One million two hundred thousand years ago, on an unknown island in the boundless sea, beings from all directions opened an ancient secret treasure that had been sealed for a long time.
Liao Seng and Liao Yan, who ventured deep into the secret treasure, discovered a bamboo slip within a coffin. It clearly stated that the Life and Death Banner they held required the collection of endless life and death energies to be gradually awakened.
Naturally, this bamboo slip was also found by the beings who entered. They had no idea what the Life and Death Banner described on this ancient bamboo slip was, merely assuming it to be some sort of extraordinary ancient method.
Thus, deep within the secret treasure, a bloody war erupted!
With the help of his fellow disciples, Liao Seng and Liao Yan, who now possessed the bamboo slip, broke out of the secret treasure. Outside, they ruthlessly killed their fellow disciples from the Buddhist Underworld Temple.
Their bodies stained with the lives of their kin, their eyes glowed red with greed as they gazed at the bamboo slip. In inconspicuous territories, they slaughtered numerous lives.
The abbot of the Buddhist Underworld Temple was furious. He publicly expelled the two from the monastic order, kicked them out of the temple, and issued a divine decree for their salvation, pursuing them for thousands of miles.
Liao Seng and Liao Yan traveled through the Tian Yuan Sect, Feng An Divine Dynasty, Tai Gu Divine Mountain, and Yao Guang Divine Dynasty, hesitant to make a move.
The reason was simple: the overall strength of these factions was not inferior to the Buddhist Underworld Temple; some even far surpassed it.
After much consideration, the two finally set their sights on the western corner of the realm, specifically Dao State, Yuan Wan Dao State, Ling Xu Dao State, Yun Hai Dao State, and Yan Yun Dao State. Compared to factions like the Buddhist Underworld Temple, these places were relatively barren and weak, where even a Dao God realm cultivator could suppress an entire Dao State.
As they roamed far and wide, they also killed many lives, drawing the pursuit of numerous factions.
To avoid attracting the attention of the Buddhist Underworld Temple and Tian Yuan Sect, they first intimidated the Nangong family and An Yuan Heavenly Dynasty, threatening them and using them as pawns to lay out this chessboard. Su Dan Novel Network.
Because they had to wait for the opening of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, this chessboard remained dormant until now.
Watching the endless death energies continuously converge towards the Life and Death Banner, Liao Seng and Liao Yan were immensely excited.
"Kill!!"
"Kill!!"
"This death energy is not enough!! Not enough!!"
As they witnessed the vast death energies being devoured by the Life and Death Banner, the two gradually descended into madness.
Calculating the time, the sealing formation of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins would stabilize within these few months. These months were their hope for achieving sainthood!
The Saint realm offered a lifespan of ten million years. The indefinite extension of lifespan represented infinite possibilities in the path of cultivation!
Upon becoming a Saint, one could use their Nascent Soul as a vessel and undergo reincarnation, using the cultivation of their previous life as a foundation to once again strive for the Great Dao!
Of course, this was also fraught with immense danger. The hope of most Saints living a second life was exceedingly slim.
Therefore, most beings, at the end of their vitality, were unwilling to gamble with fate and attempt to live a second life!
In this world, most beings only chose to live a second life with considerable confidence after breaking through to the Saint Lord realm.
However, these were too distant for the two. They currently only wished to rely on the Life and Death Banner, moored to the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, to achieve the Saint realm.
Observing the constant convergence of endless death energies, one could imagine the brutality of the ongoing bloody war between the Gate of Fortune, An Yuan Heavenly Dynasty, Ling Xu Palace, Nangong family, and Jiu Li Heavenly Dynasty!
Some refused to be pawns and sought to expand their territory amidst this chaos, eliminating rival forces. Others refused to be invaded and rose up in resistance. Still others, lured by generous promises whispered in passing, marshaled millions of troops to fight for dominance.
But in the eyes of Liao Seng and Liao Yan, all of this was merely a swarm of ants. They cared not, nor did they concern themselves with who would ultimately control this barren land. Their sole focus was whether the Life and Death Banner behind them, after being filled with death energy, would help them step into the Saint realm atop the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins.
After all, given their talent, reaching the Quasi-Saint realm was their absolute limit. This was precisely why they valued the method recorded in the bamboo slip so highly.
Stepping into the Saint realm was a transformation as profound as the difference between heaven and earth, incomparable to any lesser state.
"Has Ben Heng arrived yet?"
Liao Seng spoke.
"Based on the time calculation, he should have arrived!"
Liao Yan fiddled with the Buddhist beads in his hand.
Currently, the major Dao States were plagued by frequent warfare, and teleportation arrays had long since been severed from each other.
However, the three teleportation array nodes that Liao Yan had provided to Ben Heng were set up casually using ancient methods passed down by the Buddhist Underworld Temple when they had achieved divinity and traveled extensively. Ordinary beings would generally not be able to discover them.
"Then let us quietly await the awakening of the Life and Death Banner!"
"Ben Chen, Ben Quan!"
"Esteemed Uncle-Master!"
Ben Chen and Ben Quan bowed slightly to Liao Seng.
"The opportune moment has arrived. Your hidden forces can now be mobilized. Ensure you keep a close watch on the beings from Tian Yuan Sect, Buddhist Underworld Temple, and Feng An Divine Dynasty."
"If there is any development, report back immediately!"
Liao Seng frowned.
"Yes!"
The two bowed slightly and exited the cave.
...
To the outside world, Ben Heng was currently in quite a predicament. Using two of the teleportation arrays, he had successfully arrived at the junction of Ling Xu Dao State, Jiang Yu Dao State, and Yuan Wan Dao State. However, for the last teleportation array, no matter how he tried to communicate, there was no response.
This was still a considerable distance from the Great Han Imperial Dynasty. Moreover, with the constant warfare in this region, most of the teleportation arrays had been shattered.
After prolonged fruitless attempts at communication, a divine light even erupted from the teleportation array once, startling him greatly, although it posed no threat.
The divine light was none other than Yuan Tiangang. The moment he unleashed his divine light, the last teleportation array within the Great Han Imperial Dynasty was dissolved and shattered.
Helpless, Ben Heng had to traverse the void for several days before entering the territory of the Sword Bone lineage through the Dragon Elephant Ancient Kingdom.
"It seems I need to be vigilant!"
Yuan Tiangang, holding a whisk in another location, examined the residual aura of the shattered teleportation array, a sense of unease growing within him.
The aura emanating from it far surpassed the divine power of a Heavenly God.
"Boom!"
With a casual strike, his whisk swept through the air, and a teleportation array appeared. Within it, dense mountains emerged endlessly, and an ancient path traversed the void in all directions. He then stepped inside.
Several days later, after days of traversing, Ben Heng entered the former territory of the Sword Bone lineage from the Dragon Elephant Ancient Kingdom. Upon his arrival, flags of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty fluttered above the cities, and the residual scent of blood lust still lingered in the air.
"Great Han!!"
Ben Heng's benevolent countenance suddenly contorted into a terrifying netherworld visage.