Eternal Life as False Emperor

On him, there were incredibly powerful magical treasures brought from another world.

If I could obtain them, perhaps they would greatly aid me somehow.

"This human boy is quite interesting. If it weren’t for Lord Demon Monarch’s orders, I’d be a bit reluctant to kill him."

"I think he’s just a fool. If it were me... hehe..."

Neither the Human Race nor the Nether Spirit Race felt that Zheng Yi keeping his vow was an act of integrity; they just thought something was wrong with him.

Of course, Zheng Yi wasn’t really there for that vow.

If these people knew Zheng Yi’s true intentions, they might laugh their heads off.

A mere ant at the Crystal Stage actually deluding himself, trying to meddle in the battles of Golden Core experts.

Not only that, he even dreams of influencing the outcome of the battle?

It’s simply a fool’s dream.

At this moment, Zheng Yi was ready, with even contingencies for various unexpected situations.

Then Zheng Yi raised his hand high.

"Senior Huiyue Demon Venerable, please accept the only treasure I have, this Soul Gathering Pearl."

When Huiyue Demon Venerable heard Zheng Yi wanting to keep his vow, he appeared indifferent, but was secretly delighted.

"Does this guy think that by swearing to Canglan Netherlord, he has to keep it under any circumstance?"

Although taking Zheng Yi’s offered treasure publicly would cost him greatly.

Getting a benefit is better than getting none, after all.

After feeling excited for a while, he found the human waste in front of him only presented a worthless bead.

He had been longing for the White Lotus Magical Artifact that can be used at the Foundation Establishment Stage to resist Golden Core Cultivators.

The massive sense of disappointment left Huiyue Demon Venerable momentarily dumbfounded.

He quickly realized that he seemed to have been fooled by a Junior Cultivator at the Crystal Stage.

"Bastard, you dare to toy with me!" Huiyue Demon Venerable burst into rage, immediately attempting to destroy Zheng Yi.

But just as his attack was about to land, a monk shining all over with golden light blocked him.

Shikong sneered, "With me here, you’ll harm no one."

Not only Huiyue Demon Venerable, but other cultivators of the Nether Spirit Race also paused in their attacks.

This human cultivator had the audacity to toy with them, the Golden Core cultivators.

Angry and humiliated, they all bore down more on Zheng Yi.

Though most attacks were blocked by human Golden Core cultivators, some cultivators who already doubted Zheng Yi eased their attacks, subjecting him to more hits for no reason.

Were it not for the talisman protecting him, Zheng Yi would be severely wounded or even dead.

Zheng Yi couldn’t clearly see the intricacies of battles between the Golden Core experts.

But as an Emperor, his grip on human nature was unparalleled among cultivators.

Thus, he could easily guess their minds.

He didn’t bother explaining and quickly tossed the pearl far towards Huiyue Demon Venerable.

None of the cultivators present were interested in the so-called treasure.

They knew the pearl’s purpose.

It could only control Zheng Yi’s soul and was of no value to them.

After all, while Zheng Yi might have many tricks, he was ultimately only at the Crystal Stage. Even if controlled, what benefit could he bring to these Golden Core cultivators?

Despite lacking interest in the pearl, everyone’s attention was on it.

They really wanted to know why Zheng Yi threw out this thing now.

Soon, they understood.

As the pearl flew towards Huiyue Demon Venerable, Zheng Yi seemingly tripped and stumbled forward with an "ouch".

Then a magical power shot from his hand, directly striking the pearl.

After all, it was just an ordinary pearl, how could it withstand the attack of an already Crystal Stage Zheng Yi?

In an instant, the pearl was crushed to dust by Zheng Yi’s magical power, and the pearl’s dust dispersed rapidly, blown away by the impacts from various attacks, scattering into the world.

Seeing the Soul Gathering Pearl shatter, some humans exclaimed nervously.

"Watch out!"

"Kid, something as important as your own life, how could you not protect it?"

After the shock, they realized.

Zheng Yi, who had confidently claimed that this pearl related to his life, stood there as if nothing happened.

Appearing completely unscathed.

By now, they had figured out that this so-called Soul Gathering Pearl was just Zheng Yi’s deception.

"Damn, we better be careful in the future. There’s not a shred of truth coming from this guy’s mouth," a human Sword Cultivator clicked his tongue.

Since the pearl was fake, likely everything Zheng Yi had said was nonsense too.

"It’s understandable, at a life-and-death moment. I actually think this kid’s not bad. Not everyone can escape a Golden Core Cultivator’s pursuit."

All cultivators present, human or Nether Spirit, looked at Huiyue Demon Venerable with sympathy after realizing they were tricked.

The Golden Core cultivators’ reputation was utterly tarnished by this early-stage Crystal cultivator.

Zheng Yi intentionally waited for everyone to digest the news before shyly scratching his head: "Sorry, Your Excellency Demon Venerable, this ’only’ treasure of mine got accidentally damaged."

"I really wanted to keep my vow, but it seems now that I might have disappointed Your Excellency."

"But no worries Excellency, if I can contact my sect, maybe the elders could send a few suitable magical treasures over to compensate for your loss."

Snap!

Huiyue Demon Venerable felt the nerve called reason in his mind snap.

A dignified Golden Core expert, not only fooled all this way by this insignificant wretch, but the guy still had the audacity to act smugly, slamming his face.

"Trash, I’ll tear you to pieces!" A furious Huiyue Demon Venerable struck furiously, kicking Shikong flying.

The immense force, despite Shikong’s Undying Golden Body, pushed him back dozens of steps.

Shikong’s retreat tore open a small gap in the human line.

Moreover, this hole was right in front of Zheng Yi.

Huiyue Demon Venerable wouldn’t let such a rare opportunity slip.

No matter his reasons, he had only one thought now, to grind Zheng Yi to dust.

Seeing Huiyue Demon Venerable rushing towards him, Zheng Yi’s face changed, retreating rapidly.

Still, compared to Huiyue Demon Venerable, he moved like a snail.

The gap between them narrowed, Huiyue Demon Venerable sneered, "Only now do you want to run? It’s too late!"

"You have only yourself to blame for getting too arrogant, thinking you could escape me."

The next moment, Huiyue Demon Venerable’s smug grin froze.

A Flying Sword blocked his path: "I think you should be worried about your survival now."

Only then did Huiyue Demon Venerable, blinded with rage, realize something was amiss.

Somehow, he was surrounded by human cultivators.

In front stood a Sword Cultivator filled with murderous intent, behind was the golden-bright Shikong.

To his left and right, human cultivators were defending against Nether Spirit attacks but also implicitly threatening him.

Among the Golden Core cultivators present, Huiyue Demon Venerable was the weakest.

Now surrounded, he was almost certainly doomed.

"Save Huiyue first!" Marquis Mu Wu, seeing Resentment Book Demon Monarch tied up by Zui Jiu, quickly reassigned tasks.

That man’s life was far more valuable than theirs.

The human side wouldn’t let them succeed.

In a melee, who would win might be unclear. But humans could defend flawlessly.

The Four Great Vajra of Yunling Temple, along with Master Qinghui, unleashed their strongest Defensive Cultivation Technique.