The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

After a few rounds of drinks, Han Mu asked about the origins of the "Lord" mentioned by the Heavenly Demon Emperor. Zhou Meng and the other two shook their heads, indicating that they had never heard of him.

"My lord, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's strength is at least at the peak of the Primordial Chaos realm. Its master must be even stronger, probably a being at the Great Dao realm," Zhou Meng said with a solemn expression.

"The Realm of the Great Dao, isn't that a legendary realm?" Luo Feng exclaimed in astonishment.

"Legends aside, since the Heavenly Demon Emperor mentioned its master, it means that this realm truly exists," Han Li analyzed.

Han Mu was silent for a moment, then said, "No matter who its owner is, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. We'll just be prepared."

In the days that followed, Han Mu began to seriously study the cultivation technique that Zhou Meng had brought back. This technique was called "The True Explanation of the Great Dao," and it was said that if one cultivated it to its extreme, one could break through to the realm of the Great Dao. Han Mu began to cultivate according to the methods in the technique and found that this technique was indeed extremely exquisite, far more profound than any technique he had cultivated before.

However, after cultivating for several months, Han Mu discovered a problem: the cultivation method seemed to be incomplete, with the later parts missing, making it impossible to cultivate to the Great Dao realm.

"Zhou Meng, where did you get this cultivation technique from?" Han Mu asked Zhou Meng.

"I found it in an ancient ruin. I thought it was pretty amazing, so I brought it back. What's wrong?" Zhou Meng asked.

"The cultivation method is incomplete; the later parts are missing, making it impossible to cultivate to the Great Dao realm," Han Mu said.

"It's incomplete, what should we do?" Zhou Meng asked anxiously.

"There's no other way but to find the complete cultivation method," Han Mu said.

"Then I'll go find it, my lord. Don't worry, I will definitely find the complete technique." After saying that, Zhou Meng was about to walk out.

"Wait, do you know where to look?" Han Mu called out to him.

"I don't know, but there will always be clues," Zhou Meng said.

"Don't rush, let's analyze where this cultivation technique came from first," Han Mu said. He had asked Han Li to help analyze the origin of the technique.

After studying it for several days, Han Li concluded: "This cultivation technique should come from a place called 'Transcendence Land,' which is said to be the place of inheritance left by a powerful expert at the Great Dao Realm."

"Where is the Land of Transcendence?" Han Mu asked.

"I don't know. The ancient books only record the name, not the specific location," Han Li said, shaking his head.

"What should we do then? We can't just look for a needle in a haystack," Luo Feng said.

"Perhaps we can ask Fairy Hongmeng. Her father is the Hongmeng Dao Ancestor, and he might know some clues," Han Li suggested.

Han Mu found Fairy Hongmeng and asked her if she knew about the place of transcendence. Fairy Hongmeng thought for a moment and said, "My father did mention a place called 'The Source of the Great Dao' before he died. It is said that it contains the secret to breaking through to the realm of the Great Dao."

"The Source of the Great Dao, isn't that the place I went to before?" Han Mu exclaimed in surprise. When he was searching for a breakthrough method in the Cosmic Sea, he had gone to a place called the Source of the Great Dao and found a stone tablet there.

"You've been to the Source of the Great Dao," Fairy Hongmeng exclaimed in surprise.

"I've been there. There's a stone tablet there that records some cultivation insights about the Great Dao Realm, but there's no complete cultivation method," Han Mu said.

"That may only be the tip of the iceberg. There may be other secrets deep within the source of the Great Dao," said Fairy Hongmeng.

Han Mu decided to go to the Source of the Great Dao again. This time, he took Zhou Meng and the other two with him. The five of them arrived at the Eternal Abyss, jumped into the huge black vortex, and came to the stone tablet of the Source of the Great Dao once again.

The stone tablet was still the same stone tablet, without any changes. Han Mu circled the stone tablet a few times and examined it carefully. Finally, he discovered an inconspicuous groove at the bottom of the stone tablet. The groove had a strange shape, like a keyhole.

"It seems like this groove requires a key to open," Han Mu said.

"Key? What key?" Zhou Meng asked.

"I don't know, but judging from its shape, it should be a special treasure," Han Mu said. He tried to inject the Primordial Chaos Power into the groove, but there was no reaction.

"My lord, let me try." Han Li stepped forward, took out an array plate, and placed it in the groove. The array plate and the groove fit perfectly. Then, with a crack, the stone tablet began to vibrate and slowly cracked open to both sides, revealing a passage leading underground.

"Han Li, you're amazing." Luo Feng gave him a thumbs up.

"It's nothing, just a coincidence. I happen to have a similarly shaped array plate on me," Han Li said modestly.

The five walked down the passage. The passage was very long, and the walls on both sides were covered with murals that recorded the life of a powerful Daoist. Han Mu walked and looked at the murals, and learned from them that this powerful Daoist was named Transcendent Daoist, and was the first person in the Cosmic Sea to break through to the Daoist realm.

At the end of the passage was a huge underground palace. In the center of the palace was a stone platform, on which lay a jade slip. The jade slip emitted a faint light. Han Mu picked up the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense. The jade slip contained the complete "True Explanation of the Great Dao".

"Found it!" Han Mu was overjoyed. With the complete cultivation technique, he had hope of breaking through to the Great Dao Realm.

"My lord, congratulations." Zhou Meng and the other two were also happy for him.

Han Mu put away the jade slip and prepared to leave, but at that moment, the palace suddenly began to shake violently, and huge rocks kept falling from above, as if it were about to collapse.

"Oh no, the palace is about to collapse! Run!" Han Mu shouted, and the five of them rushed toward the exit.

The moment they rushed out of the passage, the entire underground palace collapsed completely, turning into ruins. The five people stood in front of the ruins, still shaken.

"That was close, I almost got buried in there," Luo Feng said, patting his chest.

"Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get back," Han Mu said. The five of them left the Eternal Abyss and returned to the Temple of Creation.

Han Mu began to cultivate the "True Explanation of the Great Dao" in seclusion, while Zhou Meng and the other two were responsible for guarding the Cosmic Sea to prevent the extraterrestrial demons from invading again.

The process of cultivating the "True Explanation of the Great Dao" is extremely difficult. Each step requires a lot of time and energy. It took Han Mu a full five hundred years to cultivate the technique to the minor level and break through from the middle stage of the Primordial Chaos to the peak of the Primordial Chaos.

"Peak of the Primordial Chaos Realm, only one step away from the Great Dao Realm." Han Mu clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body, several times stronger than before. He was confident that if he encountered the Heavenly Demon Emperor again, he could easily defeat it.

However, to break through to the Great Dao Realm, he still needed a catalyst. What exactly that catalyst was, Han Mu didn't know. He could only continue cultivating and wait for the opportunity to arrive.