Chapter 828: The God's Tomb
Thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols surrounded Chu Yuan in a circular arc, with streams of immortal energy radiating outwards.
He had originally planned to dismantle the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols and distribute them among the cosmic gods of the empire.
However, he later reconsidered, deciding to condense them into a perpetually self-renewing divine symbol formation within the realm of the Emperor, which could exert even more powerful forces.
The year was the twentieth year of the Divine Martial Era.
After conquering three great empires, Chu Yuan took a few years to recuperate and allow the empire to develop even more prosperously.
The emergence of the Ninefold Divine Tribulation Simulator further strengthened the empire's worldly gods, who all eagerly entered it for refining in addition to their cultivation.
The empire's cosmic gods now included Lu Qianfu, Purple Blood Magic Tome, Shen Youzhe, Earth Shaker, War God Commander, Prison Warden Commander, Wild Demon, Guan Song, and Feng Ning.
Everyone wanted to become the next cosmic god. "Your Majesty!"
Purple Blood Magic Tome returned from the Cosmic Sea with a joyous expression, clearly having gained a lot. "Indeed, Ye Yuan has provided us with valuable intelligence. Using his information, we have swept through numerous small and medium-sized relics within the Cosmic Sea. With the top cosmic gods almost all gathered in the Immortal Time and Space due to the conflicts there, not many paid attention to this place."
The gains Purple Blood Magic Tome had made in the Cosmic Sea over the years were enormous.
"Ye Yuan is truly talented. I will reward him with more Divine Elixer Pills. Though he is not of our empire, I can still have him work for us,"
Chu Yuan nodded and gestured: "Here are the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols. I've already condensed them into a formation, which I now bestow upon you. There are countless perils in the Cosmic Sea, and without formidable power, it's hard to stand firm. Although a large number of masters have entered the Immortal Time and Space, this has made the situation even more chaotic. During normal times, not so many cosmic gods would appear here. Some hold the same thoughts as our empire, muddying the waters to hunt others, which makes the situation even more dangerous."
He saw this very clearly.
"Indeed, that's true."
Purple Blood Magic Tome's expression turned somber as he nodded, "I, too, have encountered several crises, but with the help of the War God and Prison Warden Commanders, we turned danger into safety."
As Chu Yuan advanced to the second tier, the War God and Prison Warden also stepped into the second tier of time and space.
"The War God and Prison Warden Commanders are special; I can send them to various dangerous places without worrying about their safety."
If these two commanders were destroyed, Chu Yuan could resurrect them in the War God Pool. Although each resurrection required a huge amount of energy and a hundred years, it would take less than a month within the realm of the Emperor.
And now, Purple Blood Magic Tome possessed the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols.
Although he was only at the first step, even those at the third step couldn't kill him. Moreover, should the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols explode, they could even repel those at the fourth step.
With the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols in hand, Purple Blood Magic Tome's confidence grew tremendously. The Emperor entrusting him to lead so many cosmic gods into battle in the Cosmic Sea and giving him the thirty-six Immortal Divine Symbols was a sign of considerable favor and trust in his abilities.
"Your Majesty, the battle in the Immortal Time and Space has gone on for several years now, and the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic. More and more forces are joining in. I've heard that a second Divine Artifact has been discovered. Now all the major powers want to seize it and have joined forces to counter the Feathered Divine Dynasty,"
Purple Blood Magic Tome reported.
"A second Divine Artifact?"
Chu Yuan pondered for a moment, "The Feathered Divine Dynasty deceived us the first time; they won't succeed so easily with the same trick again. But I cannot deny that the Feathered Divine Dynasty may have other means to make the other powers suffer, after all, they are the only Divine Dynasty in the cosmos right now."
"Yes, the Feathered Divine Dynasty is very powerful, having slain those who are immortal,"
Purple Blood Magic Tome was well aware of the terror of the Feathered Divine Dynasty.
"The Immortal Time and Space still has nothing to do with me. The Feathered Divine Dynasty is now a thorn in the eye and flesh of all forces, everyone wants to remove it. This is good, it's what I want to see,"
Chu Yuan said: "Moreover, the more chaos in the cosmos, the better I like it. In chaos, we strengthen ourselves. It is difficult to stir a dead pool, but the current situation is a prime opportunity for the development of the empire."
In times of peace, the death of a cosmic deity in the Divine Capital is a significant event.
But in times of chaos, the death of cosmic deities doesn't amount to much, and even immortals may fall. "Indeed, that's the case,"
the Purple Blood Demon Book nodded.
The path to struggling for supreme authority in the universe is cruel.
"Let's continue to the Cosmic Sea. The empire's expansion will also increase your power. Purple Blood Demon Book, I see that you are not far from the second step."
Chu Yuan said.
The Taiyi Pill Furnace was capable of refining Divine Elixirs, which allowed the Purple Blood Demon Book to make rapid cultivation breakthroughs. And, having been a second step deity, the Purple Blood Demon Book wasn't completely unfamiliar with the realm of space and time.
"Your servant understands,"
the Purple Blood Demon Book replied. After resting for a while in the human emperor's kingdom, he returned to the Cosmic Sea. "And I must also go to the Cosmic Sea,"
Chu Yuan did not join the Purple Blood Demon Book.
With two Treasure Maps in hand, Chu Yuan decided to first locate the one in the Cosmic Sea.
The final one, however, had a location in the book of the universe that was elusive and ever-changing.
The Cosmic Sea was vast, and the Epoch Battlefield was just one area within it. The region Chu Yuan was heading to this time was the most enigmatic in the Cosmic Sea—the God's Graveyard!
God's Graveyard!
The graves of deities!
In the God's Graveyard, too many powerful beings' remains were buried; cosmic deities lay in piles, with numerous deities from reincarnation epochs buried here, even immortal bones were interred in the God's Graveyard.
Some familiar bone gods emerged from the tombs, having crawled out from the God's Graveyard.
"Is this the God's Graveyard?"
Chu Yuan arrived at the God's Graveyard.
The sky here was incredibly gloomy, filled with a dusky haze, and the aura of death was horribly pervasive. When celestial deities arrived here, they would have their lifespans stripped away by the deathly aura, even cosmic deities would feel waves of terror.
This was no place for the living to tread.
Gloomy, oppressive, suffocating.
These were the intuitive feelings Chu Yuan experienced.
Looking beyond the endless land, Chu Yuan saw countless bones, some areas had small mounds raised – each a grave, where many ancient and powerful beings were buried, whether by choice or force.
Upon arriving, piercing, chill shrieks constantly reached Chu Yuan's ears, an assault penetrating his soul and mind. Countless visible and invisible spirits drifted before his eyes.
The power of a cosmic deity at the second step emanated.
Chu Yuan walked through God's Graveyard like a Supreme Overlord, his Devouring Technique in operation, capturing the deathly auras within the graves. Instantly, the areas he passed through became vacuums.
Sometimes, ancient bones driven by unresting resentment would suddenly launch deadly attacks, but Chu Yuan crushed them all. "The eighth Divine Light of the Nine Extremes, this one is green, representing vitality."
Chu Yuan had a Treasure Map, and it allowed him to see a green beam of light that others could not, a wave of green light guiding his way forward.