498: The Dao Realm is immortal, the True Spirit exists forever

Xu Qing vaguely saw a future vision.

When these galaxies nurture native Life, and when they begin to explore the starry sky and comprehend the Myriad Daos, the feedback of civilization and wisdom will propel him to Breakthrough to a higher Realm.

Suddenly, an anomaly caught his attention.

In the most desolate galaxy, furthest from the Qiankun Continent, three dead planets were dancing in an illogical manner.

As Xu Qing's Dao thought touched this place, the three planets suddenly exploded, transforming into three streams of Chaos Qi that vanished into the Void Realm.

"The Dao has fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine..."

Xu Qing looked contemplatively towards the edge of the world.

There was still a large expanse of unformed Chaos there, as if waiting for the last "one" that had escaped to complete it.

This clearly hinted that his Inner Universe had not yet truly reached Perfection.

Looking at the place of Chaos, he suddenly thought of something, and as if to verify it, he began to try.

His Origin Qi Cultivation began to fall from the Half-Ancestor Realm...

Qiankun Great World!

Deep within Chaos, an ancient Dao platform floated in the void, surrounded by Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy, coiling like Dragons and snakes, interweaving into profound Dao patterns.

Xu Qing sat cross-legged in the center of the Dao platform, his eyes tightly closed, with forty-nine strands of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy swirling around him, each containing the mighty power to create Heaven and Earth.

These Hongmeng Primordial Qi descended like a river of stars, continuously integrating into his body, evolving into Myriad Worlds, and constructing an unsurpassed Dao foundation.

However, the Dao has fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine, still lacking one.

This sliver of Life was that one which had escaped.

"A million years of comprehension, today shall be Perfection!"

Xu Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and in them, the scene of Chaos first opening seemed to appear.

He raised a hand and grabbed, and the last wisp of free-floating Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy in the Void Realm was forcibly captured by him.

This strand of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy was completely different from the other forty-nine; it was ethereal and elusive, seemingly real and illusory, as if it could dissipate into Heaven and Earth at any moment.

"Come!"

With a soft shout from Xu Qing, the forty-nine strands of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy within his body resonated simultaneously, transforming into an invisible Dao net, firmly locking down the one that had escaped.

The last strand of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy struggled, as if it had a spirit, unwilling to be bound.

But Xu Qing's Dao Heart was as firm as a rock; how could a million years of arduous Cultivation fail at this critical moment?

"Fusion!"

He formed hand seals, and the Qiankun Great World vibrated violently, the forty-nine strands of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, intertwined and Fused with the last strand of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy.

In an instant, his body radiated immeasurable light, his skin like jade, bones like gold, and blood surging like a river of stars.

"Boom—"

An indescribable Dao rhyme erupted from within him, sweeping across Chaos.

The fifty strands of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy were completely perfected, transforming into a grand river of the Myriad Daos that traversed past, present, and future, flowing endlessly within his body.

His Origin Qi Cultivation finally broke through its shackles, stepping into the true Realm of a Dao Ancestor!

At this moment, the Chaos Sea trembled, and the Myriad Daos resonated.

Countless beings sleeping in the Qiankun Great World awakened from their slumber, looking towards the direction of Xu Qing's secluded Cultivation with solemn expressions.

"It's the aura of Father God..."

Xu Qing slowly stood up, the purple Qi around him receding, returning to its original simplicity.

He felt the vast and boundless power within his body, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"A million years of arduous Cultivation, finally achieving the One-Step Dao Ancestor Realm."

A million years ago, he had an epiphany, and so he dispersed all his Origin Qi Cultivation and all his Hongmeng Primordial Qi, choosing instead to Cultivate with Innate Hongmeng Primordial Qi.

Thus, over a million years, his Cultivation fell to the Dao Lord Realm, and then returned from the Dao Lord Realm to the Half-Ancestor Realm.

And this last strand of Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy, he did not exchange for it with the System, but instead captured the Innate Hongmeng Purple Energy that had escaped at the creation of the Qiankun Great World.

It could also be said that this was the Great Dao that had escaped from the Qiankun Great World.

After the Fusion just now, he felt that some kind of shackles had been broken.

Now, an unprecedented and profound connection was established between him and the Qiankun Great World; it was no longer the usual sensing between Dao Ancestors, but a symbiotic relationship of Bloodline connection and Dao rhyme Fusion.

At the core of his true spirit, a crystalline "Dao Seed" had unknowingly condensed.

This Dao Seed resonated with the core of his Inner Universe—the Qiankun Continent—and the two were connected by countless purplish-gold threads, each thread containing the most fundamental Hongmeng Dao rhyme.

He clearly perceived that as long as the Qiankun Great World did not perish, even if his body and spirit were utterly destroyed in the outside world, his true spirit could undergo Rebirth on the Qiankun Continent through this Dao Seed!

Xu Qing was thoughtful.

While ordinary Dao Ancestors could revive after falling, relying on their preparations left in various places, it often required a long period of time, and if the preparations were insufficient, their strength after revival would be greatly diminished.

However, the Rebirth ability he now possessed was not only extremely fast, but more crucially, his strength after Rebirth would be directly linked to the completeness of the Qiankun Great World!

At this moment, his Inner Universe already had a complete galaxy structure. If more advanced civilizations evolved in the future, it might even become stronger due to the Cultivation of native Cultivators.

Then, his strength after Rebirth might very well be stronger than before he fell!

"Wait..."

Xu Qing suddenly thought of something and immediately closed his eyes to deduce.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them: "If the Inner Universe is evolved to its extreme, wouldn't it be equivalent to..."

He recalled the legendary Transcendent existences.

They had long since Transcended Life and death; a single thought could bring Life, a single thought could bring destruction. Upon reaching this level, concepts of Heaven and Earth distance, time, space, Life, and death no longer existed. A single thought was Eternal, and Eternal meant perpetual existence. They were the other shore of the Dao, the Origin of the Dao; Chaos could be destroyed, but their bodies would remain undestroyed!

It now seemed that he had inadvertently stumbled upon a similar threshold!

However, Xu Qing quickly calmed down.

The Qiankun Great World was still in its nascent stage, far from true immortality.

But this path was indeed clearly visible.

"It seems that I will have to focus on managing the Qiankun Great World from now on..."

A slight smile played on Xu Qing's lips. Compared to the intrigues of the Eighty-First Fortress City, those struggles were simply child's play when compared to the infinite possibilities of the Qiankun Great World.

Now that his Origin Qi Cultivation had broken through, the System should also be upgraded!

[Ding! The System is about to upgrade. This upgrade will take a thousand years!]

A thousand years was nothing; he could wait, and even faster, it was a thousand years within the Qiankun Great World.

However, before that, he exchanged for a large number of Heaven And Earth Treasures, Dao rhyme Secret Realm locations, and trillions of various Universe Life forms.

Since he was going to manage the Qiankun Great World, he needed to bestow more Opportunities to strengthen the beings within the Inner World.

With this thought, he issued orders to his subordinate forces.

Thus, hundreds of millions of Xu Family members with low talent, and hundreds of billions of members from various races, entered the Qiankun Great World, embarking on the mission of building the Qiankun Great World.

The Cultivation of these beings was not high; all were below the Marquis Realm. The birth of civilization did not depend on the level of Cultivation of the beings, but on forming an independent System.

It also required a sense of identity with this world.

The Marquis Realm required Undergoing Tribulation; therefore, once these beings Cultivated to the Marquis Realm here and Underwent Heavenly Tribulation, they would be able to establish a connection with the Qiankun Great World, which was what Xu Qing needed.

After Breakthrough to the Dao Ancestor Realm, the Dominator-level Time Dao further strengthened his control over time. One year in the outside world was twelve thousand years in the Qiankun Great World.

Therefore, at present, he had ample time.

In addition, under Xu Qing's guidance, the native deities also established their respective Divine Courts, through which they governed the Life on various stars.

A thousand years, neither long nor short, various Universe civilizations took root in the Qiankun Great World. Although it was only a prototype, it was a good start.

And the System successfully upgraded!