Chapter 1132: Chapter 1132: The Reason for the Disappearance

“It turns out, it was Ye Feng, together with Senior Heavenly Dao and Senior Skeleton Great Emperor, who joined hands to repel the Celestial Clan’s Saintly Venerable,” Jiaoyang Ancient Saint remarked with emotion.

Pausing for a moment, Jiaoyang Ancient Saint fell into deep thought.

“I was trapped in the Tianlan Forbidden Land, which is why I couldn’t return to the Shenzhou Continent. So, what exactly happened to the other cultivators? Why haven’t they returned yet?”

“If it wasn’t for Ye Feng, the Shenzhou Continent would have been in danger.”

Thinking of this, Jiaoyang Ancient Saint looked towards Ye Feng and voiced his doubts.

Ye Feng shook his head:

“I also don’t know why the other Ancient Saints haven’t come back. Some time ago, I went to the Minor Immortal Realm and saw the Gate of the Immortal Realm; that’s when I found out that you all had left through there.”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint nodded, “So it seems, Ye Feng, you’ve already met the Replica Ancient Saint himself.”

“Yes, he is quite a good person,” Ye Feng nodded.

“Ah!”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint sighed, “I don’t know why the other cultivators haven’t returned either. If it wasn’t for you and the Skeleton Great Emperor, the Shenzhou Continent would have really been in danger.”

Upon saying this, he grew very curious.

“By the way, who is the Skeleton Great Emperor? Could it be that he’s a mysterious and powerful figure who has been in seclusion in Shenzhou for ages?”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Feng hesitated.

He didn’t want to reveal the real identity of the Skeleton Great Emperor as the Ancient Holy God Overlord Emperor just yet, so he said:

“I’m not completely sure about his origins. All I know is that the Skeleton Great Emperor has suffered a serious injury and is currently recovering in the Shenzhou Continent. When the time is right, he will be able to return to his peak. At that time, he could suppress the Celestial Clan’s Saintly Venerable with just one hand.”

“That strong?” Jiaoyang Ancient Saint was shocked.

“A cultivator above the tenth level of the Hundred Tribulations Realm, how could he not be strong? Looking over the entire Shenzhou Continent now, the Skeleton Great Emperor is the undisputed number one powerhouse.”

Ye Feng said with a look of respect.

“Hundred Tribulations Realm?” Jiaoyang Ancient Saint was stunned, “Could it be that this is the legendary Hidden Realm?”

“Yes, the Hundred Tribulations Realm requires passing through a hundred tribulations, hence the name. It is equivalent to the Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm,” Ye Feng explained.

“Immortal Emperor!” Jiaoyang Ancient Saint was astounded.

Although he had never been to the real Immortal Realm, during his time in the Tianlan Immortal Realm and the Tianlan Forbidden Land, he had heard of the title of Immortal Emperor and knew that above the Immortal Venerable was the Immortal Emperor.

Such cultivators are second only to the Heavenly Venerable.

Their profundity is unfathomable, and even though they have never appeared in the Tianlan Immortal Realm, the legends they left behind are greatly yearned for.

“So it turns out there is an Immortal Emperor in Shenzhou!”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint was very excited.

“I don’t mind telling you, the Celestial Clan’s Saintly Venerable is also of the Hundred Tribulations Realm, likewise a top-tier powerhouse at the Immortal Emperor Level,” Ye Feng’s words were like a bucket of cold water poured over him.

“Hiss!”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint couldn’t help shivering all over.

“Let’s not talk about this. When we return to the Shenzhou Continent, you’ll naturally understand,” Ye Feng waved his hand, “Speaking of which, why did all you cultivators of the Saint Realm leave collectively? Could it be that something happened?”

Ye Feng had always been very curious about this question.

“Ah!”

Jiaoyang Ancient Saint suddenly sat down on the ground, looking at the dog chain and collar next to him, tears streaming down his face, and he kept sighing deeply.

Seeing his state, Ye Feng could guess that Jiaoyang Ancient Saint must have encountered many heartaches.

After a long silence, Jiaoyang Ancient Saint spoke:

“Many years ago, the Celestial Clan invaded.”

“Many of us from the Saint Realm and Senior Heavenly Dao joined forces to fight back fiercely. We endured heavy losses but ultimately sealed the Celestial Clan.”

“After that battle, we lost dozens of Saint Realm cultivators, but we never spoke a word of it to the outside world.”

“Later, we buried the Ancient Saints who died in battle deep in the starry sky, turning that place into an ancient Holy Tomb.”

“It was then that we made a discovery.”

“In the far west of the Starry Sky World, the Dark Forbidden Land seemed to hold some treasure that attracted us, so we began research and looked for new breakthrough methods along the way.”

“Very soon, we had results.”

“We found that inside the Dark Forbidden Land lay a powerful Great Thousand World, containing an exceedingly strong Origin.”

“And that was the Minor Immortal Realm.”

“Later on, the Myriad Transformations Holy Land Sovereign entered the Minor Immortal Realm first, assisting the Replica Ancient Saint in defeating the powerful enemies from the Gate of the Immortal Realm and becoming friends with the Replica Ancient Saint.”

“When the Sovereign of the Myriad Transformations Holy Land returned to Shenzhou, we, the remaining dozen or so Ancient Saints, received the news and went together.”

“Upon arriving in the Minor Immortal Realm, we began our research.”

“Later, we discovered another world connected to the Gate of the Immortal Realm, which contained the ‘Immortal Spirit Holy Spring’ recorded in ancient texts. For both the Immortal Realm and the Saint Realm, it is the ultimate supreme treasure for enhancing Cultivation Level.”

“Therefore, we were all very excited.”

“As long as we obtained a source of the Immortal Spirit Holy Spring and absorbed its energy while it gushed forth, we could break through wildly and become a Heavenly Saint, or even a Supreme Saint.”

“In that case, with our power, we could completely suppress the Celestial Clan.”

“To resolve the hidden threat of the Celestial Clan, we dozens of Ancient Saints left our External Incarnations and grand formations in place as guardians for Shenzhou, planning to strike as soon as the Gate of the Immortal Realm reopened after five hundred years.”

“Subsequently, we arrived at the Tianlan Immortal Realm.”

“After searching, we found that the Immortal Spirit Holy Spring was not located in the Tianlan Immortal Realm but in another Immortal Realm.”

“Since the Gate of the Immortal Realm only opens once every five hundred years, we had to find the Immortal Spirit Holy Spring within this time frame; otherwise, we would have to wait another five hundred years to return.”

“To quickly locate the Immortal Spirit Holy Spring, we left a Locating Holy Order and split into five groups.”

“The team I was on consisted of four Saint Entry and one Saint Manifestation–our lineup was not weak.”

“However, who would have thought that shortly after entering the Tianlan Immortal Realm, we were discovered by the local Immortal Dao Realm cultivators and a great battle ensued.”

“While being pursued, we fled into the Tianlan Forbidden Land and later were hunted by the cultivators of the Immortal Dao Realm from Chaos Sky City, which led to us being separated from the other comrades.”

“That is the general situation.”

Upon saying this, the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint had a sorrowful expression on his face.

He really wanted to know if the other Ancient Saints were still alive and whether, like him, they were leading a miserable life of dependence.

Ye Feng raised his eyebrows:

“How were you captured by the people of the Heavenly Immortal Palace? Could it be that the Heavenly Immortal Palace Master personally took action? Also, you’ve actually broken through to the peak of Saint Manifestation, that’s pretty impressive!”

Upon hearing this question, the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint’s face turned bitter.

He had deliberately not mentioned this to save some face for himself.

But who knew that Ye Feng would ask!

Isn’t this like stabbing a knife into my heart?

Being forced to recount this sad past, the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint became even more troubled, but he still said:

“About ten thousand years ago, after I was captured, I was favored by the Heavenly Immortal Palace Master, who then purchased me, placing restrictions on my body, preventing my escape.”

“Then, she went into seclusion.”

“My days in the Heavenly Immortal Palace were actually quite enjoyable at the beginning, even lush.”

“Since the Heavenly Immortal Palace Master enjoyed dual cultivation and devouring men’s Cultivation Levels, before her seclusion, she arranged for the women of the Heavenly Immortal Palace to dual cultivate with me, causing my Cultivation Level to skyrocket.”

“However, due to the restrictions on my body, even though my Cultivation Level increased, I was still unable to escape.”

“Thus, after a thousand years of dual cultivation, I forcibly promoted myself to Saint Manifestation, which really is something.”

“After a thousand years, the Heavenly Immortal Palace Master emerged from seclusion.”

“During dual cultivation with me, she devoured a great deal of my Cultivation Level, causing me to fall back to Saint Entry.”

“Thereafter, she went into seclusion again.”

“Subsequently, I was forced to dual cultivate with other women of the Heavenly Immortal Palace, elevating my Cultivation Level back to Saint Manifestation.”

“By the time the Heavenly Immortal Palace Master emerged from seclusion, tragedy struck again, and afterwards, I began living this continuous cycle of days.”

“Sigh!”

“A truly unbearable past!”

Upon saying this, the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint shed tears.

Hearing this, Ye Feng’s mouth twitched wildly.

Damn it!

Who wouldn’t want these harem beauties at his disposal for free and still improve from Saint Entry to Saint Manifestation?

I want that too!

Ye Feng felt indignant inside.

However!

Ye Feng thought of something, coughed, and said: “Come to think of it, you were forced into dual cultivation for nearly ten thousand years, yet you only lost some weight; could there be some kind of secret?”

Upon hearing this, the Jiaoyang Ancient Saint wore a peculiar expression.

He even felt like crying.