The nine of you will begin your congratulations one after another.

[As an aside, actually, the eight of them returned to the Yuan Tian Realm first, then brought you to Song Bai's vicinity, and then appeared a step later than you.]

Song Bai: "..."

He was somewhat flattered.

Then I saw you reach out your hand to him.

"Come and become my son!"

[...]

Song Bai was a little rebellious.

Initially, he didn't take the state of Dao Integration brought about by his comprehension exceeding 1000 seriously.

He knew he could directly perceive the Great Dao and comprehend the importance of those laws to him.

But he doesn't think you played any role in this process.

Song Bai believes that this is simply an ability possessed by those at the seventh realm, and is not as miraculous or rare as you describe.

[The other rulers of the Spring and Autumn Period couldn't comprehend those principles at all times? That's their weakness!]

[Song Bai is a unique hero. Even in the Six Realms, where everyone else needs to rebuild their cultivation and their strength drops, he is special, consistently maintaining his strongest state!]

[Faced with someone like him... you used Father Cloud's punishment.]

[Return all the 3% bonus given to him.]

"You won't even cut off a little more, you're too kind."

"Some things, I give you, but I can also take them back at any time!"

As Song Bai felt the effects of his Dao Integration state fading, even the 3% increase in power he had gained over the past three days receded, and a sense of regret welled up within him.

But he quickly changed his mind: "The mere Dao Integration state, though impossible to maintain permanently, is certainly not lacking for someone with my Heavenly Wisdom."

As expected, just half a month later, he entered a state of Dao Integration that lasted for eight seconds!

[In just three months, he entered the state of Dao Integration once again, this time lasting a full five minutes!]

Those five ancient immortals wouldn't have such an opportunity even in thirty thousand years!

[Year 5114.]

"Godfather, I was wrong, it's all my fault. I didn't listen to the advice of those elders... Is achieving Dao really this difficult..."

"It's alright, child. It's a good thing to realize your mistakes and turn back from the wrong path."

[In 5130, you successfully condensed the True Soul Dao Seal. This seal has a quality of 7, and you have advanced to the Fifth Heaven.]

[The predicted duration is five hours, and the maximum number of times one can accumulate this effect is seven.]

[The maximum output of the essential reward/punishment is 56%, which increases or decreases the individual's stats by 8%.]

[The true essence increases by 6% annually!]

[In 5140, you rebuilt the "Heavenly Spirit" system, a system focused on "Qi" and "Spirit," emphasizing the mobilization of external forces rather than one's own internal energy.]

[It can be described as the ultimate, enhanced version of the "Celestial Being" realm.]

From mobilizing surrounding primordial energy and matter, to controlling the environment and influencing the grand scheme of things, in the end, it was practically like the child of heaven and earth, the master of all things.

[Naturally, the superhumans in this system are relatively fragile and excel at group attacks, making them unsuitable for one-on-one combat and easily defeated and decapitated by a single enemy.]

In the year 5160, you arrived at the Immortal Ancient Realm.

[Bei Chenguang is still inside; he hasn't come out yet, and he hasn't become an immortal.]

"Damn it, this time we've really delayed his progress by a huge margin."

You thought to yourself, "Thank goodness I raised two adopted sons. Although Bei Chenguang is stuck at the back, Xiang Yang was promoted ahead of time because of it, freeing me from a life of hardship and wandering."

[In 5217, the one who broke through was Ye Qingtian.]

He also has an alias called "Day-Cracking Earth".

[Two identities, one righteous and one evil: one a saint of unparalleled virtue, the other a despicable and treacherous villain.]

[Another interesting point is that Ye Qingtian encountered Zhou Liedi's companions on several occasions, and then released those evil and ferocious demonesses.]

[Because his persona is that of a top moral exemplar: "I'm unwilling to harm these vulnerable women. You should all leave, but don't forget to tell that Zhou Liedi that I won't let him get away with this!"]

Meanwhile, after capturing Ye Qingtian's "goddess" and "fairy" wives, Zhou Liedi coldly declared, "If you want them to be safe, you know what to do."

Yun Shou: "You and your husband are really good at this."

[Actually, after this back-and-forth maneuvering went on for a while, outsiders have already become suspicious!]

Nightfall and Daybreak... are not mortal enemies at all!

"Nonsense! At this point, of course we can tell they're the same person. They're not idiots!"

They are clearly a gay couple from opposite sides of the spectrum, suffering from unrequited love!

"???"

They clearly valued each other so much, clearly cared so much about each other, yet were forced to become enemies because of their innate birth.

Those Dao Tianmen fairies, Luo Hua Sect sword maidens; and the so-called Blood Prison Demoness, Senluo Palace Evil Queen… they're all just a cover for their own homoerotic feelings!

Otherwise, are there any other possibilities?

They spend all day hurling insults and shouting threats of violence, but for hundreds or even thousands of years they've never truly resolved the conflict!

Even when they captured the other party's relatives, teachers, and partners, they released them on the spot, unwilling to cause further harm. Wasn't this because they feared creating an irreversible and deadly enmity with the other party?

As long as they don't truly harm each other's loved ones, even if they appear to be mortal enemies, they can secretly maintain a tacit understanding and mutual respect.

Countless female fans of BL (Boys' Love) have drawn countless fanfics featuring the two of them, such as "Seven Up, Eight Down," "Left and Right Male," and "Male on Top of Male"...

But on this day, their hearts were broken.

[It's the same person, Ye Qingtian and Zhou Liedi, who could actually be the same person...]

Amidst despair, some artists awakened new talents.

Under their powerful, visible hands, a brand new track was opened up, and in the newly produced little notebook, Ye Qingtian... had already gained the ability to reproduce.

"Mendel in a certain sense."

[In 5245, the Beast Raiders had been suppressed... and were almost wiped out.]

[Because in recent years, the strength and realm of the immortals in the Yuantian Realm have been soaring at an alarming rate!]

[Yuanmingzun divided the Seven Realms into multiple smaller realms, a division that did not exist before.]

[Because it's unnecessary. With strength increasing by only a tiny bit over hundreds of millions of years, there's really no need to create different levels.]

[But things are different now—even without your weekly 1% Essence Blessing, the initial blessing alone, which resulted in their Comprehension exceeding 1000, was enough to propel them forward at rocket speed!]