On the thirteenth day of the third month in the seventh year of the Great Han Dynasty, Huang Zhong, Shang Shitu, and Hu Yan Zuan left the inn early, heading towards the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins forbidden area behind Blood Sea City.
On the very day the three departed, a large number of beings had already gathered densely outside the seal of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins. Many sects and forces had established their presence there years ago, awaiting the day of its opening.
The true entrance to the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins was random and unpredictable, but it always remained within the scope of the terrifying grand formation.
Although Blood Sea City was built in reliance on the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, it was a full thirty *li* away. In this expanse, there were no continuous mountain ranges, no flowing rivers, and even the trees were sparse. The fertile and humid land, unusually devoid of dense forests, had no living creatures to thrive. Prolonged stays in this area would induce feelings of extreme suffocation and the terror of impending death.
Perhaps due to the proximity to the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, or the year-long erosion from the terrifying seal, the area resembled a desert. The deeper one ventured, the closer to the fearsome seal, and the more severely the spiritual energy thinned. This forced beings to frantically absorb spiritual energy and store it within their physical bodies.
Within five *li* of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins seal, a blood-red mist became visible. Mysterious runes, unbearable for most beings, slowly flowed within the mist, while threads of black power, akin to divine lightning, shuttled back and forth. The mist was vast, making it difficult for beings to penetrate its layers and reach the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins seal.
Innumerable beings surrounded the seal, awaiting the opening of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins. Beings below the Void God realm could indeed enter the terrifying blood-red mist and reach the seal. However, they feared the presence of other energies within the mist capable of annihilating Void God realm beings. Therefore, until the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins truly opened, all beings chose to wait silently outside the fearsome seal.
As for beings above the Void God realm, they could only stop before the blood-red mist. To step further would inevitably lead to the disintegration of their physical bodies and primordial spirits.
Perhaps the entity sealed within the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins could only be influenced by beings above the Void God realm. To prevent such an occurrence, supreme powerhouses had established layers of seals to block the entry of beings above the Void God realm.
Before the blood-red mist, the five major powers and the Gate of Fortune of Jiangyu Daozhou arrived first, with the Sword Bone lineage occupying advantageous terrain.
The Sword Bone lineage, possessing a celestial sword within their bodies from birth, found it difficult to die completely in battle as long as their inner sword remained unbroken.
The Sword Bone lineage's contingent for the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins was numerous, with varying cultivation realms. The strongest was merely at the True God realm, with most concentrated between the Void God and Divine Fire realms.
Unlike other sects and forces, these five major powers and the Gate of Fortune had countless beings at the Divine Fire realm who had opened the One Chamber and Two Mansions. Sending more beings would be useless if they couldn't navigate the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins.
Representing the Sword Bone lineage at the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins this time was Nie Qiuying, one of the three True Gods of the Sword Bone lineage. Nie Qiuying, a co-leader of the Sword Bone lineage, built upon twelve divine fires and reached the True God realm in a mere tens of thousands of years, exhibiting a more formidable presence than older True Gods.
Behind him, five Void God realm beings sat in succession, followed by dozens of Divine Fire realm beings, each curiously observing the blood-red mist. Among them were many top prodigies who had opened the One Chamber and Two Mansions.
Nie Qiuying led the Sword Bone lineage, stationed dozens of feet away from the blood-red mist. His long sword hummed, intimidating many nearby sects and forces. Especially with his True God strength, the sword within him was like a divine sword of the heavens, cleaving through the void.
With a True God presiding, who dared to compete!
As time passed, more beings gathered before the blood-red mist, including those who had traveled from other Daozhou. All awaited the opening of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins with great anticipation, but they kept their distance from the Sword Bone lineage, afraid to approach.
Not all forces possessed True God realm experts, especially without powerful backing. For ordinary beings at the peak of the Divine Fire realm, reaching the Void God realm was already the end of their cultivation path.
For ordinary sects and forces to control lower realms was not difficult. Within Jiangyu Daozhou, as long as they gained the recognition of one of the five major powers or pledged allegiance to them and performed well, they would be granted control of a lower realm.
Of course, one had to first catch the eye of the five major powers. For instance, Sea God Island, Longhe Sect, and Shuiyue Heaven gradually grew stronger by pledging allegiance to the Blood Origin Celestial Dynasty.
However, forces like Shuiyue Heaven were not common in Jiangyu Daozhou. Below the five major powers, there were only a few such sects and forces, given the limited number of lower realms and their burden of tribute to the Gate of Fortune.
"Look, that's the True God Shi Letian of Ancient Lion Kingdom!" Just as all the beings were observing True God Nie Qiuying, a loud shout erupted from the crowd, immediately drawing the attention of many beings who quickly turned to look behind them.
A burly man in imperial robes, exceptionally robust, with a face covered in brownish-yellow hair, sat in a sedan chair, looking forward imperiously. Four Divine Fire realm ordinary peak beings carried the sedan chair at its four corners.
On either side of the sedan chair, two Void God realm beings, each with twelve divine fires and having opened the One Chamber and Two Mansions, flanked it. Behind the sedan chair, dozens of Divine Fire realm beings mounted on warhorses scanned their surroundings with icy expressions.
In their eyes, the present beings were mere ants, easily suppressed with a single gesture.
"It truly is True God Shi Letian!!"
"That is an old-generation True God, who roamed Jiangyu Daozhou for over three million years with formidable prestige. Two million years ago, he fought the chief disciple of the Gate of Fortune, Void, for three days without defeat, gaining the chief disciple's recognition. He was personally invited to the Gate of Fortune and received a day's guidance from a Celestial God. Now, two million years later, observing his vital energy, it remains as vigorous and robust as ever, no less than that of the younger generation like Nie Qiuying."
Watching True God Shi Letian seated in his sedan chair, the surrounding beings were filled with admiration, some even wishing to kneel and pay homage. If they could catch Shi Letian's eye, wouldn't the origin of a lower realm be easily obtained?