CHAPTER 697: SLOWLY RETURNING LIKE IN THE PAST

In the central continent of the Ancient Blue Gate World, the mysterious dungeon was still packed with many people. After taking the treasure in that place, some people started leaving one by one, except for those who still wanted to observe the dungeon. If there were still some who did not get the treasure, then it could only be blamed on their bad luck.

As for the ones who arrived late, they would find no treasure, all of them had already been taken by Aldrian, the three great sects, and many others. Still, many continued searching to see if there was more hidden inside the dungeon, hoping that it still contained treasures.

However, it was unfortunate for them, since Aldrian already knew that there was nothing more in the dungeon that could be explored. This place truly consisted only of two halls, one for the stone pillar and the other, a treasure vault with a teleportation gate.

After he made the entire star his domain, he also understood why this place could gather faith energy from across the star. The stone pillar was a medium that attracted the faith energy. That stone pillar contained deep karma laws, which attracted every faith energy of any being in this star, and that was why it could gather the faith energy here.

Aldrian was truly amazed, and he knew that this was something that could only be done by someone with deep comprehension of karma laws, and they had to be divine beings. The domain of faith energy was a plaything of divine beings after all, and to manipulate the flow of faith energy of the entire populace of a star was something only gods could achieve.

The stone pillar itself was actually a great treasure itself for anyone who could comprehend karma laws, although Aldrian was not sure if they could comprehend anything from it. This was something far too deep for mortals to grasp, as it already belonged to the domain of divine comprehension.

Even he could only understand how complex and profound the karma laws within the stone pillar were after he made the entire star his domain. It was also because of his special existence that he was able to comprehend a portion of it.

Aldrian had already walked outside the dungeon, followed by the three great sect masters, the red-haired siblings, the sword maiden, and her friend. He had already said that the purpose of his journey had been achieved.

"Young master, do you already want to leave? I think it would be much better to stay in the central continent for a while. There are many things here that could entertain you. You don’t have to rush to go," Sect Master Han said.

"Well, I would like to, but maybe in the future. I would also like to bring my family here to enjoy the scenery. For now, I think I would prefer to explore other places," Aldrian replied, which made Sect Master Han’s eyes gleam as he smiled inwardly.

Aldrian would bring his family? This was his chance to make Aldrian feel closer to his sect. The same thought was also in the minds of the other three sect masters.

"I see. Then I can only wait for young master to come. I will make sure that you and your family will have the best experience here," Sect Master Han said.

Aldrian nodded. "Thank you for Sect Master Han’s generosity in bringing me here. It truly made my journey easier," he said.

"It is my honor to help you, young master. It is my duty to serve you as best as I can."

Although Sect Master Han was curious about Aldrian’s connection to the dungeon, he did not ask. For him, Aldrian being the successor of the Heavenly Demon was already enough reason for him to possess abilities or connections beyond his knowledge.

"Ah, right, before I go..." Aldrian suddenly closed his eyes. The others, seeing this, wondered what he was doing as they waited for about twenty seconds. Then they saw Aldrian’s hand stretch forward, as if he wanted to grip something. A moment later, a figure suddenly appeared, already caught in Aldrian’s grasp.

"Uwokh!"

Aldrian choked the figure, who still seemed not to understand the situation, before sending his lightning energy directly into the figure’s soul.

The others who saw the figure suddenly appear in Aldrian’s grasp widened their eyes in shock. None of them had expected that such a figure would be caught so easily. The figure was none other than Ulasis, the devil leader who had ambushed the Piercing Heaven Sect’s cruiser.

"I’ll give him to you," Aldrian said, before tossing Ulasis to the side as if he were nothing more than trash. Ulasis had already fainted after his soul was directly attacked by Aldrian’s lightning energy.

The others did not answer, they were speechless. They simply could not comprehend how Aldrian had done it. He had only stood there, without revealing the slightest sign of power, and then suddenly, boom! Ulasis was already in his grasp.

The man who had caused them endless headaches, always escaping from their pursuit, had now fallen into Aldrian’s hands as if it required no effort at all.

And in fact, their thoughts were not wrong. After making the entire star his domain, Aldrian had scanned the central continent for Ulasis’s existence. With his cultivation, strong soul, and immense power, he was able to process everything swiftly. It did not take long for him to locate Ulasis in a hidden part of the continent, where no one else would have noticed him.

"And I would like to tell you all that not long after this, there will be many sightings of heavenly lightning. But you don’t have to worry about that, as it will be good for the future’s peace," Aldrian said.

The others did not understand what he meant, but they did not ask, as they were still speechless.

Aldrian then began to walk away, but stopped when the sword maiden’s voice came from beside him.

"Will we meet again?"

Aldrian smiled behind his mask and looked directly at her. Although his eyes still carried a mysterious feeling, she had already grown used to it and no longer felt the same repulsion as in the past.

"I think we will. And I think it will be sooner than you expect," he answered in a vague tone. "Anyway, it has truly been a pleasure making your acquaintance, Miss Meilan. I will take my leave now. Have a good day."

After saying that, Aldrian instantly disappeared, leaving Meilan stunned. Her friend beside her frowned as he stared at the spot where Aldrian had vanished, then turned to look at Meilan.

"Did you two meet somewhere behind my back? It seems you are quite close with him—" she suddenly stopped before nodding in understanding.

"I see, you must have fought that man back then. Well, he is truly mysterious and strong, but still, that man is really rude for not answering your question clearly. How could he treat a beautiful lady like you so rudely?"

Meilan stayed silent at her friend’s words, but her thoughts lingered on Aldrian’s reply, making her wonder what he truly meant. She sighed softly behind her veil, which left her friend stunned before breaking into a grin.

"What is this? Our ice flower is sighing? Are you already missing him, or what?" she teased jokingly.

Meilan flicked her forehead before walking away. Her friend quickly covered her forehead in pain, yet continued grinning.

"Come on, tell me..." she kept nagging as she followed after Meilan, who now seemed to show more emotion.

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Aldrian was already in another place, appearing high above the Ancient Blue Gate World. He looked down at the giant star below him with a calm gaze. This star was now under his domain, and in this place he was invisible.

Closing his eyes, Aldrian used his domain’s sense to feel everything within the Ancient Blue Gate World. Nothing could stop him, and nothing could hide from him. The sensation of omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience completely embraced him in this moment.

With his will, he move the energy of the entire region. With his will, he could make the most barren land of this star fertile, overflowing with life and energy. With his will, he could also bring destruction upon an entire land. He clearly felt that if he wished for a continent on this star to sink beneath the sea or be consumed by disaster, he could make it so.

He could know the mind and intent of any being if he wished to. He knew every hidden place and every mystery that not even the people of this star had discovered yet.

His lone figure floating above the star was truly like that of a god, observing the world below.

Aldrian opened his eyes, the feeling of power he had once seen in his visions slowly returning to him. He smiled, truly glad that the journey he thought would be long had turned out to be much shorter than expected. He was deeply thankful to Sect Master Han for bringing him to the dungeon, and he intended to reward him once the sect master visited his palace.

His gaze then turned to the vast space before him, where countless stars stretched across his sight. Among them were stars of civilization.

He already had his next target, the next place he would visit in the future. The moment he established his domain there, everything within his sight here would become part of his domain.

He would be a god in the First Heaven.

That would be the first great step in retaking this universe from those invaders.