A Saint Sends a Challenge!
One month later, the young prodigies of the five Immortal forces would personally come to challenge the young generation powerhouses of the Heavenly Gate, claiming it was for martial arts exchange and mutual learning.
However, one needed to understand one point: Canglan Sacred Land, Zhao Kingdom, Xia Kingdom, Blood Glow Valley, and Scarlet God Valley—these five forces were all true Immortal forces in the current world, with ancient legacies of at least a hundred thousand years, possessing terrifying ancient weapons, and a heritage so profound it was unimaginable, exceptionally fearsome.
Moreover, those who truly understood knew that these five Immortal forces were all forces that had considerable grievances with the Battle Saint King.
Scarlet God Valley went without saying; the king of this Immortal force, Scarlet Scale King, had been slain by the Battle Saint King on the Black Sky Plains, along with the Demi-Saint elders who pursued him and the later dispatched Scarlet God Army being completely wiped out.
As for the other four Immortal forces—Canglan Sacred Land, Xia Kingdom, Xia Kingdom, and Blood Glow Valley—their situation was even more miserable. In that starry land within the Emperor's Pass, the Battle Saint King revived his Saint Body and successively slaughtered their Saint Lords and ancient recluses, suffering extremely heavy losses.
Such hatred could be called an irreconcilable vendetta.
This so-called challenge was actually more to probe the Battle Saint King's true situation, or perhaps to insult and trample upon the Heavenly Gate.
Everyone knew that although the current Heavenly Gate was extremely powerful, the peerless overlord of the seven domains, and even had the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, a Great Power of this generation, presiding over it, overlooking the myriad realms, making even Immortal forces revere it and no one daring to provoke it.
But truly speaking, how many years had it risen?
It was less than a hundred years at most, barely fifty plus a few more years, that was all.
Powerful individuals it possessed, but its heritage was insufficient—this was its weakness.
Especially for the younger generation. Although over these years, through rigorous screening, it had continuously selected some truly talented young geniuses to join the Heavenly Gate for cultivation, becoming members of the Heavenly Gate and its future backbone force.
It had even given birth to figures like the Wind King Zhao Feng, a king-level existence.
But after all, the time was too short. Many methods for nurturing the younger generation were not yet truly perfected. The young prodigies had not truly been cultivated and grown to their full potential, still finding it difficult to match Immortal forces, let alone when five Immortal forces arrived together, who would inevitably send out many of their own prodigious disciples. Dealing with them would be extremely difficult.
One could imagine that this was almost a battle where the younger generation of the five Immortal forces would trample upon the younger generation of the Heavenly Gate.
Wanting to win? Too difficult!
One could even imagine that this time, there would inevitably be Young Kings appearing. One Wind King Zhao Feng could oppose one king, perhaps also match a second.
But for how long could he hold out?
Many high-level members of the Heavenly Gate were furious, even wanting to request Wangchen and the other old ancestors to send troops to attack these Immortal forces.
Over these years, although the Heavenly Gate was newly risen, who didn't know the peerless divine might of the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord? He was a Great Power of the current era, overlooking the myriad domains. Who would dare to provoke his peak? That was clearly seeking death, even for an Immortal force.
But after the anger subsided, they calmed down and understood, feeling shock.
Because how formidable was the current Heavenly Gate, at the height of its power? How dare an Immortal force provoke its peak? Not even the five Immortal forces together would dare. Who would dare to provoke a Great Power of the current era? That was clearly seeking death.
Everyone knew how powerful ancient Great Sages were; they could attack Immortal Heavenly Passes and wage war across great domains.
It could only be said that behind the five Immortal forces, there must be the support of a peerless Great Power; otherwise, how would they dare to act like this?
Upon understanding this, they were also horrified. Clearly, that peerless Great Power was targeting the Heavenly Gate, gathering these Immortal forces that had grievances with the Battle Saint King, sending out the elite disciples of their younger generation to challenge the Heavenly Gate's young disciples, wanting to give the Heavenly Gate a slap in the face before the eyes of the world.
It was precisely because of this that the Heavenly Gate couldn't even vent its anger.
Many even speculated about the identity of that ancient Great Power, and most had basically guessed it.
At this time, Wangchen appeared in the main hall. All the elders, renowned seniors, and guest elders hurriedly bowed in salute, not daring to be negligent.
Wangchen only said lightly: "Have all the disciples prepare to receive the challenge!"
That simple sentence made the entire hall boil. Were they really going to receive the challenge from the young prodigies of the five Immortal forces?
Upon learning this news, many young, spirited disciples of the Heavenly Gate clenched their fists, filled with immense anger, wanting to represent the Heavenly Gate and teach these challengers a harsh lesson.
At the same time, Wangchen arrived outside the stone gate where Ye Chen was in seclusion and said softly: "Qian Yue, if you know about this, come out of seclusion as soon as possible. Otherwise, the Heavenly Gate's prestige will be trampled upon."
Even someone as powerful as the Heavenly King Wangchen couldn't help but worry, letting out a light sigh.
Only, the stone gate remained quiet, without the slightest sound.
What Wangchen didn't know was that not long after he turned and left, a faint light suddenly flickered within the ancient stone gate, appearing mysterious...
At the same time, one month later, the news that the young disciples of the five Immortal forces would personally ascend to the Heavenly Gate to challenge them, for some reason, completely spread throughout the myriad realms.
Everyone felt an unprecedented turbulent undercurrent surging, stirring the world, attracting the attention of countless major forces.
Although it was just a seemingly ordinary challenge, everyone smelled something unusual. Many major forces even sent people over to observe this challenge by the five forces against the younger generation of the newly risen overlord force, the Heavenly Gate.
Meanwhile, the five forces had long since crossed through Domain Gates, with divine ships arriving at the main city of Tian Cang Domain, stationing themselves there. Experts came forth, delivering an arena for martial arts to the front of the Heavenly Gate, to be used as the challenge arena in the coming days. It was a hundred zhang long and wide.
This made many disciples and elders in front of the Heavenly Gate furious. Were they worried the Heavenly Gate wouldn't dare to accept the challenge, specifically placing it here?
But the matter was already settled; nothing could be changed.
Far away, in the deepest part of a supreme sacred land at the heart of the Myriad Domains, a colossus from antiquity opened its profound eyes. A terrifying spectacle of the myriad realms rising and falling appeared within them, as if they could pierce through the void and see the Heavenly Gate in the distant Tian Cang Domain.
One month's time passed very quickly.
On the dawn of this day, before the morning sun had risen in the east, with the stars of the sky still shining in the heavens, streams of light had already begun flashing rapidly from all directions, rushing to this place from distant lands.
There were young generation powerhouses, rogue cultivators famous throughout the world, and influential figures from various major forces, all arriving before the Heavenly Gate.
Before the sun had even risen, the beautiful mountains and rivers before the Heavenly Gate were already packed with figures from countless cultivators from the major domains of the world. Almost everywhere except the central martial arena was filled, with no other space left to accommodate anyone else.