Ye Futian’s group left. In the end, Goddess Taihua came to terms with herself and chose to follow them. She remembered her father’s dying words. Through transmitted thoughts, he advised her to follow Ye Futian to stay alive.
Before her father passed away, he regretted his own decision to choose to side with Ning Yuan in the past. He ignored Ye Futian’s signs of goodwill, hoping that his daughter would end up with Ning Hua. If he had chosen differently, Goddess Taihua would have had the chance to befriend Ye Futian and inherit an Imperial Star. He would not have died so tragically as well.
Her father did not blame Ye Futian for what happened. After all, he was the one who made the wrong decision. There was no one to blame. However, Goddess Taihua could not accept the reality right away since Ye Futian could save her father, but he chose to watch as the latter was killed.
Ye Futian only needed to utter a word, and her father would be spared.
The cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace took no notice of Goddess Taihua, who followed them. She was free to do as she pleased.
Ye Futian walked at the front of the line. Sword Goddess, Qin Qing, and the others were with him. Ye Futian asked, “Senior, how did you end up in a conflict with cultivators from the Dark World?”
“Ning Yuan wanted to snatch a treasure from a relic. The two parties engaged in a conflict, and we ended up being hunted by them,” Sword Goddess explained. Ye Futian nodded. He was well aware of how difficult this continent was currently.
Ye Futian asked, “I was cultivating before this. Senior, do you know any major incident that took place on this ancient continent?”
Sword Goddess replied, “We didn’t travel through many places either. Cultivators from various worlds are crazy about seizing the relics. Wars have erupted everywhere. I am not sure what kind of major incident Palace Lord Ye is referring to. However, some rumors have been spreading around.”
“What kind of rumors?” Ye Futian asked curiously.
“All the imperial-level forces are searching for the relic left behind by the Eight Legions,” Sword Goddess said.
“The Eight Legions?” Ye Futian revealed a strange expression. This term was also found in the World of Buddhism. However, what kind of Eight Legions was Sword Goddess referring to?
Sword Goddess explained, “During ancient times, the Eight Legions existed beneath the Heavenly Path and were in charge of maintaining the order of the Heavenly Path. They were the most powerful beings in the world. During the Age of the Gods, more and more gods and a wave of astonishing Great Emperors appeared. Hence, the War of the Heavenly Path erupted, which ultimately resulted in its collapse and the various gods perishing. Of course, these are just stories that I heard in this relic. As for what exactly transpired during the ancient age, most likely, the emperor-level forces know a thing or two about. As for who truly has all the information regarding events back then, most likely only the Great Emperors themselves know.”
When Ye Futian heard Sword Goddess’ explanation, his heart trembled. Beneath the Heavenly Path, there were the Eight Legions.
These Eight Legions maintained the order of the Heavenly Path. They should be the strongest powers beneath the Heavenly Path. That meant the latter was sentient and was not ethereal. If so, who represented the Heavenly Path? Was the Heavenly Path a person?
What did the collapse of the Heavenly Path symbolize?
Was heaven an ethereal existence?
Shenjia the Great Emperor of ancient times once said that there was initially no path in the world. He desired to destroy all paths in order to fight with the Heavenly Path.
During ancient times, there were also Great Emperor Ziwei, Great Emperor Shenyin, and other outstanding Great Emperors. All of them belonged to the same era. During their heyday, what kind of glory did they achieve?
With so many exceptional figures gathered, it was only logical for the War of the Heavenly Path to erupt. The Eight Legions were claimed to be in charge of maintaining the order of the world under the command of the Heavenly Path. If they really existed, the eruption of the War of the Gods was to be expected.
Those domineering Great Emperors couldn’t pledge their allegiance to the Heavenly Path.
Were the corpses of the Eight Legions also buried in this ancient continent?
From the looks of it, the tomb of the gods contained more than just the teachings of the Great Emperors. There was more to its reappearance than met the eye.
In the distance, a shocking light of destruction flashed. Ye Futian and the others looked in that direction. Menacing light of catastrophe descended from the sky. There seemed to be a divine matrix, and its power was directed at the space below. Ye Futian and his group were far away from the matrix, yet they could still clearly sense the destruction.
“It’s Yuanshi Palace,” said Ye Futian as he frowned. The matrix seemed to be set up by the cultivators of Yuanshi Palace from the Yuanshi Domain, one of the Ancient God Clans of the Divine Prefecture. They were proficient in this kind of power.
The cultivators of Yuanshi Palace had most likely discovered a relic and were involved in a battle with another party. Their attacks emitted terrifying destructive might.
“Let’s go and have a look,” Ye Futian said. His figure moved swiftly, and he dashed towards that direction with an admirable speed.
The cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace followed him. Out of the six major Ancient God Clans who attacked the Ziwei Segmentum, Tianyan City Lord Office had been eradicated. The other five major Ancient God Clans were still alive and well. This time, most likely, all of them had come to this ancient continent.
If they really came across each other, Ye Futian would not be merciful towards them.
The cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace shared the same sentiment. They bore killing intent towards the five major Ancient God Clans.
Not long after, Ye Futian’s group came to the battlefield. The cultivators of Yuanshi Palace had already cleared out the place and killed off the cultivators who contended with them over the relic. They left no one alive. Only ruins remained in this place. As for the treasures in the relic, they had already been taken away.
The cultivators of Yuanshi Palace also saw Ye Futian’s group arrive. As the two opposing sides met, the space fell quiet. Both sides stared at each other, their bodies emanating terrifying killing intent.
Yuanshi Palace Lord stared at Ye Futian. His gaze contained a stern look as his eyes emanated menacing God-Punishing power. In an instant, an unparalleled domain of the Great Path covered the space and enveloped Ye Futian’s group within it.
Ye Futian revealed a strange look. The cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace also looked curiously at the other party. Yuanshi Palace Lord dared to attack first?
They should be aware of how Tianyan City Lord Office was destroyed better than anyone else. Against Ye Futian, he actually dared to initiate the battle?
Rumble.
Loud thunder could be heard as the heavens changed color. In the heavens above, the domain of the Great Path became a God-Punishing Sword Matrix. Countless beams of God-Punishing light shot out from the matrix and plummeted down, covering this part of the sky. Ye Futian and his group were surrounded by the light.
Swoosh. Swoosh.
Sharp and frightening sounds could be heard. The God-Punishing light contained the might to destroy everything on Earth. It was intimidating. Every beam of light glowed with astonishing destructive power as they descended. Various cultivators unleashed their powers of the Great Path to withstand the incoming beams. However, their abilities of the Great Path were shredded into pieces by the God-Punishing light without exception.
“The will of the Great Emperor!” exclaimed Ye Futian as he narrowed his eyes. His gaze was fixed on the other party. Sky Tremor appeared in his hand, and terrifying Tremoring Pulses swept out, enveloping all the cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace. Tremoring Pulses continued to expand outwards and collided with the God-Punishing power. The two forces were wrestling with each other in the air.
Yuanshi Palace Lord stood beneath the God-Punishing Sword Matrix and was bathed in dazzling God-Punishing light. He appeared like a god who governed all the God-Punishing power in the world. He was domineering as he looked down on everything below.
Currently, he appeared half human and half god.
“This is not your power, right?” Ye Futian said as he raised his head to look at Yuanshi Palace Lord. The latter was definitely not this powerful. Now, Ye Futian could clearly sense the existence of an imperial might. It merged with Yuanshi Palace Lord.
The will of Yuanshi the Great had reappeared in the world.
“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s sufficient to kill you,” Yuanshi Palace Lord retorted coldly. As he said this, the God-Punishing power plummeted and slashed towards Ye Futian.
Ye Futian raised Sky Tremor and swung it upwards. Shocking waves of Tremoring Pulse propagated upwards and collided with the God-Punishing power. In midair, the two powers clashed, causing destructive shockwaves to sweep out and cover the vast space.
In the distance, the other cultivators were frightened. They gathered their forces together to withstand the intense Tremoring Pulses.
The God-Punishing power could go toe-to-toe with Tremoring Pulses of the imperial arm. Ye Futian thought to himself as he raised his head to observe the terrifying collision. He knew that the God-Punishing power contained more than just the power of Yuanshi Palace Lord. The Great Emperors of the Ancient God Clans all existed in the world in unique forms. They were more than just ordinary wills of the Great Emperors. This speculation had been proven many times.
What happened to Tianyan the Great further demonstrated this point.
Now, the tomb of the gods had resurfaced and all the Great Emperors of the Ancient God Clans could not wait any longer. They might make their appearance sooner than expected as they could come back with the help of the tomb of the gods.
Yuanshi Palace Lord knitted his brows together upon seeing that his attack had been blocked. From the looks of it, Ye Futian wielding an imperial arm was not weaker than him.
“Retreat,” a voice commanded. Yuanshi Palace Lord narrowed his eyes as he swept a glance at Ye Futian. He understood the Great Emperor’s intention of leaving now.
Yuanshi the Great intended to come back with the help of the tomb of the gods. Naturally, he would not put himself at risk now. Ye Futian wielded the imperial arm and posed a threat to him. It was best for them to avoid clashing with Ye Futian currently.
Yuanshi Palace Lord needed to focus on the big picture now. It would be much easier to slay Ye Futian after the Great Emperor had returned.
When Yuanshi Palace Lord thought of all this, he led his group to leave the place. Ye Futian watched as they left, but he did not go after them. He was responsible for protecting the cultivators of Ziwei Imperial Palace. From their brief exchange just now, he sensed that the ability of the other party was on par with his. If he waged war on them, the outcome was unpredictable.
“Is Yuanshi Palace attempting the route taken by Tianyan City?” Lord Chen questioned as his brow furrowed. Obviously, they had sensed the abnormality as well.
“Most likely Yuanshi Palace is not the only force doing so,” Ye Futian replied. Since Yuanshi the Great could merge his power with the current Palace Lord, most likely other Ancient God Clans could do the same as well. It seemed like Ye Futian had quite a few strong opponents in this ancient relic. He could not let his guard down.
Gu Dongliu analyzed, “The tomb of the gods has surfaced and the relics of the Great Emperors have opened. Even the legendary Eight Legions might make their appearance again. The Great Emperors of the Ancient God Clans will not let such a golden opportunity slip past them. Moreover, they know more about this ancient continent than we do.”
The Great Emperors naturally knew more than they did.
“However, he hasn’t done what Tianyan the Great did and borrowed Yuanshi Palace Lord’s body to be reborn,” said Ye Futian. If it reached that point, Ye Futian could not do anything about him!
