Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

"Could the divine tree really have originated from the forbidden zone of life?" As they stepped into the depths of the forbidden zone and onto the towering mountain peak, where the divine tree grew wildly, Ye Wuxi suddenly spoke up.

It seemed as if he was asking himself, or perhaps asking Ye Lao Er.

During her previous trip to the forbidden zone, she discovered that the divine tree might be related to this place. This time, with her cultivation advancing and her understanding of the path to perfection, she further discovered the difference in the power of the forbidden zone, which is not just a simple 'life' power.

Instead, it contains the same aura as the primordial chaos from which the divine tree was born, representing the most original and fundamental power of all things in the world.

"Did you feel it too? Actually, there's a saying that's been circulating throughout the three ancient secrets."

"The Azure Sky Continent is the primordial land where this cosmic river first opened up, the origin of all life and civilization, not the Ancient Mystery."

"When the Divine Tiger Clan underwent a dramatic change, I was disheartened and thought of this secret. I wanted to come to the continent to try my luck, or rather, to seek out what was born from you, that so-called world, the origin of chaos."

Gai Wanshuang's voice rang out.

"But isn't this continent a bit too weak?" Ye Wuxi's heart skipped a beat.

As one of countless inferior continents, the idea that a world where a ruler could dominate was a newly created realm seemed utterly insane to her.

But looking at the forbidden area and the sacred tree, she vaguely felt that this was no mere rumor, and that Ye Lao Er must have come here to confirm it.

"This continent once had a prosperous era, but compared to the ancient Xuan, that prosperous era was just a false appearance. Now it is even weaker than expected, so most people do not believe it, but they also believe it, because there is another, more complete account in the highest heaven."

"How so?" Ye Wuxi looked at her curiously.

"To be precise, this Milky Way has gone through four eras: the Primordial Era, the Ancient Era, the Prehistoric Era, and the Ancient Era. We are now in the near era."

"When chaos opened, a will was born and was revered as the Ancestral God. The Ancestral God completely created the world and ushered in the world order, the primordial era of living beings. Gradually, the primordial and yellow energies separated into two, and all energies evolved. The primordial world stabilized, and those powerful beings were nurtured by heaven and earth and transformed into gods. The Ancestral God also returned to chaos."

"From then on, the primordial world entered the ancient god era, and the gods created and evolved various races and cultivation civilizations."

"Gradually, the world descended into endless strife and slaughter, eventually triggering a great war among the gods, the Twilight of All Souls, which shattered the world itself. As a result, the gods angered the will of the ancestral gods and disappeared from this world."

"After that, the ancestral fortune ceased to manifest and the divine positions did not descend. There were no more gods in the world, only various races rising up and the myriad worlds evolving."

Gai Wanshuang paused, then looked at Ye Wuxi, who was listening intently, and said, "What I just said is not a rumor, but the true evolution of the Ancient Xuantian River."

"and then?"

"Here, a point of contention arises. It is widely known that Gu Xuan is the complete evolution and continuation of the broken Yuan World, the true ancestral land of origin."

"Another one is related to the legends of the Azure Sky Continent. It is said that the battle of the gods sank the most important fulcrum of the Primordial World, which was the chaotic particle that gave birth to all living things in the primordial world."

"The world faced complete collapse, with all life ceasing and returning to nothingness. This aroused the will of the ancestral gods, who used the gods to mend the heavens and act as the foundation to stabilize the world. This evolved into the Ancient Mystery, gradually ushering in a new era."

"The chaotic particles were left in the Milky Way and disappeared without a trace. Later, they re-evolved into the world continent, which is the sky."

After Gai Wanshuang finished speaking, she let out a long sigh.

"If the secret is true, why would the Chaos Divine Tree, which is highly likely to be related, appear on my body?"

After hearing this, Ye Wuxi completely believed the second explanation: the sky, and even this forbidden zone of life, was the true ancestral land, the origin of all things.

"You didn't even know it grew on you, how would I know? Maybe when the chaotic particles fell, something went wrong and it split in two. One became the Forbidden Zone Continent, and the other was a Nascent Soul Tree Seed that drifted and landed on your head, you lucky one. Who knows?"

"After all, the Divine Tree seems to really be of the same origin as the Forbidden Zone, and the Azure Sky Continent, which is said to be the ancestral land, is abnormally weak."

Gai Wanshuang rolled her eyes and guessed, feeling more and more certain that she was right.

Ye Wuxi thought about it and somewhat agreed with her guess. After all, the seed of the divine tree seemed to have traveled countless light-years and landed on her head, saving an unlucky girl.

"However, speaking of this, according to mainland records, there seems to have been a prosperous period in ancient times, even in the distant past. But why did you just say that it was a false appearance?"

"I came to the mainland because of a secret. How many people do you think have also traveled here since ancient times? What about Qi Village? Isn't it a lineage from the Divine Land?"

"Moreover, according to records, the ancient Xuan Tian River experienced a catastrophe in ancient times. Not only did the Twilight of the Saints occur, but even the Supreme Beings perished or fell into slumber. That nightmare even made the three powers start to think about other ways out, and slowly they discovered the secret of the Ancestral Land of the Azure Sky."

"Although the beings on the continent are weak, the continent itself is not. Even the Supreme Beings, including the Saint Kings, can shatter a Dao Realm, but they cannot shatter the heavens, or rather, they cannot shatter this forbidden zone of origin."

"But the heavens do have their own unique world rules, which means that those powerful people who know some taboos basically sever their aura and walk in disguise to avoid leaving traces of the upper realm, in order to seize a share of the ancient fortune."

"So, how do you distinguish between the people recorded on the mainland who are natives and the powerful figures above?"

Gai Wanshuang sighed and then slowly said, "As new eras come, the affairs of the ancestral land are gradually buried in the long river of time and are little known. If it weren't for the changes in my clan and my extensive reading of ancient history, I would never have thought of coming here."

"Only after returning to my clan was I able to slowly sort out those vast memories that were sealed in the deepest part of my heart."

"Then how did you get through that ancient catastrophe nightmare you mentioned?" Ye Wuxi took a deep breath. Today, she seemed to have truly come to understand this world.

"Because of one person, he is known as the Invincible Supreme."

"She was just an ordinary human, of humble origin, not even the most useless alien body, yet she once slaughtered all three heavens of the Ancient Profound Nine Lands, making all the Venerables fear and tremble with fear. That catastrophe was ultimately destroyed under her leadership."

As Gai Wanshuang spoke, her voice was filled with deep respect.

"What about the last invincible supreme being?" Ye Wuxi was startled and asked immediately.

A mortal body, slaughtering all in the ancient mystic realms—what a heroic figure that was!

“Like many supreme beings, he perished, ending the calamity with his own life. From then on, there was only the potential for invincibility, and no one dared to truly claim to be invincible anymore,” Gai Wanshuang sighed.

"A true legend." Ye Wuxi said in a deep voice, a hint of admiration on his face.

"Alright, just keep these secrets to yourself, including the Chaos Ancient Tree, and it's best not to mention in the future that it came from the heavens, so as not to arouse the speculation of those with ulterior motives."

"I know, but isn't the Divine Tree growing too slowly? It's difficult for it to even produce a wisp of its essence, and even after it's integrated into my inner world, it doesn't seem to be of much use," Ye Wuxi suddenly frowned.