Chapter 1

Prologue

“Baa—Baa—Baa—” The sound of sheep bleating echoed through the silent mountain ridge.

Li Qiy Ye climbed up the hill, the night wind was both swift and cold, but at this moment, he was drenched in sweat from anxiety. At thirteen years old, he climbed the mountain on all fours, the night seemed particularly lonely and eerie, making one's hair stand on end.

Although the night was terrifying, Li Qiy Ye's heart was burning with urgency.

Li Qiy Ye came from a tenant farmer's family, both his parents were poor. He started herding sheep at the age of seven.

Li Qiy Ye's family name was Li. Because he cried for seven days and seven nights after birth, he was named Li Qiy Ye.

Today, Li Qiy Ye was herding sheep as usual, but when he drove them back at dusk, he found that one sheep was missing, which made him extremely anxious. He hurriedly returned to the hill to search, but after combing through the entire hill, he still couldn't find the missing sheep.

Thinking of the ferocity of the landlord Zhang, losing a sheep made Li Qiy Ye extremely anxious and uneasy.

Now, he had searched the entire hill and found no trace of the sheep. At this moment, Li Qiy Ye thought of a place, the only place he hadn't searched yet—the Immortal Demon Cave!

Looking up at the night in the valley ahead, it seemed like a prehistoric beast opening its mouth, ready to devour anyone. He could faintly hear the howls of wolves and the cries of ghosts. Gazing at the mysterious night of the Immortal Demon Cave, Li Qiy Ye couldn't help but shiver.

The Immortal Demon Cave was a place known for its evil in the area. It was said that a demon lived inside, and anyone who entered would be eaten. No one who went in ever came out alive.

However, at this moment, the sound of Zhang's leather whip cracking echoed in Li Qiy Ye's ears. Losing a sheep would surely result in Zhang beating him until his skin was torn and his flesh was bruised!

Thinking of this, Li Qiy Ye gritted his teeth and walked toward the Immortal Demon Cave, which looked like a beast's mouth. In a blink, his figure disappeared into the night.

“Ahh—” In the bleak night, a scream echoed from the Immortal Demon Cave. Li Qiy Ye's voice of terror rang out: “You, you, what are you doing—Ahh—” Then, the scream abruptly stopped.

“Good, good, good, my immortal crow, the Yin Ya, is finally complete, only lacking a soul. Today, I will use your soul!” After some time, a deep and sinister voice echoed from the Immortal Demon Cave.

“Flap—Flap—Flap—” Not long after, the sound of rapid wing flaps rose, and a strange bird, resembling a crow, flew out of the Immortal Demon Cave.

“Fly, fly, I will use your soul to remember the burial ground. Fly over the lost land. As long as the nine realms still exist, I will find it!” The deep and sinister voice echoed in the Immortal Demon Cave.

From then on, a Yin Ya soared through the heavens and earth, entering the burial ground, entering the immortal city, crossing the dangerous regions... It flew over the nine realms, enduring countless hardships, and remained undying for millions of years!

Time passed, eras changed, one invincible figure after another rose, and one giant after another fell.

Gradually, no one knew when it started, a mysterious crow began to appear, a crow that had broken free from its constraints, seeking a path to control its own destiny.

From the Medicine God, to the Flying Immortal Emperor, to the Blood Seal Immortal Emperor, to the Mingren Immortal Emperor, to the Sun Swallowing Immortal Emperor, to the Ice Feather Immortal Emperor... and finally to the Black Dragon King.

Behind each of these invincible giants, there was a faint shadow of a crow, a crow seeking to control its own destiny.

One generation of invincible giants rose, and another generation of gods fell and faded away. However, spanning millions of years, the shadow of that crow still faintly appeared in the river of time.

A crow that refused to let its fate be controlled, resisting the most terrifying existence in the heavens and earth, influencing the changes of one great era after another over millions of years!