175: Chapter 175: Rankings Updated, Top Five Sweeped!

Refining the Tai Su remnants obtained from Xu Tian, he also integrated them into his manifestation, adding a layer of might to that Grandmist Universe.

Lin Yi clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body.

Divine Fire Realm!

Hongmeng Chaos Body at Perfection!

Grass Sword Art in hand!

At this moment, he already stood at the absolute Peak of the Cultivators of his generation!

The news quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Profound Holy Land.

Lin Yi had broken through to the Divine Fire Realm, and Shen Qingyue's Physique had undergone a transformation.

Su Yuxi and Chu Wanqing's Holy Bodies had reached Major Achievement, and Xu Chen had awakened a mysterious manifestation.

The strength of all five had skyrocketed.

The three thousand extreme dao list was updated accordingly.

First place, Lin Yi!

Second place, Su Yuxi!

Third place, Shen Qingyue!

Fourth place, Chu Wanqing!

Fifth place, Xu Chen!

The top five were all people from the Heavenly Profound Holy Land!

After the list was updated, the entire Three Thousand Dao Domains were shaken.

"My dear mother, they swept the top five?!"

"The Heavenly Profound Holy Land is truly Heaven-Defying!"

"Who would dare to provoke them in the future? Isn't that just courting death?"

The leaders of countless forces gathered their Disciples overnight, giving them stern warnings.

If they encountered anyone from the Heavenly Profound Holy Land, they must treat them with a smile and absolutely must not offend them!

Just as Lin Yi and the others were immersed in the joy of their Breakthroughs, this day arrived.

A black crack suddenly split open in the sky.

That fissure was torn from the Void Realm far away, as if something was forcibly squeezing into this world.

The sound of ocean tides came from far away.

Low, heavy, and carrying an ancient aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Lin Yi rushed out of the cultivation chamber at the first moment, unleashing his Primordial Immortal Pupil to gaze into the distance.

His Immortal Pupil pierced through the endless Void Realm, and he saw it.

A sea.

A boundless black ocean, with eerie mist churning on the surface.

In the center of the sea, a massive island was slowly emerging.

The island was filled with jagged rocks and paved with white bones, emitting a suffocating aura of death.

Deep within the island, a massive grey stone gate was vaguely visible.

That gate was tightly shut, yet wisps of black Qi were seeping out from the cracks.

Su Yuxi also rushed out, standing beside Lin Yi, gazing into the distance.

Her pupils constricted violently, and fragmented memories flashed frantically in her mind.

The terrifying black sea, withered boats, a bottomless cliff, and a path to the island paved with white bones.

And that... grey stone gate, of which she had never even seen the full appearance in her past life.

Su Yuxi took a deep breath, her voice slightly tight.

"It is the Burial Emperor Island, it is coming toward the Three Thousand Realms!"

Lin Yi withdrew his gaze, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

Burial Emperor Island.

The truth behind the destruction of the Shen Family, the secret of Su Yuxi's past life, and that mysterious grey stone gate.

All clues pointed to that island.

He turned his head to look behind him.

Shen Qingyue, Chu Wanqing, and Xu Chen had also rushed out, all gazing at the black crack in the sky.

Lin Yi withdrew his gaze, the corners of his mouth slightly curling up.

"It seems the next destination is decided!"

... And in another place.

Far beyond the Void Realm.

Deep within the Forbidden Ground of the Heaven and Earth Gate.

Inside an ancient hall, candlelight flickered.

A young man who looked to be only in his twenties sat on the main seat, toying with a black jade pendant in his hand.

He had a handsome face and an ethereal temperament, emitting a pressure that made it impossible for others to look directly at him.

That pressure was deep and restrained, yet it was a hundred times more terrifying than Xu Tian, the Grand Elder, and Wang Shuo combined.

Below the hall, a grey-robed old man knelt on the ground, trembling like a sieve.

He was the eldest Elder of the Heaven and Earth Gate, and also Xu Tian's Revered Master, Ji Chen.

The young man placed the jade pendant on the table, his voice indifferent and devoid of any warmth.

"During the time I was in seclusion, is this how you managed the Heaven and Earth Gate?"

Ji Chen slammed his forehead against the floor tiles, making thumping sounds.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me!"

"It is all because this old servant is incompetent and failed to restrain that trash, Xu Tian!"

The young man lifted his eyelids, his gaze like a knife.

"Xu Tian is dead."

"The Grand Elder you recommended is also dead."

"The face of the Heaven and Earth Gate has been completely lost by you two, Revered Master and Disciple!"

Ji Chen shivered all over, his kowtowing motion freezing.

He lay on the ground, his voice trembling violently.

"Your Highness... that Lin Yi..."

The young man interrupted him.

"Lin Yi?"

The corners of his mouth curled into a playful arc, but there was no hint of a smile in his eyes.

"Just a junior, I have no interest for now."

"However, that girl..."

He was referring to Shen Qingyue.

"The Taichu Key is on her, and now the Taisu Origin has also been absorbed by her."

"She must have mastered the method to open the stone gate."

Ji Chen looked up abruptly, a flash of shrewd light in his eyes.

"Your Highness means..."

The young man stood up, walked to the hall entrance with his hands behind his back, and gazed at the expanding black crack in the distance.

"The Burial Emperor Island has emerged."

"That gate, I have waited for it for too long."

He turned his head and glanced at Ji Chen.

"If I give you a chance to atone for your sins..."

"You should know what to do, right?!"

Ji Chen acted as if he had been granted amnesty, kowtowing repeatedly until his forehead bled.

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"

"This old servant will go and prepare right away; I will definitely do my utmost and will never betray Your Highness's trust!"

The young man withdrew his gaze, his voice still cold.

"If you fail, bring your head to see me."

Ji Chen shuddered all over and scrambled out of the hall.

The hall returned to silence.

The young man stood at the doorway, gazing at the black crack in the sky, a trace of greed flashing deep in his eyes.

"Behind the stone gate..."

"That is something that even the Supreme of the Immortal Ancient Era coveted."

"I have waited for this day for far, far too long..."

"That path... it truly makes one look forward to it!"

The candlelight flickered, reflecting the cold, sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.

... A few days later, on this day, the sky above the Heavenly Profound Holy Land suddenly darkened.

That darkness came extremely quickly.

A moment ago, morning light was still flowing between the nine Peaks, and clouds were swirling around the waist of the Peaks.

The next moment, the entire sky seemed to be covered by an invisible giant hand.

The light was suppressed, and the wind stopped.

Immediately following.

Deep in the firmament, that opened crack suddenly burst apart.

Crack!

A soft sound.

It was very small at first.

It was as if someone had lightly scratched the sky with a fingernail.

But in the blink of an eye, that thin mark tore wildly to both sides, tearing wider and wider.

The black fissure lay across the high sky, stretching for who knows how many ten thousand li.

At the edges of the fissure, space rolled and turned in layers, twisting into circles of hideous ripples, and even most of the sunlight was sucked inside.

Before everyone could recover from the shock.

A low sound of ocean tides pressed down from behind the fissure.

Whoosh!

The sound of the waves was not urgent, but each sound was heavier than the last.

Every crash slammed into everyone's chest, shaking their Qi and blood into chaos and making their eardrums swell.

Countless Disciples of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land looked up in unison.

"What... what is that thing?"

"Has the sky cracked?"

"No, there is something behind the crack."

"The sea... I hear the sound of waves."

"How can there be a sea in the sky?"

The exclamations had just begun.

Deep within the fissure, a boundless black ocean surface had slowly revealed its outline.

The Black Sea.

Literally, a true Black Sea.

The seawater had no luster at all, lying dead and heavy behind the fissure, like a giant burial shroud covering the ages!