Great Calamity?
This term once again made hearts race.
"Please elaborate," the Saint Lord of Dao Yan spoke.
However, the people of the guardian lineage all shook their heads, sighing helplessly as if harboring unspeakable secrets, and whispered softly, "Heavenly Dao oaths forbid disclosure; we can only warn."
The Saint Lords of Buddhism, Yao Chi Sacred Land, Ancient Heavenly Court, the Ye Imperial Clan, and Tai Chu Sacred Land all had peculiar gleams in their eyes.
Old Yan said gravely, "Little Chen, from now on you must be careful. If something truly happens, I will take you away immediately. There is something ominous here. These guardian clans should all be races or major powers that have been afflicted by this ominousness. Because of certain transgressions, they swore Heavenly Dao oaths to remain stationed on this ancient pass for generations, guarding it and preventing latercomers from unleashing the final ominousness."
Ye Chen was shaken; there was actually such a secret.
Apart from the limited few Saint Lords, the other overlords sneered coldly, not taking it to heart.
Having fought their way here with great difficulty, they had seen a stele left by a Purple Mansion Great Power pointing toward the mysterious Primordial Immortal Realm. They were filled with curiosity and suspected that the disappearance of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land was necessarily related to the so-called Primordial Immortal Realm. They even suspected that within that mysterious "Primordial Immortal Realm," there might also be the heritage and divine treasure trove of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
As for a great calamity?
The allied army of the various forces had even brought forbidden-level magical instruments; they were practically fearless. How could they fear a so-called great calamity?
"Everyone can rest assured. We have come prepared, unafraid of any great malevolence. We can suppress and slay it. Please open the Demon-Slaying Pass and let us through."
However, the guardian lineage refused. "The pass must not fall. The great malevolence must not be released. If the ominousness descends upon the mortal world, it will cause countless living beings to suffer. It cannot be allowed!"
"Since you are unwilling to open the ancient pass, we have no choice but to take action. Kill!"
With the command of the overlords, the allied army attacked, forcefully assailing the pass, intending to blast open this ancient pass that had stood for millennia and charge into the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Boom—
The allied army made its move. This vast army, assembled from who knows how many major powers across the myriad realms, truly revealed its fearsome aspect to the beings on the ancient pass.
Powerful overlords stood in the void. They were either the contemporary Saint Lords of various major powers or super-powerful figures of high status—all overlords with extremely profound cultivation, and their numbers were not small, making them an immensely powerful force.
Moreover, there were also ancient recluses with limited lifespan remaining, who were even more terrifying.
They were all remarkable existences who had traversed far within the Saint Treasury Realm. Some among them even stood at the very end, ready to take the next step into a higher realm at any moment.
These people were the masters of various major powers, holding high status and presiding over the rise and fall of great domains. Their attack now could truly be described as earth-shattering in the literal sense. Boundless power of heaven and earth was harnessed by them, their vast divine energy affecting all directions, inundating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, all surging forward.
This was only the first wave of attacks, a unified strike by the overlords, yet it was already enough to startle heaven and earth and move ghosts and gods. It swept across thousands, even tens of thousands of miles, flattening vast stretches of forested land, all crashing against that majestic Demon-Slaying Pass.
Boom—
Immeasurable divine radiance exploded. The attacks of the overlords truly landed on that ancient pass that had stood for millennia. The shocking divine energy could destroy heaven and earth; the void collapsed, and vast stretches of land, spanning who knows how many miles, cracked apart—a terror difficult to describe.
The allied army behind had not yet attacked, but they could still feel the terrifying might. Even a Heavenly King Invincible would likely be blasted to nothingness if they went up.
However, some did not attack, such as the Tai Chu Female Saint Lord, the Palace Master of Yao Chi Sacred Land, the Divine General of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and others. They had been coldly observing everything all along, watching silently without taking action, their intentions unknown.
The young prodigies who had followed to broaden their horizons watched in awe. So many overlord-level figures attacking together—it was truly a case of slaying gods when encountering gods, slaughtering buddhas when encountering buddhas. How many people in the current world could withstand this?
Ye Chen's eyes flickered, but he remained silent. For some reason, appearing in this massive passageway, he instead felt an unprecedented sense of unease, originating from his heart, even stronger than what he felt in the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
Finally, everything dissipated. Tens of thousands of miles of vast land were flattened; entire mountain ranges turned to dust. Who knows how many demonic beasts were annihilated along with this strike, leaving nothing behind.
However, when all the dust settled, everyone's expressions changed. Because that thousand-zhang-high ancient pass that had stood for millennia still stood on the horizon. Although it was split, covered with many terrifying cracks, it had not truly been blasted open. It was truly unbelievable.
Too stable. This was the combined attack of over fifty overlords. Even a Heavenly King Invincible would likely be slain into nothingness, yet they could not blast open the ancient pass. It was simply incredible.
Powerful guardians on the ancient pass snorted coldly, releasing powerful auras. One of them coldly shouted, "Do you think you can blast open the Demon-Slaying Pass like this? The Demon-Slaying Pass has stood for millennia without collapsing. No one can topple it. Just go back. The Demon-Slaying Pass will not open."
"Hmph, wasn't the so-called Demon-Slaying Pass blasted open once before? Since there was a first time, naturally there will be a second!" Imperial Sovereign Xia snorted coldly.
However, the guardians on the ancient pass sneered, "Although it was indeed blasted open in the past, even half the pass collapsed, you must understand that was the result of an ancient Great Sage who stood peerless throughout the ages taking action. Do you think you can compare to that ancient Great Sage?"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. The collapse of the ancient pass back then was actually due to an ancient Great Sage's attack. No wonder the pass only shook under the combined force of over fifty overlords; it had been toppled before. So that was why.
But having come this far, perhaps blasting open the pass would allow them to see the Primordial Immortal Realm. No one was willing to give up.
At this moment, the overlords attacked again, mobilizing countless powerful experts from the allied army. Vast swathes of divine energy blasted over, covering the sky and earth. This stretch of heaven and earth trembled, and the powerful figures on the ancient pass all changed expressions.
"Awaken the pass to defend!"
A loud shout rang out. At this moment, the entire ancient pass that had stood for millennia seemed to possess a life of its own. Vast swathes of Dao marks and divine patterns emerged, intertwining in the void. The entire ancient pass began to glow, rumbling as it resisted the attacks of the allied army.
Boom—
The entire ancient pass that had stood for millennia trembled. The defensive array patterns and imprints were rapidly being worn away. Huge cracks appeared on the ancient pass, showing signs of being unable to bear the assault, causing the guardian clan on the pass to change expressions.
The overlords let out long roars, attacking with all their might. Great Dao divine power boiled wildly as if wanting to completely blast apart this stretch of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Countless divine radiance inundated the ancient pass.
The allied army continuously attacked, advancing wave upon wave, constantly assailing the pass, constantly charging.
Although the guardian clan also wanted to resist, and powerful overlord-level figures appeared, even ancient recluses showed themselves, in the end, they could not completely hold them off.
Finally, the ancient pass that had stood for millennia was blasted open. The section of the city wall that had been blasted down before was once again toppled, causing the entire land to shake violently, revealing a huge breach.
In the end, the overlords led the allied army through, charging past to the other side of the ancient pass that had stood for millennia.
Regarding all this, the guardian clan on the city wall no longer tried to stop them. One by one, they appeared indifferent, watching coldly from the sidelines. There were also ancient recluses who shook their heads and sighed helplessly, their gazes toward the allied army actually filled with pity.
As Ye Chen passed by, he couldn't help but notice. In a daze, he seemed to hear an old man whispering, "Another force wanting to be enslaved. No matter how powerful, it's useless. They will regret it when they get there, only repeating our mistakes."
All this made Ye Chen's heart race, the sense of unease in his heart growing even stronger.
"Enough, enough. We have done our best and can no longer stop them. With their appearance, our oath is also broken. There is no need to remain stationed here any longer; we can return to the Myriad Domains."
"The Myriad Domains, the land where our ancestors lived. After waiting for so many years, we can finally go there."
Although the ancient pass was breached, the guardian lineage was still excited. For generations, they had been stationed here for who knows how many years, with time measured in tens of thousands of years.
Because of the great transgressions of their ancestors, they were forced to remain stationed here. Now, they could finally be freed.
All the clansmen of the guardian lineage on the ancient pass were excited. They immediately stopped defending the pass and rushed toward the direction of the light gate, wanting to leave this ancient path and return to the Myriad Domains.
The allied army did not stop any of this, continuing forward, also anticipating what the Primordial Immortal Realm beyond the pass would be like.
However, everyone was disappointed. Because, in fact, beyond the Demon-Slaying Pass was not the imagined Primordial Immortal Realm, but a vast wilderness plain with only sporadic towns standing. There was no abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy; even the land was barren, making cultivation difficult.
Moreover, there were countless corpses lying scattered about, all very ancient, from who knows what era, strewn across the ground.
There were human corpses, massive demon race skeletons, and alien race remains, all casually scattered across the wilderness, appearing desolate and indicating that a shocking, earth-shattering, fearsome great battle had occurred here in the past, with countless living beings buried in this land.
"This is..."
Seeing this scene, everyone was astonished. What kind of earth-shattering great battle had occurred here in the past? Because they could see several particularly huge skeletons lying on the ground, far larger than mountain ranges. A single bone was like a pillar holding up the sky, thrust into the earth and piercing into the clouds, appearing astonishing.
One could imagine that these few skeletons in life must have been earth-shattering, terrifying existences; otherwise, they would not be so massive. Unfortunately, they all perished in the earth-shattering great battle of the past.
It was hard to imagine what kind of great battle had occurred back then, one that could even cause such terrifying existences to fall.