"So this is the Eternal Divine Dynasty's Imperial Capital?"
The group arrived in the Imperial Capital and looked around, their eyes full of awe.
"The Heaven-Abandoned Land had already fallen and should have collapsed, yet the Eternal God Emperor forcibly kept it alive. He truly inspires reverence."
There was no one who did not revere the Eternal God Emperor.
Shrouded by the Abyssal Will, the Heaven-Abandoned Land should have been destroyed.
With his supreme cultivation, the Eternal God Emperor had wrested part of the land back from the Abyss and sheltered the Human Race. The magnitude of that power was hard to imagine.
"That's the Eternal Torch, a supreme treasure used to fight the Abyss."
Everyone looked up at the Torch, which hung in the sky like a blazing sun, and their awe grew beyond words.
"Everyone, this way, please!"
The Divine Dynasty's people led the way. The group soon reached a palace, where Yan Fa and the others had been waiting for some time.
"I am Tiandao Xuan. Greetings, fellow cultivators."
The Heaven Clan's fifth elder cupped his fists slightly toward them.
"Please, take a seat."
Yan Fa and the others returned Tiandao Xuan's greeting.
Once seated, Tiandao Xuan got straight to the point.
"The Abyss is the common enemy of the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms. I have come on behalf of the Heaven Clan to propose an alliance with the Eternal Divine Dynasty, so we may fight the Abyss together."
Yan Fa and the others already knew why the Heaven Clan had come, so they were not surprised.
"An alliance is out of the question."
Dongfang Shenhuo refused outright. The Divine Dynasty needed no allies.
Ten thousand years ago, the Divine Dynasty had suffered countless betrayals. They had long since stopped trusting any faction.
If the