156: Chapter 155 This road has been walked before.

After a long silence, Fa suddenly asked, "Is God still alive?"

"God?" Ye Xiu shook his head slightly. "I don't know. The Taichu Era has long passed; we are in the dharma-ending age now. Everything from the Taichu Era has already become a thing of the past."

"Has it been that long already..." Fa, whose body was shrouded in Death Qi, looked somewhat melancholy. A trace of reminiscence appeared in his gaze as he looked toward the abyss.

Ye Xiu watched the slightly melancholy Fa. After waiting for a long time, he continued, "Martial Venerable is still alive, in the Boundary Sea. The Eastern Emperor went to The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea and returned safely to the Main World."

As his words fell, the air instantly froze.

"Does The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea really exist? ...If it's him, that is indeed possible." Fa's expression changed.

Ye Xiu did not hide anything and explained directly, "From what I understand, the Eastern Emperor reached The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea back then and obtained a sinister power, which triggered some anomalies."

"After the Eastern Emperor fought his way back to the Main World, monsters from The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea pursued him into the Boundary Sea, but they were blocked outside the River of Time by a Supreme Realm expert."

"This incident caused the Eastern Emperor to suffer heavy injuries, and he is currently still lying in a blood coffin."

As the explanation continued, Fa's expression became increasingly grave. After a dozen seconds of silence, he seemed to have realized something and suddenly laughed.

"The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea... Guixu... Eastern Emperor... Hehe... So that's how it is, so that's how it is..."

Watching Fa laughing heartily, Ye Xiu frowned slightly and asked, "Senior, what have you realized?"

"Young man, if you want to know the truth about this world, you must pay a price. How about we make a deal?"

"A deal? Senior, please tell me about it."

"Go to the deepest part of Guixu and retrieve an item for me, and I will tell you the truth about Guixu. How about it?"

"What does Senior need?"

"higanbana, which blooms in the deepest part of Guixu."

Fa looked toward the depths of Guixu, seemingly knowing what was there, and his eyes revealed extreme wariness.

Hearing Fa's words, Ye Xiu fell silent. In the deepest part of Guixu, who knows what terrifying monsters are there.

Even a Supreme Remnant like Fa, who had fully awakened its consciousness, dared not go there. For someone like him, who was only at the half-step Supreme Realm, going there would be completely useless.

He naturally wanted to know the truth about Guixu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made this trip specifically.

But does Fa really know? Can he infer the truth about Guixu just from two sentences? That's ridiculous.

If that were really the case, the things understood by the Eastern Emperor, Martial Venerable, and the Human Emperor would not necessarily be less than what this old ghost knows. Aren't they still struggling to cross the Boundary Sea?

This old ghost is likely just bluffing him.

"Young man, don't worry too much. In this Guixu, for a living being like you, the most dangerous thing is not Guixu itself, but rather existences like me who have awakened consciousness."

"Please enlighten me, Senior."

Ye Xiu looked at Fa, neither refusing nor immediately agreeing. Currently, the enemy was strong and he was weak; only by extracting information could he better achieve his goal.

"No matter how powerful the monsters in Guixu are, they only target existences that possess Death Qi. You are not on their list for liquidation, so those dead things will not attack you."

Fa looked toward the depths of Guixu. He spoke again with a slightly grave tone: "higanbana can allow a person to truly resurrect, but in the deepest part of Guixu, there exists an extremely terrifying monster."

"So, Senior wants to resurrect and return to the Main World?"

"The Main World? Hehe... those who have reached my level are basically hanging around the Boundary Sea; why would they go back to interfere with the operation of the Main World?"

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Ye Xiu's eyes. This Fa must have been extremely powerful back then; perhaps he was one of the nine [Supreme Position] holders.

It is unimaginable who killed such a terrifying existence. To be able to awaken consciousness again in Guixu—this old ghost is unimaginably strong.

Watching Fa still staring into the depths of Guixu, Ye Xiu spoke slowly, "Junior has a question. If Senior can answer it, this matter of the higanbana can be discussed."

"Please speak."

"Does Senior know why Supreme Remnants leave Guixu and head to the Main World?"

"When the absorption of Death Qi reaches its limit, one has the capital to break open Guixu. Perhaps those whose consciousness has completely extinguished have already reached that critical point."

"Those whose consciousness has completely extinguished?"

"Yes. Some time ago, there was a massive outbreak of Death Qi in Guixu. During that incident, a few lucky ones appeared and obtained a large amount of Death Qi."

Hearing Fa's explanation, Ye Xiu finally understood why Supreme Remnants were able to break through Guixu and enter the Main World.

This Guixu seems to be unstable as well. It even experiences outbreaks of Death Qi.

After a long thought, he spoke again, "Senior should also know the difficulty of obtaining the higanbana. I need substantial help; that would be an equivalent exchange."

Fa chuckled and said confidently, "If I resurrect, there is nothing in this world that cannot be solved. If you have conditions, just state them."

Ye Xiu looked at the confident Fa and also smiled as he said, "My wife is preparing to devour the Main World to achieve the Supreme Realm. I wonder if Senior can protect her Dao. If so, Junior will definitely do his best to retrieve the higanbana for Senior."

Devour the Main World? Fa's smile froze. The look he gave Ye Xiu revealed an expression of disbelief.

After a long while, he said gloomily, "Young man, if a wife is gone, you can marry again. If your life is gone, then everything is gone."

"Then there is nothing to talk about." Ye Xiu shrugged slightly and prepared to leave.

"Young man, are you serious? Do you know what the Main World means to us Cultivators?"

"I don't know, and it doesn't matter."

"The path of devouring the Main World was attempted by someone back then. They almost succeeded, but unfortunately, they still failed."

"Who?"

"Gu."

"Gu?"

"You might not know, but you should have heard of the Tian Clan, right? Gu was the Dominator of the Tian Clan, the first Heavenly Lord, and the father of the Eastern Emperor."

"..." Ye Xiu looked at Fa. A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes; he didn't know if this old ghost was trying to swindle him.

The Eastern Emperor is named Tian. Tian's father is Gu? Is this really something from the Taichu Era? Could it involve the time before the Taichu Era?

Fa looked at the silent Ye Xiu and continued, "Gu was the most ancient existence of our era. He was the first Cultivator to achieve the Supreme Realm and also one of the creators of the Heaven and Earth Law."

"..." "You said the Eastern Emperor went to The Other Shore of the Boundary Sea; actually, I am not surprised. After all, the Eastern Emperor is Gu's son."

Ye Xiu sighed softly. Suddenly, he felt a bit frustrated. Even Gu, one of the creators of the Heaven and Earth Law, failed on the path of devouring the Main World. If his own wife wants to devour the Main World, the success rate is likely extremely slim. Even without any Supreme Realm experts blocking her, devouring the Main World must definitely have immense difficulties; otherwise, that most ancient Supreme Realm expert would not have failed.