A Hundredfold Training System Instantly Upgrades 999 Chapter 3009: Calm before the storm

"Immortal King, there's no need for politeness. The Ancient Demon Palace stands as the shared foe of the entire Immortal Realm. As someone from the Immortal Realm, how could I possibly stand aside?"

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face before he spoke with grave seriousness: "The demons from Tianmo Mountain have pulled back for now, yet the threat from the Ancient Demon Palace is only starting. We have to stay prepared to clash with the Ancient Demon Palace whenever it strikes."

Immortal King Ziqiong drew in a heavy breath and replied, "I get it."

Serving as the current palace lord of the Ziyan Emperor Palace, Immortal King Ziqiong possessed deeper knowledge about the Ancient Demon Palace than most others.

The ongoing upheavals in Tianmo Mountain signal trouble with the seal set by the ancient emperor. Inevitably, the Ancient Demon Palace will reemerge into the world, reigniting the ancient catastrophe once more.

Though they had driven back the demons of Tianmo Mountain this round, it offered merely a brief respite. It wouldn't take long for the enemy to return with greater force.

For the Immortal Realm, this spelled an enormous catastrophe without question.

During ancient times, numerous immortal emperors graced the immortal world, holding up the heavens and ultimately sealing away the demons of the Ancient Demon Palace, which allowed the Immortal Realm to flourish peacefully until today.

With the Ancient Demon Palace resurfacing now, the Immortal Realm lacks any Immortal Emperor. A single misstep could plunge the Immortal Realm into utter destruction.

but

At this juncture, their only choice was to unite the Immortal Realm's forces and steel themselves for a desperate showdown against the Ancient Demon Palace's demons.

"Young friend Jiang Chen, the Emperor Treasure Fengtian Catalogue ranks among the immortal world's greatest treasures. Once the ten mighty ancient beasts are assembled, it can rival an Immortal Emperor. You must master the Emperor Treasure Fengtian Catalogue completely and swiftly!"

Immortal King Ziqiong inhaled deeply once more, addressing Jiang Chen with utmost gravity.

Jiang Chen's eyes sharpened at Immortal King Ziqiong's statement: "Wasn't the Demon Emperor of the Ancient Demon Palace supposed to perish alongside the Ancient Immortal Emperor? Does that mean a Demon Emperor might still emerge from the Ancient Demon Palace?"

Immortal King Ziqiong spoke deliberately: "Indeed, most demon emperors from the Ancient Demon Palace vanished with the ancient immortal emperors, yet my Ziyan Emperor Palace's records indicate at least one demon emperor lurks within this demonic mountain."

Ever since the ancient catastrophe, the Immortal Realm had utterly lost sight of its Immortal Emperors.

Through the years, not a single new Immortal Emperor has arisen in the Immortal Realm, leaving none present today.

Even though places like their Ziyan Emperor Palace boast immortal emperor-level might and hold ancient immortal emperors' hidden aces, they might falter against a genuine demon emperor.

Jiang Chen's Emperor Treasure Fengtian Catalogue stands apart, however. It's the pinnacle emperor treasure of the immortal world, housing ten ancient beasts, each rivaling the strongest Immortal Kings.

The top two or three among those ancient beasts possess power vastly surpassing Immortal Kings; though not quite matching Immortal Emperors, they come perilously close.

In the past, the Fengtian Catalogue's master wielded this imperial treasure to subdue the Ancient Demon Palace's Demon Emperor.

That means.

The Fengtian Catalogue truly is the ultimate treasure able to challenge a Demon Emperor.

Jiang Chen's success in fully commanding the Emperor Treasure Fengtian Catalogue would prove pivotal in their confrontation with the Ancient Demon Palace.

"I understand."

Solemnity instantly etched itself across Jiang Chen's face.

A Demon Emperor represents the Ancient Demon Palace's supreme powerhouse, equal to an Immortal Emperor in might.

Should a Demon Emperor awaken in Tianmo Mountain—especially with no Immortal Emperor left in the Immortal Realm—the Fengtian Catalogue he holds would become their vital weapon against Tianmo Mountain's Demon Emperor.

Without delay, Jiang Chen returned straight to the Suppressing Devil Immortal Palace for secluded cultivation and training.

This battle inflicted heavy losses on Tianmo Mountain, claiming many demon kings and weakening them considerably. They wouldn't dare assault the Immortal Realm again anytime soon.

Yet when they rally once more, the ancient seal will likely shatter, unleashing the Ancient Demon Palace fully.

Then, the epic clash between the Immortal Realm and the Ancient Demon Palace will erupt in full fury.

Following the fierce battle, both Zhenmo Xiancheng and the entirety of Zhenmo Xianyu plunged into a fleeting tranquility.

Demons emerging in various regions of the Immortal Realm faced suppression from Immortal King forces across the major immortal realms, ushering in widespread peace throughout the Immortal Realm.

yet

All were acutely aware that this serenity merely foreshadowed the impending storm, with a colossal tempest already surging beneath the surface.

As Tianmo Mountain served as the demons' central hub that once sealed the ancient Demon Palace eons ago, the Ziyan Emperor Palace now witnessed the unprecedented assembly of elite powers from the four great heavens within Zhenmo Xianyu, poised at any moment to clash with the ancient Demon Palace.

Jiang Chen paid no attention to any of this. Right after the conflict, he hurried back to the Immortal Palace of Suppressing Demons and secluded himself anew in the Tower of Time.

The full emergence of the ancient Demon Palace loomed as an inevitable event.

Though his power had soared to the summit of the immortal realm, rivaled by scant few across the Immortal Realm, it fell short against the ancient Demon Palace harboring a Demon Emperor!

thus

He needed to seize every second to devour the leftover Heavenly Emperor sources before the ancient Demon Palace fully awakened.

By then, even sans attaining Immortal Emperor status, he could at least ascend to the Immortal King Realm's apex, leveraging his arsenal of secret arts to rival the ancient Demon Palace's Demon Race!

Cultivation knows no years.

In the blink of an eye, a decade had elapsed since the previous war's conclusion.

Those ten outer-world years equated to millennia on the Tower of Time's second level.

Over those thousands of years, Jiang Chen devoured every one of the 33 Heavenly Emperor sources from the Tower of Time's sixth floor, propelling his cultivation to the Immortal King Realm's zenith—just a single stride from the fabled Immortal Emperor.

Yet that final stride yawned like an unbridgeable abyss. Despite pouring centuries into it, Jiang Chen made no headway, forcing him to shelve his pursuit of the mythic Immortal Emperor Realm for now.

of course.

Beyond cresting the Immortal King Realm peak, Jiang Chen had also mastered the Ten Heaven-Controlling Techniques governing the Fengtian Catalogue.

At his present realm, unleashing all Ten Heaven-Controlling Techniques to command ten primordial beasts in combat should sustain him for some time.

This signified that should the ancient Demon Palace arise today, he possessed the means to challenge its Demon Emperor.

"Of the thirty-six origins left by the Heavenly Emperor, I've absorbed thirty-five already, with just the final one eluding me. Looks like I must devise a plan to track it down."

A subtle glint flashed in Jiang Chen's gaze, accompanied by a quiet murmur from his lips.

Ever since attaining the Immortal King Realm's peak, Jiang Chen had strived to grasp true Immortal Emperor Dao and ascend as the ultimate Immortal Emperor, yet a nagging shortfall persisted.

Hence, his focus shifted to that solitary remaining Heavenly Emperor source.

Jiang Chen sensed deeply that securing the last Heavenly Emperor source would prove crucial in shattering into the Immortal Emperor realm.