Chapter 2536: Firelight in the Dark Forest

In the boundless starry expanse, especially under the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Star Domain, all holy lands, immortal sects, and great teachings prostrated themselves, welcoming this terrifying force from the endless ancient ages.

Even many immortal clans and divine path forces were like this, not lacking the usually proud and arrogant Phoenix Immortal Clan, Golden Crow Immortal Clan, True Dragon Immortal Clan, etc.; almost all the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou ancient realm forces were welcoming this inheritor who emerged from the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone, welcoming this peerless heavenly pride named after the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou.

The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Realm, in the passage of endless ages, was once the hub of the boundless starry expanse!

In the past, there once was a great figure who shocked ancient and modern times who attained the Dao here, one of the strongest beings of the Ancient Emperor era, and possibly even the strongest of the Ancient Emperor era, because other Ancient Emperor era forbidden zone ancient emperors very likely all died in the flow of time.

However, the current Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Realm's momentum still seems somewhat abnormal.

No matter how great the figure, no matter how glorious the past, with the passage of immeasurably long time, everything will fade into oblivion; all worldly things are too fragile, just like the immortal sect civilization that gave birth to a forbidden zone ancient emperor and many ancient emperors, now likewise vanished into the mother star, leaving only a name called the Extinction Law Star Domain.

This name, like the Azure Dragon Star Domain, Zhu Que Star Domain, Heavenly Sword Star Domain, and so on, is so ordinary, common, heard countless times by every cultivator, with no sense that the Extinction Law Star Domain name is special—it merely produces more Extinction Law-related heavenly treasures.

Actually, relatively speaking, it is indeed very ordinary.

Perhaps the Azure Dragon Star Domain, Zhu Que Star Domain, and so on likewise gave birth in history to equally glorious or even more glorious immortal path civilizations.

Ordinary, nameless, is the fate of the time-keeper Ji Lao.

The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone inheritor appearing today with such momentum must have laid much groundwork in previous ages, long having prepared.

Now, with the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden descending once again, the pattern of the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Star Domain is rapidly being reshaped.

But!

At the moment the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone revealed itself, countless visible black clouds enveloped this place, clinging like a bone-deep ulcer, within which faintly lurked causal sword light, netherworld curses, solar resentment, and the shadow of ever-living grass—all kinds of terrifying intangible things.

In an instant, the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone, which had been radiant a moment ago, instantly dimmed.

Great Sun Forbidden Zone.

"Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone, are you here?"

"Interesting."

Jiang Ding did not know when he lightly swung a sword, manifesting the causal sword path in the form of the Endless Dharma Great Path, directly and unidirectionally slashing into the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone and then completely concealing himself.

At that moment, who knows how many forbidden zone ancient emperors, even the bold and reckless ancient emperors, made the same move.

The emperors clearly had no prior communication, yet their immortal arts spontaneously entwined into one, forming a terrifying entwined-curse peak that pierced straight into the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone.

This was like a dragon-slaying nail, deeply driven into the spine of the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone, merging with it.

The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor was no match!

This is the terrifying price paid at the very beginning of the Golden Great Age, becoming a target of public criticism in an instant; if the emperors could recover, the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor's original ancient canon would likely already have been torn apart by the emperors and devoured piecemeal.

Now, even if not dead, he likely has fallen into extreme danger.

"The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor's forbidden zone has already been locked onto."

"If I recover, and there is no interference from the outside world, he should soon die at my hands————unfortunately."

Jiang Ding slightly shook his head: "A half-crippled forbidden zone ancient emperor, still a human forbidden zone ancient emperor—slaying such an opponent goes against my sword path; I will wait for him to recover his peak before striking."

"If someone kills the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor first, that is also fortunate; I killing the victor would be better."

The Great Sun Ancient Emperor gazed at the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone for a long time, finally slowly withdrawing his gaze.

After the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Forbidden Zone inheritor appeared, the changes in heaven and earth clearly accelerated.

Rules and the Great Path became more turbulent and lively day by day, sometimes even turning into a boiling state, with faint imperial crown illusions appearing.

But ultimately, no fundamental change occurred.

Time flowed slowly; after tens of millions of years, a ray of sunlight brought the Great Sun Ancient Emperor news of historical developments.

During these tens of millions of years, he had always been self-sealing to delay the loss of lifespan, never actively probing the outside world, avoiding all karma, treating his forbidden zone coordinates as core strategic secrets.

This scene was exactly like when he was weak in the past, using space and time as barriers to block the probing of super-tier outsiders.

At this moment, the Great Sun Ancient Emperor had already entered a combat-ready state.

"Tens of millions of years ago, the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden appeared————"

The Great Sun Ancient Emperor gazed at this strand of sunlight that had accidentally shone into the Great Sun Forbidden Zone; in many years past, this strand of sunlight had passed through some major historical events and had left an imprint.

——

With some methods, one can trace back and see what this ray of light has experienced.

"The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden unified the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Star Domain, gaining the support of numerous human immortal sects and holy lands, gaining the affection of many alien races, appearing and suppressing the invaders from outside the ancient realm; the ancient realm invaders had their livers and gallbladders torn apart, all flocking to submit to the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden, gaining her pardon————"

"Afterward, the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Land conquered all directions with peerless heavenly pride, victorious in every battle, unstoppable in every attack————"

"The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Immortal Dynasty flourished, ruling the star domain for over two hundred thousand————"

Jiang Ding looked at one scene in this ray of light.

A valiant silver-armored female emperor, heroic and spirited, rode a war chariot, holding a long spear as she waged war across the starry expanse; the spear tip split the sea of stars, countless starlight shining upon her, reflecting her like a goddess of the immortal realm.

This woman resembled the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden of old, but was far stronger; merely her aura surpassed any true immortal maiden of the Great Sun Ancient Emperor era, making her unquestionably a forbidden zone ancient emperor-level inheritor.

Through these time-images, one piece of detailed information after another fell into the heart of the Great Sun Ancient Emperor.

"The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor's ability to unite forces is stronger than mine; he is very capable of uniting numerous immortal path beings and immortal path races."

"But his internal cohesion is lacking."

"However, if external victories continue, internal hidden dangers will never arise."

Jiang Ding slightly closed his eyes, judging thus.

As a sword path ancient emperor, he is very special, very attentive to political matters, not following the classic sword emperor's path.

The Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Ancient Emperor teaches without discrimination; he is among the strongest of the boundless starry expanse, the greatest political common denominator of countless races, and in politics he is a formidable foe.

This ray of light also brought the life of the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden.

She waged war for tens of millions of years, defeating countless peerless heavenly prides, over a hundred true immortal maidens, successfully establishing the Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Immortal Dynasty, but throughout her life never fully unified the boundless starry expanse, not even one-tenth of it.

This Golden Great Age is too vast, with too many variables; calculating star domain coordinates and establishing super transmission arrays is far more difficult than in any past era.

This Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou Holy Maiden vanished ten thousand years ago.

Before vanishing, she left behind an inheritance called the Imperial Path, and she spread this inheritance throughout the entire boundless starry expanse.