At the thought of this, every person's heart clenched tight.
They had been slow to realize it, but now the meaning of the exposed planar coordinates for the Divine Abyss Continent suddenly dawned on them.
It meant that apart from the Demon Race, other powerful races might also invade.
Panlong the Great Emperor drew a deep breath and asked, "Young Master, if the planar coordinates have been exposed, why is it that after the Demon Race's invasion, no other powerful enemy has attacked the Divine Abyss Continent?"
"What do you think?" Jiang Chen smiled faintly.
Panlong the Great Emperor pondered for a moment, then blurted out, "Could it be that the people of Myriad Abyss Island have been guarding the safety of the Divine Abyss Continent all along?"
"To be precise, it is the Ten Great Sacred Groundsinvolved. The Ten Great Sacred Groundswere the various sects and forces that fought against the Demon Race in ancient times. They dispatched a portion of their forces and left behind certain legacies when they entered Myriad Abyss Island. From the ancient era until now, they have been guarding the planar breach of the Divine Abyss Continent, holding off powerful enemies from beyond the realm."
Everyone fell into deep thought. Clearly, they were also greatly shocked by what Jiang Chen had told them. For the longest time, the impression that Myriad Abyss Island left on the human territories was that of ancient deserters.
"Then what about those ancient deserters?" Mo Wushuang asked with some curiosity.
"In addition to the Ten Great Sacred Grounds, Myriad Abyss Island hosts many other sects and factions. Most of these factions originated from deserters of the ancient Demon-Sealing War. The forces they formed constitute the mainstream power of Myriad Abyss Island. Some time ago, these factions seized an opportunity to launch a rebellion, attempting to overthrow the governance of the Ten Great Sacred Grounds over Myriad Abyss Island. However, they were all suppressed by Myriad Abyss Island."
Jiang Chen briefly explained the political landscape of Myriad Abyss Island.
"Following this rebellion, Myriad Abyss Island has suffered greatly in vitality. The Ten Great Sacred Grounds already found it extremely taxing to resist the powerful enemies from beyond the realm, and this internal strife will likely make their task even more arduous. Therefore, the current situation across the entire Divine Abyss Continent is extremely grim."
Jiang Chen's tone was grave; this was no empty scaremongering.
Within the Divine Abyss Continent itself, the Demon Race watched like tigers, poised to unleash a demon tribulation at any moment. Meanwhile, beyond the realm, adventurers from various planes were continuously drawing closer to the Divine Abyss Continent.
Should an even more formidable enemy from beyond the realm appear one day, it would absolutely deliver a fatal blow to the Divine Abyss Continent.
Thus, the present Divine Abyss Continent offered no cause for optimism whatsoever.
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, everyone present felt a heavy weight settle upon their hearts. For the longest time, the human territories had been somewhat like frogs at the bottom of a well, unaware of how vast the sky was or how deep the earth ran.
This was especially true for those Emperor-realm powers, who had always believed they stood at the pinnacle of the martial dao, at the very apex of human territory.
Now, it seemed they were utterly and completely frogs in a well.
Not to mention the Demon race, even Myriad Abyss Island was an existence far surpassing the human territories. Myriad Abyss Island even had deities, while before the Rise of the Winds and Clouds Sect had appeared, everyone in the human territories had thought the Imperial realm was the absolute peak.
Pathetic!
Jiang Chen could see that everyone's spirits were quite low. He immediately spoke up, "Everyone, although these revelations are disheartening, there's no need to be overly pessimistic. Before the Rise of the Winds and Clouds Sect appeared, many people were entirely unaware that Heavenly Realm experts existed within the human territories. They didn't believe cultivators at the Imperial realm could break through to that level. In reality, these were merely prejudices, limitations of perception. Though our human territories have declined, it isn't so far gone that Heavenly Realm experts cannot emerge. I believe it won't be long before our human territories also see the rise of Heavenly Realm experts, one batch after another. Our human territories will also welcome an age of martial dao prosperity. Our ancient spirit veins, once their seals are broken and they recover to their former state, can once again recreate the grandeur of ancient times."
The fall of the human territories had multiple causes.