Chapter 177 - 162: The Powers Gather
The one who had left this Dao in the past had not yet passed away; Ye Chen could sense the faint existence of Dao in the Great Desert, which still maintained a certain level of activity and was being controlled, signifying that the person who had deployed this "Dao" was still alive in this world.
It was a shocking revelation, for it was unclear just how long this civilization had disappeared, but it must have been at least tens of thousands of years, otherwise, the towns within the Trial World would not have decayed to this extent.
Yet the person who had turned this stretch of land into a desert spanning thousands of miles had not yet perished, and having lived for at least ten thousand years, was an astonishing fact to comprehend.
Elder Yan also felt all of this and likewise could not conceal his amazement.
Originally a deity of his generation, after tens of thousands of years had passed, just how formidable could his cultivation have grown? No one could say for certain.
On the path of cultivation, every step forward would increase one’s strength and longevity.
Acquired cultivators lived one hundred fifty years, Innate cultivators two hundred years, Martial Gods five hundred years, Heavenly Gods one thousand years, and Divine Beings two thousand years; these were the lifespan limits of the Five Great Realms. To live longer, one had to break through to an entirely new Great Realm or consume some special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures; otherwise, there were generally no other methods.
But even Divine Beings, powerful as they were, only had a lifespan of two thousand years. The person who had created this desert had lived for over ten thousand years, which was enough to prove that they were an "Old Immortal," a living fossil of an era long past. If indeed it was as such, it would undoubtedly be a terrifying fact beyond words.
Perhaps even if they could not stand shoulder to shoulder with the Great Powers of the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, they wouldn’t be far off.
Such an existence, just the thought of it alone was enough to make hearts tremble, truly worthy of the title "peerless supreme."
However, after the initial shock, Ye Chen calmed down and shook his head, "Perhaps they are still alive, but not necessarily beyond the Divine Beings."