Niu Baidao stroked his beard and said, "Back then, the path to the Allheaven Battlefield was newly opened. At the time, we did not have a systematic path of cultivation. There were only some hermits who had started their own sects deep in the mountains and forests after obtaining some cultivation inheritance somewhere. Thus, cultivators already existed even back then, but they were very weak. And the moment the path to the Allheaven Battlefield opened, sigh. I was a step slower."0

With a regretful tone, he said, "At the time, the divines and devils had yet to start their invasion. The ancient ruins started appearing after the path opened. It was mainly a competition between fellow humans. An ancient ruin just happened to appear near me, but that damn Great Ming King snatched the ruin before I could arrive. That guy used to work harsh jobs, so he was able to run faster than me. What a pity.3

"The first batch of ancient ruins were very powerful. After they entered the ruins, they vanished alongside the ruins that had resealed itself. Meanwhile, pitiful fellows like us could only settle with some weaker ruins or the random inheritances that had appeared due to the opening of the path to the Allheaven Battlefield.0

"A few years after that, the myriad races started entering the Human Realm. At first, they pretended to be friendly. They traveled the Human Realm and befriended the human race, using that chance to learn about the ancient ruins. At the time, the human race was cautious...3