Later, the Ancient Dao Heavenly Origin expanded.
The Immortal Ancestor passed down the myriad cultivation arts of his fellow disciples, bestowing them upon all living beings of the Cosmic Sea. Thus, he came to be known as the "Immortal Ancestor."
The outside world had always believed that the Ancient Dao Heavenly Origin was a sacred land of the Immortal Dao. Then... in the 200,000th year of the Immortal Realm Calendar, a terrifying event occurred in the Cosmic Sea Firmament.
The Immortal Ancestor descended to the lower realm and harvested the Life Origin of powerful cultivators!
The Sword Clan rose to power, leading the beings of the Cosmic Sea against the Ancient Dao Heavenly Origin. Only then was the turmoil gradually quelled, allowing the Cosmic Sea to develop into what it was today. Yet the Immortal Ancestor's fearsome reputation and the Sword Clan's sharp brilliance were passed down because of it.
Later...
The rule of leaving behind a portion of one's Life Origin upon entering the Ancient Dao Heavenly Origin was also passed down, and the two sides fell into a strange balance.
The Immortal Ancestor never again descended to harvest the Life Origin of powerful cultivators, leaving the powerful figures of the Cosmic Sea both reverent and fearful.
Yet even now, many prodigies of the Cosmic Sea still wished to enter the Ancient Dao Heavenly Origin to cultivate. Everyone knew it was one of the birthplaces of the Immortal Dao.
This Heavenly Origin was incomparably vast—boundless, seemingly shoreless—so immense it seemed capable of containing all the heavens and myriad worlds, yet so secluded and silent that it made one forget time and space still flowed beyond heaven and earth.
All things flourished wildly as far as the eye could see, yet living creatures were extraordinarily scarce—almost nonexistent. In an