EFB Chapter 203 The Immortal Emperor of the Past
Chapter 203 The Immortal Emperor of the Past
Upon hearing that voice, although Fang Ming was somewhat prepared, he was still startled.
He hadn't sensed anything at all!
Following the sound, he instantly saw a black jar suspended not far from him, emitting a hazy dark light, carrying an unspeakable ominous halo.
The black jar was covered in many complex and profound patterns, which had a similar aura to the runes on the Original True Understanding, but were more complicated and mysterious.
"Strange, I don't remember the 'me' of the past forging two Original Gates. When the Da Luo Sword Embryo was melted by that Great Fiend, the Original Gate was clearly taken away by him," a somewhat confused voice came from the black jar.
Subsequently, Fang Ming felt a gaze fall upon him. This gaze carried no malice, but rather curiosity.
"You..." Then, a surprised voice came from within the black jar, "You're not right, you're a bit strange, interwoven with karma... Interesting, very interesting, I see traces of that Great Fiend, you have a seemingly related yet unrelated connection with him..."
Hearing the voice from the black jar, Fang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, he hadn't let his main body appear here, otherwise, his true nature might have been seen through.
Although the dark side of the Original Immortal Emperor wasn't truly completely dark and evil to the extreme, if he were to see that Fang Ming was an outsider from beyond the Dao, things would truly be hard to say.
Moreover, he was gambling, gambling that the Original Immortal Emperor, who was currently in The Heavens, near Ertu, had already cast his gaze here.
His main body wasn't afraid of anything, after all, he was once a person who cared about the world, and he was also a Heavenly Emperor, someone capable of blocking a strange black hole with his own body.
The dark side was, after all, formed from a Dark True Spirit, so it was better to be cautious.
Before Fang Ming could say anything, another surprised voice came from the black jar: "Not the current era, not the future, nor the past... I can't even see your origin..."
"It's a pity, the seal of the true self has significantly reduced the strength I can exert, otherwise, perhaps I could slightly verify my conjecture," a voice of regret came from within the black jar.
At this moment, Fang Ming looked at the black jar and said, "Senior, have you already seen my origin?"
Laughter came from within the jar. He said, "What's so difficult to guess? Since you are not from the current era, nor the past, nor the future, combined with the other Original Gate, then you are simply a person from another time and space."
"Back then, I also considered the idea of exploring other time and space, but unfortunately, I had just achieved the Immortal Emperor realm and hadn't had time to stabilize my cultivation before being ambushed by two Weird Immortal Emperors of the Strange Clan, who contaminated me with the strongest ancestral true blood from the source of strangeness," a voice of emotion came from within the jar.
"Senior's conjecture is correct, I am indeed a person from another time and space," Fang Ming's thoughts turned, and he readily agreed.
As for the subsequent matters, he would wait until the true self of the Original Immortal Emperor sensed the awakening of the dark side.
"Other time and space... Although the future has infinite changes, infinite divisions and derivations, it ultimately belongs to the same time and space. For an Immortal Emperor, there is no strict sense of past or future, only their own past and future!" a voice of emotion came from within the jar, "...This boundless All Heavens World is even more wondrous than I imagined. It seems that even Sacrifice Dao may not be the end!"
Then, Fang Ming once again felt a gaze fall upon him, and subsequently, a voice sounded from within the black jar: "You brought the Original Gate here, it seems you know many things, and you have too many karmic intersections with that Great Fiend."
"Not long ago, the power of the Strange Clan flashed and disappeared, and then I had no choice but to come back to life... Originally, I didn't plan to get involved in karma or bother with anyone, but you activated the Original Gate and disturbed me. Even so, I originally only came out of curiosity to see and didn't intend to bother with anything..." a voice of contemplation came from within the jar.
He said, "Hmm... who told you that you have too many karmic entanglements with that Great Fiend? If I don't make a move against you, I won't be doing justice to my dark true body that was killed by him in the past!"
Hearing this, Fang Ming thought it was bad. The dark side of the Original Immortal Emperor had been revived for a while now, why hadn't the true self sensed this place yet?
"Moreover, when I came here just now, I actually saw someone who looked very much like that Great Fiend again," at this moment, a cold and eerie voice came from within the black jar, saying, "I even observed for a bit, and it's not just that he looks like him, he even has that hint of similar invincible demeanor."
"It truly makes me quite annoyed. As a part of an Immortal Emperor, death is merely a special state," the black jar trembled, and a faint, helpless voice came from within, saying, "In a state of death, I cultivated my mind and nature, and I thought that nothing in this world could stir ripples in me, until I saw you all..."
"As a Dark True Spirit, I have been able to endure until now, which can be considered having a peaceful mind..." a chilling voice came from within the black jar.
Instantly, black mist rolled on the black jar, accompanied by the spread of dark light, and the entire world was about to collapse, about to be destroyed!
However, at this moment, a faint sigh came from the inexplicable void, from beyond the world, from an unknowable place.
"I told you back then, if you could eradicate the darkness and undergo a transformation, you and I would merge and achieve an astonishing Dao Fruit, and it wouldn't be impossible to touch upon the Sacrifice Dao level. Now it seems, you still cannot completely let go and eradicate the darkness."
In an instant, the rolling black mist solidified, the dark light stopped spreading, the world that was about to collapse was restored to completeness, and everything seemed to be frozen in place.
Even Fang Ming felt as if he had become a person in a painting at this moment, returning to a scroll.
With the appearance of this voice, Fang Ming also recovered and returned to normal.
"You..." From within the black jar, a slightly annoyed voice came, "You really regard me as a beacon for your return. You weren't lost in The Heavens at all. As soon as you awakened, you already sensed this realm, didn't you!?"
"I never regarded you as a beacon for return. You are me, why would I regard myself as a beacon? That is unnecessary!" the voice sounded faintly, with a hint of laughter.
"Nonsense! You must have secretly left a hidden hand when you severed me, and now you are controlling me. Otherwise, separated by the Sea of The Heavens and the Sacrifice Sea, even if your cultivation has greatly advanced, you cannot exert great power on this realm!" a scolding voice came from within the black jar, he was somewhat annoyed.
Beyond The Heavens, there is an inexplicable boundless ocean, that is the Sea of Worlds, whose scale surpasses the limit of imagination. It is not a fragmented Great Chiliocosm, but is composed of truly complete Great Chiliocosms.
There, ancient and modern time and space overlap, there are vast world clusters that surpass the Great Chiliocosm, and there are also indescribable special terrains, with Dao abysses forming special existences.
Beyond the Plateau, there is an even more vast and strange Sacrifice Sea, a place composed of Great Realms that have been blood-sacrificed, abysses beyond the world, and unknowable dangerous lands. It is the place of sacrifice for Immortal Emperors.
There is also Ertu of the Strange Clan, which is an unspeakable, extremely evil place that ordinary beings cannot even imagine, filled with endless danger.
The being in the black jar concluded that the true self was currently wandering outside Ertu beyond the Plateau, separated by endless distance, and not even in the same time and space. It would be extremely difficult to project his power over.
The All Heavens still had the seal of that Great Fiend!
"Is that so? If you are not me, how would you know these things? Coming to The Heavens, and even fighting in Ertu beyond The Heavens, that is me!" the voice said with a smile.
Instantly, the black jar trembled and fell silent.
"It has come to this point, why are you still being stubborn? Is there any need?" the voice from the inexplicable place sounded, as if a little helpless.
"I just can't get over it. Seeing that face again, with a similar demeanor, makes it difficult for me, who has just revived, to remain calm..." a helpless voice came from within the black jar.
The black jar emitted dark light, and at this moment, the being within the jar seemed to sense something and let out a surprised voice: "You actually killed an Immortal Emperor-level creature outside that Ertu?"
"I only killed one, but there were two who ambushed me back then. Until the Strange Clan is eliminated, this grudge is not over!" the voice was slightly cold, the events of that year made him particularly resentful.
Having just stepped into the Immortal Emperor realm back then, he was already ambushed. If he had been allowed to grow, he might not be unable to reach the Sacrifice Dao level now!
One must know that since he achieved the Immortal Emperor realm, endless years have passed.
"It seems your cultivation has advanced quite a bit over the years..." a voice of emotion came from within the jar.
Killing an Immortal Emperor is not an easy feat, especially in Ertu, where the situation is even more complicated.
Because no one knows how many Immortal Emperors are in that Ertu!
"Hehe~" a light laugh came, saying, "Back then, I had just stepped into the Immortal Emperor realm and already fell into darkness. Now it is just normal progress."
Then, the voice sounded with a warning tone, saying, "Ertu is too terrifying. Although it is only the outer region, it has its own terrifying divine peculiarities. The passages are crisscrossed and dense, connecting the billions of worlds in the All Heavens, as well as the inexplicable places beyond the All Heavens. Some Great Realms seem independent, but in reality, they have long been connected to the area outside this Ertu. The effect of the Wild Heaven Emperor's seal back then was actually not very great."
Fang Ming knew that he was talking to himself.
"Greetings, Immortal Emperor!" Fang Ming first bowed, then thanked him, "Thank you, Immortal Emperor, for the reminder."
Although he knew these things, he generally wouldn't recall matters of this kind.
Regarding matters of Ertu, even related special terrains, it is best not to recall them below the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm.
In the Sacrifice Sea, the Original Immortal Emperor stood with his hands behind his back on the bamboo raft formed by his own Dao. His eyes reflected the boundless All Heavens.
Beneath the bamboo raft, there was blood-colored brilliance that could easily destroy countless Great Chiliocosm Universes. The blood-colored brilliance turned into layers of waves crashing down. Time and space were annihilated here, and the Dao did not exist.
However, no matter how the blood-colored waves crashed down, the hem of his robe did not flutter in the slightest.
Standing on the bamboo raft, he was in a daze for a while, as if he saw the boundless All Heavens, saw Fang Ming, saw Ye Fan and others who resembled Shi Hao, and even saw some scenes from another time and space.
Although the dark side was a part of himself, it was ultimately not a true Immortal Emperor and did not understand the true power of an Immortal Emperor.
He himself could completely utilize the severed Dark True Spirit to interfere with the boundless All Heavens!
"Will this era also give birth to an existence similar to that Great Fiend?" Thinking of this, a smile appeared at the corner of the Original Immortal Emperor's mouth.
Having come this far, he knew the current predicament of that Great Fiend. He was currently isolated and helpless, and desperately needed assistance.
If he hadn't fallen into darkness back then, perhaps he could have shared some of the pressure, but now he was still very far from that level.
"Another time and space... At least he cannot be exposed to the sight of the higher-ups of the Strange Clan... If we combine the two time and space..." As his thoughts turned, the Original Immortal Emperor had already made a decision.
How could his own seal obstruct his sight? With the peculiarity of an Immortal Emperor, he saw part of the truth at the first moment.