The moment the towering pillar of light pierced the heavens, every soul within thousands of li was drawn to it. Across the Thundernet Nine Mountains, all cultivators were shaken to the core. Shock rippled through their hearts as they gazed up at the radiant beam, and fear gripped their chests, yet a feverish light ignited within their eyes.5

A remnant world! 0

Such a scene had occurred once before. Three hundred years ago, when the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect opened the Sky Ascension Secret Realm, such a beam had erupted into the sky. That realm was believed to be the hidden dwelling of an ancient, mighty cultivator. Even now, the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect had yet to fully explore its depths.4

This pillar of light was not some illusion or mystical flare. It was the result of vast spirit energy erupting in an instant, pouring outward with overwhelming force. And for the spirit energy to be so immense, the one who had left the pocket world behind had to be of extraordinary cultivation. Even if not an ancient cultivator, they must have been someone close to the Divine Transformation Re...0