In Baqi’s memory, Heavenly Emperor Shi arrived in the Underworld a month ago, but he suddenly left one day, and it was said that he had gone to the Return Dominion, one of the four great dao dominions.

After learning about this, Lin Xun realized that Heavenly Emperor Shi’s purpose of going to Return Dominion was most likely because of the ruins of Fangchun Mountain!

However, the entrance to Fangchun Mountain had been destroyed long ago. Why would Heavenly Emperor Shi go there?

At the same time, Lin Xun also learned about the lord of Copper Sparrow House refusing to pay a visit to Heavenly Emperor Shi and thus angering him.

“That guy is indeed full of pride!” Lin Xun exclaimed.

After arriving in the Ancient Nebula Underworld, he also learned that the lord of Copper Sparrow House was hailed as the most prideful person in the world.

However, he still did not think that he would dare to refuse to visit Heavenly Emperor Shi. In the entire Ancient Nebula Road, there likely would not be many people who had the guts to do that!

After all, facing the threat from Heavenly Emperor Shi, even Mythical Huang Dao Court had to bow its head and submit.

Such a comparison even more emphasized the remarkable courage demonstrated by the lord of Copper Sparrow House.

At this moment, Lin Xun was still unaware that the prideful Copper Sparrow House Lord was his Senior Brother Zhong Qiu, the second disciple of Fangchun Mountain.

Even so, that made no impact on his admiration for the lord of Copper Sparrow House.

In other words, anyone who dared to go against Heavenly Emperor Shi was worthy of admiration.

……

When Baqi came to his senses, he saw Lin Xun standing in front of him, holding a bright and sharp blade in his hand.

Baqi narrowed his eyes. “The Imperial Shang Clan’s precious treasure, Dao Lawless Blade! What...are you going to do?”

Lin Xun pointed to his own chest. “That year, you dug out my Origin Aeth Artery. Today, I will give you a taste of your own medicine.”

Pu!

Before he finished speaking, he lunged the blade into Baqi’ chest, piercing his skin, tendons and bones, and directly reached his heart. With a twist of his wrist and a muffled sound, scarlet blood spurted from Baqi's chest. ℞𝐚ƝöＢΕṤ

As an eighth realm Emperor, Baqi had experienced countless dangers in his life and would not be intimidated by a little trick.

As though he felt no pain, he stared expressionlessly at Lin Xun and said aloud, “You don’t understand the Emperor Stage, and you don’t know what it means to be at the eighth realm of the Emperor Stage.

“With your strength, even if you crushed my bones, tore up my body and shredded my spirit, you still can’t kill me.”

His voice was calm, yet carried a tone of superiority and condescension.

Lin Xun seemed to be completely unaware as he continued to slash open Baqi’s heart with the sharp blade before he stated, “I am just letting you have a taste of your own medicine. I have no intention of killing you like this.”

After a pause, his gaze shifted down to Baqi’s blood-soaked chest, as still and unruffled as an ancient well, and he added, “I already said that there is only one outcome for you.”

His voice was even calmer and emotionless.

Looking at the seemingly unfazed Lin Xun, Baqi felt an inexplicable chill in his heart. “What outcome?” he asked.

“An outcome worse than death,” Lin Xun stated nonchalantly.

Those words brought a change to Baqi’s expression. An outcome worse than death meant that one could neither end their life nor live.

It also meant that one would suffer endless torment, torture, despair...without a chance to escape!

“Are you not worried that something unexpected might happen in the future?” After taking a deep breath, Baqi said calmly, “The moment I grasp the slightest opportunity, you will die for sure.”

“Don’t worry. Even when I die, I will make sure that you are in a state worse than death for eternity.” Lin Xun remained unperturbed.

As he spoke, he summoned the Dao Endless Pagoda and suppressed Baqi inside it again.

After that, he withdrew the array he set up around the canyon, and he darted into the distance with a flash.

In his grip, an antique copper mirror appeared. It was given to him by Qing Ying, the mysterious woman from Fog Obscured Alms.

It was called the Guiding Copper Mirror, and it contained a map that pointed to the Dark Lair

The Dark Lair was the origin of the Fog Obscured Alms.

Qing Ying once told Lin Xun that when he came to find her with it, she would tell him something that would only prove beneficial to him.

Lin Xun had no interest in this. What interested him was whether or not Qing Ying actually knew some secrets.

For example, secrets related to his second senior brother of Fangchun Mountain.

For example, the secret to the ‘The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.’

……

The sun rose and set; time passed by.

The stir caused by Lin Xun, a disciple of Fangchun Mountain, gradually subsided as time went by.

For the cultivators who were only trying to make a living in the Ancient Nebula Underworld, their lives were filled with constant life-and-death decisions, so they definitely would have little time to concern themselves with the lives and deaths of others.

The order to capture Lin Xun was still being carried out, but only major sects such as Earth Treasury Realm and Holy Illumination Ancient Sect actually dispatched forces to complete the order.

However, those major sects also knew that it was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack to capture a young man who had the power to suppress Great Emperor Baqi...

Half a month later.

Lin Xun crossed the territories of three regions and entered the Dongkong Region.

Not long after arriving in the Dongkong Region, he successfully condensed the consciousness and cultivation of the White Metal Dao Body.

At the same time, his cultivation soared once again, and he was showing signs of breaking through into the perfect third-level Quasi-Emperor Stage.

Sword Emperor Hunkong had mostly recovered, but he was still defeated in a sparring match against Lin Xun.

In response, Sword Emperor Hunkong fell silent for a long time, before he said one thing, “Throughout history, you are the first person to cross the barrier between quasi-Emperor and Emperor, and defeat an opponent at the first level of the Emperor Stage. Although I hate you to the core, I have to admit that you are indeed unusual.”

Lin Xun did not comment on this. He also did not tell Sword Emperor Hunkong that he could have overpowered him sooner if he had activated his great dao bodies.

……

One month later.

In a dense forest where the sky and sun were completely obscured, Lin Xun was meditating cross-legged.

During this period, he was not rushing on his journey, but instead treated it as training. Traveling day and night, through wind and rain, had allowed him the opportunity to settle his thoughts and immerse himself in cultivation.

The turmoil, bloodshed and murders in the Underworld had long had no impact on him. Even if he encountered some difficulties and troubles along the way, he was able to quickly deal with them.

Buzz–

With a peculiar wave of energy five dao bodies appeared around Lin Xun: Green Wood, Yellow Earth, Black Water, Red Flame and White Gold.

Each of them possessed their own consciousness and cultivation, and naturally resonated and harmonized with Lin Xun’s real body.

At this point, Lin Xun had passed on all the inheritances he possessed to his five great dao bodies for them to comprehend and practice.

As for himself, he focused his time and energy on improving his own cultivation and honing his martial arts.

He no longer needed to spend time and energy on things like understanding scriptures, comprehending the great dao, and practicing secret techniques.

In the past, he cultivated alone.

But now, the six of them cultivated together!

Through this unique cultivation method, all the powers he had mastered began to transform at an astonishing rate.

After all, he had an abundance of dao crystals, divine herbs, scriptures, secret techniques…and the assistance of five dao bodies. It would be odd if his strength did not improve.

On this day, his cultivation reached the perfect third level of the Quasi-Emperor Stage, meaning he was only one step away from ascending the dao and becoming an Emperor!

Once he achieved that step, he would be an Emperor of the Supreme Path!

If he failed to complete that step, all his cultivation would amount to nothing.

He had a strong sense that the obstacle of becoming an Emperor would be the most difficult and terrifying challenge in his cultivation journey!

……

From the past to the present, quasi-Emperors could be found throughout the Ancient Nebula Road, but supreme quasi-Emperors were few and far between.

Whether it was in the primeval era, the ancient era, or the present era, it was near impossible to find a supreme quasi-Emperor among tens of thousands of quasi-Emperors.

This was because it was too arduous and difficult to be ‘Supreme.’

In comparison, Emperors were also very rare. Generally speaking, if a sect or clan had an Emperor, it could be considered an elite force in the world!

For example, the Frosty Air Region of the Ancient Nebula Underworld encompassed vast territories, but only ten region lords possessed cultivation of the Emperor Stage.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

This was why Emperors were regarded as the highest, ultimate existence in the world. In the eyes of cultivators below the Emperor Stage, Emperors were the strongest force in the world!

Compared with Emperor Stage experts, supreme Emperors were even rarer...

The Emperor Stage was like a heavenly barrier that stood in the way of countless cultivators in the world.

Therefore, if one wanted to attain Emperor Stage cultivation on the Supreme Path, it was harder than ascending to heaven!

In the Ancient Nebula Road, from the ancient times to the present, only a handful of people had been able to achieve Supreme Emperor status.

Consequently, such existences were all fearsome characters who dominated the Emperor Stage, possessing powers that would make all ordinary Emperors recoil in fear!

According to ancient records, during the early primeval era, many supreme Emperors came into being, and even in the ancient era, supreme Emperors were born from time to time.

However, in the past one hundred thousand years, rarely would one hear about cultivators embarking on the supreme Emperor path in the Ancient Nebula Road.

The purpose of the trip to the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone not long ago for the core disciples of the Great Six Courts was not only to compete for the chaos treasure but, more importantly, to also reach the Supreme Quasi-Emperor Stage.

Only then would they have the opportunity to become a supreme Emperor!

Peerless monsters such as Mi Wuya and Ling Hongzhuang all had such ambitions and aspirations.

Lin Xun was no exception.

Now, he had reached the perfect third-level of the Supreme Quasi-Emperor Stage. His cultivation experience over the years made him know how dangerous and difficult it was to become a supreme Emperor.

Even so, he would not shrink back!

He sought an invincible dao of the past and the present!

If he struggled to even become a supreme Emperor, how could he even talk about an invincible dao?

However, Lin Xun was in no hurry.

The perfect stage did not mean that his own cultivation had reached the utmost perfection.

For example, there was still room to further understand the great dao and refine his dao arts.

Regardless, at this moment, when he broke through to the perfect Supreme Quasi-Emperor Stage, he had a premonition that he was not far from the day when he would become a supreme Emperor!