The Dragon King departed, taking the three Beast Emperors under his command to the north of the Tenth Land to aid in the battle.
This was a war of races, representing the fate of their kind.
It could not be stopped.
"Everyone."
The Sword Master clasped his fists. "I must leave too. The Eastern lands are vast. We may meet again someday. With this passage in place, we can come and go as we please. Now, I must find a safe haven for the Sword Domain."
He needed to find a territory for the Sword Domain.
In the end, only Chen Fan remained.
He didn't leave; he was waiting.
As for who he was waiting for, only he knew.
Soon, Qi Nan and Shu Yuan also departed.
According to them, they held positions in the outer realms and could not be away for too long.
...
"City Lord, aren't we leaving?" asked Lie Tian.
"Waiting for someone..."
"Hm?"
"They're here."
From afar, a figure approached.
Their appearance was obscured by the mist of the Great Dao, but their aura was familiar.
Wuji had arrived.
Six months ago, Wuji had said that he would come to see Chen Fan when he emerged from the Thunder Domain.
Wuji kept his word. He had arrived.
"You!"
Facing Wuji, Lie Tian appeared very cautious.
This man exerted immense pressure on him.
"Friend Lie Tian,"
Wuji spoke to Lie Tian first, smiling. "There's no need to guard against me. As an old friend, you should know my character."
"Who exactly are you?"
*Buzz.*
The mist on Wuji's face dissipated.
A middle-aged face appeared.
*Swish.*
Wuji's complexion immediately turned pale. "You... How is that possible..."
His voice was filled with utter shock.
Chen Fan looked at them in confusion. "Do you know each other?"
"..."
Lie Tian fell silent.
After a long while, he spoke in a low voice, "Thunder Master."
"What?"
This statement stunned everyone.
"You are the Thunder Master?" Chen Fan could not believe it.
Wuji smiled slightly. "In a way, yes, and in a way, no."
He thought for a moment, then explained, "The Thunder Master has already perished. I am merely a wisp of will left behind by the Thunder Master from that time, and... a will left behind intentionally."
"What do you mean?" Chen Fan didn't understand.
Wuji explained, "In the past, someone entrusted a matter to the Thunder Master, and I... was born from that instruction."
A single instruction gave birth to an invincible existence.
Chen Fan vaguely guessed who that person was.
"That's right."
Wuji provided a definitive answer. "It's the person you're guessing."
"Therefore, I can be the Thunder Master, or I can not be. Now you understand, and my existence is solely for you."
"For me?"
"In the past, that senior predicted that one day, a youth would rise from obscurity, eventually wield his divine weapon, and unify the Chaos."
Chen Fan: "..."
Divine weapons, he had already obtained six.
Only the last sword was missing.
Wuji continued, "I have come to tell you the whereabouts of the last divine weapon. This is my responsibility and the meaning of my continued existence."
Chen Fan became excited. "The last divine weapon, where is it?"
Wuji did not hesitate and directly stated, "The Sixth Heaven, the Flipping Cloud Realm."
The Sixth Heaven.
It was quite far.
Wuji continued, "To enter the Sixth Heaven, you will need to take a very long detour. The simplest method is to conquer the Tenth Land and push your way through, reorganizing the order of the Chaos."
"Wait... what Chaos order?"
"You will know in the future."
Wuji's purpose for coming had been fulfilled.
However, he left one last remark. "Qi Nan and Shu Yuan, I have observed these two. They should be reincarnations of the former轮回大帝 (Reincarnation Great Emperor) and 偷天大帝 (Heaven-Stealing Great Emperor). These two have no ambition for conquest; you can trust them."
Beside them, Lie Tian Great Emperor said in a deep voice, "So it was them."
Reincarnation and Heaven-Stealing were also two renowned figures from the Thunder Domain back then.
Unlike Lie Tian, they didn't seek to dominate the world. Their greatest dream was infinite reincarnation.
But in the final battle, they were also swept up.
When the war began, it was beyond their control.
Ultimately, they were all suppressed by the Thunder Master.
"I've said what I needed to say. I'm leaving now." Wuji finished speaking and turned to leave.
Within a few steps, he vanished from his spot.
"Sigh,"
Lie Tian, on the other hand, sighed. "It really is those two. I suppose the memories of their past lives are gone."
Otherwise, they would surely have recognized him, Lie Tian.
They had been quite close back then, but now, perhaps only death brought familiarity.
"Let's go, we should also venture into the Chaos." Chen Fan clenched his fists, eager.
In the Thunder Domain, Rank Eight experts were rare.
But in the Tenth Land, it was different.
It was said that the strongest Demon Realm in the East had more than ten Rank Eight Great Emperors.
"Who shall we deal with first?"
Old Demon Chu, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, sounding eager.
"Deal with who?"
Chen Fan rolled his eyes. "We came out to seek the Dao. Continuously devouring is definitely not the way. The Tenth Land is larger, with more opportunities. Perhaps... we can find a different Dao."
"Alright."
Fine.
They would do as the City Lord said.
After all, there would be battles ahead.
"Let's go."
The group of four, cautiously, began to traverse the Chaos.
...
Compared to the narrow Thunder Domain, the Tenth Land had more inhabitants.
Almost every day, they encountered strangers traveling in the Chaos.
These people were all heading in the same direction.
"Fellow Daoist."
Old Demon Chu stepped forward and stopped a traveler.
Both were at the sixth-rank cultivation level.
The person stopped was somewhat nervous. "What do you mean by stopping me, fellow Daoist?"
"Don't be nervous."
Old Demon Chu spread his hands to show he meant no harm.
He smiled. "I just wanted to ask, I've been seeing people rushing about these past few days. Is there some grand event in the East?"
Seeing this, the other party visibly relaxed.
He looked at Old Demon Chu and said, "You're not from the East, are you?"
"No."
Old Demon Chu shook his head. "I'm from the West."
The West, the territory of the Great Light Domain.
"Then it's not surprising."
The man explained, "The Thunder Domain is about to open. Do you know?"
Old Demon Chu: "..."
He pretended not to understand and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's like this,"
The man said, "The Demon Realm is summoning powerful experts from all over the East to gather outside the Thunder Domain, preparing to invade it and share this grand feast."
As he spoke, a hint of fervor appeared in his eyes. "That was once a Rank Nine Great World. It is said to be full of countless opportunities within..."
The man was quite talkative. It was only when another person approached from afar that Old Demon Chu clasped his fists and left.
After he recounted the matter to Chen Fan and the others.
Chen Fan gave a wry smile. "What opportunities are there in the Thunder Domain?"
They were the ones who had come out of the Thunder Domain.
If there were opportunities in the Thunder Domain, how could they not know?
They would have already snatched them up; it wouldn't have been left for others.
"I suspect the message was leaked by Yu Hua."
Qi Sha guessed. "Yu Hua probably wants the Eastern powers to act as vanguards. Actually, to be precise, there are indeed opportunities in the Thunder Domain. As long as the world is broken open and the Great Dao Universe of the Thunder Domain is found, the rewards will be immense."
Qi Sha and the others all knew that the Great Dao Universe of the Thunder Domain must exist.
Otherwise, the Thunder Domain would have been destroyed long ago.
Unfortunately, there was one thing they didn't know: the Great Dao Universe... was already in Chen Fan's possession.
Of course, he wouldn't reveal that.