# Chapter 1974: The Path of an Emperor
At War King Academy, in front of the waterfall, Lin Feng was still cultivating. After receiving guidance from the Slaughter Heaven Ancestor at the Immortal Mountain, Lin Feng had been diligently cultivating, temporarily setting aside the Dao techniques and organizing the powers he had cultivated.
"Big brother!" At this moment, a clear voice rang out. Lin Feng opened his eyes and saw a graceful young girl standing beside him. It was none other than Xiao Ya.
"Little girl." Lin Feng stood up and ruffled Xiao Ya's head. Xiao Ya usually wouldn't disturb his cultivation, so he wondered what was going on this time.
"Big brother, I heard that Ying Cheng is about to become an Emperor. I want you to take me to Emperor Mountain to see it." Xiao Ya said to Lin Feng. Emperor Mountain was a strange mountain in Holy City Province. The mountain reached the heavens, containing immortal energy that could help people better comprehend the power of heaven and earth and receive the baptism of heaven and earth. This Emperor Mountain had become the first choice for many powerful cultivators when they were about to break through to the Great Emperor realm.
"Ying Cheng is finally about to break through." Lin Feng murmured softly. During the Imperial List Inquiry, the Emperor's Omen had already appeared, foretelling that Ying Cheng would break through the shackles of the Martial Emperor realm and step into the Great Emperor realm. Now, after so many days, Ying Cheng was finally going to transcend the constraints of the Martial Emperor and step into that realm that countless people yearned for — the Emperor Realm.
Stepping into the Emperor Realm, even in Holy City Province, or even the entire Qing Xiao Continent, one could be considered a powerful figure. Although they still appeared relatively weak in front of the Ancient Saint Clans, how many Ancient Saint Clans existed throughout the Qingxiao Land? An Emperor Realm cultivator, if they traveled far to other regions, could become a figure who founded great achievements. For example, the Azure Emperor of Azure Emperor Mountain and the Sect Leader of Sword Mountain — their leaders were all Great Emperor Realm cultivators.
The Emperor Realm had three major stages. The Great Emperor Realm allowed one to establish a foundation, become a sect leader, and prosper and grow. The Heavenly Emperor Realm was already considered a master-level figure. Apart from the Ancient Saint Clans, even in the eighteen main cities of the Qingxiao Land, one could create an ancient family that would last for ten thousand generations. They could also travel the continent, roaming freely within the universe, with few rivals.
As for the Saint Emperor Realm within the Emperor Realm, it already carried the word "Saint." It was the strongest realm within the Emperor Realm. They roamed the Nine Heavens, with no place in the world they could not go. They could take on multiple identities and travel the world. Powerful Saint Emperors could even establish an Ancient Saint Clan, becoming beings that were difficult to erode, looked up to by countless people. With a single call, they could make the world bow in worship. If they wished to preach the Dao, countless people would bend their bodies to listen and receive instruction.
As for above the Emperor Realm, that legendary realm — many people didn't even dare to imagine it. Those were the peak figures of the Nine Heavens, beings who transcended the Three Thousand Great Daos. They were the masters of the world. Perhaps the Divine Temples and super overlord forces of that legendary place would have such figures — Kings, peerless Kings, transcendent and saintly, Saint Kings.
The so-called Enfeoffed Kings of Holy City Province implied that they had hope of becoming such beings — Saint Kings. When a Saint King descended one day, they would have already shed the constraints of being an Enfeoffed King. Why would a Saint King need to be enfeoffed? With a smile, the world would submit; with a single anger, the universe would shake and heaven and earth would prostrate themselves.
And now, the Enfeoffed King figure Ying Cheng was about to take his first step — achieving the Emperor position.
"Alright, let's go to Emperor Mountain and take a look." Lin Feng nodded slightly.
"Thank you, big brother!" Xiao Ya pounced onto Lin Feng, wrapping her hands around his neck from behind, causing Lin Feng to smile bitterly. "Little girl, you're not young anymore, still so mischievous. Find a good family and get married."
"How dare you! Then I won't talk to you anymore." Xiao Ya stretched her neck in front of Lin Feng, puffing her cheeks and glaring at him.
"Alright, I'm afraid of you." Lin Feng ruffled Xiao Ya's head, then stood up and led her out of War King Academy. Nowadays, when the students of War King Academy saw Lin Feng, they would all show expressions of admiration, with a hint of reverence. This was Lin Feng, who at the Middle-rank Emperor realm had defeated the Enfeoffed King Ji Shang, becoming the third seat on the Imperial List, shaking all the geniuses. His rise was like a dazzling comet — so brilliant, so astonishing.
"Senior Brother Lin Feng." In the academy, some people would slightly bow when they saw Lin Feng. Those were people from Heavenly Terrace.
Nowadays, Heavenly Terrace had vaguely surpassed Ji Gate in momentum, becoming the number one faction in War King Academy. Ever since the Rock Gate was destroyed by Lin Feng, there were almost no factions in War King Academy that dared to provoke Heavenly Terrace. Only a few relatively powerful factions like Ji Gate remained. Now, every time War King Academy recruited new students, people flocked to it. However, War King Academy's conditions were very strict, which kept Yun Qingyan extremely busy. She had established sub-factions within Heavenly Terrace, letting the core disciples of Heavenly Terrace take charge, dumping the work on them. Hou Qinglin still only focused on leading the Heavenly Terrace disciples to train and improve their strength. Jing Shou was responsible for training. Only Lin Feng, this guy, was good at nothing — he threw everything aside and didn't do anything. Every time Yun Qingyan found him, she would complain a lot.
Of course, Lin Feng had now become the symbolic figure of Heavenly Terrace. With him there, Heavenly Terrace was truly Heavenly Terrace. Nowadays, when Heavenly Terrace disciples walked in the academy, they exuded an air of confidence.
Emperor Mountain towered into the sky, located amidst rolling clouds and mist. In reality, Emperor Mountain was a vast mountain range, boundless and endless. Emperor Mountain referred to the highest peak of this mountain range.
At this moment, on the continuous cloud peaks surrounding Emperor Mountain, clouds and mist rolled, exuding an ethereal aura. One could see how terrifying the altitude of this mountain range was, penetrating into the clouds, wrapped in a layer of immortal energy. On these continuous cloud peaks, there were quite a few figures. They had all come upon hearing that Ying Cheng was about to achieve the Emperor position. Being able to witness the birth of a Great Emperor was a rare event. Even in a place like Holy City Province, each year one could only rarely see a scattered few people able to step onto the Emperor's throne.
At the summit of Emperor Mountain, there was a figure sitting cross-legged, facing the sky, inhaling and exhaling the power of heaven and earth. At the same time, his soul merged with heaven and earth, as if coupling with them. Between each inhale and exhale, auspicious clouds were born in the sky, with ten thousand rays of rosy light. The auspicious aura illuminated ten thousand miles of the sky, very magnificent.
"The path of an Emperor, heaven descends auspicious omens."
Ying Cheng had been here for three days. News spread, and more and more people rushed from all over Holy City Province. Even at this moment, powerful figures were still flickering and descending upon this continuous cloud mountain range.
At this moment, Lin Feng and Xiao Ya also descended onto a mountain range where clouds and mist rolled. Their gazes looked into the distance at Ying Cheng on the summit of Emperor Mountain.
"Achieving the Emperor's throne, heaven descends auspicious omens, spreading for ten thousand miles. The soul merges with heaven and earth, tempered by the power of heaven and earth, easily becoming substantial. A flick of the hand produces the trajectory of laws, and the power lasts long without decaying. The longer and more spectacular this auspicious aura lasts, the greater the potential." Lin Feng gazed into the distance, murmuring softly. This was the sign of the Great Emperor realm. Ying Cheng's breakthrough was different from Skyless Sword Emperor's breakthrough back then. Ying Cheng was walking the path of an Emperor, breaking through naturally. Skyless Sword Emperor was originally at the end of his rope, then suddenly obtained the blood of the Divine Wood, breaking through the shackles and breaking through.
Occasionally, Lin Feng would feel a few gazes shooting toward him. Some gazes were indifferent, others were cold. Lin Feng ignored them all, his expression as usual, quietly watching Ying Cheng achieve the Emperor position.
"Are you Lin Feng?" At this moment, an old man strolled over. This old man had white hair and eyebrows, a peaceful expression, and an immortal-like bearing, like a man who had attained the Dao. He had no aura on him, yet he gave people a feeling of unfathomable depth.
"Senior is?" Lin Feng looked at the old man before him, showing a puzzled expression.
"A wandering cultivator of the mountains, a nameless person." The old man smiled casually, giving people a strong sense of affinity. He smiled at Lin Feng and said, "I also watched the Imperial List Inquiry that day. Your talent makes me, an old man, feel ashamed. If my guess is correct, you should have the power of Ten-Absolute Laws."
"En." Lin Feng nodded slightly. Ten-Absolute — he had never hidden it from others; it was not a secret.
"Very good. For others, achieving one Dao intent is extremely rare, yet you, at just the Middle-rank Emperor realm, actually want to achieve a second type of Dao power. Moreover, it's a similar type of fusion power, fusing laws together. I really want to see, if you achieve the Dao, how powerful it will be."
The old man said with a smile. Lin Feng just smiled slightly and didn't say much, not knowing why this old man had come.
"My Dao power is somewhat similar to the Dao you want to achieve. Do you want to experience it?" The old man still smiled as he looked at Lin Feng. Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "If Senior is willing to teach, this junior will respectfully obey."
"Alright, look at me." The old man smiled and said. Then, Lin Feng looked into the old man's eyes. In an instant, he felt himself immersed in another space. This was a dreamlike world that allowed him to let go of everything, as if there were no constraints.
"Now try to fuse." An ethereal voice came. Lin Feng nodded slightly and extended his hand. The power of laws appeared in his palm. Then, to Lin Feng's surprise, his law power actually showed signs of fusion. However, just as it was about to fuse, it seemed to encounter a resistance, unable to take the final step.
"Your comprehension might have been disturbed by some wrong consciousness, causing this situation. Relax, let me see your comprehension." The dreamlike voice slowly came, making Lin Feng feel an involuntary sense of trust. That gentle feeling made him want to completely relax his consciousness, as if a strange power was entering his mind.
"The Dao follows nature. The achievement of the Dao requires opportunity. When one comprehends, the Dao is achieved. It cannot be accomplished overnight."
Lin Feng recalled his conversation with the Slaughter Heaven Ancestor. A voice suddenly appeared in his mind, and then his consciousness suddenly exploded. A rumbling sound came out, and Lin Feng roared: "Get out!"
As his voice fell, Lin Feng opened his eyes, staring coldly at the old man before him. His pupils were filled with the aura of death.
"Scram!" Lin Feng saw the old man quietly showing a smile and spat out an icy word. At the same time, he looked toward Xiao Ya beside him. At this moment, Xiao Ya had already fallen asleep, lying there quietly.
This made Lin Feng understand that this person's power was somewhat similar to the Great Dream Ancient Scripture he cultivated — dreamlike and illusory, not real at all!