Northern Plains, Six Paths Sect.
Inside the Black Demon Palace.
A one-armed Youth in Green Robes sat upon the Six Paths Throne, one hand resting on his sword hilt. Behind him, the phantoms of the Six Paths of Reincarnation rose and fell, casting light over his tranquil face as no one knew what he was thinking.
The great hall was silent.
True Lord Qingyun, True Lord Great Love, True Lord Xueyun, True Monarch Lieyang, Mu Tianxue, and more than six hundred others—each a hero of their region, each a Nascent Soul True Lord—bowed respectfully. Their gazes did not dare brush even slightly against the throne, as though they faced a heavenly god.
Just a short while ago!
Ascenders had appeared in this world!
They had ascended to the upper realm!
This was the ultimate dream and final yearning of countless generations of immortal cultivators. Today, they had witnessed it with their own eyes; it had truly appeared before them!
How could this not leave these Nascent Soul True Lords wildly excited?
Their souls churned violently, with no sign of calming even now.
Who were those three ascenders?
One was Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch, the invincible figure of this world from roughly ten thousand years ago and the founder of the Northern Plains Families!
One was the Divine Path Sword Lord of the Eastern Sea!
And there was another Heavenly Monarch they did not recognize, who was surely also a world-shaking figure.
These Heavenly Monarchs had all been born and raised in this world. They had left behind countless traces and deeds in history, once steering the winds and clouds of the world. Among those present were even bloodline descendants of ascended Heavenly Monarchs. They were not vague, illusory figures.
Such tangible figures had ascended to the upper realm. How could that