Kunlun's ancestral vein, once proven, forever proven

Deep within the Kunlun, inside endless, dark ruins.

A continuous stream of black mist was pouring out, plunging everything into darkness, like the deepest night sky.

But within this endless darkness...

Xu Jia's body faintly emitted a golden light, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

As Xu Jia walked forward step by step, the golden light gradually illuminated the entire ruins.

This is an ancient relic located thousands of meters underground, which should have been buried by time and assimilated by geology.

There is no water, no air, only a continuous stream of black mist billowing out.

Under the erosion and infection of this black mist, the nearby Earth Veins seemed to be awakened like wild beasts, becoming exceptionally violent.

Xu Jia didn't know how long he had been walking in the darkness.

All he knew was that the place was large enough that it seemed as if the entire Mount Kunlun had grown out of this ruin.

Is this the "Long Stairway of Divine Ascension" from back then?

"I never imagined that the ' Long Stairway of Divine Ascension ' that the world has been searching for is actually hidden within the Earth Veins of the Mount Kunlun."

To be fair, Xu Jia wasn't the kind of person who lacked knowledge.

But this was indeed the first time he realized that the world was far more vast than he had imagined.

Buried underground for thousands of years without decaying, all the Earth Veins of Kunlun originate from here.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the true core of Kunlun, the ancestral source of all rivers and Earth Veins.

Xu Jia simply couldn't imagine how the Heavenly Emperor from ten thousand years ago had accomplished all of this, let alone what kind of power the Dao Ancestor possessed in refining the Heavenly Emperor's Capital.

Compared to such a genius who dominated an entire era, his own Amitabha Buddha from his previous life was utterly insignificant.

"Isn't that amazing?"

"When I first came here, I wasn't actually that much better than you."

Suddenly, a deep, hoarse voice came from ahead.

When Xu Jia finally came to his senses and stopped, a man sixteen feet tall, entirely in black, suddenly appeared at the edge of the darkness. "Is this your new look?"

Xu Jia narrowed his eyes imperceptibly and asked the man not far away.

"It seems you've gained quite a bit this time, having fully absorbed the power of the Buddha's head."

"However, compared to my ' Sixteen-Foot Golden Body,' your ' Sixteen-Foot Demon Body ' seems to have some very obvious flaws."

It was as if he was confirming his own words.

The golden light surrounding Xu Jia suddenly transformed into a bronze pagoda bell, and he himself became an image radiating golden light.

Influenced by this, the man opposite also instinctively conjured up the image of a black bronze pagoda.

The two were like twins from the same mother; the pure gold and pure black bronze bells collided, and the resulting surge of Yuan Qi reverberated throughout the entire ruins.

"Flaw? You mean this!"

The man smiled coldly, and a black lotus suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

Then he was seen sitting cross-legged on the black lotus, with the characters "ji" upside down looming in the air.

"Huh?"

Xu Jia was genuinely surprised.

Although it was long known that men have the ability to imitate and steal the Divine Ability abilities of others.

But this golden lotus was clearly Divine Ability he had only attained in Amitabha Buddha's Pure Land. How did the other party know about it and simulate it? "Surprised, aren't you?"

There are many things in this world that you don't know; this is just the most insignificant one.

Without offering any explanation, the man suddenly swung a palm at Xu Jia, and a huge handprint immediately appeared.

Upon seeing the handprint, Xu Jia's expression became even more shocked.

Because that was the "Great Majestic Virtue Hand Seal" that he was still conceiving. How could the other party have learned this Law Technique before he, the one who was originally conceiving it,? Boom!

In this situation, Xu Jia couldn't afford to think any further and decisively formed the same hand seal and swung it out.

Thus, the battle between the two sides underground continued to affect the tremors of the entire Kunlun Earth Veins, and indirectly affected the ongoing war on the surface. Deepest within the ruins, around the massive crystal cluster.

This is the true core of the [Long Stairway of Divine Ascension], and the fundamental reason why men have remained here.

An almost inexhaustible supply of vital energy and primordial energy flows from this crystal cluster, forming the central hub of the entire Kunlun Mountain range.

Perhaps it's because the surge of energy is simply too enormous.

The crystal cluster was surrounded by a faint mist, blocking all outside eyes from prying into its depths.

Even Li Boyang, without coming here in person, would not be able to see the inside of this crystal cluster clearly through his Heavenly Eye.

"I knew it. Besides you, no one else knows me this well."

With a long sigh, Li Boyang appeared directly in front of the crystal cluster.

At this moment, Li Boyang's Heavenly Eye between his eyebrows was fully open, allowing him to clearly see the frozen mirror in the center of the crystal cluster. "This matter... truly has nothing to do with me."

As the mirror distorts and refracts, the reflection of a Golden Crow suddenly appears in the mirror, transcending time and space.

That was none other than the Heavenly Emperor Hao Jun from ten thousand years ago, and the true owner of this [Haotian Mirror].

"In your time, I was already dead. Even the Heavenly Emperor's Capital was refined into the Eight Trigrams Furnace by you."

"If you want this ' Wutian Mirror,' just take it."

Although there was no change in tone or intonation.

But Li Boyang seemed to detect a hint of helplessness in Hao Jun's voice.

As a supreme powerhouse who dominated an era, Wu Jun felt utterly wronged, having been inexplicably framed. "Since it wasn't you, then this is interesting."

Li Boyang raised an eyebrow slightly as he continuously calculated with his fingertips.

"That guy wants to get Xingtian's Ganqi, then split this half of the Heavenly Pillar in half and take out the Wutian Mirror you left behind."

"From planning to execution, the other party not only knows me very well, but they are also extremely knowledgeable about many hidden events from ten thousand years ago." "Do you have any leads?"

"Or do you have any clues you want to tell me?"

Faced with Li Boyang's question, Wu Jun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

As Li Boyang stated, his hiding of the Haotian Mirror within the [Long Stairway of Divine Ascension] was a closely guarded secret, impossible for outsiders to know. The legend that Xingtian's Ganqi could cleave the [Long Stairway of Divine Ascension] dates back tens of thousands of years, with only fragmentary accounts circulating in later generations. At least in the myth of "Xingtian storming the Heavenly Emperor's Capital," there's no mention of him ever severing the [Long Stairway of Divine Ascension]. In fact, the discontinuity in these myths and legends is not a mere coincidence, but rather a deliberate attempt by Haotian to erase legends related to himself. After all, this is an era where those Dao Proving One have already been born and have begun large-scale Long River of Time travel.

The legends associated with Wutian, to varying degrees, reveal aspects of Haotian 'Heavenly Emperor abilities and personality, which are detrimental to his future "Prove Once, Prove Forever." Even Haotian himself lacked confidence in achieving that monumental feat of "Prove Once, Prove Forever, indestructible through countless eons," but this didn't prevent him from making various arrangements in advance. The Dao Ancestor pursued the Great Dao, and the Heavenly Emperor pursued eternity—isn't that reasonable?

"Mara, at least he publicly identifies himself as ' Mara '."

After a brief moment of thought, Wu Jun's voice came out again from the Wutian Mirror.

"I know he comes from your era, and he wants to revisit history and rewrite his own origins."

"But he was far too weak, so weak that he hadn't even figured out which Dao Path he wanted to pursue, and he just kept struggling in my era." "During the Ten Suns Destroy the World, he even considered bewitching my child into the Demon Path..."

"During the Heavenly Timing Xingtian was fighting against the heavens, he also tried to use Xingtian's power to Dao Proving..."

"Going a little further back, he even tried to interfere with my birth..."

"Although this guy lacks firm convictions and has many desires, he's definitely got a knack for manipulating time."

"Not just in my past, but also in the future after your point in time, I've seen many figures similar to him." "While they may not all be ' Mara,' they are certainly connected to that kid."

"By the way, in most future timelines, Mara also has another name— the Enemy of the Buddha."

"The nemesis born from the Buddha's Heart Demon, the ' Son of Great Sovereign Heaven ' that will inevitably appear when the Buddha attains enlightenment, is also the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Demon incarnate in the present world."

"I don't think these descriptions could be a coincidence..."

"If I didn't know you wouldn't accept a disciple like this, I would have doubted the identity of this suddenly appearing 'Second Generation Heavenly Demon '." (Monthly ticket/female CV recommendation ticket/heart dead)