452: Half-step ancestral realm

“Today, I shall speak of the Dao.”

Xu Qing spoke, his voice not loud, yet it resonated like a grand bell, shaking the eons!

“Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing rivers as rivers... only when mountains are no longer mountains can one see the true self.”

With each word he uttered, a Dao Lotus bloomed in the Void Realm, each lotus opening three thousand petals, and each petal was inscribed with supreme Dao rhyme.

Those profound truths of the Great Dao, usually obscure and difficult to comprehend, now flowed into the hearts of the Dao Monarchs like a clear spring, enlightening them instantly!

This Great Dao lecture lasted for a full thousand years.

A thousand years later.

A Star Monarch, who had been stuck at the initial Immortal Dao Realm, suddenly trembled all over, and brilliant divine light burst forth from his eyes!

“So it is! So it is! Hahaha! I've comprehended! I've comprehended!”

He laughed uproariously, his aura skyrocketing, and in just a moment of listening to the Dao, he directly broke through the shackles and stepped into the Minor Achievement level!

And such Breakthroughs were not isolated incidents!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Terrifying auras erupted one after another; the problems that had plagued the Dao Monarchs for countless years were now resolved one by one!

Some people's Dao Laws sublimated, evolving into new Divine Abilities; others' Realms broke through...

“The lecture on Dao ends here.”

That powerful being slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping over the Dao Monarchs.

“Thank you, Father God (Dao Ancestor), for bestowing the Dao!!!”

Hundreds of millions of beings prostrated themselves in unison, their voices shaking the heavens!

Xu Qing merely smiled faintly, and with a wave of his hand, the Dao Monarchs returned to their respective cultivation chambers.

[Host: Xu Qing]

[Identity: Xu Clan Leader]

[Origin Qi Cultivation: Immortal Monarch; Body Refining Cultivation: Immortal Monarch; Qiankun Cultivation: Half-step Ancestor Realm]

[Aptitude: Eternal]

[Physique: Chaos Dao Body (Monarch Grade), Void Dao Body (Monarch Grade), Chaos Dao Eye (Monarch Grade), Undying Dao Body (Monarch Grade), Heaven and Earth Dao Heart (Below Ancestor)]

[Luck: Nine-colored]

[Power: Supreme Power]

[Family Mall: Immortal Grade]

[family points: 551,247,190,000]

[Clan Luck Spirit: Purple-Gold Sacred Dragon (947.1 billion zhang)]

[Talents: Investment Return, Plunder Luck, Heavenly Secret Obscuration, Heavenly Dao Pressure, Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains!]

[Territory: Dao Domain: 5; Heavenly Realm: 41; Dao Province: 1719!]

A thousand one hundred years had passed in the outside world, while three million three hundred thousand years had elapsed within the Qiankun Great World.

As early as a million years ago, he had already broken through to the Immortal Monarch Realm and refined forty-nine streams of Hongmeng Primordial Qi.

For the following hundred years, he had been comprehending the Great Dao. Now, his Chaos Great Dao had first broken through to the Dominator level, just two steps away from the Dao Ancestor Realm, which also allowed his Heaven and Earth Dao Heart to advance further.

First, refine the Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy to complete the number of Great Dao; second, use ruin river sand to condense a Dao Realm.

These two supreme treasures could be exchanged in the System Mall. He could continue to Cultivate, but since he had promised Venerable Qingzhu, he would make a trip to Tianyang Pass.

He would also see if there was an opportunity to slay and refine a few Dao Ancestors.

That day, the Death Spirit Dao Ancestor and the Snake Ancestor's Dao Realm were both refined by him.

He discovered that refining Dao Realms with his Qiankun Great World yielded greater improvements than refining Heaven And Earth Treasures.

His gaze shifted downwards, seeing that the territory column had changed; the System now used the Ancient Land of Dao structure for counting.

The five Dao Domains were all conquered by the Netherworld Dynasty, but this also attracted the attention of several nearby Immortal Giant-level powers.

The 41 Heavenly Realms and 1719 Dao Provinces came from the Tianyang Divine Court, the Eastern Desolate Alliance, Bai Yan, and the Lower Realm.

Putting away the System panel, his gaze swept over the Dao Stars, divine light flickering in his eyes.

Now, having emerged from seclusion a hundred years early, he intended to resolve some previous matters.

After millions of years of accumulation, the number of Dao Monarchs in the Qiankun Great World reached four hundred and sixty, and the number of stars in the Second Star Ring had reached four hundred and fifty.

This number subtly aligned with the number forty-nine, which could be considered the will of heaven.

And the ten Supreme True Monarchs were all at the Immortal Overlord level.

His gaze moved downwards, looking into the depths of Ancestor Mountain. There, billions of Heavenly Army soldiers slept. Over millions of years, having undergone the baptism of various Secret Realm worlds, these Heavenly Army soldiers had all become God Lord Realm Cultivators.

“Om!”

His figure gradually blurred, eventually dissipating between heaven and earth...

After leaving the Qiankun Great World, he did not return to his Family but roamed freely in the Ancient Land of Dao. There was still over a hundred years until the Tianyang Competition mentioned by Venerable Qingzhu.

Although Tianyang Pass was very far from the Ancient Land of Dao, and even ordinary Dao Monarchs would need ten thousand years to fly there, there were teleportation arrays in the major Chaos Ancient Cities, which would only take about ten years.

Nearly ninety years was enough time for him to do what he wanted to do.

Burial Ape Ridge, one of the oldest forbidden zones of the Yao Race, had existed since the Pioneering Era.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a Dao Ancestor Realm Demonic Ape and a peerless Human Race expert battled here. That battle shattered the heavens and earth, obscuring the sun and moon. Ultimately, the Demonic Ape was defeated and fell upon this land.

When its corpse hit the ground, its flesh transformed into mountain ranges, its bones solidified into peaks, and its blood flowed into rivers, instantly evolving into a vast forbidden zone comparable to a Dao Domain.

Burial Ape Ridge was not an ownerless land; it was still influenced by the remnant will of that Demonic Ape from back then, forming a unique set of forbidden zone Laws.

Here, Yao Race members with ape Bloodline would not be affected, but all other races would be suppressed upon arrival, especially the Human Race, who would be targeted by the forbidden zone as soon as they appeared.

Furthermore, every hundred epochs, Burial Ape Ridge would experience a “Berserk Tide.” The remnant will of the Demonic Ape would awaken, and at this time, all beings except Immortal Giants would fall into a frenzied slaughter. Only those who consumed enough flesh and blood could maintain their sanity.

Such practices were actually all in preparation for the Demonic Ape's revival.

Logically, such a dangerous place should not attract any powerful Yao Race members.

However, over the long years, Burial Ape Ridge attracted countless powerful Yao Race members to inhabit it, because rumor had it that in the deepest part of the forbidden zone, the Legacy of that Dao Ancestor Realm Demonic Ape was still preserved, but no one had ever returned alive with news.

Moreover, although Burial Ape Ridge had the “Berserk Tide,” under the shroud of the forbidden zone Laws, the Yao Race could grow rapidly through slaughter and consumption.

Over the long years, several forbidden zone Overlords had emerged here.

And Blood Ape Cave was the territory ruled by one such Overlord. This place was occupied by a group of bloodthirsty Demonic Apes, who inherited the most primitive ferocity of Burial Ape Ridge, feeding on flesh and blood, and proving their Dao through slaughter.

However, who knew that the true master of Blood Ape Cave was not that bloodthirsty Demonic Ape Overlord, but an ancient existence hidden deep within Blood Ape Cave?

Blood Ape Cave, located deep within Burial Ape Ridge, was rumored to have been formed when the heart of that Dao Ancestor Realm Demonic Ape fell to the ground after its demise.

The entire cave resembled a giant heart, its inner walls covered with dark red flesh and blood vessels, still slowly pulsating to this day, as if the Demonic Ape had not truly died.

A drop of Dao Ancestor's heart blood was comparable to a supreme ancestral medicine!

Moreover, if a Yao Race member obtained it, they could return to their ancestral origin, Awaken the Demonic Ape Dao Ancestor Bloodline, and even have a chance to inherit part of that Dao Ancestor's Legacy!

Therefore, over the long years, countless powerful Yao Race members coveted this Demonic Ape Ancestral Blood, including many Overlord-level Great Yao!

But in the end, they all died!

And today, a figure also arrived here.

And he appeared deep within Blood Ape Cave, but he did not awaken the master of the forbidden zone, nor did he alarm the group of bloodthirsty Demonic Apes.

Although he was not afraid of the master of the forbidden zone, a battle would inevitably attract the attention of those powerful Yao Race members.

During this special period, with the Tianyang Competition approaching, he did not want to attract the attention of all races.