Venerable Yuan

"Senior! Is that you?"

Yi Xuan never expected that this old man from the Mystic Gate would appear when his life was in danger.

However, the old man's condition was completely different from last time.

Last time, although Yi Xuan could sense the old man's extraordinary strength, he could only guess at it through clues.

Now, the old man directly gave Yi Xuan a terrifying aura through his senses.

Similarly, this feeling also appeared in the old man in black beside Yi Xuan.

"Emperor Qing, it's been a long time!"

The old man in white spoke first, his smiling expression like that of a Human Clan elder asking a neighbor if they had eaten.

In contrast, the old man in black beside Yi Xuan had a cold expression, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at the old man in white!

"Hmph! Venerable Yuan! You want to protect this brat? Do you even know what he's done?"

Faced with the Emperor Qing's questioning, the white-robed elder, known as Venerable Yuan, shook his head and smiled, saying, "I don't care what he did, I only know that you cannot touch him in the slightest today!"

"Snort!"

These words immediately drew a cold laugh from the Emperor Qing, who looked at Venerable Yuan with disdain and said, "I, the Emperor Qing, have never seen anyone escape from my clutches! Even if he were the Heavenly King himself, it wouldn't matter if he killed my own son!"

After saying this, the Emperor Qing gathered his True Essence and struck Yi Xuan with a palm.

"He is a descendant of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect!"

"Impossible!"

Yi Xuan watched helplessly as the Emperor Qing's palm drew ever closer to his chest.

But it stopped just as it was about to touch it.

Yi Xuan could clearly feel how terrifying the True Essence gathered in the Emperor Qing's palm was.

The warnings in my mind had reached an almost frantic level.

If Yi Xuan were hit by this palm strike, he would definitely die.

Unexpectedly, the words "successor of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect" spoken by Venerable Yuan actually stopped Emperor Qing's attack.

Although he stopped slapping his palm, the Emperor Qing asked Venerable Yuan suspiciously, "The High Antiquity Artifact Sect has long since vanished. Where did its successors come from?"

Venerable Yuan did not answer, but only looked at Yi Xuan's fingers with his eyes.

There, a ring was quietly slipping onto it.

It was the ring that the Artifact Sect Great Hall had transformed into.

The old man in black also showed an expression of disbelief the moment he saw the ring on Yi Xuan's finger.

He quickly withdrew the True Essence from his palm, then grabbed Yi Xuan's hand and examined the ring carefully.

Finally, the Emperor Qing slowly released Yi Xuan's hand, his gaze towards Yi Xuan filled with complex emotions.

Yi Xuan discovered anger, hatred, despair, hope, and guilt within it.

But in the end, all of this turned into a long sigh.

"Hey! Venerable Yuan, take this brat and get as far away from me as possible!"

After saying this, the Emperor Qing looked at Yi Xuan, "Boy, you are never allowed to appear before me again, otherwise, the pain of killing my son will surely make me take your life!"

After saying that, to Yi Xuan's incredulous gaze, the Emperor Qing vanished from his spot in a flash.

Looking at the spot where the Emperor Qing had just disappeared, Yi Xuan couldn't understand it at all.

Why is the identity of a descendant of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect so useful? It could even make a powerful Sea Clan abandon the revenge for the murder of his son?

The Venerable Yuan above Godzilla's head also arrived beside Yi Xuan at this moment, and he naturally saw the confusion in Yi Xuan's eyes.

Venerable Yuan smiled and said, "It's strange, isn't it? It's clearly a blood feud over the killing of your son, yet this old man is letting you go!"

Yi Xuan was indeed very puzzled, but seeing the old man appear beside him, he quickly clasped his hands in thanks.

But as soon as Yi Xuan lowered his head, he felt the old man supporting his clasped arms.

No matter how hard Yi Xuan, he couldn't move it down even an inch.

"Senior! What is this...? This junior only wanted to thank you for saving my life!"

But the old man's hand supporting Yi Xuan showed no sign of loosening; instead, he straightened Yi Xuan's already hunched body even more.

In the end, Yi Xuan had no choice but to give up bowing, but the doubt on his face grew deeper and deeper.

"Boy, I can't accept such a generous gift! But you've gone a bit too far this time. You even killed the Emperor Qing's son. If it weren't for your status as a descendant of the High Antiquity Artifact Sect, even I might not have been able to protect you!"

At this point, Yi Xuan had already guessed that the Emperor Qing, who had been swallowed by Godzilla, must be the son of the Emperor Qing.

Curious, Yi Xuan looked at Venerable Yuan and asked, "Senior, aren't the powerful figures of the Sea Clan all called Emperors? Who is this Emperor Qing?"

"Strong? What right do they have to call themselves strong? They're just a bunch of brats. Do they really think they're so great just because they're emperors?"

If anyone else had said that, Yi Xuan would have thought that person was mentally unstable, but it was Venerable Yuan who spoke.

As someone capable of standing against the Emperor Qing, it makes perfect sense for him to say such a thing.

"Boy, the fact that you returned safely from the Tomb of the Sea God means you should know about the Sea Clan's Heavenly Burial!"

Seeing Yi Xuan nod, Venerable Yuan continued.

"Among the Sea Clan, those who reach the Tribulation Transcendence can be called Sea Emperor! As for the so-called Emperor, that title is obtained only after performing more than a hundred Heavenly Burial!"

"A hundred times? How is that possible?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan stared wide-eyed as if he had heard a myth.

A hundred sky Heavenly Burial —doesn't that mean living for a million years?

In the Cultivation Realm, those with profound cultivation are often referred to as "old monsters," much like the top powers in the Southern Frontier.

Almost every faction has cultivators in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm with lifespans exceeding eight thousand years; they are truly deserving of the title "old monsters."

Compared to those in the Sea Clan who have obtained the title of Emperor, they are truly very young.

Therefore, even if there were truly Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortal among the Human Clan, their lifespan would still be incomparable to that of the Sea Clan who possessed imperial titles!

"This Heavenly Burial is truly a terrifying secret technique!"

Thinking of this, Yi Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

"Pshaw! It's just a bunch of cowards hypnotizing themselves!"

Upon hearing Yi Xuan's sigh, Venerable Yuan scoffed, a look of disdain on his face.

"What do you mean by this, senior? You can raise your strength to the level of Tribulation Transcendence and also gain a long lifespan. Isn't that a good thing?"

"They're nothing but frogs in a well! A bunch of cowardly idiots who have no ambition! We cultivators, even knowing that the road ahead is certain death, should still fight with all our might to try and carve out a bloody path! What's the use of cowering in the Eternal Sea like them, even for billions of years?"

Is death inevitable on the road ahead?

Yi Xuan instantly grasped the key point in Venerable Yuan's words. It seemed that there was indeed a problem with the path to ascension; otherwise, why would the Mystic Gate, the High Antiquity Artifact Sect, and the Sea Clan all give up on ascension?

"Senior, what exactly is going on?"

Last time, Venerable Yuan said that Yi Xuan's strength was insufficient, so he did not tell him any information.

This time, Yi Xuan couldn't help but ask the question again.

Venerable Yuan shook his head without answering, instead looking at Yi Xuan and asking, "Boy, how much of what I gave you last time have you mastered?"

Venerable Yuan was referring to the Light-Speed Engine data he had previously given to Yi Xuan.

Although several years have passed, Yi Xuan estimates that it will take at least another ten years to fully master the engine.

"We've mastered part of it, and I estimate we'll be able to fully master it in another ten years or so!"

Upon hearing Yi Xuan's answer, Venerable Yuan's eyes lit up.

Then she took something out of her bosom and threw it to Yi Xuan, before disappearing from Yi Xuan's sight again.

"Boy, once you've mastered that thing, activate this token, and I'll tell you everything I know!"