Three Thousand Dao Provinces, Eastern Remote, Undying City.
After the era ruled by the Immortal Lord concluded, the Wang family established a vast city named Undying City in this place that bore witness to the dawn of a new era.
Thirty li south of Undying City, a most terrifying battlefield from the War of the Gods was sealed, and at its core, a titan from the Immortal Lord era was suppressed—Zhulong!
Later, the Immortal Lord took action and encompassed thirty shattered Dao Provinces around the sealed area. Some of these Dao Provinces were battlefields, while others were remnants of sects.
One hundred million years ago, some of the great formations gradually lost their suppressive power. Over tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years, shattered Dao Provinces have surfaced one after another, attracting countless forces from the Three Thousand Dao Provinces to risk their lives for them.
Led by the Hong family, the four great clans, taking advantage of the unstable formations, caused widespread destruction. By now, the formation sealing that ancient battlefield was finally reaching its breaking point.
In recent times, Undying City had become the focal point of attention for countless top powers across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
Countless forces knew only that within that ancient battlefield lay the remains of supreme giants. Spiritual materials, beast bones, elixirs, precious medicines, and the inheritances of beings who had reached the pinnacle of the planes were utterly insignificant in comparison.
For the eight great clans of the Central Province, this was a pivotal juncture that would determine the destiny of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces!
If the four great clans led by the Hong family emerged victorious, the Three Thousand Dao Provinces would enter the era of Zhulong.
If the four great clans led by the Wang family triumphed, the Three Thousand Dao Provinces would continue the era of the Immortal Lord, with the caveat that the eight great clans of the Central Province would cease to exist!
On this day, countless beings from various forces emerged from Undying City and headed towards the sealed land thirty li to the south.
As numerous forces and beings approached the ancient sealed land, they all halted, unleashing divine power to resist the oppressive aura of ancient blood qi.
Even separated by an era, that blood qi continued to awe the multitude of beings present. An obscure, difficult-to-understand rune covered an area of ten li. At the center of the rune, a void crack, about a zhang wide, was vaguely visible, from which streams of blood qi from the ancient battlefield continuously surged forth.
Innumerable forces divided and spread out, encircling the sealed land layer by layer. The closer a force was to the sealed land, the more powerful they were. The further out one went, the more their cultivation realms significantly declined.
The distance from the sealed land served as the most direct indicator of one's power and status within the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
The innermost circle closest to the sealed land was occupied by eleven forces, whose strength and status were second only to the eight great clans of the Central Province.
These were the Hengtian Immortal Dynasty, the Zhulu Immortal Dynasty, the Dayin Immortal Dynasty, the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, the Human Realm, the Xuanwu Hall, the Qinglong Palace, the Zhuque City, the Baihu Pavilion, the Duoxian Dynasty, and the Heishui Immortal Dynasty.
The Qingxuan Immortal Dynasty, currently in a state of extreme sensitivity, was absent from Undying City.
Among them, the Hengtian Immortal Dynasty and the Zhulu Immortal Dynasty were undisputed powers, the two overlords of the Western Frontier. The Dayin Immortal Dynasty, the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, and the Human Realm were the three overlord forces of the Northern You, all established by humans.
The Qinglong Palace, Zhuque City, Baihu Pavilion, and Xuanwu Hall were the four overlord forces of the Eastern Remote. As for the Heishui Immortal Dynasty and the Duoxian Dynasty, they were the two overlord forces of the Southern Ze.
Beyond these eleven forces was a vast expanse of territory, where the eight great clans of the Central Province held sway over the direction of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
The eight great clans of the Central Province were shrouded in extreme mystery. Apart from the Gu family, which established the Guyi Pavilion and engaged in trade across the land, making them relatively known, the remaining seven clans were described by a single word: terrifying.
Three hours later, very few beings were still traveling from the four directions. Most had long since secured their positions and were anxiously awaiting.
Within a radius of over ten li, countless beings were present, yet an extreme silence prevailed!
*Boom!*
Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the surroundings!
Above the core of the sealed land, four spatial rifts tore open, and countless bolts of lightning crisscrossed the sky for thousands of li.
The Wang family, the Jian family, the Zhan family, and the Gu family, four great powers, emerged from the void and positioned themselves high in the heavens.
First, the Gu family’s enormous three-story樓船 (lou chuan - multi-decked boat) sailed out of the void. Countless beings aboard scanned the area below with calm expressions, a terrifying pressure descending from the sky, causing countless beings, even those from the eleven forces of the Hengtian Immortal Dynasty, to turn pale and bow deeply.
*Boom!*
Layers of golden lightning reverberated from the void, and a powerful fist intent caused the surrounding space to continuously tear apart. The Zhan family! A clan that inherited the supreme, domineering fist intent of the Immortal Lord!
Not far from the Zhan family, a long, flowing aura emerged. This aura was full of vitality, gentle yet surging. Wang Fu, an elder of the Wang family who had appeared at the Blood Sea Suspended Coffin in the past, led a contingent of supreme disciples and stepped out of the spatial rift!
*Whoosh!*
An arrow qi sliced through the sky, dividing this world in two. Surging divine power resonated in the void. Jian Lan, with his hands behind his back, led the Jian family's supreme disciples, descending from the void.
The leading elders of each of the four great Wang family clans were all at the Great Heavenly Venerate realm. Their terrifying auras agitated the void for three thousand li. Countless beings now lowered their heads, not daring to look directly.
Before countless beings could suppress their fear, a spatial rift in the sky was violently torn open by dozens of feet.
Elder Zhan Qianshan of the Zhan family raised his head, glanced at the spatial rift, and said disdainfully, "The bastards of the Hong family are here. This aura… it’s that old bastard Hong Shan!"
"Last time in the Northern You Sea, I was careless and let him escape. This time, he won't get away from my fists!"
Just then, the southern horizon gradually darkened. A colossal warship traversed the void, and in an instant, it summoned ten thousand divine thunderbolts, descending above the core of the sealed land.
A graceful figure appeared at the ship's prow. She gazed at Hong Shan, who emerged from the spatial rift, and said with a smile, "Hong Shan, it's been a while since the Northern You Sea. You've improved quite a bit."
"Heh, who is this? It’s Chu Feixue, the most beautiful woman of the Chu family. Have the Chu family run out of people, sending a woman to lead the army?"
Below, Elder Gu Xing of the Gu family looked up and sneered.
Chu Feixue, leading her disciples, disembarked from the warship and turned towards Gu Xing, saying, "What? Haven't seen you in decades, and your silver tongue has truly improved!"
"Gu Xing, what kind of skill is it to bully a woman? Do you want this old man to spar with you for a few rounds!"
At that moment, a demonic beast at the Minor Heavenly Venerate realm stepped forward. Elder Hun Hanfei of the Hun family glared at Gu Xing.
"Hun Hanfei, your Hun family is truly becoming more and more chaotic. To defy the will of the Immortal Lord, are you worthy of his cultivation?"