119: Zhengyuan Holy Land

“Seal Land?”

Xu Qing knew what the Heavenly Pass Realm was for just by hearing those four words.

“That’s right, it’s a Seal Land! This place was originally a fragment of the Xu Ri Holy Domain. Over three million years ago, the Nether Race army invaded the Xu Ri Holy Domain. To prevent their invasion, the Xu Ri Holy Land, along with over a hundred Holy Lands and a thousand Holy Sects, resisted at the time.”

“This war lasted for three thousand years, culminating in a Great Saint Battle. This battle directly shattered the Xu Ri Holy Domain, causing the demise of over thirty giants above the Great Saint level, over four hundred giants below the Great Saint level, and over one hundred thousand Imperial Dao Great Powers.”

“Of course, the Nether Race also suffered greatly, losing over six hundred giants and over seventy thousand Imperial Dao Great Powers, in addition to many giants and Great Powers who were sealed.”

“In this Heavenly Pass Realm, three Saint giants of the Nether Race are sealed beneath this Realm Sea. To Seal these three giants, a Saint sacrificed his Saint Dao Origin to accomplish it.”

“Furthermore, hundreds of Nether Race Great Powers above the Heavenly Emperor level are also sealed here. To Seal these individuals, four families that had produced Saints sacrificed the lives of their entire families to Seal them here!”

When Tang Yuan said this, he couldn't help but look at Xu Qing. Seeing the latter’s somewhat moved expression, he felt a little suspicious.

Xu Qing was indeed moved. As expected, no matter where, there were always great people. A Saint, even if he didn't Cultivate, could exist in the world for over a hundred epochs.

But to be able to sacrifice himself for the benefit of all beings, such a person should be written into history and remembered for generations.

Tang Yuan continued, “After the war, the Xu Ri Holy Domain split into countless continental fragments. The fragments with missing Laws and sealing Nether Race powerhouses were sent by several Saint Monarch giants into a spatial world they jointly created, using the power of the Realm Sea to erode the Life force of the Nether Race powerhouses.”

“This is the Origin of the Heavenly Pass Realm. And there are a thousand such Small Worlds in the Nanming Divine Continent alone. The other Divine Continents also have such Small Worlds, but far fewer than ours. Of course, these Heavenly Pass Realms also vary in strength; some even only Seal some Venerable Realm beings.”

“And our Zhengyuan Holy Palace was ordered by several giants to monitor the thirty-three Heavenly Pass Realms that Seal Saints within the Zhengyuan Holy Domain.”

“Over these years, to avoid causing panic among the beings of the Heavenly Pass Realm, we have altered the history of the Heavenly Pass Realm. Many things are half-truths, solely to hide the Nether Race sealed beneath this land.”

Xu Qing was somewhat surprised, not expecting there to be so many Small Worlds similar to the Heavenly Pass Realm.

“Over these three million years, powerhouses from the three races have often tried to break into the Heavenly Pass Realm to rescue these sealed powerhouses. A million years ago, the Heavenly Pass Realm was still guarded by Emperors. At that time, even a Small Domain had Venerables, so it could be said that its strength was extremely formidable.”

“But a million years ago, the Yao Race messed up their coordinates and opened our Heavenly Pass Realm, leading to a great battle that weakened the Seal. To strengthen the Seal, we had no choice but to draw upon this realm’s Origin, which also made this realm unable to withstand Imperial battles. This is also why I wanted the Xu Family to take a step back.”

Before witnessing the Xu Family, he thought this matter was a sure thing, but after witnessing the Xu Family’s foundation, he suddenly felt his idea was naive.

After all, a Family that possessed a Saint Weapon already had a foundation comparable to the top tier of forces below Saint-level powers, and there were only sixteen such forces in the Zhengyuan Holy Domain.

Xu Qing frowned upon hearing this and then expressed his doubts.

“Then why, after so many years, haven’t those giants entered the Small World to kill these sealed Nether Race powerhouses? Wouldn’t that solve everything once and for all?”

“This…”

Tang Yuan was stumped, not knowing how to answer.

“You are from the Zhengyuan Holy Palace. Can’t the Saints of your Holy Palace, acting together, kill a few Saints who have been sealed for so long?” Xu Qing asked again.

Having read the introductions of both, he knew that the Zhengyuan Holy Palace had eight Saint Families.

“It’s not that we don’t want to, but that we don’t dare!” Tang Yuan gave a bitter smile.

“Don’t dare?” Xu Qing frowned.

“That’s right! A Saint, even if it’s a Saint whose strength is only eight or nine tenths of his peak, his dying counterattack is enough to severely wound another Saint. Such power, the Heavenly Pass Realm simply cannot withstand. At that time, the billions of beings within the realm will be completely annihilated in the aftermath of the battle.”

“A Saint Cultivates the Dao. If he causes the tragic death of countless beings without cause, the resulting Karma power would be too great, prematurely triggering the Five Declines of Heaven and Man. Therefore, even Saints are extremely wary and can only wait for the power of the Realm Sea to erode the Saint’s Life force, reducing the threat to a minimum,” Tang Yuan explained.

Xu Qing then said, “If Saints can’t do it, wouldn’t it be easy for giants above the Saint level to resolve these hidden dangers?”

“How could such beings be invited by our Zhengyuan Holy Palace!” Tang Yuan gave another bitter smile.

In the end, it was just unwillingness to act!

Xu Qing thought.

“Can I ask about the situation in the outside world?” Xu Qing changed the subject.

“Of course! What do you want to know?” Tang Yuan asked.

Xu Qing said, “Just the situation of the Zhengyuan Holy Domain will do!”

Tang Yuan listened, did not hesitate, and said, “To speak of the Zhengyuan Holy Domain, one must mention the Xu Ri Holy Domain. The Xu Ri Holy Domain is a large Holy Domain in the eastern part of the Nanming Divine Continent, bordering Xuanming Lake and Tianluo Sea.”

“It is also because of its proximity to a lake and a sea that the Xu Ri Holy Domain is uniquely blessed, obtaining a large amount of Heaven And Earth Treasure, which is why it could produce many beings above the Great Saint level even without being close to the center of the Divine Continent.”

“That great battle back then caused nearly one-third of the Xu Ri Holy Land’s eastern and southern regions to collapse, forming today’s thirty-three Heavenly Pass Realms. Although the remaining two-thirds did not collapse, due to suffering different degrees of battle, some areas have indistinct Laws, and some Saint Dao are hidden.”

“And the Zhengyuan Holy Domain, its predecessor, was the region where the Saint Dao Origin of the Xu Ri Holy Domain was most perfectly preserved, equivalent to one-third of the complete Xu Ri Holy Domain, and was the center of the Xu Ri Holy Land back then.”

“Around it are seventy-two Emperor Domains and three hundred sixty Great Domains. Similarly, these Emperor Domains and Great Domains were all formed from other regions of the former Xu Ri Holy Land.”

“So that’s how it is!” Xu Qing thanked him, “Thank you, Inspector Tang, for informing me!”

“It’s nothing! With your Xu Family’s strength, you are qualified to know these things!” Tang Yuan shook his head, then reminded him, “Behind the forces of the Hundred Domains Land are the forces of the Nine Emperor Upper Domain, Tianyuan Emperor Domain, and Qingxu Emperor Domain, respectively.”

“Among these, the Nine Emperor Upper Domain is particularly noteworthy. The Nine Emperor Upper Domain possesses nine hegemonic forces, with Divine Emperor Great Powers, and its overall strength ranks among the top twenty of the seventy-two Emperor Domains!”

“Thank you for the information!” Xu Qing thanked him again, “Xu Qing is not an unreasonable person. The Heavenly Pass Realm must be controlled by my Xu Family. Similarly, my Xu Family will face the forces of the three Great Emperor Domains. My Xu Family will leave the Heavenly Pass Realm in at most three months!”

“All grievances and disputes, we will resolve them together in the Divine Continent!”

“Three months?” Tang Yuan murmured.

It’s only three months. For an Emperor, three months pass in an instant, so he can afford to wait.

“But you must promise me that within these three months, you are not allowed to attack other forces!”

Tang Yuan added a condition.

“Good!” Xu Qing readily agreed.

Three months in the outside world would be thirty months in the Ancient Time Land, which was enough time for him to Cultivate a batch of Family powerhouses.

Of course, the source of family points might not be able to rely solely on the output of various domains. Doesn’t the System Mall buy items at a 50% discount? There are so many ruins in this Heavenly Pass Realm; it would be a waste not to exploit them.

Those forces established their sub-sects in the Heavenly Pass Realm precisely to wait for the ruins to open and gather treasures for them, didn’t they?

Xu Qing naturally wouldn’t let them benefit.

During these three months, he would frantically explore ruins and search for treasures.