Chapter 998

"A Heavenly Venerable divine statue?"

Li Yi stared at the divine statue before him and examined it; this statue was not large, yet it revealed an indescribable majesty, and even he, standing before such a divine statue, felt a kind of terrifying pressure.

If even a Heavenly Emperor felt this way, one could imagine what this divine statue represented.

And just as Li Yi was examining this divine statue.

The divine statue seemed to sense something and underwent some special changes; the divine statue actually began to vibrate, bringing the entire Heavenly Venerable traveling palace to sway along with it.

A large amount of chaotic bedrock fragments peeled off.

What Li Yi found inconceivable was that a body of the Celestial God Clan gradually revealed itself from within the divine statue; this divine body was not tall, but it was extremely ancient.

Although it appeared to be a flesh-and-blood body, Li Yi knew that this was condensed from the power of creation.

The power of creation itself could turn the impossible into the possible, creating things out of thin air—it was omnipotent; creating a divine body was simply a piece of cake.

Once all the chaotic bedrock fragments had peeled off, a giant stood before Li Yi.

This giant possessed profound wisdom, and his pair of eyes stared at Li Yi's body, as if examining and observing him.

Swept by this gaze, Li Yi felt as if he had no more secrets, and all his details seemed to have been seen through by the other party, but he could feel that the other party had no hostility.

"Do not be nervous; I am an incarnation of a Heavenly Venerable, waiting here for a member of the Celestial God Clan to appear. In the Chaos World, there are a total of 990,000 such traveling palaces; even if other Heavenly Venerables have cleared many of them, there are always those that slip through the net."

The Heavenly Venerable incarnation's voice was ancient, telling the story slowly: "It seems my luck hasn't always been that bad; I finally waited for the arrival of a member of the Celestial God Clan. Although you have cultivated chaotic divine power, you are still Divine Emperor Tai Yi of the Celestial God Clan."

"Did the Heavenly Venerable know long ago that he would fall?" Li Yi's expression shifted slightly, and he said: "Today, the Celestial God Clan has already faced liquidation; there are not many clansmen left alive, and many Divine Emperors have been besieged and killed. Only I broke through the realm in the midst of danger and became a Divine Emperor once again. However, I have killed many Heavenly Emperors of powerful clans and have committed public outrage; the only plan now is to flee into the Chaos World and seek a sliver of survival."

He dared not appear in the Celestial Realm; that would undoubtedly be courting death.

Only in the Chaos World could he avoid being found by Heavenly Venerables; otherwise, he would have no choice but to leave the Celestial Realm and return to Earth to retire.

"I have already known all of this." The Heavenly Venerable incarnation sighed and said: "This disaster was caused by me. A long time ago, I already knew that this time, the Celestial God Clan, including myself, would not be able to escape this calamity. The other Heavenly Venerables of the Celestial Realm will absolutely not allow me to live."

"What did the Heavenly Venerable do to encounter such a great disaster?" Li Yi asked immediately.

The Heavenly Venerable incarnation did not hide it and said directly: "I was cultivating in the chaos and accidentally found the primordial land of the Chaos World. Cultivating in the primordial land, a Divine Emperor can advance to a Heavenly Venerable, and a Heavenly Venerable can hope to explore a higher realm."

"Although the realm above Heavenly Venerable is unattainable, the Celestial God Clan had the hope of producing a second Heavenly Venerable. If the matter succeeded, the Celestial Realm would be dominated by the Celestial God Clan alone, and other powerful clans would never have a day to turn things around."

"So the news leaked, attracting the siege of other Heavenly Venerables?" Li Yi said immediately.

"That is about it," the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment; he never expected that the reason for the Celestial God Clan's extermination would be so simple and unadorned—the reason was actually because the Celestial God Clan was about to produce a second Heavenly Venerable, and other Heavenly Venerables did not want to see this situation occur, so they joined forces to wipe out the Celestial God Clan.

No wonder they wanted to kill them all.

As long as the Celestial God Clan existed for one day, who knew if a new Divine Emperor would enter the primordial land and leap to become a Heavenly Venerable.

The best result was for the Celestial God Clan to be completely wiped out, letting the news of the primordial land disappear from the Celestial Realm along with this clan, never to be exposed.

Because once the news leaked out, other Heavenly Venerables in the Celestial Realm would definitely take action to fight for it, and no one knew what kind of bloody storm that would trigger.

Rather than letting one family dominate, it was better for everyone not to get it and continue to maintain the previous balance.

"There is a rumor among Heavenly Emperors that in the nine heavens of the Celestial Realm, a total of at most nine Heavenly Venerables can be born; a tenth Heavenly Venerable can only be born if the former falls," Li Yi asked again.

The Heavenly Venerable incarnation said: "This saying does indeed exist. No matter how big the Celestial Realm is, it is impossible for Heavenly Venerables to be born infinitely; otherwise, this world would be unable to bear it. The operation of the Heavenly Dao naturally requires restrictions, but nine Heavenly Venerables is not the upper limit of the Celestial Realm. This time, the world can at least give birth to a few more Heavenly Venerables, but the further you go, the harder it is to become a Heavenly Venerable."

"So that's how it is..." Li Yi understood.

Nine Heavenly Venerables was not the upper limit, but it was close to the limit. As for what that limit was, no one could say clearly, and even Heavenly Venerables dared not gamble that no new Heavenly Venerables would be born next.

What if an anomaly appeared?

"So, has the Heavenly Venerable truly fallen?" Li Yi asked at this moment.

"It cannot be considered a fall; it is just that the true spirit is scattered in the boundless chaos. If not for the rescue of other Heavenly Venerables, it would be difficult to recover in this lifetime," the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said: "Reaching this realm, one has already merged with a part of the Heavenly Dao; it can be considered immortal and indestructible."

"Are Heavenly Venerables immortal and indestructible?" Li Yi's expression tightened; no wonder everyone wanted to become a Heavenly Venerable.

This temptation of being immortal, indestructible, and equal to the heavens was indeed very great.

Even for Heavenly Emperors, time does not touch them, and they are hard to destroy through ten thousand calamities, but when encountering great disasters, they still fall; he had personally killed several Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouses.

Unless they left behind a backup plan to reincarnate and cultivate again, otherwise, they would be completely gone.

"Tai Yi, go to the primordial land. That you can appear here means that the fortune of my Celestial God Clan is not exhausted; it is time for a Heavenly Venerable to emerge." Following this, the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said earnestly.

He did not want to miss Li Yi, this good seedling; if he continued to wait, he did not know if he could wait for the arrival of the next Divine Emperor in another million years.

Just as Li Yi said, the Celestial God Clan had already been wiped out; now that the residual warmth remained, a few more Divine Emperors could still emerge, but as time passed, the probability of giving birth to Divine Emperors would only become smaller and smaller, until finally, the Celestial God Clan would forever be relegated to history.

"The primordial land?" Li Yi asked: "Is there any danger? Will I be targeted by other Heavenly Venerables after I go there?"

"The primordial land does not have too much danger; with your strength, it is enough to deal with it. It is just that once you enter the primordial land, you must not easily walk out, otherwise, you will be sensed by Heavenly Venerables. It was because of this small slip-up that this great disaster was brought about," the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said.

"Meaning, as long as I enter the primordial land, I cannot come out—either I break through to Heavenly Venerable, or I die inside?" Li Yi said.

"With your potential, becoming a Heavenly Venerable is promising," the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said: "And this is also your only chance now. You cannot even stay in the Celestial Realm and can only hide in the Chaos World, but this is not a long-term plan. Even if the Chaos World's heavenly secrets are unclear and Heavenly Venerables find it hard to search, there will eventually be a day of discovery. If you become a Heavenly Venerable, it will be different; all threats will cease to exist."

Li Yi nodded; what the Heavenly Venerable incarnation said was indeed reasonable.

Of course, the Heavenly Venerable incarnation hoping so much for him to go to the primordial land might also be because he wanted to cultivate him into a new Heavenly Venerable and then save the true spirit scattered in the Chaos World.

It was just that Li Yi going there would cut off his retreat.

He would not even be able to stay in the Chaos World in the future, nor could he appear in the Celestial Realm. If he couldn't break through, or if it took too long, then by the time he became a Heavenly Venerable, Earth might have already changed beyond recognition.

But Li Yi truly had no choice; he could not keep wandering in the Chaos World. Rather than being chased and killed by enemies everywhere, it was better to increase his strength to eliminate the enemies.

"The Heavenly Venerable's words are indeed reasonable; then please lead the way, Heavenly Venerable. I am willing to go to the primordial land to fight for the position of Heavenly Venerable." Li Yi took a deep breath and then said earnestly.

"Good, very good." The Heavenly Venerable incarnation revealed a smile at this moment: "My true spirit guarding here was to lead the way for future generations; follow me."

After he finished speaking, he stepped forward directly, came to Li Yi's side, and grabbed his arm; immediately, boundless power of creation surged, and this power wrapped Li Yi within it.

"Go!"

With a low shout and the infusion of the power of creation, Li Yi's figure disappeared instantly, and at this moment, he only felt countless images flashing before his eyes.

Even though he was a Heavenly Emperor, he could not capture the various scenes before him, but he could be certain that he seemed to have stepped into some temporarily constructed space-time channel.

The end of this space-time channel led to a certain location in the Chaos World.

No one knew that location; only the true spirit of this fallen Heavenly Venerable could bring him there, otherwise, the Chaos World was boundless, and even Heavenly Venerables would find it hard to search.

"The Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial God Clan is truly clever; seemingly dead, yet he left behind countless Heavenly Venerable traveling palaces in the Chaos World, scattering his true spirit. As long as one Heavenly Venerable traveling palace remains, the Celestial God Clan has a chance to step into the primordial land and obtain the opportunity to become a Heavenly Venerable..."

Li Yi marveled secretly in his heart, and at the same time, felt admiration for the arrangement of this Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial God Clan.

However, the other Heavenly Venerables were also ruthless, pulling the firewood from under the cauldron, making the entire Celestial God Clan disappear to prevent this possibility. It was just that they did not expect Li Yi to become a Divine Emperor and step into the Chaos World in such a short time.

One had to know that entering the Chaos World not only required a Heavenly Venerable Order but also required Dao coins.

Normally entering the Heavenly Venerable Secret Realm from the Nine Heavens and then entering the Chaos World was simply impossible; that path had already been monopolized by various powerful clans.

The Heavenly Venerable incarnation saw Li Yi, this variable, and thus acted impatiently, revealing the great secret of the primordial land just like that.

Even with the Heavenly Venerable incarnation leading the way, Li Yi felt that he had walked in this space-time channel formed by the power of creation for at least a month.

One could imagine how vast the Chaos World was.

Until this day, the power of creation dissipated, the space-time channel collapsed, and Li Yi appeared once again in a certain part of the Chaos World.

But ahead, a strange place sat before his eyes.