And in their current age, although the Barren Alliance had been established, it was less than a thousand years old. The gulf between its strength and that of the Ancient Heavenly Court was simply too vast.
The Second Great Calamity had been unleashed by the World Will under pressure from the Ancient Heavenly Court. It had nearly failed, succeeding only after turning the Devil Race to its side.
Only a little over Three Thousand ten-thousand years had separated the first and second Great Calamities.
Now, more than seventy million years had passed since the last Great Calamity. The World Will had slept for so long that no one knew how much energy it had devoured in the meantime. It was entirely possible that it had healed and awakened.
This Great Calamity had been initiated by the World Will itself.
At that thought, everyone's expressions grew grave.
They were so weak, and the World Will had initiated this Great Calamity of its own accord. Their chances of survival were slim.
Seeing their gloomy faces, Fang Chen knew he could not crush their morale. He smiled faintly and said, "Fellow cultivators, don't lose heart. We aren't relying only on those gathered here on the Barbaric Continent to resist the World Will. We have other allies!"
"Other allies?"
At Fang Chen's words, a light appeared in their eyes, as though they had glimpsed hope.
Fang Chen nodded. "Yes. Many Cultivators remain in the Sacred Land Depths. Back then, those who became Great Emperors were summoned there and never returned. But many of them are still alive!"
"They're still alive?"
"How is that possible?"
"How much time has passed?"
"Even Xuanhuang Great Emperor, the most recent of them, lived over a hundred thousand years ago. Who could live that long?"
"Did those Great Emperors