Memories! Paying Respects to the Immortal Emperor!

"Oh, all right, senior."

So Ling Yun brought over a small stool, sat down, and waited.

Two hours later, Xiao Feng finally woke from his epiphany.

Ling Yun hurried over and asked, "Junior brother, junior brother, how are you? What just happened to you?"

"Senior sister, I'm fine. This senior gave me some pointers, and I entered a state of epiphany. Here, look! I've reached Golden Core Peak. In a few days, I'll be able to break through to Nascent Soul and even surpass our master! You'd better work hard too, senior sister!"

Xiao Feng first explained what had happened to Ling Yun, then encouraged her.

"Ah! Golden Core Peak! That was so fast, junior brother, you're amazing! You'll have to protect me from now on, boo-hoo."

Ling Yun spoke happily, pretending to be dejected. After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Xiao Feng told her he had some private words to share with the senior and asked her to leave them alone.

After Ling Yun left,

Ye Zichen spoke. "Well? How much do you remember?"

Xiao Feng put away his smile, came before Ye Zichen, and knelt. "This junior is the Heavenly Yang Immortal Venerable. I pay my respects to the Immortal Emperor! Many thanks for your help, Immortal Emperor!"

After merging with the Immortal Venerable's soul and absorbing all its memories, Xiao Feng finally remembered who he was and learned just how exalted the man before him was!

When Ye Zichen's spiritual power had awakened Xiao Feng just now, Xiao Feng had gained a whole new understanding of that power.

An Immortal Emperor who had walked the emperor's path for an unknown length of time! His imperial aura was rich; he was an unfathomable Immortal Emperor!

"Mm, get up. You were once a Ninth Level Immortal Venerable, after all. One more step and you would have been an Immortal Emperor."

Ye Zichen put down the tea set and stood up, teasing him.

"Thank you, Immortal Emperor. You flatter me. The gap between an Immortal Venerable and an Immortal Emperor is much more than a single step."

Xiao Feng did not dare be negligent. Every immortal realm had several, or even dozens of Immortal Venerables, but among them all, only one Immortal Emperor could emerge.

Once someone in an immortal realm became an emperor, the other Immortal Venerables could no longer undergo Tribulation Transcendence and prove their Dao to become emperors, unless the Immortal Emperor willingly abdicated and descended to the Immortal Venerable realm, or his cultivation regressed to that realm.

Otherwise, the only way for the other Immortal Venerables to prove their Dao was to kill the Immortal Emperor! This was a truth known to all.

Those who became Immortal Emperors broke free of the Heavenly Dao's shackles, becoming truly undying and indestructible!

"You're quite aware of your own limits."

Ye Zichen's lips curled as he spoke mockingly.

"My surname is Ye. For now, call me Young Master Ye. It's awkward to keep calling me Immortal Emperor."

Since he had met someone like this, he could use him to learn a little about the outside world.

"Tell me, where did you come from, and why did you fall to such a state?"

Ye Zichen stood at the front of the deck with his hands behind his back as he asked.

"Yes, Immortal Emperor... Young Master Ye."

Feeling Ye Zichen's gaze, Xiao Feng hurriedly corrected himself.

"I come from the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm. Since ancient times, there had been constant conflict between immortals and demons in the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Demon Venerable of the Demon Realm became the first to prove his Dao and become an Immortal Emperor in the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm. He then slaughtered Human Race cultivators on a massive scale and forcibly unified the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm under the Demon Realm."

At this point, Xiao Feng felt a surge of anger. If he had been given a few thousand more years back then, he would certainly have proven his Dao and become an emperor, and the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm would not have fallen into hell.

"The previous Immortal Emperor fell?"

Ye Zichen asked in puzzlement. Immortal Emperors were so powerful that they should not fall. Even if one descended to the Immortal Venerable realm, he would still be among the strongest Immortal Venerables.

Hearing Ye Zichen's question, Xiao Feng added, "The previous Immortal Emperor went to Chaos, and no news of him came back. The Demon Emperor proving his Dao confirmed that the Immortal Emperor had fallen. No one knows what happened in Chaos."

Ye Zichen nodded, signaling Xiao Feng to continue.

"In the end, I was no match for the Demon Emperor and fell. At the final moment, the last wisp of my soul escaped and wandered through Chaos. After an unknown length of time, it came to this world."

Ye Zichen had heard something useful and asked, "Are there other living beings in Chaos?"

"That... I don't know. My soul was too fragile at the time, and I couldn't sense very far into the outside world," Xiao Feng said helplessly.

"In the end, I came to this world. At the time, I saw an abandoned infant in the snow, with no life left in him. I used the last of my strength to send the child's soul into reincarnation, then split my own soul and fell into a deep sleep. The other half became Xiao Feng."

Xiao Feng finished recounting all his memories.

After hearing Xiao Feng out, Ye Zichen had a general understanding. He said, "Since I ran into you, it must be fate. Someday, I will pay a visit to the Yin-Yang Immortal Realm. You should return to your peak as soon as you can."

"I will heed your instruction, Young Master Ye. Rest assured, I will cultivate diligently and strive to return to my peak as soon as possible!"

Hearing this, Xiao Feng bowed solemnly.

"Mm, you may go. We'll reach the Flawed Light Holy Land in a few days."

Ye Zichen looked ahead and waved a hand, signaling that Xiao Feng could withdraw.

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

With that, he disappeared from the deck and returned to the room.

Inside, Ling Yun had finally seen Xiao Feng return. She hurried over and asked, "Junior brother, what did you talk about? Can you tell me?"

Seeing how curious his senior sister was, Xiao Feng replied helplessly, "It was nothing, senior sister. That senior just gave me some more guidance on my cultivation."

"Hmph, fine, don't tell me. I don't want to hear it anyway."

Ling Yun folded her arms and walked away with a haughty air.

Xiao Feng smiled, then turned serious again and murmured, "The most pressing task is to raise my strength quickly and strive to amaze everyone with a single feat at this sect gathering."

Although his memories had awakened, Xiao Feng was still attached to the place where he had grown up. He would not abandon it, and still less would he abandon his senior sister.

Outside, Ye Zichen mused, It seems there are many more interesting things out there.

"Forget it."

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Ye Zichen stopped thinking about these trifles. In any case, there was a long time ahead, and he had plenty of it. He would follow his heart!

On the day before the sect gathering began,

Ye Zichen, Xiao Feng, and Ling Yun finally arrived at the Flawed Light Holy Land aboard the flying boat.

Outside the Holy Land, many flying boats of all sizes could be seen coming and going through the sky, all here for the sect gathering.

After disembarking from the flying boat, the three entered the Flawed Light Holy Land.

Just then, three figures hurried over to Ye Zichen.

"We have been awaiting your arrival for some time, my lord. Please, come in."

Ye Tian was the first to invite him in. Having just broken through to Tribulation Transcendence a few days ago, he was now full of life and vigor and felt quite a bit younger.

"Wow, junior brother, look! Those are Sword Sect robes. This lord is actually an honored guest of the Sword Sect! We actually met such an important person!"

Ling Yun was astonished. The senior who had helped them was actually so highly placed!

Xiao Feng smiled wryly. In this tiny lower realm, anyone speaking to Ye Zichen was probably reaching above their station.

"Let's go."