Grandpa, times have changed.

In the end, Xu Xing refused.

Let's set aside the fact that he never had any such thoughts in the first place.

Moreover, given the current situation, the fewer ties he has, the better!

And so, the matter concerning the Heavenly Realm came to an end.

After leaving the main palace, Xu Xing did not linger but went to the ancient domain.

Furthermore, he went directly to the Temple of Time to meet Gu.

Just like in the Heavenly Realm, he negotiated with Gu Xu for a while and tested each other several times before accepting the mission of annihilating the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan from Gu.

……

……

Taiyu.

The ancestral home of the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan.

Separated from the mortal world, there lies a wondrous grotto-heaven with boundless, beautiful mountains and rivers, and a silver moon hanging high above it.

Howling Moon Cave.

The clear moonlight spilled across the earth, the moonlight as fine as gauze, yet it revealed a strange sense of desolation.

And in the very center of the cave.

A mountain peak, almost vertical, rises abruptly from the ground, seemingly the lifeblood of this land.

Countless vital energies surround and protect, while mountains and rivers for thousands of miles bow in submission.

Inspiration flows like a vast celestial river, pouring forth in all directions!

Xiaoyue Mountain.

This grotto-heaven was created based on this mountain.

At this moment, at the summit of Xiaoyue Mountain.

On a flat, open platform, a giant wolf with silver fur all over its body, wearing a moon-like crown, lay quietly, elegant and majestic.

Gazing at the moonlit sky, her pure, ice-blue eyes shimmered with an inexplicable brilliance.

It was the emperor of the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan—

Howling Moon!

As Xu Xing's old rival, Xu Xing has fought him countless times over the years, but the results have been mixed.

Its formidable combat strength is evident.

Without exaggeration, among all the True Immortals in the Tai Xuan Realm, he is easily ranked in the top three!

However, at this moment, he felt only bewilderment.

The Sword Ancestor has attained enlightenment.

Xu Xing, who had been openly and secretly fighting with him for so many years, actually became an enlightened being on par with the ancestor of the Cang Clan!
The future of the Howling Moon Wolf clan...

Hey~
A growing sense of melancholy settled in my heart, and the moonlight shining on me rippled like gentle waves.

During this process, Xiaoyue transformed into a man with silver hair and eyebrows, dressed in white, and with a handsome face that was almost otherworldly.

He sat upright on the mountaintop.

Take out a seven-colored glass cup, which contains a unique liquid that is as clear as sweet dew, shrouded in colorful mist, and has a rich fragrance.

I took a sip and savored the exquisitely sweet and wonderful taste.

The melancholy in my heart finally dissipated.

But soon, as if she had thought of something, Xiaoyue smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Oh."

I looked down at the fragrant liquid in the glass.

Sweet dew of a thousand spirits.

It requires the heart and blood of three thousand human infants under one year old, mixed with the pure essence of the soul, and refined for nine years using the Yangjing Danxi as fire and their pure souls as fuel, to obtain a single cup.

Its taste is indescribably wonderful and can enhance one's spirituality.

It was only after a century of painstaking research that Master Wanli came up with this.

Five thousand years ago, only a very few noble beings in the Cang clan could enjoy this.

However, the human breeding technology in the Taiyu region is changing rapidly these days.

The yield of Qianling Ganlu far exceeds that of the past.

Not to mention him, even some cultivators in the clan who are at the Tongxuan, Hedao, or even below the Hedao level in the Yanxu realm can save up enough money to buy one of those lamps if they work hard for a while.

Perhaps in other great domains, with the protection of figures like the Sword Ancestor, the human race is doing relatively well.

But in this vast realm...

Humans are nothing more than livestock!

Any clan with a slightly larger population will inevitably have a breeding farm specifically for raising humans.

The Howling Moon Wolf clan is even more powerful in the Great Realm...

wrong!

It should be said that, apart from the Cang Clan, they are the largest human breeder in the Tai Xuan Realm!
After all, several of the human race's Dongzhen were heavenly generals under the ancient ancestor.

Similarly, the Howling Moon Wolf Clan also found it difficult to move an inch in the Ancient Domain; daring to show their faces would result in a fate worse than death!

Various grudges and conflicts, large and small, are also one of the reasons why the two races are now extremely hostile to each other.

Thinking it over, he drank the rest of the Thousand Spirit Dew in one gulp and then casually tossed the seven-colored glass cup aside.

It's laughable, really.

Although the Howling Moon Demon Wolf Clan is the largest human breeder in the Tai Xuan Realm besides the Cang Clan, they use very little of it for their own purposes, supplying almost all of it to the Cang Clan.

But what humans hate most is the Howling Moon Wolf clan...

How much of the reason why the Howling Moon Demon Wolf Clan regards the human race as their mortal enemy lies with the Cang Clan?

Ha ha.

"I dare not think about it..." Xiaoyue sighed softly, lowering her eyes.

I only envy the Sword Ancestor for now breaking free from his shackles.

But he was still stuck in the mire, seeing no hope whatsoever.

Cang Clan...

Let alone hatred, he didn't even dare to think about it.

My heart is heavy with unresolved feelings.

suddenly!

Click!

A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out, startling Xiaoyue.

I subconsciously looked up and saw that the night sky, which was adorned with stars and a silver moon, had inexplicably cracked with several hideous fissures.

Before he could react, the crack spread out in all directions from the center of the night sky.

In just a moment!
This cave is truly difficult to find, and the Howling Moon Cave, which stands apart from the mortal world of the Tai Xuan Realm, is covered with cracks.

Like a piece of jade about to shatter, it seems as if it would collapse at the slightest touch.

"Sword Ancestor—!!!"

With a roar filled with rage, the moon shattered and the stars trembled!

The night sky seemed to be torn open, the boundary between the real world and the celestial realm was broken, and rays of bright sunlight shone in.

Along with it came a hand!

The shattered silver moon and the fallen stars all turned to dust at that moment!

Five fingers, like immortal divine pillars, surrounded by crimson immortal light, sealed off everything and cut off everything, and just like that, they reached out to grab him!

To control heaven and earth, to master the universe!
"Awoo~!"

Amidst the resounding howls of wolves, Xiaoyue revealed its true form.

A long river, as clear and desolate as jade, appeared behind him, chilling and desolate!

Dongzhen is the most powerful cultivator in the Howling Moon Wolf Clan.

Xiaoyue walks the path of the moon, which is the path of Taiyin.

If he attains enlightenment, he will be able to unify all concepts of 'yin' and become the Lord of the Bright Moon of the Heavens and the Supreme Yin of all realms!
However, he never had that chance.

Then, the giant hand, surrounded by crimson immortal light, closed up, and the long river formed from jade flowers shattered in an instant.

Not only that.

Even Xiaoyue's original form, which was as large as the moon and stars, was constantly shrinking under the seal of that crimson immortal light.

In the end, it was reduced to a speck of dust, which was caught by the giant hand and taken away.

The Howling Moon Cave collapsed.

Outside, Xu Xing stood in the sky, sword in hand, the blazing flames of his Dao painting the heavens!

Under the blood-red flames, the ancestral land of the Howling Moon Wolf Clan had been transformed into a bottomless chasm.

Like scars branded onto the earth, they are hideous and terrifying.

Tai was right opposite Xu Xing, his face extremely grim.

Moment!
Sword Ancestor stormed into the Taiyu Domain, annihilated the ancestral land of the Howling Moon Demon Wolf Clan with a single sword strike, and then broke through the cave to capture Howling Moon, all in just a short moment!
Even He was completely unable to stop it.

After all, the Sword Ancestor came from burning his essence, so his movements were too fast.

That's right! He attacked the ancestral land of the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan while in the guise of an enlightened being, and he actually broke in while burning his very essence!

"how?"

Xu Xing stared directly at Tai, his long sword gleaming with divine light, his pure and undisguised killing intent undisguised.

"Shall we fight to the death?"

"..."

Tai was extremely angry, but...

They really didn't dare to fight Xu Xing to the death.

It wasn't that He was afraid of Xu Xing, but rather that He had sensed another being lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

That feeling of danger, like a thorn in one's back, was even greater than that of the Sword Ancestor right in front of him!

antiquity!
Once he and the Sword Ancestor engage in a life-or-death battle, the Sword Ancestor will surely intervene!

Something is wrong!
This is very wrong!
"Don't force me to go to the Eastern Wilderness and wipe out your human race."

After leaving behind that sentence, Tai disappeared.

The Dao flames burning around Xu Xing's body went out, his face turned somewhat pale, and his energy level dropped considerably.

“If you had attacked directly just now, with my help, we should have been able to severely injure Him.”

Strands of seven-colored divine light gathered and condensed into a majestic divine body.

Furthermore, the shadows of time converge, condensing into a divine ring that slowly rotates behind his head.

antiquity!
“He won’t fight me to the death. If I really push him too far, I’m worried he might break into the Eastern Wilderness…” Xu Xing said frankly.

This is the truth.

Tai is just extreme and stubborn, not stupid.

Moreover, Xu Xing didn't just destroy the Cang Clan; he only destroyed a foreign race that he didn't think much of.

To put it bluntly, the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan is just His dogs!
He would never risk his life against a being equal to himself for the sake of a dog.

If you can't beat them, you'll definitely run away!
But he and Gu alone could not stop a Daoist who wanted to escape.

Aside from that reason.

On the other hand, Xu Xing couldn't really risk his life against Tai.

After all, the fate of humanity now rests solely on his shoulders.

Moreover, Gu's attitude was also very strange.

Simply put, His hostility towards the sun was abnormally high.

If the Lord is seriously injured, perhaps His plan will come true?
Heaven plants 'anchors' for all living beings; who knows what the ancients were planning?

Maintaining the current situation until the next True Immortal is born is what he needs to do now.

"It's always better to solve it once and for all." He paused, then added, "Never mind, let's talk about it another time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu transformed into wisps of seven-colored divine light and dissipated.

Perhaps the Sword Ancestor is merely feigning compliance with Him now, but that doesn't matter!

As long as he remains hostile to Tai, that's fine.

Two enlightened beings who harbor mutual animosity...

There will always be an opportunity.

We've waited through three eras, so what's a little more time? We'll just wait for another opportunity.

Just after Gu left.

Xu Xing waved his hand to collect the humans kept by the Howling Moon Demon Wolf clan, and then scanned the surroundings.

Those tribes that kept humans as pets felt a thorn in their side, their hearts pounding with fear, as if disaster was about to strike at any moment.

The next instant, a flash of red light appeared, and Xu Xing disappeared.

……

……

The Howling Moon Wolf Clan has been wiped out!
The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Tai Xuan Realm.

Horrifying!

To put it bluntly, this was the first time that all living beings truly felt the weight of an enlightened being.

Before this, although it was known that enlightened beings were detached from worldly affairs, such beings were simply too high and mighty.

The only move that left an impression on everyone was his swift annihilation of the Azure Dragon.

But at that time, the Azure Dragon was nothing more than a Cave of Truth.

Those who attain enlightenment are superior to Dongzhen, so it is normal for them to obliterate Dongzhen.

Today, the Howling Moon Wolf Clan has double-digit numbers of True Immortals, making them one of the very few powerful clans besides the Cang Clan that can rival the human race.

They were actually annihilated by the Sword Ancestor, who single-handedly stormed into the Taiyu Domain with his sword.

Doesn't this mean that the Sword Ancestor could easily wipe out any race except the Cang Clan if he wanted to?

For a time, all ethnic groups were filled with fear.

Those races that had attacked humanity when it was weak were especially filled with unease, fearing that a sword beam would suddenly appear from the sky and slaughter them all.

In addition, some of the ethnic groups that moved to Taiyu also regretted it.

I had hoped that the Great Ancestor could hold off the Sword Ancestor.

But now it seems...

It's unstoppable!

However, once they entered the Taiyu region, the laws were strict, and they paid a heavy price when they migrated there.

If you want to move, the cost will be even greater.

……

……

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years have passed.

Xu Xing was still Gu's top general, at least nominally.

Unlike the four ancestors of the Cang clan who rarely take action, Xu Xing has traveled all over the world in recent years.

Wherever he goes, the power of the enlightened one sweeps away all dissent!
They not only wiped out all the tribes that dared to keep humans as captives, but also fought Tai several times, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

His tough and high-profile behavior has further strained relations between the human and Cang clans.

Even Xuan did not continue his travels, but returned to the Xuan Domain.

All races, and even both sides of the human race, knew that war would break out at the first opportunity!
The Cang tribe will not give up its dominant position, and the human race will no longer be willing to become food on the table of other races.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction!
Eastern Wilderness.

The ancestral land of the human race, the floating continent, outside the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

Xu Xing, dressed in black, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.

Beside her stood Bie Xuening, a woman with a cool and aloof demeanor, dressed in a plain white dress.

She wore no makeup, her beauty was understated and elegant.

“All the grotto-heavens have been opened,” Xu Xing said. “As long as I live, no being in the world will be able to sense you.”

He used his own "intercepting" technique to open up the seven great grotto heavens.

Yes.

After a thousand years of cultivation, seven more humans have attained the 'Ultimate Dao'.

"Mm." Bie Xuening nodded gently. "Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother."

Ten thousand eight hundred years!
This is the limit of time that my junior brother derived after further deducing and perfecting the 'Dao Ji' method after becoming an immortal.

The gate to immortality will last for a maximum of 10,800 years!
"Speaking of which, that fellow Daoist's progress is truly incredible."

A fellow Daoist, whose name is unknown, seems to have known his junior brother for a long time.

He was several hundred years younger than them, but he was the one who achieved Dongzhen together with them.

Moreover, among the second batch of people who comprehended the 'Ultimate Dao', she was ranked first!
“And Yuan…” Bie Xuening sighed softly, “It’s a pity about her.”

Back then, due to the lack of 'refining secret techniques', my junior brother skipped directly from the peak of God-forging to the peak of Nourishing Self, and it took him a long time to make up for it.

He, who was originally in the lead, has fallen far behind.

Therefore, Yuan later surpassed others and became the first human to achieve Dao.

If she had followed the proper path of cultivation, she should have been able to become the first Dongzhen.

However, she chose to bear part of the calamities that would befall those who later attained enlightenment, and her cultivation level fell behind once again.

As a result, he has not yet been able to comprehend the 'ultimate Tao'.

"It will be soon."

A strange light flashed in Xu Xing's eyes.

Once the second True Immortal is born, Heaven will surely find that the 'anchor' it planted has lost its effectiveness.

Gu has been testing himself lately, not to mention Tai.

And then there's the most dangerous mystery...

'A storm is brewing...'

Xu Xing sighed softly to himself. (End of Chapter)