"Buzzing..."
The siblings, Gu Fei and Gu Lin, were single-minded and focused on predicting the future. Mysterious runes danced in the air, their divination techniques were extraordinary, and the profound meaning of the ancient Heavenly Venerable's secret text flowed out, amidst the hazy fairy mist and the radiant glow of the sky.
"The secret techniques of the Nine Mythical Sovereigns are the culmination of their lifelong cultivation, and they are indeed full of wonders," Cao Ya praised. Each of the Nine Secret Techniques is an extremely powerful divine art, coveted by even the most powerful Emperor-level and Sovereign-level beings.
Legend has it that when the nine secrets are combined, they can even defeat immortals!
"Boom!!!"
Suddenly, as if the Heavenly Dao possessed a spirit, it flew into a rage. All sorts of calamities gathered, the Great Dao was revealed, divine thunder roared, immortal fire burned, yin winds blew, and black water rolled, capable of engulfing the universe!
In the distance, the Black Emperor was horrified; that was none other than the Great Emperor's Divine Tribulation!
"What exactly did those brother and sister deduce? They're clearly not even quasi-emperors, yet they triggered the Great Emperor Tribulation that only occurs when someone is about to ascend to the Dao Realm?!" The Black Emperor held his breath, staring into the distance, and also activated the Former Word Secret Technique, but to no avail.
However, the Black Emperor was not worried. With Ye Fan and Cao Ya present, what did he have to fear about thunder, fire, wind, and water?
"Boom!!" Ye Fan raised his hand and shattered a Five Elements Divine Lightning. The Four Symbols Immortal Light exploded, almost destroying the stars. Ye Fan flipped his hand again and pushed it out. Under the Heavenly Emperor Fist, even Emperor-level divine lightning would be destroyed and could not affect the myriad stars.
Even so, there are no other living beings around Feixian Star at present, except for them.
The new Flying Immortal Star, however, is located in an extremely distant star region.
"Sizzle~~" Cao Ya flicked his finger, shattering a patch of divine light and darkness. The raging immortal radiance was ultimately ground to dust by the invisible sword intent.
At this moment, various supreme-level immortal lights and divine lightning emerged one after another, shaking the heavens and all cultivators in the myriad realms felt it and were all astonished.
The supreme being within the restricted area also regained some consciousness.
"Has someone about to attain enlightenment taken the final step?"
They thought someone was about to become emperor.
When they opened their divine senses, they discovered a terrifying scene outside the Ancient Flying Immortal Star, and the Venerables immediately sneered.
"Trying to predict the past and future, and control all possibilities? Hah, Cao Ya and Ye Fan, how arrogant! Even a true immortal descending to earth wouldn't have such abilities. They've merely achieved enlightenment through unorthodox means... What a shameless thing to do!"
The deities showed disdain. They had tried before when they were alive, but had not gained much.
The universe has far more stringent taboos against such behavior than people imagine.
Then they fell asleep again, too lazy to bother with it.
Cao Ya and Ye Fan intervened several times, breaking through the descending Emperor-level divine punishment, protecting the brother and sister, and completing this deduction.
As the celestial light dissipated, the Black Emperor quickly flew over, and Cao Ya and Ye Fan landed on either side.
“Someone… has become an emperor!” Gu Fei swallowed hard and said.
Black Emperor was stunned for a moment, then his pupils contracted, and he was very surprised.
Cao Ya laughed and said, "That's normal. In the current world, apart from Ye Fan being an unconventional Dao achiever, there are many other Dao achievers and Quasi-Emperors. It's not unusual for a Great Emperor to prove his Dao."
He thought to himself, "It must be that old golden crow!"
Ye Fan nodded. He pondered to himself that several hundred years later, at his current pace, he feared it would be difficult to break the curse, create an unprecedented realm for the Holy Body lineage, and prove himself as an emperor!
"So, is it someone else? The woodcutter? The old god? Or some high-ranking quasi-emperor?"
Ye Fan wasn't anxious. Whether or not a great emperor appeared, his path would be difficult.
He was equally confident that, given enough time, he would be able to break the curse and become an emperor!
This confidence, built upon countless conquests and the attainment of a fully-fledged Holy Body, is not arrogance.
The Black Emperor glanced at Ye Fan, then at Cao Ya, and seeing their calm faces, he muttered, "Well, the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is. Anyway, no matter what era I'm in, I'm definitely going to become emperor!"
Ye Fan ignored the Black Emperor and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"An emperor will die, and an immortal will ascend to heaven..." Gu Lin said in a trembling voice. Before she could finish speaking, a loud boom sounded, as if the rules were enraged, warning Gu Lin.
Gu Lin trembled, her pretty face turning pale, and she didn't dare to finish speaking.
But her meaning was already quite clear.
Ye Fan was taken aback and said, "Could it be that this immortal path really leads directly to the Immortal Realm?"
The Black Emperor pondered, “Over the past tens of thousands of years, the Immortal Path has appeared several times, but it has always been a dead end. Logically speaking, a path to survival should have appeared by now.”
"Flying Immortal Star is indeed a land for immortals." Cao Ya smiled, thinking to himself that if he wanted to become an immortal in the secret realm system, it would be more effective to hone his skills in the mortal world, and the future prospects would be much broader. Becoming an Immortal King was not difficult, and even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was possible. Becoming an Immortal Emperor was another insurmountable obstacle.
If one goes to the Immortal Realm, one can only advance to the level of an ordinary True Immortal. The possibility of becoming an Immortal King is very small, and the hope is extremely slim.
"Well, for all of you, becoming an immortal is a good thing. Immortal King, Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and the like are things to consider in the future. To achieve immortality is more important first," Cao Ya thought, realizing that he was just talking without understanding the situation.
After all, he has no worries about his lifespan.
Of course, Cao Ya, the supreme ruler of the restricted area, would never watch them ascend to immortality.
How unjust is this to the billions upon billions of lives lost in the darkness and turmoil?!
Soon after, Ye Fan left with the Black Emperor and the brother and sister, returning to the Heavenly Court.
In the future turmoil on the path to immortality, both Great Emperors and Ascended Immortals will appear. This is also very impactful news for Ye Fan, and he needs to make arrangements as soon as possible.
Of course, Ye Fan had no intention of setting foot in the Immortal Realm.
His ambition is to ascend to immortality with the entire sect!
As for him now, he has not yet become an emperor and does not have the strength to make all the Heavenly Court's followers cross the long road to immortality and descend to the Immortal Realm to live forever!
Cao Ya was all alone, but unlike Ye Fan, he had many concerns. He lingered outside the old Flying Immortal Star, or traversed the Emperor-level killing array left behind by the ancient mythological venerables, pondering and studying the forbidden techniques of the ancient venerables.
The calculations made by Gu Fei and Gu Lin regarding the path to immortality were later spread, causing a stir throughout the universe and igniting a burning passion in the hearts of countless cultivators.
But the thought of the Supreme One is like a bucket of cold water being poured over one's head, chilling one to the bone.
"Why are there two paths to immortality appearing one after the other within a thousand years in this world?" The saints roared at the starry sky, filled with indignation.
Whether or not there are immortals, they don't really care, since it's none of their business anyway.
No one dared to imagine that a saint, a great saint, or a quasi-emperor could ascend to immortality.
That's what enlightened beings pursue!
At most, it's just something to talk about after dinner.
However, the birth of a supreme being is the greatest natural disaster in history for all the stars in the myriad realms!
"Fortunately, this world has two supreme beings. One is the strongest holy body in history, and the other is Cao Ya Supreme. In one-on-one battles, he successively killed the flawless ancient emperor-level Xiaoyao Heavenly Venerable and Corpse Emperor, as well as Stone Emperor, and others, who were also killed by him!"
"Even if there is darkness and turmoil, it should be able to be quelled quickly, right?"
"By the way, didn't the divination prophecy say that a great emperor would be born?"
"Regardless of whether it is Supreme Cao Ya or Supreme Ye Fan, as long as they become Emperors, they will definitely be at the strongest level, comparable to Emperors, Underworld Emperors, and so on."
"It's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."
...
People sighed, though they comforted themselves that the two supreme beings could suppress order and maintain peace. But the tragic scene of the last dark turmoil had only been a few hundred years ago. Many cultivators, not yet old, dared not recall it, feeling fear and grief, mourning the departed souls.
Years later, a strange change occurred on the old Flying Immortal Star. Countless stone tablets rose up, tall and majestic. Each stone tablet was like an ancient divine mountain, more magnificent than any ordinary planet!
Everyone knew that the path to immortality was about to appear!
On the new Flying Immortal Star, powerful figures from all walks of life gazed at the old star with worried expressions.
"There are changes in the Beidou forbidden zone. It is likely that an ancient supreme being is about to emerge."
"Look, Supreme Cao Ya has moved!"
"The Heavenly Court has also made its move..."
As the crowd looked, they saw Cao Ya's figure appear outside the old star. At the same time, several imperial figures shrouded in light jumped out from the void, stood proudly under the starry sky with their hands behind their backs, gazing at the great star below. Their faces were shrouded in divine light, and although they could not be seen clearly, a sense of arrogance was naturally revealed.
"Cao Ya, do you want to stop us?" One of the Supreme Beings' illusory figures looked at Cao Ya with malice.
Cao Ya, with his hand on the hilt of his sword, smiled faintly and said, "You are not qualified to go to the Immortal Realm."
"Who do you think you are, daring to criticize us? Even a true immortal must prostrate before an emperor!" a supreme being sneered.
Cao Ya was speechless. True immortals were indeed required to show submission to the Immortal Emperor.
Even the most powerful ancient emperors, at the pinnacle of humanity, could not inspire fear in true immortals.
It would be more like it was a mortal immortal instead!
The other two illusory figures remained silent, merely gazing at the large star, looking out at the countless ancient steles, and sighing softly, their expressions conveying a sense of nostalgia and sorrow.
However, they quickly suppressed this inappropriate emotion and returned to their indifferent and ruthless state.
These beings have not fully recovered their original forms; only a portion of their consciousness has awakened and manifested here.
There are only signs at present, and it will be at least several decades before the path to immortality is fully opened.
They are not in a hurry either. They have waited for millions of years, so why should they be afraid of a mere few decades?
Cao Ya was even less in a hurry. He secretly contacted Ye Fan. Their plan was to use the Immortal Path to ambush and kill the Supreme Being who had just emerged, thereby weakening the foundation of the forbidden zone.
Otherwise, with a double-digit number of supreme beings in slumber, their desire to pacify the realm is nothing but wishful thinking.
We must seize every opportunity to weaken the penalty area!
Killing even one powerful being is a gain!
Cao Ya glanced at Huosang Star. In a nearby grand star, the old Golden Crow was comprehending the Emperor's Dao, making ever greater progress and infinitely approaching the realm of the Great Emperor.
"Time waits for no one! This opening of the Immortal Path is my last and also my best opportunity to prove myself! The next Immortal Path will be many tens of thousands of years from now." The old Golden Crow muttered to himself, feeling an extremely strong sense of urgency.
With a clang, the golden bell of the Dao Tribulation beside the old Golden Crow seemed to possess sentience and divine existence, responding to the old Golden Crow.
"Haha, with you and me joining forces, what is there to fear under the heavens?" Old Golden Crow laughed, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.
"Huh?" The old golden crow suddenly exclaimed in surprise, noticing something was present and focusing its gaze on it.
"Supreme Cao Ya?"
"Let's kill the Dark Sovereign together!"
Old Golden Crow paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
He had met Cao Ya before, so it wasn't surprising that Cao Ya knew of his existence.
Old Golden Crow understood Cao Ya's meaning just as well.
"However, Supreme Cao Ya is more confident than I am," the old Golden Crow thought to himself. How could someone who hadn't become an Emperor and was only at the level of a Dao Attainer dare to get involved in the war of Supreme Gods?
Old Golden Crow suddenly felt a surge of pride. So what if it was the Great Emperor's Tribulation? Throughout history, which emperor or sovereign didn't force their way through it?
The old Golden Crow's ruthlessness is truly remarkable, as he was willing to gamble his entire life as a Quasi-Emperor of the Ninth Heaven for a chance to become an Emperor.
It has its own pride!
"I desire to become an immortal, and I also desire to become the Great Emperor! In this world, I can have both."
The old Golden Crow thought to himself, "First, I will become a great emperor of the demon race, then I will cross the path to immortality, enter the immortal realm, and attain immortality."
"Well, if it's convenient, I'll help Supreme Cao Ya and Supreme Ye Fan deal with the emerging experts from the forbidden zones."
"I can't stand those old geezers either."
The old golden crow made up its mind, closed its eyes, and began to cultivate the Fiery Emperor's Path.
Cao Ya withdrew his divine sense and pondered to himself, "Old Golden Crow's nature suggests he's set his sights on the path to immortality. It doesn't matter, he won't succeed anyway! Even if Ye Fan and I don't intervene, those supreme beings from the forbidden zones won't stand idly by and watch him ascend to immortality."
"Actually, it goes without saying that they all want to stand on the same side as us."
"If one survives the Emperor's Tribulation and has abundant blood and energy, but does not enter the forbidden zone, then one is destined to be an enemy of those supreme beings."
"Hey, even if the old Golden Crow wants to fall into depravity, he'll have to ask me and Ye Fan if we agree."
"This forbidden zone, which has plagued life for millennia, must be eradicated!"
Cao Ya was resolute, but suddenly felt a pang of regret.
If the Holy Prince, Princess Ji, and others can achieve enlightenment through unconventional means within a century, then we are confident that we can completely eradicate the life-forbidden zone of the Big Dipper.
“If the old Golden Crow truly attains enlightenment, that will be enough,” Cao Ya pondered.
Inside the Heavenly Court, Ye Fan seemed to be deep in thought.
"So many tombstones, is this the cemetery of gods and demons?" Ye Fan wondered to himself. Why was this happening?
Is it a natural evolution of the universe, or did this universe truly bury all living beings in an era with no historical records?
What secrets lie hidden in the chaotic ancient era?
"Unfortunately, Cao Ya, the Supreme Being who received the legacy of the Chaotic Ancient Era, is unwilling to mention the past."
Ye Fan sighed.
Amidst the unease of the myriad realms, decades passed, and finally the Immortal Path opened wide, with countless strands of immortal light bursting forth from the Flying Immortal Star, illuminating the universe.
At the same time, countless tall stone tablets stood on the ancient star, soaring into the void, their imposing presence resembling the tombstones of true immortals.
"Boom..." The mountains and rivers changed course, and the Flying Immortal Star underwent a dramatic transformation in an instant. Even the ancient saints who had lived here for thousands of years could not find the familiar landscape.
"Swoosh~~" Divine mist drifted, as if shackles were being pulled, the chains clanging, as if behind the immortal path, there were demons and gods, suppressed.
Cao Ya narrowed his eyes. If he remembered correctly, this immortal path had indeed been plotted against by the Emperor, who sealed away the ancient deities of the mythological era here.
"Could it be that at the end of the mythical era, when the Emperor descended to the mortal realm and broke through the Immortal Realm, the location was the Flying Immortal Star? Coincidentally, during the mythical era, the Flying Immortal Star was the center of the universe, equivalent to the ancient Big Dipper in this world," Cao Ya wondered.
"boom!!!"
At this moment, in the Beidou Forbidden Zone, beams of light shot into the sky. In the Primordial Ancient Mine, Immortal Tomb, Divine Ruins, Undying Mountain, and Burial Sky Island, supreme beings emerged and fully recovered, their consciousness completely awakened. Their divine thoughts, as vast as the starry sky, swept across the void, causing countless beings to tremble with fear.
"Whoosh!!!"
Six streams of light pierced through the void and arrived at the old Flying Immortal Star.
The remaining ancient supreme beings were mostly dormant, with only a small portion awakening to observe the situation on that immortal path.
Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Court, after giving some instructions, Ye Fan tore through space and arrived at Flying Immortal Star, where he approached Cao Ya and joined forces with him, their auras radiating as they confronted the six powerful figures.
"Boom..."
The two supreme beings of this era are full of vitality and each has their own trump cards. Even if they face the six ancient venerable ones directly, they will not be afraid in the slightest.
However, this scene terrified many cultivators, who trembled all over and almost knelt on the ground.
Good heavens, the eight supreme beings! If they fight, the entire universe will be plunged into a great crisis of destruction!
Even the group of quasi-emperors looked solemn and held their breath.
Ancient royal families, ancient holy lands, and aristocratic clans, all possessing the foundation of supreme divine weapons for suppression, at this moment, all prayed to awaken the divine weapons, and imperial might spread to protect their respective regions.
Of course, some ancient tribes were overjoyed and bowed down to the Flying Immortal Star, their expressions devout.
This is because among the eight supreme beings, there is a ruler of their clan!
As for the ancient emperors' fall from grace, their betrayal of their former glory, their slaughter of the common people, and the rivers of blood, they did not consider it a big deal.
For a group of ants to be able to contribute to the emperor is a blessing they have accumulated over eight lifetimes!
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