This Innate Dao Body is in Dali!

No wonder the clan elders were so desperate to find that remnant with the Innate Physique—the Ye Imperial Clan wanted to forge an Innate Dao Body Sacred Fetus.

The Innate Dao Body Sacred Fetus was a legendary supreme physique. Rumors said that during the First Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, someone had used this physique to become a Great Emperor, dominating heaven and earth in that ancient Golden Prosperous Era, with no equal to be found.

This was absolutely a supreme physique with the potential to reach the Emperor Realm, and it could allow the Ye Imperial Clan to produce another Emperor-level existence. Its importance to the Ye Imperial Clan went without saying.

If he could find this Innate Physique and present it to the Ye Imperial Clan, the rewards would be vast beyond measure, enough to let the Li Ancient Clan leap to become the top ancient clan in the Eastern Continent.

Heaven and Earth Cataclysms indeed brought great opportunities, but they also came with great risks. Every ancient Secret Realm that appeared was accompanied by rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.

The Li Ancient Clan rose during the Third Heaven and Earth Cataclysm. Even after enduring several cataclysms, their overall strength ranked only in the Top Ten among all ancient clans in the Eastern Continent.

It wasn't that the Li Ancient Clan hadn't seized great opportunities in these cataclysms, but the competition for those Secret Realms that truly nurtured Immortal Treasures was too brutal.

The Li Ancient Clan's strength wasn't truly first-rate among the Eastern Continent's ancient clans. When facing the truly top-tier clans, they were no match.

A thousand years ago, during the Fifth Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, the Li Ancient Clan welcomed a Golden Prosperous Era. Several extraordinary geniuses emerged among the younger generation.

But because of an ancient Secret Realm, they clashed with the third-ranked ancient clan in the Eastern Continent. A great war broke out, and the Li Ancient Clan's Golden Generation was completely wiped out—that showed the level of risk involved.

Now, finding this Innate Physique would bring the Li Ancient Clan far more than all their gains from several cataclysms combined.

With the backing of the Ye Ancient Clan, even the top Eastern Continent clans would show some face for the Ye Imperial Clan's sake and not dare to offend lightly.

Weighing the pros and cons, Li Wencheng couldn't suppress his joy. But then he remembered they'd searched for an entire month without a single clue—like looking for a needle in a haystack—and the excitement in his eyes vanished instantly.

"Third Brother, we have no leads at all. Searching like this is like fishing for a needle in the ocean. When will we ever find this Innate Physique?"

"This opportunity from the Ye Imperial Clan is tempting, but right now it's like the moon in the sky—within sight but out of reach."

Hearing Li Wencheng's complaint, the young man in blue showed no change in expression. "Wencheng, you're always so impatient. All the clan's juniors left the Mystic Realm to search for this Innate Physique in the Eastern Continent, so why did your grandfather repeatedly insist you follow me?"

Li Wencheng paused. He thought of his grandfather, who doted on him most. Before leaving the Mystic Realm, the old man had repeatedly urged him to search for the Innate Physique together with Third Brother.

Back then, he thought his grandfather was just worried about him facing danger in the Eastern Continent, and that following the strongest of the younger generation would keep him safe. Now he realized there was probably deeper meaning behind that arrangement.

"Third Brother, don't keep me in suspense. Do you really have a way to find this Innate Physique?"

Li Wencheng looked at the young man in blue with burning anticipation.

The young man in blue pulled a crystal-clear, blood-red bead from his robes—like a blooming rose—and explained to Li Wencheng, "Wencheng, I am the absolute king of the Li Ancient Clan's younger generation, and you are your grandfather's most beloved descendant."

"This Innate Physique is of utmost importance. If some ordinary clan disciple finds it, with the Ye Imperial Clan's nurturing, they might ride the wind and transform into a dragon. Then our main bloodline's supremacy would be threatened."

"This is a Blood Jade Bead. It contains a drop of Li Changqing's essence blood. That remnant is Li Changqing's bloodline. With this bead, I can sense the Innate Physique within ten miles."

"With this Blood Jade Bead, as long as we search patiently, this Innate Physique will be ours for the taking."

A Blood Jade Bead! Li Wencheng was no stranger to it. The closer the blood relation, the stronger the bead's response.

But since the clan upheaval over a decade ago, only two or three small fry remained from that criminal bloodline. The core members had long since died.

"Third Brother, wasn't Li Changqing executed by the Judgment Divine Envoy over a decade ago for violating the Judgment Department's rules by going to the Eastern Continent as a God? Why does this Blood Jade Bead still have his essence blood?"

"Hahaha."

The young man in blue laughed and explained, "Wencheng! That's the brilliance of our clan leader. Li Changqing was only captured by the Judgment Department and taken to the Heavenly Court, locked in the Heavenly Prison. He never died. The clan leader just fooled the elders of the other branches."

"The clan leader is truly a peerless schemer. If he hadn't had such foresight, we wouldn't have this advantage today."

A flicker of doubt crossed Li Wencheng's eyes. "Third Brother, even though the Blood Jade Bead can sense a ten-mile radius, the Eastern Continent spans millions of miles. Searching like this is still harder than reaching the sky."

"If it were truly that hard, would your grandfather have let you follow me to find the Innate Physique?"

The young man in blue stood up, walked to the railing of the pavilion, and looked down at the great river rolling eastward. Excitement flickered in his eyes.

"Wencheng, you don't know this. Back then, when the clan leader discovered Li Changqing's trail, it was in the Primordial Ancient Forest."

"Within ten thousand miles of the Primordial Ancient Forest, there's no human habitation. The only mortal dynasties nearby are Great Wei and Great Li. If Li Changqing really hid the Innate Physique in the mortal world, these two kingdoms are the most likely."

"We've spent a whole month scouring every inch of Great Wei. If the Innate Physique were there, the Blood Jade Bead would have sensed it."

"Based on my guess, this Innate Physique was likely hidden by Li Changqing among the mortal folk of Great Li."

"As long as we carefully search every inch of Great Li, we're sure to find this Innate Physique."

Li Changqing was in the Primordial Ancient Forest when he was captured! No wonder Third Brother dared to assert the Innate Physique would be in Great Wei or Great Li.

The Primordial Ancient Forest was a mysterious place. It was said that a Yellow Spring flowed beneath the forest, and no life existed within it.

Anyone who stepped inside, no matter how powerful or skilled, would be slowly corroded by the Yellow Spring's power, forced to watch their Lifespan drain away.

Because of the Yellow Spring beneath, there was no life for ten thousand miles around.

Li Changqing was a God. Unless a Heaven and Earth Cataclysm occurred, the Judgment Department forbade Gods from appearing in the Eastern Continent.

To avoid the Judgment Department's pursuit, Li Changqing wouldn't dare use divine power, or the Judgment Divine Envoy would easily sense him and expose his trail.

As a mere mortal, he couldn't cross the void. The nearest mortal kingdoms to the Primordial Ancient Forest were Great Wei and Great Li.

"Third Brother, let's not waste time. Let's head to Great Li now! The sooner we find this Innate Physique, the sooner the Li Ancient Clan can become the top clan in the Eastern Continent."

With that, ignoring the young man in blue, he leaped from the seven-story Wangxian Tower and flew through the air toward Great Li.