The Immortal Kings in the hall fell silent.
They finally understood.
Why cultivators in the Outer Heavens could not advance beyond Six-Turn Immortal King.
Why cultivators in the Barbaric Ancient Region could not become Great Emperors.
Why the path of ascension had been severed.
Why the World Will had placed shackle upon shackle on them.
Because it wanted to weaken them.
Because it wanted to divide them.
Because it wanted to keep them from ever joining forces, from ever becoming a threat.
"But we broke those shackles!"
Fang Chen's voice was calm, yet it carried an unshakable certainty.
"We broke through the Ancient Barrier and established six stable passages between the Ancient Region and the Fringe Region!"
"Now, cultivators from the Fringe Region can travel safely through those passages into the Ancient Region!"
"There, they'll find resources a hundred times richer than those in the Outer Heavens, an environment of laws a hundred times more stable, and allies a hundred times stronger!"
"There, cultivators can break free of the limits of Six-Turn Immortal King, enter the Immortal Emperor Realm, and reach for even greater heights!"
The Immortal Kings' eyes lit up.
Breaking free of the limits of Six-Turn Immortal King and entering the Immortal Emperor Realm.
It was what they had dreamed of.
It was what they had cultivated for countless years without ever being able to reach.
Now Fang Chen was telling them it was possible.
The Nether Prison Immortal Emperor and the Black Phoenix Immortal Emperor had already proved it.
They had broken through and entered the Immortal Emperor Realm.
The Nether Prison Immortal Emperor had reached the peak of Junior Immortal Emperor.
The Black Phoenix Immortal Emperor had reached the peak of one-turn Immortal Emperor.
And their breakthroughs were only the beginning.
Once they entered the Ancient