"What did I just hear? A sigh?!"

"Heavens! This demonic jar was forged from the body of the Ruthless Great Emperor. Could it still contain her soul???"

People were terrified and horrified.

Even the Primordial Great Sage, who possessed an ancient imperial weapon, was so shocked that he took a few steps back, his face showing surprise and uncertainty.

Such a situation is unheard of and unseen.

Ancient emperors or great rulers, after their death, were buried in divine coffins, in the nine heavens, or in the chaos.

Who has ever heard of a great emperor or ancient sovereign who, after his death, forged his first incarnation's body into an imperial weapon?!

Never before! Only the Ruthless Great Emperor.

In the era when Cao Ya lived, the Ruthless Great Emperor had already attained enlightenment, his power overwhelming the universe, and all races were subdued.

However, the Ruthless Great Emperor at that time did not specially forge any weapons. He annihilated the Holy Spirit Clan's territory with a simple palm strike, a light touch, yet it was enough to destroy all the heavens throughout the ages.

The first incarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor was the Devouring Heaven Great Emperor. Later, in the later years of the Devouring Heaven Great Emperor, she lived out her second incarnation, and a new divine body was born within the old imperial body.

The Ruthless Great Emperor simply used her first incarnation's body as material to refine the Devouring Demon Jar, which became her ultimate imperial weapon.

The Ruthless Great Emperor has lived many lifetimes and embarked on her path to immortality in the mortal world.

Now, she is sealed within the ancient sacred land, her Dao fruit is Little Nannan, traveling through the mortal world. She is infinitely close to the realm of the Mortal Immortal, and this path to immortality is about to be completed.

Of course, this "soon" is calculated in units of tens of thousands of years.

Becoming an immortal is no easy feat, let alone achieving immortality in the mortal world, which is even more difficult.

Whether it's Shi Hao, Ye Fan, Emperor Zun, Undying Emperor, Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Venerable, Wushi Great Emperor, or Ruthless Great Emperor, the time it took them to prove their Dao and become emperors, though it may have been long or short, was actually not very long, at most a few thousand years.

However, to become an immortal in the mortal world, no matter who it is, it takes at least hundreds of thousands of years. In fact, for someone like the Undying Emperor or the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable, it takes millions or tens of millions of years before they finally succeed in reaching the realm of a mortal immortal.

It is conceivable that becoming an immortal in the mortal world is far more difficult than imaginable, far surpassing the attainment of the true immortal status.

Of course, the final reward was also enormous. Upon first becoming a Mortal Immortal, one was comparable to the most powerful True Immortal, essentially a Quasi-Immortal King.

Furthermore, there is an even greater possibility that they will attain the realm of Immortal King, or even Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

As for the Immortal Emperor realm, such a supreme seven-star realm, even a mortal immortal wouldn't dare say they could definitely attain it.

"Throughout his life, he faced enemies from all corners of the world, yet ultimately became invincible, astonishing all ages. His ultimate imperial weapon, once unified, can perhaps recreate some of his former glory. 'The greatest talent of all time,' what a magnificent figure he was!"

Many living beings were amazed, gazing at the Devouring Demon Jar from afar, impressed by the Ruthless Great Emperor's talent and admiring her power.

Cao Ya knew very well that the Ruthless Great Emperor was still alive and had come very close to the realm of the Mortal Immortal.

However, there is no need to tell others about such a secret.

Otherwise, if he angered the Ruthless Great Emperor, one slap from her would be enough to wipe him out, even if he was only comparable to a sixth-level Immortal Saint, or even a Quasi-Emperor or someone who had achieved enlightenment through unorthodox means.

The old immortal held the complete Devouring Demon Jar, showing no emotion, and stood a few feet off the ground, confronting the ancient imperial weapon.

Although his cultivation level was certainly not at the level of a Great Sage, the Old Immortal showed no fear whatsoever.

With the Devouring Demon Jar in hand, who can I be afraid of?

Beside the immortal was an old man, hunched over, aged beyond recognition, as if most of his body had already been buried in the earth.

If the idea that the old man was a saint surprised Ye Fan, but after careful consideration he had to admit it was possible, then this old man truly astonished Ye Fan and was beyond his expectations.

Because this old man was none other than Wei Yi, the gatekeeper of the dilapidated stone archway in the Tianxuan Holy Land of the Northern Divine City.

When I first met Elder Wei Yi, he said he was a descendant of Tianxuan, a trace of an ancient holy land that once existed in the world. Now, I realize that the claim of being a "descendant of Tianxuan" is simply untenable.

A descendant of Tianxuan? I think they should be survivors of the Tianxuan Holy Land...

Ye Fan was somewhat dazed.

Tianxuan Holy Land was once an ancient holy land in the Eastern Wilderness, extremely prosperous, with powerful figures and experts everywhere.

However, thousands of years ago, the Tianxuan Holy Land, yearning to become immortals, decided to attack the Desolate Ancient Holy Land with its entire sect. In the end, it was wiped out and almost completely destroyed. The holy maiden of its sect has now become a slave in the wilderness.

However, I later learned from Cao Ya that although becoming a slave meant losing freedom and basically losing one's mind, it was actually a good thing in a way, because it meant being able to live forever, never aging or dying, and if needed, and with the consent of the Ruthless Great Emperor, one could even be resurrected and return.

The fifth-generation Source Master Zhang Lin was thus sent into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land by Cao Ya.

Of course, Cao Ya had the help of the Ruthless Great Emperor's Devouring Demon Jar, and with Ye Fan by his side, he obtained the Ruthless Great Emperor's tacit approval.

Otherwise, how could Cao Ya dare to cause trouble on the territory of the Ruthless Great Emperor?

That's like an old man hanging himself, tired of living.

As for why the Ruthless Great Emperor acquiesced? It's very simple!

It should be noted that within the desolate ancient forbidden land, there exists a great saintly being who was already in his twilight years and whose fate was sealed. He only survived because of the intervention of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

However, the Ruthless Great Emperor actually had absolutely no connection with the Great Accomplished Holy Body.

It's simply because the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother possesses the Ancient Sacred Body, which is why the Ruthless Great Emperor treats people with this special physique with a slightly different attitude.

That was simply because they had the same physique. The Great Accomplished Holy Body received the help of the Ruthless Great Emperor, which helped it avoid misfortune and ensured its longevity in the world.

In contrast, at that time, Cao Ya not only controlled the Devouring Demon Jar, but Ye Fan himself was also following behind.

Therefore, it is quite normal and not surprising that he was able to gain the tacit approval of the Ruthless Emperor.

Besides the immortal old man and Elder Wei Yi, there is another saint, the former lord of the Central Plains Strange Manor, who has been retired for many years. His successors have all died several generations ago, but he is still alive.

Beside the old master of the Central Plains Strange Manor was a small black imp, or more precisely, a Xuanwu, because it had a real dragon head.

The black tortoise crawled slowly through the void, but it seemed quite interested in the old man. Everyone could see that the tortoise wanted to climb onto the old man's head, but the old man never gave it the chance.

"The Thirteen Great Bandits of the Northern Region, the Immortal Elder Wei Yi, a survivor of the Tianxuan Holy Land, the former lord of the Qishi Mansion in the Central Plains, and the Xuan Turtle Saint of the Southern Ridge Barbarians..."

"After the Great Sage Cao Ya and the White-Clad God King, the Four Great Sages have appeared! Who says our human race is weak? Step forward and take a few steps. You're just lying through your teeth."

"Our human race was able to dominate the ancient and post-ancient eras not by compromising ourselves, but by the great emperors and sages of the past generations!"

"We humans are absolutely no weaker than any other race!!!"

A burst of cheers erupted, and the crowd's faces lit up with delight.

This was a sudden and unexpected happiness, something I never anticipated.

The ancient race was completely stunned and shocked. Wasn't the human race in decline? How could so many saints suddenly appear, and even some of them were at the Great Saint level?!

Most importantly, the four newly emerged sages each wield an ultimate imperial weapon!