The realm of life and death opened.
At this time, anyone could enter the realm of life and death.
There was no other way. The realm of life and death was too weak now and needed to recover as quickly as possible.
If this were not done, it was unknown how long it would take to recover from the current losses.
Rather than remaining weak and vulnerable to invasion for a long time,
it was better to take a risk and end it all in one go.
Rumble.
In the boundless chaos, there was no time.
Time was defined by worlds.
Above the realm, Chen Fan alone absorbed chaotic energy. Vast amounts of energy were continuously scoured, cleansed, and poured into the realm of life and death.
The lost power was continuously replenished.
...
One month.
A full month passed.
The realm of life and death was fortunate not to encounter any other world during this month.
It did encounter several Emperor Venerables and chaotic beasts wandering in the chaos, but they were not very strong. They avoided the realm when they saw it from afar.
On this day, Chen Fan opened his eyes.
The left eye was life, and the right eye was death.
The cycle of life and death, like the cycle of the Great Dao.
Boom.
The entire realm of life and death vibrated.
Above the realm, the Dao net reappeared, beginning to automatically filter the impurities of the chaos.
"City Lord is mighty."
Within the realm, excited voices erupted.
After a month, the realm of life and death had finally recovered.
"Everyone."
As the Lord of the realm, it was necessary to say a few words at this time.
"We have experienced lows, with our realm on the verge of destruction, and we have also reached peaks, destroying sixth-tier great worlds."
"Every experience is worth remembering, for we have been tested by life and death."
"This tribulation was my fault. Because of me alone, the realm of life and death was almost swallowed. However, since we have survived, we must retaliate."
The heavens and earth fell silent.
Everyone was listening to the City Lord's speech.
"What I want to tell you is that this time, our enemy is a seventh-tier great world, and the enemy... is a seventh-tier Great Emperor."
"..."
Still, no one spoke.
The Great Emperor, a realm of despair.
Currently, the strongest in the entire realm of life and death was the City Lord, a fourth-tier being.
"Heh."
Chen Fan was very satisfied with the reaction of his people.
To not fear was to possess the heart of a strong person.
Their future would be limitless.
His laughter was filled with defiance: "What about seventh-tier? What about Great Emperors? If they dare to touch me, I will kill them sooner or later."
"Haha, the City Lord is right..."
"So what if they are Great Emperors? The City Lord will become a Great Emperor sooner or later..."
"That's right, kill them..."
"..."
These were not empty boasts.
This was confidence.
The Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death, was that a joke?
No.
Everyone had absolute faith in Chen Fan.
They firmly believed that the City Lord would achieve the Great Emperor's fruit in the future.
Looking at the mobilized citizens, Chen Fan spoke again: "In the past month, we don't know where we have drifted. However, the most important thing right now is to find the Divine Firmament Domain."
The Divine Firmament was a domain. Qing Firmament was merely a seventh-tier great world within the Divine Firmament Domain.
"Let's go, haha."
Everyone laughed heartily.
The realm of life and death began searching for the Divine Firmament Domain in the chaos.
Although the chaos had no direction, it was not entirely without direction.
It needed to be located.
For example, by a great world, a chaotic mountain, or a great domain.
Soon, a figure appeared in the chaos.
A person wandering alone in the chaos.
Upon seeing the realm of life and death, after a mere scan, he quickly turned to flee.
"Chase."
The realm of life and death began to accelerate.
In the chaos, the speed of world movement was not fast.
However, it was not difficult to catch up to a third-tier Emperor Venerable.
"Damn it."
Qi Nan cursed aloud.
He had been truly unlucky lately.
First, he witnessed the terrifying scene of a great world being destroyed.
That was a Great Emperor. Even a mere glance from afar made him feel his soul tremble.
Then, he was chased by a chaotic beast.
After finally escaping the pursuit, he encountered a fourth-tier world.
Rumble.
The world's might descended, and his speed was insufficient to escape.
"Senior..."
Seeing the pursuing world getting closer and closer, Qi Nan was truly anxious.
He shouted loudly, "Junior has no intention of offending Senior. I am merely passing by. If I have offended you, Junior is willing to compensate with Great Dao crystals..."
This was truly a dog's life.
Qi Nan inwardly lamented.
In the chaos, there were no good people.
Qi Nan had wandered the chaos for thousands of years. Everyone he met was outwardly friendly, but countless backstabs had occurred.
Over the years, he had survived numerous near-death experiences under such circumstances.
Having survived by the skin of his teeth, he understood the rules of the chaos even more clearly.
The survival of the fittest.
"Senior."
Qi Nan said with a wry smile, "Since you have no intention of harming me, could you please stop pursuing? If Senior has any questions, junior will answer them truthfully and without reservation."
"No."
Chen Fan refused.
They were too far apart. What if he escaped?
"..." Qi Nan.
He began to accelerate.
"Boom."
The Dao of Life and Death roared.
A long river appeared, and Chen Fan's figure instantly vanished from his original position.
Qi Nan's expression drastically changed. A strong sense of danger made him disregard everything else. He instantly burned his essence blood.
Buzz.
However, the moment he burned his essence blood, a figure appeared before him.
A hint of terror flashed in Qi Nan's eyes.
"Shadow."
Without a word, he ran.
A strong sense of crisis descended. Qi Nan immediately activated his Great Dao.
Chen Fan shook his head: "A good Great Dao, but it's a pity it lacks the purification of world power, making it too impure..."
As he mused, life and death descended.
Life and death transformed into a grinding mill, instantly shattering the shadow.
From the shattered shadow Dao, Qi Nan reappeared: "Senior..."
"I said, I have no intention of harming you."
Chen Fan shook his head. Under the grinding mill of life and death, Qi Nan's physical body continuously collapsed.
"Senior..."
Qi Nan felt the shroud of death and said in horror, "I won't run anymore. Please spare my life, Senior..."
"I didn't plan to do anything to you originally."
Chen Fan shook his head and casually dispersed the grinding mill of life and death.
"Thank you, Senior."
As the grinding mill of life and death dispersed, Qi Nan quickly absorbed energy to restore his physical body.
Impure energy surged, entering his body directly without purification.
After a while, his body recovered.
"Senior."
Qi Nan maintained his respect, but deep in his eyes lay profound shock.
It was not due to the person's strength, but... the Dao of Life and Death.
Everyone who wandered the chaos knew that cultivators who practiced these extremely opposing dual-polarity Daos were not ordinary people.
Maintaining respect was the most basic courtesy.
Chen Fan shook his head: "How old are you?"
"Reporting to Senior, this subordinate is over thirty thousand years old..."
Over thirty thousand years old, a third-tier Emperor Venerable.
Chen Fan gave a wry smile: "I've only lived for over twenty years. Don't call me Senior. I'm used to people calling me City Lord."
Over twenty years old... Qi Nan was utterly shocked.
In his twenties, a fourth-tier Heavenly Emperor, and furthermore... the Heavenly Emperor of Life and Death.
This was simply... Chen Fan felt his worldview collapsing.
How could thirty thousand years compare to over twenty years?
Indeed, comparing oneself to others could lead to one's demise.