The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 437: Achieve Bodhi

Chapter 437: Chapter 437: Achieve Bodhi

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

The Nine Spirits Yuan Sage instinctively protected Qin Jun, while Earth Traveler Monkey and Sha Wujing were also vigilantly watching the Yimo Emperor.

The Yimo Emperor in this state indeed gave off an extremely dangerous vibe.

The Empress Consort looked at the Yimo Emperor with a face full of anticipation, and so did the others. The reputation of the Demon Emperor was immense; if he were to turn his coat, the Qin Emperor’s death would be certain!

The deeply furrowed brows of the Yimo Emperor suddenly relaxed, and a sinister smile spread across his handsome face—it was directed at the Empress Consort, making her heart bloom with joy, thinking the Yimo Emperor had a change of heart.

"If I were to help you kill him, what would you do for me?" the Yimo Emperor asked with a smile as he stared at the Empress Consort. As soon as he said this, everyone was shaken.

Earth Traveler Monkey even cursed, "Old Man Yi, you’re abandoning loyalty for lust!"

Instead of getting angry, the Yimo Emperor simply smiled and looked at the Empress Consort, waiting for her reply.

Qin Jun waved his hand and said with a laugh, "He would never betray me!"

The certainty in his voice deepened the smile on the Yimo Emperor’s face and left the gods and demons such as the Nine Spirits Yuan Sage in astonishment. Why did Qin Jun trust the Yimo Emperor so much?

Seeing Qin Jun’s confident smile, the Empress Consort became even more upset and immediately shouted, "As long as you kill him, I will agree to anything you want!"

"Anything?"

The Yimo Emperor’s tone became more sinister and his smile more terrifying, but the Empress Consort didn’t notice; in her excitement, she pointed at Qin Jun and shouted, "That’s right, if you kill him, I’ll even marry you!"

Whoosh—

The civil and military officials of the Sacred Dynasty were all in an uproar. The Empress Consort was actually proposing to marry someone else, even though he was the former Demon Emperor, this would not sound good if spread around, wouldn’t it shame the Sacred Emperor?

Looking at the Sacred Emperor, his face actually showed an expression of pleasant surprise. Under the strong desire to survive, he didn’t care about his own face. He saw that the Yimo Emperor was the strongest man under Qin Jun. If he could get his help, the death of the Qin Emperor would be certain.

"Marry you?"

The smile on the Yimo Emperor’s face disappeared as he murmured to himself.

The next second, his gaze turned extraordinarily cold, and with a flicker, he appeared in front of the Empress Consort. His right hand transformed into a blade of demonic energy, piercing directly through the Empress Consort’s chest as blood spurted out, and her smile solidified.

Her eyes widened, full of blood, showing an expression of disbelief.

"Why... why..." the Empress Consort trembled as she looked at the cold-faced Yimo Emperor. In a daze, it seemed she saw the image of the Yimo Emperor leaving indifferently despite her pleas back then.

He was still that proud and unrestrained man.

"You married my most trusted subordinate back then for revenge, and now you want to marry me again to defeat my enemy. You don’t love me, you’re only in love with power," the Yimo Emperor said coldly. He had been suppressed for ten thousand years and had forgotten many things, but he remembered his feelings for the woman before him. Although he felt some guilt, it was definitely not love.

No one could threaten him, especially since he had already vowed in his heart to serve Qin Jun.

"May you be more innocent in your next life," the Yimo Emperor whispered to the Empress Consort. The demonic energy in his right hand surged violently, enveloping her like a black flame. In the blink of an eye, the demonic energy dissipated and the Empress Consort vanished without a trace.

Everyone was stunned by this turn of events.

Truly, the tables had turned, leaving their minds struggling to catch up.

Qin Jun burst into unrestrained laughter. Who now dared to stop him from ascending to the position of the Sacred Emperor?

"Mother!"

The Sacred Emperor cried out mournfully, his voice filled with despair and anger. Just as he struggled, he was knocked unconscious by the Nine Spirits Yuan Sage with a chop to the back of his neck.

"It’s over... looks like there’s really no stopping the Qin Emperor now..."

"Forget it, following the Qin Emperor isn’t so bad. From what I’ve gathered privately, the people of the Great Qin Kingdom and the Heavenly Peace Territory are living well. The policies given by the Qin Emperor are not only not harsh but quite lenient."

"Right, I also heard that the Great Qin Kingdom is establishing a cultivation academy, offering free teaching to young talents without the need for connections."

"Up until now, no one knows who stands behind Qin Emperor. Are you really at ease that he won’t have any schemes or tricks up his sleeve?"

The officials of the Sacred Dynasty discussed amongst themselves, but the vast majority had already made their peace with the situation.

Seeing this, Qin Jun flew straight to the sacred palace at the summit of Sacred Emperor Peak, followed closely by the Nine Spirits Yuan Sage and others.

The Sacred Princess stood there, stunned. The Empress Consort had died a tragic death, the Sacred Emperor had been captured, and she was completely ignored by Qin Jun. She didn’t know whether to feel relieved or sorrowful.

In the end, the Sacred Princess let out a sigh and flew away. It was better to live on tenaciously than to die a good death.

But before leaving, she made sure to take her children with her.

...

The news that the Sacred Emperor was captured and the Empress Consort killed spread like a plague throughout the entire Southern Domain Heaven World.

The initial reaction of everyone on the flying islands was disbelief!

The Sacred Emperor had stood for ten thousand years; how could he fall so quickly, even if the other party was the rising overlord of recent times, it couldn’t happen so quickly!

Later, when they learned that the Yimo Emperor had emerged from oblivion after ten thousand years to assist the Qin Emperor, they found it even more absurd.

Was this a joke?

However, the news spread with credible details, and they gradually started to believe it.

On the other side, Qin Jun was cultivating inside the sacred palace. The sacred palace was dazzling, with the floor paved with white jade crystal stones. The palace space was vast, rising to tens of meters high, with columns so large it would take seven people to encircle them. On a high platform that seemed to be made of ice-jade, Qin Jun was sitting cross-legged in meditation, trying to comprehend the dao fruits of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Three days had passed since Marquis Zihan was killed. Qin Jun had already ordered Liu Bowen, Nezha, and other generals to quickly come to the Southern Domain Heaven World.

At this moment, he held something in his hand that looked like a stone, as big as an eyeball, with countless obscure and difficult-to-understand patterns etched on its surface.

This was a Bodhi of Understanding, an item he had received from a random draw after killing Sun Lin. It was worth six million fame points in the mythology store and could help the user quickly enter a state of epiphany.

At that moment, Qin Jun was trying to comprehend the dao fruits of the Earth Immortal Realm.

According to Old Man Yi, breaking through to the Earth Immortal Realm required a period of seclusion. A few days earlier, he needed to recall his past life’s memories to clarify his own path.

Old Man Yi and Sha Wujing were also preparing various treasures from heaven and earth to help Qin Jun break through to the Earth Immortal Realm in the most perfect state.

Starting with recalling his memories from before his awakening, calling for Daji, escaping confinement, slaying the Golden Elixir Realm cultivator Xiahou En, and so on, the series of events unfolded in his mind like a movie playing back, while spiritual energy poured out of his pores and into the Bodhi of Understanding in his hand. With a hum, the Bodhi of Understanding suddenly shone with a white light, appearing sacred and solemn.

Reflecting on the events of hardly a year’s time felt as if he were reliving his entire life—desperation in danger, indignation during a counterattack, the pride of success; the emotions of those moments flooded back into Qin Jun’s mind, causing his facial expressions to fluctuate.

"My dao, what path is it..."

"What is it that I pursue..."

Qin Jun muttered with closed eyes, repeatedly recalling and questioning these two things within himself.