547: First Avenue

Throughout the long ages of the Myriad Races Era, the absorption and application of Primordial Qi grew increasingly profound.

Living beings of various races, relying on their Innate talents, gradually explored their own paths of Cultivation. Their power expanded, and their ambitions grew with it.

Power brought expansion, civilizational differences led to estrangement, and the desire for resources rich in Primordial Qi, such as the source of the Ancestral River and the spiritual eyes of the earth veins, became the most direct fuse.

Conflicts began as local skirmishes and quickly escalated into brutal wars that swept across the land.

The Gold Spirit Race and the Flame Spirit Race battled for ten thousand years over fire-attribute ore veins; the Water Race and the various land races fought endlessly for control of the waterways; and within the Yao Race, the strong preyed on the weak, while externally they were inherently aggressive.

The early humans struggled for survival in the cracks between these powers. Relying on their excellent Comprehension Ability and cooperation, they built cities, researched battle formations, and engaged in Artifact Refining and Body Refining, barely establishing a foothold.

Repeated great wars led to several cycles of rise and fall.

Xu Qing did not intervene, only maintaining the most basic bottom line of order to prevent civilizations from being completely annihilated by large-scale self-destruction.

Finally, after prolonged warfare, a relatively stable power structure was initially established amidst blood and fire.

On the fertile plains of the Eastern Ancestral River basin, Human Race cities were connected, forming a territory where the Human Race thrived and established order. They were adept at using wisdom and various Magic Treasure tools, building complex social structures and Cultivation systems.

The vast southern mountains and forests, and the land of lava, were the Domain of the Yao Race. Various Yao Kings ruled their respective territories, following the most ancient Law of the jungle where Bloodline and strength determined everything.

The vast region radiating from the Central Ancestor Mountain, where Primordial Qi was purest and most primitive, was primarily occupied by Innate Divine Sages such as Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilins, and Spirit Races.

They were relatively few in number, but individually powerful, closer to the Origin Dao rhythm, and transcendent above worldly disputes, yet they firmly controlled the core Ancestor Mountain territory.

All the rivers, lakes, and vast water veins in the world naturally belonged to the Water Race. They dominated the underwater world, maintaining a delicate balance with the land-based powers.

In addition, the Barbarian tribes inhabited the harsh northwestern lands, and the Shadow Race was active in the deep underground abyss... Myriad Races stood side by side, each with their own boundaries, constantly engaging in trade, exchange, vigilance, and friction.

A magnificent era of contention among Myriad Races, coexisting with crises and opportunities, officially began in the True Self Realm.

And Xu Qing, seated atop Ancestor Mountain, his Incarnation as Heavenly Dao, quietly observed all of this.

At this moment, he could feel that with the birth of Life and the budding of civilization, the Dao cycle of the True Self Realm became more vibrant and powerful.

The world's vitality was increasing, and this feedback to him meant that the Foundation of his True Self Realm was further solidified, and the world power he could mobilize was steadily growing.

He sat atop Ancestor Mountain, his figure seemingly merged with the rocks.

His breathing transformed into the winds and clouds of the True Self Realm; his heartbeat became the pulse deep within the earth. He was no longer just the creator of the world, but a part of the world's operation itself.

"Evolution has begun, civilization has been born." Xu Qing slowly opened his eyes, which reflected the myriad landscapes of the True Self Realm, calm and unruffled.

"Next, I will quietly observe the changes and await the moment the 'fruit' ripens."

He knew that when this civilization, which he had personally nurtured, developed to a sufficient height, understood the essence of the world, and even began to try to touch the 'Dao' level, it would generate crucial feedback for the True Self Realm and for himself.

That might be the opportunity for him to Breakthrough his current Realm and see the path ahead.

He closed his eyes again, sinking most of his consciousness into the operation of the Heavenly Dao, leaving only a wisp of Divine Thought, like the sun and moon hanging high, silently watching his world slowly unfold its magnificent scroll.

Time flowed silently in the True Self Realm.

Xu Qing's consciousness was deeply merged with the world's Heavenly Dao, like an Eternal observer, recording the vast changes over time.

The exploration of the world by intelligent beings never ceased.

The first to touch the edge of the Dao were not the powerful races, but rather some seekers who were far removed from the mundane world.

In a cloud-shrouded valley in the upper reaches of the Eastern Ancestral River, an old man who had observed flowing water for ten thousand years and comprehended the principle of ultimate softness and ultimate rigidity, before his passing, transformed into a wisp of pure Qi that merged into the mountains and rivers. The Dao rhythm of water's softness he comprehended was permanently imprinted in that water Domain, benefiting future generations.

This was the first time a phenomenon close to 'Dao Fusion' appeared in the True Self Realm.

Thereafter, more and more seekers approached Dao Fusion, and the world's inherent strength grew ever stronger.

Xu Qing calmly observed all of this. These explorations, regardless of their depth or correctness, were manifestations of the True Self Realm, an inevitable part of civilization's journey toward maturity.

Their appearance created ripples in the great Dao Laws of the True Self Realm.

Xu Qing could feel that the world's Dao was becoming richer, more concrete, and even slowly self-adjusting and perfecting due to these intelligent thoughts.

This feedback to him meant that his understanding of the True Self Realm deepened daily.

He was not only the source of the world but was also becoming the ultimate convergence point of all its wisdom and exploration.

On this day, a light appeared in the True Self Realm, and this light illuminated the entire world.

Xu Qing, seated atop Ancestor Mountain, slowly opened his eyes. His gaze pierced through time and space, looking towards the Chaos cloud sea deep within Ancestor Mountain.

That was where the Innate water Origin and the rising Dao rhythm of the True Self Realm converged, and also where the Ancestral Dragon slumbered and underwent its transformation.

At this moment, the cloud sea boiled, and endless Primordial Qi swirled downwards into a vortex!

"Aang!!!"

A clear, soaring, yet ancient and majestic Dragon roar, as if containing the profound might of primeval Chaos, resounded from the center of the vortex, instantly spreading to every corner of the True Self Realm!

The Ancestral Dragon, the first true Dragon formed in the True Self Realm after its creation from pure Innate water essence and a wisp of the world-opening Dao mark, had, after the long accumulation of the Myriad Races Era, Broken Through its own limits today!

The moment it soared into the sky, with every scale of its ten-thousand-foot Dragon body flowing with the brilliance of new Dao Laws, the entire Dao Foundation of the True Self Realm trembled slightly.

An unprecedented, complete, highly aggressive, and imperial Dao was condensed by it and finally imprinted between heaven and earth!

This Dao could be called the Dragon Dao, governing water Origin, conjuring clouds and rain, manifesting power and nobility, and pursuing the ultimate evolution and ascent of Life.

The Ancestral Dragon thus became the first existence in the True Self Realm since its creation to Break Through its confines by its own power and attain the supreme Dao Fruit. Its status and power level were already comparable to an Emperor Realm expert in the Eternal Dao Realm system!

Once the Dragon Dao was established, it stood like a crucial pillar within the True Self Realm's originally relatively simple Dao framework.

The world's rules thus became more complex and resilient, and both the upper limit of power it could bear and its evolutionary potential received tangible improvements.

And Xu Qing, as one with the world's Origin, immediately sensed this change.

The overall volume and quality of the True Self Realm significantly increased with the completion of the Dragon Dao.

When this feedback reached him, the power originating from the True Self Realm became more profound, and the Foundation of his True Self Realm was thus solidified and broadened.

"The first complete Great Dao, is it...?" Xu Qing's eyes held no joy or sorrow. "Practiced and condensed by living beings themselves, ultimately feeding back to the world—is this the fruit I've been waiting for?"

He gazed at the Ancestral Dragon soaring above the Nine Heavens, exuding Emperor Realm pressure, drawing gazes of worship and awe from Myriad Races, knowing that the evolution of the True Self Realm would, from this day forward, enter a new stage.

All living beings of Myriad Races had witnessed the possibility and mighty power of attaining the Dao, and more ambitions, paths, and conflicts would arise accordingly.

And this was precisely the nourishment necessary for the world's growth and his own progress on the Dao path.