In the Heavenly Realm, one of the three moons hanging high in the sky was the ancestral land of the Chen Clan.
Upon the silver-bright moon, majestic mountains and rivers spread like a painting. Colored clouds drifted by, immortal mountains overflowed with spiritual energy, ethereal immortal palaces hovered in the distance, and rare birds and exotic beasts appeared from time to time.
Verdant mountains and emerald valleys brimmed with rich life force. Flowers bloomed in splendor, and the scenery was as poetic as a painting. This was a supreme pure land, the Chen Clan's ancestral land, transformed by the Heaven-Defying Rank Ancestor Chen who had refined Nether Heaven in ancient times. It stood above the firmament, looking down upon all living beings.
Led by the Chen Clan members, Chen Nan and Yu Xin arrived at the Chen Clan's forbidden ground in the Heavenly Realm. Eight solitary graves stood quietly amid the wasteland. This was the resting place of the eight outstanding figures from long ago.
Eight divine swords were brought out—the weapons once wielded by the Eight Saints, containing their auras. Countless descendants of the Chen Clan bloodline, including Chen Nan, offered their essence blood as a catalyst and awakened the slumbering Eight Souls.
Blood light surged into the heavens, blotting out every ray of sunlight. The entire wasteland was dyed a faint crimson.
Heaven and earth darkened in an instant. Apart from the Array Diagram outlined in the sky, not a trace of light remained anywhere else. Everything had sunk into absolute darkness.
Terrifying black lightning writhed and danced around the Array Diagram. Every massive arc stretched for hundreds of zhang. This had already surpassed forbidden Heavenly Punishment; the horrifying power within was impossible to gauge. Even a God Emperor would be reduced to ashes in an instant if