Dozens of cultivators dressed in sumptuous garments and with looks of haughty arrogance arrived at Qianyuan Cave Heaven.
The Daoist robes on their bodies shimmered with flowing light, clearly top-grade magical treasures.
Even the ancestors from various Holy Lands and Cultivator Clans did not catch their eye.
For they were from the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court, the most powerful organization in the Immortal Realm, reigns supreme over many Holy Lands, dynasties, and Sects.
The Heavenly Court is older than the various Holy Lands, dynasties, and Sects.
The majority of Holy Lands, dynasties, Immortal Sects, and Prestigious Families were established after the second great war of ancient times, while the Heavenly Court existed already during the first.
The Ancient Heavenly Court, which gathered all the great experts of the human race, in the first great war of ancient times, suppressed the Demon Race, forcing a great number of them out of the Immortal Realm. With Demon-Suppressing Pass as a boundary, it ended the strife between humans and demons. Thus, humankind flourished.
In the second great war of ancient times, the Heavenly Court battled the Demon Lord. Enraged, the Demon Lord shattered the Ancient Heavenly Court with a fist that shocked the world, leading to its fall and the creation of the Ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
Ultimately, the Demon Lord was defeated, leading a hundred thousand Demon Generals and countless Demon Soldiers into retreat to the Demon Realm.
After the two ancient wars concluded, some of the great human experts rebuilt the Heavenly Court, while others, such as the Taiyin Goddess and the Mount Taihua Goddess, opted to leave the court to establish Holy Lands, dynastic empires, or Sects.
Other human experts chose to live in seclusion, forming the various Prestigious Families, or becoming Loose Cultivators, such as Qingwei True Sovereign, the master of Qianyuan Cave Heaven.
This pattern has continued to this day.
Although, due to the large number of great human experts remaining in the Heavenly Court, the rebuilding court does not match the Ancient Heavenly Court in strength, it is still the most formidable force in the Immortal Realm.
On seeing the arrivals from the Heavenly Court, powerhouses from various Holy Lands, Prestigious Families, and dynasties rose in shock.
“Could that person be the world-class genius ‘Ku,’ once number one on the Qilin Ranking of the previous generation?”
“It’s actually him leading the group!”
“It looks like the Heavenly Court also desires the treasures of Qingwei True Sovereign.”
“If the Heavenly Court makes a move, competing for the treasures will be difficult for us.”
Some of the formidable ones recognized the identity of the person leading the team from the Heavenly Court, and their faces turned pale with shock.
Lu Changsheng looked toward the leader from the Heavenly Court, a majestic man clad in top-grade golden armor, overlooking all others as if he ruled the world. He did not even regard other powerhouses such as the Immortal Dragon Emperor, the Five Elders of Kunlun, and Suxin the Pill Saint.
Following the armored man were two old men with deep and unfathomable cultivation, sporting white-flowing beards and wearing purple-golden Eight Trigrams robes.
The Heavenly Court had sent thirty to forty people, each at least of Immortal Emperor Realm strength.
“Ku?”
Lu Changsheng had long heard of this person’s reputation. It was because Ku had cultivated for more than 500,000 years and withdrawn from the Qilin Ranking that Lu Changsheng was able to reach the top of the Qilin Ranking.
His aura was extremely terrifying, far surpassing that of Feng Mu.
The gap between Feng Mu and him was like heaven and earth.
A formidable rival, an absolute formidable rival!
Lu Changsheng suspected this fellow might already be at Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor level.
With over fifty thousand years of cultivation, having reached the realm of Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor, his aptitude was simply frightening.
Feng Mu, the number one genius of the Ancient Feng Family, was no match for him.
Even Dantai Meng, the daughter of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, did not possess an aptitude like his.
Lu Changsheng at this moment was no match for him either.
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Li Changye turned to Changliu Immortal and asked, “Master, what is this man’s background?”
Changliu Immortal replied, “He is the son of the Heavenly Emperor.”
“Hiss…”
A portion of cultivators who were unaware of Ku’s identity changed their expressions dramatically at once.
The Heavenly Emperor is the ruler of the Heavenly Court, the most powerful existence in the Immortal Realm, having lived through two ancient wars, eternal and indestructible!
The son of the Heavenly Emperor, his status immensely exalted, beneath only one person and above billions!
Lu Changsheng’s expression grew solemn.
No wonder this man named “Ku” possessed such monstrous aptitude.
The son of the first Immortal Realm’s strongest being, the Heavenly Emperor, inherited his bloodline and had extremely high aptitude, along with resources provided by the Heavenly Court to propel his cultivation forward at a rapid pace.
Ku, just like a character with cheats activated, led a protagonist’s life.
“Ku, we meet again, and this time I’d like to learn a thing or two from you,” said Feng Mu, who had once sought a duel with Ku and had been defeated by him. Having reached the fourth level of the Immortal Emperor Realm, Feng Mu wanted to challenge Ku again.
At that time, Ku was just a Preliminary Immortal Emperor, giving Feng Mu the illusion that he could spar with him.
Ku said coldly, “You are too weak.”
Feng Mu’s face turned ashen.
Not long ago, he was refused by Lu Changsheng, and now even Ku looked down on him.
Feng Mu truly did not dare to make a scene.
Ku was the son of the Heavenly Emperor, and if Feng Mu angered him, the Ancient Feng Family would not be able to protect him.
The strength of the Heavenly Court was a hundred times that of the Ancient Feng Family.
Ku and Lu Changsheng locked eyes.
Lu Changsheng had been unabashedly observing what was so special about the son of the Heavenly Emperor, attracting Ku’s attention.
An Immortal Emperor realm servant conveyed a message to Ku, “Master, this person is the current leader of the Qilin Ranking.”
As Ku scrutinized Lu Changsheng, he found him somewhat peculiar.
He could sense that Lu Changsheng’s true cultivation was around the third or fourth level of the Immortal Emperor Realm, yet the aura was somewhat elusive.
“Just a Preliminary Immortal Emperor, no cause for concern.”
Ku’s gaze lingered on Lu Changsheng for only a few seconds before it moved away.
His aptitude was extremely high, much superior to any other peerless geniuses of his era.
In his view, Lu Changsheng was just a bit stronger than Feng Mu, whereas the difference between him and Feng Mu spanned several levels.
The Heavenly Court team did not linger for long. One among them took out a golden compass, calculated the entrance to the paramount Great Formation, and said to Ku, “Your Highness, please follow me.”