Just as the major factions were returning...
In the Heavenly Gate Domain of the Three Thousand Great Worlds!
The Heavenly Gate Domain was a medium-sized realm.
Its most powerful sect was the Heavenly Gate Sect!
Countless sects, great and small, existed within the Heavenly Gate Domain, but all followed the Heavenly Gate Sect's lead!
At that moment, deep within a floating island in the Heavenly Gate Sect...
Liu Daoyuan, the Heavenly Gate Sect's sect master, had returned from Desolate Heaven Province.
He knelt outside a sealed stone door covered in moss.
Grief and fury filled Liu Daoyuan's face, endless hatred flashing in his eyes as he addressed the stone door before him:
"Ancestor, Feng was killed by a little bastard named Chu Luo!"
"That little bastard is a disciple of that old ghost Yin Ya from the Forbidden Sect!"
"I wanted to demand an explanation from the Forbidden Sect, but those old ghosts went far too far!"
"Ancestor, Feng was your disciple too!"
Hum, hum, hum...
Just as Liu Daoyuan's words fell...
The moss-covered stone door began trembling violently.
Then the entire floating island began to shake!
Boom...
The next instant, a towering surge of imperial might shattered the heavy stone door.
For a moment, winds and clouds shifted throughout the Heavenly Gate Realm, and dark clouds shrouded the sky.
Supreme imperial might filled heaven and earth!
Then, from within the dark cultivation cave...
A balding old man slowly emerged, his face filled with fury and terrifying imperial might radiating from his entire body.
"Ancestor!!"
Upon seeing the old man, Liu Daoyuan hurriedly rose and bowed respectfully to him!
This old man was the Heavenly Gate Sect's ancestor, the Heavenly Gate Great Emperor!
"Was Feng truly killed by a disciple of the Forbidden Sect?"
At that moment, Ancestor Heaven Gate's face burned with anger as he asked coldly.
"Without a doubt!"
"Ancestor, Feng's place on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking has already been taken by that little bastard from the Forbidden Sect!"
Liu Daoyuan spoke.
Boom...
The Heavenly Gate Great Emperor's body trembled, and icy killing intent spilled out.
Even Liu Daoyuan could not help shivering...
"What a fine Forbidden Sect!"
"Do you truly think you're still the foremost of the world's top factions, as you were a hundred thousand years ago?!"
"If the Forbidden Sect hadn't earned merit for the Three Thousand Great Worlds in the battle at the Sea of Darkness back then, would it have become the foremost of the top factions?"
"Hmph, what a joke!"
"You destroyed my personal disciple and severed my legacy. This is a hatred that cannot share the same sky!"
"Rest assured, Daoyuan. I'll go to the Forbidden Sect right now and demand justice for Feng!"
The Heavenly Gate Great Emperor gazed toward the Forbidden Sect and spoke coldly.
Liu Feng had been the personal disciple he was proudest of.
Liu Feng's death meant he would have to find another exceptionally gifted successor.
Otherwise, all his unparalleled arts would die with him.
Now, his cultivation had long failed to advance, and his lifespan was nearly exhausted.
The Heavenly Gate Great Emperor thought this was the perfect opportunity to demand some things from the Forbidden Sect.
Perhaps they could help him break through!
Powerful as Great Emperors were, even they could not live forever...
As soon as he finished speaking, the Heavenly Gate Great Emperor took a step forward and vanished...
Meanwhile...
Somewhere within an enormous world...
This world was not among the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
It was a world created by a Great Emperor.
This was the stronghold of the Desolate Ancient Wang Family!
At that moment, deep within the Wang Family Ancestral Grounds...
Inside an enormous, dimly lit cultivation cave...
The cave contained a world of its own.
Small floating islands hovered within it.
On each small floating island sat a cross-legged figure.
On one of those islands, an old man abruptly opened his eyes!
His expression instantly twisted with fury, and he sprang to his feet!
Boom...
"Damn the Forbidden Sect! Damn that old ghost Yin Ya! Damn that little bastard!!"
Vast, rolling imperial might surged skyward from his body!
In an instant, winds and clouds shifted within the Wang Family's world, and thunder rolled!
That aged, furious voice resounded throughout the Wang Family World!
"Gasp..."
"Th-this is the voice of our ancestor, the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor!"
"What happened...?"
"..."
The many Wang Family experts within the Wang Family World were all startled by this sudden surge of rolling imperial might.
Countless members of the Wang Family turned to look into the depths of the ancestral grounds!
Meanwhile, inside an enormous palace...
A middle-aged man in a dark robe, with thick brows and large eyes, abruptly rose from his seat. He too looked toward the depths of the ancestral grounds, his brows furrowing.
This middle-aged man was the Wang Family's patriarch, Wang Aotian!
Wang Aotian took a step forward, and his figure silently vanished...
Meanwhile, inside the cultivation cave in the ancestral grounds...
The figure radiating astonishing imperial might seethed with murderous intent, grief and killing intent flashing in his eyes.
This was the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor himself!
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Inside the cave, the figures cultivating cross-legged with their eyes closed on the other floating islands were also startled awake by the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor.
An old man on a nearby floating island looked at the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and asked.
Cold light flared in the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor's eyes. His expression was utterly dark as he said icily:
"My dear grandson was killed by a little mongrel from the Forbidden Sect!"
At those words, the expressions of all the ancestors present changed drastically, then darkened as well.
They all knew that only the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and his grandson Wang Lin remained of his branch!
Now, Wang Lin had died too.
This meant the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor's branch might well come to a complete end in the future...
"Hmph, the Forbidden Sect?!"
"They dared kill a member of our Wang Family? Do they truly think their Forbidden Sect is the foremost faction across all the heavens?!"
An old man spoke coldly.
"Heh heh..."
"Our Wang Family rarely ventures into the world. Those who don't know better might actually think we're afraid of the Forbidden Sect!"
"Very well. It's about time our Wang Family took a stroll through the Three Thousand Great Worlds!"
"For our first battle, let's choose the Forbidden Sect!"
"Evil-Suppressing, I'll go with you and let the world know that members of our Wang Family aren't so easily killed...!"
"While we're at it, we can see how many of those old fellows from the Forbidden Sect are still left after all these years..."
The old man on the floating island beside the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor slowly rose, sneering repeatedly as he spoke.
The Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor nodded. Then both men took a step forward and vanished...
Just as the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and that ancestor appeared outside the cultivation cave...
Wang Aotian appeared there right after them.
"Ancestor Evil-Suppressing!"
"Ancestor Bright King!!"
Wang Aotian could not help feeling surprised upon seeing the two ancestors emerge!
"Ancestors, what happened?"
Sensing the killing intent spilling from the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor, Wang Aotian could not help asking.
"Patriarch, my grandson died while outside!"
The Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor spoke, his gaze dark and unfathomable.
"What?!"
Wang Aotian froze, and his expression darkened as well.
Not long ago, at Wang Lin's request, he had dispatched experts from the Lineage to accompany him to the Spiritclear Sect to propose marriage.
He had never expected Wang Lin to die!
"Ancestor, who did it?"
Wang Aotian asked.
"The Forbidden Sect!"
The Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor answered coldly.
Wang Aotian paused, then nodded slightly as he looked at the two ancestors standing before him.
Seemingly guessing something, Wang Aotian said solemnly:
"Ancestors, do you need me to gather the Lineage's experts and declare war on the Forbidden Sect right now?!"
"It's time the world learned how formidable our Desolate Ancient Wang Family is!"
"No, Patriarch, there's no need for all that trouble. The two of us old fellows will suffice!"
The Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor waved his hand, then took a step forward.
His figure vanished as he left the Wang Family Ancient World!
The Bright King Great Emperor followed close behind...
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