Night fell, moonlight like water, stars dotting the sky.
In recent days, many powerful figures had arrived in the royal capital of the Cloud Kingdom, Cloud City, coming from all directions. Among them were even esteemed figures like Sacred Land masters, each one noble and extraordinary, their bodies enveloped in divine radiance, displaying remarkable phenomena. They were personally welcomed and received in the imperial palace by the current Cloud Kingdom's ruler.
After nightfall, one could see with the naked eye that from deep within the imperial palace, crimson dragons soared into the vast starry sky, dyeing half the firmament red.
Those were the terrifying manifestations of Saint Lord-level existences. Their blood energy was vast as the sea, condensing into great dragons, openly displayed under the night sky, carrying supreme might. There was more than one or two; they were like towering pillars holding up the heavens.
Such a fearsome scene inspired awe and also piqued curiosity.
"What exactly has happened to attract so many powerful figures? Not just one Saint Lord-level person has arrived. Something extraordinary must have occurred."
Ye Chen gazed into the depths of the imperial palace, his mind filled with speculation. He suddenly felt that some earth-shattering event was about to happen. Otherwise, so many super-powerful beings wouldn't have descended all at once.
It was just that the details were still unclear for now. Everything was still being observed quietly.
During this time, the marketplaces had long been rife with various speculations. Some suspected the various Saint Lords had come to possibly wage war against the Cloud Kingdom because it had offended some high-ranking, terrifying figure.
There were also rumors that the Cloud Kingdom intended to declare war on some ancient kingdom and had invited many supreme experts to assist.
Similar rumors were too numerous. Ye Chen had heard no fewer than a dozen, but none had solid evidence; they were all just hearsay.
Not long after, other confirmed news arrived. It wasn't just Cloud City. In several other distant, massive, and prosperous ancient cities, even including the Domain Lord's Divine City, Tian Sheng City, the same events were occurring.
Many powerful figures were arriving one after another. Saints were appearing continuously, Saint Lords were showing up one after another. Some were from the Tian Sheng Domain, others were important figures from other great domains, and there were even masters of supreme Sacred Lands from the center of the Myriad Domains arriving personally, leading groups of experts. The scale was quite grand, attracting attention.
Moreover, observant people noticed that those ancient cities were all not too far from Tian Sheng City as the center, and they also had corresponding spatial gates, allowing arrival at Tian Sheng City at any time.
Thus, the target of the various Saints' arrival was likely Tian Sheng City or somewhere close.
In fact, not long after, shocking news came from unknown channels. The target of the various Saints' arrival was not Tian Sheng City, but the Divine Fall Mountain Range located ten thousand miles away from Tian Sheng City.
The Divine Fall Mountain Range was famous throughout the Myriad Domains, having a particularly notable history.
Back in ancient times, a Divine Spirit from beyond the domains descended upon the Tian Sheng Domain. It was terrifyingly peerless, roaming the world invincible, causing countless casualties in that domain.
Because it was close to a certain Sacred Land, that Sacred Land had no choice but to act, leading a coalition of experts to besiege the foreign Divine Spirit.
But the foreign Divine Spirit was too powerful. The Sacred Land opposing it suffered countless casualties; even its contemporary Saint Lord was slain on the spot, blood staining heaven and earth. That Sacred Land was nearly destroyed, almost erased from the world.
Finally, in utter fury, that Sacred Land had no choice but to mobilize its hidden, rarely-used heritage, awakening a peerless, unparalleled existence who had slumbered for many years—
An ancient Great Sage!
That was the Sacred Land's supreme ancient ancestor, of great age, having lived for many years, an ancient Great Power. Usually, he roamed the great void, sealed himself with peerless divine objects to delay the erosion of lifespan brought by time.
He only acted when the Sacred Land faced destruction, also showing the world the true, matchless divine might of an ancient Great Power.
The two fought their way into the Nine Heavens, disappearing into the starry realm beyond the domains, annihilating and shattering massive stars, collapsing vast stretches of starfields.
Finally, the ancient Great Sage chased the foreign Divine Spirit back, landing on the earth. He unleashed a supreme divine ability, suppressing it down, covering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, enveloping all directions, shaking heaven and earth, directly crushing that foreign Divine Spirit. Its blood dyed a region spanning a million miles in radius, which later became the famous Divine Fall Mountain Range.
Of course, this was only one reason. A more important reason was that the Divine Fall Mountain Range was the former site of the supreme Sacred Land that vanished without a trace overnight—the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Approximately over a hundred thousand years ago, the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, as a supreme Sacred Land, had an ancient Great Sage ancestor overseeing it. It was once extremely glorious and illustrious for an entire era, looking down upon the Myriad Domains, causing all major powers to come pay homage and offer tribute.
But just when it was at its zenith, on a certain day later, without any warning, this colossal entity of a supreme Sacred Land suddenly vanished overnight without a trace.
Back then, the secret realm heaven and earth opened by the Great Power within the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, along with countless clan members, all disappeared the same way, leaving only the old site of the Divine Fall Mountain Range.
This event caused a huge shock throughout the Myriad Domains at the time, attracting the attention of countless people in the world. For a grand supreme Sacred Land to vanish without a trace like that was simply too strange.
Major powers all sent experts to investigate, including supreme Sacred Lands, and even figures like Heavenly King Invincibles came personally.
Even from the center of the Myriad Domains, the Human Sovereign Palace sent supreme experts to investigate the cause.
Unfortunately, no matter how they investigated, they couldn't find the real reason. They couldn't even find the slightest trace of the vast secret realm heaven and earth. Even supreme experts proficient in the Void Dao shook their heads with bitter smiles, unable to find any clues.
Finally, the sudden disappearance of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land became an unsolved mystery case among the myriad realms, with various unresolved puzzles. Throughout the ages, it attracted the attention of countless people and also caused fear.
Because afterward, there were countless speculations. Some said the Purple Mansion Sacred Land wanted to seclude itself from the world, hence it disappeared.
Some said the Purple Mansion Sacred Land encountered a terrifying enemy and had no choice but to seal its world, disappearing from the sight of the world.
Others said the Purple Mansion Sacred Land suffered a terrifying attack overnight; the secret realm heaven and earth, along with the ancient ancestor within and even countless experts, were all annihilated overnight.
There were too many so-called legends, none with real evidence to prove them. Since then, it became a mystery case that perplexed the world.
It was thought this mystery case might last forever. But no one could have imagined that not long ago, some astonishing changes suddenly appeared in the Divine Fall Mountain Range.
When some experts passed by the Divine Fall Mountain Range, they discovered a fissure suddenly appearing in the void, from which endless vital essence surged forth, nourishing heaven and earth, transforming it into a blessed land of caves and heavens.
During this time, they even discovered a vast, boundless ancient heaven and earth, with immortal mountains standing tall and spirit herbs dancing. But what was even more shocking was that it bore a striking resemblance to the heaven and earth of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land from over a hundred thousand years ago.