The ripples stirred by the Ancient Immortal Ruins and the Taixu Stardust Dragon were spreading throughout the entire Tianyuan Realm.
The Four Great Corporations, the Guiyi Army, the People of the Pure Land, Demon Spirits, Outer Realm Devils, Wilderness monsters and fiends... every faction and every powerful existence had turned their gaze in this direction.
Before taking formal action, each of them had their own pieces in play, laying out the board in advance for the true conflict to come.
If, in the past, An Jing could only hide beneath the Luofu Group and Xuanye City, acting as a seemingly chess-piece-like free agent, then now, with the Old Ancestor and the Zhulong Battle Armor at his side, he could undoubtedly be called a player.
The only regret was that An Jing's foundations in this world were still too shallow. Although he had sufficient confidence, he did not, as he did in Huaixu, have the Child of Calamity as a direct subordinate and the entire Mingjing Sect as his underlings and backing.
Huo Qing and Nian Quan had other missions, and were currently under close surveillance, unable to move freely. Steel Skeleton and Qu Tong were already handling one front. In that case, if An Jing wished to explore the secrets beyond the initial cave, he would have to think of another way.
In any case, with Divine Intent in hand and the Old Ancestor at his side, finding a lucky friend to help with the exploration would not be difficult.
Safe Zone, Chonggang Town.
Soothing guzheng music played through the broadcast system, while the screens lining both sides aired the news. A young visitor arrived at Safe and Sound General Store.
``` [...A Purple Mansion-level Kun Demon has appeared at the Heavenly Colossus Abandoned Fortress exploration site. The death and