72: Chapter 72: Breakthrough, the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Image! The Ancestral Dragon of Time and Space!

In the Supreme Beginning Holy Land, above a floating mountain, Jiang Xuan and Wu Tian emerged from a spatial rift.

"Disciple, from now on, this will be your residence. Are you satisfied?" Wu Tian asked with a smile, looking at Jiang Xuan beside him.

Jiang Xuan looked up at the mountain before him. Its peak pierced through the clouds, and a nine-story pavilion on the mountainside was faintly visible. Below each building was a waterfall made of spiritual power, flowing straight down. Rainbow bridges stood between the waterfalls, and birds and beasts gathered in flocks, presenting a scene of immortal grandeur.

A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes. "Thank you, Master. This Disciple has never lived in such a beautiful and auspicious place."

"Hahaha, good, as long as you're satisfied." Wu Tian stroked his beard and laughed heartily. To compensate Jiang Xuan, he had moved the best Immortal Cave among the Core Disciple residences to this location.

"Do you see that mountain in the distance? That's my Immortal Cave. If you ever encounter any difficulties, you can come find me."

Jiang Xuan glanced at the Immortal Cave in the distance, which was of a similar scale to his own, and nodded. "Yes, Master."

"Then I won't disturb you today. Come again tomorrow morning, and I will impart the Heavenly Emperor Art to you."

Jiang Xuan bowed slightly. "Farewell, Revered Master."

Inside the pavilion on the mountainside, Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged, his expression filled with anticipation.

"System, where are my rewards?"

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the Holy Land assessment mission. Reward: 50,000 limit points. Current limit points: 55,000 / 50,000. Breakthrough available."

Jiang Xuan was overjoyed! As expected, long-term missions were truly rewarding; he received so much in one go!

Having been stuck in the Spirit Connection Realm for a long time, today was the day for his Breakthrough! "System, I want to Breakthrough to the Dharma Idol Realm!"

"Ding! Consuming 50,000 limit points. Congratulations to the Host for Breaking Through to Dharma Idol True Monarch!"

"Current limit points: 5,000 / 150,000."

"Boom!" As Jiang Xuan Broke Through, the Meridians in his body instantly expanded several times, and the vast Qi and Blood flowed even more intensely! His entire body became semi-transparent, with traces of Daorhyme circulating within.

The sudden change made Jiang Xuan grimace in pain. He gritted his teeth, not allowing himself to make a sound, as fine beads of sweat streamed down his cheeks.

As time passed, his Meridians gradually took shape, his Qi and Blood returned to stability, and the pain slowly subsided.

In his Qi Sea Dantian, an imprint slowly emerged. Jiang Xuan looked at the appearing imprint and shouted, "Now! System, Fusion Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol!"

"Om!" As Jiang Xuan's words fell, a phantom slowly formed above his Qi Sea. Its appearance was identical to Jiang Xuan's, but it possessed even greater majesty.

He held an Emperor Weapon, wore a nine-star imperial crown, and within his eyes, the sun, moon, and star rivers flowed. Behind him, a twelve-story Heavenly Palace emerged, with the four characters "Heavenly Emperor Edict" carved on its gates. Each layer of the Heavenly Palace contained endless killing moves!

The imprint in his Dantian sensed this pressure and instantly flew towards the Dharma Idol's glabella, merging into it and disappearing, forming a crimson vertical imprint, like a Heavenly Eye.

Jiang Xuan looked at the hundred-meter-tall giant before him, his eyes trembling. "Is this my Dharma Idol? It's far more powerful than the Dharma Idols of Xia Wudao and the other two that Jiang Xuan saw in the magma underground!"

If they were to clash, Jiang Xuan felt that his Dharma Idol could shatter their Dharma Idols with a single punch!

Jiang Xuan then looked at the Heavenly Palace behind the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol. In front of each layer of the Heavenly Palace was a Chaos lamp.

With Jiang Xuan's current strength, he could only light up the first three layers. When fighting with the Dharma Idol, he could only unleash the Divine Abilities of the first three layers.

Later, as Jiang Xuan's strength increased, the number of layers he could light up would grow, and their power would also increase.

Feeling his surging strength, a sharp glint flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes. He took out a ring from his storage ring.

"These are the resources given by that Senior artifact spirit of the Extreme Dao Tower. I wonder how much Bloodline Realm value I can refine," Jiang Xuan murmured, looking at the ring in his hand.

"System, refine the resources within the ring."

"Ding! Detecting the resources in the Host's hand. Beginning refinement."

The Cauldron appeared, and all the Heaven And Earth Treasure within the ring were thrown into the Cauldron.

Not long after, "Ding! Refinement successful. Obtained 200,000 Bloodline Realm value. Current Realm value: 210,000 / 50,000. Breakthrough available."

"What!" Jiang Xuan jumped up in excitement. 200,000! When had he ever been so rich? Previously, it was always a few thousand or tens of thousands. Now, suddenly, 200,000—he could hardly believe it.

"The Host need not be surprised. There are several Saint medicines within the ring, and each Saint medicine can be refined into 10,000 Realm value."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Xuan suddenly understood.

It seemed he owed that Senior a great favor this time. Jiang Xuan secretly made a decision in his heart. "Don't worry, Senior, when I become a Saint, I will definitely come to fulfill our agreement!"

Seeing the surging Realm value, Jiang Xuan's eyes showed anticipation. "System, evolve the Progenitor Dragon Bloodline!"

Above Jiang Xuan's Qi Sea Dantian, space suddenly collapsed, and a Void Realm storm surged out from the spatial turbulence. The spatial power contained within it could crush even a Saint! A Dragon roar came from the chaotic passage.

As the Dragon roar sounded, the originally chaotic space instantly became calm, and a giant Dragon, entirely silver-white and flowing with specks of starlight, slowly swam out from within the space.

The giant Dragon's eyes were hourglass-shaped, and obscure, difficult-to-understand Great Dao of Space-Time runes surrounded its Dragon horns.

With the appearance of the giant Dragon, another silver-white Bloodline appeared in Jiang Xuan's Meridians. His entire body's strength once again surged by the power of one Dragon.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host! The Progenitor Dragon Bloodline has evolved to the fourth layer: Awakening the power of the Space-Time Progenitor Dragon."

"Space-Time Progenitor Dragon, containing the power of space. Divine Ability: Cross-Realm Teleportation. The Host can freely travel between two Realms, usable once a month."

"Divine Ability: Space Imprisonment. Can be released within one's Domain, using spatial power to imprison the target. The stronger the opponent, the shorter the imprisonment time. Current upper limit: Can imprison a Great Perfection King for ten breaths."

"It's actually a Space-Time attributed Progenitor Dragon!" Jiang Xuan was greatly shocked. One must know that on the Zhou Tian Continent, time and space were among the most powerful forces between heaven and earth. Time is revered, space is king; it's not just an empty saying.

Legend has it that if one could completely Revered Master the power of time, they could reverse space-time, change the original trajectory, and completely alter past events. However, doing so would go against the operation of the Heavenly Dao and incur immense Karma.

One can imagine how terrifying the power of space-time is. Although he couldn't reverse the past yet, being able to travel between two Realms and imprison a region of heaven and earth within his Domain, these two abilities were already Heaven-Defying enough.

Those who could grasp even a tiny bit of the power of space-time in this world were as rare as Phoenix feathers and Qilin horns. Even the Great Emperors who dominated the continent, some couldn't comprehend the Great Dao of Space-Time!

Jiang Xuan grinned excitedly. He felt that the abilities he had now mastered were a bit Heaven-Defying.

"Alas, invincibility is truly as lonely as snow," Jiang Xuan opened his eyes and said in a very 'Versailles' manner.

"Now that I have condensed the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol, I wonder how Revered Master will teach me the Heavenly Emperor Art tomorrow." Jiang Xuan looked out of the pavilion, his thoughts already drifting far away.

At the same time, on Myriad Law Peak, in Wu Tian's Immortal Cave, he was formulating a Cultivation plan for Jiang Xuan, writing and drawing, surrounded by piles of resources. "First and foremost is condensing the Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol and Breaking Through to the Dharma Idol Realm..."

After a long while, Wu Tian put down his pen and ink, his eyes filled with a sense of accomplishment. "It's done. Everything depends on tomorrow." Then, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth. He had already envisioned Jiang Xuan's excitement upon seeing the Cultivation plan he had written for him.