A millennium later, the Golden Age began.
During this period, countless legends of geniuses were born.
Countless races that had long disappeared in the annals of time, returned or rose again, marking the start of a new era.
Filling the void left by the decline of life following the calamity of the Immortal Curse, in the three thousand great worlds, geniuses ascended one after another every few decades or centuries.
For the Immortal Realm, glory was just beginning to rise.
And Yun Fan was hailed as the Immortal Lord, the master of the pinnacle of Immortality.
Countless people wished to follow in Yun Fan's footsteps and ascend the path of Immortality.
During this time, Yun Fan had never given up searching for one person, the strongest among the seven Immortal Martial powerhouses.
This person was called Xian Cheng.
It was not that Yun Fan sought to exterminate him, but rather because this individual had a notorious past.
Before the Immortal Curse raged, he had cultivated by devouring the life force of others. As Yun Fan deduced, he discovered that Xian Cheng had wreaked havoc in the Immortal Realm even before the Immortal Curse rose, for Xian Cheng was invincible in that era.
It was precisely because of his invincibility that he initiated the dark turmoil. His methods were no less severe than the Immortal Curse itself.
Such an existence, given another chance, would once again unleash slaughter.
Therefore, Yun Fan would not allow him to live.
For the past thousand years, Yun Fan had been perfecting the Immortal Realm while searching for Xian Cheng.
On this day, Yun Fan arrived at the foot of an immortal mountain at the peak of the Immortal Realm. He stood there for a long time without moving.
Though the scenery was pleasant, and the immortal energy was abundant, creating an aura of peace, Yun Fan sensed something amiss.
Just then, he saw an elder appear.
"Fellow Daoist, you have finally arrived!"
The elder said to Yun Fan, "I didn't expect that after hiding for a thousand years, you would still find me!"
It was clear that he was Xian Cheng. Yun Fan had sensed his aura upon arriving here and had been waiting for him to reveal himself.
Finally, he had appeared.
Yun Fan then said, "If I hadn't come, would you have continued hiding here?"
"Hahahaha!"
Xian Cheng laughed, "Indeed!"
"Then are you ready to die?"
Yun Fan finally understood why he couldn't find Xian Cheng for so long. It turned out this immortal mountain was Xian Cheng's true form.
Thus, Xian Cheng had concealed his aura using the immortal mountain, and even Yun Fan's deductions could not pinpoint his existence.
Had he not come here in person, Yun Fan would not have known he was hiding within the immortal mountain.
Xian Cheng then said, "Young man, don't always resort to fighting. I believe we can cooperate!"
"Cooperate?"
Yun Fan sneered, "Are you joking? You and I cooperate?"
"That's right!"
He said to Yun Fan, "The golden age has arrived. You can tolerate the rise of so many geniuses, why can't you tolerate me?"
"Because you have a criminal record!"
Yun Fan retorted, "Keeping you will ultimately be a disaster!"
"This is not necessarily true!"
He said to Yun Fan, "Perhaps you haven't understood the essence of the matter. From your perspective as a newcomer, you naturally believe my methods are wrong. But when you reach my age, you will know that my methods are very clear!"
"Clear?"
Yun Fan looked at him coldly.
"Indeed!"
He said to Yun Fan, "We are both in the Immortal Martial realm, but my experience is far richer than yours, and I understand more! Allow me to share my opinion!"
"Speak!"
Since he had found the person, he would give Xian Cheng time to argue.
Xian Cheng said, "Beyond the Immortal Martial realm, it seems to be the end of cultivation. But I was one of the earliest Immortal Martial powerhouses to be born. In my era, even the Demon Ancestor and the Immortal Ancestor had not yet emerged. In this realm, I was the strongest and started early, yet I had no opportunity to break through beyond the Immortal Martial realm! It was as if the path ahead had been severed by someone!"
"So..."
Yun Fan looked at him in confusion.
"So, I conceived of initiating a dark age, to bestow all the life force and power of Immortal Martial cultivators upon me. Yet, I still had no opportunity to break through. However, I can confirm that this path was correct, at least my strength grew!"
He revealed this cruel reality to Yun Fan.
Yun Fan then said, "This path is a choice to sever one's own retreat. Therefore, even if it is correct, it cannot be taken!"
"Hmph!"
Xian Cheng snorted, "That is merely your shortsightedness. When cultivation reaches our level, besides ourselves, everyone else is a tool to be used in my eyes!"
At this point, he said to Yun Fan, "Unfortunately, before the second golden age arrived, the Demon Ancestor and the Immortal Ancestor rose. They used the Immortal Curse to control the Immortal Realm, and even other Immortal Martial powerhouses were reduced to prisoners!"
"They ruined my plans!"
Xian Cheng said with resentment.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "So, you also became a prisoner!"
"No, if I had wanted to escape, I could have. But I chose to become a prisoner because I wanted to see if their path was indeed correct!"
Xian Cheng shook his head and said, "Clearly, their path was also wrong. Even with the blessing of the Immortal Curse, they could not surpass the Immortal Martial realm, only become sufficiently powerful themselves! Slaughter was the only way!"
He said to Yun Fan, "Now you have created another golden age. Therefore, we can cooperate, slaughter together, and after slaughtering, we can continue to create golden ages until you and I surpass the Immortal Martial realm and reach the legendary True Martial realm!"
This was his proposal to Yun Fan.
Yun Fan's scalp tingled. This guy was truly cruel! Therefore, Yun Fan stated directly, "Unfortunately, I do not accept your proposal! Therefore, you must die!"
Upon these words, Xian Cheng said coldly, "Kid, don't be ungrateful. I am the Immortal Martial powerhouse with the longest history. I feared you before because I had not yet merged with my true form. Now that I have merged with my true form, you may not be able to defeat me. Why not accept my suggestion and cooperate? After all, you and I are the last remaining Immortal Martial powerhouses of this era!"
Yun Fan replied, "Sorry, impossible!"
"If that's the case, are you forcing me to act?"
He looked at Yun Fan furiously.
"So what if I force you to act?"
Yun Fan said directly, "Don't have any other ideas. An existence like you is more detestable than anyone else! I will absolutely not let you live!"
In an instant, Xian Cheng attacked. He had expected to persuade Yun Fan, but he didn't expect Yun Fan's will to be so firm.
When there was nothing more to say between them, only a battle remained.
At this moment, the battle between the two sides had already begun. After a few exchanges with Yun Fan, Xian Cheng discovered Yun Fan's terrifying strength.
Indeed, Yun Fan's strength was too great. It was no wonder he could pacify the chaotic times. Even with the power of the immortal mountain, he was no match for Yun Fan.
Therefore, he could only summon his true form, merge himself with the immortal mountain, and launch a fierce attack on Yun Fan.
At this moment, Yun Fan was not fighting a single person but an immortal mountain. Their strengths were truly terrifying.
After merging with the immortal mountain, Xian Cheng's strength increased tenfold. His power was now second only to the Immortal Ancestor.
Facing such an existence, Yun Fan showed no fear. Instead, he unleashed his full strength, continuously attacking the immortal mountain.
His power was too domineering. With each heavy punch, the immortal mountain seemed on the verge of shattering, evoking a sense of immense terror.
The power of this ultimate battle far surpassed the strength of the previous Immortal Martial powerhouses.
However, times had changed. In the most difficult moments, Yun Fan was not even an Immortal Martial powerhouse. The reason he could kill the Immortal Ancestor was not through power, but through the power of creation.
He defeated the later Immortal Martial powerhouses through strength, but it was undoubtedly a hard-won victory.
Each kill came at the cost of half his life.
In his battle against Xian Cheng, Yun Fan had reached his peak in all aspects. Therefore, even though Xian Cheng's methods were unfathomable,
In Yun Fan's eyes, he was not invincible.
At the very least, Yun Fan maintained the initiative at all times.
Facing such a powerful Yun Fan, even Xian Cheng gradually began to lose.
Xian Cheng was unwilling. He had thought that by using the immortal mountain, he could repel Yun Fan and remain undefeated. Little did he know that even with the immortal mountain, he was merely an ant before Yun Fan.
What kind of existence could have nurtured such a monstrous being as Yun Fan?
With another heavy punch from Yun Fan, the entire immortal mountain shattered into pieces.
Having lost the immortal mountain, Xian Cheng swayed precariously, appearing to be on the verge of death.
Fortunately, he did not continue to fight, for he knew that even if he fought again, he would not be Yun Fan's opponent.
"I told you, why bother with such stubbornness? Wouldn't it have been better to have this realization earlier?"
Yun Fan sneered. If he had realized this earlier, there would have been no need for a battle. Therefore, Xian Cheng would die in torment.
At this moment, Xian Cheng was furious. But in the face of cruel reality, he had to say, "You win!"
"I once thought that the Immortal Ancestor and the Demon Ancestor, who controlled the Immortal Curse, were the strongest existences. I never expected you to be the strongest. Ultimately, I underestimated you. I once thought that the Immortal Martial powerhouses who died at your hands were simply unlucky. I didn't expect them to die at your hands unjustly!"
"Yes, so what?"
Yun Fan sneered. He was the ultimate winner who lived to the end.
Xian Cheng said, "Therefore, even if I die, I will take you with me!"
In an instant, Xian Cheng activated the last foundation of the immortal mountain and charged directly at Yun Fan. Clearly, this time, he intended to perish together with Yun Fan.
Although Yun Fan was prepared, he did not expect Xian Cheng to still have the strength to seek mutual destruction.
Therefore, he quickly condensed the power of creation and blocked it in front of him.
Bang!
After a world-shattering explosion, many cracks appeared in the surroundings. Xian Cheng was completely annihilated in this explosion.
Although Yun Fan's situation was not as severe, this explosion had directly cost him about two-thirds of his power.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Yun Fan coughed repeatedly, his expression one of misery. Because at this point, he would not be able to recover his peak strength for at least a hundred or eighty years.
He only regretted his carelessness, having been tricked by Xian Cheng.
However, fortunately, everything had ended perfectly. Loss was loss, it didn't matter. A hundred years was merely a blink of an eye to him, of no consequence.
Therefore, at this moment, he quickly left, finding a place to go into seclusion and recover, which was the only way.
Moreover, this matter was a disgrace to him, and he had no face to tell anyone. Fortunately, no one knew of his disgrace, otherwise, he would have killed them all.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yun Fan's expression suddenly changed, not for any other reason, but because he sensed a force approaching.
The next moment, this force directly attacked him.
Yun Fan resisted this force with all his might, but unexpectedly, in an instant, he was sent flying by it.
"When did I become so weak?"
Yun Fan stood there stunned. Even if he were weaker, he should have at least reached the Immortal Martial realm.
In this realm, he should have been the only one in this era. He was originally an absolute powerhouse in the Immortal Martial realm, but he had lost two-thirds of his strength.
Even after losing two-thirds of his strength, he should have been invincible.
How could he have imagined being injured by someone? This was what puzzled Yun Fan the most.
Just then, a figure appeared. Indeed, this person was Cai Feng.
But Yun Fan did not believe that Cai Feng truly possessed such strength. Although Cai Feng was covered in great merit, her strength was only that of a King of Masters.
Let alone launching a sneak attack on him, even a full-powered strike would not have harmed him. The attacker was definitely someone else.
As expected, not long after Cai Feng appeared, another figure appeared beside her.
It was a woman whose appearance Yun Fan could not discern.
"How is this possible?"
Yun Fan froze. This woman seemed to be naturally shrouded in a light, and even with all his effort, Yun Fan could not see her appearance through the light.
Of course, this was no longer important.
What was important was that this woman was also an Immortal Martial powerhouse. It seemed she was the first Immortal Martial powerhouse to revive or return after the Golden Age began.
At this moment, Yun Fan said coldly, "Why did you sneak attack this Immortal Lord?"
"Immortal Lord?"
The woman said coldly, "You are merely deceiving those foolish people. In my eyes, what are you?"
Such icy words were bone-chilling. Yun Fan angrily said, "Why so arrogant? If it weren't for me being at my weakest, I could have crushed you with one hand!"
Yun Fan disdained the woman's strength, believing it to be at most a step above that of an Immortal Martial King. If he hadn't been at his weakest, it would have taken him only one move to kill her.
But precisely because he was at his weakest, he was ambushed and suffered greatly.
"I don't care about that. I am here this time only to avenge my senior brother!"
"Martial Aunt, he is the murderer of my father!"
Cai Feng pointed at Yun Fan and said.
Yun Fan hadn't expected Jiu Ding to have a junior sister.
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "Revenge? You are not qualified!"
"Oh?"
The next moment, the woman attacked again. Her strength was terrifying. Yun Fan's current situation was that he could perceive her attack patterns but could not stop her.
Therefore, after a few exchanges, he was defeated again.
Yun Fan knew he had to change something, otherwise, he would be utterly defeated. If he died at the hands of this woman, he would lose face tremendously.
Therefore, at this moment, Yun Fan condensed all his power of creation and formed a shield around himself.
The woman's attack struck him, but it could not break through this shield.
Yun Fan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was not dead, the day he recovered his strength would be the day this woman died.
After all, he was a very vengeful being. He would definitely repay any grudges.
The woman also did not expect that Yun Fan's shield was like a turtle's shell, impossible to break.
"Do you think I have no way to deal with you like this?"
She immediately said, "I have inquired clearly, and you have several beautiful women by your side. If you do not come out, then I will have to kill them first!"
"You dare!"
Yun Fan roared.
No matter what, he had not expected the other party to be so despicable.
At this moment, Cai Feng quickly said from the side, "Martial Aunt, you can take him away first. The women around him are innocent. If you kill the women around him, it will not look good for your reputation. After all, once he dies, you will be the new Immortal Lord!"
Upon hearing this, the woman found it reasonable and thought Cai Feng's words made sense. She then said to Yun Fan, "From today onwards, you are my prisoner! When I break through your shield, it will be your death day!"
With that, she casually waved her hand, taking Yun Fan away along with his shield.
By the time Yun Fan reacted, he found himself seemingly imprisoned in a dark space.
Although the power outside the space could not break his shield, he was currently unable to control the shield to escape.
However, for Yun Fan, it was not a big problem. As long as the shield did not break, he was not a prisoner, merely at a disadvantage.
One day, he would escape. Recovering his strength would be as easy as drinking water. Therefore, he had no need to worry at the moment.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Cai Feng arrived.
"You want to use her to avenge your father?"
Yun Fan asked coldly. He hadn't expected Cai Feng to strike back so quickly, but Cai Feng shook her head, "No!"
"No?"
Yun Fan looked at her in confusion.
Cai Feng said, "If I hadn't brought her to find you, the entire Immortal Realm might have been destroyed by her hands!"
"So terrifying?"
Yun Fan was stunned.
"Of course!"
Cai Feng said, "She and my father are senior and junior siblings. Therefore, I heard her legends from my father. Her name is Xian Ling. She was my father's fellow disciple. According to my father, she was a spiritual being born from the Immortal Dao that transformed into a demon. Later, with the help of our Martial Ancestor, she cultivated to become an Immortal Martial powerhouse!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan said, "So that's how it is. Her strength is not that great, but she took advantage of my weakness to sneak attack me. Who could withstand that!"
"Also, she is not here to avenge my father, but is merely using that as an excuse!"
"What do you mean?"
Yun Fan asked, confused.
Cai Feng said, "Because she wants to kill you and ascend to the position of Immortal Lord herself. Unlike you, her goal is to initiate darkness and slaughter living beings to achieve her own Dao!"
Yun Fan gasped in shock. He hadn't expected her actions to be so similar to Xian Cheng's.
"I want to kill you, but I don't want the Immortal Realm to be destroyed. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Cai Feng asked Yun Fan.
Yun Fan said, "You cannot help me. I can only rely on myself to recover. But if you don't want the Immortal Realm to be destroyed, you must transfer all her animosity onto me!"
This was Yun Fan's answer. If Xian Ling were to set her sights on the Immortal Realm, then no one in the Immortal Realm would be Xian Ling's match.
"I understand!"
Cai Feng chatted with Yun Fan for a few more words and then quickly left.
Then Yun Fan began to continuously recover his strength in this space. However, because the space was sealed off from the Immortal Dao outside, his recovery was not fast at all, in fact, it was quite slow.
Not long after, Xian Ling arrived.
"I advise you to give up resisting! You cannot escape. Although this shield can protect you for now, it is ultimately not a long-term solution. Why waste your time!"
Xian Ling said to Yun Fan dismissively.
Although Yun Fan was furious, he was helpless. Therefore, he immediately said to Xian Ling, "If you have the ability, kill me. Otherwise, when I break free, it will be your death day!"
Not only Cai Feng, but he was also drawing Xian Ling's wrath onto himself.
"Alright! Since you are so eager to die, I will grant you your wish!"
Xian Ling said with a cold smile, looking at Yun Fan playfully.
"I don't believe you can break my defense!"
Yun Fan said firmly.
"That's just what you think. In reality, breaking your defense is not that difficult!"
At this very moment, Xian Ling made her move. She took out a silver needle. As this silver needle appeared before Yun Fan, his face instantly turned pale with shock.
Because the sharpness emanating from this silver needle was terrifying. It was clearly not an ordinary item and should be a legendary Immortal Artifact.
Xian Ling said, "I searched for a long time to find this Immortal Artifact. I want to see, is your turtle shell harder, or is the sharpness of my Immortal Artifact superior!"
With that, she directly attacked, and the silver needle pierced Yun Fan's shield. It must be said that Yun Fan's shield was extremely sturdy.
Even with the Immortal Artifact attacking, it could not penetrate. Just as Yun Fan was about to mock her, suddenly, as Xian Ling continuously added power, the sharpness of the Immortal Artifact became even more brilliant. The previously indestructible shield actually began to show cracks.
"Not good!"
Yun Fan was terrified. If this continued, the shield would surely break.
Therefore, he quickly circulated his power to repair the shield.
"Break!"
With a loud shout from Xian Ling, the shield immediately shattered. Yun Fan's last defense collapsed in an instant.
Yun Fan was greatly alarmed. This sudden accident was truly unpredictable. At this moment, Xian Ling revealed a look of disdainful mockery.
"Now let's see how you die?"