Chapter 187: Seeing Ye Fan Again

Deep within the Undying Mountain.

A peach blossom grove, fallen petals scattered in profusion, a few thatched huts, returning to simplicity and authenticity.

After arriving here, seeing the tranquil scene before them like a paradise beyond the world, Ye Fan and Heihuang couldn't help but be startled.

They never expected that, as one of the seven Life Forbidden Zones of the Eastern Desolation, the depths of the Undying Mountain, a forbidden land for living beings, would not be some demonic soil but rather this leisurely scene far from worldly clamor.

"Fuxi Great Emperor."

The next moment, seeing the familiar figure in a dark robe before the thatched hut, Ye Fan and Heihuang instantly came to their senses, their faces showing delight, and they let out a slight sigh of relief.

Ye Fan hurried forward, performing a respectful salute with excitement, saying, "Great Emperor, you have finally reappeared in the world."

Before his words finished, Ye Fan's gaze shifted slightly, suddenly feeling that the aura of the figure before him was somewhat off.

He is no longer the novice cultivator he once was, but a Quasi-Emperor-level powerhouse, with extraordinary vision and spiritual perception surpassing even ordinary Quasi-Emperors.

In his perception, the Fuxi Great Emperor before him clearly showed no aura, yet gave him an indescribable sense of unfathomability.

It was as if standing before him was not a cultivator, but a vast universe that embraces all things, profound and immeasurable.

Not long ago, Ye Fan had entered the Bronze Immortal Palace of the ancient forbidden land, had close contact with the Ruthless Empress, and personally felt her power and unfathomability.

But now, whether it's his illusion or not, Ye Fan feels that the Fuxi Great Emperor before him is even more unfathomable than the Empress.

"Could it be that the Fuxi Great Emperor has also taken the path of the Red Dust Immortal, and gone even further than the Empress?"

"No wonder the Great Emperor hasn't appeared in these years; he must be undergoing transformation!"

This thought arose in his mind, and Ye Fan's heart involuntarily felt a hint of excitement.

The Empress is now caught in the transformation of the Red Dust Immortal path, unable to act at will, but the Fuxi Great Emperor before him obviously still retains his complete state and should be able to stop this dark turmoil.

With a Great Emperor present, the future of the universe bathed in blood that I saw will not come to pass!

As Ye Fan's thoughts turned, Heihuang beside him likewise noticed the change in the aura of the figure before him, his dog eyes widening instantly.

As a dog adopted by the Wushi Great Emperor in his later years, Heihuang has personally felt the might of his own Great Emperor.

And now, the Fuxi Great Emperor before him gives him a feeling even more terrifying than that of the Wushi Great Emperor back then.

All set!

At this moment, Heihuang's mind holds only this thought.

No need to worry about any dark turmoil anymore!

Only beings that have truly experienced the era when the Wushi Great Emperor's might dominated the universe can understand the strength of their own Great Emperor.

At first sight, the Wushi Dao turns to void!

This saying is certainly not an exaggeration.

In the era when their Great Emperor ruled the world, the entire universe was truly a harmonious whole; all Life Forbidden Zones behaved honestly, and not a single zone supreme dared to move.

But now, an existence even more terrifying than their Great Emperor has appeared in the universe—what is there to worry about regarding dark turmoil?

If anyone should worry, it should be the supremes of those Life Forbidden Zones!

Heihuang now seems to see the tragic ends of those zone supremes, and even feels a bit of schadenfreude in his heart.

On the other side, Fengyi glanced at Ye Fan, sensed the change in his internal qi, calmly nodded, and said, "Third Heaven of Quasi-Emperor, not bad; it seems you haven't slackened in your cultivation these years. Continuing as things stand, you will become the first Ancient Holy Body to break the curse that the Holy Body cannot attain the Dao."

"Great Emperor, you overpraise me!"

Hearing Fengyi's words, Ye Fan's eyes involuntarily showed a hint of joy.

What is the Fuxi Great Emperor's greatest strength?

The Way of Heavenly Secrets and Fate!

Now the Great Emperor declares that he can break the Holy Body curse, which means his path is without error.

With thoughts turning in his heart, Ye Fan glanced at the surrounding scenery and asked curiously, "Great Emperor, how did you appear in this Undying Mountain Life Forbidden Zone?"

According to the secrets Ye Fan knows, the Undying Mountain, as one of the seven Life Forbidden Zones of the Eastern Desolation, should not be the dojo of the Fuxi Great Emperor.

Otherwise, the Holy Body lineage and the Void Great Emperor would not have continually targeted the Undying Mountain from the start.

Glancing at the distant mountain range, Fengyi said lightly, "Back then, Nüwa thought this Undying Mountain Life Forbidden Zone was fine, so she dealt with Shihuang, took over this place, and made this Life Forbidden Zone the temporary dojo for us siblings."

"Ah"

Hearing this, Ye Fan's expression froze slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Truly worthy of Lady Nüwa!

Always it is the supremes of the Life Forbidden Zones who emerge to instigate dark turmoil; who would have thought the Holy Mother would silently pacify a Life Forbidden Zone and even make this Undying Mountain Life Forbidden Zone her own dojo.

Truly overbearing!

Beside them, Heihuang hearing this showed no significant change in expression.

Back then, didn't the Wushi Great Emperor simply seize the dojo of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, suppressing his officers and descendants?

Boom

Just as they were speaking, a tremendous roar erupted from the void outside, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The external heavens and earth, the ancient North Dipper Star, the original site of the ancient forbidden land.

A great rift tearing through the cosmic star river appeared, terrifying immortal light piercing the void, emanating an immensely formidable and dreadful aura.

In an instant, the star sea where the North Dipper Star region lies exploded outright, ancient stars turning into dust.

However, the ancient North Dipper Star itself remained extraordinarily solid, still standing at the center of the North Dipper Star region, having undergone no major change.

And within the immortal realm rift, there were emperor corpses turning into the Dao, true dragons roaring, immortal light steaming, the four spirits flying about, with various heaven-shaking phenomena continually appearing.

Finally, deep within the immortal realm rift, a mighty pass entirely composed of the Great Dao's laws directly appeared, emanating an immensely powerful immortal Dao aura.

Many sages, great sages, and even Quasi-Emperors of the North Dipper Star region, upon seeing that pass, felt a shudder throughout their bodies.

Correct timing!

Correct location!

The path to immortality has finally truly opened!

After waiting for myriad ages, it finally arrived!

A low, slightly weathered voice echoed between heaven and earth, containing how much sorrow and helplessness.

That was the voice of an ancient supreme.

Boom—

As the voice sounded, terrifying auras that pressed upon the cosmic star rivers rose from each major life forbidden zone, causing the myriad realms of the universe to tremble.

This is the aura of the ancient emperors and great emperors; merely appearing between heaven and earth caused countless ancient stars in the universe to shatter directly.

In the next moment, amidst the horrified gazes of countless saints, great saints, and even quasi-emperors gathered in the Big Dipper star field, towering figures that seemed to embody the Great Dao's laws stepped out from each life forbidden zone, stretching across the cosmic star rivers.

Immortal Mausoleum, God's Ruins, Sea of Reincarnation, Burial Heaven Island, Primordial Ancient Mine

Apart from the mutated Immortal Mountain and the completely shattered Ancient Forbidden Zone, each of the remaining five great life forbidden zones had the silhouettes of ancient supremes appear, with some zones showing more than one silhouette, emitting a terrifying aura that made all beings tremble.

"They are the true great emperors and ancient emperors!"

One by one, the great saints and quasi-emperors who saw these silhouettes through the ancient platform drew in a cold breath, trembling as they spoke.

Compared to these great emperors and ancient emperors, they were not even as good as ants.

Although some cultivators vaguely knew that ancient supremes might exist in the life forbidden zones, this was the first time they realized that there was not just one, but many ancient supremes present.

Especially after recognizing that among them were great emperors and ancient emperors who had achieved the Dao millions of years ago, the myriad cultivators of the universe utterly revealed looks of disbelief and shock.

This scene simply surpassed their belief that a great emperor could only live for ten thousand years.

Figures emitting terrifying auras stood before the immortal realm's crack that lay before the Immortal Path; even though they restrained their own auras, the entire universe continually trembled, as if on the verge of annihilation.

"The right time, the right place, charge in!"

A figure holding a blue qilin divine staff let out a roar, erupting with the imperial Dao law that suppresses the myriad Dao of the universe, and was the first to charge toward that immortal realm's crack.

"Kill, kill to forge a bright universe, kill to carve out an Immortal Path!"

One after another, the ancient supremes roared, imperial Dao surges sweeping heaven and earth, while simultaneously launching an attack on the immortal realm's crack.

The wait of myriad ages, the anticipation of myriad ages, all for this moment, all for immortality.

With a tremendous rumble, the Great Dao's laws intertwined, vast surges sweeping the entire universe, causing all beings to tremble.

Numerous ancient supremes directly pierced the immortal realm's crack and killed their way onto the Immortal Path.

Boom boom boom

Wave after wave of rumbling sounds rose, and a world-shocking killing intent erupted from within the immortal realm's crack.

Numerous powerhouses outside the region, viewing this scene through the formation on the Big Dipper, felt their whole bodies tremble.

That was the true might of the ultimate Dao, and there was more than one!

Inside the Immortal Mountain.

Ye Fan likewise gazed with some shock at the world-shocking battle within the immortal realm's crack, a hint of dazed color appearing in his eyes as he subconsciously said: "Is this truly the might of a supreme?"

Even though he has now reached the third heaven of quasi-emperor, his combat power far surpassing his peers, he is still far from enough before these supremes.

He felt that even if he could not achieve the perfected holy body, he at least needed to reach the eighth heaven of quasi-emperor; otherwise, in the hands of these supremes, he would be no different from an ordinary cultivator.

This is still under the circumstance that he has observed the Luo Script and undergone an anomaly.

If the anomaly had not occurred, he would probably need to truly achieve the perfected holy body to truly battle these supremes.

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Feng Yi gazed calmly at the battle within the immortal realm's crack and softly said: "Although these people have forgotten their past beliefs, abandoned their pride, and chosen to self‑cut with a single blade, they ultimately remain the paramount power of an age, beings that once dominated the universe, and are therefore extraordinary."

Saying this, Feng Yi's heart involuntarily gave rise to a hint of emotion.

One could say that these great emperors of the Shrouding Heaven universe, if placed in other universes, would be the destined children of an era, their cultivation absolutely not stopping at the great emperor realm, not even the true immortal being the endpoint.

But unfortunately, the Shrouding Heaven universe lacks longevity substances; merely being the destined child of an era is insufficient for them to break the universe's limits and ascend beyond the great emperor realm.

Only heaven-defying existences like Henren, Wushi, and Ye Fan can, in this universe, defy the heavens to attain the Dao, truly surpass the great emperor realm, and achieve the mortal immortal.

This is also the scene Shi Hao wishes to see, for he needs comrades who can face strong enemies alongside him, needing at least the mighty aid of an ultimate immortal emperor level, not just ordinary true immortals or immortal kings.

Hearing this, Hei Huang subconsciously nodded.

As former great emperors and ancient emperors, regardless of these ancient supremes' dispositions, their combat power is indeed the invincible force of an era.

After a moment, Ye Fan looked at the figure beside him who remained unmoved before the Immortal Path, a hint of curiosity in his eyes as he said: "Great Emperor, will you not venture onto the Immortal Path? Could it be that this Immortal Path is not real?"

Hearing Ye Fan's question, Feng Yi shook his head, his voice ethereal as he said: "No, this Immortal Path is real, but the right time, the right place—these supremes are not the right people."

"Not the right people?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan and Hei Huang froze, subconsciously looking toward Feng Yi, doubt appearing in their eyes.

(End of chapter)