The eighth heaven of the source land.
This is where the Western Emperor is stationed. The words spoken by the previous Dou Tian Emperor's clone were heard by the Western Emperor's clone and transmitted to his main body, instantly waking him up.
"Dou Tiandi was an ultimate emperor, but he had to become an emperor and enter the Origin Land in order to save his life."
"It's perfectly normal for the four supreme emperors to have some special connection with each other—even though the relationship between the Dou Tian Emperor and the other three emperors isn't exactly friendly, it's not that bad either."
"The Heavenly Emperor's combat power is nearly 200 million calories. Would he misperceive something because he's too sensitive? I don't believe it!"
"So, did someone secretly infiltrate the source area from the outside?"
The Western Emperor's face darkened.
Those who can infiltrate the source area are very few.
They must be either the Earthly Emperor or his son, or some powerful figures from the mortal realm.
Especially... Cao Ya Daozu!
"Hmm, in the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm, Dao Ancestor Cao Ya spared my projection. Perhaps he was planning to win me over? I'd be happy to do that; I can totally join the human race's camp!"
The Western Emperor felt somewhat relieved after thinking this through.
However, he still felt it was not safe for him to stay alone in the Eighth Heaven. After thinking for a moment, he also concealed his presence and became invisible, almost disappearing completely.
The eighth heaven was filled with boundless desolation, devoid of any life.
Dim and gloomy are the main themes here.
"Damn it, staying in a place like this for too long is going to make me depressed," Xi Huang cursed inwardly. He dreamed of leaving the source land!
In reality, which of these emperors, who were like prisoners, would willingly stay in this desolate and lifeless place for thousands of years?
"Sigh." The Western Emperor sighed inwardly, his mouth filled with a bitter taste.
He savored the indescribable feeling.
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The eighth heaven is guarded by the Western Emperor, while the seventh heaven is guarded by the Southern Emperor.
The seventh heaven of the Southern Emperor was even more desolate and lifeless than the eighth heaven of the Western Emperor.
There wasn't even a single sound!
"No wonder these emperors are so determined to escape the source and return to the Three Realms."
In a certain void of the seventh heaven, Fang Ping's divine sense fluctuated.
"Don't make too much noise, or we'll be finished if we alert the Southern Emperor," Zhang Tao warned everyone telepathically.
"clear!"
After entering the Origin Land through Wang Jinyang's True Path, which originally belonged to the War Emperor, the group infiltrated the Seventh Heaven to observe the Southern Emperor.
Of course, they wanted to observe the Southern Emperor, but in reality, the Southern Emperor didn't appear in their sight at all. He was hiding somewhere in the Seventh Heaven, without making a sound.
In the dim void, a row of heads peeked out—among them a dog's head and a cat's head—looking around.
It is huge, so huge, and boundless!
The four walls are vaguely visible, but not very clearly.
The emperor here is indeed like a prisoner.
Therefore, for the past eight thousand years since entering the source land, the emperors have been thinking constantly about how to transcend and how to escape their predicament.
Do people sympathize with them?
No!
This was the emperors' own choice, so who can be blamed?
Eight thousand years ago, if they had agreed to the War Emperor's suggestion and given up their power, why would they have become prisoners?
Since they crave immortality, they must naturally bear the price of immortality!
Nothing in this world is perfect.
Compared to these emperors, the heroes of the Three Realms seem to have gained freedom, but in reality, their situation is almost truly desperate!
There is no hope in sight!
Even if one attains enlightenment and becomes an emperor, it is still difficult to transcend!
"Damn it, this Southern Emperor is such a coward! He actually hid in the seventh heaven he was guarding?!" Chaotic Heaven King transmitted his disdain.
They looked around, but couldn't find the Southern Emperor.
They were certain that the Southern Emperor was in this seventh heaven, but they had not yet discovered his exact location.
"These emperors are all scheming against each other. Who can be trusted? The Southern Emperor is not the strongest among the emperors. Why doesn't he hide and wait for the powerful ones, like the God Emperor, the Fighting Emperor, and the Eastern Emperor, to come and kill him and make him fill the gaps in their power?" King Zhentian sneered. What emperors? A bunch of scheming beasts!
However, upon hearing the words of the Heavenly King Zhen, Fang Ping's heart stirred, and he quickly transmitted his voice to ask:
"Godfather, if the God Emperor kills the Southern Emperor and lets the Southern Emperor's Dao Fruit help him fill the loopholes, then the God Emperor can be free? Leave the Source and be carefree, just like the Yang God."
What are you thinking about?
Before the Heavenly King could answer, the Divine Forging Envoy snorted and said:
"Can the Southern Emperor alone fill the loophole in the Divine Emperor's power? We'd need to add the Western Emperor as well!"
Shi Po pondered for a moment and then said:
"However, if what you said really came true, and the Southern Emperor helped the Divine Emperor fill the loophole, then the Divine Emperor's situation would indeed improve. Take the Earth Emperor, for example. Do you think there is no place in the Origin Land that he should be guarding? It was only because the War Emperor helped him repair the crack that the Earth Emperor was able to fake his death, break free from the Origin Land's constraints, and scheme in the Three Realms for eight thousand years without even a shadow appearing."
Fang Ping, along with Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, and Yao Chengjun, were hearing these secrets for the first time, and thus had a sudden realization.
"So, the emperors schemed against each other, united against the Heavenly Emperor, and plotted against each other, trying to get others to fill the gaps in their defenses?" Wang Jinyang murmured.
“That’s right, that’s exactly it.” The Heavenly King nodded.
“The weak emperors like the Southern Emperor are worried about the powerful emperors like the Divine Emperor, while the powerful emperors like the Divine Emperor and the Fighting Heaven Emperor are worried about the Heavenly Emperor—and now there’s the addition of the Dao Ancestor Cao Ya! In short, these emperors have many concerns and hide themselves very well. They rarely show themselves, and even if they do, it’s at most an avatar, never their true form!” Shuxiang said with a hint of disgust.
"Sitting in jail, and having to guard against their fellow inmates plotting against them... Haha, all I can say is, they deserve it!" Fang Ping chuckled.
Chaos King, Shi Po, Forging God Envoy, Suppressing King, Zhang Tao, and others couldn't help but laugh.
Having gained a deep understanding of and witnessed firsthand the emperor's predicament, their mood suddenly improved.
"Big Cat, Tengu, have you noticed?" Fang Ping asked, turning his head to the side.
The celestial dog has a very keen sense of smell, and the blue cat is also very good at finding people, even more so than the average dog.
"Big dog, it's up to you now."
However, with the Heavenly Dog present, the Azure Cat is too lazy to make an appearance.
"How dare you order me around." The Tengu muttered, but still twitched its nose and finally locked onto a direction.
"Over there!"
Immediately, everyone set off.
"Walk!"
A group of people moved slowly, concealing their figures and auras, and walked through the void, slowly approaching that direction.
This godforsaken place is riddled with cracks; even a Heavenly King of the Eight Trigrams could be fatal if he's not careful.
However, this dense danger also has one advantage: even if they don't actively conceal it, their aura is difficult to travel far due to the destructive power of the void rift.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to get close to the Southern Emperor's hiding place.
The emperor's perception of crisis is exceptionally strong!
"Phew~~"
In a vortex deep within the void, the Southern Emperor sat in the void. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he scanned the surroundings.
"Someone has come in?"
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