Beyond the vast Central Plains, the further north one travels, the more barren the land becomes. At the northernmost edge of the Central Plains, there is a faint silver light curtain, which seems to connect heaven and earth, within which one can vaguely see wisps of sharp sword energy flashing back and forth.

Strangely, there were still plants and trees to the south of the light curtain, but to the north of the light curtain, the land was barren and not a blade of grass grew. The wind howled, blowing sand and stones, making it a desolate place.

This light barrier has existed for tens of thousands of years. It was created by the Yellow Emperor using his weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword, as a barrier to keep the demons in the north and protect his people.

However, since Xuanyuan Yu ended the chaos and became emperor more than a decade ago, this barrier has become shallower and fainter day by day, and the sharp light that flashed within it is also slowly diminishing, losing its former domineering aura.

A commotion arose in the distance, and a dozen or so people walked over from the north side of the barrier, laughing and joking. The group quickly reached the barrier and shoved each other for a while, until the thinnest man was pushed to the front.

"Go, go, it's you!"

"Yes, it's you! Go and give it a try!"

"Hey, hey, hey... Don't come back! Go now! If you don't go, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"..."

The thin man tried to turn back several times, but was pushed back by the other dozen or so people. Helpless, he could only walk to the barrier with a bitter face.

He stood before the barrier, turning to glance at the dozen or so people. His thin, withered face wrinkled, filled with resentment and fear. The group waved their hands, most of them revealing gloating expressions, and jokingly urged him on.

The thin man turned around angrily, and reached out his hand, trembling, toward the faint light screen, but stopped before he reached it.

His hands trembled for a long time before he paused, frowned, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes tightly, and stretched his hand forward, touching the barrier.

He didn't feel the expected pain in his hand. He hesitated and opened his eyes to look ahead. He saw that his hand had passed through half of the light barrier, but the sharp light inside the barrier did not attack his hand.

The thin man was suddenly overjoyed. He withdrew his hand, took a big step forward, and his whole body passed through the light barrier. The light barrier melted away, revealing a human-shaped gap, and then quickly closed up again.

"I did it! I made it across!" The thin man stood on the south side of the light screen and shouted with ecstasy.

"We succeeded!" The people north of the light barrier were overjoyed. The dozen or so people shouted and ran forward, passing through the light barrier without any hindrance. They cheered and jumped for joy on the south side of the light barrier, their faces full of ecstasy.

"The prophecy has indeed come true! The time for ten thousand years has arrived!"

"Yes, we can finally set foot in the Central Plains! We can finally set foot in the Central Plains!"

"I want to eat the heart of the young children of the Central Plains, and the fetus in the mother's womb! I want to taste the legendary flavors and see if they are as delicious as the ancestors described!"

"Take me with you, take me with you! I also want to drink virgin blood and see if it has the legendary potent tonic!"

"Let's go, let's go tell His Majesty!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

"..."