The brand new Grand-Orient Sword had a black core surrounded by gold on the edges of its blade. One side was inscribed with the sun, moon, and stars that represented the sky, and the other side had mountains, rivers, and lakes, which represented the earth. Unlike before, the imperial stars that were embedded inside the blade made it brilliantly shine like the true sword of a ruler. The stars were black and gold, matching the color of the sword itself.

Holding the familiar hilt, Tianming felt a rush of new power surge into his body! His caelum had been sucked into the world inside the sword; he was quite familiar with the surroundings. The five great gates within looked as mysterious as ever, and they were the ones that started him on his path to rulership.

However, the internal space had considerably changed. Four of the great gates that were colored light gold, dark gold, light black, and dark black had all vanished. Each one had corresponded...