Inside the dim and confined space, a vast force of the realm's origin permeated the air, shrouded in an aura that was both coveted and terrifying. Coveted because the power was immense,

immense to the point of madness.

Terrifying, because if this origin force were to explode, it would obliterate the entire realm.

And this place was deep beneath the earth, tens of thousands of feet down.

A divine wheel, resembling a great sun, was slowly rotating, with boundless power leaking out in all directions to supply the realm's immense consumption.

This was the Earth's core of this world.

Before that origin divine wheel, a figure in white robes was sitting cross-legged, inhaling and exhaling the power of the origin. If Chen Yuan were here, he would be shocked.

Because this was none other than the recently fallen Grand Azure Immortal Venerable!

His body, which he claimed would take thousands of years to revive, had already been resurrected here. Opening his eyes, the Grand Azure Immortal Venerable looked at the vast origin power before him, a faint smile playing on his lips.

As if everything... was under his control.

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Within the Heavenly Dao Space.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes with a touch of emotion, reflecting on everything that had happened in this battle. He had indeed won, won quickly, and won decisively.

He obtained the Undying Divine Medicine and the Longevity Platform.

He also suppressed and killed the Grand Azure Immortal Venerable.

But wasn't it all too easy?

He felt that it wasn't so simple.

But... the facts and the results were right in front of him, and he couldn't find any flaws.

However, he kept that feeling in his mind.

The Destiny Altar moved slowly, devouring all the power of destiny, like the gears of fate, pointing Chen Yuan in the direction of his next step, but this time... it took a long time.

It took a full quarter of an hour to react.

After a while, a realization dawned on him.

"Ten thousand miles east of the sea, connecting to the Azure Abyss ten thousand feet deep. The realm's origin transforms into all things; refine it to seal the heavens and earth for eternity. Ten thousand thoughts return to one, the War God roars, reaching the peak of the Sixth Realm's path."

East Sea, ten thousand miles, Azure Abyss ten thousand feet deep, realm origin, ten thousand thoughts return to one, Sixth Realm peak...

Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of light shooting from the depths of his eyes, a hint of irrepressible joy in his gaze. This time, the destiny was indeed immense.

Refining and devouring the realm origin could reach the peak of the Sixth Realm!

Despite Chen Yuan's current strength reaching the peak within the realm, in reality, Chen Yuan's cultivation was only at the early stage of the Heavenly Immortal (Unity) Realm.

There was still a long way to go to reach the peak.

According to the Grand Azure Immortal Venerable, there were beings beyond the Sixth Realm among the extraterrestrial demons, and it would be incredibly difficult for him to resist. Before that,

each improvement would increase his chances of survival in the future.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yuan put away the Undying Divine Medicine. He didn't choose to devour it, whether it was because the Grand Azure Immortal Venerable said it would take a hundred years to truly mature,

or because he himself couldn't completely trust what he said.

He would personally verify whether it could be refined and whether it should be refined, and he would never allow this matter to leave him with hidden dangers. After all, he was still young.

He had thousands of years of lifespan and could afford to wait.

Perhaps, by the time Chen Yuan broke through to a higher realm, he wouldn't need this item anymore.

Based on his experience, only one's own power was truly eternal and indestructible. All external forces, including the power of the masses, had huge hidden dangers.

Undying Divine Medicine, consuming it grants immortality.

But could it really be that simple?

He didn't think so.

The Martial Emperor didn't devour it back then, and the current Grand Azure Immortal Venerable didn't devour it either. If it was only because of their state of mind, he wouldn't believe it. Therefore, he would rather treat this item as a backup plan.

He wouldn't place his hopes of longevity or even eternal life on a single immortal medicine.

As for the other thing....

Chen Yuan looked at the Longevity Platform floating in his hand, a strange smile playing on his lips. With this thing, he could control the Immortal Realm, control the Immortal Realm, and control the life and death of all the immortals within the Immortal Realm.

This was truly deciding the life and death of all things with a single word.

This battle was dangerous, but the rewards were even greater!

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The starry sky fell into an eerie calm. From the moment the Grand Azure Immortal Venerable was killed to the moment Chen Yuan entered an immortal gate, everyone was watching.

Jiang He and the others were confident of victory, so they appeared very relaxed and were subtly cutting off the retreat of the immortals in the Immortal Realm.

The immortals in the Immortal Realm were uneasy, unable to see their future clearly.

They wanted to continue running, but... their lifeblood was not in their hands, but in the Longevity Platform. In other words, no matter where they ran,

as long as Chen Yuan could control and refine the Longevity Platform, he could kill them at any time.

Therefore, with all these concerns, they didn't attack, didn't resist, and didn't run away. They just looked at the immortals of the human world.

Their minds were filled with thoughts.

Suddenly, just as everyone was guessing and discussing, a towering and vast immortal gate suddenly appeared above the starry sky for all to see. Chen Yuan, wearing an Emperor's dragon robe, slowly stepped out.

Endless pressure spread rapidly in all directions.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Some were ecstatic, some were gratified, some were relieved, and some were even more uneasy.

But these thoughts were only fleeting.

Because Chen Yuan's pressure was too great, so great that it was terrifying, pressing down on them like a mountain, not allowing them to breathe.

This was, of course, normal.

After all, Chen Yuan had just experienced a great battle, and his murderous aura had not yet dissipated. However, he also had some intention of deterring these immortals.

Obviously, he succeeded.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"

Jiang He, Lu Chengfeng, and the others all bowed, their eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.

Although Chen Yuan's appearance here almost indicated that the battle had come to an end, they still had a trace of worry in their hearts until they received confirmation from Chen Yuan.

"Rise!"

Chen Yuan seemed to speak with the force of law. As soon as he finished speaking, the power of rules lifted everyone up.

He surveyed the crowd, including the immortals of the Immortal Realm, and said in a deep voice:

"Grand Yin, Grand Yang, and Grand Azure, the three Immortal Venerables, have all fallen, their lives lost in the starry sky."

A simple sentence, but to everyone's ears, it was like a heavy hammer, slamming hard into everyone's hearts, shocking everyone's hearts.

Lu Chengfeng's eyes filled with tears, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He was the first to stand up and say loudly:

"Your subject... congratulates Your Majesty the Human Emperor, congratulates the people of the human world, congratulates... the peace of the world!"

Ye Xiangnan, Old Ancestor Su Ming, and Old Celestial Master followed closely behind.

Jiang He and Moro did not linger and immediately bowed in submission.

The Old Divine Vine wore a smile on his face, showing no sign of his previous little thoughts, and said in a loud voice:

"The world is settled, the realm is surrendered, Your subordinate... congratulates Your Majesty, congratulates my Lord!"

At this time, he had extinguished all his little thoughts.

He was completely loyal to Chen Yuan.

Unless he encountered another choice in the future, perhaps he would hesitate, but as it stood now, Chen Yuan had reached the level of invincibility in the world, and any more little thoughts would be courting death.

The only thing that made him uneasy was whether Chen Yuan knew about his previous attempt to use some means to conceal the restriction in his divine soul. Should he take the initiative to confess?

The human side was joyous, while the Immortal Realm side was completely plunged into darkness. Looking at Chen Yuan's indifferent expression, all the immortals felt a chill in their hearts, a fear from the bottom of their hearts.

It seemed that they saw another Grand Azure Immortal Venerable.

"We... have met Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"

Led by Sword Saint Situ Ming, several immortals bowed together.

They were the first batch of immortals to descend to the lower realm, but at this moment, they were no longer the lofty beings they once were, but lowered themselves to the dust and bowed to Chen Yuan.

They asked for little, only for a chance to live.

Seeing that someone had taken action, the other immortals no longer hesitated and followed suit.

Among them, there were those who had thought about swarming forward, thinking that Chen Yuan, having just experienced a great battle, might have weakened to the bottom.

There might be a chance of victory.

However, when this idea was told to everyone, almost everyone chose to reject it.

What a joke?

To risk their lives?

They were really afraid that they would die trying....

They had chosen to seek longevity by splitting their divine souls and putting them into the Longevity Platform because they were afraid of death. If they weren't afraid of death, they would have resisted the three Immortal Venerables long ago.

Moreover, even the invincible three Immortal Venerables had fallen.

What could they, a group of Human Immortals and Earth Immortals, possibly do?

They would probably only find death by swarming forward.

Furthermore, did they really think that the immortals of the human world were useless?

They could block them before, and now there was an additional Human Emperor Chen Yuan, who was immeasurably powerful. They didn't even have a sliver of a chance of winning.

Chen Yuan looked down at these former enemies. In fact, he didn't have much animosity in his heart. After all, people's state of mind changed with their circumstances.

It was easy to kill these people, but it wouldn't be so easy to gather dozens more immortals.

With extraterrestrial demons as the great enemy, it was good to have more strength.

Therefore, after Chen Yuan surveyed the crowd, he took out the Longevity Platform.

With this item in his hand, the immortals of the Immortal Realm lost their last bit of luck.

To fight?

Chen Yuan, who possessed the Longevity Platform, could send them on their way at any time.

Now, their lives and deaths were no longer in their control.

The thoughts of surrender had already arisen in the hearts of everyone from a thousand years ago, two thousand years ago, such as Dipankara Buddha, Sword Saint, Saber Emperor, and Spear God.

Situ Ming bit his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty is accomplished in both literary and martial arts, and his power can reach the heavens. He slays Immortal Venerables in the starry sky, and his merits can illuminate the sun and moon, worthy of the title of Emperor of my human race. Situ Ming did not recognize the Heavenly Dao and did not understand human relations, and opposed Your Majesty.

It is truly the way to death, deserving of ten thousand deaths. I only ask Your Majesty to be magnanimous and forgive me. From now on, I am willing to die for Great Yan, willing to die to guard the human world.

Protecting the human race and helping Your Majesty open up eternal peace!"

Situ Ming knew that these words of his would definitely make him completely lose face. After all, it was too flattering, too embarrassing, too... lacking in style.

But he had no choice but to do so. After all, he was the one who had offended Chen Yuan the most severely and had even made threats. If he didn't do this, how could he save his life?

Seeing this, the other immortals secretly criticized Situ Ming's shamelessness, while quickly picking up Situ Ming's words and repeating them.

"Your Majesty is accomplished in both literary and martial arts, and his merits are boundless. Zhao Yuantian does not recognize..."

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and his imperial power is majestic. I do not understand the Heavenly Might, and..."

"Your Majesty..."

One immortal after another expressed their stance, completely kneeling before Chen Yuan, saying extremely flattering words, which made them hate their own shamelessness while hoping that Chen Yuan would forgive them.

After everyone had finished speaking, Chen Yuan said indifferently:

"You have helped the wicked and wreaked havoc in the human world, causing widespread suffering. You should have your souls extracted and refined, never to be reincarnated. However... Heaven has a virtue of loving life, and I also have a compassionate heart.

I have decided to spare your lives."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to thank me yet. The human world is in great peril. Before long, extraterrestrial demons will arrive. You must atone for your sins before you can be truly forgiven. Are you willing?"

"Your Majesty is merciful and forgives us. We will surely die for Your Majesty in the future!"

"Die for Your Majesty!"

They had no way out and could only say all the nice words.

"Well... you should first return to the Immortal Realm to recuperate. I... will choose an auspicious day... in the Immortal Realm to establish the Heavenly Court, create an everlasting foundation, and open... the realm's pioneer... control the human world."

"We obey the decree!"

"We obey the decree!"

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After all the immortals of the Immortal Realm had left, Chen Yuan looked at Jiang He and the others, a smile appearing on his lips. He nodded:

"Thank you for your efforts in today's battle."

Chen Yuan could sense that both Jiang He and Lu Chengfeng had consumed a large amount of their origin, and even their foundations were unstable. If it had been any later, they would have fallen.

It could be said that they had fought to the death.

"For the human race, for Great Yan, for Your Majesty, it is only right."

Lu Chengfeng cupped his hands.

"Indeed..."

"To have such a result is not in vain for risking our lives."

Everyone expressed their stance.

"Before the battle, I promised you that after the Immortal Realm was destroyed, we would share longevity. Now, I give you a choice: you can split your divine souls and enter the Longevity Platform to enjoy several times your lifespan.

But everything has its advantages and disadvantages. With the opportunity to gain longevity, you will lose something.

Entering the Longevity Platform means that your lives will be at my will from now on. Entering the Longevity Platform means that you will no longer be able to improve from now on, and you will be trapped in this realm forever, like those immortals."

Chen Yuan looked at everyone and explained the advantages and disadvantages one by one.

Old Ancestor Su Ming, Old Celestial Master, and the others looked at each other, not answering immediately, but choosing to remain silent. After all, it was something that was both longed for and feared.

To gain longevity is to lose the future.

What should they choose?

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