Immortal Martial Emperor

"What did you say?"

Hong Yu shuddered and whipped his head around.

His eyes blazed with a scorching light as he stared at Xiahuang Shang.

At this moment, he even forgot Xiahuang Shang’s noble status. He rushed forward until he was right in front of Xiahuang Shang, his eager gaze fixed on him.

Xiahuang Shang looked at the anxiety and fervor in Hong Yu’s eyes.

He sighed inwardly. ’I wonder what Father is planning, making me befriend Hong Yu at any cost.’

He sized Hong Yu up. The fact that even Hai Cangtian had been thwarted by Hong Yu was genuinely surprising to him.

But he still couldn’t understand.

Why would his father have such a strong reaction after hearing his descriptions of Hong Yu? A genius of Hong Yu’s Level wasn’t exactly a dime a dozen in the vast Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom, but they weren’t exceedingly rare either. Why, then, would his father react so strongly?

And in the end, he’d even been told to befriend Hong Yu at any cost.

He had even been entrusted with the Xiahuang Bell after they received news that Hai Cangtian was moving against Hong Yu.

Of course...

Although he couldn’t figure it out, Xiahuang Shang knew his father was an enlightened ruler, and his words were wisdom itself.

There were many things he didn’t need to understand the reasoning behind.

He just needed to carry them out diligently!

"Don’t be anxious just yet. Have her take this Pill!" Xiahuang Shang said.

Hong Yu froze for a moment, then took the jade bottle from Xiahuang Shang’s hand.

The jade bottle had a nine-layer Seal on it, but even so, he could smell the faint medicinal fragrance seeping out from within.

"This is?"

A look of shock and uncertainty crossed Hong Yu’s face.

Being well-versed in the *Divine Medicine Scripture*, he was naturally skilled at identifying pills by scent. Based on the Seal and the fragrance, the Pill in this jade bottle was at least Sixth Grade or higher.

Xiahuang Shang explained, "This was a gift from my father for my coming-of-age ceremony, a Sixth-grade High-level Spirit Pill, the ’Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill’. While it doesn’t have the effect of a Ninth-Grade Divine Pill like the ’Reincarnation Pill’, which can bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bones, it can allow someone on the brink of death from heavy injuries to fully recover in a short time and can restore a sliver of life force to someone who has just died."

"Have her take it first. I’ll tell you the specific method to save her afterward!"

Xiahuang Shang looked at Hong Yu earnestly.

Hong Yu nodded heavily. "Thank you, Your Highness the Prince. Regardless of whether this Pill can save Tianshuang’s life, I, Hong Yu, will lay down my life to repay your kindness in the future!"

Xiahuang Shang waved his hand. "No need to be so polite. You can just call me by my name from now on!"

"In that case, I’ll humbly accept. Brother Xiahuang."

With his heart set on saving Beichen Celestial Frost, Hong Yu didn’t dwell on formalities. He broke the Seal on the bottle of the Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill and took out a single emerald-green Pill.

A Sixth-grade High-level Spirit Pill was a true Treasure even among the upper echelons of the Southern Border Profound Domain!

The Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill entered Beichen Celestial Frost’s mouth. Her body trembled slightly as the medicinal power dissolved and circulated throughout her.

A faint emerald-green light enveloped Beichen Celestial Frost’s body.

Hong Yu could clearly feel her broken bones and shattered organs healing at a rapid pace.

「About half an hour later.」

Beichen Celestial Frost, who had completely lost her breath and all signs of life, began to breathe again. Although it was extremely faint, it was enough to pull her back from the brink of death.

"Phew!"

Hong Yu let out a long breath, the tension in his heart finally easing.

He looked up at Xiahuang Shang. "Brother Xiahuang, you just said the Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill wouldn’t truly save Tianshuang. What did you mean by that?"

Xiahuang Shang said, "Although the Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill can heal physical injuries, Beichen Celestial Frost has, after all, already died once. If not for your Primordial Gang’s Power continuously nourishing her body, she would have been beyond saving long ago. The pill has restored her body, but the damage to her Soul has not healed."

"So, she is now in a state of living death."

"Living death?"

Hong Yu understood instantly. ’It’s like what they called a vegetative state in my past life.’

They show signs of life, but they never wake up, remaining in a perpetual slumber.

Xiahuang Shang said, "If you want her to recover completely, there are only three ways..."

"What are they?"

Hong Yu asked.

As a Prince of the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom, Xiahuang Shang’s knowledge and perspective were far superior to his own. At a time like this, he was Hong Yu’s only lifeline.

Xiahuang Shang took a deep breath and said calmly, "The first way is to find one of the Ultimate Venerable Realm Powerhouses to intervene. With their strange and unpredictable methods, they can reverse yin and yang and throw Reincarnation into chaos. Saving Beichen Celestial Frost would not be difficult for them."

"The Venerable Realm?"

Hong Yu gave a bitter smile.

’Powerhouses of that level only exist in legends.’

Perhaps the being who created the Profound Celestial Tower and the Luosen Sect possessed such power, but the problem was finding them!

Besides...

’Even if I found them, what then?’

’Ultimate Venerable Realm Powerhouses are detached from the mortal world. Why would one exhaust their Heart Spirit to save Beichen Celestial Frost for my sake?’ He smiled bitterly. "What about the second method?"

"The second method is to find a Ninth-Grade Divine Pill, the ’Reincarnation Pill’."

Xiahuang Shang also revealed a bitter smile. "However, the Reincarnation Pill is Ninth Grade. In the entire history of the Cyan Cloud Continent, a Reincarnation Pill has only appeared once. The difficulty of finding one to save Beichen Celestial Frost is likely even greater than finding one of the Ultimate Venerable Realm Powerhouses."

Although Ultimate Venerable Realm Powerhouses are elusive, they have appeared in every era.

But a Ninth-Grade Divine Pill is truly difficult to track down.

Setting aside whether there are even powerhouses capable of refining such a Divine Pill, just gathering the required materials would be nearly impossible, even if you turned the entire Cyan Cloud Continent upside down.

Xiahuang Shang continued, "The first two methods are practically impossible. The most realistic method for you is the third one..."

"Brother Xiahuang, please tell me!"

Hong Yu said.

Xiahuang Shang pondered for a moment, his expression turning grave. He said, "You must know that the Cyan Cloud Continent has gone through several eras, including the eras of Ancient Times, Immemorial, and Archaic. Each era had an incredibly brilliant civilization, but they all vanished into the river of history for unknown reasons, leaving behind only a few mysterious ruins."

"For example, within my Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom, there are the Ten Great Secret Realms. The *Primordial Gang Fighting Technique* you cultivate was obtained from one of them, the Primordial Celestial Tomb."

Seeing Hong Yu nod, indicating he knew this information, Xiahuang Shang continued, "I once heard my father mention that within one of the Ten Great Secret Realms, the ’Lifeless Secret Realm’, lives a peculiar Desolate Beast called the ’Soul-Guiding Hound’. This Desolate Beast is extremely strange; it can control Souls. In fact, weaker individuals who merely glance at it can have their Souls pulled from their bodies and devoured."

"My father once discussed with two other Ancient Kingdom Emperors that if one could subdue a Soul-Guiding Hound, then after advancing to the Yin Yang Realm and gaining the ability to connect to the Yin Yang River, one could have the Soul-Guiding Hound find the target’s Soul within the Yin Yang River, summon it back, and return it to the body. This could also bring the dead back to life!"

Xiahuang Shang paused.

Hong Yu’s brow was tightly furrowed. "The Lifeless Secret Realm? The Soul-Guiding Hound?"

He suddenly looked up at Xiahuang Shang. "Brother Xiahuang, may I ask where this Lifeless Secret Realm is located?"

"Don’t be so quick to decide. Let me finish..."

Xiahuang Shang said, "Do you know why that Secret Realm is called the Lifeless Secret Realm? It’s because any powerhouse who enters has a near-certain chance of dying. Even my father only managed to escape by a stroke of luck. Moreover, even with his current strength, he doesn’t dare set foot in the Lifeless Secret Realm again."

"No. Even if it’s a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, even if death is certain, I have to try."

Hong Yu’s gaze was extremely resolute.

’Beichen Celestial Frost was willing to shield me with her own body.’

’How could I give up the chance to save her just because I’m afraid of dying?’

Xiahuang Shang nodded. "In that case, take this map. Just follow its markings and you’ll be able to find the Lifeless Secret Realm. However, before that, I suggest you first make a trip to the Ice Kingdom, east of the Ancient Kingdom. There’s a ’Profound Ice Secret Realm’ there. You should first find some Ten Thousand Years Cold Ice inside to craft an Ice Coffin and seal Beichen Celestial Frost’s body."

"Hm?"

Hong Yu frowned at Xiahuang Shang.

’Beichen Celestial Frost isn’t dead yet. Why do I need to make an Ice Coffin?’

Xiahuang Shang smiled bitterly. "Although the Life Rejuvenation and Death Revival Pill has restored the vitality of her physical body, if her Soul remains separated from it for too long, the body will inevitably begin to decay. Even if you retrieve her Soul and reawaken her in the future, her lifespan will be severely affected because her body will have lost too much of its life force."

Hong Yu had a sudden realization.

’It’s like with people in a vegetative state in my past life. The hospital would always arrange for physical therapists to move their bodies to prevent muscle atrophy and so on.’

He immediately said to Xiahuang Shang, "Brother Xiahuang, words can’t express my gratitude!"

Xiahuang Shang waved his hand. "When do you plan to head to the Ice Kingdom?"

"Well..."

Hong Yu glanced around at the ruins of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. He couldn’t help but frown and say, "I’ll leave in three days!"

"Good. Then I’ll return to the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom first. This Xiahuang Bell needs to be returned to my father as soon as possible. Sigh, if my father hadn’t given me another mission, I could have taken you to the Ice Kingdom myself..."

Xiahuang Shang hesitated for a moment, then took a peculiar hairpin from his robes and handed it to Hong Yu. "The Ice Kingdom and the Southern Ten Nations Alliance have never been on good terms. I’m afraid you’ll run into some trouble if you go. This hairpin was a gift from an old friend. When you get to the Ice Kingdom, you can first go to ’Icebound City’ and look for the Xu Family. Give them this hairpin, and they will naturally help you!"

"Then I must thank you, Brother Xiahuang!"

Hong Yu cupped his fists and accepted the hairpin.

Xiahuang Shang smiled, they exchanged a few more words, and then he used the Xiahuang Bell to tear open the void and step into a spatial passage to depart.

After Xiahuang Shang disappeared...

Old Sir Tie, White Cloud Peak, Feng Xue Xin, and the others, who had been waiting in the distance, finally ran over.

Beichen Ba looked sorrowfully at Beichen Celestial Frost, who was lying in Hong Yu’s arms.

Hong Yu said, "Beichen Family Master, don’t worry. I have found a way to save Tianshuang. In three days, I will go find the Treasure that can save her!"

"Hong Yu, I’m entrusting my sister to you!"

Beichen Ba’s eyes shone with hope as he nodded repeatedly.

Hong Yu smiled, then turned to Old Sir Tie, Zhou Wang, and the others, saying solemnly, "Everyone, you were willing to fight to the death for me. If there is anything you need in the future, I, Hong Yu, would go through hell and high water for you!"

"You’re too kind!"

Everyone waved their hands dismissively.

’Are you kidding me?!’

’Even Xiahuang Shang calls Hong Yu his brother. If we can build a connection with him, our futures are bound to be bright!’

Hong Yu nodded, his gaze finally landing on White Cloud Peak. Looking at his aged Master, Hong Yu’s nose tingled.

He knelt heavily on the ground. "Master, your disciple has implicated you."

"Little Yu, get up, quickly."

White Cloud Peak tremblingly helped Hong Yu up, his old eyes filled with tears of gratification. "You haven’t implicated me. I am proud to have a disciple like you!"

"Master!"

Hong Yu nodded heavily.

Feng Xue Xin asked from the side, "Junior Brother Hong, now that Wang Jiankun and his cronies have been eliminated, the rebuilding of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect is urgent. I propose that you become the new Sect Leader of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. What do you think?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Hong Yu.

If the number one True Dragon became the Sect Leader of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, no one would object. Moreover, it would allow the Cyan Nether Sword Sect to reach even greater heights!

Under everyone’s gaze, Hong Yu took a deep breath and said faintly...

[The second update is here. The third is being written at full speed!]