The devil descended from the sky, and his fists suppressed the mountains and rivers

Chapter 349 The Power of Black Flames: Under the Demonic Flame, All Domains of Law Exist (Part 1)
Under everyone's gaze, Yi Beidou looked down at his exposed body, and with a thought, magnetic field light surged, turning the ethereal into a pair of tactical shorts.

"you"

Durand finally recovered from the shock and looked at Yi Beidou as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't ask. Instead, he looked at the many gods around him.

"What happened today must be kept absolutely secret. All of you from the Celestial Realm, please swear an oath to the Ancestral Realm, and then leave the basement."

"Durant said in a deep voice."

The other four leaders also realized what was happening and, in coordination with Durand, instructed their respective followers to immediately swear an oath to the Ancestral Realm to keep the secret.

The Ancestral Oath, triggered by the fruit position fused by the God-Consecrating One, can be said to be the most serious secret incantation. Once violated, one will inevitably suffer the backlash of the fruit position.

After the many deities present had finished swearing their oaths and left the basement one after another, the entire space became quiet, empty, and desolate. The five deities, including Durand, exchanged glances before finally looking at Yi Beidou.

"Mr. Yi, what exactly did you experience in the Ancestral Realm? What did you discover? Why did you trigger the most core Chaos Seal of the Mysterious Palace?"

Nina asked Yi Beidou with a complicated expression.

As the leader of the Mysterious Palace, she knew very well that only when an intruder touched the most core part of the Mysterious Palace would the backlash of the Chaos Seal be triggered. In other words, being able to trigger the Chaos Seal meant that the intruder had most likely come into contact with some deep secrets of the Ancestral Realm.

Throughout history, no one who has been devoured by the Chaos Seal has survived. Only Yi Beidou is still alive and standing in front of everyone. He must have learned some important information.

The other leaders also cast expectant glances at Yi Beidou. Even the usually stubborn Ditru remained silent, failing to follow the ancestral precepts that should have been followed at this moment.

Although the essential secrets of the Ancestral Realm are taboo, and even they, as those who have been conferred gods, cannot touch them, after thousands of years of inheritance, which one of them who has been conferred gods does not feel intense curiosity about it?
That concerns their strength, their perseverance, their principles, and the meaning of their existence.

Where we come from and where we are going are the ultimate questions that humanity will always be concerned with.

It's just that they're too caught up in the situation to figure it out.

But now, Yi Beidou has suddenly appeared and survived after successfully exploring the mysteries of the Ancestral Realm, giving them some hope.

Who exactly are they, the ones who conferred the titles of gods?
What exactly happened in the past?
Upon hearing this question, Yi Beidou did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment, his mind flashing back to what he had seen and heard in the Mysterious Palace, as well as some of his own guesses.

The source of the power of the Mysterious Palace comes from the four supreme gods in the hall, and the true forms of these four gods are very likely still maintaining vigorous vitality. They are probably the legendary complete earth immortals, at least in Yi Beidou's perception, the two are extremely similar.

No one in this world has ever seen a true Earth Immortal, but Yi Beidou is different. He has seen one through synesthesia, so his judgment is correct.

Moreover, since he was able to sense and trace this aura, it proved that these beings were likely hidden in some secret corner of the earth.

The one who was enshrined as a descendant of ancient heroes actually used the power of an earth immortal. This was a revolutionary piece of information that could very well plunge the entire Investiture of the Gods Alliance into internal chaos.

However, things are not absolute. After all, Yi Beidou can only sense that the other party has a living life force, but he cannot prove whether the other party truly has self-awareness.

In other words, if there were a complete, spiritually extinguished corpse of an Earth Immortal, it seems that a similar arrangement could be made.

After all, even if a terrestrial immortal loses their physical consciousness, their flesh and blood still possess a strong self-defense mechanism.

Moreover, in that ancient great war, the Earth Immortals perished in the world. Even if the battle was extremely fierce, there shouldn't have been only fragmented remains of the Earth Immortals left in the world. The more complete corpses of the Earth Immortals were most likely collected and preserved by the victors.

If the ancestors of those who were conferred the title of gods were truly ancient heroes, the corpses of the earth immortals they collected would surely be the most complete, and it wouldn't be surprising if they were flawless. It would also be reasonable for them to use the "trophies" of earth immortal corpses as a powerful energy source to prepare for their descendants.

In conclusion, many things at present are still Yi Beidou's speculations, and it is still impossible to truly determine what happened in ancient times.

Unless Yi Beidou can truly see through the fog and use his Heavenly Demon Sense to trace the location of the life entities behind those great gods on Earth, the truth will not be revealed.

Seeing Yi Beidou bow his head in silence, no one dared to disturb his thoughts; they all waited quietly for his reply.

Whether they were the ones who conferred the gods or the martial artists of Donghua, everyone wanted to know what Yi Beidou had experienced in the Ancestral Realm.

"I saw four great gods in the Palace of Mystery, but I found that they were just 'illusions'. So I wanted to see their true nature. Just then, one of the great gods suddenly attacked me. I couldn't see his whole appearance, but I could break through a wisp of fog and see a finger he pointed at."

“This finger has the essence of flesh and blood, and I can feel an extremely rich life force from it. The ‘true form’ behind this great god is very likely still ‘alive’.”

After considering for a while, Yi Beidou finally spoke up and recounted his experiences in the Ancestral Realm, but he didn't elaborate on his speculations.

Since the members of the Conferred God Alliance treated him with courtesy, even though it was to find out the truth, he was indeed in the wrong for forcibly entering their ancestral realm. Now, revealing the truth is equivalent to repaying this karmic debt.

However, Yi Beidou's words immediately caused a shock in everyone's eyes.

Especially the leaders of the Investiture of the Gods.

Each lineage of the Investiture of the Gods has an Ancestral Realm, and within the Ancestral Realm are various Gods of Fruition Positions. These Gods of Fruition Positions number in the hundreds or thousands, and each of them has their own different abilities and biases.

However, the gods of the various positions are not unrelated; rather, there is a concept of a "divine system," and the cultivation methods of each lineage of the Investiture of the Gods are passed down according to the overall divine system.

Those who are granted godhood can communicate with the Ancestral Realm and attempt to merge with the lowest level of the divine system after cultivating the secret teachings of a certain pantheon and reaching a certain level of cultivation.

Once successful, one reaches the so-called "commander" realm, where strength can even rival that of a half-step saint.

As one continues to cultivate and reaches the next realm, gaining recognition from the Ancestral Realm and the Fruit Position within one's body, one can then invoke the power of the Ancestral Realm to achieve a Fruit Position advancement. The goal of this advancement is to reach a higher-level Fruit Position within the same pantheon that matches the current Fruit Position.

Thus, one cultivates step by step until the fruit position within one's body is fused, ascending to the peak of that pantheon, and fusing with the fruit position of the supreme god of that pantheon.

Within the Palace of Mysteries, that is, the positions represented by those four great gods.

The Heavenly Lord level, the five leaders of the Five Lineages of the Investiture of the Gods, are such beings.

It can be said that these "great gods" are the source of every pantheon and the source of the power of those who confer godhood.

Many of those who had been appointed deities believed that the various lineages and their great gods were beings similar to ethereal deities. But now Yi Beidou was saying that what they were showing them was merely an illusion, and that their true forms were still "alive"?!

They are living beings with physical forms?!

"What exactly do you mean by 'living'?!"

At this moment, Durand could no longer maintain his gentlemanly demeanor. He gripped his cane tightly in one hand, leaned forward, and stared intently at Yi Beidou as he asked.

The others weren't much better off; they all behaved quite erratically and lost all control of their expressions.

"Literally, it means living like you and me, with flesh and blood."

Yi Beidou said slowly.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could they be alive? For thousands of years, they have sat there, immortal and indestructible. How could they be living beings?"

"You've misjudged? Perhaps you haven't truly seen through it, or perhaps you haven't seen anything at all and are merely deceiving us!"

Dieter said in a trembling voice.

They dared not delve any deeper into this line of thought. What kind of life could exist for thousands upon thousands of years without dying, while simultaneously possessing extraordinary power?
In their collective understanding, and in the verifiable history of Earth, only true immortals could accomplish this.

Yi Beidou's words were telling them that the source of their power as deities came from earth immortals.

This is simply absurd. If this is true, then what about all those years of perseverance by those who were conferred the title of gods?
They believed themselves to be descendants of ancient heroes, a force that would protect the world and human society. But the truth was that all these years, they had actually been working for the Earth Immortals, becoming pawns in their scheme.

They are fighting against the Earth Immortals, but the gods they rely on, and even their so-called ancestors, are very likely Earth Immortals.

How can they accept that all the hard work and struggles they've put in over thousands of years seem like a joke?

If other conferred gods were to find out, their Dao hearts might collapse, causing them to fall from their cultivation level and become separated from their fruit positions, leading to chaos within the entire conferred god organization.

They preferred to believe that this was not true, that it was a lie fabricated by Yi Beidou.

"I've said what I needed to say. Whether you believe it or not is your business."

Yi Beidou didn't offer much explanation or defense. If the leaders of the five major powers didn't believe him, he wouldn't force them.

He only does what he is supposed to do.

Even without the help of the Fengshen Organization, Yi Beidou believed that he could find out the final truth.

"I need a quiet place to retreat temporarily. Can you arrange that?"

Ignoring the bewildered leaders of the Five Families of the Investiture of the Gods, Yi Beidou looked at Meng Qianyuan among the Donghua group and asked him a question.

Having just narrowly escaped death from the Ancestral Realm, he was extremely exhausted.

In fact, this time it was extremely dangerous. If he hadn't possessed the power of the Penglai Jade and had unimaginable regenerative abilities, he probably wouldn't have survived even if he had managed to condense black flames and escape the Ancestral Realm.

After all, by that time, most of his body had fused together, turning into a ball of flesh. Even a Saint-level expert would find it difficult to survive under such circumstances.

However, the gains were equally enormous.

With the help of the power of the Mystic Palace, he has forged his own path and broken free from the shackles of the power of Penglai.

No matter how powerful the power of Penglai is, it still belongs to the Penglai Earth Immortals.

Even the immortals of Penglai considered themselves failures, merely false immortals.

"No problem, I'll contact the organization immediately."

Meng Qianyuan nodded and immediately began making arrangements.

"Mr. Yi, this place is spacious and quiet enough. We can communicate in time in case of any emergencies. Our Fengshen Organization can also meet any needs. If you all go into seclusion here, we can look after each other in case the great battle breaks out at any time. What do you think, Mr. Yi?"

Just then, Durand suddenly interrupted Meng Qianyuan.

His expression had calmed down again, as if he had adjusted his emotions.

At this moment, he didn't want Yi Beidou to leave. If he encountered any problems, he wanted to ask Yi Beidou for advice.

Moreover, Yi Beidou's strength has reached a terrifying level at this moment. With him around, we will have a better chance of winning the upcoming battle.

Do you want to restrict our freedom?

Meng Qianyuan's face darkened as he spoke.

"Absolutely not! Mr. Meng, please don't misunderstand!"

Durand quickly waved his hand.

Restricting freedom?

Given the terrifying power of that black flame, restricting Yi Beidou's freedom would likely cost no less than fighting against various secret organizations.

"can."

Yi Beidou waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned and not worried that the Fengshen Organization could threaten him.

If these guys are really willing to use their last resort and summon the complete Heavenly Lord to deal with him, Yi Beidou would actually be happy.

In that way, perhaps he would be able to truly see through the true nature of those Heavenly Lords and Great Gods.

Now, he is about to challenge all the strongest forces in the world.

"Then we won't disturb you any longer."

Durand took a deep breath, bowed slightly to Yi Beidou, and then quickly left with several leaders of the Fengshen sect.

They need to calm down, organize their thoughts, and get their blank minds active again.

Shortly afterward, the five leaders of the Investiture of the Gods remained silent in the conference room.

"How credible do you think Yi Beidou's words are? Are they really alive? Are they truly complete Earth Immortals?"

Finally, someone couldn't help but speak up and break the silence.

"Absolutely impossible! Even if Yi Beidou didn't deceive us, it must be that his perception was wrong. You have to understand that his situation at the time was not optimistic. Who knows if he really saw it or if it was just an oversight under the crisis? We can't believe his one-sided story!"

"But what he said actually makes some sense. Over the years, we have never seen a complete body of a terrestrial immortal, and even a body that is one-third intact is extremely rare. This is quite unreasonable! In fact, I have always had doubts about where our power comes from."

"Don't doubt ourselves! Even if they are truly complete Earth Immortals, it must be the work of our ancestors. Our ancestors destroyed their era and used their bodies to set up a backup plan. This precisely proves the strength of our Investiture of the Gods lineage!"

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The silence was broken, and instead, a quarrel broke out, with the leaders' voices growing louder and louder, becoming difficult to control.

"Gentlemen, regardless of whether what Yi Beidou said is true or false, I only want to ask one question."

"After all these years, don't you all want to know what we really are, where our power comes from, and where we are going? Even if it's 'blasphemy,' there are some things I must figure out, even if it means being shattered to pieces and my soul is scattered."

Long Yichen's words interrupted the argument.

There was silence.

(End of this chapter)