Ling Feng walked through the entrance of the ancient cave, only to find that it wasn't as spacious as he had imagined. On the contrary, it was filled with an ancient charm, accompanied by a strangely familiar scent.

"This is..." Ling Feng turned past the entrance and saw a portrait hanging on the wall, causing him to shudder involuntarily and exclaim in surprise.

How could Ling Feng not be astonished? Because the portrait hanging on the wall was none other than that of the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor!

Why would there be a portrait of the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor in this cave dwelling? Could it be that the master of this cave was once a powerful figure under the Holy Emperor?

At this moment, Ling Feng suddenly turned around: "Who is it, who's there!"

Because Ling Feng felt a gaze fall upon him.

Sure enough, in response to Ling Feng's shout, a figure entirely clad in white appeared before him.

"Divine Beast Baize!" Ling Feng saw the divine beast before him, and his eyes involuntarily showed a trace of bewilderment. He could now confirm that this cave dwelling was indeed left by a master from Earth, because the Divine Beast Baize was precisely a sacred beast from Earth's ancient mythology!

Baize looked at Ling Feng with gentle eyes. It could sense the aura of Earth emanating from Ling Feng, realizing that the person it had waited for, for so many years, had finally arrived!

"You must be the disciple of the Holy Emperor!" Baize spoke, its voice exceedingly gentle, devoid of any overpowering presence, yet Ling Feng knew that Baize's power was absolutely terrifying!

It wasn't surprising that Baize spoke human words; after all, it was a divine beast.

Ling Feng respectfully said, "Senior Baize, I am Ling Feng from Earth, having accepted the Holy Emperor's legacy. My purpose in coming to the alternate dimension this time is..."

"I know your purpose!" Baize's gaze became even gentler: "Years ago, Yujizi and I were ordered to wait here for the arrival of the Holy Emperor's disciple. Yujizi was gravely injured in a battle against a powerful figure from the Divine Realm and eventually passed away. Helplessly, I had to seal this entire cave dwelling, revealing it once every hundred years to try and find traces of the Holy Emperor's disciple..."

"It seems I'm fortunate this time to have actually waited for the Holy Emperor's disciple!" Baize said with a smile.

Ling Feng said with emotion, "Senior Baize, I came too late!"

"Not late, as long as I could find you, it's never too late!" Baize softly said, "I understand that your main purpose for coming this time is to find the Holy Emperor, but..."

Ling Feng's heart skipped a beat: "But...what?"

Baize sighed and said, "But you won't be able to find the Holy Emperor in the Divine Realm!"

"Why!" Ling Feng asked, a bit puzzled.

Baize explained, "Back then, the Holy Emperor led all the powerful figures into the alternate dimension to prevent Otherworld invasion. The Holy Emperor ultimately intended to achieve Immortality in the Path of Immortality within the alternate dimension!"

"Because the Earth's level is not high enough, it cannot condense a Path of Immortality; this is also why the Holy Emperor chose this place."

Ling Feng nodded, "I already know these things!"

Baize laughed bitterly, "But what you don't know is that the Path of Immortality in the Divine Realm has collapsed for thousands of years!"

Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, "Collapsed? How did that happen!"

Baize softly said, "The Path of Immortality relates to the world's power level. When a plane develops to a certain level, it produces a Path of Immortality. Only those who enter the Path of Immortality can receive the plane's recognition and become its Guardian, but likewise, if the plane's power wanes to a certain extent, the Path of Immortality will collapse!"

"And that's exactly what's happening in the Divine Realm now!" Baize said, "The power of the Divine Realm is continuously declining. This is the Divine Cloud Continent; ten thousand years ago, it was immense, about thirty percent the size of the Divine Realm Continent, but now, the entire Divine Realm is endlessly collapsing, and Divine Cloud Continent has shrunk to half its original size, still in continued collapse!"

Ling Feng felt a chill in his heart; if the Path of Immortality had collapsed, how could he find the Holy Emperor? Moreover...does the collapse of the Path of Immortality mean that the Holy Emperor has already fallen?

Baize's wise eyes seemed to see through Ling Feng's thoughts, it said, "Don't worry, the Holy Emperor is still within the Path of Immortality and has not fallen!"

Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "But in that case, how can we rescue the Holy Emperor?"

Baize said, "The Path of Immortality, there's no going back! Unless one achieves Immortality, it's impossible to leave the Path of Immortality! Actually...even if you entered the Path of Immortality, you might not meet the Holy Emperor, nor get out yourselves!"

"How could that be...then what is the purpose of my coming here!" Ling Feng mumbled to himself, a bit lost.

Baize did not interrupt Ling Feng, instead watching him with compassionate eyes. It understood that it would be difficult for Ling Feng to immediately accept this reality, but it believed in Ling Feng, and in the Holy Emperor's choice!

Indeed, after a moment, Ling Feng looked up at Baize, "Senior Baize, since the Holy Emperor had you wait here for us, surely there must be something for us to do?"

Baize nodded with satisfaction, "Indeed, you haven't disappointed the Holy Emperor or me. That's right! The reason the Holy Emperor had me wait here is because he wanted me to tell you, to break the cycle, head to the Angel World!"

Angel World? Ling Feng frowned slightly.

"Precisely! The Angel World is currently ruled by the Holy Spirit, but ultimately, the Angel World belongs to the Angels!" Baize said, "The Holy Spirit seized control of the Angel World, but correspondingly, the Angel World has no one who can smoothly pass the Path of Immortality challenge, which means, there are currently no experts in the Immortal Realm in the Angel World!"

Ling Feng's eyes brightened, "Senior, do you mean..."

"Seize the nest of the dove!" Baize said gravely, "Go to the Angel World, achieve Immortality there, and use the Plane Force of the Angel World to combat other planes!"

Ling Feng felt somewhat excited in his heart, "Is...is this possible?"

"It's very possible!" Baize stated solemnly, "Originally, there was an Immortal Realm powerhouse in the Angel World, but once during a vast spatial fracture, that Immortal Realm expert sacrificed themselves to restore the Angel World."

"And at that time, the servant Holy Spirit of the Immortal Realm took the opportunity to join forces with other Holy Spirits to seize control of the Angel World and gradually began injecting a toxin into all the Angels to control them!" Baize said, "But a mature plane requires the assistance of an Immortal Realm powerhouse, so the Angel World is the most likely plane to produce an Immortal Realm powerhouse."

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