Heavenly God Descends!

Meanwhile, within the Forbidden Zone of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect.

The White Jade Heavenly Gate, which had lain silent for tens of thousands of years, suddenly shattered its eternal stillness.

At first, only a low hum emanated from deep within the gate, like the breath of an ancient beast stirring from slumber.

Then, the entire gate began to tremble faintly. The once-dim spatial runes abruptly flickered with a weak golden light!

As the runes swirled, a surge of spiritual energy—a hundred times purer than the Saint-grade Spirit Vein of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect—poured out from the cracks of the gate like a tidal wave, instantly flooding the entire Forbidden Zone.

Wherever the spiritual energy passed, the ancient pines and cypresses in the Forbidden Zone wildly sprouted new branches and leaves. Withered spirit herbs revived with renewed vitality, and even from the crevices of the rocky ground, tender green shoots emerged!

Such an anomaly immediately alarmed the entire Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect.

"It's the Heavenly Gate in the Forbidden Zone! Something major has happened!"

Xuan Ji Zi was in the midst of inspecting the sect's spirit veins with several Tribulation Crossing Realm elders when he sensed the intense spatial fluctuations and pure spiritual energy coming from the Forbidden Zone. His face changed drastically.

He immediately summoned a streak of light and sped toward the Forbidden Zone.

The other elders dared not delay and followed closely behind, their hearts filled with shock and confusion.

Ever since this Heavenly Gate was forged by the ancestors of the Upper Realm, aside from occasionally leaking a trace of Upper Realm spiritual energy, it had never stirred so violently.

By the time they arrived at the Forbidden Zone, the gate's activity had grown even more intense.

The runes on the white jade door panels had fully lit up.

Golden streams of light coursed across the door panels like flowing rivers. The gap between the doors widened, and the spiritual energy gushing out grew denser, even beginning to condense into faint spirit mist that swirled around the gate.

"What's happening? Could it be Senior Bai Ye has arrived?"

One of the Tribulation Crossing Realm elders stared at the gate, his tone laced with anticipation.

Senior Bai Ye was the only True God Realm expert in the Wild Domain. If anyone could trigger the Heavenly Gate, it had to be him.

"No!"

Xuan Ji Zi shook his head, his gaze fixed intently on the gap between the doors. "This fluctuation of spiritual energy and divine essence is coming from the other side of the gate! It feels more like... someone is descending from the Upper Realm!"

The moment he finished speaking, the Heavenly Gate let out a deafening roar.

Boom—!

The two white jade door panels slowly swung inward. A dazzling golden light pillar burst forth from the gate, shooting straight into the sky, enveloping the entire Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect in its glow!

Within the pillar, surging waves of divine essence rushed out like a tsunami, carrying the sacred pressure unique to the Upper Realm!

It made Xuan Ji Zi and the other Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivators tremble involuntarily. They instinctively stepped back several paces, their internal spiritual energy stuttering to a halt.

Then, two figures slowly walked out from within the golden light pillar.

The man on the left was tall, over three meters in height, clad in a golden battle armor!

The armor was engraved with intricate thunder divine patterns. A faint aura of lightning lingered around him, and every breath he took resonated with the heavens and earth like a thunderclap!

His face was stern, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. As he swept his gaze over the crowd, a vast pressure bore down, making it nearly impossible for Xuan Ji Zi and the others to breathe.

The man on the right was of average height, wearing a moon-white Daoist robe embroidered with countless stars. His demeanor was gentle yet dignified.

A soft starlight radiated around him, and his eyes were calm as a deep pool. Though he seemed ordinary, he exuded a terrifying divine might no less than that of the man on his left.

"Th-this... these are Divine Realm experts! Absolutely Divine Realm experts!"

Xuan Ji Zi's pupils contracted sharply, a storm of shock raging in his heart.

He could clearly sense that the cultivation of these two far exceeded the limits of his understanding. Even Senior Bai Ye's True God Realm pressure paled in comparison!

These were undoubtedly top-tier experts descending from the Upper Realm!

After tens of thousands of years, the superior sect of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect had finally sent Divine Realm experts down to the lower realm once more!

At that moment.

The tall man looked down at Xuan Ji Zi and the others from his lofty height. His voice rang out like a great bell, carrying the authority of a superior: "Are you the disciples of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect in the Wild Domain?"

"Yes!"

Xuan Ji Zi quickly bowed in salute, his posture reverent to the extreme, not daring to lift his head. "This junior, Xuan Ji Zi, pays respects to the two seniors from the Upper Realm! May I ask your esteemed names?"

"I am the Heavenly God Elder of the Wasteland Heaven Divine Sect's superior sect, Profound Desolate Heavenly God."

The tall man spoke calmly, then gestured to the man in white beside him. "This is my good friend, an elder of the Star Sect, Cloud Wave Heavenly God."

"Greetings to Senior Profound Desolate Heavenly God! Greetings to Senior Cloud Wave Heavenly God!"

Xuan Ji Zi and the others bowed in unison, their shock deepening.

Heavenly God Realm!

These were legendary Heavenly God Realm experts!

A realm a full major level above the True God Realm!

Profound Desolate Heavenly God turned to Cloud Wave Heavenly God and asked with a smile, "Daoist Cloud Wave, shall I order the disciples of this lower-realm branch to assist you in finding your junior brother?"

Cloud Wave Heavenly God shook his head, a hint of certainty flashing in his eyes. "No need. I have my own methods."

The next moment.

He raised his hand and formed a seal. A streak of starlight flew from his fingertip, coalescing in the air into a spirit bird the size of a palm.

The spirit bird was entirely composed of starlight. As its wings flapped, it scattered specks of Silver Radiance, carrying faint fluctuations of divine soul energy—clearly a secret tracking technique manifested as a spiritual creature.

The spirit bird soared upward, circled once in midair, then shot off toward the border between the Wild Domain and the Profound Domain.

"Fellow Daoist, would you care to accompany me?"

Cloud Wave Heavenly God looked at Profound Desolate Heavenly God, his tone flat.

Profound Desolate Heavenly God laughed heartily, a flicker of curiosity in his eyes. "I'll go with you, then!"

"I've been bored lingering in this lower realm anyway. Might as well follow you and see just what kind of figure this junior brother of yours, whom you've never met, really is."

Cloud Wave Heavenly God nodded, said no more, and with a flicker of his form, transformed into a streak of starlight, chasing after the direction the spirit bird had vanished.

Profound Desolate Heavenly God followed close behind. The two figures disappeared beyond the horizon in an instant, leaving only Xuan Ji Zi and the others standing frozen in place, long unable to snap out of their daze.

Before long, deep within the Heavenly Gang Corridor.

Dark, pitch-black gale winds crashed like raging waves against the rocks of the Meteorite Continent, producing a deafening roar.

Spatial fissures flickered continuously all around, exuding a deadly, perilous aura.

Two figures sliced through the gale winds and landed steadily on the Meteorite Continent—none other than Profound Desolate Heavenly God and Cloud Wave Heavenly God.

The Starlight Spirit Bird circled several times before the pitch-black gate at the continent's center, let out a crisp cry, then dissolved into specks of starlight, vanishing completely.

The two approached the gate.

When they made out the gate's form and the ancient runes flowing across its surface, brilliant light burst from both their eyes at once!

Their previously calm expressions were instantly overtaken by shock.

"This is... the Dust Star Gate!"

Cloud Wave Heavenly God could no longer maintain his gentle demeanor. He cried out in astonishment, his face full of disbelief. "The Dust Star Gate, said in legend to connect to the Secret Realm of the Divine King Inheritance—it's actually appeared in the lower realm!"

"Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable!"

Profound Desolate Heavenly God could hardly contain his shock either, exclaiming repeatedly, "That junior brother of yours actually found such a stroke of fortune and entered Dust Star Valley! Tsk tsk, such luck—it's enough to make anyone envious!"

Hearing this, the joy on Cloud Wave Heavenly God's face gradually faded, replaced by silence.

He lowered his head to look at the pitch-black gate, a complex light flickering in his eyes—hesitation, struggle—but in the end, it was overtaken by a thick, greedy resolve.

After a long moment, he raised his head, a cold murderous intent already burning in his gaze. His voice low, he said to Profound Desolate Heavenly God, "Fellow Daoist, do you think... this could also be our opportunity?"

Profound Desolate Heavenly God was taken aback, then quickly caught on, his eyes shifting uncertainly. "You mean... to make a move against him? But he's your junior brother. Weren't you sent to bring him back to the Upper Realm? If you kill him, how will you answer to the sect?"

"Answer?" Cloud Wave Heavenly God let out a cold laugh, greed deepening in his eyes. "The fortune within Dust Star Valley is said to have been left by the Ancient Divine King. It's enough to let us break through our current realm, even to reach the Divine Venerable Realm!"

"And perhaps even touch the threshold of the Divine King—why not? With such supreme fortune, what is a sect's command worth?!"

He leaned closer to Profound Desolate Heavenly God, lowering his voice further. "Besides, after this, only heaven and earth will know—only you and I."

"As long as we swear a Heavenly Dao Oath never to reveal this, and join forces to seize the Divine King Inheritance, once we return to the Upper Realm, who could possibly know the truth?"

Profound Desolate Heavenly God was silent for a moment, staring at the pitch-black Dust Star Gate.

Thinking of the legendary Divine King Inheritance, his hesitation was quickly devoured by greed.

He gave a firm nod. "Fine! I'll follow your lead! We'll swear the Heavenly Dao Oath and seize the inheritance together!"

The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously raised their hands to form seals, silently reciting the Heavenly Dao Oath. Using their own divine souls as a guide, they established a blood oath never to reveal this matter and to seize the inheritance together!

With the oath sealed, a ruthless glint flashed in both their eyes.

Without another word, they took positions on either side of the Dust Star Gate, their auras completely concealed.

Like two crouching savage beasts, they silently waited for Bai Ye to emerge from the Secret Realm!

The gale winds still howled across the Meteorite Continent, and the pitch-black gate stood in silent stillness.

A deadly ambush aimed at Bai Ye was already lying in wait in the shadows!