"Bury an era, open a door!"
Imperial Wushuang's words caused everyone present to pale with shock.
Just what kind of door was it, that it required burying an entire era as the price?
Moreover, it was the most prosperous and glorious great era throughout the ages in the Ancient Emperor Realm—the Age of Gods. That era saw the simultaneous rise of numerous gods, an endless stream of geniuses and heroes, countless powerhouses, possessing the most powerful fortune, surpassing imagination.
Everyone was astonished. Only the contemporary leading figures of the three mysterious Sacred Lands remained unchanged in expression, already privy to the inside story.
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen fell into deep thought. The first thing that came to his mind was that ancient door within the Divine Realm.
In the past, Tai Sheng Huang had once traversed it, riding the River of Time, carrying the remains of the Sun Sovereign and the Dark Night Sovereign, entering the door.
Imperial Wushuang did not keep them in suspense and continued, "Perhaps you all have some understanding. During the Age of Gods, the Divine Realm was open. The rules of the Ancient Emperor Realm did not interfere. Even some Saints had entered the Divine Realm. You should all know that at the end of the Divine Realm lies a mysterious Immortal Heavenly Pass, and also an ancient stone door."
This could not be considered a secret. There were records even from the Age of Gods. It was rumored to have existed since the very moment the Divine Realm was born. It was very mysterious; no one knew where the ancient door led.
However, that place was once regarded as a forbidden zone, an area strictly prohibited for even the gods to set foot in. Because that Immortal Heavenly Pass was deemed ominous. It had long ago, in an era so ancient it was unknown, suffered warfare, bearing numerous battle scars, with massive stars embedded within, and also dark red bloodstains.
During that era, it was rumored that a Great Power-level overlord had once attacked the Immortal Heavenly Pass and the ancient stone door, but did not succeed. It was determined that it might lead to an extremely dangerous place, sealed personally by an ancient Great Emperor, hence it was regarded as a forbidden zone.
But now, all the powerhouses present changed color. Based on Imperial Wushuang's previous words, it seemed the true reason for burying the entire Age of Gods was to open that mysterious, forbidden ancient door at the end of the Divine Realm.
"A plan that buried a prosperous and glorious Age of Gods, all just to open a door at the end of the Divine Realm. For what purpose?" They were puzzled. Why sacrifice so much just to open a door?
"Opening that door is to obtain heaven-defying fortune," Imperial Wushuang said.
"What fortune?"
"I don't know. I'm not clear," Imperial Wushuang said, his tone grave. "This originates from an ancient stele from the Primordial era. There is a record stating that behind the ancient door lies a place that has seized the fortune of heaven and earth. It can connect to the ancient past, connect to the present, connect to spirits, connect to immortals, and can even bring the dead back to life. It is omnipotent."
"As long as the ancient door is opened and one enters it, they can achieve eternal immortality, everlasting life."
Everyone was startled. So that was why they wanted to bury an entire era. It turned out the ancient door contained such heaven-defying fortune. Even the fallen could be brought back to life. Who wouldn't desire that?
Without reaching the level of Emperors and Sovereigns, one could never achieve immortality, never attain eternity.
One might have been glorious themselves, reaching the pinnacle, but with loved ones or friends passing away, leaving behind a lonely self, who could be willing? Who would wish for such loneliness? To be invincible in the world is also to be utterly alone in the world.
Sometimes, even ancient Great Sages would go mad facing such temptation.
Ye Chen's heart also trembled. He recalled the stone murals in the Dark Night Ancient Hall. Back then, Tai Sheng Huang entered the door carrying the remains of the Twin Sovereigns. Could it have been to save the Twin Sovereigns, to bring them back to life after they fell in battle?
"Therefore, that door also has another name—the Mysterious Ancient Door!"
Imperial Wushuang continued, "However, the Mysterious Ancient Door is sealed. It was personally sealed by my father, using the Great Dao of Yin and Yang to perform a Taiji seal, suppressing and sealing this door, making it impossible to open."
Everyone was shocked. A seal laid down by the supreme ancient Great Emperor—that was an ultimate seal. Who could undo it? Unless it was a Supreme One from the same Emperor-Sovereign domain, no one could open it.
"During the Age of Gods, Great Power-level overlords turned their attention to the ancient door. Some hoped to transcend everything, to achieve eternal immortality. Some hoped to bring their loved ones back to life. Others believed there was even more heaven-defying fortune inside. They all researched how to open the Mysterious Ancient Door and undo the Emperor-Sovereign seal left by my father."
"At that time, there were peerless Great Powers who came to my imperial clan, hoping our clan would act to remove the seal left by my father. They all believed that since my father had applied an Emperor's seal, he would naturally have left corresponding countermeasures, and that our clan knew how to undo the seal. But our clan did not know, and was unwilling."
"After all, this was a seal left by my father. Since he did this, he must have had his own intentions. Therefore, our clan naturally refused."
Everyone nodded in unison. Ancient Great Emperors stood at the absolute pinnacle of the world. They were the greatest, the most talented individuals, versed in both ancient and modern knowledge. Every move they made carried profound meaning.
Since even an ancient Great Emperor did not hesitate to personally apply a seal on the Mysterious Ancient Door, he must have had his true purpose.
Perhaps the inside was not a place that seized the fortune of heaven and earth, but a place of great peril, burying endless crises, containing objects of great terror and taboo, which could very likely affect the entire Ancient Emperor Realm, even bringing calamity to billions of living beings in the Emperor Realm, harming all life, hence it was sealed.
"Those Great Power-level overlords were unwilling, unwilling to give up on that heaven-and-earth-defying fortune. They once wanted to force our clan to act and undo the seal. Several Great Powers even came personally, gathering armies to forcefully attack our imperial clan's ancient realm, launching a great battle that caused heavy casualties to our clan at the time, with many clansmen falling."
"However, in the end, a Great Power who had been sealed within our clan was awakened. He personally wielded the supreme Emperor's weapon left by my father to attack, carrying the supreme Emperor's might to sweep through everything, almost killing all the besieging armies, staining the ancient realm with blood. He even chased them out, pursuing several contemporary Great Powers into the starry void, making each pay a heavy price, staining the starry void with blood. Only then were those people forced to disperse, never daring to pressure our clan again."
Ye Chen understood. No wonder, upon entering the imperial clan's ancient realm, there were ancient passes and traces of past battles. The imperial clan was so powerful; who would dare to wage war against them?
So there was such a secret history.
However, it also proved from the side the supreme power of the imperial clan. Possessing the supreme Emperor's weapon of an ancient Great Emperor, and having ancient Great Sages sealed within—this was a world-shaking heritage.
With such an ancient Great Sage awakening and wielding the supreme Emperor's weapon, who would dare provoke them? Even powerful overlords from the Age of Gods like those had to avoid their sharp edge.
"Later, those Great Power-level overlords turned to other ideas. Controlling heaven and earth, they also learned of the vast fortune of the Age of Gods, which surpassed all previous eras, incredibly astonishing. They wanted to use the immense fortune of the entire era to impact the ancient door and undo the seal."
"The so-called 'bury an era, open a door'—this was the plan."