The exchange was simple, the tone utterly calm, but if word of it spread, it would surely shake the ages. The legendary Azure Emperor was actually still in the Human Realm, not completely dead as the world believed!
"Fellow Daoist, you truly are powerful, unrivaled throughout all ages. You quelled the turmoil and swept through the Forbidden Zones by yourself; your glorious achievements have shaken the ages." The gaunt old man spoke as he coughed.
"Our predecessors paved the way and had already killed nearly all the rulers within the Forbidden Zones. What do my achievements amount to? Reaching this era was merely the natural course of events," Ye Fan said.
Though he was surprised by the Azure Emperor's reappearance, it was not entirely unexpected. After all, he was the only one to attain the Dao in the hundred thousand years after the Desolate Ancient Era. It would have been far too abnormal for someone like him to die so easily; he ought to have defied the heavens.
In fact, judging solely by his lifespan, the Azure Emperor should not have fallen into extinction.
"I dismembered myself, and my primordial spirit entered the immortal artifact, the Huang Tower. I never expected that I would nearly send myself onto a dead end instead," the Azure Emperor sighed.
At that moment, he revealed his true appearance. He was a lean-faced old man with a head of gray hair and a tall, slender build. His eyes were deep, carrying the wise radiance of one who understood all worldly affairs.
Only two immortal artifacts remained in this world: one was the Immortal Bell, and the other was the Huang Tower. The fact that the Azure Emperor had obtained one and taken possession of it was enough to demonstrate his power.
"You came out specially