The Hundred Broken Mountains Open

On this day, Shi Qingfeng returned from the Void God Realm with news that the Hundred Broken Mountains were about to open, and Shi Hao emerged from seclusion.

Long ago, a glorious Ancient Kingdom had ruled over countless mountains in that ancient land. It had been incomparably powerful, but even the most glorious kingdom could not escape the ravages of time.

In the end, time had struck it down, and it had collapsed with a thunderous crash.

The Hundred Broken Mountains were the precious legacy that kingdom had left behind.

A secret realm, a small world unto itself, it opened once every several hundred years.

It was a place where saints had shed blood. There lay mysterious Heavenly Bones, the inheritance of Martial Sages, the Ageless Divine Spring, peerless medicines, and countless buried treasures and opportunities.

A peerless hero had once risen from within its depths, returning to claim the throne of Human Emperor.

Thus, whenever the Hundred Broken Mountains opened, nearly every top power in the Desolate Region sent its descendants there to seize their share of the opportunities.

As a training ground for a once supreme Ancient Kingdom, it had been sealed by ancient gods acting together. Only prodigies under eighteen who had reached the Cave Heaven Realm could enter.

Of course, many top powers worried for their descendants' safety and sent powerful experts along with them, sealing their own cultivation. Their combat strength often surpassed the Cave Heaven Realm.

Even so, the Hundred Broken Mountains remained fraught with danger.

The native ferocious beasts that roamed there had not had their cultivation suppressed. Peerless beasts on the level of Array Formation Kings were everywhere, making it a place of peril at every turn.

The Hundred Broken Mountains held the great secret of speeding Willow Deity's revival. Shi Hao had to go.

Besides Shi Hao, eight other Stone Village youths were going: Shi Qingfeng, Shi Meng, Shi Dazhuang, Shi Zhonghou, and the rest. All were Cave Heaven Realm cultivators.

As the adults of Stone Village watched, an adult Azure Heaven Roc carried Shi Hao and the other eight into the sky, vanishing rapidly into the distance.

With the Hundred Broken Mountains about to open, Broken Void City, the magnificent city standing proudly upon the ancient land, grew livelier by the day.

Prodigies of every race appeared in droves: divine insects that burrowed through the earth, roaring golden lions, flapping Demon Butterflies, plant-like Sacrificial Spirits rooted in the void, descendants of Ancient Relics, and even the fabled pure-blooded creatures.

Among the humans, prodigies from the Ancient Sacred Academy, direct descendants of Human Emperors, and holy sons of ancient sects had also arrived.

"Look! That's a Heaven-Splitting Demon Butterfly, said to rend the azure sky for ten thousand miles with a single beat of its wings!"

"A White Jade Dragon Elephant! That's the White Jade Dragon Elephant, the sacred beast that protects Little Western Heaven. I can't believe Little Western Heaven, so far away in the outer regions, sent people here too."

"The Iron-Blood Ancient Tree, a plant spirit that delights in iron and blood..."

The towering walls of Broken Void City were packed with onlookers.

Rumble!

The sky abruptly darkened. A colossal Ancient Relic, blotting out the sun, beat its Cloud-Drooping Wings and swept swiftly over the massive city wall. Its terrifying beastly pressure surged forth like an ocean, causing many people to collapse to the ground on the spot.

"A supreme Ancient Relic! Could it have come to escort its descendants into the competition?"

The cultivators' faces turned deathly pale. They stared up in utter terror at the enormous beast blocking out the sun, trembling all over.

"Look! There are people on its back. It's a battle beast escorting human prodigies."

Sharp-eyed cultivators had already spotted seven or eight human youths on the Ancient Demonic Bird's back, chatting and laughing. Each possessed an exceptional bearing.

The most striking was the White-Clad Youth standing at the front with his hands behind his back. Tall and slender, black hair streaming in the wind, he carried an imposing presence, like a youthful divine king riding a battle beast as he surveyed the realms.

Beside him, the seven or eight youths of extraordinary bearing immediately faded into the background, reduced to foils for his divine presence, almost like attendants.

"An adult Azure Heaven Roc, an Ancient Relic comparable to an Array Formation Realm King! Its beak glimmers with gold, and the bloodline within it must be close to pure-blooded. What a fearsome beast!"

"This is a terrifying relic capable of fighting the lords of an Ancient Kingdom. What top power could send such a battle beast to escort its descendants? A great sect or a supreme Ancient Kingdom?!"

"Could it be some supreme orthodoxy from beyond the region?"

The people trembled, marveled, and cried out in dismay.

"Hiss. No matter how gifted the human prodigies are, they're nothing but delicious prey to us relics. Once the Hundred Broken Mountains open, I'll devour them all."

On the main avenue, a scarlet monster snake with four wings and six legs raised its blood-red eyes and coldly watched the figures high above.

Feiyi, a beast of calamity. It wielded the supreme treasure technique of fire, and wherever it appeared, a great drought followed, leaving ten thousand miles scorched and barren.

"Hmm? How noisy."

The White-Clad Youth, who seemed like a young heavenly god, appeared to sense something. He lowered his gaze and spoke indifferently.

Runes wove through his dark eyes. Two scarlet immortal swords shot forth, wrapped in red heavenly flames that could burn the sky to ashes, and descended at lightning speed.

In an instant, flames blazed to the heavens!

Pfft!

The enormous, hideous snake head soared into the air. The descendant of this Ancient Relic had no chance to attack or dodge before dying on the spot.

The supreme Ancient Relic bore the White-Clad Youth across the sky, past the sun, and descended into the depths of Broken Void City, leaving tens of thousands of cultivators dumbfounded.

With a clatter, the head hit the ground, and scarlet snake blood splashed everywhere.

"Hiss. Feiyi, which ruled an entire land, was actually killed just like that? An adult Feiyi could destroy a great tribe of over a hundred million people all by itself in an instant."

"Vermilion Bird Precious Technique! That's the complete Vermilion Bird Precious Technique. Could he be from the Fire Kingdom's imperial clan? But the Fire Kingdom Human Emperor's youngest daughter has already arrived."

"No matter what, that young man must never be provoked."

The stunned onlookers seemed to have been switched back on, coming to their senses all at once.

"Wow, a scarlet monster snake with four wings and six legs. Its meat must be delicious!"

"Exactly! Little Stone, you're so wasteful. You should've caught it and made a pot of tasty snake soup. It would've been incredible!"

On the Azure Heaven Roc's back, Pihou, Dazhuang, and the others slapped their thighs in regret.

"You guys have such small ambitions. It was only a Feiyi. Once we enter the small world of the Hundred Broken Mountains, you can catch all the Ancient Relics you want. There'll be medicines made from every kind of flesh and blood—if you can stomach them."

Shi Hao turned around with a laugh, drawing his gaze back.

"Hehe, Little Stone, you really are clever. I want to eat roc!"

"I want golden lamb. It's chewy and delicious."

"Actually, a flood dragon's hind legs are the best..."

The Stone Village youths came to their senses and immediately broke into delighted smiles.

"Brother Shi Hao, only cultivators under eighteen and no higher than the Cave Heaven Realm are allowed into the Hundred Broken Mountains. What will you do?"

Shi Qingfeng was a little worried. After all, Little Shi was a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator.

"I'll seal part of my cultivation to fool the restrictions. But be careful once you're inside. There'll be plenty of people like me who have sealed their cultivation, and their combat strength won't be ordinary."

Shi Hao made sure to remind Shi Qingfeng and the others.

The scene at the city gate quickly spread throughout the city. Many top powers were making inquiries about the identity of that White-Clad Youth, hoping to clear the way for their own descendants.

Even the Fire Kingdom's imperial clan was searching for him, wanting to know where he had obtained the Vermilion Bird Precious Technique. It concerned a great secret of the imperial clan.

But the young man had vanished as if he had never existed. No trace of him could be found.