Chu Mo gaped, saying: "I've heard that an epoch is one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years. According to your description, wouldn't an epoch surpass billions, possibly even trillions of years?"
"One hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years? Heh... that's merely the blink of an eye. In terms of cosmic time, it's not even worth mentioning. Therefore, the so-called supreme beings living for an epoch is pure nonsense. I've never heard of any supreme who can live from the universe's beginning to its end." The figure in the cave spoke disinterestedly.
"So... how many years can one live at the Supreme Realm level, in theory?" Chu Mo asked.
That kind of question is a taboo for all supremes. If someone were to ask a living supreme such a question, they would probably be slapped dead on the spot.
However, the figure in front of him was a deceased supreme, remarkably easy-going. Thus, Chu Mo dared to ask such a taboo question.
"How many years can one live? Such a question, really, is meaningless." The figure in the cave flatly said: "Nevertheless, I can tell you that based on the monks' method of considering one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years as one epoch, I've lived for at least ten epochs!"
Chu Mo couldn't help but inhale sharply, shocked: "A million years?"
And this wasn't just one million years, but nearly one million three hundred thousand years!
"A million years is but a fleeting moment; compared with the grand river of cosmic time, it's nothing. In seeking immortality, one can't catch sight of the doorway without reaching the Emperor Realm. Therefore, damn it, why even bother?" For some reason, the person in the cave suddenly cursed.
However, this sentence held a lot of information. Chu Mo ignored the figure's swearing. Instead, an image appeared in his mind. It was of an astonishingly talented genius, unbeatable in his era, standing lonely in the cosmic void, reaching for the Heavenly Realm, yet unable to attain it.
Chu Mo didn't know why he suddenly thought of this image, but he felt a wave of desolation surge in his heart.
The lazy figure in the cave faintly continued, "The supremes buried here, any one of them once reigned over an era. In that era, we were all invincible, unmatched across the star-spaces. But, eventually, didn't we all become mere dust? Everyone covets a million miles of land, seeking geomantic treasures to build a strong tomb for themselves, and then exists in this strange state... It's really quite dull."
Chu Mo could feel the melancholy in the other's tone and asked, "Isn't it said that there are beings in this burial ground who managed to live to see a second life?"
"Haha, that's just a legend, little guy, don't be tricked." The figure in the cave suddenly laughed: "Even they… aren't they lying in a stone coffin as well?"
"Who?" Chu Mo asked sensitively.
But this time, the figure in the cave refused to answer his questions.
However, through his conversation with the figure, Chu Mo learned many incredible secrets. Some of these things were possibly unknown even to the large clans in the Heavenly Realm.
The path of an Emperor has traces; The path of a Supreme, no path to tread.
Chu Mo had known this since a long time ago. Through the information on the communication slate, Chu Mo discovered that even the current Heavenly Realm seems to lack traces of Supremes.
In the absence of a Supreme, an Emperor is unbeatable.
It's already extraordinary to cultivate to the Emperor Realm.
But what Chu Mo had seen and heard in this burial ground had completely shattered all his previous knowledge.
It turned out that in the long river of time, there had been so many extraordinary geniuses! Just in this burial ground alone, dozens of supremes were buried.
And Chu Mo could feel that there seemed to be an incredible presence in this burial ground!
But this was just his guess, still based on clues from the good-tempered being in the cave.
In the following days, Chu Mo moved between the graves of the Supremes, inheriting dozens of legacies.
Without exception, all the beings that passed their legacies on to him did not make any demands on him. After passing their legacies to him, they would usher him to the next large grave.
A year just passed in a string of endless learning.
Chu Mo initially thought that only the Demon Lord was an irresponsible teacher, passing on the mnemonic legacy and then washing his hands of everything. Now, Chu Mo understood that, in fact, most of the powerful beings were exactly —teaching him the knowledge of those legacies and then passing him on to the next teacher.
A year later, Chu Mo finally said goodbye to his last teacher, who was also the hardest on him.
Simply put, because the giant skeleton stole their coffin lid...
Yes, this last teacher was the Beiming Supreme Venerable.
After Chu Mo memorized the Beiming Supreme Venerable's legacy, he finally saw the giant skeleton again.
The first thing he did when he saw Chu Mo was to indicate that he wanted to spar with Chu Mo.
Chu Mo soon realized that this giant skeleton must have been an extremely belligerent creature in life, a genuine warmonger.
Chu Mo had a thrilling fight with the giant skeleton!
Although he could not comprehend or use most of the legacies he had learned, the whole experience had caused Chu Mo to undergo a remarkable transformation.
After the fight, the giant skeleton took Chu Mo back to the plain.
Chu Mo felt a bit nervous because he remembered what his lazy teacher had said: wasn't even they… lying in a stone coffin as well?
Chu Mo always suspected that the being lying in the stone coffin referred to by his lazy teacher was the one on the plain.
Because it was the giant skeleton who led him here to escape the Beiming Supreme Venerable that day, and then… not long after, almost all the Supremes in the burial ground passed their legacies on to him.
It would be hard for Chu Mo to believe that this had nothing to do with the being on the plain.
After the giant skeleton brought Chu Mo here, it fell silent and made no further gestures. Chu Mo could only stand there with it foolishly.
After about half a day, the giant skeleton motioned for Chu Mo to leave with him.
"We're just leaving ?" Chu Mo asked the giant skeleton, puzzled.
The giant skeleton nodded and took Chu Mo, crossing the void, leaving the place directly.
After Chu Mo and the giant skeleton left, a slight sigh echoed over the plain. The entire burial ground seemed to be enveloped in a somewhat sorrowful atmosphere due to this sigh.
Chu Mo didn't know about any of this. He looked at the light door appearing before him, feeling a bit reluctant.
Chu Mo knew that he was about to leave this place. (To be continued. If you work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)