The middle stretch of the Ancient Path could be said to change a thousand times in myriad ways. That terrifying pressure was certainly a threat; even the will of Qiu Yan's Human Path Body was beginning to show signs of failing, creaking like a support frame battered by rushing water, liable to burst apart at any moment.
Yet the true threat was not limited to that, but lay in the countless forks!
"Rampaging thunder manifested the Human Path, boundless blazing fire revealed Divine Radiance, and beyond that, the methods of cultivating immortality and entering demonic ways were countless. Every ray of light was a road, a trace once left behind by some peerless powerhouse!"
Walking upon this Ancient Path, Qiu Yan's mind sank ever deeper into history. But unlike the first half of the Ancient Path, where past history could still be considered the main body carrying countless historical events mixed with many transcendent deeds, now that he had reached its middle stretch, this transcendent power was beginning to turn the tables and seize the role of host!
It was faintly beginning to stand alongside ordinary historical events, perhaps even surpass them!
Those dazzling patches of light and shadow stretched outward like shafts of rainbow radiance. Following such brilliance with one's gaze brought dizziness and a wavering heart; without realizing it, one might walk straight toward it!
The road here also differed from the earlier stretch of the Ancient Path. There, it had merely been a gorge. Though fierce winds howled through it, there was only one road and few branches. But upon reaching the middle stretch, each of those gradually solidifying phenomena seemed to be a road. Yet those roads were not real, and if one truly stepped onto them, the consequences were impossible to predict.
Therefore, in this