Sui An's expression also became slightly more serious. He took out a piece of bone fragment and held it in his palm. The other two did the same, each taking out a piece of bone fragment.

hum!

The three of them infused their divine power into the bone fragments. The pure white bone fragments trembled slightly and then quickly fused together to form a small altar. It was so small that only one person could stand on it, but it exuded an ancient aura.

Everyone was astonished that such a small altar required the joint preservation of three supreme experts, demonstrating its preciousness.

Boom!

The small altar emitted a profound Daoist sound, radiating a faint divine light, and slowly floated into the air. Immediately afterwards, the bodies of everyone present rapidly shrank and were sucked up.

"A mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru?!" someone exclaimed in surprise as they watched their bodies shrink rapidly.

Everyone stood on the altar, and at the same time, a pillar of light shot into the sky, piercing the heavens and earth, and disappeared from the spot with everyone.

When the group reappeared, they were no longer in front of the imperial city. The world before them was dark, and they could only vaguely see some scenery.

This was a vast plain, utterly silent, with no sign of any other living beings except for these people.

The ground was covered with exposed bones, all of them dull and decayed. Death and darkness were the eternal themes of this place.

No one knew where they were, but upon seeing this scene, their initial excitement faltered slightly, replaced by a profound sense of loneliness.

The three supreme experts offered no explanation, leading the group across the vast expanse of withered bones, the cracking sounds echoing incessantly.

"Senior, where is this place? Is it within the Imperial City?" A cultivator couldn't help but ask upon seeing this desolate and lifeless place, wondering how many lives had been buried here.

It was so desolate, I felt like I was the only one left in the world, walking alone.

"It's neither true nor false," one person said ambiguously, then produced a bone mirror, reflecting the distant scenery.

Everyone saw a wall in that bone mirror, a wall that seemed to have no end and was hidden in the chaos.

When Li Dao saw the wall, his eyes immediately became deep, and he silently followed the others forward.

"Is this a city wall?"

"correct."

At the edge of this plain, a city stands, blocking out everything from the outside world.

“There are some stone tablets here that record the ancient covenant. Go and find them, and take a look at the covenant,” the Taoist in the green robe said with a sigh.

However, the place was too big, and everyone was a bit confused about where to find the stone tablet, but they still scattered.

The group was like a small boat adrift on a vast ocean, unable to create even the slightest ripple, slowly disappearing into the plain.

Li Dao and Shan Dianzi walked forward together, searching for the so-called stone tablet. However, before they could search for more than a few minutes, a cry of surprise rang out behind them.

Someone has gone missing!?

When everyone returned to their original spot, they realized that Shi Hao had disappeared, and the expressions of the three supreme experts immediately became solemn.

"You all search for the stone tablet first, but be careful not to enter the strange world. We'll go find him," Sui An said, and then disappeared from the spot.

"Boss, do you think Shi Hao is alright? How come he just disappeared?" Lightning asked worriedly from the side.

"Don't worry, Shi Hao has great fortune with him, he'll be fine." Although the witch was somewhat surprised that Shi Hao was missing, she wasn't too worried.

“That’s right, let’s go find the stone tablet. He’ll be fine.” Li Dao nodded slightly, knowing that Shi Hao would be alright.

Upon hearing this, everyone searched for the stone tablet while also looking for Shi Hao's whereabouts, but they still found nothing.

"Found it!" Just as everyone was feeling somewhat disappointed, a deafening shout erupted from afar.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the sky and the ground were filled with cultivators, who surrounded a stone tablet that was half buried in the ground.

"Is this the ancient covenant?" a cultivator asked in confusion.

Li Dao raised his hand to pull out the stone tablet, but it seemed to be connected to the earth and remained motionless. With a wave of his sleeve, the surrounding dust receded, and the inscription on it immediately came into view.

The ancient Daoist patterns came into view. Although no one knew the ancient script, the meaning of the characters became clear at a glance at the stone tablet.

After learning the contents of the stone tablet, everyone's expression changed in different ways.

In essence, the so-called alliance is a conscription order, an alliance signed by various ancient races. Any strong person above the Escape One Realm is required to go to the Imperial Pass to guard it when the border is in danger or when their lifespan is about to end.

"Is this the truth of the Primordial Covenant? Only Dunyi is qualified to come and guard it. What kind of powerful existence is it on the other side of the Imperial Pass?" A cultivator whispered, his eyes filled with shock.

After learning the truth about the alliance, everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts, and the excitement and curiosity they had when they first arrived at this place were gone.

This is the front line of the battlefield, yet they don't even have the right to participate.

"Now that you know the contents of the alliance, enter the city. That will be your future battlefield. Get used to it for a while, understand the cruelty of the borderlands, and then return to the academy." Sui An's figure slowly appeared, his expression was rather unpleasant, obviously because of Shi Hao.

"Senior, have you not found Shi Hao?" Huo Ling'er asked with a worried expression as she stood beside the witch.

"Don't worry, we will wait for him in the Imperial City. Let's go into the Imperial City first."

Chapter 428 Life and Death Appear, Reincarnation Emerges

Huo Ling'er bit her lip, but ultimately didn't say anything more.

"Don't worry, we'll protect you. Besides, Shi Hao might be back tomorrow," the witch said, holding Huo Ling'er's hand.

The other two supreme experts also appeared, tearing through the void with a wave of their sleeves and disappearing from their original positions.

This region is extremely vast, stretching for countless miles. If Li Dao and his group were to travel there on their own, it would take them an indefinite amount of time to arrive.

Indeed, along the way, one can see one after another star debris, broken into pieces, all shattered.

Even the three supreme beings were extremely cautious, fearing that they would be drawn into the suddenly opened spatial rift. Before long, a giant city slowly appeared in the sky.

This is the core of the imperial city.

This city is enormous, and like the outer city, it is built of stars. The sun, moon, and stars surround the city, and many large stars float slowly outside the city.

This is the first city on earth, the inner city of the imperial city.

hum!

Li Dao and the others slowly landed on a huge, floating broken island. Looking at the colossal city in front of them, which was separated from the Milky Way and was even more vast than a star, everyone held their breath.

Only now did everyone realize that this was the most important place in the Imperial City, a place that only those who had signed a contract could enter.

Sui An took out the bone from his bosom. At the same time, someone else in the imperial city took out a bone. The two bones were then fused together, and the group was slowly guided inside.

"This is the real imperial city!" a cultivator couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. Only after entering the city did he realize that what he saw from the outside was too conservative. Once inside, he understood its true vastness.

Only when people open their divine eyes can they glimpse a corner of this city.

Hanging in the void were strings of stars, their light flowing endlessly into the city, and the imperial star swirling and showering down billions of rays of light.

Even so, it couldn't illuminate the entire city; many places were buried in chaos.

The city was completely silent, with only the starlight falling from the Milky Way overhead.

As the group slowly walked into the city, they were shocked to find one after another large star on the ground. These were not stars that had been refined, but stars that had been cut down directly from beyond the realm. They were thousands or even tens of thousands of miles in diameter and exuded a cold chill.

These stars crashed into the earth, creating craters of varying depths, but instead of completely crushing it, they were preserved.

Walking on it, one is immediately struck by a sense of desolation, as well as an invisible, overwhelming aura.

Scattered buildings floated in the air, accompanied by shattered stars and severed galaxies; these ancient buildings were relics from a very long time ago.

Some large stars were twinkling, and an ancient voice came from one of them.

"This is the kind of prodigy that the Heavenly God Academy is going to cultivate with all its might. It's quite interesting."

Li Dao was startled. With just a few words, he caused the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to tremble. He looked in the direction from which the voice came.

It was a large blue stone refined from an entire galaxy, with a terrifying creature sitting cross-legged on it. In the blur, one could see a tall and imposing figure. When Li Dao could no longer bear to look at it, that person opened his eyes.

Whoosh!

In the boundless chaos, a divine eye, tens of thousands of miles long, opened. The phrase "eyes like a galaxy" was not an adjective; there truly was a galaxy surging within that divine eye.

When those eyes fell upon them, many prodigies who had not yet recovered from the shock were pressed to the ground one after another, their bones emitting a tooth-grinding groan.

hum!

Li Dao's body suddenly felt heavy, as if the weight of a galaxy was pressing down on him. Just that one glance almost shattered his body, but he gritted his teeth and did not fall.

The Dharma wheel behind him spun rapidly, the true meaning of life and death swept over his entire body, and a wisp of the profound meaning of reincarnation slowly manifested. He barely managed to block the gaze and slowly stood up straight.

Behind him, the World Tree in front of the Ten-Crown King emitted a dazzling divine light, protecting him from being crushed to the ground, while the Immortal was also barely holding on.

With just one glance, strengths and weaknesses were revealed, and everyone's true nature was laid bare before that person's eyes.

"Is another golden age about to begin?" the man murmured, slowly withdrawing his gaze. Everyone looked as if they had just been pulled out of the water.

"As you requested, let them cultivate in the city for three months, hoping they can grow up quickly."

As a Daoist voice, growing ever more distant, echoed, the large blue stone was immediately engulfed by chaos.

Li Dao frowned. That glance was truly terrifying; a casual look had almost caused him to explode and die. He clenched his fist inwardly.

"Still too weak."

Behind Li Dao, many people turned pale, clearly shocked by the power of that single glance.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Sui An bowed to the depths of chaos, then waved his sleeve and led the group forward.

As he waved his sleeve, it was as if the fog that had shrouded everyone's eyes had been swept away, and one after another, large stars slowly appeared before them.

On that great star, figures that seemed to have long since vanished slowly emerged, without making a sound, yet there were also beings on that great star discussing the Dao with each other.

The distance was too great for any sound to travel, but the chaotic energy surrounding the great star was as vast as the sea.

However, most of them just sat there motionless, as if they hadn't moved for tens of thousands of years, and were about to merge with the large star beneath them.

Before they could get a closer look, Sui An led them to one of the large stars that had a faint blood-red hue.

shhhhhh!

As the light fell, the figures of the crowd slowly materialized from within it. Li Dao saw that one after another, immortal mountains rose from the ground before him, array patterns imprinted in the void, drawing upon the power of the stars to nourish these immortal mountains, a truly magnificent sight.

"You may choose any immortal mountain to cultivate in, or you may choose to experience life in this realm," Sui An said quietly to the crowd.

"Are these immortal mountains different?" a cultivator asked.

"The more stellar power you draw down, the greater the benefits to your cultivation." After saying this, Sui An looked at everyone, his meaning clear: he wanted everyone to compete for it.

"However, one must act according to one's ability. The power of the stars is violent, and not everyone can absorb it." After saying this, Sui An disappeared from the spot.

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