At this moment, Yun Fan, who was chasing after them, naturally saw this scene.
The old man before him, in his twilight years, made him extremely wary. Although the other party seemed like an old man who knew nothing of the world.
But never be deceived by his demeanor, in Yun Fan's perception, his strength was not weaker than that of the God of Slaughter and Marquis of Champion. They were men who had pushed their half-step Grand Ascension cultivation to its peak.
If, in their era, there were no Emperor Realm powerhouses, then they would be invincible.
"Little friend, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
He said to Yun Fan with a smile.
"Who are you?"
Yun Fan pressed for an answer.
He replied, "The world calls me Tai Gong!"
Yun Fan's expression changed. No wonder he was so terrifying. It turned out to be a powerhouse who had disappeared for three thousand years.
Now that he had returned, his vitality had not faded.
Such people were often extremely powerful, so powerful that even Yun Fan felt the pressure.
"Why didn't you make a move in the previous battle?"
Yun Fan asked, unsure of what Tai Gong was thinking. Since he appeared here, it proved that he had not come in a hurry, but had planned it for a long time.
If Tai Gong had joined the battle earlier, the outcome would have been uncertain.
He never expected Tai Gong to attack his own people. All signs indicated that Tai Gong was not simple, very not simple.
Tai Gong smiled and said, "Because you didn't need the three of us to join forces. Besides, they had to die. Even if you didn't kill them, I would have!"
"Why?"
Yun Fan asked, confused.
Tai Gong said, "Because they were too high-profile. It was precisely because of their high-profile nature that a link in my plan failed!"
He had schemed for many eras, but his plans had always failed due to the high-profile actions of these two.
For example, he had schemed against Emperor Qin, and Emperor Wu of Han, who was at the half-step Grand Ascension stage, before they had truly risen.
But because the two had acted prematurely, these two great emperors became alert and directly attacked the darkness.
Therefore, his plan failed.
"What is your plan?"
Yun Fan asked. This was a conversation across countless eras. The true mastermind behind the origin of darkness was Tai Gong.
Tai Gong said, "It's not impossible to tell you. I have an agreement with the Feng Chan Land. I will clear the mortal world and enjoy the power of life, and they will help me break through to the Emperor Realm! An Emperor Realm that does not require the blessings of all living beings!"
"What benefits do they get?"
Yun Fan asked. Based on his deductions and experiences, he knew that the Feng Chan Land was a force that manipulated all living beings.
They were definitely not fools who would give all the benefits to Tai Gong.
Tai Gong said, "To become a god!"
"What?"
Yun Fan gasped. The ambition of the Feng Chan Land was too great. They actually wanted to become gods.
After the Age of Mythology, the gods perished, and gods no longer existed. After all, those were cultivators at the Grand Ascension stage, the pinnacle of Earth's combat power.
Moreover, unlike the Emperor Realm, once one became a god, their lifespan could be extended indefinitely, with at least ten thousand years of life.
Although it was not eternal life, ten thousand years was indeed a very long time.
Yun Fan asked, "What does clearing the mortal world have to do with becoming a god?"
He didn't know what the connection was between the two. In his eyes, they were not even on the same level!
But since Tai Gong had said it, there must be a reason.
"I don't know about that. I'm not even at the Emperor Realm. Why would I care about becoming a god?"
He said, "What I need is a perfect Emperor Realm, not a fake one propped up by the faith of all living beings. Once the power of faith disappears, one will fall from the Emperor Realm!"
In fact, it was more than just falling from the Emperor Realm. The emperors who achieved the Emperor Realm in all previous dynasties only lasted for a few decades.
This was the backlash of the faith of all living beings. However, life was like this, and it was enough. Trading faith for a few decades of invincibility.
This was a very good deal. Compared to a perfect Emperor Realm, of course, it was not as good, but a perfect Emperor Realm was really too demanding.
Even Marquis of Champion, God of Slaughter Bai Qi, and the Three Gods of Zhen Guo, these paragons of the past thousand years, could not achieve the perfect Emperor Realm.
The difficulty was not ordinary, but there was an exception, and that was the Lord of Feng Chan.
"When did your plan start to be implemented?"
He asked Tai Gong.
Tai Gong said, "That goes back three thousand years ago. I once went to Emperor Xin and asked him to allow the existence of the Dark Era. I would protect his empire for a thousand years, but he refused me, so I had to find someone else!" Su Dan Novel Network
"King Wu?"
Yun Fan asked.
Tai Gong nodded. "That's right, it was King Wu. Although I didn't protect his empire for a thousand years, I did protect it for eight hundred years! In the battle with Emperor Xin, I went into seclusion for eight hundred years. I intended to emerge and launch a dark era to clear the mortal world, but unexpectedly, Emperor Qin rose. It became even more difficult afterward!"
He told Yun Fan his experiences directly.
At this time, he said to Yun Fan, "Three thousand years ago, Emperor Xin was so glorious. Even though his dynasty was in decline, he could still maintain the Emperor Realm without falling. But in the end, he still died at my hands!"
"What is your purpose in telling me all this?"
Yun Fan asked coldly.
He said to Yun Fan, "Because I see Emperor Xin's shadow in you. You are both the most astonishing existences, but because you don't follow the rules, your ending is destined to be the same as his!"
Yun Fan understood after hearing this and said, "It is precisely because of people like us that the dark era will not succeed! No matter when, there will be light after darkness!"
"Your idea is ridiculous!"
Tai Gong said, "Having told you so much, are you ready to die?"
"Sorry, I'm not ready, because I will never die!"
Yun Fan said confidently.
No matter how strong Tai Gong was, he would face the upcoming battle calmly.
However, Tai Gong said, "As long as you don't interfere with my plan, I can spare your life!"
It was not that he was merciful, but that Tai Gong had seen through Yun Fan's physique, which was a demonic physique from the Age of Mythology.
Even though Yun Fan was not his match to begin with, he was also in his weakest state at this moment.
But he still did not want to take risks, because if Yun Fan truly went for mutual destruction, he would be seriously injured, if not killed.
This was also why he did not intervene earlier.
Once he intervened, if Yun Fan directly self-destructed, then he and those two idiots would be seriously injured. This was simply not a worthwhile deal.
Moreover, with his transaction with the Feng Chan Land, there was only one spot to achieve the perfect Emperor Realm, so the two of them had to die no matter what.
This spot could only be his.
Yun Fan said, "Then I'd better advise you to stop persuading me! Because I will never agree!"
"Do you know that you will die in this battle?"
Tai Gong said calmly, "Is it really worth sacrificing your life for so-called ants?"
"It's worth it!"
Yun Fan said, "Until the outcome of the battle is truly decided, I advise you to talk less big."
Upon hearing this, Tai Gong smiled. You are excellent, but you are too overconfident!
In fact, Yun Fan had reached this point and had no turning back, nor could he turn back. The common people needed his protection.
The Feng Chan Land would not let him go either, as his physique was the most feared existence by the Feng Chan Land.
Therefore, for himself and for the common people, he had to fight.
Tai Gong shook his head, "The opportunity has been given to you, but you did not cherish it, so I can only kill you!"
Saying that, he swung his fishing rod and attacked Yun Fan.
Yun Fan threw out a palm strike, but unexpectedly, a fishing line suddenly appeared from the fishing rod and pierced through his palm.
Then it pierced through his body again.
"Ugh!"
Yun Fan grunted, not expecting Tai Gong's strength to be so terrifying.
Of course, this was also due to him being in a weakened state. Otherwise, he would not have been so easily caught by Tai Gong.
At this moment, Tai Gong said, "At your peak, you might have the strength to fight me, but the current you has no chance at all!"
"Of course, I won't give you another chance!"
Yun Fan said, "Opportunities are always there, it just depends on whether one can grasp them!"
"Oh? What other means do you have now?"
Tai Gong asked him.
"You will know soon!"
The next moment, Yun Fan said directly, "Come out! If you don't act again, I'll be dead!"
"Hmm?"
Tai Gong was puzzled. Did Yun Fan have any other helpers? As he looked around, he found no one nearby.
He thought Yun Fan was just bluffing.
"Another prey?"
Just then, an evil thought took over Yun Fan's body, and he revealed a playful smile.
At this moment, Tai Gong's expression changed. He did not expect that Yun Fan still had a trump card hidden within him.
Moreover, Yun Fan, now possessed by the evil thought, had become extremely powerful. If not for the limitation of the half-step Grand Ascension stage, he might have been even stronger.
"You are not him!"
Tai Gong said coldly.
How could Yun Fan have such great strength? Even with the power of the demonic path, he could not have become this strong.
The evil thought smiled playfully, "I am him, and he is me. It's just that we exist in different states, but this does not change the fact that we are the same person!"
"Bluffing!"
Tai Gong said, "No matter who you are, you cannot end the plan that I have laid for three thousand years!"
"Three thousand years is merely a drop in the ocean in my eyes!"
He smiled playfully, "Are you ready to die?"
At this moment, he threw Tai Gong's words back at him. Tai Gong was furious but had no recourse.
At this very instant, he attacked Yun Fan.
He didn't believe that a mere change could make Yun Fan enter an invincible state.
At this moment, the evil thought severed Tai Gong's fishing line and then struck Tai Gong's Tian Ling Gai with a palm!
"Pfft!"
Tai Gong spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his head was about to explode. This injury was fatal.
"I am so strong that apart from Emperor Realm, no one can harm me. Are you an Emperor Realm powerhouse?"
Tai Gong asked incredulously.
The evil thought said, "Not anymore. What are the former Emperor Realm, and even what you call God Realm, in my eyes!"
"What?"
Tai Gong gasped. What kind of monster was this? Why was he so terrifying?
He said to Tai Gong, "Look up at the sun in the sky!"
"What do you mean?"
Tai Gong asked, confused.
"Because you won't be able to see it for long!"
The evil thought smiled playfully.
"I don't believe you can be invincible forever!"
Tai Gong was enraged and unleashed his full power, attacking the evil thought. He was second only to the Emperor Realm. Unlike other half-step Emperor Realm cultivators, he had countless eras in the past where he could achieve the Emperor Realm by relying on the faith of all living beings.
But he didn't, because he wanted to become a perfect Emperor Realm powerhouse.
He didn't believe that a young man at the same cultivation level as him could be so invincible.
"It seems you still haven't recognized the reality!"
The evil thought sneered and attacked again. This time, he still only used one palm, but this palm almost shattered Tai Gong.
Tai Gong was also directly incapacitated by this palm strike, and no longer needed to pretend. He was just a declining old man.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Tai Gong coughed a series of times. "In the end, I still lost?"
Undoubtedly, he began to doubt his life. He had laid plans for three thousand years, but in the end, it ended in such a tragic manner.
He was unwilling, and he was resentful, but unfortunately, in the face of reality, all his resentment turned into nothingness.
The evil thought said, "Old man, you have lived long enough. Today, let me free you completely!"
Just as he was about to make a move, he realized that the power that Yun Fan's body could provide him had reached its limit.
If he made another move, Yun Fan would face the danger of death and dissipation, so he chose to act decisively at this moment.
"I wonder when I will be able to come out for some fresh air next time I make a move!"
The evil thought glanced around, took a breath of fresh air, and then fell into a deep slumber.
After all, there were limitations to him coming out to fight. Otherwise, why would Yun Fan have to fight? Wouldn't it be better to just let him fight?
Of course, Yun Fan also knew this.
Afterward, Yun Fan regained control of his body and realized that Tai Gong had lost.
Looking around, he saw no signs of destruction. At this moment, Yun Fan began to question his life.
After all, in his opinion, a battle between experts of Tai Gong's level and standing meant a life-or-death struggle.
But he never expected the battle to end so quickly, without any preparation, completely beyond his expectations.
At this time, Tai Gong sighed, "In the end, I was still one step short. I ultimately failed to achieve the Emperor Realm!"
Yun Fan said, "As the planner, don't you know that being one step short is also a loss?"
"Heh heh!"
Tai Gong sneered. "The one who defeated me was not you, but that meddlesome will!"
"It's all me anyway, so you don't need to dwell on it!"
Tai Gong smiled sadly. "It doesn't matter. Even though I lost, the second step of the plan has been activated. I can die with no regrets!"
"What is the second step of the plan?"
Yun Fan asked coldly.
Because at this moment, he had a bad premonition.
"I will not tell you!"
The next moment, Tai Gong suddenly self-destructed, sending Yun Fan flying a hundred miles away. This explosion took away half of Yun Fan's life. After all, his previous injuries were already severe, and at this moment, he could not prevent himself from falling unconscious.
Yun Fan propped up his injured body and got up in a sorry state, his mind constantly thinking about what Tai Gong's next step of the plan was.
Just as he was racking his brain, his expression suddenly changed. "Not good, Shen Nong World!"