Asking for Information!
Could it be that Lin Ye is a very ancient Great Emperor? If so, it would be normal for him not to recognize him. But an extremely ancient Great Emperor wouldn't even be able to live a second life. He would need to live at least a third or fourth life to reach this era!
Suddenly, Lin Ye became incredibly mysterious in his mind, and his fear intensified.
"What's your name?" Lin Ye asked.
The old man dared not hide anything and quickly introduced himself, "My name is Yuan Kong."
"Yuan Kong?" Lin Ye hadn't heard of him before, and continued, "Which faction do you come from?"
Yuan Kong continued, "Great Emperor, I am not False Emperor from the Profound Heaven Realm, but rather I come from the Crimson Yang Continent."
"The Crimson Yang Continent?"
Lin Ye was somewhat puzzled. Where was this place?
"Tell me about the situation on the Crimson Yang Continent," Lin Ye said.
"Great Emperor, you don't know about the Crimson Yang Continent?" Yuan Kong's eyes widened. He thought Lin Ye was some ancient Great Emperor, and an ancient Great Emperor should know about the Crimson Yang Continent. Although the Crimson Yang Continent was not very famous and was quite far from the Profound Heaven Realm, Great Emperor wouldn't be unaware of it!
Unless Lin Ye is not an ancient Great Emperor, but a very young Great Emperor who has been cultivating diligently in the Profound Heaven Realm, and Lin Ye has not occupied an emperor's seat in the Profound Heaven Realm, it is only possible that he comprehended the Principle in a short period of time, broke through to the Great Emperor Realm, and after breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm, his cultivation and physical body improved rapidly, and his strength was comparable to that of a top Great Emperor.
Is this possibility real?
Or perhaps Lin Ye is indeed an ancient Great Emperor, but his memories are distorted, or perhaps he has been cultivating diligently and has never learned about the situation outside the realm.
This situation does exist, but it's very rare.
But he preferred to believe that Lin Ye was an ancient Great Emperor rather than a prodigy who had broken through to the Great Emperor Realm in a short time through his own hard work—that would be too terrifying!
"Speak!" Lin Ye's words interrupted Yuan Kong's train of thought, and he immediately began to introduce the Crimson Yang Continent, "Great Emperor, the Crimson Yang Continent is one of the Three Realms and Nine Lands. Its strength is not as great as the Profound Heaven Realm. It is very chaotic there, with all kinds of battles being common, and the environment is not as good as that of the Profound Heaven Realm. However, it is precisely because the Crimson Yang Continent is very chaotic and there are too many battles that cultivators grow at a very fast pace. There are quite a few Quasi-Emperor, and even several False Emperors! One of the False Emperor is from the Profound Heaven Realm False Emperor. Previously, when the Great Emperor Xuanyang suppressed the Profound Heaven Realm, many Quasi-Emperor would go to other places in the Three Realms and Nine Lands to explore, and among them were many geniuses who broke through to the False Emperor level."
Let me introduce the Three Realms and Nine Lands.
Lin Ye was also hearing about the Three Realms and Nine Lands for the first time. He guessed that only Quasi-Emperor would know about these things, but he had never Quasi-Emperor, so he was not very clear about it.
Yuan Kong continued, "The Three Realms and Nine Lands are the Profound Heaven Realm, the Devil Realm, and the Demon Realm; the Nine Lands are the Crimson Yang Continent, the Flame Antiquity Continent, the Blood Devil Continent..."
Yuan Kong told Lin Ye everything he knew, giving Lin Ye a basic understanding of the Three Realms and Nine Lands, and making him realize just how vast this world was.
"Why are so many forces in the Profound Heaven Realm unaware of the Three Realms and Nine Lands?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
Yuan Kong explained, "It's very simple. The Three Realms and Nine Lands are far apart, and the journey is very dangerous. Without the strength of Quasi-Emperor, one almost dares not cross the vast outer void to go to other places. Otherwise, it is easy to encounter Taboo Being, Taboo Sovereign, and some special situations, all of which are enough to cause the Great Saint to perish. Only Quasi-Emperor have certain means of survival."
"I see."
Lin Ye understood.
Yuan Kong has lived for countless years, but he must know a great deal of information. Lin Ye plans to extract as much information as possible from him.
Do you know anything about the Taboo Forbidden Zone?
Lin Ye mentioned Taboo Forbidden Zone, which made Yuan Kong tremble with fear.
"I know a little," Yuan Kong said, trembling. "Taboo Forbidden Zone are terrifying. Even the weakest Taboo Forbidden Zone is extremely dangerous. For example, before Great Emperor Xuanyang reached the end of his lifespan, he entered a Taboo Forbidden Zone called the Ancient Phoenix Forbidden Zone. However, he only managed to kill a relatively weak Taboo Sovereign and a few Taboo Being. He didn't destroy the entire Taboo Forbidden Zone. It is said that after this battle, he reached the end of his lifespan and perished. As for whether he really perished, I'm not sure."
"What level of strength does the Ancient Phoenix Forbidden Zone possess?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
"I wasn't aware of this before, but after that battle, the news leaked out. The Ancient Wind Forbidden Zone has currently displayed the strength of six Taboo Sovereign and hundreds of Taboo Being. One of the Taboo Sovereign is comparable to the Great Emperor Xuanyang, while the other five are slightly weaker, but still not much weaker than a true Great Emperor," Yuan Kong explained.
"What about the other Taboo Forbidden Zone?"
Lin Ye continued to ask questions.
Yuan Kong continued, "According to my intelligence, there are a total of nine Immemorial Forbidden Zone, thirteen High Antiquity Forbidden Zone, and dozens of smaller Forbidden Zone. The Ancient Phoenix Forbidden Zone is one of the smaller Forbidden Zone."
"What?! The Ancient Phoenix Forbidden Zone is just a small Forbidden Zone?!"
Lin Ye's pupils contracted, utterly shocked. Even the Great Emperor Xuanyang couldn't sweep through this small Forbidden Zone; if they faced High Antiquity Forbidden Zone or Immemorial Forbidden Zone, wouldn't they be utterly humiliated?
"If that's the case, those Forbidden Zone should be able to easily destroy the Profound Heaven Realm, occupy this place, and raise all of humanity and the Demon Race, or even raise the entire Three Realms and Nine Lands. Why didn't they do that?" Lin Ye asked in confusion.
"It's very simple. There are still some great Great Emperor in the world who have lived through their third, fourth, or even ninth lives. They are all keeping an eye on these Forbidden Zone. These Forbidden Zone can move and are hard to find. If they dare to appear, Great Emperor will definitely take action. The Ancient Phoenix Forbidden Zone is too weak. Those ancient Great Emperor have no interest in taking action. After it was exposed, it only attracted the attention of the late-life Great Emperor Xuanyang."
Yuan Kong explained.
"That's true." Lin Ye thought of those Great Emperor hiding in the shadows. Based on Yuan Kong's explanation, he also knew that his current strength was nothing. Those Great Emperor who had lived for many lifetimes must have mastered many kinds of Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon and many perfect Extreme Dao Emperor Technique, which could easily kill him.
Afterwards, Lin Ye asked Yuan Kong many more questions, and Yuan Kong answered them all.
How much do you know about the Immemorial Immortal Road?
Lin Ye inquired about the Immemorial Immortal Road. Many people know about the Immemorial Immortal Road its immense opportunities, but few know much about its specifics. After all, even Quasi-Emperor dare not enter the Immemorial Immortal Road; only False Emperor, Great Emperor, and Taboo Sovereign dare to do so.
"I don't know much about the Immemorial Immortal Road." Yuan Kong shared what he knew about it. "The Immemorial Immortal Road is said to be formed from a fragment of the Immortal Realm, and it's the only passage into the Immortal Realm. It's said that no one has ever reached the Immortal Realm through the Primordial Immemorial Immortal Road, but it's said to be full of fortuitous opportunity, even containing treasures like the Elixir of Immortality. Immortal Soil is just an ordinary thing in comparison."