Humans are shrouded in mist, projecting their image across countless worlds.

Chapter 49 The Remains of the Stone Man, the Old Ancestor Dragon Speaks of Hongjun
A small stone arm was drawn out of the body of the ancestral dragon by He Lang of the Longevity Realm and floated in the void. It looked very ordinary, with no divine power flowing or strange phenomena rising. No one would have paid attention to it if it were still on the ground. However, when He Lang of the Longevity Realm saw its appearance, he was momentarily stunned.

Who would have thought that the seemingly ordinary stone artifacts were actually the invincible Stone King Body in the world of immortality, impervious to the ravages of time and indelible by all paths?

The aura of the ancestral god that he had been suppressing leaked out, and in an instant, the world was turned upside down. His gaze turned the vast ocean into a mulberry field. With just a wisp of aura leaked out, the Dragon Clan's sacred mountain, which was originally a desolate scene, was suddenly full of life. Various divine flowers and immortal herbs grew, all things were rejuvenated, and the laws of heaven and earth were reversed.

“It’s this? Sure! This was originally left here by the ancestral god of the Nine Provinces lineage to prevent the city from changing. Now that you’ve arrived, it’s only right that you take over.”

The old dragon stared at the section of stone arm in the void, his turbid gaze sharpening at that moment.

He Lang of the Immortal Realm nodded slightly. The Heavenly Stele Mystic Law was activated, and the arm of the nine-part stone man was absorbed into his body. As the Heavenly Stele Mystic Law was activated, the stone man merged with him and fused into the corresponding part. Boundless divine power surged into his body, possessing the great power to destroy all the heavens and myriad worlds.

At the same time, countless fundamental laws of the Dao emerged from within the stone man's body and imprinted themselves on He Lang's body in the Realm of Immortality, making his aura even more powerful. He stood there, as if he had severed the passage of time.

The ancestral dragon sensed a wisp of primordial energy leaking from He Lang of the Immortal Realm, and with a look of surprise, exclaimed somewhat in a daze, "Nine Heavens of Ancestral God!"

He Lang broke through right under his nose, but he couldn't imagine that this unparalleled genius of the human race had already reached the ninth level of the Ancestral God realm upon his breakthrough.

This is absolutely astonishing!
Beyond the Nine Heavens, there lies the invincible Stone Man Road and the Supreme Ancestral God Road. If it weren't for its clear perception of He Lang's vibrant and ageless origin from the Realm of Immortality, it would almost have thought that He Lang was the reincarnation of some invincible powerhouse from the Nine Provinces.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have stopped the strange phenomenon that was reflecting the heavens. The unusual movements of the Realm of Immortality and the other three illusory worlds must have already alarmed Hongjun. This false god who stole the faith of the human race of my Nine Provinces has probably already notified the ancestral god of the other world."

At this moment, the Old Ancestor Dragon felt immense regret. If he had been a super ancestor god of the Ninth Heaven of Ancestral Gods, and had been able to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time, and further advance his cultivation to break through the Stone Man Path or the Supreme Ancestral God Path, then the Nine Provinces could have escaped their predicament and would no longer have allowed the alien world to trample on the lives of the Nine Provinces and treat the Nine Provinces as their super experimental field.

"As you can probably tell, the Realm of Immortality and the other three worlds are not real, but rather illusory worlds, which are merely a partial evolution of the real land of Kyushu."

Some of the half-ancestor level figures in the Four Great Realms were also achieved through illusory faith. However, a terrifying illusory true god emerged from the illusory world. This false god was named Hongjun, who had already transformed from the illusory to the real and become an existence capable of contending with the ancestral gods. He led the struggle between the false god and the real half-ancestor, suppressed the real world, and attempted to achieve His supreme Dao with the Nine Provinces.

Behind all of this lies a connection to the mortal enemy of Kyushu, an ancient realm known as the Otherworld. In the past, Kyushu waged war against the Otherworld, but an unexpected event occurred at the last moment, resulting in Kyushu's defeat. Although some powerful figures from Kyushu entered the Primordial Heavenly Realm, causing the Otherworld to be extremely cautious and hesitant to completely annihilate the Kyushu bloodline, they used the Kyushu bloodline as experimental subjects to research various cultivation and evolution paths…”

The Old Dragon believed that He Lang from the Immortal Realm was a newly emerged powerhouse who did not know much about history, so it revealed everything it knew.

"Leave the Realm of Immortality and go to the myriad worlds to cultivate in seclusion. You are the hope, destined to light up the Nine Provinces in the future. No one can see the true nature of the other world. In the past, a person as amazing as you entered the other world and caused a great uproar, but still failed to discover its true nature."

After telling He Lang of the Immortal Realm everything, the Old Ancestor Dragon solemnly said to He Lang that he hoped he could cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.

Xiao Chen listened quietly to the various secrets told by the old ancestor dragon, his heart churning with turbulent waves.

The legendary figures who founded sects in the Immortal Realm, such as Dugu Qiubai, Li Xunhuan of the Flying Dagger Sect, Shi Zhixuan, the Evil King of the Undying Sect, Taishang, Yuanshi, and Tongtian, are renowned throughout the Nine Provinces, yet they are all fictional beings?!

The fact that the so-called Realm of Immortality was actually an illusion left Xiao Chen feeling as if he were in a dream, as if it were all just a dream.

Correct!
This must have been a dream of mine.

There was no truth to the idea of ​​ascending to the Immortal Realm with Lanno; it was all just his own daydreaming. Otherwise, how could Brother He Lang, who had always been a fantastic storyteller in his memory but could only make a living by fishing, possess such terrifying cultivation? It was simply because he had expectations of Brother He Lang and hoped that he would be an unparalleled powerhouse.

Wake up, shatter my dream!
Xiao Chen activated a martial art called the Origin Eight Sounds, which He Lang had taught him before, in an attempt to wake up from the dream.

However, he felt that the more he activated the Eight Primal Sounds, the more he sank into an increasingly illusory dream, his consciousness becoming completely dark.

"No!"

Just as Xiao Chen was roaring in his heart, he felt himself being pulled back from his downward spiral, directly back into the world of light.

"You don't need to care about these real and illusory things. Just focus on your cultivation. Even if the sky falls, there are always tall people to hold it up."

He Lang's calm and composed words echoed in his ears. When he opened his eyes, he found Ke Ke anxiously grabbing his hair and calling out to him incessantly.

He Lang looked at him and nodded slightly. Xiao Chen realized that he had been trapped in a trance.

"Brother He!" Xiao Chen scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"It's alright, you'll get better with more practice. You should go and take a look at Senior Zulong's treasure vault first."

Upon hearing He Lang's words, the Old Ancestor Dragon sent Xiao Chen and his group into the Dragon Clan's treasure vault, allowing them to choose freely.

Several dragon kings also disappeared, having been sent to accompany Xiao Chen and the others in selecting treasures.

After they disappeared, He Lang from the Immortal Realm continued the previous topic.

"I saw the difference between reality and illusion when I broke through, and I also learned about some of what my seniors said."

"No need for secluded cultivation. My purpose in reflecting upon the heavens is to summon Hongjun and the ancestral gods of other realms to descend and end this battle between reality and illusion. What I have lost, I will reclaim in this battle."

He Lang, from the Realm of Immortality, danced wildly with his black hair, exuding confidence and dominance. The vast blood and qi within his body, as powerful as the universe, flowed with a sound like a boundless ocean.

Throughout countless civilizations of the past, the otherworld would never allow a figure of the level of an ancestral god to appear in the Nine Provinces. Once someone approaches, the otherworld will destroy everything and allow civilization to evolve anew. He shines upon all the heavens, and the ancestral gods of the otherworld left outside the Nine Provinces will certainly not sit still.

This conflict between the real and the illusory worlds of the other realms and the Nine Provinces is merely an appetizer; the true battle between reality and illusion began as early as the Primordial Era.

"Be careful, the otherworldly ancestral god and Hongjun are not simple."

Sensing He Lang's powerful blood energy and invincible will, the old dragon knew he couldn't change He Lang's mind, and after a moment of silence, he spoke.

(End of this chapter)