The Lord of the Forbidden Zone spoke!
"Was it the Willow Deity?"
"Indeed!"
"It shames me to say this, but when I was in danger of perishing, she came here. Her injuries were too severe. She is probably recuperating in some hidden realm, though her life should not be in danger!"
"Perhaps only becoming an Emperor could make it possible to resolve a Dark Calamity like this!"
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone sighed, only to see Lin Yue shake his head slightly.
"The Emperor-Drop Era was called that precisely because an Emperor fell while trying to quell the darkness. Do you understand what I mean?"
Lin Yue poured himself another cup of tea and drank it at his leisure.
"How could that be!"
Even the Lord of the Forbidden Zone cried out. Though he had once been an unrivaled king whose learning encompassed heaven and humanity, he could no longer remain calm.
An Emperor had truly fallen in the Emperor-Drop Era. The revelation horrified him beyond imagination. Immortal Kings looked down upon the rise and fall of eras, and he had believed that they stood at the pinnacle of cultivation. Who could have imagined that someone had actually become an Emperor ages ago-and that even an Emperor had fallen without quelling the darkness?
What was the point of fighting anymore? They might as well all give up!
"Does... does this mean we must accept our fate?"
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone smiled bitterly. If even an Emperor had fallen, what hope remained? Surpass an Emperor? What a joke. Countless cultivators were still bewildered by the boundless uncertainty of the road ahead.
"Let us put that aside for now. I came here to ask you, fellow Daoist, how to guide back kings who are gravely injured or on the