The reincarnation of the heavens begins with the path to immortality

Inside the Hall of Longevity.

A divine source as tall as a person stands in the hall. Sealed within the divine source is an old woodcutter. He holds a woodcutter's knife, his expression one of extreme rage, as if he is about to swing the knife and shatter the divine source to break free at any moment.

Unfortunately, this was an illusion, because he was suppressed and sealed, motionless, as if time had frozen, frozen in the moment when he angrily swung his sword.

At this moment, Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, was also deeply moved as he looked at the furious woodcutter within the divine source. Back when he suppressed and sealed the woodcutter, he had not yet truly achieved Nirvana and transformation. Now, three thousand years have passed, and everything has changed beyond recognition.

Moreover, his expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly understood why the Dao Palace and the Divine Organization established by the Woodcutter Old Man in the original "Covering the Sky" were so easily and smoothly incorporated into Ye Fan's Heavenly Court. This was because the Dao Palace and the Divine Organization, and even the Feathered Divine Dynasty that was slapped to death by that Empress, were actually secret branches of the Emperor's Ancient Heavenly Court. The little fat boy was recognized by them as the Emperor's offspring, so he was legitimate and could naturally inherit the legacy of the Emperor's Ancient Heavenly Court.

Thus, naturally, Ye Fan's Heavenly Court possessed both strength and legitimacy. Even Chuan Ying, the first divine general of the Ancient Heavenly Court, acknowledged Ye Fan's Heavenly Court and helped Ye Fan fight against the Undying Empress. As a result, the Dao Palace and the Divine Organization, as secret branches of the Emperor Venerable Ancient Heavenly Court, naturally merged into Ye Fan's Heavenly Court without any obstacles or resistance.

No! It wasn't that no one hindered or resisted!

Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, then looked at Zhou Yi. As the disciple of the Woodcutter, Zhou Yi, his old classmate, ultimately did not enter Ye Fan's Heavenly Court and submit to the Heavenly Emperor Ye Fan. Instead, he chose to leave the Dao Palace and fight alone. Wasn't this a silent form of resistance? Was it an expression of dissatisfaction with his master, the Woodcutter, merging the Dao Palace into Ye Fan's Heavenly Court?
Now, the woodcutter has long been suppressed and sealed away, so the Dao Palace no longer exists. Chuan Ying is also dead, and the Divine Organization has long been destroyed by him. Everything is different now.

Thinking of all this, Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

It wasn't just Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, who was sighing with emotion. The old man with yellow teeth, the bearded man, Zhou Yi, and others also had incredibly complex expressions as they watched the old woodcutter angrily swinging his knife.

They all knew perfectly well that the person who wielded the sword at the moment the woodcutter was suppressed and sealed was none other than Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Celestial Venerable.

But now, they have all entered the Hall of Longevity. Huang Ya'er has become a disciple of Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity. Zhou Yi works as a gatekeeper for Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity. The old man with yellow teeth and the big bearded man have also served Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, for three thousand years!

Perhaps they had various reasons, but it must be said that joining the Hall of Longevity meant betraying and disrespecting the old woodcutter. How could someone under the Emperor's command submit to the Celestial Venerable of Longevity and serve him? What difference was there between that and submitting to the Undying Emperor?!

Thinking of this, the old man with yellow teeth, the bearded man, and Zhou Yi all felt a pang of shame, their expressions becoming even more complicated. They stared silently at the old woodcutter within the divine source, who remained motionless and angrily brandished his knife.

At this moment, although the old man with yellow teeth came to ask Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, to grant his request to see the woodcutter one last time and say his final farewell, when he actually saw the woodcutter wielding his knife in anger, he suddenly felt ashamed to face him and could only sigh softly.

Then, the old man with yellow teeth bowed to the woodcutter in the divine source and sighed, "Old friend! I have let you down! I hope you won't blame me. Some things are just impossible to do, no matter how many tens of thousands of years you persist!"

The bearded man said in a low voice, "It's not that bad! Master has been at odds with the Undying Divine Dynasty and the Undying Empress his whole life, but he could only emerge after the Undying Emperor passed away. While the Undying Emperor was still alive, he could only hide and couldn't do anything. He wouldn't blame you." This was comparing Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Venerable, to the Undying Emperor of yesteryear. So, while the Undying Emperor was still alive, even the woodcutter dared not emerge and couldn't do anything. So, what could the old man with yellow teeth and the others do after Shen Pingkang, the Eternal Venerable, successfully achieved Nirvana and returned to the Dao?

Moreover, they were not as fanatical about the ancient Heavenly Court of the Emperor as the Woodcutter Old Man and the God Organization, willing to sacrifice everything to fight to the end against "traitors" such as the Immortal Emperor and the Longevity Heavenly Venerable, and the struggle has continued for millions of years!
Upon hearing this, the old man with yellow teeth shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In the end, I have failed my old friend's trust! After so many years of fighting with the Undying Emperor's lineage, there has been no result in the end!"

"Now, I am old, nearing the end of my life, and about to pass away. Looking back, it all seems like a fleeting cloud!"

"My old friend is obsessed with the ancient Heavenly Court of the Emperor, and obsessed with revenge against the lineage of the Undying Emperor. The first divine general of the ancient Heavenly Court is the same. He can't let go of the ancient Heavenly Court. Such unparalleled talent will ultimately prevent him from truly attaining enlightenment!"

"And there's the God Organization from back then, equally obsessed with the Ancient Heavenly Court and with avenging the Emperor. Millions of years have passed, and generation after generation of these remnants of the Ancient Heavenly Court have come and gone, but their ambition has never changed: to avenge those who betrayed the Ancient Heavenly Court and the Emperor!"

"Sometimes I wonder, what is it about the Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Court that makes so many people so devoted to him, remaining loyal for millions of years without wavering, even though he is long gone, they still swear to be loyal to the Ancient Heavenly Court and to the Emperor!"

"Was it all really worth it?"

Yes, is it all really worth it?
Now in his twilight years, the old man with yellow teeth looks back on the past and asks this question.

After all, the old woodcutter had spent his entire life fighting against the lineage of the Immortal Emperor and opposing the Immortal Empress!

The God Organization has been secretly passed down from generation to generation, and so has the hatred, which is extremely intense towards the Undying Emperor, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, and others.

If we add the Feathered God Dynasty, which is willing to take great risks to repair the Immortal Cauldron, to inherit the Emperor's will, and to complete the great feat of leading the entire sect to immortality!

These remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court are practically driven mad, driven by a desire to avenge the Emperor and fulfill his last wishes, like moths drawn to a flame, utterly fanatical.

Did the Emperor of that time truly possess such great charisma? Was he really worth these people doing all this for? Was it all truly worth it?
The bearded man remained silent, unable to answer. He was not a person from the ancient Heavenly Court in the mythological era, nor did he live in the era of the Emperor. He did not know much about the Emperor, and he was equally puzzled by the fanaticism of his master, the woodcutter, and other remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court.

Was it all really worth it?
However, at this moment, Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Perhaps, for them, all of this is worthwhile!"

Immediately, the old man with yellow teeth, the bearded man, and the others looked at him in utter surprise, somewhat unexpected that Shen Pingkang, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, would suddenly interject at this moment. (End of this chapter)