In the game "Covering the Sky," I can create nine kinds of immortal gold.

Ye Fan was taken aback, and even the Black Emperor beside him seemed to be deep in thought, as if he had thought of something.

"What does that mean? Does it mean the Ancient Sacred Body is immune to the ominous fate of the Source Celestial Master in his later years?"

Ye Fan thought of his own holy blood, which possessed extremely strong evil-repelling effects, and assumed that Zhang Taichu was referring to this.

Unfortunately, Zhang Taichu shook his head.

"Brother Ye, you don't actually believe that the so-called misfortune in old age is merely a curse, do you?"

"Is there another explanation?"

"Of course there are. If it were just a curse, the generations of Source Masters would have already figured out how to break it. Take the fourth-generation Source Master Zhang Lin, for example. He has devoted himself to Yaochi and is protected by the entire Holy Land and the Imperial Weapon, the Western Emperor Tower. What curse can't he break?"

"But what was the result? Why did he run into Zishan? Did he want to use the Wushi Bell to ward off misfortune in his later years?"

Ye Fan shook his head, also finding it unbelievable; theoretically, the chances of staying in Yaochi should be greater.

"The reason is simple: Yaochi cannot protect him, and the Wushi Bell is stronger than the Western Emperor Pagoda, so Zhang Lin has placed his bet on Zishan."

"The Beginningless Bell is stronger than the Western Emperor Tower? Even among Great Emperors, there are differences in strength? Right, when you mentioned the Chaos Body, you seemed to say that the Ancient Celestial Venerable was stronger than the first and second Great Emperors. What's going on? Isn't it rumored that Great Emperors can only live for ten thousand years? Could it be…?"

Before Zhang Taichu could even speak, the Black Emperor began to arrogantly give a lecture.

"Kid, where did you hear this wrong information? Who said that an emperor can only live for 10,000 years? Theoretically, an emperor can live for more than 20,000 years, and some particularly strong ones may even live for 30,000 to 50,000 years."

Ye Fan's eyes widened. Although he disliked the black dog a bit, he knew it came from Zishan and knew far more secrets than he did.

"Brother Ye, have you ever heard of the elixir of immortality?"

I've not only heard of it, I've even eaten it! Ye Fan muttered to himself, but still nodded.

"Generally speaking, the lifespan of an emperor is around 10,000 to 12,000 years, while the fruit of the elixir of immortality usually takes several thousand to 10,000 years to mature. Therefore, an emperor is fully capable of living until the elixir of immortality matures, then eating the fruit and living out his second life."

"Although the elixir of immortality is rare, the Great Emperor is the Great Emperor of the entire universe. Finding an elixir of immortality is very simple for him. It's impossible that he can't find one."

"What? The Emperor is the Emperor of the entire universe?! You mean, there can only be one Emperor in the entire universe at any given time?"

Ye Fan was greatly shocked. Zhang Taichu then realized a contradiction in the original work. Because the novel "Covering the Sky" has more than six million words and Chen Dong wrote it for several years, many settings have been changed.

This includes the Great Emperor. In the early stages, the Great Emperor's status wasn't that high. He wasn't the only one in the entire universe, let alone the only one on a planet.

After all, there's the famous trope of Emperor Hengyu leaving for the Central Plains. The original setting was that the strongest person in a continent was the emperor.

In the middle stage, it was changed to one Great Emperor for each ancient life star. For this reason, when Ye Fan fought naked with Yi Qingwu on Ziwei Star, he promised to join forces to kill Yin Tiande, then let her become an Emperor on Ziwei Star, while he himself would become an Emperor in Beidou.

It wasn't until the later stages that it was officially established that the Great Emperor was the Great Emperor of the entire universe, and that there could only be one in an era.

It wasn't until the appearance of the Mortal Immortals that the Emperor's prestige decreased.

"Boy, what do you think the Great Emperor is? He was the undisputed strongest being of his era, the only one in the entire universe!"

Black Emperor sneered and loudly mocked Ye Fan. Ye Fan felt his fist harden again, wanting to beat this damn dog to a pulp.

Zhang Taichu steered the conversation back on track.

"In short, apart from some Great Emperors who suffered injuries during their growth, they can all live two lives. Therefore, the strength of the Great Emperors in their first and second lives is actually about the same."

"The ancient celestial venerable who created the Nine Secrets has at least the strength of three lifetimes. The elixir of immortality is useless once it has been taken, and it is the same even if a different elixir of immortality is taken. So if you want to live a third lifetime, you have to rely on your own strength."

"That is precisely why the Third Emperor was far stronger than the Second Emperor."

Ye Fan continued the conversation.

"So, the Great Emperor Wushi is a third-generation Great Emperor, while the Western Queen Mother is a second-generation Great Emperor, which is why the Wushi Zhong is stronger than the Western Queen Mother's Tower?"

"No, the first incarnation of the Great Emperor Wushi was stronger than the Queen Mother of the West."

Zhang Taichu gave the answer directly, which shocked even the Black Emperor.

"How do you know so much about the Emperor?"

Zhang Taichu smiled at the Black Emperor. Besides stating the facts, he also intended to improve the Black Emperor's favorability.

"It's very simple. Because Emperor Wushi was born with a divine body and a Dao embryo, this kind of physique is extremely heaven-defying. Even if someone in this world attains the Dao, he can forcibly break through the shackles and ascend to the throne. Therefore, Emperor Wushi was already stronger than his mother, the Western Queen Mother, in his first life."

"Huh? The Western Queen Mother is the biological mother of the Great Emperor Wushi? Two emperors in one family?!"

At this moment, Ye Fan deeply realized how terrifying the Great Emperor Wushi was.

"Wait, you just said that a Great Emperor can live a third life through their own power. The Great Emperor Wushi was so strong, could he still be alive now?"

Black Emperor opened its mouth, wanting to say that the Great Emperor was still alive, but it knew that no one could live that long, after all, the era when the Great Emperor Wushi attained enlightenment was more than 100,000 years ago.

This is not something the Three Great Emperors could endure. Moreover, the fact that the Azure Emperor attained enlightenment proves that the Great Dao of the Beginningless Emperor has dissipated, so...

"Yes, the Great Emperor Wushi is still alive; that's beyond dispute!"

Zhang Taichu gave a direct affirmative reply, which made even the Black Emperor's eyes widen.

"Boy, do you know something? Even I'm not sure if the Great Emperor is still alive, how could you? Besides, how do you explain yourself as the Azure Emperor?"

"Are you saying that the Azure Emperor's attainment of Dao proves that the Great Emperor Wushi is dead?"

The Black Emperor was reluctant to admit it, but it was the truth. The only explanation was that the Great Emperor Wushi had become an immortal, but...

"That's right, there's only one answer: the Great Emperor Wushi ascended to immortality."

Black Emperor was speechless. He really wanted to ask, which of us is the son of the Great Emperor Wushi? Why are you more confident than me?

"Becoming an immortal? Do immortals really exist in this world?"

Ye Fan was clearly more concerned about becoming an immortal, because this was the most important thing for all Beidou cultivators and the ultimate goal of cultivation.

"Of course, becoming an immortal is difficult, but there are specific methods. Otherwise, why are those old fogies in the forbidden zone still holding on? Aren't they waiting for the path to immortality to open?"

"The strength of the Great Emperor Wushi should rank in the top three among the supreme human beings throughout history. If he couldn't become an immortal, that would be too much of a disappointment. So the Great Emperor Wushi must have become an immortal."

Zhang Taichu paused, realizing he had gone off-topic.

"How about we go back to the ominous events of Master Yuan's later years?"

"What nonsense about his ill-fated later years? Nobody cares! Hurry up and tell me why the Great Emperor Wushi is only ranked in the top three, and not first?!"

When it came to the question of the Great Emperor Wushi's strength, the Black Emperor was very excited. It did not believe that anyone could be stronger than its master.

Ye Fan glared at it. Although he wanted to hear about the ominous events of Yuan Tianshi's later years, he was clearly more interested in the ranking of the Great Emperors.

Zhang Taichu sighed upon seeing this.

"Since you care more about the ranking of the Great Emperors' strength, then I'll talk about it. We can discuss the ominous end of Master Yuan after we set off."