Kunlun Sacred Realm!
Cultivators from across the world had gathered here. The once-sealed Secret Realm had now opened completely.
"Kunlun Sacred Realm... It's practically a world of its own!"
"These living beings... They seem to have been left behind from ancient times!"
"Ancient source qi... After the ancient saints were divided among the various imperial courts, ancient holy sources and the like ceased to exist. Yet this Secret Realm is hiding so many!"
Entering Kunlun Sacred Realm left the cultivators from the outside world utterly astonished.
The mountains towered high, thick with vegetation. Now and then, terrifying streams of heaven-and-earth source qi surged between the peaks like divine beasts. Wherever they passed, every cultivator felt invigorated!
This was practically a holy land for cultivation.
And surely ancient holy sources from the Fire-Raising Era lay buried underground. Such things were extraordinarily precious; even beings like Thunder Emperor had been nurtured by ancient holy sources.
So everyone who entered this place was overjoyed.
"This place is really nice..."
A travel-stained middle-aged man walked along a mountain path, delight written across his face.
It was none other than Ao Wushuang!
—That day, at Origin Fire Mountain, Ao Wushuang had slipped inside while Qing Chen was opening the barrier and lit the two Origin Lamps.
After that, the Dark One had emerged, plunging the world into endless darkness. And then Shamanic Dance had actually pointed him in the right direction, telling him to... sneak off with the Dark One's flame.
He had done this sort of thing once before, so Ao Wushuang didn't hesitate for long. He went straight for it.
Sure enough, he successfully snuck away with that flame.
Afterward, following Shamanic Dance's instructions... Ao Wushuang began to take control of the black flame.
At the thought, he sent his mind into his