In the boundless chaotic void, darkness was the eternal theme. Faint glimmers swept through space amid terrifying storms of energy, and a streak of light swiftly crossed the darkness.
A figure sat cross-legged in the void—a young man dressed in white robes. His eyes flickered as he surveyed the scattered lights around him. Those were tiny worlds, which might one day grow into great worlds or even universes.
Twenty years passed. Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Mu Chen became Dominators in succession, their might shaking the Great Thousand.
Soon afterward, Xiao Xuan became a Half-Step Ruler, further strengthening the Xiao Clan.
The years flowed on, and a millennium passed in the blink of an eye. The Azure-Robed Sword Saint and Qin Tian became Half-Step Rulers.
Once someone broke through to the Dominator Realm, they could sense the mysterious passage through the void that had appeared during Wu Xuantian's battle with the Sky Evil God. They could enter it and travel to a higher world.
In the Xiao Clan, Wu Xuantian passed the position of Patriarch to the rising talent Xiao Qi. Xiao Yan also passed leadership of the Endless Fire Territory to Xiao Lin, who had already reached Saint Grade Peak. Lin Dong handed leadership of the Martial Realm to Lin Qing, who had likewise reached Saint Grade Peak. They then entered the mysterious passage.
The Xiao Clan's secret realm
Auspicious clouds veiled the breeze, and blessed vapors shrouded the land. Cold mist wreathed the willows, palace flowers bore dew, heavenly fragrance lingered in the shadows, verdant mountains rose in layers, and distant waters ran clear.
Exotic flowers bloomed everywhere beneath drifting auspicious clouds. Ancient trees sprawled throughout the overlapping mountains, while green pines reached into the clouds.
Monkeys leaped through the mountains, and immortal cranes frolicked high