Supernatural Insight Eyes

A benevolent lie can make a person feel reborn in fire; this was the case for Ye Qiu.

When he learned from the Stellar Lord that by breaking through to the Creation realm, he could save everyone, his unprecedented seriousness returned, along with that mindset of pursuing the martial peak.

Ye Qiu didn’t want to waste time; he immediately planned to cultivate in seclusion here, striving to break through to the Supreme realm first, which would bring him closer to reaching the Creation realm.

This was the state Ye Qiu was in, which was what the Stellar Lord wanted to see, so naturally, there was no obstruction.

However, the Stellar Lord advised Ye Qiu not to enter closed-door cultivation immediately. After all, Ye Qiu had just become a Dao Lord not long ago, and advancing from a Dao Lord to Supreme was not an easy task; otherwise, Pu Zhen would have been a Supreme powerhouse by now.

Ye Qiu thought it reasonable, so he refrained from entering closed-door cultivation and decided to sort through his martial path first.

With the opportunity of having an expert like the Stellar Lord around, Ye Qiu naturally wouldn’t waste it. After sorting through his martial path once, he began to seek advice from the Stellar Lord.

Thus, Ye Qiu spent his days discussing Dao with the Stellar Lord, exploring martial insights together.

Time flowed slowly.

Unbeknownst to them, two months had passed.

After searching for Ye Qiu to no avail, the many sects on the ancestral land gave up the search. Initially, sects like the Taiyi Divine Sect and Demon God Sect worried that Ye Qiu would settle scores with them post-autumn because they had targeted Ye Qiu several times before, almost putting him to death. Now that Ye Qiu’s power had grown, it would be reasonable for him to seek revenge.

Yet, two months passed without even a shadow of Ye Qiu being found. The Taiyi Divine Sect and Demon God Sect even went to various life-bearing planets in the universe to look for Ye Qiu, but still found no trace.

Little did they know, Ye Qiu had already entered the closed Stellar Road, accumulating strength for the Supreme realm.

As for dealing with the Taiyi Divine Sect and Demon God Sect, Ye Qiu truly didn’t bother; his entire focus was on breaking through again and again. Reviving everyone was his heart’s greatest wish and his strongest motivation; he had no time to care about petty grievances with them.

The major sects felt relieved seeing Ye Qiu not appearing, not too worried he would suddenly strike against them.

Even their thoughts of currying favor with Ye Qiu slowly faded away.

Since Ye Qiu didn’t appear, they hoped he would never appear again; they were quite content with things remaining this way.

With the disappearance of the Celestial Palace, the structure of the ancestral land naturally changed. Gigantic sects like the Taiyi Divine Sect, Demon God Sect, and Turquoise Pool Holy Land all vied to become the second Celestial Palace and hold the leading position on the ancestral land.

Of course, before contending for the top power, they had to resolve another issue: the Shadow organization.

Initially, they were unaware of the connection between the Celestial Palace and Shadow, but after Ye Qiu’s confrontation with the Celestial Palace, the major sects realized that Shadow was merely an unseen hand of the Celestial Palace. Now that the Celestial Palace had vanished, Shadow’s forces still lingered.

The major sects decided to join forces to eliminate Shadow, uprooting the malignant growth, and with this decision, many sects responded positively, with even some Loose Cultivators joining in to help eradicate Shadow.

Over the years, Shadow had killed countless people and made numerous enemies; thinking back, it was likely at the Celestial Palace’s behest, using Shadow as the hand in the dark.

Once the large coalition to exterminate Shadow was formed, they began their offensive against Shadow.

Shadow had long retracted itself, not daring to show its face, but under the relentless search of nearly everyone in the Eastern Wilderness, Shadow’s lair was eventually discovered.

The large coalition struck straightaway, surrounding Shadow.

The sects did not underestimate Shadow; there were quite a few powerhouses within Shadow, with several in the heavenly levels, but this time the sects were fully prepared. Each sect sent one to two heavenly-level powerhouses, adding up to more than twenty in total.

Of course, if Ye Qiu hadn’t already slain some heavenly-level powerhouses, the number of powerhouses coming to fight Shadow would have been double.

A mighty war broke out on the planet housing Shadow.

Under duress, Shadow’s assassins lost their hidden advantage, significantly reducing their combat strength, and the sects capitalized on this by having their powerhouses pave the way.

Five heavenly-level powerhouses emerged from Shadow’s lair to battle the sects.

This fight lasted about an hour, resulting in all five heavenly-level assassins being killed, jointly slain by the sects, and Shadow’s headquarters being destroyed, set ablaze.

With the Celestial Palace first ending, Shadow soon followed.

Clearing out Shadow was a cause for celebration among the people of the Eastern Wilderness, but the minds of the sects were preoccupied with the other sects, viewing them as competitors.

A few days later, some sects boldly claimed that the Taiyi Divine Sect was qualified to be called the first major sect of the Eastern Wilderness, sparking widespread debate.

That same afternoon, other sects argued that the Demon God Sect deserved this qualification.

Turquoise Pool Holy Land had quite a few supporters as well.

Those astute enough had noticed that these great forces had long been scheming in the shadows, which is why other sects stepped forward to support them.

Just as the Taiyi Divine Sect, Demon God Sect, and Turquoise Pool Holy Land had the most momentum, a strong and vigorous force suddenly joined in, and even the Taiyi Divine Sect and Demon God Sect couldn’t afford to ignore them.

The Black Fiend Cult!

The Black Fiend Cult had previously dared to challenge the Celestial Palace. Although it was generally mysterious and difficult to fathom, all major sects knew the Black Fiend Cult was not to be trifled with.

Now that the Celestial Palace was gone, the Black Fiend Cult dared to appear openly; otherwise, if Di Shi Tian were alive, anyone from the Black Fiend Cult discovered by him would be executed without mercy.

With this development, the competition among the four major forces became even fiercer.

Ultimately, it was agreed among the four great forces to determine the victor through an arena battle; the sect that won would become the first major sect and occupy the Celestial Palace’s old site.

The announcement of the four major forces holding an arena battle immediately stirred up the entire Eastern Wilderness, with even the Southern Wilderness’s ancient beast lineage eager to witness the event.

The arena battle was straightforward, featuring matches of both the highest strength and the youngest strength.

For the youngest strength, Turquoise Pool Holy Land would naturally send the Turquoise Pool Saintess, while the Demon God Sect would have Stone Demon Lord take the field; as for the highest strength, it would be the old monsters from each force entering the fray.

Everyone was looking forward to this kind of competition.

No time was wasted, and two days later, the arena battle commenced.

Instantly, the Eastern Wilderness buzzed with activity.

Meanwhile, amid these four major forces vying for dominance, a figure approached from the west, a youth seemingly about twenty years old, with a blade of grass in his mouth and eyes brimming with an unruly spirit.

The youth stood upon a massive rock, stretching his body, and lazily said, "Finally free to get some fresh air. I heard the Celestial Palace has powerful martial artists; for my first journey, I shall meet the Celestial Palace’s elites."

With those words, the youth leaped down from the rock, his footsteps light, and with just a couple of strides, vanished into the vast earth.