The Profound Heaven Secret Realm lay in the eastern region of Five Elements Province, not far from Yuantian Ancient City.
This secret realm was highly unusual. It had been left behind by a Supreme who cultivated an ancient immortal method, forming a Lesser Thousand World. Since ancient times, it had been controlled by the great powers near Five Elements Province.
For this Battle of the Chosen, the major powers of Five Elements Province had offered three thousand spots for people to compete over. Nearly a million people had come, with over six hundred thousand registering. Three thousand were selected from more than six hundred thousand candidates; every one of them counted as a genius.
On the day the secret realm opened, one hundred and eight great stars appeared in succession in the sky. Accompanied by Chaos Qi, they revolved across the heavens before finally connecting into two lines that formed a great cross. The Void was cleaved apart by the cross, Chaos Qi permeated the air, dazzling Immortal Light gushed forth, and the depths of the mist shone brilliantly.
A gate opened in the vast sky. The one hundred and eight great stars formed a cross and opened a passage, as though it led to the Other Shore of the starry sky.
Before the Ancient Gate stood an Altar. A group of young First Generations stepped forward first, each displaying extraordinary phenomena as they stood in separate places, wrapped in runes. Once the secret realm opened, they entered first. This meant gaining a step ahead and made it more likely that they would obtain great fortune.
The so-called important figures of the Upper Realm sects assigned the First Generations and chosen prodigies to different areas, preventing them from encountering one another too early. The remaining three thousand cultivators, meanwhile, were