Chapter 977: Please Ascend the Throne as Soon as Possible, Your Majesty!

An unknown amount of time passed.

Until the effects of this time reversal vanished, Qi Yuan still hadn't recovered from the series of shocks; if not for the mask on his face, his current emotions would have likely been exposed immediately.

Compared to Duanmu Xi's later ups and downs in his growth, the deal between Immortal Emperor Donghua and Rahu countless millennia ago was clearly more crucial.

As Qi Yuan expected, Immortal Emperor Donghua ultimately approved the deal, promising not to prevent the reincarnated Rahu from becoming the next Immortal Emperor and providing him with a method to Breakthrough to the Creation Realm.

In return, Rahu handed over two keys to the Great Void to Immortal Emperor Donghua, while also promising to merge the three corpses severed by Immortal Emperor Donghua back into one, refining them into a single Three Corpses Creation Pill.

In the future, even if Immortal Emperor Donghua failed in world-creation, he could use the Three Corpses Creation Pill to supplement his own defects and become a true Transcendence Realm powerhouse.

However, Immortal Emperor Donghua ultimately proposed an additional condition: he wanted to leave his Legacy and orthodoxy to a suitable successor rather than giving it directly to Rahu.

Of course, to appease Rahu's dissatisfaction, Immortal Emperor Donghua made a significant concession:

He would craft a Reincarnation Magic Treasure for Rahu, allowing this Chaos Demon God to be reincarnated into the Great Qian Imperial Clan, using the Great Qian Imperial Clan's Humanity Imperial Qi to obscure the Heavenly Dao's scrutiny, making it easier for him to complete the Reincarnation…

At this point, certain mysteries in Qi Yuan's heart were completely resolved.

As a Chaos Demon God, Rahu was a primary target of the Heavenly Dao's attention, yet he was able to complete his Reincarnation right under the Heavenly Dao's nose, transforming into the Seventh Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, all because the Immortal Emperor was secretly assisting him.

That so-called Reincarnation Magic Treasure was, in all probability, the Reincarnation Mirror held by the later Demon Ancestor Mo Wentian.

Naturally, after suppressing Mo Wentian, that Reincarnation Mirror had logically become his own spoil of war and was currently stored in his storage space.

Furthermore, this explained why Xuanyuan Hao, as the Seventh Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, could so easily defect to the Immortal Court after the Primordial Calamity and rise to become the high-and-mighty Tai Hao Immortal Lord right under the Immortal Emperor's nose.

By contrast, the Yuan Wu Immortal Lord, personally designated by Immortal Emperor Donghua as the "Successor of the Orthodoxy," seemed much more pathetic; he had managed to obtain the old Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit with great difficulty, only for it to become a death warrant…

Moreover, from the conversation between the two, Qi Yuan realized that the so-called Immortal Emperor Realm was by no means the end of cultivation; above Daluo is Creation, and above Creation, there is Transcendence!

If the Creation Realm is the strongest under the Heavenly Dao, then the Transcendence Realm resides above the Heavenly Dao, unfettered by it—a truly indescribable supreme Realm.

Like Immortal Emperor Donghua, as a Chaos Demon God, Rahu was also unwilling to reign supreme under the constraints of the Heavenly Dao; he chose another method to achieve Transcendence, which was to devour the Heavenly Dao and become the true Dominator of this time and space.

If the plan succeeded, then ascending to the Transcendence Realm would be as easy as flipping a hand for Rahu; moreover, both his strength and authority would far exceed those of Immortal Emperor Donghua, who was suspected of taking shortcuts.

As for whether letting a Chaos Demon God become the Immortal Emperor would cause suffering for all living beings… the old Immortal Emperor had already made up his mind to run away, so he likely wouldn't care about such trifles.

The higher the cultivation level, the more indifferent a Cultivator's Heart-Nature often becomes, their minds filled only with taking another step forward on the path of Dao.

At the level of the Immortal Emperor, one pursues transcendence from the Heavenly Dao and eternal immortality; one couldn't expect him to care about the life and death of the ants in the Lower Realm, could they?

Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, this deal was a win-win for both parties, and Immortal Emperor Donghua had no reason to refuse.

The only flaw was that once Rahu got what he wanted, he might not fulfill his promise to return the Three Corpses Creation Pill to Immortal Emperor Donghua…

With Immortal Emperor Donghua's shrewdness, he certainly wouldn't overlook such an obvious loophole; the fact that Tai Hao Immortal Lord has already broken through to the Immortal Emperor Realm but has been unable to reach Perfection for a long time might be the backhand arranged by the Immortal Emperor.

As he thought about it, Qi Yuan felt a sense of dizziness.

Damn… even after I've achieved Ascension and become an immortal, I still have to face all sorts of conspiracies and intrigues; it would have been better to stay in the Demonic Sect for some peace and quiet…

Just then, a respectful report came from outside the hall again:

"Reporting to the Master, Immortal Lord Fuliu has arrived!"

This voice instantly interrupted Qi Yuan's thoughts; he quickly recovered and gave a faint instruction:

"Let him in!

As the palace doors swung open, a young man in magnificent robes and a jade crown stepped into the hall. He first glanced at Shui Yunshan, who was sitting beside someone, then expressionlessly cupped his hands in a salute toward the upper seat and asked directly:

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Tai Hao has summoned me for?"

Holy crap!!!

It really is this kid!

Seeing this "Immortal Lord Fuliu" who was famous in the Immortal Realm, Qi Yuan's eyes widened, and he barely managed not to cry out in surprise.

Last time, from Bai He's description, he had a faint feeling that the Immortal Court's Immortal Lord Fuliu seemed somewhat familiar; he hadn't expected the other party to truly be an old acquaintance, and even his own follower and younger brother.

Ji Fan!

He didn't expect that after so many years, this pathetic youth who had been jilted by his fiancée had not only not fallen into ruin but had instead soared to the heavens, becoming a Daluo Immortal Lord governing a whole immortal domain—a textbook protagonist template.

Back in the Primordial era, because Ji Fan possessed an Innate True Demon Physique, he was unable to absorb Spiritual Qi for cultivation; not only was he called trash, but he was also nearly kidnapped by Wu Miaozhen and the other girl to join a Buddhist monastery as a monk…

For the sake of their past friendship, he had given the other party a copy of the 'True Scripture of the Great Beginning Demonic Path' to lead him onto the path of Dao; he hadn't expected this guy to actually Cultivate to such a level.

Aside from Yuan Wu Immortal Lord, who was suspected to have a huge connection with himself, the four Great Immortal Lords of the Immortal Court were actually all "ancients" he had met during the Primordial period…

He had to admit, the world was simply too small.

After a brief moment of sentimentality, Qi Yuan cleared his throat, put on a business-like facade, and said in a majestic tone:

"Since the Immortal Lords within the Immortal Court are all present, I shall announce a major matter here."

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Xi and Ji Fan's expressions instantly turned solemn, their gazes simultaneously falling upon him, their faces full of gravity.

"Tai Hao Immortal Lord" had been in secluded cultivation for many years; now that he had just emerged and was impatiently gathering the only two remaining Immortal Lords of the Immortal Court, it clearly wouldn't be a small matter.

Only to hear "Tai Hao Immortal Lord" continue:

"Immortal Emperor Donghua has been missing for hundreds of thousands of years, leaving the Immortal Court without a leader and causing much chaos; until now, the matter of re-establishing an Immortal Emperor can no longer be delayed."

"Not long ago, I successfully took a step further and broke through to the Creation Realm; now that my Realm has completely stabilized, it is time to return peace and order to the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms."

"Therefore, I have decided to ascend to the position of Immortal Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace in three days. My imperial title shall be… Haotian!"

Speaking to this point, Qi Yuan deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping over the two Immortal Lords below, and said faintly:

"Do you have any objections to me serving as the new Immortal Emperor?"

His voice was vast and ethereal, causing the atmosphere in the hall to instantly freeze.

Ji Fan and Duanmu Xi exchanged looks with complex expressions, then responded in unison:

"We have no objections. Please ascend the throne as soon as possible, Your Majesty!"

"Good."

Hearing their stance, Qi Yuan nodded with satisfaction, then lightly flicked his sleeve and spoke solemnly:

"Since you two have no objections, I shall have the Immortal Court immediately prepare the ceremony… Due to the urgency of time, the entire process of the grand ceremony must be quick and simple; it won't be too late to announce it to the Immortal Realm once everything has settled…"