For the next thousand years or so,
as Yuan's cultivation steadily advanced, the Great Profound Realm underwent earth-shaking changes!
With the True Immortals' tacit approval, many great righteous sects were brought together under his leadership, and a force called the Righteous Alliance burst onto the scene.
Though it had no True Immortal to oversee it, its size was on a par with any Immortal Sect.
The world turned a new page.
The Era of Great Transformation.
An important turning point dividing the "ancient past" from the "present."
In this era, no matter how brilliant a prodigy might be, they seemed dim beside the most dazzling figure of the past millennium.
The Holy Emperor!
The name "Saint Emperor Abyss" resounded throughout the world!
The Mysterious Void Sea.
Supreme Council Undersea City.
Beneath Saint Emperor Hall.
A winding staircase spiraled downward, bright golden gemstones set into the walls on either side at regular intervals.
A figure in a black coat descended the stairs and soon reached the bottom.
A heavy stone door rumbled open on its own, revealing a spacious chamber beyond.
After passing through several more wards, he finally arrived in a room of about a hundred square meters.
Golden gemstones like those in the stairwell were embedded in the white walls, their gentle light illuminating the room. Rows of bookshelves stood neatly arranged, filled with books.
Travels of Qingxu, Introduction to the Taixuan Universe...
Beside the bookshelves stood a workbench, surrounded by piles of metal components covered in inscriptions. They seemed to be parts of some kind of large magical artifact.
Scattered across the workbench were several jade slips and a surveying instrument, all resting on top of a copy of Talks on the Universe.
In the corner stood a small Armillary Sphere and a little bottle of