Man is covering the sky, the system is perfect

Ancient and magnificent city walls stand beneath the starry sky.

Even though it was already dilapidated and only half remained, the mottled wall was still covered with countless marks from swords, spears, and halberds, as well as dark red blood that had long since dried but seemed to still be flowing.

It seems to be silently telling a tragic epic that has been lost in the long river of time.

When the city wall came into view, all the cultivators who witnessed its existence...

Regardless of one's level of cultivation or origin, a thought involuntarily arises from the depths of one's soul.

This wall is indestructible and will last forever!

It seems to carry the most ancient will between heaven and earth. Though broken, it is still strong; though shattered, it still stands. The vast aura that comes from eternity makes all living beings breathless, yet it inspires awe.

The city wall stands silently, as if it has existed since the beginning of time, having withstood the test of millions of years and witnessed the changing of eras and the cycle of the universe.

Every mark on it bears the imprint of the vicissitudes of time, and every brick seems to embody the glory and desolation of the ancient era.

Its architectural style far exceeded the comprehension of contemporary cultivators; it was a supreme Daoist charm that transcended the mythological era and even surpassed the chaotic ancient era, as if it came from the other side of time and space.

In the Realm of the Void Gods, all the ancient beings who were paying attention to this area were collectively shaken!
Countless ancient monsters, slumbering for countless years, awakened from their sealed divine sources. Powerful divine thoughts traversed endless star fields, descending upon the ancient star of the Big Dipper, focusing on the suddenly appearing ruins.

Their eyes were fixed intently on it, trying to analyze its origins and deduce its causes, but most of them felt bewildered and shocked.

"It bears a subtle resemblance to the architectural style of the mythical era. Could it be a marvel left over from that time?"

An old sage from an immortal dynasty muttered to himself, his tone filled with uncertainty.

"Ha, ignorant junior, the history of the Immortal Realm is much longer and more ancient than the universe we live in!"

How could it possibly resemble the mythical era? It's clearly the architectural style of the mythical era imitating it, tracing its footsteps!

An ancient quasi-emperor, shrouded in divine light, sneered. His voice was hoarse yet contained supreme majesty, instantly silencing the surrounding crowd.

However, in the Realm of the Void Gods, a seemingly young cultivator had piercing eyes.

He came from some remote star region in the universe, and now he stared intently at the city wall, his eyes flashing with disbelief, shock, and enlightenment.

He suddenly spoke up: "That's not the style of the mythological era, nor is it a remnant of the chaotic ancient era..."

That's the architectural style of the ancient, primordial era, the time when heaven and earth were first created and all paths of creation contended!

Upon hearing this, there was a moment of silence, followed by bursts of snickering.

Many older people looked at his youthful face and vigorous, sun-like energy, and mocked him without any politeness.

"A mere child, barely out of weaning, who has only lived for a few hundred years, dares to presume to know the secrets of the time before the age of mythology?"
Even if we have lived for thousands of years, we would not dare to speak lightly of matters concerning the ancient immortals!

However, people soon noticed something was wrong.

This young man was not standing on the periphery of the crowd, but in the very core area. His position was even second only to those living fossils who were nearing the end of their lives and exuding the pressure of a quasi-emperor!

It should be noted that although there are no corresponding rules in the Realm of the Void Gods, the fact that people are watching the spectacle here at this moment is subtly drawing up some standards.

The stronger one's cultivation, the closer one gets to the core.

The fact that he could stand beside several quasi-emperors and withstand the pressure from the blood and realm of others shows that he is extremely terrifying.

His vital energy was boundless, and his cultivation had even reached the realm of a Great Sage.

Moreover, he is among the strongest of the Great Sages, far surpassing his peers, and even more terrifying than many ancient sages who have lived for thousands of years.

"Who...who is he? Such a young age and such cultivation level are unheard of!"

"And why does his face always seem so familiar, as if I've seen it recorded in some lost ancient history?"

"Not only that, I think I saw him on the Prodigy Ranking. He should be a peerless figure at the top of the Prodigy Ranking!"

A turbulent undercurrent stirred within the spiritual world. All the powerful beings realized that the suddenly appearing city wall and the mysterious young man might uncover a shocking secret about the origin of the universe that had been buried by time.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the quasi-emperors who had awakened from their seals and had intended to rush to the battlefield of the dark chaos but had not yet had the chance to make a move were now gazing intently at the city wall and the young man.

Beneath their wrinkled skin, it seemed as if countless divine laws were being revived.

Shocking changes on the path to immortality, the fall of an ancient supreme being, and the sudden appearance of what appears to be an ancient immortal relic...

They all wanted to know the deepest secrets behind this, and the quasi-emperors, with their sharp eyes, quickly grasped the key points.

They found someone in the crowd who looked somewhat familiar with the young man, then found the corresponding historical records, and quickly determined that this young man had appeared in different eras.

The portraits left from the ancient times include this young man, and the lineage continues upwards, extending to the Primordial Era.

Even during this investigation, in the brief intervals between these intellectual exchanges.

Some have even discovered that this figure's influence extends into the mythological era.

This is quite terrifying.

The people present were all well-informed and certainly wouldn't believe that this person had lived from the age of mythology to the present day, but they also understood that this person was extraordinary.

He must have sealed himself with divine or immortal energy from the mythological era or even earlier, all the way to this era.

Within the Realm of the Void Gods, celestial light swirled, and laws intertwined to form a sea.

The ancient city wall, emerging from the chaos, stood majestically, radiating an aura that would suffocate even quasi-emperors. Its surface was riddled with sword and blade marks, seemingly recounting countless eons of brutal battles. The secrets of the path to immortality appeared to lie hidden within, drawing the attention of all the powerful beings across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

As the crowd gazed upon the ancient city, deducing the path to immortality, a young man stood alone on the periphery of the group, his eyes like stars, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Suddenly, an old sage from an ancient sect narrowed his eyes and pointed a trembling finger at the young man.

"It's...it's him! He's one of the top fifty on the Prodigy Ranking, Zhang Bairen!"

The moment his name was uttered, the void trembled, and countless divine thoughts converged, attempting to probe the young man's background.

Shockingly, despite the widespread fame of his name, his past remains buried by time, with no one knowing the details.

Only a few ancient books record his fleeting appearances in different eras, like a mysterious shadow that runs through the long river of history, leaving vague traces in many eras.

As the eyes of several quasi-emperors opened and closed, the stars in the universe flickered, their gazes piercing through the void and landing on this young man, filled with scrutiny and inquiry.

Despite such pressure, Zhang Bairen remained calm and composed, as if he did not feel the terrifying pressure that could crush the stars.

"I was sealed away during the chaotic ancient era and have lived my way up to where I am today!"

He finally spoke, his voice calm yet thunderous, shaking the entire Void God Realm.

The words contained an astonishing amount of information, leaving all the cultivators present speechless.

"The Chaotic Ancient Era?"

An old quasi-emperor cried out in alarm, his eyes shooting out two dazzling beams of divine light that tore through the void.

"The ancient era before the age of mythology?"

"The only era in recorded history to have produced immortals?"

Another figure spoke up. He was very young, but he displayed the cultivation level of a quasi-emperor, and his aura was extremely terrifying. He was also moved at this moment, and his imperial might surged around him.

In an instant, the ultimate secret on the path to immortality seemed to be temporarily forgotten, and all attention was focused on this living fossil who came from the chaotic ancient era.

Countless questions churned in everyone's minds: the truth about the immortals, and that forgotten era.

A great sage from the demon race couldn't help but step forward, his voice trembling: "Did anyone really become an immortal in that era?"

"What was that era like?" someone pressed. "Have you ever seen that immortal, or even the Desolate Heavenly Emperor?"

When the question was asked, the entire Realm of the Void Gods fell silent as everyone held their breath, waiting for the answer.

Faced with the probing questions from numerous powerful figures, Zhang Bairen's gaze was distant and profound, as if he had pierced through time and returned to that magnificent era.

"The essence of heaven and earth in that era was a hundred times richer than it is now,"

He spoke slowly, his voice carrying an ancient charm.

There have always been legends of true immortals in the world, but no one has ever been able to confirm them.

"All the ancient texts record that our realm and the immortal realm were once connected."

But where exactly is the Immortal Realm? And how does one get there? No one knows.

He continued, a complex light flickering in his eyes.

"But that era also had its problems, with continuous wars."

I don't know much, but I do know that the most terrible wars have been breaking out, shattering the entire world...

The very fabric of the universe was severed, marking a truly chaotic and dark era…

He suddenly pointed to the majestic city wall.

“I once saw some buildings in the same style as this city wall in fragments of heaven and earth. They fell from the heavens and then disappeared without a trace…”

"I heard from ancient beings that it was called the Primordial Imperial City, the legendary place where the Immortal King lived and waged war..."

Several quasi-emperors' eyes flashed with a strange light. Under normal circumstances, someone would have already captured Zhang Bairen and searched his primordial spirit to obtain his secrets.

However, this place is the Realm of the Void Gods, which is bound by supreme rules and restrictions inherited from ancient times.

This area is designated as a non-confrontation zone, and individuals at the Quasi-Emperor level or above are strictly prohibited from taking action.

Some observant individuals noticed that Zhang Bairen always stood within the Great Sage area, where all cultivators were suppressed by the rules to the Great Sage realm or below, unable to surpass that level.

The fairness of the Void God Realm lies precisely in this: after setting the limit on cultivation, all cultivators can only compete within this realm. They can seal their cultivation, but they must never exceed the limit.

Although Zhang Bairen was no match for a Quasi-Emperor, he was confident that he was invincible in the Great Sage realm and could sweep away all enemies!

This is a self-confidence that comes from the very core of one's being, a Daoist heart that has endured countless tribulations without being extinguished.

At the same time, its understanding of the rules of the Void God Realm and its utilization of the Void God Realm surpasses that of others.

"According to earlier cultivators, during the period I lived in, there was a spiritual realm and a illusory divine realm between heaven and earth."

It is exactly the same as the current spirit world and the realm of the illusory gods.

All cultivators, through specific mediums or by becoming powerful enough, can enter the Realm of the Void Gods to communicate and interact.

boom!
These words caused a major shockwave in the room, with many top experts' pupils contracting.

The birth of the Realm of the Void Gods was a complete surprise to all the top experts; no one had ever heard of it or understood it before its creation.

They had always believed that the master of the Void God Realm, the Lord of Baiyujing, possessed great supernatural powers and his achievements were comparable to those of creation.

The ability to create such an item is a miracle in the cultivation world of this era.

Hearing that the Void God Realm actually existed in the Chaotic Ancient Era is hard to accept at first, yet it also feels somewhat natural.

"But in the later stages of the Chaotic Ancient Era, the Realm of the Void Gods and the Realm of the Spirits had collapsed, making it impossible to enter."

During that period, the Realm of the Void Gods already existed in the mouths of many senior experts.

I didn't see it with my own eyes back then; I only read about it in related books..."

"I have seen the Desolate Heavenly Emperor before!"

When Zhang Bairen uttered those words, the Void God Realm trembled violently.

All the laws of nature roared together, as if they had touched some kind of taboo, causing a resonance with the very origin of heaven and earth.

"what?"

The crowd was in an uproar, and even the quasi-emperor showed surprise.

There is very little information left about the Desolate Emperor; he is even more mysterious and unpredictable than the Celestial Venerables and Emperors of the mythological era.

People often doubt whether such a person really existed, but there is an artifact that is enough to prove that the Desolate Emperor did indeed exist.

A desolate tower remains between heaven and earth!
That was the oldest immortal artifact in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the ancestor of all weapons, the source of immortality, the legendary weapon of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, and the only evidence he left to posterity.

The desolate tower guards the human world, existing forever, as if protecting a shocking secret unknown to anyone, or perhaps waiting for someone's return.

The void trembled, and all paths wailed.

Zhang Bairen stood in the center of the Void God Realm, surrounded by fragments of time, as if bearing the weight of an entire era of history.

That majestic ancient city still exudes a chilling aura.

The marks on the city wall looked as if a great battle had just taken place, and occasionally, illusory drops of blood would seep out from between the bricks and stones, only to disappear quickly.

The quasi-emperors remained silent, their eyes swirling with starlight as they deduced the endless information contained in Zhang Bairen's words.

They all knew the legend of the Desolate Tower. It was a celestial artifact that truly surpassed even imperial weapons, and no one could fully control it. It had lain quietly between heaven and earth for countless ages, becoming one of the greatest mysteries in the cultivation world.

"Chaotic Ancient Times..."

An old quasi-emperor muttered to himself, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

"So that period of history really did exist."

While they were in a state of extreme shock, an astonishing change occurred on their path to immortality.

At this moment, Amitabha Buddha the Great, carrying endless light, rushed to the city wall with an infinitely dazzling and terrifying appearance.

As he drew closer, the thick fog, chaotic energy, and celestial light were all cleaved apart, revealing the clearest scene inside.

Then something happened that shocked heaven and earth, or rather, they witnessed the most awe-inspiring thing.

People were walking and patrolling on that section of the ancient city wall.

They were wearing armor and carrying weapons.

They were patrolling on the city wall.

On that section of the city wall, there were clusters of torches.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was not a torch, but the remains of a supreme being that were still burning millions of years after his death.

Heaven knows how many years have passed since that person died, yet his spirit still lingers within him, and his bones remain standing.

"Are they immortals from the Celestial Realm?"

"Some people have a terrifying aura, but others seem quite calm and not so exaggerated!"

Are there ordinary cultivators in the Immortal Realm?

"Their clothing and style are indeed very different from ours!" (End of Chapter)