Myriad Saints Domain, Myriad Saints City.
As the main city of a prestigious major domain, Myriad Saints City was naturally bustling and prosperous. Numerous powerful cultivators from various races streamed in from all directions, treasure pavilions and palaces floated in the sky, and important figures from major forces came and went. There were even figures from holy lands, including overlord-level and Saint Lord-level personages. It was the most prominent and thriving main city of the domain.
At this moment, the tall, ancient Domain Gate at the center of Myriad Saints City suddenly shone with a special radiance. The power of spatial laws spread and expanded. With a loud boom, the Domain Gate opened, revealing a spatial channel.
This was normally an ordinary occurrence. However, from within the deep, dark spatial channel, a vast and majestic aura suddenly surged forth at an astonishing speed, spreading across the entire city in an overwhelming manner. Countless people in the massive Myriad Saints City felt their bodies stiffen, unable to move.
For within it was an incomparably powerful pressure of the Great Dao, sweeping through the entire Myriad Saints City.
The whole city was shocked!
Even though there were Saint Lord-level figures in Myriad Saints City, at this moment they couldn't help but tremble, their eyes wide with horror.
Deep within Myriad Saints City, there was even a Heavenly King realm powerhouse who usually guarded the city. Even Saint Lords from various forces would bow respectfully upon meeting him, not daring to be rash.
Yet at this moment, he opened his eyes in astonishment, his gaze brilliant, piercing through the void to look towards the location of the Domain Gate, his expression filled with shock.
For the aura emanating from within the spatial channel was something even someone as powerful as him knew he could not contend against. It was absolutely the presence of a supreme existence.
A Great Power?
At this time, one extraordinary figure after another emerged from the spatial channel of the Domain Gate, causing the void of the entire main city to completely solidify.
Who were these people? The city's powerhouses paled with fear, only knowing that these individuals were undoubtedly true, peerless figures.
"As expected of the Domain Gate of the First City of the Myriad Domains, truly extraordinary. Crossing so many major domains, we arrived at the Myriad Saints Domain in just two short hours," a young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes spoke softly, sighing with emotion. He was tall and straight, with black hair cascading down. Between his eyebrows, a faint crescent moon mark flickered faintly, making him appear quite extraordinary.
Although this person looked very young, an invisible pressure emanated from him that weighed down on the hearts of all the city's powerhouses like a mountain, extremely terrifying and astonishing.
Beside him, apart from a beautiful woman and a three- or four-year-old child who seemed slightly more ordinary, the auras emitted by the other five were similarly formidable, giving off the same terrifying, overwhelming sense of oppression.
Who exactly were these people?
At this moment, a man as majestic and extraordinary as a Divine King spoke, smiling at the young man with the moon mark between his eyebrows. "Naturally, the Myriad Domains Ancient Gate of Human Sovereign City is no weaker than the imperial clan's teleportation Domain Gates. Moreover, it is empowered by the might of the Human Sovereign Palace, capable of influencing space-time, hence the exceptionally fast teleportation. If the Human Sovereign himself were to travel, he wouldn't even need to rely on the Myriad Domains Ancient Gate. A single step would be enough to cross many major domains, freely traversing the myriad domains of the heavens."
The young man with the moon mark between his eyebrows smiled. "Fortunately, Senior Nine Void and the others possess the Myriad Heavens Alliance Tokens, allowing them to activate the Domain Gate. Otherwise, even if we used the imperial clan's teleportation Domain Gates, it would have taken much longer."
This group was naturally Ye Chen and the others.
Not long before, they had left Human Sovereign City. Because several ancient Great Sages held Myriad Heavens Alliance Tokens, possessing such tokens allowed them to freely use teleportation Domain Gates in any major domain across the myriad domains of the heavens without any cost.
This was the privilege of Myriad Heavens Alliance members.
The Domain Gate of Human Sovereign City, the First City of the Myriad Domains, was naturally even more extraordinary, not inferior to imperial clan Domain Gates, perhaps even more so. Empowered by Human Sovereign City, special might was bestowed upon it, influencing space-time to a certain degree, allowing for faster travel.
However, the destination of this trip was not a return to Heavenly Gate, but rather heading to the Myriad Saints Domain, en route to the Ancient Orchid Great World.
The Heavenly Gate Lord did not accompany them, having returned to Heavenly Gate. But he would come by before heading to the Tenfold Emperor Pass, as there were some important matters requiring someone of his stature to preside over.
Among them, both the War King and Xia Zhi Di had complex expressions, as this was not their first time descending upon this domain.
The War King had once sought to enter the Tian Du Continent to compete for the legacy of the September Great Power, while Xia Zhi Di had been pursued by enemies and fled into the trial world near the Tian Du Continent.
The four ancient Great Sages from the Ancient Emperor World, including the Nine Void Divine King, were indeed visiting for the first time.
Although they did not fully release their auras, the intangible aura they exuded was still so powerful and terrifying, enough to plunge this heaven and earth into silence, making Saint Lords tremble and Heavenly King existences feel shock.
At this moment, an old man appeared in the sky, landing before the group, startling many powerhouses in the city. For this old man was the renowned Myriad Saints Heavenly King, even secretly hailed as the number one expert of the Myriad Saints Domain.
Usually, he was elusive, difficult even for Saint Lords to meet. Unexpectedly, he had taken the initiative to appear and landed here. Was he going to confront these powerhouses who had emerged from the spatial channel?
However, to everyone's astonishment, the Myriad Saints Heavenly King, who secretly held the title of the number one figure in the Myriad Saints Domain, appeared very reserved before this group, lacking his usual aloofness and indifference. Especially when looking at the Nine Void Divine King and the others, he showed reverence, saying, "Esteemed ones, I am the Myriad Saints Heavenly King. May I ask what business brings you to this domain?"
These words obviously shocked everyone. A Heavenly King of a major domain was actually being so respectful—unprecedented.
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "You need not worry overly. We are merely passing through."
Hearing this, the Myriad Saints Heavenly King breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party had come looking for trouble, his only option would have been to flee.
Because among these people before him, apart from the beautiful woman and that three- or four-year-old child, the others all gave him a sense of overwhelming pressure he could not contend against.
Especially the four figures behind the two young men. Even a simple glance from them made him feel as if his body was about to split apart—something he had never experienced before.
He absolutely dared not offend these people.
Ye Chen turned to those beside him. "Let's go."
Swish—
As soon as the words fell, the group vanished in the blink of an eye. Their speed was so fast that even the Myriad Saints Heavenly King could hardly perceive it, leaving him shocked.
Only after a long while did the people in the city gradually recover, breathing a sigh of relief, still filled with awe.
Who exactly were these people? Why were each of them so overwhelmingly powerful that even the Myriad Saints Heavenly King had to be so respectful towards them?
At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed, "I know who they are! Did you see? The leading young Heaven's Pride had a special mark between his eyebrows resembling a crescent moon."
Hearing this, others remembered, and one by one, they were shocked, finally understanding who the visitors were.
The Battle Saint King!
This was his unique, iconic mark.
What was shocking was that in just a few decades, the Battle Saint King had already grown powerful to this extent, making even a figure like the Myriad Saints Heavenly King feel pressured and show reverence.
Had he already achieved the Heavenly King realm?
Meanwhile, millions of li away from Myriad Saints City, Ye Chen and the others appeared in a region where some palace buildings could be seen on the ground, though most were abandoned and deserted.
This was the former site of the boundary gate from the Myriad Saints Domain into the Tian Du Continent. However, after Ye Chen gained control of the Ancient Orchid Great World and the Tian Du Continent, he shattered the boundary gate, temporarily sealing off the Ancient Orchid Great World and merging the two realms to avoid accidents.
The powerhouses from various major forces originally stationed here had gradually withdrawn, leaving behind these abandoned ancient halls and treasure pavilions.
Boom—
Ye Chen made his move. With a sweep of his sleeve, vast might blasted open the ten directions of the void, piercing through the infinite spatial turbulence. Deep within the turbulence, another surge of immense power emerged, resonating from afar, constructing a spatial channel that penetrated the Ancient Orchid Great World.
"Come."
Ye Chen stepped in first. Behind him, the War King, the Nine Void Divine King, and the others followed. The group of several crossed the spatial channel and directly descended upon the sky of the Ancient Orchid Great World.
Looking down, the boundless expanse of the ancient world unfolded before their eyes: magnificent mountains and rivers, a vast continent, endless oceans, sun, moon, and stars, all revolving.
Ye Chen smiled slightly. "Everyone, welcome to my world."
Upon entering the Ancient Orchid Great World, Ye Chen's entire aura became many times more vast and majestic, merging with heaven and earth. With every move, he could mobilize the immense might of the entire Sovereign Great World, far more powerful than when outside.
Here, he was the true master. Even ancient Great Sages could be suppressed with absolute power.
In the outside world, although he could draw upon the world's might, it was only a portion; more was needed to maintain the world's operation.
However, within the Ancient Orchid Great World, the boundless might of the world could be used freely without fear of depletion, as everything could cycle.
"The Ancient Orchid Great World—what a magnificent Sovereign Great World, and it has even fused with a heaven and earth opened by a Great Power." The Nine Void Divine King grasped at the void, touching a trace of its origin to comprehend it. He quickly learned much information about this Ancient Orchid Great World.
The other ancient Great Sages did the same, somewhat surprised. Originally, a Sovereign's origin great world was already extraordinary, but now combined with a Great Power's heaven and earth, it was even more remarkable.
No wonder Ye Chen could contend against ancient Great Sages. With such a powerful Sovereign Great World, how could he be weak?
Swish—
Beside Ye Chen, an incarnation separated. He said to the group, "Everyone, please follow my incarnation to the Gu Lan Holy Church's divine altar on Gu Lan Continent as guests. I need to go to the Tian Du Continent to handle some matters."
As the master of the Ancient Orchid Great World, Ye Chen instantly knew the location of his parents—they were on the Tian Du Continent.
"Good!"
The others readily agreed, following Ye Chen's incarnation towards Gu Lan Continent at the center of the ancient world.
"Uncle Qian, goodbye." Little Wu Shuang waved her small hand, bidding farewell to Ye Chen.
"Goodbye, Shuang'er." Ye Chen smiled and waved back. On his shoulder, Yiyi was lying down.
After parting with the group, Ye Chen did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood in the sky, silently sensing the Ancient Orchid Great World.
This was the first time he truly felt it after the fusion of the two realms. Previously, he had relied on the incarnations and avatars he left behind.
Within this ancient great world, Ye Chen felt at all times that he could completely merge with heaven and earth, experiencing the profound sensation that the Ancient Orchid World was him, and he was the Ancient Orchid World.
Even this brief moment of perception yielded many insights, allowing him to understand the current state of the Ancient Orchid Great World.
The Ancient Orchid Great World was originally the origin great world left behind by the Ancient Orchid Sovereign, vast and magnificent, spanning hundreds of millions of li.
Now, after fusing with the Tian Du Continent, the entire great world had become even more expansive, unimaginably large.
In the endless oceans, Gu Lan Continent at the world's center and the Tian Du Continent at the world's edge resonated from afar. Special teleportation channels had been established between them to facilitate travel between the two continents.
The Tian Du Continent, under Ye Chen's special care and the allocation of various resources, saw great sects springing up like bamboo shoots after rain. Many ancient kingdoms were reestablished. Everything was recovering rapidly, already reaching the level before the powerhouses from the myriad domains had descended.
Moreover, because of Ye Chen, people from Gu Lan Continent were very curious about the Tian Du Continent. Many had gradually descended upon this continent, traveling across it.
Some even traced the various footsteps the World Lord, the Battle Saint King, had taken in the past, hoping to feel the growth journey of the great World Lord and comprehend his path to enlightenment.
Because of the arrival of the powerhouses from Gu Lan Continent, with experts emerging in large numbers, the cultivation ethos of the Tian Du Continent was also stimulated, quietly becoming many times more prosperous. Across the vast continent, countless beings cultivated the Dao. Being in such a great world with abundant spiritual energy made cultivation much easier.
Naturally, the number one force, the Gu Lan Holy Church, had also established branch churches on the Tian Du Continent. Moreover, stone statues of Ye Chen, the Holy Church Lord, were erected throughout the one hundred and eight kingdoms and countless towns of this Tian Du Continent.
Originally, Ye Chen had saved the beings of the Tian Du Continent back then, earning immense prestige, high virtue, and great respect, revered by the world.
Now, having rebuilt the Tian Du Continent and under the missionary work of the Gu Lan Holy Church, the billions of beings across the vast continent willingly believed in the sole deity, the Battle Saint King, continuously increasing the faith power within the Gu Lan Holy Church.
Everything appeared so vibrant and flourishing.
Ye Chen could clearly feel every subtle change throughout the entire ancient world. He also felt the Tian Du Continent continuously prospering and thriving, its overall trend leaning towards a favorable great momentum. Vast fortune surged and flourished, making the entire ancient world magnificent and prosperous.
This great world was rising!
As the World Lord of the Ancient Orchid Great World, the world's prosperity and flourishing also brought Ye Chen tremendous benefits. The world's origin power grew stronger, as did the power of fortune, faith, and wishes. Intangibly, he had become even more powerful.
Swish—
Ye Chen took a step and arrived on the Tian Du Continent in the blink of an eye.
Within the Ancient Orchid Great World, he was the master, capable of twisting all rules, arriving anywhere in an instant.
Here, he was in no hurry to see his parents, wife, and daughter. Instead, he slowed down, beginning to walk across this continent that had given birth to and raised him in this life, slowly traversing the entire continent, reliving the experiences of his youth.
The trial path, ancient heroes, competing for Heavenly King Dao Blood, myriad domain Saints crossing realms, the King's Ancient Path... Various thoughts emerged in his heart, recalling the events of this life.
As he walked, his state of mind became more enriched, gaining many insights.
Even though he was deliberately slow, now that he was a Heavenly King, his speed was countless times faster than before. After half a day, he still stepped into the territory of the Xia Feng Kingdom.
However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed that there were many more outsiders within the Xia Feng Kingdom's territory.
Although many powerhouses from Gu Lan Continent had gradually come to the Tian Du Continent, he found that the Xia Feng Kingdom had far more than other places, even surpassing the three great empires at the continent's center, which puzzled him.
"Fellow Daoist, may I ask why so many people have gathered within the Xia Feng Kingdom?" Ye Chen inquired of a young cultivator.
"Nonsense, of course they've all come for the Five Immortal Beauties of Luofeng City," the cultivator replied without turning his head.
Ye Chen was stunned.
The young cultivator looked at Ye Chen strangely, as if surprised he didn't know, but still explained. "Don't you know? Recently, five immortal maidens suddenly appeared in Luofeng City. It's said each possesses peerless beauty, like transcendent fairies, attracting the attention of numerous Heaven's Prides and outstanding talents from both continents. They've all come just to catch a glimpse of their beauty."
After some explanation, Ye Chen finally understood the truth. Not long ago, five stunningly beautiful women, each as breathtaking as celestial fairies, true femme fatales who could make even Saint Lords' hearts flutter, had suddenly appeared on the Tian Du Continent.
Searching through the past and present of both Gu Lan Continent and the Tian Du Continent, no one could compare to them.
It was precisely because of their existence that countless young Heaven's Prides and even lords of major forces from Gu Lan Continent spared no effort to descend upon this Tian Du Continent, just to catch a glimpse of the immortal maidens' beauty, hoping even more to win their favor, which would be a lifelong honor.
For a time, powerhouses stood side by side on the Tian Du Continent.
The Xia Feng Kingdom was especially so, because the five great beauties happened to appear in this small kingdom far from the continent's center, where the strongest was merely a Transformation Spirit cultivator—a super Transformation Spirit—but in the eyes of the powerhouses from Gu Lan Continent, this was nothing.
If not for the fact that this place was the hometown of the World Lord of the Ancient Orchid World, the Battle Saint King, and that a branch of the supreme great sect, the Gu Lan Holy Church, was stationed here for protection—even having several top-tier powerhouses from Heavenly Gate of the myriad domains of the heavens guarding it, making all powerhouses wary—it would have been occupied immediately.
However, the rulers of the Xia Feng Kingdom were also helpless, because these several fairy-like women were too extraordinary. Every day, famous, handsome Heaven's Prides appeared from afar, all just to catch a glimpse of the five peerless immortal beauties.
Learning all this, Ye Chen shook his head with a bitter smile. He naturally knew who they were. These five women truly caused a huge commotion wherever they went.
"Explosive news! The number one young outstanding talent of the Gu Lan Holy Church has arrived. It's said he's coming to propose to one of the immortal maidens!" Suddenly, earth-shattering news spread, attracting attention from all directions. Everyone rushed over.