The Heavenly Gate, the Ancient Lan Sacred Sect, and the Emperor Realm Sacred Domain had their development abruptly halted due to the fall of the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord and the Battle Saint King. Moreover, both of them had previously made enemies of some supreme sacred lands, ancient Great Sages, and even imperial clans across the myriad realms.
The three major powers feared that after their deaths, these individuals or forces would seek revenge.
However, as the two were now the ones who had contributed the most to the Sealed Boundary Universe, anyone who dared to openly oppress the three major powers would be reviled by the world.
Even the Human Sovereign had issued a decree, proclaiming that the two possessed great merit and must not be desecrated.
At the same time, a group of familiar and friendly ancient Great Sages, including Emperor Xia, the Nine Void Divine King, the Tai Chu Ancestor, the Wan Chu Venerable One, the Myriad Realms Palace Lord, and the Sacred Feather Venerable, stepped forward to powerfully intimidate all sides. The forces left behind by either the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord or the Battle Saint King were not to be violated by outsiders.
More importantly, the Tyrant Heaven Sovereign had also returned from the Emperor's Pass. This Ancient Monarch, revered throughout the ages, commanded the heavens, his aura overwhelming the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. He directly and forcefully declared to the world that no one was to bully the Heavenly Gate or the relatives and forces of the Battle Saint King, otherwise it would be tantamount to opposing him.
A declaration from an Ancient Monarch was more effective than anything else, for this was a true ancient Supreme One. With the Human Sovereign absent, he was basically invincible. How many in the myriad realms dared to defy him? Even the Great Sages of the realms did not dare.
Precisely because of this, the three powerful forces left behind by the two received protection. Not only did they not suffer threats, but on the contrary, due to the two's heroic sacrifice, they earned the respect of many. Many Heaven's Pride prodigies even actively went to...
Naturally, this time the entire myriad realms experienced a massive upheaval. The alien race had invaded the Emperor's Pass, nearly breaching the Tenfold Emperor's Pass, leading their army straight into the Sealed Boundary Universe to conquer the vast cosmos, potentially reigniting the great calamity of the Mythical Era.
It could be said that this incident had an immense impact on the myriad realms, stirring up huge waves, its influence unprecedented.
For a long time, the world believed the Tenfold Emperor's Pass was impregnable, having guarded for nearly half an era. As long as it stood at the cosmic border, the alien race could do nothing.
Yet no one expected it to nearly fall this time. It was heard that the alien race's seven Ancient Monarchs led an endless army into the Emperor's Pass; it was heard that other Ancient Monarchs in the battlefield between realms were about to cross the light gate and descend; it was heard that an alien Emperor had descended; it was heard that the Human Sovereign had rushed over...
Each of these events alone was enough to shock the world, and with so many major events combined, it was truly earth-shattering.
It was at this moment that the world truly awoke with a start.
The Tenfold Emperor's Pass might not remain stable forever. Although it had been closed again and sealed by the Human Sovereign, having been breached once, a second time was not impossible.
This time, only one Emperor had descended. But if several alien Emperors descended together in the future, even the Tenth Emperor's Pass might be breached.
Moreover, the alien race possessed true Emperors, while the Sealed Boundary Universe did not.
No matter how powerful the Human Sovereign was, how many Emperors could he withstand?
The world awoke from its state of complacency, no longer content with the status quo. They understood the dangers of this era. To survive in the future, the only way was to continuously grow stronger, which offered a sliver of possibility.
Because of this incident, the cultivation ethos across the myriad realms surged, truly entering a flourishing cultivation era.
Furthermore, this era was the rare Golden Great Era of all ages. The myriad Daos of the heavens had truly revived, the Great Dao drew near, cultivation became relatively much easier, and breakthroughs in realms were also more attainable.
The battle at the Emperor's Pass became a catalyst. What would have required a transition period of hundreds or thousands of years was now, in the myriad realms, after just a century, rapidly stepping ahead into the flourishing Great Era.
During this century, the Great Era flourished vigorously, everything marching towards prosperity.
It could be seen that in just a short century, the myriad realms almost entered a state of eruption.
Outstanding Heaven's Pride prodigies emerged endlessly across the various great domains. Naturally, among them were true King-level Heaven's Prides, and even those with True King aptitude, like dazzling new stars constantly rising, beginning to shine with brilliant light in this era.
The stars were dazzling!
Moreover, the older generation also began to accumulate and release their potential, gradually unleashing their latent abilities in the Golden Great Era. Almost every one of them made astonishing progress over the century, reaching a remarkable level.
Many from the past generation successively achieved the status of Overlord or Sacred Lord, with some even steadfastly advancing towards the Ninefold Peak and the Heavenly King realm beyond Samsara.
Especially those ancient recluses at the Sacred Treasury Peak. Although most were in the twilight of their lives, their life force withered, with not many years left to live, anyone who could reach this step before the Golden Great Era was enough to prove their talent and strength, being powerful figures who dominated a region.
After all, peerless Heaven's Prides like the young Supreme Ones and True Kings were purely a rarity that might not even appear once in an era. Their rapid cultivation progress was inevitable, incomparable and unreplicable.
In the past, under the state of the Great Dao being half-revived, they dared not harbor much hope. However, with the arrival of the Golden Era, the chances of achieving Heavenly King would be much greater.
These peak ancient recluses also took advantage of the arrival of the Golden Great Era, using the best opportunity of the revival of the world's Great Dao to begin seclusion, striving to cross Samsara, wanting to seize thousands of years from heaven, return to the prime of life, and ascend to the peak of the Great Dao.
It must be said that during the century, a group of ancient recluses truly succeeded in transcending Samsara, becoming Heavenly Kings of their generation.
Once they succeeded, their lifespan immediately surged dramatically. Their withered old bodies transformed, their life force becoming abundant and vigorous once more. Their sparse white hair turned into cascading black locks. The entire person was renewed, and they could lead the overall strength of their respective forces to increase by a large margin.
After all, existences like Heavenly Kings were absolutely few and far between across the myriad realms. In many great domains, they belonged to legendary figures. Even immortal Sacred Lands dared not provoke them lightly, maintaining a sense of reverence.
Naturally, even more peak ancient recluses silently passed away within Samsara. Even the Golden Great Era could only slightly increase the probability of crossing Samsara.
Samsara, Samsara—reincarnation and rebirth, losing memories. How difficult it was to awaken again.
Once one perished within Samsara, it was true extinction.
And those Heavenly Kings naturally were sprinting towards the Great Power realm. During the century, three actually emerged, adding three important combatants to the Sealed Boundary Universe.
As for Ancient Monarchs, although some ancient Great Sages were in seclusion striving for breakthroughs, none succeeded.
After all, existences of that level had been few and far between since the beginning of this era. Even with the arrival of the Golden Great Era, a mere century was not enough for them to be born at will. Otherwise, during the battle at the Emperor's Pass, it wouldn't have been just the Tyrant Heaven Sovereign alone fighting and resisting.
But overall, the myriad realms truly welcomed the flourishing Golden Great Era, with Heaven's Prides emerging in large numbers and experts constantly rising.
It could be believed that if this continued for ten thousand years, by the later stages of this Golden Great Era, aside from Emperors and Monarchs, it might to some extent rival the Mythical Era.
The Great Era was rising, time was passing.
Everything seemed to be developing in a better direction.
Time was the greatest weapon in the world. No matter how peerless your elegance, how you outshone the world, in the end, you could only be buried in yellow earth.
Beauty faded. Without reaching the Emperor realm, who could achieve eternal life?
The Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord and the Battle Saint King, who had buried themselves and sacrificed everything to repel the alien enemies, after being remembered for their kindness by the world for decades, were gradually let go. Even after a century, they were gradually forgotten in the memories of many of the new generation.
Time always buried everything. Unless one was an Emperor, all old people and events would be lost to time.
Time continued to change. The myriad realms welcomed the Golden Great Era, with Heaven's Pride prodigies shining like stars, illuminating the heavens.
On the other hand, during this century, the alien race remained unrelenting, repeatedly knocking at the pass, even several times with several alien Monarchs wielding Emperor weapons to attack, causing huge disturbances.
However, the Tenth Emperor's Pass was completely sealed, isolating the Chaos Sea. Furthermore, it was reinforced by the supreme decree left by the Human Sovereign, and the Emperor Realm's origin power was revived to bolster it. The Human Sovereign's Pagoda eternally suppressed the Emperor's Pass. Even a true peerless Emperor coming would be helpless, only able to sigh in frustration.
Nevertheless, the alien race's frequent assaults over the century also had a huge impact on the Sealed Boundary Universe.
Although this was the Golden Great Era, with countless Heaven's Pride prodigies rising, dazzlingly brilliant and eye-catching—if this batch of young prodigies grew up, who knew how powerful the Sealed Boundary Universe would become—the world was worried. Leaving aside how long it would take for these young prodigies to mature, even the most powerful and flourishing Golden Great Era could hardly compare to the Mythical Era with its multitude of Emperors.
The Mythical Era had still been destroyed, let alone this era. This made the world strive even harder, hoping to seize more hope for the future.
Over the years, the two largest cultivation academies in the myriad realms, the Myriad Realms Academy and the Dragon Phoenix Academy, kept their doors open year-round, recruiting once every thirty years, selecting a large number of talents from across the domains.
Even seed-level figures from immortal Sacred Lands, supreme powers, and even imperial clans were successively sent to the two cultivation academies.
Especially the imperial clans—for such peerless powerful clans to act this way made people sense an unusual atmosphere.
Not long after, the two cultivation academies were to select a batch of elite and outstanding talents, preparing to send them to the Ultimate Ancient Path for trial and growth, hoping they would become important vital forces for the future Sealed Boundary Universe.
However, it puzzled many, because on the secret lists obtained by some ancient powers, there were newly risen True King Heaven's Prides, as well as some unknown young prodigies who seemed ordinary. Why would they be sent too?
Some discovered that these unknown young prodigies, while appearing ordinary, frequently had connections with imperial clans and supreme sacred lands, which was surprising.
Ordinary young prodigies could not receive such attention from imperial clans and supreme sacred lands.
Some major powers, using their great influence, secretly investigated and were shocked to find that these so-called ordinary young prodigies were not unknown at all. Privately, they were seed-level figures of imperial clans and supreme sacred lands, receiving their focused cultivation, no less than the next generation's Sacred Lords or clan heirs.
This discovery made many change expression. Some even began to speculate about a startling truth: this might be to deal with the most terrifying future changes, sending them to the Ultimate Ancient Path not necessarily to reach the end, but to preserve some future seeds. Even if they encountered a heaven-shaking crisis in the future, they could still become the hope of the Sealed Boundary Universe.
This cast a shadow over the entire myriad realms.
Was the future really so difficult?
Not long after, several stunningly beautiful figures appeared in the Dragon Phoenix Academy, all peerless immortal maidens. They were none other than the wives of the Battle Saint King, along with Ruoxi, Yaya, and two adorable little beasts.
The several women appeared beautiful but were surprisingly powerful, almost all young Supreme Ones.
Especially the Divine Maiden Yi Wu, who was heavily pregnant. It was said to be the bloodline of the Battle Saint King, having been gestating for a century without birth yet, attracting the attention of the world.
Some ancient Great Sages were secretly astonished, for the longer the gestation, the greater the potential of the fetus in the womb. All Emperor's sons were like this.
One could imagine that once the fetus in Yi Wu's womb was born, its potential would be boundless. Even if not quite matching an Emperor's son, it would be close, possessing infinite potential, perhaps even becoming a true innate Sacred Body.
Even the Tyrant Heaven Sovereign personally came to visit, stating that once the child was born, its potential would be terrifyingly peerless. He personally bestowed several drops of Great Dao essence blood—true Monarch essence blood—with all killing intent removed, which could be integrated into the fetus's body in the future to maximize the development of its potential.
He also bestowed several secret treasures he personally refined to the women, so they could protect themselves in crises when walking the Ultimate Ancient Path in the future.
He also looked at Yaya, knowing this lively, adorable girl was the World Tree. He sighed lightly, saying she could go to the Tenth Emperor's Pass. There, the Emperor weapon World Pagoda left by her ancestor, the World Ancestral Tree—also the Emperor weapon of the Space-Time Emperor—was there. If she went, she might obtain a heaven-defying opportunity of the World Tree lineage.
Very few knew that the World Ancestral Tree was the Space-Time Emperor. Even the Goddess and others seemed stunned. However, the Tyrant Heaven Sovereign, as an Ancient Monarch revered throughout the ages, naturally had the qualification to know these secrets.
Yet Yaya shook her head. That was the place where her father was buried, a place of sorrow. She would not go, not wanting to be reminded of the past.
This made the Tyrant Heaven Sovereign pause. He also felt the girl's intense emotions towards the Battle Saint King—not biological, but surpassing biological. He could only nod silently.
From then on, the group bid farewell to some friends who came to see them off and set foot on the Ultimate Ancient Path.
For they believed that Ye Chen would surely revive again. And during this time, they would strive to become strong, strong enough to help Ye Chen resolve various tribulations, so he wouldn't have to protect them alone.
Time continued to pass. The myriad realms remained flourishing, stars shining brightly. More heroes walked the Ultimate Ancient Path, seeking to prove the Emperor throne.
And in the depths of the endless Chaos Sea, unknown to all, there lay an ancient stone coffin...