The Barrier World has been incredibly mysterious since ancient times.
Like the Boundless Sea, it became a legendary existence.
It was also a region that only the strongest could set foot in.
And now, in the Barrier World.
Jun Xiaoyao actually saw a line of faint footprints.
It was clear that they belonged to a Human Race being.
Moreover, the rules of the Barrier World were different from those of the Immortal Domain.
To be able to leave footprints here, and for them to remain un-erased through countless ages, was astonishing.
It was evident that the being who left these footprints was unimaginably powerful.
"Could it be that the being who left these footprints is the owner of that perfect Sacred Blood?"
Jun Xiaoyao couldn't help but wonder.
Of course, this was just a guess.
These ancient secrets were still too deeply hidden for Jun Xiaoyao.
Jun Xiaoyao lacked sufficient clues.
Now, Jun Xiaoyao faced a choice.
To leave directly.
Or to follow these footprints and search for clues?
These footprints extended deep into the Barrier World.
It was impossible for there to be no danger.
But Jun Xiaoyao, with almost no hesitation, directly followed the faint traces of the footprints.
In his dictionary, there was no such word as 'fear'.
Of course, Jun Xiaoyao was not a reckless person with only courage.
He did this because he felt confident.
Jun Xiaoyao protected himself with the Langu Imperial Talisman and advanced along the footprints.
The deeper he went, the more he felt the desolation and danger of the Barrier World.
It was hard to imagine who had built this barrier.
And what kind of existence was the Realm Sea?
Jun Xiaoyao even had a wild thought: could the Realm Sea be the Inner Universe of an unimaginably powerful supreme being?
There were too many great secrets in this world.
Even someone as intelligent as Jun Xiaoyao sometimes felt dull, as if constrained by an invisible framework.
This was why Jun Xiaoyao wanted to ascend to the supreme Peak.
He wanted to overlook all ages and unravel all secrets.
Just as Jun Xiaoyao was pondering.
Suddenly, he heard a faint sound of weeping.
At first, Jun Xiaoyao thought it was an illusion.
After all, this was the Barrier World; how could human weeping suddenly be heard? It was too abrupt.
However, the next moment, Jun Xiaoyao's expression hardened.
This was not an illusion; he truly heard weeping.
The weeping was low, hoarse, and muffled.
It even seemed to convey an ineffable pain and despair.
"What's going on? Is this some kind of Soul interference?"
Jun Xiaoyao immediately became alert.
After all, this was the mysterious and dangerous Barrier World.
Suddenly hearing weeping, anyone would feel a chill in their heart; it was very wrong.
Jun Xiaoyao focused his attention and remained vigilant, ready to activate the Langu Imperial Talisman at any moment.
Finally, Jun Xiaoyao followed the footprints and saw the scene in the distance.
That was also the source of the weeping.
Because of the distance, Jun Xiaoyao could only see a blurry silhouette.
The silhouette looked like an incredibly tall man.
His long, gray-white hair was disheveled.
Just from the back, it was clear that this should have been a very heroic and strong man.
But now, in front of him, there was an ice coffin.
The man was hunched over the ice coffin, letting out hoarse sobs.
It was just like a widower in the Mortal World who had lost his wife in middle age, lonely and utterly desolate.
"This is…"
Jun Xiaoyao was extremely surprised.
In this eerie Barrier World.
At the end of this line of faint footprints, such a scene appeared.
A man in utter despair, weeping over a coffin.
If this weren't the Barrier World, Jun Xiaoyao would truly believe he had entered the Mortal World.
This was too bizarre.
"Could that be…"
Jun Xiaoyao seemed to have thought of something, and a startling idea flashed through his mind like lightning!
Even Jun Xiaoyao's breathing became slightly hurried.
He approached, enduring the pressure.
And when he got a little closer.
He then realized.
The scene before him was not real.
There were residual Dao traces.
"This is a scene from ancient times, which has remained until now!"
Jun Xiaoyao took a deep breath.
Because the Heaven and Earth rules of the Barrier World were different from those of the Immortal Domain.
As long as an imprint could be left, it would be difficult for it to disappear.
This was a real scene from the past that had been branded, forming an indelible imprint.
Even today, the scene remained, never having disappeared.
In other words, the scene Jun Xiaoyao saw before him.
Was something that had happened here long, long ago.
The reason Jun Xiaoyao was surprised was because he thought of a person.
He thought of a great hero who shook the past and present, whose name was etched in the annals of the Immortal Domain.
Emperor Wu Zhong!
Emperor Wu Zhong was once an Ancient Sacred Body who had Cultivated to near Major Achievement.
He and the West Queen Mother of Jade Pond were Dao Companions envied by everyone in the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain.
Later, a terrifying turmoil erupted in the Immortal Domain.
Emperor Wu Zhong wanted to ascend to the Nine Heavens to quell the chaos.
The West Queen Mother refused, wanting to go with him, sharing life and death.
Afterward, Emperor Wu Zhong compromised, saying he would Cultivate in seclusion with the West Queen Mother, and ascend to the Nine Heavens after their Breakthrough.
However, Emperor Wu Zhong had deceived the West Queen Mother.
Leaving behind the phrase, 'Neither fail the common people nor fail you,' he went to the Nine Heavens alone.
But then, from the Nine Heavens, a broken body fell.
The West Queen Mother's hair turned white overnight; she went Heaven-Defying for love, sacrificing herself.
With her Twelve Orifices Immortal Heart, she seized life from Heaven.
And saved Emperor Wu Zhong, against all odds.
From then on, the world lost a pair of lovers.
But gained a supreme Congenital Holy Body Dao Embryo.
Emperor Wu Zhong sealed the West Queen Mother in a ten-thousand-year ice coffin.
He carried the coffin and fought his way up to the Nine Heavens, quelling an era of turmoil.
It was said that after that, the Nine Heavens Forbidden Zone was severely damaged, and for several epochs, it made no further moves.
This was something known to all living beings in the Immortal Domain.
They also revered Emperor Wu Zhong as the hero who saved the Immortal Domain.
However, Emperor Wu Zhong eventually carried the coffin and departed, his whereabouts unknown.
A generation's hero, who saved the common people of the Immortal Domain.
Ended up lonely and desolate, with nowhere to speak of his sorrow.
Now, if there was no mistake.
The imprinted scene Jun Xiaoyao saw before him.
Was precisely Emperor Wu Zhong of the past!
This was somewhat beyond Jun Xiaoyao's expectations.
In the eyes of the world, Emperor Wu Zhong was a hero, a god-like existence.
He had great love, universal love, saved billions of living beings, and fulfilled the mission of the Sacred Body lineage.
But now.
What appeared before Jun Xiaoyao.
Was not that tall and majestic, god-like hero.
But a desolate man hunched over an ice coffin, weeping hoarsely.
Can an Emperor also cry?
Jun Xiaoyao was momentarily in a daze.
It could be said that those who could Cultivate to the Emperor stage, if not emotionless, at least had a Dao Heart of Perfection.
Any emotion could be easily controlled.
Because they had seen through many worldly illusions, directly grasping the true essence.
All the seven emotions and six desires, all kinds of feelings, for Emperor-level figures, could be felt, but also easily isolated, or even abandoned.
This was why some supreme existences slumbering in the Nine Heavens Forbidden Zone would unleash endless catastrophes and turmoil.
Because for them, they had long since abandoned all emotions as living beings.
Only the cold pursuit of longevity and Immortal Ascension remained!
And now, Jun Xiaoyao saw an Emperor crying in sorrow.
This was an Emperor!
Not to mention that Emperor Wu Zhong was also a Congenital Holy Body Dao Embryo; his true strength was definitely not as simple as merely being an Emperor.
The name 'Emperor Wu Zhong' was just a title, not an indication that his cultivation was limited to the Emperor level.
But now, this supreme expert, who was ranked in the ancient history of the Immortal Domain.
Was crying as sadly as a child.
This contrast was striking.
Jun Xiaoyao also saw a stele-shaped stone nearby.
On it were two lines of characters left in blood.
This journey has no return.
Life and death, vast and unknowable.