The Emperor Realm!

Chen Fusheng was puzzled. What karma had the height he had built with the Prehistoric Civilization become entangled with?

But seeing Dongfang Wu's solemn expression, his face grew grave as well. This karma seemed rather immense.

He had even mentioned the Old Path, which meant it was a road that had been abandoned!

Chen Fusheng spoke with them as a Rogue Cultivator, wanting to figure out what the Old Path was.

Dongfang Wu froze. The question had stumped him.

He only knew that the Old Path could not be touched, much less studied, because it was the road of losers. Their civilizations had already tested it, and it had long since been eliminated.

Yu Zishu knew part of the answer. Her eyes gleamed with interest as she said, "This karma was born from your cultivation of the Prehistoric Civilization. Whether those civilizations still exist or not, karma is woven into it!"

"When your Civilization Path grows powerful, you'll most likely face the backlash of those civilizations!"

Chen Fusheng's heart jolted. Backlash? Could things like the Longevity Art harm him?

It sounded absurd, but their civilizations had tested the Old Path!

"You can understand this kind of karmic threat like this: you used their civilizations as stepping stones. Those civilizations instinctively resisted, thereby brewing a calamity of slaughter."

Chen Fusheng frowned. It did sound somewhat reasonable.

"Even while you're undergoing tribulation, the cosmic disasters you face may be terrifying. You can understand it as the Civilization Tribulation settling accounts with you."

Chen Fusheng's head throbbed. The Black Disaster he had faced back then had been nearly unsolvable. If not for the Time Substance helping slow the flow of time, he would have died and vanished long ago.

Yu Zishu patiently explained it to him. Though she did not know exactly how