Chapter 1 Seeking Immortal Scriptures and Ancient Secrets

"Seeking immortal scriptures and ancient secrets?" The master of the forbidden zone chuckled. "How can you be sure that I will teach you?"

"Because... I know the source of darkness!" Jiang Xuan said directly. The former master of the forbidden zone died in search of the source of darkness. Jiang Xuan believed that he would definitely be very interested in this news.

Hearing this, the master of the forbidden zone's aura instantly changed, like a divine sword unsheathed, unstoppable, staring closely at Jiang Xuan, waiting for his explanation.

Jiang Xuan was very calm. After a little thought, he asked, "Senior, when you went to the depths of the Boundary Sea, did you see the ancient Dark Heavenly Court?"

The master of the forbidden zone's pupils shrank, his expression solemn, as if he had recalled what he had seen in the past. After a long time, he sighed heavily and shook his head, "I once observed it from afar, but I almost fell into darkness."

That was the most frightening time in his life. On the other side of the Boundary Sea, there were countless dark creatures, fighting bloody battles, undefeated in ten thousand battles. He only saw a Dark Heavenly Court, standing in endless darkness, magnificent and huge, he didn't know which era it was built in, its aura was majestic and awe-inspiring. Any creature who came here would be suppressed, unable to resist surrendering and kowtowing.

Just one glance made his mind tremble, and he finally escaped with everything he had.

But this was already powerful enough. Since ancient times, countless Immortal King giants have gone there, and ultimately they all fell, turning into dark creatures. The master of the forbidden zone being able to return was already extremely powerful.

And his current words undoubtedly confirmed what Jiang Xuan said. However, he still couldn't understand how a Supreme being could know such ancient secrets?

Not to mention True Immortals, even Immortal Kings knew almost nothing. How did this young Supreme in front of him know?

"I can tell Senior everything about the ultimate darkness, but the prerequisite is that I hope to obtain the immortal scriptures and ancient secrets that Senior possesses." Jiang Xuan didn't care about the doubts of the master of the forbidden zone, and spoke directly.

The master of the forbidden zone was erudite, he knew many things such as the Ten Ferocious Techniques, the Immortal King Heavenly Art, and the immortal scriptures and ancient secrets of various races. Moreover, he was not in his peak state, only a wisp of obsession remained. In Jiang Xuan's view, if he wanted to learn these immortal scriptures and ancient secrets, he was the best choice.

The master of the forbidden zone looked at Jiang Xuan, wondering what he was thinking. After a long time, he asked, "Are you sure of the authenticity of everything you said?"

Jiang Xuan nodded, and then said, "I can swear with my own Great Dao, if there is half a lie, then my Great Dao will collapse and be abandoned by all ages."

At Jiang Xuan's current realm, his words and deeds were naturally connected to the Heavenly Dao, and there would be an imprint in the dark. Once he swore, it would definitely come true. If he couldn't do it, he would definitely encounter a great calamity.

The master of the forbidden zone was silent again. Jiang Xuan had already made a choice, willing to guarantee with his own Great Dao. It wasn't just him who could learn Heavenly Art ancient secrets. With Jiang Xuan's current strength, it wouldn't be too difficult to find them in the world. Willing to guarantee with the Great Dao, this was already a poisonous oath.

"What do you want to learn?"

However, the master of the forbidden zone could also see that Jiang Xuan didn't just come for one or two immortal scriptures and ancient secrets. However, he didn't agree with Jiang Xuan's approach. After all, human power has its limits. Even if Jiang Xuan stood at the peak of the Supreme, comparable to a flawless True Immortal, learning too much was not a good thing.

"The more the better, Immortal King Heavenly Art, Ten Ferocious Treasures, etc." Jiang Xuan said directly. This was very greedy, as if he was blinded, but in fact, he had the Chaos Space, and a group of Jiang Xuan working together, it wouldn't be too difficult to comprehend, so he wasn't worried.

"Okay." The master of the forbidden zone frowned slightly, but didn't say much. He could feel that Jiang Xuan was not the person he was waiting for, so he wouldn't care how Jiang Xuan chose.

"Tell me what you know."

Jiang Xuan nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Since Senior has seen the Dark Heavenly Court, let's start from here."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Xuan said again, "There is an Emperor in the Dark Heavenly Court!"

The master of the forbidden zone was slightly surprised, but soon calmed down. Obviously, he had already made such a speculation. After all, the Dark Heavenly Court stood on the other shore, and there were many Dark Immortal King giants there. It was not difficult to speculate that the master of the Dark Heavenly Court must be far superior to other giants.

"It seems Senior expected it." Jiang Xuan said, "However, to be precise, that is a Quasi-Emperor, who has not truly reached the realm of the Emperor."

From beginning to end, Jiang Xuan never mentioned the name of Cang Di. That kind of creature was too amazing. Even across the endless Boundary Sea, reciting his name, the other party could sense it.

The master of the forbidden zone naturally knew this, so he didn't ask much. However, he became more and more curious about how Jiang Xuan knew all this, even knowing that the other party had not reached the true Emperor realm?

"This news can be exchanged for an immortal scripture and ancient secret." The master of the forbidden zone said. With his realm, even if only a wisp of remnant thought remained, he could still fulfill his words, there was no need to deceive Jiang Xuan, this was not something a strong person of his status would do.

"Okay." Jiang Xuan nodded. The master of the forbidden zone had already guessed that the Dark Heavenly Court had an Emperor, and the only thing that was truly useful was the word "Quasi-Emperor."

"Senior, do you still remember the legend of the Emperor Fall Era?" Jiang Xuan continued, and the master of the forbidden zone seemed to fall into memories.

The Emperor Fall Era was dazzling, supreme, and incomparable, but in the end it also returned to legend. Legend has it that in that era, an Emperor fell, and it was that Emperor who left a faint footprint on the dam.

However, what did Jiang Xuan mean by mentioning it now?

The master of the forbidden zone didn't understand, looked at Jiang Xuan, and waited for his explanation.

"In the Emperor Fall Era, there was indeed an Emperor who walked out of the Immortal Domain, stepped over the dam, crossed the Boundary Sea, arrived at the other shore, and fought in the endless dark land until he finally fell."

Jiang Xuan said directly, and then continued, "He was also a Quasi-Emperor, even stronger than the Emperor in the Dark Heavenly Court. The reason why he fell was because he was besieged and killed by three Dark Quasi-Emperors."

In an instant, the aura of the master of the forbidden zone changed, chaos rose and fell, and the surrounding universe sea seemed to reappear. He was a little unable to control his own aura, and the scene of the past reappeared, and he could see the scene of flying immortals.

"Three..." The master of the forbidden zone was horrified. One Quasi-Emperor had already made them helpless, and no one had been able to match him since ancient times. Now Jiang Xuan was telling him that there were three Quasi-Emperors in the dark land!

However, Jiang Xuan shook his head and said something that made the master of the forbidden zone even more desperate: "Not three, only Quasi-Emperors, there are four in the darkness. The strongest one became enlightened too long ago and once stepped into the realm of a true Immortal Emperor. Even the three Quasi-Emperors behind him fell into darkness under his guidance."

The master of the forbidden zone's expression was extremely heavy. The road ahead seemed to be endless darkness, and he could not see a trace of light. Only despair accompanied him.

Moreover, he noticed the word "only" in Jiang Xuan's words. Only Quasi-Emperors, did this mean that in that endless darkness, there were creatures standing in the realm of Immortal Emperors.

"Is there a true Emperor there?"

The master of the forbidden zone asked, his expression slightly dazed. He could not see hope in the road ahead, and even if he was unwilling, he understood that just what Jiang Xuan said, if it was true, not to mention the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, even if the Immortal Domain was added, there would be no power to resist.

"At the end of the Boundary Sea, there is endless darkness, and after crossing the endless darkness, you will arrive at the true ultimate ancient land, where there is a true Emperor."

This sentence was desperate. The master of the forbidden zone naturally understood what a true Emperor meant, a creature who transcended all ages, stood above the years, and was eternally invincible.

Did such a creature really exist?

He did not want to believe it, and he did not dare to believe it. If everything was true, it would be too desperate.

"He, is he the source of darkness?" The master of the forbidden zone was lost. How should he deal with an Immortal Emperor? The answer was that there was no way. That kind of existence was unimaginable, incomprehensible, transcendent above everything, omnipotent, and omniscient.

Faced with this kind of creature, he could not think of any way to deal with it.

"Yes, and no."

Jiang Xuan shook his head again. The true source of darkness was above the heavens, in the land of the heavens, in the land of origin. What he was facing now was just a dark disaster caused by a drop of blood.

"What do you mean?" The master of the forbidden zone did not know how to describe his mood at this time. Jiang Xuan's words dragged him into deeper despair again and again. Now that he had mentioned the Immortal Emperor, it was not over yet.

"That one in the ultimate ancient land is indeed the source of darkness, but what made him fall into darkness was actually a drop of blood, a drop... of blood from above the heavens." Jiang Xuan said.

In fact, even he could feel that despair. Even if he became an Immortal Emperor, he was not truly invincible. Above the heavens, the ancestors on the plateau were almost immortal. Even with the Chaos Space, he could not guarantee that he could pacify everything.

This was still because he knew everything and knew that he would eventually win. Like the master of the forbidden zone, he did not know about the heavens above, and now he was even more shocked and unable to believe what he heard.

A drop of blood made an Immortal Emperor fall into darkness. What kind of blood was that? What kind of place was above the heavens?

If Jiang Xuan had not already sworn an oath, he would have even suspected that Jiang Xuan was making it up to deceive him.

"Is everything true?" The master of the forbidden zone looked at Jiang Xuan and nodded slowly, getting the most desperate answer. Even if he had not verified it, there was a voice in the dark telling him that it was true.

In addition, Jiang Xuan had sworn an oath to guarantee it, and even if he had doubts, he did not know where to start at this time.

"Alas..." With a long sigh, even the master of the forbidden zone's obsession seemed to be affected. He had been able to survive until now because of his unwillingness, but now that he understood the truth, what he saw was endless despair, how could he be calm?

"Senior doesn't need to be desperate." Jiang Xuan said quickly. He was really worried that the master of the forbidden zone's obsession would dissipate, and if that was the case, where would he go to ask for immortal scriptures and ancient secrets?

"This life will be the final great reckoning, and the person who should be robbed will also be born, and there is still a glimmer of hope." Jiang Xuan did not say that it would definitely succeed. He did not know what kind of impact his appearance would have on the future.

"The person who should be robbed?" The master of the forbidden zone was stunned. There was indeed often such a saying in the world that the more brilliant or dark the era, the more likely it was that a peerless monster would appear, rising against the heavens and walking ahead of all ages.

"That's right, as far as I know, Senior has a karma with him. He is the tenth person Senior is waiting for, and also the only life in this life, the endless universe." Jiang Xuan said.

There was light in the eyes of the master of the forbidden zone. The Jiang Xuan in front of him was becoming more and more mysterious. He knew the past and the future, and they were all great secrets that surpassed the Immortal King. Who could do this kind of method since ancient times?

"I know that Senior still has doubts in his heart, why don't we prove the authenticity of everything I said with him?" Jiang Xuan suggested.

Hearing this, the master of the forbidden zone agreed, and also asked what kind of person the one who should be robbed in Jiang Xuan's mouth was.

"He comes from the Lower Realm Eight Regions and is a close friend of Senior, the descendant of the Ancestral Sacrifice Spirit. He will arrive here in at most a hundred years, and he is also afflicted with the Curse of Immortality..." After a short pause, Jiang Xuan added, "His name is—Huang!"

The dramatic change in his conjecture did not occur, which made Jiang Xuan frown. He could not understand this. According to reason, the Huang Heavenly Emperor ultimately transcended and returned to oneness in all ages. He who had reached the peak in the future should be able to see everything in the past.

But now Jiang Xuan mentioned his name, and there was not even a trace of anomaly. Was it because the Huang Heavenly Emperor did not care, or was it because his appearance caused some dramatic changes?

"Or, do I also exist in a certain 'Small Heavens'?"

All guesses were possible, especially the third one. After all, he had not yet encountered a creature who could travel across the heavens.

Of course, all of this may be his overthinking. Perhaps the Chaos Space was too transcendent, isolating everything, or perhaps it was using some unimaginable means to truly integrate him into this ancient history, becoming a part of the Huang Heavenly Emperor's growth process that already existed.

Shaking his head, Jiang Xuan did not think too much about it. These were too far away from him, unreachable, and it was useless to think too much about them.

"Huang..." The master of the forbidden zone seemed to capture something in a trance. He used to stand in the Immortal King realm, and he was one of the strongest in this realm, overlooking the years and controlling karma. Although he did not know the Huang Heavenly Emperor, he had some feeling in the dark.

"I understand." After a long time, the master of the forbidden zone came back to his senses. A hundred years was just a blink of an eye for him. He had waited for an era, so why would he care about these hundred years?

After that, the master of the forbidden zone also kept his promise and gave Jiang Xuan many immortal scriptures and ancient secrets, such as the Grass Character Sword Secret and the Kunpeng Treasure Technique in the Ten Ferocious Techniques, as well as the Dragon Fighting Heavenly Art, the Immortal Slaughtering Technique, or the Eight-Nine Heavenly Art of the Chaos Demon Ape clan, etc.

Each one was a supreme magical power that could make the Immortal King's heart move. Even Jiang Xuan took a long time to memorize them all.

"Senior, this trip has been perfect for me. Junior will take his leave first." After obtaining many immortal scriptures and ancient secrets, Jiang Xuan did not plan to stay any longer and planned to borrow the road from here to go to the Lower Realm Eight Regions.

"Wait a moment." The master of the forbidden zone suddenly stopped Jiang Xuan, his expression slightly condensed, and asked, "Can you tell me, how did you know all this?"

It was not that he did not believe Jiang Xuan, but Jiang Xuan's current strength really could not calculate the ancient and modern future, so he was curious about how Jiang Xuan knew these things.

Jiang Xuan was silent. After a moment, he looked at the master of the forbidden zone and said, "Past, present, and future, perhaps it is an eternal cycle of reincarnation. What I see comes from this reincarnation."

He did not tell the truth. Some things could not be said, and the Chaos Space was his biggest trump card, so naturally he could not let anyone know. Saying this ambiguous answer was also a last resort.

After saying this, Jiang Xuan did not stay any longer, bid farewell to the master of the forbidden zone, and embarked on another ancient road, preparing to go to the Lower Realm Eight Regions.