Eternal Emperor's Path to Ascension

"Please speak freely, fellow daoist."

Hearing Tian Yongheng's words, Tian Yun nodded before speaking.

"Since we're on the same side now, then fellow daoist should know one thing, which is, all the major factions in the world aren't as simple as they look on the surface. Even if a Perfected Human Immortal takes action, they would barely be able to damage even a tenth of the foundation of a major faction which has been passed down for millions of years. It's just that any major faction would also have to pay a considerable price if they wish to truly kill a Human Immortal.

This is one of the main reasons why major factions, all Half Immortal powers, rarely engage in grand scale conflicts involving beings above the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, much less the Half Immortal Realm. Otherwise from their inheritances left behind by their ancestors that include Array Formations, Rank-10 Dharma Artifacts, Talismans etcetera, it's not impossible to kill even Half Immortals at the Grand Perfection Stage.

What's even more alarming is that every major faction has at least one Perfected Human Immortal residing in seclusion to protect them. Some even have multiple Perfected Human Immortals hiding in the dark. Even Kunlun has to be careful of them.

From my knowledge, there are currently 3 Perfected Human Immortals hiding in the Great Tian Immortal Family's ancestral grounds, all of whom are from half a million years ago.

To truly destroy a major faction in the Mortal World, it is a feat as difficult as reaching the heavens in one step. But for you, it might be not be impossible. The chances of you accomplishing this will only increase with the support of Kunlun."

At this point, Tian Yun had a melancholic expression on his face, showing a slight vulnerability for the first time since he met Tian Yongheng before continuing.

"I only have one request. Find out the whereabouts of a person called Murong Yue from the high ranking members of the Tian Family, the Human Immortals should definitely have some knowledge of her. As long as you can find even a small clue about her, I can assure you that Kunlun will provide a deterrence to other major factions and stop them from interfering in the matters of the Tian Family unless they're prepared to become enemies with Kunlun."

He said everything in a single breath, slightly changing his expression as he waited for Tian Yongheng's response.

Tian Yongheng pondered the words of this figure who was his "ancestor" in a sense, as he was born around a hundred thousand years ago in the same family as him.

To say that he wasn't surprised would be a lie.

The Tian Family actually still hid such big trump cards.

3 Perfected Human Immortals were enough to sweep across the world and even end the ongoing Righteous-Demonic War in an instant. The power of a Perfect Human Immortal was not to be underestimated.

Even though he knew that there must be quite a few more Human Immortals hiding in the dark and protecting the Great Tian Immortal Family, he didn't expect there to be 3 Perfected Human Immortals.

And judging by Tian Yun's reaction, he was definitely wary of those Perfected Human Immortals as well, meaning their strength was not inferior to his own.

Tian Yongheng right now, even with his true body, was only around 50% sure of defeating Tian Yun. And that was also only if Tian Yun had not cultivated any Divine Power beyond the Genesis Realm and did not possess any Rank-10 or beyond Dharma Artifacts.

There were simply too many variables, which decreased the probability to less than 30%. Of course, this was all just speculation by him. Nothing was confirmed until he ran a simulation trial.

But since there were beings hidden in the Tian Family who were as strong or even stronger than Tian Yun, he had no confidence in defeating them. He would never take such a risk where his life was on the line.

Anyways, he could just run a simulation trial after breaking through to the Immortal Ascension Realm with his main body and see how he fared against Tian Yun. He was in no hurry to destroy the Tian Family.

Since I've already waited for over 600 years, I can wait for another couple of hundred years before taking action. By then, I won't even need Kunlun's help.

But having a behemoth like Kunlun Divine Mountain for support is indeed not a bad thing.

As for this Murong Yue... It must be someone close to Tian Yun. There's no way he would go to such lengths for a stranger.

Tian Yongheng was mildly interested in Murong Yue. Someone close to a Chosen One such as Tian Yun was bound not to be ordinary.

He mentally shook his head, deciding to put this matter aside for the time being.

"Alright, I can accept the condition of fellow daoist. However, I have a question that has been lingering on my mind."

Tian Yun gave a nod, "Ask away."

"Will the Immortal Gods of the Tian Family not interfere if it's destroyed? They surely should have some methods to send down weaker Immortal Realm experts?"

Without hesitation, Tian Yongheng placed his doubts before Tian Yun.

He had always wondered if there were true Immortal Gods hidden away in the Mortal World.

After seeing the Sword Venerable, this belief had been further solidified and was pressing down heavily upon him. Even if it seemed like the Immortal Realm cultivators could only exist within a certain domain and not move out of it, it was still extremely dangerous if such experts were hiding around the world.

This mechanism must be like his Dao Field, but without any additional benefits such as not needing to endure Lightning Tribulations and no limits to the cultivation base that could be hidden from the eyes of the Heavenly Dao.

If such a being took action against him, then he could only hide in his Dao Field and slowly cultivate to a higher realm.

Hearing his words, Tian Yun's eyes narrowed for an instance before his expression softened.

He slowly muttered to himself, "It seems my master has indeed revealed himself to you."

Tian Yongheng neither denied nor agreed to Tian Yun's words, and chose to stay silent for the time being, waiting for him to answer.

Indeed, the Sword Venerable is an exalted being in Kunlun.

With a reassuring look on his face, Tian Yun said casually, "You don't have to worry, currently, there's only one Immortal Realm expert in the Second Great Mortal World, which is my master. But he cannot leave the vicinity of Kunlun. To wipe out the Great Tian Immortal Family, you need to be sure that you can fight against multiple Perfected Human Immortals all by yourself."

Tian Yongheng nodded as he took a sip of his wine before a sudden thought appeared in his mind.

"And... What about their forces in the Upper Realm?"

Hearing this question, Tian Yun had a natural look on his face, as if he had been expecting this.

"The Upper Realm... won't interfere in the matters of the Lower Realm. Fellow daoist can rest assured. Immortal Gods cannot descend down to the Lower Realm due to the suppression by the heavenly rules, there are few cases like my master, and even he's been confined to Kunlun, unable to step into the outside world."

Tian Yongheng immediately followed up with another question, "Why is that? Is there a specific reason behind the Upper Realm's Immortal Gods choosing not to interfere even when their forces in the Lower Realm are destroyed aside from the heavenly rules' suppression?"

Yes. Why would the Immortal Gods just watch as countless years of their hard work are being reduced to dust right before their eyes?

Since the lowest level Immortal Realm experts like Sword Venerable could live in the Mortal World, doesn't that mean that there were methods that could temporarily ignore the heavenly rules?

Fighting against Immortal Gods was a dead end for him right now. He couldn't take such a huge risk without understanding everything, even after becoming an Immortal God.

Tian Yun's eyes somewhat condensed as he shook his head, "No, the Upper Realm will not interfere in the Mortal World. As for the reason..."

He let out a wry smile before continuing, "You'll naturally know soon enough."

Seeing this, Tian Yongheng suddenly had a premonition that something was wrong.

From the way the leaders of the major factions and the Saint Lord looked, like they were hiding something to this conversation, it seemed something big was happening in the Upper Realm!

Was there a great war of Immortals and Gods going on, or was it an invasion from the other realms?

Or... had the Immortal World abandoned the Mortal World?

As soon as this thought appeared, Tian Yongheng's blood ran cold.

What could make the high and mighty Immortal Gods take such drastic measures...

"Fellow daoist, you mean..."

Just as he was about to say something, a calm breath entered the range of his Divine Sense, as if it was merely a mortal. Yet, this breath contained a terrifying power, power so great that he had only felt such pressure from a single person in his entire life.

Sword Venerable!