“Are you West Huan?” asked the dao chess.

The West Huan master didn’t dare lift his head. He didn’t know what the other looked like, nor did he dare take a look. For a first rank, meeting an eighth rank was the honor of a lifetime!

The gap between the two was too incredulous to put into words!

“Senior, this junior is indeed West Huan...”

“Are you willing to create an entrance to the secret realm within your world?” asked the dao chess. “If nearby exalted emperors come forth to enter the realm, you must permit them entry! But of course, since the secret realm is part of your world, Allheaven Hall will immediately reinforce you if anyone attacks.

“But we will not be able to do so if the entrance is destroyed at first contact. There are pros and cons to this decision! If this is built within the chaos instead, you will have a difficult time of safeguarding and controlling it. Are you aware of this?”

“This junior is aware!” West Heaven quickly responded. “Senior Rain Demon has already informed this junior.”

“That’s good! Allheaven Hall is a matter of voluntary cooperation. We do not force anyone to participate!” nodded the dao chess. “Entrances will be capped at one thousand for now. This place is number 687 and you are its protector!”

The dao chess looked into the distance with a slight frown. “This place is very close to the south, which is the Exalted Spring Autumn Emperor’s territory. If exalted emperors from the south wish to enter, they may do so!

“The chaos is incredibly vast and there are countless exalted emperors within. Allheaven Hall seeks to promote exchange and discourse of the great dao. It will be available even to enemies. Not to mention, Spring Autumn may not be an enemy...”

He shared these words at Li Hao’s behest. This was something told to all protectors.

“In addition, you are not to stop anyone who desires to exchange dao. Any protector found to be abusing their position will be punished harshly! As a protector of an entrance, you will be compensated with several benefits.

“You will be able to enter the secret realm for free and teleport within it for free once a year. That gives you access to the core hub of the realm! Anyone else who wishes to travel there must pay a fee to maintain its operations!

“Those of your world can enter the secret realm for free. Granted, there’s no point in going inside if there’s no one discussing dao. If there is, then they may enter for free...

“Your world is not to be moved without reason. That will easily break the connection with the core hall. Does the young fellow daoist understand all of this?”

West Huan had committed it all to memory and quickly responded, “I do!”

“That’s good! And if exalted emperors enter through your entrance, you’ll benefit through receiving half of their sizable entry fee...”

West Huan took a sharp breath. They were getting paid for this??

“Senior, I...”

“There’s no need to say anything!” The dao chess interrupted calmly. “There are perks and drawbacks to maintaining an entrance. If anyone seeks to cause trouble, they are sure to attack the entrance first. Hence, these entrances are both an opportunity and a magnet for danger!

“Although nothing will result from all of the entrances being smashed, that poses a threat to their host worlds nonetheless. That’s why you deserve half of the entrance fee. You will have no income if no one enters. This is also how we hope to motivate protectors to recruit those in the vicinity!

“Allheaven Hall is simply a platform. It would be a waste of space if no one was willing to enter it. Thus, the dao master has orders to share our profits as much as possible...”

West Huan’s jaw dropped! He’d thought that the eighth rank would be the dao master, but... he... wasn’t??

The first rank was flabbergasted. Not even an eighth rank was the dao master?! This was incredible!

Rain Demon was also envious and hardly surprised by the dao chess’ words. The alliance had some guesses when it came to who the dao master was.

The Silver Moon king!

The Exalted Hao Moon Emperor!

But that was a speculation difficult to verify.

If that was the case, then the Silver Moon king had more than one eighth rank under his banner. The dao chess, Thunder Emperor, Fog Mountain, and others were widely known in the eastern region by now. And with them being of one entity with New Martial, that made this faction a force to be reckoned with.

All of these eighth ranks might place them on par with the Five Elements and Spring Autumn. They might only be slightly weaker than Chaos Sky. One had to keep in mind that many worlds around Reincarnation had been toppled and Reincarnation himself had fled with his tail between his legs!

The dao chess said nothing else. He looked at the world nearby. It really was very weak.

This is actually a chance for this first rank. Two things are needed to create a mirage realm. One, a minor world from Li Hao. Two, a mirage realm from Myriad Changes.

While most of Li Hao’s unsaturated minor worlds were being sent out for this task, a first rank world would still benefit from incorporating one of them. And with the mirage realm being added to it, it might help the world’s ascension.

Li Hao’s minor worlds also continuously improved from taking in chaos strength. That would further enhance the host world’s rate of energy absorption.

It wouldn’t be as noticeable for high rank or mid rank worlds, but it would be very noticeable for minor worlds.

The dao chess said nothing else and waved his hand, sending Li Hao’s minor world straight into West Huan. The world began to furiously absorb energy around it at a rate visible to the naked eye.

A mirage realm appeared next, shining like a sun and landing in the world. The West Huan master didn’t even have time to react before the world shook. It was suddenly enveloped by illusion as the world, illusory world, and mirage realm became one in the blink of an eye.

The dao chess waved another hand, opening a door near the world gate. The words of Allheaven Hall were written across the doorframe! A smaller line of text could be found beneath it—Number 687, West Huan!

“Little friend West Huan!”

“Present!” West Huan subconsciously jumped to attention.

“You are the master of the secret realm, so I will connect you to the entrance. You can open it anytime! From now on, if anyone else wishes to enter and pays the entry fee, you can keep half and incorporate the other half into the secret realm!

“In a month from now, you are able to teleport to the core area for free! The dao master will greet everyone then. He might share his dao or give pointers. He will have some words for all of the protectors, so I hope to see the fellow daoist there on time!”

West Huan’s eyes widened. The dao master?? Of Allheaven?!

That was.... a tremendously wonderful thing.

He didn’t say anything else and quickly responded, “This junior will certainly be there on time!”

How would he dare be late to meet a high rank?

The man turned back to look at the new door near his world's gates. It was quite a surreal sight. Could it really lead anywhere? Was that really possible?

Although it was still hard to believe, there was no reason for him to doubt. This was what a group of high ranks were busy with.

“The site of number 688 has been confirmed, I must leave now.” The dao chess arched a brow. “Rain Demon, are you leaving or staying? I can take you with me and drop you off somewhere on my way to the north.”

Rain Demon was bowled over by the honor. “Senior, I...”

“Are you coming or not?”

“Coming!” Rain Demon quickly concluded. He wanted to teleport through the chaos! This would be the first experience of a lifetime, of course he wanted to give it a try. Not to mention, he would be traveling with an eighth rank!

He couldn’t wait, even if he hadn’t planned on traveling to the north.

The dao chess waved a hand and brought Rain Demon into a tunnel. They traveled extremely swiftly as the treasure didn’t just utilize spatial dao. That would result in overwhelming depletion rate of resources.

It, too, also hitched a ride on the river of time and employed some spatial techniques to journey through the chaos.

Only a moment was required before the dao chess tossed down a shocked Rain Demon. “You are very close to number 312. The world you’re headed to is not far from here. I’ll be off now!”

The dao chess was already gone.

Rain Demon landed in a spin of the world and saw another world nearby. His jaw dropped with incredulity. Was this the might of an eighth rank??

No, this should only be the might of the dao chess. It was terrifying!

An exalted emperor flew out of that world and glanced at Rain Demon. He’d sensed the faint ripples a moment ago. He knew what had happened since it wasn’t his first time sensing them.

“Fellow Daoist Rain Demon...” he asked enviously. “Were you transported by the senior?”

Rain Demon was still in shock, but quickly recovered and plastered a reserved expression on his face. “It’s all thanks to the senior’s favor that I traveled back so quickly. I was at West Huan just now, and the senior took pity on me given how far away that world is.

“Entrance number 687 has been established and the senior is picking up the pace. Too many places were too far away before, making most of the envoys spend a long time traveling. A lot of us have reached our destinations now, so the preparations should be complete soon...”

He gave himself the lofty air of knowing much as an Allheaven envoy. The fourth rank he spoke to wanted to roll his eyes as the display of self importance.

“Fellow Daoist Rain Demon is so lucky, I wish I was that lucky. I can only participate in the meeting a month from now... Ah, yes, the fellow daoist isn’t a protector, are you?”

“......” The smile slid off Rain Demon’s face. What’d you say that for?? “No, but the dao master is said to be merciful. Perhaps he’ll invite us upon seeing how hard the envoys have worked...”

With that, the fourth rank sighed and dropped his boastful attitude. “Fellow Daoist Liang Yuan, it has been untold ages in the chaos. Since when have we ever witnessed such a prosperous age? Exalted emperors did not gather to discuss dao like this even a million years ago, when ninth ranks could be found in abundance.

“Building Allheaven Hall and opening a thousand entrances for people to freely come and go... Sending just our mental strength inside and refraining from exposing our primary bodies... Having no need to travel somewhere or pay too high a price... And apparently the dao master himself might lecture on dao later this month...”

Rain Demon had truly been won over.

There were many powerhouses in the chaos, but what did that have to do with them? The Allheaven dao master set up this realm so that all exalted emperors could immediately arrive at a spot and share dao. This would change the entire chaos!

Despite operations not having officially commenced yet, Rain Demon could already see the arrival of a golden age!