His worldly training was now complete. Ye Chen was no longer undergoing the Mortal Dust refinement.
Three months of cleansing his heart and mind had allowed Ye Chen to circulate the divine power within his body with increasing ease and precision, as if commanding his own limbs, reaching a state of flawless control.
Although his cultivation level hadn't increased much, he felt himself growing stronger. The same amount of divine power, when wielded with sufficient mastery, could unleash far greater force.
Not long after, he returned to the Heavenly Gate outpost on the Tian Du Continent, standing aboard a divine ship as he gazed towards the central heavens above the continent.
For on this very day, a vast, dark, and profound spatial channel had suddenly appeared in the sky, continuously emanating a powerful aura. One could sense that it seemed to lead to another great world.
And that world was many times more powerful than the Tian Du Continent of old. Numerous terrifying living beings existed within it. The true legacy of the September Great Power was likely located there.
At this moment, the True King Divine Crown within Ye Chen's glabella shimmered with light, reacting intensely to the other side of the spatial channel. It could be confirmed that the other side held the true legacy left behind by the September Great Power.
However, the mysterious spatial channel had not yet fully opened. A mysterious protective force prevented entry.
In recent days, many Saints had soared into the sky, attempting to cross the spatial channel into the world beyond. Yet, from start to finish, they were all blocked, as if an invisible spatial barrier prevented anyone from crossing.
Not even someone as powerful as a Saint Lord could pass. Even a dozen Saints striking together could not shake it.
Finally, even a Heavenly King personally took action, unleashing a beam of Immortal Light towards the spatial channel. The terrifying attack caused nearly half of the Tian Du Continent to tremble.
Yet, the spatial channel remained unscathed. The invisible barrier isolated everything. Faintly, the Heavenly King's voice echoed between heaven and earth, filled with admiration: "Truly worthy of the legendary September Great Power. Extraordinary indeed."
This was the true method of an ancient Great Sage. Even someone as powerful as a Heavenly King could only look up in awe at a Great Power.
It wasn't that they hadn't considered having an ancient Great Sage intervene. However, the heaven and earth of this Tian Du Continent simply could not compare to the myriad realms of the All Heavens; it was too fragile. Accommodating a few Heavenly Kings was already its limit.
If it were someone like the September Great Power, who personally opened up this world, it would be different—their origin would be compatible, not repelled. But if another ancient Great Sage descended, their origins would clash. The mere release of an ancient Great Sage's aura would likely cause the entire heaven and earth to begin collapsing.
A barren world would be one thing, but the Tian Du Continent was home to billions of living beings. Causing its collapse would bring immense karmic retribution, a great calamity that even an ancient Great Sage would not dare to bear lightly.
Precisely because of this, the ancient Great Sages were helpless before the legacy of the September Great Power, forced to watch with frustration.
Although the spatial channel had not fully opened yet, all the powerhouses believed it would happen soon—in the near future.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen distinctly sensed that many indescribably powerful auras, vast and divine, had quietly appeared within this heaven and earth. Numerous Saint Lord-level existences had arrived.
The major forces from the myriad realms of the All Heavens had begun to gather in their most concentrated form. Powerhouses assembled, and a great upheaval was quietly brewing on a grand scale.
Moreover, he could sense that even several Heavenly Kings had descended.
For Wangchen had personally spoken of this, even stating with grave expression that someone had brought an Immortal Ancient Weapon of Great Power level for conquest, even acting under the direct instruction of an ancient Great Sage.
This puzzled Ye Chen. Although the legacy of the September Great Power was precious, any Immortal Force capable of achieving immortality basically possessed a heritage not inferior to that of a Great Power; otherwise, how could they establish an Immortal Force?
No matter how precious the September Great Power's legacy was, it shouldn't drive a Great Power to go so far as to have someone bring an Immortal Ancient Weapon for conquest.
He felt there must be something extraordinary about it. He sought out Wangchen, hoping for understanding.
Wangchen seemed to have anticipated his arrival. He smiled, speaking little, but mentioned a crucial point:
"In his youth, while traveling, the September Great Power obtained a secret treasure from beyond the Myriad Domains. It was precisely because of this secret treasure that the September Great Power was able to rise."
This was a rather secretive mystery, one few in the world knew.
Only true major figures or ancient, powerful forces could access such secrets.
Although the September Great Power of the ancient era was extremely powerful, invincible across the Myriad Domains, and had once contended on the Path of the Human Sovereign, shining brilliantly for a time...
Those who truly knew the secret understood that this September Great Power, who shook both ancient and modern times, was in his youth merely a rather ordinary cultivator.
His talent was average, his person ordinary. Although he cultivated diligently, he only truly broke through to the Divine Transformation Realm around four hundred years old, approaching his lifespan limit—a testament to his mediocrity.
Yet, this person, whose talent could not have been more ordinary, after the age of seven hundred, suddenly rose with an unstoppable momentum. He continuously achieved breakthroughs and, within a mere few decades to a century, attained Semi-Sainthood, broke into the Saint Realm, stepped into the Saint Lord level, and became a powerful overlord.
But this was not the end. Within the next three hundred years, he successfully transcended reincarnation, achieved Heavenly King status, and entered the competition for the Human Sovereign, engaging in the most intense rivalry with the geniuses of the Great Era of the Myriad Domains, radiating glory throughout an era.
Finally, although he failed in the contest for the Human Sovereign position, he became a renowned Great Power whose fame shook the myriad realms of the All Heavens.
All of this was because the September Great Power had obtained a secret treasure—the secret of his rise. He had once told others it came from beyond the Myriad Domains.
Precisely because of this, this secret treasure was even more alluring than the true legacy of the September Great Power. It was the main reason even ancient Great Sages were willing to go to any lengths to get involved.
Those ancient Great Sages suspected that this secret treasure might contain an even greater secret. Otherwise, it couldn't have allowed such an ordinary person to ultimately rise, become a peerless Great Power, contend on the Path of the Human Sovereign, and shine brilliantly across the myriad realms of the All Heavens.
Ye Chen suddenly understood. No wonder the Great Powers of the All Heavens were so eager. So that was how it was.
However, he also sensed the severity of the situation. With someone bringing an Immortal Ancient Weapon of Great Power level for conquest, the ensuing battle would likely shatter heaven and earth.
Wangchen understood Ye Chen's concern and smiled at him. "No need to worry. Our Heavenly Gate fears nothing."
Ye Chen realized—how could the Heavenly Gate not have contingencies in place?