"Although I am no longer a mortal, I have never practiced any immortal arts since I embarked on this path. I can't be considered a cultivator. I am just a creature who has lived a little longer and is still walking on the road. I can't teach you anything, and I am not qualified to accept you as my apprentice." Ke An said.

The young girl, however, looked unconvinced. She still put her hands on her hips and said, "Stop lying! Anyone who can reach your level is a monster among monsters. And you claim to have never practiced immortal techniques. You are an immortal, you are the technique. Do you need someone else's technique to prove it?"

"At your level, even if you just drink water for tens of thousands of years, you'll still be able to gain enlightenment. Furthermore, you've already walked tens of thousands of steps on this immortal platform. Just sharing your insights will be enough to benefit me for the rest of my life."

The girl was young, but she knew a lot. Most importantly, she spoke directly without beating around the bush, allowing Ke An to quickly understand what she meant.

"I do have some insights, but they are all in my stories and in my mind. Are you interested in sitting down and listening?" Ke An asked.

Without saying a word, the girl sat down on a rock below the platform, her chin supported by her hand, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

This is the stone where the woman once sat. When she was alive, she also sat here with her back to Ke An.

A smile appeared on Ke An's face, as warm as spring breeze, which made the girl confused.

"There was once someone like you who sat here and listened to my stories, but she was very stubborn and always turned her back to me. She never turned back until her death..."

"Why don't you look back?" the girl asked in surprise.

"Because she... wants me to always remember what she looked like when she was young..." said Ke An.

"What a strange person," said the girl.

Ke An didn't reply, just shook his head and smiled gently.

The story begins here. Ke An tells the story of him and the woman. When he gets to the emotional part, his eyes are often filled with tears and his throat is blocked.

This story is not long, but Ke An told it for a long, long time.

"She said that if one day in the future, another woman came here, sat at the foot of the Ascension Terrace, and watched me walking on this road, then that woman's name would be hers."

The girl quickly realized what was happening. She pointed at herself and said in astonishment, "The woman with the same name as hers, is she referring to me?"

Seeing that Ke An didn't reply, the girl knew that she had guessed right.

"But I... don't even have a name..." the girl scratched her head and said.

The girl's words hit Ke An like a bolt from the blue. He widened his eyes and stared at the girl blankly for a long time.

It was not until the girl had run away that he came to his senses. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at the tomb made of ice and snow. He did not speak for a long time.

After all, he still didn't know the woman's name. Even if he wanted to talk about her in front of others, he could only call her "old friend".

But Ke An changed his mind and thought that this was actually a good idea. The woman didn't have a name to begin with, so why should he use someone else's name to replace her?

As long as this tomb made of ice and snow is still there, she will still be by his side. It doesn't matter whether it has a name or not.

Everything returned to calm. The tomb made of ice and snow did not change at all. It was still at the foot of the Ascension Platform, silently watching him.

At the 73,681st step, Ke An had forgotten how long he had been walking. He only knew that this seemingly endless road would eventually come to an end.

This stirred up a little ripple in Ke An's heart, which had not experienced any ups and downs for a long time. He quickened his pace, wanting to reach the finish line faster, but the more anxious he was, the longer the road seemed.

Whenever he felt discouraged, he would sit down and quietly look at the grave made of ice and snow, without saying anything. He just stared blankly, and those who didn't know him would think he was asleep.

When his eyes turned red from watching, he would sigh, stand up, and continue walking along this lonely road.

At the 87,939th step, he was exhausted and stopped, his gaze once again directed towards the tomb made of ice and snow, but this time he spoke, talking non-stop to the tomb made of ice and snow.

He couldn't hear any response, but he spoke more and more excitedly, as if the woman was standing under the Ascension Platform, looking at him, smiling at him silently.

He was very happy that he could speak out, because before this, he had always regarded her as a dead person, but after this, she lived in his heart forever.

At the 93,074th step, the girl who once wanted to be his disciple came back. She didn't say anything when she came, but just sat quietly on the stone, watching Ke An's footsteps moving forward.

Ke An was startled when he saw her, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

He was not afraid that the girl would leave, nor was he afraid that she would not come back, but he was afraid that she would die in front of him, just like that woman, her lifespan would dry up and turn into a lonely grave that would remain unchanged for thousands of years.

But soon, the fear in Ke An's eyes disappeared, because the girl was still young when she came back, and remained at the age of fourteen.

But her personality had changed. When she saw Ke An's astonished expression, she didn't frown or put her hands on her hips. Instead, she smiled slightly, and after a long pause, she finally uttered a few words:

"Senior, long time no see..."

Yes, it's been a long time. How long has it been? Maybe ten thousand years, maybe a hundred thousand years, maybe a million years...

Ke An was in a good mood after meeting an old friend, so he simply stopped and started chatting with the girl.

When talking about the girl's experience of being a strong disciple, the girl lowered her head, blushed, and kept saying: "I was young and ignorant, I was young and ignorant..."

This made Ke An burst out laughing, because he saw restraint and fear in the woman's expression.

"What's so special about being young and ignorant? That's cute!" said Ke An.

The girl was stunned for a moment and said nothing, with an ambiguous smile on her face.

Ke An knew that although her appearance remained unchanged, she could never go back to the past.

Ke An chatted with the girl for a long time, but he always felt that the girl was absent-minded, as if something was bothering her.

This absent-mindedness spoiled the atmosphere of what should have been a cheerful conversation. Ke An finally sighed and interrupted this tasteless conversation.

"You came to me because you have something to ask of me. Tell me, maybe I can help you." Ke An said.

After getting Ke An's permission, the girl's eyes sparkled brightly, and a real smile finally appeared on her face.

"Senior, the Heavenly Palace has been breached by the Dao-killers. The gods have fallen, the world is in chaos, and the cultivation environment has deteriorated to an extreme degree."

"If we can't eradicate the Daoists and restore order in Heaven, this world may not be far from destruction."

Ke An roughly understood the situation. Of course, he didn't know what the Heavenly Court was or what the Taoists were, but he had witnessed that tragic and desperate period.

He knew what chaos in the world meant.

"How can I help you?" Ke An asked.

"I hope that Senior can interpret this sword technique for me."

The girl wanted to walk up to the immortal platform and pass the sword skills to Ke An, but she had to stop at the 3,000th step.

Only after stepping onto the Dengxiantai did she personally experience the terrifying pressure of the Dengxiantai.

Although she was confident that she could walk ten thousand steps if she calmed down and took one step at a time, compared with the path Ke An had taken, it was like a child compared to an adult.

Fortunately, although the Ascension Platform will block the progress of living beings, it will not prevent the movement of objects.

The girl adjusted her strength and threw the sword in her hand fiercely, right into Ke An's hand.

"I have never practiced swordsmanship or studied any martial arts, so I may not be able to see anything from it," said Ke An.

However, the girl did not show any surprise, nor did she show any disappointment. She skipped down the platform and sat on the stone. She supported her chin with both hands, looked at Ke An quietly, and said, "Senior, I will sit here and not go anywhere."

Ke An was amused by the girl. He gently turned the old and yellowed pages in his hand and saw four powerful characters engraved in the middle of the first page: Zhu Xian Sword Formation.

However, when he turned to the second page, what appeared before Ke An was a piece of white paper without a trace of ink.

Ke An frowned and turned to the second page, the third page, the fourth page...

Without exception, except for the four big characters "Zhu Xian Sword Formation", the rest of the paper was completely blank with nothing written on it.

Perhaps this amazing sword technique does not require him to interpret it, but requires him to write it himself?

Ke An set out on the journey again, but this time, he was no longer just walking forward alone. He held the "Zhu Xian Sword Formation" in his hand. Every time he had some insights, he would open the sword technique book and stare at the blank page for a long time.

At the 95,834th step, Ke An closed the Zhu Xian Sword Formation for the 30,000th time. There was a look of enlightenment in his eyes. As long as he saw a blank page, the corresponding content would automatically appear in his mind.

This is his own way, which is the result of his insights along the way.

Ke An stopped and started talking to the girl, but this time it was no longer a chat, but a sermon.

The girl left, taking Ke An's swordsmanship with her. It was unknown whether she would come back.

Before leaving, the girl hesitated for a long time, and finally said to Ke An: "Senior, there is no one in that grave."

After hearing this, Ke An widened his eyes and stood there for a long time - he knew which grave the girl was talking about.

Ke An cast his gaze towards the grave made of ice and snow, remaining silent for a long time, until two lines of hot tears hung on his face.

"Are you still alive?"

No one responded, everything was silent, but at this moment, there was a subtle yet dazzling light in Ke An's eyes.

He continued on his way. This road always seemed extremely long and endless at any time in the past, but now, the end of this road was clearly visible before Ke An's eyes.

At the 99,999th step, Ke An stopped. As long as he took one more step forward, the road would come to an end.

Before reaching this point, he had always wanted to end this long journey, but when he really got here, he hesitated.

He stood on the steps in silence for a long time, and finally retracted his leg that was halfway out.

In his eyes, that person was much more important than this long, cold and ruthless road.

Ke An jumped off the Dengxiantai and walked to the solitary grave made of ice and snow. He looked at it silently for a long time and wanted to say something, but in the end he remained silent.

Once you step onto the Immortal Terrace, you will either reach the end or die halfway. No one has ever been seen to defy this rule.

The immortal in the Dengxiantai was angry and came with cold murderous intent, but was killed by Ke An with a sword.

"Immortal, that's all."

Ke An didn't even look at the immortal platform. He still stood quietly in front of the woman's grave until the ice and snow that had solidified for countless years gradually melted.

Ke An suddenly became nervous, his eyes dodging and he tried to turn away many times, but in the end he firmly turned his gaze back with a frank look in his eyes.

The girl did not lie to him, there was really no one in this tomb.

"She has already entered the cycle of reincarnation and has been standing on the road to the underworld, silently watching you."

"Go find her. She has been waiting for you for a long time."

Ke An stepped onto the sky as if walking on flat ground. With just one step, he crossed billions of miles and arrived at the gate of hell. He embraced the woman standing on the road to the underworld in his arms.

The Taoist bell, which had been stagnant for a long time, finally rang three times in succession at this moment, blasting open the immortal gate that no one had ever seen before!

And Ke An, at the moment the immortal gate opened, became the first living immortal in the history of Blue Star!

"No... this is impossible! How could the creatures on this planet achieve a breakthrough on their own without the help of the Creator God? They are clearly just a bunch of toys being manipulated by others!"

Yang Fan shook his head and asked Ke An to slap the self-righteous creator god to death to prevent him from polluting his ears again.

…

After escaping the crisis, Yang Fan returned to his original world, voluntarily gave up his identity as the planet master, liberated Blue Star and other planets, and allowed them to develop freely and no longer be controlled by the planet master.

However, before giving up his power, Yang Fan used the power of a level ten planet master to bring Xue Rou to his world.

Although he no longer had the power to destroy the world, Yang Fan was already very satisfied as long as Xue Rou was by his side.

After that, Yang Fan and Xue Rou lived a happy life.