Chapter 268: The beginning of the imperial road competition

The Divine City, as the center of the Northern Territory, had countless cultivators pouring into the city. The hustle and bustle of the world startled Li Zhi, who was recuperating in the inn.

As he walked out of the inn, Li Zhi discovered that the number of cultivators in the Divine City had almost doubled.

The battle between the human race's holy body and the ancient emperor's bloodline seemed to be three times more exciting than Li Zhi had imagined.

All the major gambling houses even set their handicaps, attracting countless monks.

The major stone archways that were once bustling with people have become deserted, and almost everyone is discussing the outcome of the battle between the human race's holy body and the Yuangu.

Teahouses, restaurants, and even brothels were almost all packed with people.

Countless cultivators have already prepared the formation platforms, waiting to cross the void and head to Qixia Plain early tomorrow morning.

As a result, many bloody incidents occurred within the city of God.

The Taigu clan cultivators who supported Yuangu mocked and belittled Ye Fan to the utmost.

"The human race's holy body is nothing, how can it be compared with the bloodline of the ancient emperor? This time, I will definitely die."

Faced with the ridicule of the ancient creatures, the human cultivators naturally had to stand up and refute them, and their tone was even more arrogant than that of the ancient creatures.

"Yuan Gu will definitely lose. Our human race's holy body can even break the curse imposed by heaven and earth. Such a heaven-defying talent is not something that a mere Yuan Gu can compare to. Even if the real son of the ancient emperor comes, he will definitely lose."

Not long ago, Li Zhi used the power of heaven's tribulation to chop two ancient ancestor kings alive. This has planted seeds in the hearts of many human cultivators and brought them unprecedented confidence.

The human race and the ancient race cultivators were engaged in a heated argument, and the topic even turned to who was more powerful, the Ancient Emperor or the Ancient King.

A cultivator from the Ancient Clan said, "How can the Great Emperor of the Human Clan be compared to the Emperor of the Ancient Clan? As the daughter of Empress Yuan, I believe that Yuan Gu can definitely chop the son of the Human Clan alive, not to mention a Holy Body of the Human Clan that has never achieved enlightenment."

"Since you, the ancient royal family, are so powerful, why do you live like rats in the ground, sealed in the source of the gods? And dare not face the cruel test of heaven and earth like our human race. Now that the world has changed again, you races abandoned by the times dare to come out. You are so timid and cowardly, and you want to compete with us, the human race that has stood tall and experienced hardships. This time, Yuan Gu will definitely be chopped alive by the Holy Body. I, Xiang, dare to swear here that if the Holy Body cannot chop Yuan Gu alive, Xiang will let you kill me and never fight back. Which ancient hero dares to bet his life with Xiang?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many human cultivators felt their blood boiling and cheered.

There were even many passionate young people who shouted one after another: "Count me in, count me in."

Many cultivators of the ancient tribe felt hot on their faces when they saw this. The powerful man named Xiang directly exposed the pride of the ancient tribes in the face of the human race.

It is normal to seal some geniuses in the clan.

But sealing the entire clan to the future generations, what else could it be but cowardice?
After they proclaimed themselves king, those tribesmen they abandoned had long since disappeared in the long river of history.

Beidou also became the world of the human race, and even ancient emperors were born one after another.

As their ancient tribes had sealed themselves in the divine source, no ancient emperor had been born since the end of the ancient times until now.

Although they would never admit it, once their facts were laid bare, everyone would be able to discover the timidity and cowardice of the Taikoo clan by simply making a comparison.

They dare not face the cruel test of the environment, cannot fight against the wind, and only dare to be born when the environment of heaven and earth is suitable for cultivation.

The fact that they don’t dare to face the same cruel test of the natural environment as humans is enough to make humans laugh at them.

Now, after someone pointed this out, many human cultivators felt very encouraged, and when they looked at the ancient cultivators, they unconsciously felt a sense of contempt in their hearts.

Hearing this, Li Zhi wanted to cheer for the cultivator named Xiang.

The strength of the ancient tribes is like flowers in a greenhouse. They look healthy and strong, but once they are thrown into the wild, they cannot withstand the baptism of wind and frost and will soon wither.

It is understandable for an ancient prince to proclaim himself as such, or for some geniuses in the clan to proclaim themselves as such, but for the entire clan to proclaim themselves as such, it is a case of escaping reality.

The ancient tribes were sealed until the future. The so-called waiting for the path to immortality to be opened was just an excuse.

The truth behind their self-proclaimed belief is that they are afraid of facing the test of the cruel natural environment.

After this debate, the subtle psychological balance of power between the ancient cultivators and the human cultivators was reversed.

"What a talented person." Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It’s not that there are no talented people in the world, but not all of them are good at spiritual cultivation.

Those who are good at cultivation may not necessarily be able to clearly debate the superiority and inferiority between the ancient race and the human race.

There is even a high possibility of falling into a debate over "technique".

The two sides are likely to argue about whether the ancient emperor's imperial skills are more amazing, or the human emperor's imperial skills are more powerful?

They even fought over it.

However, if we raise the topic of the debate to a level that transcends the level of technique and directly reaches the level of "Tao", then it is obvious that the human race is stronger than all the ancient races.

After all, the great emperors of the human race all achieved enlightenment and became emperors during a period that was considered unsuitable for cultivation by the ancient races.

Gradually, the debate shifted directly from the level of magic to the level of will and persistence in the Tao.

Under the clear and logical debate of the cultivator named Xiang, the cultivators of the ancient clan were almost completely defeated.

After all, they don’t know who is stronger between the Ancient Emperor and the Ancient Emperor.

But they knew that the human race dared to fight for survival in difficult environments, but the ancient races did not.

In terms of resilience and courage, the ancient races were completely defeated.

Many cultivators of the Taigu clan were so angry that they wanted to take direct action.

But the human race was very good at using yin and yang words, and they said to the ancient cultivators: "No way, no way, no one really thinks that their race is naturally strong, right? It's just that the environment of the ancient world is suitable for cultivation, and you really think that you have the ability. If it were now, most of you ancient cultivators would probably not be able to become immortals."

Faced with the contempt of the powerful human beings, many cultivators of the ancient clan directly broke down their defenses and threatened to have a decisive battle with those powerful human beings.

"Let's fight, whoever is afraid of whom."

Many human beings have already erased their fear of the ancient cultivators in their hearts and have stepped forward one after another.

It seemed that a large-scale fight was about to break out.

However, with the arrival of the Holy Prince and the high-profile betting on Holy Body Ye Fan to win, the bloody fight was temporarily turned invisible.

The arrival of the Holy Prince almost marked the beginning of a shocking gamble in the major stone workshops of the Divine City.

An ancient powerful man took out the Red Jade King from the Nine Heavens Divine Jade series and bet on Yuangu's victory.

A powerful human took out the white jade iron and bet that the human holy body would win.

Li Zhi also came to a gambling house where powerful ancient royals gathered, then took out a fist-sized piece of black gold with dragon pattern, and said: "I am betting this piece of black gold with dragon pattern on it to win. Is there any fellow Taoist willing to bet with me?" Someone actually took out black gold with dragon pattern, one of the nine kinds of immortal gold, as a bet. It was beyond imagination and instantly alarmed many cultivators to come and watch.

The piece of black gold stone with dragon pattern was the remaining immortal material from when Li Zhi refined the Nine-Curved Dragon Staff.

"No one wants to bet with me?" Li Zhi glanced at the ancient cultivators and said with a little disappointment.

"This is truly a magical material that can be used to forge ultimate weapons." The cultivator in the gambling house was drooling at the piece of black gold with dragon pattern in Li Zhi's hand.

"Let me make a bet with you," said a strong man from the Shiwang clan as he took out a piece of divine iron that exuded the power of Taiyin.

Seeing the piece of divine iron that was only slightly larger than the others, he shook his head and said, "Not enough. If it was a piece of Taiyin Immortal Stone, I could barely accept it, but a piece of Taiyin Star Core fragment is far from enough, unless it is a whole piece of pure Taiyin Star Core."

"I'll bet you a divine stone dragon vein." Then, a great king from Yinlongchuan took out a lifelike stone dragon that was sealed in the divine source.

"Is this a peerless dragon vein that failed to communicate with spirits? There are not many. It actually still has a little spiritual consciousness left. There is still a chance to communicate with spirits again and transform into a supreme holy spirit stone dragon." Many kings of the ancient clan were surprised after seeing the stone dragon in the hands of the great king Yinlongchuan.

When Li Zhi saw the complete dragon vein sealed in the divine source, a gleam of brilliance immediately flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Okay, I accept your bet."

The king of Yinlongchuan said: "Tomorrow in Qixiayuan, after the battle between Yuangu and the human race's holy body is decided, will the bet be settled immediately?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

At the same time, in another gambling house, the Emperor's son reached a gambling agreement using the heart of the ancient tea tree of enlightenment and a volume of the ancient scripture of the Great Emperor that Ye Fan took out.

Soon, someone specifically counted the number of Xianzhen bets that appeared in major gambling houses.

Not only are there ancient scriptures of the Great Emperor, but there is also the tree heart containing the elixir of immortality, and the black gold with dragon patterns, one of the nine kinds of immortal gold, which makes people exclaim in amazement.

Crazy, so crazy.

In comparison, bets like Daluo Silver Essence and Nine Heavens Divine Jade that can be used to forge holy weapons seem a bit worthless.

Of course, the higher the value of the bet, the more it can ignite the emotions of both parties.

The atmosphere in the city of gods was pushed to an unattainable height.

……

Qixiayuan was an ancient battlefield in the ancient times. According to legend, Emperor Yuan killed the most powerful competitor of his life here, and from then on he embarked on the path to becoming an emperor and eventually became an emperor.

Yuan Gu chose this place as the venue for the final battle, obviously wanting to follow the example of Emperor Yuan and kill the human race's holy body on Qixia Plain, thus embarking on his own path as the Ancient Emperor.

Unfortunately, in Li Zhi's opinion, Yuangu's choice was a bit deliberate.

In terms of destiny, Yuangu's choice is almost equivalent to putting all the luck accumulated by the original lake lineage on the lineage.

It doesn't matter if he fails alone, it will even affect the huge ancient royal family of Yuanshihu. With his failure, there will be no chance for him to rise again.

When the first rays of morning light cut through the sky and earth, Li Zhi arrived outside this ancient battlefield.

Of course, he was not the only one who came to this vast battlefield. Countless cultivators came through the air, making this barren and uninhabited area extremely lively.

Strong men from all races showed up one after another.

This decisive battle attracted the attention of almost all major forces in the world.

Li Zhi successively saw the Barbarian King of Nanling, the ancient monster from the Monster King Palace, and the brother and sister monsters Qi Lin and Qi Qi from the South were among them.

Strong men from the four immortal dynasties of Zhongzhou and strong men from various schools of thought and religions arrived one after another. Li Zhi also saw the figure of Emperor Xiang Yufei among the crowd of strong men of Zhongzhou.

In the Western Desert, a group of young monks from the Great Leiyin Temple came to watch the battle, led by several golden-bodied arhats, but they did not see the figure of Western Bodhisattva Jue Youqing.

In Beiyuan, some monks from the Golden Family came to watch the battle. Beside the monks from the Golden Family, there were some creatures from the Ancient Clan standing with them. They should be the Ancient Clan creatures under the Golden lineage.

In the East Wilderness, the atmosphere was even more lively. Powerful people came from almost all holy places.

The Dayan Holy Land, Daoyi Holy Land, Zifu Holy Land, Yaoguang Holy Land, Yaochi Holy Land, the ancient Ji family, the ancient Jiang family, the Feng clan and other forces all sent their saints or saints to watch the battle.

What particularly attracted Li Zhi's attention was the Holy Son Yaoguang. He was full of the unique charm of a chaotic body and seemed to be facing the path of destruction. Was he going to cut out the Great Avenue of Chaos?
Naturally, the crowd included cultivators from the East Wilderness Demon Clan who had a good relationship with Ye Fan. The Taoist Red Dragon, the Peacock King, and even Yao Yuekong from the Heavenly Demon Palace all showed up one by one, and even Yan Ruyu showed up.

On the side of the Taikoo clan, powerful members of the Taikoo royal families, led by the Nine Phoenix King, also showed up one by one, and each ancestor king manifested himself one by one.

Naturally, the bloodlines of ancient emperors are indispensable.

The Taoist Master of Divine Silkworm, Huangxu Dao, Huo Qilin, Prince of Heaven and others also showed up one by one.

However, the Dragon Girl of the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest and the Golden Fairy of the Golden Clan did not appear at the scene.

The Qixiayuan battlefield attracted almost all the young geniuses on the Beidou Ancient Star who were qualified to compete for the throne.

Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh. This golden age, which was rare in the ages, brought together the peerless geniuses accumulated over several periods of time. If they were to fight only for the position of emperor, wouldn't it be a waste of their peerless talents?

If we could work together to open up a path to immortality in the mortal world, could we double the lifespan of cultivators in all realms?
Even if it cannot be doubled, if it can be extended by half, wouldn't it be better than them dying of old age?

Seeing so many geniuses, Li Zhi vaguely formed a grand plan in his mind.

To be honest, Li Zhi was not interested in the battle between Ye Fan and Yuan Gu.

After all, since I have seen the answers, I am not that excited about the problem-solving process.

In normal situations, in the battle to become the emperor, the seeds of the great emperor will almost always remain undefeated, and eventually defeat all opponents in the world to become the emperor.

However, there was one thing that Emperor Huang Tian said that Li Zhi deeply agreed with, "Whoever claims to be invincible, whoever dares to say he is undefeated, has not been seen since the Emperor's Fall."

Even someone as powerful as Emperor Huang Tian had to go through several life and death experiences before finally reaching the end of the road.

Even someone as powerful as the Immortal Emperor will have a day when he is killed. So what good is it for an emperor in the human realm to be undefeated?
But, can one really be invincible by becoming an emperor?

Li Zhi still holds the same opinion on the battle for the throne.

Instead of fighting to the death with all living beings, it is better to devote yourself wholeheartedly to creating a path to immortality in the world.

Once you successfully find the path to immortality in this world.

Li Zhi believed that by that time, the position of emperor would have no appeal to him at all.

There is a saying: "I have crossed the mortal world, and I am the master on the road to immortality. I am invincible in the past and present, and I am immortal."

(End of this chapter)