Protecting the Dao with His Life!
Three beams of dark yellow light pierced the sky in an instant.
The Earth Virtue Dao Venerable moved. The phantom of the giant beast carrying mountains on its back materialized with a bang. The Dao Venerable's power was like a mountain collapsing and the sea overturning, crushing towards the Li Yuan Ancestral Court.
The Ultimate Force Ape Emperor followed closely behind, his majestic golden ape phantom spanning the sky, shattering the outermost protective formation of the Li Yuan Ancestral Court with a single punch.
The Ancestor Egu transformed into a giant white bone bear with no end in sight, its Barbarian Bone Dao aura spreading across the sky and sealing off the entire heavenly realm.
The three Dao Venerable entered the core area of Li Yuan Ancestral Court almost simultaneously.
Those restrictions at the Spirit Transformation level were like paper before the Dao Venerable; with one step, the Earth Virtue Dao Venerable cracked for thousands of miles, and the protective array of the Li Yuan Giant Beast Clan, which had been built up for nearly 100,000 years, collapsed under the crushing power of the Earth Virtue Dao Fruit Venerable.
This is the power of Dao Venerable, which no Spirit Transformation can contend with.
Meanwhile, at the core of the ancestral temple, the three pillars of Xuanhuang light were still frantically absorbing the essence of Dao Venerable Liyuan.
Yan Zhen, Yan Ji, Yan Zhu, three Extreme Realm Spirit Transformation, sat cross-legged beneath the pillar of light, their bodies surging with the Daoist aura of Treasured Earth Dao, comprehending the Daoist aura of their respective fruition levels at an astonishing speed.
The changing of positions is a natural Principle of the universe.
The old Dao Venerable has fallen, and a new Dao Venerable has been born.
But if someone tries to stop it, it's tantamount to going against the will of Heaven.
However, what the Peak and Mountain Imperial Clan wants to do is precisely defy this heaven.
The power of the Earth Virtue Dao Venerable had approached within a million miles of the pillar of light; the power of the Earth Virtue Dao Fruit clashed violently with the Daoist charm of the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit, causing countless cracks to appear in the sky and fragments of the void to fall like rain.
Just as the three Dao Venerable were about to touch the pillar of light.
A roar erupted from the deepest part of the ancestral temple.
The sound was unlike anything a living thing could produce; it was hoarse, broken, yet vast and boundless; like a collapsing Shan Yue, emitting its most magnificent roar in its last moments.
The Dao Venerable Liyuan moved accordingly.
That thousand-mile-long body disintegrated inch by inch amidst the roar; its withered flesh turned into countless fragments of spiritual soil and rocks, its bones shattered, its blood evaporated, and the Daoist essence of its Dao of the Physical Body dissipated.
But from within that shattered shell, a figure slowly rose.
The figure was not tall, in fact, rather thin; his face was extremely aged, with a head full of white hair like withered grass, and his face was covered with cracked lines, like a riverbed that had been dry for thousands of years.
Only those eyes, amidst their murky state, suddenly shone with a ray of light.
Extremely faint, yet remarkably clear.
Like a candle flame flickering in a storm, its last moments of life.
A dying Dao Venerable, in the last moment of his life, abandoned his physical body, which had lasted for nearly 100,000 years; he used his last divine thought to materialize, and placed all that he had left on this final gamble.
As Shi Jian gazed at the figure from afar, a strange, indescribable tremor stirred within him.
That was neither fear nor awe.
It is a kind of boundless desolation, witnessing the sunset sinking into the sea.
Dao Venerable Liyuan raised his hand.
Deep in the void, a three-edged rock spear tore through thousands of miles of gray clouds and fell into his palm.
The gun barrel was entirely earthen yellow, its surface covered with cracked Daoist patterns, as if it might shatter at any moment; the three rock blades resembled overlapping mountains, their edges dull and Lightless, yet the Treasured Earth Dao aura flowing across them was extremely rich.
It was none other than his Fate Dao weapon.
The supreme artifact, forged by the Daoist Master throughout his life and integrated with the original Daoist essence, possesses power far surpassing that of any Dao artifact that has undergone the transformation into a Divine Transformation.
Every swing of the Dao Artifact carries the overwhelming pressure of the Daoist essence.
Dao Venerable Liyuan gripped the Three-Edged Rock Spear, its shaft humming like a death knell.
His expression was indifferent, and he had already resolved to die.
Without the slightest hesitation, He calmly strode forward.
With one step, the earth rises for thousands of miles.
The land within a radius of tens of millions of miles of the Li Yuan Ancestral Court was completely overturned with this one step, turning into countless earthen mountains, each ten thousand feet high, rising layer upon layer from the ground, blocking the way for the three Dao Venerable.
Thousands of mountains and millions of miles of land obey its commands.
This is the final domination of the earth beneath the feet of a Treasured Earth Dao Venerable.
The expression on Earth Virtue Dao Venerable's face changed slightly.
The Treasured Earth Dao essence contained within those earthen hills, though decayed and incomplete, possessed a chilling madness.
Every mountain and land is burning, but what is burning is not flames, but the very life essence of the Dao Venerable Liyuan.
They used their lives as fuel and the earth as their weapons.
"Li Yuan, you are already a dying man." The voice of the Earth Virtue Dao Venerable was as steady as a mountain. "Why make this futile struggle?"
Dao Venerable Liyuan did not respond.
The three-edged rock spear swept across, shattering the vast void like a mirror.
Even though Shi Jian was tens of millions of miles away, the power of that shot made him feel his blood freeze for a moment. This was the collision between the origins of the Great Dao.
The residual power of the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit and the peak power of the Earth Virtue Dao Fruit collided violently in mid-air, then merged and roared!
Boom--!!!
The entire Dao Realm trembled.
The aftershocks spread outward from the point of impact, like a pebble thrown into a boundless ocean, creating waves powerful enough to annihilate any being below the Spirit Transformation.
The earth beneath Shi Jian's feet cracked, and several mountain peaks collapsed in response.
His purple-gold lightning arc surged, protecting the Shan Li and the numerous Nascent Soul further away; those caught in the aftershocks suffered minor injuries, some coughing up blood, others losing their lives.
The conflict between Dao Venerable was akin to a natural disaster.
With a single punch, the Golden Ultimate Force Ape Emperor, its illusory fist crushing the myriad mountains summoned by Dao Venerable Liyuan into dust.
However Dao Venerable Liyuan changed his spear stance, and the tip of the Three-Edged Rock Spear pierced into the void, blasting out a Treasured Earth in front of the Ultimate Force Ape Emperor.
Within that realm, an immense weight descended from the sky.
The Ultimate Force Ape Emperor groaned, and the Ultimate Force Dao aura around him surged several times over, forcefully withstanding the suppression of that domain.
But his momentum was also halted in that instant.
The Ancestor Egu attacked from the flank, his Barbarian Bone Dao aura transforming into countless giant claws of white bones, one of which reached out to grab Dao Venerable Liyuan.
Dao Venerable Liyuan's figure swayed, and the vast land surged once more.
Countless Yan Zhu yellowish-brown rock erupted from the ground, like an upside-down forest, cutting off the Ancestor Egu's attack in half.
One person can hold off three Dao Venerable.
Although he was at his last gasp and on the verge of death, the accumulated Dao Venerable Liyuan, who had held the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit for nearly 100,000 years, was fully unleashed at this final moment.
The earth beneath His feet is His army.
The vast land and rivers are His sharp edge.
Shi Jian watched the thin figure move nimbly among the three Dao Venerable, each thrust of the Three-Blade Rock Spear taking away a piece of void.
The Daoist essence of the Treasured Earth Dao and the Earth Virtue tore dark yellow cracks in the sky. The fragments of Daoist essence seeping out from those cracks fell to the earth and became new mountains.
However, the aura of Dao Venerable Liyuan was visibly weakening.
With each attack he blocked, his face aged a little more.
The cracks on the gun body increased, and the luster of the Treasured Earth Dao charm became dimmer and dimmer, like a candle flickering in the wind.
He is burning everything.
He burned his life, burned his very essence, burned everything he had before death, offering up his soul and cultivation; all to buy his three successors a little more time.
The Earth Virtue Dao Venerable clearly saw this as well.
Instead of confronting Li Yuan head-on, he used the power of his Earth Virtue Dao Fruit to suppress the operation of the Treasured Earth Dao Rhyme from the root.
Two forces belonging to the Earth Dao element clashed in the heavens and earth, with Earth Virtue gaining the upper hand and Treasured Earth retreating step by step.
The Ultimate Force Ape Emperor and the Ancestor Egu were no longer in a hurry to advance, but instead began to wear down Dao Venerable Liyuan's aura from both flanks.
The three Dao Venerable worked in perfect harmony, like three giant beasts hunting, patiently waiting for their prey to exhaust itself.
A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Dao Venerable Liyuan's mouth, and the blood fell into the void, turning into a patch of earth-yellow dust.
His form began to become transparent; the origin, too, would eventually burn out.
Despite the three pillars of light, Yan Zhen's aura continued to rise; his Six-Foundation Extreme Realm had reached the pinnacle of perfection, and his resonance with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth grew stronger and stronger.
The phantom of the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit appeared and disappeared above his head.
One by one, the steps to Heavenly Dao appeared.
Soon!
Just one last step!!
A faint smile appeared on Dao Venerable Liyuan's lips.
He gripped the three-edged rock spear tightly, pouring the last vestiges of its Daoist essence into the earth beneath his feet; at that moment, the land within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles rose up simultaneously.
Countless mountains rise abruptly from the ground, layer upon layer, forming a mountain barrier that stretches across the heavens and the earth.
Within that barrier lies the last Treasured Earth source of the Dao Venerable Liyuan. Every inch of rock is engraved with Daoist principles, and every grain of sand carries His protection for His descendants.
Ten-Thousand-Layered Edge.
This is the most original and fundamental form of the Ten-Thousand-Layered Edge Immortal Foundation.
It was not the release of a Immortal Foundation, but a myriad of mountain screens forged by a Treasured Earth Dao Venerable of a precious land at the cost of his life.
The expressions of the three Dao Venerable changed simultaneously.
That barrier couldn't hold off the three Dao Venerable for long, but even a brief delay was invaluable to Yan Zhen, who was seeking enlightenment.
Earth Virtue Dao Venerable a single palm strike, the outer layer of the myriad mountain screens shattered.
Ten Thousand Layered Peaks, layer upon layer, rising one after another.
The figure of Dao Venerable Liyuan was almost transparent; he stood behind the towering mountains, his three-edged rock spear planted firmly on the ground, the last trace of Daoist radiance on the spear extinguished.
His eyes gradually became hazy, then revealed a hint of relief.
He raised his head and looked up at the dark sky.
"One hundred thousand years."
The voice was extremely low, as if speaking to heaven and earth, or perhaps to oneself.
"It's time to take a break."
The moment the words fell, Dao Venerable Liyuan's figure completely dissipated, turning into a sky full of earth-yellow dust, merging into the myriad layers of mountain screen.
The instant the light and dust dissipated, the vast expanse of earthy yellow clouds in the sky suddenly exploded.
A Treasured Earth Dao, far more magnificent than ever before, surged forth from the depths of the clouds, like a flood bursting its banks, and poured towards the three pillars of light.
The Dao Venerable Liyuan has perished.
The Treasured Earth Dao Fruit, hangs empty!