Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1865

Chapter 1865: 1865

Jiang Chen’s claims were based solidly in fact .

He’d already found a potential solution to the demonic invasion . Though he couldn’t guarantee he would be able to activate the Great Formation of Heavenly Soul Confinement, he at least had a working blueprint .

He only needed enough resources to construct the real thing .

That aside, his trip to Myriad Abyss had illuminated to him the bigger picture in Divine Abyss . He finally understood why the demons had been able to invade long ago .

If the deviation of the heavenly axis wasn't corrected and Divine Abyss' coordinates remained exposed, more and more offworld cultivators would discover this place and thereby endanger it .

Because of this, it was more than likely that the demons were only a beginning .

Offworld invaders, especially the scrappy adventurous sort, saw Divine Abyss as a tasty morsel that deserved to be taken advantage of .  

Old Crane was a little surprised at Jiang Chen's somber expression . "Young lord Jiang Chen," he ventured, "did your trip to Myriad Abyss inspire you in some way?"

"To tell you the truth, Old Crane, even a second or third rate faction there far outpaces what the human domain can offer . Hoping to match the might of the Ten Divine Nations is entirely out of the question . "

It was true . In Myriad Abyss, factions like Warmspring and Rejuvenation could be considered second rate at most, and that was being generous .  If they were allowed to set foot in the human domain, they would sweep it with absolute ease .  

Jiang Chen was quite familiar with the capabilities of both .  

Rejuvenation's Chief Warden Ding and his Winterdraw elites alone would steamroll anything in the human domain . After all, there were no elites here aside from the hermit experts .

The Rejuvenation Isles, on the other hand, had plenty of empyrean cultivators . They weren't all advanced - many weren't even mid - but a group of initial empyrean realm experts alongside a few advanced ones would very likely rampage through the current human domain .

After all, their resources were superior .  

The former head of the Order of Wind and Cloud, Xiahou Jing, had only been a young genius who'd lost a power struggle within his house . Yet, he’d been able to make tremendous waves in the human domain's waters with only a group of average subordinates .

That was the critical point . And wasn't the Rejuvenation Isles much superior to a single abandoned scion of House Xiahou?

This alone showed how ahead Myriad Abyss was compared to the human domain .

"Are even second or third rate factions that powerful?" Old Crane began to lose hope when he heard this . Was Myriad Abyss really so insurmountable?

"Yes, Old Crane . The forces of Myriad Abyss are incomprehensibly strong for the current human domain . Furthermore, the wall between the two realms is thinning out . You will witness their strength for yourself before long . " 

Jiang Chen paused before kindly offering advice . "I think it would be a good idea to work hard at cultivating . Otherwise, when the divide no longer exists one day, you may be left helpless before Myriad Abyss's overwhelming power . "

Old Crane cracked a crooked grin . "I hope that day will never come . "

Jiang Chen smiled faintly . "Let's all work hard at making ourselves stronger, eh?"

He was a bit saddened internally . The human domain's dereliction wasn't the result of a single day .  

At the conclusion of the demon-sealing war, the various sects and factions' men and resources were spent . That ancient war had wreaked too much destruction on the human domain . Spirit veins and other cultivational necessities had been depleted to the point of exhaustion .

This was one of the many reasons why various factions had felt that the human domain wouldn't be able to recover in a short time in the post-war years .

Under these circumstances, the human domain had gradually declined for two to three hundred thousand years to its current state . Myriad Abyss Island, on the other hand, had carried an aura of mystique from the start .

The Ten Divine Nations' careful maintenance had drawn the plethora of deserters to settle there, eventually flourishing into its current state .

Old Crane and his peers were flabbergasted . They’d noticed a significant difference between the past Jiang Chen and the current young lord . The old Jiang Chen had sufficient poise,  but not nearly as latent authority in his words as he did now .

Was the change affected by experience alone?

No, Old Crane realized that couldn't be right . There was something he couldn't put his finger on quite yet .  

Suddenly, his eyes moved with astonishment . "Young lord Jiang Chen! Your cultivation has increased a great deal, has it not? If I may ask, what frightening level is your cultivation at now?"

Jiang Chen didn't see a reason to conceal it . "Perhaps I will have the chance to break through to sixth level empyrean soon," he stated matter-of-factly .  

The countless fights he'd taken part in back in Myriad Abyss had honed him through trial . In particular, his martial intuition had been enriched significantly .  

The mouths of the hermit experts were uniformly agape with shock . After a long period of stunned silence, they traded questioning looks with each other . Had they misheard?

Break through to sixth level empyrean realm?

Aside from Old Crane, none of the others here were at that level . Jiang Chen was incredibly young! How could they remotely compare to his talent?

Old Crane exhaled, then applauded with booming laughter . "Wonderful, wonderful! The birth of such a legendary genius in the human domain marks a new era for us . My friends, we may be witnessing history in the making . Truly, a veritable miracle!"

The other empyrean experts nodded in agreement . Their gazes now radiated a real admiration that hadn't been there before .

Jiang Chen was no mere pill dao legend or ruler of the human domain . If those were his only claims to fame, the empyrean experts would give him courtesy, not deference .

No, they revered him now for being both honorable and talented . Authority was insufficient on its own; crushing strength was much more convincing!