Since Grand Elder Saint Yang Gong declared martial law across all worlds within the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, the radiant Great Sun representing the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao has been hanging high in the sky, proclaiming the hegemony of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao to all living beings.
As long as martial law remains in effect, this hegemony will not cease; the radiant Great Sun will forever hang in the sky, never to set.
This is the legendary phenomenon: The Great Sun Never Sets, Radiance Never Ceases; the Might of the Nine Heavens Immortals is Eternal as Heaven and Earth.
However.
There is one world that is an exception.
That world is the Primordial World.
All other worlds have activated their World Laws to form spatial barriers and have also activated their Immortal Dao Laws, allowing the Great Sun to shine upon all under heaven.
Yet the Primordial World remains as before, with the sun and moon alternating as usual; it has neither activated its World Law nor its Immortal Dao Law.
As for the reason, opinions vary.
Everyone in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain knows that the existence of the Primordial World has always been rather special—so special that it is the only world not under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Court's mansions.
Some say the World Origin of the Primordial World has always been governed by World Honored Empress Jun Xuanji; the Immortal Dynasty of this world simply lacks the qualifications to activate the World Law.
Senior figures from the Ancient Era all know that the name Jun Xuanji is not merely that of the World Honored Empress of the Primordial World. She was once the transcendent Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the dread-inspiring Nine Netherworld Saintess, and the Blood Demon who wreaked havoc across the Great Desolation.
Others say the Primordial World is the homeland of Empress of the Natural Order, Yun Nichang; the hegemony of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao simply cannot envelop this world.
The Empress of the Natural Order governs the Natural Order, and legend has it that the Natural Order stands above the Three Thousand Great Daos.
Since this is the homeland of the Empress of the Natural Order, how would the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao dare to impose its hegemony here?
There are also those who say the Primordial World is likewise the homeland of Saintess Empress Suhua; the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao similarly dares not impose its hegemony over this world.
The name of Saintess Empress Suhua is known throughout the Myriad Heavens and Worlds; there is no one who does not know of her.
Let alone the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, even the Three Thousand Great Daos give her face.
The Nine Heavens Immortal Dao dares not refuse the Empress of the Natural Order's face, and likewise dares not refuse Saintess Empress Suhua's face.
Of course.
The great figures who emerged from the Primordial World are not limited to the Blood Demon Jun Xuanji, nor just the Empress of the Natural Order Yun Nichang and Saintess Empress Suhua; there is also Nine Netherworld Emperor Gu Tianlang.
Precisely because the Primordial World is Emperor You Di's homeland, ever since the news of his death and resurrection spread, the Primordial World has been overcrowded.
Under ordinary circumstances, people might still take the time to appreciate the scenery of this world, to visit the places where the Empress of the Natural Order and Saintess Empress once resided or frequented. But now, no one is in the mood for that; they all want to know if Emperor You Di is hiding in this world.
The Primordial World is Emperor You Di's homeland; many legends about him circulate here, along with numerous people and events related to him. But despite all their inquiries, no one has managed to uncover any trace of Emperor You Di's whereabouts.
Asked the Immortal Dynasty? The Immortal Dynasty claimed no knowledge.
Asked the Shangqing Sect? The Shangqing Sect also claimed no knowledge.
Everyone knows that Emperor You Di cultivated at Yunxia Sect in his youth; he might very well be hiding there. Yet Yunxia Sect came forward and also claimed no knowledge.
Since everyone claims ignorance, the crowd can't say much.
Even if they don't believe it in their hearts, that's all they can do, because no one dares to go inside and search.
The Immortal Dynasty goes without saying; no one would be so foolishly bold as to search the Immortal Dynasty for Emperor You Di.
Let alone ordinary people, even high-ranking Immortals wouldn't dare; the lords of other worlds, even the Heavenly Domain Elders who govern the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, likely lack the qualifications to search the Immortal Dynasty of the Primordial World.
For it is said that shortly after the Present-Ancient Era began, the Nine Heavens issued a decree stating that the Immortal Dynasty of the Primordial World is not under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Court's mansions.
In other words, while the Immortal Dynasties of other worlds in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain must obey the commands of the Immortal Court's mansions, the Immortal Dynasty of the Primordial World does not need to.
The Immortal Dynasty of the Primordial World is completely independent, needing only to obey the decrees of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao.
Besides, even if Emperor You Di is hiding in the Primordial World, he couldn't possibly be hiding in the Immortal Dynasty.
As for the Shangqing Sect.
Anyone with a bit of experience almost knows that the Shangqing Sect's background is extremely powerful—so powerful that its influence spans the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, and it even has connections to one of the Nine Heavens, the Shangqing Heaven. There are even rumors that the founding ancestor of the Shangqing Sect is the Old Ancestor of Shangqing Heaven.
Given this, who would dare to search the Shangqing Sect?
The answer is certainly: no one dares.
Although Yunxia Sect doesn't possess the vast, world-spanning influence of the Shangqing Sect, having been established for less than ten thousand years, similarly, no one dares to enter and search it either.
The reason is simple.
When Yunxia Sect was founded, Saintess Empress personally came to offer congratulations. Even the sect stele at the entrance of Yunxia Sect bears characters personally inscribed by Saintess Empress; it is said this stele can suppress all demons and evil spirits.
Rumors say that on that day, the Empress of the Natural Order Yun Nichang also personally came to offer congratulations and bestowed a Seven-Colored Tree of Life. Within Yunxia Sect, vitality is abundant, and the purity of its spiritual energy rivals that of blessed lands and paradises, making others envious.
In other words.
Yunxia Sect is under the protection of both Saintess Empress and the Empress of the Natural Order. In terms of powerful backing, it is not the least bit weaker than the Shangqing Sect.
If even the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao dares not refuse the faces of Saintess Empress and the Empress of the Natural Order, how could others dare to rashly barge into Yunxia Sect to search for Emperor You Di?
Moreover, even if Emperor You Di really is hiding in Yunxia Sect, what could be done about it?
Who would dare to eradicate him?
For a matter this significant, if the Nine Heavens do not step forward, no one else dares to take the lead.
Even those arrogant and unruly prodigies of the Great Daos who came this time hoping to make a name for themselves understand clearly that only by relying on the majesty of the Nine Heavens would they dare to swagger before Emperor You Di. If the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao does not intervene, none of them would dare to act recklessly.
One morning at sunrise.
An event caused a huge uproar in the Primordial World.
For Saint Yang Gong, hailed as the pillar of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, appeared in the Primordial World with a grand procession of Heavenly Domain Elders.
These Heavenly Domain Elders were either Domain Law Enforcers, Immortal Dao Guardians, Domain Judges, or Immortal Dao Arbiters—all big shots holding the power of life and death within the Lingluo Heavenly Domain.
Saint Yang Gong's grand arrival piqued everyone's curiosity. What was he doing here in the Primordial World with such a show of force? Could it be that Saint Yang Gong had come to search for Emperor You Di?
Surely not?
The existence of the Primordial World is so special, with connections either reaching up to the Nine Heavens or involving Saintess Empress and the Empress of the Natural Order, not to mention the terrifying legendary World Honored Empress Jun Xuanji. Does Saint Yang Gong have the guts to come here and conduct a search?
Don't be so sure.
Others might not dare, but Saint Yang Gong is famously impartial and selfless, famously unafraid of powerful authority. To uphold the dignity of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, he fears not even death, naturally unafraid of offending others. As he puts it: 'With a heart full of noble righteousness, I fear neither heaven nor earth.'