The Lord of Heaven asked

Chapter 283: Once Brilliant
"Since this era, the Primitive Imperial City has been at the forefront of the fight against foreign enemies. The wars here are several times more brutal than what you are facing!"

Stepping on the gravel made of broken bones, Ye Xiu spoke.

Compared with the great battles between the Imperial Pass and foreign lands, the battle here in the original Imperial City is even more tragic. No matter what, the cultivators in the Imperial Pass do not have to face the immortals and the king of immortals.

But the original imperial city is different. Every time foreign invaders come here, they are led by immortals, and sometimes even the Immortal King will come to test it out.

But there were no true immortals in the original imperial city, even though the kings of later generations had astonishing combat power and could be considered to have reached the level of mortal immortals.

However, whenever a major war breaks out, the casualties are still very tragic.

They have the combat power of immortals, but facing the endless stream of immortals and supreme beings from foreign lands, they are exhausted.

"Fellow Daoist, could you explain the Original Imperial City to us?" Han Tang thought for a while, and then came to Ye Xiu and asked. The two of them and even many people in the Imperial Pass only had a vague understanding of the Original Imperial City.

Some people may have heard of the Original Imperial City, but don’t know much, but more people have never heard of the Original Imperial City.

"There's nothing much to say. He is the same as Emperor Guan. They are used to defend against foreign lands and suppress the most special nodes between the two worlds!"

However, relatively speaking, this mysterious ancient city is much smaller than Diguan. Although it is very majestic and awe-inspiring, its scale is normal. It is not built with star debris, but with ancient stones.

Moreover, the original imperial city is more majestic and magnificent than the imperial pass, and more than one immortal king has left his footprints here.

"This was the place where the kings of the borderland lived in the past. They fought and lived here, leaving too many marks!"

As soon as Ye Xiu finished speaking, Li Tianjue stepped forward and asked, "Senior, who is the king you are talking about?"

"You don't think that there are only a few kings like Immortal King Wuzhong and Immortal King Lunhui in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of the Ancient Immortal Era!"

Ye Xiu asked back, the ancient immortal kings known to everyone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths today are the Immortal King Wuzhong, the Immortal King Lunhui, and the owner of the Qiankun Bag, the Immortal King Qiankun. They don’t know much about the other immortal kings!

Because there has been a civilizational gap in the nine heavens and ten earths today, many things have become legends, and even fewer people believe in the legends.

"It is said that in the glorious period, in the brilliant era, the Imperial City was bathed in the divine light of the heavens, blessing the fortunes of all races. There were heroes from the immortal realm coming and going, and it had a splendid past."

In a certain ancient period, a ceremony to crown a king was held in the city, and a race with unparalleled achievements was crowned king.

As long as one is the leader of the tribe, he can be called king based on the tribe's name.

For example, there was the Vermillion Bird King, the Human King, and the Dragon King...

“Among them, there is more than one clan of Human Kings. They are divided into two or three surnames. There are two or three Human Kings. Most of them have been exterminated by now.” Ye Xiu said.

There are more than seven kings in the borderland!
"That was the most glorious era of the original Emperor's Pass!" Ye Xiu said in admiration.

At that time, the Emperor's Pass was victorious, bathed in the divine light of the heavens, illuminating the world. All the heroes in the fairyland wished to come, to enter and exit the Emperor's Pass, and to enjoy the splendour of the place.

After listening to what Ye Xiu said, Li Tianjue and Han Tang remained silent. They had no idea that the primitive strata had such a glorious past.

"The Stone Clan, Fire Clan and other tribes that were suppressed as sinful bloodlines in the Imperial Pass are all descendants of those who were crowned as kings!"

"In the past, being crowned a king was a form of recognition and a brilliant inheritance. It was blessed by all races, so that mark was a kind of glory and brilliance."

The original kings of each tribe possessed great magical powers. With the blessings of all tribes, they formed even more powerful magical powers, integrating glory into their bones and forming patterns.

"Fellow Daoist, are you saying that this pattern is glorious and is a blessing from all races in the world?" Han Tang was surprised.

“Yes, that vein is a blessing, and it has unpredictable powers. If fully activated, it can protect the people of this tribe.

In addition, there is inheritance and supreme magical power!
This is the key, the brilliant mark formed by the king's veins, as well as the tribe's divine treasure, the supreme and unique skills. "Han Tang and Li Tianjue were extremely bitter. According to Ye Xiu, the ancestors of the Stone Clan and the Fire Clan had made great achievements and were blessed and praised by all the tribes in the nine heavens and ten earths.

However, in this era, due to historical gaps, some people deliberately erased their achievements, so they were framed as guilty, resulting in the extinction of the descendants of many kings.

"Humph! Do you really think there are only a few immortal families in the nine heavens and ten earths? Do you know the origins of those immortal families? They are not very clean!"

"In the war at the end of the ancient times, some not only did not participate in the war, but also made peace with the foreign lands and refused to help either side. Some even betrayed their comrades and killed the true immortals of the nine heavens and ten earths."

Ye Xiu’s words were like a thunderclap that exploded in the minds of the two people, leaving them in disbelief.

Making peace with a foreign country, not helping either side, and stabbing your own people in the back, what kind of behavior is this!
It's blatant betrayal!
"How ridiculous! The descendants of heroes are framed as guilty, while the descendants of traitors who never participated in the war in the ancient times have become the high and mighty families!"

"We were so foolish. We should have thought of this earlier. We actually trusted those families!"

Ye Xiu’s words shocked the two men greatly, leaving them confused. Was there still any meaning in their long-term perseverance?

After a brief trance, the two followed Ye Xiu and continued forward.

"That is……"

Han Tang was shocked. On an open space not far from the ancient city, there was a pile of skeletons burning like a bonfire, and the flames were light red.

I could vaguely see that in the fire, there was still some flesh and skin in the skeleton area that had not been burned, and even half a face.

There were various runes locked around the fire, which was a powerful magic circle that blocked the fire.

"This magic formation is of immortal level!" Li Tianjue exclaimed in surprise.

This means that the flesh and bones that have been burning from countless years ago, from ancient times to today, have a terrifying origin!
And they found not just one fire, but multiple!
Such existences were all destroyed under the city, and in order to prevent the destructive aura from leaking out, they were blocked by peerless runes.

"There are living creatures on the wall!"

When they got closer, Han Tang was dumbfounded. This was shocking. After so many years, there were still people in this city?
Li Tianjue looked up at the city wall. It was very cold and quiet there, and there was a lack of manpower.

However, there were indeed people on that ancient city gate tower, living beings.

"How many children?"

They were a few ragged children, ranging from eight or nine to fifteen or sixteen years old, with dirty faces and shabby clothes.

In addition, they also saw several old men who looked very weak, as if they had been seriously injured and their essence was damaged. They were looking down with serious expressions.

The old, weak, sick and disabled can be used to describe them.

"So many years have passed, and there are still people guarding this place. They haven't left?" Han Tang was extremely surprised.

“Without them holding on here, the Imperial Pass would have been breached long ago!” Ye Xiu looked at those children and sighed in his heart.

Although he understood and respected the actions of the ancestors of the Stone Clan, he did not support them.

What we admire is that the Original Imperial City has been fighting at the forefront against foreign invaders for an era, ensuring the peace of the nine heavens and ten earths.

But to do so would be to leave the fate of one's own people in their hands.

(End of this chapter)