Ancestor

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ancestor (祖师)
Occupation/Role	Sixth-Realm cultivator; path leader, protector, and wartime commander
First Appearance	Referred to as a “Young Ancestor” 195; Ancestors appear collectively at the Immortal Grave 305

Rank and Meaning

An Ancestor is generally a cultivator who has entered the Sixth Realm, also called the Ancestor Realm 752 753. The title is used for peak figures of the Immortal Path, Esoteric Sect, New Life Path, and other systems, including nonhuman races 305 319.

• Ancestors possess authority over Grandmasters and younger cultivators, often directing expeditions, distributing resources, and deciding major conflicts 305 316.
• The strongest Sixth-Realm Ancestors can contend with—or even kill—Early Seventh-Realm gods and immortals without changing their own life forms 319.
• Many Ancestors deliberately remain on their original cultivation paths rather than becoming gods or immortals, seeking to push their own systems further instead 319.
• “Founding Ancestor,” “Old Ancestor,” and “Path-Opening Ancestor” may refer to legendary predecessors of a lineage rather than simply a current Sixth-Realm cultivator 369.

Abilities and Authority

Ancestor-Realm Power

Ancestors can suppress entire races, battle Immortal-like beings, and command the outcome of large-scale wars. Their presence alone can overwhelm Grandmasters and lesser cultivators 305 306.

• Their battle garments and rare-metal armor bear powerful Dao patterns and can radiate overwhelming pressure 305.
• Individual Ancestors may specialize in archery, physical combat, lightning, force arts, formations, or other path-specific methods 306 311.
• Ancestor-level battles can damage mountains, twist space, and threaten entire regions 306 331.
• An Ancestor’s strength varies greatly; exceptional figures may stand close to the Seventh Realm, while others remain vulnerable to stronger peers or ancient dangers 305 319.

Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stakes

The thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stakes are a forbidden collective weapon jointly refined by the Ancestors of the Immortal Path, Esoteric Sect, and New Life Path 307.

• The stakes can seal and destroy Earth Immortal-level threats 308.
• Activating them requires an enormous price, including Ancestors’ lives and Blood Essence 307 308.
• They are considered artifacts tied to the fate of the race and are reserved for existential crises 307 361.

Known Ancestors

Ancestor	Affiliation / Title	Notable Actions
He Lian Chengyun	Taishang Sect Master of the Imperial Immortal Sect	A senior Ancestor with one foot in the Seventh Realm; led the Immortal Path Ancestors at the Immortal Grave and overwhelmed the Sun Elf Race with his arrows 305 306.
Present Tathagata	Tathagata tradition	Fought Immortal-like beings and later defeated a Giant Race Ancestor through direct combat 306 311.
Sky Bearing Ancestor	New Life Path	Returned to the Ancestor Battlefield with a giant axe and sought advancement through deadly battle 331.
Lu Zizai	New Life Path	Recognized as a newly risen Ancestor with the aptitude to open frontiers and establish new paths 344.
Qin Ming	New Life Path / independent cultivator	Broke through into the Sixth Realm and became an Ancestor before the age of thirty; he later gained public recognition as the youngest Ancestor 752 766.

History

Immortal Grave Campaign

Ancestors from the Immortal Path, Esoteric Sect, and New Life Path assembled at the Immortal Grave after Immortal-like beings began emerging from its tombs. They concluded that the threats could not be left for later generations and agreed to destroy them 305.

The campaign escalated into a confrontation against an entire hidden immortal civilization. Ancestors fought separate Immortal-like beings across the Blood Sea, Netherworld, and grave region, while He Lian Chengyun attacked the Sun Elf Race for its suspected involvement 306.

When the crisis worsened, the Ancestors activated the thirty-six Heaven Stabilizing Divine Stakes, sacrificing Blood Essence and lives to seal the Earth Immortals 307 308.

Fate Battle

During the war against the Nomadic Hunting Civilization, Ancestors revealed that earlier scenes of defeat and despair had concealed preparations for the real battle. They identified hidden Sixth-Realm enemies with Bone Revealing Mirrors and personally selected their opponents 311.

The Ancestors’ victories decided the battle’s direction:

• Leng Mingkong destroyed the Golden Lion’s Wolf Fang Club with the Immortal Slaying Finger 311.
• He Lian Chengyun dominated and ultimately killed the Two-Headed Werewolf Ancestor 311 315.
• Present Tathagata defeated a Giant Race Ancestor in a direct clash of fists 311.
• The allied Paths annihilated every dispatched expert of the Nomadic Hunting Civilization, though several Ancestors suffered severe injuries 315 316.

Return of the Old Ancestors

Ancient pathfinders believed dead emerged from Earthen City. These Old Ancestors had become immortals, survived through Jade Capital’s aid, and spent most of history asleep 369.

Their return overturned Night Prefecture’s hierarchy. Present-day Ancestors, including He Lian Chengyun and Sky-Pillar, knelt before them, while the public treated the returning founders as living legends 369.

The Old Ancestors warned that prosperous eras inevitably bring heavenly trials and argued that Night Prefecture’s divided powers should unite 369.

Legacy

• Ancestors are remembered as defenders who dared to “slay immortals and destroy gods” rather than submit to supposedly higher life forms 305.
• Their sacrifices at the Immortal Grave became a binding obligation for later generations to eradicate the sealed Earth Immortals and recover the fallen Ancestors’ remains 308.
• The title remains a measure of supreme achievement, but the rise of younger Ancestors such as Qin Ming shows that the Sixth Realm is not the end of cultivation 752 766.