These preparations had begun long ago, when the great upheaval occurred in the Undying Mountain. The many holy lands and great families of the Big Dipper had all been making ready.
There was no other reason: everyone felt that the most terrifying upheaval of this era was about to unfold.
The world had prepared thoroughly. The instant the Road to Immortality opened, people shot into the sky and fled beyond the planet.
Everyone knew that once the Road to Immortality opened, the Ancient Supremes would emerge. They had to clear a path for them.
Yet some powerful cultivators nearing the end of their lives remained on the Big Dipper. They truly had little time left, having reached their limits, and could not withstand the strain. They might dissolve into the Dao midway through their flight beyond the planet.
Of course, remaining on the Big Dipper also meant clinging to that sliver of hope of fighting their way onto the Road to Immortality.
Apart from these people, countless others rushed toward nearby star regions, leaving this land of strife far behind and making way for the Ancient Supremes. They were neither supreme beings like Luo Yan, who had transcended the mortal realm, nor Quasi-Emperors like Ye Fan.
Everyone fled as far as they could and quietly awaited that moment.
After sending the Luo Family to a Life Planet in a nearby star region, Luo Yan looked toward the Road to Immortality again.
A change swept through that road. The Emperor Corpse appeared once more, detonating the chaos and widening the great rift to its utmost extent. It was as though a living creature were roaring, its repeated howls shaking the starry sky.
"A True Dragon! A True Dragon! I think I saw a legendary dragon sweep across the sky!"
"No, that