Chapter 188: with translation of chapter title

Glancing at the silhouettes of many Supremes fighting along the Path to Immortality within the fissure of the distant Immortal Realm, Ye Fan turned around and, somewhat doubtful, said: "Great Emperor, what do you mean by the 'right person'? Could it be that only certain individuals can enter this Path to Immortality, truly achieving immortality?"

Heihuang (if we decide)

After glancing at the person and dog beside him, Feng Yi spoke calmly: "Exactly, the right person is the present-day Dao-attained one, that is, the current Great Emperor whose body is in harmony with the Heavenly Heart Seal, not these ancient Supremes who once severed themselves with a blade and relied on self-sealing to survive to the present."

Having said that, Feng Yi seemed to think of something, a strange flicker in his eyes, and spoke oddly: "If the Azure Emperor could live to this point in time, perhaps he could reach the Immortal Realm via this Path to Immortality."

Or perhaps this Path to Immortality was originally prepared for the Azure Emperor, this heaven-defying existence that became an immortal divine medicine, unfortunately

Feng Yi slightly shook his head, and he did not utter those words.

Path to Immortality

Instinctively uttering those few words, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor exchanged a glance, momentarily unsure what to say.

Taking a glance at the Supremes battling along the Immortal Path within the fissures of the Immortal Realm, Ye Fan suddenly felt they were pitiful.

They were once the protagonists of heaven and earth in their era, overwhelming the universe, revered by all races, their brilliance shining across past, present, and future.

But in pursuit of immortality, they abandoned their former glory and pride, severing themselves with a blade and sealing themselves within the forbidden zones of life.

In the end, all their waiting and lifelong pursuit amounted to nothing.

They had awaited the right time and deduced the right place, yet the condition to pass the Path to Immortality was the very glory and pride they had once relinquished.

Ruthless Person

His thoughts turned, and after a long while, Ye Fan finally suppressed the turmoil in his heart.

Just then, he suddenly felt something was off, and instinctively said: "Great Emperor, you just said passing this Path to Immortality leads to the Immortal Realm, not direct immortality, right?"

Life Forbidden Zone

A strange glint appeared in Feng Yi's eyes, and he spoke in an odd tone: "It depends on how you understand it. In the Immortal Realm, longevity substances are abundant; reaching the Second Stage of Immortality basically frees one from lifespan limits, allowing one to live long by relying on those substances, while Fourth-Stage saints are even called immortal and indestructible. Given the profound realms of these ancient Supremes, as long as they pass the Path to Immortality, they will be baptized by the Immortal Realm's laws, thus freeing their lifespan from worry. Do you consider that immortality?"

the Great Dao (from glossary)

His realm and battle power have not changed; he is still at the Great Emperor realm—what kind of immortality is this?

The next moment, Ye Fan suddenly reacted, astonished, and said: "Great Emperor, you said that in the Immortal Realm, reaching the Immortal Second realm grants longevity?"

Hmm.

Feng Yi nodded and said: "Our universe lacks longevity substance, and with the suppression of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, even if one reaches the Great Emperor realm, they only have a ten‑thousand‑year lifespan; only by stepping onto the Red Dust Immortal Path and truly transforming into a Red Dust Immortal can one achieve true immortality. Although the Immortal Realm is now damaged, its longevity substance is abundant, so without needing to reach one's own realm, one can prematurely rely on the longevity substance to gain longevity."

This

Hearing Feng Yi's words, Ye Fan's expression slightly froze, and his heart instantly became extremely complex.

In this universe, even a Great Emperor who overwhelms an era and is invincible throughout the cosmos has only a ten‑thousand‑year lifespan.

No matter how peerlessly elegant and heaven‑defyingly talented you are, you will ultimately amount to nothing more than a handful of yellow earth.

Yet in the Immortal Realm, a cultivator who merely reaches the Immortal Second stage can rely on the longevity substance to gain longevity—what utter injustice.

If those Great Emperors and ancient emperors learned of the Immortal Realm's situation, they would likely be driven mad with jealousy.

Of course.

Glancing at Ye Fan, Feng Yi spoke solemnly: "Where there is loss, there is gain. The path to immortality in our universe is arduous, but once one attains the Red Dust Immortal realm, they become vastly stronger than the true immortals of the Immortal Realm—countless times stronger, like Wushi, Henren, and others; once they truly transform into a Red Dust Immortal, even within the Immortal Realm they can become the pinnacle of existence. It's hard to say whether this is a gain or a loss."

"This"

Hearing Feng Yi's explanation, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor exchanged a glance, both showing astonished expressions.

At that moment, both of their minds held only a single thought:

"Who would have thought the Red Dust Immortal is this powerful! In the Immortal Realm, they are actually the pinnacle of existence!"

Thinking this over, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor—this person and dog—had their lens of the Immortal Realm completely shattered.

As it turns out, the Immortal Realm is nothing more than this!

At the same time, this person and dog also understood why Fuxi the Great Emperor before them had no interest whatsoever in the path to immortality.

It is obvious that this Great Emperor has already stepped onto the Red Dust Immortal Path, and may even have truly transformed into a Red Dust Immortal, reaching true immortality; naturally, his interest in the Immortal Realm is not great.

Thinking this over, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor couldn't help but marvel at this Great Emperor's erudition and strength.

Above the Northern Dipper Ancient Star.

While Feng Yi was telling Ye Fan about the Immortal Realm, numerous supremes from the life forbidden zones also completely broke into the path to immortality, disappearing from everyone's sight.

There, shrouded in Chaos mist, no one could see what was inside, nor could anyone sense the auras of the many supremes.

In the major life forbidden zones and in outer space, whether they were self‑severed supremes or contemporary cultivators, everyone was tense, awaiting the final outcome.

As time passed, the Immortal Realm's rift actually began to close on its own, causing the many waiting cultivators to erupt in uproar instantly.

Cultivators with little lifespan left turned into streaks of divine light, charging toward the Immortal Realm's rift; moreover, several ancient supremes emerged from the life forbidden zones and slaughtered their way into the path to immortality.

But just then, the entire universe shuddered, and strands of mysterious qi emanated from the great rift of the Immortal Realm, causing everyone to feel a hint of unease, a throbbing palpitation.

Boom—

A universe‑shaking roar rang out, the great rift of the Immortal Realm shattered, and a blurry figure of flesh and blood emerged from within.

That was an ancient supreme.

His body emanated a terrifying aura that crushed the universe, but his life force continually dissipated, turning into showers of light.

He was returning to the Dao.

"This lifetime, I am right, yet also wrong; alas, I am no longer what I once was!"

The voice of this ancient supreme was low and sorrowful, making everyone's hearts involuntarily tremble.

What happened on the path to immortality?

Boom boom boom

In the following moments, amid everyone's horrified gazes, figures emerged one after another from the great rift of the Immortal Realm—all were the supremes who had just entered, but they were now miserable beyond compare; some even shattered directly into lustrous white bone fragments, completely returning to the Dao and perishing.

They all failed!

"Ah"

"Why is this like this, this lifetime, this lifetime."

I'm not willing!

How could this be the ending? Whoever attains the Dao in this life is the one who can truly become an immortal.

It's the right time, the right place, just lacking the right person.

Voices of anger, sorrow, or lament rose one after another from the mouths of the myriad ancient supremes, shaking the universe, and letting the others also understand the situation of the path to immortality.

So that's how it is!

Namo Amitabha.

Just then, a grand Buddhist chant suddenly came from the Western Desert, and the Buddha light on Mount Sumeru blazed brightly.

In the next moment, a colossal Buddha statue suddenly appeared above the Western Desert, towering over hundreds of millions of feet, as boundless power of faith converged.

That was an old monk, with the heavens above his head and Chaos beneath his feet, his face full of compassion.

Within the Undying Mountain.

Gazing at the miserable silhouettes of the ancient supremes, Ye Fan and Heihuang exchanged a look, unable to help but marvel at the might of Fuxi the Great Emperor.

The situation of the path to immortality turned out to be exactly as he had said.

Truly, only those who attain the Dao in the present age can enter the path to immortality!

Looks like no one can enter the path to immortality anymore!

Just then, Ye Fan was also drawn by the commotion in the Western Desert, and he let out a sound of surprise: 'Amitabha the Great Emperor—has he been resurrected?'

No.

At the sight of that great Buddha resembling an old monk, a gleam appeared in Fengyi's eyes as he said: 'That is not Amitabha, but a divine incarnation formed from Amitabha's original relics and Buddha-heart, combined with the faith of all beings.'

Boom—

The moment Fengyi's words fell, a tremendous boom sounded, and Mount Sumeru shot up from the ground, merging with the old monk, carrying countless Buddhist followers as it crashed toward the path to immortality.

Amitabha's divine incarnation must gather the thoughts of all beings to lead the countless believers of the Western Desert to immortality together.

This

Seeing this, Ye Fan's face showed surprise as he instinctively said: 'What a grand scheme—no wonder Amitabha the Great Emperor has gone the farthest on the path of faith.'

Having said that, he glanced again at the figure beside him and said: 'Great Emperor, can Amitabha the Great Emperor's divine incarnation succeed?'

Cannot.

Saying this, Fengyi's eyes flickered with countless trigrams reflecting different scenes, and he spoke calmly: 'Not only will it not succeed, Amitabha will turn the entire Western Desert into a dead land, letting countless beings of the Western Desert shed blood on the path to immortality.'

What!

Hearing this, Ye Fan's whole body shuddered, and he instinctively said: 'Great Emperor.'

But before he could finish, Fengyi's eyes' trigrams fully formed; then he reached out, and a book surrounded by myriad immortal lights appeared before him—it was the Luo Book.

At this moment, myriad Great Dao principles intertwined within the Luo Book, exuding a vast and mighty aura, even stronger than those ancient supremes.

Fengyi's true self had taken the stone path of turning realms into cities, obtaining the Great Dao principles of a complete universe; the River Map and Luo Book linked to his natal destiny naturally also received the universe's law information, transforming into an extraordinarily terrifying level.

Is this the Luo Book?

Seeing the familiar book before him, Ye Fan couldn't help but startle.

He had not lacked sight of the Ultimate Dao Imperial Armaments, and had even personally wielded them.

But now, in Ye Fan's perception, the Luo Book before him is stronger than those Ultimate Dao Imperial Armaments by an unknown factor, the two not even on the same level.

'An immortal artifact?'

Just as that thought arose in Ye Fan's mind, the Luo Book before him suddenly opened, myriad scenes flowing, myriad laws intertwining like a true universe, making Ye Fan feel his mind and spirit directly immersed, unable to extricate himself.

In the next moment, a compassionate monk walked out from within, resembling the external Amitabha Buddha extremely closely, yet somewhat different.

However, this monk's eyes were slightly dim, as if his will were not complete.

After glancing at the monk before him, Fengyi's eyes twitched slightly; he pointed, sending a strand of his divine sense into the monk's brow, while also integrating some of the concepts he controlled.

Hum—

In the next moment, the monk's eyes instantly became brilliantly bright, and his entire aura underwent a mysterious change.

Compassion.

He uttered a gentle Buddhist chant, the monk bowed to Fengyi with a compassionate expression, smiling and said: 'Greetings, my true self!'

Hmm.

Fengyi gazed deeply at the monk whose aura had changed dramatically, countless trigrams flowing in his depths, and he said calmly: 'From today onward, you are Amitabha!'

Yes.

The moment his words fell, the monk glanced at the vast Buddha standing between heaven and earth, proclaimed a Buddhist chant, smiled and said: 'Excellent, excellent—saving a life beats building a seven-story pagoda, let alone countless beings; this poor monk takes his leave!'

The moment his words fell, the monk's figure vanished directly on the spot.

Watching the monk's figure disappear, Fengyi's eyes grew ever deeper, countless thoughts surging in his heart:

'Hongjun, Qingdi, Amitabha, Lingbao Tianzun and the like—by the time I return to those heavens next, I should be able to stir up the turbulence of the fate river of those realms, leaving them no leisure to attend to me.'

'This'

Beside him, Ye Fan stared blankly at what was unfolding before him, feeling somewhat lost for a moment.

Another Amitabha?

(End of chapter)