There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 239 Return
"Om-"

Seemingly because the resonance effect of the Seven Dragons Formation reached its peak, the ripples of the "legacy" on the princes suddenly vibrated, turning into a terrifying pressure that surged and spread in all directions!

Even the mysterious "Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Ancestor" mural trembled, and faint light seeped out from the blank space in the center.

"Hahaha!" Feeling the surging, almost bursting power within him, Ninth Prince Xu Wenhao was extremely smug, looking down at Chen Qing and Qingyuan with disdain. "We are born with royal blood, blessed by heaven and earth. How could you mountain cultivators possibly fathom our power? Today, I will annihilate you both, body and soul!"

However, just as this oppressive force reached its peak, Chen Qing's mind skipped a beat. He felt a strange resonance between himself and the faint light in the center of the mural, as if his consciousness had pierced through the wall and connected to a vast and boundless realm—

There, hundreds of gods sit high in the clouds, their gazes indifferent, yet seemingly attuned to his every thought!

With a sudden realization, Chen Qing understood!

"According to Jiang Shangkun, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Ancestor Diagram contains great Buddhist supernatural powers, which require a massive amount of spiritual energy and a specific catalyst to activate. Now that the catalyst has appeared, the Xuanmen in my abdomen can provide that infinite spiritual energy!"

"You're about to die, and you still dare to lose focus?"

At this moment, Xu Wenhao smiled brightly and, together with the other six princes, activated the great formation. The seven jade seal phantoms merged and transformed into an imperial sword that condensed dragon energy and "legacy"!

The sword spun in mid-air and fell towards Chen Qing and Qingyuan!
Wherever the sword light passed, the evil spirits retreated, and space itself distorted!

Qingyuan Daoist's expression changed, and he activated his Hunyuan Qi to the fullest extent, preparing to take the hit head-on.

Even Jiang Shangkun, who was entangled by Xuanji Shangren's many magical treasures in the distance, narrowed his eyes and his blood and qi throbbed slightly, as if he was about to make a move.

"You can barely protect yourself, so don't worry about others!" Master Xuanji waved his whisk hastily, and the light of countless magical treasures shone even brighter, like a reversed Milky Way, tightly binding Jiang Shangkun!

"You old codger! You're a real jerk!"

Jiang Shangkun gave a cold laugh, and his aura suddenly exploded!

Surrounded by the radiance of countless magical treasures, he did not even reveal his Nascent Soul stage. With just his bare hands, he either slapped or grabbed, knocking away and deflecting talismans and magical treasures that were powerful enough to kill ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. He was about to break through the encirclement!
But that's it.

Chen Qing raised his right hand and made a feint grabbing motion towards the whistling sword light!
"laugh!"

A strange scene happened!

The "Taiyuan Legacy" that had been bestowed upon the seven princes, causing their aura to surge, suddenly detached from them, transforming into a ball of light. Then, like swallows returning to their nests, it turned into a stream of light and entered Chen Qing's body!

"boom!"

In the next instant, Chen Qing's aura surged at a visible speed, while in contrast, the Seven Dragons Formation's brilliance dimmed abruptly, its aura plummeted, and it fell to the bottom!
"This power has expanded so much all of a sudden! Did it absorb their blood essence and dragon energy?"

Feeling the thin ripples that had originally spread out being gathered back by himself, they grew more than ten times stronger and gained an even more mysterious and obscure aura!

In contrast, the princes, who had been so arrogant just moments before, seemed to have lost their backbone, their momentum plummeted, and their faces were filled with disbelief, shock, and bewilderment!

"How can it be?!"

Our power... has vanished?

"What did he do?!"

This scene not only terrified and bewildered the princes, but also surprised Qingyuan Daoist, Xuanji Shangren, and even the usually composed Jiang Shangkun!

From the depths of the dark corner, an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible spatial fluctuation emanated!

"Therefore, don't rush into the market and lose your rationality just because the market is soaring. The pitfalls are too deep, and you princes who have grown up in the inner palace simply cannot resist them!"

Chen Qing gave the other party no time to react. From the Xuanpin Gate within his body, surging spiritual energy burst forth, merging all the "Primordial Chaos of All Things" principle he had just comprehended from observing Daoist Qingyuan into the Emperor Aura ripples that he had just withdrawn, and gathering it in his hand.

Then, he threw a punch!
This punch, though lacking in dazzling brilliance, seemed to compress earth, water, fire, wind, the evolution of stars, and all the phenomena of the mortal world within its fist!

The space in front of the fist suddenly collapsed, forming a blurry chaotic vortex. Then the space collapsed all the way to the core of the Seven Dragons Formation!

"Boom!!!"

Where the force of the punch exploded, the Seven Dragons Formation shattered and scattered!

The seven princes, along with their guards, were as if struck by a raging prehistoric beast. Their protective dragon aura and magical artifacts exploded, and as blood and essence gushed out, they flew out like tattered cotton, crashing into the distant black swamp. Like the seventeenth prince before them, their fates were unknown.

boom--

Although the great formation was broken, the aftershocks of the fist continued unabated, and the rolling waves of energy swept outwards, dispersing most of the pervasive Yin energy and revealing the dark dome of the land of Nili.

In the distance, those hideous ghosts let out terrified howls, retreating and avoiding approaching as if they were scorpions!
A glint flashed in Qingyuan Daoist's eyes, and he stroked his beard and laughed: "Good! I only slightly demonstrated the wonders of primordial energy, and Junior Brother was able to comprehend its essence! Such comprehension is rare throughout history!" As he spoke, his sleeves billowed, and he was extremely pleased.

"Hahaha!" Jiang Shangkun punched away the countless magical treasures and flowing light, then glanced at Xuanji Shangren. "Old fool, did you see that? Do I still need to intervene? If you don't retreat now, when will you? If you stay, you might be the one who suffers a calamity for nothing!"

Master Xuanji's expression was solemn as he weighed the situation in his mind: "The methods Li Qing used this time are definitely not those of the Xuanmen sect. They are unpredictable and treacherous, as if he had laid a trap in advance to lure Xu Wenhao and the others into it! Such methods, such supernatural powers, such cunning and scheming... I'm afraid things are about to take an unexpected turn today!"

Lu Zhao, Ao Yu, and the others looked at each other in horror.

Ao Yu grinned and muttered under his breath, "Goodness, it hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've become even more inhuman!"

The female cultivator who had been standing quietly by the sidelines stared at Chen Qing, her eyes flashing. She thought to herself, "My master ordered me to come here to observe the true strength of the main lineage. If he is merely a figurehead, then I can help my two senior brothers regain their rightful place in the Hidden Star lineage. But this Li Qing is indeed extraordinary. The many rumors in the North are probably not unfounded! This matter is troublesome!" Further away, the Nascent Soul cultivators from various aristocratic families, including Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, who had quietly followed, witnessed the astonishing scene of Chen Qing breaking the formation with a single punch. They were all terrified!

"That person is Li Qing?" The cultivator surnamed Zhao's voice was dry. "How could we possibly scheme against such a person?"

The cultivator surnamed Qian swallowed hard: "Scheme? What scheme are we going to use! We're lucky enough to get some scraps! Don't even think about having any ideas!"

Li Muyun nodded and said, "That's right, we're not like royalty; no one is there to back us up!"

……

"Boom——!"

Just as everyone was discussing and surprised!
Deep within that hellish place, a terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine erupted, only to vanish abruptly in an instant.

But then, the surrounding scenery began to distort and blur, and the boundary between reality and illusion fluctuated wildly!

Qingyuan Daoist's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "This is the influence of a great supernatural being's dream on this place. We cannot stay here for long, otherwise we will be assimilated by the dream and become figures in the dream, turning from reality to illusion. Once that person wakes up, we will all become nothing but bubbles!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

As Chen Qing listened to these words of truth and illusion in the dream, he suddenly recalled his own mysterious experience of traveling to the Immortal Dynasty in a dream using the Dao Evolution Record. He had a faint understanding of the Dao of "truth and illusion". In an instant, his mind became clear and a spark of inspiration burst forth from the bottom of his heart!

"Om-"

His aura flowed naturally, causing subtle resonance from all directions.

This scene immediately caused a stir among those in the know.

The Taoist Qingyuan paused in stroking his beard.

Ao Yu almost jumped up: "Is this another epiphany?! Can't you be reasonable for once?!"

at this time.

"I originally wanted to observe for a while longer, but your progress is truly astonishing. A day apart feels like three autumns. If I allow you to grow any further, I'm afraid the world will really turn upside down."

A voice rang out without warning, calm as still water, yet it resonated deep within everyone's soul.

A Taoist priest had appeared ten feet away at some point.

Qingyuan Daoist's pupils contracted. With his half-step Dharma Aspect spiritual sense, he had not noticed when or how this person appeared. Then his expression changed drastically, and he had already guessed the person's identity!

"not good!"

Not only him, but everyone present, including the Xuanji Venerable who was controlling the Measuring Sky Boat, were shaken to their core at this moment, as if they were standing on the edge of an abyss!

Only Jiang Shangkun, after a moment of surprise, suddenly revealed an excited expression!

Chen Qing had anticipated this, and upon seeing the newcomer, he said, "You have indeed escaped your predicament."

The newcomer was one of the three incarnations of the Immortal Emperor Taijing!

Taijing Daoren.

His gaze swept over the princes who had fallen into the mud and were in a sorry state. He shook his head slightly and sighed, "These good-for-nothing lads are always arrogant and have never experienced hardship. They are just hothouse flowers that cannot withstand any damage. Since we have encountered them today, let them experience firsthand what it means to be outmatched and to see that there are always people more capable than you."

After speaking, he raised his hand and formed an ancient hand seal, emanating a mysterious aura.

Amidst the soft sounds, the Ninth Prince and the Eleventh Prince all shuddered and stood up, their eyes vacant and their faces numb, like puppets on strings. They even raised their hands and formed the same hand seals as Daoist Taijing!

"Om-"

A surge of powerful energy and blood rose into the sky!

The bodies of the eight princes withered away at a visible speed, and their blood essence turned into eight blood rainbows, which poured into the body of Daoist Taijing!

The Taoist priest suddenly unleashed a dazzling divine light, causing the entire land of Nili to tremble violently!
He remained calm and smiled at Chen Qing, saying, "This time, I can no longer hold back. A momentary lapse in judgment almost led to disaster. Any underestimation could have been your chance to turn the tide. Now that you've entered this place, with your connection to Master, the hidden dangers are endless! We must not repeat the mistakes of the past."

As he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed it at Chen Qing in the distance!
This gesture, though seemingly slow, instantly brought everything around to a standstill!

The void solidified, and all things withered!
Almost simultaneously, Chen Qing also raised his hand and formed a hand seal!

"Since I expected you to come, how could I not make preparations! This time, I can't hesitate any longer; I must go all out!"

"boom!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Qing's aura resonated with the huge "Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Ancestors" mural behind him!
Within the dantian, the pseudo-mysterious gate suddenly opened, and vast spiritual energy surged out like a bursting dam, pouring into the mural!

"Ten thousand Buddhas pay homage, a thousand Buddhas descend!"

(End of this chapter)