Wan Qing stepped into the Heavenly Emperor Divine City, and in that instant, the deadly formations in the outer regions that struck fear into countless cultivators automatically parted, opening a passage for him.
Chaos energy surged, Dao Patterns flickered in and out. This ancient Divine City, which had stood in the Northern Region for countless hundreds of thousands of years, was like a slumbering colossal beast slowly opening its eyes and spreading its arms to welcome him.
He did not stop.
Temples stood scattered throughout the Divine City, suffused with divine radiance.
Unlike their former mystery and stillness, ever since the faith deities had emerged, these temples were no longer empty, lifeless objects.
Mighty phantoms sat cross-legged within the temples or stood before their halls, their divine brilliance illuminating the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Faith deities whom outside cultivators might never glimpse even once in their entire lives were now within this city, either discussing the Dao or meditating in silence.
They had never belonged to the outside world.
So-called faith deities were merely manifestations of Gods and Devils. They traveled through the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, answered their believers' prayers, and descended divine miracles throughout the universe, but they preferred to remain at the Heavenly Emperor's side.
Wan Qing walked along the broad streets of the Divine City, his footsteps echoing across the stone pavement.
From the temples on either side, gazes fell upon him one after another.
"Little Wan Qing, welcome home."
A hearty chuckle came from a temple forged entirely of star gold. The voice carried a divine resonance, yet also held the warmth of an elder.
"A Chaos Green Lotus taking form and proving the Dao to become an emperor—if that happened to you, we would not find it surprising in the slightest."
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