446: Tianyang Pass

Chaos was boundless, Grandmist undivided, and between heaven and earth, only vast gray mist surged, with the Dao Laws intertwining like threads, forming a net.

However, deep within this endless Chaos, there was a pure land—a bamboo forest!

Bamboo shadows swayed, emerald green like jade. Each green bamboo seemed to have taken root here since the world's genesis. The bamboo joints were crystal clear, and the circulation of Chaos Qi within the bamboo stalks was faintly visible.

The bamboo leaves gently rustled, emitting clear, ethereal immortal sounds, like the whispers of the Dao, profound and unfathomable.

Deep within the bamboo forest, a bamboo house stood silently.

This house was not built from ordinary mortal materials, but rather with Chaos spiritual bamboo as its frame and Dao Laws as its patterns, naturally formed and unstained by dust.

Around the bamboo house, Chaos energy was as dense as water, yet it showed no hint of violence; instead, it was as gentle as a spiritual spring, nourishing this pure land.

A gentle breeze swept through, and the bamboo leaves rustled, faintly echoing with the sound of the Dao, calming one's mind as if immersed in the purest state of the world's genesis.

If a Cultivator were to Cultivate here, he would surely comprehend the true meaning of the Dao and even touch the supreme Immortal Dao!

And this place was the residence of the Old man in linen clothes, also known as Venerable Qingzhu—the Green Bamboo Residence!

Who would have thought that Venerable Qingzhu's residence was rooted in the Chaos Sea?

At this moment.

The Old man in linen clothes and Xu Qing sat facing each other.

As if seeing what Xu Qing was thinking, the Old man in linen clothes smiled and said, "Although the Ancient Land of Dao is good, to protect low-Realm beings, it is ultimately somewhat restricted. Therefore, many Dao Lords will open an Immortal Cave in the Chaos Sea to Cultivate."

"However, Cultivating in the Chaos Sea is fraught with danger. If one lacks means, it is still better to Cultivate in the Ancient Land of Dao!"

Xu Qing nodded. Not to mention the Chaos Race that existed in the Chaos Sea, there were also powerful Chaos beasts in the Chaos Sea.

Furthermore, those beings from the Ancient Land of Dao were also dangerous. If they were from the same Race, it would be fine, but if they were from different Races, it might lead to a massacre.

The Old man in linen clothes's withered fingers took out a purple sandalwood box from his sleeve.

When the box was opened, three jade-like bamboo flowers floated into the air on their own, each enveloped in Chaos Qi.

"This tea was cultivated by this old man. Due to its special nature, it needs to be brewed with Chaos tides."

The Old man in linen clothes lightly tapped his fingertip, and a wisp of gray mist from the surging Chaos Sea outside the bamboo house suddenly separated, condensing into the shape of a teapot in the air. The bamboo flowers fell into the pot, instantly stirring up myriad rays of light.

A look of surprise flashed in Xu Qing's pupils; a Chaos World actually evolved within the pot!

In the misty steam, a towering green bamboo phantom slowly appeared. Every pattern on its bamboo joints was a manifestation of the Dao, and as its bamboo leaves swayed, specks of Dao rhyme scattered, illuminating the entire bamboo house as if in a dream.

"Please!"

The Old man poured from the pot, and the tea cascaded like a silver river.

When Xu Qing received the teacup with both hands, Chaos surged within the cup, and the sound of creation faintly echoed. He gazed at the tea, seeing the green bamboo phantom actually take root and sprout in the cup, instantly growing into a towering form.

"Good tea!"

Xu Qing praised, then took a light sip from the cup.

The moment the tea entered his throat, a sharp Sword Dao power suddenly burst forth from his body. The Chaos bamboo on the four walls of the bamboo house simultaneously trembled, and a clear sword cry emanated from each bamboo section.

The Old man in linen clothes's pupils constricted. At this moment, he had already seen that Xu Qing's Sword Dao Rank had reached the Perfection Rank of Immortal Sword Dao.

Xu Qing's eyes were slightly closed. In his Sea of Consciousness, the sword embryo formed by the Immortal Sword Dao was growing wildly, and patterns similar to the Chaos bamboo appeared on the sword body.

"This is..."

The Old man in linen clothes was surprised, because he found that Xu Qing's Sword Dao had undergone some mysterious change, a situation he had only seen in those Grand Elders of the Sacred Hall.

However, this mystery quickly receded. Xu Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and sword light spewed three inches from his pupils. In an instant, the entire bamboo house was suddenly filled with countless Sword Qi, each carrying the vast Concept of the primordial Chaos.

"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing this Opportunity!"

Xu Qing thanked him with a solemn expression.

"The Chaos spiritual bamboo only blossoms five taels of flowers every hundred epochs. Its nature is most suitable for comprehending the Dao."

The Old man in linen clothes stroked his beard and chuckled. He pointed to the Chaos Sea outside the window, "That mother bamboo has been rooted in Chaos for fifty thousand epochs, drinking Chaos tides and consuming the Origin of the Dao. These bamboo flowers are its crystallization, hence they possess this characteristic."

"Senior, this gift is too heavy."

Xu Qing cupped his fists solemnly.

The Old man in linen clothes shook his head and smiled, "You are worthy of it! Although I don't know the specific Cultivation of your true body, from a glimpse, you are the most talented person this old man has seen in these tens of thousands of epochs."

"Senior, why are you looking for this Junior?"

Xu Qing changed the subject and asked.

The Old man in linen clothes nodded, his gaze somewhat profound, "Have you heard of the Eternal Ruins?"

"The Eternal Ruins?" Xu Qing's eyes changed.

Back then, Jun Tian had said that the Eternal Ruins was composed of the Eternal Dao Realm, three thousand ancient Chaos lands, and billions of Chaos Sea lands, vast and boundless.

He hadn't expected the Old man in linen clothes to mention the Eternal Ruins.

Seeing Xu Qing's expression, the Old man in linen clothes understood.

"That's right, since you know the Lord of Stars and Moon, how could you not know the Eternal Ruins!" the Old man in linen clothes smiled.

Xu Qing did not deny it, but instead asked, "Is what Senior wants to tell me related to the Eternal Ruins?"

"Indeed!"

The Old man in linen clothes stroked his beard, his gaze distant, and a strange light flickered in his expression.

"The world believes that our Human Race only has fifteen Immortal Monarchs, but how could they know that the true powerhouses of our Human Race are not in the Ancient Land of Dao, but at the Ruins Realm border!"

"Tianyang Pass?" Xu Qing thought of what the Blood Demon Venerable had said when he left, and asked.

"Yes! It's Tianyang Pass!" The Old man in linen clothes nodded, "What this old man wants to talk about is Tianyang Pass. Tianyang Pass is located in the southern part of the Eternal Ruins..."

As the conversation opened up, the Old man in linen clothes began to tell Xu Qing about the Origin of Tianyang Pass.

An hour later, Xu Qing had an understanding of Tianyang Pass.

After the Darkness Upheaval, to prevent large-scale wars between various Races and the unwarranted demise of low-Realm beings, the will of the heavenly dao created the Ancient Land of Dao.

This is the world's description of the Origin of the Ancient Land of Dao.

However, this was only one reason; the real reason was Tianyang Pass.

To the south of the Eternal Ruins, across the Xu River, there was another Ruins Realm called the Tianyang Ruins. When the Eternal Ruins suffered the Darkness Upheaval, the Tianyang Ruins on the other side was also undergoing a great calamity.

A group of powerhouses from other Ruins Realms suddenly poured into the Tianyang Ruins and engaged in a great war with the beings of the Tianyang Ruins.

This war lasted for ten thousand epochs. Although the enemies were defeated, it also led to the destruction of the Ruins Realm barrier of the Tianyang Ruins, allowing the Xu River to pour into the Tianyang Ruins, continuously eroding it.

Furthermore, due to the war, the Tianyang Ruins became dilapidated and no longer suitable for Cultivators above the Emperor Realm to Cultivate.

It was at this time that the beings of the Tianyang Ruins set their sights on the Eternal Ruins on the other side.

Although the Xu River was difficult to cross, after analyzing the Ruins ships left by the previous group of powerhouses from outside the Ruins, they eventually mastered this refining technique.

Thus, after exhausting their resources to build a batch of Ruins ships, the beings of the Tianyang Ruins launched an invasion of the Eternal Ruins during the ancient epoch.

Under these circumstances, even if there were grudges between the myriad Races, they had to sit together and jointly deal with the invasion of the Tianyang Ruins.

And so, after the efforts of numerous powerhouses and a thousand epochs of construction, the current Tianyang Pass came into being.