Venerable of the Ancient Realm! Two Hundred Years! Old Acquaintances Have All Aged

Several months later.

A storm concerning the Ancient Realm is gradually spreading among the various Cultivation Star in the New Realm.

Rumor has it that Devil Venerable Moluo and Qing Mingzi failed in their invasion of the Ancient Realm and instead perished at the hands of the Ancient Realm's Lord. The New Realm's invasion of the Ancient Realm has thoroughly enraged this Ancient Realm's Lord.

Therefore, the Ancient Realm dispatched a cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Transformation to invade the New Realm in retaliation, forcibly occupying Qingming Star, using it to achieve Dao Integration, and plundering the New Realm's resources.

Fortunately, Feng Lingzi, arrived in time, thwarting the Ancient Realm cultivators' attempt to annex Qingming Star and lay the foundation for their Dao Integration. However, Qingming Star was also devastated as a result. After the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm intervened and tore open the curtain, the Ancient Realm cultivators fled back to the Ancient Realm.

The name of the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm thus spread throughout the New Realm along with this shocking news.

"The Sovereign of the Sealed Realm...? A powerful cultivator capable of forcibly tearing open the curtain to enter the New Realm? How could there possibly be such a powerful cultivator within the Ancient Realm?"

Could it be that the Longevity Dao Lord has broken through? But even so, he shouldn't be able to tear open the curtain...

On the Devilish Cultivator Star, on a floating island above the Devil Cultivator Desert, a powerful female cultivator with stunning beauty, snow-white skin, and a tall, proud figure slowly walked forward. Listening to the intelligence information transmitted from the Dao Sect, a look of doubt appeared on her pretty face.

"Has Master taken note of this matter?"

A young Daoist boy in red robes immediately bowed and reported, "Your Highness, the Dao Venerable has not returned since departing two Jiazi ago, and is probably unaware of this news."

The woman addressed as Your Highness was none other than Huang Yun, the Saintess Huang Yun of the Phoenix Cry Dao Sect.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yun's face showed a hint of helplessness.

A figure like her master Phoenix Cry Dao Venerable, once he goes out to travel, is truly like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail.

No one knows exactly how long the Dao Venerable has lived; there are only rumors that the current Vast Sky Dao Venerable of the New Realm lived for over ten thousand years before the New Realm was even born.

Therefore, a mere two cycles of Jiazi is nothing to the Dao Venerable.

Huang Yun asked, "Since Senior Feng Lingzi has fought against that Sovereign of the Sealed Realm, do you know what that Sovereign of the Sealed Realm looks like and his specific level of strength?"

The young Daoist respectfully replied, "According to the information provided by Senior Feng Lingzi, that Sovereign of the Sealed Realm has white hair at his temples, a broad forehead, a handsome face, and unfathomable, deep-set eyes. He is clearly a Divine Ability and powerful individual... As for his specific strength..."

Huang Yun's body trembled, her eyes showing a look of doubt and surprise. She suddenly waved her sleeve, and a scroll flew out.

Once the scroll is unfurled, it reveals the face and figure of a man, with white hair at his temples, a slightly weathered and mature air, a broad forehead, and a handsome face.

The child in red was stunned for a moment, then pointed and stammered, "Yes, ah yes, it looks just like the person in the painting..."

Huang Yun's expression changed instantly, her beautiful eyes flashing with an incredulous and sharp light. "Impossible! How could it be him! It absolutely cannot be him!"

Senior Feng Lingzi's cultivation level is at the mid-stage of the Dao Integration Realm. If the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm is truly as powerful as he described, he must at least possess the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Dao Integration Realm. Even if he were a reincarnated immortal, it would be extremely difficult for him to cultivate so quickly!

The red-robed Daoist boy was immediately intimidated by the aura emanating from Huang Yun, and dared not speak. Hesitantly, he echoed, "Yes, Your Highness is right. Senior Feng Lingzi said that the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm is a bold and unfathomable person. However, the person in the painting looks quite calm, honest, mature, and prudent, not like a bold and reckless person!"

Huang Yun frowned deeply, staring intently at the figure on the scroll, recalling the scenes of her past battles with him, her eyes filled with increasing confusion and bewilderment.

Is it him, or is it not him?

If it wasn't him, who else could be so similar to the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm?

No, it's definitely not him.

"Where is Senior Feng Lingzi? What is his intention in sending this message?"

"Senior Feng Lingzi is worried that the Ancient Realm will invade our New Realm. After learning that he could not contact the Dao Venerable, he went to Great Enlightenment Star to find the Great Enlightenment Dao Venerable and invited several senior Dao Integration experts to discuss plans to defend against the Ancient Realm's invasion!"

"Great Enlightenment Star..."

Huang Yun pondered for a moment, "Senior Feng Lingzi is making preparations so actively, it seems that the Sovereign of the Sealed Realm is indeed powerful, making him so wary."

She suddenly made a hand seal and summoned a spinning Star Chart, saying, "If the Ancient Realm launches a counter-invasion, the Devilish Cultivator Star will inevitably be the target of retaliation. I plan to go to the Great Enlightenment Star to find out the situation."

Within the Ancient Realm.

Thunderclouds rolled across the sky Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, and an astonishingly massive bolt of lightning, like a gleaming, twisted blade, flashed down, splitting the heavens and earth in two.

After the lightning.

Chen Dengming, with a lucky star hanging high above his head, remained unharmed and stood tall, surrounded by charred ground and Thunderbolt Arc still spreading everywhere.

"After using the Divine Ability of 'Fortune Shines Brightly Shining Brightly'... with the blessing of the lucky star, this act of divining heavenly secrets, though it invites Heaven's Punishment, can also greatly mitigate the harm of that Heaven's Punishment!"

The countless eyes of the masses in Chen Dengming's eyes transformed into a burning passion, and he withdrew from his mental calculations and wildly imaginative state. He raised his head and gazed at the lucky star above him, whose fortune had been somewhat scattered and dimmed. He nodded slightly as he pondered.

After more than four months, he finally succeeded in condensing a lucky star with the Heavenly Fortune Qi and displayed the Dao Intent of the Heavenly Blessing Path, "Divine Ability Fortune Shines Brightly".

With a Fortune Shines Brightly, you can not only dispel bad luck but also lock in some low-probability events that are beneficial to you, achieving an excellent effect of turning misfortune into good fortune.

Such sudden Heaven's Punishment can, to the greatest extent possible, mitigate most of the damage thanks to the blessing of good fortune.

"Nephew Disciple Chen, you are the first person since your family's founding ancestor to truly comprehend the Heavenly Blessing Divine Ability, and you have even surpassed your master. You are truly a prodigy."

Qu Shenzong's voice came from not far away, tinged with a hint of emotion.

"I was just lucky."

Chen Dengming smiled and turned to respond.

Qu Shenzong shook his head dismissively, "Good luck is also a form of strength. The Heavenly Fortune Path relies on good luck."

Chen Dengming nodded in agreement; he was indeed lucky.

In fact, the First Ancestor Lu Xiucheng had already begun to comprehend the Heavenly Blessing Dao before him, comprehending the first Dao Intent Blessing Protection, which could anchor the location of the Heavenly Fortune Hall and even move it.

However, the first ancestor died too early, so he can indeed be considered a successor who surpassed his predecessor.

Now that he has grasped the second Dao Intent the Fortune Shines Brightly principle, he can begin to take control of the Heavenly Fortune Hall.

"What did the divination reveal?"

At this moment, Qu Shenzong asked solemnly.

Just now, Chen Dengming used the "Heaven's Will Divination Technique" to calculate the future of the Four Seas Four Regions in his mind, instead of relying on divine calculations, so as to make plans and adjustments for the future.

Chen Dengming said calmly, "There should be no problem for the next two hundred years."

I can only glean this much information, but if we were to ambush the Buddha Guai, we would be fraught with danger. I saw a flash of blood.

Qu Shenzong was moved, "Bloodshed?"

"Um."

Chen Dengming paced back and forth, frowning. "This bloody light will fade over time, which should indicate that the more prepared we are, the less danger we will face."

Qu Shenzong nodded, "In that case, let's make more preparations."

As long as the Eternal Great Tribulation does not befall the Four Seas Four Regions within the next two hundred years, and the outside world does not invade, we will at least have a buffer period.

I can further solidify my realm, and you can also cultivate further to the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage, comprehending the third Dao Intent of the Heavenly Blessing Path, "Great Fortune Reaching the Heavens!"

Chen Dengming shook his head slightly, "I have a premonition that time may not be long. Perhaps the next two hundred years will be our last preparation time."

Just now I intended to continue investigating the future's fortunes, but instead I became even more agitated by the Heavenly Dao.

And then a black dragon appeared in the clouds, obscuring my view. The shape of that black dragon was very similar to the immortal chessboard we had witnessed at Lan Ke Mountain!

I had a bad feeling, and I didn't continue to provoke the Heavenly Dao to delve deeper into the secrets of Heaven.

"Since you say so, your approach is correct." Qu Shenzong nodded solemnly.

The secrets of heaven must not be revealed. The deeper one delves into the secrets of Heavenly Dao, the closer one gets to the will of Heavenly Dao.

Furthermore, if the secrets of heaven were truly revealed, it could very well trigger a chain reaction, leading to deviations in the future.

Therefore, to discern celestial secrets, one must also combine this with some vague information to speculate and guess.

After Chen Dengming's words, Qu Shenzong also felt the pressure.

They may only have two hundred years left to prepare.

Two hundred years is enough for him to stabilize his realm, but it is difficult to find a suitable Mustard Seed Realm outside the domain to lay the foundation for the Dao Integration.

Two hundred years—is that enough time for Chen Dengming to comprehend the third Dao Intent of the Heavenly Fortune Hall Great Fortune Reaching the Heavens?

That's probably difficult!

After some discussion, the two decided that, to be on the safe side, Chen Dengming should rely on the Heavenly Timing for his cultivation.

Even though this will consume a lot of Immortal Spiritual Energy, it is a necessary price to pay in order to increase the time for preparation and improvement.

Fortunately, this cost will gradually improve after Chen Dengming merges with the Dao and integrates his Dao Domain into the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, laying the foundation for his Dao integration.

Because once the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm has a new master and becomes a new place of Dao Integration, it will be Life Force and gradually stabilize with the cultivation of the Dao Lord. It will no longer collapse and disintegrate, but will instead engage in a positive struggle and grow stronger together.

The news that Chen Dengming was about to begin a new round of seclusion was not kept secret from He Yingyu and others in the sect.

Upon returning to their sect, the elderly couple naturally engaged in a tender moment before their long separation.

The next morning, I even had a chance to practice again.

Chen Dengming felt that his sister had become increasingly sexually frustrated lately, but after cultivating together, her cultivation level had also improved rapidly, and she was not far from breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Before the two could even get out of bed, the Formation outside the cave abode was activated.

Su Yan Yan came to visit in person, accompanied by Xing Huiguang and others.

When Chen Dengming and He Yingyu walked out of the cave abode, the senior sister saw through their mischief with a single, sharp glance, and her pretty face under the veil seemed to blush slightly.

"Su Shijie, Senior Brother Xing, and Senior Brother Jiang, what's going on here?"

Chen Dengming looked at Su Yan Yan and others who had come together in surprise. To his further surprise, Jiang Jian, whom he had not seen for many years, was also there.

The group exchanged helpless glances at Chen Dengming's peculiar and somewhat chaotic way of addressing him.

It was Chen Dengming's insistence on this form of address that led them to abandon old customs. Even though Su Yan Yan had broken through to the Spirit Transformation, they still addressed each other as Senior Brother, at most using their titles in public to show respect.

Although I felt the affection that had lasted for many years, it still felt strangely awkward.

Su Yan Yan smiled faintly, "We know you're going to the Ghost Realm to begin your seclusion again, and we don't know how many years it will be before we meet again. So we came to see you together, hoping that we'll all still be here when we meet again."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming was startled and involuntarily looked at Jiang Jian. He could tell at a glance that Jiang Jian's cultivation was still at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

More than two hundred years have passed since Jiang Jian rebuilt it.

Even if Jiang Jian cultivates to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, he will only have less than a hundred years left to live. Unless he can cultivate to the Nascent Soul Late Stage within the next hundred years, he might be able to live for another hundred years or so, but that hope is too slim.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are inescapable for mortals. Even cultivators can at most escape the word "sickness," but they still cannot escape old age and death.

Chen Dengming gazed solemnly at Jiang Jian, "Second Senior Brother! I hope that when we meet again, you will have already reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Jiang Jian laughed heartily, patting his round belly, and said carefree, "My good Junior Brother, don't worry, you're already a renowned Heavenly Human Dao Lord, I definitely won't fall too far behind, I'll definitely catch up, and I'd like to have more opportunities to hear your Junior Brother in the future."

"Yes!" Chen Dengming nodded solemnly.

Su Yan Yan looked at Chen Dengming, hesitating to speak.

Chen Dengming immediately saw the message in her eyes and asked in surprise, "Senior Sister, is there something you need?"

Su Yan Yan shook her head, then sighed and nodded, "Junior Brother, I just don't understand. The war has long ended, and the world is at peace. At most, there is still one Buddha Guai as a threat, but even that is restrained by the Living Buddha Venerable."

Why do you still rush into frequent seclusion for spiritual practice? Know that in spiritual practice, haste makes waste."

Upon hearing this, even He Yingyu and the others showed expressions of doubt and curiosity.

Chen Dengming was speechless for a moment upon hearing this. After pondering for a while, he put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and said, "Senior Sister, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. I have my reasons for not wanting you to know too much."

But you only need to know one thing: the world is not necessarily at peace!

"The world may not be at peace?!" The group was all taken aback.

Su Yan Yan suddenly realized, and her eyes became serious.

She knew that heavenly secrets should not be revealed, but she had never delved deeply into matters of heavenly Heaven's Will and divine will.

Unexpectedly, Chen Dengming has now seen through the secrets of heaven. The current Chen Dengming gives her the same unfathomable feeling as she used to have when looking at her master, the Longevity Dao Lord. Even though she is now Spirit Transformation, this feeling remains unchanged.

There are differences between Spirit Transformation, but she never expected that such a gap would be established between her and Chen Dengming so quickly.

This man is indeed a late bloomer, having accumulated great talent over time.

With Su Yan Yan and the others seeing him off, Chen Dengming quickly left the sect and headed to the nearby Yin Spring.

The stronger one is, the higher one's status and position, the heavier the burden one shoulders. Compared to before, he seems to have more lifespan and time, but he has little time left to enjoy and reminisce about the past.

Now high in the sky, looking down upon the numerous Cultivation Family, Immortal Sect Dao Gate, and mortal kingdoms below, so bustling and vibrant, with such beautiful scenery, he had neither the time nor the inclination to travel the mortal world or play games in the Human World.

It can only fly around and take a look, like an ordinary person taking a stroll.

Otherwise, with just a thought, he could instantly teleport to his destination.

It's lonely at the top!

Chen Dengming has always considered himself a down-to-earth person, but now, he has surprisingly developed that feeling himself.

"Two hundred years have passed. I've heard that those who migrated from Nanxun to Great Longevity Kingdom back then have now multiplied to three or four generations. Some of their descendants have even been born with Spirit Root and embarked on the Immortal Path. As a result, in recent years, there have still been people from Nanxun leaving..."

When Chen Dengming flew over the Great Longevity Kingdom, he took a few extra glances. Although he couldn't see the shadows of those mortals he had personally sent to the Great Longevity back then, he still felt quite comforted.

A short while later.

Chen Dengming then arrived at Yin Ghost Mountain.

A figure radiating blue light and resembling a small hill descended from the sky, accompanied by a leopard with glossy black fur.

It was clearly Incense Clone and Black Cloud Leopard.

"Hei Zi!" Chen Dengming smiled and beckoned to the Black Cloud Leopard.

The Black Cloud Leopard grinned, revealing a very human-like smile. Then, it wagged its tail excitedly and rushed to Chen Dengming, lowered its body, and made a series of ingratiating sounds, like a sob, as if it were a long-awaited reunion.

Since Chen Yiran's death, Black Cloud Leopard has been cultivating with the Incense Clone.

With the Incense Clone and food from the Immortal Spirit Sacred Sect, the Black Cloud Leopard was indispensable. Therefore, the Black Cloud Leopard has now cultivated into Great Demon in the Golden Core Mid Stage; otherwise, it would not have survived to this day.

After spending some time with the Black Cloud Leopard, Chen Dengming chased away the reluctant Blackie and then entered the Below the Yin Spring with his Incense Clone.

Below the Yin Spring lies a land of the dead, devoid of Life Force. Even with the protection of the Senluo Aura, it is not suitable for a demonic Demon Beast of the Black Cloud Leopard's strength to survive there for an extended period.

Chen Dengming brought his Incense Clone into the Below the Yin Spring not only for his own cultivation but also to allow the Incense Clone to develop Incense and Faith in the Ghost Realm.

The Incense Clone offerings have already reached their limit in the four Inner Domain, so in order to further enhance their power, ignite the divine fire, and break through to the Spirit Transformation, it is necessary to develop new places of preaching in the Ghost Realm.

Chen Dengming himself will utilize the Heavenly Longevity Hall to create a Heavenly Timing environment in the Ghost Realm to accelerate his cultivation, hoping to break through to the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage and approach the Dao Integration stage...

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