The Holy City was the undisputed number one sacred city within the human domain of the Gu Lan Continent.
Not only was it established by the Gu Lan Holy Church, boasting a hundred-thousand-year ancient history, but the scale of the Holy City was also incomparably vast, covering an area of tens of thousands of li, incredibly magnificent and enormous. It gathered tens of millions of people, and also saw the appearance of living beings from various different races such as the Centaur race, Wolf race, and Blood Tiger race.
Although they were not as powerful as the human race, they all believed in the Gu Lan Holy Church, hence they were qualified to appear within the Holy City to worship the Heavenly God.
Ye Chen, having altered the heavens and changed everything, transformed his aura from its origin to his appearance, appearing handsome and extraordinary, taking on the guise of a young prodigy from the Gu Lan Continent, and entered the Holy City to search for relevant intelligence.
Even Ye Chen, who had witnessed great scenes, had to admit that the scale of the Holy City was extraordinary, especially at its center where stood the most magnificent and towering mountain—the Heavenly God Mountain, soaring into the clouds, not much inferior to the Heavenly Gate's Capital Peak.
This was the founding site of the Gu Lan Holy Church. One could see clusters of tall, grand halls standing on the Heavenly God Mountain, and even more majestic celestial palaces floating amidst the clouds, with divine islands appearing—everything seemed so extraordinary.
It was said that the Gu Lan Holy Church's Heavenly God resided upon it, appearing aloof and untouchable, overlooking the vast world, standing alone as supreme.
Along the way, one could see many devout believers performing the three bows and nine kowtows to worship the Heavenly God Mountain. There were even some truly powerful cultivators who, at this moment, were like the most devout followers, making offerings and paying homage.
No one cast strange glances; all looked upon the Heavenly God Mountain with reverence.
From this, one could see how high the status of the Gu Lan Holy Church was for the people of the Gu Lan Continent.
Moreover, within the Holy City, strands of supremely powerful blood energy manifested. It could be said that experts were as numerous as clouds, a place where tigers crouched and dragons hid—absolutely a dragon's pool and tiger's den, quite dangerous.
The more it was like this, the more Ye Chen could feel the terrifying aspect of the Gu Lan Holy Church. He even suspected that the Gu Lan Holy Church might not be inferior to a true supreme Sacred Land, only lacking the presence of an ancient Great Sage.
But even without an ancient Great Sage, he felt that the Gu Lan Holy Church still had sufficient confidence, perhaps unafraid even when facing an ancient Great Sage.
Having studied Faith Power and harboring a portion of it within his body, Ye Chen's sensitivity to Faith Power was also keen.
He could even sense that above the Holy City, located at the Heavenly God Mountain, there was always an immensely colossal and terrifying Faith Power faintly discernible, permeating a vast and majestic heavenly might, terrifying beyond imagination.
This was the Faith Power collected by the Gu Lan Holy Church over a hundred thousand years, its terror long since reaching an unknown degree.
This was the true foundation of the Gu Lan Holy Church. Possessing such terrifying Faith Power, it could intimidate all enemies in the world.
Even a Heavenly King would likely be submerged and find it difficult to resist when facing this colossal Faith Power.
Ye Chen quietly disguised himself as a young prodigy, constantly gathering various pieces of intelligence within the city, learning about the Gu Lan Holy Church, and even wanting to enter the Gu Lan Holy Church to understand it further.
Moreover, after arriving at the Holy City, Ye Chen could feel the True King Divine Crown within his glabella beginning to glow and grow warm, producing a subtle resonance.
It was almost certain that the legacy of the September Great Power was very likely truly within the Gu Lan Holy Church.
However, the Gu Lan Holy Church was not a place that just anyone could enter as they wished. Its defenses were extremely strict, especially now after learning that Myriad Domains powerhouses had infiltrated the Gu Lan Continent.
Within the Holy Sect, aside from the eighteen Holy Elders out on campaigns, there were another eighteen Holy Elders stationed, along with countless other powerhouses stationed there.
Even that Heavenly God existed. Although Ye Chen was powerful, he was not strong enough to force his way in; it was filled with danger.
Furthermore, Ye Chen understood that there must be other powerhouses who had already infiltrated the Holy City, probably also intending to sneak into the Holy Sect.
Someone had already been discovered—a rather powerful Saint, standing above the fourth level of the Saint Treasury Realm, not far from being a true overlord figure, and could be called an Ancient Saint.
But it was precisely this Ancient Saint who was discovered, alarming the law enforcers within the Holy Sect, leading to a fierce battle that stirred the Holy Elders within the Holy Sect to appear.
In the end, three Holy Elders emerged together, directly killing that Ancient Saint, his blood splattering across the sky, and his head was hung on the Holy City's great gate as a warning to the world.
From then on, the Holy Sect's defenses became even stricter, making it even more difficult to enter.
However, Ye Chen had always been very patient. Moreover, the heaven and earth spiritual energy within the Holy City was exceptionally dense. Ye Chen treated all of this as temporary cultivation.
In this manner, three months passed in the blink of an eye.
After three months of sweeping operations, a considerable portion of the Myriad Domains powerhouses were discovered, and some were suppressed and killed, including true Saints. Naturally, the Gu Lan Holy Church also paid a considerable price for this, losing three Holy Elders, causing a significant impact.
But from then on, the Myriad Domains powerhouses became even more elusive. Even the Holy Church and the two immortal empires found it difficult to discover their traces.
This remained a regret.
Unknowingly, Ye Chen had already waited within the Holy City for half a year. He discovered that soon, a once-in-a-decade Pilgrimage Day would be held, the most prosperous festival within the human domain of the Gu Lan Continent.
At that time, countless powerhouses from across the continent would come to worship the Heavenly God. Moreover, on this day, there would be special activities—a selection competition for the younger generation.
The Gu Lan Holy Church would select the ten most outstanding young talents from within the human domain, allowing them to enter the Heavenly God Mountain to receive an extraordinary baptism. This could remove the various shackles on their bodies, making their cultivation smoother and more effortless.
Therefore, this was an opportunity, a chance to infiltrate the Gu Lan Holy Church. Ye Chen silently awaited this day.
However, plans could not keep up with changes. Before the Pilgrimage Day officially began, one day, the entire Gu Lan Continent suddenly shook, drawing the attention of the world.
Because within the Abyssal Valley, one of the five Forbidden Zones of Life on the Gu Lan Continent, occasional powerhouses who approached had seen from dozens to a hundred li away, in the periphery, a mass of evil dawn light floating there, absorbing the essence of the Great Dao from the heavens. It had almost completely devoured the Great Dao essence within a hundred-thousand-li radius.
Moreover, the Abyssal Valley was heavy with Yin-cold energy, but it was all being devoured by this mysterious dawn light, appearing particularly bizarre, as if some alien creature was cultivating within. However, one could sense that it contained an exceptionally terrifying supreme energy.