"The Great Xia Federation!"
Those words stunned Ye Weiyang. In her mind, the Great Xia Federation belonged to a century ago, a mere ripple in history.
The prophet said calmly, "The Grand Commander, Yantian, was the Great Xia Federation's last Grand Commander."
"Long before the Heavenly Dao Distortion and the appearance of restricted zones, the Grand Commander had already mastered Sequence Talents and the path of the Awakened. After that, he founded the Sanctuary."
Ye Weiyang expressed her confusion with a look.
The prophet's voice deepened. "This involves an enormous secret of our Sanctuary. The Grand Commander wasn't from this world. He came from Earth..."
"A place without contamination, distortion, or anything uncanny."
"Legend has it that they came to save us."
"In every era, the consciousness of someone from Earth descends upon Planet Earth, into one of our bodies, possessing us, replacing us..."
"The Grand Commander was one such person, from a distant, unknown planet."
"And before him, there must have been other people from Earth who descended here in some way."
The prophet fell silent for a while, waiting for Ye Weiyang to digest some of this before continuing:
"That is the New World our Sanctuary believes in. Everything we do is for the sake of reaching Earth."
"It's a shame we're missing the Saintess."
"The Grand Commander once said those words, just before he died."
"The Grand Commander went mad?" Ye Weiyang asked in surprise.
"He went mad in his later years." The prophet nodded, speaking frankly. "He single-handedly created Great Xia, took a step into the realm of the Ancient Sages, fought restricted zones, and tore Aberrants apart with his bare hands. But in his later years, he did something utterly insane..."
"He tried to destroy all humanity with nuclear bombs."
"Many people opposed him at