Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree-Chapter 120: Ninth-Tier Great Emperor

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

The battle between the Qingyang Realm and the Ancient Wilderness quickly spread, and even regions beyond the Ancient Wilderness had heard about the affairs of the Qingyang Realm.

At the same time.

Led by the three Saint Masters, various forces were fully engaged in hunting down and capturing the cultivators of the Qingyang Realm.

For them, the biggest characteristic of the Qingyang Realm was their lack of proficiency in the language of the Ancient Wilderness. Even if they learned the language through other means, they would inevitably have an accent that was different from the natives.

However, no matter how hard the forces of the Ancient Wilderness racked their brains, they couldn’t understand that Gu Qingyang endowed his people with the abilities of the Divine Kingdom, making it seem perfectly natural. The language of the Ancient Wilderness spoken by any of them was indistinguishable from that of the natives.

This resulted in no outcomes from the widespread searches in the Ancient Wilderness for three months.

The cultivators of the Qingyang Realm seemed to vanish into thin air, leaving no trace behind.

In response.

Many forces were secretly astonished.

At the same time.

Gu Fang and others had infiltrated the Immortal Extinction Realm for three months and finally managed to understand some information about the Ancient Wilderness and the Immortal Extinction Realm by indirectly asking around.

Very soon.

The relevant intelligence was submitted to the Divine Kingdom in the form of missions.

As the ruler of the Divine Kingdom, Gu Qingyang organized all the information returned by the people immediately.

"The Immortal Extinction Realm has five regions: Ancient Wilderness, Divine Wilderness, Central Province, Demon Realm, and Celestial Desolation. Among them, Central Province is the most prosperous, being the center of the entire Immortal Extinction Realm, with eminent people and strong figures as plentiful as crucian carp crossing the river, completely unmatched by regions such as Ancient Wilderness."

"Every ten thousand years marks an era; the first five thousand years are the Golden Era, where powerful figures emerge one after another. Since five thousand years ago, when the last Great Emperor died on the Heaven-Ascending Road, the Golden Era ended, and the Longevity Shackles suppressed the world for five thousand years, preventing anyone from advancing beyond the True Monarch realm."

All the information flashed through Gu Qingyang’s mind, and his understanding of the Immortal Extinction Realm deepened considerably.

Although Gu Qingyang had once performed a Soul Search on Xue Wei and obtained some information from his memories, given his status as a Sect Elder and only a fourth-tier Dragon Transformation cultivator, the information he truly understood was limited.

Especially the news outside the Ancient Wilderness, Xue Wei’s knowledge was even more shallow.

During the past three months, some individuals, relying on their own talents and abilities, successfully infiltrated Central Province and Divine Wilderness, joined some top sects, and could obtain corresponding secrets from within the sects.

"Longevity Shackles, ninth-tier Great Emperor!"

Gu Qingyang reviewed the content in his mind, and his understanding of the Immortal Extinction Realm became increasingly comprehensive.

During the Golden Era, the Immortal Extinction Realm was extremely powerful. Now a sixth-tier True Monarch was nothing during the true peak period.

Above True Monarch was the seventh-tier Saint, the eighth-tier Quasi-Emperor, and the ninth-tier Great Emperor.

During the peak period, the Immortal Extinction Realm had strong figures comparable to the ninth-tier Great Emperor level appear.

However, in the Desolate Ancient period, above the Great Emperor, there existed an even stronger realm, known as Immortal.

It is rumored that those who achieve the Dao of Immortality could truly become immortal.

But countless ages ago, the Path to Immortality became a land of death. Every Great Emperor who set foot on the Path to Immortality died without leaving a trace.

No matter how supreme your talents or unparalleled you were, you still faced inevitable death.

Because of this.

The world in which the Ancient Wilderness resides is called the Immortal Extinction Realm.

The term "Immortal Extinction" means the Immortal Dao is severed, with no hope of further progress.

But even so, every Golden Era that reached its peak, Great Emperor powerhouses still forged ahead, hoping to seize a chance on the Path to Immortality to achieve longevity.

And with the decline of the Golden Era, and the disappearance of the Path to Immortality, the entire world fell into a period of stagnation in cultivation, with the path above the True Monarch realm entirely sealed. No matter your exceptional brilliance, you could not break this shackle.

Only when the Longevity Shackles dissipate can these powerhouses advance further.

"The existence of the Longevity Shackles is like a chain above everyone’s head. No matter how exceptionally brilliant you are, you can only resign yourself to fading away if born at the wrong time.

Yet some top sects use extremely mystical means to seal the prodigies who appeared thousands of years ago, silently waiting for the Golden Era to arrive, opening the seals to compete for the elusive opportunity for immortality!"

Gu Qingyang pondered.

From the analysis of information sent by other followers, the Longevity Shackles will completely dissipate soon, as it has been four thousand nine hundred and eighty years since the last Golden Era.

In another twenty years, the Longevity Shackles will entirely dissipate.

By then.

The Golden Era will come again.

The Immortal Extinction Realm will witness the rebirth of numerous prodigies vying for supremacy.

"Since there can be prodigies sealed for thousands of years waiting for the next Golden Era, it’s possible that some top powerhouses, hopeless for breakthroughs, have sealed themselves, waiting for the next Golden Era to compete once again for the opportunity of immortality.

If this is the case, the waters of the Immortal Extinction Realm would be fathomlessly deep!"

Gu Qingyang’s heart was filled with gravity.

With the rise of the Golden Era.

Strong individuals at the seventh tier and above will emerge.

By that time, the Qingyang Realm will also catch the attention of other powerhouses. With the current foundation of the Cyan Yang Divine Court, there is no possibility to contend against such powerhouses.

However.

As the Golden Era has not truly begun, there is still time for everything.

Twenty years might seem short, but it at least gives the Qingyang Realm a chance to catch its breath.

What Gu Qingyang needs to do during these twenty years is to break through his sixth-tier limit and reach at least the seventh tier.

If he reaches the seventh tier, combined with the strength of the Heavenly Dao Domain, even if an eighth-tier Quasi-Emperor steps into the Qingyang Realm, he can suppress them with confidence.

As for the ninth-tier Great Emperor, Gu Qingyang feels the possibility is unlikely.

Because, according to the records of the Immortal Extinction Realm, Great Emperor-level strong figures’ life force is too strong to be sealed.

"Human Great Emperors only have a lifespan of five thousand years. Even if they attained the Dao at the end of the Golden Era, they should have perished by now.

Moreover, such strong figures wouldn’t willingly resign themselves to death; they would certainly try their luck on the Path to Immortality, competing for the elusive opportunity for immortality.

Hence, there really is no possibility of a Great Emperor existing in the Immortal Extinction Realm; at most, only an eighth-tier Quasi-Emperor remains."

Gu Qingyang organized the situation of the Immortal Extinction Realm clearly and became ever more focused on his goals ahead.

Within twenty years, break through to the seventh tier first.

Once stepping into the seventh-tier Saint realm, the Qingyang Realm could more or less protect itself.

After all, even if a Quasi-Emperor emerges, they wouldn’t fight with the Qingyang Realm for no reason. Such figures have sealed themselves for thousands of years, pursuing nothing but the Great Emperor realm and the elusive opportunity for immortality.

Other matters would hardly interest these strong figures.