Legend has it that the secret to eternal life is hidden within the Netherworld Star Abyss in the boundless universe.
Among the countless star systems, various races thrive, and the Heavenly Desolate World is merely the tip of the iceberg of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
In the Southern Desolate Barren of the Heavenly Desolate World.
Nestled within a mountain named Dragon Phoenix Mountain, perpetually wreathed in clouds and mist like a celestial realm, stands a small courtyard, its age unknown.
"Wang Cai, come back for dinner!"
A young man in white robes called out, holding a steaming bowl of noodles.
"Woof woof woof."
A black dog, tongue lolling, sprinted up from the base of the mountain, rubbing and licking the young man's legs, its tail wagging like a blur, before gazing expectantly at the bowl in the young man's hands.
"Greedy dog, eat up! Don't wander off after you're done, be careful not to get lost."
The young man in white placed the food on the ground, and the black dog began to devour it ravenously.
"Ah, so delicious! Eating master's food again today, another day of bliss."
At this moment, the black dog's inner thoughts began to stir. It was originally the Heaven Devouring Beast, who had dominated a region a thousand years ago. One day, it was ambushed by its own kind, severely wounded, and fled to a mountain ravine in a place called the Heavenly Desolate World. At that time, it was on the verge of death.
Just as despair set in, a young man in white robes passed by and saved it. And so, it was brought to this courtyard.
The next day, its injuries had already healed. When it transformed into its true form and truly saw the young man in white who had saved it, it was stunned.
In its eyes, the young man in white standing before it seemed like a deity, with seven-colored divine light swirling around him, and the rhythm of the Dao flickering ceaselessly.
The oppressive aura of the Great Dao emanating from the young man made even it, the Heaven Devouring Beast who once dominated a realm, tremble uncontrollably. It couldn't help but ask itself what kind of realm this was. At that time, the Heaven Devouring Beast desperately wanted to escape this place.
Although it had been saved by the young man before it, this kind of power filled it with immense fear. Fortunately, in the following days, the young man's aura vanished without a trace. The Heaven Devouring Beast longed for an opportunity to leave this place, but it dared not.
As years passed, thousands of years flew by in an instant, and the Heaven Devouring Beast's desire for revenge slowly faded. Over these years, it was surprised to find that its strength was gradually increasing, even without actively cultivating.
What shocked it even more was that the young man who saved it was still the same as he was back then; time had not left a single trace on his face. It concluded that this young man must be a supreme powerful being who came to this world to experience life.
From then on, it decided to forget its former identity and accompany this mysterious young man, acknowledging him as its master.
As time continued to pass, in the Heaven Devouring Beast's eyes, the young man seemed to have understood something, living a busy life every day, like a mortal.
And for the Heaven Devouring Beast, the happiest thing every day was eating, because it found that for a thousand years, its master's cooking was not only delicious but also filled with subtle Dao rhythms.
However, in the young man's heart, this kind of life had already become numb. So much time had passed that he didn't even know when he had arrived here.
The young man's name was Wang Yufan and he didn't know why his birth parents gave him this much grand name.
That's right, he was a transmigrator, who had transmigrated from Earth to the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, and he also had the system that every transmigrator must have. However, his system had collapsed and been annihilated for some unknown reason, and before it finally disappeared, it gave all its abilities to Wang Yufan.
And it told Wang Yufan one bad news and one good news. The bad news was that he would never be able to return to Earth and would always be here. The good news was that Wang Yufan had a self-buff, which was eternal life.
Relying on his experience of leveling up in games in his previous life, Wang Yufan unearthed all of the system's abilities. Martial arts and cultivation techniques were effortless for Wang Yufan, and in less than a century, he had already become the number one person in this realm.
As time passed, his strength became even more astonishing. He conquered all the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, and at that time, he was called the Dao Ancestor.
Over thousands, tens of thousands, millions, and tens of millions of eras, Wang Yufan would have different titles: Emperor Changsheng, Undying Dao Ancestor, Myriad Realms Immortal Venerable...
And in the legendary Netherworld Star Abyss, there were only the demons he had once sealed.
As time passed, one day Wang Yufan understood some things; he only wanted to be an ordinary person and do ordinary things.
Wang Yufan vaguely remembered that after he came to this courtyard, he had eaten the fruit that ripened every hundred years here more than a million times.
"Alas, the path of eternal life has passed for tens of millions of years, and I have long been invincible in the world."
After a sigh, Wang Yufan looked up at the starry sky, his eyes profound, countless starlight flickering, as if he saw the end of the starry sky.
Soon after, he shook his head.
"It seems things are getting interesting. These myriad realms have changed a lot in the many years I've been away. As long as they don't provoke me, I'm willing to be an idler." Looking at the black dog he had rescued a thousand years ago, Wang Yufan said, "Wang Cai, what do you think makes a person's life meaningful?"
"Master, I think only you know whether something is meaningful or not. You need a goal," the black dog said inwardly.
But Wang Yufan had already heard it and nodded, not exposing it.
For a thousand years, he had never revealed any cultivation in front of the black dog, treating himself as merely a mortal of this realm. As for the black dog's background, Wang Yufan had already understood everything with his Eye of Insight.
He saved it out of pity, and its companionship for so many years also gave him someone to talk to.
One person and one dog thus formed a distinct sense of solitude among the mountains.
Dozens of miles away from these mountains, a woman dressed in purple robes was flying on her sword, with four or five people in uniform black attire chasing after her.
"Yu Linglong, don't waste your efforts trying to escape from our senior and junior brothers again. Surrender quickly!" A voice came from the leader of the people in black attire.
"You, Fallen Cloud Sect, openly violate the agreement of the major sects by besieging and killing my sect's disciples.
I don't know your true purpose, but today I will definitely not let you have your way. I would rather die than fall into your hands."
The purple-robed woman controlled the flying sword beneath her feet with one hand while clutching her shoulder, from which blood was dripping.
"Hahaha, Yu Linglong, our Sect Master says you are the most talented disciple of the Azure Spirit Sect. As long as you are willing to submit to our Fallen Cloud Sect, we will let you go today, and you won't die. What's more, your sect is about to be finished. Wouldn't it be better to follow our sect?"
Hearing the leader say this, the purple-robed woman named Yu Linglong's aura became unstable, and the flying sword beneath her feet swayed from side to side.
At this moment, what she was thinking was that the Fallen Cloud Sect definitely had a plan targeting other sects, and their Azure Spirit Sect was the first to be targeted.
"No, I must shake them off and quickly return to warn the sect. I cannot let the Fallen Cloud Sect's conspiracy succeed."
As she thought, she took her hand away from the wound, letting the blood flow continuously.
She began to activate a secret technique with both hands, and the flying sword beneath her feet instantly accelerated.
The people from the Fallen Cloud Sect saw this and also sped up, shouting,
"Absolutely cannot let this woman escape."
With the massive consumption of spiritual energy within her body, the purple-robed woman could no longer hold on. Her spiritual energy was like a flood breaking through a dam, causing her speed to plummet.
She directly rushed into the dense forest below, intending to shake off the Fallen Cloud Sect members in the dense forest.
Severely injured at this moment, she didn't know where to go. She wandered around for a long time, then discovered a rugged path. She then followed the path straight ahead, and soon after, she found a courtyard nestled among these mountains.