Regarding the secret within the black jade coffin, Lin Yue had imagined many possibilities beforehand, but he had never imagined the secret would actually be the Human Ancestor.
Or rather, he dared not think it.
How could it be the Human Ancestor?
Second Ring Level secrets usually deal with cultivators who break through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier or with treasures of the same level.
Third Ring Level secrets, on the other hand, relate to cultivators breaking through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier or treasures of the same level.
And this black jade coffin held a Fourth Ring Level secret, which theoretically concerned cultivators at the level of the Great Cultivator of the Three Talents Heaven Barrier. Although it was a high level, it definitely wasn’t sufficient for a grand figure such as the "Human Ancestor."
Because he knew, secrets related to the Divine Emperor were of the Eighth Ring Level.
Concerning the Human Ancestor’s secrets, even if it weren’t Eighth Ring, it couldn’t possibly be Fourth Ring, could it?
"Perhaps it’s just a strand of the Human Ancestor’s soul..."
This conjecture suddenly flashed through Lin Yue’s mind.
The next moment, he saw the phantom of the Human Ancestor floating above the black jade coffin looking towards him, its gaze somewhat bewildered and oddly affectionate.
"Human Clan?"
The phantom of the Human Ancestor looked at Lin Yue and softly asked, "Where is this place?"
"Human Ancestor?" Lin Yue spoke up.
"Human Ancestor?" The phantom furrowed its brow slightly, puzzled, "Who would dare use the name of the ancestor of the Human Clan?"
Lin Yue was startled momentarily, then he realized.
Human Ancestor was a title of reverence in later generations; even if the Human Ancestor really had made exceptional contributions and truly was the supreme leader, he would not call himself Human Ancestor.
"Could you be Wu Yan?" Lin Yue asked again.
"Do you know me?" The phantom of the Human Ancestor suddenly smiled, then asked, "Where is this place?"
"Great Yong, Di Hong City," Lin Yue replied.
"Where?"
The phantom of the Human Ancestor puzzled, "I’ve traveled many places during the Eternal Night, but I’ve never heard of such a clan or city."
"Do you know what time it is now?" Lin Yue asked.
"This..."
The phantom of the Human Ancestor looked at his ethereal body and frowned, "I only have a sliver of soul left, have lost too much memory, it seems like everything after understanding the heavenly principle has... hmm? Whose memory is this?"
Lin Yue was taken aback.
What did this mean?
The phantom of the Human Ancestor remained silent, frowning, and floated above the black jade coffin, seemingly lost in the confusion of jumbled memories.
After a while, it sighed, "My soul is too fragmented, I am indeed unclear about what has happened."
"Young man." The phantom looked towards Lin Yue and said, "You just referred to me as the Human Ancestor? If I’m not mistaken, many years must have passed by now."
"That’s true."
Lin Yue nodded, "Exactly how long I’m not sure, but it’s been at least tens of thousands of years, and now it’s the era of the Great Yong Dynasty."
"The Great Yong Dynasty..." The phantom murmured, then asked, "Even if all the great clans have submitted and united, how does the Human Clan survive amidst the Eternal Night?"
Lin Yue replied, "Within the territory of the Great Yong Kingdom, the Eternal Night does not exist."
"The Eternal Night does not exist?" The Human Ancestor exclaimed.
Lin Yue thought for a moment, then took out a book he had once read and handed it to the Human Ancestor, saying, "You’ll understand once you look at it."
"This... Could this be a book?" The phantom of the Human Ancestor examined the book before him, then somewhat helplessly said, "I only have a sliver of soul left, I can’t do much now, please help me browse through it."
Lin Yue turned to the first page and asked, "Can you understand the text?"
The phantom of the Human Ancestor glanced at it and shook its head, "The script does indeed look different, somewhat complicated."
"Oh?" Lin Yue said, "Then I shall read aloud."
Although he hadn’t seen the script of the Human Clan from the Ancient Era, and although survival during the Eternal Night Period was exceptionally difficult for the Human Clan and the script was not unified, by the time of the Human Emperor’s unification, the vast majority of the script had almost entirely vanished with the changes of the era.
However...
"After so many years, could the pronunciation be the same?" This thought suddenly flashed through Lin Yue’s mind.
Speaking of which, aside from the dialect of Liangzhou, the official language of Great Yong was quite similar to the common language of his former life; there were only slight differences.
He had completely understood the pronunciation used by the phantom earlier, and there was little difference from the official language of Great Yong.
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However, he had always subconsciously overlooked this...
"What’s the matter? Is there a problem?"
The phantom of the Human Ancestor asked, puzzled.
Lin Yue paused for a moment, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and said, "Then I’ll start reading."
...
A full two hours later.
Lin Yue began from the earliest records of the Eternal Night Period, spoke of the Human Ancestor’s creation of Martial Arts, leading the Human Clan to survive, and then moved on to the birth of the Human Emperor Wu Yan, who united the Clans, established Xia Country, followed by the era of multiple cultivators’ births, a hundred schools of thought contending, until the Divine Emperor swept across the vast land, dispelled the Eternal Night, buried the chaotic mythological era, and established the Great Yong Divine Dynasty, finally stopping.
"So many years have already passed..."
The phantom of the Human Ancestor murmured, its slightly ethereal face showing a trace of age and bewilderment.
"Yes." Lin Yue lightly nodded, then closed the book.
"Dispelling the Eternal Night, uniting the world..."
The phantom of the Human Ancestor expressed satisfaction and relief, softly exclaiming, "The lifelong wish of my life has been fulfilled by later generations, and I have the day to witness it with my own eyes, my life has not been in vain."
Lin Yue remained silent.
Human Ancestor, Human Emperor, Divine Emperor.
These three were the greatest figures from ancient times to the present, not only supreme warriors but also incomparable contributors to the Human Clan.
The Divine Emperor needed no further mention.
The Human Emperor was the first leader to unify the Human Clan, the most ancient of kings, truly starting the journey towards unity for the Human Clan.
The Human Ancestor created the path of Martial Arts, giving the Human Clan the fundamental means to survive the Eternal Night.
Different eras, different meanings.
In terms of contribution, it would be difficult to determine who was the greater or lesser.