If the longevity method were so easy to comprehend, the Life Restricted Areas would not have housed so many Supreme Beings. Anyone who succeeded was sure to leave a name in history, like Dique, the peerless divine man who had contended with the Fighting Saint Emperor, or Jiang Taixu, the White-Clad God-King.
Even if Emperor Jun failed to attain the Dao in this lifetime, the countless beings of all ages would never forget that a prodigy had once staked his life on a gamble and won a second lifetime. That Dao Fruit was in no way inferior to becoming an emperor.
"The heroes of this world are like carp crossing a river, each a dragon or phoenix among men."
The youthful Emperor Jun slowly shook his head and said solemnly, "How could we ever underestimate others?"
Gai Jiuyou looked thoughtful and glanced back at the Divine Race patriarch. He, too, was withered with age. Though he had comprehended a longevity method and lived past ten thousand years, his Immortal Altar had decayed, leaving him unable to make the ultimate leap or battle a Supreme Being. He could only be reduced to a watchdog.
His sole advantage was that he did not need to seal himself in divine source. He could preserve an undying thread of consciousness, comprehend the Dao, and ponder how to ascend. Of course, without a breakthrough in his understanding, he was effectively half-crippled.
"Not him," Emperor Jun said calmly. "There is someone on Ascension Star who succeeded."
Nirvana fundamentally depended on one's own talent. External things could only assist. Whether it was the Saint Spirit Method, Kunlun Immortal Mountain, or Lingbao Tianzun's legacy, they merely bought time and were useless for the ultimate leap.
"So it was him. I know of him." A glimmer of divine light