Changsheng Immortal Monarch in the Flesh, the Immortals Tremble in Terror!

*Whoosh.* Lu Changsheng opened his eyes. Immediately, he called up his status panel. Host: Lu Changsheng Comprehension: Top-Tier Comprehension Red Dust Dao Fruit: 36% (Illusory Realm Divine Ability) Myriad Spirits Dao Fruit: 52% (Devour Spirit Divine Ability) Flesh and Blood Dao Fruit: 26% (Mighty Power Divine Ability) Physical Immortal Characteristic: Physical Immortality There was little change on the panel. Comprehension Deduction seemed to have vanished. It was a peculiar feature. Lu Changsheng had used it only a handful of times. Yet he understood perfectly well why it had disappeared. His comprehension had progressed as far as it possibly could; it was already top-tier. And what had Comprehension Deduction originally done? In truth, it had merely granted the abilities of "top-tier comprehension" for a brief period. Now that Lu Changsheng permanently possessed top-tier comprehension, what need did he have for deduction? His top-tier comprehension could deduce all things! Comprehension points had vanished as well. There was simply no longer any use for them. Even if he gained another billion or ten billion points, they would be meaningless. Lu Changsheng's comprehension could advance no further. It had reached the absolute peak of comprehension. On the surface, his comprehension had undergone a metamorphosis—advancing from peerless throughout the ages to top-tier—yet his combat strength had not noticeably increased. It seemed much the same as before. However, only Lu Changsheng truly understood what this metamorphosis into top-tier comprehension meant. The magnitude of this transformation was immense—greater even than his initial ascent to immortality. Across his entire journey of cultivation up to his current realm, the greatest leap he had ever experienced was this very transformation into top-tier comprehension. In Lu Changsheng's eyes, the Boundary Sea before him broke down into rule after rule. The three thousand origins, the rules of the Great Dao—all intertwined in staggering complexity to form a world. Under his former peerless comprehension, Lu Changsheng could never have comprehended the Boundary Sea in its entirety. After all, this was a complete world. Even if it was classified as a "lower realm," it was still a complete world, encompassing countless worlds within itself. Its complexity was unimaginable. Yet such an intricate world appeared completely lucid and transparent under the gaze of Lu Changsheng's top-tier comprehension. Except for time. Lu Changsheng could now comprehend even space, but time remained enigmatic. It seemed that time was not something one could fathom through sheer comprehension alone. That had nothing to do with comprehension. Still, that did not matter. Even without comprehending time, Lu Changsheng could replicate the entire Boundary Sea and "fill" it into his Illusory Realm. Yes—that was his plan. Once he filled the Boundary Sea into the Illusory Realm, what would happen? To what heights would the Illusory Realm evolve? It was an idea utterly mad and unbelievable. Previously, Lu Changsheng had not dared even to entertain such a thought. Now, however, he believed it was merely a matter of time. Immersed in the wonders of his transformed comprehension, Lu Changsheng lost track of time. Meanwhile, the immortals of the All Immortals Alliance arrived. They came in a grand, imposing host. Their terrifying aura bore down upon the entire Immortal Martial Palace. "The immortals of the All Immortals Alliance come to visit the Palace Master of the Immortal Martial Palace. We invite Fellow Daoist Lu to come out and meet us!" Great Immortal Kunyuan's voice reverberated into the Immortal Martial Palace. His tone sounded polite, but his actions were anything but. He had outright sealed off the entire Immortal Martial Palace—and with an immortal array, no less. That was hardly courteous. Instantly, panic gripped the Immortal Martial Palace. "What is happening?" "The Immortal Martial Palace seems to be sealed off!" "Why are there so many immortals outside the palace?" "Heavens, those immortals... there are dozens of them!" "What? Dozens of immortals? Has the All Immortals Alliance mobilized in full force?" "Just to deal with our Immortal Martial Palace, why go to such lengths?" Many cultivators of the Immortal Martial Palace stood dumbfounded, feeling as if the sky had collapsed. Dozens of immortals from the All Immortals Alliance! What kind of lineup was that? They possessed enough might to shatter the entire Boundary Sea. For so many immortals to descend upon the Immortal Martial Palace at once—what staggering shock! What suffocating pressure! At this moment, their earlier excitement and pride vanished without a trace, replaced only by profound dread. Even Ancestor Powang and Ancestor Juding were struck speechless. Gazing at the dozens of immortals suspended in the void, they fell silent. Matters had escalated beyond anything they could take part in. They did not even have the standing to speak. They gathered outside Lu Changsheng's cave dwelling. *Rumble!* The cave dwelling opened, and Lu Changsheng emerged. "Greetings, Palace Master." "The All Immortals Alliance has mobilized in full force. I fear the Immortal Martial Palace cannot escape this calamity today..." Ancestor Powang trailed off. He understood all too well. Dozens of immortals—what kind of lineup was that? Against such a terrifying force, no matter how strong Lu Changsheng was, what could he possibly do? After today, there would likely be no more Immortal Martial Palace. Lu Changsheng, however, appeared utterly calm. Whether dozens of ordinary immortals or dozens of Great Immortals, there was no difference in his eyes. "Very well. Since the All Immortals Alliance has turned out in full force today, I won't have to seek them out one by one." "Today, I'll take care of them all at once!" Leaving behind their astonished stares, Lu Changsheng took a single step forward, flying out toward the host of immortals in the void. Led by Great Immortal Kunyuan, the All Immortals Alliance had arrived outside the Immortal Martial Palace in a grand display of power. They had not struck immediately, but had instead waited. And in waiting, they were met by Lu Changsheng. Lu Changsheng paced through the void step by step, stepping out into the open sky before the Immortal Martial Palace to confront the dozens of immortals. Yet upon seeing Lu Changsheng, Great Immortal Kunyuan froze slightly. He was a Three-Tribulation Great Immortal with extraordinarily sharp senses. Yet in his perception, Lu Changsheng's aura was completely concealed, revealing not the slightest leak and shrouding him in profound mystery. If he were merely a True Immortal, he could never conceal his presence so thoroughly. Moreover, this sensation gave Great Immortal Kunyuan a faint, haunting sense of familiarity. It felt as if he had encountered something similar before. "Are you Lu Changsheng, Palace Master of the Immortal Martial Palace?" Great Immortal Kunyuan asked. "Indeed." "If Your Excellency is also an immortal, might I ask which faction you hail from? Our All Immortals Alliance maintains ties with all the major factions of the Heaven Realm." Though Great Immortal Kunyuan held the upper hand, he had no desire to fight blindly without knowing his opponent's backing. He wanted to know the power behind Lu Changsheng. In Kunyuan's eyes, anyone capable of slaying Immortal Baiqi had undoubtedly descended from the Heaven Realm. Lu Changsheng did not answer, merely watching Kunyuan and the others in silence. For a moment, the atmosphere grew tense. "Not long ago, two Great Immortals of our All Immortals Alliance and a True Immortal of the Tianyan Dao Field fell. Was that Fellow Daoist Lu's doing?" Great Immortal Kunyuan inquired further. At this stage, Lu Changsheng saw no need to dissemble and readily admitted it. "It was indeed I. Back then, I had only just descended when I crossed paths with your two Great Immortals." As Lu Changsheng's words fell, the dozens of immortals from the All Immortals Alliance widened their eyes in shock. The void grew eerily quiet. Lu Changsheng's candid confession caught the alliance's immortals off guard, filling them with intense wariness. Those were two Great Immortals! There was even a top-tier True Immortal from the Tianyan Dao Field. Yet all had been slain by Lu Changsheng alone. And counting Immortal Baiqi, Lu Changsheng had killed four immortals in a short span of time. What terrifying strength did he possess? "There is no need for idle chatter. Since your All Immortals Alliance has come, you might as well stay here for good today!" As soon as Lu Changsheng finished speaking, his intent stirred. *Boom!* The Illusory Realm descended. Yes, Lu Changsheng deployed the Illusory Realm. Its descent instantly enveloped all dozens of immortals. This time, Lu Changsheng did not even bother disguising it. The Illusory Realm directly manifested the three layers of space of the Ancient Immortal Battlefield. At once, the faces of the dozens of immortals drained of color. "Where is this?" "What is going on? How did we end up here?" "This place looks familiar... Is this the Tianyuan Ancient Immortal Battlefield?" "Yes, it is the Tianyuan Ancient Immortal Battlefield! Weren't we in the Boundary Sea? How did we suddenly arrive at the Tianyuan Ancient Immortal Battlefield?" "An illusion—this must be an illusion cast by Lu Changsheng! It might even be his Dao Fruit divine ability!" Being well-traveled and knowledgeable, the immortals immediately recognized it as an illusion. Yet what good did knowing do? Breaking free of the Illusory Realm was harder than scaling the heavens. Great Immortals struck out at once, unleashing divine abilities to bombard the Illusory Realm. Alas, all their efforts were futile. The Illusory Realm was purely a spiritual divine ability. If one could not break it on a spiritual level, no matter how potent their divine abilities or how numerous their ranks, it was entirely useless. "Great Immortal Kunyuan, what should we do?" In their distress, the immortals turned their gazes to Great Immortal Kunyuan. At a time like this, only he could make the call. Yet Great Immortal Kunyuan seemed not to hear them. He was deep in thought. Just moments ago, a flash of inspiration had struck his mind, leading him to a terrifying realization. He remembered. The aura on Lu Changsheng had given him an intensely familiar feeling. He hadn't placed it earlier, but now he knew. Yet the thought was simply too insane. *A Heavenly Immortal! The aura on Lu Changsheng is that of an Immortal Monarch! I have only ever felt that on an Immortal Monarch before—completely concealed without a single shred leaking out, rounded and flawless. That is a Heavenly Immortal Monarch!* *But why would a dignified Immortal Monarch descend to the Boundary Sea?* "Immortal Monarch Lu, do you intend to violate the Heavenly Immortal Accord?" Great Immortal Kunyuan suddenly shouted, his voice practically screaming. "Our All Immortals Alliance has Immortal Monarchs as well! If you violate the Heavenly Immortal Accord, our alliance's Heavenly Immortals will descend too! When that happens, another war of Immortal Monarchs will erupt, perhaps repeating the tragedy of the Archaic Era, shattering even the Boundary Sea to pieces!" Great Immortal Kunyuan paid no heed to the three spatial layers of the Tianyuan Ancient Immortal Battlefield around him. He knew Lu Changsheng could hear him. As for breaking the Illusory Realm? What a joke. Lu Changsheng was a bona fide Heavenly Immortal Monarch. Did they, a mere band of True Immortals and Great Immortals, actually think they could break an Immortal Monarch's divine ability? That was nothing short of a pipe dream. Impossible! The might of an Immortal Monarch was inconceivable. Let alone their mere dozens of immortals, even hundreds would be no match for an Immortal Monarch. An Immortal Monarch could sweep through True Immortals effortlessly! Such was an Immortal Monarch: physical immortality, virtually invincible! For True Immortals to contend against a Heavenly Immortal was utterly impossible. Now, Great Immortal Kunyuan could only lean on the reputation of the All Immortals Alliance. Though he had no idea how a dignified Immortal Monarch like Lu Changsheng could disregard the Heavenly Immortal Accord and descend to the Boundary Sea, Kunyuan remained clearheaded. To oppose an Immortal Monarch under these circumstances was sheer suicide. Yet Kunyuan's shout left the dozens of immortals frozen in place, monstrous waves surging in their hearts. They could hardly believe it. Lu Changsheng was a Heavenly Immortal Monarch? "Great Immortal Kunyuan, could you be mistaken? Lu Changsheng is an Immortal Monarch?" "Indeed! With the Heavenly Immortal Accord in place, what Immortal Monarch would dare become the target of all by descending to the Boundary Sea? If confirmed, any Immortal Monarch who descends without authorization would be attacked by all other monarchs!" "Great Immortal Kunyuan, are you sure? Perhaps Lu Changsheng is merely a top-tier True Immortal using a powerful immortal treasure to trap us. He couldn't be an Immortal Monarch..." These immortals still refused to believe Lu Changsheng was an Immortal Monarch. How could an Immortal Monarch suddenly appear out of nowhere? "Oh?" "Attacked by all?" Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. In the next moment, he withdrew the Illusory Realm. Instantly, the immortals saw the light of day once more. Looking closely, where was any Tianyuan Ancient Immortal Battlefield? They still stood outside the Immortal Martial Palace, still facing Lu Changsheng. Yet Lu Changsheng seemed entirely different from before. For he no longer concealed his aura. His aura surged out grandly and unrestrained. A terrifying pressure clamped down upon the hearts of every immortal present. And this aura and pressure were something these immortals recognized all too well. A Heavenly Immortal! This was the aura and pressure of a Heavenly Immortal. Lu Changsheng truly was an Immortal Monarch! "I will give you one year to contact the factions behind you," Lu Changsheng said. "Tell them that the Boundary Sea is my homeland, and thus it has become my domain." "In one year, I shall expel all factions from the Heaven Realm. True Immortals or Great Immortals—all will be driven out. Those who refuse to comply shall be slain." "Furthermore, I will destroy the Road to Ascending Heaven. Henceforth, no Heaven Realm factions may descend upon the Boundary Sea; violators will be executed without mercy!" "If you are unwilling to accept this, one year is more than enough for you to notify your Heavenly Immortals and have them descend. I care nothing for the Heavenly Immortal Accord. If your Immortal Monarchs wish to descend, let them come. I shall be waiting!" Lu Changsheng had originally planned to kill all these immortals. However, he had changed his mind. Slaying them was ultimately meaningless. If he killed them, more immortals would descend. They would arrive one after another, scheming and plotting, causing endless nuisance. If Lu Changsheng wanted to resolve the Boundary Sea's issues once and for all, he had to lay his cards on the table with these Heaven Realm factions. He would claim sole dominance over the Boundary Sea! Moreover, he did not fear the descent of Heavenly Immortals. Vying for anything was actually quite simple: resolve it with a fight. Was it not just Heavenly Immortals? Let them descend to the Boundary Sea and fight; the winner takes all! This was, in truth, exploiting a loophole. In the Heaven Realm, bound by the Heavenly Court and the battlefield beyond the heavens, Immortal Monarchs were forbidden from arbitrarily slaughtering one another. In the Boundary Sea, however, things were different. There was virtually no restriction here. As long as the Immortal Monarchs disregarded the Heavenly Immortal Accord they had signed, they could fight at any time. Lu Changsheng was essentially issuing a formal challenge. Who wanted the Golden Immortal's treasure in the Boundary Sea? Descend to the Boundary Sea and fight for it! This was a crude, direct, yet immensely effective approach. Once those Immortal Monarchs were dealt with and the Road to Ascending Heaven was destroyed, the problems of the Boundary Sea would fundamentally be resolved. Provided, of course, that Lu Changsheng won! Hearing Lu Changsheng's words, Great Immortal Kunyuan sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. What was this? A war of Immortal Monarchs? Yet since Lu Changsheng had put it this way, Kunyuan could only faithfully report upward to the All Immortals Alliance. Besides, there was a silver lining: at least the lives of Kunyuan and the dozens of immortals were spared. Otherwise, had Lu Changsheng made a move, every last one of them would have died! "We shall obey the Immortal Monarch's command!" "May we ask how to address the Immortal Monarch?" Kunyuan asked with utmost care and reverence. "Changsheng Dao Field, Lu Changsheng!" Lu Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, hiding nothing. "So it is Changsheng Immortal Monarch. We shall report this to the Immortal Monarchs of our All Immortals Alliance." With that, Great Immortal Kunyuan departed immediately with the dozens of immortals. They did not wish to linger for even another moment. If Lu Changsheng changed his mind, they would be doomed. Great Immortal Kunyuan and the dozens of immortals departed, leaving the void quiet once again. Nearby, however, the many Ancestor Realm cultivators of the Immortal Martial Palace stood dumbfounded. They were overcome with wild excitement, yet unable to utter a single word. They only looked at Lu Changsheng with burning intensity in their eyes. A Heavenly Immortal! Lu Changsheng was actually a Heavenly Immortal? This was simply unbelievable, like a dream. The Immortal Martial Palace had produced a Heavenly Immortal Monarch? Perhaps in the past, they would not have known what a Heavenly Immortal Monarch signified. However, ever since immortals had begun wreaking havoc in the Boundary Sea—with countless True Immortals and Great Immortals running rampant—they had gradually learned about the cultivation hierarchy of the Heaven Realm. They knew that above True Immortals were Heavenly Immortals. Heavenly Immortals were also known as Immortal Monarchs. Even behind the All Immortals Alliance, which exerted such suffocating pressure over them, the strongest figure was merely an Immortal Monarch. In other words, Lu Changsheng, Palace Master of the Immortal Martial Palace, was at least on par in realm with the Immortal Monarchs backing the All Immortals Alliance. Both were Heavenly Immortal Monarchs! Ancestor Powang took a deep breath, stepped before Lu Changsheng, and asked gingerly, "Palace Master, are you... truly a Heavenly Immortal?" Lu Changsheng glanced at the cautious Ancestor Powang. The other Ancestor Realm cultivators looked just as fervent and expectant, yet equally tentative, as though terrified he might say "no." Understanding their thoughts, Lu Changsheng nodded. "Indeed, I am an Immortal Monarch. I advanced to Heavenly Immortal just before returning to the Boundary Sea." Hearing Lu Changsheng's confirmation, deep, wild ecstasy erupted in the hearts of all the Immortal Martial Palace's Ancestor Realm cultivators. That was a Heavenly Immortal! Even in the Heaven Realm, a Heavenly Immortal Monarch was a supreme hegemon. One needed only look at the All Immortals Alliance. How domineering was the All Immortals Alliance? It possessed dozens of immortals here, and claimed the title of "All Immortals"—even if not truly ten thousand, it boasted thousands of immortals in total. What a terrifying force that was! The immortals that had descended to the Boundary Sea were merely a tiny fraction of the alliance, hardly worth mentioning in comparison. Yet even for a power of such terrifying might, their strongest masters were merely Heavenly Immortals—the very same realm as Lu Changsheng. "Hahaha! Our Immortal Martial Palace has actually produced an Immortal Monarch! Inconceivable, truly inconceivable!" "When the Palace Master was still in the Boundary Sea, he was already invincible among supreme Ancestor Realm cultivators, second only to immortal powerhouses. His cultivation speed was unbelievable from the start. Once he reached the Heaven Realm, he was bound to soar into the heavens, and now it has proved true!" "With an Immortal Monarch presiding over us, our Immortal Martial Palace shall be the foremost faction of the Boundary Sea!" Many Ancestors laughed heartily. Lu Changsheng did not stop them. There was no harm in letting the people of the Immortal Martial Palace revel in their joy for a while. As for the Heavenly Immortals of the All Immortals Alliance? Or the Immortal Monarchs of other Heaven Realm factions? Lu Changsheng had prepared for them long ago. After all, was there not still one year left? Though Lu Changsheng had only recently become a Heavenly Immortal, his three great divine abilities were extraordinary. More importantly, his comprehension had now transformed into top-tier comprehension. Only after this metamorphosis did Lu Changsheng possess true confidence. No matter who the opponent was, if they dared descend to the Boundary Sea, Lu Changsheng would not mind slaying an Immortal Monarch! "Let us return to the palace first." Lu Changsheng returned directly into the Immortal Martial Palace. His talk of "slaying an Immortal Monarch" was no idle boast. He had the confidence to back it up! With his comprehension transformed, Lu Changsheng could discern the mysteries of the world. Aside from time, he could even penetrate space itself. Such terrifying comprehension inspired a bold and insane ambition within him: He wanted to construct a "Boundary Sea" inside his Illusory Realm. Yes—not merely an approximate outline, but an extraordinarily "real" Boundary Sea, replicating every single aspect of it. It was a colossal undertaking. Even if Lu Changsheng could perceive the mysteries and essence of all things, it would still take time. Yet Lu Changsheng was in no hurry. In one year, he could reshape the "contours" of the Boundary Sea within the Illusory Realm. Even just the contours would suffice to suppress an Immortal Monarch. By then, Lu Changsheng's Illusory Realm would advance by leaps and bounds. Even if not perfected, its progress would surely surpass 50%. The Illusory Realm was his Dao Fruit divine ability. Once the Illusory Realm reached perfection, it meant his Dao Fruit had reached perfection. Lu Changsheng knew full well what a perfected Dao Fruit signified. Even Golden Immortals could not achieve a perfected Dao Fruit. Only a "Taiyi" above Golden Immortals could bring a Dao Fruit to full perfection. Thus, even reaching over 50% progress in his Dao Fruit was already terrifying. At the Heavenly Immortal level, absolutely no Heavenly Immortal's Dao Fruit could achieve over 50% completion. This was Lu Changsheng's true confidence! And so, after giving a few instructions to Ancestor Powang, Ancestor Juding, and the others, Lu Changsheng left the Immortal Martial Palace. He had to travel across the Boundary Sea. Only by traversing every corner of the Boundary Sea could he "reshape" it within his Illusory Realm. ... In the Kunwu World, headquarters of the All Immortals Alliance. Great Immortal Kunyuan had led dozens of immortals in grand fashion toward the Immortal Martial Palace, only to return thoroughly crestfallen. Though not a single immortal had been harmed, the returning host seemed to have suffered a crushing blow. Their spirits were utterly deflated, and practically no one spoke. Amid the oppressive silence, Great Immortal Kunyuan spoke. "The Immortal Martial Palace is presided over by Changsheng Immortal Monarch. This matter is no longer something we can handle." "I shall report this to the Immortal Monarchs of the All Immortals Alliance and leave the decision to them." "For the coming year, no immortal may leave the Kunwu World. All shall await the decision of the Immortal Monarchs." Kunyuan's words somewhat restored the spirits of the immortals. Indeed! The All Immortals Alliance had Immortal Monarchs backing them as well—and more than one! Even if Lu Changsheng was an Immortal Monarch, so what? Right now, Lu Changsheng was the one disregarding the rules by descending to the Boundary Sea as a Heavenly Immortal. In that case, the Immortal Monarchs of the All Immortals Alliance could just as easily disregard the rules. When the time came, if several Immortal Monarchs descended together, could they not take down Lu Changsheng? As for what they needed to do now, there was only one thing: Wait! And so, in the name of all the immortals present, Great Immortal Kunyuan submitted a report to the All Immortals Alliance in the Heaven Realm. Everything would rest upon the decision of the alliance's Immortal Monarchs!