In the end, the young man who had descended the mountain did not take Jiekong as his disciple. He only said that their fates were not closely enough entwined.
But meeting was a bond of fate too, so he granted Jiekong an opportunity.
"Jie Kong, your future achievements will know no bounds, but you are destined to face a tribulation," the young man told him.
"That tribulation will cloud your heart, bewilder your mind, drag down your True Spirit, and rob you of your True Self. Only by restraining yourself, holding fast to principle, and cultivating with a tranquil heart can you escape it."
"If you fall into that tribulation, you will never attain Transcendence."
A ray of divine light flew from the young man's fingertip and entered Jiekong's brow.
This was the opportunity he had given Jiekong. Yet after Jiekong left the immortal mountain, he could not discern what use it had to him.
It was as though it did not exist.
Jie Kong was bewildered for a moment, but when he came to his senses, the young man was nowhere to be seen.
Time slipped quietly by. Jie Kong's achievements truly knew no bounds, and he became a supreme figure whose might weighed upon the entire Boundary Sea.
He became a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.
During a Dark Turmoil, Jiekong traveled to the far side of the Boundary Sea and reached the Ultimate Ancient Land. There he saw Emperor Bone Bro, still sealed by his own hand.
Understanding dawned on him. This was the source of the darkness.
Jie Kong also discovered the Immortal Emperor Runes within the Dark Matter in the deepest reaches of the Ultimate Ancient Land. He refined some of it and obtained Immortal Emperor Profound Principles, but he also sensed how the Dark Matter ate away