New Group Members

"All right, but you don't need to see us off too far." Unable to resist their enthusiasm, Shi Hao nodded in agreement. It would be several years before he returned next time.

"Are these the Green Scale Eagles you raised while I was in the Void God Realm?" Shi Jue examined them. They were still some time away from full maturity, but they could serve as bodyguards when the villagers went hunting.

"That's right. Ziyun, Roc, and Xiaoqing are all members of Stone Village."

Hearing those names, Shi Jue couldn't help teasing, "I have to say, your naming sense is pretty down-to-earth. Plain and unpretentious."

"Really? You think so too? No wonder we're such good brothers." Shi Hao laughed.

"Let's go!"

Shi Jue rolled his eyes. Compared to Shi Hao's thick skin, he still had a long way to go.

The three each mounted a Green Scale Eagle and officially set off. The people of Stone Village accompanied them for several miles before reluctantly turning back. Though Shi Hao and the others were the strongest in the village, they were still children. The Great Wilderness was so vast that no one knew when they would meet again.

[Ye Fan: Hey, hey, hey! I've got good news for everyone—I opened up my Sea of Bitterness, and it's a golden Sea of Bitterness.]

With the wind whistling past his ears, Shi Jue immersed his mind in the Chat Group. Before riding a Green Scale Eagle, chatting in the group was the best way to pass the time.

[Duan De: Quite a few Ancient Desolate Saint Bodies can't even open their Sea of Bitterness at this stage. You've got some talent, kid. A golden Sea of Bitterness seems unique to the Ancient Desolate Saint Body, but you're only getting started. You've got a long way to go!]

[Yan Ruyu: That's right. The Ancient Desolate Saint Body requires vast amounts of cultivation resources. Without any backing, your path of cultivation will be extremely difficult.]

[Ye Fan: ...]

[Ye Fan: I don't think we need to worry that far ahead. At least I've managed to open it. I'll take it one step at a time!]

[Shi Jue: Speaking of which, many Saint Bodies basically can't break through to the Four Extremes. It's like a curse. Unless you can find a Saint-level expert to reconnect your severed path.]

[Duan De: A Saint? Saints don't grow on trees; they aren't that easy to find. Doesn't our group have a Great Sage? Ye Fan, you can ask him for help.]

[Huntuo: I don't know the exact procedure either, unless you have a specific method.]

[Ye Fan: It's fine. I'm still a long way from the Four Extremes. There'll always be a solution.]

[Shi Jue: You've got a great mindset. The Chat Group can invite new members this time, so get ready to welcome them!]

[Ding, Empress Ruthless has joined the Chat Group.]

[Ding, Emperor Wushi has joined the Chat Group.]

[Ding, Little Moon of the Ji Family has joined the Chat Group.]

[Shi Jue: ...]

[Ye Fan: ...]

[Duan De: ...]

[Yan Ruyu: ...]

[Huntuo: ...]

At the sight of the first two new members' titles, everyone fell silent, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

"Did we just stumble into a nest of Great Emperors?" Shi Jue's mouth twitched as he began to doubt his life.

Not long ago, he had taken quite a few things from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, and now Empress Ruthless had joined. He suspected the Chat Group was messing with him.

Or perhaps this was the karma of a Great Emperor.

As for Emperor Wushi, he did not know much about him. He only knew that he stood with his back to all living beings, that he had raised the bragging Black Emperor, and that lofty description.

At the end of the Immortal Path, who stood at the peak? At the sight of Wushi, the Dao became empty.

Compared to the two Great Emperors, Little Moon of the Ji Family was relatively ordinary. She was Ye Fan's future Dao Companion, a woman who could even be considered his principal wife. She probably had not met Ye Fan yet, so perhaps he could play matchmaker.

"Chat Group, if Empress Ruthless and Emperor Wushi came to this era, what realm could they maintain?"

Shi Jue's eyes lit up. He had originally given up on targeting Demon King Pu, since it might be a Supreme Being. But now that the group had gained two Great Emperors, whose current realms might even be Mortal World Immortal, wasn't this a sure thing?

[Ding, the highest realm this Chat Group can invite is True Immortal. Mortal World Immortals crossing worlds will be suppressed and can maintain the realm of the Human Dao Apex.]

"So that's how it is!"

Shi Jue understood. The strongest members in the group were probably Ruthless Person and Wushi, but he still needed to determine what stage they were currently at. They could not still be in the stage before becoming Great Emperors.

[Emperor Wushi: What is this? It suddenly appeared in my mind.]

In a strange space, a towering figure sat cross-legged in the void. Only his back could be seen, yet the aura around him made the myriad Daos of heaven and earth tremble. He carried an air of invincibility beneath the heavens.

[Empress Ruthless: Wushi? That junior who became a Great Emperor?]

Ruthless Person had become a Great Emperor countless tens of thousands of years before Wushi, so calling him a junior was not wrong.

[Empress Ruthless: Duan De, I remember that many years ago, you broke into my burial ground and obtained the lid of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Pot.]

It had come. It really had come.

When he saw Empress Ruthless join, Duan De's fat face had turned deathly pale. He had even wanted to leave, but there was no such option.

All these years, he had been worried that Empress Ruthless would emerge and settle this karma. Ordinary people would be enraged if their graves were dug up, let alone someone like Empress Ruthless. If he had known it was her tomb, he would never have touched it. After all, the name Ruthless Person had been forged through slaughter.

[Emperor Wushi: Senior, you're here too.]

At Empress Ruthless's words, Emperor Wushi's previously unruffled aura suddenly fluctuated violently. He had met Empress Ruthless before and briefly discussed the Dao with her. He had been astonished by her talent, which had stunned the world.

Undying Heavenly Emperor watched Emperor Wushi with uncertainty. This fellow had kept an eye on him for so many years, yet this was the first time his aura had fluctuated so violently.

[Empress Ruthless: Mm.]

Empress Ruthless responded indifferently. That was simply her nature. All her attention was focused on Ye Fan; the anomaly from before should have been this group leader.

As for Duan De, she did not regard him as worth her attention.

[Shi Jue: @Emperor Wushi, where are you right now?]

[Emperor Wushi: Group leader? That should mean the leader of this group, right? I'm currently in a strange space, confronting an enemy. He's difficult to deal with, but neither of us can do anything to the other. At last, someone I can talk to. That guy speaks terribly. How many tens of thousands of years has it been!]

Shi Jue was dumbfounded. Why did this Emperor Wushi feel so different from what he had imagined? But on second thought, anyone capable of raising a shameless dog like the Black Emperor probably was not that serious in private.

He was also certain now that this Emperor Wushi was likely a Mortal World Immortal. Otherwise, he could not have confronted Undying Heavenly Emperor for so long.

As for Ruthless Person, she should be from Ye Fan's era. On the surface, she was a Great Emperor of the Human Dao, but if she wished, she could break through into the Mortal World Immortal realm at any moment.

That could be seen from her words: she did not seek immortality, only to wait for his return amid the mortal world. Ruthless Person had been able to become an Immortal long ago.