450: Daojun Poqian

Boom!!!

Finally, at the Peak of the temporal ripples, that figure took a step forward.

In an instant, all living beings in the Canglan Dao Domain only felt an supreme heavenly might and couldn't help but kneel.

Near the thatched hut, all the surrounding mountain Peaks collapsed, leaving only the Peak where the thatched hut stood.

As the dust settled, Ancestor Cangwu stood with his hands behind his back, and as his eyes opened and closed, eons seemed to flow.

He lightly flicked his sleeve, and immediately the Chaos energy in the world rolled back, transforming into a Ten-Thousand-Year Azure Wood that hung suspended in the sky!

"This life..."

Ancestor Cangwu slowly spoke, his voice calm yet making the Void Realm tremble, "I have finally returned."

His gaze swept across the entire Canglan Dao Domain, and in an instant, he knew everything that had happened in the Eternal Dao Realm since his banishment.

Suddenly, his gaze turned cold.

"Hmph!"

As he let out a cold snort, a heaven-shattering destructive power erupted from him, descending towards a certain location in the Canglan Dao Domain.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

In that direction, the Void Realm shattered, and five figures shrouded in mist, their expressions greatly changed, hastily used powerful methods to try and block it.

"Pfft!"

With just one strike, the five people were sent flying, spitting out blood of various colors.

This was not the end; an endless mist of Chaos transformed into a giant hand, grabbing towards them.

"Venerable, save me!"

One of the Immortal Giants cried out in terror.

"Alas!"

In the distant starry sky, a black mist figure appeared.

He casually glanced at Ancestor Cangwu's figure, then waved his hand, and an immeasurable, unfathomable great power emerged, revealing the illusory forms of the five people.

Then, with a grab in the Void Realm, heaven and earth were all in his hand, and the sun, moon, and years reversed, directly ignoring Ancestor Cangwu's obstruction and taking the five people away.

Bang!

Just then, the giant hand pressed down, and that part of the sky exploded with a roar, turning into countless fragments, shaking the entire galaxy.

This was the might of an Immortal Overlord; merely a trace of his will was enough to destroy heaven and earth.

Above the starry sky, the black mist figure indifferently glanced at Ancestor Cangwu, then slowly dissipated.

Ancestor Cangwu frowned. Although he had already Cultivated to the Immortal Overlord, facing that person, it would be easy for the opponent to kill him. However, the opponent had some scruples, which was why he chose to retreat.

"How interesting. One Venerable, two Immortal Giants, three Late Stage Dao Lords, all just to deal with my Dao Academy's Dao Child!"

Ancestor Cangwu's gaze looked down. At this moment, a group of Cangwu Dao Academy Elders and Disciples were looking at him with excited expressions.

And his gaze focused on Old Ancestor Cangwu.

"Revered Master!"

Old Ancestor Cangwu said excitedly. At this moment, a myriad of words could not hide the excitement in his heart.

"You've worked hard!"

Ancestor Cangwu waved out a green light, instantly eradicating all hidden dangers on Old Ancestor Cangwu.

"I knew Revered Master would return one day, so I have been waiting. It's a pity about a few Senior Brothers..."

Old Ancestor Cangwu's eyes were filled with sorrow.

Ancestor Cangwu felt a pang in his heart upon hearing this, then turned to look at Xu Yuan, who was curiously observing him.

"Thank you!"

Ancestor Cangwu said.

Xu Yuan understood. This "thank you" encompassed gratitude for him bringing the Ancestral Master back and for his eldest brother overthrowing the Eternal Night Clan.

After this day, the news of Ancestor Cangwu's return and Breakthrough to Immortal Overlord spread throughout the entire Eastern Eighty-One Regions. The next day, various forces went to Cangwu Dao Academy to offer generous gifts.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the rise of Cangwu Dao Academy was only a matter of time.

Time flew by, and in a blink, five hundred years passed.

Five hundred years, for beings with a long Lifespan, was but a flick of a finger. But for the Xu Family, these five hundred years were a period of vigorous development.

Since Xu Qing's meeting with Venerable Qingzhu, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild received the support of the Holy Temple. In just over a hundred years, it established a first-level branch guild in the Eastern Eighty-One Regions.

For the next three hundred years, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild no longer expanded but used this time to Cultivate the Eastern Eighty-One Regions.

Although the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild could provide many Dao Lords through recruitment or cultivation, moving too fast would ultimately leave hidden dangers.

Moreover, it could easily cause dissatisfaction among the Overlord-level and above forces.

Therefore, in Xu Song's plan, for the next thousand years, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild would not expand further but would instead digest and absorb the two hundred forty-three thousand Heavenly Realms within the Eastern Eighty-One Regions.

Under this cultivation, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild generated enormous profits for the Xu Family annually and cultivated many strong individuals.

Currently, the number of Dao Lords in the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild has reached 158.

Xu Song is already a Peak Dao Lord strong individual, a true Immortal Giant. Among the three Division Revered Masters outside the Xuanhuang Division, Qi Wude, the Division Revered Master of the Law Enforcement Division, is also an Immortal Giant. Xu Changyun and the other are Late Stage Dao Lords.

As for the eighteen Pavilion Revered Masters, all have Middle Stage Dao Cultivation.

In addition, the eighteen Xuanhuang Inner and Outer Pavilion Elders, thirty-seven headquarters offerings, and eighty-one garrison commanders all have Dao Lord and above Cultivation, with no lack of Middle Stage Dao Lord, and even Late Stage Dao Lord Cultivators.

Among these 158 Dao Lords, people from the Xu Family account for sixty percent.

The seventy-two Elders of the Three Divisions and Pavilions are all Half-Step Dao Lords, while the Pavilion Elders who previously Broke through to Dao Lord were either transferred to be garrison commanders or entered the Xuanhuang Inner and Outer Pavilions as Elders.

Furthermore, the presidents and vice-presidents of the eighty-one regional first-level branch guilds are all Half-Step Dao Lords.

Today's Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, if taken individually, has a foundation no weaker than established Giant-level forces.

This foundation, coupled with the backing of the Xu Family and the Holy Temple, also made the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild flourish in the Eastern Eighty-One Regions, to the point where even some Overlord-level forces had to temporarily avoid its Edge.

Of course, a tall tree catches the wind, and the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild is no exception. Some desperadoes often attack the guild's fleets, and even some Giant and Overlord forces, whose interests were harmed, would secretly cause trouble.

Although the Holy Temple provided great convenience to the Xu Family, other forces were also Human Race and could not be unfairly favored.

Therefore, behind the rapid development of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild in these five hundred years, there were countless bloody battles of the guild, and many forces perished under the attacks of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild.

This is the principle of "a general's success is built upon ten thousand bones."

In these five hundred years, the Xu Family's foundation has also become increasingly robust.

There are sixteen Immortal Giants alone; forty-five Heavenly Seat Elders, all of whom are Late Stage Dao Lords.

Two hundred years ago, the Xu Family held a clan meeting. After this meeting, the Xu Family's Earth and Human Seat Elders were redefined: only those above Dao Lord could be Human Seat Elders, and Middle Stage Dao Lords could be Earth Seat Elders.

Therefore, in five hundred years, there are only 491 Earth Seat Elders in the Xu Family, all of whom are Middle Stage Dao Lords; there are 487 Human Seat Elders, all in the Early Stage Dao Lord Realm.

As for the deacons of the various palaces and halls, they are at least in the Dao Lord Realm, but currently, the number of Dao Lord Realm clansmen in the Xu Family has exceeded one million, and there are only so many deacons within the clan.

Thus, if other clansmen were willing, they would be assigned to the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, either as branch guild Revered Masters or to enter one of the four divisions.

Or they would leave the main lineage, spread out in the Ancient Land of Dao, and send talents to the clan, and so on.

Including the various offerings of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, the current number of Dao Lords in the Xu Family has reached 1007.

The Eastern Eighty-One Regions had plenty of places to arrange clansmen.