The liver is a late bloomer!

"This time, the final weakness of the human army has been addressed. With the support of the military formation and the ultimate innate treasure, the power that the human army can unleash in future battles should be beyond imagination."

A small chessboard lay before Da Xu, who manipulated the special pieces on it, exchanging them between different positions until they finally coalesced into a unique chess formation.

"When will you advance to the Great Dao? I feel that your Great Dao Body is already perfected, and your special Dao essence should be sufficient as well." Da Xu put away the chessboard and looked at Xu Chen.

"It's almost time. I have already comprehended 108 special Dao essences. Once I have accumulated enough to complete the cycle, I will advance to the Great Dao."

"As you know, I always like to advance to the next level with full equipment."

Xu Chen gently waved his hand, and the several Xuanhuang treasures in the sky above the cave transformed into streams of light and flew into Xu Chen's body.

"At your rate, it will take at least tens of billions of years to complete the cycle of the heavens."

"But there's nothing too urgent right now, let's take it slow."

Da Xu placed the Xuanhuang Treasures that Xu Chen had taken out in the various Xuanhuang Treasure positions in the sky, and began to study the original divine runes within them with his divine sense.

"Alright, now that I've seen that everything is alright on your end, I'm going to continue exploring the star field."

Xu Chen nodded and left the Great Xu Cave.

In the human star field, within a special territory, Zun Hai and his five brothers' cave dwellings were located.

Inside a magnificent temple, Xu Chen and Zun Hai played chess.

"Some time ago, the Star Sea Domain suffered another sacrifice from Jiu Yuan, but the Shanglin God Lord and the others were prepared and secretly ambushed Jiu Yuan, almost killing him."

"It's a pity I wasn't there at the time, otherwise I could have helped, and maybe things would have turned out this way," Zun Hai said regretfully.

Hearing his older brother's words, Xu Chen had a sudden thought.

“Brother, I remember there is a space gate connecting the Human Starfield and the Star Sea Field. If you feel bored in the Human Starfield, you can go to the Human territory in the Star Sea Field to take charge. There are a few of your friends there.”

“My five brothers and I also went there, but none of the powerful figures on the Great Dao there were willing to acknowledge us.”

"But it doesn't matter. Your brothers and I still quite like being in the human star field. We can cultivate in peace, and when we have nothing to do, we can also go with the human army to conquer other star fields. Our lives are quite fulfilling."

"Furthermore, and most importantly, you humans have treated us brothers very well. The Xuanhuang Treasures you seized in the star field were given to us brothers first."

“This is such a nice place, even if you want to kick us out, we won’t leave.” Zun Hai saw Xu Chen’s worry.

"If that's what you say, then I'm relieved."

"From now on, the human race will always be the home of my eldest brother and the other brothers," Xu Chen assured him.

A thousand years later, Xu Chen once again embarked on a journey to find the unique Dao essence.

Billions of years seem like just a moment in the entire chaotic dimension.

In a star field where powerful figures at the level of the Five Realms Dao were stationed, Xu Chen comprehended the last special Dao essence of this star field.

"The rewards from the Great Starfield were indeed great!"

"Each star field contains at least six kinds of special Dao essences."

"When I have time, I must thank Jin Yuan properly." Xu Chen's lips curled up slightly as he stood up and sensed the two hundred and fourteen special Dao essences within his body.

In the billions of years that Xu Chen searched for special Dao essences, in the first ten years or so, Xu Chen gained very little. Even when he found a star field with special Dao essences, most of the special Dao essences contained therein were ones that he had already comprehended.

Later, Xu Chen had a sudden inspiration and returned to the star field that had previously possessed special causal Dao essence. He found Jin Yuan and obtained the coordinates of many large star fields with Fifth Realm experts in charge.

Among the various star regions in the Chaos, those star regions with fifth-realm powerhouses are no longer afraid of their coordinates being leaked. These major star regions have formed an alliance, completely resisting the attacks of the three star regions with sixth-realm powerhouses.

Therefore, the situational information between Chaos and Starfield that Xu Chen obtained earlier is outdated.

After that, relying on these coordinates of the great starfields where experts of the fifth realm were stationed, Xu Chen began to rapidly comprehend the special Dao essence.

In just a hundred billion years, he comprehended one hundred and six special Dao essences.

According to Xu Chen's calculations, it will take another 20 billion years to complete the cycle of the heavens.

Xu Chen left the cave and arrived in a star field as dazzling as a galaxy, sensing the immense power of this vast star field.

"As expected of a star field with a five-realm expert, even the weakest race can easily produce a Saint Venerable Realm expert."

"The higher the upper limit of a star field's capacity, the higher the lower limit of the number of living beings within that star field."

The star field where Xu Chen was located was a relatively barren place in this vast star field. Even so, in Xu Chen's perception, in the surrounding worlds, large and small, even the weakest races had cubs born with a strength of the Treasure Body Realm.

"The human star system will eventually grow to this level as well."

The portal opened, and Xu Chen turned and stepped inside.

In a star field possessing a unique Dao essence of devouring, Xu Chen found Jin Yuan.

At this moment, Jin Yuan was condensing a special Devouring Dao Essence, and his expression was extremely excited.

“Fellow Daoist Jin, you are too excited. Your mind is not at peace, which will slow down the speed at which you condense special Dao essence,” Xu Chen said.

"I can't calm my mind. Over the years, I've been like a poor man who has fallen into a mountain of gold. There's so much gold in here that I can't pick it all up no matter how hard I try."

"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you know?"

"Even the advancement from the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm to the Great Dao is divided into levels. The lowest level is the Perfect Great Dao Body without comprehending any special Dao essence formula. Even if these Great Dao experts later comprehend special Dao essence and condense a special Dao essence Great Dao Body, they cannot surpass the experts who comprehend and condense a special Dao essence Great Dao Body at the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm."

"The difference between the two is like heaven and earth."

"The next level up is the expert who comprehends special Dao essences and condenses a minor-complete special Dao essence body. A minor-complete special Dao essence body is generally achieved by experts who have condensed twelve, eighteen, twenty-four, or thirty-six kinds of special Dao essences into a body. This is called minor-complete divine body."

"Following this are divine bodies and divine bodies at their peak."

"A divine body is a body formed by condensing 36 to 72 special Dao essences into a Great Dao body."

"The Great Perfection of the Divine Body involves condensing 72 to 108 special Dao essences into a body embodying the Great Dao."

"My initial idea was to advance to the level of a Great Dao expert when I achieved minor success in my divine body. To do this, I would need to spend trillions of years, or even ten trillion years, to prepare."

"But I was lucky enough to meet Fellow Daoist Xu, which gave me hope of achieving a Great Perfection of Divine Body and advancing to the Great Dao, and will give me hope of advancing to the Fifth Realm in the future!"

Jin Yuan looked at Xu Chen as if he were looking at his benefactor, his eyes filled with deep gratitude, as if he wanted to worship Xu Chen.

"Why does it take so long to prepare for the minor completion of the Divine Body?" Xu Chen asked in confusion.

"It's easy to gather these special Dao essences, but it takes a lot of special Dao essences to exchange for secret techniques."

"In particular, the method for constructing the Great Perfection Divine Body requires 160 kinds of special Dao essences to exchange, and it takes at least a billion years to condense each kind of special Dao essence."

"Time is not the problem; the biggest difficulty is finding a suitable star system."

As Jin Yuan spoke, an indescribable aura emanated from his body.

"The ability that my family ancestor bestowed upon me allows me to use a maximum of 6 times."

"Therefore, Fellow Daoist Xu, the star field coordinates you gave me are like a second parent to me!" Jin Yuan really wanted to kowtow to Xu Chen when he got emotional, but Xu Chen stopped him in time.

"My relationship with you is mutually beneficial. The coordinates of those great star regions that you gave me are enough to save me billions of years of searching."

"In the future, I hope to reach that supreme realm together with you, fellow Daoist." Xu Chen's lips curled up slightly.

Upon returning to the Human Race Starfield, Xu Chen sensed the presence of another powerful being at the Great Dao level. The Ninth Human Emperor appeared before Xu Chen immediately, radiating the aura of a powerful being at the Great Dao level.

"Greetings, Holy Lord!" The Ninth Emperor bowed.

"You're too kind, Human Emperor. I haven't yet congratulated you on advancing to the Great Dao."

Xu Chen took out a Xuanhuang treasure and gave it to the Ninth Emperor as a congratulatory gift.

Sensing the power emanating from this Xuanhuang treasure, which perfectly aligned with his own Dao, the Ninth Human Emperor accepted it without hesitation.

Inside the Supreme Temple of the Human Race, Xu Chen was forcibly pulled over by the Ninth Human Emperor.

"The human race has developed quite well in recent years, so there's no need to report the process to me," Xu Chen said, sitting in the main seat of the Supreme God Temple, his tone somewhat helpless.

At this moment, all the powerful human warriors who received the news rushed over at top speed.

Zhang Zhisheng, Zhou Junlin, and the Ninth Human Emperor ranked in the top three, with subsequent top human powerhouses following them.

"Greetings to the Holy Lord of the Human Race!"

The powerful human warriors in the hall bowed respectfully to Xu Chen, their faces all bearing expressions that said, "This time, we won't let you get away."

"I have explored the course of human development over the years through countless trials and tribulations, and I am somewhat familiar with the difficulties and formidable enemies encountered along the way," Xu Chen began.

“Holy Lord, we just want to see you. If you don’t want to hear these trivial matters, we won’t say anything more.”

After Zhang Zhisheng finished speaking, he looked around the entire venue, then waved his hand and released several energy clusters that exuded special Dao essence, three of which Xu Chen had not comprehended.

"We know that the Holy Lord has been exploring the star field in the chaos, comprehending these special Dao principles."

"Over the years, the human army has conquered many star fields and has also had some fortuitous encounters. In the secret realms of several star field border areas, they have found these special Dao essences."

“These are exactly what the Holy Lord needs, so I would like to ask the Holy Lord to accept them.”

"I want to let you know that the human race is now capable of helping you."

The many powerful human beings inside the Supreme Temple rose again and bowed to Xu Chen.

Looking at the clusters of Dao essence floating in mid-air, Xu Chen felt inexplicably moved.

"You're very kind!" Xu Chen waved his hand and accepted the few clusters of Dao essence.

May the Holy Lord soon embark on the path to enlightenment!

Xu Chen smiled and stood up from the main seat of the Supreme Temple.

"Then may the name of my human race shine brightly throughout the chaotic star field!"

Inside the cave, Xu Chen looked at the Xu family juniors kneeling in the dojo with a deep gaze.

"Is it because of insufficient resources, unfair treatment from your family, or the lack of clear rewards and punishments among humans?"

"It has given rise to such a narrow-minded nature in you."

Xu Chen's aura was like the weight of countless realms, pressing down on those younger members of the Xu family.

Upon returning to the Human Race Starfield, Xu Chen discovered something ominous while exploring the fate of the Myriad Rivers of Destiny.

"You were displeased with those few outstanding human talents and arbitrarily suppressed them, banishing them to the most remote and barren star regions."

"Who gave you the audacity!"

The Xu family descendants kneeling in the dojo were almost scared to death; the deepest fear in their souls made them tremble uncontrollably.

"You guys handled this matter discreetly, thinking I wouldn't notice."

The cultivation levels of those younger members of the Xu family plummeted from the Invincible Saint Venerable realm.

"If you can't stand it, you don't have to watch. If you really want to compete with them, then show your true strength, instead of using your status as a member of the Xu family to suppress and contain them."

"The Xu family are the holy ancestors of the human race. The stronger the human race is, the stronger the Xu family will be."

"Today, you wantonly suppress the geniuses of the human race. Tomorrow, will you use them as resources to advance your own career?"

As Xu Chen spoke, the cultivation levels of those Xu family juniors plummeted from the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm to the Qi and Blood Realm.

"Ancestor, we were wrong!!" The Xu family descendants kept kowtowing, their faces full of remorse.

"The most important teaching of the Xu family is to be upright and honorable towards our clansmen."

"In comparison, the matter of you few sacrificing your blood to the myriad races of those small star fields is insignificant."

At this moment, Xu Chen shared this scene with the power of destiny in the minds of all humans who possessed the Xu family bloodline.

"If you've done something wrong, you have to accept the punishment."

“What you have done is very serious, but it does not warrant death.”

Xu Chen's words put the minds of the younger members of the Xu family at ease.

"Rebuild your path. I will block your path to the Great Dao at the Golden Immortal realm. In the future, you will be at the forefront of the Xu family's sacrificial rites."

What followed struck those Xu family juniors like a thunderbolt, halting their path to the Great Dao at the Golden Immortal realm—a pain worse than death itself.

The Xu family junior, who had been keeping his head down, couldn't help but look up at Xu Chen, his eyes filled with pleading.

"Ancestor!"

At this moment, all the Xu family members who were watching this scene around the temple felt unbearable pain.

"From now on, if any member of the Xu family engages in such conduct, they shall be punished in this manner."

Just as Xu Chen was issuing the punishment.

In the few remote, barren star regions controlled by the human race that had no value for devouring, Xu Daojing led a group of powerful members of the Xu family to descend.

At this moment, a Saint Venerable Realm expert in the core of the star field saw this scene, and a hint of mockery and relief flashed in his eyes.

"You renowned experts of the Xu family, have you come here today to kill me?"

"The Xu family of the Holy Clan, you..." The Holy Venerable expert wanted to curse, but when he thought of the Holy Lord of the Xu family, he couldn't speak.

"Very well, most of the cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities I have practiced, and all my resources, come from your Holy Clan Xu family. Today, you kill me, so this debt of gratitude can be considered repaid."

The Saintly Venerable looked at Xu Daojing, who was at the head, and tried to explain himself.

Instantly, a sealing force sealed it off.

“My father has returned and has already discovered this matter. All these years, I have wronged you by leaving you to guard this place.”

"My father has already sentenced those Xu family descendants who suppressed you, ordering them to cut off their path to the Great Dao and start over, never to surpass the Golden Immortal realm again," Xu Daojing said calmly to the Saint Venerable Realm expert.

"Ah!! The path to the Great Dao has been severed, preventing one from crossing the Golden Immortal Realm."

"Actually, there's not that much of a grudge..." (End of Chapter)