Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

The Black Jade Qilin-drawn carriage slowly departed from the Void Immortal Ferry, allowing the various forces secretly monitoring Shen Yuan's movements to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

For these forces, Shen Yuan was undoubtedly a highly unstable element. The longer he stayed at the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association, the more worried they became that Shen Yuan might stir up trouble.

Fortunately, today's events were only aimed at the Great Yin Crown Prince, and Shen Yuan's actions had also given many a glimpse into Falling Clouds Taoist's capabilities.

As Shen Yuan left, message sword talismans flew swiftly towards the residences of the great grotto heavens sacred grounds. Today's actions by Shen Yuan were bound to become widely known throughout the Cultivation World, adding unexpected twists to the upcoming All-Worlds Luotian Convention.

However, Shen Yuan at this moment was too preoccupied to care about these trivial changes.

...

As the Black Jade Qilin-drawn carriage once again stopped in front of the Third Prince's Mansion, Ji Zhaoyang had already left. He needed to deal with the various issues arising from the auction at the Mercantile Association.

Shen Yuan, on the other hand, returned alone to the courtyard inside the mansion.

Upon entering the Third Prince's Mansion, the sensation of being scrutinized, albeit faintly, under the Formation linked to the bloodline of the Great Yin Imperial Family, finally dissipated.

At the moment he stepped into the cultivation chamber, Shen Yuan's figure vanished from the Primal Chaos Realm, and the next second he had already arrived in the Secret Realm Square-Inch.

After ensuring he had cut off any outside prying, Shen Yuan's calm facade could no longer be maintained. His face now bore an uncontrollable look of shock.

Shen Yuan had originally thought that discovering the manipulation in the Nightmare Infiltration Curse Divine Power and tracing it back to the Dusk Realm was merely a subtle accident.

But as his understanding deepened, Shen Yuan began to realize this was a massive trap.

Chairman Zhao's collaboration with the Dusk Realm to spread prayer incense, that Bronze Cauldron Remnant from a minor world subordinate to the Dusk Realm, and the faint sense of scrutiny when Shen Yuan encountered the God Invocation Incense—all indicated that there were huge secrets lurking behind.

Shen Yuan even suspected that if Ji Zhaoyang, the Great Yin 3rd Prince, hadn't been with him, perhaps the hidden powerful expert would have taken action against him there and then.

Realizing the lurking danger, Shen Yuan made a decisive choice to give up further investigation into the secrets of the Dusk Realm. Instead, he feigned great disdain for the prayer incense from the Dusk Realm and set it aside.

Afterward, Shen Yuan spent lavishly, using a portion of Origin-purifying Xuanzhen Qi as the price to purchase twenty-four sets of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method, before hastily leaving with Ji Zhaoyang.

"That prayer incense from the Primal Chaos Realm, at first glance, seems to be merely a treasure that assists in the growth of incense offering deities. Even after my own investigation, I did not detect anything abnormal.

However, considering the Dusk Realm's powerful erosion over the Incense Offering Divinity Path in the future, as well as their familiarity with the incense offering magic domain, the Dusk Realm's understanding of the Divinity Path has clearly exceeded that of ordinary local deities.

This seemingly ordinary incense, now distributed throughout the realms by the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association, definitely has significant issues, and might even be related to those sinister methods used to erode incense offering deities."

"But compared to the Bronze Cauldron Remnant, the prayer incense is merely a minor detail.

This Human Path treasure coming from a subordinate minor world of the Dusk Realm, and with patterns related to the prayer incense, is definitely not something that can be explained away by mere coincidence."

Combining all the pieces of information, a horrifying thought gradually took shape in Shen Yuan's mind.

"The Dusk Realm, through the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association, is spreading prayer incense across the realms, but this is a long-term plan and not something that can be achieved overnight.

The real target of the Dusk Realm now lies upon the Primal Chaos Realm."

"To make a move against the Primal Chaos Realm, even the current life True Immortals within the grotto heavens are secondary; the crucial point lies with the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, which commands the course of the Human Path, and the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor.

Unless the Upper Realm Exalted One and Emperor themselves descend, no one can cause trouble within the Primal Chaos Realm if the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor is not dealt with.

And the focal point of the Dusk Realm's scheme rests upon that Bronze Cauldron Remnant that the Great Yin Crown Prince won at the auction!"

Inside the Secret Realm Square-Inch, Shen Yuan sat atop the mountain summit, as Origin-purifying Xuanzhen Qi, forming a veil of rain, continuously fell around him, like a clear sky.

The stars twinkling above, controlled by the Star Astrology Divine Power, faintly outlined the embryonic form of the Sainthood Attainment Enlightenment Array Formation.

With the augmentation of two major treasures aiding in enlightenment, Shen Yuan's thoughts achieved an unprecedented level of clarity. Countless stars at this moment aligned, helping Shen Yuan unravel the cause and effect within.

"In the realms of cultivation, the Primal Chaos World is esteemed above all.

As the Bronze Cauldron Remnant is a treasure of the Human Path, its emergence in the current world will inevitably catch the eye of the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor.

And to auction the Bronze Cauldron Remnant within the Primal Chaos Realm through the Treasure Drop Mercantile Association almost certainly means handing over this Human Path treasure straight into the mouth of the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor.

The Bronze Cauldron Remnant falling into the hands of the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor is practically destined."

"And if during this process, the mighty beings of the Dusk Realm left a contingency within the Bronze Cauldron Remnant, using a special method to erode or gravely injure the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor, they could disrupt the Human Path order of the Primal Chaos Realm.

At that time, the Dusk Realm could disregard the threat of the Human Path and drive straight in to occupy the entire Primal Chaos Realm."

At this moment, all the threads seemed to be woven together, and Shen Yuan thought he had grasped the truth.

But...

"There's an undeniable problem with this speculation."

Shen Yuan shook his head lightly, his expression extremely grave.

"In the future history of the Primal Chaos Realm, the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor, with supreme divine might, enacted the Great Schism that severed the Primal Chaos Realm's connections with the Upper World, sealing off the entire vast world.

Even the Upper Realm Exalted Ones and Emperors would find it difficult to breach the Human Path seal and step foot within the Primal Chaos Realm."