Jiang Yun's words stirred endless speculation among the prodigies in the hall. Since ancient times, Great Emperors, Ancient Emperors, and Supremes had all sought "immortals."
What did immortals truly represent?
"Immortals..."
Some had never thought deeply about what it meant to become an immortal.
Was it the end of the path to the Dao, or an extension of life?
Or was it an idealized vision of the world, a beautiful name for the pursuit of cultivation and the Dao?
Every Ancient Emperor and Supreme believed immortals existed. Legends told of each of them charging down the Immortal Road before death. Immortals could not have arisen from nothing.
"To become an immortal!"
An unreadable light flickered in the eyes of several young prodigies seated below as they looked toward Jiang Yun. Some prodigies of antiquity had studied the path of immortals in depth.
Why else would they have emerged in this Lifetime?
But Emperor Qing's Dao Attainment had disrupted everyone's timing. By the time the Grand Dao's suppression faded, the opening of the Immortal Road was close at hand.
They had not even had time to grow strong.
"Palace Master, are you saying an immortal is a cultivation realm, rather than a transformation that occurs after entering the Immortal Domain?"
The Golden Heavenly Maiden's golden eyes trembled. Seated among the female cultivators of the Dao Origin Heavenly Palace, not far from Jiang Yun, she thought of her vanished father and murmured to herself.
"To become an immortal and found a lineage depends on what you seek. If you seek only to prolong your life and gain more years, then stepping into the Immortal Domain makes you an immortal.
"If you seek strength, then above the Heavenly Emperor lies the immortal!"
Jiang Yun took in everyone's reactions. Rather than shroud his meaning