Carrying unmatched glory, carrying endless desolate melancholy, watching beautiful faces grow old, watching kin and old friends turn to dust, finally leaving this ancient star, after enduring long ages, dying of old age in a foreign land far from home.
This was the latter half of the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s life, evoking sighs, evoking deep emotion—behind the glory lay sorrow, lay solitary desolation, lay loneliness. All his contemporaries had grown old and passed, only he remained alive in this world.
“So he truly is one of the invincible Nine Great Sacred Bodies of ancient times!” the Black Emperor said.
At this moment, the entire Eastern Wilderness was shaken; various Ancestor Kings, mistaking this for someone achieving the Dao, all felt a chill of dread, gazing from afar toward the Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range in the central region.
Brilliant radiance, a dignified aura—the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body stood there, merged with the Great Dao of heaven and earth, forming a presence that made all living beings want to prostrate in worship.
“Kill… them…” a faint strand of divine will emanated from the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s heart.
Ye Fan, the Black Emperor, Duan De, Li Tian and the others immediately felt a chill down their spines—never mind themselves, even the various Ancestor Kings present would have to flee, utterly unable to resist!
That magnificent body turned around to face Ye Fan and the others; instantly the Heaven-Devouring Demon Cover rang out sharply, cascading down streaks of immortal radiance, coiling around them.
This was the response of an imperial weapon, sensing urgency and threat!
“No…” a voice of despair echoed through the Heaven-Breaking Mountain Range, quickly weakening and then vanishing.
The divine consciousness-thought had been dissolved; the black vicious ghost’s consciousness fluctuations disappeared, mercilessly crushed and purified by the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body.
At this moment, an aura of an Emperor pervaded this world, shaking the nine heavens above, subduing the nine netherworlds below, all things possessing spirit compelled to submit. He dominated the will of heaven and earth, the Great Dao cascading down boundless splendor, strand after strand, wisp after wisp, hanging like waterfalls from the sky, surrounding this brilliant, blazing body.
All directions fell silent; countless living beings bowed toward this direction, offering reverent worship.
“The vicious ghost has been killed—it’s as if he died by his own hand.” Li Tian said in a trembling voice.
“Such an invincible Great Accomplishment Sacred Body—having achieved great merit for the world in the past, now truly revived, he would naturally want to eliminate malevolent thoughts, even those belonging to himself.” the Black Emperor said, breathing a sigh of relief.
“Awaken the memories of a past life, borrow the fruit of a former existence—in truth, both are the vicious ghost itself! It’s not a summons across time and space; no one could live that long. Once the true self awakens, the malevolent intent naturally gets purified.” Duan De said—having dealt with ghosts for years, he was most qualified to speak on this matter.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s gaze turned; a great mountain instantly turned to ash. A powerful Ancestor King, prostrating toward this place, said with a trembling voice, forcing himself to speak: “I was merely passing through this place; I meant no offense to your divine might.”
A powerful Ancestor King, though tens of miles away, trembled all over, continuously retreating, then quickly vanished into the horizon.
Such might left Ye Fan, Duan De, and the others utterly shaken—no wonder the Heaven-Devouring Demon Cover above their heads rang out so sharply; after all, it was an imperial weapon!
“This weapon… I never had the chance to see it in life, yet I see it now after death.” the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body murmured to itself.
Finally, its gaze fell upon Ye Fan, saying: “Has the Sacred Body’s lineage transmission been severed?”
Ye Fan’s heart stirred greatly; he bowed respectfully, saying: “Please, Senior, bestow your teachings!”
“Please, Senior, grant us your supreme sacred methods as well!” Duan De also joined in bowing, hoping to receive the transmission too.
A beam of light flew over, entering Ye Fan’s brow; a clear Dao-diagram manifested within his mind sea. He shuddered—it was remarkably similar to the sacred method he had previously obtained from the Sacred Body’s cultivation of a single realm, yet far more complete and detailed.
“I have obtained this before.” he couldn’t help but murmur to himself.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body glanced at him once, and Ye Fan’s heart shook—everything he had done within the Azure Flood Dragon King’s treasury, everything he had done before the stone coffin at Sacred Cliff, all surfaced, perceived by this deity-like being before him.
“The Human Race Sacred Body’s lineage transmission method requires the divine sense to gauge; after death, many pathways of operation get severed—you couldn’t grasp it through the corpse alone.” the figure of light said calmly.
“Please, Senior, guide me through my confusion.” Ye Fan bowed once more.
The corpse within that stone coffin atop Sacred Cliff was undoubtedly someone who had possessed a flawless transmission, but having been dead too long, the techniques from that lifetime could not be passed down without flaw.
“Enter the Sage realm, and use this method to recultivate every single realm—this is the very foundation of our kind’s invincibility.” Having said this, the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body said no more, gazing at the mountains and rivers with a soft sigh.
Duan De, the Black Emperor, Li Tian and the others all fidgeted restlessly, unable to sit still, all performing grand bows, begging to receive the Senior’s teachings, hoping he would impart a method to them as well.
“Malevolent intent arose after death because the flawless method wasn’t passed down—there was unfinished duty, and now, having returned to this land, it is finally complete.” The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body sighed once more, taking a step forward, walking off into the distance.
“Senior!” Ye Fan and the others all called out, but the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body gave no response. With a single stride, the mountains and rivers shook, the winds and clouds shifted, the Great Dao itself resonating, giving rise to all manner of strange phenomena.
“Heavens, how powerful is he really—even the ancient Emperor’s outings couldn’t have been more than this.” the Black Emperor marveled in shock.
In the distance, true dragons soared through the sky, phoenixes circled, black tortoises cleared the path… strand after strand of auspicious light, beam after beam of divine radiance, paved a golden path of light, upon which the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body strode, vanishing into the horizon.
Only trailing Dao-light flickered, transforming into nine peals of heavenly thunder left behind—heaven and earth manifesting extraordinary phenomena for him, acknowledging his supreme Dao fruit; this was something rarely seen throughout the ages, something few in history could ever achieve.
“Where is he headed? Quick, follow him!” Duan De said—the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s past-life memories had opened up, an immeasurable treasury of knowledge; if it could be obtained, it would be equivalent to robbing an Emperor’s tomb.
However, there was no way they could catch up. With a single stride, the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers all retreated behind him; Dao patterns manifested beneath his feet, each step covering hundreds of thousands of miles, vanishing in an instant.
This speed was simply too terrifying, causing dread—his strides seemed to pierce through the void itself, and that golden path of light along with all the heavenly wonders followed along with him, receding into the distance.
“Don’t chase after him—even if all the various Ancestor Kings came, they couldn’t keep pace with his stride.”
“I think… he probably just wants to take one last look at this familiar, magnificent landscape, and then he will… vanish, I suppose.” Ye Fan murmured softly, understanding that state of mind, feeling a pang of sympathy.
On this day, the Eastern Wilderness shook greatly, all living creatures across the land trembling, as if sensing the ancient Emperor himself walking abroad, unable to help but prostrate toward that direction.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body traveled onward, surveying the many wildernesses, his eyes filled with endless vicissitude, as if recalling many ancient memories of the past.
Then, he continued on foot, entering the Undying Mountain—even the various Ancestor Kings of the ancient factions dared not set foot there, yet he simply walked right in, shocking a passing Ancestor King so greatly that he was left utterly dumbfounded.
“He’s entered the Undying Mountain!”
Once this news spread, many ancient kings were stunned; everyone in this region rushed over immediately, wanting to see the outcome.
Within the Undying Mountain, black great peaks stood in clusters; the golden path of light beneath the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s feet led straight to the central region, encircled by a ring of mountains, shrouded in mist, mysterious and unfathomable—since ancient times, aside from the Emperor, no one had ever known what lay within.
The Headless Knight guarding this place rose up, every hair on its body standing on end, as if under tremendous pressure, its whole body about to crack, continuously retreating.
“Step back, let him pass.” Just then, from the most mysterious misty region at the center of the Undying Mountain, a cold, merciless voice rang out, carrying supreme authority.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body crossed through the central misty region of the Undying Mountain on foot, as if reminiscing about the past, pausing there for a moment, saying: “The place where I once fought, long ago.”
Then, he walked on step by step, receding into the distance; only after he had been gone for a long while did a pair of eyes open within the misty region, staring at his retreating figure for a long, long time.
In another direction, the two Ancestor Kings who had been chasing after him saw him cross through and emerge, their whole bodies turning cold, murmuring in trembling voices: “He’s crossed over…”
A golden path of light extended straight toward the Northern Region, spanning who knew how many tens of thousands of miles, phoenixes dancing, true dragons coiling, as if the Heavenly Emperor himself were traveling abroad.
In this moment, throughout the six directions and eight wildernesses, every sage sensed the Emperor’s aura through the resonance of heavenly Dao, all struck with shock, utterly overwhelmed.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body surveyed the mountains and rivers, entering the Northern Region, murmuring to himself: “The ancient races have awakened—so I’ve lived to see this era. Is there hope of opening the path to immortality? What a pity I missed it, becoming an immortal…”
He felt a sense of regret, but his gaze quickly blazed with intensity once more, his fighting spirit splitting the heavens, sweeping across the entire Northern Region, advancing step by step toward the places with the strongest concentration of vital energy.
“He… he’s here, far too fast. He didn’t even open the Realm Gate, just walked straight in—yet he arrived in the Northern Region in an instant!” the various Ancestor Kings exclaimed in shock.
“There truly is… the aura of the Ancient Emperor upon him!”
As the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body entered the Northern Region, all the ancient factions grew terrified, everyone on edge, uncertain of what was to come.
His first stop was the Primordial Lake, startling every hair on the bodies of all the royal clans there, ancient imperial weapons rising and sinking, ready to be sacrificed at any moment.
“What should we do now? Could the Human Race truly still have a living Emperor? Someone must risk death to enter the Taichu Ancient Mine and request the presence of this supreme being.”
The people of the Primordial Lake were terrified, nearly holding their breath—the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body’s might was simply too overwhelming, standing there motionless above their divine lake, brilliant radiance illuminating every inch of the water.
After a moment, they were left nearly drained, finally letting out a breath of relief, because that terrifying human figure had departed, leaving them feeling as if they had lived through a thousand years.
Not long after, before Fire Qilin Cave, a human figure appeared, standing with his back to the ancient cave, radiating overwhelming might, terrifying the entire clan there.
“What’s happening? A Human Race Emperor… is still alive!”
Half an hour later, the royal clans of Blood Phoenix Mountain, Divine Silkworm Ridge, and other places were also struck with terror, all personally facing that human’s supreme might on this day, pressed to the point of suffocation.
A single person entering several major royal clan strongholds alone left every clan trembling with fear—what kind of divine might was this? All the ancient factions of the Northern Region were terrified to the extreme!
Finally, the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body crossed through the Taichu Forbidden Zone, shaking the entire Northern Region; every ancient king from every clan stood there in stunned silence.
And what shocked them most was that the golden path of light led straight toward the Taichu Ancient Mine—he simply walked there on foot, approaching it directly.
Huo Qizi frequently visited the Taichu Forbidden Zone; now, personally witnessing all of this, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes, an expression of disbelief crossing his face.
“He… is he going to enter the Taichu Ancient Mine?!”