The divine ship set sail, carrying the many powerhouses of the Heavenly Gate as they departed for the Myriad Saints Domain!
Upon the divine ship, experts stood like a forest, masters gathered like clouds. Among the numerous powerhouses and elders were many Half-Saints, as well as Supreme Elders of Saint Lord level and several old monsters. Such a lineup shook the world.
Moreover, a Heavenly King was present, making it an exceptionally powerful battle contingent led by Ye Chen. If word of this spread, it would surely cause a stir across many Great Domains.
However, this formidable contingent was not meant to conquer domains and expand the Heavenly Gate's territory.
That was unnecessary. The Heavenly Gate reigned supreme over the world, unconcerned with territory; its invincible momentum was enough.
The purpose of this supreme contingent was precisely to head for the Myriad Saints Domain, the Great Domain where the Tian Du Continent was located.
Over a decade ago, Ye Chen had emerged from the Tian Du Continent in a near-escape posture, appearing in the myriad realms. Back then, the Tian Du Continent was coveted by numerous forces from the myriad realms, including Immortal Forces and even the participation of supreme sacred lands. The Heaven-Slaying Plan, schemed for millennia, had failed. All their accumulated foundations were powerless to resist, resulting in a completely one-sided situation.
The powerhouses died or fled; even the most powerful Saints perished, several of them, while others' fates remained unknown. They were simply no match for the enemy.
At that time, Ye Chen had only awakened his past life memories a few years prior and was utterly powerless to intervene in the Tian Du Continent's situation. Not even Wang Ming could change things, as too many forces were involved; a single Saint Lord-level powerhouse could not alter the course.
Now, Ye Chen had fully recovered his memories of both past and present lives. Moreover, he had the support of a major force like the Heavenly Gate, which rivaled supreme sacred lands. While he could not completely overturn the Tian Du Continent's situation, protecting its various powerhouses was more than sufficient.
He still remembered that his parents and clansmen remained on the King's Ancient Path, sealed away and isolated.
Although he had been confident in Elder Yan back then, according to the Heavenly Gate's intelligence network over the years, a Heavenly King had long since descended upon the plane of heaven and earth where the Tian Du Continent was located, reigning invincibly over the continent.
Thus, he had always been somewhat worried. After emerging from seclusion, he had constantly been concerned. The month of ordinary tranquility was also a time for gathering intelligence on the Tian Du Continent and assembling the Heavenly Gate's powerhouses.
Now, all preparations were complete. The Heavenly Gate's powerhouses were about to pilot the divine ship, traverse the Great Domains, and head for the Myriad Saints Domain.
Within the Heavenly Gate, a vast and magnificent ancient gate appeared, standing eternally between heaven and earth. The moment the ancient gate opened, darkness lay within, surging with powerful spatial force.
This was the Heavenly Gate's Domain Gate, personally constructed by the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord. It was a Domain Gate for ultra-long-distance teleportation, capable of traversing dozens of Great Domains in extreme long-distance travel.
The teleportation Domain Gate opened completely. The Heavenly Gate's divine ship, carrying all its powerhouses, fully entered the Domain Gate to begin its long-distance traversal. They had set off!
The Myriad Saints Domain was extremely far from the center of the myriad realms, separated by at least a hundred Great Domains—truly distant beyond measure.
However, the Heavenly Gate was a newly risen overlord force, not inferior to other supreme sacred lands. With the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord presiding, no major force in the world dared offend it.
Therefore, along the way, they rapidly traversed domains by borrowing the Domain Lords' Divine Cities of various Great Domains. After paying the symbolic cross-domain fees, three days later, the Heavenly Gate's divine ship finally descended upon the Myriad Saints Domain.
In recent years, the Myriad Saints Domain had seen the emergence of a heaven and earth opened by an ancient-era Great Power, September Great Power. It was also suspected to contain September Great Power's legacy and even the origin power of a great demon of Great Power level that September Great Power had suppressed here long ago, refining it over the ages. Countless forces across the myriad realms coveted it.
Over these years, numerous forces had crossed domains to come, including Immortal Forces, some supreme sacred lands, and even Emperors and Sovereigns' clans. The level of attention was almost no less than the incident at the Purple Mansion Sacred Land twelve years prior.
Now, that ancient continent heaven and earth sealed away in the void by September Great Power, called the Tian Du Continent by the natives, had long been pierced by a two-realm passage jointly opened by the major forces. Seals had been applied, suppressing that heaven and earth's origin.
Not only could Saints cross over, but even Heavenly Kings could do so.
Countless forces had already stationed themselves within the Tian Du Continent, searching for September Great Power's legacy while awaiting the emergence of the great demon's origin for the powerhouses to contend over.
As for the native powerhouses of the Tian Du Continent who had resisted the various forces back then, after being utterly defeated and slaughtered by the myriad realms' forces, they had long since fled, hiding somewhere within this heaven and earth, their whereabouts unknown.
Moreover, over the years, many forces had been searching for these native powerhouses, attempting to obtain useful information.
Naturally, the King's Ancient Path had also been continuously sought by various forces, trying to find even a trace.
Many suspected that September Great Power's legacy lay within this so-called King's Ancient Path.
Recently, rumors spread that someone had discovered a node of the King's Ancient Path and was preparing to break through.
Upon hearing this news, almost immediately after crossing out from the Myriad Saints Domain's Domain Lord Divine City, the Heavenly Gate's divine ship rushed toward the interdimensional passage's Jie Men node. Only through the interdimensional passage could one truly enter the Tian Du Continent's heaven and earth.
Half a day later, Ye Chen stood on the prow of the Heavenly Gate's divine ship. From afar, he could see a massive spatial passage standing between heaven and earth on the distant horizon, overflowing with potent spatial force that affected the surroundings.
That was the Jie Men, the world gate connecting the Tian Du Continent and the myriad realms.
Before the Jie Men, numerous powerhouses were stationed as guards. A certain fee was required to enter the Tian Du Continent.
When the Heavenly Gate's divine ship appeared, its thousand-zhang massive hull rumbled into view, accompanied by surging divine might that pressured heaven and earth, startling the many guards.
A Supreme Elder emerged from the divine ship, radiating the powerful aura of the Saint Realm, causing the many guards to tremble. Seeing the Heavenly Gate's battle flag, they were terrified, not daring to act rashly or even attempt to stop them.
Although crossing the Jie Men required a fee, when facing such supreme sacred lands or even Emperors and Sovereigns' clans, they would selectively waive the charge.
Undoubtedly, the Heavenly Gate belonged to this category.
The thousand-zhang divine ship swiftly charged into the Jie Men. Only after a long while did these guards finally breathe a sigh of relief, their faces showing indescribable astonishment.
The Jie Men passage was long, but without the obstruction of the heaven and earth's origin laws, they soon descended upon the Tian Du Continent.
The moment they truly appeared above the Tian Du Continent, Ye Chen felt as if some kind of restraint on his body had been released, his entire being becoming lighter.
This was because Ye Chen of this life was born within this heaven and earth; his origin was connected to it.
Before him lay a familiar expanse of vast land, mountains and rivers still beautiful. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth could not compare to the myriad realms, it possessed its own unique scenery.
This was the Tian Du Continent.
Ye Chen slowly let out a long breath and murmured softly, "Tian Du Continent, I have finally returned. Those people... they should be alright, right?"