Han Yi had anticipated Black Yama's actions, but he wasn't worried. The fact that Black Yama hadn't pursued him to the Sui Zhu Immortal Court proved that the Azure Yama Blade's tracking ability diminished with distance.
During the Martial Display at North Mang Mountain, Han Yi had realized that if Black Yama unleashed his full power, he would need to activate an Ancient Divine Artifact to stand a chance in battle.
Predictably, the next cultivator Black Yama sent would be even stronger than the Lord of North Mang Mountain—likely a Senior Golden Immortal, or possibly even a Peak Golden Immortal.
Therefore, Han Yi resolved to take a much wider detour through the Penglai Void the next time he passed through, ensuring Black Yama's forces couldn't track him.
A month later, he completely left the outer void of the Penglai Immortal Domain and arrived in the Netherworld.
Of the Primordial Nine Realms, shattered and fragmented long ago, Penglai occupied the due east, the Netherworld the northeast, and the Ferocious Realm the north.
Upon reaching the Netherworld's outer void, Han Yi sensed a distant Immortal Realm shrouded in nether energy. A chill ran down his spine.
Even across such vast distances, the terrifying presence looming over the Netherworld was palpable. How immense must the power of that mysterious entity entrenched there be?
Legend had it that this entity publicly referred to himself as "Nether," claiming to have emerged from the Chaos after the Primordial Era shattered. Mysterious and unfathomable, he possessed the strength of a top-tier Heavenly Venerable and had dominated the Netherworld for millions of years.
Sensing the chilling Netherworld aura that sent shivers down his spine, Han Yi slightly adjusted his course, veering further away from the realm and deeper into the Void. He preferred the longer route to risking an encounter with the bizarre creatures that might emerge from the Netherworld.
Although the Three Realms of Absolute Yin were occupied by three Strange Entities, these fragmented Immortal Realms were not exclusively inhabited by them. Over millions of years, creatures had evolved to survive within these unique environments.
The three Heavenly Venerables largely ignored these native lifeforms. However, any powerful beings from other Immortal Realms who dared to trespass would be swiftly dealt with—either crushed outright or driven away.
Han Yi knew that only Dao Ancestor-level beings would warrant the attention of these three entities. Therefore, his infiltration of the Ferocious Realm wouldn't draw the notice of a Heavenly Venerable.
The detour cost Han Yi considerable time. It took a full six months to leave the outer void of the Netherworld and approach the Ferocious Realm.
Three months later, he finally laid eyes on the Ferocious Realm.
This world, located in the northernmost reaches of the Primordial Great World, was known within the Profound Repository Palace as the most dangerous place for cultivators due to its Ferocious Beasts.
These Ferocious Beasts were fundamentally different from those he had encountered in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain back in the Jade Balance Realm.
The beasts of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain were merely ordinary animals that had developed intelligence and evolved.
In contrast, the Ferocious Beasts of the Ferocious Realm were massive, primordial behemoths with terrifying physical forms and power. Some were even at the Dao Ancestor level.
After stealthily entering the Ferocious Realm, Han Yi dared not rashly unleash his Immortal Sense for reconnaissance. Instead, he surveyed the landscape with his eyes. Before him stretched an expanse of barren plains, followed by dense forests.
The plains appeared lifeless, while from within the forests echoed deep, rumbling beast roars—weak sounds, likely emanating from low-tier Ferocious Beasts.
Combining his Shape Transformation Immortal Art with the Spirit Void Transformation, Han Yi activated his Escape Technique and fled toward the desolate plains.
Although the Three Yin Realms were a relatively small Immortal Realm, their combined area was still equivalent to twenty or thirty Immortal Domains. The Ferocious Realm was similarly vast. Even if it were completely safe, it would take Han Yi several months to traverse its entirety.
However, the Ferocious Realm teemed with terrifying Ferocious Beasts. Immortal-level creatures roamed freely, making extreme caution paramount. Han Yi proceeded with utmost vigilance, slowing his pace to that of someone newly entering the True Immortal Realm.
Ten days later...
A figure crashed through a jagged mountain peak, fleeing frantically. Behind him, a colossal Ferocious Beast roared in pursuit. The creature's pitch-black body stood three thousand meters tall, resembling an enormous, three-tailed wolf. A blast of dark energy erupted from its maw, hurling Han Yi forward.
Moments later, at the edge of a Great River, the beast finally halted. No longer able to detect Han Yi's enticing aura in the air, it paced restlessly for the duration of an incense stick. Then, letting out a frustrated roar, it vanished into the distant forests.
An incense stick after the giant wolf's departure, a figure slowly surfaced from the depths of the Great River.
The figure was, of course, Han Yi, still shaken from his near-death experience.
"That was close," he muttered.
"This Ferocious Beast was only at the level of an ordinary Golden Immortal, but there were dozens more in that forest. If I'd been caught, surrounded by over a dozen Golden Immortal-level beasts, it would have been fatal."
"Moreover, the two strongest beasts in that pack gave me the same oppressive feeling as Golden Resonance Daoist. That means they're at the Peak Golden Immortal level."
Han Yi cautiously took flight. The two blasts he'd endured hadn't caused serious injuries, but they had thoroughly frightened him.
This was his second narrow escape in the past ten days.
Ten days earlier, upon first entering the Ferocious Realm, he had encountered a colossal beast tens of thousands of meters tall. The bipedal behemoth hadn't pursued him after spotting him, merely casting an indifferent glance in his direction. Yet that single look had sent Han Yi's heart racing, a wave of icy dread erupting from his Immortal Soul. Without hesitation, he had unleashed his maximum speed to flee.
Fortunately, the towering beast hadn't given chase.
After leaving the Great River, Han Yi became even more cautious. He continued to follow its course, knowing that ferocious beasts lurked in its depths, while mountain spirits haunted the forests beyond. The riverbank, however, served as a boundary between different territories, making it surprisingly less perilous for him.
As expected, he encountered no further threats for the next half-month.
Fifteen days later, using the Great River as a landmark, Han Yi finally reached the closest point to the Tribulation Transcending Grounds. After leaving the riverbank, he cautiously traversed hundreds of thousands of miles before finally arriving at the region he sought.
Before him, four colossal mountain ranges stretched endlessly into the distance, intersecting to form a "well" pattern across the landscape. The central area enclosed by these four ranges—the heart of the "well"—was the Land of Divine Revelation, Han Yi's destination.
In the Primordial and Primordial Eras, this place bore a resounding name:
The Land of Divine Revelation.
In those ancient times, when Ancient Gods shone brightly and Ancient Immortals and Demons willingly bowed before them, this sacred land served as the cultivation grounds of a Primordial-level Ancient God. Drawn by the subtle divine power emanating from this deity, countless Ancient Gods flocked here in pilgrimage. Over time, the very nature of this land transformed, becoming a potent site for transcending the Divine Tribulation.
After all these years, Han Yi hoped this place hadn't changed too much. He couldn't be sure how much of its original nature, which had aided Ancient Gods in their Tribulation Crossings millions of years ago, remained intact.
He soared through the air, crossing the mountain ranges, and cautiously entered the central area where the four ranges converged. His pupils immediately constricted as he beheld countless colossal palaces lining the inner slopes of the mountains. Some were simple and rustic, others lavishly ornate, and still others were mere raised platforms, barely qualifying as palaces at all.
Yet, despite their grandeur, the largest palaces stood only around ten thousand zhang tall—far smaller than the True Bodies of Ancient Gods in the Supreme Truth Realm, let alone those in the Void Extremity or Creation Transformation Realms. Han Yi wasn't surprised; it was intrinsic to the Land of Divine Revelation's unique nature.
In the Extraterritorial God Tomb, Han Yi had glimpsed the lives of Ancient Gods from before the Primordial Era through their inherited memories. But this was the first time he had approached an Ancient God's Ruins so closely.
Moreover, after the Fragmented Immortal Realm shattered, this world had been seized by the Ferocious and never excavated by ordinary Immortal Sects, preserving its original, relatively untouched state.
Han Yi felt a surge of joy. The fact that the Land of Divine Revelation retained its original form strongly suggested that its unique properties were still intact.
He descended, his form shimmering as he transformed into the True Body of an Ancient God. However, instead of reaching the expected thirty thousand zhang, his transformation faltered at a mere thousand zhang.
This wasn't a conscious choice; his intuition told him that this thousand-zhang True Body was his ultimate form within this place.
The reason for this discrepancy lay in the Land of Divine Revelation's peculiar nature.
Firstly, any Ancient God below the Immeasurable Realm could only manifest a thousand-zhang True Body within this domain. The Tribulation Crossing for Immeasurable Realm Ancient Gods, however, followed a different pattern entirely and would never occur here. This was one of the Land's inherent characteristics.
Secondly, when a Tribulation Crossing commenced, the countless palaces surrounding the central plain would illuminate with Divine Marks. These Marks were formed eons ago by the harmonized divine power of countless Ancient Gods who had cultivated here, further refined by a Primordial-level Ancient God. He had transformed the intersection of the four mountain ranges into a space governed by unique laws. This was the Land of Divine Revelation's second defining trait.
In addition to these, the Land of Divine Revelation possessed numerous other unique properties, but activating them required a cultivation realm far beyond Han Yi's current Primordial Realm Ancient God level.
His primary purpose in venturing here was to leverage the Land's second property to transcend the Great Truth Divine Tribulation.
Of course, before attempting the tribulation, he needed to thoroughly survey the area. After countless years, ferocious beasts might have taken refuge here, or other strange entities might have claimed this territory.
If he encountered any dangers beyond his capabilities, he would devise a method to lure them away. Should he discover any sinister entities lurking here, he would eliminate them first.
This meticulous preparation would minimize disturbances during his tribulation crossing.
As for any ferocious beasts attracted by the tribulation itself, those lay beyond his control. However, according to his plan, the Land of Divine Revelation was vast. During the final stages of the tribulation, he could choose a beast-free region and break free.
As Han Yi continued to explore the Land, his tribulation crossing strategy became increasingly refined.
During his reconnaissance, Han Yi discovered something peculiar about the Land of Divine Revelation. Whether due to the lingering aura of ancient Divine Marks or some deeper underlying reason, not a single ferocious beast dwelled within its borders. Nor did he encounter any other strange entities.
Three days later...
Han Yi, in his thousand-zhang True Body of an Ancient God, sat cross-legged atop a smooth stone platform. He continued cultivating the Ten Thousand Realms Fate Unification Divine Canon using a Divine Power Crystal. As he cultivated, he noticed that his divine power surged with renewed vigor, and his rate of absorption and comprehension had doubled. Han Yi increasingly sensed the extraordinary nature of the Land of Divine Revelation.
Even in its current dilapidated state, this land held such profound mysteries. He wondered how revered this place must have been a million years ago, when Ancient Gods resided here. Calling it the Ancient God's Holy Land would be no exaggeration.
Suddenly remembering something, Han Yi retrieved the Divine Spear Yueguang from his Central Palace Divine Aperture World. As the golden spear materialized, it began to shrink, condensing to a length of approximately a thousand zhang.
A complex mix of sorrow, grief, and bewilderment emanated from the spear's newly awakened Xiao Ling, its nascent spirit. Han Yi realized that this Ancient Divine Artifact must have accompanied its master to this land during the Primordial Era or even earlier, hence its profound emotional resonance.
Han Yi propped the Divine Spear beside him. He had two reasons for summoning it: first, to deepen their connection, with the Tribulation Crossing process providing an optimal opportunity; and second, knowing he would likely face a swarm of Ferocious Beasts after the Tribulation Crossing, a critical moment when he would need to fight for his life. This recently acquired Ancient Divine Artifact would undoubtedly prove invaluable in that desperate struggle.
Han Yi continued his cultivation, his Divine Might growing ever more profound as he refined divine power and practiced the Divine Canon.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Having traversed countless locations within the Land of Divine Revelation, sensing the lingering divine resonance of the Primordial Ancient Gods from ages past, Han Yi finally rose to his feet. His eyes blazed with divine light, radiating an increasingly potent Divine Might.
As his Divine Might intensified, subtle changes began to ripple through the desolate Ancient God's Holy Land, abandoned for millions of years.
Initially, the colossal palaces and stone platforms closest to him began to emit a faint divine light. This light spread, coalescing into complete Divine Marks that converged into increasingly obscure, intricate, and powerful patterns.
Gradually, more palaces glowed with Divine Marks, their radiance spreading like beacons igniting across the Land of Divine Revelation. Finally, the central cores of the four mountain ranges—the four grandest palaces—lit up completely. By then, the entire Land of Divine Revelation was bathed in divine light, its Divine Might surging majestically.
Yet the transformation was far from complete.
When the massive palace at the heart of the four mountain ranges lit up with Divine Marks, Han Yi abruptly looked skyward, his eyes wide with astonishment. The spectacle unfolding before him was unlike anything recorded in the Ancient Gods' inherited memories from the Void God's Tomb.
Han Yi's pupils dilated in shock, reflecting an illusory Divine Temple. It wasn't particularly grand, indistinguishable from the other palaces surrounding the Land of Divine Revelation, yet it exuded an extraordinarily profound aura.
Under the influence of this aura, Han Yi instinctively felt compelled to prostrate himself in worship. But before he could kneel, the temple vanished as abruptly as it had appeared, as if the entire vision had been a mere hallucination.
Yet Han Yi refused to believe it was an illusion. He recognized the aura from the temple—he had sensed a similar, though not identical, presence at the summit of the Void God's Tomb. While the auras differed in nature, they seemed to originate from the same cultivation realm:
A Primordial-level Ancient God.
The master of the Void God's Tomb was a Primordial-level Ancient God, and now it seemed the master of the Land of Divine Revelation was of the same caliber.
Of course, in terms of current power, the Void God's Tomb far surpassed this place. Within its depths lay the corpses of numerous Ancient Gods, and at its summit, there were rumors of the Lord of the Divine Tomb's remains.
In contrast, the Land of Divine Revelation had long since fallen into decay, its unique properties gradually fading, leaving only remnants of its former Divine Might.
Han Yi dispersed his divine sense, searching the skies for the illusory Divine Temple, but found nothing. He speculated that the phantom structure might have been a temporal echo, though he couldn't be certain.
Turning his gaze downward, he observed the Land of Divine Revelation, now ablaze with countless activated Divine Marks, and slowly approached the central platform.