No one knew who had first spread the news, but it was circulating among the Immortal Kings.
It left the kings staring toward the Yuan Universe for a long time, speechless and unsure what to say.
Emperor Yuan had entered seclusion with no intention of emerging until he broke through the King Realm. He meant to step into the realm of Emperors, shatter a taboo that had endured through the Eternal Ages, and become a supreme Emperor.
He would not emerge until he broke through the King Realm!
As for where the news had come from, four Immortal Kings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, acting on Meng Chuan's instructions but unwilling to give their names, had a statement to make.
They had no idea who had leaked it. They were looking into it, and once they found the culprit, they would make sure that person paid.
The news naturally shook the kings.
Emperor Yuan's boldness awed them and rekindled their longing for the Emperor Realm.
Almost every Immortal King dreamed of breaking through the King Realm. It was their eternal pursuit.
Since ancient times, Immortal Kings had stood at the world's limit, enjoying every honor and privilege.
But a cultivator's pursuit of the Great Dao, and of ever higher realms, would never die.
Breaking through the King Realm to become an Emperor had inspired countless people.
Now Meng Chuan was attempting that breakthrough, holding everyone's attention and leaving them unable to rest easy.
Whether Meng Chuan could succeed, however, was another matter. The kings held differing views.
Most were pessimistic.
Ancient History was not without Peerless Immortal Kings who could call themselves Emperors while still in the King Realm—Qingjing's grandfather and the others of his generation, for instance.
But not one had truly broken through the King Realm.