While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 410 Ancient Heavenly Palace

"It's really strange. Before you came, the sky was covered with dark clouds and the night was deep. But as soon as you arrived, the moon appeared."

Qing Yanjing glanced at Chen Xiao, a faint smile playing on her lips, as if teasing him, or perhaps genuinely wondering if the celestial phenomenon was related to him.

Whether the changes in the celestial phenomena were caused by him is unknown, but the turmoil in her heart was indeed due to the change in the person in front of her.

Chen Xiao stood with his hands behind his back beside her, his gaze fixed on her hair, which was swaying gently in the wind, and a faint fragrance lingered around her nose.

He nodded slightly: "It seems like a good omen."

Qing Yanjing understood the double meaning in his words, and a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes. She gave him a playful glare and shook her head slightly, saying, "It's not that easy. Although I've learned a lot from that kid over the past few months, I'm still not sure until I actually meet them. I'm not sure if I can get along with them properly when that day comes. Besides, my sudden appearance might be a bit abrupt for them."

Qing Yanjing has never been timid or hesitant. She has her own opinions and courage; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so decisive and resolute in the original timeline.

Or rather, it was given away for free—

But the current situation left her somewhat bewildered.

After all, this is no longer just a matter between her and Chen Xiao; it involves a total of six people!

Thinking this, Qing Yanjing's inner strength seemed to loosen, and her whole body felt as if it had lost its strength. She gently leaned on Chen Xiao's shoulder, her beautiful eyes gazing at the bright moon in the sky. A soft sigh escaped her lips, so faint that it seemed to melt into the night breeze.

Chen Xiao raised his hand and gently wrapped his arms around her shoulders and back, pulling her close. His voice was deep and slow: "Although I have already begun to move the spatial nodes of the Dou Qi Continent, it will take at least a year to complete. There is no need to rush to make a decision. Perhaps, after a year, my thoughts will be clearer."

Although Dou Qi Continent is the plane where Chen Xiao was born, it is far away because there is no plane embryo and he is in the Great Thousand World.

Therefore, moving the Dou Qi Continent will be much slower than moving the lower plane of the White Dragon Supreme.

Qing Yanjing softly hummed in agreement, leaning on his shoulder to enjoy this rare moment of peace. She quickly composed herself, raised her eyes, and smiled, "For the past two years, that little domain lord of the Great Luo Heaven Domain and Bodhi have been building momentum for the birth of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. Now, I'm afraid everyone in the entire Tianluo Continent knows about it."

"Also, the Holy Demon Emperor Lu Yuan you mentioned is indeed problematic. After Mandala intentionally leaked some information, he must have guessed our plans. In the past two years, instead of causing any trouble, he has been secretly pushing things along."

The ancient celestial palace was destroyed in an ancient war, and only two people managed to escape.

Firstly, it is the young bud that fell off from the ancient Datura flower, which is now the domain lord of the Great Luo Heaven Domain, Datura.

Secondly, there is Lu Yuan, who was once the Heavenly Emperor's mount, and whose true form is an ancient blood dragon.

In that battle, the heavens and earth trembled, and the Heavenly Palace collapsed. Although Lu Yuan escaped danger with Mandala, his heart had already been corrupted by demonic thoughts, and he had long since become a hidden thorn in the side of the evil race from beyond the realm.

Therefore, Lu Yuan knew the current situation of the Ancient Heavenly Palace better than anyone else, and he wanted to enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace and rescue the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor more than anyone else.

"As expected, even though he could sense that something was amiss, as long as the ancient Heavenly Palace could be reborn, he had absolute faith in the Demon Emperor in the Heavenly Palace who wasn't quite dead."

Qing Yanjing nodded gently, her gaze fixed on the moonlight in the sky. "The momentum here has been built up, and all eyes are on the ancient Heavenly Palace. The next step, how to find the traces of the Heavenly Palace and how to make it appear in the world, is up to you."

Chen Xiao nodded slightly: "Don't worry, I have a plan. Let's set the date for January!"

The ancient celestial palace is elusive and difficult to find. Until it is ready to emerge, even the most powerful beings would find it hard to detect even a trace of it.

Unless one is incredibly lucky, like when Chen Xiao first came to Tianluo Continent, they might be able to catch even a glimpse of the fluctuations.

But such luck is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be replicated.

But for Chen Xiao, there are plenty of ways to find the ancient heavenly palace and make it appear in the world ahead of time.

The dumbest trick is to directly use the fake world and the real world to deduce the time. If ten years is not enough, then spend a hundred years. If a hundred years is not enough, then deduce directly to the time when the ancient heavenly palace was born in the original trajectory. Then, enter it and bring out some things that are closely related to the heavenly palace, and then pre-determine the current time point.

In this way, the difficulty of finding the ancient heavenly palace would be reduced many times over.

"As long as you're confident, that's fine. One of the reasons I followed you around was to see this ancient heavenly palace. If we missed it, we would really lose more than we gained."

Qing Yanjing sighed softly, then suddenly remembered something and looked up to ask, "You've been chasing the War Emperor for so long, did you encounter any people from the Great Thousand Palace along the way?"

"No." Chen Xiao shook his head.

"Those people from Daqian Palace aren't stupid. After hearing the news, they can probably guess that I don't have much killing intent towards the War Emperor, so they're not in a hurry to mediate. However, I think it won't be long before we see their people."

A gentle night breeze carried the fresh scent of mountain grass and trees. The two leaned against each other, chatting casually, and time flew by.

Before they knew it, the moonlight had quietly begun to set in the west, making their shadows grow longer and longer, and more and more overlapping.

..

One month later.

In the far west of the Tianluo Continent lies a desolate place frozen for ten thousand years.

The biting cold permeates the heavens and earth, and even ordinary Supreme Realm experts would find it difficult to resist this bone-chilling cold. The gale-force winds are like knives, howling and sweeping across the heavens and earth. If someone who cannot traverse space were to be swept in, they would probably be torn to dust in an instant. Therefore, this place has always been deserted, with only deathly silence and bitter cold as companions.

However, today, a strange change has occurred in the skies above this frozen land!

Suddenly, the previously dim stars in the sky burst forth with dazzling brilliance, and billions of starlight beams fell like silver ribbons, piercing straight down from the heavens.

Where the starlight passed, the boundless void was cracked like glass, and in an instant, it spread out like a spider web.

Before long, a huge rift in the starry sky stretched across the horizon, deep and dark.

From within that crack, a vast and ancient aura surged forth, as if piercing through the barriers of countless ages, sweeping across the land and even diminishing the bone-chilling cold of the world.

Occasionally, space distorts and ripples, and through the cracks and gaps, one can vaguely see amidst the swirling clouds and mist, the ethereal image of a magnificent palace rising and falling in the starry sky. Such a majestic and awe-inspiring spectacle would cause even a powerful being of the Earthly Sovereign level to tremble in shock.

At the very moment that rift in the starry sky appeared, the vast aura unique to the ancient celestial palace spread throughout the entire Tianluo Continent like a thunderclap.

On the Tianluo Continent, the leaders of the top forces and the super strong people who had already stepped into the Earthly Sovereign Realm all sensed it instantly.

Almost simultaneously, gazes filled with shock and astonishment pierced through layers of space and were cast toward the far west.

At this moment, even these calm and composed Earthly Sovereigns couldn't help but stand up abruptly, their faces filled with undisguised ecstasy and shock.

"This aura—"

"An ancient celestial palace?! It's about to be born!"

"The news from the Great Luo Heaven Domain is actually true!"

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The Great Luo Heavenly Realm.

Chen Xiao brought the ancient Heavenly Palace to life ahead of schedule, and Mandala was one of the people who knew about it.

Although she didn't know exactly how Chen Xiao did it, none of that mattered anymore.

Thanks to prior preparation, while other forces were still gathering their strength, Mandala had already determined the lineup that the Great Luo Heaven Domain would be deploying.

The number of personnel was not large, but they were all carefully selected, almost entirely drawing up the most elite forces of the Great Luo Heaven Domain. Even she herself acted personally.

Chen Xiao didn't care about the arrangements on Mandala's side. At this moment, he was in his residence, explaining to Chen Xiao the points that needed to be noted for this trip.

Although he and Qing Yanjing and the others would also enter the ancient heavenly palace for a visit, they certainly couldn't go with the younger generation; that would be too undignified.

Moreover, letting the younger generation act on their own allows them to gain experience.

"In addition to the above, I'll give you an extra task: find the true form of Mandala. You've been bothering us in the Great Luo Heaven for so long, it's time for you to do your part. Besides, Mandala is a relative of your Uncle Bodhi, so pay more attention to her."

"I've got it all in mind, Dad. Anything else? I'm off now?"

"Okay, go ahead." Chen Xiao waved his hand.

"I remember everything." Chen Xiao replied, his eyes filled with the sharpness unique to young people. He then turned to look at Qing Yanjing sitting next to Chen Xiao and bowed respectfully, "Aunt Jing."

Qing Yanjing didn't have much to explain; her understanding of the ancient Heavenly Palace came almost entirely from Chen Xiao.

However, seeing Chen Xiao looking more and more like a father, Qing Yanjing still smiled slightly, nodded slightly, and took out a white jade talisman. The jade light flowed and revealed a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

"Your father is currently preoccupied with shifting to lower planes, so don't bother him unless you're facing an enemy at the level of a Celestial Sovereign."

Chen Xiao smiled and reached out to take it, not at all formal, and bowed to thank her: "Thank you, Aunt Jing. When I came in just now, I heard Uncle Bodhi say that he and the Domain Lord will be leaving tomorrow, so for the time being, only you, Aunt Jing and my father will be in this hall."

Chen Xiao's words were cut short before he could finish speaking.

With a soft thud, Chen Xiao's seemingly casually raised foot landed precisely on his lower back. The force was not great, but it carried an irresistible power, sending him staggering through the air and flying straight out of the palace gate.

The hall returned to silence. Qingyan gazed at the empty hall entrance and couldn't help but smile.

Chen Xiao coughed lightly and raised his hand to brush off his robes: "Spoiled brat, he dares to be disrespectful if he's not disciplined for three days."

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The news of the ancient celestial palace's reappearance resounded like thunder across every inch of the Tianluo Continent. From the frozen wasteland in the far west to the wild mountains in the east, and then to the miasma forests of the south and the Gobi desert in the north, all were stirred up by this vast aura and the rumors that filled the sky.

In an instant, the Tianluo Continent was abuzz with activity, and countless beams of spiritual light streaked across the sky, hurtling toward the frozen lands of the far west.

As time went by, the depths of that frozen land in the far west became increasingly noisy and bustling.

The top forces from all sides of the Tianluo Continent have gathered here. Even the powerful figures from some surrounding continents have come from afar, traveling hundreds of millions of miles, all to compete for the opportunity of the ancient heavenly palace.

Amidst this tumultuous and noisy situation, half a month has quietly passed.

On this day, the spatial rift was still in a state of rage, but the rage was gradually subsiding, and the undulating spatial cracks showed signs of calming down.

From afar, it appears as if an invisible giant hand is slowly smoothing out this shattered void, gradually restoring it to its original position. The sight is strange and awe-inspiring.

The violent power of the spatial rift has subsided to a level that even a supreme Earthly Sovereign can withstand.

After discussing and deciding, the group of top experts decided to join forces to officially open the spatial passage to the ancient heavenly palace.

However, because the temporary passage had limited capacity and could not accommodate too many people at the same time, the number of places became the focus of competition among all parties, and the allocation method was finally determined after several rounds of consultation.

Ultimately, the Great Luo Heavenly Domain, which had gained considerable momentum in the past two years, was allocated four spots in the first batch of people to enter the Heavenly Palace.

These four spots were quickly finalized.

Chen Xiao will take one of the seats, while the remaining three seats will be allocated to the three emperors of the Great Luo Heaven Domain.

Once the initial quota for entering the Heavenly Palace was finalized, Mandala slowly stepped forward from the crowd. Her small figure stood before the group of powerful figures, her voice clear yet resolute: "Now that everyone is ready, let's set off."

She was short and looked like a little girl, yet no one dared to look down on her in the slightest.

After all, the Great Luo Heaven Domain is different now than before, and its influence is at its peak, with three Earthly Sovereign experts sitting in its place!

Even more rumors are circulating in the shadows, saying that deep within the Great Luo Heaven Domain, there is actually a Heavenly Sovereign powerhouse, and some people have seen a woman at the Great Perfection of Earthly Sovereign leaning against him, looking extremely intimate.

But no one took this rumor seriously.

Because, how could a supreme being like him possibly be subservient to someone else?

If such a powerful being truly existed, how could the position of Domain Lord of the Great Luo Heaven Domain have fallen into the hands of Mandala?

Seeing that none of the powerful figures objected, Mandala nodded in satisfaction and shouted, "Let's go!"

Before she finished speaking, her figure transformed into a streak of clear light and soared into the sky, heading straight for the deepest part of the frozen land in the far east.

The powerful Earthly Sovereigns from various factions followed closely behind, with the sound of air being torn apart resounding one after another. Then, Chen Xiao, the Three Emperors of the Great Luo Heaven Domain, and other vanguards who had been chosen to enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace ahead of time also caught up with them in a flash.

In an instant, waves of vast and powerful spiritual energy surged into the sky, their immense power causing ripples to spread across the heavens and earth, even halting the surrounding gale.