Heavenly Net Continent, Northern Region, Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory was merely a remote corner of the Northern Region.
Within the vast Northern Region, it occupied only an inconspicuous tenth or two of its territory.
Yet even such a small place was caught in a chaotic situation where countless powers vied for dominance.
Here stood many forces, including the Divine Pavilion, Underworld Palace, Myriad Saint Mountain, Profound Heaven Hall, Demon Gate, Great Luo Heaven Domain, and more.
A Lower Earth Sovereign was already enough to rule supreme here.
With Heavenly Sovereigns being so rare, Earth Sovereigns were already the greatest beings ordinary people could ever encounter.
Wei Yang and Xiao Yan had been in the Great Thousand World for over four years, yet during their year-plus of travels, they had not encountered even a single Heavenly Sovereign.
Northern Territory, within a remote and nameless mountain range.
Inside a Small Valley where the spiritual energy concentration was barely acceptable.
It was just as the morning sun rose.
Endless pale golden dawnlight spilled from the horizon, spreading across the land.
Atop stone peaks, Wei Yang and Xiao Yan each sat cross-legged upon a massive boulder.
Facing the morning glow, medicinal herbs floated around them in circles.
For the past few days, they had remained here, studying the properties of the herbs.
Yes, after more than four years in the Great Thousand World, they were preparing to return to their old profession: alchemy.
The spiritual energy required to break through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm was unimaginably vast and terrifying. Even some smaller continents might not be able to provide enough.
One could well imagine it.
Thus, before formally attempting their breakthrough into the Heavenly Sovereign realm, they intended to refine some pills to assist them.
Alchemy was their specialty—their old craft.
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