Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 489 - 489 498 The Sin of Deceiving Heaven

489: Chapter 498: The Sin of Deceiving Heaven 489: Chapter 498: The Sin of Deceiving Heaven Feeling Ye Xuan’s dissatisfaction, Gold Star Taibai’s complexion turned pale as he hastily telepathically transmitted, “The Heavenly Emperor is unaware, to ascend to the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, one must first kneel to Heaven, which is also the intent of being mandated by Heaven and an indispensable link.”

Unfortunately, Gold Star Taibai’s words did not move Ye Xuan at all, and the various Daoist authorities watched in amazement, not knowing why Ye Xuan had not yet knelt to Heaven to ascend to the throne.

“As Emperor of the Three Realms, I am the body of the Heavenly Emperor.

I am Heaven, and Heaven is me; where does the talk of kneeling to oneself come from?”

Ye Xuan spoke calmly, but to the ears of the Immortals from the various Daoist authorities, it made them change their expressions slightly, looking at Ye Xuan with eyes filled with extreme shock.

Such audacity from Ye Xuan, to dare to compare himself to Heaven?

This thought rose in everyone’s heart, not expecting that this Heavenly Emperor Ye would be so bold and reckless.

In the Three Realms, only Hong Jun, the Daoist ancestor, could represent the will of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, Ye Xuan compared himself to Heaven, which was simply arrogant to the extreme.

Unfortunately, even though the various Daoist authorities were dissatisfied in their hearts, they dared not show the slightest protest.

After all, Ye Xuan had already established his power, and now, whoever dared to refute Ye Xuan’s words was courting death.

Boom!

The Heavenly Vault quaked, ripples emerged, and amid the mixed feelings of the Group of Immortals, Ye Xuan stepped into the sky, walking towards the Heavenly Emperor’s throne through the void.

Absolute silence reigned; Heaven and Earth fell mute.

The Group of Immortals looked up, and the various Daoist authorities fell deathly silent.

In the center of everyone’s attention, Ye Xuan finally sat upon the Heavenly Emperor’s throne, looking down at the Group of Immortals below in the boundless vault.

“I am the Heavenly Emperor; the Three Realms bow before me.”

Ye Xuan sat high on the throne, with Daluo Immortal Light disturbing the eight directions, his thunderous power spreading out, and the sound of his Heavenly Emperor’s edicts echoing across the hundred thousand li of the Observation Platform.

“What did Heavenly Emperor Ye say?” Taiyi True Lord’s face trembled with shock, scarcely believing his own ears.

“He…

he’s telling us to bow our heads…

does that…

does that mean we’re to kneel to him?” King Qinguang of Yama’s Underworld spoke out darkly.

The various Daoist authorities were in an uproar, and the Group of Immortals erupted in discussions.

Clearly, their attendance at the Heavenly Court for this ceremony had already afforded Ye Xuan plenty of respect; now Ye Xuan demanded that they kneel to him, which was absolutely preposterous.

No wonder the various Daoist authorities were enraged.

When the Jade Emperor ascended to the throne, they only bowed symbolically as a courtesy to the ruler of the Three Realms.

Today, Ye Xuan demanded that they kneel to him, which was plainly impossible, an extreme insult to them.

It could be manageable for the ordinary Immortals, but which of the Daluo Golden Immortals from the major Daoist authorities wasn’t a being of transcendence?

If they truly knelt to Ye Xuan today, word got out, wouldn’t they completely lose face?

“Paying respects to the Heavenly Emperor!”

Shen Gongbao’s eyes shifted, as he was the first to kneel and kowtow to Ye Xuan.

The Golden Spirit Saint Mother and others exchanged a glance and also knelt and kowtowed en masse—naturally, the Daoist authorities of Jie Sect followed suit.

With the line of Jie Sect kneeling and kowtowing, it clearly indicated their submission to Ye Xuan.

There was no need to mention the Ten Great Demon Kings like the Swallowing Heaven Toad, who were already kneeling because Ye Xuan was their big brother.

When Ye Xuan had transformed into Kong Li, they had not knelt a few times.

The seventy-two Cave Demon Kings of Huaguo Mountain, led by the Heavenly Peng King, knelt to pay homage, and while the attending Evil Demons of the Heavenly Court hesitated slightly, upon seeing Ye Xuan’s formidable gaze, they quickly changed their expressions and hurriedly knelt to pay their respects to Ye Xuan.

As if triggering a chain reaction, a vast number of demons and immortals knelt on the ground, chanting the name of Heavenly Emperor Ye loudly, while those who did not kneel were also noticeably blatant, drawing Ye Xuan’s gaze toward them.

Ten Palaces Yama, Chan Sect, and Western Lingshan.

On the Observation Platform that was ten thousand miles high stood those three Daoist lineages, unwavering and resolute.

Ten Palaces Yama, which governed Yama’s Underworld, also constituted an Underworld power within the Three Realms.

Although nominally they were subject to the control of the Heavenly Emperor, the true rulers were the Five Ghost Emperors.

The Five Ghost Emperors, also known as the Five Sons of the Underworld, were five in number, each presiding over one of the five directions—east, south, west, north, and center—of Yama’s Underworld, being the true supreme authorities.

The Central Ghost Emperor was known as Emperor Fengdu, and he was the highest ruler of Yama’s Underworld.

The only one who could sit on equal footing with Emperor Fengdu was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, dwelling deep within the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

Yama’s Underworld, though not flaunting its power, possessed extraordinary strength.

The Ten Palaces Yama alone were at the level of Daluo Golden Immortals, not to mention the Five Ghost Emperors.

The power of the Underworld was extremely mysterious and certainly not limited to the Five Ghost Emperors and the Ten Palaces Yama, more than which need not be detailed here.

The Ten Palaces Yama looked uncomfortable, clearly finding Ye Xuan’s demand unreasonable and hard to accept.

Yet as time passed, a slight change came over their faces, as if someone was communicating with them through voice transmission.

They exchanged glances and, to the astonishment of the Group of Immortals, they knelt down.

“It seems that the Chan Sect and Lingshan don’t recognize me, the new Heavenly Emperor?”

Boom!

The Heavenly Vault collapsed, and golden light thundered.

Ye Xuan’s expression darkened as he flicked the finger of his hand holding the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, releasing a killing intent so formidable it shook heaven and earth, his eyes looking toward the two major Daoist sects with an exceedingly grim hue.

“Haha!”

Suddenly, laughter echoed between heaven and earth, and a speck of green light emerged, quietly appearing in the void as it twisted time and space.

As the light dissipated, a Daoist dressed in turquoise manifested, greatly uplifting the spirits of those from the Chan Sect.

“Greetings to Senior Brother Yun Zhongzi!”

Taiyi True Lord bowed deeply, followed by the other immortals of the Chan Sect lineage, each face radiating with excitement, for the one who had arrived was a powerhouse from their sect.

Yun Zhongzi, a pivotal figure at the second watershed of the Daluo, also a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Apart from the Primordial South Star Sage at the third watershed, Yun Zhongzi was also among the strongest within the Chan Sect.

“Heavenly Emperor Ye, we, disciples of the Saint of the Chan Sect, have only ever knelt before Saints and not the Heavenly Emperor.

I ask for clear understanding from Heavenly Emperor Ye,” Yun Zhongzi said with neither subservience nor arrogance, offering a salute to Ye Xuan—a subtle warning that they were all disciples under Yuanshi Tianzun, and if he were to force them to kneel, it would be an affront to Yuanshi Tianzun himself.

“Disciples of a Saint?”

Amid the vast expanse of sky, upon the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, Ye Xuan murmured to himself before raising his head to look at Yun Zhongzi with a trace of cruelty curling at the corners of his mouth.

“All beneath the heavens is the king’s land, all who stand upon it are the king’s subjects; I am the sovereign of the Three Realms, whose will all spirits obey.

Even if you of the Chan Sect are disciples of a Saint, showing disrespect towards me is a grave sin against Heaven.”

“A sin against Heaven must be punished!”

Boom!

The Heavenly Vault quaked, and the void shattered.

Ye Xuan spoke ominously, and as he struck down with his palm, the winds and clouds across this expanse of heaven and earth churned tumultuously, the fissures tearing through space both terrifying and shocking.