"What is this?"
Inside the Myriad Treasures Pagoda, Chen Fan stopped before a stone tablet on the sixth floor.
The stone tablet was ancient and covered in traces.
Marks of various daos crisscrossed its surface.
A Half-Emperor realm attendant approached and said respectfully, "Senior, this is an item being sold on consignment by a Heavenly Emperor realm powerhouse.
That expert doesn't know what this stone tablet is, and the price is ten million Great Dao Crystals."
A single stone tablet was worth as much as a fourth-tier world.
"I'll buy it."
Chen Fan did not hesitate.
He immediately paid for the stone tablet.
"Senior..."
The attendant was shocked.
He received the ten million Great Dao Crystals with surprise.
Such a sum was immense.
"Give me the stone tablet," Chen Fan said, unwilling to delay.
He needed to obtain the stone tablet immediately.
The attendant quickly stepped forward and retrieved the stone tablet.
"Let's go."
Chen Fan's face was devoid of expression.
With the stone tablet in hand, he left immediately.
Though Chu Laomo and Kuangtu didn't know what had happened, they followed the City Lord without hesitation.
Above Second City.
"Go."
Five figures instantly tore through the heavens and earth.
The void above the domain was ripped apart, their speed reaching the absolute peak as they charged into the chaos.
...
As Chen Fan and his group departed.
In the Great Dao Universe of the Stony Realm, a figure suddenly opened his eyes.
He had sensed the departure of the stone tablet from the Stony Realm the moment it left.
"Heh."
The man leaped up.
As he moved, the Great Dao Universe trembled.
"I hope it's not in vain."
A smile played on the man's lips as he stepped out of the Great Dao Universe.
The instant his figure appeared, the entire Stony Realm was in turmoil.
Further away, others also opened their eyes, and the Stony Realm shook even more violently.
...
"Go."
A group of five walked out of the Stony Realm.
In that instant, an overwhelming pressure surged from behind them, an astonishingly powerful aura.
It was as if an ancient divine mountain was rapidly pursuing them from behind.
Chen Fan opened his mouth and spat out the Life and Death Realm, stuffing Bi Tian and Fu Yu inside.
He swallowed the realm back into his body and said sternly, "This time, there will be another battle. Prepare yourselves to face the pursuit of a Sixth-tier powerhouse."
Kuandi and Chu Laomo exchanged glances and nodded solemnly.
Neither of them had ever fought a Sixth-tier expert before.
"Whoosh."
The Life and Death Great Dao appeared, transforming into a long river: "Go..."
The three began to accelerate, pouring their power into the Life and Death River and traveling upon it.
"Fellow Daoist..."
An unfamiliar voice sounded from behind: "You've come to my Stony Realm in such a hurry, why the rush to leave? This Realm Lord has yet to offer proper hospitality."
Boom.
The ancient divine mountain descended.
The power of the Great Dao expanded to fill the heavens and earth, pressing down on the Life and Death River.
Instantly, the river was frozen.
Chu Laomo and Kuandi simultaneously soared upwards.
"Break."
They both shouted.
The Great Dao of Destruction and the Demonic Dao surged skyward.
Destruction like a dragon, demonic energy like a blade.
With 'rumbling' sounds, the chaos churned.
The petrifying Great Dao that descended was torn open a gap.
"Ugh."
Both spat out blood.
Their full-power strike had only managed to create a crack, but the backlash nearly caused their internal daos to collapse.
"Damn it, is this a Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor?" Kuandi cursed loudly.
Blood trickled from the corners of his mouth, but it didn't diminish his shock.
Chu Laomo also gasped, "Hiss, truly damn strong."
As the two marveled, the Life and Death River had already slipped into the crack torn in the petrifying Great Dao.
The river swept them up and quickly departed.
Behind them, the Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor's expression remained calm. He walked leisurely in the chaos, as if on a stroll, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist is quite disrespectful. Since that is the case, do not blame this Realm Lord."
Before he finished speaking...
"Buzz."
The petrifying divine mountain descended once more.
The speed of a Sixth-tier Great Dao far surpassed that of a Fourth-tier.
Chen Fan was powerful; under the Life and Death Grinding Mill, he dared to fight a Fifth-tier.
But a Sixth-tier... and a top-tier Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor at that.
"Suppress."
Chen Fan raised his hand, and the Great Dao of Suppression, learned from Wuji, transformed into a rune that struck the divine mountain.
With a 'bang', the rune of suppression shattered directly.
Boom.
The chaotic divine mountain descended.
A massive roar shook the chaos as the petrifying divine mountain directly suppressed the Life and Death River.
"Life and Death Heavenly Emperor, impressive." The Stony Realm Lord's eyes held a hint of praise.
The Two Extremes Dao was something all coveted.
"Sever."
Suddenly, the Life and Death River transformed into energy and merged into the Amaterasu Sword.
With a single sword strike, it tore through the petrifying divine mountain.
"Oh?"
The Stony Realm Lord let out a light exclamation: "Divine Weapon?"
How could any other weapon sever a Sixth-tier Great Dao?
"Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor."
Chen Fan stood with his sword.
At this point, escape was impossible.
Even if a Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor was not adept at speed, a Fourth-tier Heavenly Emperor could not escape.
He spoke, "May I ask what business the Realm Lord has with me?"
He retracted his hand, willing to talk it through.
Everything had a reason.
Could the other party be pursuing him so relentlessly just to talk?
Was that possible?
"Fellow Daoist is truly direct."
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor smiled with洒脱, "Since you're being direct, I won't beat around the bush. What do you know about the Emperor Tablet?"
Emperor Tablet?
Chen Fan thought for a moment, then directly took out the stone tablet he had acquired from the Myriad Treasures Pagoda. "Is it this?"
"That's right. I call it the Emperor Tablet."
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor nodded. "I gave it that name. Or... perhaps you'd like to name it?"
This was a probing question.
He wanted to know how much Chen Fan truly knew.
"Apologies."
Chen Fan shook his head and put the Emperor Tablet away again.
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor did not stop him, only his eyebrows twitched.
"Speak."
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor said, "If you don't, you won't be leaving today."
"This item, I bought it for ten million Great Dao Crystals."
He decided to negotiate. "Is the Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor going back on his word? Or is this how the Stony Realm operates, snatching back everything that is sold?"
He was trying to force their hand.
Hoping to make them retreat through this method.
"Heh heh."
Such a retort only elicited a cold laugh from the Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor. "There's no use changing the subject. The so-called rules were also established by this Realm Lord. Tell me the secrets you know about the Emperor Tablet, and return it, and I will let you go."
"What if I refuse?"
"Die."
There was no need for concealment.
If he didn't comply, there was only one outcome.
A hint of killing intent gradually permeated the Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor's tone. "Believe me, after I kill you, I can still extract the answers I need from your soul fragments."
He had this confidence.
Of the six Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperors in the Stony Realm, five of them, besides himself, each had their specialties.
Soul searching was the specialty of one of them.
"Hoo."
He exhaled the pressure he felt.
Clang.
The Amaterasu Sword vibrated, spitting out Great Dao sword light.
The river of life and death coiled around his feet, gathering boundless energy, scouring the chaos.
"It seems a battle is inevitable," Chen Fan's expression was grim.
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor was taken aback for a moment.
Then, a smile bloomed. "As expected of the legendary Two Extremes Heavenly Emperor, challenging a top-tier Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor with Fourth-tier power. Excellent..."
Since a decision had been made, further words were meaningless.
There was only battle.
"Kill."
This time, Chen Fan attacked first.
His sword slashed out the Life and Death Grinding Mill, which floated above and below, crushing down like two heavens.
The petrifying divine mountain shattered with a 'bang'.
This was the Two Extremes Life and Death Dao; it could even grind the Great Dao of a Sixth-tier Heavenly Emperor.
The Stony Realm Heavenly Emperor examined the Life and Death Grinding Mill closely and said, "Your Life and Death Dao has reached a certain extreme; it is powerful, and not far from Fifth-tier. Unfortunately... the gap between you and this Realm Lord is too great.
If you were Fifth-tier, you might have troubled me a little. Fourth-tier is too weak."
Boom.
The petrifying divine mountain reappeared, pushing apart the chaos.
It shattered the Life and Death Grinding Mill.