I, the Chaos Entity, joined the chat group at the start.

“Qingxian, you already know the future. The situation there is not much better than mine. Although the Quasi-Immortal Emperor is already quite strong, there are too many powerful members of the strange race on the plateau. Even if we go back now, we may not be able to turn the tide,” Xu Yi said.

Ye Qingxian smiled nonchalantly, "Master Xu, how could I not understand? It's just that every world has its own challenges to face, and I can't stay here forever. Besides, I've been here for so many years, and I don't know how many points you've accumulated. Sigh. This kindness is truly hard to repay!"

“I didn’t expect you to repay me. By the way, did you reveal your identity to Ye Fan here?” Xu Yi asked.

Ye Qingxian shook her head and sighed, "With my grandfather's intelligence, even if I hadn't said anything, he probably would have guessed it long ago, after all, we are connected by blood."

“That’s true. Ye Fan is a shrewd kid. He probably guessed it a long time ago, but just didn’t say it out loud.” Xu Yi smiled.

Xu Yi talked with Ye Qingxian for a long time, and even left Ye Qingxian with many Immortal Emperor-level techniques. In the end, Ye Qingxian left this space-time with reluctance.

Xu Yi then left the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone and traveled into the universe. With his cultivation level, a single thought was enough to cover the entire universe, and nothing in the universe held any secrets for him.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years have passed.

The universe has undergone tremendous changes over the past millennium, giving rise to many great emperors.

One of them even attained sainthood and became a rare immortal tear green gold. Once he attained sainthood, his combat power was among the top in the Great Emperor realm.

However, the world is not what it used to be, and emperors are not as rare as they used to be.

Immortal Tears Green Gold was absorbed into the Supreme Palace immediately after achieving enlightenment.

Many emperors, seeking the path to immortality, joined the virtual universe to study the methods left behind by Xu Yi.

Another thousand years have passed, and Little Squirrel, who followed An Miaoyi to Earth, has also attained enlightenment and become the new Demon Emperor.

The three valley masters of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley on Earth—the Old Ape, the Old Crane, and the Calico Cat—have all cultivated to the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, just one step away from becoming an Emperor.

The universe is teeming with powerful beings, a golden age unseen throughout history. The universe will not enter a period of decline due to the Supreme War, nor will it suffer from the depletion of spiritual energy due to the birth of the Great Emperor and his absorption of the universe's evolution.

This is a great era in which multiple emperors and even true immortals coexist!

With more powerful beings, competition is inevitable, but this is a natural process in the evolution of the entire universe, and Xu Yi did not intervene.

Only those who survive blood and fire can become true warriors!

In the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years have passed.

The universe was unusually calm, and Xu Yi didn't even sense the strange race anymore, which was obviously abnormal, like a storm brewing.

At the end of the universe, Xu Yi sat at the top of the river of time, looking down on the past and present. His gaze pierced through the years, and he himself emanated a wisp of wonderful and profound opportunity.

……

Chapter 398 Returning to Earth, Wang Lin's Mission

"Is this the true realm of immortals in the mortal world?!"

After the Great Dream Reincarnation ended, Ye Fan finally achieved perfection after experiencing hundreds of reincarnations. Furthermore, through the study of longevity substances, he comprehended the method of longevity and finally grasped the essence of remaining untouched by the passage of time.

In fact, the world has now begun to give birth to many long-lived substances, enough to grant immortality!

However, in order to become a mortal immortal, Ye Fan directly severed his connection with the living matter of the outside world, using his own evolving living matter, the five secret realms as a furnace, and the Ancient Sacred Body as a foundation to nurture living matter.

Now, we've finally succeeded!

"Ye Zi, congratulations."

When Xu Yi's voice came to Ye Fan's ears, Ye Fan was startled, but calmed down when he saw that it was Xu Yi.

"Brother Yi, you're too elusive. You appeared right next to me without me even noticing," Ye Fan said.

“Nonsense, my cultivation level is higher than yours. It would be a problem if you could sense me. But you have finally become a mortal immortal. Your next step is to break through to the Immortal King realm,” Xu Yi said.

"Yes, the pressure is immense. But this ten thousand years of peace is truly rare; it feels unreal to me," Ye Fan sighed.

“Indeed, the coordinates of our plane have long been exposed to the heavens and to the eyes of the plateau, but they have not invaded, which is unlike their style,” Xu Yi said.

He harbored a deep-seated worry: although he knew the script existed, his own world might already be different from the script.

In the last great battle, neither Liu Shen nor Huang Tiandi appeared or even left a trace, which is a problem.

It's one thing that the Desolate Heavenly Emperor didn't appear, but the Willow God obtained his previous incarnation's Dao Fruit and advanced to the Immortal Emperor level in the Desolate Ancient Era. Logically speaking, the Willow God should still exist today.

Over the past ten thousand years, in addition to traveling through his own plane, Xu Yi also secretly went to various heavens to search for traces of the Willow Goddess, but he found nothing. It was as if the Willow Goddess's existence had been erased!

Everything points to the plateau. Xu Yi really wanted to rush into the plateau, but the risk was too great. Over the course of ten thousand years, he had perfected his cultivation to the Immortal Emperor realm and had been slowly sacrificing his own cultivation, but he had not yet entered the sacrificial realm.

"I wonder when the next invasion will come. Our world has produced many emperors and true immortals, but there is still too much of a gap between us and the plateau. I always feel like the strange race is playing tricks on us," Ye Fan complained, feeling quite helpless.

"We'll meet force with force! The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light; that's all we can do. You've cultivated for so long, go and spend some time with Xiao Qiong," Xu Yi said.

"Ah."

Ye Fan nodded. He had been in seclusion for thousands of years and hadn't had time to spend with his wife, Xu Qiong. He rarely felt guilty.

Afterwards, Ye Fan went to Yaochi Holy Land to find Xu Qiong and brought her back to Earth across the galaxy.

However, ten thousand years have passed, and Earth has not entered a higher-dimensional technological civilization as imagined, like the Earth that devoured another dimension.

Instead, they entered an ancient cultivation civilization where technology no longer existed, and skyscrapers were gone.

Everywhere you look, there are cultivators who can fly and escape into the earth, and ancient mortal cities.

Is this still Earth?

Ye Fan, with Xiao Qiong by his side, looked at the scene before him and felt it was unbelievable.

The Earth's surface area is now more than a hundred times larger than it was ten thousand years ago, with countless mountains, rivers, lakes, and even more blessed lands.

“My brother said that more than four thousand years ago, a war broke out on Earth, causing technological civilization to decline and a historical break,” Xu Qiong said.

"...I was thinking of buying a case of Huazi cigarettes. I haven't smoked them in ages, and all my old stock is gone." Ye Fan chuckled.

"..." Xu Qiong.

"Fortunately, my parents took me to the Beidou Galaxy back then," Ye Fan said.

“Yes. Actually, it seems that Earth’s cultivation environment is no worse than that of the Big Dipper. In fact, Earth’s size is also approaching that of the Big Dipper. I feel that this is the real holy land for cultivators,” Xu Qiong said.

"Of course, my Earth is the ancestral star of all worlds. The Big Dipper is just a false burial star of emperors; Earth is the true burial star of emperors," Ye Fan said proudly.

Ye Fan and Xu Qiong are both in the realm of immortal cultivation. They walk among the cultivation world on Earth without anyone noticing or sensing them.

Although they were born on Earth, the Earth they are on now feels foreign to them.

At the same time, they discovered that the cultivators on Earth ten thousand years later did not cultivate the five great secret realms, but rather a different system, similar to the ancient Golden Core system, but not quite the same. Ye Fan studied it and found it to be quite mysterious.

After staying on Earth for several months, Ye Fan and Xu Qiong left behind some immortal inheritances, treasures, secret techniques, and cave dwellings in various places before departing.

The legacy they left behind soon sparked a fierce struggle throughout the entire cultivation world, leading to another brutal war that nearly shattered the entire cultivation civilization.

……

Immortal Reversal of Time.

The spiritual community in Zhao State.

"call!"

Wang Lin awoke from his seclusion and sensed that his cultivation had reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"You've cultivated from a mortal to a mortal in two hundred years, that's truly heaven-defying. I didn't have this level of cultivation when I was the same age."

Situ Nan, in the Heavenly Pearl, joked, his eyes filled with surprise and relief.

Of course, he also understood that this was because Wang Lin possessed another mysterious cheat, which he probably knew something about.

Because previously, he had also followed Wang Lin into other worlds and seen different scenery.

“Although I have reached the Nascent Soul stage, I don’t feel much joy. Master, I suddenly don’t understand what I want?” Wang Lin said in silence.

After killing Teng Huayuan, the Wang family became a powerful clan in Zhao State because of Wang Lin, and no one dared to provoke them.

Of course, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it, so Wang Lin also restrained his clan from being too low-key, since there were many people more powerful than him.

"Master, what is the purpose of your cultivation?" Wang Lin asked.

"Of course it's for food and drink... cough cough! You've been in seclusion for too long and haven't had any contact with your maternal family, you've become numb."

"Little Lin, why don't you just find a dynasty and become an emperor, have a harem of three thousand, and have as much fun as you want? You won't be bored." Situ Nan suggested.

“…” Wang Lin.

“Cultivation is about cultivating yourself, doing whatever you want, and having complete freedom of thought,” Situ Nan said.

“Master, there was a reason why you were hunted down and died back then,” Wang Lin said.

"..." Situ Nan.

"Ding, the Great Dao quest has been triggered. Head to the Shattered Star Chaos in the Demon Sea to obtain the inheritance of the ancient god. Quest completed, you will receive 10,000 points."

At this moment, the voices in the Dadao chat group rang out.

Upon hearing this mission, a glint of light flashed in Wang Lin's eyes, and he couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you know what an ancient god is?"

“Ancient Gods? Those are extremely ancient beings, on par with ancient immortals. Legend has it that they were born from the stars and fed on them. Each ancient god was a world-shaking existence! Wait, unfortunately, they were too powerful, and most ancient gods perished, and it was also very difficult for them to grow up. Why are you asking about ancient gods?” Situ Nan said.

"Of course, it's to obtain the inheritance of the ancient god. I suddenly have a new goal." Wang Lin's lips curled up.

……

Chapter 399 From God to Mortal, Meeting Again

"Ancient God's legacy, you brat?"

Situ Nan realized that Wang Lin had probably learned some secrets about the cultivation world through that mysterious cheat.

However, he was still somewhat worried and continued:

“Wang Lin, your cultivation level is currently at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, but it is still too early to try to touch the inheritance of the ancient gods. Moreover, even Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to get out of the Shattered Star Chaos in the Demon Sea.”

“I know that, but the Nascent Soul realm requires comprehending the Heavenly Dao and understanding its essence. I’ve only cultivated for about two hundred years, and the time before that was mostly spent on revenge, so I haven’t had any real insights or reflections,” Wang Lin sighed.

The Nascent Soul realm is a watershed, where most Nascent Soul cultivators get stuck. It's not that they don't want to break through, but that they find it difficult to comprehend the essence of the realm. The essence of the realm needs to be explored on one's own, and without guidance, it would take an unknown amount of time.

With Situ Nan's guidance, he naturally knew the method to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The most important element is the artistic conception, which is ethereal and intangible, yet traceable.

There are actually many methods to break through the realm of cultivation, one of which is the Path of Ruthlessness, which is also the most commonly used.

For example, some people kill their wives to attain enlightenment, or kill their partners to move from the realm of emotions to the realm of indifference. There are even cases of killing children or parents. These are considered relatively common.

If one is born with the extraordinary ability to comprehend the Dao of Heaven, perhaps even a glimpse of the essence of time, space, and the Five Elements would be enough to achieve the level of a deity.

Wang Lin would naturally not choose the Path of Ruthlessness, but he had not accumulated any understanding of these concepts over the years, making it difficult for him to comprehend them. Even if Situ Nan could not help him in comprehending these concepts, he could only rely on himself for this step.

"Actually, there is another method, which is more difficult, and that is to become an ordinary person and experience the various aspects of life in the mortal world."

This is very difficult for cultivators, after all, once you step into the world of cultivation and become a cultivator, especially an infant cultivator like you.

Once you become a mortal, you basically can't use magic in the mortal world.

"If we use magic, there's no point in transforming into a mortal," Situ Nan said.

Wang Lin pondered, his eyes resolute. "Let's wait until after the Ancient God's inheritance for the Nascent Soul stage. Right now, the most important thing is to obtain the Ancient God's inheritance. With my strength and trump cards, even if I can't defeat a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, I can still hold my own for a while."

"It's up to you. Over the years, my nascent soul has received excellent nourishment. In a critical moment, I will provide you with the power, and it's not impossible for you to slay a god," Situ Nan said.

If he were at his peak, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, he could wipe out a whole bunch of them with a single slap.

Next, they headed to the Demon Sea. However, the cultivation world was vast and boundless. Their star was the Vermilion Bird Star, where many cultivation kingdoms existed. The Zhao Kingdom was just a small, third-level cultivation kingdom. Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator without coordinates, it would be very difficult to reach the Demon Sea.

However, with the old monster Situ Nan around, who is very familiar with the routes between cultivation kingdoms, they don't end up running around aimlessly.

Under Situ Nan's guidance, Wang Lin needs to go to the Fire Burning Kingdom to find the ancient teleportation array. Entering the Demon Cultivation Sea through the teleportation array can greatly reduce the time required.

Fire ravaged the land, and numerous sects sprang up. This was a level four cultivation kingdom, a level higher than Wang Lin's Zhao Kingdom.

In the Zhao Kingdom, Nascent Soul cultivators are rarely seen, but in the Fire Burning Kingdom, they appear frequently, and it is even possible to see Nascent Soul cultivators.

As soon as Wang Lin entered the Fire Kingdom, he felt that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was unusually intense, especially the fire element. The world was scorching red, and there were many cultivators fighting against ferocious beasts covered in flames in the air.

"What's going on?" Wang Lin asked.

Seeing this, Situ Nan said, "I have been to this Fire Kingdom before. I remember there is a kind of ferocious beast here called the Fire Beast. The Fire Beast is very strong, and most of them are at the Core Formation or Nascent Soul level."

The fire beast unleashes a beast tide, which will destroy both the mortal realm and the cultivation world, especially the mortal realm.

Therefore, the many primordial cultivators joined forces to set up a sealing array, finally sealing the fire beast.

It appears the seal has been broken, which explains the current situation.