This incident caused a sensation throughout the human Domain.
Everyone knew this must be the emergence of an extraordinary secret treasure, appearing in the Abyssal Valley—one of the five Forbidden Zones of Life, renowned alongside the Myriad Demons Ancient Domain and filled with danger.
Even those as powerful as Saints who entered would find the odds stacked against them. Throughout the ages, countless lives had been lost there.
The reason the human race of the Gu Lan Continent, despite its strength, had only developed about thirty percent of its territory was largely due to these Forbidden Zones of Life. Located on the periphery of the human Domain, they blocked further expansion.
Now, with the emergence of an extraordinary Great Dao secret treasure, it naturally drew the world's attention.
However, the powerhouses from the Myriad Domains were even more excited, for they truly understood that this so-called secret treasure was none other than the long-lost origin core of the alien race Great Sage.
After vanishing without a trace for a full half-year, this clump of alien Great Sage origin had finally appeared before the world.
No one expected it to have fled into the Abyssal Valley, one of the five Forbidden Zones of Life.
Even Ye Chen felt a flicker of excitement. After entering this heaven and earth, despite possessing a portion of the alien Great Sage origin, this world seemed to possess a natural, immense suppression against alien origin. Even he couldn't extract it to track or search for its aura.
Now that the alien Great Sage origin had actively appeared, there was no need to expend effort searching for it.
Almost that very day, countless powerhouses headed for the Abyssal Valley, even though it was a Forbidden Zone of Life that made people pale at the mention. The Gu Lan Holy Church, and even the three immortal powers—the Ancient Kingdom and the Lan Kingdom—dispatched powerhouses there. They all understood the importance of this origin core.
Naturally, the powerhouses from the myriad realms were even more so, each leaving the human Domain and heading for the Abyssal Valley.
The Abyssal Valley, along with the Myriad Demons Ancient Domain and the other four great regions, were collectively known as the five Forbidden Zones of Life of the Gu Lan Continent. It was filled with danger—not just an empty saying, but possessing truly terrifying aspects.
Throughout the ages, no one knew how many cultivators, including one powerful Saint after another, had entered this Forbidden Zone of Life only to vanish completely from the mortal world, their true whereabouts unknown.
The world only knew that within the Abyssal Valley lay vast, terrifying, bottomless chasms, dark and profound, as if devouring everything in the world.
Even a terrifying force like the Gu Lan Holy Church regarded the Abyssal Valley with deep taboo, let alone others.
The Abyssal Valley, one of the five Forbidden Zones of Life on the Gu Lan Continent, covered an incredibly vast area of over ten million li in radius, famed for the countless dark, profound chasms scattered throughout.
However, deep within, there were also dark valleys, dark mountain ranges, and even terrifying battlefields from ancient times.
Legend had it that in the distant, unreachable ancient era, an earth-shattering Divine War had occurred right here, affecting the entire Gu Lan Continent.
The formation of the Abyssal Valley was not merely a natural occurrence; that Divine War was a primary reason.
Powerhouses from both the Gu Lan Continent and the myriad realms charged into this mysterious Abyssal Valley, pursuing the trail of the alien Great Sage origin.
Naturally, the powerhouses from the two realms couldn't mingle. They stood facing each other from a distance. Though filled with hatred, they understood the dangers of the Abyssal Valley and thus temporarily set aside combat.
They had tracked its true direction. A powerful Demi-Saint even discovered traces deep within and pursued swiftly.
However, the alien Great Sage origin was incredibly elusive. Here, it seemed as if it had developed genuine sentience, plunging completely into a chasm and disappearing directly.
That Demi-Saint followed it in, but soon after, he too vanished completely, never to appear again. This caused a great sensation, making people pale with fear.
The Abyssal Valley was indeed profoundly mysterious.
Ye Chen stood together with the Heavenly Gate Saints, advancing cautiously alongside the other Myriad Domains powerhouses while searching for the alien Great Sage origin.
Here, however, he distinctly felt the True King divine crown left by the September Great Power within his brow trembling and humming, resonating with an unusual aura.
This made Ye Chen grow even more cautious, his eyes flickering. Could it be that the September Great Power's legacy was not within the Gu Lan Holy Church, but in this mysterious Abyssal Valley where a Divine War had occurred?
Whoosh—
Suddenly, terrifying, dark, Yin-cold gales howled forth from the bottomless chasms within the Abyssal Valley, causing the void to tremble and crack—a fearsome, astonishing sight.
"These are the Yin Malevolent Gales of the Abyssal Valley. They can directly freeze and shatter the Primordial Spirit of a Divine Transformation cultivator. Be careful," a Holy Elder of the Gu Lan Holy Church spoke, warning the other Gu Lan Continent powerhouses to take precautions.
Finally, they discovered the alien Great Sage origin had appeared again, rushing toward the innermost area before vanishing.
This caused the Gu Lan Continent powerhouses to change color, for that area was where the earth-shattering Divine War had occurred—a place of great malevolence, a Forbidden Zone of Life from which, throughout the ages, none had ever returned.
Moreover, legend spoke of remnant souls that never perished, forever wandering the battlefield, filled with malevolence—a place of Yin.
The alien Great Sage origin, possessing Yin-cold attributes, instinctively favored this place and entered it.
However, the Heavenly God had decreed that this secret treasure must be obtained. Thus, the Holy Elders, disregarding the dangers, wielded a secret treasure bestowed by the Heavenly God. They actually constructed a magnificent Five-Colored Divine Bridge, broad and imposing, spanning the countless chasms in the outer reaches of the Abyssal Valley for tens of thousands of li, leading directly to the interior.
Under the Holy Elders' leadership, the Gu Lan Continent powerhouses charged across it.
Although the Myriad Domains powerhouses lacked a divine bridge, they hailed from major powers—how could their methods be ordinary? One by one, they soared into the sky, also crossing the outer reaches of the Abyssal Valley and entering the interior.
The powerhouses pursued relentlessly, swiftly entering the vast battlefield where the Divine War had occurred in the past. One could see how terrifying that ancient battlefield had been. Even now, this battlefield remained desolate. The vast mountains and rivers spanning a million li in area were stained a dark red with blood that never dissipated.
Furthermore, the earth still bore many terrifying remnants of that ancient Divine War: chasms tens of thousands of zhang deep spanning heaven and earth, along with numerous weapons like war vessels, war chariots, and broken Dao weapons, long since decayed.
There were also massive skeletal remains, the divine nature within them completely drained, lying scattered across the earth—an utterly terrifying sight.
All of this vividly displayed the horrific scene of that ancient Divine War, capable of being projected through the long river of time.