A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

The Temple of the Ancestor is located in a special area, surrounded by nothingness.

As Lin Yang activated the elder token, his figure instantly appeared outside the Ancestral Hall.

The Ancestral Temple appears to be an ancient building that reaches straight into the sky.

The interior is created by utilizing spatial power to open up a series of palaces.

Lin Yang walked directly into the main hall on the first floor.

The hall was very spacious, and there were several people inside at the moment.

Lin Yang spotted Qingyuan at a glance.

The latter also saw him.

Qingyuan came over immediately and whispered to Lin Yang, "There's been a problem at Dingbian Ancient Pass. A large number of alien creatures have suddenly invaded, and we need some manpower to go and help."

"Dingbian Ancient Pass? What kind of place is that?" Lin Yang asked in confusion. "Wasn't something wrong with the Ancient Night Clan? Why does it sound like a different place?"

The message Qingyuan sent him said there was trouble at the border. He thought it was the border of the Ancient Night Clan, but now it sounds like that's not the case.

The phrase "exotic creatures" clearly does not refer to the Ancient Night Clan.

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, haven't you read the Elder's Guidelines issued by the Human Ancestor Hall?"

"Elders, please know?" Lin Yang was taken aback.

Upon seeing this, Qingyuan immediately said, "After joining the Human Ancestor Hall and activating the Elder Token, a relevant Human Ancestor Hall Elder Guide will be automatically issued in the token. The guide contains some special information. Didn't you read it?"

"Uh..." Lin Yang then remembered that after activating the token, there was indeed a piece of information inside, but he was busy in seclusion at the time and only glanced at it. When he saw the name, he thought it was some rules that the elders had to follow, so he didn't look at it carefully.

He immediately began to review the Elders' Guidelines again.

Qingyuan noticed that Lin Yang hadn't looked at the instructions before, so he didn't say anything more and waited for Lin Yang to check them.

Before long, Lin Yang had quickly read through the notice.

His gaze also became somewhat serious.

According to the information in the notice, there is another world in the void outside the Primordial Ancient Continent, which is called the Outer Realm or the Other Realm.

There are some special creatures in the outer realms, mostly beasts with low intelligence and some special creatures, and occasionally there are also powerful alien beings with extremely strong cultivation.

Those powerful beings from other realms were terrifyingly strong; ordinary elders were no match for them.

Only the Palace Master can contend with it.

Fortunately, powerful beings from other realms are not common. Usually, it is terrifying beasts and special creatures that attack the passages connecting the Primordial Ancient Continent to the outer realms.

That passage was sealed off by the cultivators' predecessors, forming a pass called Dingbian Pass.

Today it is called Dingbian Ancient Pass.

Those alien creatures would often attack Dingbian Ancient Pass, a behavior that cultivators called "knocking on the pass."

Foreign creatures frequently knock on the gates, attempting to enter the ancient continent of the Primordial Era.

Previously, the situation at Dingbian Ancient Pass was relatively stable, but recently, the number of alien creatures coming to knock on the pass has surged, requiring support.

"Dingbian Ancient Pass, a foreign land..."

Lin Yang's eyes flickered slightly.

This news still surprised him somewhat.

There are actually other worlds outside the Primordial Ancient Continent?

Aside from that, the words "Dingbian" also made his eyes gleam.

Previously, in an unknown space within the universe, he received the spear technique inheritance from the Silver Armor Heroic Spirit Warrior.

He also accepted a last wish.

Go to the Dingnan Star Region to pay homage to those heroic predecessors.

However, despite his continuous cultivation, he has not been able to find any clues about the Dingnan Star Region.

Currently, "Dingbian" and "Dingnan" differ by only one character.

This was the first time he had heard such similar place names.

Perhaps there is some connection between the two.

One is Dingbian, and the other is Dingnan.

It could just be different names for the same place from different angles!

Lin Yang looked at Qingyuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, I have a preliminary understanding of the situation. Do we need to go to Dingbian Ancient Pass to provide support now?"

Qingyuan nodded: "Yes, those alien creatures require at least Dao Wulou's power to deal with. Right now, Dao Wulou, who is not in seclusion or has nothing important to do, needs to go and provide support."

"I understand. By the way, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, do you know about the Dingnan Star Region?" Lin Yang asked in a low voice.

“Dingnan Star Region?” Qingyuan frowned, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, “No.”

"Oh..." Lin Yang was a little disappointed.

Qingyuan then added, "The names Dingnan Star Region and Dingbian Ancient Pass sound very similar. Perhaps it's a place in an outer region, because there are no places with such names on the Primordial Ancient Continent."

Lin Yang's eyes lit up immediately.

Although Qingyuan had never heard of the Dingnan Star Region, he provided another valuable clue.

This suggests, from another perspective, that the Dingnan Star Region might be located in an outer region.

And since Qingyuan also thinks the names are similar, it means that his earlier guess was not just overthinking.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan." Lin Yang clasped his hands in thanks.

At the same time, he was secretly surprised.

If Qingyuan's judgment is correct, then the origins of those heroic predecessors are quite extraordinary.

He actually died in battle in the outer realms?

Now, Dingbian Ancient Pass serves as a defensive line to prevent the invasion of alien creatures, and cultivators on the Primordial Ancient Continent are unable to break through the pass to leave.

But those heroic predecessors died in battle in the outer realms, which is somewhat unbelievable.

In an instant, a multitude of thoughts flooded my mind.

"Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, it's our turn to teleport to the ancient pass. We should go now."

Qingyuan suddenly spoke, interrupting Lin Yang's thoughts.

Lin Yang put his thoughts aside, glanced at the main hall, and the others began to walk towards the side hall.

He followed Qingyuan into the side hall, and then they were teleported together to Dingbian Ancient Pass.

"Is this the ancient Dingbian Pass?"

After being teleported, Lin Yang looked at the surrounding scenery and muttered to himself.

Dingbian Ancient Pass is located outside an ancient city, with city walls extending for tens of thousands of miles, somewhat similar to the Great Wall as a defensive line.

After Lin Yang and his group were teleported over, they quickly arrived at a city wall under Qingyuan's guidance.

Standing on the city wall, the wind howled and blew against you, making you feel cold and chilled to the bone.

Even someone with Lin Yang's cultivation level was no exception; the cold wind made his face sting, and he could only circulate his Dao power to resist it.

Furthermore, there was a vast expanse of yellow sand that blotted out the sun.

"The power of this gale is so great that cultivators below the Dao-Breaking Realm would be completely unable to withstand it. They would perish if they were blown around here for even a short while," Lin Yang exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, so at the very least, one must be a person without flaws in their Dao to be able to come."

Qingyuan nodded, pointed to another section of the city wall some distance away from them, and said:
"Our task is to defend this section of the city wall."

This was Lin Yang's first time participating in a battle at Dingbian Ancient Pass, and Qingyuan carefully explained some precautions to him.

There is a beacon tower at regular intervals on the city wall of Dingbian Ancient Pass. Each section of the city wall needs to be guarded by someone, with the beacon tower serving as the boundary.

Of course, if you are strong enough, one person can defend several sections of the city wall.

However, since it was Lin Yang's first time here, Qingyuan took the initiative to take care of Lin Yang and let him stay with him.

The mission of the garrison is simple: attack the alien creatures that try to climb over the city walls.

"The city walls have some built-in defensive capabilities, and the whole area is also reinforced by magic arrays, so we're not under much pressure, and you shouldn't feel any pressure either," Qingyuan said with a smile.

"Understood." Lin Yang nodded in agreement.

His gaze, however, was fixed on another section of the city wall in the distance.

There were faint fluctuations of power over there, indicating that someone else was fighting, but the aura didn't seem to belong to the human race.

"Who's stationed over there?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Dingbian Ancient Pass is related to the safety of the entire Primordial Ancient Continent, so not only our human race is stationed there, but other races also have people stationed there. Moreover, our human race alone cannot hold such a long defensive line."

Qingyuan explains:

“That’s Dao Wulou from the Ancient Void Clan over there. We have a good relationship with the Ancient Void Clan, so we usually sit next to them.”

"What about the Ancient Night Clan? Are we going to have to fight alongside them here?" Lin Yang asked again.

The Ancient Night Clan and the Human Clan are mortal enemies, how could they become allies here?

Qingyuan sighed and said, "We usually don't live near the people of the Guye Clan and rarely meet. At Dingbian Ancient Pass, we must prioritize the overall situation and put aside our grudges with the Guye Clan for the time being."

"Oh," Lin Yang replied.

He suddenly felt that the current situation could be compared to a planet.

For example, Earth.

Exotic creatures can be compared to aliens.

The planet is home to various nations, which have conflicts in peacetime and frequent wars.

However, if we encounter foreign invasion, we need to unite and fight back together.

This doesn't preclude people from having personal grudges.

With that thought in mind, Lin Yang stopped thinking about it.

The threat posed by alien creatures was greater; otherwise, the various races wouldn't have united.

He glanced back.

There is also a building in the ancient city that reaches straight into the clouds.

That was the highest council chamber of Dingbian Ancient Pass. The strongest members of each tribe would be stationed there.

It is also the final line of defense.

If any alien creatures manage to breach the city walls, or if any powerful alien beings appear, then the strongest individuals from each race will need to intervene.

If even they cannot stop them, then alien creatures will invade the Primordial Ancient Continent.

In that case, the consequence would be the slaughter of all living beings on the Primordial Ancient Continent.

After glancing at it, Lin Yang looked away and gazed at the yellow sand world outside.

Within sight, desolation reigned, and beyond that lay darkness and deathly silence.

Alien creatures emerged from the darkness and arrived at the city walls in an instant, attacking the city's defenses.

These alien creatures varied in size, some resembling ferocious beasts and others humanoid, but they were entirely black except for their blood-red eyes. They possessed no intelligence and only attacked out of instinct.

Some are invisible and formless, and cannot be seen with the naked eye; their existence can only be sensed through intuition.

These things are also the most dangerous.

"Formless and without shape?"

Lin Yang suddenly thought of something, and his expression became much more serious.

If he remembered correctly, there were some formless and invisible transparent creatures in the unknown space within the universe.

When he went in, he was attacked by those transparent creatures and almost died inside.

Later, they cooperated with Que Tian and waited for the rescue.

How similar this situation is!
"Could those transparent creatures in the unknown space be extraterrestrial beings? Or are they just somewhat similar?"

A hint of doubt arose in Lin Yang's mind.

If those transparent creatures in the unknown space are from another realm, that would be incredibly unbelievable.

There are also some unreasonable aspects.

These alien creatures before us are ones that even Dao Wulou could handle.

Those transparent creatures in the unknown space are far inferior.

"Perhaps it's just a similarity," Lin Yang thought to himself.

He then focused his mind and attacked the approaching alien creatures.

These alien creatures have very strong defensive capabilities.

It often takes many consecutive attacks to kill one.

If it weren't for the city walls, Lin Yang estimated that if Dao Wulou were surrounded by alien creatures, he probably wouldn't last half a day before dying.

This is a terrifying thing.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, do you know who built these city walls?" Lin Yang asked during a break.

Such sturdy city walls, capable of withstanding swarms of alien creatures, are simply unimaginable; what kind of being could accomplish such a feat?

Qingyuan shook his head: "I don't know. It's said to have been left over from ancient times. It must have been built by the big shots before ancient times."

"The ancient era?" Lin Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, do you know anything about the Ancient Ruins? It seems that the Ancient Ruins were also left over from the ancient era."

“The situation in the ancient ruins should be similar, but I don’t know the specifics either. These are things from a long time ago, and I’m afraid only the Palace Master and the others know about them,” Qingyuan said.

“Oh…” Lin Yang’s eyes flickered slightly.

It seems there are records about the ancient ruins inside the Ancestral Temple.

It's just that the level isn't high enough to view it.

"How many figures in the Eternal, Unknown, and Ancient Realms does our Human Ancestor Hall currently have?" Lin Yang took the opportunity to ask for more information.

"There are eight elders in the Eternal Realm, six in the Unknown Realm, and only five in the Ancient Realm, who are the five Palace Masters. The situation is similar for the other races."

Qingyuan had been a member of the Ancestral Temple for a long time and was well aware of this information, which he truthfully told Lin Yang.

"So, as long as you reach the Ancient Realm, you can become a Palace Master?" Lin Yang said.

"Yes, the Ancient Realm is the Palace Master, but it's too difficult. It's said that those six Elders of the Unknown Realm have been in the Unknown Realm for countless years, but none of them have been able to advance any further and have failed to add another Palace Master to the Ancestral Palace."

Qingyuan said, and then added with a sigh:
"The path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult to advance. There are dozens of Dao Wulou elders, but only eight are at the Hengjing level. Many Dao Wulou people will never reach the Hengjing level and become eternal beings in their entire lives."

Lin Yang nodded slightly; cultivation was indeed not easy.

But he...

If they hadn't suddenly needed to come and provide support, they should be attempting to break through to the Eternal Realm right now.

He didn't speak again, focusing on killing the alien creatures.

Because he discovered that he could also gain something while killing alien creatures.

It wasn't just that he himself gained something; more importantly, the "realm" was also absorbing the power of the alien creatures he had killed.

With this discovery, Lin Yang worked even harder to kill the alien creatures.

His kill speed is also getting faster and faster.

At first, Qingyuan didn't notice, but then his eyes gradually became strange.

Lin Yang's speed in killing alien creatures seems a bit... abnormal.

Qingyuan's gaze grew increasingly strange.

He had initially thought Lin Yang was a newly promoted Dao Wulou, but judging from the speed at which he killed alien creatures, Lin Yang's strength seemed to be no weaker than his, and perhaps even greater.

This struck Qingyuan as incredible.

He stared for a long time, and finally couldn't help but move his lips, wanting to ask Lin Yang what was going on.

But at that very moment, a sudden change occurred.

Several terrifying auras emanated from the other realm and arrived in the sky above the ancient pass in an instant.

Then, a vast force poured down, causing the city walls to shake violently.

"This is..." Qingyuan's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "It's a powerful expert from another realm, a powerful expert from another realm in the ancient realm!"

Lin Yang was also startled.

Even with the barrier of the ancient pass, this power still sends shivers down one's spine.

Swish swish.

Inside the ancient pass, several figures soon appeared, confronting the powerful figures from the ancient realm.

It was clearly a Palace Master-level being who made the move.

Without exchanging a single word, the two sides charged directly into the void and began to fight.

Even the distant fluctuations of power sent chills down one's spine.

“We’re lucky to have witnessed the Palace Masters fighting so soon after we arrived; that’s not a common occurrence.” Qingyuan’s expression returned to normal, and he even smiled.

Lin Yang was both amused and exasperated.

This shouldn't be considered a good thing...

"Are all the powerful figures from other realms at the Palace Master level?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know, but I've never seen anyone below the Palace Master level. Whenever someone makes a move, they're always at the Palace Master level," Qingyuan said leisurely.

"So powerful?" Lin Yang was shocked.

“Yes, otherwise we wouldn’t have needed to join forces with other races to fight back,” Qingyuan said.

Lin Yang looked solemn.

In the early Yuan Dynasty, there were seven major clans on the ancient continent, each with an average of four to five palace masters, which enabled them to contend with the foreign lands.

How strong must the forces from that other realm be?
Boom boom boom.

While he was pondering, a large number of alien creatures had unknowingly appeared below the city wall, some of which were even more powerful than Dao Wulou.

"The situation is not good. It seems we need to seek help from Elder Hengjing. These alien creatures are getting stronger and stronger." Qingyuan's face turned grim.

As he was speaking, two alien creatures, each larger than Dao Wulou, pounced on him.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, be careful!"

With a low shout, Lin Yang's Silver Dragon Spear transformed into a streak of light, piercing towards one of the alien creatures.

Thousands of spear shadows appeared and finally coalesced, piercing fiercely into the alien creature's body.

The alien creature let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground.

Lin Yang drew his gun again, thrusting it at another alien creature.

The silver spear light flashed like a dragon in the arena.

Meanwhile, at the edge of another world, a powerful being from another realm stood in the darkness, silently watching everything unfold.

Upon witnessing Lin Yang's marksmanship, a flicker of surprise first crossed the man's eyes, followed by an overwhelming chill:
"It's the Soul-Destroying Spear Technique. Although it's not the same Soul-Destroying Spear, the technique is exactly the same. Is it the successor of those damned old fogies from back then?"

This powerful figure from another realm stared at Lin Yang, then suddenly moved and disappeared from the spot.

When it reappeared, it was right in front of Lin Yang.

"You scoundrel, you have already brought about your own death, and you deserve to be executed!"

A chilling voice suddenly rang in Lin Yang's ears.

Lin Yang's body stiffened abruptly, and then he almost instinctively took a step back.

The next instant, a beam of light fell close to his cheek.

"A powerful figure from another realm?!"

Lin Yang was shocked.

Surprisingly, a powerful figure from another realm quietly approached without being noticed by the palace masters.

He should be killed!
He didn't have time to think about why a powerful figure from another region would specifically target him.

He felt as if his body was starting to slip out of his control.

At the same time, a will not belonging to him surged into his mind, seemingly attempting to search his soul. (End of Chapter)