Mad Sword Sect, Mountain Gate.

Within a towering mountain peak, amidst a palace shrouded in mist, an astonishing aura of malevolence suddenly erupted. A roar, as powerful as thunder, resounded throughout the entire Mad Sword Sect.

"You dare to steal my most precious treasure? You're courting death..."

A roar exploded above the mountain gate, instantly causing everyone in the Mad Sword Sect to change color, and they all looked in great fear toward the highest peak in the center of the mountain gate.

"It's the voice of the Ancestor! My God, who has angered the Ancestor so much?"

"It seems someone stole the ancestor's treasure. Damn it, who has the audacity to steal the ancestor's things? They must have a death wish!"

"Shh...don't say anymore, this is too big a deal for us to discuss. Let's go back quickly..."

...

Within the Mad Sword Sect, a great deal of discussion immediately broke out. Disciples from several sects all changed color, and various voices rose in unison.

Meanwhile, inside that palace shrouded in mist...

A figure shrouded in spiritual light roared in a deep voice, "The Xuan Tian Mirror has been stolen. This is an image of that person. Song Zhou... you must personally go and bring back the Xuan Tian Mirror and that person's head..."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out, and a man carrying a long sword appeared out of thin air in the hall. After bowing to the figure at the far end of the hall, he immediately disappeared without a trace.

...

at the same time!

Outside Xuyang City, after Lin Xuan shattered the primordial spirit imprint in the stone mirror, he immediately imprinted his own primordial spirit imprint into it. Then, he summoned a flying cloud boat and soared into the sky, flying straight towards the horizon.

He had quite a few Flying Cloud Boats in his spatial ring, so he didn't really care about destroying one or two. The main thing was that although there were some unexpected events this time, he still gained something overall. Putting aside everything else, the stone mirror alone was worth the price of admission.

Although he only imprinted a primordial spirit mark into this thing, and it can't even be considered as refining it, he still received some basic information. This stone mirror is called the Xuan Tian Mirror, and it is indeed a rare innate treasure, and a powerful treasure for killing. It can purify all laws of the heavens and is extremely terrifying.

However, unleashing the power of the Xuan Tian Mirror is not something an ordinary person can do.

"With my current strength, I can't unleash the full power of the Xuan Tian Mirror. But even if I can only unleash a portion of it, it's enough to be a trump card. It seems I need to hurry up and refine it." Inside the Flying Cloud Boat, Lin Xuan muttered to himself. Without further ado, he immediately began refining the Xuan Tian Mirror.

Since the flying cloud boat is traveling, he only needs to spare a sliver of his consciousness.

The journey to the Endless Sea is long and arduous. He originally did not know the exact location of the Endless Sea, but he had just obtained its location from the fragments of memory of the white-haired old man from the Mad Sword Sect, which was an unexpected surprise.

After setting the direction, Lin Xuan let the Flying Cloud Boat fly on its own, heading straight for the Endless Sea, while he himself began to fully refine the Profound Heaven Mirror. Completely unaware that the Mad Sword Sect's patriarch had already become enraged and sent powerful experts to hunt him down.

...

In later generations, on the star Qiongyu.

Above the vast clouds, a warship streaked across the sky like a streak of light, landing amidst a boundless mountain forest. Inside the warship's cabin, Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, two beams of divine light shooting forth from them, lingering in the air like streaks of lightning.

"Mount Hunyuan, we've finally arrived..."

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Lin Xuan muttered something to himself. With a thought, he left the warship's cabin and went onto the deck. He squinted at a majestic mountain peak in the distance. The entire mountain was incredibly massive, like a pillar reaching to the heavens.

That is Hunyuan Mountain.

The entire mountain peak reaches straight into the sky, standing out like a crane among chickens compared to the surrounding peaks. Most importantly, the entire mountain peak exudes an ancient and weathered aura, seemingly blending into the surrounding world. Although the mountain peak is right in front of you, it appears extremely ethereal and elusive.

Lin Xuan activated his spiritual eyes and divine vision, piercing through the clouds and mist that shrouded the mountain peak and taking in the entire mountain in his eyes.

The mountaintop was bustling with activity, a gathering place for countless creatures.

Most of them were of different races, divided into large and small forces, residing in different areas of the mountain. The higher they went, the stronger they became.

Lin Xuan swept his gaze across the area and, near the foot of the mountain, finally spotted a force composed entirely of humans, numbering in the tens of thousands. Among them were several thousand people from the Great Xia, as well as humans from other countries in the ancestral lands, all gathered together at this moment.

It's obvious they're gathering together to keep warm.

"As expected, we're still being suppressed. We're almost at the foot of the mountain." Lin Xuan muttered to himself, then shifted his gaze from the humans and looked up towards the summit. There, a beam of light shot into the sky from the top of Hunyuan Mountain, containing endless profound divine brilliance.

That was a monument.

To participate in the Battle of the Heavens, one must leave their name on Hunyuan Mountain. In other words, leaving one's name means leaving it on this monument.

This stele has no name; it is called the Hunyuan Stele simply because it is located at the top of Hunyuan Mountain.

There's a saying that goes, "The battle for supremacy among the heavens begins with the Primordial Chaos Stele and ends with the Chaos Stele." This means that only those who leave their names on the Primordial Chaos Stele can participate in the battle for supremacy among the heavens, and leaving one's name on the Chaos Stele signifies victory in that battle.

"Leave your name on the Primordial Monument, leave your name on the Chaos Monument, hehe..."

Lin Xuan chuckled softly, took a step, and stepped off the warship. He then put the warship away and soared into the air, heading straight for the summit of Hunyuan Mountain. He didn't go to the human territory because it was completely unnecessary. Tens of thousands of humans had come, and he didn't recognize a single one of them, so there was no need to go and greet them.

After all, he really couldn't tell how many of these people were human and how many were ghosts.

At the same time, he did not expect these people to be of any help to him. Putting aside other countries, the thousands of people on the Great Xia side were basically from the War God Palace. Although his relationship with the War God Palace was peacefully resolved because of a word from the Lord of Kyushu City, the estrangement could not be eliminated.

Lin Xuan was certain that these thousands of people would not welcome him. Even if he went over with a smile, he would only be despised.

If that's the case, why bother going over there and getting the cold shoulder?

With a single step, Lin Xuan was already tens of thousands of feet away. He stepped on flowing light, moving as if by teleportation, and instantly arrived at the halfway point of Hunyuan Mountain. He was completely silent, without even a wisp of wind stirring, but in this world of countless powerful beings, even though Lin Xuan's movements were minimal and his speed was fast enough, he was still noticed.

On the mountainside, on a cliff.

Suddenly, a powerful demon race member, three zhang tall and as black as ink, resembling an ape, opened his eyes and roared, "It's a human..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly raised his hand and slapped Lin Xuan directly with a palm strike.