"I read in ancient scrolls that after you descended to this world, you took in a female disciple! Initially, even the combined forces of the gods and the uncanny were no match for you, yet you were schemed against by your female disciple. The weakened you were trapped by her in a Celestial Punishing Formation she personally created, and then ambushed by the gods and specters. Although you shattered the formation and slew many deities and uncanny beings, your female disciple ultimately delivered the fatal blow, causing your demise!"
Yun Fan almost spat blood at these words. He couldn't believe this was happening. Dying at the hands of his own female disciple! He never thought he'd experience betrayal from his own student! He then asked curiously, "Could my female disciple be the Nine Heavens Profound Lady?"
Of course, he wouldn't believe his senior sister would do such a thing. Besides, the Nine Heavens Profound Lady didn't possess such power. It was impossible, even thinking back ten thousand years. He and the Nine Heavens Profound Lady weren't truly master and disciple from beginning to end. At this thought, he wished he could slap himself for suspecting his senior sister.
Indeed, Wu Ming shook his head and said, "No, your female disciple's name was Xi Wangmu!"
"Holy crap!"
Yun Fan was instantly shocked. He never imagined that a prominent deity from the mythical era was his disciple, and not only that, but he was also betrayed by her. Yun Fan felt utterly wronged.
He then asked Wu Ming, "Is Xi Wangmu still alive now?"
Wu Ming replied, "After killing you, she surpassed the limits of the Mahayana stage and had already ascended to become an immortal!"
"What?"
The more Yun Fan heard, the more depressed he became. Of course, he didn't suspect Wu Ming of fabricating this lie, as he could clearly feel a profound resonance within his heart. If it were a lie, he wouldn't have felt such a strong reaction.
Wu Ming then continued, "This is all I read from the ancient scrolls. After this, it was the era of conflict between gods and the uncanny, the late period of the mythical age." He had told Yun Fan everything he knew.
"Also, don't call me 'senior.' Your era is far earlier than mine. For the Demon Ancestor to call me senior, I feel unworthy!"
"Uh..."
Yun Fan was speechless. If he felt unworthy, why didn't he say so earlier? However, he wouldn't count his past self from ten thousand years ago. He was who he was now, rising in this current era. Thinking of it this way, he felt he wasn't at a disadvantage.
Wu Ming then said to him, "This era is your era. I will not tell anyone that you have reached the Divine Realm. Go! This corrupted world needs you to purify it!"
Before Yun Fan departed, Wu Ming spoke to him again, "If you have the chance, go and save the Fire God and the Water God. It's said they are dead, but they are peak deities; they wouldn't die so easily!"
"Why save them?" Yun Fan asked, confused.
Wu Ming explained, "From what I know, they are the only two deities aligned with your faction!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan nodded. "If I have the chance, I will!" Even if he were to save them, he needed to know their current situation, which Wu Ming didn't possess.
Afterward, he entered the Divine Realm. Wu Ming didn't stop him, so he entered the Divine Realm and proceeded without hindrance. The Divine Realm was vast, far more so than the mortal realm. It was even said that the mortal realm itself was created by the Divine Realm.
Upon entering the Divine Realm, Yun Fan intended to lay low and develop. The Divine Realm possessed abundant resources, and he was confident that with a few years of stealth, he could break through to the mid-Mahayana stage. Of course, this was contingent on not being discovered. If he were found out early, he would be surrounded by gods and the uncanny, unable to resist.
However, he was quite confident. Apart from Wu Ming, no one in the entire Divine Realm knew what he looked like, and he had effectively concealed his demonic energy, ensuring he could deceive everyone.
Yet, as soon as he arrived in the Divine Realm, a large contingent of people arrived shortly after. Yun Fan feigned indifference.
"Halt!"
In the next moment, this group of people surrounded him. Yun Fan was extremely frustrated. Had he been discovered the moment he arrived in the Divine Realm? He found it impossible. Thus, he calmly responded.
"What do you want?"
"Which faction do you belong to? Why are you trespassing the blocked border?" the leader asked Yun Fan.
Hearing this, Yun Fan's brow furrowed. He had just arrived in the Divine Realm; how would he know about factions? However, at this moment, he braced himself and uttered a resounding title.
"I am a deity under the True Martial Divine Palace, here for border patrol!"
Upon hearing this, the other party immediately said, "So you are a deity under the Great Emperor True Martial. Take him away!"
"What?"
Yun Fan was instantly exasperated. What was going on now?
The leader then said, "The True Martial Divine Palace and our Dragon God Hall have always been at odds. You appearing stealthily in our territory must mean something is amiss. Come with us!"
Yun Fan nearly fainted upon hearing this. They still had opposing factions? It seemed there was a reason for the gods' decline; they were infighting. He was just unlucky to have claimed allegiance to an opposing faction. However, at this moment, he didn't want to openly break ties. Although the leader of the group only had the strength of the early Mahayana stage, and he was invincible at the same level, the opposing group was numerous. If he were to fight here, reinforcements would likely arrive quickly. Therefore, to avoid revealing his identity, he decided to go with them. It didn't matter.
Subsequently, he was escorted by these people to a divine hall and imprisoned in a cell filled with divine inscriptions. Yun Fan remained composed, as he could devour these divine inscriptions. However, his purpose in coming to the Divine Realm was to gather intelligence on its internal secrets. Therefore, at this moment, he still did not attempt to escape.
Just then, a figure stood outside the cell, looking at him. Seeing the figure, the first words that came to Yun Fan's mind were "tall," as the person was significantly taller than him, and "beautiful," so beautiful it was suffocating. Finally, he was surprised, not expecting a Western deity in the Divine Realm, which was beyond his prediction. Shouldn't the Divine Realm only consist of Eastern deities? This Western deity's presence here felt out of place. The visual impact was perplexing.
What Yun Fan didn't know was that the person standing before him was the renowned Goddess of War, Athena, from the Gods' Alliance. She rose in the West and later became the foremost warrior under the Dragon God. She was a formidable existence within the entire Gods' Alliance.
At this point, Athena looked at Yun Fan and said, "You are not from the True Martial Divine Palace. Who are you, really?"
Yun Fan remained calm and replied, "I am indeed from the True Martial Divine Palace. If you don't believe me, send for them to identify me!" Since they were opposing factions, Yun Fan didn't believe they would actually summon deities from the True Martial Divine Palace.
However, Athena stated, "You are not blessed with True Martial power. Even if I kill you, the True Martial Divine Palace will have no recourse!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan became very depressed. So, one needed to possess True Martial power to be considered part of the True Martial Divine Palace. What was the difference between this and an ID card in the mortal realm? Yun Fan awkwardly said, "I only joined a few days ago! I don't have True Martial power yet!"
At this, Athena became even more convinced of his deception and directly ordered, "It seems you refuse to admit it. Guards, execute him!"
"What!"
Yun Fan was stunned. They were going to kill him just like that? It seemed too casual! However, due to the matter involving the Demon Ancestor, Athena had to be cautious, preferring to kill him by mistake rather than let him go.
Would Yun Fan willingly accept execution? His eyes darted around, and he immediately thought of a solution. He then said, "Although I only recently joined the True Martial Divine Palace, they have greatly disappointed me. That is why I risked betraying them to join your Dragon God Hall. If you kill me, your Dragon God Hall will lose a rare talent!"
Upon hearing this, Athena scoffed, "You are not a talent! We have plenty of people like you in the Dragon God Hall!"
However, Yun Fan remained unfazed and continued, "That's not important. What's important is that I know the secrets of the True Martial Divine Palace!"
"What secrets?" Athena asked, puzzled.
Yun Fan replied, "You probably don't know yet that the Demon Ancestor from the mortal realm has arrived in the Divine Realm!"
"What?"
Upon mentioning the Demon Ancestor, Athena asked gravely, "What else do you know?"
"I also know that the True Martial Divine Palace has harbored the Demon Ancestor and seems to have struck some illicit secret deal with him."
At this point, Yun Fan was directly using himself as bait. He didn't believe Athena would fall for it.