There were twenty to thirty elders in the Mysterious Grotto, with the oldest, most famous, and most influential among them being the Mysterious Ninth Spirit.
After the end of the Primordial Era, the three thousand Great Daos either went into hibernation or disappeared. The Great Daos of the thirty-six grotto-heavens and seventy-two blessed lands also disappeared along with the end of the Primordial Era.
The Mysterious Ninth Spirit was the first group of Immortal Dao experts to have shaken the Primordial Era. In a sense, the Mysterious Grotto was able to replace the Prime Clarity grotto-heaven as the leader of the thirty-six grotto-heavens, and even the Immortal Dao was able to replace the Heavenly Dao as the leader of the three thousand Great Daos.
In terms of seniority, no one after the Primordial Era could compare to the Mysterious Ninth Spirit.
When they became famous, not to mention Marvelous Rulai, even Devil Emperor Blood River and Great Sun Emperor were not born yet. Even Lord Black Mountain and Green Lamp Ghost Emperor had to respectfully address them as seniors.
In the early days of the Primordial Era, the Mysterious Ninth Spirit could be said to have dominated the Primordial Era.
Later, as the Mysterious Grotto rose to prominence, the Mysterious Ninth Spirit went into seclusion and never came out again.
Think about it.
The Mysterious Ninth Spirit had dominated the Primordial Era, and then cultivated in seclusion for countless years in the Immortal Dao Quintessence. It was hard to imagine just how high their cultivation had reached today.
However.
The Mysterious Ninth Spirit was not the only Great Dao expert in the Mysterious Grotto.
In the legends.
The Mysterious Grotto also had Great Dao experts from the Primordial Era.
That's right.
The Primordial Era.
Although the majority of the Mysterious Grotto's Great Dao experts had disappeared when the Primordial Era ended, it was only the majority.
It was said that there were a few who did not disappear with the end of the Primordial Era.
There were Immortal Elder Tai Xuan and Immortal Elder Tai Miao.
They were all Immortal Dao seniors who had cultivated for countless years, and had survived since the Primordial Era. Each one of them had unfathomable cultivation and strength. Even in the Primordial Era, they were Immortal Dao experts whose names shook the world.
It was said that the Mysterious Ninth Spirit who dominated the Primordial Era had been trained by them, and that they had always guarded the Immortal Dao Quintessence.
Was that all?
No.
Other than Immortal Elder Tai Xuan and Immortal Elder Tai Miao, it was said that another Immortal Elder Xuan Tian had survived.
In the Primordial Era, whether it was Immortal Elder Tai Xuan, Immortal Elder Tai Miao, or Immortal Elder Xuan Tian, they were all famous masters of the Great Dao. This was especially true for Immortal Elder Xuan Tian, who represented a type of Great Dao in the Primordial Era.
No one knew how Immortal Elder Tai Xuan, Immortal Elder Tai Miao, and Immortal Elder Xuan Tian managed to survive the end of the Primordial Era.
It was common knowledge.
Ever since the Mysterious Nine Immortals went into seclusion, the Great Sun Grand Emperor began to rise. At the end of the Primordial Age, he became the Emperor of the Immortal Dao, and was a true overlord of the Immortal Dao.
After the Primeval Age, most of the experts who rose to prominence in the Immortal Dao joined him. For example, the Great Emperors of the Five Mountains, the Eight Thrones of the Eight Directions, the Big Dipper, and more than half of the Thirty-Six Celestial Constellations.
Everyone knew that the Great Sun Grand Emperor had always coveted the position of Master of the Immortal Dao.
Moreover, everyone knew that the Great Sun Grand Emperor had the qualifications and ability to aspire to be the master of the Immortal Dao. At least, after the Primordial Age, none of the so-called geniuses of the Immortal Dao could be mentioned in the same breath as the Great Sun Grand Emperor. Be it in terms of talent, cultivation strength, fame, or influence, the Great Sun Grand Emperor was absolutely the best of the Immortal Dao.
But the Mysterious Nine Immortals refused to admit it. The Great Sun Grand Emperor could do nothing about it.
After all, the Mysterious Nine Immortals guarded the Immortal Dao Quintessence. As long as the Mysterious Nine Immortals did not agree, the Great Sun Grand Emperor would never be able to become the Master of the Immortal Dao.
To this.
The Great Sun Grand Emperor was indignant, but there was nothing he could do.
Although the Mysterious Grotto-Heaven did not have a successor, the Mysterious Nine Immortals who guarded the Immortal Dao Quintessence made the Great Sun Grand Emperor wary.
Moreover, the Mysterious Grotto-Heaven also had Immortal Elder Tai Xuan and Immortal Elder Tai Miao, as well as Immortal Elder Xuan Tian, whom the Great Sun Grand Emperor feared the most.
If the Mysterious Grotto-Heaven didn't have the Mysterious Nine Immortals, the Great Sun Grand Emperor would've long trampled over the place and snatched away the Immortal Dao Quintessence.
Those experts of the Great Dao hiding in the Desolate Ancient Ruins could not understand why Devil Emperor Blood River dared to openly refine the Martial Emperor's divine sense, even when the Great Sun Grand Emperor was somewhat afraid of the old senior from Mysterious Paradise. He even dared to challenge Mysterious Paradise and even tried to force out the old senior from Mysterious Paradise.
Between the Great Sun Grand Emperor and Demon Emperor Blood River, one was the overlord of the Immortal Dao, the other was the overlord of the Demonic Dao.
Even if there was a difference in cultivation between the two, it shouldn't be too big. They should be about the same.
What they couldn't understand the most was that the Mysterious Grotto-Heaven had so many Great Dao experts. If they were really guarding the Martial Emperor in secret, why didn't they show up when the Martial Emperor's consciousness was about to be refined?
Did they not care about the Martial Emperor's avatar at all, or were they afraid of Demon Emperor Blood River?
This was only one of Demon Emperor Blood River's avatars.
The Mysterious Nine Immortals had cultivated in the Immortal Dao Quintessence for countless years. Any one of them should be able to deal with Demon Emperor Blood River. Even if their true bodies were guarding the Immortal Dao Quintessence and couldn't show up, it shouldn't be difficult for them to summon an avatar to deal with Demon Emperor Blood River.
There were also the so-called Immortal Elder Arcane, Immortal Elder Arcane, and even Immortal Elder Arcane. If they didn't show up now, when would they?
If they didn't show up, the Mysterious Grotto-Heaven still had twenty or thirty elders. Perhaps they couldn't compare to the Mysterious Nine Immortals, but after cultivating in the Immortal Dao Quintessence for so many years, their cultivation was unfathomable.
But why?
No one knew.
The void was still shrouded in darkness.
This darkness was calm, secluded, and silent. It was silent to the point that no one dared to speak or move as they were deeply afraid of breaking the darkness and the deathly silence in this place.
Demon Emperor Blood River still stood in the void.
His long hair danced wildly and his clothes fluttered.
At some point, the cold and emotionless Demon Emperor had closed his eyes, as if waiting for something.
He was standing.
His tall and straight figure resembled a sword of darkness piercing through the heaven and earth. His majestic figure resembled an indomitable mountain peak.
Amidst the darkness, he was like the Lord of the Night who ruled over the darkness.
"Haha!"
Laughter came.
It was none other than Wondrous Rulai.
He sat cross-legged on the palm of the Buddha and spun his prayer beads. A mysterious and strange smile hung on his lips: "I have to say, those old geezers from Mysterious Grotto-Heaven are quite patient. I thought they would stop you the moment you tried to refine Celestial Dragon True Emperor. Who would've thought that they wouldn't show up even when the Martial Emperor's divine intents are about to be refined by you?"
"No wonder why people say that the older you are, the more cowardly you become. Those old geezers from Mysterious Grotto-Heaven have lived for so many years, I'm afraid they've become cowards."
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