Ten years later!
Over these ten years, the entire world had been far from peaceful, especially during the last three.
Although the twenty-six domains of the world had split in two, resulting in the South and North being ruled separately, the Black Dragon Imperial Dynasty had made major moves over the past three years.
First, in the twelve southern domains, the Black Dragon Sacred Land directly issued an order abolishing all sects and placing them under the unified jurisdiction of the Sacred Land.
The twelve southern super sects were naturally unwilling to submit. Quite a few of them even went north to seek the Eastern Imperial Dynasty's help.
After all, the emperor of the Eastern Imperial Dynasty had condensed the world's divine seal and ought to protect the entire martial world.
Unfortunately, faced with the Black Dragon Imperial Dynasty's actions, the Eastern Imperial Dynasty chose to turn a blind eye, dismissing them with nothing more than the phrase "the South and North are ruled separately."
The Grand Elder of Fulong Gate opposed the move, but after he was killed by the Black Dragon Imperial Dynasty's Holy Lord the very next day, the remaining eleven sects no longer had the heart to resist.
The emperor of the Eastern Imperial Dynasty and the Holy Lord of the Black Dragon Sacred Land were both God-level experts. A Myriad Manifestations Realm expert simply could not withstand them.
East Sea Region, Azure Ripple Island.
Lin Chen met an old acquaintance.
It was the current Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace, accompanied by Hu Yunhua, a former steward of the East Sea Divine Palace.
Ever since Blazing Sun City, Lin Chen had stayed on Azure Ripple Island for the past ten years. However, few martial experts had been able to visit the island