549: Heavenly Venerable's Secret

"I am willing."

Zhou Xingqun, who had been hesitant, looked toward Mo Xuan. Seeing Mo Xuan nod slightly, Zhou Xingqun's wavering heart slowly firmed up. He bowed deeply to the peerless Female Sovereign and spoke in a deep voice.

Regardless of anything else, whether for himself or for his Family, becoming a Disciple of the Dao Sovereign was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity.

"Good. Starting today, you are This Lord's ninth Personal Disciple."

Lady Yao Guang did not avoid it and accepted the bow openly.

"Fellow Daoist, my Senior Brother is very likely hiding either on the border of the Eastern Wasteland or within this Li Luan Sea Region."

"The Li Luan Sea Region is your territory, and it is inconvenient for me to intervene. I hope Fellow Daoist can put in some effort to find him."

"If he commits another grave error, I fear it will lead to widespread suffering, making it difficult to recover."

Lady Yao Guang said a word to Zhou Xingqun, then looked back at Mo Xuan.

"Naturally."

Mo Xuan nodded slightly.

"This contains information related to my Senior Brother, Fellow Daoist, please take a look."

Having received Mo Xuan's promise again, Lady Yao Guang felt slightly relieved. She immediately took out a palm-sized jade stone, stretched out her hand, and the jade stone floated in front of Mo Xuan and Hai Ruoli.

Mo Xuan swept it with his Divine Sense, absorbed the information into his mind, and with a slight thought, the jade stone merged into the Void Realm and vanished.

"Since that is the case, it is inconvenient for me to stay here for long. Fellow Daoists, let us part ways here."

Although the final goal was not achieved, she avoided a conflict, broke a scheme, accepted a Disciple, and befriended two Fellow Daoists. Whether this trip resulted in gain or loss is difficult to judge.

"Come with me."

Lady Yao Guang pondered the subsequent countermeasures in her heart and looked toward Zhou Xingqun.

"Old Ancestor, inside this Storage Pouch are some Cultivation Techniques, incantations, Daoist Magic, and Divine Abilities from memories I recorded earlier. However, I couldn't record the Fundamental True Scripture and the Seventh-Tier Daoist Magic, so they are not included. I originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to hand them over to the Family, and now is the time."

A hint of inexplicable emotion flashed in Zhou Xingqun's eyes. He was not someone whose emotions fluctuated easily. He took off the Storage Pouch from his waist and presented it in his palm.

"Regarding this matter, I, the Old Ancestor, will seek justice for you."

Looking at Zhou Xingqun at this moment, Mo Xuan recalled the scene during the Family Grand Competition when Zhou Xingqun intervened for Zhou Xingnian. This was a decent junior, and naturally, he couldn't be allowed to be schemed against for nothing.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor."

Zhou Xingqun's expression shifted slightly, and his nose felt a bit sore, but he quickly suppressed the emotion.

"There are also things here for my grandfather and Xingnian, I ask the Old Ancestor to..."

Zhou Xingqun paused, unable to continue. How did this feel a bit like 'going against the natural order'?

"Go."

Mo Xuan nodded casually, not caring.

Hearing this, Zhou Xingqun turned around, no longer hesitating, and followed behind Lady Yao Guang.

Lady Yao Guang waved her hand, and the two figures vanished into the Void Realm.

"Fellow Daoist, the Heavenly Venerable is different from us. I hope you won't be careless."

Watching Lady Yao Guang depart.

The Goddess of the South Sea, Hai Ruoli, retracted her gaze and spoke to the black snake beside her, which was a hundred zhang large, with contained Aura and indistinct Dao essence.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know what is special about the Heavenly Venerable?"

Mo Xuan's mind stirred, and he asked Hai Ruoli.

"I followed Qing, so I know a thing or two about it."

"Heavenly Venerable is the respectful title for a Cultivator in the Mahayana realm. Cultivating to Mahayana means one has already reached the pinnacle of this world. Going further up is Undergoing Tribulation to achieve Immortal Ascension."

"Qing once said that the realm of Undergoing Tribulation above Mahayana is a transitional stage. Strictly speaking, the true leap only occurs after passing the Nine-Nine Heavy Tribulation and achieving the True Immortal realm."

"As for the realm of Undergoing Tribulation, in the Chaofeng Ancient Realm, some respectfully call it Loose Immortal, while others call it Human Immortal. They are extremely special existences, and for some unknown reason, they rarely descend into this world."

"Therefore, the Heavenly Venerable of the Mahayana realm already represents the apex of this world, a true supreme powerhouse, respectfully titled as Cave Garden Cultivator, Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Great Heavenly Venerable, and so on."

Hai Ruoli did not hold back what she knew. She paused and continued speaking.

"Qing said that to achieve the Mahayana realm, one must merge with the Dao, control one's own Dao to the extreme, and turn one's Dao into a brand, imprinting it across the Myriad Worlds, thus achieving the Immeasurable Realm."

"If the Great Dao is not extinguished and the brand is not destroyed, the Heavenly Venerable will endure forever."

"However, the Heavenly Venerable also has a Lifespan limit and will perish when their Lifespan runs out. But they possess the ability of infinite reincarnation. As long as they solve the Mystery of the Womb, they can make a comeback, truly being the undying ones."

"I suspect that the owner of the heart of the heavenly venerable obtained by Fellow Daoist Yao Guang's Senior Brother has not completely perished."

"That is why I wanted to ask Fellow Daoist to be a little cautious and not be careless."

Hai Ruoli's expression was solemn. The Heavenly Venerable, the Venerable of Heaven and Earth—none of them are beings who perish easily.

"That's so perverse..."

Mo Xuan's heart tightened, and he secretly became vigilant.

The Chaofeng Ancient Realm is too vast, and this world is the same. Currently, dominating only the Chaotic Sea is far from reaching the invincible realm, so carelessness is still unacceptable.

"I understand. Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for informing me."

Mo Xuan thanked her sincerely. On the path of cultivation, these secret pieces of information are often priceless treasures.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be polite."

Hai Ruoli smiled lightly and waved her hand.

These things were all told to her by Qing. After all, even if she hadn't suffered Dao Injuries back then, she wouldn't necessarily have had the chance to glimpse the threshold of the Heavenly Venerable. Being able to know this was all thanks to Qing.

Hai Ruoli chuckled, seemingly returning to the scene where the few of them traveled the world together.

"Fellow Daoist, after this incident, the Inner and Outer Seas will certainly not be as peaceful as before."

"I bear Dao Injuries and was wounded by those few people. Henceforth, I need to quietly cultivate on the island, and I fear I will be unable to restrain the host of demons in the Inner Sea."

"I have an impertinent request."

Hai Ruoli looked into the distance, seeing the Human Race and Sea Yao who had fallen during this conflict. She sighed slightly, then looked at Mo Xuan with a hint of supplication.

Why do you also have an impertinent request... Mo Xuan was slightly surprised and looked toward Hai Ruoli.

"Fellow Daoist, please speak."

Mo Xuan nodded.

"The Human Race, the Yao Race, or the Sea Beasts and Sea Yao, are not all inherently good."

"Without restraint, there will inevitably be racial conflicts, and widespread suffering will be unavoidable then."

"I want to ask Fellow Daoist to restrain both the Inner and Outer Seas, preventing such a tragedy of racial annihilation from occurring."

Hai Ruoli stepped back slightly, bowed, and gave Mo Xuan a solemn salute.

As for individual frictions and conflicts, even if she wanted to manage them, she couldn't. Furthermore, it is impossible to completely eliminate conflict and killing; this is the path of cultivation, after all. If one doesn't strive, how can one achieve the Great Dao and step onto the Immortal Path?

All she wanted to do was prevent large-scale wars. Being able to protect the majority of living beings was already enough.

Mo Xuan remained silent for a moment. A low voice then sounded in Hai Ruoli's ear.

"Alright."