[You swiftly absorbed the memories of this [Sword Gate] elder, learning the more deeply hidden truths of this world.]
[—Especially those so-called "Dark Beings."]
[The cause of it all was actually identical to the webnovels of your previous life.]
[A wondrous substance called the "Immortal Source Stone" circulated in this [Longevity Realm].]
[Legend held that it contained longevity substance, which could slow the passage of time.]
[It was exceedingly rare, supposedly brought over from the legendary [Supreme True Realm].]
[As for its exact origin, this inner sect elder knew nothing.]
[Some mighty figure had devised a method of sealing oneself within an "Immortal Source Stone" when one's lifespan approached its end.]
[The first to attempt it was said to have been a Great Emperor, who had taken a portion of the [Longevity Realm]'s origin to create an independent plane.]
[Then he had cut down his own cultivation, fallen from the fruit position of [Great Emperor], and styled himself a "Forbidden Zone Supreme."]
[The purpose was to retreat from a flawless, perfected realm, leaving only a broken body.]
[With lower cultivation, the erosion of "Karmic Sin" upon oneself would lessen.]
[After all, this realm obeyed the iron law: "The higher the cultivation, the deeper the Karmic Sin."]
[Perhaps it was also due to the restrictions of this realm's rules: those who attained the position of [Great Emperor] were too heavily entwined in Karmic Sin.]
[They could not seal themselves directly with an "Immortal Source Stone," and could only circumvent this by cutting down their own cultivation.]
[There was only one purpose behind doing this.]
[—To await the opening of the "Road to Immortality."]
[Not every Great Emperor could defy death and live a third or fourth life as the [Heavenly Emperor] had.]
[By now, seven great Forbidden Zones had formed in