Something like a Sacred Dao—even mastering just one of them—was the dream of countless first grade Immortal Sovereigns?
Upon hearing this—
The Immortal Emperors and Immortal Kings of the Zhu Xian Team present all felt their hearts tremble.
They were clearly tempted.
They wondered whether they should find a way to study the Sacred Dao now, laying a stronger foundation for the road ahead.
However—
Yun Mang, another Immortal Sovereign from the Cloud Valley Immortal Sect, seemed to have seen through their thoughts and promptly poured a bucket of cold water over them.
"Stop dreaming, all of you!"
"Every last one of you here—I dare say that you have no hope of mastering a Sacred Dao in this lifetime. I'm not looking down on you."
"Ah... why?"
"Why?"
Immortal Sovereign Yun Mang nearly laughed in exasperation.
He flashed over.
Looking directly at Immortal Emperor Tai Ming, who had asked the question, he said, "You're already a Fifth Grade Immortal Emperor. Let me ask you one thing: from the day you began cultivating until now... was it hard?"
Immortal Emperor Tai Ming froze for a moment. Instinctively, he recalled his journey from the Human Immortal Realm to the Immortal Emperor Realm. Scenes of narrowly escaping death again and again even surfaced in his mind—memories that remained unforgettable despite tens of thousands of years having passed.
From the Human Immortal Realm to where he was now, was it difficult?
It truly had been difficult.
Not only difficult, but filled with bitterness to the point that recalling it made him want to cry.
So he nodded.
Before Immortal Sovereign Yun Mang, he did not dare boast.
"Hard. Extremely hard."
"If I had to do it all over again without bringing my current memories back with me, I wouldn't even be sure I could