Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Before the path to immortality, all was deathly silent.

None of the dozens of supreme beings in the forbidden zones who had reached the pinnacle of their abilities continued forward.

The six human emperors, the ancient emperors of the alien races, and Ye Hei and Cang Jue, who had just arrived, all stopped at the entrance to the Immortal Path.

All eyes were fixed on the figure at the end of the road.

Their appearance was unclear, their race and age could not be determined, and no one could even confirm whether the person was a living being.

Under the shroud of the mysterious light, only a blurry outline could be seen sitting there cross-legged.

There were no imperial weapons surrounding him, nor were there any terrifying celestial emperor phenomena behind him.

But every inch of space around him was constantly being created and destroyed with each breath.

It was as if it wasn't a cultivator, but a complete world compressed into a human form!

"At the end of the path to immortality...why is there a living being there?"

The voice of a supreme being who has lived from the time of the Celestial Venerable to the present is deep and resonant.

He had witnessed the path to immortality opening more than once.

Although those immortal paths were ultimately proven to be the wrong time and the wrong place, he knew better than most of the people present what lay on those paths.

In the chaotic, shattered space, there is a pure white path to heaven, and on this path are terrifying rules powerful enough to obliterate even an emperor's body.

There was one person who shouldn't have been sitting at the end of the road beforehand, as if he had been waiting for them there for countless years!

"wrong."

Another supreme player in the restricted area stared intently at Gu Changjin.

"The path to immortality used to be completely different."

"Could it be that he has already crossed the Immortal Realm and is now simply returning from the other side?"

These words shocked everyone present.

A white-haired supreme being shook his head.

"If he is an immortal, why doesn't he enter the immortal realm and instead stay here?"

"And didn't you notice? Senro is also avoiding him."

Upon hearing this, everyone's pupils contracted simultaneously.

As expected, those immortal rules, powerful enough to obliterate an emperor's body, would automatically detour around that figure each time they approached it.

Even the ever-flowing tides of immortality in the Immortal Realm only dared to pass under the hem of his clothes.

It was as if he wasn't sitting on the path to immortality, but rather that the entire path to immortality was simply leading to his feet!

Returning from the Immortal Realm?

So how many years has this being lived?

What level have we reached this time?

Before everyone could continue speculating, a faint fragrance suddenly drifted over along the immortal path.

Just by inhaling a trace, the bodies of several supreme beings, who still retained a decaying aura even after reaching the pinnacle of sublimation, trembled simultaneously.

An old supreme being raised his hand, and on the back of his withered hand, a small piece of dead skin peeled off on its own, revealing new, glossy flesh underneath.

Although the change was extremely subtle, it made his breathing quicken instantly.

"The immortal substance...it's the real immortal substance!"

Why did they sever their own flesh and seal themselves into divine essence, sleeping for countless millennia in a forbidden zone where the sun never shines?

Isn't it just about surviving?

When they reach their level, the Dao within the vast universe has reached its end.

Becoming an immortal is for the purpose of seeing a higher realm.

It's also to break free from the limitations of lifespan!

And now, the Immortal Realm lies right behind that figure.

The immortal substances transformed into tides, and each surge seemed to wash away their decay.

The fear in the eyes of the supreme rulers of the restricted area was gradually replaced by fervor.

The awe-inspiring sound of the emperor's voice still lingered in my mind.

But they had no way out.

Once the ultimate sublimation begins, it is impossible to sever oneself again.

Advancement signifies longevity.

Retreat is tantamount to waiting for death!

Ye Hei stood behind the six human emperors, his golden holy blood roaring within him, but his gaze never left the end of the immortal path.

His perfected holy body is already enough to rival an emperor.

Yet, upon seeing that figure, a sense of heaviness instinctively arose deep within his body.

Cang Jue, standing beside him, remained silent as well.

The Great Accomplishment Overlord Body, which has always challenged the Holy Body and disrespected Heaven and Earth, did not utter a single word of provocation at this moment.

Because his domineering bloodline was issuing a warning.

It wasn't the excitement of facing a powerful enemy, but rather the desire to get him out of here!

The farther the better!

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Gu Xuanzhou's body suddenly began to tremble slightly.

He stood at the very front of the six emperors, the Heavenly Dao Emperor Seal between his brows constantly glowing, and the dark blue Northern Profound Spiritual Qi within his body was circulating uncontrollably.

One wisp of spiritual energy after another detached from the body and drifted towards the end of the immortal path.

It's like a wanderer returning home, or a tributary about to return to its true source.

Once you reach the Great Emperor realm, your bloodline is no longer confined to your physical body.

The Great Dao, the Divine Soul, and even one's own destiny will retain traces left by the ancestral blood.

Therefore, Gu Xuanzhou was able to sense it.

There is indeed a very deep connection between him and the being at the end of the Immortal Path!

That similarity was not caused by the inheritance of the Imperial Scripture, nor was it a resonance brought about by cultivating the Northern Profound Great Dao together.

It's bloodline!

Gu Xuanzhou raised his head.

They were met with a gaze coming from the end of the immortal path.

In that instant, countless images seemed to flash before his eyes.

The Bei Xuan Gu family was destroyed, the ancient star Xuan Heng died in silence, and the Emperor created the era of humanity.

He embarked on the ancient path through the starry sky, with all paths retreating, and finally arrived at the Emperor's Palace, where he personally opened the path to immortality.

All the seemingly random events now connect into a complete line.

He didn't get here because of luck.

From the moment the Northern Profound Body suddenly transformed, he became a key.

A key that opened the path to immortality for this being, and also unlocked the unknown destiny for the entire universe!

But now, the door is open.

Instead of feeling joy at seeing his ancestor, Gu Xuanzhou felt an overwhelming sense of unease.

He glanced back at the desolate starry sky.

The once magnificent universe now has very few living beings left.

All living beings died.

The Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone brought all their life essence with them here.

It was as if the entire universe had willingly sent its last essence to the end of the immortal path.

So this was a predetermined choice?

It turns out that what I opened was never the path to immortality.

Gu Xuanzhou's face turned pale, and he suddenly gave a bitter smile.

The other five human emperors had been keeping an eye on him.

Seeing the Northern Profound Spiritual Qi converging towards the end of the road on its own, and witnessing Gu Xuanzhou's reaction, their last remaining doubts vanished.

"Emperor."

The Emperor in Green Robes uttered two words in a low voice.

The emperor who mysteriously disappeared three hundred years ago did not perish at all.

He had already reached an unknown realm beyond the Great Emperor, and had been sitting cross-legged at the end of the path to immortality!

Gu Xuanzhou is the bloodline left behind by the Emperor in the mortal realm, and also the key to unlocking the path to immortality.

The birth of the sixth emperor may not have been accidental from the very beginning.

The destiny of the universe, the obsession of all living beings with seeking immortality, and the incomplete Heavenly Emperor Seal all made the same choice in the darkness.

They chose Gu Xuanzhou, and they also chose the Emperor at the end of the Immortal Path!

Just then, Gu Changjin's gaze finally fell completely down.

The mere sight of him caused dozens of peak emperors present to simultaneously feel their own Dao becoming incredibly slow.

The feeling wasn't like being suppressed; it was more like their proud imperial path suddenly losing its original meaning under that gaze.

The Emperor's blood, divine soul, origin, eternal cultivation, and even the essence of billions of living beings that they had just swallowed and had not yet refined, all became exceptionally clear at this moment.

It was as if that gaze was not directed at dozens of emperors who had once been invincible for an era.

Instead, they were dozens of containers filled with the essence of the universe, which had just been delivered to this place.

One of the Supreme Beings instinctively took a half step back.

But as soon as he took a step, he suddenly realized something.

I had developed an extremely absurd illusion.

It was as if the Great Dao itself did not belong to them.

Now the true master has appeared.

He should return it.

Gu Changjin looked at everyone and finally spoke slowly.

The sound wasn't loud, yet it resonated deep within everyone's heart.

"You have brought the essence of an entire realm with you; you are quite thoughtful."

"The myriad paths have diverged for far too long."

"Today, it is time to return to the source."

At the end of the immortal path, the mystical light slowly spread to both sides.

From the deeper darkness, countless eyes opened.

Gu Changjin raised one hand, his voice calm and gentle.

"Gentlemen, join my path."