Eternal Heavenly Emperor

When it was truly time to set out, the team expanded even further.

When Gu Fei learned that the woman of his dreams was traveling with Chu Hao, he naturally followed, putting his pride aside. His arrival prompted Duanmu Changtian to boldly join as well, as he, much like Gu Fei, was deeply infatuated with Yan Feixue.

Having one extra person was the same as having two, and Chu Hao was too lazy to care. However, halfway through, Xia Yuanchao suddenly appeared. This little rascal was truly a little lecher, harboring unspeakable thoughts towards beautiful women.

Like a pesky fly with the ability to move through space, he couldn't be shaken off no matter how hard they tried, leaving them no choice but to let him follow along.

A group of eight headed toward the Nether Palace.

Through Yan Feixue's explanations, everyone gained a better understanding of the Nether Palace.

This palace not only appeared once every ten million years but its location also changed each time, as if it had legs and could walk on its own.

Appearing only once every ten million years meant that even a Domain Lord might not encounter it in their lifetime, so even in Ancient Times, most people had only heard of this mysterious place.

No more detailed information was available, because the appearances of the Nether Palace were too rare. Had it not been for the martial arts level of the Sky Martial Star being high enough for supreme beings to live for hundreds of millions of years, these records would have likely been lost to history as well.

This time, the Nether Palace appeared at the edge of the Nine States, bordering the endless sea.

Chu Hao was prepared for great battles; Western Wind was constantly on the brink of awakening, and he kept changing their route to prevent anyone from intercepting them and setting up a formation to stop Western Wind's resurrection.

With this Ancestral Artifact in hand, he could at least escape from the War Emperor.

Along the way, despite some minor setbacks—mainly when they stopped to rest and encountered privileged young masters coveting the beauty of Su Wanyue and the other girls, who were promptly sent flying by several protective experts.

More than two months later, they finally arrived at the edge of the Nine States, the boundless sea once again appearing before them.

"In the past, this was a plain, vast and endless," Yan Feixue said with a sigh.

Chu Hao's heart stirred—as expected, the landscape of the Sky Martial Star now was completely different from the past. It was because the Great Emperor of He Family had failed in his attempt to become the Heavenly Emperor, which resulted in drastic changes in the landscape of the Sky Martial Star. Finally, this emperor even transformed into the Nine States, separating the Human Race and the Alien Race, resulting in the current Sky Martial Star.

How did she know all this?

Was she a disciple from an ancient power?

Yan Feixue's origin was very mysterious; nobody knew where she came from, only that she was extremely strong and could even match Yuan Tiangang in battle. No one knew exactly which state she came from.

He glanced at Fat Cat and suddenly made a bold guess.

—Could this woman also be from the Ancient Times? This would explain her mysterious background, and moreover, her sigh just now seemed to come from the depths of her heart. If she hadn't seen the landscape of the Ancient Times with her own eyes, how could she have such a sentiment?

He couldn't help but send a message through divine sense to Fat Cat, "Do you think this woman could be someone sealed from the Ancient Times?"

"Eh, you're just realizing this now?" Fat Cat replied through divine sense.

"You damn Fat Cat, if you knew, why didn't you say something?"

"You didn't ask, how would I know you're this slow?"

"... It truly is a young genius from the Ancient Times! Didn't you say that in your era, geniuses were as common as the hairs on an ox?"

"That's right, even someone like Little Miss Yan could barely count as third flow in my era!"

Chu Hao rolled his eyes. Yan Feixue could definitely be regarded as top-level among the Heaven Talented in the present, with only Yuan Tiangang and a few from the Alien Race being her equals. Those who could surpass her, apart from himself and Su Wanyue, were probably only the young Seven Emperors from the Alien Race.

That such a young talent could only rank as third flow in the Ancient Times?

"Don't be disheartened, you've now formed the Unique Life Spring, and in your realm, you can at least battle without defeat!" Fat Cat consoled.

"Not invincible yet?" Chu Hao detected the implication in its words.

"Hehe, back in my era, some freaks were terrifyingly strong. For instance, if you were facing a first flow physique freak now, what do you think your chances of winning would be?" Fat Cat countered.

Chu Hao was momentarily speechless; physique, in a sense, was the embodiment of Laws, and indeed very powerful.

It was just his misfortune that his physique was only equivalent to tenth flow. If he reached the limit, then he would truly be invincible in battles of the same realm.

"Where is the Nether Palace?"

The group scanned the horizon—according to the information they had received, the Nether Palace should be in this area, but they couldn't see even a trace of it.

"Let's just search slowly." They decided to split up, agreeing to communicate via Communication Stone once they found the Nether Palace.

Less than half a day later, Gu Fei located the Nether Palace and called the others over.

When Chu Hao arrived, he saw a small palace standing before him—not very large, no more than thirty feet high and only about thirty feet wide, all black, with streaks of black liquid running down the walls, giving off an eerie feeling.

At the main entrance, there hung a plaque inscribed with the words "Nether Palace."

It was indeed the Nether Palace.

After glimpsing it, Chu Hao was about to look away when he suddenly paused, hurriedly looking again at those two words on the plaque.

He was shocked because he didn't recognize the characters, yet bizarrely he read them as "Nether Palace," as if the words transcended linguistic barriers and directly impacted his divine sense.

He looked over at Fat Cat, who was also staring at the plaque, arching its back, its tail raised high, and its mouth agape, as if ready to attack at any moment.

"Is there something amiss?" Chu Hao asked.

After a few more glances, Fat Cat returned to normal and said, "This place gives me a creepy and terrifying feeling, not good at all!"

"Otherwise, why would it be called Nether Palace?" Chu Hao pointed at the words and asked, "Did you notice something very unusual about them?"

"It's a transformation of the Laws," Fat Cat did not leave him in suspense and directly revealed the mystery.

"Laws can manifest as writing?" Chu Hao was somewhat surprised. Were Laws not untouchable and invisible, required to be realized by observing the universe?

"This isn't writing but a manifestation of the Laws. It wouldn't be wrong to think of it as patterns either," Fat Cat explained, "You've got a Heavenly Dharma Stone, right? The Laws engraved on it are very rudimentary and hold some value only to the War God."

Chu Hao took out the Heavenly Dharma Stone, an item he had obtained a long time ago. It looked like a seal, but whatever it stamped would disintegrate into powder, because it was the Laws, unseen and insurmountable by anything in this world.

Unless the universe itself intended to manifest them.

"So to say, being able to manifest Laws as a door plaque must be quite impressive, right?" Chu Hao asked.

"Although it's only the most basic depiction of the Laws, to achieve Laws manifestation, at least a Domain Lord is required," Fat Cat stated gravely.

Domain Lord!

However, even the Great Emperor of the He Family failed to uncover the Secret of Eternal Life hidden within the Nether Palace; clearly, a Domain Lord did not possess such capability. The creator of the Nether Palace must at least be another Great Emperor.

Though a Great Emperor could live for a billion years, compared to the cosmos and stars, a billion years was merely a junior level. Through ancient and modern times, countless emperors had risen and vanished into the river of history.

"Let's go in," Yan Feixue said excitedly, being one of the few aware of the Secret of Eternal Life hidden in the Nether Palace, she was quite thrilled.

Chu Hao nodded, as most people were unaware of the Nether Palace's value, which left the ancient site quite deserted, with just the few of them standing rather forlornly outside.

The Dragon Crown Prince might already be inside, right?

Chu Hao thought, as seven War Emperors had emerged among the younger generation of the Alien Race, and he wondered how many were present now.

The group of eight stepped forward, Xia Yuanchao pretending to be scared, tried to squeeze into the embrace of the young women, but was grabbed and hurled away by Chu Hao, causing the young man to curse fiercely, wishing Chu Hao would birth a son without an anus – an outburst that earned him a thorough beating from Gu Qingcheng.

—She had already accepted herself as part of the old Chu Family, and with Xia Yuanchao cursing Chu Hao about having a son without an anus, such a son would naturally be her own, could she not be furious?

The eight of them entered the Nether Palace, and a sensation of icy coldness hit their faces immediately, causing an involuntary shiver in their bodies as though some chilling element had entered their system.

"Is the so-called Nether Palace only this small?" Duanmu Changtian remarked. From the outside, the palace looked pitifully tiny.

"It shouldn't be!" Gu Fei scratched his head, trying hard to appear knowledgeable, "I think it's like the Mustard Seed Ring, with a vast space inside."

Different space was a common trick used in ancient relics.

"Ah!" However, when they reached the end of the palace, a dark pit appeared in front of them, its destination unknown.

"Could this be the passage to a different space?" Duanmu Changtian said with a smirk, he and Gu Fei were both pursuing Yan Feixue, thus he was naturally happy to tease his rival.

"Perhaps it is!" Unable to save face, Gu Fei was the first to leap into the pit.

"Brother!" Gu Qingcheng cried out, worried, she hurriedly urged Chu Hao to jump into the pit as well.

Whiz, whiz, whiz, all eight of them leapt into the pit.

Thankfully, there was no oppressive force here; they could fly, though they flew downward for about ten miles, suddenly the space in front of them opened up, revealing a vast plain, but withered trees and rotten grass everywhere, devoid of any signs of life.

"Clearly this is the Nether Palace, showing signs of death and decay, why would it hide the Secret of Eternal Life?" Chu Hao said in puzzlement, as the people here were all trustworthy, he didn't mind revealing the Secret of Eternal Life.

"What!" Gu Fei and Duanmu Changtian were both shocked; their eyes widened.

The promise of eternal life was something even the War God dared not dream of!

Yan Feixue swept Chu Hao with a reproachful look, a secret like this naturally should be known by as few people as possible. (The chapter ends here. If you like this series, please visit qidian.com to throw in your recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)