"The age of the Ancient Gods had long since ended."
The black figure spoke in a deep voice.
In the Immortal Realm, the Ancient Gods had long become relics of the past. After the Ancient Gods vanished without a trace, the entire Immortal Cultivation World underwent tremendous changes. Without the Ancient Gods as "raw materials," all Ancient Immortal inheritances lost their effect and could no longer be cultivated. To resolve this problem, the Immortal Court created the later cultivation methods.
It was also from that time onward that immortals were divided into two types. One was the Ancient True Immortals, and the second was the Merit True Immortals.
The Purple Qi Island Lord was a Merit True Immortal.
So-called Merit True Immortals were, in truth, immortals invested by the Immortal Court. They accepted the Immortal Court's benefits and acknowledged it as their master. In turn, the Immortal Court appointed them throughout the Immortal Realm as Lords of the Spiritual Domain, using them to stabilize the order of the Immortal Realm.
This structure resembled the prefecture-and-county system of the mortal world. Merit True Immortals were the "local officials" appointed by the Immortal Court, responsible for maintaining its order. But now, this "local official" was dead.
He had died at the hands of an Ancient God, a "remnant of the former dynasty."
"Blood-Qi Power cannot be wrong."
The golden figure did not argue. He was merely stating the results of his investigation.
"Why would Ancient Gods, a group already confirmed dead, appear again after death?" There was something strange in the black figure's tone, as though he had thought of something.
"Someone must have tampered with time, allowing those things that should have died to survive."
"The Spring and Autumn Gu?"
"Most likely."
The two spoke casually. Below them, the Sea of