"Amazing! The Lingzhi grass, the formation and the seal are all a hundred times more precious than the palace, but I only saw the palace." Yuan Ye exclaimed repeatedly.

  "Heh heh, these things make it difficult for a person to be natural, but this boundary has been here since our Flame Emperor fell, countless years have passed, generation after generation has been passed down, accumulated and expanded, and it took tens of millions of years to achieve what we have today. It's not that impressive."

  Arriving above the island, Yuan Ye and Zu Yao both landed on the ground to walk, which was a sign of respect for their master. As people came and went, Yuan Ye saw that from time to time, someone would suddenly rush into the sky, disappearing into the distance.

  "So many masters, I really didn't expect it." Yuan Ye had already lost count of how many times he had exclaimed in surprise.

  "Haha, this is quite normal. Those above the Emperor do not eat grains and do not need to rest, their lives are endless. Although it's extremely difficult to cultivate to this level, those who succeed in cultivating will live on as long as they're not killed. From the formation of heaven and earth until now, countless years have passed, accumulating a huge number of them. In fact, the number of Dou Soul and Shura is even more than that of ordinary warriors like Wu Hou and Wu Wang. What you see now is just a tiny part of it. This boundary land is divided into eight states, and your Hun Luo state is actually the weakest one."

  Yao Yan Prefecture has eight states, and Hun Luo State is the weakest. Yuan Ye is very clear about this. Just looking at the ordinary world, there are only three martial emperors in Hun Luo State, while Gu Yang State has more than thirty people. The ordinary world is the foundation of the upper world, so if it's like this in the ordinary world, then the upper world is even more so.

  "Senior, which state are you from?" Yuan Ye asked abruptly with curiosity.

  "Me?" Zu Yao was taken aback, then smiled and said: "I count as a Bian Xia Zhou person, but I'm not in Bian Xia Zhou right now."

  Zu Yao's answer was ambiguous, and Yuan Ye didn't dare ask further.

  Before long, the two of them arrived at the main hall of the grand temple.

  "Ancestor Yao has arrived, I'm afraid we didn't welcome you from afar. Please forgive us." Just then, an old man in a coarse hemp robe walked out of the grand hall. At first glance, this old man seemed to be much older than Ancestor Yao, but in reality, his actual age was far less than that of Ancestor Yao. What's more important is that cultivators don't determine seniority by age, but by strength. Those with stronger abilities are considered seniors, while the weak, no matter how many years they've lived, are only considered juniors.

  "It turns out that it's Hongli Dao friend, and the time for the three-party alliance has arrived, I must rush over immediately. My friend, please introduce Kou Yi to him, he is a person from Hunluo State, but didn't have time to get an identity badge, I think Kou Yi will handle this matter well." Zu Yao said with a smile as soon as she saw the newcomer.

  "Don't worry, senior, I know what to do." The old man named Hongli bowed his head, with a smile all over his face.

  "Please tell him the basic things about this border area, he's new here." Zu Yao bowed to the old man and saw him nod before saying: "Thanks for your trouble, I'll take my leave!"

  Zu Yao said that she was about to leave and must have had something important on her mind. On the way, she ran into Yuan Ye and was delayed for quite some time.

  "Thank you, senior." Yuan Ye sincerely bowed to Zu Yao.

  "No need to be polite, I am the fourth elder of Yanxing Sect. If you have anything in the future, you can find me." Zu Yao smiled kindly and left directly.

  Yuan Ye walked into the grand palace gate of Hun Luo Temple, and the first thing that caught his eye was the long corridor. On both sides of the corridor stood layer upon layer of giant stone steles. Yuan Ye took a closer look and discovered that these steles were engraved with martial arts techniques, from basic body tempering and stances to advanced techniques and battle skills, all lined up in a row, every type of technique was present.

  "Are these skills just left like this?" Yuan Ye asked in surprise. Each person's skill is the most precious thing that they have cultivated for countless years, and it's a great taboo to even ask about them, let alone make them public. But now, Yuan Ye saw each skill listed out one by one.

  "Yes, here, almost all the martial arts are openly taught, and it can be said that there is no distinction between teachers and students. The only difference is whether you can learn or not, but there is no one who cannot learn. In this world, strength determines everything. This chaotic land is so dangerous, why do high-level masters still come here in droves? There are four reasons: Firstly, the number of high-level masters here is extremely large, and under their influence, even if no one pays attention to you, you will naturally feel the atmosphere of a group of strong masters. The opportunity to become a strong master among a group of war emperor-level masters is much greater than in a group of martial emperor-level people. This logic is understood by everyone; Secondly, the killings here are extremely brutal, watching others fight and fighting with others will give you a deeper understanding of the way of martial arts, especially the understanding of the heavenly way; Thirdly, it's these martial arts themselves, which have a significant reference value for martial artists, no need for me to explain; Fourthly, when we fight against the people from the Ice Abyss Continent, those with outstanding military achievements can obtain extremely good weapons, including top-grade sacred artifacts and even revered artifacts. Good weapons are an important factor in challenging higher levels, and for those under 30 years old, high achievers may also enter the City of Hope, where the weapons and martial arts are even better than here, the combat environment is not bad, and there is almost no danger to life, which is very attractive."

  "In short, coming here is fraught with danger, but your strength will also increase by leaps and bounds. Countless experts have gathered here, achieving brilliant feats."

  "Ah, I see," Yuan Ye nodded, "Even so, to put out so many secret books at the entrance like this, it's really admirable."

  Honglie smiled slightly and said, "Originally, we always copied the secret books on beast skin, sealed the power, and stored them properly. Until 10,000 years ago, three quasi-respects from the Iceberg Continent came to attack, and the secret books of our Flame Continent were almost burned to ashes. Later, in order to prevent this place from being destroyed one day, we carved the truly precious martial arts classics on stone tablets and placed them here. In fact, this is only the part above ground, and there is another half of the tablet body underground, which also carves the same secret books, to prevent damage to the above-ground part. Of course, in the back academy, there are the originals, and a large number of other martial arts materials are also stored there."

  "Really thorough and awesome!"

  ……?

  Although the name is "Hall", it should be called "Courtyard". Outside the stele forest at the gate, there are countless courtyards, several libraries and some residences. The entire building complex is concentrated on a small hill, while the absolute leader Kou Yixiu's practice place, "Guluo Yan Yu", is located in a separate courtyard behind the mountain.

  Yuan Ye and Hong Li rushed straight to Kou Yi's hidden retreat "Gu Luo Yan Yu".

  The area within a hundred feet of "Gu Lao Yan Yu" is strictly forbidden, and ordinary people are absolutely not allowed to enter. Firstly, because Kou Yi's cultivation has reached the level of transcending the ordinary and entering the realm of the saints, his six senses are all-encompassing and spiritual, so even if he is not paying attention, he can still perceive any movement within a hundred feet, naturally not wanting others to disturb him. Secondly, those who come to this ancient domain are at least War Emperor-level experts, and these experts often have situations where they engage in combat and discuss martial arts, and if they lose control of their scattered aura and accidentally hit another warrior, there is even the possibility of mistakenly killing them, so for safety's sake, it is also necessary to demarcate a forbidden zone.

  "Little friend, just ahead is Lord Kō's residence. He's already inside. I'll take you in now." Hongli smiled and bowed slightly to Yuan Ye.