Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 321 - 322 Chapter 327 The Emperorʼs Might of the Beginningless

322: Chapter 327: The Emperor’s Might of the Beginningless 322: Chapter 327: The Emperor’s Might of the Beginningless The sacred city was said to have existed for eternity, its origins untraceable.

It predated all written records of the human race.

In the Eastern Wastelands, numerous powerful factions, including various Sacred Lands and Ancient Nobilities, coveted the divine city.

However, claiming it for any single group was unrealistic, as there was only one such city.

Ultimately, these powerful factions held secret talks and agreed to exercise joint authority to control the city.

As for what secrets the divine city held, outsiders knew almost nothing.

Only a few of its mysteries were public knowledge, exposed to the world.

The Ancient Wilderness Dao Platform, located at the divine city’s Central Celestial Palace, floated in the air.

It was a grand Immortal Platform, densely carved all over with Dao Glyphs.

Without a doubt, these were complex Dao Glyphs, so profound that many Peacock Kings could not comprehend them; almost no one could fully elucidate their meaning.

In the past, everyone believed they could traverse the void from this place to reach a mysterious location.

Filled with excitement, they made many attempts.

It was proven that the markings on the Ancient Wilderness Dao Platform were indeed Dao Seal impressions—imprints that allowed for travel across the void—but no one had ever succeeded in crossing to other regions.

Some obscure records suggested that the Dao Platform could transport people to a Divine Land teeming with enormous opportunities, yet no one had ever achieved this.

This belief stemmed from rumors that several ancient Great Emperors had successfully traversed the void from here.

Unfortunately, there was no way to verify these claims.

However, people discovered other useful properties.

The Dao Platform held nine Stone Orders.

Wherever one went, by holding a Stone Order and channeling divine energy into it, one could swiftly traverse the void back to the divine city’s Central Celestial Palace.

This was a surprising discovery.

An old Peacock King once tested this.

He traveled as far as the Central States, and by holding the Stone Order and channeling divine energy, he still managed to traverse the void and return.

Of course, the energy consumption was enormous.

An average person attempting this would have their divine energy completely drained, leading to a fatal end.

The nine Stone Orders were divided among the various Sacred Lands and Ancient Nobilities.

There were more Sacred Lands back then, and some that couldn’t obtain a Stone Order almost came to blows over it, nearly leading to major conflicts.

The Stone Orders were held by the major Peacock Kings.

Only they could traverse freely, returning to the Central Celestial Palace, which was suspended in the sacred city’s sky.

On this particular night, the divine city’s Central Celestial Palace was dazzlingly brilliant.

The Ancient Wilderness Dao Platform thrummed with boundless Space Power as seven or eight figures simultaneously materialized.

With a sweep of their wide sleeves, a countless, dense mass of figures spilled forth from within them.

Everyone knew something significant had happened.

Seven or eight Peacock Kings simultaneously traversing the void to retreat to the divine city’s Central Celestial Palace—this was unprecedented!

Especially just moments ago, the resounding peals of a great bell shook heaven and earth.

The pervasive Bell Waves stirred everyone’s souls, and even the divine city itself resonated, seemingly on the verge of shattering.

The Bell Waves caused the divine city to resonate—an event unheard of in history.

The entire city was alarmed, and everyone rushed out, gazing towards the source from afar.

“This is Emperor’s Might!” “Heavens, this is the divine might of a Great Emperor!” Older figures exclaimed.

Even those as powerful as Peacock Kings could not produce such a bell toll; everyone’s souls had just resonated with the Bell Waves.

There was no need for much thought or speculation.

Almost instinctively, many people associated it with the pressure of an ancient Great Emperor, a power that caused their hearts to pound and souls to tremble.

“Heavens, could it be that an ancient Great Emperor is not dead?

This is shocking!” “No, those Great Emperors cannot still be in this world; no one can live for so long.

Could it be… someone has become a Great Emperor?” “Heavens, surely a new Great Emperor hasn’t appeared?!” Many wore expressions of disbelief; the Emperor’s Might just now had been truly soul-shaking.

The sacred city was the center of the northern region, a place where all major events and influential figures converged.

Naturally, it housed many extraordinary individuals.

Among them were the imperial uncle of Great Xia from the Central States, a sovereign from the Northern Region’s Golden Family, and magnates from the Southern Mountains.

Several such figures were now rushing simultaneously towards the Central Celestial Palace.

Ye Fan and the others naturally rushed out as well.

Even An Miaoyi, whose beauty was renowned throughout the world, could not compete with the clamor about the Emperor’s Might booming from outside.

This night, the divine city was destined to be sleepless; many found it impossible to calm their hearts.

The Peacock Kings are in trouble, Jiang Yifei pondered for a moment.

It must be that Purple Mountain harbors extreme danger.

He then turned and mounted his golden divine Tiger Dragon.

He departed under the moonlight, his white clothes fluttering, cutting an extraordinarily graceful figure.

“I shall visit Fairy An another day.

Farewell, everyone.” His voice drifted back from afar as the golden divine Tiger Dragon transformed into a streak of golden light, vanishing by the lakeshore.

“Farewell, we must depart as well.” The Saint Heirs of Dayan and Wanchu also departed in haste.

If the major Peacock Kings were in trouble, it would significantly affect them, as it concerned their prospects of becoming future leaders.

“Miao Yi respectfully bids everyone farewell!” An Miaoyi’s voice transmitted.

With matters having reached this point, the crowd dispersed, each going their own way.

「Two days later, the news finally spread, astonishing everyone.」 The various Sacred Lands’ first assault on Purple Mountain had ended in failure.

They had nearly faced complete annihilation!

The Jiang Family, Ji Family, Flickering Light Sacred Land, and Jade Lake Sacred Land all possessed replicas of peak weapons.

That night, the replicas of the Taiyang God Furnace, Dragon Cauldron, and two other peak weapons—four in total—were all shattered into powder.

Moreover, the personal Weapons of several Peacock Kings, intricately woven with Dao and principles, were also reduced to ashes, vanishing completely.

All of this was because of a bell—not the advent of a true Great Emperor.

When the Bell Waves swept out, many experts were shattered, utterly unable to resist.

The various Sacred Lands and Ancient Nobilities had studied Purple Mountain for many days.

They believed it held secrets of an ancient Great Emperor.

An Earth Formation of nine dragons arching to protect a mountain was almost impossible to find anywhere else in the world.

They devised many plans.

Ultimately, they concluded that penetrating Purple Mountain was too dangerous.

Instead, it would be better to combine the forces of all Sacred Lands and attempt to sever the mountain at its midpoint.

Unexpectedly, this plan led to disaster.

Purple Mountain was not severed.

Instead, their actions triggered the Extreme Dao Divine Bell, causing it to shake heaven and earth.

Its Bell Waves were omni-destructive, leaving nothing but powder in their wake.

On the spot, over a hundred respected elders were turned to dust, perishing in body and soul without even a chance to utter a sound, completely unable to resist.

The various Peacock Kings reacted swiftly and decisively.

They used great divine mystical arts to gather the survivors and then, holding their Stone Orders, traversed the void to escape.

Meanwhile, their protective peak weapon replicas and their own personal Weapons were all shattered.

When the news spread, the northern region trembled, the Eastern Wastelands trembled, and the entire world was shaken!

The name of the No Beginning Great Emperor resurfaced, emerging shockingly from the annals of history.

Most people in the world knew almost nothing of him, but those ancient legacies would never forget his name.

The era when the No Beginning Great Emperor dominated the world showcased the might of ancient Great Emperors to its absolute zenith.

*At the immortal path’s end, who stands as the peak?

One sight of No Beginning, and the Great Dao is rendered void!* This was the world’s highest praise for him.

Even after tens of thousands of years, those ancient legacies would not forget that with No Beginning’s emergence, the Great Dao itself became void.

The sacred city was in an uproar; the world was shocked!

This Great Emperor had left no inheritance, and the No Beginning Bell had vanished into history, a fact deeply regretted by many cultivators.

Indeed, if the No Beginning Great Emperor had not left behind his Dao lineage, it would have been a great loss to the human race, an immeasurable regret.

Today, as the No Beginning Bell rang, the world was stirred.

Dying old Peacock Kings felt gratified, but many more people were driven to a frenzy.

The legacy of the No Beginning Great Emperor, lost for countless ages, might be on the verge of reappearing.

This stirred everyone’s nerves; it was an irresistible temptation.

“Is it true?

The Dao lineage of the No Beginning Great Emperor is about to surface!” “The No Beginning Great Emperor!

Shaker of the past, illuminator of the present, invincible under the heavens!

An insurmountable monument!” …

「In just a few days, the world quickly learned some secret details about the No Beginning Great Emperor; the news spread with astonishing speed.」 Of course, all this information naturally leaked from those ancient legacies, including the Sacred Lands, the Northern Region’s Golden Family, and the Four Immortal Dynasties of the Central States, among others.

“Better to battle a Great Success Holy Body to the death than to ever encounter No Beginning!” These were words left by the ancestors of the Heavenly Demon Palace, revealing how deeply the Greater Demons of Ancient Desolation feared him.

Before Ancient Desolation, the world was chaotic, with frequent great wars between the demon clan and the human race, which were eventually suppressed by ancient Great Emperors.

In the era when numerous Greater Demons roamed the heavens and earth, they had naturally battled against those with the Great Success Holy Body and against ancient Great Emperors, thus deeply understanding their terrifying power.

“This No Beginning is too terrifying!

Before he even became a Great Emperor, he resisted a peak weapon from the Central States with his bare hands!” Upon learning these secret details, even the people of the Central States were stunned, left gaping in amazement.

In his youth, the No Beginning Great Emperor’s heaven-bestowed talents were beyond description.

He absolutely overshadowed all his peers in the world, and even elder figures were awed by him.

He was a living “heaven-defying prodigy.” And when he finally achieved mastery, he became profoundly unfathomable.

It was impossible to gauge his depths, difficult even to follow in his footsteps.

Before becoming a Great Emperor, he once battled experts from the Central States on the Eastern Desolate Border.

It was an era brimming with emerging talents.

Indeed, it was the presence of these countless geniuses that served to highlight just how unattainably lofty the No Beginning Great Emperor was.

A peerless genius from an Immortal Dynasty in the Central States, heroic and majestic, a talent rarely seen in ancient times, was on the verge of creating a miracle in that era.

He was poised to become a new Great Emperor, succeeding the founder of his Immortal Dynasty.

Throughout history, no single lineage had ever produced two Great Emperors.

If he succeeded, it would undoubtedly be an unprecedented feat and a miracle.

That genius had indeed already touched the threshold of becoming a Great Emperor.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he might well have succeeded.

Unfortunately, he encountered No Beginning, who had not yet ascended to emperorship himself.

At the border between the Central States and the Eastern Wastelands, he battled No Beginning.

He even used a peak weapon, but ultimately, he was still defeated.

This genius from the Central States, infinitely close to becoming a Great Emperor, utilized the peak weapon left by his Dynasty’s founder.

With it, he could absolutely display the divine might of a Great Emperor.

Yet, No Beginning caught the peak weapon with his bare hands.

He was not pulverized; instead, he suppressed his opponent, shaking the world.

The No Beginning Great Emperor was a magnanimous person.

After becoming a Great Emperor, he returned that peak weapon to the Immortal Dynasty and did not make things difficult for them.

This is a true heaven-defying prodigy!

Ye Fan sighed in amazement upon hearing these accounts.

Li Heishui said, “As long as you break your curse and advance into the Four Extremes secret boundary, given your current performance, you’ll become another heaven-defying prodigy.” I will plunder all the source stones from the various Sacred Lands!

I must enter the Four Extremes secret boundary!

Ye Fan’s emotions were deeply stirred by these various secrets of the No Beginning Great Emperor.

“These Peacock Kings will likely leave soon, but they cannot possibly retreat permanently like this,” Li Heishui mused, then added, “The allure of the No Beginning Dao lineage is irresistible to everyone.

The only ones to watch out for are those Saint Heirs.

They will certainly not be sent to Purple Mountain.

They’ve all seen you, so make absolutely sure not to reveal any flaws in your disguise.” Sooner or later, I’ll blockade the gates of every Sacred Land and beat them until they don’t dare to come out…

Ye Fan muttered to himself.

“Hahaha…” Li Heishui laughed heartily.

“It seems you’re filled with resentment from being hunted by these people.” It’s a pity.

Someone with such heaven-defying poise as the No Beginning Great Emperor, who shook the ancients and illuminated all ages, still ended up as just a handful of yellow earth…

Ye Fan lamented with a sigh.

Is there truly no such thing as an undying Daoist saint?

Li Heishui also sighed.

Sure enough, the various Sacred Lands would not give up.

They began to prepare for a second assault on Purple Mountain, and it was said they might deploy actual peak weapons this time!

Perhaps the Taiyang God Furnace, perhaps the Dragon Cauldron, or even the Void Mirror…

This next assault would surely be world-shattering and might truly succeed in opening up Purple Mountain.