With Yang Xinxin's help, Zhang Yi had previously researched historical records of the Snowy Plateau Region. That Master Padmasambhava was also a highly accomplished master of the esoteric sect, and it was he who, together with King Gesar, overthrew the Demon Kingdom.

"Khenpo Deji, are you saying this is a sealing object?" From among the crowd, a person slowly spoke up. It was a mercenary from the Xia Zha family side.

Deji slowly glanced at him and, to prevent everyone from feeling fear, began to explain. "This gate is called the [Gate of Eternal Severance]. Back when King Gesar defeated the Demon Kingdom, they fled back to the underground Demon Abyss."

"It is said that the power of the Demonic People comes from the Demon Abyss. They must make daily sacrifices to the Demon Abyss to maintain their strength. And that place is also their final resting place."

"King Gesar and Master Padmasambhava once attempted to attack the Demon Abyss, but the environment there is exceptionally harsh, completely unsuitable for ordinary people to survive. Their army suffered from acclimatization issues the moment they entered."

"Ultimately, on Master Padmasambhava's suggestion, King Gesar forged this Gate of Eternal Severance and prophesied that the one who opens this gate one day would be able to completely resolve the calamity of the Demon Kingdom."

He pointed a finger at the dense white bones before them. "This gate is fused with the flesh and blood of a hundred thousand Demonic People and fallen soldiers. Their corpses are piled up behind the gate, using their lingering souls to set up a barrier, preventing the people of the Demon Kingdom from reappearing."

Only then did everyone understand the origin of these bones. A hundred thousand people—just a brief mention in the history books—but witnessing it firsthand carried an immense, shocking impact.

"Everyone, let us set off! Remember, the Demon Kingdom is extremely dangerous. You must act according to our commands along the way. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourselves!" Deji shot a glance at the people from the other three families, his tone carrying a clear warning.

After the stale air behind the stone gate dissipated, the Lord of the Charnel Ground was the first to step into the gate of the Demon Kingdom. The monk soldiers of the Yasha Langtai family and the private soldiers of Sangha Monastery closely followed behind.

Zhang Yi glanced at the space beyond the gate. It was pitch black, impossible to see anything clearly, yet there was a sinister, terrifying aura, as if a pair of eyes were gazing at the crowd from the darkness, sending chills down everyone's spines.

The people from the other families looked at each other and then followed as well. With the Lord of the Charnel Ground taking the lead, their hearts felt much more settled.

Pagyi Gesang bid farewell to Zhang Yi and left the area. Subsequently, Zhang Yi led his companions and the five hundred elite troops of the Pagyi Family through that mysterious stone gate.

Everyone was fully armed, each wearing combat suits. Because Zhang Yi possessed the ability [All Things Follow Traces], he wasn't overly worried about sudden ambushes.

However, after stepping through the stone gate, even Zhang Yi couldn't help but be startled by the world before his eyes.

"Whoosh!"

After Fatty Xu walked out, he almost lost his footing. If Old You hadn't caught him in time, he would have fallen to the ground. It wasn't because he was prone to tripping on flat ground, but because after exiting the stone gate, they discovered that behind it was actually a massive mountain of skeletons!

Bleached white bones, piled into a mountain. The stone gate was right in the middle of this mountain. Their field of vision was filled with bones, and a single misstep could cause them to sink in.

But what was even more terrifying wasn't this.

Zhang Yi slowly walked up the mountain of bones. His gaze looked into the distance, and the shock in his heart was beyond measure.

The others followed and, looking at everything before them from the high ground, were also greatly shaken.

Because beyond the mountain of bones was a boundless, vast expanse. A sea of blood. Crimson, unbearably foul-smelling, emanating a dense aura of death.

Only then did Zhang Yi realize where the blood water they had seen earlier came from.

The Sea of Blood was incredibly vast, impossible to see the end at a glance. Purple miasma lingered above the Sea of Blood—a terrifying, potent poison. If they hadn't entered wearing combat suits, a single breath of this air would kill a person.

Over two thousand people walked out of the stone gate, never expecting to encounter such a scene first.

However, they weren't unprepared.

From the Yasha Langtai family side, soldiers immediately opened their backpacks, took out bundles of hide, and quickly assembled them into kayaks by the edge of the Sea of Blood.

Soon, dozens of kayaks appeared by the shore. They boarded the kayaks and began sailing toward the opposite side.

The other families were also prepared. Because underground rivers often appeared, preparing such tools wasn't without reason.

Chodak walked over and invited Zhang Yi to join them on the kayak.

Zhang Yi thought for a moment and did not refuse. Although he could fly, he didn't want to stand out too much at this moment.

The four of them and the cat boarded the kayak with Chodak, while two soldiers beside them were responsible for rowing.

Over a hundred kayaks paddled forward at a steady, unhurried pace. No one knew what they might encounter here, so they didn't dare to move too fast.

On the Pagyi family side, a soldier placed his hand in the River of Blood and stirred it a bit, then reported to Chodak and Zhang Yi, "Captain, Sir A, there is extremely strong corpse poison in this water. No living creature could survive in it." This soldier was a superhuman capable of controlling poison, so he wasn't worried about being affected.

Chodak nodded. "That's good. With such a vast Sea of Blood, it would be troublesome if a monster suddenly appeared and attacked us!" Although they were wearing combat suits, swimming across this boundless Sea of Blood was clearly impossible. Once the kayaks were destroyed, they would basically be finished.

Just as Chodak's words fell, a sharp scream suddenly rang out not far away.

"Ah!!"

Zhang Yi, Chodak, and the others tensed up, swiftly looking in the direction of the sound. They saw a soldier pointing into the distance with a panicked expression.

"There's... there's something!"

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed. Sure enough, something was bobbing up and down in the Sea of Blood.

Soon, similar shouts came from other places.

"There are people! There are people in the water!"

"There are some here too!" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Prepare for combat!"

The soldiers who came here were mentally prepared to face death. But when confronted with bizarre phenomena, the fear in their hearts was still impossible to conceal.

At that moment, a fat lama from Sangha Monastery stood up, his gaze sharp as he looked toward a spot where ripples appeared on the water. He pulled out a long chain from his sleeve and forcefully whipped it toward that spot!

"Splash!"

With the sound of water, a crimson shadow was dragged out of the Sea of Blood.

The fat lama cautiously threw the thing onto the boat. Taking a closer look, he suddenly sneered, "I thought it was something! Turns out it's just a corpse."

He shouted loudly to the surroundings, "No need to worry! This is just a corpse!"

The people around, hearing it was a corpse, relaxed considerably, thinking it was some strange creature.

However, Zhang Yi and the others didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless.

"That's not right! How could there be corpses here?" Zhang Yi shouted loudly.

His words alerted everyone. Looking at the corpse, it seemed quite well-preserved, as if it had died not long ago. Bobbing up and down in the tide, where did so many dead bodies come from?