You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"So that's how it is..."

At that moment, Lin Yue had some enlightenment in his heart. He slowly closed his eyes, immersing himself completely in the sensation.

Gradually, he felt himself vaguely looking toward the endpoint of it all.

It no longer seemed like an unreachable existence.

After a long while, Lin Yue opened his eyes and gently shook his head, "Unfortunately, it's still not enough."

With his current accumulation of knowledge and foundation, he had already caught a glimpse of the Ultimate Path.

But it was just a little bit out of reach.

"Right now, I have mastered the Path of All Things Phase that is formed from the fusion of Earth Water and Wind, the Sun Chasing Path forged from the fusion of Wind and Fire, and the Heavenly Tribulation Path created from the merging of Water and Wind..."

Lin Yue pondered, "If I can comprehend the pathways of the fusion of Water and Fire, as well as that of Earth and Fire, and connect all Four Phases, I should be able to succeed."

With a clear sense of direction derived from the outline of the Ultimate Path he vaguely grasped, the path ahead naturally became clearer.

In the past, he might have needed to fuse even more thoroughly to grasp the Ultimate Path.

"The Ultimate Path?"

The Tomb Spirit consoled him, "The Crown Prince once heard the Divine Emperor say that in Ancient Times, there were those who were favored by the origin and had the fortune to be taught the Ultimate Path, but very few truly mastered it. Don't be hasty."

"Is the Divine Emperor so clear about Ancient Times?" Lin Yue asked.

"Of course."

The Tomb Spirit nodded slightly and said, "The Divine Emperor himself is an entity from that era. How could he not know?"

Lin Yue's heart shuddered, and he promptly asked, "Are you saying... the Divine Emperor is an Ancient God?"

"That's one way to put it, but it's not entirely correct."

The Tomb Spirit said, "To be precise, when the Divine Emperor descended into the world, he had already cast aside his divine form and was reincarnated into the Human Clan."

"The Divine Emperor... is indeed divine..." Lin Yue took a deep breath.

Well, that made sense.

Apart from a true divine entity, what else could disperse the Eternal Night?

Apart from a true divine entity, what else could set up the terrifying Great Yong Divine Formation?

Apart from a true divine entity, what else could leave behind so many divine inheritances in the Beiyuan Mountain?

But then...

Since the Divine Emperor is a divine being, how did he die?

"If the Divine Emperor was willing to help the Human Clan, then why didn't he exterminate the Demon Clan?" Lin Yue couldn't help asking.

"I don't know."

The Tomb Spirit shook its head, "But I've heard the Crown Prince say, one shouldn't confuse the thoughts of the Ancient Gods with those of humans. Humans fear death, long for freedom, and have insatiable desires... but the Ancient Gods are different. What they value is also different from humans and might even seem ridiculous."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "Which Ancient God was the Divine Emperor?"

"I don't know that."

The Tomb Spirit said, "But gods before manifesting in the world are like part of the rules, invisible to humans, and can only remain in the world after death or by abandoning their divine form."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue felt a movement in his heart, reminding him of the rumors about divine beings.

Like the legend of the Earth Emperor whose body became the earth upon death and after a great earthquake, treasures like the Earth Emperor Essence and the Earth Emperor's Golden Blood would appear.

Perhaps, these legends weren't without basis?

"Divine beings are invisible, even in Ancient Times, one could only commune with them through ceremonies like worship."

The Tomb Spirit said, "However, history shows that after the Eternal Night, the Human Clan excavated Ancient Relics everywhere, trying to get the salvation of divine beings, but very rarely got a response, and even if they did, it didn't last long."

Lin Yue was slightly startled.

He remembered those relief patterns he had seen before, depicting scenes of worshipping divine beings, perhaps in hope of eliciting a divine response?

His Master had said too that this was a path, but the wrong one.

"It's said that Great Yu, apart from rousing the Human Ancestor, was also secretly searching for Ancient Gods and trying to worship and communicate with them," the Tomb Spirit said. "Perhaps the Divine Emperor is one of the Ancient Gods that the Imperial Family of Great Yu secretly worshipped?"

"Why secretly?" Lin Yue asked, perplexed.

"Communicating with Ancient Gods is actually a dangerous act."

The Tomb Spirit spoke softly, "Although most Ancient Gods are uncontactable, of the few who could be communicated within history, some might not necessarily help the Human Clan but rather bring calamity. Therefore, such practices have been forbidden by all, and even the Imperial Family of Great Yu wouldn't dare provoke public outrage, so they could only do this in secret."

Lin Yue suddenly understood.

On Earth in the past, even though divine visions were never witnessed and divine beings may have been mere fabrications, many people still placed their hopes in divine beings.

It was an act of desperation; when hope couldn't be seen, what else could be done besides seeking divine pity?

"However... if the Divine Emperor really did descend due to Great Yu's worship, then it means Great Yu was successful."

The Tomb Spirit exclaimed, "Now, under the rule of the Divine Emperor, having dispersed the Eternal Night and unified the land, the Human Clan can finally breathe. As long as the Divine Emperor doesn't abandon the Human Clan, there will always be a way forward."

But Lin Yue fell silent.

It seemed the Tomb Spirit, having had no contact with the outside world for over a thousand years, didn't know... the Divine Emperor had already perished.

"So this is the secret of the Divine Emperor, the ambition of Great Yu..."

He couldn't help but reflect inwardly.

The Divine Emperor was an Ancient God reincarnated as a human.

As for Great Yu, they were secretly awakening the Human Ancestor and covertly worshipping and communicating with divine beings.

Throughout history, the Human Clan from all dynasties had been moving forward for survival, struggling in the perpetual darkness.

Even now, as they have returned to the light, the struggle continues.