All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"Om..."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the moment Qin Xiyao broke through, the night sky appeared even darker!

Even the surrounding lights seemed to go out in that instant.

To the naked eye, there was not a trace of light.

Everyone was startled and quickly circulated their true energy, only to find that the lights had not gone out.

But a mysterious force seemed to obscure the secrets of heaven and cover up the universe.

This world doesn't seem to be the same one anymore.

"What happened?"

The disciples of the academy trembled with fear, and in a daze, they felt an endless aura of death enveloping them.

It was as if they had all become dead, put into coffins, and buried in a great tomb!

Even a group of senior elders looked solemn.

They looked at Qin Xiyao and saw true essence flowing, and in a daze, it seemed that a celestial coffin appeared behind Qin Xiyao!

"careful!"

Murong Xiao's expression changed drastically. He reacted immediately and waved his hand to activate a barrier to protect all his disciples.

The deathly aura emanating from Qin Xiyao was too pure.

Although not very powerful, it will affect anyone. Especially for disciples with low cultivation levels, the consequences of being excessively corrupted by death energy are unimaginable.

"do not want!"

However, the barrier was broken by Ye Haoran as soon as it appeared.

"All disciples, heed my command! Begin your cultivation immediately and comprehend the Dao of Life and Death!"

Ye Haoran stood up and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Although the disciples did not understand his meaning, the academy had strict rules and no one dared to disobey the Supreme Elder.

Especially Ye Haoran, the Supreme Elder from the main hospital.

In an instant, all the disciples sat cross-legged, circulating their cultivation techniques, frantically absorbing the death energy of the heavens.

"Brother Haoran, what is the meaning of this?"

Wu Daoxuan, the Supreme Elder of the Academy, frowned!

"Stop asking!"

"From today onwards, obey my orders. No one is allowed to set foot in the backyard of the Daozang Palace unless required by Elder Zhou of the Daozang Palace!"

"Including you and me!"

"Do not try to understand Master Zhou and his disciples at the Daozang Palace. If necessary, all the resources of the academy will be at the disposal of the Daozang Palace!"

Ye Haoran's serious expression surprised all the elders.

Everyone knows Ye Haoran very well.

Despite his impulsive actions, he is upright and never jokes.

His words are the truth, and he must have his reasons for doing so.

"Alright, everyone, let's not stand idly by. This is a godsend opportunity, a perfect chance for us to contemplate life and death!"

"Whether we can take another step forward depends on tonight!"

Ye Haoran's gaze was solemn. As he spoke, he sat down cross-legged and began to inhale the deathly aura emanating from Qin Xiyao.

Seeing this, all the elders also sat down to cultivate.

An aura of death permeated the air, making the space even darker.

After ingesting a large amount of death energy, some people felt an unprecedented dizziness.

Their bodies became numb, as if they were truly dead.

Gradually, some people even heard crows cawing and vultures flapping their wings.

A large number of creatures representing death gathered together, seemingly devouring the flesh and blood of everyone present.

“No… don’t do this…”

Some people were terrified and nearly went insane.

They wanted to quit cultivation and escape this predicament, but they just couldn't.

Even the elders foresaw their own impending doom, their bodies disintegrating into a handful of dust.

In this world, no one is destined to escape the calamity of life and death.

All the great emperors of the past were like this, and they were no exception!

Some elders became obsessed, while others let go and accepted the scene with equanimity.

Ye Haoran was quite composed.

He saw himself in the mountains and rivers, nearing the end of his life, with only his last breath remaining.

"Hahaha... That's enough. I, Ye Haoran, have dedicated my life to eradicating evil, and I have no shame before Heaven or Earth!"

"In this life, I have experienced worldly fame and fortune, and the carefree life of cultivation, but I have never experienced death!"

"Let my wish come true today!"

With a loud laugh, Ye Haoran exhaled his last breath and faced his death.

After his death, he watched as his body was weathered away, returning to dust and ashes!

None of this stirred him much; he watched his body disappear and sink into endless darkness as if he were an outsider.

The whole world seemed to fall silent!

However, when I looked up again, the light returned.

Endless vitality surged forth, and the deathly aura surrounding Qin Xiyao finally transformed into life.

Ye Haoran saw his parents when he was a child, and it was as if he had been reborn.

He watched helplessly as he went through everything he had experienced before.

There were things he wanted to change, but he found it was all in vain.

In the end, he gave up and let his life pass by in a fleeting, superficial way.

He knew perfectly well that it was all an illusion, and that he could leave at any time given his cultivation level.

But he never backed down, and apart from intervening a few times in the past regrets, he always tried to understand the feeling of going from death to life and then growing old.

Life is so wondrous, as if everything is predetermined, yet it also contains all sorts of uncertainties.

When time returned to the Great Zhou Academy, Ye Haoran opened his eyes the moment Qin Xiyao broke through.

Everyone present looked shaken, including Murong Xiao.

Only a few of the Supreme Elders were smiling, their faces serene, as if they were content to die in the evening if they had heard the Dao in the morning!

"Haha, seeing Elder Ye laughing so happily, he must have gained quite a bit of insight, right?"

With a loud laugh, Wu Daoxuan looked at Ye Haoran with burning eyes.

"I have heard the truth! This is the true meaning of life and death. I have finally overcome that fear, and it seems that I am one step closer!"

A Supreme Elder at the Dao Palace Realm laughed.

"Ah, Xu Yazi has grasped the meaning. It seems that before long, our Great Zhou Academy will have another Purple Mansion Realm expert!"

Yao Xuan laughed loudly.

"Elder Yaoxuan, you seem so happy. Haven't you gained anything?"

Xu Yazi asked with a smile.

“Yes, there must be!”

"It seems that Elders Wu Daoxuan and Ye Haoran have also gained a lot!"

Yao Xuan nodded and laughed, looking at Wu Daoxuan and Ye Haoran.

"Not at all, I just feel much more relaxed, both physically and mentally. The road ahead will be smoother!"

Wu Daoxuan waved his hand with a humble expression.

"I will become a saint within three years!"

Ye Haoran, however, was not as modest as him, and his words instantly silenced the room.

All eyes turned to him at the same time.

"Brother Haoran, are you so confident?"

Wu Daoxuan said incredulously.

"Hehe, do you all know what kind of cultivation technique this girl practices?"

Ye Haoran laughed and said.

"What kind of technique is it?"

The crowd wore expressions of curiosity.

Thirty thousand years ago, there was a woman named Qingyan!

"Her fate was fraught with hardship; during a near-death experience, she received the inheritance of an ancient emperor!"

"From this point on, he reversed life and death, created yin and yang, and ultimately became a supreme being!"

"Unfortunately, the previous emperor has not been gone for long, and the opportunity to attain enlightenment has passed. She is destined never to become an emperor in this life!"

"That year, darkness and turmoil swept through the world, destroying more than half of all the realms!"

"To save all living beings, she sacrificed herself as a seed, offering herself as a sacrifice to the heavens, and briefly gained the power of the Great Emperor, forcing back all powerful enemies!"

Ye Haoran slowly opened his mouth, drawing everyone's thoughts to that ancient history that had already been buried!