Eastern Divine Region, Eternal Heaven God Realm, at the bottom of the Eternal Heaven Tower.

The entire place was a sea of gray. There were only a few dim pinpricks of light coming from the profound jade set in the area.

It was not just limited to light. Everything in this place was isolated from the outside world, including sound and even aura.

This was the most important place amongst important places in the Eternal Heaven God Realm. If one did not obtain personal permission from the Eternal Heaven God Emperor, they would not be able to step inside, no matter who they were. However, at this moment, layer after layer of the barriers were being peeled back.

Zhou Qingchen quietly sat in the center of this dim, dark space. This was the two hundred and twenty-ninth day he had spent here.

He could remember the time he had spent here all too clearly. Because every single day he had spent in this place felt far longer than any other period of his thousand year lifespan.

In the past, whenever he had started a closed-door training session that lasted several years, he had been able to pass the time in quiet meditation. However, these few short months had made him realize just how dreadfully slow the flow of time could be.

Bzz.

A sound rang in the air, and he saw that the great door that had been sealed for a long time was being slowly and carefully pushed open. The soft sound that had rung in the air at first had now also completely dissipated.

As the door was pushed wide, a ray of light shone into the area. It was not too bright, yet it caused Zhou Qingchen to unconsciously raise his hand and shield his face.

After being confined to this dark place for so long, he clearly longed for the light. Yet such a faint ray seemed so glaring to him.

Because, the current him had become a devil.

“Royal Father.” Zhou...