Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The Teleportation Platform stood high in the air, offering an expansive view. From this vantage point, one could look down upon the residences of the Human Emperor District or gaze out at distant, towering buildings interspersed with mountains and lakes.

Not even with the keen eyesight of Jiang Jichen and his companions could they see the end of Human Emperor City.

At the far end of the mega-city, a faint mist shrouded what seemed to be endless layers of mountains and rows of buildings.

It was a true vista of mountains beyond mountains and towers beyond towers, of heavens beyond the Ninth Layer itself.

But this wasn’t what shocked the trio the most.

At this moment, all of their gazes were fixed on the sky.

High above in the void, nestled among the clouds, floated a colossal Ancient Hall.

Wreathed in a faint mist, it appeared and disappeared from view, just like a legendary Celestial Palace.

"This... must be the Human Emperor Palace!"

Hua Xiaoling said, her voice trembling slightly.

Jiang Jichen channeled power to his eyes, peering through the obscuring mist at the giant hall. As he did, an immense pressure welled up within him.

It was a wisp of the Human Emperor’s might!

In the past, that palace had been the Human Emperor’s Traveling Palace.

The morning sun was just beginning to rise, its rays falling upon the Ancient Human Emperor Palace.

In an instant, the Ancient Human Emperor Palace was bathed in gold, becoming dazzlingly brilliant—a vision of magnificent, exquisite beauty.

The Ancient Human Emperor Palace was a place of mystery, personally forged by the very first Human Emperor and passed down through the ages.

Now, it was home to the Human Emperor Clan, who resided high above, looking down upon all living things.

"This is an artifact that surpasses even Holy Artifacts, and it has yet to be truly unsealed!"

Grandma Turtle’s voice suddenly rang out.

Jiang Jichen was stunned. ’It surpasses Holy Artifacts even before being unsealed?’

This Human Emperor Palace was beyond imagination. It had to be an Extreme Dao weapon of the Mortal World!

At that moment, many others who had just teleported to Central State’s Human Emperor City for the first time were also staring, dumbfounded and shocked by the spectacle before them.

"Heh heh... What a bunch of country bumpkins who’ve never seen the world!"

Just then, someone spoke up to mock them.

These were the local geniuses of the Central State.

They were mocking the newcomers from the other Four Domains.

With the Extreme Celestial Tier about to open, geniuses from the Four Domains were all rushing to the Human Emperor City in the Central State.

The clash of geniuses from the Five Domains of the Human World was destined to be more intense than ever before.

In the past, they had only competed within their own respective domains.

Now, they had to face the geniuses of an entire world.

Of course, there were also numerous Nascent Soul Old Monsters who had suppressed their Realms. Their Cultivation was terrifyingly profound, not one bit weaker than the strongest geniuses of the Five Domains.

Jiang Jichen and his companions had only just arrived in Human Emperor City and hadn’t even left the Teleportation Platform, yet they could already see the portents of conflict.

The truth was, to the genius Cultivators of the Central State, everyone from the other Four Domains—save for a select few—was trash. They held the newcomers in utter contempt.

Jiang Jichen and his companions stepped off the Teleportation Platform and onto a vast Ancient Stone Plaza.

The Ancient Stone Plaza floated in the air. As the morning sun rose, auspicious energy flowed from the east, and streams of exceptionally pure Spiritual Power wafted down from the Ancient Human Emperor Palace above.

This floating Ancient Stone Plaza served as a public cultivation ground.

Early each morning was the best time to cultivate, as one could absorb wisps of Spiritual Qi imbued with the Human Emperor’s aura, which drifted down from the Human Emperor Hall.

This Spiritual Qi was of an exceptionally high grade.

A single morning’s cultivation here was perhaps equivalent to several days of normal practice.

Thus, cultivating here yielded twice the results with half the effort, and many people took advantage of this time to practice.

The Ancient Stone Plaza was intended to be a convenience for the world’s cultivators.

It was no wonder, then, that cultivation in the Central State was the most prosperous and flourishing of all.

In the past, this place had been almost exclusively occupied by Cultivators from the Central State. But now, things were different! Now there were Cultivators from the Southern Continent, the Northern Plains, the Eastern Land, and the Western Desert—the other Four Domains of the world.

As Jiang Jichen arrived, he could clearly feel the tense atmosphere on the Ancient Stone Plaza.

A single glance revealed that the plaza was divided into five main sections, evidently demarcated by the Five Domains.

That morning, there were several thousand people on the Ancient Stone Plaza.

The Central State contingent was the largest; the other Four Domains each numbered in the hundreds.

Jiang Jichen, Yee Youmeng, and Hua Xiaoling walked onto the Ancient Stone Plaza as well.

Jiang Jichen spoke. "This is a rare opportunity. We should cultivate here and recover our strength while we’re at it."

Jiang Jichen had been heavily injured in the previous battle, and his expenditure of Spiritual Power had been staggering.

Although he had been constantly refining Miracle Pills on the journey, he had only recovered a fraction of his strength.

Earlier, when facing the elder at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, if his opponent hadn’t insisted on a direct physical clash, Jiang Jichen wouldn’t have been able to withstand even a single blow in his current state.

So, he was still very weak and needed to heal and recover.

At the moment, everyone was sitting cross-legged, absorbed in their meditation and cultivation, with no attention to spare for anyone else.

As such, Jiang Jichen’s arrival went completely unnoticed.

Jiang Jichen’s gaze swept around, seeing that the vast Ancient Stone Plaza was already completely occupied.

But then, he noticed that the very center of the Ancient Stone Plaza was empty. No one was cultivating there.

And yet, the Spiritual Qi there was the densest on the entire plaza.

’The Spiritual Qi is so dense over there, yet no one is using it to cultivate. What a waste!’

Jiang Jichen muttered to himself.

Then, he led Hua Xiaoling and Yee Youmeng and quickly walked to the center of the Ancient Stone Plaza.

"We’ll cultivate here,"

Jiang Jichen said to the two women.

The two women nodded. Although they hadn’t been injured in the previous battle, their exertion had been immense, so this was a perfect opportunity to recover.

And so, the three of them sat cross-legged in the center of the Ancient Stone Plaza and began circulating their Cultivation Techniques, starting their meditation.

Facing east toward the rising sun, Jiang Jichen began to circulate the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique on its own.

The next moment, as the pure Spiritual Power bearing the Human Emperor’s aura entered his body, Jiang Jichen felt an invigorating sensation wash over him.

’This Spiritual Power... it’s truly extraordinary!’

Jiang Jichen discovered that this Spiritual Power, imbued with the Human Emperor’s aura, could accelerate his recovery.

The Spiritual Power he had expended was also regenerating at an astonishing rate.

This discovery was a pleasant surprise for Jiang Jichen, and he began to circulate the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique with even greater fervor.

HUM!

At that moment, a sudden tremor ran through the void above.

The next instant, a beam of purple light shot from the east and landed upon the Ancient Human Emperor Palace.

Then, a beam of golden light shot out from the Ancient Human Emperor Palace, enveloping Jiang Jichen completely.

This Anomaly unfolded too quickly.

Moreover, the Cultivators still practicing their meditation across the Ancient Stone Plaza stopped almost simultaneously.

They had suddenly discovered that they could no longer absorb even a wisp of Spiritual Power.

The Spiritual Power that had been flowing toward them had, in an instant, been devoured by some mysterious force.

Everyone’s gaze involuntarily turned toward the center of the Ancient Stone Plaza.

There, a golden light flickered as all the Spiritual Power from the entire Ancient Stone Plaza converged upon it.

It was as if the person in the center of the plaza possessed an infinite Devouring Power.

"This... Who is he? What kind of Cultivation Technique is that?"

"He’s absorbing all the Spiritual Power on the entire Ancient Stone Plaza by himself, completely devouring it!"

"How is this possible? I’m not seeing things, am I?"

"Wait, doesn’t he look like Jiang Jichen from our Southern Continent?"

...

No longer able to meditate, their Spiritual Qi snatched away by the person in the center of the Ancient Stone Plaza, the Cultivators of the Five Domains wore incredibly foul expressions, their shock mixing with indignation.