Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

The ancient battlefield buried deep beneath the earth had been shrouded in silence and darkness for millennia. Yet, within this desolate place, fragments of powerful spiritual wills left behind by peerless figures who perished in battle still lingered. Despite the passage of hundreds of thousands of years, their brilliance endured—eternal, everlasting, illuminating the depths of the earth.

The Sacred Beast Qilin followed Lin Jiufeng into the underground battlefield. Witnessing the scene before him, he exclaimed in shock, "I feel like I can see unimaginably powerful beings—roaring, howling, lamenting…"

Lin Jiufeng sensed it too.

It wasn't a physical sensation, nor something heard by the ears or seen by the eyes. It was a perception of the primordial spirit.

Standing on the ancient battlefield, gazing into the distance, Lin Jiufeng's primordial spirit caught echoes of deafening roars—a cacophony transmitted from countless years ago, shaking his very soul.

Fortunately, it was only a fleeting moment before his primordial spirit ceased to detect anything.

"Boss, what happened here?" Qilin asked, his voice full of awe.

"A battle of unimaginable brutality…" Lin Jiufeng released the rusted arrowhead he had been holding, walking slowly over the ground soaked with the blood of once-great warriors, littered with shattered bones and broken treasures.

Qilin trailed behind him, his eyes darting about in fascination.

Taiyuan Immortal also manifested a phantom form, following Lin Jiufeng with a silent gaze. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock. "Is that… the Ninefold Celestial Diagram?"

Lin Jiufeng and Qilin followed his gaze and saw a torn scroll lying among a pile of rubble. It was tattered and frayed, like a cloth that had been repeatedly worn and torn, almost ripped entirely in half. Now, it lay silently amidst the ruins.

"What is the Ninefold Celestial Diagram?" Lin Jiufeng asked.

"A long time ago, in the Immortal Realm, there was a supreme being known as the Ninefold Celestial King. His life-bound artifact was the Ninefold Celestial Diagram, which contained nine real worlds and nine authentic heavenly laws—peerlessly powerful. But for reasons unknown, the Ninefold Celestial King vanished without a trace, and so did the Ninefold Celestial Diagram. Who could have imagined it would be found here?" Taiyuan Immortal said, astonishment evident in his voice.

"The Ninefold Celestial King… So, this was his life-bound treasure?" Lin Jiufeng was just as shocked. In his eyes, Taiyuan Immortal's true form as Taiyuan Immortal Emperor was already incredibly powerful, but a Celestial King was a whole realm above an Immortal Emperor.

The life-bound treasure of an invincible Celestial King had been torn apart and discarded here?

How could that not be shocking?

Qilin questioned skeptically, "Taiyuan Immortal, this is just a broken piece of parchment. How can you be sure it's the Ninefold Celestial Diagram?"

Taiyuan Immortal approached the scroll, examining it closely and repeatedly, before speaking with certainty. "This is indeed the Ninefold Celestial Diagram. Even if its nine worlds have been destroyed and all its arrays shattered, I can still recognize it at a glance. The memory of the Taiyuan Immortal Emperor may have been severed, but not the knowledge of such a treasure."

"But how can you recognize it so easily?" Lin Jiufeng asked.

"When the Taiyuan Immortal Emperor first entered the Immortal Emperor realm, he traveled across the Immortal Realm, visiting old friends. During a conversation, he heard tales of the Ninefold Celestial King's exploits. The Taiyuan Immortal Emperor grew curious and sought out information about the Ninefold Celestial King's life and his treasure, the Ninefold Celestial Diagram. Many details remain vivid in my memory."

Lin Jiufeng cautiously approached the torn scroll, eyeing the supposed life-bound treasure of the Ninefold Celestial King.

Amidst the rubble, the scroll lay open like a painting, stained black and riddled with scars. It had been forcibly torn nearly in half, only barely held together.

The scroll was only about three feet long and emitted no aura of power. When Lin Jiufeng picked it up and infused it with his own vital energy, it was like throwing a stone into the ocean—no response whatsoever. There were no signs of formations or lingering spirit, and it seemed utterly lifeless.

Lin Jiufeng tried to tear it apart, but the scroll remained unyielding. No matter how much strength he used, it refused to be damaged. Only then did he believe that it was not an ordinary object.

Qilin watched from the side. Seeing Lin Jiufeng struggle, he decided to test it himself.

Roar!

The next moment, Qilin unleashed his True Flames of Qilin, scorching the scroll with fire hot enough to incinerate anything. But the scroll emerged unscathed.

"This material is extraordinary," Lin Jiufeng remarked.

"That's expected. It was the life-bound artifact of a Celestial King. Even the true Taiyuan Immortal Emperor would covet it if only to forge his own life-bound treasure from its materials—provided he could melt it down." Taiyuan Immortal explained.

"If it's the life-bound treasure of a Celestial King, why is it here, torn apart and discarded?" Lin Jiufeng wondered aloud.

"No one knows. The Ninefold Celestial King vanished from the Immortal Realm hundreds of thousands of years ago. His disappearance was a mystery. Who would believe that his treasure would be buried here, three thousand meters beneath the surface of a Dimension Battlefield?" Taiyuan Immortal murmured in disbelief.

"This Ninefold Celestial Diagram may no longer possess any power, but its material remains indestructible. My physical body is extremely resilient, but my primordial spirit is still vulnerable. Using this to protect my primordial spirit gives me an additional layer of defense." Lin Jiufeng examined the scroll thoroughly before merging it into his primordial spirit world.

As the golden primordial spirit donned the tattered scroll like a dark cloak, it offered a robust layer of protection.

Having completed this task, Lin Jiufeng continued to search the ancient battlefield with increasing curiosity.

"If this was the life-bound treasure of the Ninefold Celestial King, then where is the King himself?" Lin Jiufeng mused aloud.

"If he perished, where is his corpse? If he survived, why would he abandon his life-bound artifact?"

Lin Jiufeng's doubts were shared by Taiyuan Immortal.

While the two continued their exploration, Taiyuan Immortal shared more about the Ninefold Celestial King's life.

"Like you, the Ninefold Celestial King ascended from the mortal world to the Immortal Realm. His origin was humble, born in a small village. For eighteen years, he lived a mundane life until he stumbled upon the path of cultivation. He was considered mediocre by all accounts—until he wasn't."

"What changed?" Lin Jiufeng asked.

Taiyuan Immortal's gaze grew solemn.

"He rose to prominence with a single event: The Celestial King's Battle Against the Nine Heavens."