Over a hundred thousand years ago, when the Purple Mansion Sacred Land was at its zenith, reigning over the myriad realms, the Sacred Land was filled with countless powerful experts, and the races that came to pay homage were innumerable. It could almost rival the Human Sovereign Palace of old, reaching the pinnacle of glory and prosperity.
However, at this very moment of glory, it suddenly vanished completely from the world.
There were no omens, no traces—it disappeared abruptly, as if it had never existed at all.
If not for the fact that the world clearly knew of this Sacred Land, and the existence of the Divine Fall Mountain Range—a blood-stained mountain range where ancient Great Sages of that Sacred Land had once slain Divine Spirits from beyond the heavens—people would have thought it was merely an illusory dream.
The whole world was shocked, the whole world was in an uproar!
A grand, supreme Sacred Land had vanished, just like that—how could it be possible!?
At the time, it caused an unimaginably huge commotion, like the sun falling to earth, creating massive tremors across the myriad realms and drawing the attention of the entire myriad realms, including even the Human Sovereign Palace.
That was a supreme Sacred Land, one of the strongest forces that could be counted on one hand across the myriad realms, even more transcendent than the Immortal Sacred Lands, possessing supreme ancient ancestor Great Sages overseeing it and a terrifying heritage.
Even the Human Sovereign Palace had to be wary of it, a Sacred Land force that even the supreme imperial clans and emperor clans had to be cautious of—yet it disappeared overnight. It was far too bizarre, and a great panic spread throughout the mortal world.
Afterwards, countless forces and experts spontaneously went to search for traces of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land. Experts from across the myriad realms were involved, including even the world's number one force, the Human Sovereign Palace, which was also alarmed.
But even after investigating for tens of thousands of years, even though Heavenly King Invincible beings had once come, and it was even rumored that ancient Great Sages had personally set out to investigate, not a single trace of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land could be found. The vast supreme Sacred Land had vanished without a trace, becoming a mysterious case that puzzled the myriad realms, troubling countless people to this day.
Moreover, the Divine Fall Mountain Range was very eerie. It was said that at night, terrifying ghostly shadows sometimes appeared, and several renowned super experts had also mysteriously disappeared there, just like the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Precisely because of this, even though the Divine Fall Mountain Range was once occupied by the Purple Mansion Sacred Land—a spiritually rich mountain range spanning hundreds of thousands of miles—no force established itself there, and no one was willing to go to this mountain range. It had become a life-forbidden zone that inspired fear.
It was originally thought that this life-forbidden zone would remain this way forever. But who would have thought that after over a hundred thousand years, an anomaly appeared in the old grounds of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land. An ancient heaven and earth manifested between the heavens and the earth, suspected to be the inner world of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land from over a hundred thousand years ago. This immediately drew the attention of the myriad realms.
Moreover, countless experts rushed over. Saint Lord-level existences, who usually stood aloof and looked down upon the great domains of the world, came one after another. It was even rumored that Heavenly King Invincible beings had personally come.
The world believed that this must be the Purple Mansion Sacred Land that disappeared over a hundred thousand years ago, finally resurfacing after so many years.
The mystery that puzzled the world back then might finally be answered.
Moreover, reliable news spread that as early as half a month ago, several powerful Saints had joined forces and entered that ancient heaven and earth suspected to be the Purple Mansion Sacred Land to investigate its true nature.
In fact, corresponding confirmation was obtained: the ancient heaven and earth was indeed the Purple Mansion Sacred Land from over a hundred thousand years ago.
However, the current Purple Mansion Sacred Land had already undergone a shocking transformation. Although the immortal mountains remained, and the cave heavens and blessed lands were still there, strangely, it was completely empty—not a single person, not even any living beings existed inside. It was very eerie, as if one had arrived in a ghost realm, making even Saints feel uneasy in their hearts, wondering what exactly had happened back then to cause such a shocking transformation in a supreme Sacred Land that was at its zenith.
And shortly after the related information spread, the several Saints who entered the Purple Mansion Sacred Land completely lost contact, mysteriously disappearing inside. This made people's expressions change; no matter how they called out, there was no response, and their fate was unknown.
This terrifying transformation, in fact, also caused panic among the people of the world. Could it be that terrifying existences still remained inside?
Some people's expressions changed, while others were overjoyed, believing this might be an immense immortal opportunity, because it involved that supreme Sacred Land from over a hundred thousand years ago—a strongest Sacred Land at its zenith.
In the past, this supreme Sacred Land had produced ancient Great Sages, countless powerful experts, and masters as numerous as the stars. It possessed the most terrifying heritage, had infinitely abundant resources, no shortage of cave heavens, blessed lands, and ancestral earth veins, and even had many cultivation notes, Great Dao divine arts, immortal ancient weapons, and more left behind by ancient Great Sages and Heavenly King Invincible beings—enough to move countless forces across the world.
No one could remain indifferent.
In fact, the best proof these days was the continuous arrival of experts from various major forces from across the great domains of the world. Even the masters of Immortal Sacred Lands from the distant center of the myriad realms had personally come, and experts from other forces were even more numerous.
The gathering of the world's many experts in the Heavenly Saint Domain was undoubtedly for the priceless divine treasures of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Although great terror might exist within the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, the various experts must have come prepared. Perhaps some would wield immortal ancient weapons left behind by ancient Great Sages to attack and intimidate, taking precautions.
Even in secret, existences surpassing Samsara like Heavenly King Invincible beings might appear to contend for the immortal opportunity.
All of this gave people a sense of confidence. With so many experts, the Saint Lords of various Immortal Sacred Lands personally coming, carrying corresponding forbidden artifacts, even if there was some great terror, it would surely be blasted into nothingness, leaving nothing behind.
Now, the Divine Fall Mountain Range where the Purple Mansion Sacred Land was located had long been temporarily sealed off. Although the world's many experts were all here for the priceless divine treasures of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, facing the bizarre change where even Saints suddenly disappeared without a trace, powerful as they were, they became cautious. They decided to temporarily stand on the same front, forming an alliance for the time being to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land together.
Naturally, the Sacred Land's heritage couldn't be divided among just a few people. There were still forces continuously arriving—those were the Immortal Sacred Lands and even supreme Sacred Lands—which caused the operation to be temporarily postponed.
Moreover, it was rumored that the major forces had brought the outstanding young talents of the new generation, intentionally letting them gain experience and temper themselves.
Naturally, among them would certainly be Young Kings—not just one or two, but at least over ten, all from Immortal Sacred Lands, carrying great expectations.
Other young prodigies were even more numerous, all promising juniors getting an early glimpse of the world.
This was tacitly agreed upon by the major forces and had imperceptibly become a consensus. Because these relatively new young prodigies were quite weak compared to them and might not obtain heavy treasures, the treasures they obtained could be disposed of by themselves, and elders were not allowed to contend for them.
Naturally, the number of slots to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land was limited—only three thousand. Any more would not be allowed.
Upon learning this news, Ye Chen's eyes shone with divine radiance.
Whether it was the priceless divine treasures of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land or the kingly blood of the Young Kings, both interested him. If he was lucky enough, this time he might be able to gather enough kingly blood to fully awaken his Battle Sacred Body.
Therefore, Ye Chen continued to stay in Cloud City, quietly waiting for all this. The battle for slots for the younger generation to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land would also be held in a few days.
Only by obtaining the corresponding qualification could one enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land to contend for treasures.
Five days later, Ye Chen actively left the tavern, closely following the many pieces of information about the Purple Mansion Sacred Land to understand the situation.
During these few days, many young prodigies also appeared in Cloud City, each with extraordinary bearing and cultivation. Some were even very powerful, having already stepped into the Divine Transformation Realm, surpassing others and emanating fearsome auras.
Many were outstanding talents brought by major forces, each appearing arrogant.
There were also quite a few brought by elders. They weren't from a particular powerful force, but they were no less impressive; their teachers were renowned rogue cultivator experts, so powerful that even major forces had to grant them the corresponding qualification to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Naturally, many young prodigies also appeared quite wary. Most were young experts who came on their own, without the backing of a major force or the accompaniment of powerful elders, needing to rely on themselves to contend for qualification.
Because although the slots seemed to number three thousand, in reality, the major forces occupied a large portion of them. The slots that could truly be made available might not even be three or four out of ten, only about a thousand.
It seemed like a lot, but the young prodigies coming from all over were far too many—many times more than this number. Wanting to contend for only a thousand entry slots from countless young experts was difficult.
Ye Chen's expression was calm and composed, unperturbed. Perhaps this was the confidence brought by having the foundation. If a young True King couldn't contend for a slot, it would be a joke to the entire world.
Three days later, an elder from an Immortal Sacred Land appeared, summoning all the young prodigies who wanted to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land. The battle for slots was about to begin.
Including Heavenly Saint City and Cloud City, a total of five ancient cities were designated as venues for the young prodigies' slot battle, contending for one thousand slots.
Among them, Heavenly Saint City would contend for four hundred slots, while the other four ancient cities would each contend for one hundred and fifty slots—not too many, but not too few either.
The slot battle was simple. The major forces had long prepared an other-dimensional space, very vast, capable of easily accommodating a million people.
Everyone would enter the other-dimensional space. With no time limit, as long as one was among the last one hundred and fifty people standing, they would qualify to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land to contend for secret treasures.
The number of people coming to Cloud City to contend for slots was very large—at least over three thousand. They weren't just prodigies from the Cloud Kingdom; there were also young experts from other regions and even other great domains. To contend for the qualification to enter the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, they all participated in this qualification battle.