"This is a brand new era! We will abandon the seclusion and let the disciples go out to seek opportunities and temper themselves through life and death!"

Wan Linmo made his decision.

Ma Liang, Wang Congjie, and the other Saint Sons of the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land had also suffered a disastrous drop in their Realms, but they had taken Wan Linmo’s words to heart.

The world had changed dramatically. Although the Realms of the Saint Sons and Saintesses, who had once been blessed with opportunity and Qi Fortune, had fallen, their underlying fortune was not poor. After all, they were the peerless talents from Sword Ancestor Star, chosen from hundreds of millions. How could they truly be so bad?

This was the case for the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land, and it was much the same for the Space-Time Ancestral Land, Jiuli Sacred Land, Returning Butterfly Sacred Land, Wind and Fire Sacred Land, Immortal Sacred Land, Elemental Magnetic Ancestral Land, the Celestial Blood Ancient Clan, and other such places.

In the end, the Elders who had originally planned to seal their lands to weather the calamity emerged one after another, no longer content with Hibernation. They would now vie for their share of opportunities.

...

At the Celestial Secret Divine Land, after realizing the changes in the world had far exceeded their expectations, the plan to seal the land was halted.

The Celestial Secret God Master told Ouyang Ruoxue and all the others the complete truth.

Afterward, Xu Hanyan, as an Illusion Mist Divine Beast, joined the Celestial Secret Divine Land.

Then, Ouyang Ruoxue, Ye Shuiyan, and Wang Yufei also joined the Celestial Secret Divine Land.

Xu Hanyan’s strength had been low, but after the great change in the world, her Illusion Mist Divine Beast bloodline awakened. She stepped into the Sword Spirit First Heaven Realm in a single bound, putting her on equal footing with the various Saint Sons and Saintesses.

Ouyang Ruoxue’s Realm, on the other hand, remained at the Sword Void First Transformation Realm. Her strength made her the first among all the disciples to step into the Void Realm, securing her a true position as a Saintess.

Ye Shuiyan and Wang Yufei’s Realms remained at the First Heaven of Sword Soul Realm. Their levels didn’t fluctuate much, as the impact on them was relatively small because they had not yet stepped into the Void Realm.

Que De and Wan Jimie’s Realms both plummeted to the One Path Sword Ancestor Realm, and their cultivation was left with many flaws.

Comparatively, Wan Jimie, who had received a complete inheritance, was in a much better state than Que De—a fact greatly related to Ye Tianling’s teachings.

As for Wan Xuegui and Que Xinyan, they were left at the mere Sword Spirit First Heaven Realm, their Realms having also dropped drastically.

They were now on equal footing with the average Saint Son and Saintess.

"To be able to experience the dawning of a Venerable Era again in my lifetime... it’s truly something to look forward to. A brand new era, but also a cruel one filled with blood and slaughter. The various powers will be completely reshuffled. What we must do is defend the Celestial Secret Divine Land and not let anyone take it from us."

The Celestial Secret God Master sighed with emotion.

"We won’t be returning to the Fang Family for now. We’ll stay and guard the Divine Land."

Wan Jimie and Que De exchanged a look and spoke in a solemn tone.

"In this new world, those Ancient Lands and Secret Realms are probably full of treasures! Let’s master the skills our Master taught us and go for a few big scores!"

A sharp glint flashed in Que Xinyan’s eyes.

"My thoughts exactly! So many Cultivation Techniques are clearly useless now, but the Dao passed down by our Master is still viciously invincible!"

Wan Xuegui was incredibly excited.

"SMACK—"

Que De and Wan Jimie directly smacked Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui, nearly knocking the two to their knees.

"All you think about is stealing treasure? Why not take this opportunity to raise your Realms?"

Wan Jimie scolded.

"That’s right! And even if you are going to steal treasure, if you find a place, you can’t leave your two masters out!"

Que De added, his beard twitching wildly.

At this moment, Ouyang Ruoxue’s gaze was exceptionally resolute. "Celestial Secret God Master, after I have studied the Celestial Secret Dao, I plan to leave the mountain to find my husband. Since you said he left via a Teleportation Ancient Array, he must still be in this World. I will search to the ends of the earth. I must find him and wander the world with him."

"I also want to go out and participate in the clash of geniuses in this Venerable Era! I want to build a name for our Master, the Celestial Secret Divine Son!"

Ancient Fairy’s voice was also exceptionally firm. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

She had learned the Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao.

And this Dao was currently the only complete one she possessed. The many other Killing Daos she had learned had become completely useless in this new world, like chicken ribs.

"Yufei and I will stay in the Celestial Secret Divine Land. This Divine Land probably has no shortage of opportunities either; otherwise, the Alien Race wouldn’t want to invade it. We will cultivate diligently and strive to rise up, so we are no longer a burden!"

Ye Shuiyan and Wang Yufei had made their decision, their wills becoming just as firm.

"I will also stay. I need to first get used to this powerful Battle Power... and figure out how to use it."

Xu Hanyan said weakly, feeling very embarrassed.

Everyone else had suffered a calamity, yet she had been blessed with a heaven-sent opportunity, her strength soaring. This made her feel quite anxious. She possessed powerful and unmatched strength but had no idea how to unleash it.

"Good. I agree to all of your requests—but you must remember, survival is paramount. If one day he returns and you are no longer here, how would you have him face that?"

The Celestial Secret God Master did not stop them.

...

「Ancestral Dragon Abyss.」

"CHHSS CHHSS CHHSS—"

A terrifying aura of the Dao’s rhythm descended from the heavens.

After Ye Tianxi gathered this aura, she completed her Nirvana within the Nirvana Flame, and her Realm began its own nirvana.

One transformation after another.

The Nirvana Nine Transformations Cultivation Technique became purer, more in harmony with the Celestial Dao.

"BOOM—"

Her Realm of Sword Void Nine Transformations continuously fell.

However, her Bloodline Power, Realm, temperament, and comprehension all underwent an incredibly terrifying improvement!

Her Nine Transformations of Sword Void Realm only fell to the Sword Void First Transformation Realm before it stopped dropping.

Instead, at this Realm, she directly achieved Harmonization Dao—Celestial Harmony Dao!

’I’m the first... the first person to achieve Celestial Harmony Dao! Good! This is wonderful!’

’No... Why is this will that’s in harmony with the Celestial Dao so weak? This isn’t the first! Who was first? Who stole my number one spot?! Damn it! I was the one who reported Ye Tianling to the Celestial Dao, performed the Nirvana Sacrifice to Heaven, and allowed the world to return to its orthodox state and all things to be revived! Why am I not the first peerless genius to achieve Celestial Harmony Dao?! Why am I not the Celestial Mandate Divine Son?!’

Ye Tianxi roared again and again.

But, in the end, she was not the first.

Even so, she was the first person to step into the true Void Realm and grasp its Profound Meaning. In this brand new world, the first peerless existence had appeared.

Her Sword Void First Transformation Realm, in this new plane, this world of the Soul Burial Domain, became a complete Realm, its flaws transformed. Even the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden technique branded upon her was forcibly shattered by the Celestial Dao Power, its shackles annihilated.

A long time later, Ye Tianxi calmed down.

’A new world, Battle Power close to four... I suppose that makes me a Profounder Level genius. The road is long and my journey is far... ’

Ye Tianxi grew quiet, her Nirvana transformation complete.

The complete Nirvana Nine Transformations Cultivation Technique had allowed her to thoroughly transform her mind, Soul, and even her Realm.

She was left with no flaws in her Realm. The injuries on her body and the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden technique had been completely broken and healed by the Celestial Dao Rule Power.

Now, she was in no way inferior, even when compared to the ancient geniuses born in the Ancient Era.

’The new era begins from the Void Realm—I was the first to achieve Stepping into the Void. In the future, this World will have a place for me!’

’If I can kill the one who was first to achieve Celestial Harmony Dao, I... will truly become a peerless Empress.’

A boundless ambition was born in Ye Tianxi’s heart.