"Immortal Road Severed?"
Li Hao froze and asked, "Immortal deities exist in this world?"
Hearing Li Hao's question, the Night Ancestor chuckled. "Immortal deities are elusive and ethereal. No one has seen them with their own eyes, but ancient texts mention them. Take the sword stele on Moon Gazing Cliff, for instance. The sword shadow within it is called 'Immortal Guides the Way.' No one but an immortal could execute such an exquisite sword move."
"Indeed. I heard even the Sword Saint went to study it and failed to comprehend it. The other Supreme Saints have also said that only an immortal deity could have left that sword move behind. It lies beyond human mastery."
"Besides Immortal Guides the Way on Moon Gazing Cliff, there's the palm print in the Cold Ancient Land and that tattered silk robe drifting through the Soul Severing Sea. They all prove that immortal deities once existed in this world. For some unknown reason, though, they seem to have departed, leaving no further trace."
Though the young man's voice sounded youthful, he knew many ancient secrets. He said:
"A saint's legacy may endure through the ages, but saints cannot live forever without decline. Immortal deities can. To make one's Great Dao eternal, one must transcend the Supreme Saint level and become an immortal deity. Only then can one receive the worship of the masses for all eternity."
"If an immortal deity appeared in the world and bestowed an immortal miracle, countless people would place their faith in them. After all, faced with a living immortal deity, even saints would become believers, let alone people like us. Who wouldn't revere them?"
As the conversation turned to immortal deities, the Azure Ancestor joined in, though his voice carried a wistful sigh.
Li Hao was startled. He had