If someone could look down over all Eight Domains from on high, he would see swarms of little "ants" everywhere.
Those little "ants" were all heading in the same direction.
With the help of Teleportation Arrays, they vanished with a whoosh, then appeared with another whoosh somewhere far, far away.
Their destination was the Desolate Domain.
More precisely, the Stone Kingdom.
The Stone Kingdom's young Human Emperor had invited heroes and sects from across the land to attend his Human Emperor Ceremony.
At the ceremony, he also had something important to announce to the entire world.
Many Factions were tempted to attend, eager to meet the Little Stone whose name had shaken the world.
Some wanted to win him over; others harbored darker intentions.
The heavens had already changed once. The divine had fallen like blades of grass, and the calamity had been devastating.
Yet that was precisely why the Great Sects from the Outer Regions had set their sights on Shi Hao all the more.
When the heavens changed, all living beings had been powerless to resist. They could only become "Ling medicine," ripe for others to pluck.
That young Human Emperor must have felt such despair himself.
To many Great Sects from the Outer Regions, this was the perfect chance to win him over.
Join our sect, and we'll protect you and the Stone Kingdom. We'll even send you to the Upper Realm, where you'll receive the finest resources and protection!
In such circumstances, few could hear an offer like that without being tempted.
Their scheme to seize the Stone Kingdom had failed because Shi Hao had stepped in, inherited the mantle of Human Emperor, and imposed his authority upon the world.
But failure did not matter.
They had been too hasty before. Now that they had calmed