manynovel Chapter 37 The Reappearance of the Path of the Sun Emperor
Chapter 37 The Reappearance of the Path of the Sun Emperor
The leader of the Sun God Cult's pupils suddenly contracted.
He cultivated himself for thousands of years, reaching the level of ancient sages. Although he was old and frail, his perception had not diminished in the slightest.
He knew every restriction and every wisp of energy in this mountain range like the back of his hand, but he couldn't find any trace of how these two figures appeared.
"My name is Gai Jiuyou, and I came with the Lord of Chaos." Gai Jiuyou spoke, his voice not loud, but carrying a natural and dignified air.
Covering the Nine Netherworlds.
Lord of Chaos!
The Sun Cult Leader felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and stood frozen in place.
In this era, we have not yet reached the end of the Dharma-ending Age. Some of the old sages who have even met with the Green Emperor are still alive, and news of them is far more readily available than in later generations.
Over the past century, several great upheavals have shaken the heavens and earth, and even the secluded Ziwei Star Region has heard of them.
Gai Jiuyou, that young supreme being who dared to challenge the suppression of the Azure Emperor's Great Dao!
The name of the Lord of Chaos is even more legendary. He is the master of the Chaos Ridge, a forbidden zone of life. He first killed a Great Perfection Holy Spirit, then stepped into the Divine Ruins to seize the Elixir of Immortality. Several years ago, he even lived a second life. In the desolate wilderness of the universe, he killed the Stone Emperor of the Undying Mountain and suppressed the Golden Lion Ancient Emperor of Burial Sky Island. Afterwards, he forcibly merged with the Heart of Heaven, and his Reincarnation Emperor's might permeated all the heavens.
Such beings have long surpassed all cultivators of this era; they are living myths!
"Yao Zhen of the Sun God Sect greets the Supreme Being of the Nine Netherworlds and the Lord of Chaos!" The old sect leader bowed deeply, performing the most solemn ceremony.
He had no doubt about the identities of the two people in front of him.
Impersonating a contemporary emperor—aren't you afraid of divine retribution?
Moreover, that unfathomable aura was undeniable; simply standing before Yu Dao evoked a sense of insignificance, like a mortal gazing at the stars.
"No need for formalities. We have come here only to view the ancient scriptures and relics left by the Holy Emperor of the Sun," Yu said, his voice calm as still water.
Upon hearing this, the Sun Cult Leader stiffened slightly.
He straightened up, a deep bitterness rising on his face: "Reporting to the Lord of Chaos, my sect suffered a great calamity in the past, losing all its foundation and most of its ancient scriptures. What remains in the sect today are merely some fragments."
There were some things he didn't say. The glory days of the Sun God Cult had long since faded away. Not to mention the complete Sun God Scripture, they could barely even muster a few ancient emperor secret techniques that were somewhat systematic.
Even those forces with more ancient lineages might possess more of the Holy Emperor's methods than the Sun God Cult itself. After all, the two Human Emperors, for the sake of humanity's development, widely disseminated many of the methods they created, without keeping them to themselves.
"I am aware of this matter." Yu Dao's voice remained calm. "The two ancient emperors, Taiyin and Taiyang, made great contributions to the world, yet their descendants suffered a calamity, which is contrary to common sense and chilling."
Upon hearing this, Gai Jiuyou's thoughts stirred slightly, connecting with the Dao and principles of heaven and earth. With his current cultivation at a unique level of Dao attainment, deducing past events from the Dao traces of heaven and earth was not difficult. After a moment, he frowned: "This ancient star of life dares to treat the lineages of two great human emperors in this way?"
Although the Sun God Cult's past calamity was unrelated to the power of the Purple Star Ancient Star, it suffered severe damage and was subsequently ostracized and coveted. As for the Taiyin God Cult, it was completely usurped by the Duanmu family, with only one-tenth of its main line remaining, making it impossible to even discuss.
He hadn't paid attention to these things before, thinking that even if the two major traditions declined, it was a natural evolutionary process. He never expected that there was so much filth involved.
"Those who attack the Holy Emperor's lineage shall pay the price." Yu Dao's voice was calm, yet it sent a shiver down the spine of the Sun Sect Master.
An indescribable surge of excitement welled up in the old cult leader's chest. The master of the forbidden zone of life, the supreme and flawless emperor of this era, was actually going to stand up for the Sun God Cult?
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his throat was already choked, and he couldn't say anything.
"As for the Way of the Sun Emperor..." Yu Dao didn't wait for his words of gratitude, his gaze already fixed on the rolling mountains beneath his feet.
This is where the Holy Emperor of the Sun once lived and cultivated himself. Every rock and every inch of soil has been bathed in the Holy Emperor's Great Dao.
He gently closed his eyes. The Great Dao of Reincarnation connects heaven and earth, and in an instant, the entire mountain range trembled. Countless rays of crimson-gold light burst forth from the depths of the mountain range, surging from every crack in the rocks and rising from every inch of the vitrified soil. At the summit, it seemed as if a great sun was rising, intense yet not scorching, magnificent yet not oppressive.
"This is... the Great Dao of the Imperial Ancestor!"
The Sun Lord exclaimed in surprise. That radiance was all too familiar, resonating deeply with the blood flowing within him. It was the Dao trace left behind by the Sun Holy Emperor in this mountain range, the last remaining blessing left to his descendants by that ancient human sage.
However, later generations were incompetent, and many generations have passed without anyone being able to awaken these dormant Dao traces.
Now, the most powerful Lord of Chaos in this world has once again demonstrated the Holy Emperor's Way to him with his supreme divine power!
Bathed in golden light, tears streamed uncontrollably down the old cult leader's wrinkled face.
He had cultivated for thousands of years, from a young man to an old man with white hair, and never before had he felt so close to the Ancestral Emperor.
One ancient character after another emerged from the depths of the mountains, each wreathed in golden flames, like the most primitive inscriptions carved on tortoise shells by ancient people. That was the Sun Immortal Scripture, the culmination of the Sun Holy Emperor's lifelong cultivation.
In that great upheaval that remains unclear to this day, this ancient scripture was largely destroyed, leaving countless sect leaders to lament its loss as they perused the fragments. But under the great divine power of the Lord of Chaos, these scattered fragments of scripture within the mountain's Dao traces were drawn out one by one, rearranged, and recombined, completing all the missing chapters.
"The Lord of Chaos will be here for some time to meditate. You may allow the descendants of the Holy Empress and the disciples of the sect to come here to cultivate." Gai Jiuyou glanced at the old sect leader who was still excited.
"Thank you, Lord of Chaos! Thank you, Supreme Being of the Nine Netherworlds!"
The old cult leader bowed deeply, then turned and left.
A moment later, he brought over a hundred figures from various parts of the mountain gate to the summit. These were all disciples of the Sun God Sect currently stationed at the mountain gate, including the old and the weak, with varying levels of cultivation.
They had already been informed of the identities of the two beings in the center of the strange phenomenon, and each of them held their breath and carefully sat cross-legged on the edge of the phenomenon under the guidance of the old cult leader, not daring to make a sound.
Golden light enveloped each disciple who sat cross-legged.
The radiance was warm but not scorching, like returning to the womb, awakening something long dormant deep within one's bloodline. Those who had cultivated the Sun True Scripture for many years without making any progress saw their bottlenecks in their meridians gradually loosen; old wounds on their bodies healed at a visible speed under the radiance; and several young disciples with mediocre talent had their Holy Emperor bloodline fully activated, their aura rising steadily, breaking through one after another in a short time.
"Thank you, Lord of Chaos!" The old cult leader Yao Zhen knelt on the edge of the strange phenomenon, his emotions beyond words.
He has experienced too many ups and downs in his life, from watching the ancient religion decline as a teenager to single-handedly supporting the remaining forces when he was old and gray. He has long been used to suppressing all his emotions in the deepest part of his heart.
But this favor was too great, so great that he didn't know how to repay it. He could only kneel there, silently repeating that simplest sentence over and over again.
The strange phenomenon lasted for a full month.
Throughout the month, golden light enveloped the entire mountain range, sometimes brightening, sometimes dimming, like the breath of the sun. The disciples of the Sun God Cult went from initial caution to later utter fascination, each finding their own breakthrough within the lingering influence of the Holy Emperor's Path. As the light of the final day gradually faded, countless people simultaneously awoke from their deep cultivation, looking around blankly, as if they had just woken from a dream that had been far too long.
Yu Dao slowly opened his eyes.
"Greetings, Lord of Chaos!" Led by Yao Zhen, the leader of the Sun God Cult, the disciples of the Sun God Cult all bowed deeply!