Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Just as Shen Yuan had expected, as his words were spoken, the Taoist's doubt had completely dissipated, and his gaze toward Shen Yuan was mixed with a hint of admiration.

"One only hears of the Emperor's unmatched mastery over the Incense Offering Divinity Path among the heavens, yet to think you would have such an extraordinary insight into the Great Exalted One's teachings, it truly makes Zhen Yuanzi feel immensely ashamed."

Upon hearing the Taoist's words, Shen Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted.

Even though he had speculated about the Taoist's identity, the mention of the name Zhen Yuanzi still couldn't hide the shock in Shen Yuan's heart.

The master of Wuzhuang Temple, the ancestor of Earth Immortals, the possessor of the first Spiritual Root in heaven and earth, the creator of the Great Divine Power of the Space sleeve, and one of the powerful experts of the Highest Heaven Realm.

Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation and strength, even among the many powerful experts of the Highest Heaven Realm, would be ranked highly, just below the Three Pure Ones and Four Sovereigns.

"No wonder the Taoist was so dismissive of the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor, it turns out his status is not beneath that of the master of all immortals and gods, the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor."

Having resolved another doubt, Shen Yuan felt greatly reassured and casually said,

"I merely thought a bit more, perhaps there is an even deeper significance to the actions of the Great Exalted One, yet it is beyond our knowledge."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and then said with a slight sigh,

"Actually, it wouldn't be hard to verify your guess, one could simply travel to the upper reaches of the river of history.

However, the Original Ancestor Great Exalted One has already sealed off the river of history, preventing all beings of the Highest Heaven Realm from traversing the flow of history, which is somewhat regrettable."

The news that Zhen Yuanzi casually revealed immediately reminded Shen Yuan of the Sky-Obscuring Giant Hand he had seen on the river of history while traveling through time and space.

If what Zhen Yuanzi said was accurate, it's very likely that the Sky-Obscuring Giant Hand above the river of history is indeed the Original Ancestor Great Exalted One.

The smile gradually faded from his face, and a thoughtful expression flashed across his eyes as Shen Yuan instinctively felt that something was amiss.

However, Shen Yuan did not directly inquire further details.

Having just eased Zhen Yuanzi's doubts, Shen Yuan did not wish to arouse suspicion from this ancestor of Earth Immortals again, so he responded lightly and nonchalantly,

"The Original Ancestor Great Exalted One sealed the river of history, naturally, he has his own reasons."

Zhen Yuanzi appeared to quite agree and nodded.

"After the ancient times, the disturbance caused by the Candle Dragon in the river of time ultimately led to its downfall, sparking a great calamity across all heavens that was eventually quelled by the Original Ancestor Great Exalted One.

The sealing of the river of history might also be due to the detection of disturbances in history similar to those caused by the likes of the Candle Dragon.

As one of the nine manifestations of the Great Exalted One, Exalted Fuli Original Ancestor personally took charge of the river of history three thousand years ago, ensuring no Highest Heaven beings could pry into it, presumably for this reason."

"Fuli!"

Shen Yuan's expression was stunned as he understood that the origin of the two missing words in his memory was indeed one of the manifestations of the Original Ancestor Great Exalted One.

"No wonder invoking the name of Fuli in that space-time triggered such anomalies; the origin turns out to be the Great Exalted One himself."

As one mystery resolved, another question followed.

The Original Ancestor Great Exalted One had sealed the river of history for three thousand years, an extraordinarily long time for ordinary cultivators, but for beings above the Highest Heaven, it was but a fleeting moment.

The sealing of the river of history three thousand years ago, and the current propagation of teachings across all heavens, with a time scale of ninety thousand years, is almost coincidental with the same period.

This means that almost simultaneously,

The Tao's Way Great Exalted One taught the past, present, and future eternal spaces.

The Original Ancestor Great Exalted One dealt with beings, journeying against the current of the river of history.

Both of the Two Pure Ones' schemes involved time and space; this definitely cannot be explained by coincidence!

"Only an impending great calamity encompassing all realms could cause two Great Exalted Ones to pay such close attention and lay schemes over ninety thousand years!"

A glint shone in the depths of Shen Yuan's eyes as the truth that had long puzzled him seemed to be within reach.

Just then, the path that Zhen Yuanzi had created beneath their feet had come to an end, and whispering from Zhen Yuanzi reached him.

"We've arrived!"

Shen Yuan looked around, only to see boundless emptiness with layers of historical mists drifting within.

Within the boundless void where time and space were blocked, an extraordinary place had been opened up.

It seemed to exist above the Thirty-six Heavens, within the Highest Heaven, yet also seemed to merge into the endless ruins of the deepest Hell, not belonging to the past, present, or future.

In this strange land, figures that resembled demons sat shrouded in mist.

Some had bodies towering billions of feet high, with stars drifting on their hair, within which lay ancient worlds.

Some were like black holes that devoured all light, transforming into giant celestial bodies that suppressed all realms, spanning across the void.

Some were clad in emperor's robes, surrounded by divine aura, with the spectacle of an emperor descending upon the Ninth Heavens appearing around them.

Others were like giant trees reaching up to the heavens, with divine nations swirling around them, piercing through the entire void.

Even without getting close, Shen Yuan could feel the immense pressure emanating from these demon-like figures, feeling how frail his Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Divine Power was in the face of their absolute strength.

If not for the obscurity of history and the support of Emperor Fengdu's incomplete incorporeal persona, just bearing this aura might have been enough to exhaust Shen Yuan's True Spirit.

What alarmed Shen Yuan even more was that aside from only a handful, the vast majority of these demon-like figures did not carry the aura of the Highest Heaven Realm.

This meant they were all powerful experts of the Golden Immortal Stage.

Shen Yuan, who had once used leverage to confront Golden Immortal Bai Yun and suppress the 10th Hall Yama, thought he had sufficient understanding of Heavenly Immortals and Golden Immortals.

But upon truly encountering these unrestrained Golden Immortals in their true form, he couldn't help but lament his own ignorance.

If it weren't for the suppression of the Primal Chaos Realm, he would have had no chance of suppressing the 10th Hall Yama or defeating the Golden Immortal's projection.

"Is this the true form of Eternal Golden Immortals?"

While Shen Yuan was contemplating, many of these demon-like figures had already sensed the arrival of Zhen Yuanzi and Shen Yuan.

The figures that resembled demons slowly turned around and paid their respects to Zhen Yuanzi.

"Greetings to the Great Immortal Zhen Yuan!"

"We pay homage to the ancestor of all Earth Immortals!"

Even other entities of the Highest Heaven Realm nodded and made polite gestures.

However, when their gazes converged on Shen Yuan, they couldn't help but frown slightly.

Only that figure in emperor's robes and a few other deities who carried the aura of Divinity Path paid their respects to Shen Yuan.

"Greetings to the Donghua Emperor!"

Feeling the scrutinizing eyes from all sides, Shen Yuan suddenly remembered something, that 90,000 years ago, the Heavenly Court was not the ruler of this world.

Back then, the Incense Offering Divinity Path had not spread across the heavens, the Heavenly Emperor and the Four Great Emperors had yet to pacify the universe, and the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor was not yet the supreme ruler of all celestial gods and deities.

Especially since a large part of the powerful beings present were innate deities opposed to the Heavenly Court, harboring dissatisfaction with the Incense Offering Divinity Path's claim on the Divinity Path.

Under such circumstances, it was completely normal for Shen Yuan, the Lord of the Incense Offering Divinity Path, to feel hostility.

If not for Shen Yuan's arrival with Zhen Yuanzi, these hostile innate deities might even have attacked.

Zhen Yuanzi's gaze fell towards the infinite void in front of him, on the nine cushions that were closest to the center of discourse.

At this moment, five of the cushions were already occupied, leaving only four.

Zhen Yuanzi waved his horsetail whisk, creating a golden bridge in the void that reached the frontmost position.

At this, everyone's gaze converged on Shen Yuan and Zhen Yuanzi, especially those innate deities hostile towards the Heavenly Court who watched Shen Yuan with unpleasant eyes.

Zhen Yuanzi, as the ancestor of Earth Immortals, had no issue with taking this position, and no one could find fault with it.

But the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor, although a powerful expert of the Highest Heaven Realm, was deemed by many as a false Highest Heaven entity who barely entered the realm through the support of the Incense Offering Divinity Path spread by the Heavenly Court, begrudgingly achieving the status of a Divinity Path Emperor.

That such a pseudo-Highest Heaven could take a seat indeed made many Eternal Golden Immortals dissatisfied.

Shen Yuan was now drenched in sweat, having intended to monitor this transmission of the Tao from a corner, but Zhen Yuanzi had directly brought him to the forefront.

The hostility of the innate deities made Shen Yuan feel like he was on pins and needles, and the constant crisis warnings from his Star Astrology Divine Power almost made his Spirit Soul burst, wishing he could turn around and leave immediately.

But Zhen Yuanzi appeared unconcerned and with a beckoning of his right hand, he spoke:

"Emperor, please take your seat!"