In the Land of Ending, within the Eastern Domain, lay the Ten Thousand Weapons Graveyard.
Countless fragments of shattered Immortal Artifacts formed rolling hills. Every fragment had once belonged to an Immortal Emperor who had fallen in the Heaven-Extermination War, and each still held a wisp of its owner's Remnant Soul and lingering obsession.
The instant the Ghost Immortal Emperor's aura erupted, the entire Ten Thousand Weapons Graveyard seemed to wake. Hundreds of millions of broken Immortal Artifacts hummed at once, their voices weaving into a vast chorus, as though millions of people were calling the same name.
Deep in the graveyard, a Broken Sword shot out of a heap of fragments.
The Broken Sword was roughly three feet long and dark gold from end to end. Its Sword Body had snapped at the middle, leaving a jagged break, yet even shattered, it radiated a piercing Sword Intent that made hearts tremble.
The Broken Sword hovered in midair, its Sword Body quivering as it gave a hum almost like a human voice. "Ghost, you're still alive. Thank heavens..."
Light flared from the Broken Sword and enveloped the entire Ten Thousand Weapons Graveyard. It awakened the Remnant Souls and lingering obsessions within hundreds of millions of shattered Immortal Artifacts, gathered them into a vast force of Divine Sense, and sent it surging toward the pillar of light.
Farther out among the stars, something else was stirring.
At the edge of the Land of Ending, behind the barrier separating it from the Ancient Region, dormant figures began to stir as well.
In the Ancient Region, inside the Hall of Eternity.
Seven Divine Sense Incarnations sat around a massive Stone Table, each resting with eyes closed.
The instant the Ghost Immortal Emperor's aura broke through the boundary of the Ghost Realm, the Star