Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor

In the night, a young man and woman, like startled rabbits, were frantically fleeing through the shadowy forest.

After running for over a hundred li without stopping, the woman gasped and asked, "Senior Brother, have Fire Cloud Ancestor and that demon caught up to us?"

The man steadied his heart and after crawling in the underbrush for quite a while, and noticing no movement behind, he uneasily responded, "They shouldn't have, right?"

These two were none other than the Dongji Sect disciples who had luckily escaped from Fire Cloud Mountain.

Wu Tian and Sunx Jing!

During the chaos at Fire Cloud Mountain, they were still behind, driving the beast tide. It was after Elder Dai Song and Xu Yang were successively killed that they managed to escape and save their lives.

Recalling the bloody scene just now, Sunx Jing was still terrified, she patted her chest and asked with a tremble, "Senior Brother, do you think they will catch up to kill and silence us?"

Wu Tian instinctively shivered, forcing his spirits up, and said, "Junior Sister Sunx, we should not stay here for long. Let's rest for a moment and then quickly leave. We must report this matter to the Sect so that the Sect Master can avenge our master and uncles!"

...

After sending off Fire Cloud Ancestor, the originally noisy mountain top immediately quieted down.

The bright moon hung high, and its lingering glow, like a tranquil spring, softly poured over Li Chen and Lian Hongshang.

After a moment of silence, Lian Hongshang suddenly spoke with a tart tone, "When did I not know that you've taken on a new female disciple?"

Li Chen looked at Lian Hongshang and sniffed vigorously.

"Why is it so sour here, could it be that someone's vinegar jar has tipped over?"

Lian Hongshang, seeing Li Chen making fun of her, rolled her eyes at him.

Then, she turned her head to the side, indicating she momentarily did not wish to bother with Li Chen.

Li Chen directly wrapped his arms around Lian Hongshang's waist from behind.

Lian Hongshang struggled a bit, but seeing that she couldn't break free, let Li Chen embrace her.

Li Chen rested his head on Lian Hongshang's shoulder and lightly pecked her cheek.

"Hongshang, you smell really nice!"

At that moment, Li Chen was entirely different from the regal presence he commanded when he struck down Quasi-Nascent Soul Strong Person Dai Song and admonished Fire Cloud Ancestor.

"You... stop it!"

Lian Hongshang was tickled into a fluster by Li Chen, her face blushing as she chided him.

In such a lovely and beautiful setting, Li Chen and Lian Hongshang, a young man and woman, seemed ready to ignite like tinder to a flame, just as they were about to merge soul and body, suddenly, thunder cracked across the sky, and the whole mountain began trembling violently in that instant.

Li Chen and Lian Hongshang were both startled, turning their heads to look.

Lian Hongshang, looking at the red light in the sky, asked puzzledly, "What's happening, an earthquake?"

Li Chen was also confused.

Suddenly, he felt the Qingzhou Tripod Spirit inside him becoming restless, as if called by something.

Realizing this, Li Chen immediately extended his Divine Sense to communicate with it.

"Little guy, what's wrong?"

The Artifact Spirit mumbled unclearly, "Cluck cluck!"

"You want to go to that place?" Li Chen pointed towards the source of the noise and asked.

"Cluck cluck!"

"You mean there are your companions there, and you want me to take you to find them, right?"

"Cluck cluck!"

...

After communicating with the Qingzhou Tripod Spirit, Li Chen roughly understood.

If his guess was correct, the second Divine Tripod was about to appear.

It seems that the nine cauldrons cast by Emperor Yu are interrelated to each other. Finding one of these Divine Tripods could lead to the discovery of the remaining eight cauldrons.

If Master Sanchi hadn't perished in the Heavenly Tribulation, he might have already recovered the nine cauldrons left by Emperor Yu before his ascent, reopening the path to ascension, and entered the Immortal Realm deep within the universe.

"Hongshang, let's go!"

Lian Hongshang blinked twice, and asked in bewilderment, "Go where?"

Li Chen pointed ahead and said, "Let's go find the second Divine Tripod!"

Not only Li Chen saw the celestial phenomenon. Within an eight-thousand-li radius, tens of millions of people witnessed this marvel.

Three thousand li from Fire Cloud Mountain, there's a mountain called Heming Mountain.

Immortal cranes cry long in the mountains, and on the stone table at the peak, two people are playing chess.

These two also have some history with Li Chen.

One was Zhang Daoling!

Facing him was Yuann Tiangang!

Yuann Tiangang had an ancestor named Yuann Shoucheng, who was a close friend of Zhang Daoling.

With this relationship, after entering the Cultivation Realm, he directly sought out Zhang Daoling.

Zhang Daoling, a man of sentiment, was truly impressed by Yuann Tiangang's intuitive understanding of the Sword Dao, divination, and Chan (Zen).

Every time he saw Yuann Tiangang, it reminded Zhang Daoling of his deceased close friend, Yuann Shoucheng. Remembering the days when they would play chess and discuss the Tao by the mountain streams.

This night, seeing the full moon, they chose this beautiful setting to have a bloodless battle on the chessboard.

Yuann Tiangang took black and made the first move, his offense pressing and aggressive, capturing several of Zhang Daoling's pieces in succession.

"Heavenly Master, perhaps you're not aware, but the Taoist lineage you left on Earth has been severed!"

Zhang Daoling's expression sank slightly, but he didn't react strongly, merely asking calmly, "When did this happen?"

"Just not long ago!" Yuann Tiangang replied.

Zhang Daoling's hand, poised to make a move, suddenly stiffened in mid-air.

"Oh?"

Yuann Tiangang glanced at the chessboard and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the person who severed your Taoist lineage on Earth has also come to this Cultivation Realm!"

Zhang Daoling steadied himself and played a piece, asking, "Who?"

Yuann Tiangang captured several more pieces before he leisurely began, "My senior brother Li Chunfeng's descendant, Li Chen. Despite his young age, he has already laid the foundation for cultivation. To tell you the truth, before coming here, I had a clash with him. The lad's combat strength is indeed not weak, probably not much behind the Heaven's Chosen Sons and Holy Daughters of the Great Sects!"

Zhang Daoling stroked his silver-white beard and exclaimed with surprise, "Who would've thought that such a remarkable prodigy could emerge from Earth, a place so deficient in spiritual power? That is indeed a joyous and congratulatory matter!"

Yuann Tiangang relayed this to Zhang Daoling in hopes of enlisting his help to remove Li Chen.

Yet, Zhang Daoling, far from holding any grudge against the one who destroyed his lineage, laughed and applauded, which was quite beyond Yuann Tiangang's expectations.

"Heavenly Master, this child has annihilated your lineage and cut off your inheritance. Do you not resent him?"

Zhang Daoling replied with a light smile, "I have lived for over two thousand years. If I took every matter to heart, I'd have been buried in vexation long ago, turning to dust. What enlightenment would there be left to seek?"

"Besides, the rise and fall, survival and extinction of all things are determined by fate. Longing for what cannot be forced, let it be!"

As he spoke, he placed another piece.

This move landed solidly and took a large chunk of his own white pieces, which clarified the previously muddled chess situation.

Although Yuann Tiangang's black pieces still seemed advantageous, all of Zhang Daoling's pieces on the board were now alive and flexible, no longer restrained and awkward like before.

Yuann Tiangang never expected Zhang Daoling to make a move here, caught off guard in his heart.

However, once he saw the full board situation, he understood the deeper meaning behind Zhang Daoling's move.

But while Zhang Daoling could let go of hatred, Yuann Tiangang could not and would not be willing.

He had been overshadowed by his senior brother Li Chunfeng all his life, and now by his descendant. How could he rest easy with such pride and aspirations?

Yuann Tiangang's face darkened with anger, nearly crushing the chess piece in his hand.

As he was lost and wavering, a thunderclap suddenly burst forth, signaling a change in heaven and earth.

Both Zhang Daoling and Yuann Tiangang were surprised, rising to their feet to look towards the celestial phenomena.

"A celestial phenomenon descends, with the Northern Dipper challenging the Heavenly Wolf, the Ziwei shifting position, and the Enclosure entering the Central Palace—this is a sign of great chaos in the world. I fear a demon is emerging, bringing disaster to the Human World!"

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Opening a new map, organizing the plot, writing has been very slow, please forgive me. The updates will speed up tomorrow!