Primordial Era: At the beginning, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor invited me to drink beast milk, and

In an instant, a vast expanse of lightning erupted from Qin Yuan's body, resonating with the laws of heaven and earth.

At that moment, a strange expression appeared on his face.

It turns out that this was not done by someone else, but because he himself broke through too quickly.

According to the laws of heaven and earth, cultivators who have just survived a heavenly tribulation will not attract another heavenly tribulation in the short term.

This is an immutable law that even Qin Yuan cannot change.

Left with no other choice, Qin Yuan could only randomly choose a direction to fly in, hoping to find someone who could tell him where he was.

But more than half a month has passed, and not a single person has been seen in the vast expanse of land.

"Could it be... that I've been teleported to the uninhabited area of ​​the Three Thousand Provinces?"

This guess made Qin Yuan's heart sink.

The no-man's-land is located between the Three Thousand Provinces and the Borderland Imperial Pass, and is a desolate buffer zone for war.

For tens of thousands of years, it has been difficult to find a single living creature here, and even a single blade of grass has struggled to grow.

To make matters worse, Qin Yuan didn't have a map of this area at all, and had no idea which direction to go.

But on second thought, coming here might not be entirely a bad thing.

The borderland imperial pass, this is the legendary imperial city!

In the original story, the last king of Diguan had already fallen before Shi Hao arrived here.

Now that I've arrived here ahead of time, I might be able to save that ancestor I've never met before.

If that were truly the case, having a Celestial King as a backer would surely ensure a smooth path for me in the early stages.

Qin Yuan's mind stirred, and he immediately mobilized all the power of his blood and qi, sensing the faint connection of the blood vessels.

In this vast and boundless no-man's-land, there are only two places that resonate with him by bloodline—the borderland imperial city and the stone tribe tribe of the imperial pass.

No matter which place it is, it is a place that Qin Yuan must pass through.

He activated the magic power within his body, soaring through the air, letting the bloodline guide his direction.

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Along the way, Qin Yuan traversed countless desolate lands and crossed layers of spatial nodes, finally catching sight of the legendary Imperial Pass at dusk.

From afar, the Imperial Pass resembles a giant dragon stretching across the sky, its gray walls connecting to the heavens, as if to divide this land in two.

The city wall is densely covered with ancient immortal runes, each rune shimmering with unfathomable divine light, demonstrating the painstaking efforts left by countless generations of sages.

Qin Yuan stopped and gazed into the distance, feeling a desolate and vast aura wash over him.

This majestic pass, stretching across the sky and the earth, is awe-inspiring even from afar.

Above the city walls, extraordinary phenomena, as if the world had been created, appeared one after another. There was chaotic mist surrounding the city, stars revolving around the outer perimeter of the city, and divine light soaring into the sky, reaching straight into the heavens.

As the distance closed, the Imperial Pass appeared even more majestic and imposing.

The height of the city wall was immeasurable, as if it were supporting the entire sky.

The surface of the city wall is not made of ordinary bricks and stones, but is made of countless star fragments as a base, supplemented with various divine materials.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to withstand the endless battles and impacts over the years.

Qin Yuan sighed inwardly. The location of the Imperial Pass was extremely clever, built right on the most crucial spatial node in this realm.

Those from other realms who wish to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths must pass through this pass.

This means that the pressure on the Imperial Pass is far greater than imagined.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Yuan discovered that the surface of the city wall was not lifeless, but rather had runes flowing around it from time to time, as if it were alive.

That is the Daoist essence that can only be formed through the spiritual refinement of countless generations of cultivators.

Behind each rune lies the wisdom of countless sages.

Some old battle marks can still be seen on the city walls.

In some places, you can even see the original appearance of the star remnants, shimmering with an ancient and mysterious light.

These all silently tell the extraordinary history of the Imperial Pass.

Chaotic mist swirled around the city walls, occasionally condensing into various strange shapes.

The stars surrounding the city were not decorations, but formed a massive defensive array.

Each star contains unimaginable power, which, once unleashed, is enough to destroy the world.

Qin Yuan continued forward, increasingly sensing the extraordinary nature of the Imperial Pass.

This is not just a pass, but also a huge magical artifact.

The entire city was forged into a supreme artifact, with every brick and stone containing endless mysteries.

As Qin Yuan approached the Imperial Pass, an indescribable, terrifying pressure swept over him.

Even with his current cultivation level, he could feel waves of stinging pain, as if countless fine needles were pricking his skin.

Scattered across the distant plains are a few small towns and markets.

The descendants of powerful figures who guarded the Imperial Pass live there, protecting this strategic location for generations.

Among these settlements, there is a faint bloodline resonance emanating from one tribe, which should be the place where the Stone Clan resides.

Qin Yuan stood there for a moment, pondering, and decided to take a look at the entire Imperial Pass first.

As a visitor from the lower realm, he knew he had no way of proving his identity.

Approaching rashly will only make you seem like a spy from another country, needlessly causing trouble.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, a golden light barrier suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

"Stop!"

A majestic voice sounded.

Immediately, a golden light extended out from the Imperial Pass, transforming into a dazzling avenue.

As the golden light faded, a knight clad in heavy armor appeared before Qin Yuan.

The knight, lance in hand, his eyes flashing like lightning, demanded, "State your identity! Why are you spying on the Imperial Pass?"

Qin Yuan then realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

Throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, anyone coming to the Imperial Pass must register in advance and enter through a special teleportation array.

His behavior of glancing at something from afar and then wanting to leave is indeed highly suspicious.

Qin Yuan stood still, gazing at the Imperial Pass garrison commander before him.

The other party's condescending attitude stirred up a sense of displeasure in him.

This feeling of being looked at with suspicion reminded him of the snobbish faces he encountered back in the lower realm.

"I have come here to find my people."

Qin Yuan spoke calmly, his eyes filled with indifference, as if the Void Realm general before him was nothing more than a stubborn rock by the roadside.

The garrison commander, however, persisted, pressing, "Where are the people of your tribe you speak of? Why won't you explain?"

Qin Yuan's displeasure intensified, and a surge of powerful blood energy erupted from his body.

In an instant, a golden-red wave of energy swept out, like a tidal wave, directly forcing the guard back several steps.

"Stone Clan".

The defending general staggered to his feet, his face filled with shock.

As a cultivator at the Void Dao Realm, he was already a sect leader in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but here at the Imperial Pass, he could only serve as a minor guard.

But at this moment, he was actually forced back by a cultivator at the Heavenly God Realm, which was completely beyond his comprehension.