Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage to the Life Forbidden Zones.

The greatest cancer of the Zhetian Universe, and the source of the Dark Turmoil.

To await the opening of the Path to Immortality, the Heavenly Lords of the Mythological Era and the Ancient Emperors of the Ancient Era had slashed themselves and sealed themselves away within the forbidden zones.

Even while sealed, these Forbidden Zone Supremes could not resist the erosion of years, and their lifespans continued to dwindle.

They needed Life Essence to extend their lifespans, so they launched Dark Turmoils and devoured the Life Essence of All Spirits.

The present time was the Ancient Era of Covering the Sky.

Though the Forbidden Zone Supremes of this era were less active than those of Later Generations, their numbers were enormous.

During the Mythological Era and the Early Ancient Era, quite a few Heavenly Lords and Ancient Emperors had severed themselves and transformed into forbidden zones.

Unlike the Desolate Ancient Era, when large-scale Dark Turmoils broke out frequently and the Great Emperors of the Human Race battled the forbidden zones.

Most Life Forbidden Zones in the Ancient Era still had sufficient lifespans, and only small-scale Dark Turmoils occurred.

Only after the Desolate Ancient Era would the vast majority of Forbidden Zone Supremes fall into a state of exhausted lifespans and launch large-scale Dark Turmoils.

After the campaigns of the Great Emperors of the Human Race and the Nine Holy Bodies during the Desolate Ancient Era, the number of Forbidden Zone Supremes in the Post-Desolate Ancient Era had actually decreased greatly.

Though Chen Zhao also wanted to pacify the forbidden zones, this matter could only be approached gradually.

But it was still too early to think about his Late Years.

He had only just become an emperor. As a Chaos Body, he still had at least tens of thousands of years of peak vitality ahead of him.

If he obtained an Undying Medicine during that time, he could easily live out a Second Life.

After his Second Life ended, he could consider how to undergo a reverse transformation and live out a Third Life.

Chen Zhao let out a long breath and cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind.

In truth, what Chen Zhao feared most was not the Forbidden Zone Supremes of the Life Forbidden Zones, but the Undying Heavenly Emperor and Emperor Lord hiding behind the scenes.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor's Mortal World Immortal path was extremely unusual. He needed to bathe in the essence blood and origin of Ancient Emperor Great Emperors, borrowing the Great Dao within them to undergo Nirvana.

The Ancient Emperor Great Emperors the Undying Heavenly Emperor ambushed were all exceptionally special.

The Two Human Emperors of Taiyin and Sun cultivated the Taiyin and Sun Great Dao, which stood apart even among the many Ancient Emperor Great Emperors.

In Later Generations, the Fighting Saint Emperor was ambushed by the Undying Heavenly Emperor. Then Tai Emperor, a Great Emperor who cultivated Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, was also ambushed by the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

Finally, in the Post-Desolate Ancient Era, Ye Fan was also ambushed by the Undying Heavenly Emperor during his Late Years, who sought to seize his origin essence blood.

From this, it was clear that only powerful and extraordinary Ancient Emperors would be targeted by the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

He just did not know whether the Undying Heavenly Emperor had ever set his sights on the Demon Emperor and God Emperor of the Ancient Era.

After all, among the Ancient Era Emperors, those two were incomparably powerful.

God Emperor in particular had hidden within the Divine Spirit Ancient Coffin to undergo transformation, ultimately enduring until he became a Quasi Immortal Emperor.

At present, it was the Mid-Ancient Era, and neither of those two had yet emerged.

As the emperor of this age, Chen Zhao had a premonition that the Undying Heavenly Emperor would set his target on him.

After all, the origin of a Chaos Body was an irresistible temptation to the Undying Heavenly Emperor, who needed the origins of Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors to undergo Nirvana.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor had now embarked upon the Mortal World Immortal path. Chen Zhao simply did not know which life he was on.

Then there was Emperor Lord, lurking in the Strange World, who wished to refine and sacrifice the two worlds into a supreme Immortal Artifact.

Emperor Lord was the final Heavenly Lord of the Mythological Era. It was said that he had been a certain Heavenly Lord of that era, reborn into another life and emerging at the end of the Mythological Era.

He refined the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill to extend the lifespans of Forbidden Zone Supremes and established a Heavenly Court where the various Heavenly Lords coexisted.

During the assault on the Path to Immortality, he had wanted to sacrifice all the Heavenly Lords, but was later ambushed by the Undying Heavenly Emperor and the others. He feigned death and concealed himself.

In the plot of Covering the Sky from his previous life, Emperor Lord had initially been portrayed as an ambitious, grandly imposing hero.

Yet later on, Emperor Lord had inexplicably turned evil, suddenly appearing and intending to refine and sacrifice the two worlds.

"Covering the Sky in my previous life was only a novel, but this is now a real world."

"Then what was the root cause behind Emperor Lord's sudden change in temperament and his desire to sacrifice the two worlds?"

Chen Zhao suddenly thought of a possibility: Emperor Lord might have been eroded by darkness.

The power of darkness was impossible to guard against. Even Immortal Emperors would fall before darkness.

If Emperor Lord had truly been eroded by darkness, then he would be the greatest hidden mastermind.

Far more worthy of caution than the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

A hundred years after the Human Emperor attained the Dao, the Ancient Races had curbed some of their arrogance.

As for the Ancient Royal Family, they showed no restraint, as though they had something to rely upon.

The emergence of three successive emperors, especially after the Human Emperor attained the Dao, had begun to improve the circumstances of the Human Race throughout the Universe Starry Sky.

News of the Human Emperor attaining the Dao spread throughout the Universe Starry Sky, filling Human Race Cultivators with the desire to make a pilgrimage.

After the Human Emperor set a hundred-year deadline, the powerful figures of the Human Race were filled with excitement and hurried toward Ziwei Emperor Star.

They had come not only to make a pilgrimage, but also to hear the Dao.

The reason Yin Human Emperor and Sun Saint Emperor were revered by the Human Race and honored as Human Emperors during the Ancient Era—

Besides protecting the Human Race, it was because they spread the Dao, imparted knowledge, and resolved doubts for the Human Race.

The foundational sections of the Ancient Emperor Scriptures of the two Human Emperors were widely circulated among the Human Race, and in Later Generations were known as the Human Race Mother Scripture.

Many Cultivators eagerly anticipated this pilgrimage.

Intercepting Heaven Dao.

Cultivators arrived at Ziwei Emperor Star one after another. Those capable of crossing the Starry Sky were basically all Saints.

These Saints came from the various Life Stars.

In the past, the strongest figure in Intercepting Heaven Dao had only been an old Saint.

Now that the Human Emperor had attained the Dao, Intercepting Heaven Dao had grown increasingly prosperous.

However, Ancient Races friendly with the Human Race had also sent sages to offer congratulations on the Human Emperor attaining the Dao.

Outside Intercepting Heaven Dao, Sect Leader Li Jing looked upon the magnificent scene, unable to conceal the smile on his face.

Suddenly, Purple Qi filled Intercepting Heaven Dao. Golden lotuses emerged from the Void, and Divine Rosy Clouds covered the Nine Heavens.

A wave of Imperial Dao Pressure extended down from Above the Nine Heavens.

The moment everyone sensed that Imperial Dao Pressure, they knew that the Human Emperor had appeared.

Above the Void sat a figure whose features could not be seen. Myriad Daos intertwined around him, while the phantom images of the Four Spirits guarded him on all sides, radiating majesty.

The Human Emperor!

Upon seeing the Human Emperor appear, the Cultivators who had come on pilgrimage bowed slightly toward the Void, showing their respect for the Human Emperor.

"Congratulations to the Human Emperor for attaining the Dao!"

The resounding voices rose in unison, and the entire Ziwei Emperor Star trembled faintly.

If one looked from beyond the star, one would see Purple Qi enveloping Ziwei Emperor Star, emanating an indescribable Dao aura.

"I shall expound the Dao for you all for one year."

The Human Emperor's voice sounded from the Void, filling the Cultivators who had come on pilgrimage with joy and smiles.

After all, an emperor expounding the Dao for them was a heaven-sent opportunity.

If they could comprehend anything from this discourse, it would benefit them for the rest of their lives.

Then, waves of Dao sounds rang out from the Void.