Chapter 478

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since the Immortal Ancient World closed.

During this year, the Huangtian Immortal Realm had undergone great changes.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth had suddenly become dense.

Various blessed lands and grottoes had manifested.

Many elders whose cultivation had been stuck at a bottleneck suddenly discovered that they had broken through without even realizing it.

This change first caused astonishment, and then people suddenly realized what it meant.

"Spiritual energy is recovering, all things are awakening, the Emperor Road is about to open!" an elder from a major faction sighed.

In the past, there were two omens before the opening of the Emperor Road.

One was the opening of the Immortal Ancient World.

The other was the recovery of spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

Of course, this spiritual energy recovery was not a qualitative change, but a quantitative one.

For those experts whose cultivation was already at the pinnacle, it had no great effect.

But for those cultivators below the Supreme Realm, it was of immense help.

For young prodigies with vigorous blood and higher potential, it was of even greater help.

Some said this was a form of feedback from the will of the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, intended to allow the younger generation to improve their overall strength so they could head to the Emperor Road to contend for the Mandate of Heaven and thereby protect the Immortal Realm.

Against the backdrop of this spiritual energy recovery, the strength of the younger generation of prodigies also began to skyrocket.

The ancient freaks who had been slumbering in every corner of the Immortal Realm also sensed this change in heaven and earth and awakened one after another.

For a time, the entire Huangtian Immortal Realm was filled with brilliant stars, with prodigies like comets streaking across the firmament.

In the past, among the younger generation, the Heavenly God Realm was considered the absolute pinnacle.

But in this environment, many prodigies with deep foundations began to break through to the Heavenly God Realm.

A very small number of prodigies even began to break through to the Dao God Realm.

Most of these prodigies were awakened ancient freaks or descendants of ancient experts with extremely strong bloodlines.

Some elders even speculated that in this environment, perhaps in a year or so, monstrous prodigies at the Quasi-Saint level would appear.

Many people therefore thought of Within Jun Xiaoyao.

Given Within Jun Xiaoyao's monstrous talent, if he hadn't fallen inside the Bronze Immortal Hall...

In this environment, breaking through to Quasi-Saint would have been a certainty.

The Jun Clan had remained low-key throughout this year, with no news leaking out.

Many people believed that because of Within Jun Xiaoyao's fall, the Jun Clan would likely remain depressed for a long time.

As for prodigies like Jun Jun Mo Xiao and Jun Lingcang, they were also silently cultivating with all their might, and each of their cultivation bases had made significant progress.

"I believe that Master will not fall..."

Followers like Yiyu and Yan Qingying still firmly believed in their hearts that Within Jun Xiaoyao would return one day.

Unexpectedly, after the Immortal Ancient World closed, Princess Long Ji did not return to the Ancestral Zu Zu Long Chao, but instead followed Jun Mulan and the others to the Jun Clan.

This surprised many people greatly.

However, upon second thought, Princess Long Ji had already torn off the mask with Long Aotian inside the Immortal Ancient World.

Returning to the Ancestral Zu Zu Long Chao would feel somewhat awkward.

The Azure Dragon lineage of the Ancestral Zu Zu Long Chao also wanted Princess Long Ji to return, but she refused.

Princess Long Ji's stance was that although Within Jun Xiaoyao had fallen, her promise would not change, otherwise her Dao heart would be damaged.

But only a few people, like Jun Mulan, knew.

The agreement between Within Jun Xiaoyao and Princess Long Ji was limited to the Immortal Ancient World.

Therefore, what Princess Long Ji's true thoughts were, outsiders could not guess.

Time passed, and at a certain moment.

All cultivators in the entire Huangtian Immortal Realm seemed to hear a terrifying, loud noise, as if the firmament had shattered.

At this moment, all cultivators raised their heads to gaze at the firmament of the Immortal Realm.

This scene did not only appear in the Huangtian Immortal Realm; the same scene appeared in the other eight Immortal Realms as well.

Then, amidst the shocked gazes of everyone.

A vast ancient road seemed to manifest from the void, extending all the way into the depths of the cosmic starry sky.

That was an incomparably ancient road!

That was a road where prodigies bled!

That was also a road where names were recorded in history!

The Emperor Road had opened!

Boom!

The next moment, the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm boiled over.

In the Huangtian Immortal Realm, countless prodigies soared into the sky from every region like crucian carp crossing a river.

Every prodigy's aura was extremely powerful, far exceeding what it was before the spiritual energy recovery.

Numerous ancient warships, flying ancient beasts, and divine mounts all soared into the sky, carrying prodigies toward the Emperor Road.

Heroes of the world come from our generation; every prodigy harbored a dream of proving their Dao, their blood hot and passionate, wanting to carve out a reputation on the Emperor Road, leave their names in history, and be praised for myriad eras!

Some saw descendants of ancient families that had been hidden for many years appear.

Descendants possessing the bloodlines of ancient races appeared.

There were even descendants of Primordial Great Ferocious Beasts hatching from eggs, their ferocious might shaking all directions.

Each one of them had a heaven-shaking background.

Of course, descendants of some well-known Immortal Factions in the Huangtian Immortal Realm also appeared, wanting to expand their territory on the Emperor Road.

Some saw a young figure rise from the depths of Wanhuang Lingshan, riding a Fire Phoenix.

"It's an ancient freak from Wanhuang Lingshan; I heard he is a descendant of some Ancient Emperor!"

Over at the Ancient Crocodile Lake, astonishing ferocious might surged into the sky as a pitch-black giant crocodile soared from the ancient lake, its tail whipping and collapsing a mountain range.

"It's a descendant of the Crocodile Ancestor lineage..." some creatures of the Primordial races exclaimed.

Atop a mountain peak, a beautiful woman dressed in a treasure-blue peacock long dress raised her head to gaze at the Emperor Road, a trace of hope in her eyes.

"As long as I follow Lord Buddha, why worry about not being able to reach the end of the Emperor Road..." the woman murmured, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

She was the prodigy subdued by the ancient freak of Little Western Heaven, Yu Fuzi, the direct daughter of the Kong Que Great Bright King lineage, with a noble bloodline and powerful strength.

Furthermore, the Desolate Ancient Ye Clan.

Atop an isolated peak with sheer cliffs.

The Ye Clan's Sword Demon reincarnation, Ye Guchen, dressed in black with a handsome face, slowly stood up.

His aura was incomparably profound, and his eyes no longer held the ancient vicissitudes they once had, becoming incomparably clear instead.

Ye Guchen had completely severed his past and reshaped his true self.

Now, compared to before, he had undergone an astonishing transformation, his entire aura unfathomable, enough to make even a Sage feel insecure upon seeing him.

"It is time."

Ye Guchen looked up at the Emperor Road in the firmament.

He raised his hand and suddenly drew the Emperor-Slaying Sword that had been stuck diagonally in the ground.

That sword had been stained with Emperor blood!

Boom!

The moment Ye Guchen drew the Emperor-Slaying Sword, a terrifying aura erupted, and a terrifying sword intent that could shake the stars of the heavens swept across the firmament!

At this moment, the Ye Clan was alarmed, and many clan elders were peering from outside Ye Guchen's seclusion area.

Even the Ye Clan's ancient freak who had awakened in the Immortal Ancient World, Ye Nantian, had a look of shock in his eyes.

"As expected of the Sword Demon reincarnation; although he severed his past, his talent and cultivation have become even more unfathomable, almost comparable to the previous Within Jun Xiaoyao," Ye Nantian thought in alarm.

As an ancient freak himself, he felt like he was seeing a senior when facing Ye Guchen.

That sword intent was chilling!

Ye Guchen gently stroked the body of the Emperor-Slaying Sword, the sound of the sword ringing through the nine heavens.

"Old friend, you would have encountered a good opponent, but it's a pity..." Ye Guchen shook his head slightly.

The person he was referring to was naturally Within Jun Xiaoyao.

It was said that kings would not meet kings, but in the end, it was difficult to meet again.

"I, Ye Guchen, use this sword to seek but one defeat; I hope the Emperor Road will not disappoint me."

Ye Guchen carried the Emperor-Slaying Sword on his back and stepped onto the firmament step by step.

The Ye Clan's Sword Demon reincarnation, who had been in seclusion for a long time, had finally set out!