The destruction of the two great ancient clans had not stirred up much of a storm.
For one thing, just as in the original story, the Great Thousand Covenant was due to begin shortly after the Eternal Gathering ended.
The Immortal Emperor's decisive battle against the Heavenly Evil God had brought the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan's invasion of the Great Thousand World to an end.
That battle had ended with the Heavenly Evil God sealed beneath Northern Wilderness Hill.
However, the Heavenly Evil God's vitality was unimaginably tenacious.
Although he had lost by a single move in his clash with the Immortal Emperor and been sealed away, he had not been completely annihilated.
Thus, every thousand years thereafter, the Great Thousand Palace would initiate the "Great Thousand Covenant."
At the same time, it would send out Great Thousand Invitations, inviting the Great Thousand World's strongest experts to gather at Northern Wilderness Hill.
Together, they would pool their strength to operate the seal and completely erase the Heavenly Evil God's remaining vitality.
Only Heavenly Sovereigns were qualified to receive a Great Thousand Invitation. The invitations came in three grades-gold, silver, and iron-corresponding to the three realms of Heavenly Sovereigns.
Only Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns could receive gold invitations.
According to the Immortal Emperor's prediction back then, the Heavenly Evil God would be completely annihilated once the seal had operated continuously for forty-nine thousand years.
By now, the Great Thousand Palace had issued Great Thousand Invitations forty-eight times. This would be the forty-ninth.
Northern Wilderness Hill bore the seal left behind by the Immortal Emperor.
Only beings of the Great Thousand World could approach it. The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan could not set foot there at all.
Yet recently, the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had begun stirring, deliberately tying down the Flame Emperor and the Martial