Outside Hangu Pass, deep in the starry sky.
Jun Xiaoyao glanced back at Hangu Pass, then withdrew his gaze and let out a soft sigh.
He would have no shortage of troubles on the Ultimate Ancient Road.
If he were to travel with Jiang Shengyi and the others, it would inevitably affect them.
Moreover, entering the Ultimate Ancient Road required passing through the Dragon Gate.
At that time, it was uncertain if they would land in the same place.
Therefore, Jun Xiaoyao had already planned to travel alone.
"Sorry, Shengyi, Luoli, and everyone else, I will wait for you on the road ahead…"
Jun Xiaoyao knew that whether it was the Jun Family sequences or girls like Jiang Shengyi.
They were all stubborn and had their own persistence.
Walking the Ancient Road with Jun Xiaoyao, while providing protection and ensuring their safety, might not necessarily be a good thing for them.
Everyone needed tempering.
Jun Xiaoyao shook his head slightly, calming his emotions.
He was not the type to wallow in melancholy.
"Keep going, my road is still very long." Jun Xiaoyao felt relieved and smiled slightly.
His game with Heavenly Dao had just begun!
…
The desolate Universe seemed endless.
Several months had passed since Jun Xiaoyao left Hangu Pass.
He had been traveling through the starry sky.
Having obtained the complete Space Book, Jun Xiaoyao was already extremely proficient in the Dao of Space.
The Dao of Space combined with Kun Peng Extreme Speed made Jun Xiaoyao's speed dozens of times faster than some star-faring airships.
"I'm already very far from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain's Emperor Road, have I not reached the Dragon Gate yet?" Jun Xiaoyao murmured.
Along the way, he recalled the story of Laozi's journey west out of Hangu Pass.
The last pass of the Emperor Road was also called Hangu Pass.
Could it be that Laozi from Earth once walked this starry sky Emperor Road, leaving behind a mythical legend?
Shaking his head slightly, Jun Xiaoyao composed his thoughts.
At this moment, faint human voices came from ahead.
Jun Xiaoyao looked over and saw dense crowds of Prodigy Cultivators traveling through the starry sky ahead.
There were various races, dressed in strange clothes, with different auras.
Clearly, these Cultivators were not all beings from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain.
Many also came from the Emperor Roads of other Immortal Domains.
Further away, there was a vast, incomparable bronze gate.
This bronze gate, tens of thousands of feet high, stood deep in the Universe's starry sky, exuding an ancient, primordial Qi.
On the surface of the bronze gate, many lifelike True Dragons were carved, appearing almost alive under the refraction of starlight.
"This is the Dragon Gate." Jun Xiaoyao murmured to himself.
The Dragon Gate, derived from the meaning of a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.
The Prodigies who could cross the Emperor Road and reach the Dragon Gate were all outstanding individuals.
Like carp, if they crossed this Dragon Gate, they would have the opportunity to transform into a Dragon amidst the clouds.
Of course, whether they ultimately became a Dragon or a corpse buried on the Ancient Road depended on their individual strength and luck.
At this moment, these Prodigies who had reached the Dragon Gate were successively stepping into it.
Each time a Cultivator stepped in, the Dragon Gate would light up with a burst of Great Dao light.
Some people could cause dozens of feet of Great Dao light, while others could cause hundreds of feet of Great Dao light.
The Dragon Gate was not just a portal to the Ultimate Ancient Road.
It was also an ancient artifact, possessing the ability to initially test the talent and strength of Prodigies.
According to different levels of talent, the degree of Great Dao light aroused also varied.
Generally speaking, Prodigies of the Small Giant level were enough to cause a thousand feet of Great Dao light.
In front of the Dragon Gate, many Prodigies were not in a hurry to step into the Dragon Gate, but were observing and evaluating those who did.
"Tsk tsk, I heard that some time ago, a Saint from the Gulan Holy Church entered the Dragon Gate and caused a full five thousand feet of Great Dao light."
"What, five thousand feet? Doesn't that compare to five Small Giants?" A Cultivator asked in surprise.
"That's nothing, have you heard of Brahma, the Reincarnation of the Ancient Buddha from the Western Heaven Teaching in the Xuantian Immortal Domain?"
"I've heard of him too. That Brahma is terrifying to the extreme; he actually drew out twenty thousand feet of Great Dao light, accompanied by a Buddha light anomaly. He's simply a Forbidden Talent among Forbidden Talents…"
Some Cultivators, when discussing Forbidden Talents, had a look of awe in their eyes.
To be able to activate ten thousand feet of light from the Dragon Gate was enough to be considered a Forbidden Talent.
Twenty thousand feet meant a Forbidden Talent among Forbidden Talents.
Hearing the discussions of these Prodigies, Jun Xiaoyao's expression remained as calm as water.
"Indeed, in this era of great contention, all sorts of Prodigies have appeared, but… that's all they are." Jun Xiaoyao shook his head slightly, not caring.
His invincible Dao Heart was already unshaken.
He didn't even put Heavenly Dao in his eyes, let alone these young Prodigies.
"Eh, who is that person? His body is enveloped in immortal light, and his aura is profound…" Some Cultivators also noticed Jun Xiaoyao.
After all, Jun Xiaoyao's temperament was too extraordinary; with immortal light enveloping him and anomalies surrounding him, he stood out too much.
Anyone could guess that this was definitely not a simple person.
"Could it be another Small Giant?"
"His direction seems to be from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain?"
"It's actually the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain. Recently, news from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain has spread throughout the entire Ancient Road."
"That eternal anomaly, right? I heard he's the Divine Child of the Ancient Desolate Family, the Jun family."
As soon as the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain was mentioned, many Cultivators from other Immortal Domains present began to talk endlessly.
There were few Prodigies from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain present.
Most of the Prodigies from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain were gathered at Hangu Pass and had not yet set off.
Jun Xiaoyao was considered the earliest Prodigy from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain to embark on the Ultimate Ancient Road.
"Who is that Young Master? His temperament is truly extraordinary." Some female Cultivators also had shining eyes, asking out of curiosity.
Many gazes present fell on Jun Xiaoyao.
Jun Xiaoyao, accustomed to it, walked towards the Dragon Gate with a faint expression.
"What do you guess that Prodigy from the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain will cause in terms of Great Dao light?"
"At least a thousand-foot-level Small Giant, right? That aura is too profound."
Jun Xiaoyao's actions undoubtedly attracted attention from all directions.
Jun Xiaoyao stepped halfway into the Dragon Gate.
In an instant, the previously silent Dragon Gate began to rumble and tremble.
A Great Dao light began to surge wildly, directly soaring to ten thousand feet!
"What, a ten-thousand-foot Forbidden Talent!"
From all directions, all the Emperor Road Prodigies from all Immortal Domains, seeing this scene, simultaneously showed extreme shock.
Even a Forbidden Talent could not activate ten thousand feet of Great Dao light by merely stepping halfway in.
Unless…
This person was a Forbidden Talent among Forbidden Talents!
Jun Xiaoyao continued to step, placing one foot into the Dragon Gate.
The Great Dao light emitted by the Dragon Gate also surged like a geyser.
Twenty thousand feet!
Fifty thousand feet!
One hundred thousand feet!
Two hundred thousand feet!
In the end, it directly surged to a million feet!
An incomparably brilliant pillar of light soared from the Dragon Gate, illuminating the entire desolate, dark Universe!
The entire Ultimate Ancient Road could see this brilliant light!
All the Prodigies outside the Dragon Gate were stunned.
Ten thousand feet was considered a Forbidden Talent.
Twenty thousand feet was considered a Forbidden Talent among Forbidden Talents.
What about a million feet?
But before these Prodigies could recover from their shock.
Jun Xiaoyao's other foot stepped into the Dragon Gate again.
At this moment, the Great Dao light released from the Dragon Gate could no longer be accurately measured.
It seemed to have illuminated three thousand Universes!
At the same time, above the Dragon Gate, the lifelike True Dragons carved on it began to revive.
In the end, a full hundred Dragon-shaped phantoms broke free from the Dragon Gate, roaring to the sky with Dragon roars, shaking the entire Ultimate Ancient Road!
It was as if they were firing a salute for the birth of a King!