Humans are shrouded in mist, projecting their image across countless worlds.

Chapter 96 A Projection Through the Years, I Am Here! Always Here!
The destruction of the Undying Mountain and the Reincarnation Sea made the Supreme Beings of the Divine Ruins, Immortal Tomb, Burial Sky Island, and Primordial Ancient Mine uneasy. Some wanted to join forces with the Supreme Beings in other forbidden zones to kill He Lang, while others watched coldly and did not care about these things.

The reason for this is also due to the Immortal Path.

Don't assume that the Supreme Beings have a good relationship just because they are hiding in the forbidden zones of life. In reality, many Supreme Beings also have their own grudges.

Some of them might have even fought against other supreme beings from other forbidden zones in their first life!
Getting them to unite is extremely difficult. The Heavenly Emperor can destroy the other forbidden zones as well, as long as He Lang doesn't provoke him.

Moreover, He Lang has made it clear that he will only kill the Supreme Beings who have launched the Dark Turmoil, while those Supreme Beings who have not launched the Dark Turmoil will naturally stand by and watch.

Moreover, the death of other supreme beings in forbidden zones is also a good thing for other supreme beings! The death of one means one less opponent on the path to immortality.

Seeing that He Lang had lifted the Undying Mountain into the heavens and placed it in the cosmic galaxy, showing no intention of making another move, the supreme beings in the other four forbidden zones also withdrew their gazes.

"What a Heavenly Emperor! He truly possesses the might of a late-stage Mythical Emperor. A Daoist who has attained enlightenment in this era should not have such heaven-defying combat power. Could it be that a reincarnated Emperor has returned?"

Deep within a large tomb in the Immortal Mausoleum, the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, dressed in an ancient Taoist robe and wearing a purple-gold crown, sat cross-legged in the Immortal Source, whispering to himself.

He recalled the scene when He Lang revealed the true identity of the Carefree Celestial Venerable. Before that, he had always thought that he was the only surviving ancient Celestial Venerable among the Nine Celestial Venerables of Mythology. He never expected that the Carefree Celestial Venerable had also changed his appearance and survived.

The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone was deducing the future and reenacting the chess game of heaven and earth, feeling extremely uneasy.

In the Heavenly Emperor's Divine City, the Great Accomplished Holy Body was also asking the same question.

"Heavenly Emperor, are you really not the reincarnation of the Emperor?" The Great Accomplished Holy Body circled around He Lang a few times, and seeing that he had fought three Supremes in a row without much fluctuation in his blood and qi, he was extremely impressed.

Although it was known that the Heavenly Emperor would be very strong after attaining enlightenment, there was no accurate standard to measure it, and no one could test the Heavenly Emperor's combat power.

Now he knows!

One Heavenly Emperor can fight three Supreme Beings, and judging from He Lang's performance, this is not his limit.

"The Heavenly Emperor's combat power is enough to astound even immortals, but he is definitely not an Emperor Venerable." The Carefree Heavenly Venerable denied the Great Accomplished Holy Body's guess.

While in the Milky Way, he once wondered if He Lang was an ancient celestial being from the end of the mythological era who had survived and changed the Dao and Law of the past like him. However, everything he sensed during their battle told him that He Lang was a Daoist who had attained enlightenment in this world, young yet incredibly powerful!
"Heavenly Emperor, there is something I don't understand. Why did you invite me to the Heavenly Court? With your achievements in the Longevity Method, you probably wouldn't even look at my Longevity Method." The Carefree Heavenly Venerable stared at He Lang and asked the question that had been bothering him.

Having previously agreed to allow He Lang to enter the Heavenly Court as a temporary expedient, the Carefree Celestial Venerable could no longer suppress his doubts after regaining his composure.

Hearing the question from the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable, He Lang thought to himself that his time to perform had come.

The reason for leaving Xiaoyao Tianzun behind was not only because Xiaoyao Tianzun had some ideas, but more so because Xiaoyao Tianzun was used to construct legends at the end of the mythological period and evolve into a special projection.

Reaching the Great Emperor realm in the Heaven-Covering Technique allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the One-Life Technique.

He planned to use the Dharma of a lifetime to illuminate the Dao and leave his mark on time. These imprints from ancient celestial beings, emperors, and great emperors in the past were his backup plan for leaving the Dao.

If you want to occupy their imprint from the past, establishing a cause-and-effect relationship is naturally the best choice.

"Since you asked, I might as well tell you. I once said that you would be very surprised when we meet again. I once traversed through the ages and reached the mythical era. I had a karmic connection with you when you were not yet enlightened. Although the power of great karma has obscured your experience of that past, it is not enough for me to forget what happened in the mythical era."

"At that time, I traversed the ages, lingering for a period in the mythical era. I received your teachings and the secret transmission of the Word 'Xing' (行). When I saw you again, Celestial Venerable, I recognized you at a glance."

He Lang reversed cause and effect, sketching out a journey through the years, but encountered the backlash of time and was lost in the past of a period of time.

“Senior Ancient Wilderness, I also had contact with you in the ancient times. It was a dark and turbulent period. You taught me the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, but you too had your memories of that time erased by the power of the Great Cause and Effect.”

When Xiaoyao Tianzun and Dacheng Shengti Guhuang heard He Lang reveal the 'truth', they both looked confused, constantly recalling their past memories. Did they really see the future body of the Heavenly Emperor in their past?

In a blur, the Carefree Celestial Venerable and the Great Accomplished Holy Body felt the 'mist' in their memories dissipate, and the past events that had been erased by the power of the Great Cause and Effect resurfaced in their memories, as if they had been touched by He Lang's words and had spontaneously appeared in their memories.

"So it was you! You actually traversed such a long period of time, the most mysterious tenth Celestial Venerable of the mythological era, Winning Celestial Venerable!" The carefree Celestial Venerable's eyes shone brightly, and his gaze towards He Lang became extremely intense.

Memories from the mythical era surfaced in his mind, even stirring a moment of emotion in the cold heart of the Carefree Celestial Venerable. He had once seen a mysterious youth fall from the river of time, and after rescuing the youth, he studied the secret of the character "行" (xing) from the temporal order emanating from him.

He was a free spirit. After leaving the secret of the Word of Travel to that person, he continued to travel throughout the universe. Only after attaining enlightenment did he remember this person, but he could not find him.

Even after he retreated into the forbidden zone in his later years, he sensed someone attaining enlightenment. The primordial aura he felt was exactly the same as that of the young man he had encountered before he attained enlightenment, who had fallen from the river of time.

The same applies to the Great Accomplishment Holy Body!

"It's you, handsome guy! I never thought you were actually a hero from later generations." The Great Accomplished Holy Body Gu Huang looked at He Lang with the same gaze he would give to a long-lost friend.

When he achieved the Great Perfection of His Holy Body, he encountered a mysterious young man who claimed to have crossed over from the future and was going to experience countless ages to embark on the path to immortality.

Seeing that he was unable to enter the Dao, he taught him the secret methods of rebuilding the Holy Body lineage, the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, and other inheritances. At that time, the mysterious young man said that there would be a reward, and soon disappeared. I never thought that was the reason.

Both of them 'awakened' to the memory that had been obscured by the power of great cause and effect, and had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Just as the fog in their memories dissipated, the legendary projection of He Lang from the mythical and ancient eras was also born, and he was enlightened into an incarnation.

Two memories also surfaced in He Lang's mind: the mythical era and the ancient era.

In the blink of an eye, the barrier between him and the Carefree Celestial Venerable and the Great Accomplished Holy Body disappeared.

"It's me! I'm here, I've always been here."

He Lang's voice echoed throughout the Heavenly Emperor City, and faintly, similar words echoed throughout countless ages, as if in resonance.

In the lower reaches of the long river of time, the highest authority looks back and gazes upon the present world.

"Some people imitate my face, and some people imitate my facial features!"

(End of this chapter)