The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor Chapter 1877 - 1874: Heart of Invincibility

Having acquired the Dragon Technique, Ye Xuan emerged from the Bronze Immortal Palace, his gaze sweeping across the immense, chaotic expanse before him.

He ascended a nearby boulder, which turned out to be a Primordial Chaos Stone. These stones floated along the Emperor Road, serving as conduits for cultivation.

Ye Xuan settled onto the Primordial Chaos Stone, a crucial question occupying his thoughts: Had the Heavenly Dao suppression finally been lifted?

Logically, the three-month period should have concluded, paving the way for powerhouses from the Saint Realm to enter the Emperor Road for peak duels. Yet, no one had appeared.

Beyond this, Ye Xuan contemplated another point. Was the opportunity presented on the Primordial Emperor Road solely a duel for those within the Great Sage Realm, and could it truly be grasped?

To be frank, Ye Xuan felt only a fifty percent certainty. This would increase to ninety percent if a Great Saint were to arrive, and success would be virtually assured with the advent of a Quasi-Emperor on the Emperor Road.

The greater the intensity with which the Heavenly Dao suppression was lifted, the higher Ye Xuan's confidence in seizing the opportunity would soar.

However, it appeared the Heavenly Dao suppression had yet to fully recede. If it had, his Taoist Body and Seven Immortal Bodies would undoubtedly have shown signs of transformation.

Both the Taoist Body and the Seven Immortal Bodies possessed the innate potential to reach the Great Success Stage, a feat currently obstructed by the Heavenly Dao suppression.

Ye Xuan closed his eyes once more, immersing himself in the subtle shifts within his Taoist Body and Seven Immortal Bodies.

Moments later, his eyes slowly opened. As his pupils contracted and expanded, two formidable beams of power erupted, piercing the void ahead. This raw might even surpassed that of beings born with innate Divine Eyes.

Yet, this was merely an expression of Ye Xuan's most basic power – the simple act of opening his eyes.

"Breath..." he exhaled, his gaze regaining its calm. "It's weakening, which means the arrival of the Saint Realm is imminent."

Given this development, Ye Xuan resolved to remain put for the time being.

Throughout his journey, Ye Xuan had not been progressing at haste. He had been deliberately waiting for this precise opportunity.

Now, it seemed the moment had finally arrived, with the Heavenly Dao suppression showing signs of loosening.

Following the abatement of this suppression, it was inevitable that new contenders would enter the Emperor Road – the very individuals Ye Xuan had set his sights upon.

The world at large believed Ye Xuan to be invincible solely within the four realms of the Great Sage. They remained unaware that Ye Xuan had long harbiled ambitions targeting the Great Saint and Quasi-Emperor realms.

The rules governing the Emperor Road mandated continuous defeat of opponents. Moreover, the rewards granted by the Emperor Road escalated dramatically when the vanquished foe was of a higher cultivation realm.

For instance, consider a cultivator entering the Great Sage Realm who duels a formidable opponent already at the Heaven and Earth Great Sage Realm on the Emperor Road. While the victor would receive rewards, they would be considered quite ordinary.

However, should this Great Sage Realm cultivator emerge victorious, or even slay, the Heaven and Earth Great Sage Realm opponent, their rewards would be significantly amplified, effectively doubled.

The Emperor Road actively incentivized defeating opponents across different cultivation realms!

This strategic consideration was precisely why Ye Xuan had consistently suppressed his own cultivation level. With his innate talent, he could have long since ascended to the Invincible Great Sage Realm. Had he done so, the duels he encountered on the Emperor Road would have lost their significance.

Furthermore, Ye Xuan had factored in the Great Saint and Quasi-Emperor realms from the outset of his strategy. Engaging in battles against such high-level opponents promised unprecedented opportunities upon victory.

This was largely due to the fact that no one had ever achieved such a feat before.

The Emperor Road commenced its trials at the Great Sage Realm. For the countless cultivators across the world, the Great Sage Realm represented a legendary existence, an aspirational pinnacle they might never reach in their lifetimes.

Within such a formidable realm, attempting to challenge opponents of significantly higher cultivation was practically unthinkable.

It would require the opponent to stand perfectly still, offering themselves up for defeat. And even then, success would not be guaranteed.

Especially at the True Destiny Great Sage Realm, the third tier of the Great Sage, where the True Self Destiny had awakened, demise would be impossible even if the opponent remained passive.

Such was the profound disparity between cultivation realms!

Consequently, attempting to challenge across realms at this level was entirely unfeasible. This impossibility extended even further when considering the four realms of the Great Sage.

Could a cultivator in the Great Sage Realm possibly achieve victory against someone in the Saint Realm? This was nothing short of a fantasy.

Historically, no one had ever dared to even contemplate such an endeavor. In the eyes of a Great Saint, a cultivator in the Great Sage Realm was no more significant than an ant.

The pride associated with the Great Sage Realm, the concept of 'Two Realms Seamless,' was utterly apparent and insignificant to a Great Saint.

A Great Saint could arrest the flow of time and space with a mere thought, leaving no room for opposition.

Even when confronting an Invincible Great Sage, someone who has reached the apex of the Great Sage Realm and cultivated an unyielding stance, facing a Saint Realm opponent can only evoke utter helplessness.

But what exactly is a Great Saint?

A Great, signifying boundlessness.

A Saint, one who commands the heavens and the earth, yet also exists beyond them.

A Great Saint is an invincible entity within the vast universe.

With every breath, every movement, they possess the power to annihilate worlds, wither the heavens and earth, and bring about the universe's demise.

Much like in the myriad of smaller worlds scattered throughout the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, a Great Saint could even erase them from existence with a simple sneeze.

This is precisely why battles involving individuals of such power rarely occur within the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

If such confrontations were to take place, they would inevitably lead to the shattering of the heavens and earth.

These titans either retreat to desolate, uninhabited regions of the distant cosmos or enter ancient battlefields meticulously crafted by the Emperors of antiquity.

Consider, for instance, the ancient battlefield established by the Lie Tian Emperor of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

It is only within such hallowed grounds that combat can ensue without disrupting the natural order of the greater world.

Otherwise, conflicts waged within a Great World would prove catastrophic, resulting in the untimely demise of countless beings.

Even a Great Saint would hesitate to bear the karmic burden of such destruction.

The higher one's cultivation realm ascends, the more profoundly they respect the intricate cycle of karma.

Any entanglement in negative karma could spell their ruin.

It is precisely for this reason that cultivators who reach the Saint Realm typically withdraw from the public eye, becoming like ancient turtles in the deepest recesses of existence.

This seclusion is their method of evading karma.

These are the immutable laws governing the heavens and the earth.

The weak often yearn for the strength of the powerful, yet paradoxically, the powerful sometimes envy the unfettered freedom of the weak.

A Great Saint exists beyond the constraints of heaven and earth, but they remain bound by the Heavenly Dao and destiny; all things operate according to established rules, subject to numerous limitations.

Only the Emperor Road offers the possibility of unrestrained actions for a Great Saint.

And Ye Xuan's ultimate objective is to leverage the Great Sage Realm to vanquish a Great Saint.

He even aims to defeat a Quasi-Emperor.

Without such audacious ambition, he would hardly be worthy of the title Undying Night Emperor.

Ye Xuan once uttered a profound statement: he never shies away from preying on the weak, but more importantly, he possesses the unwavering confidence to challenge the strong.

Furthermore, he is utterly invincible.

He possesses an Invincible Dao Heart!

This is a power that transcends the ages, an unyielding force.

The direction of his heart is clear, fearing nothing!

Thus, Ye Xuan patiently awaited atop the Primordial Chaos Stone.

As time wore on, some individuals on the Primordial Emperor Road began to surpass Ye Xuan's position.

These cultivators, as they passed by and observed Ye Xuan, were filled with astonishment.

They were uncertain of his purpose but dared not disturb him, quietly continuing their journeys.

Meanwhile, on other Emperor Roads, unparalleled figures engaged in fierce contests, seizing opportunities and advancing steadily to augment their power.

Those who ranked among the Mystic Yellow List saw their cultivation soar, with nearly all breaking through a major realm.

The top ten luminaries were even on the cusp of entering the realms of the Invincible Great Sage.

Yet, Ye Xuan remained resolutely in place, his cultivation perpetually fixed at the peak of the Great Sage Realm, never taking the step into the Heaven and Earth Great Sage Realm.