# Chapter 1566: Wu Shi
Black Emperor ran at full speed, charging straight toward the Northern Domain, nearly insane, his expression extremely agitated, tears falling from his large eyes. When had anyone ever seen him display such genuine emotion?
Ye Fan, the Holy Prince, Ji Zi, and the others exchanged glances but did not immediately follow, giving him enough time to compose himself. They were also deeply shocked, staring at Sacred Cliff, unable to speak.
The towering mountains were grand and majestic, entirely black in color, one after another, tall and imposing—all kings among mountains, emperors among peaks. Looking at them inspired awe.
This was a stretch of black peaks that the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had severed from Immortal Mountain during his lifetime, when he pacified the Dark Calamity and dominated the world, forming a unique terrain.
On Sacred Cliff, some of the blood left behind by the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had not yet dried. It was now glowing, like a crimson waterfall, hazy and magnificent, bright red, shocking everyone.
Why had the God-Sealing List loosened? Was someone still controlling it? Could the divine sense imprint of Emperor Wu Shi still be alive? This left people utterly perplexed.
Loud roars came from within Sacred Cliff, very muffled, as if a great desolate beast was about to break free, instilling fear in people's hearts. It was the Undying Daoist screaming in despair.
Why was this happening? The God-Sealing List of Emperor Wu Shi had loosened. Did this truly mean he was still alive? Ye Fan and the others watched for a long time but could discern no mystery.
"This isn't right. If the list has truly loosened, the Undying Daoist should be happy. Why is he acting like this?" They were very puzzled.
Black Emperor had once said that Emperor Wu Shi suppressed the Undying Daoist without immediately killing him because he needed him for something. Could it be that the time to use him had come?
"Let's go. It's best not to enter. The Undying Daoist is no easy opponent. Don't let him take advantage of us," Ye Fan said.
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body had withered in his later years and was killed by the Undying Daoist. This was absolutely a terrifying figure, an ancient Supreme Being.
There were even legends that this Undying Daoist might have some connection with the Immortal Emperor!
The Northern Domain was even more desolate now. The Immortal Path was about to open. In the southern region of the Eastern Wasteland, a great crack in the Immortal Path had appeared. All races were stirred, and that place would surely become the ultimate battlefield. The already desolate Northern Domain became even more deathly still—vast stretches of hundreds of thousands to millions of miles without a trace of human habitation, a barren land.
"Woo aoo..."
Crying sounds came across this cold, silent land. At the horizon's end, a purple mountain that pierced the heavens stood out, thrusting into the clouds, majestic and imposing. Black Emperor was weeping here. He did not sense the aura of Emperor Wu Shi. The Primordial Bell also showed no movement, still lifeless, without the slightest fluctuation.
Ye Fan and the others arrived. Entering Purple Mountain now would not be a life-or-death gamble, but moving anything inside would still be very difficult. The Primordial Bell hung here. Though it was now masterless, no one could take it away.
So many years had passed, the great bell remained, and the even more mysterious scripture was also unmoving. No one could open the imperial tomb here.
The ancient tribes, whether ancient imperial clans or major royal clans, all lived nearby, yet none could touch a single blade of grass here, powerless against it.
"The Great Emperor did not appear. He hasn't returned..." The big black dog was dejected. No matter how rascally he usually was, at this moment he was also sorrowful, his true feelings showing, loyal to Wu Shi.
"Let's go in and take a look. Bring out that Immortal Phoenix Medicine. Otherwise, when the Supreme Beings in the Forbidden Zones emerge, I think this place will be leveled," the Holy Prince suggested.
The big black dog said solemnly, "It won't leave. It voluntarily guards this place, never to depart for life, to accompany the last Dao platform left by Emperor Wu Shi, never abandoning it."
And Black Emperor believed that even if the most terrifying Dark Calamity erupted, the Primordial Bell could protect everything here. No one could breach it by force.
Eighty thousand years ago, did Emperor Wu Shi sit in meditation and pass away, or did he truly ascend to immortality? Even now, it's unclear.
Only Black Emperor firmly believed that Emperor Wu Shi was the greatest since ancient times. Nothing in heaven and earth could stop his steps—not even the Immortal Domain. He would surely break through forcefully, not fade away in obscurity.
In fact, Emperor Wu Shi was indeed a heroic figure who dominated the world, uniquely honored. When speaking of other Great Emperors, people might find that they had experienced bloody battles, faced great enemies, and had their lives threatened.
Only with Wu Shi—no matter who opposed him, no one ever worried for him. Listening to his past, observing his experiences, it was truly a matter of crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, sweeping everything away, going all the way with overwhelming force!
No matter who he encountered, Emperor Wu Shi would sweep them away in a single battle, without the slightest suspense, suppressing them completely.
In the end, mentioning Wu Shi was synonymous with invincibility. He was honored above heaven and earth, sweeping through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. In the era when he lived, no one dared to oppose him. Even the Supreme Beings in the Forbidden Zones of Life remained silent and obediently stayed in their meditation grounds.
This was Wu Shi—a peerless human Great Emperor who looked down on past and present, standing at the absolute peak, swallowing the eight desolates, looking down on ten thousand ages, uniquely honored!
"The Great Emperor must have fought his way alive into the Immortal Domain. And I believe that in this life, he will eventually appear, come back from the Immortal Domain for a look, because this world needs him!" Black Emperor's tears fell as he roared loudly.
However, Ye Fan remained silent. He had once entered Purple Mountain with Duan De and the Old Blind Man, climbed that magnificent Dao platform, and picked medicinal kings, truly understanding that place.
At the very center of that platform, there had once been a world-dominating man with his back to them. When they approached, they found only a pile of ashes.
This result, though sorrowful, was the most real, the closest to the truth. Turning to ashes in Dao dissolution—perhaps this was the final curtain.
"Shouldn't we bring out that scripture?" Ye Fan asked.
"It can't be moved or opened. Besides needing to gather all the imperial jade, it also requires someone with bloodline identical to his to drip blood on it before it can be opened," Black Emperor shook his head, revealing the truth. There was a dimness in his large copper-bell eyes. He insisted with his mouth that Emperor Wu Shi was alive, but in his heart, there was another kind of fear, vaguely feeling that the truth might be another matter, most likely a tragedy.
The God-Sealing List was still loosening. It emitted immeasurable light, and eventually seemed to make Purple Mountain respond. Suddenly, with a *dang* sound, the Primordial Bell tolled softly, shaking the entire Northern Domain!
This was too sudden. It startled all the ancient tribes, and even the Supreme Beings in the various Forbidden Zones of Life felt their hearts leap. Everyone found it unbelievable!
Black Emperor, who had been wailing just moments ago, immediately opened his eyes wide, jumped up, and roared, "Into the mountain!"
At this moment, not just him, but the entire Eastern Wasteland was in chaos. The patriarchs of various great sects, the strongest in each domain, and the supreme existences in the Forbidden Zones of Life all felt restless.
Too strange. Emperor Wu Shi had disappeared for eighty thousand years. His sitting in meditation and passing away had been acknowledged by some Forbidden Zones of Life as true, not false. Yet now, bell waves were transmitted again, surging through the world, shaking the Eastern Wasteland. This was clearly imperial-level fluctuation.
"How is this possible? Is he still alive?!"
"Eighty thousand years have passed. Has he become an immortal? How can he still appear in the world? Someone must be ringing the bell, deliberately creating this illusion!"
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The world was shocked. All sides revealed incredulous gazes, almost unable to believe it, exceeding everyone's expectations.
Ye Fan grabbed Black Emperor and said, "Going in like this will surely mean death. Wait for a while!"
The Primordial Bell was ringing. The bell waves, though gentle and without killing intent, were only at the periphery. Presumably, even the gentlest waves inside Purple Mountain would be unbearable for ordinary people.
"Alright, wait a moment!" The big black dog restrained his impulse.
The bell tolled softly. Each vibration resonated with the God-Sealing List on Sacred Cliff, both emitting light together. On this day, the main peak that had once witnessed the glory and sorrow of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body radiated brilliant immortal light!
And the Undying Daoist's despairing cries shook the Central Domain, startling all sides.
No one knew how long passed. The bell waves ceased, and the surroundings fell silent. Black Emperor was the first to dart out, seeking a secret path into Purple Mountain, reopening a sealed ancient road.
Now, he had this ability because he was familiar with everything here. With his array formation skills reaching the pinnacle, he could penetrate through.
Deep within Purple Mountain, a massive Dao platform was glowing. Countless Dao symbols were shining, imprinting into the void, like rounds of suns.
On that platform lay a snow-white skull, surrounded by these Dao patterns. Hanging on it was a pendant, resonating with these laws.
This was the skull Ye Fan had brought back from the starry sky, sent here. Now, a faint spiritual imprint was transmitted, making everyone's heart tremble. What kind of sentiment was that? It was truly conveyed into people's hearts.
Pursuing with a sincere heart—the path of a female saint alone, only to find Wu Shi's footsteps, constantly searching, entering the roads he had walked, spending a lifetime seeking.
She must have been a heavenly prodigy, a divine maiden, once surrounded by divine halos, once the focus of all eyes, once looking down on the world. But she chose to abandon everything, to walk alone, facing the cold and dark universe, seeking, looking up.
Only to find that person from the past, constantly searching behind his imperial path.
The long years were the solitary road of a female saint. In the end, rosy beauty turned to white bones, sitting in meditation and passing away in a corner of the desolate universe. Thus she grew old alone, with no one knowing her final thoughts.
This was heartbreaking!
Black Emperor couldn't help but roar.
The only slight comfort was that her skull was finally sent here by Ye Fan, buried on Wu Shi's Dao platform.
"Di Lisi!" Suddenly, a clear male voice came, shaking the entire Purple Mountain, nearly causing the Dao platform to collapse, making the Dao symbols even more brilliant.
"Great Emperor!" Black Emperor shouted, moved to tears. He could be certain this was Emperor Wu Shi's voice.
"Di Lisi..." It was still the same voice, but much softer, carrying a magnetic quality. This man's voice involuntarily made people think of a world-dominating hero.
"Great Emperor... Great Emperor, where are you?" Black Emperor shouted madly.
On the Dao platform, a majestic figure appeared, surrounded by chaos, his heroic posture dominating the world, black hair like a waterfall. Unfortunately, he couldn't be seen clearly.
He walked to the snow-white skull, picked it up, and called softly, "Di Lisi."
This was actually the female saint's name. The figure of Emperor Wu Shi had appeared. He was calling, his voice carrying sadness, his hand stroking the face of the crystalline skull.
Fighting all his life, advancing without hesitation, sweeping through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, breaking ancient myths, standing at the absolute peak of humanity, revered by the entire world! Yet this such powerful Great Emperor also had this soft side. This sadness was completely different from his strength.
This scene was both shocking and moving.
At the end of the Immortal Path, who stands as the peak? Upon seeing Wu Shi, the Dao becomes empty!
The God-Sealing List suppressing Sacred Cliff had loosened, the Primordial Bell had rung, and this Great Emperor had appeared because of this, leaving people stunned and puzzled.