Chaos Qi flowed through the Perfect Grand Cycle until it was completely absorbed. Only then did every cycle fully transform into primordial chaos.

That transformation lasted ten years.

By the time Caelum completed the Primordial Chaos stage of the Worldbreaker Physique Art, his cultivation had advanced significantly.

[Cultivation Increased]

[Realm: Transcendent Layer 36]

With a gesture, Caelum recalled Bladeleaf.

The tiny leaf became a streak of light and disappeared into the sleeve of his robe.

Clink.

The withered old man shifted, causing the bronze chains wrapped around him to rattle.

Hatred blazed in his eyes as he stared at Caelum.

"Worldbreaker Divine Physique! As long as the Eternal Forbidden Lands endure, we will return one day. The blood debt of the Primordial Age will be settled with your lineage eventually!"

A crude attempt at provocation.

The old man simply wanted to lure him into entering the Infinite Realms and attacking the Eternal Forbidden Lands.

Caelum knew his limits.

Going to the Infinite Realms now would be no different from seeking death.

The Primordial Kings were one problem.

The Imperial Calamity was another.

Caelum said nothing. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Before leaving, he casually punched the old man once more, sending him into another fit of furious rage.

Ever since Caelum’s battle against the projected shadows of the Primordial Kings ten years earlier, the entire Celestial Arc Realm had been thrown into turmoil.

The battle had simply been too shocking.

Especially that sword strike that severed the galaxy.

Even now, cultivators across the realm could still look into the heavens and clearly see the celestial river split in two.

The sight remained terrifying.

Such power was far beyond what any Immortal Realm cultivator should possess.

Combined with the appearance of the Immortal Tribulation that day, many people had already reached the same conclusion.

The Divine Firmament Heir was the immortal who had ascended.

Yet one mystery remained.

No one understood who those terrifying figures within the forbidden land had been.

What sort of beings could battle the Divine Firmament Heir like that?

Could there really be so many immortals hidden within the Celestial Arc Realm?

Regardless, after that earthshaking battle, the Divine Firmament Heir’s identity as an immortal became accepted fact.

His clash against the forbidden land’s mysterious entities was widely regarded as his final battle before Ascension.

In a single step, he became the strongest immortal the Celestial Arc Realm had seen in nearly one hundred thousand years.

No one had ever heard of a newly ascended immortal fighting multiple immortals at once.

Much less overwhelming them.

Everyone who had witnessed the battle knew exactly what had happened.

The Divine Firmament Heir had nearly overturned the entire forbidden land by himself.

One man against countless forbidden beings.

Peerless and unmatched beneath heaven.

Ten years passed.

The entire Celestial Arc Realm believed Caelum had already Ascended to the Immortal Realm.

After all, anyone who survived the Immortal Tribulation could not remain in a lower world for long.

That had been common knowledge for ages.

Besides, if he had Ascended within the forbidden land, even the realm’s Immortal Realm experts would have had no way of sensing his departure.

Only Skyspire Order knew the truth.

Their Heir Apparent had never become an immortal.

How could he Ascend?

Within Skyspire Order.

Many new disciples had appeared throughout the secret realm in recent years.

The reason was simple.

Skyspire Order had become the first sect of the new era to produce an immortal.

Combined with its status as one of the great powers of the realm, its prestige had reached unprecedented heights.

A newly admitted disciple entered the secret realm and gazed across the vast mountains and rivers.

His face filled with awe.

"So this is the true home of Skyspire Order!"

Another disciple excitedly asked,

"Where is the Divine Firmament Heir’s cultivation residence?"

The senior disciple leading them pointed toward Skyreach Monastery.

Pride filled his voice.

"If you cultivate diligently and distinguish yourselves, one day you’ll be qualified to train near Skyreach Monastery and see the place where the Heir Apparent cultivated."

The younger disciples immediately felt their blood boil.

That was the cultivation ground of the only immortal in the world!

From the moment he stepped onto the path of cultivation to the day he became an immortal, the Divine Firmament Heir had needed little more than a decade.

Such speed was unprecedented throughout history.

He had already become a living legend of the Celestial Arc Realm.

Countless cultivators admired and worshipped him.

Many regarded him as the ultimate goal of the cultivation path.

"One day, I’ll be like the Heir Apparent and enter a forbidden land to challenge those forbidden beings myself!"

The senior disciple laughed heartily.

"We cultivators should set our sights on the heavens!"

At that moment, a streak of divine light crossed the sky above the secret realm.

Skyreach Monastery.

The attendant remained as diligent as ever.

Whenever he wasn’t cultivating, he carefully tended Caelum’s flowers and plants, never neglecting them for a day.

After completing his daily cultivation session, he stepped outside.

Then he froze.

Caelum was standing beside the pond.

The attendant’s face immediately lit up with joy.

"Heir Apparent! You’re back!"

"Mm."

Caelum examined a green lotus growing within the pond.

The lotus had become exceptionally vibrant and spiritual.

The moment it noticed him, it swayed happily from side to side.

Caelum smiled.

A drop of Primal Essence fell from his fingertip onto the lotus.

"Has Wyatt returned to the sect?"

The attendant shook his head.

"I haven’t seen him."

Ever since Caelum had launched Wyatt away with a single palm strike all those years ago, he had vanished without a trace.

No one knew where he had gone.

A short while later, Master Heavensreach arrived with booming laughter.

Relief was evident on his face.

"Seeing you return safely puts my mind at ease. If you hadn’t shown yourself soon, I would’ve started worrying that something happened to you inside that forbidden land."

Caelum nodded.

"Fortunately, nothing went wrong."

Master Heavensreach’s expression grew serious.

"Disciple, what exactly exists within that forbidden land? What kind of beings could fight you so fiercely?"

Caelum simply pointed upward.

"Beyond immortals."

Master Heavensreach’s eyes widened in shock.

After returning to Skyspire Order, Caelum resumed the same leisurely life he had always enjoyed.

Most days were spent fishing or tending flowers and plants.

Meanwhile, his cultivation advanced on its own.

Life was wonderfully comfortable.

Within his body, every cycle of the Perfect Grand Cycle remained filled with primordial chaos.

Then one day, a torrential storm descended upon Skyreach Monastery.

As thunder exploded across the heavens—

Boom!

It was as though the lightning had struck directly into the primordial chaos within one of his hidden vault cycles.

That cycle suddenly underwent a dramatic transformation.

The vision of creation itself unfolded within it.

Light flashed in Caelum’s eyes.

His consciousness immediately descended into that cycle.

Clear qi rose and became the heavens.

Turbid qi sank and became the earth.

From that moment onward, the hidden vault cycle transformed into a true world.

Caelum’s aura surged higher and higher.

Yet he kept every bit of it contained around his body.

Yin and Yang flowed around him.

The phenomenon was terrifying.

It resembled the birth of heaven and earth itself.

A short time later, the vision faded.

Everything returned to normal.

Caelum opened his eyes.

They shone with extraordinary brilliance.

Lightning flickered deep within them.

Yin Yang and the Five Elements revolved endlessly.

A single hidden vault world already contained power comparable to that of an entire lesser world.

At this point, Caelum’s strength had surpassed immortals by a vast margin.

If he unleashed his full power, shattering the Celestial Arc Realm itself would not be difficult.

Three hundred and sixty hidden vault cycles.

In other words, three hundred and sixty hidden vault worlds.

Three hundred and sixty worlds’ worth of power gathered within a single body.

Rain poured from the heavens.

Thunder flashed across the sky.

Meanwhile, Caelum sat beside the pond, fishing leisurely.

His mood had never been better.