Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 428 Reminder
Becoming an immortal is a hope. Although some people forcibly entered when the path to immortality opened, no one dares to truly assert that they have become immortals.

There are still no immortals in the mortal world. Seeking immortality and longevity, Ye Fan felt that immortals were somewhat ethereal and difficult to pursue.

He had a thousand questions weighing on his mind, and he understood the thoughts of many ancient people. At this moment, his face was dazed, and his eyes were very unfocused.

"Ugh!"

This thought affected many people around him. Many experts in front of the campfire sighed, and then some looked at Qi Zhe with hope in their eyes.

Among them were the Holy Prince and Ji Zi, who had just arrived. Although they were not very familiar with Qi Zhe, they still hoped that Qi Zhe could give them an answer.

They believed that if anyone in the world could answer this question, perhaps only Qi Zhe could, because he had once ventured into the immortal path and shattered the immortal gate.

"Have!"

At this moment, Qi Zhe did not disappoint. He spoke with absolute certainty, surprising all the experts, because Qi Zhe was the emperor and would never lie.

Many ancient emperors in the past did not dare to determine whether immortals existed. The old father of the Holy Prince only guessed that an immortal realm existed, but was not sure whether there were immortals.

Seeing Qi Zhe's current certainty, many people wavered. The big black dog, squatting to the side, seemed somewhat dazed upon hearing this and said:
"If immortals exist, then the Great Emperor Wushi might still be alive."

It firmly believes that the Great Emperor Wushi is not dead, but is definitely in another world, and may have already become an immortal back then, but is just unable to return.

"Time flows on, countless ages have passed, and many ancient events have turned to dust, but immortals truly existed; it's just that the immortal realm collapsed, and they all vanished."

Qi Zhe then spoke up, having thought of many things. Knowing Ye Fan's future achievements, he understood that everyone in front of the campfire would eventually enter the Immortal Realm.

The truth is not far from them. Even if Qi Zhe doesn't say it today, they will inevitably get involved in it in the future, sooner or later.

"Ok?"

The big black dog and Ye Fan were puzzled. They had just been engrossed in their conversation when Qi Zhe suddenly stopped. They couldn't help but look on with confusion, and were somewhat expectant of Qi Zhe to continue.

Qi Zhe, who had noticed all this, suddenly laughed and said, "Do you know how astonishing the secret I'm about to tell you is? You should know that even the Undying Emperor may not know it!"

It has long been rumored that the Immortal Emperor was a being from the Celestial Realm who descended to the mortal world, and with his several manifestations over the past century, many people have come to believe it to be true.

"real or fake?"

Qi Zhe's words surprised everyone, and they looked at each other with questions, eagerly anticipating what he would say next.

"Brother Qi, why don't you enlighten us on a couple of things?"

The Holy Prince scratched his head in amazement, finding everything Qi Zhe said quite novel, his eyes wide as copper bells.

Qi Zhe smiled and nodded upon hearing this. He stopped being coy and began to speak softly as he sat by the campfire:
"Ancient history has been lost, and many truths have long been lost. It is already good enough to grasp even a small piece of the truth. More than a hundred years ago, I rode a coffin pulled by nine dragons and was able to see a corner of the truth."

"It has long been said that before the age of mythology, there was a chaotic ancient period that lasted for many years, so ancient that it is impossible to verify."

"Legend has it that there was once a vast Heavenly Court, and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was the master of that Heavenly Court. Now I'm telling you that it's all true!"

The campfire was quiet, and all the experts listened intently as Qi Zhe recounted the secrets of ancient times, becoming completely absorbed in the story.

Many people have a desire to explore ancient history. Now, a corner of the chaotic ancient era is being revealed by Qi Zhe, and even the unreliable big black dog is paying close attention.

Since ancient times, many celestial beings and ancient emperors have discussed the Immortal Realm. Today, many people believe that the Immortal Realm is damaged and is preventing outsiders from entering.

But the situation is more serious than that. The fact is that a great war that swept across the heavens broke out during the chaotic ancient years, destroying vast ancient worlds and even shattering the Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Realm is not the other world imagined by the people of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. It is formed by the merging of many great universes, and is extremely vast. At that time, many Immortal Kings brought their birth worlds into the Immortal Realm, and the territory ruled by each of them was comparable to the once boundless Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Even so, the vast immortal realm was still so vulnerable in front of the creatures standing at the highest point of the immortal path, and was shattered in just one breath.

A towering black mist swept in, shattering the Immortal Realm with a single blow. Hundreds and thousands of fragments of the Immortal Realm were separated from the chaos, and could only maintain contact by getting close to each other.

"And just hundreds of thousands of years after the Desolate Heavenly Emperor entered the Immortal Realm, an Immortal War broke out, ancient history was overturned, and the Immortal Realm was severed from the mortal world at that time."

Qi Zhe did not want to put pressure on everyone, so he did not mention that history. He only said that an earth-shattering immortal war shattered the immortal realm, causing no one to become an immortal.

"The Immortal Realm is shattered?"

Ye Fan suddenly realized that he didn't actually know how vast the Immortal Realm was; he could only imagine it based on Qi Zhe's description.

He constructed a vast world in his mind, imagining that realm to be thousands of times larger than the current Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

But he simply couldn't imagine it, because if one were not an emperor, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths alone were already vast enough, and even a Great Sage could hardly traverse them all.

He simply couldn't imagine what kind of creature could shatter such a vast immortal realm; he only knew that such a being must be above the Great Emperor.

"Unthinkable!"

The big black dog stretched out its paws and hugged the lamb leg, its expression one of bewilderment and horror; it couldn't fathom the scale of the battle that had taken place.

"Is he a true immortal?"

The Holy Prince spoke, feeling that such a being must be a true immortal. He wasn't referring to the realm of immortals, but simply that it was a true immortal.

Qi Zhe nodded, his expression somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What do you think we should do if we enter the Immortal Realm and have to face this kind of creature?"

The big black dog was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then grinned and said, "Just wait to die! This kind of creature is too terrifying. Who can kill it?!"

The Black Emperor felt that this creature was too amazing. If it could shatter the Immortal Realm, then even a whole group of Great Emperors would not be able to stop it.

But the next moment its face stiffened, as if it had thought of something, and its eyes stared at Qi Zhe, now wide open like copper bells.

It thought of the River of Souls that Qi Zhe had mentioned a hundred years ago, and a bad feeling suddenly came to it. Its face turned pale and its mouth trembled.

"Indeed." He nodded slightly, meeting the Black Emperor's gaze, but the expression in his eyes was somewhat complicated.

At that moment, Hei Huang understood Qi Zhe's meaning, and couldn't help but nod with a bitter feeling in his heart, as waves of horror surged up.

However, no one noticed the exchange at this moment. After a brief silence, Qi Zhe got up to say goodbye and left alone amidst the Black Emperor's surprise and doubt.

Qi Zhe wasn't trying to scare the other party, but he felt he had to give them a heads-up: although the big black dog was usually unreliable, it could be very dependable in certain situations.

Why did I do that? Was it instinct reminding me?

On the way back, Qi Zhe was in a daze. Only today did he realize that his actions had been blessed with divine inspiration.

He felt that he might not be able to travel with Ye Fan and the others in the future; perhaps he would leave halfway, or perhaps he would travel alone.

However, he was fearless. Having come this far, nothing could frighten him anymore.

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