The Grand celebration

The 10,050th year of the divine prefecture arrived.

The ancient imperial city was cramped to the full with various cultivators from the ancient imperial realm. People from other realms were also present on this day, they wanted to see for themselves if what they heard was really true.

Various top force from different realms have come to the ancient imperial city today. The ancient imperial city was expecially lively today people were busy attending to their various assignments. In the Imperial hall, various forces from the ancient imperial realm were already there and had given their gifts and blessings.

Above the sky, a very strong and oppressive aura permeated the air and many people found it hard to breath golden divine light shone in the sky. Strong cultivators from other realms has arrived.

"General Gu from the Sky imperial realm greets his highness" the head of the group landed in the palace and bowed slightly to Emperor Shen. The Sky Imperial Realm was a neighboring realm to the Ancient Imperial Realm just like the Demon Realm.

"You are all welcome, how is Emperor Yu faring?" Emperor Shen replied the General.

"He said he is looking forward to sparring with you the next time he sees you" General Gu said while smiling.

Emperor Shen shudder inwardly. The last time he sparred with that monster, he was retreating hastily while begging as he surrendered. "We'll tell your old man that I'm not in the mood for any sparring session with him" he said "that old fool wants to make jest of me" he cursed inwardly.

"I will relay your message sir" the general said. He was also there the day Emperor Shen was defeated badly by Emperor Yu. Emperor Yu was his distant cousin and that's why their relationship was so amicable.

"Greetings from the Lost Realm to Emperor Shen" a mighty figure said in the sky while heading for the palace. People from the Lost Imperial realm are here? Today is sure to be lively, some people remarked in their mind.

"Welcome to the Ancient Imperial realm" Emperor Shen replied. The lost realm was also a neighboring realm. Several other realms also came after the people from the Lost realm descended on the palace.

"You are all welcome to the Ancient imperial realm, thanks for the gifts" Emperor Shen said. Everyone nodded, they were doing this in order to sow discord with the ancient imperial palace, after all who know how the power of the Ancient imperial realm will skyrocket after having a celestial being in their midst.

"I am truly honored to have received you all as my guests" Emperor Shen said. "As we all know, I am now a father and that's the main reason for our assembly today. And my child also happens to be born with a celestial soul. May we all enjoy to the fullest today" he continued while raising his cup.

"Once again, I must congratulate his highness" General Gu raised a toast and the others did the same as well.

when the feast reached it's peaked, everyone were busy chatting and some were even sending their cultivators to spar with other people from different realms.

At the moment, a young voice was was heard.

"I am Xia Man from the Lost imperial realm, I will like to exchange some pointers with Shen Gai from the Ancient Imperial realm" a young man from Lost Imperial realm stepped out and declared.

"Huh?" Everyone gasped.He dared challenge Shen Gai in front of everyone?, not even the proud sons of various realms were that confident when facing him. Shen Gai was the Emperor's nephew and was regarded as the strongest among the younger generation in the ancient imperial city, no one in the entire Ancient Imperial realm were capable of besting him, top notch geniuses from other realm will even find it extremely difficult to overthrow him.

Of course, the challenger was only asking for a few pointer so he couldn't have in mind to defeat Shen Gai. Shen Gai saw that the man was really looking for pointers that will aid him to advance in cultivation so he stepped out as well. "As you wish" he replied.

The both of them stepped out and walked towards the sparring field in the center of the hall in which the ceremony was being held. Several mighty cultivators stepped out and sealed the battlefield in order to avoid the shock from their fight to disturb others.

"What technique of the empyrean path are you good at?" Shen Gai asked.

"Destructive divine lighting" Xia Man replied.

"I also know some lightning techniques, maybe it will help in further improving your path of lightning." Shen Gai said while acting like a teacher.

"It's a privilege to be instructed by you" The cultivator from Lost realm said bowing slightly.

"Don't hold back your powers, charge at me with all your might" Shen Gai further replied.

Boom!

The air stiffened and the atmosphere changed, the people in the hall felt the oppressive might in the atmosphere. Although it was not aimed at them, they still felt pressured especially those with lower cultivation. Two figures stepped out simultaneously and activated the seal around the battlefield, the people felt at ease after that.

"Crackle!"

the cloud rolled and darkness fell in the area around the battlefield as streaks of lightning materialized and continued falling from the sky dome. The cultivator from the Lost realm was actually this strong?, people wore a look of shock on their faces only those in the Lost realm who knows of Xia Man's true power weren't stirred at all.

Shen Ging looked at Xia Man with a serious expression, he knew he had underestimated his opponent this time around. His opponent was at the same level as him, the developer stage. In the world of cultivation, power was classified into different categories: the developer plane, manipulator plane, sage plane, saint plane, elysian plane, imperial plane and overlord plane. There are even rumors about existences higher than the overlord plane but it's only told in legends.

There are also different type of law bodies: those with divine empyrean bodies are common, those with cherubic empyrean bodies are considered top geniuses, those with heavenly empyrean bodies are regarded as rare geniuses and those with celestial empyrean bodies are regarded as legendary existence.

Xia Man was also a cultivator of the developer plane with a cherubic empyrean body, same with Shen Ging.

ith menacing looks on their faces.

The Demon realm has arrived. Even the Demon Emperor came personally.

Everyone wore ugly expressions on their faces.

Emperor Shen's face was particularly grim.