“Congratulations, elder!” Many people in the Dark World bowed and saluted the cultivator.

The Great Emperor-To-Be, the future Great Emperor!

After the collapse of the Heavenly Path, the Path of the Emperors was cut off. Today, the six emperors ruled the world to maintain orders. No matter how strong the cultivators in attendance today were, they all revered the Great Emperors. And at this very moment, a future Great Emperor had emerged.

There was some envy and some jealousy, but at the same time, there was respect as well. Before that, even if the other man were an ancient emperor, no one would care about someone who was once an ancient emperor who could not become a Great Emperor; he would never get enough respect. However, the moment he became the Great Emperor-To-Be, everything changed.

Most people from the Dark World were filled with respect—except for a few people, such as the heirs of the Great Emperors from the other realms, who were a lot less respectful. From their perspective, the appearance of the Path of the Emperors and the dawn of the age of the gods would usher in their paths to become emperors.

Compared to them, these ancient Great Emperors just took a shortcut. The old gods of the past would indeed be surpassed by the new.

That cultivator appeared quite indifferent to all this, nodding calmly. His eyes looked up into the sky, and he didn’t seem to care too much about the others’ attitude.

Everyone who was beneath the Great Emperors were like mere insects. Stepping onto the Path of the Emperors was the only way to become a deity.

Anyone and anything that was not deity were not worthy of their gaze.

He was a Great Emperor many years ago, and in this day and age, he would be a Great Emperor again.

After the Divine Tribulation, divine power circulated him as he continued to comprehend and cultivate, ignoring everyone else. He was just a Great Emperor-To-Be for now. Only when he finally returned to the realm of the Great Emperor could he be completely at ease, having returned in the truest sense.

The divine power circled him resonated with the Heavenly Path as he was bathing in the divine glory of the Heavenly Path. He concentrated on cultivating, intending to train his body to reach the perfect Great Path. His divine power was endless.

When everyone saw this, they didn’t bother him. It was different at the level of the Great Emperor; even his temperament had changed.

Before, some could still communicate with that other man, but now, they were probably no longer on the same level.

They must also focus on cultivating to fight for an opportunity, so they might also step onto the Path of the Emperors.

Time continued to pass. Above the sky, black lotuses suddenly appeared. They were pitch-black and profound; their presence darkened the entire sky. Then, many black lotuses appeared in the boundless world above the Heavenly Palace. In each black lotus was a terrifying power of destructive rules.

“What?” Many people revealed curious expressions as they looked up at the black lotus flowers that appeared between heaven and earth, especially the massive black lotus born in the sky. Everyone could feel a terrifying aura of destruction in just a glance.

As if that black lotus was synonymous with destruction.

“A black lotus birthed by the Heavenly Path?” Many cultivators were shocked to their core. The black lotus was still growing, continuously pressing downwards, as its destructive divine power grew more frightening.

Buzz! Voices rose into the air, and most of them were cultivators from the Dark World, including Lord Shaman, the Great Shaman of the Dark Court. They showed up not far away from the black lotus and saw wisps of black destructive current circulated inside it. The divine power of rules seemed to have condensed into an entity that would inflict death on whatever it touched.

This gigantic black lotus spun in the void, and strands of destructive divine power crept towards the surroundings. There was a cultivator who was a little too close. He stretched out his hand boldly as strands of terrifying suction appeared in his palm. Instantly, the suction swallowed the destructive currents into the palm of his hand.

But in just an instant, his face changed to an expression of extreme fear.

“No…” In the next moment, his body turned into smoke and ashes and disappeared into wisps of black smoke, which dissipated. It was as if this man had never existed. In the meantime, his soul and spirit had dispersed and scattered.

What everyone saw in front of them made their hearts jump, and many involuntarily retreated. There was an extreme wariness and vigilance in their eyes as they focused their attention in front of them.

There, wisps of black currents were still circulating, sweeping towards the surroundings. However, the currents that emanated from the black lotus could quickly turn a cultivator in the Tribulation Plane to dust.

“Get back, all of you,” Lord Shaman said. Suddenly, many people evacuated from this area, except those top cultivators, who remained around the black lotus.

“This is the purest divine power of destruction, formed by the order of destruction under the Heavenly Path,” an old man from the Dark Court piped up. This was an old man who the world had never before seen. He stared at the black lotus; there was a hint of greed in his eyes.

This black lotus was a divine item nurtured by the Heavenly Path.

Upon obtaining it, it was easier to perceive the divine power and stronger powers of the order from the Heavenly Path. Therefore, it made it possible to resonate with the Heavenly Path and step onto the Path of the Emperors.

Other cultivators had noticed it as well; their eyes fixed on the black lotus. Even if they were not cultivators from the Dark World, a hint of greed flashed through their eyes.

The divine items bred by the Heavenly Path had always been the treasures that the world coveted since the beginning of times. Who didn’t want to snatch up such an item?

Many people stared over there, and some were even moving towards it.

Lord Shaman turned his head as he glanced at the cultivators from everywhere and said, “This black lotus of destruction was born from darkness, and it is a divine item that belongs to the Dark World. Since this corner of heaven can produce this black lotus, it will inevitably produce other divine items in the future. If you want to fight for this black lotus, do you think you will be able to keep the other items in the future?”

Lord Shaman’s words made everyone hesitate for a bit as they looked up into the sky.

Path of the Emperors appeared in the Heavenly Palace as if there was an incarnation of the Heavenly Path. Would there be more divine items like this in the future?

It was very possible!

“If you don’t fight us for this black lotus now, we won’t fight for the other divine items in the future,” Lord Shaman continued. When he spoke, strands of divine power surged around him, which was beyond terrifying.

The aura from everyone began to dissipate. It was not entirely because of what Lord Shaman said; it was mainly because the divine power of destruction was not the divine power they had intended to cultivate and comprehend. In other words, the item didn’t mean so much to them. If they risked themselves for of it, the result was not worth it.

Ye Futian glanced over there, but he didn’t participate in any of it. He merely sat quietly.

Afterward, he raised his head and looked at the sky again. He was still contemplating the question before—whether or not consciousness existed in this heaven. If there was consciousness, whose consciousness was it?

The Heavenly Emperor?!

Why would he want to produce these divine items if it was the Heavenly Emperor? Was it to help the people in the world become enlightened so that they may ascend onto the Path of the Emperors?

“I am beginning to believe the prophecies made by the Buddha of Destiny,” said Ye Futian in a low voice as the people around him nodded in agreement. Supreme Swordlord said, “I also feel that the era of the gods is coming. The Path of the Emperors seems to have been revealed as some kind of a sign.”

Ye Futian turned around and glanced at everyone. “Concentrate on cultivating, and don’t be distracted by everything on the outside. This world may still contain some great opportunities.”

“Yes, Palace Lord.” Everyone nodded. Since Ye Futian said so, maybe he had detected something.

When the opportunity arises, one must have the strength to seize it!