The final stretch of the journey brimmed with anticipation.
Qin Heng could hardly wait to see what it looked like when Heavenly Venerables went at each other.
Yet the range of divine sense was ultimately limited. With several thousand Wavebands between them, he could not see a thing.
What he did notice was the growing number of True Gods passing nearby—so many that they could only be called densely packed.
Whenever they encountered True Gods passing near or far, Qin Heng would inquire about the situation in the Yuan Universe. His strength ran deep, and the True Gods could not see through him, so they did not realize he was already a Heavenly Venerable.
"This grand ceremony has drawn over a hundred thousand True Gods, nearly two thousand Venerable Gods, and all the Heavenly Venerables as well."
"I heard that more than five hundred Venerable Gods have arrived in their true bodies, and every single Heavenly Venerable has appeared in person!"
"Dao Establishing True Gods, so rarely seen in ordinary times, receive no attention at all at this ceremony. They are not worth mentioning."
All these accounts gave Qin Heng and Dong Huaiyue a rough picture of the ceremony.
Someone also said, "Yuan Heavenly Venerable said himself that this ceremony will last three thousand eras. He will freely recount the insights of his entire life, discussing cultivation with everyone through questions and answers. Whether Venerable God or True God, anyone may ask."
Qin Heng could not tell whether that was true, and it made him suspicious.
Dong Huaiyue guessed, "Perhaps it is merely bait—lure everyone close, then scoop them all up in one pot."
Qin Heng, however, speculated, "I think it is true. Spread the Dao far and wide, help more people absorb Boundary Sea energy and break through—then there