This was a silent world. A blood-red river flowed without a sound. In the distance, enormous tombs pierced the firmament, standing amid the Blood Sea, magnificent yet utterly devoid of life.
The Footprint Emperor stood on an island, recalling the words on the stone stele left by the Twin Stones.
He opened his mouth and chanted the true names of the "Feathering Heavenly Emperor" and the "Desolate Heaven Emperor," over and over.
Suddenly, something changed in the void. Phantasms of mysterious artifacts hung high above, pointing the way for him.
The Footprint Emperor's heart trembled slightly. He knew these were the weapons of the two Heavenly Emperors.
"What the heart never forgets will surely find an echo..." the Footprint Emperor murmured gravely. Then he released his own weapon, letting it float upon the boundless Blood Sea, and sat cross-legged on it, following the guidance into the endless blood-red ocean.
Nearly two hundred thousand years had passed in Ancient Land 2579 since the departure of the Twin Stones, the Origin Ancient Emperor, and the Immortal Kings of All Heavens. Throughout that time, All Heavens and Myriad Realms had remained as calm as still water, with no major events.
The Immortal Domain, the Foreign Realm, and the Burial Domain had become the centers of All Heavens and Myriad Realms. Compared with other great worlds, they brimmed with longevity substance, flourished in prosperity, and enjoyed a thriving immortal Dao. Countless cultivators yearned to reach them.
Back when the Origin Ancient Emperor was still in his dark state, he had sat in the deepest reaches of the Ultimate Ancient Land, breathing in the essence of All Heavens and Myriad Realms and exhaling Dark Matter.
A single breath had torn the once-prosperous All Heavens and Myriad Realms apart, shattering them on the spot. The Immortal