In the next moment, Ye Chen stepped onto the Void God Platform and entered a spatial channel filled with dazzling colors, leading to a distant place countless miles away—at least hundreds of millions of miles distant. The distance was utterly immense, beyond ordinary comprehension.
However, the spatial channel constructed by the Void God Platform was not as stable as the passages between Domain Gates. While radiant with color, it was also fraught with various dangers, as if it could shatter at any moment.
A flash of light followed, and the Void Tree appeared, taking root on the Void God Platform. Its ancient, sturdy trunk and lush, shimmering branches swayed, sending out ripples of spatial fluctuations that continuously stabilized the void channel. This was a precaution Ye Chen had taken for safety, as the Void Tree could stabilize space.
With the Void Tree's assistance, the Void God Platform was, in a way, stable and secure.
Within the spatial channel, the speed was far greater than in reality, but it still couldn't be achieved in a single leap; it required a certain amount of time.
An hour later, Ye Chen emerged unscathed in an unfamiliar region hundreds of millions of miles away. Without lingering, he continued to pilot the Void God Platform through the sky.
After two such journeys, Ye Chen successfully traversed the void, entering another vast domain from the Qi Domain.
During the third crossing, an unexpected event occurred: the spatial channel collapsed. Visible to the naked eye, extremely violent, silvery void power boiled within the channel, forming a terrifying spatial storm that swept forth.
Even with the Void Tree stabilizing the void, it was of no avail—space itself was collapsing.
"A spatial storm. To think I'd be so unlucky as to encounter one," Ye Chen smiled bitterly. Generally, such disasters were extremely rare, sudden calamities. He hadn't expected to run into one.
The terrifying spatial storm blotted out the sky and covered the earth, rapidly sweeping from the distant depths of the channel. Countless Void Dimensional Slashes intertwined, capable of grinding everything to dust. Even a peak expert of the Saint Treasury Realm would find it hard to withstand, being utterly annihilated into ashes.
"We must leave the spatial channel now. The spatial storm is endless; sheer power alone is useless," Old Yan appeared. His form was much more solid than before, radiating vast divine majesty, yet a trace of gravity still showed on his face when confronting the spatial storm.
At this moment, his figure stood tall as the heavens. From his slender palm flowed a powerful force, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea.
With a thunderous boom, he forcibly severed the entire spatial channel, blasting open a passage that plunged into the spatial turbulence, leading to reality.
"Let's go."
Old Yan expanded a hazy halo of light from his body, directly enveloping Ye Chen, the Void God Platform, and the Void Tree, before plunging into the even more chaotic spatial turbulence. Countless turbulent currents surged forth.
Each turbulent current was enough to cause the complete annihilation of both body and spirit for a Divine Transformation expert. With thousands upon thousands of spatial currents crashing over, one could imagine how terrifying it was—even a Saint could not withstand it, and a Saint Lord would suffer heavy injuries.
Yet, the faint halo expanded by Old Yan remained impervious to all methods, impossible to erode. They swiftly passed through, and the next moment, the two emerged unscathed in a mountain forest.
Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh softly. Had it not been for Old Yan, he would have been in grave danger.
Old Yan advised Ye Chen not to pilot the Void God Platform through the sky for the time being. The spatial storm was unstable and could last for several days. It would be better to rest for a few days before setting out again; there was no need to rush.
Ye Chen naturally understood this point, but they had no idea where this place was. It was completely unfamiliar.
Soon, Ye Chen found a small town, somewhat bustling with a population of over ten thousand. Everyone lived and worked in peace, but they were mostly ordinary folk, with only a small portion being cultivators. Their cultivation levels generally did not exceed the Demigod Realm, with the strongest being only at the fifth level of Demigod.
The local customs were very simple and honest. Both ordinary people and cultivators were charitable and helpful.
Ye Chen did not exert pressure. Instead, he personally visited a local Demigod expert, politely inquiring about relevant information.
The Demigod was an elderly man who was unaware of Ye Chen's true strength, mistaking him for a young cultivator who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation and was merely lost. He did not act condescendingly; on the contrary, he appeared very kind and patiently answered many questions.
After some inquiry, Ye Chen learned that this was the Heavenly Saint Domain, a domain adjacent to the Qi Domain—an extremely powerful domain, far vaster and more expansive than the Qi Domain. It was home to more than one Immortal Sacred Land, with numerous great kingdoms and dynasties standing side by side, various sects rising together, and countless large and small forces existing. The cultivation atmosphere was exceptionally strong.
Moreover, the Heavenly Saint Domain had once seen the emergence of a supreme Sacred Land that lorded over the myriad realms, commanding ten thousand domains, enjoying a period of glorious prominence. However, for unknown reasons, it vanished overnight later on. The world could no longer find any news or related clansmen of this Sacred Land, which was very strange.
This place was near the central region of the Heavenly Saint Domain, within a powerful ancient kingdom called the Cloud Kingdom. The Cloud Kingdom's royal capital was three thousand miles away, where there was a spatial teleportation gate that could lead to the Domain Lord's Divine City, Heavenly Saint City.
Ye Chen sincerely expressed his gratitude and left behind some high-quality, superior-grade spirit stones, their rich spiritual energy overflowing, before vanishing with a whoosh, startling the kind old man.
Only then did the Demigod elder realize that the seemingly young and tender youth from earlier was actually a super expert, countless times stronger than himself.
The Heavenly Saint Domain was a major domain ranked among the myriad realms, capable of being listed among the top twenty strongest domains.
It had once enjoyed a period of glorious prominence, giving rise to a supreme Sacred Land that lorded over ten thousand domains. Ancient Great Sages looked down upon the world, disdaining all living beings, with countless forces showing reverence and offering tribute.
Although that supreme Sacred Land later vanished without a trace for unknown reasons in a single night, and the Heavenly Saint Domain no longer enjoyed its former extreme glory, beginning to decline.
However, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. It remained quite prosperous, with more than one Immortal Sacred Land taking root and flourishing in this domain. Various sects rose together, a hundred kingdoms stood side by side, and large and small forces were too numerous to count.
The Cloud Kingdom was one such major kingdom, established hundreds of thousands of years ago as an ancient kingdom. It ranked high among the three hundred and sixty kingdoms, occupying a vast and expansive territory with ranges of spiritual mountains. Although it couldn't compare to an Immortal Sacred Land, it was still quite powerful.
Cloud City was the royal capital of the Cloud Kingdom, considered very prosperous and bustling with a large population. The streets were bustling with activity, filled with ordinary folk and cultivators from all sides—a combination of the mortal and cultivation worlds.
Gathered in Cloud City were not only human cultivators but also cultivators from various other races, such as the Fierce Ox Clan, Blood Ape Clan, Soaring Serpent Clan, Dwarf Clan, and many other powerful races.
In the myriad realms, races were as numerous as stars in the sky, with countless major clans. No one knew exactly how many races existed across the ten thousand domains. Among them, the human race and the demon race were the leaders, occupying the largest number of living beings, often counted in the billions—a staggeringly huge number.
Although these two races had the most beings, some other races were not necessarily much inferior, such as the Angel Race—the supreme imperial clan of the Heavenly Realm, which had even produced a Supreme Great Emperor, possessing the heritage of an Imperial Treasure. Even the powerful human race regarded them with great caution.
As the royal capital of a powerful ancient kingdom, Cloud City was a place of wind and clouds, gathering experts from various races, making it very lively and bustling, filled with a vibrant vitality.
Ye Chen walked into Cloud City. Seeing the various race experts in the city, each with strange faces, he couldn't help but marvel. Truly, this was the myriad realms; the number of racial beings was indeed much greater than on the Tian Du Continent.
Occasionally, he could even see carriages pulled by exotic beasts traversing the sky above. Those were all esteemed figures of various forces, highly revered.
Such experts would also appear in Cloud City from time to time because, within this vast and expansive region spanning millions of miles, only this ancient city of Cloud City possessed a spatial teleportation gate. Many forces would pass through here.
Walking on the streets, Ye Chen saw many young prodigies coming and going, each possessing extraordinary bearing. Clearly, they were the proud sons and daughters of major forces, attracting much attention.
With the rise of the great era and the competition for the Human Sovereign position, this generation had indeed produced too many heavenly prodigies and talents. Thus, encountering them on the streets was not strange but quite ordinary.
Ye Chen finally arrived at a fairly decent tavern, staying there for a few days to rest temporarily, waiting for the right time to pilot the Void God Platform through the sky again.
Although Cloud City had cultivator prodigies from various races arriving and quite a few powerful figures appearing, overall, it was very stable. There were corresponding strict orders, powerful enforcers, and the support of the powerful ancient kingdom's heritage. Under normal circumstances, no one dared to cause trouble.
Thus, Ye Chen was able to spend several days peacefully.
However, during these few days, Ye Chen suddenly noticed some strange situations: numerous powerful experts had suddenly emerged in Cloud City.
Above the sky, there were even many magnificent and precious carriages traversing the air, pulled by rare and ferocious beasts, appearing very majestic and extraordinary. These were all super experts famous throughout the domain; otherwise, they wouldn't have the qualification to drive such carriages.
He even saw more than one Saint Lord-level esteemed figure, arriving from all directions and appearing in Cloud City, attracting high attention from the world.
Generally, Saint Lord-level existences were lofty and held esteemed status—either the lords of Immortal forces or the masters of ancient kingdoms and great sects, high above. They wouldn't appear frequently.
Where there is abnormality, there must be something unusual.
This put the Cloud Kingdom's royal family on high alert, an unprecedented level of vigilance. Many experts were dispatched to maintain Cloud City's safety and prevent incidents.
The current ruler of the Cloud Kingdom even personally appeared, inviting all the Saint Lord-level figures who had come from various places into the royal palace, as if discussing important matters.