Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter

Chapter 583 - 184: Eldest Son of the Taiyang Goddess, Receives the Talisman Seed, Destroys the Ghost Realm

With the sound of three drumbeats, the entire Zhenyan Clan became lively again. Despite the blizzard outside, someone shouted that "morning" had arrived.

Li Yuan continued to wait in line, and it was not until evening that he met the Queen Mother.

Zhenyan Xue sat on a massive bronze throne adorned with huge antlers. Her appearance hadn’t changed much, but her aura had transformed—majestic, dignified, profound, and sacred.

When she saw the white-haired old man before her, her expression suddenly shifted, her eyes revealing disbelief and confusion.

Li Yuan softly said, "It’s me."

Zhenyan Xue’s delicate body trembled, and she stood up, saying, "Come with me."

The Queen Mother set an example, being frugal and respecting the elderly while loving the young. This was not uncommon in the clan, so no one found it strange.

Inside the tent, Li Yuan glanced around and noticed that it was filled with books, many of them ancient, exuding a sense of time.

On the desk were also open books and a large hourglass, with one side engraved with "Sun" and the other with "Moon." At the moment, sand was slowly flowing from the "Sun" side to the "Moon."

Li Yuan only glanced at it, then regained his composure, removed his mask, revealing a face with some wrinkles but still recognizable.

For a moment, the air fell silent.

Suddenly, the Queen Mother gently smiled and said, "Indeed, the Taiyang Goddess also hopes for a man as powerful as a Divine Spirit to return to her embrace early.

If you go, Huang’Er and I will soon join you.

However... your achievements will surely be recognized by the Taiyang Goddess, while we still need to strive, otherwise we might not even deserve to be by your side in death."

With one sentence, she turned Li Yuan’s aging into a kind of happiness, transforming something inherently sad into something to be envied and admired.

Her logic was understandable: Li Yuan, merging with the fire, had the favor of the sun, but the more powerful he became, the quicker he would die.

However, her words felt unfamiliar to Li Yuan.

But there was no need to ask; he already guessed what the "Taiyang Goddess" was.

This was the supreme deity that a religion should have.

His woman, to consolidate the rule of the Nine Flames Clan, went with the flow and created such a religious belief.

So, he softly said, "The Taiyang Goddess, in her high realm, will certainly favor her worshipers but will also punish those who betray her."

"Heretics..."

He softly said, "Unforgivable."

The punishment system is an essential part of gathering power and establishing worship.

Since his wife was going to do this, he might as well provide an important piece for her puzzle.

The Queen Mother softly said, "You are always so clever. I don’t have to say anything, and you understand everything.

If the Taiyang Goddess had a son in the world, you would surely be her eldest son...

I will compile the ’Ancient Yang Scripture’ to record all of this and pass it down forever."

"’Ancient Yang Scripture’?"

"Come with me."

The Queen Mother sat in front of the desk, and Li Yuan walked over as well.

The Queen Mother spread out the many times edited texts on the tea table, and Li Yuan took a look.

At a glance, he was taken aback.

The wording mimicked the ancient narrative style of the Nine Flames Clan, but the content interconnected those deeds, incorporating sun worship and explaining all causes and effects through sun worship.

He turned his head to glance at Zhenyan Xue.

This once silly girl now had dreamy, mysterious eyes filled with faith.

Li Yuan suddenly embraced her.

But she was strong enough not to tremble or tell her tale in a man’s arms.

She also embraced Li Yuan in return.

The two of them had a detailed conversation, talking about many things concerning Zhenyan Huang.

The Queen Mother spoke of a "little incident" that happened last year when Zhenyan Huang was to ascend the throne.

It was the rebellion by Tongrong Clan Leader Tongrong Hu.

The apparent reason for his rebellion was that he hoped the Ice Barbarians would maintain absolute independence, and any outsiders must sever ties with the outside world. This was also the view of many older Ice Barbarians.

Tongrong Hu had planned for a long time, and seeing the Barbarian King had been missing for a while, he seized the moment when Zhenyan Xiong was dying to poison him directly and then stole the Barbarian King’s Axe.

That night, the theft of the Barbarian King’s Axe caused chaos, and everything was on the brink of collapse like a knife hanging in the air, ready to shatter at any moment.

Then, in the midst of the chaos, the eight-year-old Zhenyan Huang mounted his Ice and Snow Giant Wolf named "Xiaobai."

The Ice and Snow Giant Wolf, following the scent, rushed into the snowstorm.

Zhenyan Huang, with only a wolf and a regular axe, ventured out for a day and a night...

When he returned, he was covered in blood, eyes full of excitement, holding the Golden Axe stained with blood.

He had snatched it back before it reached Tongrong Hu’s hands.

At that moment, he shed his childishness, as defiant as a lone eagle patrolling the skies, as majestic as a lion king in his prime...

Though only eight, he led a hundred Barbarian Soldiers to storm into the Tongrong Clan, crushing Tongrong Hu and the rebels with overwhelming force, then used an unimaginably cruel method on the traitors and those involved.

From that moment, he suppressed the Nine Flames with an iron fist.

Blood and bones formed a staircase.

He ascended step by step, becoming the true Barbarian King.

After hearing this, Li Yuan was speechless for a long time.

He could imagine the danger and excitement of that day.

And this was entirely his son—Zhenyan Huang’s legend.

This was a legend unrelated to him.

He couldn’t help but feel proud in his heart.

He restrained himself from revealing the secret to the woman before him that he "could actually live for a long time."