1994 - 2004

Chapter 1994: Heroic Sacrifice

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

When Zhang Tie arrived at Xuanyuan hill, he found that the entire city had been covered with blood and battle flames…

The flames that rushed into the sky from Xuanyuan hill brightened the entire city. It was full of battle qi smokes and tornadoes in the night sky within 6,000 miles. The most tragic scene facing humans and Taixia Country in the 3rd holy war was undergoing.

Over one night, the country's land sunk; the heavens and the earth were toppled over and numerous cities deteriorated into purgatories.

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The battle planes of Zodiac Guards were hovering above Xuanyuan Hill. Those air cavalries were attacking demon knights tirelessly and desperately in vain. The inflammable bolts that were fired by battle planes left battle flames in the sky, which implied the final moments of air cavalries at the risk of their lives.

However, although inflammable bolts could threaten enemies under knights, they were absolutely as weak as toys as for demon knights.

Demon knights could pass those battle flames in the sky safe and sound. Additionally, they could shatter a battle plane and cause it to fall to the ground with a casual strike.

Even so, those air cavalries were still rushing towards those demon knights. All the air cavalries were implementing their responsibilities to safeguard the air zone of Xuanyuan Hill. Like how moths flew towards the flames, although they knew that they would die, they would still carry all before one; instead of retreating.

Those Hua knights in Xuanyuan Hill were also fighting at the risk of their own lives.

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There were countless demon knights. Almost each Taixia knight was being besieged by many times more demon knights. As a result, Hua knights' battle qi smokes and tornadoes were disappearing constantly.

"Go to hell…" An earth knight of Zodiac Guards penetrated through a demon knight's heart with his long sword. Meanwhile, his body was penetrated through by two more demon knights' palms. However, before the other two demon knights pulled out their palms, all the earth elements around the earth human knight suddenly poured out of the Elements Realm in a weird pattern. He was detonating himself. As a result, the earth human knight and the three demon knights were killed by the violent explosion and strong impact wave.

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An airboat was hit down. The impact wave of the hundreds of meters long airboat instantly crushed half of a small town outside Xuanyuan Hill where flames were springing up to the heaven…

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Many teams of demon knights were flying in Xuanyuan Hill and attacking savagely. None of the high-rise buildings across Xuanyuan hill were complete. It was filled with battle flames, collapsed bildings and rumblings of demon knights' battle qi. Millions of Hua people in Xuanyuan Hill were being slaughtered by demons wantonly, regardless of gender and age.

The No. 1 human city had already become the purgatory.

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Zhang Tie had already killed over 1,000 demons at the bank of Weishui River, Gobbling Province all the way to Xuanyuan Hill. What he saw on the way almost caused his eye corners to crack with fury——The entire Gobbling Province had been in ruins. At least 1 million demon knights were ravaging in Taixia Country. At this moment, demon knights fully displayed their evil nature; despite being knights…

Boom, Zhang Tie shattered a heavenly demon knight into pieces with one punch. It was full of invisible sword winds in the nihility within tens of thousands of meters. All the demon knights approaching this region would be shattered. Zhang Tie darted straight to the air zone of Emperor Xuanyuan's royal city in Xuanyuan Hill.

The no-fly zone above Xuanyuan Hill had long been invalid. The entire city was in a mess and was filled with cries and screams. The Goldenwater river had already turned red. All the Zodiac bridges cross Goldenwater River had been broken. When those people escaped to the bank of Goldenwater River, they were slaughtered by demon knights batch after batch, causing blood and flesh to fly in all directions and filling the Goldenwater River with incomplete corpses and limbs…

Zhang Tie punched all the demon knights on his way into a blood mist and rushed straight towards Xuanyuan Emperor's royal palace.

The former brilliant royal palace had long become ruins. Additionally, a 10,000 m deeper pit appeared on the ground of the royal palace. Far-ancient morality stele was floating in the air above the royal palace. Hundreds even thousands of demon knights were pouring out of the far-ancient morality stele and rushing towards all directions in an overwhelming manner.

At the entrance of the hole of the far-ancient morality stele, a heart was jumping in the nihility while giving out red light. Meanwhile, wisps of black qi were coming out of the far-ancient morality stele and injecting into that heart. The heart's red light gradually became stronger and jumped at a greater frequency. Additionally, other organs started to grow out around the heart.

Whenever the heart beat, it was like beating a huge drum throbbing in the sky, causing the entire ground across the royal palace to rock.

Zhang Tie didn't know what was that heart. However, at the sight of it from afar, Zhang Tie had sensed the terrifying qi on that heart.

Meng Shidao, who was already a half-human and half-demon, was standing in the sky above the royal palace and calmly watching Zhang Tie who was rushing towards him, a brilliant rare sword in hand.

When Zhang Tie killed thousands of demon knights and in an overwhelming way and arrived at 20,000 m away from the royal palace, Meng Shidao instantly slashed towards Zhang Tie with his brilliant long sword.

The long sword didn't carry any sword qi; neither was it sharp. However, when Meng Shidao launched a strike, Zhang Tie instantly felt a terrifying sword qi coming to his side.

It was not a usual sword qi. When it appeared, Zhang Tie immediately felt a fatal threat.

Even though Zhang Tie was capable, he was unable to avoid it at this moment. In an emergency, Zhang Tie roared as Infinite Immortal Prison instantly appeared in his hand. Almost at the same time, Zhang Tie brandished his huge 'stick' towards the sword qi…

Bang…

The sky was full of rumblings. Closely after that, the violent sword qi crushed all the streets and buildings within 60 square miles. Some sword qi absolutely ignored Zhang Tie's protective battle qi. After penetrating through his protective qi, they instantly left dozens of fine wounds on his skin. One wound was even on his face. Additionally, Zhang Tie was sent flying over 1,000 m away before coming to a stop. In an instant, Zhang Tie's face turned gloomy.

This slash could even kill an immortal emperor.

Anyone else would have been split up by the slash.

Meng Shidao's power had already been greater than any other immortal emperors that Zhang Tie had ever met in Motian Realm. What was more terrifying was his sword.

After sending Zhang Tie flying away with one slash, Meng Shidao took an appreciative look at that long sword. After that, he flicked the blade of the sword and said with a smile, "What an immortal item in the royal household. This Xuanyuan Sword is indeed powerful. If those who cultivate Xuanyuan God Sutra use it, they could at least release 5 times greater power…"

Zhang Tie was sure that Meng Shidao was not a demon; however, given his look, Zhang Tie knew that Meng Shidao had been demonized. Like that Zhang Tie absorbed the energy of a shadow demon by a mistake and turned into a shadow demon, a human could also be demonized after absorbing the energy of a powerful demon. According to Zhang Tie's conjecture, Meng Shidao was demonized by the far-ancient morality stele behind him.

Watching the hole in the middle of the far-ancient morality stele where demon knights were pouring out like a flood and flying towards all directions and that heart which was gradually growing out of a terrifying demon's body with the injection of black qi, Zhang Tie closed his eyes. After a short while, he opened his eyes calmly.

"You've already been a premier and have supreme power, being close to Emperor Xuanyuan, why do you do this?"

"Premier? So what?" Meng Shidao watched Zhang Tie, as calm as he was in the Nine Heavens Palace. If not that his face was covered with black scales and looked a bit terrifying, Meng Shidao was still decent and handsome. "Even though a premier must follow a person's order and look up at someone else. Even though I could promote to a sage-level knight, when I reach the end of my longevity, I would also turn into white bones and die. Now that others could stand at the peak of humans, couldn't I, Meng Shidao, do that too? Now that there's a way of being immortal, why not pursue it?"

"Therefore, you're willing to join demons and destroy the whole country?"

"As for me, there're only two kinds of power, strong and weak. Power couldn't be divided into righteousness and evil. The heaven is not merciful; it just takes everything as a lifeless sacrifice; sages are not merciful; they just take civilians as nothing. In this world, what millions died might Caesar be great? Now that the hundreds of millions of people could do that for someone else, why not they do it for me?" Meng Shidao watched Zhang Tie as he continued with a smile, "Take you as an example, you've made remarkable meritorious deeds to humans. Nobody could match you on that. However, even though you're the regent of Taixia Country and are faithful to the royal households, the royal households of Taixia Country also stay alert about you. Did anyone of the royal households tell you anything about the immortal item Xuanyuan Sword and those secrets about Xuanyuan Sword which are hidden in the royal palace? Have they ever shown it to you? Did anyone tell you that the Xuanyuan God Sutra was with Xuanyuan Sword? Can you guarantee that those royal princes might not deal with you with Xuanyuan Sword one day? Maybe when someone among them promotes to a sage-level knight with Xuanyuan God Sutra, the royal households would deal with you. If you say demons should be killed, all the humans should be killed too because everyone had a demon in their heart…"

"Where's Xuanyuan Zhu?"

"He's dead!" Meng Shidao answered straightforwardly, "Your daughter wanted to block me; therefore, she was killed too. After this catastrophe, all the humans in the future would take me as their ancestor and emperor. But now all of you must die…"

After hearing Meng Shidao's words, Zhang Tie closed his eyes as bloody tears rolled down his eye corners.

Before the two drops of bloody tears dropped off his face, Zhang Tie had poked his fingers into his eyes and dug out his eyes. After that, two daggers appeared in his hand. Zhang Tie then stabbed them into his ears. After making himself deaf, Zhang Tie pricked two daggers into his heart and lower abdomen respectively…

Zhang Tie was bloody all over from foot to head…

Meanwhile, a light&shade of battle god Xing Tian who was taller and more powerful than that before appeared behind Zhang Tie; many substitute runes flew out of Zhang Tie's central forehead——one…two…three…seven…eight…nine…

Nine substitute runes flew out of Zhang Tie's central forehead.

It was Zhang Tie's most powerful trump card that he had never exposed to the public. At this moment, Zhang Tie exposed them all without demur.

A matrix and nine substitutes roared at the same time.

"Go to hell…"

A few substitutes rushed towards Meng Shidao; the rest substitutes were responsible for killing those demon knights. His matrix rushed towards that heart which was jumping in the middle of the far-ancient morality stele, Infinite Immortal Prison in hand.

In an instant, the entire Xuanyuan Hill was experiencing drastic changes within 6,000 miles.

All the substitutes of Zhang Tie's manifested their virtual images of king roc at the same time.

In an instant, the exit of the hole in the middle of far-ancient morality stele was filled with black fog. A pair of familiar, terrifying and huge scarlet eyes with golden pupils appeared in the black fog and stared at Zhang Tie. Closely after that, the entire far-ancient morality stele flew towards Zhang Tie's matrix in an overwhelming manner like Mount Tai…

Zhang Tie's matrix instantly darted towards the far-ancient morality stele without any fear, leaving a streak of light and a flame.

Bang…

The heavens and the earth rocked at the same time. The land cracked as the entire royal city in Xuanyuan Hill disappeared.

In this collision, the far-ancient morality stele just rocked once; however, the small frame of Zhang Tie's matrix was hit into the crust of earth immediately. However, in the blink of an eye, a streak of light and a huge pagoda rushed out of the crust towards the overwhelming far-ancient morality stele again like an undying bird…

The far-ancient morality stele hit that streak of light again…

In the collisions, a pathetic song drifted out of that streak of light…

Spikes in hand, soldiers in rhino hide fought with sabers and swords on chariots.

Flags blotting out the sun; enemies were like dark clouds; bolts clashed, brave fighters fought in the frontline bravely.

Enemies are encroaching our battlefield and treading on our troops; the horse on the left of the chariot died; the horse on the right was hurt.

The two wheels were buried; the four horses were trapped. Jade hammers in hand, we beat battle drums.

The heaven became dark; the deities were driven mad. Die! Die! Your corpses spread over the wild.

After launching a punitive expedition, you don't come back. You keep marching on! The plain was vast in the long way.

Brandishing Long swords; opening powerful bolts, we never change our mind until death.

You're always brave; you're always aggressive; you're always strong-willed. No one could violate the country.

You die; however, your spirits remain forever! Your souls are the heroes!

In the last sonorous line, that streak of light became extremely strong and brightly lit the entire city as Zhang Tie rushed towards the far-ancient morality stele for the last time.

Bang…

That streak of light dispersed in the night sky like a meteor or firefly. Meanwhile, all the rest substitutes broke apart…

Watching that streak of light disappear, a thunder hawk which had just arrived at Xuanyuan Hill in terms of a golden streak of light looked up at the sky and wailed like how the cuckoo dripped off blood through its mouth 1 . Closely after that, it rushed towards the mountain-like far-ancient morality stele and dispersed in terms of light…

Chapter 1995: The Enlightening Force

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

"Ah…" Zhang Tie shouted as he opened his eyes. Then, he found that Tang Mei was sitting right in the opposite. Supporting her chin with one hand, she was watching Zhang Tie with her wide, beautiful eyes out of curiosity as if she had been waiting for him to wake up for long.

Her clothes were as white as snow; her black hair was as smooth as a waterfall. There was a small stove and tea set on the teapoy. Dense tea aroma still existed in the air. They were in a small pavilion that was surrounded by fiery apricot trees.

After opening his eyes, Zhang Tie looked straight in Tang Mei's eyes.

"What happened? Why am I here? Hasn't Taixia Country been destroyed? Haven't I fought to the death in Xuanyuan Hill?"

Zhang Tie still clearly remembered the true feeling when he was shattered in the last collision with the far-ancient morality stele which was under the manipulation of the demon overlord. Zhang Tie even faintly saw his Little Thunder sacrificing with him in a tragic way…

'Was I having a dream? Was it the world after death?'

At this moment, Zhang Tie felt confused as he became petrified.

"Brother, are you awake?" Tang Mei asked him in a tender voice.

"Where are we?"

"Emperor NvWa's Palace!" Tang Mei replied as she blinked her eyes.

Pah…

Zhang Tie slapped himself.

He felt the sharp pain immediately. He then ensured that he was not in a dream. Meanwhile, his hand was a bit wet. He touched his face as he found that his face had been covered with tears. Even the front part of his coat had been a bit wet. He then carefully sensed his current state as he found he was in the peak state, the same state when he had just drunk Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring.

"How long has it been?" Zhang Tie asked Tang Mei, confused.

"Not too long, just one day and a half!" Tang Mei replied with a smile.

"I mean what time is it now?"

"It's September 23, the 3593th year of Emperor NvWa's Calendar!" Tang Mei said as she gave a piece of fragrant towel to Zhang Tie tenderly, "Brother, I wonder why you suddenly dropped tears just now!"

Zhang Tie didn't take Tang Mei's towel, but instead, he became dumbfounded.

'September 23, the 3593th year of Emperor NvWa's Calendar?'

'Isn't it the first time when I came to Emperor NvWa's Palace? What happened? Shouldn't I have already left Motian Realm? Additionally, it should have been dozens of years. I've even experienced so many things. How could I go back to Motian Realm after death? And at this time? Was everything that I experienced my hallucination?

Zhang Tie became stupefied for quite a while. Unconsciously, he moved his eyes onto the empty cup on the teapoy in front of him. His heart suddenly palpitated once. After taking a look at the empty cup and Tang mei, Zhang Tie swallowed his saliva and stammered, "What… what… did I drink?"

Soon after saying these words, Zhang Tie suddenly became stunned, because he suddenly remembered that he asked the same question when he woke up in memory. Unconsciously, what was happening now aligned with the former experience in his memory completely.

He still remembered Tang Mei's answer…

"Nothing. It's just the tea leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree being soaked with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring…" Tang Mei said briefly.

In an instant, Zhang Tie couldn't even utter a voice. He felt like catching something in mind; however, he didn't understand it completely.

"Brother, do you blame me for making you drink Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring?" Tang Mei asked Zhang Tie elegantly as she moved her bright eyes onto Zhang Tie, "But Brother, you're already a supreme immortal general now. If you don't drink Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, you could barely break the barrier between God and humans. If you don't break the barrier, you couldn't sense the Realm of Moods or form your first immortal chakra."

Tang Mei was as same as before, including her behaviors and words. However, at this moment, Zhang Tie had already known that Tang Mei was Emperor NvWa. Of course, he would not feel that someone forced Tang Mei to do that.

"What's the function of the tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree?" Zhang Tie asked Tang Mei meticulously.

Not until then did Zhang Tie suddenly realize that he appeared to have very little information about tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree, as if a mysterious power forced him to forget about the function of the tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree.

Of course, tea leaves counted the most in tea culture; followed by water. It was common sense. Now that Tang Mei made tea for Zhang Tie with the tea leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree and Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, the importance of tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree had been evident. However, after waking up, Zhang Tie forgot about this thing. Later on, he appeared to not have a deep impression on the tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree either. Zhang Tie found it was unusual.

"Brother, did you have a very long dream just now? Was everything in the dream like real?"

'Is that a dream?' Zhang Tie was not sure about it till now. Therefore, he could only nod towards Tang Mei silently.

"That's the function of the tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree. When you have the tea of far-ancient Enlightening Tree, you will have a dream for 100 years. It's like real; however, it elapses as fast as a lightning bolt!" Tang Mei watched Zhang Tie as she continued with a smile, "The tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree didn't come from Motian Realm. They were actually rarities in Emperor NvWa's Palace. According to the legend, far-ancient Enlightening Tree was a marvelous tree that existed when the chaos separated into heaven and earth. The tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree were born with a strong time force. They could help people experience everything and see what's going to happen in the future in a dream. It's my gift to you. Don't you like it, Brother?"

'It seems that I was having a dream after drinking the tea water of the tree leaves of far-ancient Enlightening Tree. I've experienced a long dream which was akin to the reality-based trouble-reappearance situations…'

'Actually, those things had not happened in Taixia Country yet!'

'I'm still alive. I've not even returned to Taixia Country yet. I could still redeem everything!'

After being silent for a few seconds, Zhang Tie suddenly exclaimed, "Ah…". Closely after that, he jumped up and shouted. At the same time, he guffawed and dropped off tears. He danced with joy like being mad. After that, he rushed out of the pavilion, running in the apricot trees and guffawing. "Hahaha, I'm still alive; I'm still alive. There's still time. There's still time. Hahaha, Demon Overlord, Meng Shidao, let's see it. Let's see it. Hahaha…"

Zhang Tie then rushed to the front of Tang Mei with a red face with excitement. Closely after that, he cradled Tang Mei and circled in the air for dozens of times under her astonished eyes. After putting her down, he kissed Tang Mei's face for more than 10 times as he continued, "Hahaha, that's my favorite gift. I love it too much. It's the best gift that I've ever received. Thank you. Thank you. You're my baby! You're my lucky angel…"

Tang Mei's face turned into a piece of red cloth immediately. Closely after that, she became this bashful and uttered in a low voice, "Brother…"

At this moment, Zhang Tie had completely forgotten about Tang mei's identity. He tightly cradled Tang Mei and directly kissed her lips…

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Seven days later, on October 1st, Zhang Tie returned to Tigerback Mountain with high spirits.

Soon after he watched Bian Heng entering the parlor, Zhang Tie had rushed forward and gave him an embrace. Bian Heng became flurried as he instantly turned gloomy and pushed Zhang Tie away. Meanwhile, he urged, "No! No! I'm not a woman…"

If not know that Zhang Tie's sexual orientation was normal, Bian Heng might have long driven Zhang Tie away with battle qi.

Zhang Tie moved two steps back as he watched Bian Heng and apologized seriously, "I'm sorry…���

Bian Heng felt odd as he looked Zhang Tie up and down before asking, "What wrong thing have you done to me?"

"Nothing, I just feel that I miss you after leaving you for a few days…" Zhang Tie replied as he shook his head and sat down. In this world, nobody else might know what Zhang Tie's apology meant to Bian Heng——In that real "dream", Zhang Tie took Bian Heng to Taixia Country. However, it meant a trap for Bian Heng. When Zhang Tie fought to the death in Xuanyuan Hill, Bian Heng was traveling across the country. If everything in the dream was real, Bian Heng must face a poor outcome after Taixia and Hua people were destroyed. That was why Zhang Tie felt sorry about Bian Heng.

"Tang Mei, it must be related to Tang Mei…" Bian Heng instantly became furious as he suddenly recalled something. After glaring at Zhang Tie ferociously, he gritted his teeth with fury and continued, "I wondered why your face looked such red and energetic like taking philter. You must have a guilty conscience after sleeping with Tang Mei. Therefore, you're apologizing to me!"

"Ahem, ahem…" Zhang Tie turned solemn immediately as he explained, "Brother Bian, you must have thought too much. I'm here to ask you whether you will leave Motian Realm with me or not…"

After hearing the topic, Bian Heng gradually recovered his composure. After making a glimpse at Zhang Tie, he rubbed his beard with two fingers and said with a serious look, "Erm… I need to think about it carefully. I'm not as smart as you. If you sell me, I might even count money for you."

Bian Heng wanted to leave Motian Realm with Zhang Tie; however, he felt bashful talking Zhang Tie about that. Of course, Zhang Tie was aware of Bian Heng's tactic. Zhang Tie laughed inside as he even knew what Bian Heng wanted to say next.

"Brother Bian, what about taking another man with you? Had better be a woman. Because women are always delicate in mind. If you got a partner with you, I might not cheat you easily anymore. How about that?"

Bian Heng widely opened his mouth and eyes as he watched Zhang Tie who was smiling at him as if the latter was a ghost, because he found that Zhang Tie had mentioned the excuse he had prepared well….

Chapter 1996: Changing Plan Bit by Bit

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

"Your Majesty's eyes are really crystal and could observe the details. I hold you in great admiration…"

When Bian Heng was agape and tongue-tied, a woman's voice sounded outside the parlor where Bian Heng and Zhang Tie met. At the same time, a brisk and elegant woman with long and slim eyes entered the parlor frankly.

At the sight of this woman, Bian Heng instantly sprang up like how a mouse would respond to a cat. After that, he rubbed his hands and greeted her with a bit bashful smile. "Why… why are you here?"

"I just want to know how you fabricated lies about me in front of His Majesty!" the woman replied as she took a glance at Bian Heng, causing him to draw back his neck at once. Closely after that, he bent deeply towards Zhang Tie elegantly as she greeted Zhang Tie, "My respect to you, Your Majesty, I'm Jiang Mingyue the elder of Mountains Sect from Snowcloud Middle Domain!"

'Eyes are crystal… could observe the details…' After hearing Jiang Mingyue's extolment, even Zhang Tie felt a bit bashful.

"When I gifted Brother Bian the fruit of Cross-Realm Flower, given Brother Bian's joyful look, I knew that Brother Bian had already had someone in his heart. Additionally, that man must be a supreme immortal general and an outstanding woman. At the sight of Elder Jiang, I realized that the one whose eyes are crystal is Brother Bian, hahaha…"

Zhang Tie spoke highly of both Bian Heng and Jiang Mingyue in such brief words. After that, he told them how he guessed that Bian Heng would not leave Motian Realm alone. After hearing his words, Bian Heng and Jiang Mingyue both laughed. At the same time, the atmosphere in the parlor became much more harmonious. After that, the three people sat down.

As Jiang Mingyue was here, Bian Heng almost became silent and became the audience of Zhang Tie and Jiang Mingyue.

Like what he "dreamed", Jiang Mingyue asked Zhang Tie about the information of the world where he came from. Zhang Tie answered her patiently. After answering some questions, Zhang Tie directly took two atlases with photos of different sceneries out of Castle of Black Iron and showed them to Bian Heng and Jiang Mingyue. Reading the two atlases, the two people were greatly amazed by the special sceneries and didn't doubt Zhang Tie's words any longer.

"Over hundreds of millions of years, too many immortal emperors in Motian Realm would like to break the nihility and leave Motian Realm. However, I've never heard that anyone succeeded in it. Many people were crushed and perished in the chaotic nihility. Although Bian Heng and I are supreme immortal generals, we're crystal clear about our abilities. Given our abilities, we could never leave Motian Realm. Your Majesty, I wonder how do you plan to take us away from Motian Realm?" Jiang Mingyue finally asked Zhang Tie the key question. Bian Heng also pricked up his ears at once.

It was the most crucial question.

Jiang Mingyue posed this question as same as that in Zhang Tie's "dream". Therefore, Zhang Tie knew that it was definitely the problem that Jiang Mingyue and Bian Heng concerned about the most after negotiation. They wanted to leave Motian Realm. However, Zhang Tie must guarantee their safety; instead of taking them to die with him.

Last time, after hearing this question, as the core area of Mountain Ruins was going to open and Zhang Tie planned to leave Motian Realm after discovering the Mountain Ruins, he proved his ability in the simplest way——He directly teleported Bian Heng and Jiang Mingyue into Castle of Black Iron and let the two people stay in Castle of Black Iron in advance. He prepared to leave Motian Realm with the two people a few days later.

Previously, Zhang Tie thought that he could execute the plan to wipe out all the demons without any loophole when he returned to Taixia Country. Finally, humans were exterminated, including him. This time, Zhang Tie had completely returned to reality and recognized the demons' trump card. Of course, Zhang Tie would not return to Taixia Country with the two people without considerate preparation like last time.

If he did it like last time, Zhang Tie confirmed that the Demon Overlord must still be waiting for him in the Chaos Space. Would he waste 10 more years being chased after by the Demon Overlord and return to the main world with his secret method at a great price again? Of course, not!

Over these days, through well considerations in Emperor NvWa's Palace, Zhang Tie concluded some reasons for his failure in the "dream". The first reason was that he didn't predict that the Demon Overlord who was hiding on the back of demons could stop him in the Chaotic Space. After killing two demon emperors in a row, Zhang Tie's confidence soared too much in a short period of time. He thought that he could even solve everything by force. Due to poor judgment and inefficient preparation about difficulties and accidents, he wasted more than 10 years in Chaotic Space.

If he made good use of the 10-odd years, he could definitely help humans win the holy war…

"I'm not confident enough to take you two to that world safely!" Zhang Tie adopted the absolutely different tactic and words when he watched Bian Heng and Jiang Mingyue. "If you've determined to go there, I will prove to you my ability within 10 years. You could consider it well within the following 10 years. It depends on you whether you will go there with me or not by then!"

"10 years?"

"10 years?"

Zhang Tie nodded firmly. When the two people heard that he was going to leave Motian Realm soon the last time, they both looked surprised. However, this time, when they heard that they were going to wait for 10 years, they looked relatively calmer. Perhaps the two people felt that they should indeed make sufficient preparations before leaving Motian Realm. In fact, 10 years were not too long for them.

"Well, that's a deal!" Jiang Mingyue agreed. Bian Heng just nodded like a fool on one side; meanwhile, he watched Jiang Mingyue in an infatuated way…

…

After leaving Tigerback Mountain, Zhang Tie darted towards Nine-Heavens Big Domain at lightning speed.

…

On October 10, the 3593rd year of Emperor NvWa's Calendar, many powerhouses were converging outside the core area of Mountain Ruins. Everything was as same as that in Zhang Tie's "dream". The arrival of Long Jiutian, Ying Gucheng and the other immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace aroused the attraction and discussions of those immortal generals outside the core area of Mountain Ruins. However, what they were discussing was already different than that in Zhang Tie's "dream". In the past 10 days, Zhang Tie, who had just shown off his power in Deities' Plain, made another world-shocking deed in Nine Heavens Big Domain——he almost swept over all the demons' cities in Nine Heavens Big Domain alone at lightning speed and pushed his fame to the apex again…

"Hahaha, it's so boisterous here. See you again…"

Zhang Tie appeared with greetings; however, nobody else could identify the "poor taste" in his words. Of course, very few immortal generals were mumbling inside, "Why did he use 'again'? Did His Majesty Dragon Emperor greet someone whom he was familiar with?"

Zhang Tie flew over there as handsome as a celestial being in a white robe and a black waistband…

Chapter 1997: Zhang Tie's Firm Resoluteness

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

Zhang Tie moved tens of thousands of meters in one go. He arrived at the front of the other immortal general of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace soon after his voice at lightning speed.

"My respect to you, Your Majesty…"

Long Jiutian, Ying Gucheng and the other 20-odd immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace hurriedly greeted Zhang Tie with full respect. Previously, Zhang Tie had told them that he would come here to converge with them before the core area of Mountain Ruins opened. When they watched Zhang Tie, all the 20-odd immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace became greatly reassured.

"Get up, please!" Zhang Tie said as he raised his hand, lifting up the two elders and those immortal generals gently with his tender battle qi.

Watching these familiar yet strange faces in front of him, Zhang Tie had a complex feeling. In his dream, after leaving Motian Realm, he would never see these immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace any longer. Unexpectedly, heaven bestowed upon him another opportunity.

Long Jiutian and Ying Gucheng exchanged a glance with each other with faint shock in their eyes. Only after a few months, they felt that Zhang Tie had been much more powerful than before. Additionally, what Zhang Tie did in Nine Heavens Big Domain over the past 10 days shocked the entire Motian Realm too. However, what Long Jiutian and Ying Gucheng were confused about was that Zhang Tie didn't have Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace take over those demons' cities that he had swept across Nine Heavens Big Domain. As a result, those cities were anarchic at this moment. All the immortal demon general had already escaped away. The army of demons had been broken up. However, those immortal palaces and forces in Nine Heavens Big Domain dared not occupy those cities where Zhang Tie had wiped out either. If they dared pick free peaches from Dragon Emperor, they must be courting death.

The current situation facing Nine Heavens Big Domain was actually a bit chaotic; because nobody knew Zhang Tie's plan in Nine-Heavens Big Domain.

However, as the core area of Mountain Ruins was going to open, they all focused on the core area of Mountain Ruins.

"Hahaha, long time no see, Dragon Emperor is still as brilliant as before. Congratulations! Recently, Dragon Emperor caused all the demons to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves in Nine-Heavens Big Domain. They almost retreated from Nine Heavens Big Domain completely. Your heroic deed really caused our humans' morality to soar…" Force Emperor greeted Zhang Tie with laughter from afar.

As the actual situation had changed, Force Emperor's greetings were also different than that in Zhang Tie's 'dream'.

In the "dream", Zhang Tie didn't make such a great meritorious deed in Nine-Heavens Big Domain. Because Zhang Tie wanted to go back to Taixia Country as fast as possible, he was not interested in the remaining demons and demon cities in Nine-Heavens Big Domain. He then left that "cake" to those immortal palaces and forces across the Motian Realm. However, this time, Zhang Tie swept across all the main demon forces in Nine-Heavens Big Domain in 10 days and aroused a sharp reversal over there. Therefore, even Force Emperor paid attention to Zhang Tie's great deed in Nine-Heavens Big Domain and intended to sound out Zhang Tie's purpose by doing that.

"Hahaha, Force Emperor, thanks for your appreciation!" Zhang Tie laughed. After saying something that everyone else could hear, he asked Force Emperor secretly, "Force Emperor, are you interested in those demon cities in Nine-Heavens Big Domain?"

After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Force Emperor's eyes gleamed. At the same time, he asked Zhang Tie secretly, "Dragon Emperor, you mean?"

"It's simple. I want to exchange 40 demon cities that I wiped out in Nine-Heavens Big Domain with 20 years' cultivation access in the secret realms under the control of Your Majesty in Mountain Ruins. I know that a tower of time could be available for 20 years one year later in the secret realm under your control!"

After hearing Zhang Tie's request, Force Emperor's heart instantly palpitated once. If Force Emperor agreed to exchange one year's cultivation access for two demon cities that Zhang Tie had wiped out, Force Emperor Immortal Palace must make great profits from that. However, that secret realm in the Mountain Ruins under the control of Force Emperor Immortal Palace was a top-secret in Force Emperor Immortal Palace, only Force Emperor and some elders knew about it. How did Zhang Tie know about it? How could he know clearly when a tower of time in the secret realm was available? That was too terrifying!

"Your Majesty, how do you know that I've got a secret realm and there're towers of time in that secret realm?" Force Emperor asked Zhang Tie as he squinted his eyes.

The true reason was that Zhang Tie had been crystal clear about everything in the Mountain Ruins after his Castle of Black Iron engulfed the space ball of Motian Realm for 20 years when the entire Mountain Ruins had become Zhang Tie's private belongings. This was also Zhang Tie's great achievement in "dream".

"There's a rarity called Motian Mirror in Emperor NvWa's Palace. When I paid a visit to Emperor NvWa's Palace a few days ago, due to good luck, I learned a lot of secrets about Mountain Ruins from Motian Mirror, including that Force Emperor had a secret realm and a time tower in that secret realm is going to be available soon!" Zhang Tie fabricated with a serious look. At this moment, if he told Force Emperor that he learned about it in a dream, Force Emperor would not believe it. Therefore, he preferred to fabricate a lie that Force Emperor could believe and would never be revealed by Force Emperor for the rest of his life.

"Dragon Emperor, why do you need that tower of time so urgently?"

"Because time is very precious for me. I want to promote to an immortal emperor as soon as possible!"

Four years later, Xuanyuan Changying would be assassinated by demons. Last time, Zhang could do nothing about it in his dream. Therefore, he could only hold his wrist, sighing and making a pair of elegiac couplets for Xuanyuan Changying's death. This time, Zhang Tie must have a try for Xuanyuan Changying, Taixia Country and himself no matter what.

If he had enough available towers of time, he could promote to an immortal emperor in 4 years and return to Taixia Country as an immortal emperor so as to prevent all these things. The difference between an immortal emperor and a sage-level knight was even greater than that between a knight and a common fighter. Zhang Tie was confident that he would not fear the projection of demon overlord in the Chaotic Space if he promoted to an immortal emperor…

Force Emperor asked Zhang Tie with a smile, "What if I don't agree with it?"

Zhang Tie then lowered his head and remained silent for half a minute. Finally, he raised his head and watched Force Emperor, replying decisively, "Your secret realm is in an air-floating ocean over 4,000 miles away from Brokensmoke Ocean in the east. One year later, that time tower will be available again. I will enter that secret realm by then. Anyone who blocks me at that time must die!"

Force Emperor watched Zhang Tie…

Zhang Tie watched Force Emperor too…

The air within tens of thousands of meters between them appeared to be frozen. Besides Zhang Tie and Force Emperor, none of the other immortal generals there knew that the two most powerful humans in Motian Realm were on the verge of breaking out a battle…

Chapter 1998: Quick Reaction

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

After gazing at Zhang Tie for one minute, Force Emperor suddenly let out a sigh as his domineering qi reduced at a stroke. He uttered, "I regard my respect to you. That tower of time will belong to you in one year. I have to agree with you. Unexpectedly, you could force me to drink!"

Force Emperor knew that the result was the same if he or Force Emperor's Immortal Palace blocked Zhang Tie given Zhang Tie's battle force in the battle of Deities Plain. What was more, Zhang Tie had already known the location of the secret realm in the hand of Force Emperor. If Zhang Tie determined to go there, nobody else across Motian Realm could stop him. Now that Zhang Tie talked about this trade with Force Emperor secretly, he might have already considered the possibility of being refused, and maintained the dignity of Force Emperor to a certain degree.

Of course, Force Emperor felt complex at this moment. He had a good impression of Zhang Tie; however, at this moment, he realized that Zhang Tie had already "changed"…

Zhang Tie knew what Force Emperor was thinking about. However, due to emergency, he couldn't be hesitant or merciful anymore; instead, he explained to Force Emperor while shaking his head, "Please forgive me, Force Emperor, I have to do that. I have to promote to an immortal emperor as fast as possible. Nobody could stop me. Even if it was sworn by numerous people, I'd still have to do that!"

"Dragon Emperor, did you clean up demons across Nine Heavens Big Domain recently in order to exchange those cities under the control of demons for access to my tower of time?"

"You got it!" Zhang Tie admitted it frankly, "If I got it by force, my reputation would be destroyed. Therefore, I prefer to exchange it with cities; one year for two cities, both of us could benefit from it. Why not?"

"Dragon Emperor, do you know that demons also have secret realms in Mountain Ruins? Do you know that there are also towers of time in the secret realms under the control of demons?"

Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Of course I know the secret realms under the control of demons which contain towers of time. After exploring the core of Mountain Ruins, I will take demons' secret realms by force!"

After hearing Zhang Tie's explanation, Force Emperor became speechless.

The atmosphere between the two people became much cooler at once; instead of being that passionate like before.

Although being heroic and generous, Force Emperor was also very domineering. Force Emperor and Zhang Tie had a good relationship before; however, at this moment, Zhang Tie had to conquer Force Emperor for the sake of his purpose. No matter what, the relationship between him and Force Emperor could never match that of the survival of Taixia Country and humans as a whole. If he had to choose one between his friendship with Force Emperor and the survival of Taixia Country, Zhang Tie preferred to choose the second one. As for what Force Emperor would do and judge him in the future, it was not that important any more…

"The core of Mountain Ruins is going to open…"

A human immortal general shouted in the far the moment Zhang Tie and Force Emperor reached an agreement. What happened in the next was as same as that in Zhang Tie's dream…

A brilliant sparkle suddenly appeared at the highest point of the core of Mountain Ruins in the distance. The sparkle soon became a hot sun. At the same time, the entire core of Mountain Ruins started to rock as the fog started to fade away bit by bit, revealing the original look of the core of Mountain Ruins.

The great shock and wave came from the core of Mountain Ruins and swept over the surrounding air zone like ripples, cleaning up all the clouds in the sky. At the same time, numerous blue and red meteors flew out of the space above Mountain Ruins and shot in all directions like an earthshaking avalanche, submerging the air zone within thousands of miles near the core of Mountain Ruins…

Zhang Tie squinted his eyes and watched all these. The traces of the meteors of those blue and red ice and fire heavenly winds were as same as that he saw in his dream as if their routes had been fixed in advance.

Before the waves disappeared, Zhang Tie left some words to two elders and some immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace silently and cupped his hands towards Force Emperor, saying, "Force Emperor, I gotta get going!" After saying that, Zhang Tie advanced towards the core of Mountain Ruins where numerous meteors were falling down under the dumbfounded gaze of the other immortal generals outside the core of Mountain Ruins, leaving a light in the sky.

When Zhang Tie was going to be hit by a meteor, he activated his invisible Shen bead and disappeared in front of the public at a stroke. Nobody could see him or trace anymore.

Force Emperor who was still depressed by the trade between him and Zhang Tie also gnashed his teeth and rushed towards the core of Mountain Ruins in an unyielding way. However, he was not able to predict the trace of each meteor; therefore, only after a few minutes, he had seen a huge icy blue meteor flying towards him… he couldn't avoid it…

Being extremely depressed, Force Emperor roared and slashed his huge saber towards the meteor at once…

…

The shock and meteors of ice and fire heavenly winds across the central area of Mountain Ruins had just disappeared when Zhang Tie arrived there. At the same time, the Infinite Immortal Hell appeared in Zhang Tie's hand like a hammer. Zhang Tie then flew towards that entrance on the second floor in the central area of Mountain Ruins according to his memory at a high speed.

Only after a short while, with a loud sound "bang", a deities' battle puppet was finally shattered into pieces by Zhang Tie's Infinite Immortal Hell. Then, Zhang Tie saw the familiar scene again——A huge archway, a huge sculpture, a vast and open square and a square matrix of 360 deities' battle puppets…

When the 360 deities' battle puppets' eyes slowly turned red, Zhang Tie punched his own chest twice heavily and caused blood to flow out of his nostrils, ears and mouth corners. Closely after that, the light and shade of battle god reappeared behind Zhang Tie.

"Come on…" Zhang Tie roared as he rushed towards those deities' battle puppets. Meanwhile, the power of his Infinite Immortal Hell surged by 10 times in a split second. With cracks and booms, Zhang Tie rushed into the entrance as fast as he could.

It was still that Instrumental Spirit Palace with 5 gates. However, this time, Zhang Tie didn't enter the other four gates to collect element crystals any longer; instead, he directly rushed in the one in the center.

It was a tunnel behind that gate. Zhang Tie soon reached the turning.

The corpse of that human power in broken immortal outfit was leaning against the wall of the tunnel. Before that corpse made any response, Zhang Tie had struck the corpse with his big hammer and crushed it into pieces…

"F*ck, you almost scared me to death last time…"

Chapter 1999: When Good Luck Come, One Has Good Ideas

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

Bang…

The terrifying strike brought by Infinite Immortal Prison almost burned the entire palace on the floor below Heaven of Light into ashes.

With one strike, the air there had become even hotter than magma. Meanwhile, the ground on that floor was shaking heavily like experiencing an earthquake.

The last blue deities' battle puppet in the palace, who was as powerful as an immortal emperor was shattered by Zhang Tie's strike. His broken body parts were sent flying tens of thousands of meters away. Even the 10-odd bloody deities' battle puppets rushing towards him were destroyed by the strong impact wave of Zhang Tie's strike.

Over 1,000 deities' battle puppets were heavily injured by Zhang Tie's constant strikes. Their tight formation finally revealed a loophole. Zhang Tie then broke out of the palace with his huge stick and came to the palace under the magnificent brilliant starry sky immediately.

It was an area of dilapidated ruins that was giving out time-honored qi under the starry sky.

Although it was his second time to see such a scene, Zhang Tie's heart still palpitated once when he saw everything in this space. The interwoven scenery of the brilliant and eternal starry sky and the far-ancient dilapidated buildings in the long course of history carried a great impact force. It caused Zhang Tie to meditate like an abstruse subject.

In that ruins, a purely white, high tower was standing still and even reached the starry sky.

The Heavens-Reaching Tower was already in front of him.

However, Zhang Tie didn't have time to meditate as a great batch of deities' battle puppets were chasing after him. Those deities' battle puppets feared nothing.

Zhang Tie didn't waste time on those deities' battle puppets, because he had already felt that the effect of triggering Battle God Bloodline was declining. He then rushed towards the purely white Heavens-Reaching Tower with a streak of light, tens of thousands of meters per step.

The entrance of the Heavens-Reaching Tower was still complete. Light was flowing faintly on both sides of the entrance. The entrance was not a gate, but a white light curtain. As Zhang Tie was being closely chased after by those deities' battle puppets, he soon arrived at the entrance at the bottom of Heavens-Reaching Tower before entering the light curtain…

When Zhang Tie entered that light curtain, those deities' battle puppets instantly stopped.

In the "dream", when Zhang Tie and Tang Mei came here, they entered the Space Spirit's Palace and rested a few days over there. After recovering their energy, they continued to explore the Heaven of Light meticulously. This time, as Zhang Tie had already known the situation in the Heaven of Light, he directly entered the Heaven of Light on the highest floor of the Heavens-Reaching Tower from the entrance without any concern or rest.

When Zhang Tie entered the light curtain, a huge transparent bubble wrapped him immediately, causing him to rush into the sky, as if taking a high-speed lift. Only after a short while, the bubble had burst. Zhang Tie then entered the Heaven of Light.

When he arrived at the Heaven of Light, the light&shade of Battle God disappeared immediately. Meanwhile, he almost staggered forward due to the strong dizziness.

Everything here was as same as that he saw last time in his "dream". The ground here was covered with corpses and body parts of fierce deities, which were giving out brilliant red light like gemstones.

As Zhang Tie had already started to sense the aftermath of triggering Battle God bloodline, he rushed to the side of Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring as fast as he could. Closely after that, he threw himself onto the side of the pool and immersed his head into the Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring before having a drink.

If he did not know that he could fix the aftermath of triggering Battle God bloodline in the shortest period soon after coming here and drinking Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring to his hearts' content, he would never trigger his Battle God bloodline in the Heavens-Reaching Tower.

In his "dream", it took Zhang Tie almost one month from the entrance at the second floor of Mountain Ruins to the Heaven of Light at the top floor. However, this time, it only took him one day to reach the floor where Heaven of Light was from the bottom.

Zhang Tie made it at the cost of triggering his Battle God bloodline and six substitutes. Additionally, he ignored all the element crystals and heavenly sandalwood on the way. He only wanted to come to the Heaven of Light in the shortest period of time.

The important reason that Zhang Tie accomplished it so fast lay in that he knew that a tower of time inside the secret realm of Mountain Ruins under the control of demons was available in half a month. Zhang Tie could cultivate inside for two decades, during which period of time he could reach four change realm of his immortal chakra. Zhang Tie must grasp this opportunity.

In the "dream", in order to leave Motian Realm for Taixia Country as soon as possible, Zhang Tie missed many things and opportunities in Motian Realm and Mountain Ruins. This time, he would not repeat it.

After drinking Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, he saw the effect immediately. In an instant, the weakening effect of triggering Battle God bloodline came to a stop. Closely after that, Zhang Tie felt that his vigor was recovering slowly.

In case of more trouble, Zhang Tie stood up and started to teleport the items in the Heaven of Light into Castle of Black Iron.

Those entered his eyes first were body parts of fierce deities that spread everywhere over the floor.

All the body parts of those fierce deities had been energized. Each of their body parts was emitting brilliant bloody light. According to Tang Mei, only fierce deities who had formed two immortal chakras and above could keep this kind of eternal bloody light after death. According to the depth of the color of bloody light, one could even identify the cultivation base of that fierce deity before death. The color of bloody light that body parts of late fierce deities who had formed two immortal chakras emitted was a bit lighter than those who had formed three immortal chakras.

The floor of Heaven of Light was covered with body parts of fierce deities. After counting it roughly, Zhang Tie found there were at least hundreds of late fierce deities here. If these fierce deities were still alive, anyone of them could become a superb powerhouse higher than human or demon emperors and topple over the entire Motian Realm.

However, at this moment, all the fierce deities had died like extinct dinosaurs, leaving their remains displaying their great power. Zhang Tie was lost in wonder.

To be honest, Zhang Tie didn't know the purpose of the body parts of these fierce deities even now. However, it was his instinct to feel that these things could help him a lot, therefore, he teleported all of them into Castle of Black Iron.

After moving all the body parts of fierce deities into Castle of Black Iron, he moved the space ball of Motian Realm into Castle of Black Iron too…

When the space ball of Motian Realm entered Castle of Black Iron, Zhang Tie heard Heller's tip immediately, "Castle Lord, a space ball has entered Castle of Black Iron. Do you want to integrate it right now?"

Zhang Tie wanted to agree; however, he immediately recalled that he encountered the Demon Overlord in the chaotic space when he left Motian Realm in the "dream".

'When I came to Motian Realm from Taixia Country, I didn't encounter the Demon Overlord on the way. However, when I left Motian Realm for Taixia Country, I encountered the Demon Overlord. Why?'

'If the Demon Overlord could completely control all the situations across the Chaotic Space, he should have already killed me when I came to Motian Realm for the first time. At that time, I was in the weakest state. If the Demon Overlord launched a strike at me at that time, he would have long killed me. On that occasion, even the former Dragon Emperor could not leave Motian Realm.'

'Now that I could come to Motian Realm and the former dragon emperor could leave Motian Realm without any obstacle, it meant that the Demon Overlord didn't know all the affairs in the chaotic space timely.'

'If so, why did the Demon Overlord block me when I left Motian Realm?'

'Something that happened in Motian Realm aroused the attention of the Demon Overlord or what I did in Deities' Plain was transmitted to the Demon Overlord through some channels of demons' and aroused the attention of the Demon Overlord. Otherwise, both reasons counted. If it was because of the first reason, the abnormal situations that lasted for half a month in Motian Realm caused by the integration of Castle of Black Iron and the space ball of Motian Realm must have aroused the attention of the Demon Overlord.'

As these thoughts occurred in his mind, Zhang Tie made a decision immediately.

"Heller, don't integrate it for the time being. I will go back to Taixia Country first. No matter what, the space ball is already in Castle of Black Iron. Just a few years later!"

"As you wish, Castle Lord!"

Closely after that, Zhang Tie moved Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring into Castle of Black Iron too.

There was one proverb among Hua people——when one has good luck, he would have good ideas. There was also a term called being possessed by ghosts. They referred to two utterly different mental states which would lead to good luck or misfortunes.

After deciding not to have Heller integrate Castle of Black Iron with the space ball of Motian Realm, Zhang Tie suddenly felt relaxed. Soon after he moved Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring into Castle of Black Iron, he had got another whim, 'Ordinary fruit trees would grow taller and bigger and bear more fruits with water. Now that that small tree in Castle of Black Iron is a tree, will it grow better with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring?'

'Plus those body parts of fierce deities. Now that the ashes of those demon knights' bodies inside the Bloody Sacrifice Furnace are top-class fertilizers and could be used to cultivate Demon Spirit Tea, I wonder whether that small tree will grow better with the body parts of those fierce deities as the fertilizers?'

When this whim occurred to him, Zhang Tie became petrified immediately, because he realized that he had not provided any water or fertilizer to the small tree since he acquired it. He always picked off fruits from the small tree; however, he had not imagined that the small tree might have his own living necessities…

After swallowing his saliva forcefully for a short while, Zhang Tie tried to recover his composure as he asked Heller in mind, "Heller, what would the small tree change… if I water it with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring?"

This time, Heller remained silent for more than 10 seconds before answering Zhang Tie calmly, "Castle Lord, you know that I cannot answer you some questions!"

After hearing Heller's answer, Zhang Tie didn't feel frustrated; instead, he became ecstatic in an instant and almost jumped up. Meanwhile, his heart raced. There were mainly two kinds of questions that Heller couldn't answer, those about his cultivation and those about the triggering conditions of the fruits on the small tree.

The answers to the first kind of question needed Zhang Tie to explore. As for the answers to the second kind of question, it depended on his fortune. If he triggered the switch on bearing fruits, he would have fruits. Heller would never provide any tip or hint to him unless Zhang Tie took positive actions.

Over those years in the "dream", Heller didn't mention Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring at all. Neither did Zhang Tie ever think about the connection between Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring and the small tree…

'F*ck, doesn't it say that water could lead to the wood in the Five-Elements Earthly-Look Sutra that I cultivate? Why did I forget this simple law…'

Chapter 2000: The Small Tree's Change

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

It was still half a month away from the time when the tower of time in the demons' secret realm in Mountain Ruins would be available. However, it would take Zhang Tie at most 2 days to arrive there from the core region of Mountain Ruins, including the period during which he passed through those deities' battle puppets. Therefore, Zhang Tie had more than ten days to check his ideas.

He did it right now.

As it was empty in the Heaven of Light, nobody disturbed him at all. Zhang Tie then entered Castle of Black Iron with excitement and showed up in the lobby of the Palace Tree immediately.

Those women of Yin-Yang Sect were fully immersing themselves in a great job——arranging those people whom Zhang Tie saved and moved into Castle of Black Iron outside the Immortal Mountain. Even Agan, Edward and Aziz were helping them over there. As a result, the Palace Tree became tranquil. Only Heller was there.

The space ball of Motian Realm and Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring were both in the lobby of the Palace Tree.

Floating in the air, the space ball matched the lobby of the Palace Tree very well. So did the Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring. With Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring and Immortal Stone, the lobby of the Palace Tree became vigorous. All the body parts of fierce deities were stored in the underground garage beneath Palace Tree.

"Welcome back, Castle Lord…" Heller greeted Zhang Tie with an elegant bow as if he had already guessed Zhang Tie's intention. After that, he stood under the high platform of the small tree and watched Zhang Tie with an anticipated look.

"Hahaha, Heller, I appreciate you so much this time…" Zhang Tie laughed as he came under the small tree with a flash.

"Castle Lord, you should think it all by yourself. I'm just your butler and can assist you to manage Castle of Black Iron. I don't know anything. Neither did I say anything!" Heller said as he shrugged while talking to Zhang Tie with a solemn look.

"Heller, I find that you're very cute now…"

"Erm…" Heller became speechless.

Rubbing his hands, Zhang Tie circled around the small tree with great excitement as he thought about the next step.

——which should come first, apply fertilizer or water?

After circling around the small tree for a short while, Zhang Tie slightly recovered his composure. After that, he decided to try the small tree's response to Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring first. Step by step!

This process was like growing flowers and trees. All the flowers, grass and trees needed watering. They adapted to water the most. Therefore, Zhang Tie decided to try the small tree's response to Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring first. As for whether the body parts of fierce deities could become the fertilizer and be absorbed by the small tree or not and whether they were beneficial or harmful to the small tree after being absorbed, it was unknown. Perhaps it was just his conjecture. He would try the effect of the fertilizer after Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring.

Therefore, Zhang Tie ran his spiritual energy. Only by waving his hand, a stream of water had flown out of the pool of Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring like a fountain and crossed the sky like a water bridge before entering the soil where the root of the small tree was.

In the beginning, Zhang Tie only watered about 500 ml Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, which was only equal to a bottle of water. Zhang Tie thought it was not too much.

The soil was a bit special. Zhang Tie had found that the soil was special a long time ago. It looked dark brown and nothing different than ordinary soil; though, it was very odd. When he slightly grabbed the soil, he could take it like taking ordinary soil. However, when he grabbed it forcefully, he found the soil would become even harder than iron.

The Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring entered the soil immediately.

Standing beside the small tree, Zhang Tie was observing the small tree's response with wide eyes.

One minute later, the small tree didn't make any response.

Two minutes later, the small tree still remained unchanged.

Five minutes later, the small tree didn't change at all.

'Is Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring useless to the small tree or the Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring is not enough?'

When Zhang Tie muttered, he found that a small leaf in front of him suddenly moved a bit. Closely after that, the leaves around that small leaf also moved. Then, all the twigs and leaves started to move with rustles which sounded like a spring breeze blowing over beautiful aeolian bells. What a piece of euphonic music! In an instant, the entire Palace Tree reverberated with the euphonious sound from the leaves of the small tree.

The small tree was singing jubilantly. Additionally, a faint rainbow-like light appeared over the trunk and each leaf of the small tree. Meanwhile, Zhang Tie saw new leaves growing out of the ends of the twigs.

Zhang Tie became this ecstatic.

'Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring is really useful to the small tree. It seems to be very useful to the small tree!'

The small tree's change lasted for almost 10 minutes. When the small tree's song gradually sank and the rainbow-like light slowly turned weaker, Zhang Tie waved his hand towards Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring in the far. Closely after that, a stream of spring water flew over there and fell on the root of the small tree. In an instant, the small tree's jubilant song went louder; meanwhile, the rainbow-like light over the small tree became brilliant again.

Being watered by the Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, the small tree started to change. Many new leaves and twigs grew out. As the small tree was covered with more and more leaves, its twigs grew longer; even its trunk grew thicker and higher. Meanwhile, the small tree was gradually growing higher and bigger.

After consuming almost half of the Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring in the pool, the soil finally became saturated. Therefore, Zhang Tie stopped watering it.

At this moment, the light that the small tree gave out was so strong that Zhang Tie couldn't even open his eyes. The entire small tree was covered with brilliant light. Even Zhang Tie was forced to jump away from the small tree which was growing bigger.

The entire lobby of Palace Tree was filled with brilliant light, euphonious sounds and various odd fragrances.

The small tree's change lasted for a whole day. After the brilliant light disappeared, a 10-m higher big tree whose crown was like a cloud appeared in the lobby of Palace Tree. Additionally, there was a very eye-catching fruit on the big tree which was giving out brilliant golden light…

Chapter 2001: The Fruit of Achievement

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

When he watched the small tree in front of him, Zhang Tie felt ecstatic and indescribably delighted and satisfied like watching a close friend, a partner or a brother growing powerful. Zhang Tie felt happy with the small tree's growth sincerely.

After taking so many fruits and receiving so many benefits from this small tree, Zhang Tie suddenly found that he could do something for the small tree. He was not purely asking for something from the small tree; he could also pay it off or return something to it. Such a feeling of satisfaction was much cooler than taking any fruit.

Even if there was no fruit on the small tree, Zhang Tie would also be happy about it; not to mention that an odd fruit was handing over there.

It was a fruit that Zhang Tie had never seen before. Like a huge golden pine cone, the fruit was giving out a golden light.

Over the past day, Zhang Tie witnessed sharp changes in the small tree. After drinking enough Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, Zhang Tie completely recovered from the aftermath of triggering Battle God Bloodline.

"Congratulations, Castle Lord, Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree has accomplished unusual growth after being watered with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring!" Heller's excited and pleasant voice sounded in Zhang Tie's ears which drew Zhang Tie back to the reality from the feeling of satisfaction that he was immersed in.

Zhang Tie took a glance at Heller as he nodded silently. After that, he walked towards the small tree and ascended to the high platform where the small tree was step by step. When he came below the crown of the small tree, he looked up at the brilliant leaves and felt indescribably moved.

The small tree had grown bigger. Even the high platform and the lobby of Palace Tree became several times bigger. A large open area covering thousands of square meters had already appeared under the small tree's crown. Meanwhile, light gradually came into being among the leaves of the small tree like crystal dew. After that, they fluttered down like feathers and melted with the earth below in a sacred, lofty and natural way.

When Zhang Tie approached the small tree, he found its leaves were quivering with euphonious rustles like plucking strings. The crystal light that came into being among those leaves then slowly fluttered down and melted on Zhang Tie's body. In an instant, Zhang Tie felt pretty cool all over from inside. The rustles and the crystal light that fluttered down appeared to talk to Zhang Tie——Thank you!

The small tree was communicating with Zhang Tie. After the small tree experienced such important growth, it was Zhang Tie's first time to sense that the small tree owned its thoughts.

All the living beings in the universe had their spirits, not to mention the small tree. Zhang Tie was not surprised about it at all.

"I should appreciate you!" Zhang Tie said with a smile as he opened his arms and embraced the small tree. Meanwhile, he put his face on the trunk. The 15-cm thick trunk had already become 3-m thick. Although Zhang Tie's arms were not short, he could barely touch his fingers when he embraced the tree's trunk.

At the same time, Zhang Tie received many messages.

——After being watered with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring, Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree has already grown into Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree King.

——Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree King will own a greater ability to bear fruits.

——All the fruits of god's runes that it bears will upgrade to epic level from master level.

——It could bear fruits concerning demon knights.

——In the energy field of Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree King, you can figure out the truths with a 500% greater probability.

'The small tree has grown into a tree king; no wonder Heller said it was "special growth".'

Reading these messages, Zhang Tie couldn't inhibit his ecstasy and excitement any longer. He started to guffaw under the tree. Meanwhile, he wondered about the function of that new fruit.

When he looked up along the trunk, Zhang Tie could only see the verdant tree shade of various shapes of leaves and the thick and big twigs. He didn't see the entire tree and the golden fruit among leaves till he moved back more than 20 m.

Because of long-distance, Zhang Tie couldn't touch the fruit by hand. Therefore, he touched that huge golden pine-cone like fruit with spiritual energy on behalf of his hand.

When his spiritual energy touched that fruit, Zhang Tie's heart slightly trembled as he felt enormous energy of Realm of Emotions from inside the fruit. The energy was purer than that he absorbed to form his immortal chakra in his "dream".

'Was any connection between the small tree and the Realm of Emotions established after watering the small tree with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring?'

Zhang Tie didn't know. However, this fruit would definitely tell him the answer.

——Fruit of Achievement. The fruit has become ripe. Usage: Pick and direct eat it. Notice: The fruit cannot be taken out of the Castle of Black Iron. After twelve hours of having been picked off the tree, its energy and vitality will gradually decline.

——The brave and generous person, when you suffer hardships to acquire the immortal spring that only deities could drink and water Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree with the immortal spring, you've already pushed open the sacred gate of power with your generosity and intelligence. Those who bring achievements to others must acquire achievements from others. The one who gives is always happier than the one receives. This tree king's fruit contains the tree's appreciation for you. After taking it, you will enter the realm of immortal sage and form an immortal chakra.

——You deserve it!

Reading the introduction about this fruit, Zhang Tie was dumbstruck with astonishment. He had not imagined that he could form the first immortal chakra so easily as he was thinking about forming it through hardships.

Zhang Tie wiped out all the demons' areas in Nine-Heavens Big Domain; precisely calculated the time when those time towers in the secret realms of the Mountain Ruins would be available again and made a trade with Force Emperor. He had mobilized all the resources that he could imagine only to form the first immortal chakra in 4 years and pass the most important difficulty since he promoted to a knight.

But now, he found he could easily promote to an immortal emperor and form the first immortal chakra only after taking this fruit.

All he did was to help the small tree grow up with Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring. The whole process was simple.

At this moment, watching the fruit of achievement, Zhang Tie suddenly understood the difference between smartness and intelligence.

Those smart ones just racked their minds to make full use of the available resources in order to reach their target. By contrast, the ultimate intelligence was actually the perception of the law of cause and effect. When there was a cause, there must be an effect…

Watching that fruit of achievement, Zhang Tie released his spiritual energy immediately. Closely after that, that fruit flew off the tree and fell in Zhang Tie's hand.

After taking in a deep breath, Zhang Tie widely opened his mouth and gulped down the fruit of achievement as fast as possible…

In an instant, the vast ocean-like power of Realm of Emotions started to spread over Zhang Tie's body…

Chapter 2002: Promoting to An Immortal Emperor

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

After a period of time, Zhang Tie opened his eyes. He then saw Heller, A'Gan, Aziz, Edward, Su Haimei, Ying Feiqiong, Ji Yuelan, Jiang Ruoxin and the other women of Yin-Yang Sect standing under the high platform of the small tree and watching him with eyes wide open.

"Castle Lord, you're awake. Castle Lord is awake…" A'Gan exclaimed with great excitement.

Of course, the others saw Zhang Tie opening his eyes too as their facial expressions became vivid immediately.

"Castle Lord, congratulations on forming your first immortal chakra!" Heller and the other three servants bowed towards Zhang Tie with sincerity as they congratulated him in unison at the same time.

"Your Majesty, congratulations for promoting to an immortal emperor…" Su Haimei, Ying Feiqiong and the other women of Yin-Yang Sect congratulated Zhang Tie in unison as they all watched him with great admiration in their eyes and slightly bent their knees.

Zhang Tie smiled as he slowly picked himself up from the high platform. After that, he closed his eyes and sensed his new changes carefully.

The biggest change was that he had formed an immortal chakra of the force of emotions outside his sage-level chakra.

The mysterious, huge immortal chakra was rotating slowly. Meanwhile, the powerful energy that carried wisps of qi of universal rules was roaring around him like big rivers and oceans. His body had been modified and strengthened by that energy for one more time. After closing his eyes, Zhang Tie had been able to sense the overwhelming power in each cell.

At this moment, even though he didn't activate his Battle God bloodline, Zhang Tie also felt that his power had been far greater than his maximal power in Deities Plain. If a sage-level knight was in the peak of knights, Zhang Tie felt like promoting to a knight from a battle spirit at this moment. They were in two utterly different worlds. Given force purely, Zhang Tie felt that the power that he could release now was at least 20 times greater than that before.

Besides the increase in power, he found many changes, which were difficult to put in a nutshell. After forming his immortal chakra, Zhang Tie could already apply some powerful secret skills in Infinite King Roc Sutra . When he recalled those secret skills, he instantly became much more confident.

After a while, Zhang Tie opened his eyes with a smile. After that, he walked downstairs toward the others. Meanwhile, Zhang Tie watched Heller and asked him, "How long would it take me to form this immortal chakra?"

"49 days!" Heller replied.

"Really?" Zhang Tie asked with a bit amazement.

"Castle Lord, do you feel it's long?" Heller asked Zhang Tie with a smile.

Zhang Tie smiled too.

'It's been 49 days. It means that I've already missed the tower of time in the secret realm under the control of demons. However, I've already formed my immortal chakra; therefore, it's nothing pitiful at all.' According to his plan, it would take him at least 3 years to form the first immortal chakra. Unexpectedly, he could form it in 49 days. Therefore, Zhang Tie relieved a deep sigh and didn't feel urgent anymore. From now on, he could return to Taixia Country whenever he wanted.

Zhang Tie had already had the initiative completely.

"Edward, please prepare a grand supper for me and these beautiful ladies. I feel that I could eat up a mountain!" Zhang Tie talked to Edward as he stroked his belly.

"As you wish, Castle Lord!" Edward replied with a smile as his eyes squinted. After each secluded cultivation, Zhang Tie would have a big meal. At that time, Edward always felt pretty happy.

"Will you enjoy it in the canteen?"

"On the roof!"

After hearing Zhang Tie's brief answer, all the ladies of Yin-Yang Sect blushed——there was a huge hot spring bath pool in the garden on the rooftop of Palace Tree. It was the most secret place for Zhang Tie and these ladies. Although those ladies had just come to Castle of Black Iron, they were deeply impressed by that place.

…

Happy time was always transient.

After watching the large-scale abnormal phenomenon inside Castle of Black Iron which was caused by Zhang Tie's promotion to an immortal emperor, those ladies of Yin-Yang Sect hurriedly returned to the Palace Tree. However, they only stayed with Zhang Tie for three days.

At this moment, those ladies of Yin-Yang Sect were concentrating on those people whom Zhang Tie moved in Castle of Black Iron. They were going to carry forward Yin-Yang Sect inside Castle of Black Iron. Of course, the earliest "aborigines" inside Castle of Black Iron had already spread their belief about Zhang Tie over the new ones. All the people here treated Castle of Black Iron as paradise and Zhang Tie as the Almighty God who got them out of predicaments. Those ladies of Yin-Yang Sect also became the Almighty God's "messengers and women"…

…

After those ladies of Yin-Yang Sect left Palace Tree on an early morning, Zhang Tie and Heller entered an underground warehouse under the Palace Tree with high spirits.

When he opened the gate, Zhang Tie found the ground of the entire warehouse was covered with a brilliant red light.

All the body parts of those fierce deities that Zhang Tie moved in here from Heaven of Light had been connected into complete bodies by Heller like jigsaws.

Lying on the ground in more than 40 rows vividly, all the fierce deities looked grim like sculptures made of gemstones that were giving out red light. The entire underground warehouse appeared to be covered with broken artifacts.

"Castle Lord, there are 42,159 pieces in total of body parts of fierce deities. After putting them together, we get 217 complete fierce deities' corpses. All of them have the physical features of demons. Given the levels of these fierce deities, 166 fierce deities have two immortal chakras; 51 fierce deities have three immortal chakras…"

Walking in this storehouse being covered with fierce deities' corpses with Heller, Zhang Tie sighed. "I'm afraid that only in far-ancient battles between deities could so many powerhouses with more than 2 immortal chakras die in one place…"

As for Zhang Tie who had just formed his immortal chakra, these fierce deities' corpses might not only be the Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree King's "fertilizers", they also warned Zhang Tie and made him more sober-minded. Zhang Tie couldn't even imagine what powerful people could shatter so many fierce deities in Heaven of Light.

"Castle Lord, don't you think these fierce deities' corpses are strange?" Heller suddenly asked Zhang Tie…

"Hmm? Strange what?" Zhang Tie paused at once.

Heller took a glance at Zhang Tie out of curiosity as he said, "According to my speculation, these powerhouses' bodies had been absolutely energized when they became fierce deities. They should cultivate a secret method. When their consciousnesses died, all of their energy would be integrated with their bodies. Meanwhile, their bodies maintained aggressive instincts. Castle Lord, as you've already formed the first immortal chakra, you could discover something from these body parts…"

After hearing Heller's words, Zhang Tie released his spiritual energy as he reached out his hands. At the same time, a fierce deity's head flew over there and fell in his hand. Zhang Tie then started to observe it carefully…

Chapter 2003: The Best Rarity

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

Shamefully, Zhang Tie had not studied the pieces of these fierce deities that he acquired from the Heavens of Light during those years in the "dream". When he acquired their pieces, he was busy returning to Taixia Country. When he returned to Taixia Country, he was busy dealing with demons. Like other rarities and materials that he collected in the Castle of Black Iron, these pieces of fierce deities were just put in the warehouse in idle. Previously, he wanted to study the functions of these pieces; however, Meng Shidao and the dominant demon deity didn't leave time to him…

Now, Zhang Tie had enough time.

That fierce deity's head was a typical head of an ox-headed demon. It felt as heavy as a huge rock in hand. The cut was as smooth and neat as glass. After taking a closer look at it, Zhang Tie could see, blood vessels, bones, muscles, structures and organs inside the cut. However, all of them turned as hard as fossils.

Zhang Tie wrapped this fierce deity's head by his spiritual energy. Through careful observation, he gradually found the weird place that Heller once mentioned.

The cells of the muscles and bones of this fierce deity's head were completely filled with bizarre energy. After studying that special energy carefully, Zhang Tie found that it contained the fierce deity's spiritual energy, battle qi, four chakras, seven strengths, even the enormous force of energy realm in the immortal chakras of the fierce deity. Like Heller had said, this special energy had been completely consolidated in each cell of the pieces. Although a part of them had dissipated after such a long period of time, the remaining energy was still very considerable.

Perhaps this was the reason that fierce deity could still fight after death. When this energy was consolidated into his cells, the fierce deity's body actually became a set of machine. It was the instinct and awareness of combat left in his cells that manipulated this machine.

"The 'all' sutra in Infinite King Roc Sutra is powerful. However, 'all' sutra is only effective to living powers. It was ineffective to the pieces of fierce deities who had died for billions of years, even elder than dinosaur fossils.'

'Could these pieces of fierce deities become the fertilizer of the small tree?'

Zhang Tie, who was confident and fanciful just now, started to waver his mind.

'Whatever. Hopefully, they could; if not, I will suffer no loss.'

With such a composed mind, Zhang Tie directly returned to the lobby of the palace tree and came to the place under the small tree with the head of the fierce deity, also the energy field of the small tree.

Since the small tree evolved into a king tree, bits of light had started to drift down the crown, which looked sacred and fantastic.

"Can it become your fertilizer…" Zhang Tie asked the king tree straightforwardly.

The king tree didn't speak; however, its leaves caused clear and euphonic rustles like how wind bells rang. Additionally, the bits of light that the falling leaves carried felt as pleasant and cold as before. Given the king tree's response, it didn't refuse at all.

'I shall have a try!'

When Zhang Tie was thinking about digging a pit under the king tree and burying this fierce deity's head inside or thinking about grinding it into ashes and spraying it over the soil under the king tree, he found the soil, which was not far away from the trunk, suddenly turn soft as a big pit covering a few square meters slowly appeared there.

Zhang Tie widely opened his eyes at a stroke——does the king tree want me to drop this fierce deity's head into the pit?

Only after thinking about 2 seconds, Zhang Tie had come to the edge of the big pit and put inside the fierce deity's head.

Closely after the fierce deity's head was put inside, it had sunk into the fine sands like a stone; in the blink of an eye, it had been covered by the fine and soft soil.

Watching that, Zhang Tie became more confident at a stroke.

Previously, Zhang Tie wanted to try the bearing capacity and receiving ability of the king tree by slowly adding "fertilizer" to it. Given the king tree's active response, he realized that he could be a bit more radical.

Zhang Tie then gnashed his teeth as he directly moved all the pieces of that fierce deity out of the warehouse and put them into the huge, soft pit.

Strangely, when Zhang Tie intended to put all the pieces of the fierce deity inside it, the huge soft pit reappeared as if the king tree was waiting for him to put all the pieces of the fierce deity inside the pit.

The king tree didn't make any response for the time being.

Zhang Tie was not anxious; because he knew that it required a period of time for the king tree to digest it. Similarly, you couldn't expect your crops to grow taller soon after you applied fertilizer to your crops. You needed a bit of patience! Patience was a virtue!

Additionally, it was unknown how would the king tree respond. The pieces of fierce deity might lead to fruits; however, they might only be beneficial to the king tree; as for whether they could lead to fruits or not, Zhang Tie would accept it frankly.

After waiting in the lobby of the palace tree for a few hours, he didn't see the small tree make any response. Therefore, Zhang Tie entered the secluded cultivation.

Before entering secluded cultivation, Zhang Tie told Heller to call him when the king tree had any change.

…

7 days later, when Zhang Tie was consolidating his realm and adapting to his new strength in the backroom by destroying cities and mountains in Blackson Human Corridor in his trouble-reappearance situation, he suddenly heard Heller's voice.

"Castle Lord, I think you should take a look in the lobby of the palace tree. There's something that you're waiting for!"

The entire trouble-reappearance situation broke into a light rain at a stroke. Zhang Tie, who was sitting in the backroom with his legs crossed, instantly opened his eyes. Closely after that, Zhang Tie stood up and left the room before coming to the lobby of the palace tree.

When Zhang Tie arrived, the lobby of the palace tree had been brilliant as a brilliant fruit was hanging over the king tree.

Although with a bit of hope, Zhang Tie didn't imagine that the king tree could bring him a new brilliant fruit. That was too powerful.

Zhang Tie then released his spiritual energy towards the new fruit.

——Fruit of Immortal Essence; not ripe yet.

——As long as this fruit becomes ripe, Castle Lord could take it and light your second immortal chakra which meant that Castle Lord could sense the LV 2 universal laws and acquire the whole energy of a fierce deity…

——Dust will return to dust; soil will return to soil…

Before reading all the explanations of the source of the new fruit…

"Pah…"

Zhang Tie, being shocked by the two paragraphs, forcefully slapped his face in order to confirm that he was not having a dream!

'It hurts!'

'I'm not dreaming!'

Closely after that, Zhang Tie was in surging ecstasy!

Chapter 2004: Forming Three Immortal Chakras

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

On November 18, the 3596th year of Emperor NvWa's Calendar, a man suddenly appeared in the empty Heaven of Light on the highest floor of the core area of Mountain Ruins with a flash…

Dressy indigo-blue robe, white belt with jade pendant, black moire boots, short hair, a pair of crystal eyes and a faint smile, Zhang Tie looked as bosom as a teenager in the neighborhood and felt like facing spring breeze.

At this moment, Zhang Tie's arbitrary qi had already disappeared. He felt like returning to his original nature in Blackhot City. Even if he walked on the street, he would not look too eye-catching.

When a butterfly emerged from its cocoon, it would always complain that its wings were not good enough. When an eaglet flew in the sky, it would always complain that the sky was too low. However, the universe remained unchanged since its birth. The sun rose and the moon set every day. Sometimes, the more magnificent the scene was, the simpler it might look. As the old saying went, the most beautiful sound was silence; the most magnificent scene was invisible; the most perfect thing was like being incomplete.

The more powerful one was, the better he could return to his own nature!

"It's been 3 years? Time really flies!" Zhang Tie looked around the Heaven of Light as he shook his head and muttered with a smile. After that, he raised his right foot and walked into the nihility. When Zhang Tie put down his right foot and moved his left foot, he came to the entrance on the second floor of the core area of Mountain Ruins.

Zhang Tie entered this entrance three years ago in his "dream". This entrance was a 100-m high huge archway. On both sides of the archway, there were two huge and majestic half-human and half-snake statues higher than 100m with overwhelming momentum. In front of the statues, there was a vast, open square. 360 deities' battle puppets were standing on the square in terms of a square matrix. As long as someone wanted to enter this archway, all the 360 deities' battle puppets would be activated.

It took Zhang Tie almost one month to enter Heaven of Light from here in his "dream" three years ago for the first time. Three years ago, it only took Zhang Tie one day to enter Heaven of Light from here after activating his Battle God bloodline. However, Zhang Tie left Heaven of Light immediately by moving his foot.

When he saw the 360 terrifying and arbitrary deities' battle puppets, whom even immortal emperors were scared of, Zhang Tie felt like watching 360 huge toy figurines of Pikachu standing in rows neatly. Besides feeling cute and interesting, Zhang Tie had not more feeling about them anymore.

Intensive battle qi waves came from thousands of miles away from the periphery of the bottom of the core area of Mountain Ruins time and then. Three years after the core area of Mountain Ruins was opened, many human immortal generals were still looking for fortunes and rarities in the core area of Mountain Ruins or in the periphery of the core area of Mountain Ruins. Many people would take such a rare opportunity that would come in every 360 years.

"The tower of time in the secret realm of Force Emperor Immortal Palace should still be prepared for me. I've exchanged it with 40 cities. I told Force Emperor that I would enter it after one year, but I didn't tell him the precise time. Although it's been less than two years, I think Force Emperor should not break his promise. If I cultivate 20 years in the tower of time, I will absolutely consolidate the realm after forming the third immortal chakra. Meanwhile, I could further cultivate the Great Wilderness Sutra !" Zhang Tie muttered, stroking his face. When he took another look at the core area of Mountain Ruins, where a lot of human immortal generals were going after like a flock of ducks, Zhang Tie walked towards Brokensmoke Ocean outside the core area of Mountain Ruins.

Zhang Tie was indeed walking; instead of flying. He just strolled in the air. However, when he took one step forward, he'd already appeared over 200 miles away. With another step, he reached another 200 miles away. Three steps later, Zhang Tie had reached 600 miles away from the core area of Mountain Ruins.

Such a speed couldn't even be described with the word "fast" as it was close to the speed of light.

…

Two powerhouses who had just promoted to fire immortal generals or semi sages were flying towards Mountain Ruins from outside the core area of Mountain Ruins. All of a sudden, one of them stopped as he shouted with great shock on his face, "Ah…"

"What's wrong?" After hearing his exclamation, the other fire immortal general stopped immediately as he took precautions and looked around.

"I saw a young man over there. But he disappeared in the blink of an eye," that fire immortal general said as he pointed at a place in front of him with great shock on his face.

"Impossible. You must have a visual hallucination. I didn't see anything. Even an immortal emperor couldn't disappear out of the void. Too many powerhouses are heading for the core area of Mountain Ruins. Additionally, there are too many odd things in the core area. As it's our first time to be here, we must be careful!"

After hearing his partner's words, that fire immortal general also doubted that he had a visual hallucination. He saw that man appear and disappear in a split second.

'Perhaps I've really got a visual hallucination as it's close to Mountain Ruins. But I saw him smiling at me just now…'

After such a sudden shock, the two fire immortal generals who discovered Mountain Ruins for the first time became careful immediately.

…

Brokensmoke Ocean was about 130,000 miles away from the core area of Mountain Ruins. Zhang Tie walked towards Brokensmoke Ocean step by step. It only took him about 10 minutes to arrive at Brokensmoke Ocean with less than 1,000 steps.

Brokensmoke Ocean was a floating ocean inside Mountain Ruins. The entire ocean was like a huge piece of blue jelly which constantly changed its shape. Floating in the sky of Mountain Ruins and being adorned with a lot of floating mountains, the entire Brokensmoke Ocean looked this odd.

The secret realm of Force Emperor Immortal Palace was in a hidden place inside Brokensmoke Ocean. Except for some powers of Force Emperor Immortal Palace, nobody else knew about it.

Zhang Tie entered that secret realm from outside Brokensmoke Ocean with one step.

"Who…" Two supreme immortal generals were guarding the secret realm. When they saw Zhang Tie showing up out of the void, they were both stunned.

"Our respects to you, Your Majesty…" An elder once saw Zhang Tie in Deities Plain. He recognized Zhang Tie at once when the latter appeared. Closely after that, the elder bent towards Zhang Tie with great respect.

The two elders didn't know the details about the trade between Zhang Tie and Force Emperor. Of course, Force Emperor would not tell his subordinates about the fact that he was intimidated by Zhang Tie. Force Emperor told them that Zhang Tie exchanged 40 cities in Nine-Heavens Big Domain with the right of use of a time tower in the secret realm for 20 years. In the opinion of the two elders, Force Emperor Immortal Palace benefited a lot through this trade.

When the two people saw Zhang Tie, they both relieved a deep sigh. The two people had already been waiting for Zhang Tie here for almost two years.

Zhang Tie talked to the two elders with a warm smile, "You must have known about the trade between Force Emperor and me. I'm especially here to keep an appointment!"

"That time tower is available for Your Majesty at any time. Please come in!" That elder who had recognized Zhang Tie pointed at a time tower in the far and talked to Zhang Tie politely.

"I appreciate your hard work!" Zhang Tie nodded. Closely after that, he flew straight to the front of that time tower and entered it.

…

"Is he Dragon Emperor?" The other elder who had seen Zhang Tie for the first time continued with great shock on his face. "Unbelievable. He's so young!"

"Yes, it's said that Dragon Emperor has mastered a secret skill to stay young forever!"

"Why didn't I feel any powerful qi from Dragon Emperor?"

"Did you find how Dragon Emperor enter here just now?" the other elder asked him with a bitter smile and great awe in his tone, "Although we are in cultivation with eyes closed, we've already sealed the entrance of the secret realm with our spiritual force. However, when the Dragon Emperor entered, our spiritual force didn't even respond to it. If Dragon Emperor wants to kill us, we don't even know how we're killed. We could never see through the cultivation base of a powerhouse like Dragon Emperor!"

After hearing his words, the other elder heaved a deep sigh as he didn't speak anymore.

…

20 days later, Zhang Tie walked out of that tower of time calmly. After bidding a farewell to the two elders, he left there immediately.

On the same day, Zhang Tie came to Emperor NvWa's Palace again.

When Tang Mei saw Zhang Tie again, she became stunned. After 2 minutes' silence, she let out a deep sigh and uttered with a smile, "Powerhouses who could form two immortal chakras have not appeared among humans and demons for tens of thousands of years in Motian Realm since the far-ancient war between deities. Unexpectedly, you've already formed three immortal chakras in only 3 years. Brother, Motian Realm was already like a toy for you!"

"Haha, everything in the universe follows their rule. There are numerous living beings in Motian Realm. I'm just an ordinary person who has good luck!" Zhang Tie said with a smile.

"Brother, are you here to bid farewell to me?" Tang Mei walked towards Zhang Tie. Closely after that, she put her arms around Zhang Tie and leaned against him tenderly.

"Hmm, I am. I've got only one thing to deal with in Motian Realm. After dealing with it, I will leave here!" Zhang Tie said with a smile as he stroked Tang Mei's hair.

"What's it?"

"The Abyss Demon Domain and the last demon emperor hiding in there. After Abyss Demon Domain was wiped out, the remaining demons in Motian Realm will not arouse any trouble like grasshoppers at the end of autumn!"

…

After staying in Emperor NvWa's Palace for one day, Zhang Tie came to Tigerback Mountain and stayed there with Bian Heng for one day. On the third day, he calmly left Tigerback Mountain for the nest of demons in Motian Realm——Abyss Demon Domain…