A Dao Ancestor spoke, his pleading attitude already unmistakable.
"Why not rebuild the First Academy?"
The Lord of the Forbidden Zone spoke from the Nine Heavens contingent, sending a tremor through the Nine Heavens cultivators.
"Exactly! When our Nine Heavens was rebuilt, that lord personally founded the First Academy. Only then could we rise and resist the Foreign Realm. Now The Heavens faces rebuilding too. The circumstances are practically identical!"
An Immortal King of the Kunpeng lineage exclaimed.
"Indeed. And this time, we truly will establish the First Academy of The Heavens, the foremost academy palace in the Myriad Heavens and Realms."
"I second that!"
"I second that!"
Nearly every Nine Heavens cultivator felt their heart surge. The First Academy was an anchor for the hearts of everyone in the Nine Heavens, carrying far too much. To them, its name now mattered even more than its practical worth.
Within the Plateau's altar, the gathered beings discussed the rebuilding of The Heavens.
Meanwhile, atop the Plateau's divine mountain, Shi Hao, Willow Deity, Luo Tianxian, and Meng Hai had returned and gathered before an ancient pavilion amid a grove of golden bamboo.
Luo Tianxian was completely stunned, her eyes moist. As an Immortal Emperor, she did not cry, but a deep smile curved her lips.
Meng Hai was little better. His burly emperor body faintly trembled, and his eyes were moist as well.
The sight within the ancient pavilion stirred their hearts and shook them profoundly. It felt as though someone had finally taken over the burden they had struggled so desperately to bear.
Two supreme Immortal Emperors were playing a board game, smiling as they looked toward them.
The supreme Immortal Emperors supporting The Heavens from the Myriad Heavens numbered not two, nor even three, but four.
Four whole Immortal Emperors