Chapter 2559 - 2524: Elders of the Human Race

Great Sun Forbidden Area.

The resolute young man paid countless prices, endured countless hardships, and finally passed through the layers of killing arrays, arrived at the center of the forbidden area, parted the misty twilight, and finally saw a small pond.

"Undying Medicine!"

"The undying medicine from ancient myths!"

Ye Xian whispered hoarsely.

Here, it was quiet, without a trace of wind. Time seemed to flow through here slowly and calmly, unlike the lively vibration of worldly time.

Here was the heart of the forbidden land. He had traversed countless swirling flows of space and time, relying on secret treasure and fortune, had luckily arrived here. The process in retrospect still made him break out in cold sweat, unwilling to think of it again.

"Every Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure must have a guardian beast..."

Ye Xian held his breath.

He wanted to plan carefully, but there was no time left.

Originally gravely injured, pierced through the heart by the Phoenix Undying Divine Fire of the True Phoenix Clan, he barely delayed death by sealing it with a secret technique, and now his entire body was akin to being shredded. The Phoenix Divine Fire had already spread throughout his body, infiltrating even his Divine Soul, leaving him just a step away from death.

"If,"

"Destiny does not abandon me..."

Ye Xian growled lowly.

He bent down, ignoring any risk, and plunged into the pond below him.

Cold.

That was the first sensation.

An icy cold that seemed to seep into his Divine Soul, nearly freezing him, numbing his skin, until after a long time Ye Xian slowly recovered somewhat, forcefully swimming toward the center of the pond.

Unexpectedly, the pond wasn’t large, and with powerful strokes, he quickly reached the center.

Glimpses of a quietly blooming lotus shadow caught Ye Xian’s eye.

His body shook violently, and he was dazed.

The lotus platform seemed to stand amidst time and chaos, surrounded by countless rules. On it, twelve tender leaves were blooming, some sprouting with buds, some just beginning to bulge, greedily devouring Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi, timeless eternity, while the essence of the Great Dao floated densely.

Merely being beside this undying medicine, Ye Xian felt on the verge of transcending and ascending to immortality.

The agony in his body urged him, stumbling forward, reaching out toward the largest tender leaf, hoping to pluck it.

Upon contact,

Rumble!

Thunder seemed to crackle, Immortal Thunder descended from the heavens, shocking the mortal realm!

Alongside a barely perceptible sword hum, carried by the wind, whispering as if speaking, yet upon careful listening, nothing could be heard.

Ye Xian’s vision blacked out, his body swayed, losing consciousness.

In that final moment, he used every ounce of strength, shoved the tender leaf from his hand into his mouth, then lost all awareness, his entire body ignited by the Phoenix Divine Fire like oil-soaked firewood, a blazing torch reaching the heavens.

...

He was unsure how long had passed.

Ye Xian awoke from his coma.

His body felt better than ever before.

That was Ye Xian’s first thought.

Within his body, unprecedented power surged, his bones resonated like ancient divine swords, displaying an intent to break and destroy. Blood in his veins surged like magma, with flames resembling Phoenix Undying Divine Fire burning upon it, having seized the divine fire of the Phoenix Immortal Clan.

This was his constitution, the Hundred-refined Steel Body!

Such a constitution was ordinary, lacking compared to many renowned Immortal Bodies, Divine Bodies, Daoist Bodies within the Starry Sky, incomparable. In the early stages of cultivation, it was exceedingly difficult, the meridians hardened and blocked like steel, unable to channel mana, hence labeled as ’waste body.’ Throughout history, beings with this constitution were doomed to struggle on the Immortal Path.

Yet Ye Xian succeeded.

Through great peril, he acquired great fortune, utilizing it to embark on the path, discovering the mystery of this waste body: it could absorb the blood, divine abilities, treasures of enemies during battle, ultimately forging into oneself, tempered repeatedly, forming a body through thousandfold refining, with profound mysteries.

Every tempering of the body was a journey through life and death, often even certain death.

This time, he was once again lucky to survive, making great progress!

Rumble!

Suddenly, the heavens and earth trembled, lightning flashed and thunder boomed, the world seemed enraged, tranquility disappeared in an instant, replaced by impending peril.

"Not good!"

Ye Xian’s expression changed dramatically.

He had faced too much danger, and his heightened instincts immediately sensed the peril here, ready to escape at once, hesitating for a moment by the undying medicine.

"Yao’er is equally gravely injured and dying..."

Ye Xian hesitated slightly.

He wanted to pluck another leaf from the undying medicine for his friend’s use.

However, as soon as this thought emerged, a sense of dread and crisis, like a harrowing warning of facing certain death, erupted within his Divine Soul.

Ye Xian’s heart sank slightly, immediately abandoning the thought, burning every bit of mana and vitality, fleeing wildly, soon vanishing amid the shards of space.

After his departure, the forbidden area slowly regained its calm.

Everything returned to normal, silent and lifeless, as if time had solidified here.

By the pond, on a barren slope, a green-clothed youth quietly observed everything, watching as the resolute young man plucked a tender leaf from the undying medicine.

"Such intense greed, ambition..."

"The younger generation is fearsome."

Jiang Ding said calmly.

He never placed his hope for the future on any individual, especially a junior’s morality.

Earlier, he had unleashed a sword, the End of Dharma Path transformed into the Cause and Effect Sword Dao, striking into the essence of that resolute young man’s Divine Soul, creating an extremely close bond of cause and effect under his subconscious cooperation, requiring the repayment of today’s deeds hundreds or thousands of times in the future.

If this youth named Ye Xian could rise.

The rise was not about overwhelming one side, not about establishing an Immortal Dynasty or being invincible under the starry sky, insignificant to the Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor.

This rise had but one answer: becoming the Golden Era’s Emperor.

Without this, it was meaningless.

Such investment risk was obvious, and expecting a return of thousands of times wasn’t too much, the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor was a magnanimous elder, not too harsh with junior cultivators.

This young human junior, guided by the Human Race Heavenly Dao to arrive here, received some assistance as a senior.

Occurrences like this transpired throughout the Endless Starry Sky, with the Ancient Emperor of the Sun, Beidou Ancient Emperor, Nine-leaf Sword Emperor, Undying Ancient Emperor, Taiyin Ancient Emperor, all making similar moves, nobody knowing who the Golden Era’s Emperor would be, calculating probabilities, ultimately determining success based on their vision and fortune.

"They say, I do have some insights into education and nurturing."

"This junior has about a one in a thousand chance of success, a rather outstanding junior. Hopefully, in the Golden Era, he can be seen again."

Jiang Ding slowly drifted into slumber.