Unofficial history of the Ancient Heavenly Court (second update)

For a Supreme Being, the greatest pursuits were immortality and becoming an immortal, yearning for that world that seemed within arm's reach yet remained unfathomably mysterious.

As long as someone could touch upon this subject, even the smallest ant was a fellow Daoist.

"Must one forge an Immortal Artifact to become an immortal?"

The Black Tortoise Ancient Emperor raised his Dao Enlightenment Tea and took a gentle sip. He seemed like an old man chatting with a neighborhood boy, yet everything they discussed concerned attaining immortality and the Great Dao.

"Throughout history, there have been three universally acknowledged Immortal Artifacts. The owner of the Desolate Pagoda is suspected to be the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and the Immortal Bell may have originated in Kunlun. Only the Green Cauldron's origins are known to all Supreme Beings across the ages: it was forged by Emperor Zun of the Ancient Heavenly Court."

"As far as I know, Emperor Zun did not ascend to immortality at the end of the Mythic Era."

In the Mythical Era, many emperors stood side by side. The Immortal-Ascension Cauldron, artifacts for attaining immortality—these were terms that no one could avoid on the path of cultivation across the ages, and the emperors and sovereigns of later generations all studied them.

The Restricted Area Supremes knew very well whether Emperor Zun had become an immortal, because Longevity Heavenly Venerable, who had personally participated in those events, was still alive. He had first settled in the Underworld, then retreated into the Immortal Mausoleum and become its master.

In their pursuit of immortality, the great Life Restricted Areas had exchanged information, naturally acquiring considerable intelligence.

"Did Emperor Zun really fail to ascend to immortality?"

Lin Xian smiled faintly and said meaningfully, "The Immortal Ascension Road did indeed open at the end of the