The Desolate Ancient Era ended with Great Emperor Wushi.
As for who had been the first emperor of that era, opinions varied throughout the universe, and truth was hard to separate from fiction.
Long before Fang Yang had attained the Dao, he had learned many secrets of those who had done so from the Mythological Era through the Desolate Ancient Era through Carefree Heavenly Venerate's Primordial Spirit memories.
Yet when he truly saw the Great Emperor from the very beginning of the Desolate Ancient Era, he still felt a touch of surprise.
Amid the churning waves of the River of Time, a Great Emperor manifested the Primordial Eight Trigrams and forged the Fuxi Dragon Stele. His divine might was overwhelming. He turned a star region into his own domain and effortlessly killed a supreme being from the Mythological Era.
Through the ages, whether in the Mythological Era, the Primordial Era, or the Desolate Ancient Era, some who had attained the Dao hid in Life Forbidden Zones, awaiting the opening of the Path to Immortality.
In Fang Yang's era, scarcely any old monsters from the Mythological Era remained. Most had already fallen on the Path to Immortality or at the hands of reigning ancient emperors during the Primordial and Desolate Ancient Eras.
"The way of the Eight Trigrams—"
Fang Yang's gaze swept briefly over Great Emperor Fuxi. He did not linger on this Human Race emperor, but continued upstream along the River of Time.
His main purpose now was not to explore people and events long gone, but to help the empress resolve part of what weighed on her heart, then test his own mastery of time.
The River of Time surged on without pause, never resting.
The wooden boat pushed against the current like a fish swimming against the heavens,