Mortal World Immortal, Blue Ancestor

"We came into being when heaven and earth first opened."

Amid the ruins of Old Lord Valley, cultivators cleared the battlefield, searching for anything usable. The powerful gathered together, facing the speaking Immortal Nascent Soul and the three teachers from the Martial Academy.

Suppressed by Li Zhiheng, the Immortal Nascent Soul told them everything.

"We feed on heaven and earth. As the mortal world developed, our food changed as well. Flesh and blood are merely food for the lowest immortal seeds. Linghu Xian of Old Lord Valley had the lowest kind of immortal seed—Void Refinement, in the cultivation realms of this age."

"Even Void Refinement can raise a lesser being's magical power to the level of an immortal's. We are part of nature itself, the guardians of the world. All other living beings ought to nourish us..."

Seeing Li Zhiheng's darkening expression, the Immortal Nascent Soul's face changed, and he dared say no more about the supposed nobility of immortal seeds.

"We possess the coercive might of our bloodlines, and we possess immortal power. For a very long time, we ruled the entire world."

"As the world developed, we began raising livestock to ensure an ample supply of 'food.' Every living being in the world was bred under our care. Immortals began to govern the world."

"Thinking beings built their societies, age after age, and our diet grew richer. We no longer fed solely on flesh and blood. Some immortals fed on faith, some on fear, and others on greed. This sustainable food allowed us to grow without cease, from immortals to Heavenly Immortals, and then to Great All-Encompassing Golden Immortals."

"The world developed too. Generation after generation, ancient beings ruled the world beneath us immortals. They were merely our puppets. Today's humans, the Witch Tribe, the Demon Race... all