Within Heaven Pass, in a hidden gorge, Meng Zhao concealed the five hundred Innate Masters he had brought out of Sifang City. He left Zhao Rulíng behind to watch over them, continuing to use Primordial Spirit Power to mask their forms and auras. Then, with Ao Bing in tow, he returned to the realm of Heaven Pass.
Heaven Pass was an unparalleled Exotic Treasure forged in ancient times by generations of Human Clan forebears during their bloody wars against the Hundred Clans. It had been condensed from flesh and blood, special divine materials, minerals, and even the great fortunes of humanity. It could also be called a sacred artifact of humanity. Though it fell short of a Human Dao Supreme Divine Artifact, it still possessed formidable power to suppress foreign races.
Its construction, condensation, and forging had already begun in stages during the Great Xia era. Only by the time of Emperor Qin Ying Zheng, after expending countless efforts, fortunes, and the strength of countless powerful experts, had it truly taken shape and gained the ability to suppress the Hundred Clans. Every dynasty thereafter had continued to refine and perfect it.
Now, the realm of Heaven Pass was guarded by the Great Yong Dynasty's Northern Garrison Army. Its hundred and fifty thousand troops mingled day and night with the aura of Heaven Pass, accumulating the fortune of humanity. They could stand against an army of a million, and they possessed a certain ability to restrain and suppress members of the Hundred Clans.
This was the true foundation that allowed the Northern Garrison Army to anchor the north, press down upon the Arctic Ice Plains, and stabilize the surrounding regions.
When Ninth Prince Beitang Shu had used the pretext of military exercises to frighten off the combined forces of the Hu