"Senior Brother Chu..."

The next day.

Chu Xiu was in his cave dwelling, contemplating the Pill Scripture, Middle Volume, and the "Xing" Secret.

The restriction outside the cave was knocked, and Chu Xiaoran's voice came through.

Chu Xiu stood up, walked out of the cave, and came to the courtyard.

Chu Xiaoran was still wearing a grass-green long dress, with patterns of ingots embroidered on the hem.

Seeing him come out, she slightly bowed and greeted, "Senior Brother... Xiaoran disturbed your cultivation."

Chu Xiu invited Chu Xiaoran into the cave.

After pouring her a cup of spiritual tea.

"Junior Sister Chu, I wonder what brings you here today."

Of course, he knew why she was looking for him, but he didn't bring it up himself.

"Senior Brother, this is the information you wanted about the Desolate Demon Secret Realm and the Soul-Infant Demon Fruit."

Chu Xiaoran took out two beast skin scrolls and handed them to Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu didn't rush to open them.

He handed her a fist-sized stone, black and glowing with a mysterious light.

This thing sounded impressive, but it was of no use to him.

"Emperor's Silver Sand~"

Chu Xiaoran was overjoyed, holding the Emperor's Silver Sand with both hands.

While overjoyed, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood up and bowed to Chu Xiu, "Thank you so much, Senior Brother Chu."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and smiled, "Just a fair exchange."

"You seem very anxious!" He smiled slightly, "You must be eager to go back and save your mother."

"Go on, I won't keep you."

"Yes~ Thank you, Senior Brother."

Chu Xiaoran slightly bowed and happily ran out of the cave, turning into a streak of light and flying away...

After she left.

Chu Xiu opened the two beast skin scrolls.

To break through the tenth level of the Wheel Sea, he needed to obtain the Soul-Infant Demon Fruit, which meant he had to go to the Desolate Demon Secret Realm.

"The information is quite detailed..."

Chu Xiu nodded in satisfaction and put away the two scrolls.

He got up and walked out of the cave, strolling on Cloudmist Peak.

"Senior Brother..."

"Senior Brother Chu..."

The disciples of Cloudmist Peak greeted him one after another, their attitudes vastly different from before.

Chu Xiu smiled and nodded, appearing extremely humble.

As he walked away, he could still vaguely hear the disciples' discussions.

"Have you heard? Senior Brother Chu Xiu made it onto the Hidden Dragon List at the Heaven's Secrets Pavilion."

"The Hidden Dragon List? Not surprising, considering he broke the ancient record of the Taisu Tower."

"What rank?"

"Seventh on the Hidden Dragon List..."

"So low?" A disciple sounded a bit dissatisfied.

"Well, it's normal. The Heaven's Secrets Pavilion ranks based on battle achievements. Making it to seventh is already quite an accomplishment."

"If only I could make it onto the list, then I could confess my feelings to Junior Sister Chen..."

"Heh, you should just wash up and go to sleep early!"

.....

Chu Xiu sat on a large rock by a cliff, gazing at the misty clouds in the east.

He began to circulate the "Xing" Secret's mental route.

The sun rose and the moon set, and the moon rose again.

Three days later, Chu Xiu slightly parted his lips and exhaled an arrow of air, piercing through the surrounding mist.

Chu Xiu stood up, dusted off his black robe, and as he turned around, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Who are you..."

Less than twenty meters away stood a woman in a purple cloud robe unique to Dao Cloud Peak, smiling at him.

The woman had ordinary looks but exuded a unique charm, with a figure that made it hard to see her toes when she looked down.

She was even stronger than his master...

In fact, two days ago, Chu Xiu had already sensed her arrival.

His current vigilant expression was just an act for her.

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Because she had the Reincarnation Heaven's Lament Twin Seal within her, Chu Xiu knew who she was the moment she appeared, but he pretended not to know.

"This is Cloudmist Peak, I won't harm you!" The charming woman smiled like a flower, sizing up Chu Xiu, "I am Hua Luofei, an elder of Dao Cloud Peak."

"You must be Chu Xiu?"

The vigilance in Chu Xiu's eyes disappeared, and he slightly cupped his hands, "Chu Xiu greets Elder Hua."

"I wonder why Elder Hua is here..."

The charming woman smiled gently, "I came to Cloudmist Peak for some matters, and after finishing them, I wandered around and happened to see you cultivating here, so I didn't disturb you."

"By the way, you're working so hard in your cultivation, are you planning to go to the Desolate Demon Secret Realm?"

As she spoke, she sat down on a rock not far from Chu Xiu.

He didn't hide anything. With her status, there was almost nothing she couldn't find out if she wanted to.

The two naturally started chatting.

After about half an hour.

Chu Xiu asked, "Elder Hua, before the Age of Fallen Emperors, a hundred thousand years was an era, and only one Great Emperor or Demon Emperor or Barbarian Emperor would appear in an era."

"Why didn't the Human Race's Great Emperor completely wipe out the Demonkin when they appeared?"

"Conversely, why didn't the Demonkin wipe out the Human Race when they had a Great Emperor?"

After all, they were mortal enemies from before the Desolate Ancient Era to the Age of Fallen Emperors.

Since coming to the Firmament Continent, he had always been puzzled by this. Today, meeting "this person," he decided to solve his doubts.

After all, Emperor Taisu was the last Great Emperor before the Age of Fallen Emperors.

Surely this person knew some of the secrets.

The charming woman was stunned for a moment and said, "It's said that upon becoming a Great Emperor, they gain some secrets about this starry sky and the Firmament Continent..."

"There seems to be a tacit understanding between the Great Emperors, Demon Emperors, and Barbarian Emperors. Even if one side has a Great Emperor, they can suppress the other, but they cannot use the power of a Great Emperor to annihilate the other side."

"As for why this is, no one knows."

Chu Xiu was silent for a long time before changing the subject, "The lifespan limit of a Great Emperor is thirty thousand years."

"In this world... is there really anyone who can achieve immortality?"

The charming woman gave him a sidelong glance and softly laughed, "Even a Great Emperor can't achieve immortality. Seeing you like this, you have quite the ambition, aiming for immortality?"

Chu Xiu frowned, "Is there no existence stronger than a Great Emperor?"

The charming woman was taken aback by his words.

Chu Xiu's words seemed to dispel part of the fog before her eyes.

"I don't know if there's a path beyond the Great Emperor. If there is, perhaps crossing it leads to immortality..."

"However..."

The charming woman's eyebrows furrowed as she murmured, "From before the Desolate Ancient Era, through the Desolate Ancient Era, the Primordial Era, to the current Age of Fallen Emperors, this starry sky has seen seventeen Great Emperors."

"But in the end, they all sat down and disappeared into the river of time, leaving no trace in the world."

"To become a Great Emperor, one must be extraordinarily talented, so why didn't they take that step?"

"Is the path ahead broken? Or is there no path to take? This is something worth pondering."

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, unable to figure out the key.

"Hehe~"

"We're actually discussing the cultivation issues of Great Emperors, isn't this a bit too ambitious?"

The charming woman laughed softly, stood up, and patted the sand off her skirt.

"Are you planning to return, Sister Hua?"

Old Demon Chu shamelessly spoke.

The charming woman was momentarily stunned by his address of 'Sister,' but didn't refute it, and gently smiled, "Yes, I'm going back."

"You should continue your cultivation!"

With that, she smiled and turned to leave.

Chu Xiu watched her back and called out loudly, "Sister Hua, will we have the chance to meet again?"

The charming woman waved her hand without turning back, "See you after you return from the Desolate Demon Secret Realm!"

"Alright, I'll wait for you here when I return."

"Okay~"

Chu Xiu's lips curled into a smile.

【Hehe... Host, you're so damn charming.】

"Scram~"

【Hehe....】

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