About half a day later, Zhou Hong entered the immortal realm.
"Grandpa, where is this place? How far is it from Ye Chen, the one you mentioned?"
"Keep going. You should reach it in about another day."
"Grandpa, as a cultivator of demonic arts, won't I be easily recognized in the immortal realm?" Zhou Hong asked with some worry.
"Don't worry, so what if they recognize you? Your current strength is equivalent to an Immortal Emperor."
"By the way, Grandpa, Immortal Emperors, like Demon Kings and the like, are divided into nine grades, right?" Zhou Hong asked curiously.
"Heh heh, you're wrong. Immortal Emperors and Demon Emperors are not divided into nine grades. Strictly speaking, every Immortal Emperor and Demon Emperor is at the same level. Although their strength varies, there is no hierarchy among them."
Zhou Hong was a little surprised. He had thought that Immortal Emperors were also divided into grades one, two, and so on.
"Is there anything above Immortal Emperor?"
"I'm not entirely sure, as I was only a ninth-grade Immortal King in my time."
"Alright then, after I kill Ye Chen, can I not return to the demon realm? Can I just be an Immortal Emperor in the immortal realm?" Zhou Hong asked with his imagination running wild.
"No, a cultivator of demonic arts is still a cultivator of demonic arts."
"Okay."
Soon, after another day, Zhou Hong successfully arrived in a certain immortal kingdom.
"Zhou Hong, it's here," Zhou Hong's grandfather shouted angrily.
"This is that scoundrel Ye Chen's immortal kingdom?"
"Yes, I will never forget this place. When I was still alive, I came here more than once."
"Good, then I will directly attack the Immortal Court and publicly behead that scoundrel Ye Chen."
Zhou Hong immediately shot upwards into the sky.
About half a day later, Zhou Hong finally arrived at Ye Chen's immortal kingdom. Islands floating in the air appeared before his eyes.
"Halt! Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Heavenly Gate!" Two guards at the gate blocked Zhou Hong's path. These two guards protecting the Heavenly Gate were both at the Immortal Emperor level.
"Boom!" Zhou Hong instantly unleashed his Ten Thousand Sword Array. The Heavenly Gate, a transparent protective net like a balloon, shattered with a crash. The two Immortal Emperors guarding the Heavenly Gate were also torn to shreds.
The entire Immortal Court of Ye Chen's immortal kingdom shook violently.
At this moment, in the Immortal Court Hall at the very top, a man dressed like an emperor sat on the dragon throne at the front. Below him, two rows of hundreds of immortal ministers stood, seemingly attending court and discussing important matters.
Just then, the entire hall began to shake violently.
"What's going on?" Everyone was startled.
At this moment, the Immortal Emperor sitting at the front frowned. He seemed to have immediately discerned that this was power at the Immortal Emperor level. He wondered where an Immortal Emperor had come from to cause trouble here. Normally, all Immortal Emperors in the immortal realm, while not necessarily good friends, generally did not antagonize each other, nor would they easily go to someone else's immortal court to cause a disturbance.
"Emperor Chen, it seems someone at the Immortal Emperor level has arrived," said an old Taoist with a white beard. The Emperor Chen he mentioned was the Immortal Emperor sitting at the front, the Ye Chen his grandfather had spoken of, whom everyone called Emperor Chen.
"Hmph, everyone, follow me out. I want to see which Immortal Emperor dares to cause trouble here. Are they disregarding the Immortal Emperor's agreement?" With that, Ye Chen rushed out of the hall and arrived behind the Heavenly Gate.
At this moment, Zhou Hong was slowly flying upwards.
Before long, tens of thousands of immortals flew from all directions, surrounding Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong felt a little nervous, as there were so many of them.
"Zhou Hong, don't be afraid. Tell everyone your target is Ye Chen. The others will naturally not come to their deaths, because no one is loyal to Ye Chen to the point of fearing death," said Zhou Hong's grandfather in his mind.
Zhou Hong nodded and shouted to the crowd surrounding him, "Everyone, my target is that scoundrel Ye Chen. If you don't want to die, don't join the fun."
The crowd erupted in murmurs. They had come looking for Ye Chen right from the start. But Zhou Hong's grandfather was right. Since he was here to kill Ye Chen, they naturally wouldn't come to their deaths.
"Hmph, what big words," Ye Chen snorted heavily from within the crowd. His anger was mixed with confusion, as he saw that Zhou Hong's strength had not even reached Immortal King.
"Are you Ye Chen?" Zhou Hong asked Ye Chen with a cold snort.
"Who are you? Why are you causing trouble in my Ye Chen immortal kingdom? I don't recall having any enmity with you."
"Ye Chen, do you remember someone named Zhou Shenggu who was once in your immortal kingdom?"
"Zhou Shenggu?" Ye Chen blinked slightly. He certainly wouldn't forget this person, as his talent at the time had even frightened him. Fortunately, he had eliminated him in time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"It seems you haven't forgotten."
"Who are you?" Ye Chen roared.
"Zhou Shenggu was my grandfather in my previous life."
"Hmph, stop spouting nonsense. Zhou Shenggu's entire family was annihilated by me, their souls scattered and unable to be reborn for eternity."
"Unfortunately, I am an exception."
Zhou Hong's grandfather said, "Zhou Hong, let me out."
"Okay."
The next second, Zhou Hong's grandfather turned into a wisp of green smoke and appeared behind Zhou Hong. The smoke formed a face. Ye Chen's eyes widened in shock upon seeing the face formed by the smoke.
"Ye Chen, long time no see," Zhou Hong's grandfather transmitted a soul fluctuation.
"Zhou Shenggu? You... How can you still be alive?" Ye Chen exclaimed in disbelief.
"Hmph, it's not that easy to completely kill me."
"Zhou Shenggu, even if I didn't kill you completely before, so what? Today, I will completely annihilate you."
"Hahaha, you're not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue off. Unfortunately, you won't have the chance."
"Is that so? Do you think you can be arrogant in front of me with someone who hasn't even reached Immortal King?"
"Yes, my grandson Zhou Hong. His current true realm hasn't reached Immortal King, no, to be precise, Demon King, because he is currently a cultivator of demonic arts. However, his true strength, when unleashed, is no less than an Immortal Emperor."
"I don't believe it." After Ye Chen spoke, he was about to attack. Zhou Hong had already made thorough preparations, and instantly, the hundred thousand puppets unleashed their strongest power.
"Boom!" Ye Chen was repelled by Zhou Hong's attack, appearing unable to even get close.
"How is this possible? What is this?" Ye Chen looked at the attack with utter disbelief after being repelled.
"This is called the Puppet Sword Array, composed of one hundred thousand Demon Kings. This is a sword array I conceived after being killed by you, designed to deal with you," Zhou Hong's grandfather's soul shouted.