Abandonment

"Greetings, senior brothers."

Emperor Jing Jue raised a hand in salute to Dao Kunlun and the other five. Though he believed himself stronger than them, a man had to bow his head beneath another's eaves.

He had acknowledged the Dao Ancestor as his master. The strength of his fellow disciples did not matter; in any case, he would surely become the strongest.

Shi Yan's feelings were the most complicated. After all, the Yan Race's predecessor had been Dao Yan. Seeing another Dao lineage merge into the Immortal Dao left his heart filled with mixed emotions. In his previous life, he had already heard of Jing Jue's name.

It seemed that, from now on, even more Dao lineages would merge into the Immortal Dao. His competitors would not only come from within the Immortal Dao, but also from the Great Thousand Worlds.

Yet only such Dao lineages could travel farther.

Shi Yan thought of Dao Yan's former domineering ways. Precisely because they had been too tyrannical, after Dao Yan's crushing defeat, they had suffered the frenzied pursuit of Dao lineages from every side.

"Today, I shall lecture you on the Great Dao Record."

Jiang Changsheng spoke, pulling all his disciples' thoughts back.

Learning that their master would lecture on the Dao, they were all excited, especially Emperor Jing Jue. He had long wanted to learn of the Immortal Dao's mysteries, particularly after witnessing the Dao Ancestor's overpowering strength.

Jiang Changsheng did not waste words and began expounding the Great Dao Record he had created.

Before long, Emperor Jing Jue was immersed in it. This was his first time being drawn into a state of comprehending the Dao by the sound of the Dao.

Elsewhere.

News that the Immortal Dao had annexed Jing Jue spread completely, throwing every surrounding Dao lineage into