"Yes. Back then, Region Lord Lin Xiao used the Purple Bamboo Forest Illusory Formation to seal himself for hundreds of years. By the time he found a way to break the formation, he was already at the Sky level."
"Hundreds of years to reach the Sky level?"
Qin Shi frowned. It must be known that loneliness was extremely difficult to endure. No matter how much pain one felt, it was the flesh that hurt. But to be alone for hundreds of years, Qin Shi didn't dare imagine it. If it were him, he might go crazy.
Of course, death seclusion didn't count. Many World realm experts could go into seclusion for hundreds of years and seal their five senses.
However, under such circumstances, it was impossible to comprehend a high-level Forbidden Zone.
"Cultivating the Forbidden Zone is indeed very difficult. In some ways, it's even crueler than cultivating Purgatory," said Autumn Water.
Qin Shi nodded. Loneliness was also a type of suffering in the human world, but it was an extremely difficult one to endure.
"Right, you just said that the Forbidden Zone is divided into five levels. Sky, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow are only four. What's the fifth level?" asked Qin Shi.
When he heard Qin Shi's question, Tu Ye grew serious. It wasn't just him. All the Forbidden Zone disciples were extremely solemn.
Seeing their reactions, Qin Shi realized that the fifth level wasn't simple at all.
"Leader, the fifth level is the Sky Emperor Forbidden Zone," said Tu Ye.
Tu Ye's mere words made him feel extremely heavy and pressured. He said in a low voice, "The power of the Heavenly Emperor Level Exclusion Zone is the highest level of the Exclusion Zone's power. Only Region Lord Fengtian reached this level when the Exclusion Zone was first established. It is rumored that this level has the power to confine an entire sky."
"Imprison an entire sky?" Qin Shi and the other experts from the Anti-Upheaval Alliance were visibly moved.
You should know that Heavenly Energy is the most mysterious power in the world. Bearing the Mandate of Heaven means you have the power of multiple Heavens. But this Sky Emperor Forbidden Zone can imprison an entire sky? "
"Yes. Ever since Ancestor Feng Tian, no one in the Exclusion Zone has been able to comprehend this level of power," Tu Ye said.
When he heard Tu Ye's words, Qin Shi thought about it for a while. "Lin Xiao has the power of a Heaven-grade Exclusion Zone. He has been the master of a Exclusion Zone for thousands of years, but he has never been able to bear the weight of a Mandate of Heaven. In the end, he had to compromise with the Exclusion Zone and be infected by a demonic curse to barely reach the Transcendent Realm. In other words, it is impossible for a Heaven-grade Exclusion Zone to bear the weight of a Mandate of Heaven. The only thing that can bear the weight of a Mandate of Heaven is the power of a Heaven-grade Exclusion Zone.
"Let's go. Bring me to the place where I can comprehend the power of forbidden zones."
Tu Ye nodded readily. He had already decided to follow Qin Shi.
It wasn't just Tu Ye. Many of the Exclusion Zone's disciples were curious. If the leader of the Anti-Upheaval Alliance, who had the power to defy the heavens and change fate, could comprehend the power of forbidden zones, what level would he reach? He Shuhan, Qin Xue Xin, and the others followed.
The Exclusion Zone had long since been reduced to rubble by the flames of war. All that was left of the once majestic palace were ruins. Tu Ye struggled to find the palace's location based on his memories. He waved his sleeves a few times, lifting up a few large boulders. There was a depression beneath the boulders, and a faint ghostly soul light flickered. Tu Ye excitedly ran forward.
Tu Ye cleared away the rubble around the Nether Soul Light, completely exposing it. It was a translucent, dark green stone.
The mischievous stone was constantly flashing with soul light. When the spiritual energy in the world sensed it, it emitted a deep cry and deliberately avoided the mischievous stone. It seemed as if it would be devoured and sealed by the mischievous stone if it approached it.
"Whew, fortunately, the Exclusion Zone Stone wasn't destroyed."
Tu Ye let out a long sigh, then said to Qin Shi, "Alliance Leader, this is the Exclusion Zone Stone. All you need to do is relax and place your hand on it. It will teach you the method of forbidden zones, and it will also determine the level of your power."
Qin Shi looked at the mischievous stone and felt that it was mystical. This mischievous stone seemed to have a very dense power.
That kind of power was something that Qin Shi had rarely experienced.
"Alliance Leader, go ahead and give it a try," said Ling Xiao to the others.
Qin Shi walked up to the stone, then slowly paused at the square inch in front of it.
Qin Shi first took a deep breath, adjusting himself to peak condition. Then, with a calm heart, he slowly placed his hand on the Exclusion Zone Stone.
Bzzz!
The moment his hand came into contact with the Exclusion Zone Stone, Qin Shi felt as if there was a magical suction force that pulled his soul out of his body. Soon after, the world in front of him underwent a huge change.
Qin Shi felt his Primordial Spirit spin, and he appeared in an extremely spacious wilderness.
There was no other life in this wilderness, apart from himself.
However, Qin Shi wasn't in a hurry. He knew that this was definitely a test from the Exclusion Zone Stone. Fortunately, he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate by himself.
In this spacious world, time seemed to be passing very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed. In this wilderness, Qin Shi had already become extremely old.
However, Qin Shi still didn't move. His breathing was very even, and he wasn't surprised by how quickly time passed.
This was because he knew that this was all an illusion.
However, ten thousand years had been an extremely torturous process.
During this process, Qin Shi had experienced countless struggles.
During these ten thousand years, Qin Shi even thought that if all of this was real, how many people in this world would remember him after ten thousand years?
When he left this place again, the world would change and everything would become unfamiliar.
Qin Shi's eyes became moist, but this didn't mean that he was afraid. Instead, it made him know that he needed to cherish everything around him even more.
"Hmm, what an interesting little fellow." Suddenly, an illusory figure appeared in the wilderness.
This shadow was very broken, and there were twelve relics surrounding it.
"Finally willing to show up?" When he saw the shadow appear in the wilderness, Qin Shi slowly opened his eyes.
Even if it was fake, during these ten thousand years, Qin Shi had experienced it personally. This made his eyes even more profound, and his mind had become incomparably mature. In fact, the current him, to a certain extent, had a better understanding of time than those old fellows who had lived for thousands of years.
"Little fellow, aren't you afraid?
You have been trapped here for tens of thousands of years. Once you leave, the world that you remember and everything that you have experienced will become strange. All the people that you care about will not know you. "The mysterious man smiled faintly and said.
"If all of this is real, I will be very afraid. Because to me, this is no different from dying."
Qin Shi stood up and wrapped his black robe tightly around himself. Right now, he had already become an old man. He looked at the shadow and smiled, "However, all of this is fake. These ten thousand years of loneliness will only make me cherish everyone around me even more."
The shadow smiled strangely. "Hehe, what a rare little fellow. I, Jin Kong, have been in the Forbidden Region for ten thousand years and have seen countless people. Even if they knew it was fake, they could endure for ten years, or even a hundred years. However, a thousand years is already their limit. This kind of loneliness is unbearable. I didn't expect you to be able to endure for ten thousand years."
Indeed, even if he knew it was fake, the ten thousand years that he had spent in this void had truly existed. It was a real feeling.
In fact, Qin Shi also wanted to give up a few times.
Jin Kong smiled, "Little fellow, can you tell me what made you persevere?"
"If you were abandoned by your own race, hated by the ferocious devils who wanted to kill you, and no one in the world was willing to accept you, you are not a devil, you are not a human, you don't even know what you are, you don't have companions, you don't have the same kind, I believe that you would feel that being alone for ten thousand years is actually not a big deal." Qin Shi said faintly.
After hearing Qin Shi's words, the old man's muddy eyes seemed to be moved. He looked at Qin Shi with a slight startle, "Little fellow, you are a human and a devil?"
Qin Shi didn't deny it. He smiled in a very self-mocking manner.
Yes, in terms of loneliness, who could be more lonely than him in this world?
He and the evil devils were destined to be mutants in this world. Or perhaps it was better to say that the evil devils were still fine. After all, he was still a ferocious devil. It was acceptable for him to leave the human world, but what about himself?
Qin Shi knew very well that he wasn't a human, nor was he a devil. He was a very strange existence that couldn't even be defined or recognized in this world.
Therefore, he was destined to be the loneliest existence in this world.
Because of this, no one could surpass Qin Shi in terms of loneliness.
True loneliness wasn't when one was sealed in a certain place, but when one was surrounded by millions of people and still didn't have any sense of belonging. That was true loneliness.
Jin Kong laughed wildly, his laughter was very exaggerated. "I see, I see. But little fellow, what makes me even more curious is that since you have been betrayed by everything in this world and are so lonely, why do you still want to leave this place?
If you only want to endure this loneliness, I won't be able to sense it. I will only appear when you want to leave. Tell me, why do you still want to leave? "
"I know that you want to leave, but you are different from those little bastards I met in the past. They just couldn't endure this loneliness, but you can. Why do you still want to leave?"
"I am indeed very lonely, but even so, there are still people who care about me. There are also people I care about. Loneliness doesn't mean that I can't yearn for freedom and liberation. What do you think?
Senior Jin Kong? "
Qin Shi smiled leisurely. Moreover, his smile was filled with confidence. At this moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the endless wilderness. There was a hint of enlightenment in his eyes.
"So, it's like this …"
"Little fellow, what did you comprehend?" Jin Kong asked excitedly.
Qin Shi pointed at the wilderness and said, "The true essence of the Forbidden Domain."
"That's impossible. No one can comprehend it alone."