The Primordial Land, the Forbidden Zone.
Before the Gate of Myriad Wonders, just after Li Yun's body turned into a mass of light and merged with it, a purple figure appeared in a rush and caught sight of the scene.
That purple figure was none other than the Purple Firmament Ancestor.
His expression was dreadful.
Black as pitch.
Like the bottom of a pot.
"Damn it..."
"I hurried as fast as I could, but I was still a step too late..."
"Man proposes, heaven disposes. It's all those damned Blood God Cult followers' fault..."
The Purple Firmament Ancestor agonized for a full three minutes before steeling himself and charging toward the Gate of Myriad Wonders too.
He still wanted to test whether his strength would let him force his way through.
If Li Yun could have seen this, he would likely have been stunned.
To make his attempt, the Purple Firmament Ancestor unleashed every last bit of his cultivation. His aura and presence were formidable beyond measure.
The upper limit of a Half-Step Ancestor's cultivation was 199 times Peak Sage Constant.
Even if the Purple Firmament Ancestor had not reached 199 times, he was at least above 180.
The foundations these Half-Step Ancestors had amassed over countless years hidden in the Forbidden Zone were terrifying indeed.
As the Purple Firmament Ancestor tried to force his way through the Gate of Myriad Wonders, Divine Emperor Heaven and an unremarkable-looking gray-robed man arrived in the depths of the Forbidden Zone.
"Zixiao?"
"Has he gone mad? He's trying to force his way through the Gate of Myriad Wonders?"
Both men were shocked, but neither tried to stop him.
They were eager to see him test the Gate. Neither was weaker than the Purple Firmament Ancestor. If he got through, would that not prove