Chapter 1389: The Calamity of Longevity
The Battle Saint Emperor was fierce and domineering, his divine might covering the world. He sought to transform into a War Immortal, but ultimately failed. He passed away in the Northern Domain, accelerating the great upheaval of heaven and earth, causing the Primordial Era to decline, its glorious age ending, and from then on, it fell into obscurity.
Emperor Wu Shi shook the past and present, intending to break into the Immortal Domain with his true body, looking down upon the ages. Eighty thousand years ago, he emitted world-shaking fluctuations from Purple Mountain, startling the Supreme Beings within the various Forbidden Zones of Life.
The Demon Emperor, peerless through the ages, truly set foot on the path to immortality. He was a man who surpassed gods, invincible under heaven, a living myth. Unfortunately, by then he had entered his twilight years, his blood withered and his body decayed, and he fell upon the path.
Amitabha never killed a single person in his life, yet he triumphed on the imperial path forged from blood and bone, establishing his Dao and becoming a Buddha. He could be said to surpass both past and present. His teachings spread far and wide, leaving his footprints in some ancient star domains, gathering boundless faith. Some believers firmly believed he still lived in the world, while others believed he would reincarnate and reappear at any time. He could be described as unfathomable.
Looking at these figures, all had walked very far on the path of longevity, achieving extraordinary accomplishments that shocked the past and present.
As expected, just as Ye Fan had anticipated, the person he encountered next met the above conditions—it was the Lunar Human Emperor!
The Human Emperor swept across all domains, campaigned through the heavens, overlooked the vast universe, and ruled over the realm, possessing a supreme majesty. Countless ages after his death, a Divine Thought was born from him, solely because an accident occurred on his path to immortality, leaving his obsession unbroken.
This Great Emperor had walked far on the path of longevity. His appearance now further proved that Ye Fan’s conjecture might be true.
Within the majestic Human Emperor Hall, the nine ancient characters from the Lunar Immortal Scripture transformed into one brilliant star after another, appearing behind and before Ye Fan.
“Boom!”
The scriptures clashed, violently conflicting.
Although Ye Fan held the Human Emperor in great reverence, he could not avoid a fierce battle. He fought until his entire body was covered in wounds, golden blood splattering everywhere. He barely managed to break out of this ancient hall.
Ye Fan wiped away the bloodstains, sighing inwardly. The Human Emperor was truly too powerful. In this battle, he had suffered extremely severe injuries, and his cauldron was on the verge of shattering.
He pondered silently, staring at another hole in the cauldron, lost in thought. Using the Presence Secret to heal his wounds, his entire body emitted a golden divine radiance, restoring him to his peak state.
“Shattered, then reforged. Without destruction, there is no creation. Reborn from nirvana, stronger than ever!”
Ye Fan looked at his cauldron. The Mother Qi of All Things cascaded down like countless waterfalls. Many cracks appeared on the cauldron’s walls, with a total of five holes front and back, nearly causing it to break apart.
At first, he was worried. But now, he had completely let go. When he crossed his tribulation, he fought against nine young Great Emperors. Was his cauldron any different? It had withstood the bombardment of young emperors and now collided with Imperial Weapons one by one.
Forge the strongest cauldron!
This was his only vessel, walking the path of one vessel breaking ten thousand techniques.
Next, Ye Fan did not retreat. He sought out those magnificent heavenly palaces to open, colliding with their masters and engaging in the most intense bloodbaths.
He encountered the Green Emperor. He fought fiercely against this supreme man who was the only one to attain the Dao after the Ancient Era, who claimed he would rebuild the ancient Heavenly Court and reshape the order of heaven and earth, until the sky turned dark and the earth dimmed.
Golden blood rained down, heartbreakingly beautiful. Ye Fan suffered greatly under the Demon Emperor’s Nine Slashes, nearly having his head severed, his body covered in wounds.
Moreover, the Green Emperor’s “Divine Wound” slash nearly extinguished the flame of his primordial spirit, splitting open his skull and causing terrifyingly severe injuries.
The Green Emperor was formidable, especially in his youth—the most ruthless, a legend who killed gods when gods stood in his way and slew Buddhas when Buddhas blocked his path, never retreating even half a step.
Ye Fan’s duel with him left him severely wounded. In the end, he also erupted, swinging his golden fists, fully manifesting the true meaning of the Six Paths Reincarnation, while behind him was the Golden Divine Treasury, slaying all techniques. The cauldron above his head trembled violently, pressing down upon the eternal blue sky.
This was a bloody struggle, a fierce slaughter. In the end, Ye Fan fought his way out of the hall, leaving two trails of golden blood behind him. His body staggered, and he nearly fell.
Of course, Ye Fan also made the Green Emperor pay a bloody price. And this time, a sixth hole appeared in his cauldron, pierced through by the Green Emperor’s weapon, shaped like the Chaos Azure Lotus.
Ye Fan did not retreat. This was a tempering process. Since the heavenly tribulation had manifested, if he had the strength to fight, he was willing to press on.
When he had rested enough, words emerged from above his head—unprecedented and unique.
This made the hairs on his entire body stand on end. Was he facing a heavenly tribulation, or had he truly encountered the Ruthless Person?
Petals fluttered down one by one, shimmering with a dreamlike, translucent luster, like a great rain of light falling, each petal crystalline, exuding a faint fragrance. Even the sea of lightning could not stop them.
In an instant, each petal transformed into a Ruthless Person. Tens of thousands of figures attacked Ye Fan simultaneously. Her robes fluttered, like a true immortal!
Ye Fan’s expression changed. Golden blood energy surged to the heavens, expanding various divine phenomena. The Immortal King above the nine heavens, the Azure Lotus in chaos, the golden Sea of Bitterness, and the magnificent mountains and rivers connected into a whole, as if the Immortal Domain had emerged.
The divine phenomena isolated all auras, blocking the Ruthless Person’s onslaught.
Ye Fan trembled repeatedly, and in the end, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He staggered back several steps, persisting until the countless Ruthless Person phantoms vanished. Those phantoms did not possess the true Ruthless Person’s combat power, but so many were still terrifying enough to instantly kill a Supreme of the same rank.
In this world, the Ruthless Person was undoubtedly the most talented. Otherwise, she could not have attained the Dao as an ordinary mortal body. Now, Ye Fan personally experienced the heaven-defying nature of her combat power.
Physical constitution meant nothing to her. No matter what bloodline came, she could kill them all!
The Ruthless Great Emperor lived for four lifetimes. Some said she lived for five, and others even claimed she had never died, always living in the mortal world. Though she did not seek immortality, she had walked the farthest on this path.
“Kill!”
Ye Fan’s gaze sharpened. Standing on the imperial path, no matter who he faced—even the most talented and powerful Ruthless Person—he could not shrink back. He must press forward without hesitation.
He evolved his own Dao, his body transforming into a dragon-shaped curve. His arms swung, becoming Lunar and Solar. His entire being became a Dao-marked true dragon, charging at the Ruthless Person.
A continuous great battle erupted, fierce beyond measure.
Boom!
The speed was too fast. They clashed like lightning, sometimes supremely rigid, sometimes supremely soft, striking out strands of immortal radiance that left one in awe.
Finally, they separated. The Ruthless Person seemed somewhat surprised. Her pure eyes emitted divine rays. Her left and right hands moved separately, evolving supreme Dao immortal principles.
A character “Life” appeared in her left palm, and a character “Death” appeared in her right palm, emitting strands of extreme Dao divine might, pressing down toward Ye Fan.
These two characters were heavier than anything, as if they could crush the ages. Countless cultivators throughout history had explored them, yet none had ever fully comprehended them to achieve immortality.
The Devouring Demon Art, the Imperishable Heavenly Art, various secret techniques to counter the Nine Heavenly Venerables…
The Ruthless Great Emperor was astonishingly talented. She lived for several lifetimes. Over the endless ages, no one knew how many divine techniques she had created. She was the most mysterious.
And now, this wondrous technique emerged, truly shaking heaven and earth and moving gods and ghosts. Ye Fan’s expression changed immediately. The significance of these two characters was too extraordinary. To have them condensed like this was truly heaven-defying.
Rumble!
The sound of scripture chanting came from within Ye Fan’s body. His entire being transformed into a Taiji immortal diagram, preparing to face the Ruthless Person in an ultimate showdown.
A sigh came. The Female Emperor turned gracefully, peerlessly elegant, leaving behind a great rain of light. She walked away step by step, her body shrinking until she turned into a three- or four-year-old little girl, walking the path alone.
She was pitiful and lonely. Her small clothes were tattered, her hair tied in two goat-horn braids, her face dirty. Her inadvertent glance back was heartbreaking. Her large eyes were clear and pure, yet filled with tears.
Ye Fan’s heart shook violently. He wanted to see clearly, to see carefully, to see that childish little face. But unfortunately, her figure blurred and disappeared.
“Heavens! Could it be that the Ruthless Great Emperor is truly still alive, still in this mortal world?!” Ye Fan was shocked. (To be continued)