I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

The Yellow Springs Emperor remained silent.

Not only the Yellow Springs Emperor, but many other emperors around looked over upon hearing this, most of them with expressions of surprise, including the five Ghost Emperors who were "experts of the ten clans" in life, as mentioned by Lord Cui!

Only some extremely ancient [ancestral] beings remained calm and undisturbed.

Obviously.

The fact that the Underworld was created by the "Ancestral Star" is known to very few powerful beings across the myriad realms.

Right.

This event can be traced back to nearly ten million years ago. Unless it was an "ancestor-level" emperor, an ordinary emperor simply could not have lived that long.

"The underworld... was actually created by the ancestral star?"

Galo Yuan's eyes widened in astonishment. "What kind of planet is the ancestral star of humanity? The Kunlun Realm it created is the first realm among all realms... If the Hell Realm was also created by the ancestral star, wouldn't that mean the ancestral star created the first and second realms among all realms...?"

He meant to say "the second stage".

However, considering the fierce competition among the Dragon Domain, Hell Domain, and Phoenix Domain as the "second realm" of the myriad realms, and the uncertainty about who would rank second, he changed his words and said, "Besides the Kunlun Realm, the Ancestral Star has also created the Hell Realm, which ranks among the top five realms in the myriad realms. It is truly remarkable!"

"what is this?"

Sitting next to Galo Yuan, an elderly emperor said, "I remember when I was a child, when I was cultivating with my master, he once said... The ancestral star is the center of all the heavens and myriad worlds, the ancestral star of all the heavens!"

“Besides the Hell Realm, many races and realms in the myriad worlds have intricate connections with the ancestral star.”

"really?"

Clearly, Garo Yuan, a mere Karami, was unaware of these secrets, and immediately humbly inquired, "Senior, is the ancestral star really that powerful?"

That old emperor was ancient.

Furthermore, since he had heard the legends from his "master," he knew many secrets and immediately began to share them with the emperors who had gathered around him.

And the other side.

After a brief silence, the Yellow Springs Emperor transmitted his voice: "After defeating the God Race, the Human Emperor summoned many experts from the Ancestral Star. Using the Divine Realm as a foundation, he merged several ancient cosmic secret realms to create the Hell Realm, attempting to establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation to resist the calamity of the Epoch's destruction..."

"The plan initially went very smoothly."

"The Gates of Hell, the River of the Underworld, the Bridge of Helplessness... Fengdu City, the Eighteen Levels of Hell... everything is proceeding as planned."

"But then the plan ran into problems... Heaven intervened and began to interfere with the plan's progress."

He transmitted these things to Jiang He, clearly not wanting the ordinary emperors to know.

Ok?
Jiang He's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked via telepathy, "Senior, can the Heavenly Dao... intervene?"

The Yellow Springs Emperor did not answer the question, but looked at the river and asked, "Do you know... what the Heavenly Way is?"

"what?"

Jiang He looked bewildered and said, "I don't know. I'm just a body-refining martial artist who doesn't understand the Dao. How would I know these things?"

"........."

The Yellow Springs Emperor remained silent for a while before transmitting his voice: "The Heavenly Dao is essentially a supreme rule... The operation of all the heavens and myriad realms, or even the Immortal Realm, is within this rule."

"The calamity of the destruction of the era is a gift from the Heavenly Dao. To break the calamity of the destruction of the era is to defy the rules of the Heavenly Dao... The rules of the Heavenly Dao naturally do not allow such a thing to happen."

"The Heavenly Dao operates according to the highest rules, so it naturally cannot intervene."

"but……"

"Heaven's will can create disasters!"

"When the Six Paths of Reincarnation were about to be completed, the Heavenly Dao rules operated, creating a powerful, world-destroying behemoth deep within the Hell Realm... That behemoth possessed the power to destroy the heavens and the earth; it fed on the origin of the world and was extremely terrifying!"

"If it were to be born, it would devour all the heavens and myriad worlds... Its existence is far more terrifying than the cataclysmic destruction of an era!"

"The Human Emperor named it the [World Beast]."

"In order to deal with that World Beast, the Human Emperor did not hesitate to burn his life and also sacrificed the lives of eighteen powerful figures to suppress the World Beast and seal it within the Heavenly Dao!"

The Yellow Springs Emperor sighed, "The eighteen powerful beings sacrificed themselves to transform into the eighteen levels of hell, eternally suppressing the world beasts... Later, the Heavenly Qi Benevolent Emperor created the Ten Palaces of Hell to reinforce the seal!"

"The Fengdu City of the Fengdu Emperor was also established for suppression and sealing!"

"For so many ages, I have remained in the Netherworld beneath the Gate of the Immortal Realm, never venturing to the source of the Weak Water, in order to suppress the Realm Beast and prevent it from breaking the seal and escaping from the Netherworld!"

Jiang He frowned and said, "Can't we just kill that Beast of Realms directly?"

The Yellow Springs Emperor chuckled and said, "It was born under the operation of the Heavenly Dao rules... It is immortal and indestructible. Unless you can break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao rules, how can you kill it?"

Immortal?

Jiang He, however, did not believe that there were truly immortal beings in this world!

It is said that the [Ancestor Level] is as long-lived as the heavens, extremely difficult to kill, and almost immortal. However, when the Golden Crow Clan's Emperor Lu Ya fell into my hands, didn't he still turn to ashes in an instant?
He pondered for a long time before asking, "Senior, how strong is that Beast of the Realm?"

The Yellow Springs Emperor said, "Back then, the Human Emperor was already a Celestial Lord level expert. In terms of cultivation and strength, he was far above the Invincible Realm. He risked his life to seal it away... Moreover, at that time, that Realm Beast had just been born and was still in its juvenile stage. According to the Human Emperor's deduction, if that giant beast had grown to its complete form, its strength would probably be comparable to the legendary Celestial Venerable. Even entering the Celestial Realm would be a disaster!"

Immortal Lord?

Jiang He is aware of this level of understanding.

In the words of the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, the "Great Sage" in the mortal realm is equivalent to the realm of immortals.

According to the realm division in the immortal world, above ordinary immortals is the True Immortal Realm, whose strength is roughly equivalent to that of a Great Emperor.

Above the True Immortal Realm lies the Celestial Immortal Realm, comparable to the [Ancestor Level].

Above the Celestial Immortal Realm is the Golden Immortal!

Golden Immortals are all powerful figures in the Immortal Realm. Their own immortal laws have formed the "Great Luo Dao Fruit," granting them endless lifespan. Even the "Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man" of immortals cannot affect Golden Immortals. Therefore, only those who are "invincible" in the mortal world can survive the "Cataclysm of Epochal Destruction" and live into the next epoch!
Above the Golden Immortal is the Immortal Lord!
Above the Immortal Lord is the Immortal Emperor!

The "Lord of the Heavenly Court" in the Immortal Realm is a powerful Immortal Emperor!

As for "Immortal Venerable"?
Those are legendary powerhouses. It is said that when one's cultivation reaches this level, one can be "as high as the heavens," and even the operation of the "rules of heaven" cannot restrain them!
Even in the incredibly long history of the "Immortal Realm," only the legendary "Six Sages" have reached this level.

Legend has it that the "Six Sages" have not appeared for dozens of eras, and they have long since left this "world" and entered the "Chaos Sea" to roam.

According to the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, whether it is the Immortal Realm, the Western Paradise Buddhist Realm, or the myriad realms, they are all actually within one world... and outside this world is a "chaos".

...............

Is it at the Immortal Lord level?

It's not that there's no possibility of destroying it. Jiang He then asked, "Senior, if we kill that world-destroying behemoth, can we continue with the Six Paths of Reincarnation plan to fight against the calamity of epochal destruction?"

The Yellow Springs Emperor said, "Creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation to resist the calamity of the destruction of the era is an act of interfering with the operation of the Heavenly Dao rules, which is going against the heavens... The World Beasts were born from this."

"Even if we can kill this Beast of the Realm... can't the Heavenly Dao give birth to a second, a third, or even a fourth Beast of the Realm?"

"This Beast of the Realm is in its juvenile stage... What if the rules of Heaven directly nurture an adult Beast of the Realm?"

Jiang He's eyes lit up.

A realm beast comparable to a Celestial Lord—devouring and refining it would surely bring unimaginable benefits!
If it goes on and on...

Wouldn't that mean it would take off?

He sneered, clenching his fists so tightly they cracked, his eyes blazing with killing intent, and said, "I'm determined to kill this Beast of the Realm, and even the Heavenly Dao rules can't stop me... Senior Huang Quan, rest assured, give me two more years, and I will definitely destroy him!"

The Yellow Springs Emperor did not reply.

He had also followed Jiang He and knew about Jiang He's path to success... It was even more incredible than a legend!

but……

If he really saw that Beast of the Realm, he would probably feel despair.
Even with the combined power of the entire Hell Realm and the seal left by the Human Emperor over the years, they have been unable to suppress that Realm Beast... According to the judgment of the Yellow Springs Emperor and the Fengdu Emperor, the Realm Beast will likely break free when the calamity of the end of the era arrives!

He will feed on all the heavens and the myriad worlds, devouring everything!
Everyone thought that as long as they achieved the Dao of "Invincibility," they would have a chance to survive the calamity of the era's destruction and live into the next era... But how could they know that once the World Beast was freed, there might not be a next era!

The Evil Dragon Emperor's "Invincible Feast" lasted for seven days and seven nights.

For the first six days, the many emperors chatted and ate at the banquet, creating a pleasant atmosphere.

On the last day, the Dragon Emperor spoke, mentioning the "Cataclysm of the Epoch's Destruction." He said, "This era has less than a thousand years left... The end of the Epoch has arrived, and according to the observations of my Dragon Clan... the cataclysm of this Epoch's destruction has begun to brew!"

"Within some dilapidated and ancient cosmic realms, the flames of calamity have been ignited!"

Most of the secret realms in the universe have existed since the last era or even more ancient eras... Some of these secret realms have become dilapidated under the erosion of time and are unable to withstand the power of the calamity of the destruction of an era. Therefore, the destruction of these dilapidated secret realms will occur earlier than that of the myriad worlds!
The once bustling interior of the celestial palace fell silent in an instant.

All the emperors knew what this meant!
The Dragon Emperor said in a deep voice, "Our Dragon Clan has been in seclusion for many years. This time, we have emerged from the world by taking advantage of the opportunity of the Evil Dragon Emperor's attainment of the Dao of Invincibility. The main purpose of holding this Invincible Banquet is to gather everyone together to discuss how to resist the calamity of the destruction of the era... to fight for a way out for everyone, and also for our own relatives and clansmen!"

An elderly emperor, his eyes filled with anticipation, rose and asked, "Does the Dragon Emperor possess a method to resist the calamity that will destroy this era?"

The Dragon Emperor pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

An Ancestor-level being said, "The calamity of the destruction of an era was sent down by the Heavenly Dao, and was caused by the operation of the Heavenly Dao's rules... How can the Heavenly Dao's rules be reversed?"

This "progenitor-level" figure has clearly given up.

He said, "If the cataclysm of the end of an era is so easily resolved, then... so many eras before wouldn't have ended. Even the once-powerful God Race couldn't stop the great calamity of the previous era, could they?"

He popped a spiritual fruit into his mouth and said, "The end of the era has come, and I have no hope of attaining the Dao of [Invincibility]... My family and friends have been gone for several eras."

"I have no other ambitions now, only the hope that before this era ends, I can return to the planet where I was born, and return to my roots..."

"Emperor Xuyun!"

A young emperor rose and said, “Emperor Xuyun, the great calamity has not yet arrived, and we have not yet taken any action. How can we know that we will definitely be unable to resist it? As an emperor, how can you lose your ambition? If you have no ambition, how can you prove the Dao of Invincibility?”

The implication of this statement is quite clear.

Especially in front of so many powerful figures... to be spoken to like this by a "young man" who has cultivated to the level of an emperor for two or three generations, everyone thought that this "Emperor Xuyun" would be angry.

however……

Emperor Xuyun was not angry.

"Ambition?"

"Can one attain invincibility simply by having an ambitious heart?"

"Are all the [Ancestor Level] beings in the myriad realms unable to attain [Invincibility] because they lack the will to strive?"

He laughed and said, "If one could attain invincibility simply by having an ambitious heart... then in all the heavens and myriad realms, invincibility would be everywhere!"

"Back then, I was just a weak being on a tiny star in the myriad worlds. Step by step, I walked out of the star and cultivated to the [Ancestor Level]. I went through countless hardships and life-and-death situations. When have I ever been afraid?"

"But the cataclysm of the epoch's destruction is irreversible... Since it's irreversible, why waste our lives?"

Emperor Xuyun rose, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "I'm sorry, perhaps my words have spoiled everyone's mood... Farewell!"

This is not an isolated case.

In all the heavens and myriad realms, who knows how many masters like Emperor Xuyun who are "lying down" are there?
The Dragon Emperor summoned powerful beings from all the heavens to fight against the "Cataclysm of the Epoch's Destruction." Many emperors eagerly participated, willing to stay and "discuss important matters together"... while some took their leave.

On the seventh day...

The Yellow Springs Emperor was preparing to depart.

Jiang He stood up and said, "Lingzhi, let's go too."

The Dragon Emperor and the Evil Dragon Emperor personally escorted Jianghe and the Yellow Springs Emperor to the outer reaches of the Dragon Realm.

The Yellow Springs Emperor activated the "Yellow Springs River," which instantly transformed into a yellow starry river hanging across the sky. He and several emperors from the Hell Realm flew down onto the Yellow Springs River.

Jiang He smiled and said, "Senior, I happen to be going to the Underworld as well. Could you give me a ride?"

"Fellow Daoist Jianghe, your arrival in my Hell Realm is naturally a great welcome!"

The Yellow Springs Emperor said, "Please!"

Jiang He and Zhu Lingzhi flew up together and landed on the Yellow Springs River.

The Yellow Springs River trembled and vanished into thin air.

"So fast!"

Jiang He was secretly surprised: "The speed at which the Yellow Springs River can escape into the air is much faster than my full-force teleportation... Hmm, why are these Ghost Emperors looking at me so much more gently?"

He looked at the five Ghost Emperors who were once powerful members of the "Ten Clans" and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, how should I address you?"

The five Ghost Emperors exchanged glances and introduced themselves one by one.

Jiang He then asked, "Is this fellow Daoist from the Heavenly Demon Clan?"

The Ghost Emperor remained expressionless and said, "I have been reborn in the Hell Realm and am now a spirit of the Hell Realm. I have long since severed ties with the mortal world and have no further connection with the Heavenly Demon Clan."

Jiang He: "Really? I shattered four star seas of your Heavenly Demon Clan, countless lives, and all the Great Emperors, and destroyed the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Realm... You won't hold a grudge against me, will you?" (End of Chapter)