The Holy Domain was the only continent in the Faux God Realm and had been created by True Gods from remnants of the Heavenly Realm. The Holy Domain was a continent and a majestic city the likes of which Xiao Chen and the others had never seen before.
The city was however large the Holy Domain was.
When the barrier vanished, a majestic, mountain-like, thirty-kilometer-tall wall appeared before Xiao Chen and the others.
“Divine Capital!”
The city wall had two words written on it in an ancient script. The name of this city was Divine Capital.
The entire Divine Capital was separated into five layers, from the outermost to the innermost. The core area was the True God Palace. The surviving True Gods from the last great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions probably stayed there.
However, these True Gods practically never appeared. The True God Palace was also a forbidden land of the Holy Domain’s Divine Capital. No one could approach it.
After the core True God Palace came the Faux God Pavilion. It served as the Divine Capital’s City Lord’s Residence, jointly managed by the Faux Gods of the eight super factions. Under the circumstances where True Gods did not appear, the Faux God Pavilion could be considered the core of the Divine Capital, managing the Holy Domain’s Divine Capital.
Further out were the inner city, the outer city, and the many houses and buildings built on the outskirts.
As seen from the sky, the five layers were orderly. There was an indescribable pattern or rhythm, crisscrossing each other, ring after ring, until it finally reached the True God Palace.
This was a mighty city. The words Divine Capital shook every corner.
Xiao Chen and the others only glanced at the name, finding it somewhat hard to take in. The world seemed to spin. Stars dazzled their eyes, making them sleepy.
Someone overestimated himself and used his aura to clash with the words Divine Capital.
“Plop!” That person immediately fell to his knees, nearly crushing them.
The Holy Domain envoy did not find this strange. He said indifferently, “These two words were written by the Divine Master. Just take a look and do not act rashly. Come with me into the city. I will bring you to familiarize yourselves with the Holy Domain’s Divine Capital. You will be living here for a long time in the future.”
The city was more bustling than everyone expected. A Faux God, even if not from one of the eight super factions, could feel the existence of the Faux God World and enter it with their own strength.
The Holy Domain’s Divine Capital was a city that gathered all the Faux Gods in the entire Martial Epoch.
As for Xiao Chen and the others, they received this special privilege as members of a super faction.
The various super factions had different numbers of slots for sending their newcomers to the Faux God World to cultivate.
“The Heavenly Alliance’s newcomers are here!”
“There are so few of them, just slightly more than one hundred. I heard that the Heavenly Alliance managed to recruit the youngest member in its history during this batch, just forty-seven years old.
“How incredible! Even the genius outstanding talents from the other super factions like the Universe Origin Sect or the Martial God Palace are only about this age.”
“However, there’s only one. That’s far from what the other super factions have.”
“Haha! That’s not really relevant. The Heavenly Alliance has never been famous for nurturing geniuses. Even if the Heavenly Alliance speaks about geniuses or outstanding talents, that would just be an internal comparison. They are far from comparable to the other super factions
“That’s right. Rather than paying attention to this person, we might as well pay more attention to Lin Feng, whom they recruited this round. I heard that this person comprehended the Death Dao Domain. Back then, he crippled his Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique before forcefully cultivating again.”
“What a ruthless person!”
The Heavenly Alliance group immediately attracted attention as they walked down the street in a large group.
Cities a hundred times smaller than the Divine Capital floated in the sky above. Many Faux Gods discussed in soft voices as they watched Xiao Chen and the others from the cities in the sky.
Xiao Chen felt some pressure. Being in this Holy Domain made one feel incredibly insignificant.
With a casual look, one could see a Faux God expert. Even without intentionally projecting their auras, these Faux Gods still made it hard for the Sovereign Personages to breathe.
The people here were powerful Sovereign Personages; all of them were very proud people. However, they had to behave here and wag their tails on demand.
Like when Lord Mu was speaking to them, they should not get proud and arrogant. They were nothing here.
“Besides the ones in the sky, there are many empty houses in the Divine Capital. As long as they are empty, you may occupy them for the next ten years.
“This is Faux God Plaza, the place where the inner city and the outer city connect. There is a Divine Notice here. Many of the senior Faux Gods have limited energy. They cannot be bothered to handle minor matters and just post them on the Divine Notice. Aside from that, any major matters will be announced on the Divine Notice too. If you have nothing to do, you should come and take a look.
“This is the arena. You can have exchanges here or challenge a Faux Beast. Of course, one will need to pay Faux God Coins for that.
“What are Faux God Coins? They are the common currency in the Holy Domain’s Divine Capital. As long as one has sufficient Faux God Coins, one can exchange them for any resource.
“This is the Comprehension Platform. There are many prayer mats that True Gods once used. By working on comprehension here, one can accomplish more with less effort, so it’s more effective. However, you have to climb up these one hundred thousand steps one by one. If your physical body is not strong, don’t attempt it recklessly.
“That is the Trial Tower, which the Divine Master personally built. If you want to obtain Faux God Coins, you can go there.”
The Holy Domain envoy was extremely meticulous. He led the group around to familiarize them with the Divine Capital and explained the rules.
The Divine Capital had all sorts of facilities. When cultivating here, one would not want for anything.
The Holy Domain envoy’s introduction considerably widened Xiao Chen’s horizons. This place satisfied all the needs a cultivator had.
“Alright. I have introduced everything that should be introduced. I have also explained some of the rules to you. Right now, let me repeat this. The True God Palace is a forbidden land. Do not approach it. If you disturb the True Gods, your organization will suffer the consequences.”
After the Holy Domain envoy left, Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, Qiong Ying, and Nangong Feng gathered together, feeling extremely excited.
“The Divine Capital is really too great. I don’t even know where to start,” Yun Fei said excitedly.
Xiao Chen said calmly, “Let’s find an empty house to stay in first. Just go with your heart. We can use the Heavenly Alliance medallion to contact each other at any time.”
“Right. These ten years are crucial. If we do not grasp this opportunity properly, we might fall behind the others for the rest of our lives. I hope no one falls behind.”
“Definitely!”
The one hundred ten newcomers of the Heavenly Alliance scattered to choose houses for themselves.
Xiao Chen soared into the air to find a remote house.
Soon, he settled on a courtyard.
This courtyard was huge and had an average-sized lake. It was very similar to Xiao Chen’s Cold Moon Cave in the Heavenly Dragon Palace.
There was a dim door plate outside the entrance. When Xiao Chen infused his Soul Energy into it, bright lights flickered on the door plate, displaying his name.
“From today on, I will be living here for the next ten years.”
Xiao Chen stood in the pavilion and looked into the distance. He could see other cultivators cultivating in their own residences. Aside from the people of the Heavenly Alliance, there were members of the other super factions. It seemed like they had been here for a long time already.
“The top priority is practicing In the Mortal Realm, the Mahāmāyā Abstinence Violation Saber Technique’s fourth move. Then, I have to stabilize my Thunder Dao Domain… I should go to the Comprehension Platform.”
Xiao Chen sorted out his strengths and made preparations.
In contrast to Yun Fei, who was at a loss, Xiao Chen’s thoughts were very clear. He already made the preparations for his plan.
“Whoosh!”
Xiao Chen soared into the air and flew to the Comprehension Platform in the Divine Capital.
The Comprehension Platform was a thirty-kilometer-tall platform with one hundred thousand steps. The peak had many True Gods’ prayer mats scattered about.
Xiao Chen drifted over and landed at the foot of the platform. Standing there, he looked at the one hundred thousand steps leading up; the stairway looked like an endless road.
He felt rueful as he suddenly thought about Di Wuque.
Back then, Xiao Chen and Di Wuque underwent their Great Tribulation of wind and fire simultaneously. The Emperor’s Road that they walked was somewhat similar to the one hundred thousand steps before him.
How unfortunate…
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Then, he stepped forward and started up the one hundred thousand steps.
“It’s a little strange.”
After a few steps, Xiao Chen noticed something strange. An invisible energy pressed on his body. With every step, his physical body strained a bit. However, it was still within an acceptable range.
“From the Heavenly Alliance? Haha, interesting. To think that he dares to come to the Comprehension Platform on his first day.”
Along the way, several cultivators guessed Xiao Chen’s faction when they saw the golden divine character on the back of his alloy gloves, and smiled coldly.
These were the disciples of the other super factions. They had already cultivated in the Divine Capital for a long time and could already cope with the one hundred thousand steps.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered. Although the pressure on his body was immense, it was within an acceptable range for his Azure Dragon Divine Body.
“Sorry, my Profound Heaven Holy Land has fully booked today’s Comprehension Platform. Please come back tomorrow.”