Since ancient times, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had spoken of Hundred Rivers Converging at Sea. Only when the immortal path flower bloomed could one enter the Immortal Ancient Small World.
Sometimes it opened once every few thousand years, and sometimes once every ten thousand years.
There were even rumors that, after participating, some people severed their own cultivation and sealed themselves within icy mountains, snowy caves, or the endless depths underground to prevent their age from advancing as they waited for the final bloom and the last opportunity.
It was said that someone had lived through ten lifetimes and claimed the crown in the Immortal Ancient Small World, earning the title Ten Crown King.
There was an even more dubious rumor that someone had appeared in the Immortal Ancient Small World for ninety-nine lifetimes and claimed the crown in all ninety-nine. This person was a taboo existence, known as the Hundred Absolute King.
It meant that among those who had claimed the crown across so many lifetimes, he was the only one.
Further back in time, there had also been peerless prodigies who had claimed the crown in the Immortal Ancient Small World, though they had since grown up.
The most outstanding among them were Tianjue Zi, Samsara Zi, and Human Dao Zi.
After becoming invincible in the Immortal Ancient Small World, they had not chosen to seal themselves away. Instead, they continued cultivating naturally, already standing at the pinnacle of the human path. They were merely one step away from the immortal path, perhaps even having already advanced into it. They guarded the Imperial Pass, their reputations resounding far and wide.
However, the strength the three displayed was only at the peak of the human path.
Together with Meng Tianzheng, they were known as the Imperial Pass's