386: Big Move

“Among the many small worlds attached to the Four Profound Heavens, many of them bear traces of the Ancient Hall’s attempts.”

“When some powerful profound practitioners from the Four Profound Heavens actively or passively enter these small worlds, they might encounter the traces left behind by them.”

“It’s just that due to their low cultivation realm, they might have some suspicions, but ultimately they don’t understand what these things are.”

Listening to Myriad Gods’s explanation, Chen De gradually recalled the small worlds he had experienced.

Most of them were just ordinary, low-to-mid-tier small worlds.

But among the few worlds he remembered vividly, for example, the Xuān God of the Xuanzhe Continent bore some resemblance to the second attempt.

And then there was the Hundred Ancestors of the Heavenly Dome Continent, and their creation, the Black-Robed Heavenly Will, which perfectly matched the description of the first attempt.

Moreover, they all had one thing in common: once the places that aligned with the two attempts failed, the previously smooth development suddenly became like a kite with a broken string.

All evidence indicated that they were indeed inextricably linked to the Ancient Hall’s attempts.

Especially the Heavenly Dome Continent, where Chen De even found the data room.

And it seemed that to achieve a certain goal, they even actively helped the local natives to perfect or even create a system, guiding them in the desired direction.

Previously, he didn’t know which force had left these behind, but now it was very clear.

And their goal was to allow the powerful profound practitioners within to integrate with the Heavenly Will with maximum efficiency.

Of course, though he had traveled through so many small worlds, the total number of traces he discovered was not that many.

Furthermore, another commonality was that the small worlds used for these attempts were all of a high tier.

The worst among them were worlds capable of giving birth to beings at the Demon Emperor Realm First Layer.

Seeing Chen De in deep thought, Myriad Gods smiled, “Is there anything else you want to ask?”

It was rare for someone to answer his questions, so Chen De immediately voiced his other query, “What is ‘innate’?”

“Innate, huh.”

As expected, Myriad Gods also provided Chen De with an answer to this question.

“Innate are those who are born immortal!”

“This means that all innate beings are immortals from birth.

The immortal realm, which is unattainable for us, is merely their starting point.”

“Not only that, but they also possess talents that we do not, being closer to the Great Dao.

Some innate beings, upon birth, even surpass the immortal realm, reaching a level that we cannot comprehend.”

After getting the answer he wanted, Chen De nodded and cupped his fists to Myriad Gods, saying, “Thank you, benefactor, for enlightening me!”

Then, his eyes darted around, and he was about to press on and ask if Myriad Gods knew Pang Zun’s method of transforming world origins.

Currently, it seemed Myriad Gods answered every question, so he might as well try.

But when Chen De was about to speak, he realized that Myriad Gods had vanished from his side at some unknown point.

And Chen De himself hadn’t noticed a thing.

He quietly scanned the area with the system map, then exclaimed in surprise, “Benefactor, benefactor, why have you disappeared?”

“Benefactor, have you left?”

“Benefactor, why did you leave without a word? Let me see you off!”

“At least leave an address or contact information so I can repay you someday!”

“Benefactor…”

After calling out a few more times to no avail, his voice echoed through the area, and Chen De could only reluctantly depart.

After Chen De gradually walked away until he disappeared, Myriad Gods’s figure reappeared in the field.

“Did he discover me?”

Myriad Gods was not surprised by this; this Zhang Yi had many suspicious points, so it wasn’t impossible for him to possess some special detection methods.

The aura he emitted was merely that of a normal Demon Emperor Realm peak, perhaps slightly stronger, but the deviation was not significant.

Even in his own perception, it was exactly as it appeared on the surface… Why would Myriad Gods tell him all this?

Chen De was not a fool; he wouldn’t simply attribute someone’s kindness to pure good intentions.

After all, in this world, truly selfless people were too few, apart from himself.

Normally, the secrets of the Earth Immortal Realm would keep him exploring for a long time.

Now, in this exchange, being selectively told things indeed saved him a lot of time.

Undoubtedly, Myriad Gods was guiding something.

However, Chen De no longer cared; as long as he was strong enough, he had nothing to fear.

First, max out the Slaughter Law, then deal with Pang Zun, and activate the fast cultivation mode.

He didn’t believe that if he maxed out all three systems and all laws, anyone would dare to scheme against him.

Chen De looked around, deliberately circling away from Myriad Gods’s direction.

He didn’t know where a suitable place was; if that was the case, he might as well run around aimlessly and try his luck… “Your Majesty, within the empire’s borders, all sect forces, except those who have sided with us, have been completely eliminated.”

“It’s just… it’s just that the situation in the other several regions is a bit unstable.”

A middle-aged man dressed in a dark profound, gold-embroidered court robe stood at the foot of the steps, hesitating before speaking.

“The Eastern and Western Regions have shared power with the sects since the founding of the nation; after so many years, it’s normal for them to be unwilling.”

On the imperial throne, adorned with coiling dragons, sat a man with a majestic appearance, his mianliu covering his deep, unreadable eyes.

But merely by sitting there, he exuded supreme authority.

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, he nodded slightly, “Since that is the case, let the four commanders return.”

“Yes!” the middle-aged man bowed and accepted the order.

The person on the throne waved his sleeve, and a ball of light floated before the middle-aged man, “In the matter of dealing with the sects, the Shenwu Guard has rendered invaluable service.”

“The empire’s rewards, all that is due, will not be withheld.”

The middle-aged man didn’t even look at the contents, quickly took it, and put it away, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

He was a staunch loyalist of the Shenwu Empire, the leader of the Shenwu Guard—the Chief Commander Yang Jun.

Naturally, only the emperor’s most trusted person could be appointed to this position.

He commanded the four great commanders under him, as well as numerous pacification envoys, chiliarchs, centurions, and so on… So he didn’t care at all what the reward from His Majesty was; even if he received nothing, he wouldn’t have a single complaint.

Although the situation outside was turbulent now, recalling the four commanders at this time was clearly inappropriate.

But the Shenwu Guard was His Majesty’s blade, specializing in dirty and arduous work.

Whatever His Majesty said, they would do; obediently following orders was the proper way.

As for the impact and hidden dangers, His Majesty and the ministers would discuss them.

“Hmm, you may withdraw.” The Divine Martial Emperor on the throne slowly closed his eyes.

“Your subject takes his leave!”

After bowing once more to the Divine Martial Emperor, Yang Jun tiptoed out of the grand hall.

Although he knew the Divine Martial Emperor wasn’t asleep, this was a subject’s respect for his monarch.

After Yang Jun left, the Divine Martial Emperor, sitting on the throne, murmured to himself, “A big move, this matter is of great significance to my Shenwu Empire; if it doesn’t succeed, then it will become…”