He could not destroy those desires, only let them arise and perish on their own.
But he knew that one day, he would draw those stray thoughts back into himself.
The year 3451 of the Huan Yu calendar,
A piece of news suddenly spread quietly through the Restricted Areas before leaking into the Five Regions of the Big Dipper: the Devouring Heaven Great Emperor seemed to have truly passed away.
At first, no one dared believe it.
She was said to have lived into her third life. How could she have passed away in silence like this?
By calculation, she should at most have entered her late years of the third life, right?
Yet as time passed, Scarlet Glow River Forbidden Zone remained utterly still. In the eyes of a few powerful cultivators, the imperial might hanging over the Forbidden Zone was gradually dissipating as well.
Perhaps this process had begun long ago; only now had people of insufficient standing finally noticed it.
The living beings of Southern Ridge in the Big Dipper had no choice but to accept the fact that the peerlessly magnificent Southern Ridge Heavenly Emperor might truly be gone.
When it was confirmed that the terrain within Scarlet Glow River Forbidden Zone truly seemed to be changing, the Supremes of the various Restricted Areas opened their eyes one after another.
Deep within the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginning, several cold, ghostly lights suddenly lit up amid the deathly darkness.
They were the gazes of Supremes, piercing through layers of rock walls and turning toward the outside world.
"Has that little girl... truly died?"
An aged, hoarse voice rang out, carrying a trace of disbelief.
"Heh, what does it matter whether it is true or not? Even if she still lives, she certainly cannot be a