"With you guarding our ancestral home..."
As Taiyi spoke, he glanced at Cao Ya. This man was extremely powerful; he could handle even a top-tier Dao cultivator. He could rest assured that Cao Ya was leaving.
“I’m preparing to leave the Seventeenth Era and head to the past. How about it? Would you like to take a look?” Taiyi said with a smile.
The group exchanged glances, all of them smitten.
This is the best opportunity to gain a direct understanding of prehistory!
How can language and writing compare to seeing with one's own eyes?
"Was it also illegal immigration?" Ling Tianzun suddenly asked.
Taiyi paused slightly, shook his head, and answered truthfully, "No. I will travel through the River of Chaos and return to the past."
“Going to the past and traveling to the future are two different things in terms of difficulty,” Cao Ya murmured.
No matter what universe or world it is, as long as you have enough strength, standing in the present moment and at your current point in time, it is possible to see through the fog of time, look directly into the past, and even travel back in time!
But the same methods cannot touch the future.
The required power has increased five or six times!
It's always easier to look back on the past than to try to control the future.
Of course, the former is also extremely difficult, and it is basically impossible for those who have not attained enlightenment to succeed.
Therefore, the prehistoric masters were able to secretly travel through the seventeenth century by using the World Tree as a shortcut, rather than relying on their own power to forcibly traverse the past and future like the master of the Miro Palace.
However, given Taiyi's level of cultivation, he could not visit beyond the seventeenth century, but he could still forcibly descend into prehistoric times.
There is no need to rely on the World Tree or the Ruins of Return to carry out illegal border crossings.
Afterwards, the group left the place after completing the repairs on Daheishan Mountain and went to Yujing City in the ancestral temple.
Taiyi, who looked like an old man, disappeared along the way. Immediately afterward, a young man appeared, full of vigor, but he looked very fierce.
The Celestial Palace and Divine Realm system of the universe in [The Legend of the Shepherd God] is based on the architecture of the Heavenly Court.
In fact, the true pinnacle of creation should be the Ancestral Court, which surpasses the Heavenly Court by realms such as the Jade Sea. If one were to complete it, one would reach the realm of perfection, possessing the strongest magical power!
The reason for this level of classification is that the construction of the ancestral temple was a joint effort by countless enlightened beings gathered by the Mi Luo Palace under the coordination of its master.
The existence of the ancestral temple itself symbolizes a supreme status, surpassing all eras!
Otherwise, how could a mere palace possess such mystical and wondrous abilities, and how could it help cultivators grow step by step, reach their ultimate goal, and become comparable to those who have attained the Dao Realm?
In the city of Yujing, everyone was observing as they walked.
In the end, they all remarked that the ancestral court was far superior to the Heavenly Court of Myriad Realms in terms of its perfection.
Yun Tianzun, Kaihuang, and Qin Mu pondered that the Heavenly Palace Divine Realm still needed to be deduced step by step, and this path that focuses on magical power should not have declined due to the defeat of the original Heavenly Court.
The Divine Palace system and the Dao Realm system can be studied simultaneously and in parallel.
The former emphasizes power, while the latter emphasizes principles.
There is no conflict.
In the city of Yujing, the group arrived at this place, passed through ancient and weathered buildings, and saw a great river.
"Boom..."
The roar of the rushing river echoed through the sky, surging and flowing from the infinitely distant past, heading towards the unknown end of time, passing through countless eras, containing the struggles of billions of living beings, as well as their joys, sorrows, loves, hates, and passions.
"The River of Chaos!" Cao Ya whispered, and chaos manifested, covering all eras.
This chaotic river is extremely wide, with no visible boundary on the opposite bank, seemingly boundless.
They came to the riverbank, gazed at the chaotic river, and were all filled with emotion.
“Only chaos could evolve such a river,” said Yun Tianzun.
Although there is no inherent superiority or inferiority, and it all depends on individual level of understanding, there are always certain special and unusual rules.
Clearly, the Great Dao of Chaos falls into this category.
Qin Mu arrived at the riverbank, staring at the chaotic river with a blank expression, seemingly lost in thought.
It seems that he has found the root of his problem here.
Ling Tianzun also frowned slightly as he observed the great river, combining his own extraordinary supernatural powers to contemplate the differences between ancient and modern times.
Others, however, did not feel it as deeply; they merely marveled and were amazed by the wonder of chaos.
Cao Ya looked at it and smiled, "Mu'er, your path should begin with chaos."
"Yes." Qin Mu nodded; he shared the same sentiment.
Although Qin Mu has cultivated countless techniques and various great laws, and has achieved considerable proficiency in them, such as the Dao of Divine Sense, the Dao of Space, the Dao of Flame, the Dao of Sword, and the Dao of Knife, those divine techniques were not created by Qin Mu himself, but were learned from others. However, he has excellent aptitude and comprehension, as well as many experiences and broad knowledge, so he has reached a very deep level and is not necessarily inferior to the creator.
Ultimately, if he truly wants to become the strongest, he still needs to find his own path.
Perhaps, with the original approach, achieving enlightenment wouldn't be a problem, and breaking through to the pinnacle of the Dao realm at the 39th or 40th level would also be possible.
However, if one wishes to transcend the Dao Realm and ascend to a level comparable to that of the Young Master of the Mi Luo Palace, Tai Yi, and the Old Man of Boundless Space...
Then Qin Mu must forge his own path!
The Dao of Chaos was the cosmic law that truly touched Qin Mu's heart.
"Congratulations, Celestial Shepherd, on your enlightenment of the Dao," said Celestial Cloud, bowing with his hands clasped.
Qin Mu chuckled, then looked somewhat annoyed.
Having figured out where the road leads, the question remains: to walk it, even to the very end...
To be honest, this was still fraught with difficulties for Qin Mu, and he had no clue what to do.
After all, there is no way to learn from the Dao of Chaos. We can no longer rely on the elders as before, learn the secret techniques of the elders in the Remnant Village, or learn from Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, Shu Jun, Tai Shi, Lang Wan God King, Yue Tianzun, You Tianzun, Ling Tianzun, Yun Tianzun, and others to improve ourselves by practicing other people's techniques.
In reality, he could only rely on himself on this path. After all, apart from Qin Mu, no one in the seventeen centuries of history had embarked on the journey of the Chaos Path.
However, Qin Mu had anticipated this, and after a moment of trouble, he put it out of his mind.
On the contrary, he was quite excited, looking around at the Chaos River with great enthusiasm, seemingly eager to try his luck.
Cao Ya's eye twitched. He didn't know why. Mu'er's personality had always been so unconventional. She could never help but want to try all sorts of new and interesting things.
"Just like a silly roe deer." Yue Tianzun shook her head from the side, then laughed and complained, her beautiful eyes filled with affection.
The exquisitely beautiful face of the God King Langwan also contained a smile.
Both of these Celestial Venerable-level experts were in love with Celestial Venerable Mu.
However, Qin Mu had many female confidantes. Emperor Yanxiu of the current Yankang era, as well as other women, all had romantic affairs with Qin Mu.
Therefore, when the two female celestial beings revealed their affection, Qin Mu touched his nose, not wanting to give a direct answer.
If there were only one female Celestial Venerable… Kaihuang, Yun Celestial Venerable, Ling Celestial Venerable, Shujun, Taishi, and others looked on and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Instead, all three blushed. Moon Celestial Venerable glared angrily at Qin Mu, while Langwan God King raised an eyebrow and quickly calmed down.
Cao Ya was very gratified. As an elder, she watched her child, whom she had raised with her own hands, now reach the age of marriage and have someone she loves...
"Well, this is Mu'er's business. Let him make his own decision. Although we are elders, we shouldn't interfere too much. As long as the wedding is prepared in the end, that's fine," Cao Ya thought to himself.
It's so poignant. He had never experienced this kind of romantic love between a man and a woman since birth, in prehistoric times, and he had no idea what it was like.
Of course, he wasn't envious.
How to continue, resolve the cycle of birth and death, and ultimately face desolation are the questions that Taiyi has always been pondering.
“Stepping into the River of Chaos requires high standards. Being a Celestial Venerable is basically the bottom line, and even then, one can only barely protect oneself. Even those who have attained the Dao are still in great danger,” Taiyi sighed.
Moreover, traversing the River of Chaos only leads to the prehistoric era where the epoch collapsed.
For masters of later generations, what they racked their brains for and yearned for was to sneak into the future and avoid disaster.
Who would still bother to travel back to prehistoric times?
Unless there are specific needs that necessitate traveling to prehistoric times.
"Mu'er, only when you have a profound understanding of other laws and are extremely powerful can you go to the sixteen previous cosmic eras," Cao Ya instructed.
To achieve perfection in the Way of Chaos, one must go through everything, from the very first era to the final sixteenth and seventeenth eras, traversing all timelines before reaching perfection.
But such a journey, needless to say, is extremely dangerous; even top-tier cultivators would find it unbearable.
If Qin Mu were to attempt it, Cao Ya felt that only when Mu'er had basically surpassed the fortieth level of the Dao Realm and was comparable to the young masters of the Mi Luo Palace could he cross the Chaos River and go to the prehistoric era.
"Yes, I understand." Qin Mu nodded emphatically.
At present, he is indeed not confident that he can live through the sixteenth century.
It should be noted that as the Celestial Shepherd of the Seventeenth Era, and with a close relationship with the contemporary Celestial Cao, the strongest being of his time, countless prehistoric masters would likely be eager to capture him and force him to secretly cross over to the present.
Cao Ya was relieved to see that Qin Mu hadn't acted rashly.
The third and fourth young masters of the Mi Luo Palace, as well as the Boundless Old Man and the Creator Clan, are all eyeing us covetously. If we are not careful, it could lead to our annihilation.
Having stood for seventeen centuries, and with the great calamities of birth and death blocking my way, I am confident in dealing with them.
If Cao Ya were to go to prehistoric times, his power would likely crumble at the slightest touch before those beings, and he would be instantly killed.
"Still too weak..." Cao Ya sighed inwardly.
If you possessed six-star power, would you need to consider all this?
With his supreme magical power, he directly suppressed the prehistoric heroes!
If it were even more powerful, it would solve the problems of ultimate desolation and the great calamity of the universe's birth and death.
In this way, any disaster or apocalypse can be easily resolved.
Ultimately, a lack of strength leads to hesitation and excessive concerns in everything one does.
"My sword path is only at the thirty-seventh level. Putting everything else aside, it should at least be at the fortieth level, which is the limit of the Dao realm, right?"
Cao Ya thought to himself that reaching that level would be considered the peak of the five-star level.
If other aspects of myself also improve, the combined effect might allow me to cross the barrier of a higher star level and become comparable to a six-star master!
After all, breaking through to the sixth star level is extremely difficult within the [Shepherd's Chronicle] universe.
Leaving aside Taiyi, the master of the Mi Luo Palace and former ruler of Tiandu, the other six-star figures are the young master of the Mi Luo Palace, the Wuya Elder, the alliance of the Kaitian Clan, and finally Qin Mu and Ling Tianzun.
This is the accumulation of seventeen cosmic eras, spanning countless trillions of years.
Furthermore, neither of their paths is suitable for Cao Ya.
In the realm of swordsmanship, Cao Ya is the strongest in the world!
He, too, can only rely on himself!
"Yeah, I've always relied on myself," Cao Ya thought to himself.
Who says Cao Ya from his own world isn't Cao Ya?
Just then, Taiyi waved to everyone, stepped forward, and entered the Chaos River.
In an instant, the surging river became even more turbulent, its angry waves roaring and crashing against the sky!
This long river flows through the past and the future, and those who can access it are all top-notch experts, most of whom are even enlightened beings.
Therefore, the bones that perished here, forged through countless trials, are shrouded in various divine lights, some fierce, some sacred, yet all give people a sense of oppressive danger.
At the same time, there are many experts who yearn to cross the Chaos River and descend from their own era to the future cosmic era. They are not yet completely dead, their obsessions are not dispelled, and their vengeful spirits are entangled. When they see Taiyi on the river, it is as if they have found the only straw to grasp at in their desperate situation.
Immediately, they were overjoyed and, disregarding everything else, rushed to grab Xiang Taiyi, hoping that he would lead them out of the Chaos River, onto the surface, and then downstream to the future.
"Taiyi, will something bad happen?" Taishi asked anxiously.
Everyone frowned.
"So many enlightened beings!" Emperor Kaihuang exclaimed. There were already a large number of people at his level in the initial stage of the river.
There are even stronger ones, too.
Kaihuang has only just attained enlightenment and has not yet reached his peak. In the future, he has the comprehension to reach the fortieth level of the Dao Realm.
Although Taiyi is powerful, there are far too many enlightened beings beneath the river.
Even though they had faith in Taiyi, they couldn't help but worry: what if... Taiyi made a careless mistake and was pulled into the river...
Of course, Taiyi himself is powerful enough, while those guys are in poor condition and cannot fully exert their strength due to the Chaos River. Generally speaking, it is still difficult for them to pose a great threat to Taiyi.
The only concern is that there are too many of them. Two fists can't fight four hands. Even if the great supernatural powers of those who have attained enlightenment are too easy to underestimate, they still dare not underestimate them.
Cao Ya, however, was focused, not paying attention to the scenery inside the river, but instead gazing into the distance ahead.
He knew that Taiyi's abilities, these lingering vengeful spirits of enlightened beings, might cause some trouble, but they would never be able to stop Taiyi's progress.
The real threat is the young master of the Mi Luo Palace!
The old man of Wuya has not yet awakened, and the second young master is suppressed by the master of the Mi Luo Palace at the bottom of Guixu.
The master of the Mi Luo Palace has passed away and no longer cares about anything. The Fifth Young Master, the Sixth Young Master, and the Seventh Young Master either disappeared or stopped caring about Taiyi.
Therefore, the truly dangerous ones are the eldest son, the third son, and the fourth son.
As for the alliance of the Creator Clan...
Taiyi was a reincarnation of a wisp of the true spirit of the Lord of Tiandu. They couldn't wait to see Taiyi again, so why would they make a move?
Of course, they followed the Lord of Tiandu, not Taiyi.
Even if the true spirit remains unchanged, the circumstances are different. The current Taiyi's way of thinking has also changed from that of the Lord of Tiandu.
The Creators were generally unwilling to see this happen, as it would weaken the current will of Taiyi in order to awaken the memories of the former Lord of Tiandu and allow that ruler of Tiandu City to truly reappear in the mortal world!
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