Cao Ya sighed with emotion. In the ancient times, an exceptionally fierce war against the heavens broke out. Even time and space were severed at the end of the ancient era. No matter how powerful the strong people of later generations were, no matter how advanced their understanding of time and space was, and no matter how much they manipulated the river of time, they could never enter the era before the ancient times.
If Cao Ya remembered correctly, it was a war between hundreds of Heavenly Realm experts, including many Heaven-Defying level experts and even Heaven-Defying King level experts, and the Evil Heavenly Dao, its clones, incarnations, and its powerful lackeys.
That battle of gods shattered an entire space-time!
The ancient gods, who were batches of Heavenly Realm experts, were all buried at the end of the ancient era and banished to the chaotic currents of time and space to avoid the detection of the Evil Heavenly Dao and its lackeys, thus protecting their lives.
Now, the prelude to the final battle has begun. Even though it may take hundreds of years for the final battle to unfold, considering the lifespan of the heroes, it is indeed time for the ancient gods to begin their gradual return.
Of course, this specifically refers to the ancient gods; the powerful beings after the ancient times and the experts before the ancient times are not included here.
Most of the great supernatural beings from before the Primordial Era, except for a very few survivors, have perished. Their soul fragments drifted between heaven and earth, and were collected by Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and Dugu Xiaobai, and stored in the cemetery. Nourished by the essence of the sun and moon and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, their remnant soul fragments gradually became perfect and complete, and thus began to have the opportunity to be resurrected.
The experts who came after the Primordial Era, such as Cao Ya, were also born after the Primordial Era, growing up hundreds or thousands of years ago.
Most of these experts are still alive in the world, scattered across the six realms or deep within the starry sky. Naturally, they don't need Dugu Baitian and others to help them collect soul fragments and aid their resurrection.
He was still alive and well, full of energy and vitality.
Currently, the strongest being after the Primordial Era should be Chen Zhan. Although he was born and grew up ten thousand years ago, the past tens of thousands of years can be considered the era after the Primordial Era.
"Hmm, someone else has appeared," Cao Ya said, turning his head to look in another direction.
In a certain place, where there was a spatial gate connecting the Sixth Realm and the Human Realm, a sudden burst of light appeared. Accompanied by a thunderous roar, two majestic figures crossed the realm. They both exuded a powerful aura that could swallow mountains and rivers. They broke through the chaotic light that was constantly flowing between the Human Realm and the Celestial Realm. Without saying a word, they silently but forcefully rushed into the boundless starry sky above the Celestial Realm.
"The overlord of the Sixth Realm! Although he is not as powerful as Chu Xiangyu, the first king of the Fifth Realm, and not at the level of defying the heavens, he is still a super strong person at the peak of the Heavenly Rank!" Cao Ya murmured, feeling quite shocked and longing for the strength of the peak of the Heavenly Rank.
"The pinnacle of the Heavenly Rank, only one step away from the Heaven-Defying level." Chen Nan was also greatly shocked. If he possessed the strength of the pinnacle of the Heavenly Rank, what was there to fear from Boss Chen?
The four minor realms of the Heavenly Rank—beginner, intermediate, advanced, and pinnacle—may seem like small steps, not major realms, but in reality, the gap between each pair is enormous.
Cao Ya guessed that his master, the old man who guarded the tomb, was a figure at the peak of the Heavenly Rank, and his senior sister, the "First Demoness of the Primordial Era"—Xuanxuan, was the same.
The cultivation of the four realms of the Heavenly Rank is extremely difficult. The further you go, the harder it is to advance even a small step.
As for attaining the level of defying the heavens, that's even more out of the question. Throughout history, there have only been a dozen or so people who have reached that level.
Of course, those on the side of evil Heaven's Way are not included.
Boom!!!
Aside from Chu Xiangyu of the Fifth Realm and the two supreme overlords of the Sixth Realm, suddenly, with a bang, the void shattered, and multicolored spatial turbulence shot out, destroying vast swathes of mountains and pulverizing the heavens and the earth. Then, two figures stepped out, clad in divine golden battle armor, shimmering with dazzling light.
Two more peak-level Celestial Realm experts have crossed over from the Fourth Realm to arrive!
Like the previous three, they also plunged into the depths of the starry sky above the celestial realm.
Valley
The barrier between the human realm and the celestial realm is as fragile as paper in the eyes of these supreme figures, easily broken with a flick of the finger.
It should be noted that in the past ten thousand years, cultivators in the mortal realm could only ascend to the celestial realm with the help of unseen rules after reaching the seventh level of Immortal Martial Realm.
Besides this, the only way to cross space and enter the celestial realm is through the interdimensional passage.
But clearly, neither of these methods is favored by those with great supernatural powers.
It's too troublesome and inefficient.
"I wonder where the Dao Lords of the Six Paths have gone? Those who can evolve the Six Paths and create a nearly complete world must be at least peak-level figures who defy the heavens, right?" Chen Nan said, speculating about the whereabouts of the Dao Lords of the Six Paths.
In his view, the Dao Lord of the Six Lesser Paths is the strongest in the world, unparalleled throughout history.
Cao Ya agreed with this point.
Because among the Dao Lords of the Six Paths, there are Dugu Baitian and the Demon Lord.
Such Dao Lord-level life forms are naturally heaven-defying.
Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others once attempted to jointly evolve the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, to exist independently outside the universe, to avoid the gaze of the Evil Heavenly Path, and to prevent it from reaping the lives of all beings.
But in the end, their evolution failed, and the Six Paths were broken, incomparable to the Six Realms of Heaven and Earth, hence the name Lesser Six Paths.
Since avoiding the situation was not an option, they had no choice but to go all the way down this path and fight the evil Heavenly Dao to the bitter end.
"boom!!!"
Another deafening roar echoed through the mortal realm, and space shattered once more. A black-haired youth appeared, radiating overwhelming demonic energy!
Unlike the shock of seeing the first five people, Chen Nan immediately became excited upon seeing this black-haired youth, shouting:
"Father!"
This black-haired youth was none other than Chen Zhan!
For the powerful on the path of cultivation, even if their physical body and soul are completely destroyed, as long as there is still a wisp of soul fragment in the world, there is still hope for resurrection. Therefore, maintaining a youthful state is a very simple thing for them.
This is quite different from the universe of "Covering the Sky".
Of course, different universes have different rules, and they cannot be confused.
For example, in the [God's Tomb] universe, a four-star Celestial Rank, or even less, can traverse time and reverse the flow of time. Other universes, such as the [Peerless One] universe and the [Perfect World] universe, require a five-star level to observe the ever-flowing river of time, a six-star level to venture into, and only by reaching the supreme seven-star level can one truly be unrestrained, wantonly ravaging time, transcending it at will, and entering it at will.
Some universes, such as the Panlong Universe and the Primordial Universe, are restricted by the Heavenly Dao or the Supreme Rules. Not to mention five-star or six-star universes, even seven-star universes cannot arbitrarily traverse the river of time.
“The universes are different, so how can we generalize? The rules are different, and the cultivation systems are also vastly different.” Cao Ya sighed inwardly.
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