The levels of disciples are divided into four categories: lineage disciples, true disciples, inner disciples, and outer disciples.

There are ten positions for inheriting the Dao, limited to those under one hundred years old. Those who have reached the Dao Lord realm or cultivated to the fourth level of the Reverse Life Profound Fate are qualified to be internally designated as the next sect leader.

Among the ten, both character and cultivation will be assessed, and the best among them will become the new sect leader.

True disciples are the group of disciples with the strongest cultivation, apart from the Dao children.

Inner disciples are next in rank.

Outer disciples, at the bottom.

As the rank decreases, the rights and obligations gained also decrease accordingly. The most ordinary outer disciples can continuously advance by improving their cultivation, completing sect tasks, and so on.

However, even outer disciples have abundant cultivation resources. The sect is not afraid of them wasting resources, but it is afraid that they will not make progress. Therefore, it is willing to cultivate them vigorously and for a long time.

"clang!!"

"clang!!--"

As the sun set and the bells rang out, just like the scene from over eighty years ago, Chengzhen, with her long hair tied in a ponytail, followed Jiang Mo's posture and slowly ascended to the sect's high platform under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

The immortal Daoist and the Supreme One had been waiting there for a long time, one holding the Cloud Frost Jade Robe and the other holding the Boundless Jun.

"Thank you all for your trust. I, Wu Chengzhen, hereby assume the position of sect leader from this day forward. I swear by my life that from this day forward, I will spare no effort to protect you, lead you into the future, create a new chapter in our lives, seek the truth, explore the world, help and love each other, treat each other as my own children, and stay with you until death!"

Chengzhen's expression was firm, and his resounding words echoed throughout the entire secret realm, causing the clouds in the sky to quickly disperse and scatter endless afterglow of the setting sun.

"Sect Leader!!"

"Sect Leader!!!"

"Sect Leader!!!"

Soon, a deafening roar erupted as everyone acknowledged Chengzhen and hailed him as the new sect leader.

This is because the two symbolic objects have been completely handed over to him.

Jiang Mo, with his immortal body, looked on with immense satisfaction as he personally draped the perfectly fitting Cloud Frost Jade Robe over him, making him appear like a transcendent immortal.

Meanwhile, Venerable Mingyao was also teaching him the secret method of using the Boundless Jun sword, and passing the dark and heavy sword to Chengzhen through a handprint.

"Gentlemen, let us step into tomorrow!"

Chengzhen raised his greatsword high and spoke loudly.

At this moment, he finally became the rightful leader of the Three Sects, gaining the support of Jiang Mo and the Supreme Lord, and unifying the two major lineages.

"Headmaster!"

"Headmaster!"

"Headmaster!"

The only response to Chengzhen was a thunderous shout, and everyone's face was filled with hope and joy.

Chapter 643 Traversing the Ancient Road

On the ancient road under the stars, a vast canyon world unfolds before their eyes. Four figures slowly take steps, each step a miraculous feat of shrinking the distance to an inch, turning millions of miles into a tiny space beneath their feet.

This is Jiang Mo's ingenious use of void magic, which allows him to cast spells at will within a fixed range and benefit others.

The four of them walked at a leisurely pace, passing by ruins and remnants of weapons, as well as countless broken and collapsed stone statues.

This is enough to show how glorious this ancient road was thousands of years ago, and it may even have been as prosperous as Tianyuan.

"These are all relics of ancient civilizations? Then who were the people who lived here...?"

Yao Wang's suspicious gaze swept around, still sniffing the lingering stench of decay in the air, a complex mix of life from various species.

"I'm not sure. There were humans stationed here, as well as other ancient races. But later, when the ancient humans withdrew, they destroyed this entire route in order to break through and intercept any pursuing forces."

Jiang Mo spoke expressionlessly, explaining that the coordinate information given to him by the Heavenly Abyss Divine Crystal contained many ancient secrets, including a description of the current event.

"Then...the elite forces here can't stop them? The Ancient Star Road leads to the Heavenly Abyss and is the entrance to the universe; it can be considered a gateway to the world. Those stationed here must be the elite forces of various races. Is the gap between the two really that huge...?"

As Yue Min pondered this, he felt a chill run down his spine. Just how powerful was this unfamiliar race? They seemed to have slaughtered their way through the entire ancient starry road.

"No."

"You'll find out the reason soon..."

Jiang Mo shook his head slightly. During their conversation, the group walked for a day and a night before completing the first section of the ancient starry road. At the same time, they also encountered a terrifying prehistoric scene at the end.

"That...that is!!"

Suddenly, Yao Wang cried out in alarm. Not only it, but Yue Min and Yue Li were also horrified by the scene that had intruded into their eyes.

At the end of the vast canyon world, one can see a three-headed, six-armed god statue, its body flowing with molten lava, holding three sharp divine weapons, its face ferocious as it pins a giant serpent tens of thousands of feet long to the deep pit at the end.

The giant's chest was pierced by countless sharp bone spikes, leaving an almost irreparable hole. The blood had long since drained away, turning into the dark red soil inside the pit, which contained a strong malevolent aura.

The man and the snake remained locked in a stalemate, and even after death, they stood firm despite the passage of time, their bodies exuding a chilling atmosphere.

"The God Clan, one of the Thirty-Two Divine Generals, Lou Yu."

Jiang Mo raised his head slightly, looking at the majestic statue, and revealed its true identity and the name of the giant serpent word by word.

"The Demon Race Ruler, the Nine-Souled Serpent..."

Was this the place where they fought their fierce battle back then?

Looking around, Yao Wang discovered that the canyon world at the end was more than a hundred times more dilapidated than the first half of the path, and it was shrouded in dense death energy and lingering ghosts that wandered invisibly.

"Correct."

“Every ancient road is guarded by a clan’s ruler, not only out of a responsibility to protect their homeland, but also because these ancient roads are extremely rich regions that can absorb various rare energies from the universe and transform them into exotic treasures. They have always been regarded as strategic locations by various clans.”

"Of course, at the height of the ancient human race, they occupied one-third of the ancient star road, but those were all later areas."

"What we see before us is the territory belonging to the demon race."

As Jiang Mo spoke, he waved his hand, and the scene shared by the Heavenly Abyss Divine Crystal was instantly imprinted from his memory, covering the entire sky and appearing in the vision of the three kings.

"Boom!!!"

"Boom!"

Many years ago, the defeated ancient human race fled as a whole. One after another, warships that blotted out the sky carried pavilions, buildings, and palaces, and thus, in a grand and imposing manner, they ignored all the rules and forcibly entered the first section of the ancient star road.

"Roar--!"

The ruler in charge of guarding the pass roared to the sky and immediately led his elite troops to stop it, only to be met with a sickly white light that exuded an aura of evil.

With a deafening boom, the beam of light swept across the ancient road with overwhelming force, creating a truly terrifying effect. In an instant, all life vanished, the world crumbled, and everything began to decay.

The Nine-Souled Serpent died instantly, its body turning into a pool of blood. Then, relying on the divine power of its race, it sacrificed one of its souls to be reborn, and its overwhelming rage instantly filled the entire sky.

"Ancient humans and gods, you've gone too far!"

The ruler spoke sternly.

"Boom!!"

Before the words were finished, a robust figure leaped off a divine warship, instantly unleashing the Law of Heaven and Earth, growing to a height of ten thousand feet, and wielding his natal weapon, engaging in battle with the giant serpent.

"Boom!"

The giant serpent was cornered and unable to overcome the obstacle of the divine general Lou Yu. It could only watch helplessly as the entire vast fleet departed.

After that, the Dao Lord of the God Clan and the Ruler of the Demon Clan fought fiercely here for several days and nights, until the sky darkened and the earth trembled, and they both perished in the end.

The scene abruptly ended, dissipating like wisps of wind. Upon seeing the full picture, the three kings couldn't help but feel a chill. Whether it was the guardian ruler or the warrior of the gods, they all possessed formidable combat power, possibly even stronger than them.

"There will be many more clashes like this along the rest of the road..."

Jiang Mo stared at the two enormous figures in front of him. With a thought, he activated his true technique, and an invisible pair of hands instantly obliterated their remains, completely dissipating them.

Behind them, at the end of the shattered canyon, a light gray vortex could be seen slowly rotating, clearly the entrance to the next section of the ancient starry road.

"Let's go."

Jiang Mo's figure flickered and disappeared into the vortex, embarking on a new journey.

The three kings followed closely behind, and Yue Min couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"Young friend, what level of cultivation did those two people possess? Why do I feel a sense of unease?"

"One was a late-stage Dao Lord, and the other was a mid-stage Sovereign. Both were quite special. Their races were inherently powerful and had a high starting point. The former was forced to have the power of the divine crystal poured into their bodies to weaken the curse cast by the divine crystal, thus gaining combat power similar to that of the beings in the Immortal Realm. The latter, on the other hand, spent most of his time cultivating on the ancient road outside the heavens, and was not greatly affected by the incomplete laws of the Heavenly Abyss, so he grew normally. However, the Sovereign was originally much stronger than the Dao Lord, while the Dao Lord needed to rely on the power of the secret realm to barely fight the Sovereign. Unfortunately, as the elite of the Primordial Human Race, the Divine Race was born with abundant blood and energy, which is why both sides ended up perishing together."

Jiang Mo shared the ancient secrets he had learned with the three kings.

"What...so we're all defective products?!"

"Damn it, the sins of the predecessors have brought misfortune upon the successors."

When Yao Wang, Yue Min, and Yue Li heard that they should have been able to enjoy hundreds of thousands of years of life after entering the King Realm and Ancient King Realm, just like the Dao Lords of the human race, and even a million years of life after reaching the Dominator Realm, but because of the sins committed by the ancestors of the demon race in the prehistoric era, all the races of later generations only had a short lifespan of a few thousand years, they were all filled with shock and anger.

"They were clearly stray dogs, and after being taken in, they didn't remember the kindness they received, but instead bit back. No wonder the subterranean world consciousness is so resistant and hateful towards us outsiders..."

Yue Min sighed helplessly. The actions of some of the demon ancestors were truly despicable to it. If it were it, it would not have done such absurd things.

"Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another. Hmph, they deserved to be purged. It's just that we, their descendants, are the ones who suffer."

Yao Wang was also indignant, getting angrier the more he thought about it, and almost couldn't help but want to yell and curse.

After all that, it turns out it's not that this old man is incapable!

Having long since cultivated into an ancient king or ruler, capable of enjoying a lifespan of hundreds of thousands of years, shining as brightly as the heavens and the earth, and roaming the outer universe, such great supernatural power was forcibly reduced by 99%.

“Mysterious Venerable, if your lifespan is already short, it would be best if we could plead with Him after we complete our mission and he could release you from your shackles. You would then no longer have to endure the erosion of time. As old friends, we truly do not want to see you leave this world before us.”

At this moment, Yue Li interjected, recalling that Jiang Mo's lifespan was already limited, and couldn't help but feel it was too regrettable and a pity.

Under normal circumstances, without the sanction and confinement of the divine crystal's laws, such an amazing human powerhouse would have had a lifespan of at least a million years. However, due to the sins of the ancient human race and several other major races, they were implicated and reduced to a lifespan of less than two thousand years.

How unfair.

What a pity.

Therefore, Yue Li had the idea of ​​pleading for mercy, hoping that Tianyuan Divine Crystal would remember their merits and hard work and lift the imprisonment.

“Senior, I have certainly considered what you said. In fact, He is extremely willing to assist me in this regard, but... everything comes at a price, and it is not so easy to obtain.”

"My existence is rather special. Even if He wanted to help me break free, He couldn't. From the very beginning, I was not bound. I am a product of the distortion and mutual influence of the laws of two completely different worlds. Even without the interference of the curse, even if I cultivate to the peak, I would not have a lifespan of a million years."

Upon hearing this, the three kings were startled and carefully considered the meaning behind the words.

"hiss!"

"No wonder you are so amazing, young friend. Could it be that you really accidentally entered a spatial rift from the Immortal Realm and fell down?!"

These are wild and unfounded speculations.

"No, I was just an ordinary mortal at the beginning."

Jiang Mo smiled slightly, not delving into the discussion further. He changed the subject, saying:

"Want to extend your lifespan by a million years? Simple, just abandon this body..."

"I will then entrust the divine crystal to help me conceive a body. In this way, as the creator, He is also my creator and can be considered my mother in the true sense. However, such a recreated body can enjoy blessings and live for millions of years, but there will still be hidden dangers. My body was created by Him, so who am I? Am I still myself?"

"I am now a unity of body, soul, and experience, having fulfilled all the meaning I need. Without any one of these three, I might not even be myself anymore."

"Unlike using rare and precious materials, demon blood, or even certain forbidden items to cleanse the body, after cleansing, my body undergoes a transformation and is born into a new form. In essence, it is still the same body."

“But rebirth is different. It is a true abandonment of the physical body, with only the soul, memories, and emotions remaining. I am somewhat uneasy about it. Even if it were absolutely necessary, I might not choose to do it. There are hidden dangers, and I am naturally suspicious, so I am unwilling.”

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Mo's lips. He took life and death lightly, without any worries, only composure.

"On the contrary, you, my disciples, and all living beings born of nature are miracles created and evolved by His own hand. You have constraints that can be broken, and you will still be yourself in the end. But I... am filled with too many uncertainties. I don't want to try, and I won't try..."

"After this conquest of the ancient human race is over, I will go to Him to plead. Perhaps He can forgive your curse. Once it is lifted, you will be true dragons roaming the heavens and earth, no, even freer than true dragons!"

Faced with Jiang Mo's generous plan, the three kings remained silent, speechless.

Is there really no other way?

Finally, Yue Min broke the deadlock and couldn't help but ask.

"Who knows? I will take care of things tomorrow, so there's no need for you to worry about it."

Jiang Mo dismissed the idea and quickly ended the conversation.

Afterwards, the four continued their journey along the ancient starry road, witnessing one long-abandoned ancient battlefield after another. From the second section of the ancient starry road to the end of the sixth section, only one divine general appeared.

It is a very special being, possessing three heads and six arms, and also being a twin, male and female in one body.

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