Eternal Life by Daily Divination

A terrifying pressure instantly fell over the entire ruin.

Everyone froze.

No one could have imagined that the corpse, dead for who knows how long, would suddenly speak!

His skin was sallow and withered, his cheeks deeply sunken. His ashen pupils suddenly twitched. His body slowly began to emanate vitality, regaining the aura of the living!

’He isn’t dead!’

Feeling that aura, a chill ran through everyone present, as if they had been plunged into an abyss.

The pressure he exuded far surpassed that of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their Nascent Soul Sects. He was likely a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch.

But a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch hadn’t appeared in the world for thirty thousand years.

’What era is this Cultivator from?’

’This is a Great Jin ruin, and he’s wearing a Dragon Robe. Could he be an Emperor of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty?’

’But the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty predates even the Nine Great Immortal Sects. How could he have survived all these long years? Has he grasped the secret to immortality?’

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

At this moment, like the other Cultivators, he didn’t dare move a muscle.

Everyone knew it was too late to flee.

Fleeing from such a powerful expert was futile, no matter how far one ran!

Of course, Li Chang’an was in a better state of mind.

The Divination had not shown an Evil Trigram, which meant he wouldn’t face any significant danger.

As he pondered, the powerful figure in the Dragon Robe slowly stood up. His aura grew increasingly tyrannical, long ago reaching a realm completely beyond their comprehension.

His ancient, world-weary gaze suddenly fell upon them.

In an instant, everyone held their breath.

Under this immense pressure, the entire world seemed to freeze for a moment.

"Since you’ve all arrived in the Immortal Realm, you should focus on your cultivation. Why waste time fighting?"

The senior spoke again, his words incomprehensible to the crowd.

’The Immortal Realm?’

’When did we arrive in the Immortal Realm?’

This was clearly still the ordinary Cultivation Realm, with no connection whatsoever to the Immortal Realm.

However, his words gave them a vague clue as to his identity—the last Emperor of Great Jin!

It was that very Emperor who had led the entire Great Jin Immortal Dynasty in its Ascension, never to be seen again, leaving behind a world-spanning legend shrouded in mystery.

’Could it really be him?’

Li Chang’an wondered silently.

’If it really is that Emperor, it means the Ascension of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty failed.’

’But how is he still alive?’

Just as he was thinking, the man spoke again.

He glanced around and asked in confusion, "I merely took a short rest. Why have all my beloved ministers disappeared?"

A bewildered expression appeared on his gaunt face.

"My beloved ministers, where are you? We’ve made it to the Immortal Realm!"

He suddenly bellowed.

His voice was like thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Everyone present grew dizzy, their bodies trembling and their minds ringing.

Fortunately, they were all Golden Core Cultivators and could just barely withstand this casual roar, which contained not a shred of Magical Power.

Had any Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment Cultivators been present, they likely would have exploded on the spot!

"My beloved ministers, where have you gone?"

The senior bellowed again.

「A moment later.」

He suddenly clutched his head as if remembering something. The bewilderment on his face lessened slightly, replaced by an expression of agony.

Two streams of murky tears flowed from his ashen eyes.

His expression grew increasingly pained, yet he suddenly burst into laughter, seeming utterly deranged.

"My beloved ministers, I did it! I brought you all to the Immortal Realm! Hahaha..."

With his hair disheveled and his voice hoarse, extreme agony and ecstasy twisted his gaunt face into a distorted mask.

The crowd was terrified, not daring to move for fear of attracting his attention.

They could all see it.

This man had gone mad and could not be treated as a sane person.

"I know! You must all be in another Palace! My beloved ministers, I am coming for you..."

Crying and laughing like a delirious monster, he suddenly waved his hand, tearing open a rift in the void. He stepped inside and vanished from everyone’s sight.

Vanishing along with him was that indescribably terrifying pressure.

Everyone felt a weight lift from them.

Cold sweat beaded on the foreheads of many.

A few even collapsed to the ground, their faces pale, their expressions a mixture of lingering fear and the relief of having survived a catastrophe.

Zi Xi, Gu Yunqi, and the other Saint Children and Saintesses were more composed. They stared at the spot where the mad Emperor had vanished, shock clear in their eyes.

’He tore open the void with his physical body!’

In that instant, they hadn’t detected the slightest fluctuation of Magical Power.

The senior had torn open the void using only his bare hands, and he had made it look effortless, as if he were merely acting on instinct.

’Just what realm is that? Can a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch even do that?’

Their knowledge of the Divinity Transformation Realm came entirely from fragmented ancient texts in their Sects’ Libraries.

Thus, they couldn’t be certain.

For Golden Core Cultivators, that realm was simply too far away.

Compared to the man’s realm, Li Chang’an was more curious about his lifespan.

’Could this Emperor of Great Jin have become immortal?’

He cultivated in this life for the very purpose of attaining immortality, so he was naturally desperate to know how this senior had managed to live for so many long years.

Unfortunately, he was too weak to tear open the void and give chase.

He could only suppress this question in the depths of his heart for the time being.

「Just then.」

A calm voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"I am the Flying Boat Spirit. You possess a Great Jin Treasure Token. You may enter the Flying Ship and select one Treasure."

’A Great Jin Treasure Token?’

Li Chang’an was taken aback. ’When did I get something like that?’

After a moment’s thought, he sent his Divine Sense into his Storage Pouch and quickly located a Token.