The Heavenly Pass was a mystery; even powerful ancient Great Powers were no match for it, ultimately retreating covered in blood.
Canglan Saint Lord asked, "Why did you choose to stay and guard the ten ancient passes instead of leaving the ancient path? And where did the guardians come from?"
"The guardians of each ancient pass were once Immortal Sacred Lands that advanced into the Primordial Immortal Realm!" An ancient recluse descendant gave this answer, causing everyone to tremble and their faces to pale with shock.
The so-called guardians were actually people from Immortal Sacred Lands in the past. Each ancient pass represented an Immortal Sacred Land. This answer was hard to believe, carrying a sense of horror.
"Like my Purple Mansion Sacred Land, and other Immortal Sacred Lands, throughout the history of the myriad realms, some Sacred Lands have disappeared or declined. Ultimately, it was because they obtained the ancient stone tablet, opened the ancient path, ignored the warnings of the ancient pass guardians, and forcibly attacked the passes," said the ancient recluse descendant of Purple Mansion Sacred Land. He was one of the most senior among these descendants, named Elder Withered Stone. Although his vitality was waning, his strength was immense. His withered body standing there exuded a powerful pressure.
Elder Withered Stone explained some profound mysteries—about the origins of the ten ancient passes and the origins of those guardians.
The guardians of each ancient pass were once an Immortal Sacred Land, but it was so long ago that some had been completely lost to history, difficult to find even in ancient texts and records.
Take Purple Mansion Sacred Land, for example, which last opened over a hundred thousand years ago. One could imagine how ancient the previous passes were—at least tens of thousands of years apart, some even hundreds of thousands of years, incredibly distant. Some Sacred Lands had even vanished forever.
These Immortal Sacred Lands had all advanced to the front of the Immortal Heavenly Pass, but undoubtedly, the details of their attacks on the Heavenly Pass were scarcely mentioned in ancient texts. It was only known that they were bound by a Heavenly Dao oath, requiring them to guard the ancient passes for generations, blocking later arrivals.
However, once an ancient pass was breached, the guardians of the first pass could return to the myriad realms, while the guardians of the later passes would advance one pass forward, and so on. Leaving the ancient path would then be within reach.
The alliance army finally understood the origins of the ancient pass guardians.
Throughout the ages, Immortal Sacred Lands had tirelessly strived for the legendary Primordial Immortal Realm. Many had mobilized their entire sects to advance, but all had undoubtedly failed. Their descendants became the guardians of the ancient passes. Only when later arrivals attacked the passes could they advance pass by pass, leave this ancient path, and return to the myriad realms.
Moreover, during this time, they had to endure constant invasions from alien race creatures. The ancient passes were all in ruins, and the plains between them were piled with bones, a testament to the struggles.
The divine monk of the Western Buddhist Sect spoke: "In that case, all of you benefactors may leave the tenth pass and proceed to the ninth pass."
Elder Withered Stone shook his head, surprising everyone. Gazing into the distance at the Immortal Heavenly Pass, he said, "We cannot leave. We have ancestral teachings requiring us to guard this place for generations, preventing innocent people from advancing toward the Heavenly Pass again and provoking great calamity. Do you still intend to attack the Heavenly Pass and forcibly breach it? A great disaster may descend."
"I know you are powerful, but ultimately, it is futile. Even my ancient ancestor, a Great Power, retreated back then. No matter how powerful your alliance army is, you are not stronger than my ancient ancestor, a Great Power. Why take such a risk?"
The overlords fell silent. However, at this moment, the current patriarch of the imperial clan Ye family stepped forward. He was a majestic man of extraordinary bearing, with the aura of a Heavenly Dragon and a White Tiger swirling around him, making other overlords wary. He spoke: "There is no need to worry this time. Someone will step in to block it, and they also wish to see if the Primordial Immortal Realm lies beyond the Heavenly Pass. Those individuals will be very interested."
Simultaneously, the divine general of the Ancient Heavenly Court, the divine monk of the Western Buddhist Sect, the palace master of Yao Chi Sacred Land, and the Primordial Female Saint Lord all nodded in succession. At this moment, it seemed they had all received instructions.
The overlords were shocked, their faces paling as they immediately understood much.
Ancient Great Powers were going to appear to breach the pass, and not just one—several would emerge together. Could it be that after more than forty years, they were going to take action again?
Moreover, even the most ancient forces with supreme inheritances of Emperors and Sovereigns, such as the imperial clan Ye family, the Ancient Heavenly Court, and Yao Chi Sacred Land, were going to take action. This time was likely extraordinary.
Even Ye Chen felt it in his heart, feeling shocked. Beside him, Ye Gucheng said, "Great Powers are going to take action. There is nothing to fear about all this, and terrifying old monsters are going to appear. An unprecedented, magnificent battle is about to unfold."
The young kings all trembled, feeling both shock and burning anticipation.
Great Powers taking action would shake heaven and earth—not to be missed!
Only Ye Chen changed expression because he feared a repeat of the scene from forty years ago. He looked toward the Primordial Female Saint Lord, but at this moment, he felt the aura of this peerless beauty had quietly intensified many times over. Her eyes shone brightly as she gazed into the distance at the Heavenly Pass.
For some reason, he had a bad premonition.
The Checkpoint Master and Elder Withered Stone fell silent. They also knew that this time, ancient Great Powers might take action. Even if they wanted to stop it, it would be impossible. However, Elder Withered Stone finally asked one more question: "Are you really going to breach the pass? The consequences might be severe. You must know that even the ancient ancestor Great Power of our lineage could only retreat, encountering danger. If you forcibly take action, there will be peril."
The divine monk spoke: "Amitabha, Benefactor Withered Stone, you worry too much. This time, someone will resolve it. It will be fine."
"Very well, you may take action, but we will not leave this place," said Elder Withered Stone. Since even the divine monk of the Western Buddhist Sect had spoken thus, what more was there to say?
The tenth pass opened. The overlords led the alliance army into the Bloody Battlefield. Some overlords had already begun to take action, constructing spatial channels with full force, connecting to the channel of the ancient stone tablet, the channel of Purple Mansion Sacred Land, and the channel of Tian Sheng City, thoroughly linking them.
If anything happened, the reinforcements could all come to assist.
Boom—
The alliance army of thousands upon thousands charged onto the Bloody Battlefield. Every person was an elite expert from a major force. Apart from the younger generation, they were all experts at the Divine Transformation Realm, including many super Divine Transformation cultivators and Supreme Elders who had entered the Saint Treasury Realm many years ago.
Even if they were not as powerful as Saint Lords, they were certainly stronger than ordinary Saints.
In the distance, below the Immortal Heavenly Pass, from numerous spatial wormholes, swarms of alien race creatures suddenly surged out. Most were from the demon race, including many at the Divine Transformation Realm level. Several six-winged demons comparable to the Saint Treasury Realm flew out, leading countless alien race creatures that blotted out the sky.
"Since we're here, let's help you deal with the trouble of the alien race creatures on the Bloody Battlefield."
The overlords laughed heartily, their heroic spirit soaring to the clouds at this moment. They took action, boundless divine radiance erupting, directly sweeping across the sky and earth to attack, annihilating all obstacles and shattering the endless earth.