448: Humanity is unyielding

"Little friend, please look!"

The Old man in linen clothes suddenly stood up, his withered finger drawing a line in the Void Realm.

In an instant, the Chaos Qi within the entire bamboo house solidified, and two brilliant streams of light shot out from his sleeves, hovering above the tea table, with various auspicious phenomena subtly emerging.

Xu Qing's pupils constricted; the Dao rhythm emanating from these two treasures actually resonated with his Immortal Sword Dao.

The most dazzling was a jade pendant shaped like a crescent moon, with liquid starlight flowing throughout its body, and complete Dao runes floating in every drop of starlight.

"This is..." Xu Qing was about to speak when the Old man in linen clothes waved his sleeve.

"The Star Marrow Moon Soul Jade, formed from the core of an ancient Chaos Star that fell after being nurtured in the Chaos Sea."

The Old man in linen clothes lightly tapped his fingertip, and the jade pendant immediately scattered a waterfall of silver light, "It contains a complete Immortal Grade Star Dao. One only needs to refine it to control the Perfection Grade Immortal Star Dao."

He then pointed to the small bronze cauldron. Inside this hovering small bronze cauldron, nine streams of purple Qi moved like living things, and each slight tremor of the cauldron body caused the Great Dao to resonate.

"The Nine Revolutions Grandmist Cauldron, containing nine streams of Acquired Hongmeng Purple Energy. I presume you've heard of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy; that is the key for an Immortal Monarch to Breakthrough to Dao Ancestor."

"As for Acquired Hongmeng Purple Energy, it can strengthen the Physical Body. Just one such stream can help a Body Refining Cultivator at the Immortal Giant level Breakthrough to an Immortal Overlord. Even for a Breakthrough to an Immortal Monarch, it has a certain miraculous effect."

"This Nine Revolutions Grandmist Cauldron can condense one stream of Acquired Hongmeng Purple Energy every hundred epochs. Coupled with the fact that it is a Chaos Supreme Treasure that integrates offense and defense, its value is considerable."

"And these two treasures are what the Human Race Holy Temple asked this old man to give to you. Whether you participate in the Tianyang Competition or not, the Human Race Holy Temple will bestow them upon you for free!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing quickly stood up and said, "Senior, such precious treasures..."

"No need to say more, you are qualified to receive them!"

The Old man in linen clothes shook his head, his voice like thunder.

He grabbed the two supreme treasures and placed them into Xu Qing's hands.

"These are not gifts, but the lives of billions of Cultivators of our Human Race!"

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He slowly put the two treasures into his internal space, his expression solemn as he said, "Junior... will not fail your trust."

Only then did the Old man in linen clothes' expression soften slightly. He then took out a token.

"This token is no ordinary keepsake. This is the Humanity Palace Token of the Human Race Holy Temple. This token is the Star Token among the three Humanity Palace Tokens, and only Immortal Overlords who have made great contributions to the Human Race can obtain it. It is a symbol of an Elder of the Human Race Holy Temple."

"The holder of this token can enter the Human Race Holy Temple's Humanity Palace to comprehend the Human Race's supreme Legacy; they can also command Human Race powerhouses from all directions to jointly protect the prosperity of the Human Race!"

"They can also find a place within the Human Race Holy Temple's territory in the Chaos Sea to establish an Immortal Cave. This Green Bamboo Residence of mine is able to remain undisturbed by the outside world precisely because it is built within the territory governed by the Human Race Holy Temple."

"Furthermore, apart from special items in the Human Race Holy Temple, other resources can be exchanged as long as you have enough contribution points. According to the Human Race Holy Temple's decision, one million contribution points have already been credited to you."

The Old man in linen clothes explained the token to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's face showed curiosity as he accepted the Humanity Palace Star Token.

The token felt as heavy as ten thousand jun in his hand. It was neither gold nor jade, but forged from Chaos Divine Iron, with an ancient and vast aura flowing throughout its body.

The front reflected the might of the Human Race Holy Temple!

A majestic Human Race Holy Temple stood between towering divine peaks. Its body was cast entirely like glazed glass, radiating Immortal divine light. The steps in front of the Human Race Holy Temple were like a path to the heavens, with the names of Human Race heroes inscribed on each step.

Above the Human Race Holy Temple's plaque, two ancient seal characters were like the brand of the Heavenly Dao—Humanity Palace!

The brushstrokes were like knives, seemingly capable of severing all Karma through the ages. Merely gazing at it caused one's Divine Soul to tremble, as if facing the long river of Human Race Luck directly!

And above the Human Race Holy Temple, an eternal star hung in the Void Realm, its starlight like a waterfall, showering down upon the mortal world.

That starlight was not ordinary cold light, but contained the Power Of Faith of the Human Race. Wherever it shone, evil spirits retreated, and demons bowed their heads!

On its back, a battle from the pioneering era was engraved!

With just one glance, Xu Qing felt as if he had instantly traversed countless ages, and a vast scroll unfolded before his eyes.

The sky collapsed, the earth shattered, countless Vicious Beasts roared, and myriad races contended!

And the Human Race's ancestors, though their clothes were tattered, their backs were like mountains. They held stone axes and bone spears, treading the wild lands, with the vast sky above their heads, fighting in blood and fire.

They fought against the heavens and the earth, using their flesh and blood as walls, and their bones as paths, carving out a path of survival for the Human Race in the midst of the myriad races of the primordial era!

In that scene, there were old men burning their Lifespan, using their frail bodies to support a piece of heaven and earth; there were middle-aged individuals sacrificing a great array, resolutely self-detonating a star river along with thousands of enemies; there were youths standing with spears, facing ancient Vicious Beasts, dying but not falling; there were women holding infants, passing down the Human Race's Legacy amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood... Just one glance made one's heart tremble and blood boil!

This was the Human Race.

Xu Qing's expression was agitated, feeling all the blood in his body boiling.

The Old man in linen clothes looked at this scene with approval in his heart.

"The Human Race has been able to stand until today..."

Suddenly, the Old man in linen clothes' expression turned solemn, his voice hoarse yet like a grand bell, shaking the bamboo house with a rustling sound, "It is precisely because we deeply understand the taste of weakness!"

"Our strength comes from our own weakness. From the Nine Heavens, our Human Race was the blood food of myriad races, but we were never willing to let our fate be arranged by them!"

"It is precisely because we are weak that our Human Race ancestors gathered the strength of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even hundreds of millions, to help one person attain the Dao; and it is precisely because of weakness that countless ancestors either resisted, or lurked, or ascended the Great Dao, established myriad laws, enlightened the people, and strived for self-improvement."

"In those days, myriad races divided mountains and split seas, plucked stars and destroyed worlds, how powerful they were! But even mighty races were repelled by our Human Race again and again, achieving the name of the foremost race among all races today!"

The green bamboo staff in the Old man in linen clothes' hand suddenly erupted with dazzling green light, and countless intricate ancient patterns appeared on the staff's body, pulsing like Bloodline.

He slammed the bamboo staff into the ground. The moment the staff tip touched, the entire bamboo house suddenly manifested a magnificent illusion.

His withered body now stood as straight as a spear, and within his cloudy eyes, stars seemed to appear and disappear.

"Junior, I have been taught!"

The three-foot green blade in Xu Qing's hand automatically unsheathed three inches, and the Sword Qi erupting from his body shot up into the sky, breaking through the Green Bamboo Residence's array and stirring up a ten-thousand-zhang Chaos Sea.

"Is that the Green Bamboo Residence of the Green Bamboo Old Monster?"

"What powerful Sword Dao Cultivation! This Sword Dao has already surpassed the scope of Immortal Sword Dao!"

"How is this possible? When did the Green Bamboo Old Monster Cultivate Sword Dao?"

Xu Qing's Sword Dao power alarmed other Human Race Holy Temple powerhouses nearby. They wanted to extend their Dao thoughts to investigate, but felt it was impolite, so they could only abandon the idea.

However, some had already left their seclusion and headed towards the Green Bamboo Residence.

"Junior, I'll take my leave!"

Perhaps sensing the arrival of outsiders, Xu Qing proposed to depart.

"Very well!" The Old man in linen clothes nodded, "The Tianyang Competition will be in six hundred years. At that time, this old man will inform you and take you to Tianyang Pass!"

"During these six hundred years, if you need Heaven And Earth Treasure, or other auxiliary Cultivation blessed lands, the Human Race Holy Temple will provide them free of charge."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing's heart rejoiced.

"Thank you, Senior. Please also convey my regards to all the Seniors of the Human Race Holy Temple on behalf of this Junior!"

"I will certainly deliver it!"