Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 462 Face, Ancestral Land of the Great Dao, [This Shore]

It was a giant serpent, and between its thousands of scales, one could see three thousand shattered worlds, within which swirled the winds of annihilation, all of which it had devoured and transformed.

"It's actually a World Devouring Seed, and it's already reached the Heavenly Venerable level."

A powerful voice whispers from afar.

"Such creatures are either killed in their infancy or raised by various families as boundary-breaking weapons."

"Whose Devouring World Seed dares to come and devour the Void Realm? Aren't they afraid of being held accountable later?"

Suddenly, the Devouring World Species, whose true form seemed unbearable to heaven and earth, advanced ahead. With each opening and closing of its thousands of scales, it seemed to scrape against the void and tear apart the walls of the world, producing a sharp and piercing sound.

The enormous body, shimmering with crimson light amidst its darkness, swept across the heavens and earth without leaving a trace, not even causing a ripple in the air, utterly silent.

Its body was enormous, but its speed was not slow at all; on the contrary, it was extremely fast, and it entered the battlefield in the blink of an eye.

next moment.

The pupils of the powerful figures engaged in battle suddenly contracted.
Amidst the deafening roar, a celestial being was forcibly thrown out of the sky by the giant serpent, trapped in its mouth and unable to escape.

The former wanted to escape, but the terrifying devouring power prevented him from escaping in any form.

He roared and forcefully opened the snake's mouth, his body surging with crimson killing power, slashing at the snake's body and scattering countless sparks, but he couldn't even break through its defenses.

This scene caused many powerful figures behind to twitch.

A celestial being, practicing the path of slaughter, nurtured an unparalleled killing intent, yet failed to even sever the opponent's scales.

"This is a bit outrageous... Is this an ancient beast or an ancestral beast? Judging from its fluctuating aura, it has only just advanced to the Heavenly Venerable realm. Its inner universe is probably not even fully harmonized, and its earth, fire, wind, and water are not yet open. How can it have such a defense?"

Someone murmured.

Dao power is a comprehensive manifestation, while killing power and defense are the most direct sword and shield.

Ji Jingqiu gently stroked a corner of a scale on the snake's head, marveling at it.

He had been on his journey to return to the true self for an unknown period of time. The little guy had actually finished devouring the remnants of the Dawn Realm and leaped into the realm of the Celestial Venerable, truly displaying the aura of the legendary Devouring Serpent.

At this moment, the little guy named Ji Youlan's level, including his Dao power, is at least as high as the threshold of the Heavenly Venerable, except for his comprehension of the Great Dao.

However, beings like Void Beasts are born with the will of heaven and earth, are naturally close to the Dao, and have endless lifespans. Even if their comprehension is generally poor, they can still improve over time.

Among creatures of the same level, Void Beasts are never weak.

"True Body of the Killing Path!"

Boom!

The world trembled violently. Centered on the snake's mouth, the void collapsed, as if an entire universe had collapsed into a single point. Terrifying, invisible gravity tore everything apart!
The Celestial Venerable, held in the mouth of the Devouring Serpent, emitted blinding beams of light from his eyes, his killing intent soaring to the heavens, tearing through the chaos, and the scene of stars being destroyed could be vaguely seen.

He unleashed the power of destruction to counter the Devouring Serpent's devouring power, while his killing intent surged forth, transforming into countless killing swords, determined to shatter the Devouring Serpent's "shell".

Unexpectedly, the Devouring Serpent accepted all comers. With a wide-open mouth, countless strands of sword energy entered its belly without exception.

"you……"

The unknown celestial being was greatly alarmed, and the next second, he was forcibly swallowed into the snake's belly!
Seeing this, Ji Jingqiu's eyes showed a strange light. From the start of the battle until now, the little guy's performance in his first battle had surprised him quite a bit.

What surprised him most was that during their conversation, the little guy said he was still in his growth stage and had not yet reached his peak.

This means that the little guy, no, Comrade Ji Youlan, will have the potential to surpass the Void Emperor among the five great gods in the future.

Ji Youlan swallowed the original owner of the Dharma Image into its belly. It was not good at fighting, so it chose the fighting method of swallowing the world seed and imprinting it into its bloodline.

Once swallowed by it, it's like falling into someone else's territory, rendering techniques like the Celestial Venerable's Dao-Merging World useless.

Void behemoths are already powerful among their peers, let alone when they fall into their home territory, where few among their peers can rival them.

Not to mention that Celestial Venerable from earlier, who wasn't even considered a strong figure in this field.

This scene made many people on the battlefield look on with anticipation.

"presumptuous!"

In the distant heavens and earth, an unparalleled being manifested, its majestic figure standing tall in the long river of time, like an ancient deity awakening. Its awe-inspiring gaze fell upon him, far surpassing the level of a Heavenly Venerable. It was unknown whether it was a Dao Ancestor or a True Saint.

The supreme aura descending from the infinite heights instantly locked onto the Devouring Serpent, while also noticing the young man at the serpent's head.

"Hmm? Whose disciple are you, so ignorant of the rules, trespassing into the Great Void Realm with a Devouring World Seed?"

The Heavenly King's body is protected by a World-Devouring Seed of Heavenly Venerable rank... The Dao Ancestor, standing at an infinite height, scrutinized Ji Jingqiu. Although his tone was stern, there was no killing intent in his voice, as if he were standing on the side of an elder.

There was no other reason than that this person immediately recognized that Ji Jingqiu was at least a Heavenly Lord.

His primordial spirit surveyed the surrounding void, searching for potential protectors around Ji Jingqiu. He thought to himself that this boy must also come from a transcendent sect and have an extremely high status, otherwise he wouldn't have such a world-devouring seed protecting him. It was not advisable to make enemies.

Thinking this, his gaze couldn't help but fall mainly on the Devouring Serpent.

The thought of turning a big problem into a small one and a small problem into nothing has already formed in my mind.

Recently, several reclusive sects have emerged, and these are forces established by true transcendent beings, not the pseudo-transcendent sects of the past.

Even the Pantheon above them has recently toned down its behavior. It's best for him to act in a benevolent manner on behalf of the Human World Pavilion.

"You beast, why aren't you releasing the people from my 'Hall of Humanity'?"

Amidst the shouts, he turned his attention to the Devouring Serpent, causing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to collapse and seal off the area where the Devouring Serpent was located.

"Is it the Dao Ancestor or the Heavenly Venerable?" Ji Jingqiu muttered to himself, communicating with the little guy beneath him.

After the little guy was promoted to Celestial Venerable, he became very impatient. While he was still suppressing the Celestial Venerable in his belly, he angrily stuck out his tongue, wanting to rush up and challenge that old man.

Ji Jingqiu stopped it. No matter how abnormal the racial talent of the Devouring World Serpent was, it was impossible for it to suppress a Celestial Venerable or contend with a Dao Ancestor.

After all, this guy has only just advanced to the Celestial Venerable realm, and his inner universe is still in the process of being harmonized.

As for now...

Just kidding, he's not alone!
“Yuan Chu Palace, Ji Jingqiu.”

In the Dharma Realm, the pupils of the being standing there shrank slightly, and the other beings present also had solemn expressions or furrowed their brows.

Sure enough.

So they were disciples of that savage ancestor!

No wonder, the true form of the ferocious ancestor of the Primordial Palace was the Devouring Beast. After he attained enlightenment, he was forced to return to the origin by taking the reversed consequences of the transcendent beings as the cause and being forced to return to oneness. It is no exaggeration to say that he was the "origin" of all Devouring Species in the World Sea.

Yuan Chu Palace is located in the northern part of the Boundary Sea. Is it trying to get involved now?
"So you are a esteemed disciple of the Primordial Palace. I am Tian Jianzi, from the Pantheon—the Human World Pavilion." Tian Jian Daozu said in a softened tone, "I wonder how my junior brother offended Fellow Daoist Ji."

Ji Jingqiu sneered, "I just crossed the Sea of ​​Void and landed here, and your junior brother 'warmly entertained' me, slapping me down with a palm without saying a word, treating me like an insect. So tell me, how did you offend me?"

Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor cursed the fool inwardly.

All members on this battlefield are locked onto by their auras. To ignore the hostile forces and target outsiders and passersby—what kind of idiot is that?!

"It must be a misunderstanding." Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor could only try to salvage the situation. "A small-scale Dao dispute is taking place here, with several parties fighting amongst themselves. My junior brother must have mistaken me for someone else. My Human World Pavilion is willing to offer compensation."

“Make an offer,” Ji Jingqiu said directly. “Although my Yuanchu Palace is not as powerful as the Pantheon, it is not something that a single branch of the Human World Pavilion can match.”

The Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor frowned. He didn't want to bring out anything too precious, since it was the trouble caused by his junior brother Zuo Shan, and he probably wouldn't even look at anything too cheap...

After thinking it over, he glanced at Ji Jingqiu and secretly transmitted his voice through his primordial spirit.

Upon hearing his telepathic message, Ji Jingqiu's expression shifted, and he nodded slightly in agreement, then patted Youlan beneath him.

The little guy reluctantly spat out the Celestial Venerable who had been suppressed in the inner universe.

The Celestial Venerable who was spat out by the Devouring Serpent, as soon as he was born, opened many divine treasures within his body, and a majestic Dharma image appeared behind him. It was no longer golden, but blood red, and was filled with endless killing intent. It was the true body of the killing path!
"You people are too much...!"

boom!
Before this dharma body could make a move, the figure standing in the Dharma Realm, overlooking heaven and earth, coldly struck, erasing the true dharma body of the killing path behind him.

The former was startled and turned around: "Senior brother, why are you..." "Shut up."

The Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor coldly transmitted his voice, still saving face for his junior brother.
"This is a esteemed disciple of the Primordial Palace, merely passing through this place. Can't you distinguish friend from foe? Years of arduous cultivation, yet you remain so reckless. Do you truly believe that once you break through to the Heavenly Venerable realm, you are invincible in the world?"

"Yuanchu Palace?!" Zuo Shan Tianzun's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints, yet he still couldn't accept it and said, "But..."

The Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor gave him no chance to argue, immediately detaining him and throwing him into the rear of the battlefield, finally warning him:

"If we lose this battle because of you, you know how it will end."

At the same time, Ji Jingqiu also received a message from the primordial spirit of the Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor, along with a wisp of 'Taixu Daoist Rhyme' plucked from this world.

"The Void Realm..."

Ji Jingqiu's expression was serious, and he had no intention of continuing to fight with others.

Before he left the Path of Return to Truth, that [Tai Xu] invited him to go to the [Tai Xu Realm] in the future.

Unexpectedly, after leaving the Path of Return to Truth and returning to the present world, he drifted directly along the Sea of ​​Great Void to the Realm of Great Void.

He simply couldn't believe that there wasn't someone's "planning" involved.

Ji Jingqiu's thoughts were in turmoil. In the end, Taixu also left the Guizhen Road, in a way that Ji Jingqiu could not understand.

Therefore, this person is most likely the only one among all the ancestors who still remembers the path to returning to the true self and also remembers his transcendence.

"The Path to Return to Truth was originally thrown into the Sea of ​​Great Void by the Lord of the Netherworld. With this person's abilities..."

Ji Jingqiu let out a soft breath. With this person's abilities, it was entirely feasible for him to make arrangements and place his pieces in advance, given prior knowledge.

"Please leave this battlefield temporarily, young friend from Yuanchu Palace, to avoid any accidental injuries."

The Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor transmitted the Dao, and this figure that manifested in heaven and earth gradually dissipated, returning to the Dharma Realm to continue fighting with the enemy.

Ji Jingqiu glanced at what lay before him. The name of Yuanchu Palace was still very useful; a conflict was thus resolved without a trace.

The other party even offered him an apology and asked him to leave, and no other forces attacked him.

Ji Jingqiu rarely resonated with the idea that "the martial arts world is not just about fighting and killing."

He was in perfect harmony with the little creature, and sat cross-legged on the snake's head, riding the Devouring World Serpent towards the edge of the battlefield, with no one in the field stopping him.

In the blink of an eye, the Devouring Serpent carried him into the vast starry sky.

Here, without the suppression of the Great Dao by the various Heavenly Venerables and Dao Ancestors, he could freely let his mind and spirit coexist with heaven and earth.

As soon as he came into contact with the complete "heaven and earth", Ji Jingqiu felt a sense of "vastness and boundlessness" in his field of vision.

The myriad principles of law are independent of each other, operating independently in the world, like countless galaxies flowing and rotating beneath one's feet.

An incredible and subtle aura permeated the world, intertwined with all the Dao, spreading endlessly, as if encompassing all things and all Daos, like the manifestation of the truth of the world, the origin of all the Great Daos, permeating everything in the world.

"This is the ancestral land of the Great Dao?!"

Ji Jingqiu was shaken. In all the realms he had ever seen, the uniqueness of the Netherworld had always been unparalleled, but at this moment, it was overturned.

This [Tai Xu Realm] is far more wondrous and extraordinary than the Netherworld.

"That's right. The Netherworld was originally formed from the remnants of the Netherworld Palace. Perhaps the Netherworld Palace was one of the ancestral lands of the Great Dao back then, but the current Netherworld is no match for the Taixu Realm."

Ji Jingqiu's thoughts followed the celestial will; he stood atop the snake's head, his mind roaming the heavens and earth.

What he sees now is merely a glimpse of the Great Void Realm, far from overlooking the entire Great Dao Ancestral Land.

"The integrity of this world is still above that of the Netherworld. Although it is not favored by the will of Heaven, the stability of the River of Destiny is unmatched by the Netherworld. I should also consider breaking through the barrier of the Eight Realms and breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable realm."

Ji Jingqiu smiled.
"Right here in this world."

The two previous encounters gave Ji Jingqiu a clearer understanding of the Celestial Venerable.

In terms of sheer power, under normal circumstances, the one just now might not even be as good as him.

After he emerged from the Path of Returning to Truth, his ordinary Dao power entered the second level. The strength of that Celestial Venerable was roughly at the same level.

With the blessing of the Realm of Truth and the power of creation, his Dao power can rival the peak of the third rank.

With the blessing of the Dao merging with Heaven and Earth, even though the opponent's Dao power was inferior to his, he could still suppress him. This was the suppression of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Finally, he chose to sever the opponent's connection with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth with a single strike, forcing the opponent to exit this state, before severing its Dharma form with two strikes.

If it were a direct confrontation between their true forms...

I don't know how many cuts it will take to sever its true form, which might cause some trouble, since the connection between the true form and the Great Dao is incomparable to that of the Dharma form.

If the true form and the Dharma body are combined, it's possible that one more strike will be needed.

Although he is currently still in the realm of Heavenly Monarch, he is already at the forefront of the realm of Heavenly Venerable. Even if he encounters a peak powerhouse who has completed the creation of earth, fire, wind, and water and harmonized his inner universe to the extreme, he can retreat even if he is no match for him.

Not to mention, there's also the Devouring Serpent, who has awakened and entered the realm of the Celestial Venerable.

"I wonder what Taixu left me. This guy's personality is so unpredictable that it's impossible to figure him out. It might not be a good thing, nor might it be a bad thing."

Ji Jingqiu, comprehending the wisp of Daoist essence he had obtained from the Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor, exclaimed in amazement.
"Are all the Daoist principles he left behind this guy so precious? All the transcendent sects have gathered here just to try and comprehend the Daoist principles he left behind in the Void Realm?"

"If I had known this would happen, I should have talked to Brother Taixu more back then..."

Ji Jingqiu felt a little regretful. In order to maintain his image as a master and to prevent the true ancestors from noticing his true identity, he was quite taciturn at the time and kept a certain distance from Taixu.

At that moment, the little guy beneath him suddenly issued a warning.

Upon its first appearance, Ji Youlan broke through to the eighth realm of Heavenly Venerable in one fell swoop. It roamed freely in the world without any destination, and Ji Jingqiu did not restrain it.

However, it discovered that several well-hidden auras were following them, not just passing by or traveling the same route, but rather moving at a slow pace.

Although the opponent's concealment technique was good, it was still exposed to Ji Youlan's perception as a void behemoth.

Ji Jingqiu patted Youlan lightly without making a sound, instructing it to fly towards a certain coordinate.

The Heavenly Sword Dao Ancestor not only compensated him with a wisp of Daoist essence, but also gave him the results of the Worldly Pavilion's recent exploration of the Void Realm, including a map.

The Taixu Realm is far larger than any other realm in the Boundary Sea. It is one of the most expansive ancestral lands in the world, filled with the footprints of the Dao Ancestor Taixu, and is not without opportunities, but also without calamities.

In the several appearances in history, the ones who died the most were not the Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Beings, but the Eight Realms, from Heavenly Venerables to True Saints.

……

"Qingyu, is it confirmed that this is the person?"

In the void, the one called Qingyu was a woman with high-piled hair, white teeth and a snow-white neck. She was cold and beautiful, with a graceful and noble air, and a red dress trailing behind her.

The questioner was a domineering middle-aged man with a harsh voice, full of undeniable authority.

Qingyu said slowly:

"The Path to Truth was closed not long ago, and it is suspected that the World Honored One has appeared. Several Realm Lords have been investigating the movements of various hidden Daoist sites, while we have been assigned to guard the [Tai Xu Realm]."

"Among all the patriarchs, the one who understood the World Honored One the most was 'Tai Xu'. It is said that the two had a very close relationship and supported each other all the way to the end of the path to return to the truth."

"After this World Honored One comes out, there is a high probability that he will come to this Void Realm, and there is also a considerable chance that the 'Void' left something for him."

"Furthermore... the Yuan Chu Palace has only recently been established, located in the northern part of the Boundary Sea. Even the person who anchored it has not been announced yet. So where did this child come from? Why did he descend upon this Tai Xu Realm alone?"

"There are too many suspicious points. Let's take him down first. Regardless of whether there are any results afterward, we'll have something to say to the Crimson Lotus Realm Master..."

As Qingyu recounted her story, the middle-aged man scrutinized the young man before him for a long while, then said in a deep voice:
"Do you think this person is the World Honored One? I think it's unlikely. His temperament doesn't match. The legendary one was someone who even the ancestors regarded as nothing. He must have been extremely arrogant. Only an avatar of a supreme powerhouse like 'Tai Xu' could walk alongside him."

"However, you're right. His sudden appearance here is indeed suspicious. It's better to be wrong than to let it go."

"As for the Primordial Palace... it has long been on the elimination list of the various realm lords, so it is not worth fearing."

(End of this chapter)