A white dragon flew over. It was actually a Primordial Sacred Dragon, rumored to rank at the very pinnacle even in the Immortal Domain.
When Ye Taichu, the Ye Clan's Primordial Emperor, was born, he awakened the Primordial Physique, drawing the Primordial Saint Dragon Clan from the Immortal Domain to protect his path. He stood invincible throughout his era and ultimately ascended to the Immortal Domain.
This dragon, however, had been drawn down from the Immortal Domain when Ye Lingxiao received the Lineage's Primordial Emperor inheritance, and had acknowledged him as its master.
The Immortal Ancient Ye Clan.
Outside the Chaos Emperor Palace, a fissure split open in the sky, and a streak of white light flashed out.
A white-haired man appeared outside the palace. It was none other than Taiyan.
Sensing the presence outside, the Ye Clan elders looked excited as well. "This presence-it belongs to a Primordial Sacred Dragon. Has Son of Heaven Lingxiao returned?"
Everyone flashed outside the doors and saw the newcomer clearly. "It's the Dragon Venerable!"
"Greetings, Dragon Venerable Taiyan." The elders cupped their hands in salute.
Ji Luoshen smiled and nodded slightly to Taiyan. "Is my husband coming home?"
Faced with Ji Luoshen's expectant expression, Taiyan felt a trace of embarrassment.
Master would probably rather fight the Desolate Heaven Devil Emperor again than face this scene.
"My lady, Master sent me here to deliver the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the divine ability One Qi Transforms into Three Purities. He hopes they can protect the young master and help him contend for this era's imperial destiny."
"Master misses you, my lady, but the war is pressing now. If Master leaves, there will be no one to stand guard over the realm domain."
Taiyan explained.
"How could I not know his hardships? Since I chose him, of course I understand."
"He shoulders the burden of protecting all living beings. Everyone sees only his glory, but I worry only whether he is exhausted and hope he can remain safe."
"Tell Lingxiao that I will always be the strongest support behind him." A trace of longing appeared on Ji Luoshen's dignified, beautiful face.
Ji Luoshen gazed into the distance, her longing drifting with the wind.
Far away, at the boundary of the Desolate Realm, Ye Lingxiao seemed to sense something as well. He opened his eyes and gazed toward the Azure Cloud Realm Domain.
Their marriage a hundred years ago had been a celebrated union between the two great Immortal Ancient powers. Now, because of the war, both were steeped in the anguish of longing.
Taiyan summoned a little dragon. Its body was snowy white, yet beneath its fur, it seemed to wear a suit of golden battle armor. Primordial Qi swirled around it, and its draconic might surged.
"When my son was born, I placed him within an immortal stone to nurture him."
"Now that the great era is approaching, let him accompany the young master into battle and win this era's imperial destiny."
This white dragon-if he goes out with me in the future, won't we have countless young maidens swooning? Ye Wushuang secretly delighted in the thought.
Ji Luoshen forced a drop of blood essence out of Ye Wushuang's body and dripped it onto the little dragon's head. The contract was formed.
From then on, Ye Wushuang could nurture the sacred dragon with the Chaos Qi within him, and the little dragon could use the power of his bloodline to help Ye Wushuang fight.
Taiyan gazed at Ye Wushuang, his eyes deep.
Ye Wushuang also opened his eyes and blinked, neither crying nor fussing, a trace of curiosity in his gaze.
He feels so powerful, much stronger than the clan elders look. As expected of someone who accompanies Father.
Taiyan could not help laughing heartily. "The Supreme Divine Bone and the Chaos Divine Physique! As expected of Master's son."
"Today, I, Taiyan, entrust my son to the young master. May he follow in the young master's footsteps, accompany him all the way, and once again proclaim the divine might of our Primordial Saint Dragon Clan."
Ye Wushuang looked at the little dragon, and for some reason, the name Taiyi sprang into his mind.
An extraordinary phenomenon appeared in the heavens, and the entire Ye Clan seemed to tremble.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi also converged here. The Heavenly Dao sent down the two golden characters for Taiyi, which merged into the little dragon's body. (Little brother Heavenly Dao knows how to do things right! I'll go easier on fleecing you in the future.)
Taiyan flew into the void. "Good, good, good! My son shall be called Taiyi!"
Taiyan then turned, bid farewell to Ji Luoshen and the elders, and left.
Holding Ye Wushuang, Ji Luoshen said to the clan elders, "I'll take Wushuang back to the palace first and help him merge with the Immortal-Slaying Sword."
With that, she appeared in the palace bedchamber.
"Little Wushuang, your father is an unrivaled hero who stands tall between heaven and earth. He ordered this sword brought back to keep you safe."
Ye Wushuang was momentarily dazed. Father? Even far away, he still hasn't forgotten me.
This made him, who had been all alone in his previous life, feel warmth as well.
The Lineage's favor and protection, his mother's attentive care and concern, his father's quiet efforts behind the scenes.
All of it was etched firmly into Ye Wushuang's heart.
In this life, I will reach the pinnacle of this world and protect all this beauty, never letting it fade.
Ye Wushuang silently made his resolve.
Ji Luoshen guided the Immortal-Slaying Sword to float before Ye Wushuang. She activated a secret art, concealing the extraordinary phenomena around the palace.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword slowly merged into Ye Wushuang's body.
Ye Wushuang immediately felt powerful streams of Sword Qi filling his entire body. Though this Sword Qi was keen and fierce, it did not harm him.
Ye Lingxiao had nurtured the Immortal-Slaying Sword for many years, and Ye Wushuang carried his bloodline, making the sword feel a strong sense of familiarity.
Together with the Chaos Physique's capacity to embrace the myriad Daos within its body, this allowed the Immortal-Slaying Sword to successfully acknowledge Ye Wushuang as its master.
"Your father gave you something so good. How could your mother fall behind?" Ji Luoshen said with a faint smile.
Just then, a heavenly book appeared before Ji Luoshen. At first glance, every page was blank, but upon another look, each page revealed a different phantom image.
Anyone else who saw what those phantom images depicted would have been astonished. Every single thing shown was a divine treasure worthy of being passed down through the ages.
There were all manner of supremely powerful divine beasts and all kinds of divine weapons whose mighty names resounded throughout the world.
It even recorded various divine arts and secret techniques, along with all sorts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures...
"As one of the two great Immortal Ancient powers, our Ji Clan also possesses an unparalleled imperial weapon."
"Wushuang, this is called the Heavenly Book of All Things. As its name suggests, it can take in all things for your use."
"Whether divine beasts, divine weapons, or various cultivation methods and divine medicines.
"Taking them into the heavenly book can spur their evolution and improvement, and they can also help the heavenly book grow.
"In the future, when it has taken in enough things of sufficient power, it may even advance into an immortal artifact."
Ji Luoshen then guided the Heavenly Book of All Things into Ye Wushuang's body.
Wisps of Creation Qi drifted out of the book, cleansing Ye Wushuang's sinews and bones and purging the impurities within his body.
The Heavenly Book of All Things also merged into Ye Wushuang's body.
There won't be some melodramatic plot where neither divine artifact accepts the other and they start fighting inside my body, will there? Ye Wushuang silently grumbled.
In the outside world, when imperial artifacts met, it was usually a case of two kings refusing to share a throne. The two artifacts would inevitably contend.
Now, perhaps because chaos could embrace all things, the two peerless imperial weapons acknowledged the same master and occupied opposite sides within Ye Wushuang's body in perfect harmony.
Good thing they didn't make things difficult for me, Ye Wushuang thought.
"Wushuang, for the next few years, you will cultivate under the ancestors in the ancestral grounds."
"When the time is right, the Ye Clan will hold its gathering of heavenly geniuses. Then you can meet your older clan brothers and sisters and display your brilliance," Ji Luoshen instructed.
Before long, Ye Wushuang was escorted into the ancestral grounds, where the ancestors sat around him.
The ancestors all put on the airs of aloof experts beyond worldly affairs. None of the imposing presence with which they slaughtered every rival outside in each era remained.
"Little Wushuang possesses the Immortal-Slaying Sword and has astonishing talent. He must study under me. I will teach him my unparalleled sword Dao and surely let him reach the pinnacle of this era."
The Ye Clan's Sixth Ancestor, Ye Tianjian, spoke sharply, his entire body brimming with Sword Qi.
"Little Wushuang has inherited the Ji Clan's Heavenly Book of All Things. He can control Creation Qi and hasten the growth of spirit herbs."
"When refining pills, he can also add Creation Qi to improve their quality. Little Wushuang must learn pill refining from me," the Ye Clan's Fifth Ancestor, Ye Danyang, hastily spoke up as well.
"Little Wushuang has the Chaos Physique. I could just as well say that since he can embrace the myriad Daos within his body, he must be suited to our saber Dao, zither Dao, formation Dao..." Each of the Ye Clan ancestors insisted on their own view.
"Seal!"
With one divine ability from the Ye Clan's First Ancestor, Ye Daoling, all the ancestors were sealed from speaking.
"In this great era, I fear even the nine legendary Dao artifacts will emerge."
"In my view, Wushuang will certainly walk the path of embracing the myriad Daos within himself. He must reach the pinnacle in every field."
"Since that is the case, let him follow each of us in turn and rotate his studies. We will spare no effort in teaching little Wushuang our respective specialties." The First Ancestor settled the matter with a single stroke.
That would work too. The ancestors nodded one after another.