Summoners: One Golden Term per Level

Shen Fei sat cross-legged on the mat, facing Qin Wan.

Although this Qin Wan was certainly above a True Immortal, he himself had not yet reached Immortal Level.

Moreover, with Shennong and Chi You around, it was difficult for anything to happen.

”I would like to ask, Celestial Monarch Qin and Celestial Venerable Guangcheng both seem quite concerned with matters of the Human Race?”

Shen Fei did not immediately discuss the transaction, but asked instead.

”We also cultivated from humans; all the immortals in the world are like this.

What is an Immortal?

When a human climbs a mountain, they become Immortal.”

Qin Wan said with a smile, ”It’s just that due to various regulations, immortals who have joined the Dao Lineage are not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the Human Race.”

’Immortals all cultivated from humans?’

Shen Fei raised an eyebrow inwardly; he had thought that whether it was Celestial Venerable Guangcheng or Celestial Monarch Qin,

they were thought to be divinely born like those in the Divine Enthronement, all originating from humans?

”But why is there no history of the immortals in Jiu Li achieving Dao, let alone Celestial Venerable Guangcheng and Celestial Monarch Qin...”

Qin Wan looked at Shen Fei with a half-smile, ”The High Priest seems very curious.”

”This is the third age, we achieved Dao in the first age, so naturally, you wouldn’t know.”

Shen Fei felt a chill in his heart; this concept of the three ages was similar to what he had learned from Dugu Hongchen’s memories.

The first age...

That was during the time of the Ancestral Court.

”Ancestral Court?”

Shen Fei cautiously asked. Qin Wan paused and nodded with a smile, ”It seems the High Priest knows a little.”

Suddenly.

Shen Fei inexplicably felt that the Qin Wan before him had become more vibrant.

But it wasn’t clear what had changed.

”The Ancestral Court is no more, and the Divine Dynasty has perished. The Three Pure Ones of the Ancestral Court and the Five Emperors of the Divine Dynasty have all faded away,” Qin Wan said, his gaze falling upon Shen Fei.

”Now, only various Dao Lineages remain.”

Shen Fei’s eyes moved slightly upon hearing the words ’Divine Dynasty’ from Qin Wan’s mouth. He hadn’t said ’Divine Dynasty.’

Ancestral Court Three Pure Ones?

Five Emperors of the Divine Dynasty...

”Why?” Shen Fei knew that although the man before him was called Qin Wan, his essence was likely different now.

He just didn’t know if it was still Qin Wan, or perhaps, it was the being behind the Ancient Secret Realm.

After all, the church could have established connections with the forces behind the Age of Gods.

It must have triggered some crucial events.

”The Ancestral Court was destroyed by internal strife, while the Divine Dynasty was obliterated by the joint attack of the Void and the Abyss.

At the most critical moment, the Five Emperors, led by Emperor Haotian, also vanished, blocking the Abyss and the Void.”

Qin Wan shook his head, his voice carrying a hint of terror.

”Originally, with your mere Tier Six strength, it was too early for you to know these things.

But it seems your power now might be second only to Immortals.”

Shen Fei knew Qin Wan was not referring to his power in the Ancient Secret Realm, for that was just a part of the trial.

And this also indicated that the Qin Wan now was no longer the Qin Wan earlier.

”I humbly ask Senior for enlightenment.”

Shen Fei said respectfully, since he had finally found someone who could reveal the secrets hidden behind.

And he seemed quite amiable.

”Though I attained Dao in the Ancestral Court, at that time, my strength was lacking, and I only knew that the Daoist Lord of the Three Pristine Ones overpowered all worlds.

The Profound Sect suppressed countless worlds with the Profound Yellow, and the Abyss and Void had not appeared.

Then one day, the Daoist Lord of the Three Pristine Ones suddenly disappeared, and internal strife broke out in the Ancestral Court.

In the battle for certain things, the Dao Lineages associated with the Daoist Lord of the Three Pristine Ones fought successive battles.

Not only within the sect but also beyond... there were countless casualties.”

”In the end, the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Exposition split into Twelve Dao Lineages, and Jie had Lix Mountain, Golden Spirit, Duobao, and the Three Immortals as the four main Dharma Lineages.”

”I am of the Three Immortal Dharma Lineage.”

Qin Wan said.

”Is Celestial Venerable Guangcheng one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Exposition?”

”Yes, and he is also the Daoist Lord of the Guangcheng Dharma Lineage now, though only a fraction of his power is here.

It’s not his true self, or I wouldn’t dare to act so presumptuously.”

Shen Fei nodded.

Qin Wan continued, ”The internal strife lasted an unknown duration.

Then the Five Emperors appeared one after another, with Haotian, Longevity, Ziwei, Gouchen, and Houtu each establishing a Divine Dynasty.

They gathered all the cultivators of the world and the various alien races.

Starting from the Profound Yellow, they campaigned against countless worlds. At the time, the Three Immortal Dharma Lineage joined the Gouchen Divine Dynasty.”

”Subsequently, the Five Emperors merged their Divine Dynasties to govern the countless worlds, and coincidentally, the Abyss and the Void emerged.”

Shen Fei hastily absorbed this information; the Five Emperors building the Divine Dynasty together.

He was familiar with these characters and forces, but their timelines seemed a bit different.

”Afterward came endless years of war. Originally, the Divine Dynasty easily matched both adversaries.”

”However, one day, the Five Emperors also disappeared... just like the Daoist Lord of the Three Pristine Ones.”

At this point, even Qin Wan’s voice seemed to be taken aback.

”And this time, the Divine Dynasty did not merely face internal issues like the Ancestral Court did initially.

The Abyss and the Void launched simultaneous attacks, and the Divine Dynasty was destroyed even more thoroughly, with all its powers scattering.”

A trace of doubt flashed through Shen Fei’s heart, and he quickly asked, ”If Senior doesn’t know how the Daoist Lord of the Three Pristine Ones disappeared, surely, as a known figure in the second age, you should know some events.

You should be aware of certain things.”

”The Five Emperors vanished, and the Daoist Lord of the Three Immortal Dharma Lineage seems to have said it was due to the Dao...” Qin Wan paused after saying this.

His previous aura seemed to have reverted, and looking at Shen Fei, he seemed a bit perplexed, ”I wonder what the High Priest seeks from me?”

Shen Fei’s heart chilled, as if these hidden secrets had some restrictions, similar to when he asked Shennong about what lay beyond True Immortal,

and was directly interrupted with various reasons not to explain.

And he was just about to learn the ’reason for the disappearance of the Five Emperors.’

Qin Wan, who had been answering, suddenly seemed to have forgotten everything.

’Could it be that this Ancient Secret Realm is controlled by more than just the being behind Qin Wan?

And whenever Qin Wan was about to reveal a secret, he was cut off...’

’Is it possible that these secrets are not meant for me to know now, or for Blue Star to know?’

Shen Fei pondered, and asked again, ”I came here this time to inquire about the matters of the Ancestral Court...”

”Ancestral Court? What Ancestral Court...”

Qin Wan’s confused face seemed genuine, and Shen Fei continued to ask, ”Just now, you mentioned that Celestial Monarch Qin and Celestial Venerable Guangcheng achieved Dao in the first age, which is the third age...”

”Yes, the first age was during the Celestial Emperor’s era, with the Human Emperor as the cycle of one age.”

Listening to this completely different explanation, it seemed this was the real

”But why is there no record of immortals achieving Dao in Jiu Li?”

”In the time of the Celestial Emperor, the Eight Trigrams stabilized the Human Race; any immortal joining a Dao Lineage would have their traces erased.”

”Immortals cannot meddle in the mundane; such is the rule.”

Shen Fei heard Qin Wan’s alternative explanation and continued, ”Then why do Celestial Venerable Guangcheng and Celestial Monarch Qin come to assist Xuanyuan and Chi You?”

”To propagate the Dao.”

”Propagate the Dao?”

”Naturally, since immortals originate from humans, every Dao Lineage needs fresh blood.

And now, only the land of Jiuzhou still has humans; to propagate the Dao, they naturally want to expand their influence in Jiuzhou.”