The power of the Ancient Immortal Edict had completely dissipated.
But that did not mean the covenant of old had thereby become void.
The Human Sacred Master, the Human Immortal of the present age, had inherited the Ancient Immortal's position, becoming a blade suspended above the Nine Heavens.
Whenever any god or deity of the All Heavens violated the covenant, Lin Yan could sense it.
When the Ancient Immortal had fallen in the past, the surviving edict had hung high above the Nine Heavens. Its remaining power was like water without a source: every use diminished it further.
Even if it sensed the gods' movements in violation of the covenant, so long as no great disaster was wrought, the Ancient Immortal Edict found it difficult to bring down punishment.
However, after today, the Human Sacred Master would be an immortal god abiding in the world.
Whenever the world changed, he could intervene and suppress it.
The countless beings of the world, gods included, dared not act recklessly, simply because excessive consumption would inevitably invite the erosion of the strange aura.
But Lin Yan feared no erosion from the Strange Night. He possessed the Demon Quelling Divine Ability, as well as the Qi Devouring Divine Ability.
These two divine abilities originated from the Great Emperors among the immortals and gods. After being refined and cultivated by generations of the human race, they had reached perfection.
These two divine abilities could almost be called the heritage accumulated by the immortal and divine Great Emperors and generations of the human race throughout the endless ages.
"Once you attain the Dao and become an immortal, do not forget your original aspiration."
The Ancient Immortal's voice rang out in Lin Yan's heart.
The Great Vow of those years still echoed in his ears.
To inherit