In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since the Ancient Celestial World closed.
During this year, the Desolate Celestial Realm underwent significant changes.
The spiritual energy in heaven and earth suddenly became more concentrated.
Various blessed lands and spiritual domains manifested themselves.
Many elderly practitioners who had been stuck at bottlenecks discovered that they had broken through without realizing it.
This change first caused surprise, but then people suddenly understood.
"The spiritual energy is reviving, all things are awakening, the Emperor's Path will open!" sighed an elder from a major power.
There were always two omens before the Emperor's Path opened.
One was the opening of the Ancient Celestial World.
The other was the revival of spiritual energy in heaven and earth.
Of course, this spiritual energy revival wasn't a qualitative change, but rather a quantitative one.
For those practitioners who were already at the peak of their power, it didn't have much effect.
But for cultivators below the Supreme level, it was extremely helpful.
For young prodigies with vigorous blood energy and higher potential, it was even more beneficial.
Some said this was a form of nurturing from the Nine Heavens Celestial Realm's will, to help the younger generation increase their overall strength before heading to the Emperor's Path to compete for the Heavenly Mandate and protect the Celestial Realm.
Against this background of spiritual energy revival, the strength of the young generation of prodigies began to surge.
Those ancient freaks who had been sleeping in various corners of the Celestial Realm also sensed these changes in heaven and earth, and began to awaken.
At this time, the entire Desolate Celestial Realm was brilliant with stars, as prodigies streaked across the firmament like comets.
Previously among the younger generation, reaching the Celestial God realm was considered absolutely top-tier.
But in this environment, many prodigies with strong foundations began breaking through to the Celestial God realm.
Some extremely rare prodigies even began breaking through to the Dao God realm.
Most of these prodigies were either awakened ancient freaks or descendants of ancient powerhouses with extremely strong bloodlines.
Some elders speculated that in this environment, perhaps in a year or so, there might even be prodigies appearing at the quasi-Saint level.
This made many people think of Jun Xiaoyao.
With Jun Xiaoyao's freakish talent, if he hadn't perished in the Bronze Celestial Palace.
In this environment, breaking through to quasi-Saint would have been practically guaranteed.
The Jun family had maintained a low profile throughout this year, with no news emerging.
Many believed that due to Jun Xiaoyao's death, the Jun family would likely remain dejected for a long time.
As for prodigies like Jun Moxiao and Jun Lingcang, they quietly continued their diligent cultivation, each making significant progress in their cultivation.
"I believe the master won't perish..."
Followers like Yi Yu and Yan Qingying still firmly believed that Jun Xiaoyao would return one day.
Surprisingly, after the Ancient Celestial World closed, Princess Longji didn't return to the Dragon's Nest, but instead followed Jun Mulan and others to the Jun family.
This surprised many people.
But thinking about it, Princess Longji had already fallen out with Long Tiantian in the Ancient Celestial World.
If she returned to the Dragon's Nest, it would feel somewhat awkward.
The Azure Dragon branch of the Dragon's Nest wanted Princess Longji to return, but she refused.
Princess Longji's reasoning was that although Jun Xiaoyao had perished, her promise wouldn't change, otherwise her dao heart would be damaged.
But only Jun Mulan and a few others knew.
Jun Xiaoyao and Princess Longji's agreement was limited to within the Ancient Celestial World.
Therefore, outsiders couldn't guess Princess Longji's true thoughts.
As time passed, at a certain moment.
All cultivators in the entire Desolate Celestial Realm seemed to hear a terrifying boom, as if it had shattered the firmament.
At this moment, all cultivators raised their heads to look up at the celestial realm's sky.
This scene appeared not only in the Desolate Celestial Realm but also in the other eight celestial realms.
Then, before everyone's shocked gaze.
A vast ancient path seemed to manifest from the void, extending deep into the cosmic starry sky.
It was an incredibly ancient road!
It was a road where prodigies shed blood!
It was also a road that would leave its mark in history!
The Emperor's Path had opened!
Boom!
In the next moment, the Nine Heavens Celestial Realm erupted.
In the Desolate Celestial Realm, countless prodigies rose into the air from various regions like fish crossing a river.
Each prodigy's aura was extremely powerful, far surpassing the time before the spiritual energy revival.
Many ancient warships, flying ancient beasts, and mystical mounts all rose into the air, carrying prodigies toward the Emperor's Path.
The world's wind and clouds belong to our generation - every prodigy harbored dreams of achieving the dao, their blood boiling with passion, wanting to make a name for themselves on the Emperor's Path, to be recorded in history and praised for all eternity!
People saw heirs of ancient families that had been in seclusion for many years emerge.
Descendants carrying ancient racial bloodlines appeared.
Even descendants of ancient fierce beings hatched from eggs, their fierce might shaking in all directions.
Each of these had shocking backgrounds.
Of course, some famous immortal powers of the Desolate Celestial Realm also had heirs appear, wanting to carve out territory on the Emperor's Path.
People saw that from deep within the Ten Thousand Phoenix Spirit Mountain, a young figure rode a fire phoenix into the air.
"It's the ancient freak from Ten Thousand Phoenix Spirit Mountain, I heard he's the descendant of an ancient emperor!"
At the Ancient Crocodile Lake, terrifying fierce might surged into the sky as a huge black crocodile rose from the ancient lake, its tail sweep collapsing a mountain range.
"It's a descendant of the Crocodile Ancestor..." some ancient race beings exclaimed.
On a mountaintop, a beautiful woman wearing a sapphire blue peacock dress looked up at the Emperor's Path, her eyes showing a glimmer of hope.
"As long as I follow the Buddha Son, how can I not reach the end of the Emperor's Path..." the woman murmured, revealing a slight smile.
She was the prodigy subdued by the ancient freak of Little Western Heaven, the Jade Buddha Son - the direct daughter of the Peacock Great Illumination King lineage, with noble bloodline and powerful strength.
Additionally, at the Ancient Leaf family.
On a towering lonely peak.
Ye Guchen, the reincarnation of the Leaf family's Sword Devil, wearing black clothes and with handsome features, slowly stood up.
His aura was incredibly profound, his eyes no longer carrying that ancient vicissitude from before, but instead becoming extremely clear.
Ye Guchen had completely cut off his past and rebuilt his true self.
Now he had undergone an amazing transformation compared to before, his whole body's aura unfathomable, making even Saints feel uneasy when looking at him.
"It's time."
Ye Guchen looked up at the Emperor's Path in the sky.
He raised his hand and suddenly drew out the Emperor-Slaying Sword that had been stuck in the ground.
That sword had been stained with Emperor's blood!
Boom!
The moment Ye Guchen drew the Emperor-Slaying Sword, a terrifying aura burst forth, a horrifying sword energy that could shake all the stars in the heavens swept across the firmament!
At this moment, the Leaf family was startled, with many clan elders peering at Ye Guchen's closed-door cultivation site.
Even Ye Nantian, the Leaf family's ancient freak who had awakened in the Ancient Celestial World, had shock in his eyes.
"As expected of the Sword Devil's reincarnation, although he cut off his past, his talent and cultivation have become even more unfathomable, almost comparable to Jun Xiaoyao from before." Ye Nantian was shocked.
Even as an ancient freak, he felt like he was facing a senior when confronting Ye Guchen.
That sword intent made people's hearts cold!
Ye Guchen lightly stroked the Emperor-Slaying Sword's blade, sword chimes shaking the nine heavens.
"Old friend, originally you would have met a good opponent, what a pity..." Ye Guchen shook his head slightly.
The person he referred to was naturally Jun Xiaoyao.
They had agreed to a meeting between kings, but now they would never meet again.
"I, Ye Guchen, with this sword, seek only one defeat, I hope the Emperor's Path won't disappoint me."
Ye Guchen carried the Emperor-Slaying Sword on his back, casually stepping into the sky one step at a time.
The Leaf family's reincarnated Sword Devil, after closed-door cultivation for so long, had finally set out!
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