The first volume of the Original True Explanation, Divine Guidance, explained the mysteries of runes and precious bones, laying the foundation for the human Dao domain. This cultivation method was actually nothing rare in the Upper Realm, and many top experts had encountered it.
After his cultivation improved, Qin Feng had also obtained the first volume, Divine Guidance. What was truly precious was the middle and first volumes. The middle volume, Transcendence, focused on eternal life and immortality. It was a method beyond the human Dao domain, teaching people how to truly enter the domain of eternal life.
The final volume, The Ultimate, was a Quasi-Immortal Emperor-level scripture engraved on a bone stele in the Ultimate Ancient Land. Only the four dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors had seen it. This cultivation method allowed Immortal King-level experts to break through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, but it had not circulated in this realm. It was the most precious of all the volumes.
Emperor Bone Brother was actually a very kind, good Immortal Emperor. The cultivation method he created was meant to let all living beings forge their own paths, without cutting off anyone else's road. Thus, he had not passed down every Dao method he cultivated, but instead offered guidance.
He hoped others could become Immortal Emperors just like him. The final cultivation method, The Ultimate, was engraved outside his cave abode. During the years when he attained the Dao, anyone could actually see it.
Moreover, this cultivation method was also the key that would allow Future Heavenly Emperor Desolate to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.
"Emperor... Bone?"
The instant Kundi heard those two words, his body paused slightly. Somewhere in the unseen, something seemed to be warning him.
What exactly did this name mean?
Why did it make his heart pound with dread? He was a Giant-level existence, someone who had already reached the limit among kings. Even compared with the Butcher and those fellows, all he lacked was a single attempt at a breakthrough.
If he tried once, perhaps his body would also become shrouded in emperor light. Suddenly, Kundi seemed to think of something.
Could this existence be on the same level as the Butcher and the others-or even stronger than them?
Kundi felt as though he had uncovered something extraordinary. Anyone who dared to take "Emperor" as his title could not possibly be weak.
Unlike the Butcher, the Fake Medicine Seller, the Chicken Farmer, and others of different origins, the Immortal King-level experts of the Foreign Realm had never tried to break past kingship and become emperors. They all believed that once the Origin Ancient Artifact was opened, it would surely contain the secret to becoming an emperor.
Once his wounds healed, he would go to the Boundary Sea and make some inquiries. Perhaps he would learn something.
He said nothing more. The Immortal Refining Pot swept up his broken body and vanished into the depths of chaos, returning straight to the Foreign Realm. There was no longer any need to continue this battle.
They could not find the key to the Origin Ancient Artifact, so they would probably retreat in a few more years. Before withdrawing, however, they would have to thoroughly ravage this realm.
After confirming that this Giant-level expert had fled, the three Immortal Kings finally breathed sighs of relief. Without this young man, all three of them would have died today.
They had never expected to find a way out of certain death. This young man's divine abilities were truly formidable. The three Immortal Kings exchanged looks, a trace of bewilderment in their eyes.
They clearly believed in the mysterious master Qin Feng had spoken of, but no one seemed to know the name Emperor Bone!
"Emperor Bone? Just who is this exalted figure? Why have I never heard of him before?" the Golden Blade Immortal King asked with a frown.
Anyone who could teach such a formidable disciple was certainly no ordinary person.
"Brother Sky Horn, you have lived for endless years as well. Was there ever such a figure in the Ancient Realm?" the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal King asked.
The Old Heavenly Horned Ant shook his head. "In all my years, I have never heard this name either. Still, I imagine he must be an unparalleled figure."
The Heavenly Phoenix Immortal King narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly and looked thoughtfully at Qin Feng. Her meaning was already clear without words. She knew this young man's background.
She had even specifically reviewed Qin Feng's records before. He had arrived in the Immortal Domain over a hundred thousand years ago. Before that, he had cultivated in the Primeval Ancient Realm for less than two thousand years.
If an ordinary Supreme had received no guidance from any expert at the immortal level or above, and had relied solely on his own hard work to reach the pinnacle of the human Dao domain in a little over a hundred thousand years...
Yet also possessed such powerful Precious Techniques and divine abilities, even capable of deceiving Immortal King-level experts, that was absolutely impossible.
"When I tried to recruit you before, I merely thought you were rather capable. Now it seems my eyes failed me.
"Qin Feng, could you tell me just who your master is? Is he a senior currently active among us? Why have I never heard of him?" the Immortal Phoenix asked.
Qin Feng's eyes shifted, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"My master is incredibly powerful-powerful beyond anything you could imagine. Seniors, you should know the Butcher, the Fake Medicine Seller, and the Chicken Farmer, right?" Qin Feng said.
Now his eloquence would be put to the test. Sometimes, it was necessary to hoodwink Immortal Kings a little and let them fill in the blanks themselves, imagining a powerful, mysterious master. At the very least, he could secure himself an immensely powerful backer.
"You actually know their names? Impossible! With your strength, how could you possibly have come into contact with people like them?" The Golden Blade Immortal King's face was full of disbelief.
The other two reacted the same way. Any one of the Fake Medicine Seller, the Butcher, and the Chicken Farmer was a peerless figure.
They slaughtered Giants as easily as dogs!
A mysterious smile appeared at the corners of Qin Feng's mouth.
"Seniors, Immortal King-level experts also have different ranks. Those who have just entered the Immortal King realm are ordinary Immortal Kings. A step further brings them to the supreme rank, followed by Giants and the Peerless Giants within the Boundary Sea.
"Beyond that lies the absolute pinnacle. When attempting to break past kingship and become an emperor, those who fail will condense a thick radiance of emperorship around their bodies.
"Immortal King-level experts at this rank become Emperor Light Immortal Kings. What I said should be correct, shouldn't it?"
At that moment, the three Immortal King-level experts were clearly taken in. An existence in the human Dao Supreme domain could never possibly know this information, so someone must have told him.
"Boy, c-could one of those three be your master? Have they... have they returned to the Immortal Domain?" Even the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal King's voice began to stammer.
"They haven't returned, and none of them is my master. My master is stronger than they are.
"Seniors, you should know about that faint trail of footprints on the Dam Realm, right?" Qin Feng said.
The Immortal King-level experts exchanged glances, then nodded. Yet towering waves surged through their hearts. Just who was this young man's master?
Stronger than the Butcher? How could that be! Impossible-there was absolutely no one stronger than him!
"That word cannot be spoken openly, but my master is the first emperor of all the heavens and myriad realms since heaven and earth were first split apart-a kind emperor," Qin Feng said with a beaming smile.
"What! Boy, don't spout wild nonsense! An emperor-you... do you know what you're saying?"
The instant Qin Feng's words fell, at the boundary between the two realms...
A Rotten Wooden Box seemed to sense something. It actually rose into the air on its own, then flew toward Qin Feng.
Qin Feng had never imagined that the first emperor of all the heavens had truly sensed it!