Innate Dao Body Holy Embryo

Great Wei Kingdom, Wangxian Tower.

Wangxian Tower stood east of the Great River, one of the Great Wei Dynasty's most renowned ancient towers.

The tower had seven floors, each offering a different view. Even members of the Great Wei Imperial Family rarely set foot on the seventh.

Inside the tower at this moment, two impeccably dressed young men in their prime sat at an octagonal table.

On the left sat a Man in Green, extraordinary in bearing, handsome and unrestrained, with a jade flute at his waist and a folding fan in hand.

Though seated high in the tower with the cool river breeze drifting in, he still fanned himself from time to time.

On the right was a Youth in White, his face carrying some childishness, his appearance equally refined. But his eyes held a trace of venom, utterly lacking the clarity and innocence of a child.

"Third Brother, we've searched the entire Great Wei for a month now, and there's still no trace of that Innate Dao Body."

For a month, the Youth in White had followed the Man in Green across the entire Great Wei Dynasty, yet they had found no sign of the Innate Dao Body the clan leader had spoken of.

"Third Brother, strange phenomena are already breaking out everywhere across heaven and earth. Spiritual energy is gradually reviving. Maybe we should just go back—otherwise, we'll miss the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm."

"Winning the favor of the Ye Imperial Clan is important, but with the Sixth Heaven and Earth Cataclysm intensifying, is it really worth it for some vague reward from the Ye Imperial Clan?"

A flicker of retreat and impatience showed in the Youth in White's eyes. He no longer wanted to waste his efforts.

The Man in Green glanced at him, still calm and unhurried as he waved his folding fan, a faint smile on his face.

"Wencheng, you're still too young. You don't know how powerful the Ye Imperial Clan truly is, nor how deep their foundations run."

"Our Li Clan Ancient Clan has a long heritage, but compared to the Ye Imperial Clan, the difference is like a fisherman catching fish on the river versus the ruler of a nation—worlds apart."

Li Wencheng had grown up in the Taixu Profound Realm. If his grandfather hadn't ordered him to follow Third Brother this time, he would never have thought to set foot outside the Taixu Profound Realm until the cataclysm grew fierce.

Though he had always heard the elders speak of the Ye Imperial Clan's might, Li Wencheng carried a pride in his heart. He felt the elders were simply exaggerating.

The Li Clan Ancient Clan had a long heritage. Across the entire Eastern Continent, it was undoubtedly a major clan with a name to reckon with.

The Ye Imperial Clan was a Great Emperor Dao Lineage. During the first Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, they had already been the undisputed overlord of the Eastern Continent.

But starting from the second cataclysm, the entire Ye Imperial Clan sealed off their realm. Even as the great changes swept in, they rarely opened it, sending few clan disciples to compete for opportunities.

Thus, over endless ages, the impression all ancient clans in the Eastern Continent had of the Ye Imperial Clan remained frozen at the time of the first great cataclysm.

Throughout the long years, powerful clans rose and fell. Some harbored ambitions to replace the Ye Imperial Clan as the overlord of the Eastern Continent, but none dared to test them.

Even today, few among the ancient clans of the Eastern Continent truly knew the depth of the Ye Imperial Clan.

Li Wencheng believed the Ye Imperial Clan was merely putting on a show—perhaps they had long lost the divine might of old.

"Third Brother, you all say the Ye Imperial Clan is so formidable, but after the second Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, they sealed off their realm. Their clansmen are rarely seen across the Eastern Continent."

"In my view, they've probably already weakened. Otherwise, with so many cataclysms, why wouldn't the Ye Imperial Clan come out to seize those heaven-defying opportunities?"

"Third Brother, I've never understood—just how powerful is the Ye Clan? Why do you and the elders keep singing their praises?"

The Man in Green, called Third Brother, smiled faintly. Looking at this arrogant youth before him, he was reminded of his younger self.

"Wencheng, what do you think of me?"

The Man in Green didn't answer Li Wencheng's question directly. Instead, he suddenly turned the question around.

"Third Brother, you're still young, yet your cultivation has already reached the Great Grandmaster realm. Not just within our clan, but across the entire Eastern Continent, you'd be called a true prodigy."

When speaking of the Man in Green, even the unruly Li Wencheng's eyes filled with admiration.

"Prodigy!"

The Man in Green gave a cold laugh, mocking himself. "Wencheng, three years ago, I became a Great Grandmaster before I was even twenty. The elders in the clan all called me a prodigy unseen in a thousand years. Among the younger generation of ancient clans across the Eastern Continent, few could match me."

"Back then, I was arrogant enough to believe no one in the Eastern Continent could defeat me. Until three years ago, when I left the realm to travel the Eastern Continent and encountered a disciple of the Ye Imperial Clan."

Pain flickered in the Man in Green's eyes, as if recalling a bitter memory. He continued, "That person was only eighteen, but even after I used every trick I had, I only lasted ten moves against him."

"That encounter nearly shattered my Dao Heart. Later, when I told the clan elder, he finally revealed the truth about the Ye Imperial Clan. He said I had most likely run into a member of their clan."

"Third Brother, so that's why your Dao Heart broke back then? What happened after? What did the clan elder tell you?"

Thinking of Third Brother's despondent state three years ago, Li Wencheng finally understood the truth.

The Man in Green paused, then said calmly, "The elder didn't explain much. But think about it—what kind of great divine being is a Great Emperor?"

"During the first Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, the spiritual energy in this world was at its peak. Immortal Herbs and Immortal Treasures that were rare even once in ten thousand years were everywhere back then."

"Rumor has it that the Ye Clan's Great Emperor plundered countless resources from this world during that cataclysm."

"The opportunities you're so eager to seize in the Sixth Heaven and Earth Cataclysm? Before the Ye Imperial Clan, they're utterly insignificant."

The Man in Green glanced at Li Wencheng, paused, then continued, "You say the clan elders don't know the Ye Imperial Clan's depth? Do you know that the Ye disciple I met back then was only a branch member? Otherwise, why would he have come to the Eastern Continent seeking opportunities?"

Li Wencheng felt as if struck by lightning. He had never imagined that Third Brother, hailed as the clan's once-in-a-millennium genius, couldn't even defeat a branch disciple of the Ye Imperial Clan!

Was the Ye Imperial Clan truly that powerful? Shock filled Li Wencheng's eyes.

Seeing the drastic change in Li Wencheng's expression, the Man in Green showed a hint of satisfaction. He looked at Li Wencheng and said softly, "I heard from the clan elders that the Ye Imperial Clan has recently given birth to a Dao Body Holy Embryo."

"If we can find this Innate Dao Body, and that Dao Body Holy Embryo devours it, then that member of the Ye Imperial Clan could very well possess an Innate Dao Body Holy Embryo."

"Tell me—for such a great merit, how generously do you think the Ye Imperial Clan would reward us?"

Hearing these words, a gleam of fervor flickered in Li Wencheng's eyes.