarbha.

Even if not led by the Sky-reaching Tower and perished by the hands of the Heavenly Demon King, Ksitigarbha could still resurrect through other means. Even a being higher than a Heavenly Immortal, the Heavenly Demon King, finds it difficult to completely erase him because he has mastered part of the Dao and power of life and death and reincarnation.

Thus, Xu Yang's earlier statements are not contradictory; he is an unmatched True Immortal, but those Saint Lords wielding Emperor's Weapons have already surpassed the category of True Immortal. Their second Primordial Spirits, these External Incarnations, differ from ordinary divisions; their combat power is extremely close to their prime bodies, and it is not an exaggeration to say they are second Earth Immortals.

Luckily, after advancing to True Immortal, Xu Yang has gained enough confidence to rely on.

Before, he couldn't beat them.

Now, he can't win against them.

Not being able to beat them is equivalent to losing.

But not being able to win doesn't necessarily mean losing.

Xu Yang is confident that with his means, he could at least fight to a draw against one or two of these Emperor's Weapons.

In fact, the greatest danger in the Central Region Divine Land is not those True Immortal Saint Lords wielding Emperor's Weapons, but rather the Dark Chaos looming above, uncertain when it might descend.

It should be noted that even the Ancient Dynastic Imperial Clans holding Emperor's Weapons might also perish during this Dark Chaos; several Emperor's Weapons have been lost to the world because of this.

Therefore, compared to those True Immortal Saint Lords, Xu Yang is more concerned about this unknown disaster.

Dark Chaos?

What exactly is it?

Completely clueless, not to mention others, even Miss Xin Shisi, as an Eastern Emperor Taoist, knows little about it.

Xu Yang even suspects that those True Immortal Saint Lords are not very clear about the root of this "Dark Chaos" either. They only know that it is a major disaster sweeping through the Divine Land; even True Immortals, even Emperor's Weapons, may be destroyed in it, so they have been actively preparing.

His foundation, though based in the Northern Domain, posed a threat...

"What are you thinking about?"

A soft whisper brought him back to his senses.

Xu Yang lowered his gaze, meeting a pair of eyes, cold as the hidden moon yet filled with wisdom and suffused with tender, lingering affection.

Xu Yang smiled, not bothering to hide: "Thinking about the matters of the Divine Land."

"Oh?"

Meng Fanying smiled, the corners of her lips slightly raised in a teasing, somewhat jealous manner: "To think that my husband is so eager, those two sisters are truly fortunate!"

"Such jealousy..."

Hearing this, Xu Yang did not argue but simply extended his hand to embrace her, playfully saying from above: "To be moved by such worldly emotions, isn't that unlike a fairy?"

Seeing his rarely informal demeanor, Meng Fanying's face flushed slightly, and she opened her mouth to speak, only to be silenced by his leaning closer, leaving her to make cooing sounds of intimacy.

...

Several months later.

Central Region, Divine Land, East Emperor Ancient City.

As one of the nine great ancient cities in the Central State, the lineage of the East Emperor resided here. No need to mention the prosperity; among the ancient and solemn giant city walked powerful beings, alongside numerous rare and exotic animals and the Golden Chariot Procession moving back and forth as if returning to the era when humans and gods coexisted.

The city's architecture included jade buildings suspended high above the sky, seas, rivers, and mountains recreating ancient sceneries, and also shops and taverns that fully depicted a market town. It seemed like just a city, but it was a world of its own.

The most conspicuous was the golden palace in the high sky, like the glorious midday sun, emitting brilliant divine light and Great Sun True Fire, transforming into countless Golden Crows circling the palace, truly resembling the residence of an ancient Heaven King.

"This is..."

"The East Emperor Palace!?"

"The Eastern Emperor Clan is an ancient imperial clan, its ancestors were ancient Demon Emperors who once ruled the world, figures comparable to Heavenly Gods, and even among the ancient Great Emperors, they were at the very pinnacle."

"This East Emperor Palace was once the East Emperor's residence, said to be a suite of tenth order treasures, with nine palaces at its peak, combined with the East Emperor himself capable of creating ten suns in the sky, burning mountains and boiling seas, unquestionably powerful."

"Ten suns in the sky, isn't that the Divine Power Great Technique from the Jiang Clan's Universe Scripture?"

"The Great Dao is boundless, diverse paths lead to the same destination, Divine Powers overlap, what's so strange about that?"

"But compared to the Eastern Emperor Bell, this East Emperor Palace still falls slightly short, the Eastern Emperor merging extremes of yin and yang, comprehending the Mixed Element Method and the Creation Skill, eventually forging the Eastern Emperor Bell, said to encompass a world within each ring, its resonance signifies world agitation, its might so strong that even ancient Great Emperors must avoid its edge."

"With such a treasure strengthening their foundation, even among the clans of the Imperial Dynasty, they stand at the very top."

Inside the East Emperor City, lights and decorations were everywhere, all in celebration, with traffic and numerous guests arriving from all directions.

For a time, a mix of fish and dragons, rumors and speculations flying around.

"This royal wedding, with the support of the Yousu Clan, the Eastern Emperor Clan will surely rise to a higher level, even possibly challenging for supremacy once again."

"The Yousu Clan, the Yousu Clan, have they finally chosen that Eastern Emperor Taoist?"

"No choice, given the overwhelming strength of the Eastern Emperor Clan. It's said that the East King personally intervened, not only restoring the Yousu Clan's inherited Immortal Treasure but also presenting a tenth order treasure as a betrothal gift."

"My goodness, a tenth order treasure?"

"That is only second to the Imperial Arms, the Eastern Emperor Clan is really generous?"

"How could they not be generous? The Yousu Clan is one of the ancient Four Fox Clans, able to aid Daoist cultivation, with prospects of achieving a Great Emperor. If that Eastern Emperor Taoist achieves this fruit, the Eastern Emperor Clan will have hopes of ruling the world once again. By then, not to mention one tenth order treasure, even ten or a hundred could be compensated."

"I heard that this Yousu Heavenly Girl has an unparalleled beauty and grace, incomparable on this earth. Now that she is wed to the Eastern Emperor Taoist, I wonder how many young talents in the Central State will feel their hearts cut like a knife, and be deeply melancholic?"

"But how come I heard, that the number one beauty of Central State, is not this Yousu Heavenly Girl, but that Eastern Emperor Taoist... Hey, why are you walking so fast?"

"Not walking fast enough and the blood will splash on me?"

"Nobody says you're mute if you don't speak!"

"..."