Chapter 597

Chapter 597: Breakthrough to Honored Position, Two Thousand Years

Chaotic thunder crashed down.

The three heavens were pierced by divine light.

A groundbreaking event, capturing the attention of the world, had begun. Like hundreds of years ago, the three heavens manifested an array of phenomena, yet no one came to disturb it this time.

All the phenomena were remnants of Yun Ye’s power; there were no tribulations like thunder. He faintly sensed that heaven and earth might still lack a rule for thunder tribulation, which could cause those burdened by endless karma to feel divine might and directly be turned to ashes under the tribulation.

He quickly shook his head.

Not allowing True Immortals to interfere with the Red Heaven realm was the most important rule.

“Dong!”

The sound of a bell resonated throughout the Red Heaven.

Golden lotuses erupted from the ground, flowers fell from the sky, and boundless starlight covered the Red Heaven realm. A chaotic figure rose, towering over the entire Red Heaven realm; his form seemed like a giant from the outer universe, effortlessly grasping the Red Heaven realm in one hand.

Countless cultivators experienced a moment of clarity.

Divine Master of the Heavenly Stem.

He had ascended to the honored position.

His title was: Honored Being of the Heavenly Stem.

"The realm of the three heavens has been established!"

Yun Ye’s breakthrough had been quite challenging, yet it felt as smooth as water, with no obstacles.

Breaking into the honored position was indeed much more difficult than the True Realm, but he had undergone the Future Spirit Law many times, and the outcome was already determined.

Conditions were ripe for success.

After the breakthrough of the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, its influence spread across multiple continents without hindrance, completely covering seven continents.

This was a record unprecedented in history, possessing seven of the eleven continents in the Red Heaven realm, signifying that his possibilities had reached their pinnacle.

Fortune flowed endlessly, without need for treasures to suppress it; he could accumulate vast amounts of fortune as if assisted by a divine presence.

Another thousand years passed just like that, and Yun Ye reached the age of two thousand, having almost entirely consumed the secret realms of the Red Heaven.

Many of these cave heavens were the ultimate foundations of major powers, with many unwilling to part, but Yun Ye no longer needed to be false or polite; all who resisted were suppressed.

Over the course of a thousand years, the cave heavens achieved coverage of nine continents. However, even after devouring all the secret realms of the Red Heaven, the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven still could not reach its peak.

In the end, Yun Ye had to begin absorbing spirit veins and spirit energy, significantly lowering the energy level of the Red Heaven realm.

This was still a controlled absorption. Without control, Yun Ye could bring the Red Heaven realm into an age of decline in a very short time.

This was precisely the foresight of many Royal Path powers; this Divine Master was terrifying. Born in this era, the world could hardly nourish his growth.

Before him, the God Destruction Clan, as a cave heaven, consumed massive resources to cultivate into the Royal Path, and later, the Spirit Emperor established his path a thousand years ago, still not having enough time to recover from the vast amount of spirit energy consumed.

It could be said that the Red Heaven realm had already significantly weakened, even more so than in the era of the God Destruction Clan. It was nearly impossible to nurture yet another cave master who consumed even more resources. If it weren’t for Yun Ye being able to absorb secret realms, he might have reached the limit of his lifespan without advancing to the honored position, let alone progressing further on the path of the honored position.

“The time for the Honored Being of the Divine Deer has come; he has fallen.”

“The peerless Honored Being with a winter spirit body attempted to break through further, generating radiant light spreading thirty thousand miles, an impressive spectacle. Yet, it attracted an unknown force that eroded him, turning him to dust in an instant. In the end, he chose to relinquish his authority to seek survival.”

“Within the dynasty, many Honored Beings are approaching the end of their time, offering their authority to extend their lives, and thus will be expelled from the three-heaven powers.”

Time is like a knife.

In just a thousand years, many Honored Beings have reached the end of their time. They either sit in meditation or join the New Heaven Dynasty, with none choosing to proclaim themselves.

Most Honored Beings would not self-proclaim; first, it requires vast amounts of resources, which ordinary powers may not be able to supply. Second, once self-proclaimed, the chance of making any progress is slim, and they would still age and die. Moreover, the time of self-proclamation does not stop flowing; it only slows down.

If the sealing lasts too long, their lifespan will still be completely consumed.

Only the Royal Path power with the longest legacy possesses a perfect method for self-proclamation, minimizing loss and allowing sealing for over one hundred thousand years.

Such a lengthy time span makes it hard to believe that even the Master of Heaven’s Cavern would still age and die.

"Two thousand years, yet he can live such a long life, it’s simply unimaginable."

City clusters dotted the earth.

Skyscrapers soared tall.

Modern cities resembling Dongwang City rose abruptly in the Border Continent.

Two thousand years is an unimaginable span of time. Tomorrow Nation has thoroughly dominated the Border Continent, with countless technological advancements exploding forth. The Spiritual Law technology has reached a level that leaves all cultivators in the entire Red Heaven realm amazed, completely changing the world order.

Tomorrow Nation has now developed weapons capable of effectively killing True Beings, while their ultimate killer move can even erase Honored Being level cultivators.

This is an unprecedented power; Tomorrow Nation has begun preparing for cross-continental battles. Except for the top-tier Royal Path powers, no one can suppress them.

However, unfortunately, at the level of Royal Path Extreme Weapons, Tomorrow Nation has made no progress. Even weapons that can confront Honored Being levels must have the essence of authority; merely relying on accumulated spirit energy technology is insufficient to threaten Honored Positions without a technological version of Opening Heaven and Earth.

Yun Ye still has time to wait; he has at least twenty thousand years of lifespan and should see more developments.

It’s a pity that neither the Master of Heaven’s Cavern nor the Monarch can self-proclaim; if he could safeguard them for several hundred thousand years, Tomorrow Nation would reach its potential limits.

What a great pity… Their only mistake was their overwhelming power, as there was no means in the world to seal them.

Even self-inflicting a wound to lower their realm wouldn’t work.

The human race advances to the Royal Path realm by relying on the combined fortune of the entire human race across the three heavens; once they self-harm, they would be cutting away their connection to the realm of three heavens.

Not only would they be unable to return forever, but the rules of lifespan provide no mercy; their strength is calculated based on the years they have lived.

Their spiritual and physical forms would immediately wither away, leaving no place to bury them.

The Master of Heaven’s Cavern faces a similar fate; the cave heaven is their entire foundation. Without directly destroying it, there are no self-sealing means to completely seal the entire world.

Destroying their cave heaven is no different from cutting their own soul; they can no longer advance to the Mystic Realm, resulting in the same demise.

"Invincible ones suppress everything, alas…"

"What a desperate era, devoid of hope for enlightenment!"

"I shall self-proclaim and fight again in the next era!"

Too many supreme geniuses have revived in this era, but with Yun Ye’s sudden appearance, their brilliance has been completely overshadowed.

Some supreme geniuses no longer remain dormant and choose to cultivate in this era, taking over the legacy.

Others, unwilling to accept their fate, self-proclaim once more, waiting for the next era.

This Master of Heaven’s Cavern is exceptionally invincible and unfathomable; it would be impossible to oppose him even as fellow masters of cave heavens.

In this age of great conflict, the struggle ultimately ended prematurely, with no top-tier powers awakening their super geniuses, wasting this precious time.

But did the world fall silent from then on?

Not at all.

The Eleven Continents still hold countless stories.

However, all radiance has been eclipsed by the uncrowned Monarch.

Even if this invincible being has nearly vanished from sight, the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, shrouding the three heavens, continually reminds cultivators that the world is indeed under their rule.