The Eight Domains had been swept up in stormy change of late, and the situation was impossible to predict.
Over the past two years, countless people had found opportunities within the Enchanted Cottage.
Some obtained powerful Treasure Techniques and, once they mastered them, stunned the world.
Others obtained Breakthrough Pills, surpassing their limits the moment they swallowed them and entering new realms, where they proved invincible.
There were also medicines that extended Longevity, granting marquises and Venerables on the verge of death another ten or even several dozen years of Lifespan, enough to awe all directions.
In short, though the Enchanted Cottage had appeared only recently, it had already caused a tremendous stir.
The balance of power across the Eight Domains had been shaken and battered.
Many could see that the future would inevitably bring a struggle for supremacy among the Mighty Ones.
Even the order established since ancient times might be challenged. More powerful figures would rise and seek greater gains, introducing a trace of uncertainty into Heaven and Earth.
Of course, Ancient Kingdoms, Great Sects, Divine Mountains, and other established powers stood to gain even more overall.
And in the Desolate Domain, two matters now drew the most attention.
The first was that the Heaven Mending Pavilion would soon open its Sacred Academy to Heavenly Prodigies. Any prodigy under Heaven would have a chance, provided they were outstanding enough.
Even with the Enchanted Cottage open and its countless Treasure Techniques and Divine Abilities available, people still deeply coveted the Heaven Mending Pavilion's Sacred Academy.
The Ancient Sacred Academy of the Heaven Mending Pavilion had long been renowned.
No one could say how many rare treasures it held.
Not even the Lord of the Heaven Mending Pavilion knew.
Yet many things within it were famous throughout the world and