"What do you guess?"

A simple sentence instantly silenced the atmosphere between the two, a faint aura of danger enveloping the surrounding hundred-zhang distance, as if both were gathering momentum.

The Taihao Immortal Venerable's face showed no fear or panic, as if he were fearless, unafraid of life and death, or as if he had prepared a backup plan, making it impossible to decipher.

The silent atmosphere lasted for ten breaths, then Chen Yuan laughed freely and said:

"Do you think I will guess?"

"I think you won't."

"Congratulations, you guessed correctly, but unfortunately...there's no reward." Chen Yuan didn't care whether the other party had a backup plan. Even if he did, as long as he encountered it, he could still kill him.

It could be said that from the moment the Taihao Immortal Venerable was defeated, the two were no longer on the same level of existence. Thousands of years had been wasted.

Even if he were given time to catch up, so what?

Chen Yuan would tell him what it meant to see only his back, what it meant to be...despairing...and powerless.

The Taihao Immortal Venerable nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then said:

"I want a dignified exit."

"I can give you that."

Of course, if the other party didn't want a dignified exit, then he would have to force it upon him.

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me...I have always been a generous person." Chen Yuan had a warm smile on his face, and the Taihao Immortal Venerable also showed a smile at the same time.

If one didn't know better, they might think they were old friends.

"Looking back on your past, you don't seem like this kind of person."

"People change. When I was young, I naturally tried every means to climb up, using any means necessary. But when I reached the top, if I still had narrow-minded thoughts, I couldn't be a Human Emperor.

I couldn't be the lord of the world."

Chen Yuan said very seriously.

"Considering your age isn't that great, the words you speak are quite enlightening." The Taihao Immortal Venerable nodded, then casually waved his hand, and the power of rules formed a virtual table.

"In this life, sometimes it's not just about age, but also about experience. Some people waste their lives, born at the bottom. How much knowledge can you expect them to have?

Some people die young, but if they have experienced a lot, they will naturally be different. I...since entering the Jianghu, I have fought all the way, encountering countless life-and-death situations.

Emperors treat me as a bargaining chip, my own father treats me as a pawn, and then there is the great chaos in the world, the great catastrophe of humanity. Even immortals who have lived for thousands of years have not experienced as much as I have."

The two took their seats, and at this time there was no longer any hostility.

Chen Yuan also lost his eagerness to kill the Taihao Immortal Venerable, because he had already taken away the Destiny. It didn't matter whether this person lived or died, but for the sake of the future,

it was still safer for him to die.

"The world is a chessboard, and everyone is like a pawn." The Taihao Immortal Venerable sat and watched from above, overlooking the world. What he saw was vastly different from ordinary people.

"Everyone is like a pawn...but at least on the chessboard of the human world, you should be the one holding the pieces."

Chen Yuan smiled.

"The past was, the present is, the future is not..."

"No one can always control the game. The ones playing against each other now are you and I, but in the future, it will be others. You have lived for thousands of years and seen through the chaos of the human world.

You should have this awareness."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable nodded in agreement, then stared at Chen Yuan and suddenly asked:

"Before I die, I have some things to tell you, and a question I want to ask you."

"Ask away. As long as it doesn't involve matters concerning my life, it's not impossible to tell you."

"My question is, you...where do you come from?"

The Taihao Immortal Venerable stared intently at Chen Yuan, scrutinizing his subtle movements.

"Why does the Immortal Venerable say this?"

Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged as he asked with a light smile.

"I once traced back to the past and examined your growth. I can come to a conclusion that more than ten years ago, when you first became a constable in Ping'an County, some changes occurred.

After that, your personality changed drastically, and your life trajectory changed drastically. This may be related to that mysterious altar, but...the main reason is definitely not because of that thing...

Because it is difficult for a person's personality to change in a short period of time. At the same time, your body and your soul are also covered with a layer of unfathomable power.

Making it impossible to pry into.

This has been my doubt all along. I didn't ask before because I was afraid you would become angry and want to get rid of me quickly. But now that I am about to completely return to the heavens and earth,

I want to figure out some things so that I can die without regret."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable said solemnly.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, not answering. This was indeed a very important secret of his, but it was not something that could not be revealed, so he did not immediately summon clarity.

Of course, admitting it was impossible.

The Taihao Immortal Venerable had not reached that level.

The atmosphere between the two fell silent again for a moment, and then Chen Yuan said:

"Then what do you think, where do I come from?"

"Actually, my first guess was possession. You used to have some strength, but you fell. By chance, you possessed this body.

But later I overturned this idea, because if I pushed it back decades, this world had never produced someone like you. If you had ever entered the Jianghu, with your temperament and strength,

and the assistance of that mysterious altar, you wouldn't have fallen.

So, I think the most likely thing now is that you come from another realm, and you had powerful strength in your previous life. You were reincarnated for various reasons, but there is also a problem.

That is, as the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, I have never sensed the arrival of any unfamiliar aura in this realm.

So, I am very puzzled and also very curious."

The two looked at each other. Chen Yuan stared at the other party, then suddenly smiled:

"Stop guessing. I came from heaven and earth, and I will return to heaven and earth. The past is dust to dust, earth to earth. There is no point in mentioning it again. If you want to know, then just follow your own guesses.

People after all live in the present. What do you think?"

"Hehe, that's true..." Seeing that Chen Yuan was unwilling to say, a hint of regret still flashed in the Taihao Immortal Venerable's eyes, but it was very well concealed.

"What else do you want to say?"

"The first thing is the Extraterrestrial Demons. Actually, I don't know much about the Extraterrestrial Demons. I only know that in my memory, they are very powerful, a powerful race that is difficult to fathom.

If you want to deal with them, you must at least raise your cultivation to the peak of the sixth realm, reaching the realm of the Martial Emperor, and then relying on your own powerful combat power.

Perhaps there is still hope."

"Do you think my current strength can compare to the seventh realm?"

"I am not a seventh-realm existence, so I cannot judge. However..." The Taihao Immortal Venerable pondered for a moment and continued: "However, you were able to kill my true body, which is enough to prove that your power has exceeded the limits of the sixth realm.

Perhaps it can."

"Hmm..."

"What I want to say is, don't underestimate the power of the Extraterrestrial Demons. You are not enough with your current strength, unless... you can truly control that mysterious altar. Perhaps your chances of winning will be greater."

"Am I not in control now?" Chen Yuan asked back.

The Taihao Immortal Venerable shook his head:

"If you were really in control, you wouldn't have faced death to survive before. Killing my true body would also be easier. I judge that the altar should have recognized you as its master.

But you have not fully controlled it, perhaps because you have not been recognized, or perhaps your current strength is not enough to control that altar."

"In your opinion, what level of treasure is that altar?"

"Level..." The Taihao Immortal Venerable murmured:

"Weapons are divided into several grades: Mortal, Treasure, Spiritual, Divine, Immortal. That altar is undoubtedly far beyond the 'Immortal Weapon' level. According to my guess, it may be the legendary Spiritual Treasure."

"Spiritual Treasure?"

"This is just a guess. Remember I once said that the Martial Emperor did not create the Tongtian Six Realms. He actually obtained an ancient inheritance and sorted out the realms.

In my memory, the inheritance mentioned the saying of Spiritual Treasures, possessing unfathomable power, self-generating intelligence, and being incomparably powerful. If one can control them, they can traverse the starry sky.

That is why I am so eager to control that altar."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable narrated in detail,

telling Chen Yuan some of the things he knew and guessed.

"The Immortal Venerable knows quite a lot."

"After all, I have lived for thousands of years."

"You are so sincere that I even want to spare your life." Chen Yuan sighed.

"No, that sentence of yours is false. I didn't see in your eyes that you wanted to spare my life. On the contrary... there is still a murderous intent." The Taihao Immortal Venerable stared at Chen Yuan and said.

Chen Yuan: "....."

He was truly speechless.

There was no other reason, the other party was right.

This person knew too much, understood too clearly, and his thoughts were too unfathomable. Even if Chen Yuan left a restriction in his soul, he would still feel uneasy.

"It doesn't matter. To be honest, the reason why I said so much is actually because I have prepared to fall. All my plans have come to nothing, and it is impossible for me to be subservient to others.

If you don't kill me, I will still find a way to seize that altar in the future. So... your best choice is to kill me here and eliminate future troubles.

This is also your consistent style."

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

"Are you afraid?"

Chen Yuan nodded:

"Yes, I am."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable: "......"

"I thought that with your current realm and strength, you should say that you are not afraid of death."

"I am just not daunted by death, not afraid of death. People who are not afraid of death are those who are single-minded and have the highest state of mind. Looking back on my past, do you really think so?

If I were not afraid of death, I would not have desperately climbed up.

My pursuit is to become an existence above billions of people, to be immortal and transcend realms."

"Is this your driving force for moving forward?"

"Yes."

"Hehe, actually, me too."

The two smiled at each other.

"One last thing."

"Say it."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable raised his hand and pointed to the vast source of the realm beside him:

"This thing is a treasure, but also a disaster. Be careful when devouring it. If it becomes unstable and collapses and explodes, the entire realm will be destroyed in an instant.

Even if you have that altar to help you, you may not be able to save your life.

All your relatives, friends, children, and subordinates will be annihilated in an instant."

"I know."

"Also, I hope..." The Taihao Immortal Venerable paused and let out a long breath:

"I hope you don't completely devour it. Leave some of the original power, otherwise the realm will also collapse, and you will become a loner. If you really survive the Extraterrestrial Demon hurdle in the future,

you can also plunder the origins of other realms to supply this realm. Perhaps one day... this realm will become a well-known existence in the myriad realms of the starry sky."

"Why are you giving me advice? Shouldn't you hate me so much that you want to kill me?"

The Taihao Immortal Venerable pointed above:

"Just before you came, I had already separated some of my power and reintegrated it into the Heavenly Dao. When the realm is destroyed, the Heavenly Dao is destroyed. When the realm is prosperous, the Heavenly Dao is strong.

I will not die. Although the one who is reborn in thousands of years may not be me, I will also be immortal in another way."

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"The premise of not being afraid of death is not dying." The Taihao Immortal Venerable smiled faintly.

"Reasonable. I have remembered these words clearly."

"I have said everything I wanted to say, and it is time for me to go. Do it... Your Majesty the Human Emperor." The Taihao Immortal Venerable, like last time, opened his arms, calmly facing death, with great demeanor.

However, Chen Yuan still did not move.

"Reluctant to kill me?"

The Taihao Immortal Venerable opened his eyes, a little surprised in his eyes.

"You are thinking too much. I only promised you to give you a dignified exit. Since it is dignified, then you should leave on your own. It can also be regarded as a reward for your previous advice."

"Thank you..." After a long silence, the Taihao Immortal Venerable nodded, stood up, bowed to Chen Yuan, then slowly closed his eyes and began to dissolve into the heavens and earth.

His figure became more and more illusory, from bottom to top, the Taihao Immortal Venerable slowly dissipated.

When he dissipated to his head, he suddenly opened his eyes again and asked softly:

"You should be from the Immortal Realm, right?"

"Immortal Realm?"

"You know, I am not referring to the fake Immortal Realm of this world, but the true Immortal Realm in the starry sky."

"If you think so, then it is."

Chen Yuan did not admit it, nor did he deny it.

"Dying in the hands of an existence from the Immortal Realm is always more comfortable in my heart. Hahaha... Sure enough, no one in this world is qualified to kill me."

The Taihao Immortal Venerable smiled, and his figure completely dissipated.

Only leaving a final sentence:

"I'm leaving."

"Farewell."

Chen Yuan picked up the teacup in his hand, raised it slightly, and then poured the tea inside horizontally, sprinkling it in the void.

It was over.

Chen Yuan let out a long sigh. This was the third time the Taihao Immortal Venerable had died, and in his premonition, this was the last time.

The previous lingering feeling completely dissipated.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

This was an existence that could be called an opponent.

He would become a relatively conspicuous skeleton on his road to immortality.

Jingtai was like this, Xiang Qianqiu was like this, and this Taihao Immortal Venerable was also like this.

Without lingering too long, Chen Yuan quickly adjusted his thoughts and turned his attention to the vast source of the realm in front of him, a smile on his lips, his eyes filled with desire and surprise.

By devouring these origins, it seemed... he would have the power to fight.

Not bad, very good.

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Good afternoon.

This chapter feels quite comfortable.