Time flew by, and the stars shifted.
After Hongmeng Immortal Emperor Dong Wanggong founded the Hongmeng Immortal Court and bestowed titles upon the twelve Lords of the Dao Domains and the Three Enclosures Dao Assisting Saint Venerables, the grand ceremony lasted a full three thousand years.
After proving his Dao, Dong Wanggong no longer took more Dao Companions. What he wanted now was to transform the Twelve Dao Domains into Hongmeng-level domains and witness Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the others prove their Dao and reach the Hongmeng Ancestral Realm.
In the blink of an eye.
Countless eons passed. The Mythical World flourished far more than before, and the World Tree continued to grow until it underwent ultimate sublimation and became the Primordial Hongmeng Ancestral Spirit Root, revered by all living beings.
The Twelve Dao Domains, the five domains ruled by the Primordial Five Primes, and countless planes, Great Thousand Worlds, and Chaos Worlds all became part of the World Tree—some its branches, others its leaves.
The River of Time, the River of Life, and the rest all revolved around the World Tree.
"Why is it still just out of reach?"
Dong Wanggong stood in the void, looking down upon the World Tree and countless worlds.
The World Tree shimmered with a faint azure light. Seven Hongmeng Great Daos and the Three Thousand Great Daos encircled its branches and leaves, while endless laws and order surrounded it. Primordial Hongmeng Ancestral Qi flickered in and out of sight.
Over countless eons, the Twelve Dao Domains had continued to advance. Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the others had all touched the barrier to the Hongmeng Ancestral Realm. Even Dong Wanggong himself had reached the limit of that realm.
Dong Wanggong named this realm the Hongmeng Dao Master Realm.
It was an unfathomable realm, one