The master of the penalty area!

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise, as if they had never heard of such a high-ranking person.

Ah Bao said:

"Behind the Demon Realm lies the Forbidden Zone, which we need to pass through anyway. Why don't we go take a look?"

Ling Yun nodded slightly and looked at the envoy from the restricted area:

"Okay, let's check out the restricted area!"

Immediately afterwards, Lingyun, Qiongqi, Dasheng, Golden Lion, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Abao followed the forbidden zone envoy into the spatial gate.

After a dizzying spin, the group found themselves at the edge of the restricted area.

This place is an island, only ten miles in circumference. Everyone can tell at a glance that there is a vast hidden space on the island.

Qiongqi looked at the small island and said in a deep voice:

"Back when the Golden Cloud Continent was still in the Chaotic Demon Realm, this place was the territory of the Qilin Clan."

There's a powerful array here that isolates the heavens and earth; even a Celestial King couldn't sense its existence!

Ling Yun said:

"It must be some powerful figure from the Golden Cloud Continent who accidentally entered this place and then established a restricted area. Let's see what this so-called restricted area is all about!"

Immediately, the envoy of the forbidden zone took out a jade pendant and pointed it in front of him, and a spatial gate opened.

As soon as everyone entered the space, they immediately felt an extremely rich spiritual energy.

The scenery in the forbidden zone is breathtaking; even the Great Sage, who had visited the realm of gods, had to praise it.

"The forbidden zone is more like a fairyland than the territory of the gods!"

"Hehe... These are all how the Qilin Clan looked back then. We haven't changed anything. Please follow me!"

The envoy of the forbidden zone smiled and led Ling Yun and his group to the dojo of the Lord of the Forbidden Zone.

Along the way, the group calculated that the entire forbidden zone occupied half of the Golden Cloud Continent, with 9,999 mountains.

The mountains intertwine to form a large array that conceals a hidden space.

At the summit of each mountain lies a complex of buildings, each housing a powerful being at the Integration Realm or Mahayana stage, and their descendants.

Ling Yun and A Bao also sensed the aura of the Heavenly Pill Sect's patriarch. He had encountered the Shang Clan during his ascension and was rescued by Ling Yun, but later went mad.

Then he was led to the forbidden zone by the Lord of the Forbidden Zone. The current ancestor of the Heavenly Pill Sect looks good and has an air of otherworldly grace, as if he has been reborn.

Soon the group arrived at the highest peak of the restricted area. There were no luxurious buildings on the peak, only a purple bamboo forest.

Deep in the bamboo forest is a bamboo courtyard, inside which is a two-story bamboo building, a lotus pond, and a pavilion next to the lotus pond.

An elderly man in a purple robe sat in the pavilion. He looked kind and wise, his eyes filled with a sense of tranquility.

Upon seeing Ling Yun and his group enter the bamboo courtyard, the old man in purple robes rose to greet them.

"Junior Xuan Yuanwen, the master of the forbidden zone, greets all seniors!"

He knew that Ling Yun and his group were all powerful individuals with extraordinary backgrounds, so he addressed them as seniors.

"From the Xuanyuan family?" Abao asked curiously.

"No, no, no!" Xuanyuan Wen laughed.

"The Xuanyuan family of the Tianyuan Dynasty is fake; I am the real descendant of the Xuanyuan family."

"Let's not talk about that anymore, esteemed seniors, please have a seat!"

Xuanyuan Wen led Lingyun and his group to the pavilion and poured them spiritual tea.

Immediately, Xuanyuan Wen clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said:

"Esteemed seniors, I am skilled in divination and have foreseen that a great calamity is imminent, which will be the end of the Golden Cloud Continent."

After the great calamity, no living being will survive on the Golden Cloud Continent.

This junior humbly requests that you, my seniors, intervene to avert this great calamity.

Upon hearing this, everyone was slightly startled. They hadn't expected that Xuanyuan Wen could predict the consequences and timing of the great calamity using only divination skills. He was indeed a talented person.

No one spoke.

Xuanyuan Wen poured more spiritual tea for everyone and continued speaking:

"Three million years ago, I accidentally discovered this hidden space. At that time, I had just reached the Integration Realm, so I used this place as my training ground."

I cultivate martial arts and Confucianism, refining my primary and secondary bodies. When my primary body, which focuses on martial arts, reaches the Mahayana stage, I begin to ascend.

It wasn't until then that I realized ascension was a trap. The primary and secondary bodies are connected in body, mind and will. The secondary body knew that ascension was just a harvest!

Later, I persuaded those fellow cultivators who wanted to ascend to immortality to give up their ascension plans and come to the forbidden zone.

From then on, the forbidden zone became the final destination for those at the Integration Realm, but many beings still yearned for ascension.

After listening, everyone understood the origin of the restricted area.

After a moment of silence, Ling Yun asked:

"How do you plan to deal with this great calamity?"

Hearing Ling Yun's words, Xuan Yuanwen was overjoyed, knowing that Ling Yun and the others were willing to help resist the great calamity.

Then, he expressed his thoughts:

"After my main body entered that dark land, I discovered that the Shang Clan had an elite army of hundreds of billions."

Behind the army are dozens of unimaginable figures.

I predict that the great calamity will arrive in no more than a year. Within this year, we will need to unite the three great dynasties and the demon realm to form an army of no less than 200 billion cultivators to fight against the army of the Shang Clan.

The remaining unimaginable existences can only be addressed by the efforts of you seniors!

"The Sorrowful Clan!" Qiongqi said coldly, his eyes filled with anger.

"It's good to wipe out the descendants of the Shang Clan first and collect some interest. Once I reach the Chaos Demon Realm, I will annihilate the entire Shang Clan!"

The Great Sage, the Golden Lion, the White Tiger, and the Vermilion Bird all had no objections.

Ling Yun spoke:

"Alright, the matter of uniting the three great dynasties is entrusted to you. Those who wish to escape to other realms need not be forced."

If we successfully avert the great calamity, I will take action to transform the Golden Cloud Continent into a great world.

In the future, you will be able to cultivate to the level of a Great Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Wen stood up, his expression excited, and clasped his hands in greeting:

"Thank you, fellow Daoists. The Golden Cloud Continent is our ancestral land, and we are willing to fight to the end!"

"Over the years, I have also cultivated a large elite army worth tens of billions in the restricted area, which is for the great calamity."

I, Xuanyuan Wen, swear that when the great calamity comes, I will be at the forefront and never back down!

Ling Yun waved his hand, gesturing for Xuan Yuanwen to sit down and talk.

"Even if a great calamity were to come, with the existence of the forbidden zone formation, the Shang Clan would not be able to find this place, and the beings in the forbidden zone could escape this calamity!"

Xuanyuan Wen shook his head and said seriously:

"I know, but I am a being of the Golden Cloud Continent. How can I live alone when my ancestral land is in trouble?"

"I'd rather die than be a slave to a conquered nation!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun and his group felt deep admiration. Like Dongfang Ling, Xuan Yuanwen could have easily escaped the calamity, but he chose to fight instead.

"I am one of the strongest cultivators. This land has given me spiritual energy, allowing me to live forever. Now that this land is in trouble, if I, as the strongest cultivator, do not go to resist, should I let the common people and martial artists do it?"

Xuanyuan Wen said with tears streaming down his face, showing that he truly cherished the Golden Cloud Continent.

Then, Ling Yun smiled and said:

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan, you can contact the three great dynasties with confidence. If anyone is uncooperative, just find Brother Qiongqi. Once he takes action, everyone will have to obey."

We're in the Demon Realm, so just come find us if you need anything!

After speaking, Ling Yun stood up, patted Xuan Yuanwen on the shoulder, and calmly said:

"Go for it! Leave the powerful members of the Shang Clan to us, don't worry about the rest!"

Xuanyuan Wen clasped his hands and said:

"Thank you all, seniors!"