Chapter 848: Five Lives, Five Deaths: The Enhancement of Soul Power!

The name of the Emperor Wushui shook loose from history.

Most people in the world had never heard of Emperor Wushui, but the oldest lineages certainly did not forget his name—when Emperor Wushui roamed the world, the majesty of the ancient emperors reached its zenith.

At the end of the Immortal Path, who stands as the peak? One sees Wushui, and the Dao becomes empty.

This was the world's evaluation of him; even after tens of thousands of years, those ancient lineages would not forget: when Wushui appears, the Dao becomes empty.

Now, within Zishan, the legacy of Emperor Wushui was contained—immediately, Shengcheng trembled, and the entire world trembled.

In the past, people believed Emperor Wushui left no legacy, and even his ultimate artifact, the Wushui Bell, vanished from history, leaving many cultivators deeply regretful—it was an immense loss. Now, the Wushui Bell in Zishan rang, and the whole world stirred; countless people went mad.

The legacy of Emperor Wushui, lost for countless eons, might soon emerge—this was an temptation impossible to resist.

If one could obtain the rumored Wushui Scripture, one would surely ascend the path of rise; even without reaching the realm of the ancient emperors along Emperor Wushui's path, reaching the realm of the ancient sages would be enough to awe the world and establish an immortal clan.

"Is this real? Has Emperor Wushui's legacy reappeared?"

"Emperor Wushui? He was a figure from tens of thousands of years ago—when he appeared, the world trembled, and no one could stand against that emperor."

"Rather fight a fully matured Holy Body than ever meet Wushui."

The ancestral ancestors of the Heavenly Demon Palace left terrifying warnings.

Before the Ancient Wasteland, the land was in chaos; the demon clans and human clans frequently waged war, later suppressed by the ancient emperors.

Back then, great demons roared across heaven and earth, their power boundless; some great demons opened their mouths and swallowed entire small stars, feeding on humans as blood food, and naturally clashed with the fully matured Holy Bodies, and also fought Emperor Wushui himself.

Terrifying great demons might rival the fully matured Holy Bodies, but before Emperor Wushui, they were nothing.

Even before Emperor Wushui achieved emperorhood, he was invincible, slaying many elder experts of the demon clans, shocking the world.

"Before becoming emperor, Emperor Wushui actually withstood the ultimate weapon of Zhongzhou barehanded."

After Emperor Wushui's secrets were unearthed, a certain clan from Zhongzhou leaked terrifying news.

Back then, when Emperor Wushui had not yet cultivated the Dao, he was peerless among his generation, even slaying many elder figures—he was truly an unnatural prodigy.

When he reached the path toward emperorhood, he clashed with Zhongzhou's peerless genius; in that battle, Zhongzhou's peerless figure touched the edge of emperorhood, even deploying the ultimate weapon—but still, he lost to Emperor Wushui.

Zhongzhou's prodigy, infinitely close to emperorhood, deployed his clan's deepest reserves—a single ultimate imperial artifact—yet still could not withstand Emperor Wushui.

Emperor Wushui directly overpowered his opponent, shaking the world; after achieving emperorhood, he returned that ultimate imperial artifact to that imperial house, without harming them.

"Too unnatural—it's unimaginable."

"Tens of thousands of years ago, there was such an unnatural prodigy—what despair must the young geniuses of that era have felt?"

Some were discussing.

"In our current era, it seems a Chaos Body has emerged, also leaving young geniuses in despair."

Someone recalled Fang Yu, having investigated him deeply.

"Fang Yu, the senior disciple of Taixuan Sect, a standout among the younger generation, once defeated the Holy Son of Yaoguang Sacred Land with a single move; recently, he also suppressed the demon clan's peerless genius Jin Chixiaopeng with a single move in demon territory. Jin Chixiao himself came, but upon seeing Jin Chixiaopeng suppressed, he did not intervene—instead, he told Jin Chixiaopeng to break the seal himself, though he declared that one day he would meet Fang Yu."

"This Fang Yu struck twice in Licheng: with one move, he slew the peerless genius painstakingly cultivated by a reclusive Supreme Elder of Yaoguang Sacred Land, and with another move, he slew the previous generation's peerless genius of the Ancient Ji Clan—the latter used Great Void Technique but still could not escape."

"If not for the Yaoguang Holy Master being ambushed by Kong Quewang and Chi Long the Daoist, they would have already pursued him—yet this Fang Yu is terrifyingly talented; he even opened stones at the Dao Yi Sacred Land's stone yard and unearthed five rare treasures."

Someone went from speaking of the ancient Emperor Wushui to today's Fang Yu, and astonishingly realized that the current Fang Yu bore a striking resemblance to the ancient emperors—Emperor Wushui himself—in both achievements and demeanor: as a youth, he crushed all peers without rival, even slaying peerless elders of the previous generation.

And Fang Yu is the rumored Chaos Body—when Chaos Qi emerges, all techniques are invulnerable.

"This is a matter worth noting: we may remember Emperor Wushui, revere Emperor Wushui, but we cannot allow another Emperor Wushui to appear in this age—it would be too terrifying."

Someone revealed murderous intent toward Fang Yu.

Yet Fang Yu paid no heed—he chose to temporarily reside at Zui Xian Que.

This was the property of the Northern Plains Golden Clan; staying here was extremely safe, with no one disturbing.

Of course, the cost of staying at Zui Xian Que was exorbitant—ordinary people could never afford it.

But for Fang Yu, price was no issue at all.

Even when Jin Chixiao, the heir of the Northern Plains Golden Clan and the hidden owner of Zui Xian Que, heard Fang Yu wished to stay, he waved his hand and waived all fees, saying in his own words: "Brother Fang's choice to stay here is already my honor—why charge? Stay freely, forever free."

No payment needed, no source required—so long as Fang Yu had free time, he could simply step out and choose a stone.

Fang Yu naturally agreed.

Then he began to cultivate here.

Single Secret Realm, four lives, four deaths—still required cultivation.

He secluded himself here to comprehend and cultivate through Nirvana.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Tu Fei changed their appearances, using the Heaven-Transforming Earth-Altering method from the Source Heaven Scripture to alter their looks, and went out to gamble for source.

Ye Fan deeply knew his most important reliance must be himself—he must use the Source Heaven Scripture to win enough source for himself, so he delved into every stone yard, carefully earning, skillfully applying what the Scripture taught, constantly honing his skill.

After several days, he had gathered nearly three hundred thousand catties of source.

This sum of three hundred thousand was already substantial—enormous wealth for anyone else, enough to squander for several lifetimes.

The Source Heaven Scripture was truly a divine art that altered fate.

"Dong…"

As everyone was occupied with their own affairs, another distant bell tone rang out, and the entire divine city resonated, trembling.

The Wushui Bell in Zishan rang again.

Without doubt, the major Holy Masters had launched a second assault on Zishan—and once again fled back; yet what exactly happened remained unknown.

Rumors kept leaking: the second assault on Zishan ended in failure again—three Holy Masters severely wounded, several elder figures reduced to dust under the Wushui Bell's waves, their forms and spirits annihilated.

"Sss."

Upon hearing this result, countless people drew sharp breaths; everyone in the divine city turned pale with shock.

For this second assault on Zishan, the major Sacred Lands and the Thirteen Bandits of the Northern Region reached an agreement—to use the Devouring Heaven Demon Pot to enter Zishan—but still failed.

The Dragon Pattern Cauldron, the Sun God Furnace, the Void Ancient Mirror—all were meant to suppress the supposed hidden power—yet none were deployed this time; even the Devouring Heaven Demon Pot of the Thirteen Bandits, a half-ultimate weapon, could not withstand the Wushui Bell.

"Failed again!"

"The Devouring Heaven Demon Pot of the Thirteen Bandits is indeed boundlessly terrifying—but reportedly, it lacks one thing, so it's only half a weapon; just a tiny bit short, yet the consequences were this severe—many great figures died, and the Holy Masters nearly perished."

"Truly terrifying. It seems that if the various Holy Lands want to obtain the inheritance of the Great Emperor Wushi, they can only deploy their true foundations. I wonder which Holy Land will bring out a Supreme Emperor Weapon and use their deepest reserves?"

"That's hard to say. The Desolate Ancient Ji Family has the Void Mirror, the Yaoguang Holy Land has the Dragon-Patterned Cauldron, and the Desolate Ancient Jiang Family has the Solar Divine Furnace. Any one of them could be deployed at will, but they'd have to be careful of sneak attacks from others!"

In Shengcheng, everyone was discussing the Zishan incident.

"The various Holy Lands have really had a rough time this time. Too many people died, and some Holy Lords were gravely wounded or even perished. This is truly earth-shattering news."

"But a few days ago, a divine medicine was cut out. If it were auctioned now, it would surely fetch a good price."

"That's true. I think the Heavenly Demon Treasure House won't miss this golden opportunity either. But now I understand why the Heavenly Demon Treasure House withstood the pressure a few days ago and refused to auction that divine medicine — they were waiting for this moment."

Someone recognized the shrewdness of the Heavenly Demon Treasure House.

"That's right. Those people are the best at calculating profits. However, I've heard that forces outside the Eastern Wasteland are all stirring. It's said that the four Immortal Dynasties of the Central Province have also sent experts."

At these words, everyone's expression shifted.