But although that old Quasi-Emperor was sealed within Divine Source, his mind had never truly fallen silent.
As a Quasi-Emperor, he had spent no short amount of time active in the outside world. From the Primordial Era until now, he had witnessed far too many rises and falls, successes and failures.
Being close to the source, he had once consumed the True Dragon Undying Medicine and lived a Second Life. The price, however, was that he had to make sacrifices for his race. His Second Life could no longer be lived for himself alone.
But now, his Second Life was also nearing its end. He had devoted his entire life.
He had originally believed that he would simply wait until the future imperial princess was born once more, then serve as a foundation protecting her Dao until he finally passed away and ended his life.
But the Female Emperor's arrival allowed him to glimpse another possibility.
That map!
Purple Dragon Girl had previously told him that she had seen the Female Emperor place a scroll inside the coffin before leaving.
And for an existence like the Female Emperor to store it away with such solemnity, it had to be no ordinary object.
Perhaps...
That scroll contained the secret of Eternal Life.
Once that thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.
If it were possible, who would be willing to become another's dependent?
He was a Second-Life Quasi-Emperor, not some worthless trash that could only submit to fate!
Finally, in the four-thousandth year,
The old Quasi-Emperor could no longer restrain himself and quietly broke free from his seal.
Without alerting anyone, he came alone before that ancient cave.
In his hand, he held an ancient bell. It was the Myriad Dragon Nest's Ultimate Imperial Weapon, the Myriad Dragon Bell.
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