Nangong Zheng

Several days later, the Jade Pool Gathering finally began. The entire Pure Land was bustling with activity Mighty Lord from all sides came to visit, strong individuals from all over the world gathered, and extraordinary people and hermits from all walks of life made their appearances.

The Jade Pool Gathering, also known as the Peach Gathering, is held every five hundred years or so, attracting a multitude of powerful figures. However, this year's gathering is somewhat different from previous ones, as it involves some Mysterious Stone for the assembled heroes to view, thus this year's event is also known as the "Stone Appreciation Convention."

"It's just like a grand gathering of immortals!" Ye Fan exclaimed.

"This is my first time attending such a grand event!" Zhou Tong looked around curiously.

I've seen countless such grand events through the Reincarnation Mirror, some even grander than this one, but what's in the Reincarnation Mirror is ultimately illusory and can't compare to participating in it personally.

This was a floating Jade Pavilion and Palace, surrounded by lotus ponds and flowers, with clouds and mist swirling around its feet, making it feel like being in the Heaven Realm. People kept arriving on clouds, all of them important figures, truly like immortals attending a gathering.

"The Imperial Uncle of Ancient Hua from Zhongzhou has arrived."

"The Ice God Palace of the North Pole has arrived."

"The Duer Divine Monk of the Western Desert has come to visit."

"The War King of the War God Hall of the Southern Ridge has arrived."

One after another, important figures appeared, and divine chariots pulled by various Flood Dragon and phoenixes, shimmering with rosy light, passed through the sky like the chariots of the gods.

"See that? That bald guy is surrounded by layers of Divine Ring. His cultivation level is terrifying."

"Keep your voice down. This is Divine Monk from the Western Desert. His cultivation is truly terrifying. He's probably already Arhat or even a Venerable."

"Isn't the Arctic Palace an ancient holy site on the Northern Plains ice plains? It's so far away, yet their palace master has come. Jade Pool must have a lot of influence."

"The War God Hall of the Southern Ridge is said to hold the secret to Becoming a God, and their War King has even come here."

As great figures and extraordinary individuals continue to appear throughout the land, everyone is discussing it.

"Hey, have you guys noticed that we seem to be isolated?" Pang Bo suddenly said.

Looking around, everyone was giving them extremely unfriendly looks.

"That's perfectly normal!" Zhou Tong said calmly. "We don't have any powerful backers, and these few bandits aren't on the same path as these Holy Son Saintess."

Unlike in the original story, Ye Fan and his group no longer have the protection of the Old Madman. The Old Madman has no connection with them now.

Meanwhile, Jiang Taixu is probably dead too!

There was no other way; Zhou Tong released him early, and since his days were numbered, he went to see Fairy Caiyun, and most likely, Fairy Caiyun ended up dying together. A second life isn't so easy to live; without the original state of mind, Jiang Taixu was essentially gone.

In the world of spiritual practice, having a powerful backer is truly important.

Many Great Emperor had various overt and covert backers during their growth. The ancient emperors all had a race supporting them, and Wu Shi the Great also had Jade Pool. The Great Emperor known as the most miserable was Chaotic Ancient, who was also a Holy Son of a holy land before he attained enlightenment.

Even the invincible Desolate Heaven Emperor had Meng Tianzheng protecting him in the middle stage, and later the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and King Pan, which gave him the opportunity to rise to power.

The only one who truly fought his way up from nothing is probably the Ruthless Great Emperor. Perhaps he even benefited from the support of Ruthless Great Emperor during his rise to power.

"Someone like me, without any powerful backers, would probably have a hard time getting by in Big Dipper!" Thinking of this, Zhou Tong understood that in the period following the Flat Peach Banquet, those powerful forces would definitely find someone to use methods like Heavenly Mystery Divine Calculation to predict his fate.

However, he wasn't afraid at all. He carried the Heaven-Deceiving Array Pattern with him at all times, and he had so many disguises. It would be a miracle if those people could deduce anything from him.

No matter how you look at it, the Nine Secrets: Zu is the most needed secret technique for independent cultivators. With the Nine Secrets: Zu, one can go anywhere in the world.

"The supreme human expert, Nangong Zheng arrived!" Suddenly, someone shouted this loudly.

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. Even some important figures stood up and looked outside.

Clouds surged and mist swirled, petals danced, each one translucent, and a straight road paved with glistening petals rushed down from the horizon, its fragrance filling the air.

The legendary human powerhouse, Nangong Zheng, cultivated the Longevity Art, living on plants and trees, subsisting on rare flowers, and never without Spiritual Grass by his side. A thousand years ago, he was already a legend among humans, achieving such a legendary feat as a rogue cultivator, no wonder he was given the title of "legend."

"Nangong Zheng has reappeared..." Everyone was shocked.

There were rumors that he had passed away five hundred years ago, but no one expected that he would reappear in the world.

"Nangong Zheng? Why did he come out?" Zhou Tong asked, somewhat surprised.

In the original novel, Nangong Zheng was born because he received news of the Bronze Immortal Palace, and it was Ye Fan released the news of the Bronze Immortal Palace.

However, both Zhou Tong and Ye Fan are keeping the news of the Bronze Immortal Palace Bronze Immortal Palace very secret, so he should be completely unaware of it.

"Senior Nangong Zheng!" someone greeted him.

Nangong Zheng looked around and finally his gaze fell on Ye Fan. He smiled and said, "Young friend, you must have been to the Bronze Immortal Palace before?"

"What!?"

"He actually entered the Bronze Immortal Palace?"

Many extraordinary individuals also focused their attention on Ye Fan, and even the various Holy Lord showed expressions of shock.

How could a mere cultivator from the Four Extremities Realm enter a place like the Bronze Immortal Palace and emerge alive?

This luck is truly unparalleled.

Nangong Zheng said, "Some time ago, when I was in seclusion, I suddenly saw a flash of celestial light. I followed the light and happened to see the Bronze Immortal Palace. Overjoyed, I rushed inside..."

Nangong Zheng recounted his discovery of the Bronze Immortal Palace and everything that happened inside the Bronze Immortal Palace.

He discovered the Bronze Immortal Palace by chance and rushed inside in a fit of joy.

The process of getting out of there was full of hardships and crises, but fortunately, Nangong Zheng had incredible luck and managed to escape from the Bronze Immortal Palace without any real danger.

"The time when Nangong Zheng discovered the Bronze Immortal Palace was exactly when Ye Fan was undergoing his tribulation!" At this moment, Zhou Tong keenly noticed this. He glanced at the Xiao Nannan in the distance who was still behaving obediently, and his heart trembled slightly.

Could it be that the power left behind by the Ruthless Great Emperor in the Bronze Immortal Palace made its move at that time? Or was it that the Ruthless Great Emperor's Dao Fruit resonated with the Bronze Immortal Palace?

How could they not have noticed at all, yet Nangong Zheng found the location of the Bronze Immortal Palace? Was it luck? Or did Nangong Zheng happen to be cultivating near the Bronze Immortal Palace?

Zhou Tong was somewhat shocked, but at the same time, he also understood.

Before the Path to Immortality was opened, the only time the Ruthless Great Emperor left the Primordial Forbidden Land was when the Bronze Immortal Palace was born.

Moreover, the Ruthless Great Emperor is currently refining the Bronze Immortal Palace Bronze Immortal Palace, so it's normal for her physical body to resonate with it.

However, Zhou Tong glanced at Nangong Zheng; if he couldn't break through his cultivation level, his lifespan was probably nearing its end. This guy had probably been searching for information and intelligence about Forbidden Zone and areas all this time!

If it weren't for the fact that their lifespan was running out, which cultivator in the entire cultivation world would dare to venture into a place like the Bronze Immortal Palace, which was comparable to a forbidden area?

"Young friend, your Myriad Mother Qi Source Root must have come from the Bronze Immortal Palace, right?" Nangong Zheng asked immediately after recounting his experience.

Although it was a question, the tone was very certain, as if they had found decisive evidence that brooked no argument.

"Not bad." Ye Fan nodded calmly.

Now that Nangong Zheng has already found the Bronze Immortal Palace, there's no point in trying to cover it up anymore, and no matter how he explains, no one will listen.

Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar and there was a great commotion. No one had expected that it was a sacred artifact exclusively for the Great Emperor obtained from the Bronze Immortal Palace.

"Young friend, do you know that you have already formed a great karmic bond with the Ruthless Great Emperor? The Myriad Mother Qi Source Root found by him." Nangong Zheng further deceived Ye Fan.

"I've formed a huge karmic bond with this Ruthless Person..." Ye Fan felt a headache coming on; this Great Emperor was far too terrifying.

"Ye Fan, don't listen to his nonsense, don't be scared!" Zhou Tong said at this moment.

Now that they've mentioned the Bronze Immortal Palace, they'll definitely turn their attention to themselves after talking about Ye Fan.

The unease I felt using the Nine Secrets: Qian was probably related to the Bronze Immortal Palace.

Rather than doing that, it's better to fight back first.

"Oh? What insight does this young friend have?" Nangong Zheng looked at Zhou Tong. At this moment, he dared not speak to Ye Fan like this, after all, Zhou Tong was a half-step great power at the Great Perfection of Immortal Platform Layer One.

To have cultivated to this level at such a young age is absolutely a peerless genius. If he takes another step forward, even he cannot underestimate him.

Such a person's influence is probably not much less than that of those top-tier experts.

"I have no profound insights, I just can't stand your pretentious airs!" Zhou Tong said calmly. "Let's not talk about those mysterious things. Cause and effect? That's laughable. Can any of you explain what cause and effect actually is?"

"..."

The entire celestial palace was serene.

What exactly is cause and effect? Even the Ancient Great Emperor might not have been able to explain it clearly, so how could they have given a definite answer?

"Young friend, you jest. Even the Ancient Great Emperor could not leave behind an answer to the question of cause and effect!" Nangong Zheng shook his head and replied.

"Since no one knows what cause and effect really is, then Ye Fan took the Origin of Myriad Mother Qi, so where does the cause and effect come from? Even if there really is cause and effect, it's not what you know, and it's completely different from your understanding of 'cause and effect'!" Zhou Tong said softly. "After all, as everyone knows, the Ancient Great Emperor are all dead."

"No one can live that long; they are indeed long dead," the Queen Mother of the West said.

"If any Great Emperor were alive in this world, the Supreme Saint Weapon would sense it. Those Supreme Great Emperor were comparable to gods have all died in the end," said the Jiang Family Patriarch.

Everyone else nodded. This was a secret known to many extraordinary people: if an emperor were to appear, the Saint Weapon would be the first to sense it.