An Ancient Sage's inheritance?
Seeing this message on the Star Plaque, Chu Yun froze.
Though he had been cultivating in seclusion, he took out the Star Plaque at regular intervals to contact Emperor-level powerhouses from every side and trade Second Spirit Light Pills.
This time, the moment he took out the Star Plaque, he discovered a brand-new mission had been issued.
The mission immediately caught his eye, because it had been issued by the Star Saint. Its contents shocked Chu Yun even more—it actually involved an Ancient Sage's inheritance!
Who was the Ancient Sage?
Having experienced the Imperial Dark Gathering, Chu Yun naturally knew very well. Before the Nine Provinces, there had existed an Immortal Pouch World called the Ancient Continent. It was said to have been so vast that it far surpassed any one of the current Nine Provinces. The master of the Ancient Continent had been the Ancient Sage.
But later, for reasons unknown, the Ancient Continent was destroyed, and the Ancient Sage perished with it. The Ancient Sage Hall where he lived was swept apart by the currents of the Hundun Sea. Many years afterward, part of its ruins was accidentally discovered by an Emperor-level Spirit Beast Master exploring the Hundun Sea.
Though that shattered fragment of the sacred hall amounted to less than one percent of the whole, it still retained boundless might. It pushed aside the Hundun Sea and drifted with the waves, and not a single Emperor-level powerhouse could subdue it.
Over time, the Emperor-level powerhouses established the Gem Secret Sect there, forming a unique trade fair. At this fair, Emperor-level powerhouses concealed their identities and traded fairly regardless of grudges or factions. This was the Imperial Dark Gathering.
"Brother Chu Yun, are you there? I have something to tell you!" Just as Chu