A thousand years passed within the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, during which time Yang Qi honed his energy arts to an incredible level. He didn’t focus on his cultivation base, but rather his psyche. Eventually, it was at the perfect level, yet he still wasn’t ready to become a Grand Emperor. Earlier, he had considered doing so as a way to deal with the Wretch God Apostle. But after the way things had turned out, he decided to wait, and use the tribulation that would result at a critical moment.

For now, he was certain that even if he ascended the final stairs and became a Grand Emperor, he still wouldn’t be able to break through to the Terrifying level. There was only one way he would succeed at that: by getting the Mahātmā Jade.

Although a thousand years had passed inside the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, only a few days went by in the outside world. After Yang Qi and his companions were all finished with their sessions of cultivation, they finally returned to the Will Manifestation Heaven Sect.

Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong.

As soon as they arrived, bells tolled, calling the chief elders to assemble. The...