Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

289: Chapter 290 Geng Kui, the Demon Emperor!Minghe borrowed the haotian mirror from his original body, Gu Yan, and entered the Immortal Realm along with True Lord Xuanming, the Qilin Mo Xuan, and the Nine-Tailed Snow Abyss.

The haotian mirror was a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure in Gu Yan’s hands, possessing the ability to traverse various realms.

With a flash of light from the mirror’s surface, several people were already standing outside the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace in the far east of the Immortal Realm.

Immortal King Xuanhuang had long been waiting in front of the palace hall.

Since receiving the message from True Lord Xuanming, he had pushed aside all matters to specifically wait for the arrivals.

Seeing Minghe and his group appear now, although he was shocked at heart, he didn’t show it at all on his face. He simply bowed and welcomed everyone into the hall.

After entering the hall, Minghe did not stand on ceremony and sat directly in the main seat.

True Lord Xuanming stood by his side, while the Nine-Tailed Snow Fox, Snow Abyss, crouched behind the chair.

Mo Xuan, that fat Qilin, lay sprawled out to the side.

Immortal King Xuanhuang sat in a lower position, his posture respectful, not daring to show the slightest negligence.

His heart was currently filled with turbulent waves of shock.

The reason was simple: he could not see through Minghe’s cultivation level.

Immortal King Xuanhuang was, after all, a Middle Stage Immortal King; in the Immortal Realm, those whose cultivation he couldn’t see through had to be at least at the Immortal Emperor level.

And the Aura around Minghe, though not ostentatious, faintly exuded an unfathomable pressure.

It was even more powerful than Emperor Cang.

Once this thought crossed Immortal King Xuanhuang’s mind, he could no longer suppress it.

He had already learned the general situation from True Lord Xuanming’s message, knowing that Minghe was from the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm.

This visit was to assist Heavenly Emperor Long Da of the Heavenly Court in purging various forces.

In other words, the person before him was a genuine Immortal Emperor.

The Heavenly Court already had Long Da as an Immortal Emperor, and now Minghe had come as well...

Immortal King Xuanhuang secretly sucked in a breath of cold air.

Just what was the origin of this Heavenly Court?

Emperor Cang supported the Immortal Court alone, and Emperor Haotian of the Divine Court was also a solitary figure.

Although the Buddhist Sect had the Five Ancestors, even if the five joined forces, they might not be a match for Long Da alone.

Yet the Heavenly Court actually had two.

The more Immortal King Xuanhuang thought about it, the more he felt his choice was correct.

He picked up his teacup and said respectfully, ”Senior Minghe’s arrival is an honor. Please forgive this Junior for failing to welcome you from afar. I have prepared a modest banquet in the hall, I wonder if Senior...”

Minghe waved his hand and interrupted, ”Forget the banquet. I have come only for official business and have no desire for food or drink.”

Immortal King Xuanhuang quickly replied, ”It was this Junior’s presumption.”

He paused and continued, ”Senior’s intentions have already been clearly explained to me by Xuanming.”

”Heavenly Emperor Long Da of the Heavenly Court wishes to unify the Immortal Realm and purge various forces; this is the general trend of the world.”

”Although I am untalented, I am willing to serve the Heavenly Court and share Senior’s burdens.”

As he spoke, he stood up, cupped his hands, and said, ”Today, I shall move the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. From now on, I will follow the Heavenly Court’s lead in everything.”

Minghe let out a light chuckle upon hearing this.

Immortal King Xuanhuang’s heart tightened, not knowing what he had said wrong.

Just as he was about to explain, suddenly, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky.

The pressure came without warning, heavy as a mountain, causing the entire Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace to tremble.

Spiritual light flickered in the hall as the Formations and Restrictions were automatically activated.

No, it wasn’t just the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace.

It was the entire Immortal Court.

The range covered by that pressure was far more than just this one palace.

With a slight probe of his Divine Sense, Minghe knew that this pressure was centered somewhere in the Immortal Court and was spreading in all directions, covering the entire immortal domain governed by Emperor Cang.

The Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace was but an insignificant corner of this immortal domain.

That pressure was permeated with an extremely dense Devilish Qi.

Immediately after, a voice came from the horizon, deep as thunder, making the Void Realm tremble slightly:

”Emperor Cang, we haven’t met for six hundred thousand years. Do you still remember me?”

”It’s time to settle the matters of the past today.”

Before the voice had even faded, another pressure soared into the sky, standing as an equal against the Devilish Qi pressure.

That was Emperor Cang’s Aura.

Immortal King Xuanhuang’s expression changed drastically as he cried out, ”This is...”

He stood up abruptly, looking through the palace door toward the horizon, but he could see nothing.

The place where those two pressures clashed was deep in the heart of the Immortal Court, countless miles away from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace.

But the aftermath of the pressure had already reached this place.

Minghe, however, unhurriedly picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Although that Devilish Qi pressure was strong, it was aimed at Emperor Cang.

There was likely some old score to settle between Emperor Cang and that person.

Within moments, the horizon shook violently.

Two figures soared into the air simultaneously, unfolding the Law Phenomenon Divine Ability above the Immortal Court.

Law Phenomenon is a common combat technique used by the great experts of the Immortal Realm; when deployed, one’s body stands between heaven and earth, easily reaching tens of millions of feet in height, and every movement can move mountains and fill seas.

At this moment, Emperor Cang’s figure had transformed into ten million feet high, wearing an imperial robe and a crown, with immortal essence flowing around him like a surging river, his majesty awe-inspiring.

And the person confronting him was not to be outdone.

A giant figure as black as ink stood opposite Emperor Cang, surrounded by Devilish Qi rolling like a tide, his eyes like two blood moons emitting soul-stirring cold light.

As the two figures confronted each other across the void, the collision of their Auras actually created countless fine cracks in the Void Realm.

Immortal King Xuanhuang stood at the palace door, looking up at the sky; when he clearly saw that figure, his expression changed drastically.

”It’s him?!”

Minghe glanced at him. ”You recognize him?”

Immortal King Xuanhuang took a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent waves in his heart, and said with a trembling voice, ”In reply to Senior, this person is... Demon Emperor Geng Kui.”

”Demon Emperor Geng Kui?” Minghe raised an eyebrow.

”Indeed.” Immortal King Xuanhuang steadied himself and explained:

”This Demon Emperor Geng Kui became famous six hundred thousand years ago. At that time, the landscape of the Immortal Realm was very different from now. This person was stationed in the far north of the Immortal Realm, governing seventy-two immortal domains, with hundreds of devil generals under his command. He could be called the strongest overlord of a region in the Immortal Realm.”

”Seventy-two immortal domains?” Minghe nodded slightly. ”Quite a grand scale.”

”More than just grand,” Immortal King Xuanhuang said. ”When Demon Emperor Geng Kui’s power was at its peak, his name was known to everyone in the Immortal Realm.”

”What happened later?”

”Later...” Immortal King Xuanhuang frowned. ”Later, no one knew.”

”About six hundred thousand years ago, Demon Emperor Geng Kui and many of his devil generals disappeared together. No one knows where he went or what happened.”

”What about his devil domain?”

”When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. After Demon Emperor Geng Kui disappeared, his seventy-two immortal domains were left without a leader and were completely carved up by various forces.”

At this point, a bit of confusion appeared on Immortal King Xuanhuang’s face.

”Six hundred thousand years have passed, and almost no one in the Immortal Realm mentions the name of Demon Emperor Geng Kui anymore. This Junior also thought he had long since fallen, but I never expected...”

He looked toward the giant figure with skyrocketing Devilish Qi on the horizon, his voice tightening slightly.

”I never expected that he would suddenly appear today and even seek out Emperor Cang.”

Having heard this, Minghe’s gaze fell on the two figures engaged in a fierce battle on the horizon.

Demon Emperor Geng Kui, an overlord of the Immortal Realm six hundred thousand years ago, had vanished for hundreds of thousands of years, only to reappear in the world today and point directly at Emperor Cang upon his debut.

The reasons behind this are indeed thought-provoking.