# Chapter 1763: Stepping onto the Immortal Path
The final stance was unleashed!
A solitary plume of smoke rises straight across the vast desert, the setting sun rounds the long river—a stone man rose from beneath the earth, roaring at the mountains and rivers, the universe collapsing!
This was the scene when Stone Emperor was born. At that time, the heavens trembled for him, the universe shook for him. The moment he was born, his might suppressed the myriad ancient desolate realms.
He received the blessings of heaven, his divine path laws peerless, born carrying the will of heaven and earth. All kinds of secret techniques and forbidden divine abilities were naturally perfected, his dharma power boundless.
And at this moment, he executed his ultimate divine technique, its name being—Heaven Above, recreating the scene of his birth!
He was conceived by heaven and earth, a child of the heavens above. His ultimate divine ability was immeasurable, overturning mountains and seas, causing all things to revive and then wither, the myriad paths of the universe resonating in harmony.
Boom!
The river of stars surged, endless great stars covering the sky and earth, surging like seawater. Laws and order divine chains interwove, connecting past, present, and future, as if the heavens above were enraged.
A massive stone man rose behind Stone Emperor, then merged with him. Holding a square heaven painting halberd that gleamed with metallic luster, he struck downward.
The ultimate strike!
The universe lost its color, the myriad ages collapsed. Whether on Feixian Star or in other star domains, all powerhouses were terrified. This attack was too fierce and powerful—how could it be resisted?
Ye Fan naturally unleashed all his means as well, merging his divine phenomena, secret techniques, and more. His location became a golden ocean. Immortal Kings and Heavenly Emperors descended to the mortal world, merging with him as one as he blasted forward.
In the end, nothing could be seen anymore. Everything was blazing and vast, boundless and without end. Sun, moon, and stars exploded one after another. The cosmic borderlands underwent great destruction.
Endless light became the only thing.
God said let there be light—this was creation!
Chaos exploded, the great universe trembled. Within the vast sea of light, two figures gradually manifested. A square heaven painting halberd, dripping with blood, had nearly split Ye Fan diagonally in two, embedded within his body.
Sacred blood spilled across the starry sky. Ye Fan staggered, almost collapsing into a pool of blood. Sacred blood flowed like a river, dyeing this place red.
Stone Emperor stood tall, divinely martial and extraordinary. Facing Ye Fan, his thick, dense hair flew wildly, like a heavenly god.
But at this moment, the eyes of the stone-born supreme being dimmed. One hand held the halberd, cleaving Ye Fan, while the other hand, dripping with blood, struggled to grasp one of Ye Fan's palms.
The two supreme beings stood facing each other.
Although Ye Fan had suffered extremely severe injuries, one hand had ruthlessly cut into Stone Emperor's brow, plunging straight into his mind. Blood dripped from there, a shocking sight.
His palm was glowing—that was immeasurable divine energy burning.
Stone Emperor's Immortal Platform crumbled, cracking sounds unceasing. The fruits of his life's cultivation dissipated, his eyes dimming. But he was powerless—finally, this life was about to end.
"Ah—!"
With one final roar, Stone Emperor's dim eyes opened wide in fury. He spat out a mouthful of primordial essence, transforming into a white, hazy wave that rushed toward Ye Fan.
At the same time, the great halberd in his hand shook violently, trying to cleave the severely wounded Ye Fan to death. Cold light tore through the great cosmic sea!
"Open!"
Ye Fan roared, his dao sound vast, shattering the primordial essence. His right hand thrust forward fiercely, and with a *puff*, Stone Emperor's head exploded, blood spurting three thousand feet high.
Moreover, his body radiated precious light, scriptures sounding unceasingly. His other hand transformed into the Heavenly Emperor Fist, striking downward with force.
Crack!
Ye Fan used his ultimate power, shattering the square heaven painting halberd into pieces of black gold fragments, stained with his blood, scattering across the universe.
"Puff!"
Stone Emperor's entire body exploded, becoming a mist of blood, transforming into the most terrifying great emperor blood rain in the world, about to rush to the eight corners of the universe.
Although this battle was only a few brief exchanges, it was extremely fierce. Ye Fan had suffered severe injuries. Among great emperors, who was much weaker than another? Once they fought desperately, they were invincible under heaven.
Ye Fan said not a word, sitting cross-legged here, quickly healing his wounds. At the same time, his hands moved, pulling back all the blood light that Stone Emperor was about to scatter, drowning himself in it.
This was imperial blood essence, the strongest immortal treasure in the world, which he used to heal.
The path to immortality was about to change; he had no time to rest. He had to recover in the shortest time possible. And with his cultivation at this level, mastering heaven-penetrating forbidden secret arts, he naturally knew how to resolve dao injuries.
Even if a supreme being was old and had declined, the blood essence they left behind was still extraordinary. Bathed in blood light, Ye Fan's entire body glowed as he rapidly recovered.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a mysterious force from Feixian Star pulled at him, wanting to seize the blood essence and share in the spoils. He abruptly opened his eyes. The cauldron above his head flew out to suppress it, cutting off that pulling force.
Then, the cauldron's mouth churned with chaos. It suddenly inverted, collecting all the blood essence inside, and in almost an instant, refined it into three blood pills.
Ye Fan swallowed one. Scriptures resounded throughout heaven and earth, and he was as if soaked in blood water. Crimson light filled the sky, various dao talismans appeared, and his bearing was solemn.
Finally, he stood up, completely recovered. His eyes were like two bolts of cold lightning.
He collected the black gold halberd fragments, took large strides away from the cosmic borderlands, and rushed back toward the Big Dipper Star Domain.
The final move just now had caused all corners of the universe to tremble. Almost all cultivators were terrified, feeling a kind of great dao descending, the aura of heaven's destruction. But they didn't know the final result.
At this moment, Ye Fan appeared. Clearly, the great battle had reached its conclusion—he had slaughtered Stone Emperor!
"The Sacred Body has killed another supreme being!"
"The era of Stone Emperor has ended. Who would have thought that the supreme emperor of stone would end his life like this, finally slain by someone!"
The whole world was shocked, especially in the Big Dipper Star Domain. People were stunned beyond measure. A generation's supreme Stone Emperor had been destroyed like this.
The Sacred Body's majesty and battle prowess shocked people, making everyone's blood boil. What a great achievement this was—he had killed the person most harmful in the Dark Calamity.
"Stone Emperor has been slaughtered!"
This roar resounded throughout the Big Dipper, the Eastern Wasteland trembling, the world cheering.
Ye Fan arrived at Immortal Mountain to collect the spoils, preventing others from taking the fruits of victory. Because the entire Immortal Mountain would henceforth become masterless land!
Here there was a divine spring and a single Enlightenment Tea Immortal Tree, a divine treasure of the world and the immortality medicine Ye Fan had always wanted most.
"Hmm?"
He tried to collect it and found it was special. This Immortal Mountain would not enter magical artifacts, being very firmly rooted.
"Not entering reincarnation, immortality as the foundation!" A great stele rose up.
Ye Fan suddenly recalled that Immortal Mountain had a mysterious origin. Like Kunlun and Mount Sumeru, it was a primordial source divine mountain of the universe, fundamentally different, one of the most extraordinary places.
"What a fine treasure. No wonder only this place can nurture the Enlightenment Tree—it originated here."
Ye Fan roared, lifting the entire Immortal Mountain with one hand. Amid rumbling sounds, it detached from the Eastern Wasteland and directly soared into the sky.
"So heavy!"
He was quite surprised. Only he could move it—any Quasi-Emperor might not be able to lift it. This black mountain range was heavier than many star rivers.
The world was shaken. One of the seven Forbidden Zones of Life had been removed again! This time, it was still Ye Fan's doing. Truly a world-covering divine being, slaughtering supreme beings, making people tremble.
"From now on, there will be no more Stone Emperor in the world, nor the Immortal Mountain Forbidden Zone of Life. This... has created a history that will forever be recorded in the divine war annals!"
The whole world was shocked, discussing endlessly.
Ye Fan paid no attention to this, holding the Immortal Mountain with one hand. After a few flashes, he disappeared into the universe, entering the Chaotic Sea to seal this primordial divine land.
Half an hour later, he reappeared in the mortal world.
"Hmm? The change on the path to immortality has arrived. Someone is about to become an immortal?" Ye Fan was astonished.
At Feixian Star, light rain fell, endless and everywhere, drowning the place, turning it into the most sacred land.
Ye Fan rushed over quickly. In this life, there was truly going to be a result.
The supreme beings turned against each other. At this moment, on the path to immortality, they fought until heaven and earth split, ghosts wailed and gods howled. The immortal ascension quotas were limited; they had to fight for the mere two or three spots.
"Is it because of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron? It broke through so quickly!" Ye Fan was quite shocked.
He descended at the sealed land, stepping onto that golden great path. Endless light rain fell, making him feel like bathing in spring breeze, experiencing the comfort of about to ascend and fly to immortality.
Yes, the moment he stepped here, every pore of his relaxed, expelling the turbid qi of this universe, absorbing the unique aura of the path to immortality. His entire body felt light, about to float up.
A broken immortal gate stood ahead, already shattered.
He went straight inside. Corpses littered the ground—all gods, demons, and immortal spirits. These were laws manifested, yet so real.
Ahead was a Chaotic Cave, then a Reincarnation Gate. A blurry immortal domain projection flickered in and out of view. The supreme beings had charged in, eyes bloodshot.
Ye Fan sighed softly. He had to enter, because the Chaotic Cave and others were about to close again. If he didn't act now, there would never be another chance.
"Boom!"
He went all out, clearing obstacles, making this path unobstructed.
Ye Fan stepped forward, marking his participation in the immortal ascension battle. The blurry immortal domain world was just a projection. The supreme beings had broken through the barrier, opening a path, fighting and advancing on the immortal light great path.
This naturally shocked Ye Fan—he truly saw hope!
One person had already died, killed in brutal battle. Now only five supreme powerhouses remained: the Ancient Venerable from Immortal Mound, Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor, White Tiger Daoist, Beast God, and Phoenix Wing Flowing Gold Rui.
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron was at the very front, opening the way, breaking through the immortal domain barrier, advancing continuously, approaching the immortal domain world.
Ye Fan's arrival naturally provoked everyone's hostility. Immediately, several immortal light laws flew toward him, killing their way close!
Fierce battle erupted. This place became a chaotic battlefield. All six fought desperately, all charging toward the front. The immortal ascension quotas might truly be only two or three—those behind had no hope.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a vast fluctuation came from outside the immortal path. It was a lightning tribulation, from deep in the distant star river, yet it reached here.
"An Eighth Layer Quasi-Emperor Tribulation, and a remarkable Chaotic Great Tribulation. It's about to evolve into a giant dragon. What a well-chosen timing."
On the immortal path, a supreme being sighed coldly.
"Crack!"
Another great tribulation came, the vast star river shaking violently, countless star domains undergoing great destruction.
"Another person, even more terrifying, counts as a young dragon. It's actually a Yin-Yang Great Venerable Tribulation—a Ninth Layer Quasi-Emperor Tribulation!"
White Tiger Daoist's eyes flickered. A great change had occurred outside. Two people were consecutively undergoing tribulation, using the time when they were absent to break through.
"Not people of this era. From what era did they endure and hide, choosing this moment to undergo tribulation?"
Rumble...
In heaven and earth, thunder sounded unceasingly. People were continuously undergoing tribulation, choosing this moment. Most were Seventh or Eighth Layer Quasi-Emperor, with a few undergoing the vast Ninth Layer Tribulation!
This shook people's hearts. Such a thing had never happened before—so many extraordinary talents undergoing tribulation at once!
"There's Dao Yi, Holy Prince, Huang Xudao, and other familiar auras, plus many more mysterious unknown ones!" Ye Fan's heart shook violently.
This was only what they sensed. The universe was so vast; there would always be some who couldn't be perceived, only slight fluctuations spreading out. No one knew how many peerless heavenly prodigies were using this opportunity to undergo tribulation.
Most terrifying of all, not one was an ordinary Quasi-Emperor Tribulation—all were special heavenly punishments that shook the ages!
"A group of juniors really can endure, choosing an excellent timing!" Beast God sighed lightly.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the most violent sound interrupted the words on the immortal path. Ye Fan and all the other supreme beings trembled.
A Great Emperor Tribulation!
Someone was about to become an emperor at this moment, undergoing an immeasurable divine tribulation. Immortal light covered the sky and earth, shocking even the ancient venerables on the immortal path.