Those eyes were wise, containing the wisdom of endless years, having discerned the myriad Daos of all heavens and witnessed the rise and fall of epochal eras, inspiring awe from the very depths of one's soul!
"Alchemy Emperor, it is indeed you!"
Qing Gu Emperor roared from the distant sky, filled with fury. The beams of light in his eyes could incinerate everything as he tried to charge over, but he was firmly suppressed by the seven Emperor Dao supreme treasures, unable to do so. Only endless chaos churned, with great worlds and heavens constantly being born and then destroyed.
"The Alchemy Emperor, is he going to defy heaven and return?"
Both the alien race and the three Hall Masters of the Soul-Sealing Hall who had come to intervene changed their expressions drastically. Qing Gu Emperor, who had come to the rescue, was suppressed, and now the Alchemy Emperor was about to return. How could they contend?
*Snap!*
The Alchemy Emperor's figure was hazy, his Emperor's shadow peerless, as he slowly walked over from the other side of the portal, traversing a passageway.
It seemed slow, but each step he took was like crossing an entire era, or traversing the entire Ancient Universe itself. Endless years and time flashed around him.
No one knew where he came from, only that he came from an extremely distant place, not in this world, not even in this spacetime.
He walked over step by step, coming from the other side of the passageway, traversing who knew how many spacetimes, as if walking out from an already destroyed epochal era, finally completely stepping onto the portal.
The moment he appeared in the passageway, that Emperor's might permeated the air. Though not deliberately released, it made all living beings in this world want to prostrate themselves, as if he were the very center of the entire Ancient Universe, around which everything revolved.
*Boom!*
Finally, the Alchemy Emperor stepped out from the passageway, truly descending upon this Emperor-Fallen Battlefield, supreme and boundless, making everything appear utterly insignificant!
The Alchemy Emperor had defied heaven and returned. He had traversed the spacetime passageway, coming from the other side to here. His entire being appeared supremely majestic, grand enough to prop up the entire Ancient Universe. The River of Time manifested, appearing beneath his feet.
Each spray of foam represented a fragment of time—past, present, and future.
Thus, the Alchemy Emperor appeared. His gaze was so wise, bearing everything. The moment he stepped into this world, all heavens trembled.
Especially those of the Alchemy Emperor Clan, each influenced by the bloodline within their bodies, all resonated spontaneously. The Emperor's bloodline circulated autonomously, roaring, their potential continuously awakening.
Among them, the Imperial Son and Imperial Maiden were especially so. The Emperor's bloodline power within their bodies fully and autonomously revived, influenced by their father.
"Alchemy Emperor!"
All beings of the myriad heavens looked towards that majestic, supreme Emperor's shadow in the sky. Even the alchemists who had followed, including ninth-grade alchemists, were filled with excitement at this moment, no longer displaying their usual arrogance.
All of this was because they had seen the glorious founder of the alchemy path, the Alchemy Emperor. It was this very Alchemy Emperor who had led alchemy to its absolute peak and gloriously spread it far and wide, allowing alchemists like them to be respected wherever they went.
On the side of the Tenfold Fortress, all living beings couldn't help but prostrate themselves, looking upon that Emperor's shadow with reverence.
"Imperial Father!"
The Imperial Son and Imperial Maiden looked at the Alchemy Emperor with infinite joy. That was their father, their wisest Imperial Father. To be able to see him was the greatest honor.
The Alchemy Emperor's figure was indistinct, with myriad Daos descending. His gaze fell upon them, carrying a gentle warmth, especially upon the Imperial Son. He spoke softly, "You have worked hard all these years."
That simple sentence made all the hardship the Imperial Son had endured over the years vanish like mist, for it had all been worth it.
Furthermore, the Alchemy Emperor flicked his finger, sending a stream of light that landed in the Imperial Son's hand. "This is the Rebirth Pill. Consume it, and you can live another lifetime!"
The whole world was astonished. This was actually a pill that could grant an extra lifetime, of immeasurable value.
Especially since it was effective even for Ancient Monarchs, it was truly heaven-defying. After all, Ancient Monarchs possessed terrifying lifespans. To live longer, there was basically no other path besides breaking through to the Emperor realm. Even ninth-grade pills could not extend their lifespan by much because they were too powerful, so ordinary pills could hardly achieve much effect.
This single Rebirth Pill could drastically increase one's lifespan by a lifetime, clearly transcending the category of ninth-grade pills. At the very least, it was a tenth-grade Emperor Pill, its value even more unimaginable.
But considering that the Alchemy Emperor before them was not only a generation's Supreme Emperor but also the heaven-defying Alchemy Emperor, the number one alchemist throughout history, even rumored to be able to refine heaven-defying Emperor Pills that could bring Supreme Emperors back from the dead, refining a Rebirth Pill was only natural.
"Thank you, Imperial Father!"
The Imperial Son did not hesitate in the slightest, directly consuming the Rebirth Pill. This immortal pill took effect immediately, transforming into the most potent medicinal power and Dao runes, filling the Imperial Son's divine body.
Originally, although the Imperial Son had regained his youthful peak state, it was only temporary. Time could not be reversed. But now, the Rebirth Pill forcefully reversed his aging body back, filling him with vitality once more. His entire being returned to his peak state.
That Ancient Monarch aura even surpassed everyone present.
"Alchemy Emperor!"
At this moment, Qing Gu Emperor roared, filled with rage. In the distant past, it was this legendary Emperor who had forcefully annihilated most of his Emperor Soul, leaving only a remnant, which had been suppressed beneath Zhen Di Peak for who knew how many tens of thousands of years, nearly obliterated.
Seeing him now, he naturally wanted revenge.
"Qing Gu!"
The Alchemy Emperor also looked at Qing Gu Emperor and then said, "You will have to work hard next!"
Qing Gu Emperor's expression changed drastically, sensing something bad. But soon, his expression turned icy. "Alchemy Emperor, though I don't know what you intend to do, do you really think that with your current mere illusory Emperor's battle soul returning, you can suppress and kill me? You couldn't do it at your peak back then, and you can't do it now either!"
The whole world was shocked. The Alchemy Emperor before them was not his true Emperor body, but merely an Emperor's battle soul summoned back.
Many clansmen of the Alchemy Emperor Clan looked despondent. Could it be that their Emperor Ancestor truly no longer existed in this world?
"Though I cannot truly return, I can borrow my son's body to return briefly, bearing my Emperor Soul to execute the grandest plan!" The Alchemy Emperor spoke, then his gaze fell upon the Imperial Son. "But I'm afraid it will be hard on you."
"No, being able to bear Imperial Father's Emperor Soul is my greatest honor!" The Imperial Son shook his head, then completely opened up his body and mind, rushing forward to merge completely with the Alchemy Emperor's Emperor Soul.
*Boom!*
Bearing the Alchemy Emperor's Emperor Soul, at this moment, the Imperial Son's aura suddenly surged countless times over. The Emperor's bloodline power within his body boiled, directly breaking into the Emperor realm. Emperor's might surged boundlessly.
The Imperial Son was no longer the Imperial Son, but the Eternal Emperor, the Alchemy Emperor. His Emperor Soul had taken over his son's body. Moreover, because it was his son's flesh and blood, sharing the same bloodline, it allowed the Emperor's battle soul to unleash combat power nearly at the Alchemy Emperor's former peak.
"Your daughter is also willing to offer her bloodline power for Imperial Father!" The Imperial Maiden also wanted to rush forward, to allow the Alchemy Emperor's power to return to its maximum.
However, a gentle, mighty force brushed over, blocking her. The Alchemy Emperor's soft voice was heard, "Ruo'er, your elder brother is enough. You should return."
"But—" The Imperial Maiden was agitated, but the Alchemy Emperor looked towards Qing Gu Emperor and softly said, "Cauldron, come!"
*Boom!*
The Alchemy Emperor Cauldron, carrying the rune-inscribed Emperor Cauldron, hovered in the air and landed above his head, flowing with billions of strands of dawn light, each representing a Great Dao, revived to its most perfect state.
At the same time, the Nine Cauldrons Emperor Diagram firmly suppressed Qing Gu Emperor, preventing him from breaking free as he roared incessantly.
"Come, Heavenly Pass!"
Simultaneously, the Alchemy Emperor made his move. His large hand reached behind the Tenfold Fortress, infinitely enlarging, actually grabbing hold of the Immortal Heavenly Pass and pulling it up from the ground. The unimaginably majestic Immortal Heavenly Pass was thus lifted, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
What kind of peerless, grand method was this to accomplish such a feat?
Only a true Supreme Emperor could!
The Alchemy Emperor placed the Immortal Heavenly Pass at the highest point of the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun, concealing everything.
"Heavenly Pass, revive, and open the precise passageway!"
The Alchemy Emperor slowly spoke. He moved his hands, unleashing one Emperor Dao law after another, continuously infusing them into the Immortal Heavenly Pass.
It was seen that the originally pitch-black Immortal Heavenly Pass suddenly began to flow with thick, brilliant light. Within it, the majestic Emperor Gate reopened. However, it no longer connected to the Alchemy Realm, but opened another mysterious passageway, piercing through another mysterious world.
It could be seen that on the other side of the Emperor Gate was an utterly terrifying scene: a vast, dark, sinking continent, colossal corpses spanning heavenly stars, a star sea stained with blood, countless shattered great worlds and heavens, a churning sea of chaos...
It could be said that it was a world vast beyond imagination, far more expansive than the Emperor Realm, containing one great world after another, as well as countless broken worlds.
It resembled an Ancient Universe more than a world, astonishingly large.
Within it, terrifying supreme existences were engaged in battle. Great Powers were not lacking, Ancient Monarchs were also present, and even Emperor Dao auras bloomed from time to time. Supreme Immortals roamed freely within, followed by true peak powerhouses, as if they were battling across the heavens there, shocking everyone on this side.
What place was that? Why was it so terrifying, with Emperors and Supreme Immortals existing there eternally?
Qing Gu Emperor gazed into the distance, even more shocked. "Could that be—"
"Correct, that leads to the Final Land." The Alchemy Emperor spoke. "We deduced some mysteries there. Perhaps we can reconnect the true Ancient Path, leading to the true Origin Land. But it requires the sacrifice of an Emperor or a Supreme Immortal!"
The whole world was shaken!
Sacrificing an Emperor or a Supreme Immortal to reconnect the eternal path to the Origin Land?
Everyone was astounded!
"Although you are no longer a Great Perfection, flawless Emperor Dao Supreme One, the suppression over hundreds of millions of years did not completely kill you precisely to preserve your Emperor Dao origin to the greatest extent, along with your Emperor Soul, to meet the conditions for sacrifice." The Alchemy Emperor slowly stated, his voice enough to shake past, present, and future.