If One Obtained Divine Abilities, Even a Mortal Could Slay Heaven and Earth!

Chen Changqing smiled faintly.

This was the Longevity Divine Art he had comprehended just moments ago, when the sight of his ancestor's dwindling lifespan had stirred his emotions.

The colossal tree in the vision was the Dao Tree he had condensed with the Longevity Great Dao as its foundation, while that azure fruit was the Longevity Dao Fruit.

From this day onward, with his boundless lifespan, he could continuously evolve the Dao Tree by condensing different Dao Fruits, thereby increasing his own strength!

The moment the Dao Tree was laden with Dao Fruits would be the moment he attained the eternal Great Luo Heaven!

"I... I..."

Chen Haotian was so stunned that he could not speak. Feeling the surging vitality within him, so abundant it nearly overflowed, and sensing the peak strength he had not experienced in so long, he found it utterly unbelievable.

Ever since his lifespan had neared its end, he had relied on nothing but his final lingering obsession to keep himself going.

He had long prepared himself for death. His only wish had been to personally witness Chen Changqing break free from his seal before he died.

But now...

Not only had he lived to see Chen Changqing's era arrive, Chen Changqing's heaven-defying methods had also restored unprecedented vitality to his body!

With a single thought, he bestowed vitality upon a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert.

What kind of inconceivable method was this?

Even immortal arts were no more than this, weren't they?

Chen Haotian looked up at Chen Changqing, his lips moving, yet he did not know where to begin.

"Heavens..."

Behind him, Chen Lingfeng finally came back to his senses and cried out involuntarily.

"Th-this... what exactly happened?"

The family head, normally calm and composed, stood there with his mouth agape like a fool. He stared blankly at his ancestor's back, straight as a pine, feeling the soaring torrent of blood and qi that shot into the heavens. His mind was utterly blank.

The Chen Family's Saint King Realm foundation experts beside Chen Lingfeng fared no better.

Some rubbed their eyes, thinking they were dreaming.

Others pinched themselves hard enough to bare their teeth in pain, only then confirming that everything before them was real.

"Has the ancestor... recovered his vitality?"

"Not merely recovered... Look at the ancestor's aura and the intensity of his blood and qi. He is clearly at his peak!"

"One finger... Ancestor Changqing merely flicked one finger, yet it was as though the ancestor had been reborn!"

"With a single thought, he bestowed vitality... Is this the Divine Ability Method Ancestor Changqing spoke of?"

"Divine Ability Method... Longevity!"

"What kind of heaven-defying method has our Ancestor Changqing comprehended?!"

At once, the way everyone present looked at Chen Changqing changed.

Their eyes were filled with reverence and worship!

At that moment, they finally understood.

Why, a million years ago, Ancestor Chen Haotian had been willing to pay any price to stake the Chen Family's entire future on Ancestor Changqing.

What had just happened was simply too unimaginable!

"Hahaha!"

Chen Haotian threw back his head and laughed. His black hair danced wildly in the wind, and his restored peak visage glowed with ruddy health. His exhilaration was plain for all to see.

He raised a hand and gently patted Chen Changqing on the shoulder.

"Good lad! The surprise you have given this ancestor is simply too great!"

He had never imagined that he would one day be granted a new life.

Originally, he had only wanted to cling to his final breath and personally witness Chen Changqing break free from his seal, so that he could die without regrets. Who could have thought that with just a single finger, this junior would make his decayed, dying body burst forth with the vitality of his prime once more?

He had not merely never seen such a method—he had never even heard of one.

"Quick, tell this ancestor about it."

Chen Haotian stared intensely at Chen Changqing, his eyes full of impatience. "What exactly is this Divine Ability Method? Can we learn it?"

The instant those words fell, the entire Chen Clan Ancestral Land fell silent.

Family Head Chen Lingfeng immediately held his breath. The Saint King Realm foundation experts all pricked up their ears, scarcely daring to breathe, their faces filled with longing.

With a mere gesture, it could bestow vitality upon a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert. If others could learn such a heaven-defying art, then who in the Great Desolate Realm could contend with the Chen Family?

What ancient imperial clans, what immortal holy lands, what forbidden zone supremes... all of them would have to step aside!

Chen Changqing smiled slightly at this.

He had no habit of keeping people in suspense, so he nodded directly. "Of course the Divine Ability Method can be learned."

Boom!

Those words struck like a thunderbolt in everyone's minds. They immediately trembled with excitement, their eyes reddening.

"However—"

"This Divine Ability Method is completely different from the cultivation system of the Great Desolate Realm."

"Cultivation in the Great Desolate Realm relies on consuming heavenly treasures, spiritual pills, and precious medicines, absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, tempering one's body step by step, mastering the laws of heaven and earth, and finally complying with the Mandate of Heaven to attain the Dao and become an emperor."

"But the Divine Ability Method requires none of that."

"There is no need to consume heavenly treasures, no need to absorb the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, and there are not even any realm requirements."

"Even a mortal who has never cultivated before may have the chance to master divine abilities."

"What?!"

This time, even Ancestor Chen Haotian could not remain seated.

Mortals could also master divine abilities? No spiritual qi required? No realm required?

"Ancestor Changqing... Y-you... you must be joking, right?"

Chen Lingfeng cried out in disbelief. "If mortals mastered the Divine Ability Method, wouldn't that mean they could contend with cultivators?"

"Not only that."

Chen Changqing nodded and continued, "When using divine abilities, there is no need to consume any true essence, nor is there any need to borrow the power of the Great Dao laws of heaven and earth."

Hiss—

As soon as those words were spoken, sharp intakes of breath filled the grounds.

"Without consuming true essence or borrowing the Great Dao laws of heaven and earth, one can still unleash such heaven-shaking methods?"

A Chen Family Saint King Realm foundation expert widened his eyes and stammered, "Th-then... where does the power of divine abilities come from?"

Chen Changqing turned toward him, the corners of his lips lifting into a faint smile. "Naturally, it comes from your own comprehension of the Dao. This Dao has always belonged to you, so why would you need to borrow the spiritual qi of heaven and earth?!"

As his words fell, the entire Chen Clan Ancestral Land sank into deathly silence once more.

"Th-this..."

Chen Haotian's head buzzed.

Even with the knowledge of a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert, he could not immediately digest all the information contained in those words.

Yet soon enough, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, while the smile on his face became increasingly radiant.

No matter how unbelievable it sounded, this Divine Ability Method was absolutely something that could overturn the Great Desolate Realm.

From the Body Tempering Realm onward, which step of cultivation in the Great Desolate Realm did not require competing over resources, talent, and fortuitous opportunities?

The higher one's cultivation realm, the more terrifying one's dependence on all kinds of resources became!

Yet the Divine Ability Method completely ignored all of that!

One could only imagine how precious this was to a family.

Ancestor Chen Haotian stared at Chen Changqing with blazing eyes and asked in a trembling voice, "Th-then... what exactly is required to cultivate the Divine Ability Method?"

It could not be that one could cultivate divine abilities out of thin air, could it?