mesbooks Chapter 673 Time is merciless, the Great Dao is silent.
Chapter 673 Time is merciless, the Great Dao is silent.
Time is merciless, and the great way is silent.
Time is like a ceaseless river, flowing silently through this vast and boundless universe.
In the blink of an eye, five thousand years have quietly passed.
Five thousand years is a vast expanse of change for mortals whose lifespan is no more than a hundred years. It is the birth, aging, sickness and death of hundreds of generations, and the rise and fall and annihilation of countless dynasties.
Five thousand years is a long time. If this were in some country that wishes to remain anonymous, there would probably have been a thousand presidents.
However, for the Great Emperor who stands at the pinnacle of humanity and overlooks the eternal starry sky, five thousand years may just be a deep seclusion, a deduction of the laws of the Great Dao.
Over the course of five thousand years, the entire world experienced a long-awaited period of harmony and peace.
In the vast universe, all the major star regions, countless ancient lineages, ancient families with a history of millions of years, and supreme holy lands with unfathomable depths have all maintained a remarkable restraint and silence.
No top power dared to provoke a large-scale war in this era. Even the usually arrogant and domineering holy sons and goddesses became extremely low-key when they went out, for fear of causing trouble.
This is not because they suddenly became compassionate, but because it is a universal iron law that has been passed down since the age of mythology and is imprinted in the bones of every top power.
When a great emperor is on the throne and has not yet expressed any clear stance or bias, no force should lightly start a war!
Anyone who dares to start a major conflict at this time, stirring up bloodshed, is challenging the majesty of the current emperor and tarnishing his rule.
If you anger a flawless emperor in his prime, with boundless energy and vitality, your only fate will be annihilation, along with the entire lineage behind you being uprooted and completely erased from ancient history.
Moreover, the current Emperor Yan is no benevolent man or woman. He is an unparalleled ruthless person who, at the very beginning of his enlightenment, used overwhelming force to kill a second-generation emperor who had reached the pinnacle of enlightenment in the depths of the starry sky!
Faced with such an invincible being with heaven-defying combat power and decisive killing ability, even ancient dynasties with the foundation of suppressing supreme imperial weapons had to obediently tuck their tails between their legs.
Not only have all the races in the universe been behaving themselves, but even the most arrogant and territorial creatures that usually regard all living beings as food have been eerily quiet for the past five thousand years.
Undying Mountain, Immortal Burial Island, Nine Netherworld Sea, Devouring Demon Abyss, Bronze Tree Sea...
These forbidden zones, feared by all, were shrouded in dense death energy and mist. No supreme being dared to step out of the forbidden zones, and not even a trace of their divine sense had ever ventured outside.
They seemed to have reached an unspoken, tacit consensus.
The interstellar war five thousand years ago filled them with deep apprehension towards this newly crowned Flame Emperor.
The supreme rulers of the forbidden zones, hiding in the shadows, possess almost limitless patience.
They were like a group of venomous snakes lurking in the abyss, silently licking their fangs, preparing to wait quietly.
No matter how brilliant Emperor Yan was, or whether he was the reincarnation of Emperor Guangyin, as long as he had not yet become an immortal, he could not escape the erosion of time.
Even the Great Emperor's lifespan has an end. Even if he takes the elixir of immortality and lives a second life, he will still inevitably enter his old age when his vital energy and blood decline after tens of thousands of years.
When Emperor Yan arrives in his later years, it will be the perfect time for them to rise up and attack him, and divide up his imperial origins!
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Nine Heavens Continent, Central Continent.
This is the core area of the entire Nine Heavens Continent.
At the very center of the Central Continent, a colossal and breathtakingly magnificent palace floats silently above the sea of clouds in the heavens.
This palace stretches for tens of thousands of miles, resembling a vast divine city suspended in the cosmos.
The main body of the palace is forged from the rarest purple-gold divine copper and chaotic source stone in the universe, radiating an eternal and immortal luster.
The palace's beams and pillars are ancient trees, thousands of feet long, resembling stars.
The paving stones on the square are all made of perfectly cut, top-grade divine source material.
Around the palace, the phantoms of various ancient divine beasts such as true dragons, phoenixes, and qilins surged and circled in the sea of clouds. Endless chaotic energy and auspicious celestial colors cascaded down from the edge of the palace like waterfalls, making the entire world appear sacred.
This is the residence of the current emperor—the Yan Emperor Palace!
The materials used to build this magnificent imperial palace were not collected by Lin Hanzhou himself, but were jointly contributed by the top powers, ancient families, and holy lands of the universe.
Throughout the long history of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, offering rare treasures, divine materials, and celestial gold to the emperor of the time to build his imperial palace had long been an unwritten rule and an unparalleled honor.
No power dared to be stingy in this regard; they would gladly empty their own treasuries just to leave a trace in this imperial palace in order to gain the emperor's protection.
Below the imperial palace lies the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, the supreme overlord that rules over the vast territory of the entire Central Continent.
For the past five thousand years, the Great Xia Dynasty has been fortunate enough to be suspended above the Yan Emperor's Palace, receiving endless blessings from the heavens and the laws of the emperor, and its national strength has reached an unprecedented level.
At this moment, on the bustling streets of the Great Xia capital, countless mortals and cultivators were looking up at the magnificent palace high in the sky, which radiated eternal immortal light.
"Five thousand years have passed. Ever since Emperor Yan slew that supreme being from a forbidden zone in the starry sky, he has been in seclusion in this imperial palace, never stepping out even a single step. I wonder just how incredible his cultivation has become!"
In a luxurious restaurant on the street, an old man wearing a Taoist robe adorned with stars stroked his long beard, his eyes filled with fervor and reverence.
He was a powerful figure at the peak of the Great Sage realm, capable of establishing a sect and becoming an ancestor in the outside world. But here, he was like a most devout believer, gazing up at the abode of the gods.
"Yes! Whenever I look up at this magnificent imperial palace, I feel as insignificant as dust."
"Over the past five thousand years, thanks to the Daoist aura emanating from the Imperial Palace, the overall cultivation level of our Central Continent has risen several levels. What unparalleled power this is!"
Another royal prince also excitedly echoed this sentiment.
"With the Emperor Yan suppressing the world, it is a great fortune for our human race and for all races! Those villains hiding in the shadows of the forbidden zones dare not even step out of the forbidden zones now."
On the streets, countless cultivators were discussing among themselves, their words filled with worship and reverence for the Great Emperor who reigned high above the nine heavens and protected the peace of the universe.