The Five Innate Rivers are the River of Fortune, the River of Fate, the River of Annihilation, the River of Tribulation, and the River of Endings.
It is said that these five rivers appeared when the worlds were still in their most chaotic and primitive state, before the separation of the pure and the turbid, and before the formation of heaven and earth. They represent everything that will be experienced in the future, symbolizing the beginning and end of all things, both tangible and intangible, and they run through everything from start to finish.
These five Innate Rivers are all incredibly mysterious and elusive. Among them, the River of Fate is the most well-known to the world, governing the fate of all living beings and matter, representing infinite development and change, unpredictable and unfathomable.
The River of Annihilation, also known as the River of Slaughter, represents the end and arrival of all things in the world.
Every living being's life is reflected in the River of Annihilation. When the River of Annihilation flows past, it signifies destruction, termination, and the end of all things.
Therefore, no living being can directly gaze upon the River of Annihilation, let alone witness it. When the traces of the River of Annihilation are reflected, all matter and existence will be destroyed, not to mention living beings.
The Lord of Purple Mist Mountain had never seen the River of Annihilation either. He had only learned, while investigating ancient secrets, that the Bridal Robe Immortal Technique had spread throughout the world and seemed to be related to the River of Annihilation.
There were rumors that someone had once witnessed the traces left by the River of Annihilation and discovered the lost Bridal Robe Immortal Technique within those traces.
Of course, these were just rumors, and the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain didn't know whether they were true or false.
The higher one's cultivation level and the higher one stands, the more one realizes their own insignificance.
The Lord of Purple Mist Mountain didn't dare to imagine what kind of existence could have created the Bridal Robe Immortal Technique.
Although the Prime-Origin Civilization was considered one of the peak civilizations in the Vast Expanse, it still couldn't touch the truth of this world.
Before the Prime-Origin Civilization came into being, there were even more ancient and primitive eras. How glorious and splendid those times must have been!
Immortals, Buddhas, and sages were as numerous as the stars, and how dazzling must the heroes and prodigies of those times have been?
The more he thought about it, the more awe the Lord of Purple Mist Mountain felt, and he maintained eternal reverence for everything that had survived from those eras.
Gu Changge was unaware of what was currently happening in Purple Mist Mountain.
He still didn't know why the Bridal Robe Immortal Technique had been passed down to Purple Mist Mountain.
If it weren't for the fact that he could still sense Chan Hongyi's presence in the river of time from the past in the Dao Prosperity True World,
he would have suspected that Chan Hongyi had some means to deceive even him, interfering with the past of the Prime-Origin Civilization and laying down her own schemes.
However, the Prime-Origin Civilization was a top-tier civilization. The cost of traversing the river of time would be unimaginably high.
Even Gu Changge wouldn't attempt it lightly, and he didn't believe Chan Hongyi had the ability to do so.
In a cave filled with radiant light, Gu Changge stood with his hands behind his back, a thoughtful look in his eyes. An elderly man with white hair stood respectfully behind him, reporting.
"Reporting to you, my lord."
"The founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace back then had the surname Jing, but there is no Jing lineage in the current Imperial Immortal Palace. Among the elders I am familiar with, none seem to have the surname Jing. However, among the disciples of other generations, there are quite a few with the surname Jing."
The white-haired elder was the dean of the Imperial Immortal Academy in the Taiyuan Ancient Domain, possessing the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor.
However, since his life and death were now controlled by Gu Changge, he naturally obeyed Gu Changge's every command.
"No elders with the surname Jing either?"
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, feeling increasingly puzzled.
He had thought that by unraveling the clues, he would eventually find some traces.
But who would have thought that the founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace had been so decisive, seemingly disappearing completely from the history of the Imperial Immortal Palace, with no further connections or interactions.
This made it impossible for him to trace the causality and determine where the founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace had gone into seclusion.
The dean of the Imperial Immortal Academy nodded.
His aged face was also filled with confusion as he said, "However, based on what you've told me, I did manage to find out something… though it might not be directly related to the information you asked me to investigate."
"Oh? What is it?" Gu Changge glanced at him.
The dean explained respectfully, "The current top figure of the same generation in the Imperial Immortal Palace, Ling Yuxian, had some conflicts with a female disciple named Jing Xiao, which caused quite a stir in the Imperial Immortal Palace. The two even fought, and it was only because Ling Yuxian showed mercy that Jing Xiao wasn't injured."
"That female disciple named Jing Xiao seems to have some background, as she wasn't punished at all. The current palace master of the Imperial Immortal Palace even summoned her personally. Otherwise, given Ling Yuxian's status, Jing Xiao would have been punished for fighting with her, no matter the circumstances."
It was while investigating which elders in the Imperial Immortal Palace had the surname Jing that he had stumbled upon this information.
The background of the female disciple named Jing Xiao seemed quite mysterious. When he tried to investigate further, he found nothing.
The only thing he knew was that Jing Xiao came from a small place called Jing Kingdom in Xiyan Province.
Xiyan Province was just one of the many provinces in the Shengyang Ancient Domain, and compared to the entire Shengyang Ancient Domain, it could be considered a tiny place. In Xiyan Province, there were hundreds of large and small kingdoms, and Jing Kingdom was just one of them.
The female disciple named Jing Xiao came from such an insignificant little force.
Among the disciples of the Imperial Immortal Palace, she could only be considered ordinary, even lowly, yet she was personally summoned by the palace master of the Imperial Immortal Palace.
The Imperial Immortal Palace, like Purple Mist Mountain and the Divine Ascension Cavern, was one of the top forces in the Prime-Origin Civilization. Being recognized as the top figure of the same generation in the Imperial Immortal Palace was no small matter.
Even Zi Yunchuan and Zi Susu of Purple Mist Mountain weren't recognized as the top figures of their generation in Purple Mist Mountain.
The Ling Yuxian mentioned by the dean of the Imperial Immortal Academy could be considered a living legend among the younger generation of the Imperial Immortal Palace, a figure who overshadowed her peers and stood like an insurmountable mountain over everyone.
Even the top prodigies of other top-tier forces would feel immense pressure when her name was mentioned.
There were many rumors about Ling Yuxian's origins. Some said she was an ancient monster sealed away by the Imperial Immortal Palace, a figure who had once dominated her generation in the Prime-Origin Civilization during an ancient era, winning ten consecutive generations and reigning supreme for ten epochs.
Others said she was the child of the current palace master of the Imperial Immortal Palace, possessing terrifying talent but kept hidden since childhood, only recently revealed to the world.
The conflict between Jing Xiao and Ling Yuxian was actually related to a past secret, but despite his efforts, the dean of the Imperial Immortal Academy couldn't uncover any details about it.
He speculated that the elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace had intervened to seal off the information and strictly forbade the disciples from discussing it.