A Resplendent Golden Age Shining Through Eternity, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the Title of Divine Lord

It had to be said, for the current All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds, this was absolutely a great event that could be recorded in the annals of history.

This was a resplendent golden age, its radiance shining through the ages.

Those immortal orthodoxies and supreme great sects since ancient times had all been established in ancient eras.

Since the present era began, how many forces and orthodoxies had appeared?

Counting carefully through these countless epochs, one only ever saw orthodoxies and forces perish; basically, no immortal force had ever been seen emerging. And now, with Dark Heaven establishing a Divine Empire, this could absolutely be called the first since the Dark Era.

All living beings personally witnessed the birth of an immortal nation.

Those orthodoxies and forces that had endured since ancient times, though they had never unified the Beyond, now showed such a trend.

Perhaps it would not take many years before Dark Heaven could truly unify the Beyond, ruling over All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds, with all races and orthodoxies submitting in fealty.

Hong long long—

At this moment, all of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds trembled. Countless gazes turned toward the sky above where Dark Heaven resided, where that vast Immortal Tribulation loomed.

All kinds of ancient lightning manifested—heavenly palaces, divine halls, pavilions and towers—various ancient divine miracles taking form, as if a genuine ancient Heavenly Court was being nurtured into existence.

All manner of the most terrifying tribulations from ancient times to the present appeared at the edge of heaven and earth, transforming into a sea of lightning that continuously struck down, engulfing the entire region.

When that divine light splashed outward, merely its aftershocks caused the star domains in all directions to collapse soundlessly.

This sight made one’s hair stand on end. It was unimaginable—if such lightning struck a Cultivator, they would likely be reduced to drifting ash in an instant, scattering into dust across the sky.

Yet Gu Changge’s figure stood there, his expression profound and calm, endless boundless immortal qi shrouding ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠him.

Likewise, this sea of lightning surged toward his body, but around him existed an unimaginable domain of rules that dissolved it, rendering it utterly unable to touch him.

He raised his palm to refine the Imperial Treasure, stirring the power of this heaven and earth. One Grand Rune after another was refined into it. Even this Immortal Tribulation became material in his hands, continuously condensed and refined until it transformed into an incomparably resplendent, glorious great sun, surrounded by overflowing five-colored immortal light, with chaotic mist coiling about it.

This great sun was dazzling beyond compare, submerging all those boundless rules and orders. In the end, even the Immortal Tribulation was purified by the divine light surrounding it, evaporated completely until nothing remained.

Heaven and earth fell silent. This glorious great sun hung suspended at the edge of the firmament, like a true sun, its radiance brilliant to the extreme, capable of Illuminating the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Skies—no living being in any corner could fail to witness its trace.

Countless Cultivators and living beings could all see the light there. A single ray ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of that light seemed capable of shining through eternity itself. It was a might that made even True Daoists tremble with fear.

Gu Changge spoke softly, his white robes fluttering, transcendent and otherworldly, his figure slowly disappearing into the depths of the palace.

As an Imperial Treasure, this artifact not only possessed might comparable to a true Immortal Grade Artifact—most importantly, it drew upon the Power of Faith of Dark Heaven.

So long as the Power of Faith did not run dry, this Imperial Treasure could bloom with boundless light, even erupting with power surpassing this world.

The Imperial Treasure suppresses the Kingdom’s Fortuity; it can be passed down through the ages, eternal and imperishable.

Witnessing this scene, the countless believers of Dark Heaven all around prostrated themselves in the direction where Gu Changge stood.

This was an unimaginably magnificent sight—all living beings bowing in worship, ten thousand voices resounding as one.

From the depths of the immortal Divine Empire established by Dark Heaven, there came rumbling sounds that shook heaven and earth.

All manner of phenomena that shook past and present manifested here. Whether ordinary Cultivators or True Daoists, all felt as if they were facing the most terrifying Absolute Being of ancient times.

For ordinary Cultivators, and even for many of the younger generation of the current era, such a sight would likely be unforgettable for their entire lives.

In every star domain, countless Cultivators and living beings could be seen gazing from afar at the radiance of this place, watching that eternal Divine Empire whose light illuminated all heavens.

The birth of an immortal force had gained the recognition of heaven and earth. Within a radius of a million miles, auspicious omens filled the air.

Stalk after stalk of immortal blossoms bloomed in the void, golden divine lotuses emerged, shining brilliantly. The Great Dao of heaven and earth grew hazy and luminous, filling this universe with five-colored immortal light.

“We pay respects to the Divine Lord!”

Afterward, endless mighty voices rang out across All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds.

With the Divine Empire established, all believers and subjects made their way devoutly toward the empire’s heartland. If not quite kowtowing with every step, it was close enough.

As for how to address the master of Dark Heaven—from the very beginning, it was Divine Lord, representing the lord of the supreme Divine Empire.

Meanwhile, the many powerhouses from across All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds called themselves divine disciples and divine envoys, declaring that in their respective worlds they would act as believers of the Divine Lord, spreading the existence of Dark Heaven, taking it as an honor to become believers of Dark Heaven.

“Back when I was on the Celestial Ancient Continent, I was still an unwelcome good-for-nothing of my family, yet I already received the Divine Lord’s summons.”

A young man with a pair of wings growing from his back gazed toward the Divine Empire with fervor and reverence, his words agitated beyond measure.

His elder sister was named Hei Yanyu, and she was a Divine General within Dark Heaven.

And he had another secret unknown to others: back in the days when his family looked down on him, in the depths of the unseen, he had heard the Divine Lord’s voice, which had even bestowed upon him a secret cultivation technique.

The Divine Lord had even charged him with recruiting believers.

Of course, all these years since, he had never again seen the Divine Lord, but that did nothing to diminish his fervent devotion.

And in other directions, there were likewise many Cultivators and living beings, just as devout as this young man, making their way toward the Divine Empire.

There, divine light blazed brilliantly; heaven and earth themselves seemed to glow, and all the buildings, mountains, and rivers were draped in a layer of glorious radiance.

“We greet the Divine Lord!”

Within the Divine Empire.

Thirty-six Hidden Experts, like divine spirits, carrying glorious divine might, prostrated themselves toward the central palace.

Among them, quite a few were puppet bodies, but there were also many who sincerely and genuinely wished to submit to Dark Heaven.

Besides these Hidden Experts, the many leaders of immortal orthodoxies and forces who had received word earlier all appeared with the Hidden Experts of their clans, emerging together at this place, heading toward the Divine Empire that had manifested in the world.

There were the Great Yu Celestial Dynasty, the Alliance of Thousand Merchants, the Celestial Ancient Races, the Longevity Gu Family, the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, the Hidden Celestial An Clan... Even from some Forbidden Areas that had long shunned the world, ancient existences emerged, appearing outside the Divine Empire.

The Divine Empire seemed cast from eternal Immortal Gold, its buildings stretching on endlessly, its borders nearly impossible to see.

One could see that at its deepest point, clouds and mist hid the heights from view. On both sides stood immortal palaces, grand and sacred, radiating endless immortal light, stretching all the way to the horizon. Climbing the steps upward, one could basically see no end.

Numerous golden-armored heavenly soldiers and guards clad in golden battle attire patrolled everywhere, riding ferocious beasts as massive as mountain ridges, blotting out the sky and sun.

Everywhere were Mystic Mountains and ancient peaks, immortal mist coiling, silver waterfalls cascading down, and all manner of primordial desolate beasts moving through them, letting out roars that shook heaven and earth.

This was a vast and boundless ancient world, glowing at nearly every spot, with dense Life-Extending Matter flowing through it.

Even ordinary Cultivators could sense that fluctuation of aura, to say nothing of the fact that the rules of heaven and earth here were already utterly different from those of the Beyond outside.

Although this was the first time the people of the world had come to the nation where Dark Heaven resided, they could feel the difference in the rules of heaven and earth here—it was even more suited to cultivation than the outside world.

Many of the older generation of Cultivators all revealed looks of astonishment, feeling that within this Divine Empire, they could better comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, which would aid their advancement.