The contents of the Immortal Great Emperor's Diary had been revealed!
Everyone's eyes widened instinctively, afraid they might miss some important detail.
Before anyone could react,
the writing on the light screen updated again.
The Immortal Great Emperor's Diary, Page Two:
[Sixth day since transmigrating!]
[Even if I don't want to believe it, I have to accept the truth. I'm now an outer disciple of Xuanqing Sect in the Southern Region of Qing Province, and my name is Lin Feng.]
[My cultivation talent is pretty average!]
[There's good news and bad news.]
[The bad news is that there's no system, and no Soul Grandpa either. I can only rely on myself.]
[The good news is, I've become immortal!]
[As long as I keep my head down and don't make waves, I still have a bright future. Besides, I've got plenty of time. So what if my talent's a little lacking?]
[So I've made up my mind: I'll keep my head down until the world is destroyed!]
The moment this diary entry appeared, the entire Cultivation World erupted!
According to the contents of this page, the Immortal Great Emperor's identity had finally been confirmed!
"An outer disciple of Xuanqing Sect in the Southern Region of Qing Province?"
"I never would've guessed the Immortal Great Emperor was once a disciple of Xuanqing Sect. Isn't that just a third-rate sect?"
"Average talent? How are the rest of us supposed to live with that?"
"Wait. By all rights, the Immortal Great Emperor's cultivation shouldn't have been very high back then. How could he have lived forever?"
In an instant, nearly every gaze turned toward the Southern Region of Qing Province.
The Southern Region, Xuanqing Sect.
Within the sect, every disciple—including the Sect Master and the Grand Elders—wore an expression of utter shock.
They were all completely dumbfounded!
No way.
The Immortal Great Emperor had once been one of their disciples?
Was this some kind of joke?
But the evidence was right there. As he stared at the writing on the light screen, Sect Master Yan Changkong's eyes went vacant, and his lips trembled.
He had no idea whether this was a good thing or a bad one.
Just then, the Great Emperor's Diary on the light screen updated once more.
The Immortal Great Emperor's Diary, Page Three:
[Time flies. Just like that, half a year's gone by!]
[Now that I've gotten used to this place, it's actually pretty interesting, even if it's dangerous!]
[Heh, I finally broke through to the third level of Qi Refining. Feels great!]
[Still, I'm not entering the outer disciples' tournament. That stupid competition is completely pointless.]
[I can't waver from the path of keeping my head down and building up my strength!]
[Transmigrators are destined to stand at the peak of the world! Oh, and I miss Black Silk!]
The Immortal Great Emperor's Diary, Page Four:
[Training in the Cloudfall Mountain Range...]
[A lot's happened lately, and some of it's been pretty melodramatic. I've only just had the time to write it down.]
[On the tenth day of training, I met Ruoyu by sheer chance.]
[I swear! Before we headed to that Ancient Cave Abode, I really couldn't tell she was a woman in disguise.]
[Later, I found out it was an extremely precious magical mask that could change someone's appearance and aura.]
[The dangers inside the Ancient Cave Abode were beyond anything we could've imagined.]
[I nearly died!]
[Ruoyu used a forbidden art and was badly injured. After we escaped, I could only carry her to a secluded stone cave to recover.]
[Just now, the moment I stripped her naked, I was stunned!]
The diary entry ended abruptly there.
At that moment, at Jade Pool Holy Land,
atop a ten-thousand-zhang peak that pierced the clouds, a jade-green lake shimmered with ripples.
At the center of the lake, a snowy-white lotus bloomed.
On the lotus sat a graceful figure, barefoot and cross-legged. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, and her presence utterly otherworldly.
She was like a celestial maiden who had stepped out of a painting.
But now, a trace of bewilderment crossed her face, adding a touch of mortal warmth to her ethereal beauty.
The celestial maiden came to her senses and murmured, "It was him! It really was him, but... how could he be the Immortal Great Emperor?"
This was the Ruoyu mentioned in the diary.
But that was only an alias. Her real name was Yuan Ruoyu.
Back then, she had only been a core disciple of the Holy Land. She had gone to the Cloudfall Mountain Range to train and complete the Saintess trial.
Now, Yuan Ruoyu was the current Holy Venerable of Jade Pool Holy Land!
Its unquestioned ruler.
She was a force to be reckoned with across the entire Cultivation World!
A look of reminiscence came into Yuan Ruoyu's beautiful eyes, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly.
For that instant, even the world seemed to lose its color.
"Those days really are worth remembering!"
Yuan Ruoyu smiled and sighed. Suddenly, as if something had occurred to her, her expression changed!
A blush crept across her cheeks.
She sounded a little flustered. "That guy didn't write absolutely everything in his diary, did he?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, her face was already red as a bank of fiery clouds.
Yuan Ruoyu still vaguely remembered that the two of them had spent half a year recovering in that cave.
And there had been some rather intimate moments between them...
Liyue Immortal Dynasty.
High above, upon the imperial throne, the Immortal Dynasty Empress—whose name struck terror into people's hearts—radiated an imposing aura.
Every movement of hers carried a sky-swallowing majesty.
Empress Ye Qingge's gaze was cold and her face frosty, but in her heart, she murmured:
"Always talking about keeping your head down until the world is destroyed!"
"Why does that catchphrase sound so much like him?"
"Damn you... could it really be you? I've finally found a clue about you..."
After a long moment of thought, Ye Qingge's eyes suddenly lit up. She barked, "Guards!"
"We are at Your Majesty's service!"
"Order the Black Bird Guard to go to Xuanqing Sect in Qing Province at once and investigate everything about the Immortal Great Emperor!"
"As you command!"
In a secluded place far from the mortal world,
Rumble!
A mountain peak suddenly exploded, and a figure flew out, shrouded from head to toe in black mist, only faintly visible.
Through the haze,
a pair of pale-purple eyes gleamed with sinister depth.
The next moment, those eyes turned toward Qing Province. A murderous chill surfaced in them, and he said coldly:
"Immortal Great Emperor, I've finally found your tracks!"
"This time, let's see how you escape!"
By then, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's Communication Array had already been shut down.
The light screen dimmed.
This round of revelations from the Immortal Diary was over. They would have to wait ten days for the next one.
That was the rule the various factions had agreed upon.
Although only a few short diary entries had been revealed this time,
they had still brought plenty of information to light.
The key now was figuring out how to decipher the Immortal Great Emperor's Diary.
Over the next few days, the entire Cultivation World seemed to grow quiet.
The Holy Lands, sects, cultivation clans, and even wandering cultivators all settled down.
They devoted themselves to deciphering the diary.
After all, whoever got there first would seize the initiative!
In a great hall of Jade Pool Holy Land,
a group of elderly cultivators with immortal bearing each held a copy of the diary and read it, shaking their heads.
"'Damn'? Is it some kind of plant?"
"It can't be that simple! Could it be some kind of strange immortal herb?"
"'Transmigrators are destined to stand at the peak of the world.' What an arrogant claim! Could transmigrators possess some sort of powerful physique?"
"And what are 'golden fingers' and systems?"
"Who does 'Soul Grandpa' refer to?"
At that moment, Yuan Ruoyu entered the hall in a long dress, and the gathered elders stopped to bow to her.
Yuan Ruoyu remained expressionless as she asked, "Elders, have you made any headway deciphering the diary?"
"Well..."
The elders exchanged glances and stroked their beards, unable to utter a single word.
Yuan Ruoyu didn't mind. Instead, she turned her gaze to the Great Elder.
The Great Elder of Jade Pool Holy Land, Wei Yuan, was a cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana Realm, with peerless talent.
Wei Yuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said,
"Holy Venerable, the Immortal Great Emperor truly is unfathomable. I've lived for twenty thousand years, yet I've never even heard many of these words."
"However..."
At Wei Yuan's words, everyone turned to look at him, waiting for him to continue.
He braced himself and said, "I believe the key to deciphering the diary lies in something he mentioned several times!"
"Black Silk!"
"The Great Emperor wouldn't keep thinking about it if it were ordinary. If we can find this Black Silk, perhaps everything will fall into place."
Yuan Ruoyu was stunned at his words, and an awkward look flashed across her face.
She hesitated, but for the sake of the greater good, she said:
"To be honest, I once met the Immortal Great Emperor. He mentioned this Black Silk to me!"
"What?!"
Wei Yuan said excitedly, "Holy Venerable, do you know what it actually is?"
Yuan Ruoyu shook her head and said softly, "He didn't explain, and I didn't ask."
As she spoke, her eyes unconsciously drifted away.
"I only remember that he was staring at my feet with a very strange look, then casually said..."
"His exact words were, 'It'd be perfect if there were Black Silk!'"
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