The Li Heavenly Clan's army had assembled here, but Chu Youyuan couldn't see a single one of them.
Just like Chu Youyuan, Ying Mingchao, and the other two — they were standing right there on that plain.
However, all the Li Heavenly Clan members could see was the plain itself, not the figures of Chu Youyuan and the others.
As it turned out, the image projected by the Upper Realm Gate only showed people what lay on the other side — it did not capture everyone within it.
Right now, more and more people were gathering within the Li Heavenly Clan. Not only were there members of the younger generation, but the older generation was present in even greater numbers.
At the forefront stood two elderly figures — one man and one woman.
Both were incredibly aged, so old that they had lost all their teeth, and their wrinkled skin was almost frightening to behold. Not only could they no longer straighten their backs, but the hair on their heads had grown extremely sparse.
Their appearance was practically that of corpses that had crawled out of their coffins.
Yet their auras were extraordinarily powerful — far surpassing that of Chu Youyuan, and even exceeding those of the Supreme Elders of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
"My Lords, the Clan Master is currently in seclusion. What should be done about this matter?"
"This concerns the very survival of our Li Heavenly Clan. We humbly request that the two of you make a decision."
Suddenly, the crowd behind them dropped to their knees in unison.
These were no ordinary members or insignificant figures — they were all elders of the Li Heavenly Clan, each one holding a status and strength that demanded respect.
Yet at this moment, their faces were etched with worry, and in their anxiety, they began to urge the two elders forward.
"What is there to be nervous about? Our Li Heavenly Clan is, after all, one of the Ten Heavenly Clans of the Ancestral Martial Starfield."
"All because a Upper Realm Gate was opened, and you've been frightened to this extent?"
"What a disgrace!"
The old woman's cold voice rang out, the very void trembling and humming in response to her rebuke.
Under her scolding, every member of the Li Heavenly Clan immediately fell silent.
As it turned out, the Li Heavenly Clan still did not know which Upper Realm lay on the other side of the Upper Realm Gate.
And so they were worried — worried that the other side might be a force even more powerful than their own Li Heavenly Clan, which would put them at a severe disadvantage.
At this moment, both elders held a scroll in their hands. Within each scroll was a formation that shifted and changed as their gazes moved across it, and it was faintly possible to make out that these were maps.
"It's confirmed — it is the Great Thousand Upper Realm, governed by the Chu Heavenly Clan."
Suddenly, the old man put away his scroll and gazed at the Upper Realm Gate before him as he spoke.
"It is indeed the Great Thousand Upper Realm."
Immediately after, the old woman also put away her scroll.
However, unlike the old man, once she confirmed what lay on the other side of the Upper Realm Gate, a smile curved across the old woman's lips.
It was not merely a smile of relief — it was a smile of elation.
And upon hearing the words of the two Supreme Elders, every member of the Li Heavenly Clan present — whether from the older or younger generation — broke into expressions of wild joy.
Across their faces, the same arc of delight that had appeared on the old woman's lips now blossomed as well.