"Such a powerful Emperor-level expert... how had I never heard of him? Could he already have fallen?" Nie Yun could not help asking.
He had learned from the Fire God Sect's Book Repository that Emperor-level experts possessed limitless lifespans, living as long as Heaven and Earth. Such powerful figures could not possibly be slain... so why had he never heard this name? Could he truly have already fallen?
"Great Emperor Shennong had indeed fallen!"
Very quickly, Stone Turtle confirmed his suspicions.
"This..."
Nie Yun was filled with confusion.
"Do you think that Emperor-level experts rarely act, and without a life-or-death grudge, they would never slaughter one another..." Stone Turtle seemed to have seen through his thoughts, his voice tinged with sorrow. "That is indeed the case. Without a life-or-death grudge, they would not possibly slaughter one another. But... Great Emperor Shennong truly did fall. Of the Great Emperors who had been with him back then, only one or two still remained to this day. All the others had died!"
"All died? What exactly happened?"
Nie Yun could not help asking.
Since they could not possibly slaughter one another, why had these Emperor-level experts fallen?
"I do not know the exact reason either. Back then, Great Emperor Shennong seemed to know that he would die. He assigned me the task of finding a successor, then left alone. He has never returned since..." Stone Turtle said.
"Great Emperors could fall... If this news spread, it would surely cause an enormous uproar!"
Although the other party had not revealed the fundamental reason, Nie Yun still found it unbelievable upon hearing this.
In everyone's hearts, Great Emperor experts were invincible and immortal. Yet now he had heard that even such people could fall—and that more than one or two had fallen. Anyone would feel