[Let the system suffer a little]

Yaoguang debated the Dao among the living; Yunfei would reign supreme among the dead.

This was Lin Xian's suggestion, and it was no idle fantasy. He had sound reasoning behind it.

The Ruthless Great Emperor had indeed become invincible later in life. But when she first began cultivating, she had possessed nothing more than a worthless physique, and her combat strength must have been pitiful. Forget hunting down kings—she would have been the one getting slaughtered.

For someone with a worthless physique to rise against all odds, she must have encountered a tremendous opportunity, picked up treasures others had overlooked, and earned her first pot of gold to lay the groundwork for her rise.

And the Netherworld Emperor Duan De's fourth lifetime had happened to overlap with Ruthless's era.

It was hard to say that the transcendent Empress had never been influenced by a sleazy fat man behind the scenes.

"Daoist Duan De really has that kind of ability?"

Hua Yunfei was astonished. Duan De might have been famous for his archaeology, but the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art had been created by the Ruthless Great Emperor.

Could the two really be compared?

"People discover the Dao at different times, and everyone has their specialty." Lin Xian's expression was solemn. "You can question Duan De's character, but never his skills."

"He's a peerless grandmaster of feng shui. His attainments are already at the Heavenly Emperor level!"

"Who's Duan De?" Ji Ziyue asked curiously. Anyone Lin Xian praised so highly must have been an extraordinary talent.

"An old acquaintance," Lin Xian said meaningfully. "He's also the chief honored elder of our Great Love Immortal Alliance, our archaeology elder. If we want to rebuild the Heavenly Court, we can't do without him."

Who was Duan De? His origins were staggering!

In his first lifetime,