Sacred Body of the Ancients from the Beginning-Chapter 528 - 526: First Pass of the Mountains and Seas—This Stele Is Unworthy of Bearing My Name; Shanhai Pass Is in Uproar! (First Update)

Shanhai Pass, is the first pass of the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm Emperor's Road.

Looking over, the whole majestic pass stands proudly atop the stars, grand and atmospheric.

The city gate, like a Celestial Gate, stands a hundred zhang tall, with an ancient plaque above, the words "Shanhai Pass" written in ink resembling blood.

The entire Mountain and Sea City is shrouded in star radiance and moonlight, like a silent giant from eternity.

A vast galaxy surrounds the Mountain and Sea City, resembling a moat.

Such a magnificent and grand pass made even the well-informed Jun Xiaoyao sigh.

Jun Xiaoyao approached Shanhai Pass.

He could feel a powerful presence lurking deep within Shanhai Pass, at least a Supreme Venerable.

"It must be the Guardian of Shanhai Pass," Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.

The eighteen gates of the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm Emperor's Road each have a Guardian, though they usually do not appear.

Unless some major disturbance occurs, they will emerge.

As soon as Jun Xiaoyao approached the city gate, the soldier guarding the gate used a long halberd to block his path.

"Only those with cultivation below the Celestial God Realm are not allowed to enter!" The soldier, dressed in armor, said coldly.

Jun Xiaoyao's face was obscured, his bearing transcendent, yet he revealed no aura.

Without a word, Jun Xiaoyao made a slight movement, and a wisp of aura instantly pushed the soldiers aside.

He strolled leisurely into the city.

"This..." The soldiers all felt a chill go down their spines.

That aura chilled them to the bone.

"How is this possible? This is only the first pass of the Emperor's Road, how could such a powerful prodigy appear?" The soldiers were shocked and frightened.

Logically, the further down the Emperor's Road one goes, the more opportunities are gained, and the stronger the talents become.

But this is the first pass, there couldn't be many opportunities at all.

The commotion at the city gate also attracted the attention of some people inside the Mountain and Sea City.

A few disheveled, unkempt young men saw the scene and shook their heads slightly.

"The ignorant are fearless, another rebellious prodigy steps onto the Emperor's Road."

"When he walks further, he will see reality, and understand how cruel the Emperor's Road is."

"Yes, haven't there been fewer top talents from Immortal Influences who have perished?"

"Only a handful can make it to the Desolate Celestial Saint List, most become mere bones."

"I am sorry for being a cultivator..."

These young men, dejected and downcast, were clearly failures on the Emperor's Road.

"Enough already, just because you failed the challenge doesn't mean others can't make it?" A young girl in yellow couldn't bear it any longer.

These people can't make it themselves, yet they believe others can't either.

"That's reality, only a small handful can ascend the Desolate Celestial Saint List and make a name on the Emperor's Road, will he be one of them?"

The disheartened young men shook their heads, hesitating over their miseries.

On the other side, Jun Xiaoyao was strolling inside the Mountain and Sea City.

Honestly, after walking alone in the solitary cosmos for a long time, coming here brought a sense of familiarity.

"Young master, having arrived at the first pass of the Emperor's Road, won't you leave your name on the stone monument as a memento?" A cultivator nearby asked.

"Oh?"

Jun Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow.

Before long, he arrived at the center of the Mountain and Sea City, where he found a gigantic stone monument towering into the star river.

The monument was engraved with many names left by prodigies who had challenged the Emperor's Road.

"This stone monument is not so simple; prodigies with ordinary talent and cultivation cannot leave their name on it," a nearby cultivator explained.

"Really?" Jun Xiaoyao slightly shook his head.

He was not interested in leaving his name there.

Jun Xiaoyao's name did not need to be recorded on a mere stone monument.

Once he completes the entire Emperor's Road, everyone will naturally proclaim his name.

Just as Jun Xiaoyao was about to leave, the disheveled and dejected youths walked over.

"Brother, if you don't have the courage to leave your name on the stone monument, I advise you not to continue," one said.

"Indeed, the Emperor's Road is perilous, not something we can challenge; it's better to stay here for safety."

"The Emperor's Road is the domain of those top prodigies, and we average folk have nothing..."

These youths did not intend to ridicule, they simply believed not everyone can make a mark on the Emperor's Road.

"It seems you are not from the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm," Jun Xiaoyao suddenly said.

The youths paused and nodded slightly.

If they were from the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm, even if they couldn't guess immediately, they could at least guess who he was by seventy or eighty percent.

Clearly, these people did not recognize him.

Jun Xiaoyao also knew that on this Emperor's Road, aside from the prodigies of the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm.

There are also prodigies from some Ancient Star Realms surrounding the Desolate Celestial Immortal Realm. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

If the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm is a giant continent.

Then these Ancient Star Realms are the small islands scattered on the edges of the continent.

Each of these Ancient Star Realms is larger than the Lower Realm, with some powerful Daoist Lineages and top prodigies.

However, the people from these Ancient Star Realms clearly could not recognize Jun Xiaoyao.

At most, they had heard his name.

"Young master, don't listen to them, they are all failures, but you are different."

At this time, the young girl in yellow appeared, her eyes shining as she looked at Jun Xiaoyao.

Though Jun Xiaoyao was shrouded in immortal radiance and mist, his face obscured.

But his exiled immortal-like demeanor was unmistakable, catching her attention.

Jun Xiaoyao slightly shook his head, said nothing.

He raised his hand, made a simple stroke on the stone monument.

Suddenly, the ancient stone monument violently trembled as if enduring immense pressure.

"What's happening?"

At the city gate, the soldiers hurried over at the news.

Every being in Shanhai Pass was startled, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt, gazing at the stone monument.

The towering stone monument, inscribed with countless prodigies' names, began to crack and then collapsed under one stroke from Jun Xiaoyao!

The whole monument shattered to the ground!

All the cultivators and beings in the Mountain and Sea City were stunned.

The monument, which recorded countless brilliant prodigies, just shattered like that?

"How could this be?" Many gasped in amazement.

As for those dejected young men, it was like cold water poured over their heads, bringing them instantly sober, their eyes full of astonishment.

The young girl's pretty face also froze, looking extremely shocked.

Previously, she had seen top prodigies like Dragon Void Phoenix, Huang Jiuyan, and the Third Prince of the Sea God leave their names here.

However, none of them had shattered the monument; at most, it left a dazzling glow.

Yet now, this mysterious prince like an exiled immortal had shattered the monument without even completely writing his name.

What does this mean?

"It seems this monument is unworthy of bearing my name," Jun Xiaoyao slightly shook his head.

Afterwards, he lost any interest in the Mountain and Sea First Pass, soaring into the sky to continue on the Emperor's Road.

He left behind a group in Shanhai Pass who were shocked to their core.

"What is this even possible?" many felt cold sweat rolling down their backs.

A formidable figure has entered the Emperor's Road?!

The young men were shocked into silence, slumping to the ground, their legs too weak to stand.

The eyes of the young girl in yellow were filled with respect and admiration as she looked at Jun Xiaoyao.

In the depths of Shanhai Pass, a Venerable Aura spread.

A silhouette stood, gazing at the back of Jun Xiaoyao as he left.

"With the Jun Family's Divine Son stepping onto the Emperor's Road, the battle for the Emperor's Road King just got interesting..."

The Guardian of Shanhai Pass said faintly.