In the years that followed, the Boundary Sea remained restless. Immortal Kings returned from its depths from time to time, encountered their enemies, and clashed, erupting into battles between Immortal Kings.
Yet the Immortal Domain and Nine Heavens enjoyed peace. Not a single Immortal King invaded. Every Immortal King from the Boundary Sea, whether they had landed long ago or only recently, designated this region a forbidden zone.
Even those merely passing by were exceedingly cautious, afraid of being misunderstood by the leader of Nine Heavens, the bearer of double pupils.
Naturally, this peace had been carved out through slaughter. Without ruthless, bloody killing, such tranquil years would never have existed.
Although no one knew how long it would last, it was enough for the two realms to replenish their strength and await their enemies at ease.
After this battle, Shi Yi immediately entered seclusion. He intended to struggle across the divide, break beyond kingship to become an emperor, and stand high above, transcending the mortal world.
However powerful a Peak Immortal King might be, he was still an ant before a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor's artifact demanded caution. Otherwise, he would have destroyed the Foreign Realm long ago.
Only by breaking beyond kingship to become an emperor could he truly be invincible at this point in time.
As long as the dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors did not emerge, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor could look down upon past, present, and future. The great reckoning, Dark Immortal Kings-all would have to prostrate themselves.
Thus, Shi Yi intended to transcend the Immortal King realm and suppress the turmoil of this age.
For anyone else, this would have been immensely difficult, with no hope of success in sight. For Shi Yi, however, it was something he could achieve simply by proceeding step by