In the desolate universe, Yang Qing traveled alone for some time before finally arriving before a majestic ancient city.
The enormous city presented countless wondrous sights, with dragon roars and phoenix cries echoing through it. It stretched beneath the starlight and moonlight, eternal and indestructible.
The first checkpoint of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road!
It seemed that the Sun Human Emperor also knew the trials ahead would be of little use to him, so he had sent him directly here.
After entering the first checkpoint of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road, Yang Qing did not immediately continue onward. Instead, he chose to enter seclusion and cultivate.
While beneath the Fusang Ancient Tree, he had already made considerable progress in cultivating the True Scripture of the Sun, but unfortunately, he had been interrupted.
The Sun Human Emperor had given him a trunk from the Fusang Ancient Tree. Taking this opportunity, he could properly cultivate for a while.
As he comprehended the Dao and cultivated, strands of Solar Sacred Power overflowed from the golden tree trunk and were continuously absorbed into Yang Qing's body.
The contents of the True Scripture of the Sun flowed through his mind, its words transforming into Dao sounds that rumbled endlessly within his consciousness.
What the Solar Sacred Emperor had taught him was the complete True Scripture of the Sun, including even its most precious forbidden chapters.
The value of a complete imperial scripture alone was immeasurable, enough to make countless powerful cultivators fight until their heads bled for it.
Yet, he did not intend to follow it word for word. Walking a path others had already walked would ultimately lead only to a dead end!
Using the True Scripture of the Sun as nourishment to perfect his own methods and forge his own Dao was the path he should take.
Moreover, he was not cultivating only the True Scripture of the Sun. The contents of the True Scripture of the Great Yin also resounded in his mind.
Great Yin and sun, two utterly different powers, coursed side by side within his body, peacefully coexisting as yin and yang complemented each other.
With the help of the Fusang Ancient Tree's trunk, he improved once again. Cultivating yin and yang together, he took a great step forward.
"Cultivating the Immortal Platform Realm truly is difficult. Even my cultivation speed has slowed!"
Yang Qing opened his eyes. A sharp glint flashed through them before vanishing, and his face was filled with helplessness as he muttered to himself.
Among the Five Great Secret Realms of the Human Body, the final Immortal Platform Realm was entirely different from the others. Its difficulty increased severalfold.
Furthermore, the higher one's cultivation, the greater the difficulty and the longer cultivation required.
In the first four Great Secret Realms, he could cross an entire realm in roughly seven days, an unbelievably fast pace.
After reaching the Immortal Platform Realm, his cultivation speed remained extremely fast, but he could only cross several minor stages of a heaven in seven days.
After reaching the Immortal Platform Third Heaven, his cultivation speed slowed again. It now took seven days to cross a single stage, utterly incomparable to before.
Of course, this was only what Yang Qing himself thought. If others learned of his current cultivation speed, they would certainly be utterly astounded.
He could cross a stage in seven days, while each heaven had only nine stages!
Did that not mean Yang Qing needed only two months to cultivate one heaven to completion?
More precisely, Yang Qing needed only two months to cross from Immortal Third Heaven Dao Slaying to Immortal Fourth Heaven Saint.
What kind of unimaginable cultivation speed was that?
The cultivation speed records throughout history had long been crushed into dust by Yang Qing. There was simply no comparison!
"Rumble!"
As Yang Qing rushed out of the first checkpoint of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road, a Heavenly Tribulation descended. A boundless sea of lightning covered the sky, terrifying beyond measure.
Such an enormous commotion naturally drew the attention of countless people, including many deeply cultivated experts.
"Is this a Saint Tribulation? Such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation means another prodigy will likely emerge on the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road!"
"What a pity! Even with heaven-defying talent, he started too late. The true prodigies have already fought their way deep into the Ancient Road!"
"That is true! Ji Xukong is far too dazzling. He has swept aside all heroes and defeated every prodigy. Who in this era can contend with him?"
It was not difficult to discern certain clues from the tribulation. This was especially true when the Heavenly Tribulation manifested young Ancient Great Emperors.
With such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, one would not even be qualified to trigger it without being a prodigy, much less pass through it successfully.
When they saw Yang Qing wield the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and battle young Ancient Great Emperors without either side gaining the upper hand, everyone was stunned.
At that moment, everyone seemed to see a prodigy rising to prominence!
Just as many people lamented that this prodigy had started too late and would likely struggle to catch up to those who had set foot upon the Strongest Trial Ancient Road long ago,
Yang Qing's Heavenly Tribulation had already reached its end. His figure then appeared before everyone, and many people froze in an instant.
Though they did not know his exact age, Yang Qing was simply too young. He was definitely under a hundred years old, perhaps even younger.
At such an age, he had already cultivated to the Immortal Platform Fourth Heaven Saint Realm. What kind of terrifying talent was that?
He was not merely a prodigy, but a peerless monster rarely seen in the world!
Once Yang Qing finished his tribulation, precious light shimmered around him. His terrifying blood energy surged into the heavens, overshadowing the skies and shaking heaven and earth.
I cannot pursue only increases in cultivation. It is time to forge a path of my own! Yang Qing thought to himself.
After becoming a Saint, his cultivation had entered the hall of mastery. The power of his Sacred Body was gradually revealing itself, and there was nowhere in this vast world that he could not go!
Having reached this point, the experiences of those before him could serve only as references. They could no longer support him as he continued forward.
He would forge an invincible path that belonged to him alone!
The Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road was undoubtedly the finest trial: battling numerous prodigies and carving out a bright, open world through slaughter.
By forcing out his own potential through brutal battles, he would step onto his own path. Of this, he was absolutely certain!
"Young friend, your talent is heaven-defying. Would you care to come into the city for a talk?"
The speaker was an old man, the city lord of the first checkpoint of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road and also a Dao Protector upon it.
Yang Qing happened to want to learn about the current situation of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road, so he readily agreed and happily entered the city.
After several rounds of wine, the old man began discussing the subject that interested Yang Qing most. The current situation of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road was actually quite simple.
"Ever since Ji Xukong entered the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road, he has swept aside all heroes along the way and defeated every prodigy."
From the old man's account, Yang Qing did not see a scene of countless heroes rising together, with innumerable prodigies fighting to the death on the Emperor's Road.
What he saw was a dazzling picture of an unparalleled prodigy rising against the heavens, suppressing the present age, invincible beneath the sky.
Ji Xukong—a name that made every prodigy of the current age pale in comparison. The speed of his rise was rare throughout history.
In the eyes of many, Ji Xukong proving Dao and becoming Emperor in this era had almost become an indisputable certainty.
Many prodigies had long since lost heart and withdrawn from the contest for the Emperor's Road in this era, leaving only Ji Xukong shining like the midday sun, brilliant beyond compare.
Yang Qing remained silent. He had already heard far too many legends about Ji Xukong, and without exception, all were overflowing with praise.
Ji Xukong had proven Dao and become Emperor at the age of five hundred and one. It would be strange if he were not such a monster.
But this stirred Yang Qing's competitive spirit. Without Ji Xukong, what meaning would there be in competing for the Emperor's Road in this era?
Before he departed, the old man asked the question everyone cared about most: Yang Qing's current age.
"I just turned eighteen this year!"
Yang Qing set sail once more, charging toward the depths of the Human Race's Strongest Trial Ancient Road, leaving behind only a crowd of dumbfounded people!
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