Chapter 708: The Master of Tianxian Guan

The two chatted as they traveled along the Future Road. It was unclear how much time had passed; perhaps it was only the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, or perhaps it was hundreds of millions of years, but a city appeared before Li Heng.

This city seemed to be a vast and majestic pass on this Future Road; looking at it from afar made one feel its imposing momentum, and many powerful auras rose from within the city.

If one were to walk closer and observe carefully,

one would discover that every brick of this majestic pass was an infinite Great Thousand World, a vast multiverse; no matter how grand and complex the space-time structure within them was, here they could only count as a single brick.

"Tianxian Guan?"

Li Heng looked over, only to see a plaque hanging above the grand city gate. Inscribed on the plaque were three characters evolved and arranged from the infinite Great Dao; they were pure Dao script.

"Could it be that there is some natural danger existing after passing through this gate?"

The artifact spirit also spoke up, sounding somewhat strange.

Li Heng ignored it and walked toward the majestic pass, discovering that the living beings entering and exiting the city were in an endless stream. Among them were the powerful and the weak, yet no unexpected situations arose due to this extreme disparity in strength.

Logically speaking, this was somewhat incredible.

The weak were like ants, while the powerful were like vast universes; this was simply not a difference that could be described by magnitude, but rather a difference in dimensions.

It seemed these living beings were all very law-abiding?

He arrived before the city gate, intending to go in and take a look.

But the next moment, the powerful Guards waiting on both sides of the city gate immediately stopped Li Heng. "This fellow Daoist, you look very unfamiliar to me. I wonder where you come from, and what business you have entering this pass?"

"So many people enter and exit the city; you remember them all?"

Li Heng did not answer, but instead brought up a question.

"That is only natural. This is neither a city of mortals nor are we mortal guards. Is it strange to remember so many faces? Not to mention that the living beings who usually come and go in this city are from the surrounding eras, yet you do not have the aura of the surrounding eras."

The Guard waved his hand and answered dismissively.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Li Heng nodded. No wonder so many living beings were entering and exiting. The Future Road spanned multiple eras and had no end in sight; living beings from these eras could naturally come to this road as well.

"However, fellow Daoist is asking something he already knows. What purpose could someone stepping onto the Future Road have? Naturally, it is to explore the endless future. As for this Tianxian Guan, this is also my first time here."

The Guard nodded upon hearing Li Heng's answer.

"Oh, so you're a newcomer; no wonder you don't understand the rules. Since you are a newcomer, I won't make things difficult for you. You only need to hand over a portion of secondary origin of the Great Void, and then you can enter."

He reached out his hand, making an impatient gesture of demanding payment.

"I have to pay to enter the city?"

Li Heng frowned. What kind of classic scenario was this?

"You don't need to pay to enter the city, but since you are walking on the Future Road, you naturally have to pay. This Tianxian Guan is the first toll gate you encounter; keep walking forward, there are more later."

The Guard explained.

Li Heng understood immediately. Was this a highway toll station? It was just that... he thought for a moment and spoke. "Does this city pass have anything to do with the person who opened up the Future Road?"

"It can have something to do with it, or it can have nothing to do with it."

The Guard replied.

"If it can have nothing to do with it, then why must I pay?"

Li Heng asked in return.

"The sage who originally opened up the Future Road is already at the very front of the Future Road. Currently, no one can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him, and he naturally would not turn back to collect tolls from those who came later."

"But the current Future Road is not the work of just that elder alone; there are countless people who have followed in his footsteps, including the master of Tianxian Guan, a supreme existence currently pioneering and exploring at the front of the Future Road. The Future Road you are walking on also owes much to the master of Tianxuan Guan."

"For example, after you pass through Tianxian Guan, you will encounter a vast and boundless Shi Kong Shen Yuan. Unless one is a supreme powerhouse, no one can cross it. At this time, you must take the Space-Time Road opened up by the master of Tianxian Guan, otherwise, you simply cannot pass."

"You don't want to hand over the secondary Void origin? That's fine, but that Space-Time Road will not be available to you; you will have to rely on your own strength to cross that Shi Kong Shen Yuan."

The Guard gave a long string of explanations.

"Since that is the case, then I will enter the city."

Li Heng nodded and stopped paying attention to these Guards, walking into the city and leaving behind the Guards who were stunned and even brimming with a few traces of anger.

"Where did this greenhorn come from, not even willing to pay a little road toll!"

The lead Guard came back to his senses and cursed viciously.

"Don't worry, when he encounters that space-time natural danger, he will only be able to obediently come back and pay. Could it be that he can cross that space-time natural danger relying solely on his own ability?"

The other Guards comforted him.

"That may be so, but what if there's an accident? We must report this to the City Lord."

The lead Guard shook his head. The most annoying thing about such matters was accidents, so to prevent accidents, one had to make preparations in advance. A thought drifted from his mind and flew into the city.

Li Heng walked into the city and wandered around for a bit.

He discovered that there was nothing special about it; it was just like a mortal city, a place where many powerful living beings exchanged what they had for what they lacked, and some weak living beings came here to seek opportunities and luck.

After all, a man setting up a stall by the side of the road might actually be a super big shot who could create or destroy infinite multiverses with a single thought.

Having taken in the dazzling array of sights, Li Heng lost interest.

He intended to pass through this Tianxian Guan and continue forward. Without any accidents, he passed directly through Tianxian Guan, but after exiting the pass, the road ahead was broken. Looking out, it was a pitch-black Shi Kong Shen Yuan with no end in sight.

Li Heng looked to the other side and discovered that beside this Future Road, there was a very exquisite small path spanning this Shi Kong Shen Yuan, extending toward the endless future.

This must be the Space-Time Road opened up by the master of Tianxian Guan.

"Fellow Daoist wants to move forward, why not take that path?"

At this moment, a powerful existence also walked out from within Tianxian Guan. Seeing Li Heng stopped in place, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I haven't paid the road toll, so I cannot take that path."

Li Heng responded with a smile.

"So that's it. Fellow Daoist has great spirit, actually daring not to pay the road toll and not giving the master of Tianxian Guan any face. However, this move of yours is a mistake, because apart from this Space-Time Road of the master of Tianxian Guan, there is no other path that can span this Shi Kong Shen Yuan."

"In the past, there was indeed a path on the Future Road that spanned this Shi Kong Shen Yuan; that path was originally the main road, but unfortunately, it was smashed by someone. Guess who smashed it?"

"I'll tell you, it was that damned master of Tianxian Guan who smashed it, all so that others would take the Space-Time Road he built and pay the road toll. It is simply rotten to the core."

This powerful existence said viciously.

"You are quite straightforward, Daoist, to say such things here."

Li Heng said with a look that was not quite a smile.

This powerful existence grinned.

"It doesn't matter, because I am the City Lord here..."