Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1823 Chapter 478: Drawing the Sword with a Decayed Body_2

Su Zhenyuan's declaration echoed across the whole Star, reaching the ears of innumerable prominent clans who were still reeling from the report of the Eastern Domain's invasion.

Everyone recognized this current Su Family Head intimately, and they all felt profoundly disturbed by his statement.

"What?!"

"The Su Family ancestor is personally rushing to support the Eastern Domain?!"

"The Su Family's ancestor is stepping in himself?!"

Families such as the Jiang, Lin, and Lan were completely astounded, filled with utter disbelief.

After all, this figure was the Su Family ancestor, the stabilizing force of the Northern Domain, now heading to bolster the Eastern Domain in person!

Buried deep in the Lin Family's ancestral grounds, inside a concealed underground chamber.

In the heart of a Sealing Demon Array rested an ancient Copper Coffin.

Suddenly, the coffin quivered, then flew open, with a shriveled hand emerging from inside.

The hand clutched the coffin's rim, and under the glow of the Green Lamp on the stone wall, an astonishing transformation occurred. The hand, seemingly charged with mysterious energy, shifted from withered to plump, from dark as night to pure as snow. Before long, it became elegant fingers like fine jade, flawless as the world's most precious porcelain.

"Always eager to charge ahead, you truly haven't altered at all..."

An aged voice echoed forth, but toward the end, it shifted from hoary tones to the clear chime of a young woman, delightful and brimming with boundless life.

"Is it real? The Su Family ancestor is heading to battle in the Eastern Domain personally? Then who's left to defend our Northern Domain!"

"The Su Family has lost their senses!"

Numerous great clans either marveled at the Su Family's boldness or abruptly fell into alarm. With the Su Family's Great Emperor leaving, who would protect the Northern Domain now?

Yet the greatest astonishment struck those inside the Su Family manor.

They had never imagined the Family Head would escort the ancestor to the Eastern Domain against the foe.

"Ancestor...how is this possible?"

Innumerable Su Family members gazed in a daze toward the Su Family's ancestral site.

Atop the slopes of Peach Blossom Mountain, Su Jiuzhe's eyes slowly shifted to the figure bowed low on the ground, a uncommon softness appearing in his gaze as he murmured gently:

"Very well, the Su Family is in your hands now!"

With those words, he lifted his arm, and abruptly a sword's hum rang out, resounding over the full Emperor Star and even piercing into the cosmos.

"Eastern Domain, receive this sword!"

Su Jiuzhe's voice boomed through the heavens and earth, his body abruptly expanding like Fatian Xiangdi, a colossal Dharma Aspect forming, staggeringly huge, covering the entire Gusu Emperor Star.

This star, home to many mighty clans with Immortal Kings and Quasi-Emperor experts rooted in each, immense in scale, now looked like a mere lump of clay within Su Jiuzhe's gigantic Emperor Aspect!

He lifted his gaze, flicked his wrist, and a pathway—the Emperor Road—materialized in the starry expanse. This Emperor Road radiated Emperor Might that pulsed across space-time, stretching toward far-off regions.

Su Jiuzhe strode onto the Emperor Road without a backward glance, advancing directly forward.

Witnessing this sight, countless individuals on the Emperor Star stood dumbfounded, hardly able to accept the overwhelming Emperor Might and even more so, his actual departure.

In a flash, various clans wailed in protest, desperate to keep this Immortal Emperor of the Northern Domain.

Amid this chorus of lament, another powerful aura suddenly arose, swiftly blanketing the whole Emperor Star.

Over the Emperor Star materialized a lofty and detached Xuan Nu form, her face cold and impassive, as she declared calmly:

"The Su Family's Sovereign hurries to assist the Eastern Domain. The Northern Domain—my Lin Family shall defend it!"

Her crisp and commanding voice left the many frantic people frozen in place, then their eyes bulged wide with thrilled delight.

"It's the Lin Family Great Emperor!"

"The Lin Family ancestor has appeared too!"

"Thank goodness the Lin Family ancestor stays; this must be a pact with the Su Family."

Various great clans let out relieved breaths. Though stunned by the Su Family's firm commitment to help, Su Jiuzhe's exit had bred dread, worrying that the Northern Domain's defenses would crumble before the Ancient Demons.

But with the Lin Family Great Emperor's emergence, the Northern Domain gained a fresh guardian.

"Our Lin Family ancestor has finally roused!"

The Lin Family folk burst into jubilation, shouting with fervor.

"The Su Family ancestor moves to reinforce, and the Northern Domain stands under the Lin Family Great Emperor's watch. For our Qiu family, who among us will trail the Su Family ancestor to lend support?"

"The Eastern Domain must not collapse. Should it shatter, the conflict will soon engulf the Northern Domain. The Su Family ancestor acts precisely because of this. The Ten Clans of Ancient Demons probably haven't fully assembled yet; they strike but one domain at a time—we have to endure!"

"I've never set foot in the Eastern Domain, yet this once, I'm ready to help defend it!"

Plenty of great clans offered to provide backing, as the savage war from ten thousand years past served as a grim reminder to certain ancient lineages.

Besides, with the Su Family ancestor leading the charge, triumph would yield vast rewards afterward, and even mere prestige from joining could prove invaluable.

In times of future peril, these aiding clans would forge strong bonds.

Right then, an Emperor Road cut through the True Realm, not just from the Northern Domain—the Great Emperor's presence rippled across the starry void; all domains and clans it passed sensed it. Numerous experts surfaced, and several Quasi-Emperor elders ended their retreats, roused by this force sweeping the stars.

This presence boldly shook the world; with a Great Emperor's realm, once displayed, the whole True Realm could behold his image, catch his words!

"A Great Emperor emerges!"

"Who could that be? It feels like it's from the Northern Domain!"

"That presence...that's the blade silhouette of the Spring Slash Emperor Sword!"

"Is it the Northern Domain's Sovereign?!"

Many influential beings from other domains recognized Su Jiuzhe's fame too, for when a Great Emperor ascended, the entire True Realm learned of it, his Emperor title spreading far. Though many witnesses had passed away, the surviving powerhouses had seen Su Jiuzhe's imperial coronation.

Deep in the distant Eastern Domain.

Inside the Ancestor Dragon Court.

That grand and opulent Ancestor Dragon Court, eclipsing even the Heavenly Palace in splendor. In the loftiest Ancestor Dragon Hall, a pair of ancient dragon eyes fixed on the Emperor Road crossing the galaxy, showing boundless joy, then a smile of long-held anticipation.

...

Primordial True Realm, Extreme Dao Mountain.

The Dragon Order of Ancestor Dragon Court had landed in the grasp of the Dao Origin Immortal Emperor inside the vast hall.

Once the dragon's roar concluded, he had pieced together the Eastern Domain's plight. Lately, an instinct had urged him to peer into fate, yet he found the Eastern Domain's destiny tangled and obscured, signaling heavy losses.

This very failure to glimpse it pointed to a grave crisis.

"As expected, trouble brews in the Eastern Domain..."

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor knitted his brows, pondering the recent young disciple he'd dispatched, concern flickering in his eyes. He couldn't trace Li Hao's fate or observe it, thanks to some Heavenly Dao influence around the youth that warped destiny.

Dispatching the lad there right as the Eastern Domain's stormy fate loomed—if he'd known sooner, he wouldn't have let Li Hao face trials in the Eastern Domain.

"Wushe, Mofan."

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor called softly: "Qinghuang."

To his call, three figures soon appeared in the hall—his three disciples, from eldest to youngest.

All three were Quasi-Emperor powerhouses, able even in the Ancient Demon War's turmoil to safeguard themselves. While such disaster might claim an Emperor Sovereign, Quasi-Emperors, if not caught in the deepest turmoil, rarely perished.

"Master."

Di Wushe, Gu Mofan, and Zhan Qinghuang materialized, their faces solemn.

They were aware of the Eastern Domain events, and their own families had gotten the Ancestor Dragon Court's old dragon's call for help.

"Your junior brother has just headed to the Eastern Domain for tempering, with your fifth junior brother alongside."

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor stated measuredly: "Go retrieve your young junior brother. As for Qingge, if he chooses to battle in the Eastern Domain, leave him be. It's his birthplace, and if his resolve pulls him there, so be it. Some matters in life outweigh mere survival!"

Gu Mofan, Di Wushe, and Zhan Qinghuang all grew tense, already briefed on the Eastern Domain conflict via their families.

"Are we only fetching the junior brother, or also lending aid to the Eastern Domain?"

Gu Mofan asked.

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor abruptly felt a shift, gazing skyward, piercing the divide between Primordial True Realm and True Realm to behold what only he could—an Emperor Road bridging the galaxy.

That form, long expected to decay, now flew unbound through the starry reaches.

"You remain unripe, each at a pivotal stage; push to achieve Emperor soon. For this Eastern Domain... if it reaches a desperate pass, your master will intervene himself."

The Dao Origin Immortal Emperor uttered steadily.