Central Heaven Domain, Kaiyang Prefecture, the Ling family's ancestral estate.
Kaiyang Prefecture stood at a relatively high elevation and had yet to be affected by the rising tides of the Boundless Sea. But at this rate, in a little over twenty years at most, the Ling family would have to relocate their ancestral grounds as well.
Suddenly, a domain gate appeared in the tranquil sky. A figure slowly walked out, clad in brocade robes embroidered with blazing suns. He had a powerful build and looked to be nearly forty. He was none other than the Ling family's ancestor, Ling Qing.
As a powerhouse at the pinnacle of the Imperial Dao, he had spent most of these years traveling far and wide. Most of the Ling family's fighting strength had also been sent to the battlefield, leaving even the ancestral estate exceptionally quiet.
But no matter how bogged down the war became, Ling Qing always made time to return every few years. There was only one reason: Ling Yu'an.
Counting from when she first fell asleep, Ling Yu'an had lain peacefully for nearly sixty years. More than twenty years ago, her cultivation had already entered the Imperial Dao domain.
Just as when she had entered the Heavenly Human Realm, there had been no trace of the World-Destroying Calamity. In an instant, the Imperial Dao domain had taken shape.
Looking down at the ancestral estate, Ling Qing's eyes were filled with sorrow. He even felt a little afraid to go inside.
The last time he had returned, Ling Yu'an's cultivation had already reached the fourth level of Emperor Grade, the Blood Cloud Realm. Her domain had shown no sign of slowing its expansion; it was still surging at an almost insane pace, growing faster and faster.
Now, Ling Qing worried that one