In the central region of the Ancient World, there was a pitch-black starry sky.
Surrounded by thousands of stars, large and small, each with different laws, complex and mysterious.
A flash of green light suddenly appeared and then exploded.
A storm arose instantly, sweeping across every corner of the Ancient World, causing the souls of all Heaven’s Pride to tremble, drawing them in.
In the cold and silent depths of the starry sky, that point of light scattered into countless rays of starlight, dispelling the darkness within a million miles, creating a mystical void domain.
Some black-gold fragments floated in the starry sky, with many intricate and mysterious law patterns engraved on them, occasionally flickering with a faint glow.
Upon closer inspection, there were three fragments, pieced together resembling the shape of a pot.
The black-gold ancient pot with four sides and four ears, each fragment exuded a power far surpassing the sacred artifacts and divine weapons of the mortal world.
Many people gathered here, vaguely seeing these fragments in the mystical void, feeling inexplicably awed and reverent.
“What is that?”
Someone voiced a question.
No one could answer, their faces all showing confusion.
Some Heaven’s Pride wanted to rush into the barrier of the mystical void to investigate the fragments up close, hoping to obtain them.
“Boom…”
Who knew that as soon as these Heaven’s Pride approached the void barrier, they were repelled by a powerful force.
This unknown terrifying power made everyone lose any thought of resistance. They had no doubt that if they forced their way in, they would be killed instantly by the barrier’s power.
A few days later, Chen Qingyuan and his companions arrived here without stopping.
Looking around, there were thousands of people in this starry sky, and many more Heaven’s Pride were coming from all directions, afraid of missing any great fortune.
With a casual glance, Chen Qingyuan could see many evildoers.
In the southwest direction, a scholarly man in a green robe, seemingly weak and scholarly.
He was the most terrifying evildoer of the Confucian Sect, who entered the Dao through reading, directly surpassing the Six Realms of the Physical Body, and was now a powerful figure in the Divine Transformation Realm, a leader among the Heaven’s Pride of the current generation.
“The Dao here is supremely mysterious, beyond our comprehension.”
His name was Lu Nanxian, the leader of the younger generation of the Confucian Sect.
In the northwest direction, there were hundreds of Heaven’s Pride from the Heavenly Mansion Mountain Villa.
The leader, seven feet tall, wore a light white brocade robe, handsome and majestic.
“The change in the laws has alarmed all parts of this world. The weapon fragments inside must be extraordinary.”
His name was Ximen Jin, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Mansion Mountain Villa.
In the southeast direction, the Holy Son of Penglai Manor, Li Shangqing, occupied a spot, with fellow Heaven’s Pride behind him.
Nearby, in a cold starry sky, stood a man considered mad by the common people, Su Xingyun.
“I heard that a few months ago, Su Xingyun had another conflict with the Holy Son of Penglai, and they fought to a draw. However, Su Xingyun always had the upper hand, causing the Holy Son to lose face.”
Many people glanced at the position of Penglai Manor, whispering.
In the Imperial Province, only the Holy Son of Penglai felt aggrieved, having such a rebellious member among the younger generation. What was more infuriating was that he couldn’t do anything about Su Xingyun.
In the past, the high council of Penglai Manor actually considered Su Xingyun the best candidate for the new Holy Son. Unfortunately, due to Su Xingyun’s madness, they had to pass him over.
After all, no one wanted a madman to lead the younger generation of Penglai Manor. If that happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“The Sword Disciple of Dongli is here too.”
Soon, a flash of sword energy appeared, and Jiang Xun of the Dongli Sword Sect showed up.
Besides the Heaven’s Pride of the thirty-six sects of the Imperial Province, evildoers from the Western Border and the Southern Region also appeared.
“Can you tell where this thing came from?”
Zhangsun Fengye squinted his eyes, observing for a long time without any clue.
Chen Qingyuan and the others said nothing, gently shaking their heads.
The black-gold ancient pot was divided into three pieces, ancient laws spread all over it, floating in this mystical void, making everyone watch from a distance.
“That is…” Wu Junyan noticed some movement in the ancient Dao scripture within his Xumi Ring, and thought to himself, “Could it be related to the Ancient Emperor Taiwei from a million years ago?”
The Dao scripture was left by Emperor Taiwei, and now it suddenly had a slight change, most likely related to the ancient weapon fragments within the void barrier.
Perhaps, it was once the weapon of the Ancient Emperor Taiwei.
Every ten thousand years, the Hundred Veins Banquet would open once, and such a situation had never occurred before. Whether it was the ancient hall of Quasi-Emperor Qiyou, the nine-story ancient temple of the headless ancient monk, or the Dao scripture of the Ancient Emperor Taiwei.
This era was different from the past.
The old fellows outside didn’t know the specific situation inside the Ancient World, otherwise, they would have been unable to sit still.
If some old antiques who had read many ancient books were here, they could surely deduce what the weapon fragments within the void barrier represented.
They would be excited, driven mad, willing to pay any price to fight for it, including their lives.
Fragments of an Emperor’s weapon!
Even a piece as small as a fingernail was more valuable than top-tier sacred artifacts, immeasurable by Spirit Stones.
Because Emperor’s weapons were engraved with Emperor patterns, understanding even a bit of it would benefit one for life.
In today’s era, finding even a fragment of an Emperor pattern was almost impossible. People didn’t even know what a Great Emperor was, only knowing that the Great Vehicle was the peak.
Little did they know, above that was the divine bridge.
Crossing the nine realms of the divine bridge, one could reach the other shore, bear the destiny of a lifetime, and attain the position of a Great Emperor.
This path was perilous even a million years ago, let alone today when the path of the divine bridge was broken.
“Old Wu, have you guessed something?”
Chen Qingyuan noticed the change in Wu Junyan’s expression, took a step forward, and asked through sound transmission.
“I think the thing inside might be the weapon of the Ancient Emperor Taiwei.”
Wu Junyan pondered for a moment, then answered Chen Qingyuan’s question through sound transmission with a bit of reverence, sharing his thoughts.
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Chen Qingyuan was shocked.
His expression changed, his eyes flickering with indescribable brilliance.
Zhangsun Fengye and the others noticed this, and just as they were about to ask, the void began to change again.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a thunderbolt exploded in the center of the void barrier.
A terrifying storm rose, breaking through the barrier, scattering all the Heaven’s Pride around.
Chen Qingyuan and the others couldn’t avoid this disaster, their bodies uncontrollably flying backward, stabilizing only after thousands of miles.
As the storm passed, a blurry image began to appear within the void barrier.
A blinding light made everyone squint their eyes.
Then, a figure appeared deep within the barrier.
Dressed in a purple-gold robe, wearing a crown, stepping on black boots, with a belt made of black stone around his waist, his sleeves lined with dark gold spiritual threads, and the hem of his robe inlaid with extremely precious jade, flat and lightweight, luxurious and valuable, elevating the status of the purple-gold imperial robe several times.
This person was nine feet tall, with a straight waist, hands gently hanging by his sides, as if he held all things in the world in his palm, the sun, moon, and stars moving at his command.
This blurry figure, after countless years, had little law power left.
Even so, a trace of his pressure still shocked everyone present.
Whether it was reverence or fear.
All the Heaven’s Pride present bowed down and saluted.
Who was he?
In everyone’s mind, they temporarily forgot everything else, with only this one question.