Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 1588: Secrets from Another World

From the other end of the muddy road, an Immortal King has arrived!

An Immortal King isn’t necessarily impressive, but the significance is astonishing.

"That road can only be traversed by Celestial Venerables?" Shi Hao confirmed.

"Indeed." Ding Lingfeng nodded briskly, "After I attained the Dao, I tried, but could only take a hundred steps at most."

He spoke lightly, but it made Shi Hao wince.

Amazing, truly amazing.

"Celestial Venerable Ye never returned, yet an Immortal King emerged from the other end of the muddy road!" Shi Hao murmured, "Do you think this is related to Celestial Venerable Ye?"

Ding Lingfeng shook his head: "What truly lies on that side, no one knows! Although Celestial Venerables have gone, none have emerged, leaving its secrets forever undiscoverable."

Shi Hao pondered; the Luo Anmin he saw was the first in two million years to emerge from there, or... was he not the first?

What is his purpose?

Thinking of this, Shi Hao swiftly took out the Spatial Spirit Tool with a seal and handed it to Old Ding: "Senior, this was found on that Immortal King, but it was sealed. Forcing it open would only shatter the spirit tool."

Ding Lingfeng took it, observing for a moment, "I can’t unseal this restriction either."

The outcome is the same; forcing it open would let the contents be lost in the chaotic void.

Shi Hao was disappointed; even Old Ding had no solution?

"However, forcing it open isn’t entirely futile; I can constrain time, causing a momentary freeze. Though not enough to retrieve the contents, it allows a glimpse of what’s inside." Ding Lingfeng smiled, full of confident assurance.

This is an Immortal Venerable!

Shi Hao nodded, if it can’t be opened, whatever’s inside remains pointless; better to glimpse what it truly is.

An Immortal King, from a road only Celestial Venerables can traverse, carrying items with destructive seals—it must be significant, immensely intriguing.

Ding Lingfeng pinched, and with a snap, the Spatial Spirit Tool shattered. Simultaneously, his body suddenly sparked with lightning, crackling wildly, presenting a terrifying spectacle.

His expression became serious.

"Old Ding, what did you see?" the Purple Gold Rat asked.

Ding Lingfeng deeply inhaled and spoke: "Items of destruction, capable of greatly damaging the barrier between two realms!"

"The barrier between the Immortal Realm and the Asura Realm?" the Purple Gold Rat pursued.

"Yes." Ding Lingfeng nodded.

Hiss!

What is the intention of those on the other side of the muddy road?

After hard-resolved war for ten thousand years, someone intends to deliberately break the barrier, making it easier for Asura Realm to invade?

"Such items exist?" Shi Hao was also curious, "Have you seen them before, Senior?"

"No." Ding Lingfeng shook his head, "It’s just my assessment, but highly plausible!"

Shi Hao paused, then said, "In the Forbidden Land, there are so many weak points between realms, ultimately forming the Summit of the Stars. Are all these due to such items?"

"Very possible." Ding Lingfeng slowly nodded.

Shi Hao initially thought the collision between realms created the Summit of the Stars naturally, but now, it seemed unlikely.

Someone—or a force—is purposefully causing realm collisions, creating weak points, providing opportunities for Asura Realm invasions.

Originally, the realms were supposed to not interfere with each other.

Hiss, if this inference is true, what remarkable conspiracy and grand plot would this be?

The Purple Gold Rat immediately said: "Forbidden Land existed before Celestial Venerables, the specific time is untraceable, but from the ruins within, it was clearly not a Forbidden Land long ago."

"In other words, at some point, the Immortal Realm and Asura Realm fiercely collided, forming the Forbidden Land, making it an entryway to Asura Realm, continually creating weak spots between realms, launching throughout the Immortal Realm, forming one Summit of the Stars after another." Following its lead, Shi Hao continued.

"Now, within the Forbidden Land, someone or a force wants to sharpen the realms’ conflict further... but why?"

Shi Hao and the three simultaneously fell silent; with limited data, how can one deduce?

"There’s one point; the other end of the muddy road likely holds the secret of Eternal Life," Shi Hao said, "At the very least, it can increase one’s lifespan tenfold! Logically, if such a place exists, it should be closely guarded, why then emerge to wreak havoc?"

If one is eternally undead, what more is there to pursue?

Moreover, what benefit does a major conflict between realms provide to these ’mysterious persons’?

"Considering this, Celestial Venerable likely melded into the Dao." Ding Lingfeng continued, "Otherwise, Celestial Venerables wouldn’t have sat idly by."

Alright, all mysteries may lie at the other end of the muddy road, but to venture there requires the strength of a Celestial Venerable!

Shi Hao contemplated, then said, "Senior, your story is finished, what does this have to do with me?"

Why exactly has Ding Lingfeng chosen to value him so greatly?

Ding Lingfeng smiled slightly, saying: "Having reached the height of Celestial Venerables, you are qualified to grasp future evolutions, and before venturing there, Celestial Venerable once exerted great effort, peering into the river of history."

"Though we haven’t obtained the complete information, Celestial Venerable said that one day, someone will be like him, cultivating the Little Star Universe," the Purple Gold Rat continued, "That’s the seed he left behind, for us to assist, ultimately quelling the calamity of world destruction."

Destruction’s calamity?

Shi Hao grimaced; does this mean he’s already shouldered such a heavy burden?

A bit weighty!

But when did I become some seed?

Ding Lingfeng chuckled: "Celestial Venerable replaced the original Mortal Realm with his Little Star Universe, meaning anyone born after carries a trace of Celestial Venerable’s imprint, eventually awakening this ability, inheriting the will of Celestial Venerable!"

Shi Hao stared at Old Ding; this guy reincarnated nine times in the Mortal Realm—could it be he was trying to cultivate the Little Star Universe?

This seems very likely.

Yet why was he the only one to succeed? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Old Ding was already remarkable, originally following Celestial Venerable’s footsteps, and now he managed to easily become an Immortal Venerable, yet he couldn’t cultivate the Little Star Universe.

Could this be related to the imprint left by the Asura Realm Great Emperor?

One yin, one yang, one death, one life; together they can evolve a world?

Shi Hao couldn’t help but expand his thoughts, imagining various possibilities.

Therefore, upon encountering him, the Purple Gold Rat intentionally or unintentionally guided him, helping him cultivate the Little Star Universe. And Ding Lingfeng confirmed through trials in the Mortal Realm that he possessed the Little Star Universe, hence repeatedly sending people to assist him.

In a certain sense, Shi Hao is the reincarnation of Celestial Venerable.