Chapter 409: After the Crisis (3)
He sealed the Monster Realm, he defeated the God Realm, and he drove back the Demon Realm and the Buddha Realm. He stood in the ruins of the Celestial Court and guarded its last glory.
Hell faced a dilemma.
In the end, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Hell remained silent and just left.
At this point, the crisis of the Celestial Court was completely resolved.
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief. The Celestial Court, thought to be destined for destruction by all, had actually survived?
Even the head of the Zhang Family couldn’t help but feel this way. Looking at Li Qingshan’s back, he was neither tall nor majestic. In fact, he was somewhat frail.
This was the shoulder of a young man.
No matter how long he had been in seclusion, no matter how many years had passed, the youth remained a youth.
The shoulders of a young man could bear the seasons and the elements, as well as the rise and fall of the sun and moon.
Now, the ancient organization of the Celestial Court had fallen on Li Qingshan’s shoulders. In front of all the forces of the Immortal Plane, the young man took on this responsibility.
Li Qingshan heaved a sigh of relief as he watched the millions of soldiers slowly retreat.
“The Emperors of the major forces weren’t unified. If it weren’t for that, I would have fallen today and the Celestial Court wouldn’t have survived,” Li Qingshan murmured in his heart.
He wasn’t proud or complacent.
Keen observers could see that although Li Qingshan was powerful, defeating the Ancestral Sacred King of the God Realm and sealing the Monster Realm, the major powers were clearly reluctant to join forces against him.
Although this was a worldwide crusade against Immortals, there were also grudges among them. This was an opportunity for Li Qingshan and the Celestial Court.
[Your saving for the Celestial Court activated Maxed-Level Comprehension, and you’ve comprehended the Immortality Method.]
A line of words appeared in front of Li Qingshan’s eyes.
The maxed-level comprehension was activated again.
After Li Qingshan had been in seclusion for a long time, maxed-level comprehension had been silent for quite some time.
Unexpectedly, it was activated this time.
“What is the Immortality Method?” Li Qingshan was curious, then quietly accepted the Immortality Method.
A memory flowed into Li Qingshan’s sea of consciousness.
It was a memory of immortality.
It was a memory of an individual.
It was a memory from the long river of history that had been sealed away.
In ancient times, there was a top-tier powerhouse who didn’t seek immense power but only sought eternal life.
Even powerful beings like the Qinling Emperor had lifespans of only a million years. Even if they lived a second life and extended their lifespan by another million years, there would still be a moment of death.
So, there were predecessors who gave up their lives and pursued eternity, not to be invincible in the world, but to live as long as heaven and earth, to shine as brightly as the sun and moon.
Thus, the Immortality Method was born.
Li Qingshan saw a memory in his sea of consciousness. This Immortality Method could prolong one’s life. In an ideal state, it could live and die with the world, coexisting with Nirvana.
Unfortunately, that predecessor did not achieve this level. After creating the Immortality Method, he perished due to the upheaval of the world, and the Immortality Method disappeared.
Now, it was comprehended by Li Qingshan and appeared in the Human World.
“So, this is an unverified, purely theoretical Immortality Method.” Li Qingshan understood. Although the Immortality Method was marvelous, there could also be problems.
He didn’t rush to cultivate it but put away the Immortality Method. He would wait until the Celestial Court was rebuilt and then slowly contemplate, speculate, and confirm its validity before practicing it.
After putting away the Immortality Method, Li Qingshan looked at the devastated Celestial Court and silently pondered how to rebuild it.
Just as he was contemplating, Patriarch Zhang directly knelt behind him and shouted, “I pay my respects to the Immortal Emperor.”
Li Qingshan turned his head, looked at the Zhang Family’s master, and said, “With the crisis of the Celestial Court resolved, how many descendants of the Emperor Clan are left?”
The head of the Zhang Family calmly replied, “Only I remain.”
Li Qingshan nodded in satisfaction. Although the Immortal Crusade had left the Celestial Court in ruins and its dignity shattered, it had also eradicated the descendants of the Emperor Clan who had been leeching off the Celestial Court.
The descendants of the Celestial Court’s several Emperors were all wiped out, leaving only Patriarch Zhang.
“In this Immortal Crusade, why didn’t the Central Jade Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor appear at all?” Li Qingshan asked the head of the Zhang Family with indifference.
The head of the Zhang Family replied bitterly, “The Ziwei Emperor has already fallen into eternal slumber, like the Gouchen Emperor in his final moments. We tried to wake him up but to no avail.”
“And what about the Central Jade Emperor?” Li Qingshan asked with a faint tone.
“We couldn’t contact the Jade Emperor at all. He said before that when the Celestial Court was in crisis, we could contact him, but these days we’ve been trying to reach out every day, and there hasn’t been a single response,” The head of the Zhang Family said helplessly.
If the Ziwei Emperor and the Central Jade Emperor were still here, the Celestial Court would never have suffered such a devastating defeat.
“Not being able to contact them might be a good thing. The newly reborn Celestial Court will have no connection with these old Emperors, completely abandoning the past to rebuild the future,” Li Qingshan said indifferently.
On the contrary, he felt it was fortunate.
The newly reborn Celestial Court would not be shackled by these old Emperors, making it more open and inclusive.
“Immortal Emperor Li, with the loss of personnel and vacant territories in the Celestial Court, how should we rebuild?” The head of the Zhang Family asked Li Qingshan, with a very humble attitude.
“Losing personnel is not terrible. The Celestial Court Academy has always been cultivating talents for the Celestial Court, and over the years, it has accumulated quite a few. It’s time to put them to use. From now on, issue my order to let Dean Mu Ran of the Celestial Court Academy, along with the graduates, enter the Celestial Court. Redefine a set of rules suitable for this era, continuously optimize them, and remove the old, cumbersome, and useless systems. The revived Celestial Court will have a new face,” Li Qingshan said.