The Immortal-Slaying Spear, Raised Up by the Entire Clan!
The ancestor flicked his finger, and the black spear emitted a deep, terrifying shriek like a dragon's roar, tearing through the void and hovering three feet in front of Shi Jian.
The gun trembled violently, unleashing a torrent of violent Nether Lightning and Immortal Slayer, seemingly resisting any external contact.
Shi Jian's expression was cold and stern, without the slightest hesitation.
He stretched out his right arm, his palm peeling back to reveal an extremely dense ball of golden- Righteous Yang Lightning, mixed with his own Essence Blood, which fiercely struck the core of the spear!
Sizzle!
Black and white intertwined, life and death in the same furnace!
The black spear trembled violently, and the overwhelming Sha Qi, upon touching the source of Shi Jian's Dao of Lightning, was like a lost ferocious beast finding its master.
The violent fluctuations subsided completely within a few breaths, transforming into rings of gentle, deep black lightning patterns that encircled the gun.
Buzz--!!!
Shi Jian gripped the gun barrel tightly with his five fingers, and a vast and powerful force, both icy cold and bone-chilling yet infused with his blood, instantly flowed through his palms and into his entire body!
On his arm, the originally suppressed divine power of thunder and the extreme killing intent of the spear were perfectly combined, making him look like a thunder god of death stepping out of the underworld, his pressure overwhelming the entire hall.
"With the sharpness of this spear, if I were to encounter that Extreme Realm swordsman from the Hidden Sword Dao Palace again, even without external assistance, a single thrust of this spear would be enough to cause him to bleed on the spot!"
Shi Jian stroked the cold, heavy gun barrel, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"Does this spear have a name?" the Ancestor Egu asked calmly.
Shi Jian pondered for a moment, then held his spear horizontally and said coldly:
"He wields thunder to rule the heavens, and accepts the ultimate death to slay immortals."
"Let's call it—[The Immortal-Slaying Spear]!"
"Lu Xian, what a good name."
"Ruthless enough, and domineering enough, just like the temperament of my Giant Bear Clan."
The Ancestor Egu nodded slightly, his gray-white eyes falling on Shi Jian, but his tone suddenly changed, "The spear is a good spear, but unfortunately, the cultivator wielding it is still a bit weak."
Shi Jian sheathed his spear, his expression returning to calm. He bowed and said, "Ancestor, your wisdom is truly profound. I have been in seclusion for a hundred years, and I have only managed to comprehend forty percent of the Fourth Immortal Foundation. My resources are exhausted, and I am worried about my future cultivation."
The Ancestor Egu twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a knowing smile:
"Not even two thousand years old, Three-Foundation Perfection; his combat power makes him as easy as slaughtering dogs when fighting against opponents of the same level."
"With such a perfect foundation, one will surely surpass the Nine Realms upon reaching the summit, but with each step forward, the resources and foundation required are naturally immense."
The patriarch slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the bone altar, and looked down at the young people below:
"The Giant Bear Clan establishes its path through Barbarian Bone. Although their clan's treasure trove is piled high, the top-grade Thunder Essence and Pure Yang Heavenly Marrow suitable for your Divine Firmament Line have already been almost entirely depleted by you over the past few hundred years."
"If you continue to stay in the clan and work in isolation, relying solely on the limited resources of Li Bear Plains and Divine Firmament Plain, even if you grind for another thousand years, you'll never even touch the threshold of the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm."
"But if it only takes a thousand years for you to meticulously hone your skills to the five basic principles, then you can be considered exceptionally gifted, a rare talent throughout the ages."
Shi Jian's heart skipped a beat. Judging from the tone of the voice, it seemed that the other party had made some arrangements. He then looked up and stared directly at the ancestor. "Please enlighten me, Ancestor."
A great clan's Dao Venerable would never speak without reason.
Since the ancestor pointed it out to his face, he must have been prepared.
With his hands behind his back, the Ancestor Egu gazed at the vast Beast Realm sky outside the main hall and spoke in a low voice, "The struggle for supremacy in the Nine Realms may seem calm on the surface, but in reality, turbulent currents are surging beneath."
"The Spirit Realm has lost its limbs, the Dao Realm has lost its Returning to Stillness, and our Beast Realm and the Nether River seem to have won a great victory, but the wolves in this world are all keeping a close eye on us."
"Peak Mountain Emperor Lord desires to attain the fourth fruit position and completely solidify his hegemony over the Earth Dao; but among my Giant Bear Clan, from myself down, apart from you, no one else has any hope of even glimpsing the Dao Venerable Dao Fruit!"
"It's not that they're useless, but compared to you, they have many regrets, more or less."
At this point, the patriarch turned his head, staring intently at Shi Jian, his tone as heavy as a boulder:
"The Shan Yue is old Four-Foundation Perfection is his limit, and there is no possibility of him making any further progress in this life. Cang Wuji has both the heart of killing and the Dao, but his path is already taken, and his future path is completely cut off."
"The other branches also each have their own shortcomings."
"Like the Giant Bear lineage, although many have emerged in the Spirit Transformation in recent centuries, they all cultivate the path of Barbarian Bone, a path that leads to certain death."
"Just like the Xuan and Xue lineages, their talent has dwindled, and there is no one to carry on their legacy."
"For example, inauspicious veins and mountain ranges, the ends of major paths are already occupied and cannot be sustained."
"Whether the entire Giant Bear Imperial Clan, with its hundreds of millions of descendants, can gain another Dao Venerable in the future, and whether it can stand tall before the Imperial Family, all rests on your shoulders!"
"Your community doesn't want you to slow down, and it certainly won't allow you to!"
"The only way out for our clan is through the Dao of Lightning."
Shi Jian's heart pounded violently, feeling the immense weight behind these words; this was no ordinary promotion, but an entrustment of the future destiny of the imperial family!
"May I ask, Ancestor, does the clan have a way to break this deadlock?" Shi Jian asked in a deep voice.
The Ancestor Egu withdrew his oppressive aura and uttered four words calmly:
"Profound Lightning Imperial Clan."
Shi Jian's pupils contracted slightly. The Profound Lightning Imperial Clan, one of the six great royal families of the Beast Realm, holding the [Profound Lightning] position...
"Profound Lightning and Divine Firmament both belong to the four lineages of the Dao of Lightning."
The Ancestor Egu explained, "The Divine Firmament governs the upright and righteous Heavenly Pivot, while the Profound Lightning governs the laws of birth and death. Although their methods differ, they share the same origin and ultimately lead to the same goal."
"In the entire Beast Realm, no race can compare to the Profound Lightning Imperial Clan in terms of the depth of their Dao of Lightning cultivation and the abundance of their thunder vein treasures."
"Deep within the Profound Lightning lies thirty-two High Antiquity Lightning Pool, seven eternally Indestructibility Transformation Lei Yuan, and countless spiritual pools Blessed Land, as well as myriad secret realms and grotto-heavens."
"That is the sacred land that the Thunder Cultivators of the Nine Realms have always dreamed of!"
Shi Jian frowned slightly, keenly grasping the key point:
"The Profound Lightning Imperial Clan rules over a region and has always been xenophobic and arrogant; although I am a direct descendant of the Giant Bear Clan, I am ultimately a lightning cultivator from another race."
"How could they willingly open up the Lei Yuan, allowing younger generations to absorb resources and comprehend the Great Dao?"
Those Non-Self kind will surely have different hearts.
These core holy sites have always been the Achilles' heel of all the major royal families. Who would willingly hand over their chance to attain fortuitous opportunity to an outsider?
"Ten thousand years ago, this would have been absolutely impossible."
The Ancestor Egu chuckled softly, his tone carrying a hint of complexity and vicissitude:
But now, times have changed.
"The Profound Lightning Beast Emperor, you must have heard of him; his lifespan is nearing its end."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jian was not surprised, as the story had already been circulating for some time.
"Old Ghost Profound Lightning has lived for over a hundred thousand years. In his early years, he was invincible in the battles between realms, but even Dao Venerable's lifespan has its limits, and he has only managed to hold on until now."
The Ancestor Egu said indifferently, "At the shortest, it will be a little over two thousand years; at the longest, it will be three thousand years. He will inevitably perish and die."
"And within the Profound Lightning Imperial Clan, there is a shortage of capable successors."
"Currently, among the younger generation of their clan, not a single person has reached the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm, and they cannot even find a qualified seed who can barely inherit the mantle of the Fruit Position."
"Once the Dao Venerable falls, his position will be vacant, and the Thunder Cultivators of the Nine Realms will seize it like vicious dogs."
"At that time, not only will the Profound Lightning Line fall from the royal family to the dust, but the very foundation of the Dao of Lightning in the entire Beast Realm may be seized by powerful races from other realms."
Shi Jian's mind raced, and he instantly grasped the big picture.
"So, the Profound Lightning Beast Emperor can't sit still anymore?"
"Good."
"In order to preserve the Dao of Lightning of the Beast Realm, and more importantly, to establish good karma for the Profound Lightning Clan before his passing, the Profound Lightning Imperial Clan broke with ancestral rules and regulations a hundred years ago, opening its gates to all Beast Realm."
"Within the Beast Realm, regardless of race or status, any exceptionally talented young lightning cultivator is welcome to travel to the Profound Lightning Land to seek knowledge and enlightenment."
"Now, all the Dao of Lightning Immortals from royal families and powerful clans have Profound Lightning Ancestral Court to compete for the qualification to absorb the Thunder Pool and comprehend the Great Dao."
"Even among your tribe's bloodline, quite a few Nascent Soul Lightning Bear have gone there to seek the Dao in recent years."
The Ancestor Egu slowly approached, patted Shi Jian on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Shi Jian, I have personally given my word that everything is settled."
"Thanks to your past merits in pacifying the Dao Realm, and because of my influence, the Profound Lightning Clan has granted you permission to enter the ancestral land for secluded cultivation as Dao Venerable seed."
"The Dao of Lightning resources there are a hundred times greater than those of Divine Firmament Plain!"
"Whether it's the fourth foundation of Divine Firmament, or the future fifth or sixth foundation, the creation of heaven and earth that you need is all there."
The Ancestor Egu stared into Shi Jian's eyes, speaking each word slowly and deliberately, like a heavy hammer striking a drum:
"Go."
"Do not tarnish the infamous reputation of my Giant Bear Clan, and do not waste this rare foundation in the Dao of Lightning."
"Only by advancing to the level of Dao Venerable will you have the right to negotiate at the table in the future; this is not only for your own sake but also for the sake of your clan."
"It is also for my sake, for the future path of the Great Way."
The grand Daoist chant echoed throughout the hall for a long time, causing Shi Jian's Qi and Blood and qi to surge wildly, and the Immortal-Slaying Spear stored within his body emitted a series of yearning cries.
This is not only a quest for the Dao, but also the beginning of a hidden dragon entering the sea to compete for the power of the Dao of Lightning in a realm, and the support of the entire clan!
Shi Jian took three steps back, straightened his robes, and solemnly bowed to the Ancestor Egu, bowing deeply. "Junior Shi Jian respectfully obeys the Ancestor's decree!"
"I will not fail the royal family's high expectations on my journey to Profound Lightning. I swear I will not return to the sect until I break through to the Extreme Realm!"