The Truth

Cang Mao glanced at Fang Ping and muttered, "Liar, he's cursing me in his mind again."

Fang Ping's thoughts vanished instantly; he had forgotten that the fat cat would overhear him if he spoke ill of it.

Who is this Richard? Cang Mao didn't say which emperor he was titled, so he shouldn't be one of the Nine Emperors and Four Sovereigns.

Was it some relatively unknown but powerful figure from ancient times?

To stand alongside the Spirit Emperor, one must be quite powerful, right?

Fang Ping was using a certain technique to think about it in his mind.

He dared not have any strong thoughts. These emperors were truly powerful. Even though he barely had the combat strength of Emperor Level, they could still easily sense his thoughts.

The difference in strength is just too great.

Back when he was just a low-ranking Third Grade artist, his thoughts could be sensed by Third Grade grandmasters because his Divine Power was not refined enough.

Later, Middle Third Grade, his Divine Power became more refined, and he learned some minor techniques. The grandmasters could no longer sense him, but he could not hide it from the Peak.

In other words, to perceive one's own thoughts, one's Divine Power must be at least two major realms higher than one's own—at least.

If someone is one realm higher in cultivation level, they can easily kill him; if they are two realms or more higher, wouldn't they be able to slap him to death?

Fang Ping dared not think too much about it, for fear that if he tried to force the thought, it would be sensed again.

Of course, the Emperor Level strength he mentioned here is not the strength of the four Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor, but the strength of the sect leaders in the medieval period, the sect era. This kind of strength is enough to be granted the title of Emperor with two titles.

In ancient times, this realm was also called Title True God. The Peak above the Rank Nine was also called a True God. Title True God is the next realm after a True God.

Above that is the Saint Level strength, from the ancient Heavenly Court era when Nine Emperors and four kings coexisted, which appointed Three Envoys, Eight Kings, Thirty-Six Saints.

The name "Saint Level" comes from this. They are stronger than Emperor Level, but have not yet reached the level of Break Six Heavenly King Level. Instead, they are in the transitional stage between Emperor Level and Heavenly King.

At this stage, the strength has not undergone a qualitative change. A Saint Level can easily suppress an Emperor Level, but two or three Emperor Level beings working together can contend with Saint Level, or even suppress them.

Strictly speaking, the next critical juncture is Break Six Heavenly King.

Of course, for Fang Ping, those things weren't really that far off. His advancement speed was among the top in Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

He reached the Fourth Grade in one year, the eighth rank in two years, and the grand finale in three years. In the later stages, his strength was like a three-level leap, directly undergoing multiple qualitative changes, allowing his strength to quickly jump to the level of an emperor.

It can only be said that the contingency plan left to him by the Zhan Heavenly Emperor was truly unfathomable.

"What brings you two seniors to our Human Realm?" Fang Ping asked the question that was of most interest to him first.

"Don't worry, we're only here for the Cang Mao, we have no ill intentions towards the Human Realm." The Spirit Emperor didn't answer Fang Ping's question, but Richard, who was standing to the side, explained it to him.

Richard had a good impression of this group of unyielding New Martial, so he didn't mind wasting his breath.

The Spirit Emperor was quite arrogant, and it was impossible to get her to explain these things on her own initiative, even if she knew that Fang Ping was the future Human King and that his strength might even surpass that of the Heavenly Emperor at his peak.

Otherwise, in the original story, he wouldn't have preferred to die at Fang Ping rather than utter a single soft word.

With Cang Mao's connection, how difficult would it be for Fang Ping to let her go? But she refused.

While one reason was to feign loyalty to deceive the Heavenly Emperor, the other was because she was truly arrogant.

"I see. I have many questions about ancient times. Could you please help me answer them?" Fang Ping didn't dwell on the question but instead changed the subject to focus on ancient matters.

Regardless of why the Spirit Emperor and this senior came to the Human Realm, they couldn't stop them; they didn't have the power.

All the experts have gone to the Fake Heavenly Grave. The Human Realm is now powerless to stop these two.

By the way, the Fake Heavenly Grave was actually created by using the Spirit Emperor's Palace as a gimmick to lure in experts from all sides.

Now that the Spirit Emperor was right before him, Fang Ping felt a little uneasy. If the Spirit Emperor Spirit Emperor found out what they had done, he would probably beat them to death.

Of course, Fang Ping was thick-skinned, and his expression didn't reveal anything amiss.

Fang Ping was unaware that the Spirit Emperor already knew about this matter. Having read the original storyline, she naturally knew about the Fake Heavenly Grave incident.

Knowing that the martial artist from the Human Realm used her former palace as bait to lure experts from other factions into the Fake Heavenly Grave, thus buying more time for the Human Realm martial artist to develop.

"Ask away. I can't guarantee I know everything, but I can tell you what I do know," Richard said.

Now that the Heavenly Emperor is gone ahead of schedule and the Spirit Emperor has also escaped, other emperors will likely emerge from the Origin Land in the future. The so-called plot has been completely distorted and has no reference value whatsoever.

It's uncertain whether Fang Ping can rise to power smoothly under these circumstances, but Richard doesn't mind letting them know more information.

Otherwise, the lack of information could lead to significant losses.

Why did the Nine Emperors and four sovereigns of ancient times vanish overnight, and why did the Heavenly Court collapse overnight? Where did these emperors go?

This was what Fang Ping most wanted to know. Everyone behind him also pricked up their ears to listen; this was a most closely guarded secret from ancient times. Who wouldn't be curious?

Originally, it was thought that some great upheaval had caused the emperors to perish. For tens of thousands of years, many powerful figures had speculated that this was the case, and the New Martial also believed it.

But now that the Spirit Emperor has appeared, it proves that this guess was wrong. So there must be other reasons.

"Because Origin Dao, the Origin Land of the core of the Origin Dao has a loophole that is getting bigger and bigger and urgently needs to be solved."

If all these powerful individuals were selfless and worked together, it might be possible to solve the problem of the Origin Dao. Thus, the Immortal Source Project Immortal Source Project came about, initially designed to address the loopholes in the Origin Dao.

However, everyone has selfish motives, and the emperors are no exception. Each of them has their own calculations, which caused problems with the Immortal Source Project.

The final result was that the three selfless Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor— War, Annihilation, and Hegemon—died in battle. The remaining emperors barely managed to fill the huge pit in the Origin Land with the Dao Fruit of the three of them.

But that wasn't enough, so the emperors carried the Dao Fruit to suppress the Origin Land, preventing it from emerging, until now.

Richard glanced at Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, and Yao Chengjun behind Fang Ping; they were the reincarnations of the three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor.

"So they really are the reincarnations of three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor?" Fang Ping also looked at the three of them.

Wang Jinyang and Yao Chengjun remained calm, showing no emotion whatsoever at the thought of their extraordinary past lives. Li Hansong, this simpleton, had already been fooled by Fang Ping and firmly believed that he had an extraordinary background in his past life.

"Yes," Richard said affirmatively.

"Could it be that—"

Before Fang Ping could finish speaking his concerns, Richard interrupted him.

"The three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor had no intention of being resurrected through reincarnation. They were too proud to stoop to such a thing."

Therefore, in this life they are simply themselves, with no further connection to the Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor of their past lives.

"The one the three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor truly chose is you."

Fang Ping was worried that the three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor would resurrect them in their three bodies, but he was overthinking it. Those three never intended to be resurrected; they had placed all their hopes on Fang Ping.

To be precise, it was the Zhan Heavenly Emperor who chose Fang Ping; the Mie Heavenly Emperor and the Ba Heavenly Emperor simply trusted the Zhan Heavenly Emperor.

"Me?" Fang Ping was surprised.

"Of course, haven't you always suspected that your cheat system has a conspiracy? Suspected that one day when you grow to a certain level, you will be harvested by the mastermind behind the scenes."

You can use it without worry. There's no hidden hand behind it; it was given to you by the Zhan Heavenly Emperor. The energy you're using didn't come from nowhere, nor is it inexhaustible; it's the legacy of three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor."

Richard didn't care whether Fang Ping could accept it or not, and dropped a bombshell.

Fang Ping's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and his face changed drastically. He almost couldn't resist turning around and running away.

The cheat software has been discovered?

Will I be arrested and dissected?

Those behind him, however, showed no reaction to Richard's words. Everyone close to Fang Ping knew this guy was suspicious.

This guy has a secret, a big secret.

But no one ever investigated it further, and everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning it. They even took the initiative to protect him when he was weak.

Fang Ping was arrogant back then, and his secret was exposed very early on. At that time, he was only spared from being taken to the research institute because of the protection of his teachers at the school.

This is the New Martial; as long as you care about the Human Race, you don't need to delve into these details.

Even the biggest secrets can be accommodated.

Later, this guy became increasingly troublesome, and seeing that the school could barely protect him, he hooked up with Zhang Tao. There's nothing wrong with that; as the Minister of Ministry of Education, isn't it only natural for Zhang Tao to protect Wuhan University students?

Although Lao Zhang often rips off his resources, he's never been one to back down. When something happens, he really steps up; to clean up Fang Ping's mess, he bravely stood up to countless True King in the Earth Cave.

Fang Ping has grown up under the protection of his predecessors all along.

Now he has grown up and is protecting the entire Human Race.

This is the spirit of passing on the torch among the New Martial.

"Senior is joking, I don't have any cheat codes," Fang Ping said with a dry laugh. He absolutely couldn't admit to joking; what if this senior was trying to trick him?

"Hmm, you don't. Let's continue with the whereabouts of the remaining emperors."

Richard didn't want his cheat code; he could easily create even a rudimentary one himself.

However, it's not practical in the Coiling Dragon World, where the focus is on comprehending the laws, and energy is never in short supply.

"Alright, alright, please continue, senior." Fang Ping couldn't wait for him to change the subject.

However, he now sensed that this senior was indeed very friendly, at least not to him or the New Martial. He might even have a rather favorable impression of him for some reason.

"As for the whereabouts of the emperors, they are above the Immortal Source, on that big light bulb in the Earth Cave. The vast majority of emperors are there; only one Earth Emperor escaped before."

Now that the Spirit Emperor has emerged, it's estimated that another Emperor will appear soon.

Richard reveals the answer directly.

This world was originally divided into Three Realms: Heaven, Earth, and Man. However, the Heavenly Realm was destroyed in the ancient Heavenly Court Fall War, leaving only Heavenly Tomb Fragment.

The Earth Boundary" refers to what martial artists in the Human Realm call the " Earth Cave," including the 108 Outer Domains bordering the Human Realm, the Central Domain, the War of Kings Domain, and a large area submerged by the Forbidden Sea.

The Earth Cave originally had no sun and was supposed to be in eternal darkness.

The Immortal Source Project created an artificial sun on Earth Boundary, which is the Immortal Source. It is a super-giant energy stone that continuously emits energy and is one of the main energy sources on Earth Boundary.

"So that's how it is. So all those emperors are on the sun in the Earth Cave. Does that mean we've been under their noses all along?"

Fang Ping suddenly realized something.

"That's pretty much it," Richard affirmed.

"Then why don't they come out and stop it? From the fall of the ancient Heavenly Court to the present tens of thousands of years of war, isn't it all caused by the disappearance of the emperors?" Fang Ping asked.

"Why should we stop them? This is their own business. They want to cultivate more Seed emperors. How can martial artists improve without fighting?" Richard retorted.

"What do they need so many Emperor Seed for? Are they so kind as to care about the martial arts path of the younger generation? Didn't you say that those Emperors are too selfish?" Fang Ping asked, puzzled.

"Of course, new emperors are needed to fill the gaps. Didn't I already tell you? The Origin Dao has a problem."

Although the Dao Fruit of three Extreme Dao Heavenly Emperor were added to alleviate the problem, and the emperors suppressed it, the Origin Dao has been able to persist until now, but the problem has never been solved.

"Without new Emperor Dao Fruit being added, how will those Emperors emerge?"

Richard calmly revealed this terrifying truth: the Three Realms are now a breeding ground for emperors, and the victorious Gu Kings will be used by the older generation of emperors to fill the pits.

This is the ultimate truth of the Three Realms. All the conspiracies, schemes, and power struggles below are for this ultimate goal.

Of course, the emperors are also scheming against each other. If not enough new emperors are eventually born, they will use each other to fill the gaps.

The Heavenly Emperor was even more ruthless; he wanted to use everyone to fill the hole.

Fang Ping and the New Martial behind him were stunned. This was the Emperor? So ruthless? Compared to the scheming of these Emperors, the New Martial ' fate was not surprising.

They finally understood why the Human Realm had become the target of the Earth Cave warriors—it was all for the purpose of cultivating powerful beings and raising Gu poison. All their schemes were for this goal.

Fang Ping originally had many questions he wanted to ask, but now he felt that none of them seemed important anymore.

Once the emperors' objectives are clear, all other issues become Xi Zhi.