Chapter 1706: Great Secret of the Late Mythological Era
Ye Fan rubbed his chin. The old man’s words were profound. The person he was looking for was connected to the ancient Heavenly Court and had a great relationship with Emperor Venerable, touching upon matters separated by ten thousand ages, which instantly made him think of many things.
“Young man, do you believe in reincarnation and the cycle of rebirth?” the old man asked. Although his hair was white, his skin was as rosy as a baby’s, like an old immortal.
“No!” Ye Fan shook his head. He only revered this life, firmly believing that invincibility in the present was the foundation of everything, regardless of anything else. This was also the basis of his Dao. If it wavered, his world would collapse one day.
The old man nodded, stood up tall, and walked to the edge of the cliff. His white hair danced in the wind, and his entire being took on a sharper aura. He said, “Emperor Venerable said the same thing.”
Ye Fan was startled. He knew too little about Emperor Venerable. It was rare to find someone willing to talk, so he naturally listened attentively, wanting to know everything about that Heavenly Emperor.
“The path he walked, he never looked back. Standing on the vast mountain peak, even if he saw through the mist and glimpsed the future, he never placed his hopes on it. Because he believed the journey was full of variables. He only trusted this life. As long as he was invincible, he could control everything, change everything, and no one could stop him!”
The old man’s words stirred Ye Fan’s heart like a vast ocean with towering waves. Wasn’t this his own consistent belief? The two were truly similar. If they had been born in the same era, they might have been kindred spirits.
“But, there really might exist two similar flowers in this world. You can’t deny it even if you don’t believe,” the old man sighed softly, fixing his gaze on Ye Fan.
This made Ye Fan pause. How could the old man’s meaning be to drag him into it? Two similar flowers—was he implying some connection between Ye Fan and Emperor Venerable?
This was truly shocking. His mind stirred but quickly calmed down. He wouldn’t believe such a theory. He was only himself. There could be no past life, and he wouldn’t be someone else.
“Don’t misunderstand. Although you’ve said similar things to Emperor Venerable, you are very different in other aspects,” the old god explained with a smile.
“What happened in the past? Why did the Heavenly Court collapse overnight? Emperor Venerable was so strong—how could he die suddenly, unable to let the Heavenly Court pass down through the ages?” Ye Fan had many questions. Meeting someone from the Divine Organization, he naturally wanted to ask in detail, since there were rumors they were descendants of the ancient Heavenly Court.
“There were various complex reasons. First, the Longevity Heavenly Venerable used a similar flower to disturb Emperor Venerable’s heart, and then the situation changed, pulling back the curtain,” the old man, with an immortal aura, sighed with endless emotion and shook his head helplessly at that era.
“Please, senior, enlighten me,” Ye Fan said. He was extremely interested in Emperor Venerable and everything about the ancient Heavenly Court, filled with curiosity. It was a great secret from ancient times.
“Even if the Longevity Heavenly Venerable was strong, at his peak he had an imperial destiny. But if he acted alone, he couldn’t change anything. What Emperor Venerable did consumed too much energy…”
As the old man narrated, an ancient history truly surfaced, leaving Ye Fan shocked and yearning for that era.
Emperor Venerable was too strong. His schemes were vast. He forged the Immortal Cauldron. His goal was not to become an immortal alone, but to lead the Heavenly Court he founded to ascend together, entering the Immortal Domain.
Ye Fan was speechless. The ancient Heavenly Court was indeed excessively powerful. Was an entire sect going to ascend into the Immortal Domain? At that time, it wasn’t even certain that the Immortal Domain existed, since none of the Nine Heavenly Venerables had successfully broken through.
The Immortal Cauldron pierced through the barrier of the Immortal Domain. At that time, something seemed to come from the other realm, stopping and opposing Emperor Venerable.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable interfered at that time. He had guessed that Emperor Venerable would eventually abandon them, even settle accounts with them, and strike mercilessly.
“At the most critical moment, the Immortal Emperor also came. That sharp strike was too fatal!” Speaking of this, the old god’s eyes were as sharp as swords, beams of light flying out, splitting the starry sky, his heart filled with grief and anger.
Ye Fan was stunned. The Immortal Emperor had appeared at that time, coexisting in the same era as Emperor Venerable? This was too shocking.
In the past, although there were similar legends, they had never been confirmed. The more common belief was that the two were separated by ten thousand years.
“At that time, the Immortal Emperor had not yet attained the Dao. He was still a young man. Emperor Venerable had given him the highest praise, saying his potential was limitless and that he could entrust the Heavenly Court to him in the future.”
Ye Fan listened, stunned. This was too bizarre. It was truly a shocking secret. So many things had happened that were unknown to later generations.
“Originally, the Immortal Emperor was about to become a Dao-achiever, still relatively young. He couldn’t fundamentally harm a imperial-level expert. But the Kunlun remnant clan had a scheme. They gave him the Immortal Bell stained with Kunlun blood for temporary use, and at the critical moment, he launched the most terrifying strike!”
Speaking of this, the old god let out a long sigh, desolate and filled with endless regret. The Heavenly Court’s efforts fell short.
“So Emperor Venerable fell like this?” Ye Fan asked.
“No. Who is Emperor Venerable? Even if the Longevity Heavenly Venerable and the Immortal Emperor holding the Immortal Bell both struck, they couldn’t bring him to ruin. Throughout the ages, across the nine heavens and ten earths, he could never meet an opponent, because his name was—Emperor Venerable!” The old god’s voice was resounding, very excited.
“Someone else struck?” Ye Fan was surprised.
“Yes. Emperor Venerable didn’t extend the imperial life of only the Longevity Heavenly Venerable by two thousand years. There were others, other Supreme Beings!”
This news was undoubtedly explosive, shaking one to the core. In that era, several emperors coexisting was actually true. Emperor Venerable’s methods were indeed heaven-defying, worthy of admiration.
“In addition, beings from the Forbidden Zones of Life emerged, undergoing ultimate sublimation, jointly ambushing Emperor Venerable, who was trapped in a dilemma within the Immortal Realm passage.”
Speaking of this, the white-haired old god was already calm and unruffled, as if telling a very ordinary story.
But Ye Fan was immensely shocked. What kind of ancient history was this? Too magnificent. It was a true battle for immortality, with several emperors striking together, a world-shaking war!
“Why did they attack Emperor Venerable? Didn’t they want to follow him to immortality?” Ye Fan didn’t understand.
“They unilaterally believed that if Emperor Venerable succeeded, he would kill them all, destroy this universe, take back the lifespans he had granted them, and only take some of his direct followers to immortality,” the old man said expressionlessly.
“This…”
Ye Fan didn’t know what to say. All of this seemed so strange, so unreal. He had guessed many things in the past, but only today did he learn part of the truth.
“Through that battle, can it be proven that the Immortal Domain exists? It’s not a void realm woven from laws, is it?” Ye Fan asked.
“No. After all, Emperor Venerable didn’t enter,” the old man shook his head. Facing attacks from several emperors, wanting to become immortal was simply impossible.
Even in that situation, Emperor Venerable didn’t die. He retreated, charged into the Forbidden Zones, killed two of them, and caused the starry sky to collapse.
“There were Forbidden Zones back then too…” Ye Fan’s thoughts drifted.
“Yes, but the Forbidden Zones back then weren’t on the Big Dipper. Those things were more ancient than the current owners of the Forbidden Zones,” the old man said.
Becoming immortal had stumped countless people throughout history. Did immortals really exist? Even Emperor Venerable had failed. How many heroes sighed at the heavens. From ancient times to the present, not a single person had succeeded!
Immortality was very distant. Ye Fan yearned for it. Perhaps one day, after he stepped onto the imperial path, it would become his goal to strive for and work towards.
No one in history had ever achieved it. It was an ultimate challenge. If successful, it would bring an incomparable sense of accomplishment.
When Emperor Venerable withdrew from the immortal path, he was already at the end of his strength, but he still killed two people. Finally, he chose to leave, returning to his birthplace to bury himself.
The Immortal Emperor sealed himself in Divine Source for ten thousand years, then emerged and smoothly attained the Dao. Just as Emperor Venerable had praised him in the past, he dominated the end of the mythological era, suppressing past, present, and future, opening a glorious era that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
“Some say the Immortal Emperor was actually a creature from the Immortal Domain. Is that true?”
“There’s no evidence, because no one has ever entered the Immortal Domain,” the old man replied.
Ye Fan sighed. In that past battle, the emperors schemed against each other, and even Emperor Venerable ended in a bleak finale. Clearly, the truth was more twisted than he imagined and more complex than the old man described. But all of this was meaningless now; it had finally become the past.
“What about the Netherworld Emperor? How is he?” Ye Fan asked. There would inevitably be a battle with the Underworld in the future, so he was naturally very concerned.
“The Netherworld Emperor is very terrifying, unfathomable!” This was the old man’s assessment, and his expression was solemn as he recounted some things.
The Netherworld Emperor was just a name used by people today. In the distant past, he was called the Netherworld Venerable.
The Underworld was a mysterious organization. Its founder was the Netherworld Venerable, or the Netherworld Emperor. He had a great origin. According to legend, he attained the Dao from an ancient corpse, becoming a generation of emperor.
Before that, the previous life of that corpse was already an invincible Dao-achiever of a generation. His background was shocking. He was the first person to become an emperor again from a corpse after death.
In fact, up to now, his kind of “Dao” had influenced many people. The source of the corpse disaster was in the Underworld, providing a method of longevity for the venerables. It was a direction.
The Underworld was very eerie. It wanted to recreate the cycle of reincarnation and discuss a unique path to longevity. Naturally, it attracted some ancient Supreme Beings.
When the Netherworld Emperor was sleeping or dormant, in different eras, others took over, controlling the Underworld and studying this method.
The Underworld had changed many masters. The most famous were the times when several Supreme Beings took over, shaking the era. The Longevity Heavenly Venerable was one of them.
“The Netherworld Emperor’s origin is so astonishing. Even in the mythological era, he had a previous life. Attaining the Dao in two lifetimes is truly terrifying!” Ye Fan felt such wariness toward the Netherworld Emperor for the first time, believing his danger level should be raised significantly.
Of course, the so-called reincarnation and two-life body only had the physical body unchanged. The primordial spirit had long withered, and then the spark of divine consciousness rekindled, belonging to another living being.
This was the direction of the Underworld’s research on longevity. They believed everything was illusory. Only the physical body was imperishable, guarding the “true self” from extinction. One day, all the marks of reincarnation would connect and merge. Then the “true self” would reappear. At that time, it would be immortality. The past life, present life, and future life would unite, achieving longevity.
“That was an era of myth that cannot be traced or replicated. The things in the Forbidden Zones of that time were terrifyingly ancient, different from now,” the old man also sighed.
During the mythological era, the Underworld was a Forbidden Zone of Life. It eventually evolved into this form, becoming an organization and a terrifying inheritance.