"Oh, so you guys haven't heard of the Thousand Mountain Dynasty either? I thought I was just ignorant."
No, have you heard of it?
"Of course not!"
"Since it ranks first among the imperial powers and is located within the Mortal Star Domain, how could we not have heard of this name?"
"Could it be that this power level is just something the Primordial Hall fabricated to deceive us, and the mountain doesn't actually exist?"
After this idea was proposed, quite a few cultivators nodded in agreement.
Indeed, this is the most likely outcome.
Otherwise, it's truly inexplicable why they don't even know the name of a dynasty that is clearly part of it.
They knew the names of the second and third ranked forces, but these forces hadn't been incorporated into the Imperial Radiance Plane. However, the first-ranked force was far too mysterious.
For a time, many cultivators even agreed with this view, their eyes filled with doubt as they looked at the Primordial Rankings in the sky.
Could this Primordial Hall just be a fabricated gimmick to fool them?
Moreover, a powerhouse at the Imperial Lord level is a very conspicuous existence even in the Mortal Star Domain.
Most cultivators had no recollection of this at all.
While the cultivators were echoing each other's opinions, a senior Saint Venerable expert slowly stepped out from the crowd.
"Ignorance!"
"A bunch of ignorant fools."
The old man's hair was already gray, but his voice trembled slightly.
The surrounding cultivators were naturally dissatisfied and immediately wanted the cultivator to explain himself. However, what happened the next second surprised everyone.
"Bang!"
The old man, who was usually arrogant and haughty, actually knelt down in mid-air.
" The Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty is still here! It hasn't perished yet! That's wonderful, truly wonderful!" The old man's voice trembled, carrying an undisguised joy and excitement.
"It was that dynasty that transformed the entire Mortal Star Domain!"
"The strongest dynasty in the Mortal Star Domain is still standing!"
"Your people miss you..."
However, this old man was merely the first to emerge; one, two, three...
Dozens of elders emerged from the crowd and knelt in the void, their eyes filled with respect as they looked at the Primordial Rankings.
A " Thousand Mountain Dynasty " actually exists in the Mortal Star Domain!
The scene before them clearly explained this, but most of those who worshipped the Primordial Rankings were older cultivators. Many other cultivators were unaware of the situation and were completely confused, especially the younger generation, who were even more bewildered.
What exactly is this Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty?
Why do everyone around me seem to understand, while I'm the only one who's still clueless?
Not to mention the younger generation of cultivators, even Gu Yongchun was baffled.
" Elder Yexue, what exactly is going on? What kind of existence is the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty?"
Upon seeing Elder Yexue beside him, Gu Yongchun was slightly taken aback, then revealed a look of emotion. He immediately asked her a question.
Elder Yexue did not look at Gu Yongchun upon hearing this, but stared thoughtfully at the Primordial Rankings in mid-air. After a long while, she slowly spoke.
"Yongchun, if what's written on the Primordial Rankings is true, and there really is a powerful cultivator at the Imperial Lord Realm in the Mortal Star Domain, who is also the lord of a dynasty, what level of power do you think he could achieve?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yongchun pondered for a moment, then cautiously guessed, "Could it be the unification of the Mortal Star Domain?"
"That's exactly right!"
"What?!" Gu Yongchun's pupils constricted. Unifying the Mortal Star Domain! What a terrifying existence that is!
Although he had mentioned this possibility earlier, it was mostly just his own speculation, and he didn't believe it was a reality. It wasn't until Elder Yexue nodded that he personally made the final decision.
"The Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty once ruled over half of the Mortal Star Domain, possessing a vast territory, which is why so many older cultivators know about it," Elder Yexue said.
He clearly knew something about Qianshan Wang/Chen's situation.
"If I remember correctly, the top five powers on the World Rankings are among the few that haven't been brought under the control of the Thousand Mountain Dynasty."
" The Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty, a thousand years ago, was the true overlord of the Mortal Star Domain. Its fame not only remained within the Mortal Star Domain, but was also known to many people in other starfields."
"Several smaller star systems in the surrounding area even send special envoys to come and pay homage!"
"Long ago, even our Valley of Devouring bowed down before the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yongchun was shocked. How long ago was it that their Valley of Devouring was actually a subordinate force of the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty?
"Senior Yexue, where is the Thousand Mountain Dynasty located now, and why did it not agree to the Mortal Star Domain back then?" Gu Yongchun couldn't help but ask.
Why did a dynasty of such scale completely disappear into the Mortal Star Domain in just a thousand years, to the point that only the older generation of cultivators knew about it? Even he, as the lord of the Valley of Devouring, was unaware of this history.
Moreover, judging from the development pattern of such large forces, it is impossible for them to suddenly stop expanding. Even if they unify the Mortal Star Domain, it will not satisfy their appetite.
"I don't know, I'm not sure. All I know is that the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty was suddenly destroyed overnight. And it disappeared without a trace. A day later, there was no trace of the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty left in the entire Mortal Star Domain."
"This disappearance lasted for a full thousand years, so much so that only the older generation of cultivators knew about it; the younger ones had never even heard of the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty."
Elder Yexue shook his head; in truth, he also felt a pang of regret and bewilderment.
If the Thousand Mountain Dynasty hadn't suddenly disappeared, they wouldn't have led the cultivators of Valley of Devouring to hide in the Xuanxuan Plane to recuperate.
"Oh, right, there's actually one more thing that explains the existence of the Thousand Mountains Imperial Dynasty!"
"What happened?" Gu Yongchun asked hurriedly.
"Did you see the fourth-ranked dynasty on the Imperial Dynasty Rankings, the Mausoleum Imperial Dynasty?" Elder Yexue asked.
Gu Yongchun nodded and said, "I saw it. I've heard of this dynasty before; I've been there before. There are countless ghosts there, and almost no living people. However, in terms of strength, this Mausoleum Imperial Dynasty is probably stronger than our Valley of Devouring."
"I had been to the Mausoleum Imperial Dynasty before, but I never imagined it was such a dangerous place. It was a great struggle for me to escape."
At this point, Gu Yongchun's expression clearly showed lingering fear.