The Warning Bell

After an unknown amount of time, Yi Yun slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and felt that his whole body was sticky.

The power of the Blood Yang Pill was indeed too intense for a Purple Blood Realm martial artist. When the Lord of Tai'a Divine City passed the Blood Yang Pill to Yi Yun, he wanted Yi Yun to dissolve it in water and drink it slowly.

However, Yi Yun swallowed it whole.

"I actually fainted. It seems that I really exceeded the limit that my dantian could withstand..." Yi Yun took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He looked inward at his dantian and was stunned by what he saw.

He was shocked to discover that the vital energy in his dantian had condensed and solidified completely.

This is the mark of the Origin Foundation Realm!

Yuanji has finally broken through to the Yuanji level.

Yi Yun was overjoyed. It had been almost two years since he started practicing martial arts.

The Mortal Blood Realm cannot be considered martial arts.

The Purple Blood Realm is merely the starting point of martial arts, a transition from mortal to martial artist.

Now, Origin Foundation Realm is just the beginning, laying a solid foundation for the future path of martial arts.

Slowly clenching his fist, Yi Yun felt his whole body filled with power.

This power comes from his profound cultivation, so he will no longer be completely exhausted and unable to fight after using the Golden Crow Remnant Totem only once.

Even after breaking through to the Yuanji stage, Yi Yun still felt a burning pain in his body from time to time. Much of the Blood Yang Pill's energy remained, still filling his bloodline, and there was a possibility of it erupting again.

After a moment's thought, Yi Yun decided to seize the opportunity and use this energy to cultivate his technique.

Right now, Yi Yun possesses the complete set of jade slips containing the <Tai'a Sacred Law>.

This is an excellent opportunity to cultivate the Tai'a Sacred Law.

Yi Yun took out the Heavenly Darkwood Wood Box. Inside the box, nine jade slips were arranged in a row. These were the nine jade slips that many geniuses of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom dreamed of. Even members of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom's royal family, only those with exceptional talent who were qualified to become future princes or even Divine Emperors, were qualified to cultivate the complete set of the Ninefold Original Jade Slips.

Yi Yun picked up the first of the nine jade slips; this was the first level of the <Tai'a Sacred Law>.

In fact, Yi Yun had already mastered the first level of the Tai'a Sacred Law, but at that time, Yi Yun was not practicing the original version, but a replica made by a sage from the Tai'a Divine Kingdom who had achieved great success in the Tai'a Sacred Law.

Replicas always have extremely subtle differences from the original, and usually these differences have little impact. However, Yi Yun still wanted to read the original version to find the subtle differences in the original techniques, in order to correct any unknown errors and find more inspiration.

After obtaining the jade slip, Yi Yun immersed his senses into it, and upon reading it, he was shocked.

Yi Yun possessed Purple Crystal within his body, granting him an extremely keen sense of energy control. He was astonished to discover that, within his Energy Vision, every word and every Dao patterns recorded in the jade slip of the <Tai'a Sacred Law> contained traces of energy.

It seems that due to the passage of time, these traces of energy have become extremely faint, but they truly exist. However, these traces of energy cannot be found in the replica of the <Tai'a Sacred Law>.

"It seems that the person who created the <Tai'a Sacred Law> was far beyond the realm of sages. Indeed, if it were merely a technique created by sages, how could it become the foundation of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom?"

Over the millions of years since the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, countless sages have emerged, including many top-tier ones. Among them are exceptional figures like the first city lord of Tai'a Divine City, but no one has ever been known to have created a cultivation technique that can rival the <Tai'a Sacred Law>.

The sages of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom throughout history have only attempted to supplement the Tai'a Sacred Law. In reality, whether these supplements can have a positive effect is still debatable. At least at higher levels of martial arts, these supplements are probably meaningless.

Yi Yun read the <Tai'a Sacred Law>, he became engrossed in it without realizing it. He knew that he could only view this set of techniques temporarily, and if he didn't take this opportunity to memorize more of it, he didn't know when he would be able to see it again in the future.

Therefore, even though Yi Yun could not fully understand the later levels of the <Tai'a Sacred Law>, he had memorized them all.

Month after month passed silently, and Yi Yun had no idea how long he had been in seclusion in the secret chamber.

On this day, he suddenly heard the clanging of metal, like muffled thunder, echoing over the Tai'a Divine City.

Yi Yun's secret room was originally soundproof; once the door was closed, it was almost completely isolated from the world.

Normally, a secret room is absolutely silent, but in the Tai'a Divine City, there is a sound that can directly enter the secret room.

That's the Divine Desolation Bell!

This Divine Desolate Bell is a magical artifact. Only a cultivator at the peak of the Hegemon Realm can ring it. Its sound can travel thousands of miles and cannot be blocked even by soundproofing arrays.

"The Divine Desolate Bell has rung!?"

Yi Yun was surprised. The Divine Desolation Bell in Tai'a Divine City was mainly used for warning. It would only be rung when a major enemy invaded and threatened the safety of Tai'a Divine City.

There are very few things that can threaten Tai'a Divine City. Small-scale Beast Tide can't even reach the ten-thousand-foot foundation of Tai'a Divine City, so there's no need to ring the Divine Desolation Bell.

In fact, it is said that the Divine Desolation Bell has not rung for at least a thousand years.

Could it be...?

A dark cloud settled over Yi Yun's heart. He rushed out of his residence and saw Luo Huo'er running out of the house as well.

"Miss, what happened?" Dong'er asked anxiously, covering her ears.

Outside, the sound of the Divine Desolate Bell was even more deafening. If one's cultivation level was insufficient, listening to it would make one feel as if their internal organs were resonating with the sound of the bell, causing considerable discomfort.

"This must be the Divine Desolate Bell..." Luo Huo'er wasn't worried at all; in fact, she found the sound of the bell quite novel, as it was the first time she had heard it.

"Yi Yun! Come to the city gate!"

Just then, a solemn voice rang in Yi Yun's ears. It was the Lord of Tai'a Divine City!

Yi Yun glanced at Luo Huo'er; judging from Luo Huo'er's expression, she had clearly also received such a telepathic message.

"Walk!"

Yi Yun pushed open the outer door of the Central Divine Tower and ran down the emergency passage steps on the sloping side of the tower.

When Yi Yun rushed down the Central Divine Tower, he discovered that the Tai'a Divine City had become completely different during the months he had been in seclusion.

The city walls surrounding the divine city have been illuminated with numerous defensive arrays, and piles of Bone Relic are stored in large metal boxes as the energy source for these arrays.

These are all strategic resources stored up by the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, which can be mobilized in full when needed.

Many crossbows were also added around the city walls, among which were the legendary Primordial Divine Crossbow.

The Primordial Divine Crossbow is driven by a grand formation. It takes more than a dozen Human Race Hegemon working together to control one Primordial Divine Crossbow. The crossbow bolts it uses are the same Primordial Arrow that Yi Yun first saw when he arrived at Tai'a Divine City.

It is four meters long, and each arrow is made of special metal, making it very expensive and weighing millions of kilograms.

At that time, Yi Yun and the other new recruits tried to insert the Primordial Arrow into the Purple Tungsten Steel Wall, but they all failed. Even Yi Yun failed on his first attempt. Although he lifted the Primordial Arrow, he couldn't insert it firmly, and when he let go, the arrow fell down.

Because of these experiences, Yi Yun has vivid memories of this terrifying weapon.

This is a weapon capable of threatening the Ancient Remnant Species. If we add the many Human Race Hegemon and sages in the city, as well as the support of other forces, the fighting power of Tai'a Divine City is quite terrifying.

Yi Yun continued forward, he discovered that Tai'a Divine City had seen an increase in martial artists. The vast majority of these martial artists were at the Lord-level, and they came from all four directions, serving as the backbone of their respective forces.

These powerful rulers were all clad in armor and always had their weapons at hand.

Everyone's face was very solemn. No one could be relaxed in the face of the legendary Shepherd Boy had almost wiped out the Shentu Family.

Yi Yun sensed a strong atmosphere of war emanating from these people.

This time, it's no longer a battle on the ring, but a true fight to the death.

Only by winning can one survive.

But if we lose, we could be completely wiped out!

When Yi Yun arrived at the city gate, a large crowd had already gathered there. Sages from the four major powers were all standing on the city gate.

Yi Yun saw Cang Yan, Jian Ge, and his Provisional Master, Master Yuehua.

They nodded slightly to Yi Yun and said no more, instead gazing intently into the distance.

Yi Yun also saw the Lord of Tai'a Divine City, who was currently with the Lord of Seven Stars Tower, discussing something with each other.

Yi Yun didn't bother the Lord of Tai'a Divine City, but instead walked over to the relatively leisurely Cang Yan, "Is that the Shepherd Boy?"

Cang Yan did not turn around; he continued to gaze at the distant horizon.

The usually jovial old man now wore a solemn expression. He nodded and said, "It should be. Outposts have been set up within a three-thousand-mile radius of the divine city. Just now, the scouts stationed at the outposts reported a massive Beast Tide outbreak, and then there was no further news. Perhaps he has already perished in battle..."

Cang Yan spoke, his tone became somewhat desolate.

Martyrdom?

Yi Yun's heart sank. Everyone knew that being a scout was extremely dangerous. Once the Beast Tide broke out, the scouts would likely be the first to die. But people still wanted to go. That's war. There was no other choice.

Cang Yan said, "Now, the city lord has issued an order for scouts at various outposts to retreat back to Tai'a Divine City. At the speed of the Beast Tide, they will probably appear in another hour..."

An hour...

Yi Yun looked at the horizon. In the entire Tai'a Divine City, everyone was in motion. Clearly, while he was in seclusion, these warriors guarding the divine city had already undergone numerous drills.

Although everyone is a little panicked, they haven't lost their composure.

One crossbow after another was cocked, and the great arrays on the city walls were activated. A layer of colorful light mist enveloped the entire Tai'a Divine City.

That was the light of the formation. (To be continued~^~)