Chapter 152: Chapter 152
A slovenly, disheveled old Daoist stood before this gate, a headless corpse lying by his side.
The old man extended a withered finger and reverently knocked upon the blood-red doors.
As he knocked, light patterns rippled across the gate, he immediately retreated several steps and knelt, his face full of awe.
A moment later, a majestic, ethereal voice drifted from within.
"Why knock on the Heavenly Gate?"
The old man’s body trembled. "True Lord, I have obtained the corpse of a Demonic Sect Deity!"
The person within did not respond, but the tightly shut gate cracked open by a sliver.
Instantly! Countless rays of auspicious light flew out from the gap, and the summit of the tower was bathed in an auspicious scene.
The headless corpse rose inexplicably and flew into the gap.
The gate closed once more, and the auspicious light dissipated, everything returned to tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened.
The old man scrambled up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and gazed at the Heavenly Gate with a complex expression, he had always been puzzled.
Why did the Heavenly Court need to collect the corpses of powerhouses at or above the Deity level from the Demonic Sect?
However, since the Deity shackles are loosening, they are beginning to allow people in the Great World to become Deities.
The number of Demonic Cultivators ascending to Deityhood will surely increase, I must work harder.
I must strive to return to the Heavenly Court during this Upheaval!
...
Adam did not return to the capital. Instead, he came to the Sword Sect.
"Sect Master, how much do you know about the Imperial Clans?" Among the people Adam knew, the Sword Sect Master had the highest attainment and understood the most secrets.
Sword Sect Master Lucian looked Adam over with surprise, he hadn’t seen him in a short while, but Adam’s strength had actually surpassed his own.
The sword intent on Adam’s body was not the slightest bit weaker than his.
What kind of monstrous genius is this? Could Adam be the reincarnation of someone great? Even so, no reincarnation possessed such terrifying cultivation speed.
Adam was now just a single step from becoming a Deity.
Lucian snapped back to reality and began to recount what he knew.
"Imperial Clans... they are called Imperial Clans because their clans once produced a Supreme Great Emperor..."
The Deity realm had Nine Heavens, each harder than the last.
Those throughout the long river of time who could reach the Ninth Heaven were the most dazzling figures in the world.
They could suppress an entire era, those who broke through the Ninth Heaven to reach the Saint Realm were few and far between.
Above the Saint Realm lay the Supreme Great Emperors.
They were existences who suppressed the ages.
Only one could be born in any given era, becoming a Great Emperor meant becoming the strongest individual in all the myriad heavens and realms.
However, no Great Emperor had appeared for nearly 5,000 years.
The last recorded Great Emperor was a Azure Lotus born from Chaos.
It was born as a Saint, suppressed the myriad heavens and realms, and finally ascended to the status of Great Emperor. It had dazzled that era with the elegance of a single green leaf.
Since Great Emperors were so terrifying, the clans they hailed from naturally rose to the strongest families in the world.
Yet even such terrifying Imperial Clans were restricted by the Heavenly Court.
Just how terrifying is the Heavenly Court? Do Great Emperors, who rule supreme over the world, fear the Heavenly Court? Adam was lost in thought.
Those matters were still too far out of reach, he wasn’t even a Deity yet.
Lucian took a sip of tea and moistened his throat.
"Simply put, unless you have reached the Sixth Heaven of the Deity realm, it is best not to provoke an Imperial Clan."
"Even at the Seventh Heaven, if an Imperial Clan is determined to see you dead, you will still die."
"Only by reaching the Eighth Heaven can you be considered to have the ability to protect yourself against an Imperial Clan."
Adam felt the pressure mount, he still had a massive distance to go before the Eighth Heaven.
If the Imperial Clan truly came for Cecilia, could he stop them?
"I know you are worried about Cecilia. Rest assured, the Heaven and Earth Shackle is still present. The Imperial Clan will not risk coming here. With me around, Cecilia will be safe!" the Sword Sect Master smiled.
"Thank you, Sect Master. However, the Shackle seems to have loosened, I just killed a Demonic Sect Master, and he was at the Heaven and Earth Deity realm!" Adam briefly explained the situation.
The Sword Sect Master was an enlightened reincarnation, he would likely know something about this.
"Breakthrough to the Heaven and Earth Deity realm?"
Lucian’s expression grew heavy, he closed his eyes and began to sense the world carefully.
A moment later, he snapped them open, a stream of sword light shooting from his gaze.
"The Heaven and Earth Shackle has indeed loosened!" Lucian exhaled a long breath.
"But this shouldn’t be! The shackle usually only loosens during the mid-to-late stages of an Upheaval, we are only at the initial stage!"
"Strange, truly strange!" Lucian stroked his beard, his face full of confusion.
"Sect Master, does that mean the Ancient Clans and Imperial Clans can now leave the Heavenly Void Mystic Realm?" Adam asked, brow furrowed.
"No, it is merely loosened, they won’t dare move until the Heavenly Court formally issues a new Heavenly Law," Lucian shook his head.
"That’s a relief!" Adam exhaled.
"However, little friend Adam, we must accelerate our pace. I see you’ve had another breakthrough, why don’t we try raiding the Immortal Burial Ancient Tomb once more?" Lucian proposed.
"That is exactly what I intended!" Adam nodded.
"Then let us rest tonight and meet tomorrow at the Immortal Burial Ancient Tomb!" Lucian bowed.
"Agreed!" Adam returned the bow.
After setting the time with the Sword Sect Master, Adam found Cecilia.
The girl was cultivating, seeing Adam, she quickly stood up and exclaimed happily, "Young Master, you’ve become stronger again!"
Adam was stunned. "How can you tell?"
He was now a Mortal Supreme, while Cecilia was just a tiny Grandmaster, he hadn’t even released his aura!
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