"It seems Daoist Ye was telling the truth earlier."
True Dragon took a deep breath, breaking the silence. His tone was grave.
"To Break King to Emperor, one must forge a new path. Although the sages of old laid the foundations of the Immortal Realm cultivation method, they ultimately touched some kind of taboo at the final step—or perhaps the path itself had already been severed."
"It's not just a matter of the path."
Wisdom gleamed in Willow Deity's eyes, which had seen through the ways of the world.
Combining what Ye Xuan had revealed earlier with what she had witnessed in the Sea of Worlds, she had begun to form a terrifying suspicion.
"On the other shore of the Sea of Worlds... Dark Creatures beyond the Immortal King realm must be lurking there!"
Willow Deity spoke to herself inwardly.
"Otherwise, with the strength of the founders of the Immortal Realm, even if they had faced a siege by several times their number in Immortal Kings, they couldn't all have fallen without even escaping."
"Unless... the ones who attacked them were Quasi-Immortal Emperors, or even actual Emperors!"
"And also..."
Willow Deity's gaze grew even more profound.
"If the Heavenly Court is taboo, and establishing one means certain death, does that mean that at the source of darkness, creatures have already established a true Heavenly Court? Is that why they won't allow a second Heavenly Court to appear in the Myriad Worlds, or anyone else to share that fortune and karma?"
The thought sent a chill down even Willow Deity's spine.
If her suspicions were right, then the enemies they would face in the future would be powerful enough to make anyone despair.
They were a colossal force that had ruled for countless eras and looked down upon the River of