Eternal Emperor's Path to Ascension-Chapter 317: Nineteen Vagrant Immortals, A Miserable Existence

Soon, Tian Zhuxiao left the Infinite Void Palace with lingering fear, quickly speeding through the Outer Void, countless times faster than the speed of light.

He really didn’t want to stay in this terrifying place any longer.

He didn’t have to visit any other Vagrant Immortals, the Infinite Void Matriarch would handle the rest. This was why he specifically chose her to visit, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to even meet with the other Vagrant Immortals scattered across the Outer Void face to face.

All that was left now was to go back to the Second Great Mortal World and wait for the Vagrant Immortals to descend!

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Back in the Infinite Void Palace, the Infinite Void Matriarch calmly faced ahead, it was unknown what she was thinking about.

Just then, ripples suddenly spread from the space around her as several figures transformed from the illusory space into material beings.

The Infinite Void Matriarch snorted coldly, "You all heard the Tian fellow. And I suppose all of you came here exactly for that reason."

Eighteen dark figures appeared around her, exuding extremely oppressive auras similar to her, with some being on par with hers and majority a little weaker, but there was no mistaking the elevated life level that only belonged to Immortals.

All of them were Immortals!

Eighteen Vagrant Immortals!

Combined with the Infinite Void Matriarch, there were a total of nineteen Vagrant Immortals!

Even a single Vagrant Immortal was enough to unleash utter chaos upon any of the Jine Great Mortal Worlds, just like the Archaic Forbidden Demon God from back then, yet now, there were actually a full nineteen such beings gathered in one place, a force unimaginable by the standards of the Lower Realm.

And this wasn’t even the total number of Vagrant Immortals currently present in the Lower Realm, there were also those who didn’t care about the five hundred million year old Divine Herb and didn’t come here, then there were those bound to a single place, not able to act outside of it, like the Sword Venerable.

Nonetheless, this force was enough to sweep through the Lower Realm except for those forbidden areas where Perfect Vagrant Immortals resided, utterly unstoppable.

"Hahaha, such opportunities don’t come easily. The Great Tian Immortal Family is already at its wit’s end. If they don’t let go of their foundation and accumulation of hundreds of millions of years, they would be annihilated with no chance of survival. So what if they are backed by a super power from the Upper Realm? This is not the Upper Realm, after all!"

An old man with an ethereal grace and amicable demeanor among the Vagrant Immortals chuckled, speaking with a light laugh, as if the fate of countless beings was merely amusement for him.

"But we must be careful. That brat, Tian Yongheng, has a Dharma Treasure on him, and there’s a high chance a powerful figure from the Upper Realm is backing him as well. The demise of a mortal lineage doesn’t affect those high and mighty powerhouses, but the untimely death of a genius destined for greatness infuriates the mighty figures backing them up. We might face retaliation after this." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

A thin, wicked old man spoke in a solemn voice, completely contradicting his evil and recklessly villainous appearance.

"Opportunities are always accompanied by danger. If we don’t seize this opportunity, then are you willing to remain in your current position, never advance further, and wait for death? At least we’ll have a glimmer of hope for going beyond the Vagrant Immortal Realm if we can extend our lifespan and cultivation further. Otherwise, all we can do is rot and let our Dao dissipate. We do not have any vessels that can allow us to re-cultivate, and I’m sure you know that the Six Paths are closed off to beings like us, barely clinging onto life."

The Infinite Void Matriarch finally spoke again, her voice laden with authority and a hint of desolation.

At her words, the other Vagrant Immortals fell silent.

Indeed, if they couldn’t seize this opportunity, they would inevitably meet their ends.

What if they achieved immortality?

This isn’t true immortality at all.

Had they ascended to the Upper Realm, perhaps it would have been different.

But now, they stood at the ceiling of the Lower Realm, the limit of mortal potential.

Yet, it was all for naught in the end.

"You can back off even now if you’re afraid, there is still time. After we truly descend, I’m afraid we won’t have any chance to retreat."

The Infinite Void Matriarch spoke truthfully, hiding the bitterness in her mind.

Becoming an Immortal did not mean transcending emotions.

They still regretted, they still loved, they still cursed, and most importantly, they still had feelings and emotions.

This was the ultimate truth to becoming an Immortal, not to be indifferent and apathetic, but to feel everything yet still not be bound by them.

In the face of her words, no Vagrant Immortal retreated.

They didn’t know each other very well, they even secretly had hostility for one another, but at the same time, they were the only ones who could be called old friends of eachother.

They were the only ones who understood how miserable their existence truly was.

"It seems this will truly be the first and last time we will work together. It’s quite thrilling, actually. Just a few hundred thousand years ago, who could say such a situation would occur in the future where nineteen dignified Vagrant Immortals would work together to kill a brat not even a thousand years old, it’s really interesting!"

A Vagrant Immortal laughed, his words making the others feel a sense of amusement and incredulity as well.

"If he can survive this calamity, he will surely rise to become another figure like that legendary Divine Sovereign from the Second Great Mortal World. No, from what I know, this one is even more talented than the Divine Sovereign, right?"

"Indeed, even if we die, we’ll have become the stepping stones of a being destined to reach unimaginable heights. It would be a worthy demise."

"However, no one can say for sure, the future is obscured in layers of karmic mist and fate clouds, perhaps we will win this time and end the path of a peerless genius!"