Jing Qiao

Chapter 282 The Old Celestial Master's Coffin Lid Can No Longer Hold Him Down

"You're not dead?" Yun Fan asked in confusion. A figure from three thousand years ago was still alive.

However, his impression of King Wu was rather mediocre. Since King Wu allowed the existence of the Dark Age, he felt this person's achievements could not compare to Qin Shi Huang or Emperor Wu of Han.

Although his dynasty lasted eight hundred years, those eight centuries were mostly spent in turmoil.

It wasn't until Qin Shi Huang rose to power that the eight hundred years of chaos finally ended.

King Wu replied, "Ridiculous. My lifespan is as long as the heavens, how could I possibly die?"

He looked at Yun Fan with disdain.

True Emperors did possess lifespans of several millennia, but even by calculation, King Wu should have reached the withered stage of old age.

Yet, the opponent's vitality was robust. In Yun Fan's eyes, this was directly related to the Nine Dragons Suppressing the Heavens.

Yun Fan then asked, "King Wu, why did you forge such a cruel forbidden technique? You are one of the pioneers of the human race. You used countless lives to perfect yourself; do you feel no guilt?"

Facing Yun Fan's interrogation, King Wu sneered disdainfully, "The masses are merely my stepping stones. The reason I live until now is because I saw through it all. Di Xin did not. Therefore, he ultimately met a tragic end!"

This was King Wu's attitude.

"But what's the point of you living until now?"

Yun Fan said, "Your empire, your kin, have all vanished for over two thousand years. Isn't it lonely to live alone?"

"What loneliness is there?"

King Wu scoffed, "Those who achieve great things are not bound by trivialities. I have lived to this era, still at my peak. Once a Golden Age arrives, I will attain godhood and become an immortal being!"

"However, I cannot blame you for your limited vision. After all, the obsession with becoming a god is something you do not understand! Beyond godhood, all else is vanity!"

King Wu stated calmly, "Now, this era is almost upon me!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Fan said no more. After all, such a person would not consider righteousness.

Therefore, Yun Fan said, "Was it our appearance that awakened you?"

"Precisely. My descendants appeared here and awakened me!" King Wu stated directly.

"Your descendants?"

As Yun Fan was pondering, King Wu suddenly pointed at Yue Chan.

"She is my descendant!"

At these words, Yun Fan and Yue Chan's expressions changed instantly. Even he hadn't expected Yue Chan to be King Wu's descendant.

Her lineage was undeniably significant. In Yun Fan's understanding, only the ancient Ji family were considered King Wu's descendants.

He hadn't expected Yue Chan to be one as well.

However, this was normal. King Wu's dynasty spanned eight hundred years, and it was impossible for there to be only one Ji family.

Yun Fan then said, "As long as you do not harm the world, I will not interfere with you!"

This was his bottom line. King Wu's desire to become a god had nothing to do with him, as long as he didn't harm the common people.

Even though King Wu had committed countless sins three thousand years ago, that was all in the past. He only cared about the current era.

However, King Wu then said, "I sense the aura of my three national guardian gods on you. Did you kill them?"

"Indeed. They were darkness, and I shall annihilate that darkness!" Yun Fan admitted directly.

Hearing this, King Wu's expression turned furious. "Do you know why I allowed them to initiate the Dark Age?"

"No!"

Yun Fan said he didn't know, but in his heart, he believed King Wu allowed them to initiate the Dark Age simply out of gratitude for their killing Di Xin back then.

King Wu then explained, "The reason I allowed them to initiate the Dark Age was because I hoped that in the future Golden Age, should my strength be insufficient to ascend to godhood, I could absorb their power to reach the Mahayana stage! Therefore, they were my pawns, and a crucial part of my plan!"

Yun Fan gasped in disbelief. He hadn't expected King Wu to have such a scheme. It seemed those three had been played for fools.

Yun Fan then stated, "But now they have died by my hand. Initiating the Dark Age in this era means making an enemy of me!"

"Hahahaha!" King Wu roared with laughter. "As expected, a defiant brute! You killed them, so you shall be my pawn!"

"Do you think that's possible?"

In Yun Fan's opinion, King Wu was no different from those who initiated the Dark Age. The only difference was that King Wu was a high-level hunter.

The Dark Age would be initiated by those fools, and he would simply reap the rewards from them.

Yun Fan then warned, "I advise you to abandon this thought, or I will flatten you!"

"With just you?" King Wu sneered. "Boy, you are no match for me. You have only two choices: either become my pawn, or die!"

Hearing this, Yun Fan said, "I originally didn't want to fight you, but it seems this battle is unavoidable now?"

"Since you refuse to be a pawn, I don't need to wait for the Golden Age. I will devour you first, and then await the opportunity to become a god!"

In King Wu's view, Yun Fan's potent vitality made him the prime target. By devouring Yun Fan's life force, he could extend his life by another thousand years.

This would be enough to sustain him until the Golden Age, and he would arrive at that era in his prime.

Yun Fan declared, "Very well. Since you are unappreciative, even if you are King Wu, I will kill you!"

This was Yun Fan's stance. It was one thing to plot against the common people, but he hadn't expected King Wu to target him as well.

King Wu then scoffed, "You meddle too much. You are even more annoying than Di Xin. He wanted to bring fairness to the world and ultimately died by my hand, while you are even greedier, wanting to save the world. Unfortunately, you lack the ability!"

"That remains to be seen!" Yun Fan retorted. "I'd like to see if your strength as an emperor who has plotted for millennia is truly substantial!"

Just then, Yue Chan said, "King Wu, give it up! The tide of history cannot be defied. Why must you gamble your life against him?"

Yue Chan's tone was devoid of emotion. Although King Wu was her ancestor, thousands of years had passed, making him akin to a stranger.

She advised him because she believed Yun Fan had no assured victory and didn't want Yun Fan to risk his life against King Wu.

King Wu disdainfully replied, "Gamble our lives? You are mistaken. My attack will be an overwhelming one!"

In that instant, he lunged directly at Yun Fan. As his peak power was unleashed, the heavens and earth changed color.

He was too powerful.

He was an Emperor realm expert himself, and he hadn't fallen from that realm. Therefore, his current strength was comparable to a perfect Emperor.

Facing him, Yun Fan was at a disadvantage. However, his expression remained unchanged. He had gained experience in dealing with such powerful beings as Emperors.

While he couldn't defeat King Wu, as he hadn't truly reached the Emperor realm, he could at least avoid defeat.

For him, this was enough. As long as he could thwart King Wu's ambition to devour him, he could settle the score later once he grew stronger.

"Boom!" The battle between the two unleashed a cataclysmic surge.

In the face of combat between experts of this caliber, Yue Chan dared not approach and retreated far away.

She could clearly sense that Yun Fan's power was growing.

From Yun Fan's battle with Zen Master to the present, she had observed that Yun Fan's strength had increased significantly. Even against the powerful King Wu, he could still maintain his position without being defeated.

It could only be said that Yun Fan was too monstrous.

Of course, a bold idea suddenly struck Yue Chan's mind: she hoped Yun Fan could kill King Wu.

King Wu's Emperor imprint was flawless. Yun Fan disdained using such methods for his breakthrough, but she would love it!

If she could integrate King Wu's Emperor imprint, she would have a chance to break through to the Emperor realm.

However, King Wu's strength was too immense; killing him was easier said than done.

"Boom!" In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens more blows.

King Wu appeared puzzled. "I have seen and killed pseudo-Emperor realm experts like you before, but very few possessed your level of strength. How did you achieve this?"

At this moment, he had a general assessment of Yun Fan's strength: apart from lacking an Emperor imprint, his combat power was already comparable to that of an Emperor.

Such terrifying power exceeded his expectations.

A pseudo-Emperor realm expert could not be as strong as Yun Fan. It had to be said that Yun Fan was truly a monstrous existence.

Yun Fan replied, "You don't need to know. You only need to know that you will die by my hand today!"

"Hahahaha!" King Wu roared with laughter. "With your strength, perhaps you could truly achieve it with an Emperor imprint. But without one, no matter how strong you are, you cannot be an Emperor. As long as this battle continues, your weakness will be exposed!"

At this point, he became increasingly interested in Yun Fan. With Yun Fan's formidable strength, after devouring everything from him, he might not even need to wait for the Golden Age.

He could break through to the Mahayana stage early and become an eternal, immortal god.

Yun Fan stated, "I'm afraid I don't have any weaknesses!"

This wasn't him bragging. As his strength grew, Yun Fan found himself getting closer and closer to the Emperor realm.

Even if he wasn't an Emperor, if it came down to a final fight, he wouldn't be defeated as he usually was, and might even surpass Emperor realm experts.

This was the basis of his confidence in fighting King Wu.

King Wu countered, "Everyone has weaknesses. To claim you have none without reaching the Emperor realm is too arrogant!"

Instantly, he attacked Yun Fan again. This time, he had only one objective: to find Yun Fan's weakness.

But the outcome might not be as he wished.

At this moment, Yun Fan directly channeled demonic energy into himself.

"How is this possible?" King Wu was shocked. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to possess peak Emperor realm combat power at this moment.

He hadn't studied demonic energy, but he had already realized that demonic energy could even threaten him.

It seemed he had no choice but to kill Yun Fan today. He not only wanted to obtain Yun Fan's power but also his demonic energy.

The two powerhouses at the pinnacle of their respective domains were now engaged in a life-and-death battle, the destructive power of which threatened to obliterate this small world.

It had to be said that a flawless Emperor realm expert was indeed different. Yun Fan had intended to use his demonic energy to deal with the opponent, but he couldn't find any openings.

King Wu was in the same predicament; he couldn't find any openings in Yun Fan either.

In this earth-shattering battle, even at this point, they were still evenly matched, with no clear victor.

King Wu then stated, "I must admit, you are monstrous. In this world where spiritual energy is depleted, to have reached this stage proves your talent is terrifying. However, the more monstrous one is, the earlier they often die!"

Facing King Wu's taunt, Yun Fan directly retorted, "Since this is the Age of Decline, why are you still thinking of becoming a god in this era? Don't you find that contradictory?"

King Wu replied, "Then you probably don't understand the rules of heaven and earth!"

"According to the evolution of the rules of heaven and earth, the Age of Decline will be followed by a Golden Age. Although there might be a millennium in between, I can wait!"

"I see!"

At this moment, Yun Fan completely abandoned the idea of using someone else's Emperor imprint to help him achieve the Emperor realm.

Someone else's Emperor imprint was still just that—someone else's. If he truly followed this path, he would lose much more by the time the Golden Age arrived.

Yun Fan then said, "King Wu, your blood energy is abundant, but this is merely the blood energy provided by the forbidden technique. Once the forbidden technique wears off, your blood energy will still be depleted!"

He reminded King Wu this way, hoping to make him give up. If they continued to fight, it would only lead to mutual destruction.

He had more pressing matters to deal with, like the anomalies, and didn't want to fight King Wu to the death here!

However, King Wu replied, "From the moment I entered here, your fate was sealed. In this world, I am the heaven!"

With that, he activated the Nine Dragons Forbidden Technique to empower himself, further increasing his strength to an incredibly powerful level.

At this, Yun Fan gasped. He had been careless; after all, this was King Wu's domain.

King Wu then asked, "Do you feel despair?"

"That remains to be seen!" Yun Fan remained unyielding. With his current strength, he had no need to worry about King Wu killing him. Even if King Wu won, he would at most be defeated.

As for his soul and spirit being destroyed, that was impossible. Since he chose to fight, he had the confidence to survive.

Seeing this, Yue Chan had a premonition of danger. While Yun Fan's strength was comparable to King Wu's in a head-on confrontation, this was King Wu's world, and thus King Wu possessed means that Yun Fan lacked.

Indeed, with the aid of these means, King Wu, who had been evenly matched with Yun Fan, now completely suppressed him.

"You have no hope of turning the tide. This small world has been sealed by me. Your only fate is death!" He sneered at Yun Fan. At this moment, King Wu seemed to be envisioning himself transforming into a dragon after devouring Yun Fan's power.

Achieving the status of the only god among emperors of millennia past.

Yun Fan was about to tell Yue Chan to escape when, at that very moment, an aura not weaker than an Emperor's arrived.

"Who?"

The expressions of both men changed drastically. To King Wu, the owner of this aura might be Yun Fan's helper.

But to Yun Fan, this aura's owner could also be King Wu's helper.

However, seeing their expressions, both men breathed a sigh of relief.

The main reason was that although King Wu had his means, he could only suppress Yun Fan. If Yun Fan had another helper, the battle situation would instantly reverse.

Of course, Yun Fan was in the same situation. While he could guarantee his own survival, if King Wu had another expert of the same level, he would surely die.

Neither of them knew who the newcomer was. Finally, in the next moment, they saw who it was.

"A ghost!" Yun Fan let out a scream, thinking he was seeing a ghost. Because the newcomer was none other than the old Heavenly Master, who had been absent for a long time.

Everyone believed that the old Heavenly Master and Huang Chao had perished together, and that he was out of the picture. To their surprise, he appeared here now.

Yue Chan was also greatly shocked. She had long heard that the old Heavenly Master had been incapacitated, but unexpectedly, he had miraculously reappeared.

It was clear this was no ghost. Then there was only one possibility: this old man might have been the one tracking Yun Fan these past few days.

"Scoundrel!" The old Heavenly Master grumbled, displeased. "I am human, not a ghost!"

"Master, how are you still alive?" Yun Fan asked, bewildered.

"Hmph!" The old Heavenly Master snorted. "The battle with Huang Chao that day was supposed to be a mutual destruction. But just as I was about to die, I discovered Han Wu's Emperor imprint. After integrating Han Wu's Emperor imprint, I had been in seclusion! Now I have completely broken through to the Emperor realm!"

"What?" Yun Fan's jaw nearly dropped. His master's luck was simply too heaven-defying! This was even possible?

It had to be said that even novels wouldn't dare to write such a plot. A situation where death was certain, yet he fused with an Emperor imprint, and the most formidable Emperor imprint of Han Wu at that.

This luck was simply unparalleled.

Unfortunately, this was not a novel. If it were, his master would certainly be the protagonist, as any author who could write such a plot was truly extraordinary.

The old Heavenly Master remarked, "Fate is truly full of hardships!"

Spare me the theatrics! Yun Fan was speechless. What kind of hardship was this? Was his master not just showing off?

At this moment, he had nothing more to say. He asked grudgingly, "Master, since you've integrated Han Wu's imprint and are so formidable, why didn't you help me?"

He didn't know how many battles and disasters he had endured during the Dark Age. His survival was a miracle.

The old Heavenly Master calmly replied, "I was busy!"

"That's your excuse?" Yun Fan was utterly exasperated. Couldn't he at least find a better excuse? Was he trying to lose him as a disciple by being so blunt?

"Master, you've integrated Han Wu's imprint, does that mean Han Wu has..." He didn't finish his sentence. The meaning was clear. After all, an emperor as world-shaking as Han Wu, in his opinion, must have attained godhood. To think he ended up in such a situation.

The old Heavenly Master said, "He only left behind his Emperor imprint and a wisp of his remnant soul. His remnant soul told me that he was ambushed while undergoing tribulation for the Mahayana stage, which led to his failure. Later, he fulfilled me!"

"Who ambushed him?" Yun Fan asked, shocked. To be able to ambush an existence as close to a god as Emperor Han Wu proved the attacker's strength was immense, possibly far beyond imagination.

The old Heavenly Master replied, "An anomaly!"

"An anomaly again?" Yun Fan instantly became enraged. He hadn't expected these damned anomalies to be so persistent, even plotting against Han Wu.

"You know about anomalies?" The old Heavenly Master looked surprised. He thought Yun Fan's strength wouldn't allow him to reach that level.

He hadn't expected Yun Fan to know about anomalies. It seemed he had already had dealings with them.

Yun Fan said, "Master, this is a long story. I'll tell you after this battle! For now, let's fight side by side and kill this fellow!"

"Agreed!" The old Heavenly Master said, "Disciple, today I shall show you the might of your master!"

"Master, stop showing off!" Yun Fan urged. "If you delay further, he'll escape!"

He could tell that King Wu was considering escaping, but the enmity between him and King Wu was already established, and he naturally wouldn't let him get away.

"Don't worry, this is the culmination of his life's work. He won't escape!" With that, the old Heavenly Master stepped forward.

King Wu's expression changed. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to have a teammate, and he could already sense that the old Heavenly Master was not weak; he was a true Emperor realm expert.

With the two of them teaming up, he was indeed no match.

But if he left, his life's work would be in vain. This was a forbidden technique he had set up, and he was reluctant to leave.

The old Heavenly Master then declared, "King Wu, you seek to defy the heavens, but I will not allow it. Today, my disciple and I will join forces, and this will be your burial ground!"

Yun Fan hated those who brought disaster upon the world, and so did the old Heavenly Master.

When the darkness descended, he had been incredibly heroic, and despite not being as strong as Huang Chao, he had still taken him down.

Therefore, compared to Yun Fan, he might be even more heroic.

Of course, at this point, he now possessed the ability and means to suppress all such perpetrators.

King Wu coldly stated, "I am a favored son of heaven. Even if you two join forces, you cannot change my objective!"

"Is that so?" In the next moment, the old Heavenly Master attacked proactively. Yun Fan was fierce and direct, but the old Heavenly Master was even faster and more decisive.

Seeing this, King Wu unleashed his Emperor imprint to clash with the old Heavenly Master's Emperor imprint.

It had to be said that the old Heavenly Master's Emperor imprint was terrifying. It was not on the same level as King Wu's.

King Wu's imperial might was directly suppressed.

"Impossible, it's absolutely impossible for there to be an Emperor equal to me!" King Wu exclaimed in disbelief. In his opinion, he was the greatest emperor of the past millennia, and no other emperor could match him, let alone surpass him.

Although the old Heavenly Master's Emperor imprint had surpassed his, he refused to admit it, believing it was all an illusion.

The old Heavenly Master then said disdainfully, "When it comes to emperors, past and present, you don't even rank in the top ten. Not to mention the world-shaking Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu, you're not even as good as Di Xin!"

"You were just lucky to steal Di Xin's pagoda!"

"You're spouting nonsense!" King Wu roared and charged at the old Heavenly Master with all his might, intending to shatter the old Heavenly Master's Emperor imprint with his own.

Unexpectedly, the two were in a stalemate.

While Han Wu's strength was far superior to King Wu's, the old Heavenly Master had not inherited his full power.

Therefore, they could only maintain a balance.

At this moment, Yun Fan also attacked. He couldn't let the old Heavenly Master face such a formidable enemy alone.

King Wu, forced into a corner, could only divert his attention to resist Yun Fan. Even though Yun Fan lacked an Emperor imprint, he was still not weak.

Thus, under the combined assault of the two, even King Wu, with his special means, was helpless and was being continuously beaten by them.

"Must I retreat?" King Wu said unwillingly. This was his place of renewal; without it, he would lose his source of blood energy.

But if he didn't retreat, these two were truly despicable. They were ganging up on him and attacking with deadly intent. If the fight continued, he would surely perish.

Reluctantly, King Wu finally chose to retreat.

"One day, when I become a god, I will kill you both!" King Wu roared in fury.

"Trying to escape?" The two directly attacked King Wu. Unfortunately, under the cover of the forbidden technique, King Wu successfully escaped.

Yun Fan was about to pursue, but the old Heavenly Master said, "No need to chase. Such powerful experts have already wasted too much of our time. We can't catch him now, but we can settle the score later!"

"That makes sense!" Yun Fan agreed.

If they were to pursue now, they would first have to break through this forbidden technique. By then, the opponent would have long since vanished.

However, this forbidden technique could not be left as it was. The master and disciple collaborated to break it.

Yun Fan then asked, "Master, how did you find this place?"

"Of course, I was tracking you. I've been following you for several days!" the old Heavenly Master admitted directly.

"No way! Master, why were you tracking me?" Yun Fan was speechless. With the bond between them, why would tracking be necessary?

The old Heavenly Master explained, "I wanted to see if you could handle things on your own. After observing you for these few days, I am very pleased. Once you win over your eldest disciple sister, you can break through to the Emperor realm!" the old Heavenly Master stated frankly.

"What?" Yun Fan asked, dumbfounded. "Master, these six imprints in my body are really your doing?"

"Of course!" The old Heavenly Master generously declared, "I read in the ancient records of my Ghost Valley that to achieve the Emperor realm, one needs seven destined women. Therefore, I arranged seven disciple sisters for you!"

He said to Yun Fan, "They are all destined women, and their future is destined to be extraordinary. By completing you, they will also be completing themselves!"

"Then why didn't the past Heavenly Masters of Ghost Valley use this method to achieve the Emperor realm?" Yun Fan asked curiously. He hadn't expected his master's plan to be so far-reaching. It seemed he had underestimated this old rascal.

The old Heavenly Master replied, "Destined women are very difficult to find. Do you think they grow on trees? I never expected to find destined women, rare as they are in a thousand years, in this era!"

"Seeing your extraordinary talent, I decided to use you as an experiment. My goal is to elevate you to the ranks of the unique Emperor realm. Don't disappoint me!" He said to Yun Fan with anticipation. "After all, this was researched by the first Heavenly Master of Ghost Valley. It allows for breakthroughs without the faith of the masses!"

In fact, he had formulated this plan decades ago after rescuing the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady. Later, he successfully found Yun Fan's remaining six disciple sisters.

However, in terms of personal disciples, he had searched for a long time and finally settled on Yun Fan. That was why he encouraged Yun Fan to win over his seven disciple sisters.

Now that he had secured six, only one was left.

Of course, winning over seven disciple sisters wasn't enough. For greater certainty, he also had Yun Fan marry Lin Tianxin. Lin Tianxin was the foundation for stabilizing the imprints. The rest depended on Yun Fan's destiny.

If Yun Fan truly succeeded, he might become the strongest Emperor realm expert since the mythical era.

Of course, all of this was still speculation and experimentation. Whether it would succeed or not remained to be seen.

Yun Fan then said, "Master, to be honest, I have no confidence in winning over my eldest disciple sister!"

It was a joke. His eldest disciple sister was the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady. Where would he find such confidence?

Let alone him, even with his master's current achievements, he was still a minor figure before his eldest disciple sister.

The old Heavenly Master stated, "As a man, you cannot say 'I can't.' You must have confidence. Even if you can't win her over, you must try. And if you can win her over, you absolutely must!"

This was the goal the old Heavenly Master set for Yun Fan.

Yun Fan felt immense pressure.

The old Heavenly Master continued, "As long as you can win over your eldest disciple sister, not only will you achieve the Emperor realm, but in the future, she will be your strongest backing until you break through to the Mahayana stage. Don't let my efforts go to waste!"

Yun Fan listened and said, "Then I'll try my best!"

"Not 'try your best,' you must win her over!" the old Heavenly Master said, filled with disappointment. "Just like how you won over your other disciple sisters. Women, after all! You have already received my true teachings; do you still fear you can't handle them?"

Yun Fan decided not to get entangled with his master, the old rogue, any further and changed the subject. "Master, when was Emperor Han Wu ambushed by anomalies?"

Turning to the main topic, the old Heavenly Master became solemn. "Disciple, anomalies are extremely terrifying. According to Emperor Wu's remnant soul, the origin of anomalies can be traced back to the mythical era. Emperor realm experts might not encounter them, but anyone who breaks through to godhood will be ambushed by anomalies. Anomalies act like behind-the-scenes manipulators. If anyone poses a threat to them, they will act to annihilate them! Even the mighty Emperor Wu could not escape his fate!"

Yun Fan listened and said, "Master, I've actually fought with anomalies before."

"Still, you cannot let down your guard!" The old Heavenly Master cautioned. "The anomalies you defeated were likely just minor minions. If you encounter a supreme anomaly master, you might not even have a chance to escape!"

"What a coincidence!" Yun Fan said. "The anomalies I've dealt with include the Seventh Patriarch, and another whose rank I don't know, but they were of considerable status!"

"What?" The old Heavenly Master's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to be showing off. He asked Yun Fan, "How did you manage that?"

Yun Fan replied, "It's not that difficult. My demonic origin is the nemesis of anomalies, and it's a complete natural counter!"

"It seems we don't need to be afraid anymore!" The old Heavenly Master breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected Yun Fan's demonic origin to be the nemesis of anomalies; it was completely beyond his expectations.

Yun Fan then added, "But without demonic energy, they are likely invincible. They can revive indefinitely and are extremely troublesome!"

"Indeed!" The old Heavenly Master said, "Emperor Wu's remnant soul told me that anomalous infection is very terrifying and that they are unkillable! He had fought with the anomaly master who ambushed him, but that opponent was almost unkillable and even took away the weakened Emperor Wu. In the end, Emperor Wu, on the verge of death, separated his imprint from his main body to avoid infection! He gave me his imprint, hoping I could resolve the anomalous turmoil!"

Initially, he hadn't held much hope, as he was helpless against those invincible anomalies. To his surprise, Yun Fan was their nemesis.

"It's truly a pity for Emperor Wu. He could have become a god, but instead, he was ambushed by those anomalous things!" Yun Fan lamented. "However, he didn't completely fail; he passed on his hope to you, and you can fulfill his wish!"

At this, he also shared the information he had about anomalies with the old Heavenly Master.

The old Heavenly Master then realized that the information he possessed about anomalies was far less than Yun Fan's. But with Yun Fan's natural counter to anomalies, there was hope, and it was not in vain that he had placed all his hopes on Yun Fan.

Yun Fan then said, "Eldest disciple sister's condition is also not good. She has been infected by an anomaly, and her situation is not optimistic!"

"For her, it's not optimistic, but for you, it's an opportunity. If you can find a way to save your eldest disciple sister, won't she be so touched that she'll pledge herself to you!"

"Uh..." Yun Fan was truly speechless. His eldest disciple sister was the Nine Heavens Mystic Lady, not a brainless woman. His master's thinking was too simplistic!