The Final Curtain Falls! The Tenth Divine Wheel Emerges!
Over twenty Saint Ancestors froze for a long moment, dumbfounded.
"This…"
"It's really for us?"
Their gazes fixed on Jiang Yuqiong, still unbelieving.
Only when the swaddled little one nodded again did they slowly come to.
They exchanged looks.
Then, an overwhelming wave of ecstatic joy surged within them.
Their aged faces flushed red, brimming with excitement as they shouted.
"Enlightenment Tea! This is Enlightenment Tea!"
"The Emperor's child really gave me Enlightenment Tea!"
"What fortune has this solitary one earned to receive this ancient divine tea!"
"I never dared dream of such a boon!"
The Saint Ancestors spat with fervor, nearly jumping in glee.
They cradled the leaves like priceless treasures, as thrilled as children.
"Do they have to get this excited?"
Seeing them, Jiang Yuqiong couldn't help but feel exasperated.
But, gotta admit—
These ancient old-timers looked pretty cute right now!
Nearby, Su Qingshuang, Jiang Wu Xu, and Granny Xi couldn't help but laugh.
Jiang Wu Xu reached out, ruffling Jiang Yuqiong's head.
"You little punk, you're quite the people-pleaser!"
He chuckled.
This kid handed out nearly half the leaves without blinking!
Farther off, the Emperor of Jinghong, Bawang Sect, and the Mu and Ji Families watched it all.
The twenty-something figures felt a bitter pang.
Enlightenment Tea—a treasure beyond ordinary, rarer than holy medicines, utterly coveted!
But none for them!
"One wrong move, and the whole game is lost!"
The Emperor of Jinghong gave a bitter smile.
The others felt a sour, unspeakable ache.
Had they heeded the Frost Emperor's call and fought the Eternal Blood Prison honorably,
They'd have their share of Enlightenment Tea!
Now, they'd lost not just that but their clan-suppressing sacred artifacts, and they were grounded for three hundred years!
"Knowing this, why did we bother?"
Su Kuangren sighed.
They'd lost everything and more!
If not for their scheming against the Frost Emperor, how could they have ended up here?
The regret was palpable!
"We should go."
After a moment, they stepped into the void, departing silently amid their heavy disappointment.
Back at the scene, Su Qingshuang, Jiang Yuqiong, and the others spared them only a glance, paying little heed.
It took a while for the strong individuals from Hidden Sword Mountain, Huangchu Holy Land, and Jade Cauldron Holy Land to calm down from their excitement.
"Thank you, Emperor's child, for the tea!"
"We're endlessly grateful!"
They bowed in thanks.
Two pieces of Enlightenment Tea each offered a strong chance to advance their cultivation!
A tremendous gift!
But Su Qingshuang, holding Jiang Yuqiong, sidestepped their bows.
Jiang Wu Xu stepped forward, bowing deeply to them.
Today's crisis at Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven was overcome thanks to their staunch support, holding off the Eternal Blood Prison until Su Qingshuang could act.
The couple was profoundly grateful—beyond repayment!
Two pieces of Enlightenment Tea couldn't possibly suffice!
Each of them bore serious wounds.
And every faction had lost Saint Ancestors!
A heavy toll!
Six or seven fallen in one battle—a sorrow shared by the heavens!
Especially for weaker sects like Broken Sword Pavilion, Seven Star Palace, and Tianhe Valley.
Xie Han, Li Changhe, and Xue Wuliang were their sole Saint Ancestors!
Their deaths were like the collapse of supporting pillars!
"I'll repay them myself when I'm older!"
Jiang Yuqiong silently noted those sects.
He'd visit them someday!
Soon, Jian Lingtian, He Mengchang, Chu Feixian, Emperor Batian, and others took their leave to recover.
"My house is gone the day I'm born!"
In his swaddle, Jiang Yuqiong gazed at the ravaged Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven, feeling helpless.
As the Emperor's child, his birth should've drawn dignitaries from across the Three Thousand Dao Domains bearing grand gifts!
But after today's battle and the loss of multiple Saint Ancestors,
A feast now would be untimely.
Rebuilding Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven would take time.
"To Ancient Heaven Sect!"
Jiang Wu Xu suggested after a moment.
Su Qingshuang nodded.
Ancient Heaven Sect, their mentor's sect, was like a second home.
Until Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven was restored, it was a fine place to stay.
The family didn't linger, sending word to Jiang Taixing and Su Qingtian before stepping into a spatial passage and vanishing.
Today's battle had concluded!
But for the Three Thousand Dao Domains, the ripples would take ages to settle!
The Emperor's child's birth!
The fall of the Eternal Blood Prison!
Xue Honglou's return!
The scheming of several noble houses and dynasties!
Granny Xi's ascension to Saint Ancestor!
These events would ferment, shaking countless souls!
Jiang Yuqiong's family left Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven.
The battle had left their home in ruins, needing reconstruction.
Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu took Jiang Yuqiong and Granny Xi to Ancient Heaven Sect.
Normally, the Emperor's child's birth would've drawn dignitaries with lavish gifts.
But with multiple Saint Ancestors fallen today,
A celebration felt inappropriate and was abandoned.
Ancient Heaven Sect lay in the northeastern part of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, separated from Wu Xu Domain by over a dozen domains.
The family traveled leisurely, taking five or six days to arrive.
During this time, another earth-shaking event gripped the Three Thousand Dao Domains!
That day!
In the distant Changheng Domain, countless people gathered, gazing skyward.
Nine massive golden wheels rose slowly, dominating the firmament!
Each spanned ten thousand zhang, radiant and blinding, unleashing terrifying divine power!
Boundless pressure swept forth, saturating every inch of space!
Even the sun's brilliance was eclipsed!
These were a cultivator's nine divine wheels, marking the Ninth Layer of the Divine Wheel Realm!
But soon, a deafening roar erupted through the heavens and earth!
"Rumble!"
As if doomsday had descended, the sky quaked, the earth trembled!
It felt like an invisible hand gripped the world, shaking it violently!
Hundreds of domains around Changheng felt the shock, the void nearly warping!
Countless cultivators reeled, their hearts pounding in terror!
All eyes turned to the source!
There stood a majestic palace—the seat of Changheng Domain's hegemon, Shaking Heaven Palace!
A supreme sect with an ancient legacy!
Before their astonishment could settle,
Amid the endless rumbling, a tenth dazzling golden wheel shot skyward from the palace!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!"
Like a world-grinding millstone, it crushed the heavens, emitting a terrifying tremor!
The final golden wheel ascended, joining the nine others above the azure sky!
Ten suns hung aloft, rising and falling, illuminating the world!
Dozens, even hundreds of domains witnessed this fearsome sight!
Countless cultivators erupted in fervor!
"Ten divine wheels! How could someone open ten?!"
"Impossible! Isn't that just an ancient legend? How could anyone achieve it?"
"Throughout history, not even the Heavenly Emperors reached this realm!"
"Is this real?!"
Countless were stirred, horrified beyond measure!
Everyone looked as if they'd seen a ghost!
Too terrifying!
Someone had opened the legendary ten divine wheels!
A tale from ancient lore!
In the Three Thousand Dao Domains' countless years, no one had ever done it!
Not even past Heavenly Emperors had touched this height!
Yet today, they saw it with their own eyes!
Unthinkable!
"It's from Shaking Heaven Palace! It must be the Young Palace Master, Dai Wangyang!"
"Five years ago, he was already at Divine Wheel Ninth Layer, but he vowed to forge an invincible path and open the tenth wheel!"
"He stayed at that realm for five years—and he actually did it!"
Everyone witnessing this was dumbstruck, jaws dropping!
Dai Wangyang, Young Palace Master of Shaking Heaven Palace, a prodigy of unparalleled talent!
Tales of him abounded near Changheng Domain.
Five years ago, at age five, he'd opened nine divine wheels!
Yet he hadn't pushed for the higher Spirit Nurturing Realm!
Instead, he lingered there for five full years!
Because he harbored grand ambitions—to become the first in eons, breaking all bounds and opening the tenth divine wheel!
Almost no one believed in him!
Ten divine wheels—unmatched through the ages, surpassing limits, reigning supreme!
Achieving it could herald an unrivaled supreme, rivaling ancient sages!
An invincible path!
Even within Shaking Heaven Palace, many had doubted.
But who could've imagined that today, he'd succeed!
In an instant, the news spread like a tempest across the Three Thousand Dao Domains!
The vast realm trembled!
"We thought the Emperor's child forging a new extreme bone-tempering realm before birth was shocking enough!"
"But Dai Wangyang honed his blade for five years, awakening in a single day to craft an invincible path!"
"These two are the era's twin extremes of genius—rare in eons!"
"Too terrifying!"
A nameless dread gripped countless cultivators.
At first, the Spirit-Severing Sword Body had set the world ablaze.
Then the Emperor's child's extraordinary feats made people think the future Three Thousand Dao Domains would be his alone!
But now…
This Young Palace Master Dai Wangyang might one day rival the Emperor's child.
After all, he was only ten years old!