Time flew, and three days later, three people appeared before Ye Changge.
"Master, we want to go out for some experience and temper ourselves."
"Master, the elders said that only a will tempered through slaughter can take us further in the future. I don't want to become a flower in a greenhouse."
Lei Qianshan and Shi Hao spoke calmly.
"Yuyan, what about you?"
"Master, I'll pass. The Spiritual Qi here is rich. Cultivating here would be better."
Hearing this, Ye Chang'an thought for a moment and found it reasonable.
"My good disciple, you're currently at the Nascent Soul middle stage peak, and you possess a Supreme Bone. Going out to gain experience is indeed a good idea. Have you decided which direction to go?"
"Master, of course I have. I'm the eldest senior brother, after all. I've already asked around about everything. I follow the path of lightning, so I'll head east."
Ye Changge nodded at his words.
There was a Thunder Secret Realm east of the Primordial Forbidden Zone. It was a very good choice; when the secret realm opened, he would surely reap plenty of benefits. So he nodded in approval.
Then he turned his gaze to Shi Hao.
"Master, my cultivation isn't as high as eldest senior brother's. I've chosen to go to the far south. I hear the people there focus on cultivating their bodies. Given the way I cultivate my Battle Saint Physique, it couldn't be better."
Shi Hao voiced his thoughts, and Ye Changge nodded. "In that case, Qianshan, what kind of weapon do you like? I remember I haven't given you a suitable weapon yet."
"Master, I like spears," Lei Qianshan answered without a second thought.
"This is a Spirit Transformation realm spiritual weapon. Take it and use it."
As Ye Changge spoke, a purple spear he had casually fashioned appeared before everyone.
Lightning crackled over it, and it gave off a terrifying presence.
At the sight, Lei Qianshan excitedly took it. "Thank you, Master."
"And take these Heavenly Fire Talismans, Heavenly Spirit Pills, and healing pills. You'll be invincible within the Spirit Transformation stage."
Then he took out the Chaotic Heaven Staff.
"Little Shi Hao, take this Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon. I've sealed its imperial might, so it currently only has the power of the Spirit Transformation realm. As your cultivation rises, its seals will keep coming undone."
"Thank you, Master."
Shi Hao had never imagined that this master he had so easily come by would actually give him an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.
This was an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon! Not only was Shi Hao shocked, even Wang Yuyan's mouth fell open.
"Remember, when you're out there, you must never disgrace my Primordial Forbidden Zone. Anyone, any faction, any faction-if they dare provoke you, kill them without mercy."
"Don't let yourselves suffer, but don't go stirring up trouble everywhere either."
"Yes, Master. We'll remember."
Afterward, the two set off on their respective journeys.
After they left, Wang Yuyan parted her lips, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing.
Roar! Roar!
At the same time, earth-shaking beast roars rang out.
In an instant, they resounded through the endless mountain ranges.
"A beast tide?"
Ye Changge smiled faintly.
Naturally, he could sense it. This was an extremely terrifying force, and in his perception, it belonged to a beast tide.
The Primordial Forbidden Zone was protected by a formation, so he paid it no mind.
But things were different outside.
At the western border, where people stood guard.
Rumble!
The ground began to tremble, and the mountain forests shook. It was utterly terrifying.
"This is bad! Hurry and inform the city lord! A huge number of demonic beasts are heading toward Western Border City! Request reinforcements!"
The defending general immediately noticed something was wrong and hurriedly issued orders.
For a time, panic spread.
Before long, yellow sand filled the sky, and an endless, dark mass of demonic beasts charged toward their Western Border City.
There were demonic beasts of every kind, their Yao Qi surging into the sky, terrifying beyond measure.
"The Demon Race is making its move? It seems my Bone Race should take the stage too. This continent shouldn't be held by the weak Human Race. It's time for a change of masters."
In a dark underground space, countless white skeletons gave off strange white mist.
They crawled out of different patches of earth, and some emerged from coffins. In less than ten minutes, more than ten thousand had gathered.
"Young Master Chen, should we let the Demon Race test the humans' depths before we emerge?"
"That's right. Our Bone Race has waited countless years. We cannot fail this time. We must succeed. Young Master Chen, you're the prodigy with the greatest chance of attaining the Dao and becoming a Great Emperor. You mustn't be the bird that sticks its head out first."
"Well said. Our ancestors calculated tens of thousands of years ago that this great age would see prodigies emerging in droves, an era of heroes contending for supremacy, with hope of attaining the Dao and becoming a Great Emperor."
There were all sorts of differing opinions. Among them, a young man in white robes wore a calm expression as he gazed into the distance.
For a long time, he could not calm down.
He was the Bone Race's young lord, a prodigy sealed fifty thousand years ago who had awakened half a month earlier. Yet the Bone Race was in a precarious position, even after recuperating for tens of thousands of years.
They still dared not emerge with great fanfare and had to wait for a suitable opportunity.
"Elders, uncles, rest assured. I know what I'm doing."
After speaking, he closed his eyes again and continued cultivating.
At the same time, Western Border City was already locked in a fierce battle with the demonic beasts.
Countless homes were shattered in an instant, and wails filled the air.
"Aaah! Damn you! Damn you! You beasts! You beasts!"
A powerful cultivator roared, his tears like bloody water, a steel blade in hand as he launched into a frenzied slaughter.
"A soldier's duty is to protect ordinary people and keep the border safe! Beasts, I'll fight you to the death!"
As they spoke, Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators chose to detonate themselves, one after another.
Even so, though they could blast apart great swaths of beasts, there were simply too many to kill.
"Impudent demonic beasts! You dare!"
As the voice fell, a man in golden armor arrived from the rear, leading more than ten thousand troops of the Black-Robed Army.
At the sight, a light of excitement blazed in the hearts of everyone around them.
"The city lord has come to save us! Hold on, everyone! We can't let the demonic beasts have their way!"
"That's right! Hold on!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Army, heed my command! Defend!"
The instant the command fell, over a hundred men began assembling a formation. In less than a minute, the demonic beasts were held back.
"Second squad, unleash Fire Stream Projectile! Kill!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streams of flame roared out, terrifying to the extreme at that moment.
Soon, the demonic beasts were blocked.
"City Lord, we've held them back for now. The demonic beasts aren't continuing their assault."
Hearing this, everyone's expression turned exceedingly grave.
Demonic beasts that could temporarily stop attacking the city, that could think like this, were rather troublesome.
But what did they see the next instant? All the demonic beasts parted in unison, opening a path, and a purple-robed young man rode out from their midst on a giant elephant.
Before long, he arrived below the city gates.
"Humans, I am Qing Cang. If you know what's good for you, open the gates. Don't force me to act."
The man spoke with a calm expression.
The giant elephant beneath him let out an earth-shaking roar, and fierce winds rose.
"Demon Race, we've lived in peace. Why are you invading our Human Race's border? Are you trying to provoke a war between our two races?"
"So what if there's a war? I'll give you only three minutes. Open the gates and be spared. Otherwise, you'll be killed without mercy."
The icy voice sounded as though it were issuing its command.
"Our Human Race will never open the gates! Even if we die in battle, we will never compromise with your Demon Race!"
As his words fell, dense killing intent instantly spread from the ten-thousand-strong army, carrying their resolve to die rather than yield.
Kill!