Three days later, Li Xuan departed from Weiyang City.
At the Immortal Que Palace of the Chaotic Sacred Land, after a brief conversation with Ancestor Qi Yun, Li Xuan entered a secret chamber.
With less than a year remaining until the appearance of the Blood Weeping Divine Hall, Li Xuan had to seize the time to cultivate and improve himself.
Moreover, upon his departure, Li Xuan had received eighty divine swords from his father, Li Jun. Coupled with the divine swords prepared for him by Ancestor Qi Yun, the total now reached one hundred and forty. He even possessed a considerable amount of top-grade spirit stones.
After preparing everything, Li Xuan directly entered the Town Prison.
"The Divine Son has gone into seclusion?" A day later, the Holy Lord arrived at the Immortal Que Palace and asked Ancestor Qi Yun.
Ancestor Qi Yun nodded slightly, "Does the Holy Lord need to see the Divine Son for something?"
The Holy Lord shook his head, "It's not that I need to see the Divine Son, but the eight King Lords of the alien race have suddenly appeared, and I fear there will be major movements."
"The eight King Lords of the alien race have all appeared?" Ancestor Qi Yun's brow furrowed upon hearing this. As someone who had survived that battle, Ancestor Qi Yun naturally knew the strength of the alien King Lords.
Each King Lord was someone who had reached the initial stage of the Celestial End Realm before being called a King Lord. During the previous appearance of the alien race, these eight King Lords had shown up. Although all eight were only at the initial stage of the Celestial End Realm at that time, they had caused considerable trouble for various factions.
Now, after more than a hundred years, these eight King Lords' strength had likely reached the intermediate stage of the Celestial End Realm or even higher.
After all, the newly promoted eight King Lords of the alien race were all individuals with monstrous talent. Coupled with that Alien King, no one knew what changes might occur.
The Holy Lord's expression turned solemn as he nodded, "We received news from the Domain Lord's Mansion, and they require the Four Sacred Lands to go to the Domain Lord's Mansion to discuss this matter. I came here to inform you, Old Ancestor."
Ancestor Qi Yun understood immediately and said, "Holy Lord, please go with peace of mind. I will take good care of the Divine Son. As long as I am here, the Divine Son will be safe."
The Holy Lord nodded, "Then I am relieved. There is no time to delay; I shall head to Weiyang City now."
As soon as the Holy Lord finished speaking, he vanished from his spot in the next moment.
"Old Ancestor, the alien race is about to make a big move, isn't it?" After the Holy Lord left, Butler Fu retracted his gaze and said to Ancestor Qi Yun.
Ancestor Qi Yun's expression was grave as he nodded, "The alien race stirring up trouble at this time suggests their motives are not simple. However, there's no need to worry too much. If the alien race's strength had truly increased significantly, they wouldn't have only sent out eight King Lords."
Butler Fu nodded slightly and then looked towards the secret chamber where Li Xuan was, "There isn't much time. I hope the Divine Son can improve more."
Ancestor Qi Yun nodded. With less than a year left until the Blood Weeping Divine Hall appeared, Li Xuan's current strength was still relatively weak. Being able to improve more would give him a greater chance of self-preservation within the Blood Weeping Divine Hall.
Time flew by, and quietly, half a year had passed.
In these six months, the Central Domain had become turbulent. Under the leadership of the eight King Lords, the alien race had, with lightning speed, occupied the border cities of the Central Domain. Furthermore, their advance path clearly intended to encircle the Central Domain.
When the news reached Weiyang City, half a month had already passed. Under the leadership of the Domain Lord's Mansion and the Four Sacred Lands, various forces quickly launched a counterattack.
The battle was imminent, but the alien race suddenly retreated at that moment. When the powerful individuals of various forces reached the border cities, the alien race had already vanished.
Helpless, the powerful individuals of various forces could only retreat. But as soon as they retreated, the alien race reappeared.
This cycle repeated, and finally, the various forces could only leave powerful individuals to guard the border cities. Both the Domain Lord's Mansion and the Four Sacred Lands left top-tier experts before withdrawing.
However, even so, the alien race continued to invade the border cities from time to time.
After all, the strength of the eight King Lords had all reached the intermediate stage of the Celestial End Realm. Even if the guards at the border cities possessed the strength of the advanced Celestial End Realm, they were still somewhat strained under a group attack. Not to mention the alien race's tactic of fleeing when they couldn't win, which was truly infuriating.
Thus, the two sides entered a stalemate.
As the day of the Blood Weeping Divine Hall's appearance drew near, the powerful individuals of various forces in the Central Domain shifted their focus to this matter. Even the alien race went into hiding at this time.
"Is there still no sign of the Divine Son emerging from seclusion?" On this day, the Holy Lord arrived at the Immortal Que Palace and looked towards Li Xuan's secret chamber, asking.
Ancestor Qi Yun smiled wryly and nodded, "The Divine Son has been in seclusion for eight months, and there has been no movement whatsoever during this time. Judging by this, it seems it will take some more time for him to emerge."
The Holy Lord's brow furrowed slightly, "Dragon Crouching Mountain has been showing some unusual activity recently, and the Blood Weeping Divine Hall is estimated to appear in about half a month. If the Divine Son cannot emerge before then, I fear he may not be able to enter it."
Ancestor Qi Yun sighed helplessly, "All we can do now is wait. If we disturb the Divine Son's breakthrough, it will be a loss outweighing any gain."
The Holy Lord nodded, "Let's wait a bit longer. If the Divine Son cannot emerge before the Blood Weeping Divine Hall appears, then we will have to make other plans."
Ancestor Qi Yun nodded and continued to gaze at Li Xuan's secret chamber.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.
Outside the secret chamber, the Holy Lord, Emperor Ming, and others had all gathered. The matter of Li Xuan was known to all the Grand Elders, Old Ancestors, and Primordial Old Ancestors. After all, it concerned the Divine Son's safety, and the Holy Lord could not conceal it.
"The Blood Weeping Divine Hall has already appeared, and that spatial gate can only exist for three days. The Divine Son has not yet emerged. I think we should force our way in," Emperor Wu said, glancing at the entrance of the secret chamber.
Emperor Wen immediately shook his head, "That is not advisable. If the Divine Son is in the midst of a breakthrough, any disturbance could cause him to suffer a backlash or even regress in his cultivation."
"Then what should we do?" Emperor Wu asked with a frown.
Emperor Wen sighed and looked towards Emperor Ming and Emperor Tian. The decision on how to proceed now likely depended on the two Primordial Old Ancestors.
"Let's wait one more day," Emperor Ming and Emperor Tian exchanged a look and then said.
Everyone fell silent, and their gazes all turned towards the entrance of the secret chamber.
Creak.
At that moment, a sound of a door opening suddenly rang out. Everyone's gaze sharpened, and in the next moment, Li Xuan's figure slowly appeared before their eyes.
"Hmm? Why can't I sense the Divine Son's aura?" Emperor Lei exclaimed with a hint of surprise.
Upon hearing this, everyone extended their divine senses. As a result, shocked expressions appeared on all their faces.
They, too, could not sense Li Xuan's aura!
"Greetings to all Elders and Old Ancestors." Li Xuan looked at Emperor Ming and the others with some surprise, then bowed and greeted them.
Emperor Ming nodded slightly and then asked with a hint of curiosity, "Divine Son, what realm have you reached now?"
Li Xuan smiled slightly, and an aura instantly emanated from his body.
Boom!
Everyone's expression changed. This sharp sword intent actually made them feel a sense of threat!
"As expected of one who caused the Eastern Emperor Bell of Chaos to ring nine times. I didn't expect the Divine Son to have advanced his cultivation to the initial stage of the Eternal Realm in less than a year!" Emperor Tian exclaimed with a hint of admiration.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "A lucky breakthrough. But speaking of which, I am also indebted to the Eastern Emperor Bell of Chaos this time."
Since Li Xuan had healed Ancestor Qi Yun, the Holy Lord and Ancestor Qi Yun had unanimously decided to hand over the Eastern Emperor Bell of Chaos to Li Xuan. After all, having the Eastern Emperor Bell of Chaos would be more beneficial for Li Xuan's cultivation.
"Our Chaotic Sacred Land is destined to prosper!"