Chapter 735: Chapter 734: The Disappearance of the Fire Dynasty

“You also know about the Fire Dynasty?!”

“Also?” Yun Zhi realized that Master of All Laws was aware of the Fire Dynasty.

Since learning of the existence of the Fire Dynasty in the Immortal Secret Realm, Yun Zhi had used all sorts of connections to inquire about news of the Fire Dynasty.

But whether it was the first Emperor Xia, Jiang Pingan, or the recently captured Nightmare Supreme and Void Venerate, none had ever heard of the Fire Dynasty.

This led Yun Zhi to doubt at times whether the Fire Dynasty had ever existed.

Finally, she had encountered someone who knew of the Fire Dynasty.

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“This place is indeed safe, and besides you three, no one else knows what I’ve said, right?” the Master of All Laws, controlled by Fairy Eternity, had to reveal everything he knew.

“Of course,” Yun Zhi replied, and Fairy Eternity and Lu Yang echoed her sentiment. With the three of them here, this was the safest place in the world.

If not for Fairy Eternity’s presence, the Master of All Laws would under no circumstances have been willing to talk about the Fire Dynasty. He had confided in his trusted followers about Wu Yao but had not uttered a word about the Fire Dynasty, which was telling.

Thinking that there were two immortals here, one who had slain Emperor Yu and another who possessed the Immortal Dao Fruit, she felt somewhat relieved.

“I too was unaware of the existence of the Fire Dynasty at first. Not to boast, but in my zeal to learn numerous magic skills, I’ve visited all the Scripture Pavilions in the world, including those in the Imperial Palace of Great Yu.”

“Not a single book mentioned the existence of the Fire Dynasty.”

“It was only after I had cultivated to Semi-Immortal, faked my death to escape, and went into hiding, that I learned about the Fire Dynasty from the relics left in secretive realms, the clues revealed by Wu Yao, and the ruined temple murals.”

“And when I returned to those secret realms where clues to the Fire Dynasty had been, I found that those places and the ruined temples had been vandalized.”

Lu Yang frowned, “When exactly was the Fire Dynasty established?”

“After the ancient times, before the Great Qian Dynasty.”

“What?!” Lu Yang was shocked. There had been a dynasty established in that period.

Fairy Eternity did not know of the Fire Dynasty’s existence, so does that mean it was established after the Four Immortals sealed off the world?

“People say that in ancient times there was a battle among immortals that turned the stars into continents, after which the heritage was severed and even the ancient language was lost. Emperor Qian built the Great Qian Dynasty on the ruins of the ancient world.”

“This is a misconception,”

“After the Ancient Immortals turned stars into continents, the Fire Dynasty was established using the ancient language, and then after another hundred thousand years, the dynasty was destroyed.”

“The cause of its destruction is unknown, but one thing is certain, someone was deliberately trying to erase the existence of the Fire Dynasty.”

“And that person was an Immortal!”

“That Immortal eradicated all traces of the Fire Dynasty’s existence—architecture, mortals, cultivators, books, even the language… Everything was gone.”

“It was as if they wanted to sever everything related to the Fire Dynasty.”

“Anyone who knew of the Fire Dynasty’s existence was at risk of being obliterated by that Immortal. In the late stage of Great Yu, I befriended a Semi-Immortal, who went by the Taoist name ‘Wood Imprint.’ He also knew of the Fire Dynasty, and originally, our plan was to establish the Great Yu Alliance together. He was not an Immortal body and chose to hibernate.”

“We had agreed that when the Great Era arrived, I would awaken him.”

“But what I didn’t expect was that he perished before the Great Era even arrived.”

“Every five thousand years, I would check on the status of the Wood Imprint Venerate,”

“Thirty thousand years ago, in accordance with routine, I went to the Wood Imprint Venerate’s Cave Heaven, but when I arrived, I found him pierced through the chest, struck down by an untimely death!”

The voice of the Master of All Laws trembled, “There were no signs of struggle at the scene. Even if he was in deep slumber, had someone attempted a sneak attack, his instincts would have alerted him to danger and he would have risen to fight. Even if overpowered, it should not have been a case of instant death.”

“The one who killed him was not a Semi-Immortal, but an Immortal!”

At this point, the Master of All Laws showed a fearful expression, the fall of the Wood Imprint Venerate having cast a great psychological shadow over him.

“This is why I keep confirming that this place is secure and that no one else is eavesdropping,”

“Should that Immortal learn about the matters here, my fate would likely be perilous.”

“So that’s how it is,” Yun Zhi mused thoughtfully, not having expected the Fire Dynasty’s existence to contain such hidden turmoil.

It was probably that very Immortal who went to great lengths to conceal the Fire Dynasty’s existence who caused the break in the ancient lineage.

At first, Yun Zhi had been unable to find any trace of the Fire Dynasty’s whereabouts and thought that the reason for its disappearance might be similar to that of Fairy Eternity’s, erased by malevolent forces behind the scenes using special methods.

Now it seemed that the cause of the Fire Dynasty’s destruction was uncertain, but the reason for its thorough disappearance was someone else’s doing.

“What does the Fire Dynasty have to do with the Four Ancient Immortals?” Yun Zhi asked again.

She remembered that in the Immortal Eternity Secret Realm, there were ruins of the Fire Dynasty, and the ruins featured statues of Immortals whose gender she couldn’t distinguish.

The Master of All Laws said cautiously, “I saw a mural in a ruined temple, terribly damaged. I could only roughly make out that it was a mural from the early days of the Fire Dynasty’s establishment, depicting four majestic figures. I surmise, and it’s just a guess, that the Fire Dynasty might have been founded jointly by the Four Ancient Immortals.”

Uncertain about Yun Zhi and her companions’ stance towards the Four Ancient Immortals, the Master of All Laws stressed that these were all conjectures.

From the ignorance of Yun Zhi and her companions regarding the Fire Dynasty, it was quite possible that the members of the Ancient Heavenly Court had fallen into a collective slumber before the establishment of the Fire Dynasty, only to have awakened recently.

Wait, that’s not right either. Among these three, there were two Immortals; did they have any need to sleep?

The Master of All Laws was horrified, venturing a bold guess. Could it be that you, members of the Ancient Heavenly Court, are impostors?

He dared not continue this train of thought, fearing being silenced, even wanting to slap himself twice as punishment for being too clever and thinking too much for no reason!

“The Four Ancient Immortals founded the Fire Dynasty… the Immortal concealing the Fire Dynasty’s existence… Is this related to the death of the Time Immortal?” Lu Yang murmured softly. If that were the case, then the strength of this unknown Immortal must be terrifyingly powerful.

“What, the Time Immortal has fallen?” The Master of All Laws’ expression perked up when he heard Lu Yang’s musings.

He quickly met the unfriendly gaze of Lu Yang and Fairy Eternity and gave an awkward smile.

“Covering up the existence of the Fire Dynasty, what is his purpose?” Yun Zhi was equally puzzled. Was there some unspeakable secret associated with the Fire Dynasty?

Yun Zhi hadn’t expected that the affair of the Fire Dynasty would involve an Immortal, moreover, an extremely ruthless one.

Yun Zhi glanced at Lu Yang and suddenly remembered that he was only at the Nascent Soul Stage and not yet at a level to comprehend the machinations of Immortals.

“Junior Brother, leave the matter of the Fire Dynasty to me; don’t involve yourself,”

Lu Yang scratched his head, wondering if his Eldest Senior Sister was overestimating him. Being just a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, even if he wanted to investigate the Fire Dynasty, his Cultivation Level wouldn’t allow it.