Ye Ling gave the order, and the Black and White Impermanence immediately pounced on the Heavenly Emperor without hesitation. One held an arm of the Heavenly Emperor, pinning him to the ground.
"You have rebelled against heaven! Release me at once!"
The Heavenly Emperor struggled, but the Black and White Impermanence held him down mercilessly, preventing him from moving.
Black Impermanence said in a low voice, "Apologies, Your Majesty, these are the Emperor's orders. We can only comply."
The Heavenly Emperor roared, "Are you trying to betray the Heavenly Court? Don't forget who provides for you!"
White Impermanence smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do. After today, it's uncertain whether the Heavenly Court will even exist. My brother and I must choose the winning side."
Unable to break free from the Black and White Impermanence, the Heavenly Emperor could only turn to the assembled immortals in the hall for help, "My esteemed immortal officials, who will save me? I shall reward you handsomely!"
Hearing the Heavenly Emperor's plea, the immortals in the hall exchanged glances but remained silent, none daring to step forward to help.
It was a joke. These were the orders of Emperor Zu Ye Ling. Who dared to disobey?
The Lingxiao Hall was deathly silent.
Seeing that no one was willing to help, a flicker of despair flashed in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes. He said miserably, "Heaven itself wishes to destroy me!"
"It is not heaven that wishes to destroy you," Ye Ling's indifferent voice echoed in the hall, drowning out the Heavenly Emperor's cries. "You have brought this upon yourself."
All the immortals looked towards Ye Ling. They saw that the bronze door in front of Ye Ling had opened completely, and a large amount of black mist surged out from it.
Through the black mist, the immortals could vaguely see a vast number of coffins arranged inside.
"That is!!!"
Upon seeing the numerous coffins within the bronze door, the immortals' pupils contracted, and their hearts churned with immense shock!
The Lingxiao Palace, as the most sacred place in the Heavenly Court, was its facade, symbolizing divine might and light... Yet, no one could have imagined that behind this Lingxiao Palace lay such an unholy place! The Great Wind Novel Network.
The immortals felt a chilling, malevolent aura just by looking at those coffins.
What was the Heavenly Emperor doing?
The immortals were filled with doubt.
Ye Ling calmly observed the scene within the bronze door. He raised his hand slightly, conjuring a gentle breeze that dispersed all the black mist.
One by one, black coffins were neatly lined up behind the bronze door.
Looking as far as the eye could see, the number of coffins behind the bronze door reached several thousand!
Nearly half of these coffins had no lids, while the other half were sealed with talismans to suppress evil, as if containing something.
The immortals erupted in an uproar.
The Heavenly Emperor's face turned ashen, his eyes filled with despair. He had completely given up on resistance.
He knew he could no longer hide his actions.
Ye Ling glanced indifferently at the Heavenly Emperor, then walked towards the nearest coffin and removed the talisman from its lid.
"Ahhhhhh!"
A series of piercing screams emanated from the coffin. Immediately, a bloodless hand pierced through the lid, causing another wave of gasps in the Lingxiao Hall.
Ye Ling calmly watched the hand emerge from the coffin. He did not choose to push it back in, but instead stepped back a few paces, allowing the person within the coffin to break free from the seal.
*Bang!*
The black coffin exploded, and a woman with a head full of snakes appeared before the assembled crowd.
"Isn't that Medusa, the Western Demon King who disappeared a thousand years ago? How is she here?" an immortal recognized Medusa and exclaimed.
Back then, Medusa was a powerful demon king. To eliminate her, the Olympian gods specifically dispatched Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Hermes, the divine messenger, from the twelve main gods to assist the demigod Perseus in slaying Medusa and upholding the glory of Olympus.
According to mortal legends, Perseus severed Medusa's head and embedded it in Athena's shield. However, all the gods in the immortal realm knew that this was merely a fabricated tale by the Olympian gods to save face, a replicated Medusa presented as if slain.
The true Medusa possessed a half-saint cultivation. She had easily defeated Athena and Hermes, causing immense embarrassment to the Olympian gods.
However, as Zeus prepared to personally intervene to restore the divine kingdom's honor, Medusa vanished into thin air.
Zeus was furious. The Olympian gods scoured the Three Realms in pursuit of Medusa but could not find any trace of her. In the end, they had no choice but to fabricate a lie about Medusa's demise, spreading this legend among mortals to conceal the truth.
At the time, the immortals of the Heavenly Court had mocked Olympus for their incompetence in letting a great demon escape. Yet, they never imagined that this Medusa had been captured by their own Heavenly Emperor!
After releasing Medusa, Ye Ling raised his hand again and removed the talismans from all the other coffins!
Instantly, a cacophony of screams filled the Lingxiao Hall.
Numerous corrupted demon kings, devil kings, and divine Buddhas appeared before the eyes of the immortals!
"Isn't that the Golden-Winged Great Peng who disappeared in the West a few hundred years ago?"
"That is the Heavenly Nether Ghost King who swept through the Underworld ten thousand years ago! I remember the Heavenly Nether Ghost King pushing through the Underworld, striking fear into the hearts of all gods, but he was a fleeting phenomenon, disappearing soon after his emergence. I never expected him to be in the Lingxiao Hall!"
"Heavens! How did the Great Sage Subduing Demons, who attained Nirvana ten thousand years ago, end up here?"
One familiar face after another emerged from the coffins, relentlessly assaulting the nerves of the immortals.
The immortals never imagined that the powerful beings who had disappeared or perished over hundreds of thousands of years were all in the coffins behind the Lingxiao Hall!
These gods and demons, regardless of their alignment, were all formidable powers who commanded immense respect across the Three Realms!
And when another woman emerged from a coffin, the Lingxiao Hall fell into a deathly silence.
It was Amaterasu, the Lord of Takamagahara, who had disappeared not long ago!
If the previously missing figures were merely regional lords, the immortals could still somewhat accept it. But the appearance of Amaterasu, the ruler of the Takamagahara divine kingdom, was different.
Amaterasu's disappearance at the time had directly led to the decline of Takamagahara and caused a massive sensation in the immortal realm.
It was important to remember that Amaterasu was a saint, a being at the absolute pinnacle of the immortal realm at that time. The immortals could not fathom who could have abducted Amaterasu so stealthily!
And after Amaterasu appeared, one divine kingdom lord after another crawled out from the coffins behind, including saints from the Primordial Era!
Any one of these beings confined within these coffins, if released, could cause immense chaos!
Seeing the legendary figures emerging from the coffins, the immortals all turned to look at the Heavenly Emperor, held down by the Black and White Impermanence, their expressions becoming extraordinarily complex.
They could never have imagined that the Heavenly Emperor had accomplished so many clandestine deeds!
Could the Heavenly Emperor, who was a saint at the time, truly capture so many powerful beings to refine them?
The immortals were utterly shocked.
Ye Ling glanced at the gods and demons emerging from the coffins and sighed, "There is no hope for you. I shall grant you release..."
The souls and vital energy of these gods and demons who had burst from the coffins had been largely drained. Their consciousness had been completely corrupted, turning them into mere walking dead.
What's more, Ye Ling discovered that their reincarnation information had also been largely extracted, making restoration impossible!
Knowing that these individuals could not be saved, Ye Ling hesitated no longer. He raised his hand and erased all the corrupted gods and demons behind the bronze door, sending them to the Underworld for reincarnation.
Soon, only empty coffins remained behind the bronze door, and the Lingxiao Hall fell silent once more.
The immortals all looked at Ye Ling, eager to know what he would do next.
The act of secretly refining gods and demons, like the Heavenly Emperor had done, was not just a taboo in the Heavenly Court, but across all Three Realms.
However, the immortals never expected that Ye Ling releasing the gods and demons from the coffins was merely the first step!
The Heavenly Emperor's actions extended far beyond this.
Ye Ling pulled all the coffins out from behind the bronze door. Immediately, the immortals noticed that on the floor behind the bronze door, there was a damaged seal.
The immortals discovered... that emanating from the seal was the aura of the Heavenly Dao!
"The Heavenly Emperor imprisoned the Heavenly Dao?"
Sensing the aura of the Heavenly Dao, the immortals' hearts were struck by immense waves of shock, and they looked at the Heavenly Emperor with disbelief!
Just how audacious could one be?