Cross-promoting martial arts: Obtain the dragon-elephant prajna skill at the beginning

"puff--!"

Inside the cave, Qin Zheng suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale. The vital energy he had been holding onto could no longer sustain him, and he rapidly collapsed.

It's still too much of a stretch!

Using the broken Great Dao Heavenly Abyss Bow to forcefully fire an arrow capable of killing Dao Gu, the backlash one must endure is equally terrifying!
Upon careful reflection, the reason he didn't suffer a backlash last time was because that arrow was fired autonomously by the Great Dao Abyss Bow, not by his own control.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the fact that he was able to summon the Great Dao Abyss Bow and fire such a terrifying arrow was already an unexpected surprise.

Confirming his ability to use this supreme weapon was already a tremendous stroke of good fortune for him; relatively speaking, the potential backlash was negligible.

As Qin Zheng breathed in and out, the [Endless Life] feature rapidly healed his injuries. After about three days, his injuries were completely healed, and he was able to fight again.

According to his own estimation, in his current state, he could probably shoot three arrows in a row without dying. After that, whether he lived or died would depend on how strong the recovery ability of [Endless Life] was.

However, with the deterrent effect of this second arrow, the Dao Ancient experts from the Nine Provinces should not dare to come out and probe again in the short term.

Once I advance to the Dao Ancient realm, or the Three Pure Ones emerge from seclusion, the threat posed by the Dao Ancient realm of the Nine Provinces will be almost nonexistent.

The ancient races, which could descend at any moment, are the greatest threat right now!

Even the ancient Tianyuan clan couldn't stop them back then, and given their current state, it's even less likely they could. Only if the Three Pure Ones ascend to the Ancient Realm, or even if the Three Pure Ones themselves ascend to the Ancient Realm, can they stop the arrival of other ancient clans.

With this in mind, Qin Zheng focused his mind and looked at the scroll of merit.

He still has the memories from refining the extremely ancient essence blood given by the ancestor of the Tianji Clan that he hasn't examined yet. Now that things are temporarily settled, he can examine these memories to see if he can determine the strength of the other ancient clans.

With this thought in mind, the communication scroll was activated.

next moment.

Wow——!
The intense light covered the entire field of vision.

"The gate to the Great Dao is about to open."

A voice, seemingly heavy, seemingly envious, seemingly complex, rang out.

When Qin Zheng's vision returned, he saw that he was in a spacious and bright bamboo house. A middle-aged man dressed in blue with graying temples was standing with his back to him, looking out of the bamboo house window.

Qin Zheng followed the gaze.

Outside the huge wooden window, twelve great suns stood side by side in the sky, radiating crimson light and illuminating the heavens and earth in a crimson glow.

Above the twelve great suns, the outline of a gate faintly appeared, though it was still somewhat blurry and whitish, as if it had been formed by the coincidence of clouds and mist.

"The Gate to the Great Dao?"

Qin Zheng's heart skipped a beat.

This is clearly the Immortal Ancient Continent, and those twelve great suns standing side by side in the sky represent twelve 'Tai' realm powerhouses.

However, this was the first time he had ever heard of or seen the so-called 'Gate of the Great Dao,' if even its barely visible outline counted.

"The gate of the Great Dao has manifested, and the Dao Fruits accumulated in this era are about to be released. This time, it is unknown which 'Great One' will be able to obtain the Dao Fruits and transcend this realm."

The middle-aged man sighed deeply, turned around, looked at Qin Zheng, and said with encouragement in his eyes: "Xing has great talent. If he can advance to 'Tai' before the Great Dao Gate manifests, he will also have the possibility of transcending."

The progenitor of the Tianji Clan was called 'Xing', just as the progenitor of the Tianyuan Clan was called 'Yi'.

Qin Zheng understood instantly. "I will not transcend."

Xing shook her head, stubbornly and sincerely saying, "I heard that after transcending, one will leave this world. If I transcend, I will never see my father, mother, and elder again."

"Hahaha."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily, then gently stroked Xing's head, saying affectionately, "When Xing grows up, she will understand the meaning of transcendence."

Having said that, he took Xing's hand and led her to the center of the bamboo house, in front of a mysterious stone slab engraved with countless characters. He then said, "Today I will teach Xing the art of divination."

Qin Zheng, from an outsider's perspective, witnessed the process of the Celestial Ancestor learning to deduce the secrets of heaven. Just as the middle-aged man said, the Celestial Ancestor was very talented and could understand everything at a glance.

After learning the art of divination, the two returned to the window of the bamboo house and looked up at the twelve suns standing side by side in the sky.

"'Tai' is already very strong, so why does he still want to transcend?"

Xing asked, somewhat puzzled.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Because the Great Dao is always getting 'bigger'. If you don't persistently pursue becoming stronger, you will become 'smaller' in comparison to the Great Dao."

"Perhaps after countless eons, the birth of an infant will be the 'Tai' Realm. Do you think the 'Tai' Realm will still be very strong then?"

Qin Zheng seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

Although it is an exaggeration to say that the birth of a baby is 'Tai', as the Great Dao continues to grow 'greater', even more powerful realms will continue to evolve above 'Tai', at which point 'Tai' will no longer be the strongest.

Xing vaguely understood. Although he felt it didn't matter that he wasn't the strongest, he didn't say anything. He could sense that the elder had high hopes for 'Tai' and 'Transcendence'.

"Elder, what does the Dao Fruit that is spat out look like after the Gate of the Great Dao appears?"

The topic shifted, and I asked out of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment, walked to the bamboo window, looked up at the gate of the Great Dao that was only faintly outlined, and slowly said, "The Dao Fruit is formless. Apart from obtaining its 'Tai', no one knows what the Dao Fruit looks like."

"but."

The middle-aged man's lips curled up slightly: "Our clan is skilled in divination. Although I cannot see the form of the Dao Fruit, I can know about it even before 'Tai'."

"Related to the Dao Fruit?"

Xing's tone was expectant.

Qin Zheng also cleared his mind and waited for the other party's next words.

"Ah."

The middle-aged man nodded, looking at the outline of the gate, and said with a faint smile, "The Dao Fruit of this era is related to 'Virtue'."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of his merit scroll.

Until now, he has never seen a treasure of higher rank than the Merit Scroll. Could the Merit Scroll be the Dao Fruit of this era?
If that's the case, then why didn't the twelve 'Tai' on the Immortal Ancient Continent manage to snatch it?
Could it be that the battle was so fierce that it shattered the Immortal Ancient Continent, and the twelve 'Tai' ultimately failed to determine a winner, causing the Dao Fruit to fall into the infinite dimensions beneath the Immortal Ancient Continent, thus achieving its own glory?
Thoughts raced through Qin Zheng's mind.

Then the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly walked to the mysterious stone slab in the middle of the bamboo house, chanting incantations and gesturing as if divining something.

Until a short while later.

The middle-aged man suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, aging instantly. He staggered and fell to the ground, his expression filled with terror. He muttered to himself, "The Immortal Ancient Continent will sink, and all twelve 'Tai' will die!" (End of Chapter)