The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor Chapter 1794 - 1791: News of the Emperor Road

Within the Divine Soul of the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor, Ye Xuan uncovered numerous secrets.

These revelations didn't stem directly from the Quasi-Emperor, but from the Forbidden Power of the Great Ruins, which had manifested by utilizing the Quasi-Emperor’s soul as a vessel.

In the past, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor's physical form perished within the Great Ruins. Fortunately, his potent Divine Soul detached itself at the critical juncture, thereby preserving his life.

However, confined to the Great Ruins, all attempts by the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor to regenerate a physical body proved futile.

This included seeking temporary refuge within a world he himself had created.

Yet, following the demise of his original body, the world established by the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor was also adversely affected. Had he been in the Xuanhuang Great World and found a secure, secluded spot for closed-door cultivation, the situation might not have escalated.

But the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor was ensnared within the perilous Great Ruins.

Within this Forbidden Land, the very world the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor had brought into existence turned into an exceptionally dangerous place.

Consequently, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor was compelled to periodically emerge from his created world to seek out safer havens.

As for the reason he couldn't simply depart?

By that point, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor found himself utterly incapable of leaving the confines of the Great Ruins; he was trapped, having lost his way.

During this ordeal, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor made attempts to repurpose the living beings within his own world to construct a new physical body.

However, each time he neared the critical stage of this process, he was thwarted by the Forbidden Power of the Great Ruins.

As time wore on, the Divine Soul of the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor became increasingly influenced by the Great Ruins Forbidden Power.

Over countless eons, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor grew more entangled with the encroaching Forbidden Power. He faced near annihilation on multiple occasions, yet his indomitable will allowed him to persevere.

The subsequent development was that this Great Ruins Forbidden Power, using his Divine Soul as a conduit, gradually developed its own consciousness and began a struggle for dominance against him.

Through this intense conflict, the two entities became inextricably linked, privy to each other's deepest secrets.

The Great Ruins Forbidden Power gained the wisdom of the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor, while the Quasi-Emperor, by leveraging his connection to the Forbidden Power, uncovered many hidden truths about the Great Ruins.

In this peculiar fashion, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor managed to subsist.

His existence stretched for a staggering thirty million years.

Following this period, it became ambiguous whether it was the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor or the Great Ruins Forbidden Power, but it appeared they both converged on a singular objective: to utilize the Immortal Treasure, the Black Candle, to forge a perfect Immortal Body, escape the Great Ruins, and achieve the Great Emperor realm.

This shared ambition seemed to grip both entities.

Yet, despite prolonged and exhaustive searches, this elusive Immortal Treasure remained unfound.

The Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor's strength began to wane, and the Great Ruins Forbidden Power gained a decisive advantage.

Ultimately, the Great Ruins Forbidden Power successfully assimilated the identity of the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor.

Its consciousness, having been born from the Great Ruins Forbidden Power, possessed an innate awareness of the changes occurring within the ruins. It knew the Great Ruins were on the verge of opening, so it proactively orchestrated its plans. Utilizing the memories from the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor's mind, it established a Quasi-Emperor inheritance and concurrently inscribed information about the Immortal Treasure onto a Jade Scroll for discovery by future generations.

The recipient of this legacy was none other than the Mysterious Woman of Feathering.

Upon acquiring the inheritance, the Mysterious Woman of Feathering employed the details on the Jade Scroll to lure out all the prodigious talents listed on the Mystic Yellow List. Her intention was to draw out the Immortal Treasure, the Black Candle, and seize it for herself.

This, however, was merely the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor’s elaborate scheme.

Paradoxically, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor had failed to foresee the existence of a legendary World Tree concealed within the Great Ruins.

The Immortal Treasure had yet to materialize, but the World Tree emerged first.

And this sequence of events directly led to what transpired previously.

Nevertheless, the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor harbored an even greater desire: to acquire the Immortal Treasure, solidify an Immortal Body, and break free from the Great Ruins.

This urgency stemmed from its perception of shifts in the external world: the Heavenly Dao Suppression and the non-manifestation of the Emperor Road.

In epochs past, the Emperor Road had consistently been present.

But at that juncture, the absence of the Emperor Road, coupled with the oppressive Heavenly Dao Suppression, signified a true End of Dharma Era.

However, this dire situation was already undergoing rapid transformation; the Emperor Road was poised to reappear.

Furthermore, its return would precede the cessation of the Heavenly Dao Suppression.

This impending opening of the Great Ruins served, above all else, as a profound omen.

In this regard, no one could be more aware than the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor himself.

Through soul searching, Ye Xuan had gained a complete understanding of the situation.

"No wonder he was so desperate to obtain an Immortal Body," Ye Xuan mused internally.

"If he had succeeded in forging an Immortal Body and, combined with his existing Quasi-Emperor realm cultivation, he could have exerted the power of an Invincible Great Sage even if suppressed by the Heavenly Dao in the outside world. Then, stepping onto the Emperor Road, he truly would have had the potential to reach its end."

Ye Xuan thought to himself.

What a pity, it was merely a beautiful, unattainable dream.

The Immortal Treasure Black Candle was already secured by Ye Xuan – how could he allow some insignificant Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor to profit from it?

Moreover, what was so special about setting foot on the Emperor Road?

And what if one reached its conclusion?

Did that automatically mean one could become a Great Emperor?

Utterly preposterous.

Ye Xuan had long since deciphered the true nature of the Emperor Road.

The so-called Emperor Road was nothing more than a primordial Dao that had existed since the dawn of creation, containing boundless opportunities related to the Dao.

Upon this path, one could better sense the location of Tian Ming.

And the attainment of Emperorship was intrinsically linked to Tian Ming.

The further one journeyed along the Emperor Road, the more clearly one could perceive Tian Ming.

It was for this precise reason that the concept of the Emperor Road had originated.

However, even if one journeyed to its very end, it did not guarantee the ability to bear Tian Ming and achieve the Great Emperor realm.

Throughout history, numerous peerless powerhouses who traversed the Emperor Road dedicated their entire lives but only managed to reach the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Just like thirty million years ago, during the era of the Chi Lei Quasi-Emperor and his contemporaries.

At that time, no fewer than ten Quasi-Emperors emerged. They all journeyed to the end of the Emperor Road, yet why did not a single one of them ascend to become an Emperor?

The reason was simple: none of them could bear Tian Ming.

And bearing Tian Ming was not something the Emperor Road could facilitate.

Traversing the Emperor Road merely brought one closer to the Great Emperor realm; it did not bestow Emperorship itself.

In reality, many individuals had fundamentally misunderstood this crucial point.

This was also the underlying reason why Ye Xuan scoffed at those listed on the Mystic Yellow List being referred to as Reserve Emperors.

What was a Reserve Emperor?

Even upon reaching the Quasi-Emperor realm, one would hesitate to claim such a title.

Let alone some insignificant ranking on the Mystic Yellow List.

From start to finish, Ye Xuan had never given it any serious consideration.

The Xuanhuang Great World was merely one among the Ten Realms.

Beyond it lay the Ancient Great World, Ghost Great World, Western Heaven Great World, Heavenly Demon World, Demons Great World, Yun Shan Great World, Heavenly Gang Great World, Five Elements Great World, and Wuji Great World, collectively forming the Nine Realms.

And even these Ten Realms were just a fraction of the entirety of the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Within the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, one could find the vast expanse of the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

To say nothing of each Great World individually; even within smaller worlds, numerous rankings naturally emerged based on the principles of heaven and earth.

Consider the Ghost List of the Ghost Great World; it operated on the same fundamental logic.

Then, across the vastness of the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, how many so-called Reserve Emperors might there be?

It was utterly laughable.

To put it plainly, the designation of Reserve Emperor was merely a self-congratulatory veneer, a false adornment.

Throughout the endless expanse of time, every Emperor had represented the pinnacle of their respective eras.

The path towards becoming an Emperor had never been a smooth or easy one.

Even the Twin Emperors from ninety thousand years ago faced countless formidable adversaries before finally achieving their Emperor status.

And so what if one did manage to become an Emperor?

"I wonder how many ancient beings, hidden within the long river of time, will reveal themselves with the early descent of the Emperor Road," Ye Xuan mused subtly.

A slight curve graced Ye Xuan's lips as his gaze remained sharp and clear.

With a casual gesture, the Forbidden Power surrounding Tushan Chen's Nine-tailed form dissipated, and the Imprisonment was lifted.

"Continue your comprehension here. I will summon you when it is time to depart."

After uttering these words, Ye Xuan turned and swiftly made his way back towards the World Tree.