In fact, Xu Lai could take things slowly.

He could first cleanse the Western Immortal Domain, before heading to the Southern or Northern Immortal Domains, which would be much less burdensome.

But doing so would take several extra days.

Yet, every second, countless lives were lost to the mouths of the barbaric beasts, and Xu Lai could not afford to wait.

Yu Guiwan hesitated to speak.

Her little junior brother's body had just recovered, and as his senior sister, she wanted to advise him, but in the end, she did not speak.

However, Xu Yiyi and Xu Pingan looked at their father with eyes full of admiration.

In their hearts, their father was the most formidable person in the world.

"This is bad."

Seeing Xu Ping'an's longing gaze, the Eight Desolate Cauldron thought to itself that things did not bode well, so it brazenly praised:

"As expected of the Supreme Emperor! One sword chills three thousand realms; the Emperor Qingfeng's Scripture is indeed wondrous beyond measure, standing alongside the utterly domineering Eight Desolates Imperial Sutra as the two strongest Emperor Scriptures in the Immortal Domain!"

"Uncle Li, can you wield swords? I want to learn!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"..."

The Eight Desolate Cauldron instantly shut down because Li Shenhuang didn't use swords.

In terms of a robust physique, the Eight Desolate Cauldron believed that its Great Emperor was not inferior to any Emperor Realm from past to present.

But in terms of the strength of the divine soul, even though the Eight Desolate Cauldron was unwilling to admit it, it knew that its Great Emperor was not as powerful as Great Emperor Qingfeng.

After all, the 'Way' that they cultivated was different, walking on two entirely separate paths.

Of course.

The primary reason was that the Eight Desolate Cauldron was forged from Hongmeng Purple Qi, which was so heavy...

So heavy that even an Emperor Realm.

Could not multitask and control hundreds of millions of strands.

The mere ability to lift what was known as the 'No. 1 Artifact in the World' with mere physical strength was enough to demonstrate the terrifying robustness of Li Shenhuang's body.

"The road of deception is long and arduous." The Artifact Spirit of the Eight Desolate Cauldron felt quite frustrated.

Meanwhile.

In the Four Immortal Domains.

The major Holy Lands looked bewildered at the appearing sword intent.

Like a gentle breeze, the sword intent departed from the battlefield in just a few breaths, leaving behind countless barbaric beasts' corpses.

"Is it Qingfeng Sword Intent?"

"The power of the Emperor Artifact is terrifying!"

"Something feels off; even if the sword intent of the Emperor Artifact is powerful, it shouldn't be able to cover the entire Immortal Domain."

Yet, no matter how they thought about it, no one could imagine the resurrection of the Supreme Emperor. It was not that they couldn't think of it, but they dared not imagine it.

The Karmic Tribulation was the strongest tribulation of heaven and earth; to die under it, resurrection was certainly impossible.

Nevertheless, with the sword intent sweeping away the barbaric beasts in the domain, the major Holy Lands breathed a sigh of relief and bowed distantly in the direction of the Heavenly Court.

The Moon.

Great Emperor Jiu Feng stood before the Sea of the Moon, showing no emotion on his face; he sensed something and looked in a direction, sneering:

"Tiangui, oh Tiangui, your calculations over a cycle lent themselves to another's benefit."

Jiu Feng then looked at the Immortal Path, the image still froze on Yuan Ying attempting to seize the black lantern in Ruan Tang's embrace.

Yet the immortal fruit at the end of the Immortal Path was still dazzling.

But Jiu Feng knew it was fake; the real immortal fruit had been consumed by Xu Qingfeng—otherwise, how could the Qingfeng Sword Intent sweep across the Four Immortal Domains.

At this moment.

The Immortal Path suddenly trembled.

The remaining hundreds of steps of the Immortal Path began to shatter step by step.

The immortal fruit at the end of the Immortal Path was gone, Ruan Tang and Tian Gui Yuan Yin were nowhere to be seen, and even the Three Realm Gates were on the brink of collapse.

The suspected light screen leading to The Other Shore also disappeared!

"Huh!?"

Jiu Feng's pupils contracted.

It wasn't just he who noticed the changes in the Immortal Path; many mighty ones in the Immortal Domain saw it as well.

"Swish, swish, swish"

Silhouettes gathered again at the edge of the Immortal Path, evidently having long awaited nearby.

"What is going on."

A Quasi-Emperor, whose lifespan was nearly exhausted, roared in despair: "Where is the Immortal Path, where is the immortal fruit! Where is the Gate of the Other Shore!"

Many mighty ones lost control, nearly all of whom did not have many years left to live.

They showed bewilderment and bitterness, incapably accepting the reality, roaring because they no longer had the chance to set foot on the Immortal Path to seek the immortal fate.

Even if they themselves knew, stepping onto the Immortal Path was akin to courting death.

...

...

The royal bloodline of the barbaric beasts wasn't found.

Xu Lai took three days to kill all the barbaric beasts that had appeared in the Immortal Domain; the extremely few who slipped through the net were left for the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Heavenly Court to handle.

The chaos of the barbaric beasts was temporarily quelled, allowing Baize to let out a long breath, finally relaxing his tense nerves.

On this day.

Xu Lai returned to the Heavenly Court, where over seventy tearful Divine Generals, mostly injured and covered in heavy blood scent, stood in the main hall.

Evidently, they had just returned from the battlefield.

"Where are the others?" Xu Lai asked.

"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, General Chen, General Xu, and twenty-three other Divine Generals fell in the tide of the barbaric beasts to save the lives in the Immortal Domain..."

With his head lowered, Taotie recited the twenty-three names one by one.

After speaking, it was as if he had exhausted all his strength, panting heavily; other Divine Generals clenched their fists grimly.

In order to guard the Immortal Domain and slay the barbaric beasts, besides these twenty-three comrades, a vast number of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals from the Heavenly Court had also perished.

"In total, 7,290,048 have fallen," Baize said hoarsely.

"I will settle this account with Tiangui."

Xu Lai's voice was light: "Bury the fallen soldiers in the Heroes' Tomb, and their kin and closest blood relatives will be protected by the Heavenly Court."

Baize nodded: "Arrangements are already being made."

"Everyone, you have worked hard," Xu Lai solemnly said.

"Willing to die for the Heavenly Court, willing to die for the Supreme Emperor!"

The Divine Generals spoke in unison, pounding their fists to their chests.

"Stop dying; enough have already died. You all need to live well, for yourselves and for the comrades who have passed away."

Xu Lai waved his hand: "All of you take a good few days' rest; with me here now, the Heavenly Court is secure."

"Yes!"

Led by Taotie, the Divine Generals left the great hall, their eyes no longer as bewildered as in the previous days but instead filled with resolve.

Because the backbone of the Heavenly Court.

Had returned!

In the great hall, only Baize remained, while Great Emperor Jin Shi and Sikong Jiu appeared simultaneously, showing complex expressions upon seeing Xu Lai.

"Congratulations to Jin Shi Daoist friend on your rapid boundary progress," Xu Lai said.

Great Emperor Jin Shi offered a bitter smile.

Her progress in the boundary was purely built upon incense, particularly that of Xu Qingfeng.

She clasped her hands: "Congratulations to Daoist friend on your rebirth."

Xu Lai and Sikong Jiu exchanged looks without words.

One was unfamiliar with Sikong Jiu's current look.

One did not know what to say to Xu Lai, who had returned from the dead.

"The red bellyband was more pleasing to the eye."

Xu Lai appraised him up and down: "Was this how you looked in the First Era?"

"..." Sikong Jiu.

Was the Supreme Emperor suggesting he improved his appearance?

Despite his frustration, Sikong Jiu boasted: "Just say you're jealous of my better looks."

"Heh." Great Emperor Jin Shi smirked.

"??? "

What did that laughter mean!

"The royal bloodline of the barbaric beasts needs to be found; it's a looming threat," Xu Lai said.

Speaking of serious matters.

Sikong Jiu straightened up, fully aware of the consequences of allowing the royal bloodline of the barbaric beasts to go unchecked. When the chaos of the barbaric beasts reemerges in the future, it will be even more terrifying than a peak-stage Blue Giant Jellyfish.