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The Tai Hao World had already disappeared, and even the Land of Primordial Chaos had vanished as well. Only the Great Wilderness existed. As Xu Yan walked the Dao and beheaded the World-Destroying Evil Thought, that portion of the Tai Hao World and the Land of Primordial Chaos that had been swallowed by the World-Destroying Evil Thought violently shattered, churning within the emptiness.
The Tai Hao World had already disappeared, and even the Land of Primordial Chaos had vanished as well. Only the Great Wilderness existed. As Xu Yan walked the Dao and beheaded the World-Destroying Evil Thought, that portion of the Tai Hao World and the Land of Primordial Chaos that had been swallowed by the World-Destroying Evil Thought violently shattered, churning within the emptiness.
Although the World-Destroying Evil Thought had already disappeared, the remnants of the Land of Primordial Chaos and Tai Hao had not been destroyed. This was intentionally left behind by Xu Yan.
One thousand years after the World-Destroying Evil Thought was annihilated.
"Quick! Quick! Put in some effort, devour all of these."
Tian Zi roared excitedly, manipulating the Heavenly Dao of the Great Wilderness to devour the remnants of the Land of Primordial Chaos and the Tai Hao World. The Heavenly Dao swept across all directions, and the Great Wilderness continued to grow stronger.
"Give me your all! God Lord of Undying, you bastard, stop busy torturing your enemies. Quickly infuse your power into the Heavenly Dao and speed up the devouring."
Tian Zi was busy having a blast, roaring at everyone to step in and help.
Taicang no longer governed the Heavenly Dao. With his hands behind his back, he watched the World-Destroying Evil Thought disappear and watched the Tai Hao World and the Land of Primordial Chaos, which had been swallowed by the World-Destroying Evil Thought, reappear. A myriad of emotions seemed to surge within his heart.
"Black Chi King, do you still want to continue staying in the Great Wilderness? Give me your all! If you don't put in effort now, don't blame me for not taking care of you in the future."
Tian Zi glared at the Black Chi King as he spoke.
"The World-Destroying Evil Thought is already gone, the Heavenly Dao will just devour it slowly. What's the rush?"
The Black Chi King wore a look of helplessness. However, Tian Zi was a fellow with a youthful mindset who loved to toss people around. If he didn't put in some effort, he would definitely be targeted for trouble by Tian Zi in the future, so he could only continue to do some hard labor.
"It's still the Giant Glutton King who has good sense. He's already working without me even needing to call him."
Tian Zi was extremely satisfied with the Giant Glutton King's performance.
Within the Great Wilderness, numerous Experts were infusing their power into the Heavenly Dao to enhance its devouring speed. The Great Wilderness was rapidly growing stronger, but achieving a scale comparable to the original Land of Primordial Chaos was not something that could be done in a short period.
Even after devouring the Land of Primordial Chaos and the remaining Tai Hao spit out by the World-Destroying Evil Thought, digesting it would still take quite a long time.
"Little lass Yu Yao, stop being busy eating your tender grass at home. Why aren't you helping yet? Get to work quickly!"
Tian Zi widened his eyes and said as he looked at Yu Yao.
Yu Yao's expression instantly turned ashen, and she glared angrily at Tian Zi. "Tian Zi, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Meanwhile, Wu Tiannan wore an embarrassed expression.
"Did I say anything wrong? Little lass Yu Yao, hurry up. Once you're done, you can chirp and whisper with your tender grass."
Tian Zi said with wide eyes.
"You bastard, what reckless nonsense are you talking about!"
Yu Yao was almost angered to death and raged, "I'm going to find Master! You, Tian Zi, are spouting nonsense and humiliating me!"
"I'm not humiliating you. I'm telling the truth. How old are you, and how old is Wu Tiannan? Isn't he your tender grass?"
Tian Zi said with a defiant look.
"You're asking for a beating!"
Yu Yao swung her hand and attacked. Tian Zi muttered, "You woman, you dare to do it but don't dare to admit it," and quickly flew away.
In the end, he also said to Wu Tiannan, "Stop hugging a golden mountain all day long either. Your strength is fine too, hurry up and help with the work!"
Damn it!
Wu Tiannan's face was dark, but he had no choice but to comfort Yu Yao's angry emotions. However, the more Yu Yao thought about it, the angrier she became. The saying of eating tender grass was originally brought up by the Charming Witch.
"Charming Witch!"
Yu Yao vanished directly from the spot to go settle accounts with the Charming Witch. Meanwhile, the Charming Witch was busy in the Yin Realm of the Great Wilderness. As soon as Yu Yao arrived, she cursed angrily, "Charming Witch, you go too far!"
The Charming Witch wore a dazed expression. "Yu Yao, I haven't provoked you!"
"If it weren't for you spreading that I eat tender grass, how could that fellow Tian Zi spout such nonsense!"
The more Yu Yao thought about it, the angrier she became, and she started a great battle with the Charming Witch.
The Charming Witch did not show weakness either. While fighting back, she said, "Did I say anything wrong? Not a single bit! Besides, isn't it great to eat tender grass? This is your blessing. If not for this tender grass Wu Tiannan, how could you have become one of the Dao Ancestor's disciples? I, the Charming Witch, also want to eat tender grass, but I don't dare!"
Yu Yao said in shock, "Charming Witch, you vixen, could you really be eyeing Xu Yan?"
Upon hearing this, the Charming Witch turned pale with fright and raged, "Little lass Yu Yao, what nonsense are you spouting? Who is eyeing Xu Yan? Don't you go slandering me!"
It scared her to death!
If word of this got out, wouldn't Xu Yan annihilate her?
Even if Xu Yan didn't care and just laughed it off, Yun Miaomiao and Du Yuying by Xu Yan's side were not to be trifled with. They would definitely come knocking on her door.
What was even more terrifying was that there was also Ming Yu, whose strength was even more horrifying. Although she was only a close friend of Xu Yan, if word reached her ears, she would definitely step forward for Xu Yan, her close friend.
Seeing the Charming Witch turn pale with fright, Yu Yao immediately became smug. Raising her delicate eyebrows, she said, "Stop denying it. You are simply eyeing Xu Yan! Goodness, Charming Witch, you vixen, you actually dare to harbor ideas about the Dao Ancestor's true successor. You've got quite some nerve!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
The Charming Witch said with a stern expression and harsh voice, "Yu Yao, you vicious woman, stop slandering me!"
"Heh, am I slandering you? Besides Xu Yan, which other tender grass would you be eyeing? Charming Witch vixen, don't deny it!"
Yu Yao sneered repeatedly.
Tian Zi wore an excited expression, watching the great battle between Yu Yao and the Charming Witch with the look of a spectator eating melon.
The Charming Witch's face grew paler and paler with fright. Seeing several figures appear to watch the fun, among whom were Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao, cold sweat instantly broke out on her.
Danger! Extremely dangerous!
"What, can't speak anymore? Heh, I knew you vixen had ill intentions. How dare you, with your qualifications, eye the Dao Ancestor's true successor!"
Yu Yao sneered endlessly. Let's see how miserable you, Charming Witch vixen, will be this time!
"As expected of Brother Xu!"
Xie Lingfeng was watching the fun and sighing endlessly in his heart.
"You're talking nonsense! Stop slandering me!"
The Charming Witch said, putting up a fierce front despite being weak inside.
"Am I talking nonsense? Then why don't you tell us, who is the tender grass you're eyeing?"
"I don't have one!"
"Earlier you even said you envied me and wanted to eat tender grass, and now you're denying it? Feeling guilty, aren't you?"
"Don't slander people!"
"Where did I slander people? If you're not feeling guilty, then say it out loud! You, the Charming Witch, have always been thick-skinned, what is there that you dare not say? If you say it out, I, Yu Yao, will be the first to support you in pursuing it bravely, how about that?"
Yu Yao sneered.
"You..."
The Charming Witch was extremely furious.
"Not daring to say it anymore, feeling guilty, right? Therefore, what I said is right, you, the Charming Witch, are indeed eyeing the Dao Ancestor's true successor!"
Cold sweat broke out all over the Charming Witch. Danger, extremely dangerous!
At this moment, she felt a dangerous aura.
"Little lass Yu Yao, you truly have ill intentions! What is there that I, the Charming Witch, dare not say? I'll just say it straight: the one I am eyeing is Young Master Xie Lingfeng!"
The Charming Witch let out a cold snort and said loudly.
Puff!
Xie Lingfeng staggered and looked at the Charming Witch with a dumbfounded expression.
Damn it!
How did this get dragged onto him?!
Everyone else was stunned, then looked at Xie Lingfeng with weird expressions.
Yu Yao was also stunned. She turned back to look at Xie Lingfeng in the distance, feeling somewhat dazed. Wasn't this woman, the Charming Witch, eyeing Xu Yan?
No!
She just didn't dare to admit it!
"You..."
Without waiting for her to speak, the Charming Witch continued, "I, the Charming Witch, have self-awareness. How could I possibly eye the Dao Ancestor's true successor? The second person in the world's sword Dao is Xie Lingfeng. What's wrong with me eyeing him? He is Young Master Xu's close friend and a disciple of the Dao Ancestor. What's wrong with me, the Charming Witch, eyeing him? Are you unconvinced?"
Yu Yao was dumbfounded.
Xie Lingfeng's face darkened, and he turned around to leave quickly. Damn it, the skin of these two women was simply too thick!
Finding Wu Tiannan, he complained, "Dean Wu, your sister is somewhat screwing people over. How did she drag me into this!"
Wu Tiannan wore an embarrassed expression. "An accident, purely an accident. However, it seems to me that the Charming Witch, toward you..."
"Cut the crap! In the heart of me, Xie Lingfeng, there is only the sword, no women!"
Xie Lingfeng raised his head, hugged his sword, and left dashingly.
The corners of Wu Tiannan's mouth twitched.
"Why would the Charming Witch set her sights on Feng'er? It is said that her seduction arts are extremely powerful. If she seduces Feng'er and disrupts Feng'er's sword heart, what should we do?"
Xie Lingfeng's mother, Fu Yun, looked at Xie Tianheng with a worried expression and said.
"Things have come to this. In order to prevent Feng'er's sword heart from being affected, as his father, I can only shoulder all of this for him."
Xie Tianheng said with a solemn expression.
"Hmm?"
Fu Yun was stunned. "How are you going to shoulder it?"
"Your husband will face the Charming Witch directly and endure her seductive power on Feng'er's behalf!"
Xie Tianheng wore a look of going all out.
"Xie Tianheng, do you have some other ideas? Goodness, you are actually eyeing that vixen!"
Fu Yun raged.
"Wife, listen to my explanation! I didn't mean that!"
"You still want to quibble?"
"No, I don't..."
Instantly, absolute chaos erupted.
Within the emptiness, the Great Wilderness World was breaking through the void and constantly growing stronger. However, there was still quite a distance to go compared to the vast scale of the Land of Primordial Chaos.
Time flowed by, and in a flash, another two thousand years passed. The Great Wilderness was long no longer what it used to be. With numerous Experts, the Heavenly Dao Realm had already been elevated to the fifth level.
"Where is Xu Yan?"
Tian Zi looked at everyone present; only Xu Yan was absent.
"Tian Zi, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Senior Brother will definitely know."
Meng Chong spoke up.
He had already reached Perfection in the Primordial Chaos Realm, though it would still take a period of consolidation before Walking the Dao, it wasn't far off either.
"Alright, gathering everyone here is to ask you all to brainstorm and offer advice on how the Great Wilderness should continue to be built. Having only a single world like this seems a bit monotonous."
Tian Zi scratched his head and said.
"Can't the Heavenly Dao just continue to open up the emptiness and the Great Wilderness continue to grow stronger?"
Meng Chong rubbed his head and said.
"It's just too monotonous."
Tian Zi said depressedly.
"Then what do you want?"
Su Lingxiu asked.
"I just want you all to help me brainstorm ideas on how to make it not monotonous."
Tian Zi said helplessly.
If he had any ideas, would he still need to gather everyone to discuss?
"Have you seen the sun, moon, and stars?"
Xu Yan's figure appeared, pointing at the sun, moon, and stars as he spoke.
Three thousand years had passed since the beheading of the World-Destroying Evil Thought. Xu Yan had been Walking the Dao all along. In three thousand years, he had only walked three miles along the Dao.
Walking one mile of the Dao every thousand years—at this speed, Xu Yan didn't know whether it was fast or slow.
However, he had deeply experienced how difficult it was to walk the Dao!
"What about the sun, moon, and stars?"
Tian Zi asked curiously.
"With the Great Wilderness as the center, every star is a world. The worlds encircle the sun and moon, and the reincarnation of Yin and Yang runs through them..."
Xu Yan spoke.
Taicang looked thoughtful, then spoke up, "Little Friend Xu is right. This idea is extremely wonderful. I won't live in the Great Wilderness anymore either; I'll just open up a star as my residence. Other Experts can do the same."
Hearing this, everyone else couldn't help but let their eyes light up. The Great Wilderness was the center and the core location. They all had Grotto-Heavens within the Great Wilderness, but they could also open up stars and establish Sects.
"Myriad stars form a Star Domain, and myriad Star Domains encircle the Great Wilderness. Within the Heavenly Dao, there are countless suns, moons, and stars. After long years pass and all living beings flourish, cultivators will travel across the Star Domains. The ultimate goal of their cultivation is to come to this Great Wilderness and pursue the strongest transcendence."
"The levels of the Heavenly Dao Realm should also be elevated. Only by coming to the Great Wilderness can one breakthrough to the Heavenly Dao Realm. After all, this place is the origin of the Heavenly Dao. Only in the Great Wilderness, the origin of the Heavenly Dao, can one comprehend the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao."
"All Martial Arts paths lead to the same destination. The Martial Arts system of the Heavenly Dao can flourish even more, and in the end, it is merely stepping into the Heavenly Dao Realm..."
Xu Yan began to expound.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. As the Heavenly Dao improved, they—the earliest Heavenly Dao Realm Experts and those who fought for the Great Wilderness—all received the protection of the Heavenly Dao. Their formidable strength had constantly increased along with the elevation of the Heavenly Dao, which in turn promoted the enhancement of the Heavenly Dao.
Everyone had their own comprehension of the Heavenly Dao and unique Martial Arts ideas belonging exclusively to themselves. They could establish Sects and pass down their own Martial Arts. After all, everyone's comprehension of Martial Arts and the Martial Arts methods they cultivated were somewhat different.
Even if they all cultivated the Great Wilderness Martial Dao, everyone's comprehension still had significant differences regarding the practice of the Great Wilderness Martial Dao.
"Right, let's do it just like this!"
Tian Zi clapped his hands and said.
Then, looking at Xu Yan, he said, "Xu Yan, how long have you been Walking the Dao? I feel that the Heavenly Dao is still inferior to you!"
"Walking the Dao is difficult, Walking the Dao is difficult!"
Xu Yan sighed.
"The Heavenly Dao is second only to the Great Dao. Although the Heavenly Dao today does not yet possess the might of someone who has newly entered Walking the Dao, it is not far off either. Once it finishes devouring the Land of Primordial Chaos and the remains of Tai Hao, raising it by another tier will allow it to possess the might of someone newly entering Walking the Dao."
Xu Yan was already a walker of the Dao, so he naturally saw through the rule power of today's Heavenly Dao at a glance. This was the Heavenly Dao passed down by Shifu. Now was the era of the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao was still continuously elevating, eventually becoming second only to the rules of the Great Dao.
Aside from Shifu and the six senior and Junior Brothers and sisters, there was probably no existence left that could rival the Heavenly Dao.
"You cultivation the Heavenly Dao, and in the end, you will also have to walk the Dao in the future. However, what you walk is the Heavenly Dao, not the Great Dao. Above the Heavenly Dao Realm is walking the Heavenly Dao."
Xu Yan said with a smile to Taicang and the others.
Taicang was rather special; he was not simply walking the Heavenly Dao—he had the possibility of walking the Great Dao.
"Senior Brother, have you seen Shifu?"
Su Lingxiu asked curiously.
"No, I can't even see Shifu's back!"
Xu Yan shook his head and sighed. "Shifu's strength and how far He has walked along the Dao are unimaginable. I even suspect that, in a certain sense, Shifu might have surpassed the Great Dao."
Everyone felt no surprise at this. The unfathomability of the Dao Ancestor was not something they could imagine.
"Are the sun, moon, and stars also called the Great Wilderness?"
Tian Zi grabbed his hair and asked.
"This..."
Everyone pondered.
Suddenly, it was as if an ethereal will was transmitted over, and everyone present seemed to feel it.
"Let's call it the Great Wilderness Universe! This is the center of the Great Wilderness Universe, with trillions of stars and trillions of Star Domains. The Great Wilderness is the center, the location of the Universe's origin, and the place of origin of the Heavenly Dao."
Everyone spoke in unison.
As soon as the words left their mouths, they were instantly slightly stunned. Was this guidance from the Dao Ancestor?!
Tian Zi was overjoyed and said, "The Great Wilderness Universe! Exactly, let's do just that. Everyone, work hard and push yourselves to make the Great Wilderness Universe a reality as soon as possible. Once the Heavenly Dao grows stronger, you will grow stronger too, becoming the first batch of walkers of pomegranate the Heavenly Dao. Continue to shine and contribute to the Heavenly Dao. As beginners who fought for the Great Wilderness, you will obtain the Heavenly Dao Merit, and those who come later won't be so lucky."
The Great Wilderness Universe had hundreds of millions of Star Domains, with the Great Wilderness at its center, which was the origin of the Universe!
Everyone was extremely excited, but they also knew that this was a long process, and the Great Wilderness Universe could not be built overnight. Not to mention hundreds of millions of Star Domains, even the creation of a single Star Domain required a vast amount of time. The time required to create the Great Wilderness Universe was counted in epochs.
Ever since the direction for the creation of the Great Wilderness was determined, the Experts of the Great Wilderness had all been working hard toward this goal. Black Chi King, Giant Glutton King, and the Jade Court Master were all working hard for this.
"Does the void have boundaries?"
Looking at the endless void outside the Great Wilderness, God Lord of Undying said curiously.
"Perhaps only the Dao Ancestor knows."
Taicang smiled and said.
"Taicang, how is your strength now? How about we spar?"
God Lord of Undying looked at Taicang, his Battle Intent soaring as he spoke.
"You are no longer my match."
Taicang looked at God Lord of Undying, smiled, and said, "Beneath the six personal disciples of the Dao Ancestor, I, Taicang, am number one."
"Is that so? I don't believe it!"
God Lord of Undying was high-spirited. "In our past battle, you were not my match. Do you not want to win it back now? Let's have a fight, how about it?"
Taicang smiled slightly. "If you want to spar, then I will accompany you."
"Good, good! I want to see just how much strength you, the one hailed as the number one prodigy of Tai Hao throughout the ages who carved out the Taicang World in the Land of Primordial Chaos, actually possess."
God Lord of Undying took a step forward, instantly arriving upon a star outside the Great Wilderness. The Undying Divine Armor instantly enveloped his entire body, his aura erupted, and his formidable strength surged in all directions.
"Then let me show you just how much strength I, Taicang, possess."
Taicang took a step forward, arriving in an instant, and pressed down with a single palm strike.
The sparring match between God Lord of Undying and Taicang attracted all the Experts to watch. Witch Demon said excitedly, "That's right, we should beat up that undying bastard! If it weren't for the fact that my strength is inferior to his, I would have beaten him up long ago."
"Indeed! We should beat him up to vent our anger!"
Ao Hong also nodded.
Fen Yun was even rubbing his hands and rolling up his sleeves. "After Big Brother Taicang beats him up, I'll take the opportunity to strike and punch him a few times to vent my frustration!"
He was the very first person killed by God Lord of Undying. The Dao Ancestor had resurrected him and fished him out of the river of time. He had always wanted to find a chance to beat up God Lord of Undying to vent his pent-up malice.
"That's right, I've wanted to beat him up for a long time!"
Hong Ze also nodded. God Lord of Undying had left a shadow in his heart, and he still hadn't completely walked out of it. After all, that past battle was simply too tragic; he had been directly devoured and killed by the shadow avatar of God Lord of Undying.
Boom!
The battle was exceptionally fierce, and the star had long since shattered. Taicang's combat style was peerlessly domineering, his physique towering like a giant of heaven and earth. Whether in aura or combat style, God Lord of Undying was slightly inferior.
"Taicang is indeed still very powerful. He has some ties with Hao after all, so he is naturally different," Xu Yan said with a sigh.
In his mind, fragments of the Heaven and Earth Great War he had witnessed back in the God Realm surfaced. That towering figure was none other than Taicang. Although Taicang's strength back then was far inferior to what it was now, their bearing was identical.
"Taicang's strength is already comparable to Primordial Chaos Minor Achievement."
Meng Chong touched his head and praised.
"God Lord of Undying is not bad either; he already has the strength of the Primordial Chaos Realm."
Fang Hao chuckled happily; God Lord of Undying was about to get beaten up.
"Junior Brother, when will you Walk the Dao?"
Xu Yan looked at Meng Chong and said.
"Soon. After I accumulate a bit more, I will ascend to the Great Dao and Walk the Dao."
Meng Chong chuckled.
"I'm almost ready too, Eldest Senior Brother. You have to wait for me."
Su Lingxiu giggled and said.
"Eldest Senior Brother, where has Master gone?"
Zhao Taiping asked curiously.
"I don't know."
Xu Yan shook his head and said. Even after he Walked the Dao, he still couldn't find Master's whereabouts.
"Mu Xiao and Sister Cailing are both gone, following by Master's side. However, Red Cat stayed behind; it wants to expand the Demon Race, saying it wants to carve out a Great Demon Star Domain."
Su Lingxiu thought of Red Cat. This big cat had nothing better to do than cozy up to Xu's mother. Like a chubby big cat, it was very much favored by Xu's mother.
With Shifu away, given Red Cat's cleverness, it naturally knew which thigh was the thickest. By pleasing Xu's mother, it firmly hugged the thigh of Eldest Senior Brother Xu Yan.
Speaking of Red Cat, all of them couldn't help but smile wryly.
"Taicang, don't hit the face!"
God Lord of Undying's indignant voice came over.
"How can we vent our anger without hitting the face? Hong Ze, come, hit his face!"
Taicang pinned down God Lord of Undying and turned around to greet Hong Ze.
This was asking for it on the part of God Lord of Undying. Since he came looking for a beating, how could there be any reason not to fulfill his wish? It was just right to use this opportunity to shatter Hong Ze's psychological shadow.
"Yes, Big Brother!"
Hong Ze was extremely excited. Raising his fist, he smashed it right onto God Lord of Undying's face.
"Hong Ze, you..."
God Lord of Undying regretted it. He shouldn't have sparred with Taicang; wasn't this just asking for a beating?
The Great Wilderness was very lively, with more and more Experts, and the spread and expansion of the Heavenly Dao were becoming faster and faster. Finally, after ten thousand years, the remnants of Tai Hao and the Land of Primordial Chaos were completely swallowed up. Today's Great Wilderness had thoroughly replaced the Tai Hao World and the Land of Primordial Chaos, and it was continuing to expand.
Star after star was carved out outside the Great Wilderness, and the first small embryonic Star Domain appeared. This Star Domain was not large, nor were the stars big, but all of this was merely a beginning.
On this day, Meng Chong ascended to the Great Dao and Walked the Dao. Walking on the Great Dao, he couldn't help but sigh, finally understanding the meaning behind Eldest Senior Brother's words: "Walking the Dao is difficult, Walking the Dao is difficult!"
Looking up, the Great Dao was boundless and endless. Over a dozen miles ahead, there was a figure—that was Eldest Senior Brother Xu Yan.
Although it seemed they were separated by only a little over ten miles, Meng Chong knew that he would never be able to catch up. Not letting the distance widen further was already quite good.
A thousand years after Meng Chong Walked the Dao, Su Lingxiu Walked the Dao.
After that, Fang Hao, Jiang Buping, and Zhao Taiping successively Walked the Dao.
"Today, I am giving a lecture on the Dao!"
In the Great Wilderness, at the Azure Brilliance Sect, its founding Old Ancestor Fang Hao was giving a lecture on the Dao.
The Azure Brilliance Sect was now the number one sacred Sect of the Great Wilderness, while Azurewave Island was the number one Holy Land of the Great Wilderness. The Great Wilderness Martial Arts Academy was the number one Martial Arts holy academy of the Great Wilderness, and the Evergreen Pavilion was the number one Alchemy dao sacred hall.
Fang Hao lectured on the Dao at the Azure Brilliance Sect, and Su Lingxiu excitedly lectured on the Dao at the Evergreen Pavilion as well.
Xu Yan lectured on the Dao at Azurewave Island, and afterwards, together with Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu, he lectured at the Great Wilderness Martial Arts Academy. The Great Wilderness Heavenly Dao prosperous era continued to thrive and develop.
Epoch after epoch passed.
Outside the Great Wilderness, a vast Star Domain appeared, surrounding the Great Wilderness World like its guardian. Outsiders wishing to enter the Great Wilderness had to pass through this Star Domain.
The Heavenly Dao constantly spread and opened up the void, and the Dao of Yin and Yang and Reincarnation also spread everywhere. Star after star was continually carved out. Today's Great Wilderness Universe was still merely a small embryonic form.
The void seemed endless, and the Great Wilderness Universe was also constantly expanding and growing, seemingly never stopping and having no end. At the Border Wasteland of the Universe, when first carved out, it was merely a barren cosmic land, deep and cold. Only after a long passage of time would stars be born.
However, although the Border Wasteland of the Universe was deep and cold, it would also give birth to some special treasures, which were things derived when the Heavenly Dao cleaved open the void. For those who cultivation, they were of immense use.
Of course, these derived items were completely useless to this batch of top Experts in the Great Wilderness. However, they would also occasionally capture some back for the disciples of their own lineages to use as resources for the Sect.
The Great Wilderness was long no longer what it was in the beginning. The Experts who had once fought for the Great Wilderness had all retired into seclusion and existed within legends, serving as the legendary Old Ancestors of various ancient forces.
These Experts were all comprehending the Heavenly Dao, assisting the Heavenly Dao in continuing to cleave open the void and further create the Great Wilderness Universe.
"Eldest Senior Brother, which way are you going?"
Meng Chong looked at Eldest Senior Brother and asked.
"I'll head this way."
Xu Yan looked ahead and said with a smile.
"Then I'll take this side."
Meng Chong pointed to his left-hand side.
"I'm off. Let's gather on the Great Dao! This void is endless, so we go wherever we reach. Perhaps at some point, we can set a time to return to the Great Wilderness and catch up again!"
Xu Yan chuckled, took a step forward, and his figure vanished into the void.
"I'm leaving too, Junior Sister, Junior Brother. We'll gather on the Great Dao whenever we have time."
Meng Chong also smiled, stepped forward, and walked into the void.
Su Lingxiu, Fang Hao, Jiang Buping, and Zhao Taiping also successively stepped into the void. Taicang and the others watched as their figures vanished into the void, all of them couldn't help letting out a sigh.
Walking the void and exploring the end of the void, apart from the Dao Ancestor, only Xu Yan and his five junior fellow apprentices could accomplish it. As for the others wanting to explore the void, they could only do so by following the spread of the Heavenly Dao.
But they were already content. Although it was a bit slower and not as carefree as Xu Yan and the others, at least they could also travel all the way along with the Heavenly Dao.
"Wait for me! I want to go too."
Suddenly, a chubby big cat came running over at full speed and plunged straight into the void. Everyone was taken aback—wasn't this the Great Demon King?
The head of the founding Old Ancestors of the Demon Race, the Dao Ancestor's pet, Red Cat.
"Could it be that Red Cat has Walked the Dao?"
Tian Zi wore a look of utter disbelief.
"After all, it was raised by the Dao Ancestor; Walking the Dao is nothing strange."
Taicang smiled and said.
Countless eras passed, and the vast Great Wilderness Universe possessed innumerable Star Domains, countless stars, and thousands of races. Prodigies conquered the starry skies, and what they pursued was to ascend to the legendary Great Wilderness ancestral land.
A vast galaxy seemed to endure since antiquity, yet it would also be annihilated in battles. To planets, they were merely minuscule dust in the starry sky, and the living beings within the planets were likewise as small as dust upon those planets.
Gazing up at the starry sky stirred the grand ambitions of how many prodigies on various planets, vowing to step out of their planets and walk into the vast starry sky.
As for some prodigies, at the moment of birth, they were already traveling across Star Domains. Crossing star Teleportation Arrays, cross-Star Domain Teleportation Arrays, and even Star Domain Flying Boats—they had experienced all of these.
Prodigies rose and prodigies fell, yet over endless years, those who were able to travel from outer Star Domains to the Great Wilderness, to the legendary Great Wilderness ancestral land, were merely a sparse few.
Only upon arriving at the Great Wilderness did they realize what peerless prodigies and once-in-an-eternity geniuses were—in the Great Wilderness, they were utterly ordinary and not worth mentioning.
Yet leaving the Great Wilderness and returning to their native Star Domains, they were unreachable existences to numerous practitioners, legends of that Star Domain.
In a small Star Domain on a tiny planet, a Dynasty that had ruled for ten thousand years was heading toward ruin and demise. In a desolate little village of this Dynasty, a stubbly old elderly man was cheerfully watching a few little brats practice Martial Arts.
These children were all descendants of loyal and virtuous subjects of the former Dynasty, each harboring grand aspirations. With nothing better to do in his leisure time, he taught these children, indulging in the thrill of acting like an expert.
This small Star Domain couldn't even catch his eye, let alone this tiny planet.
The night was already deep. The starry sky was brilliant and densely packed with stars. In the night sky, a river of stars could be seen spanning across, resembling a long sword twinkling with faint starlight.
"Xiaojie, do you see that river of stars in the sky? If you want to be a Sword Cultivator, then contemplate this river of stars. If you can gain enlightenment, a smooth path in the Sword Dao will open up for you."
The old man stroked a little boy's head and pointed to the river of stars in the sky as he spoke.
"Mm, I remember!"
The little boy nodded solemnly.
The old man looked up at the night sky. That river of stars was transformed from a single sword of the number one Expert of the Great Wilderness, Sword God Xu Yan. Any Sword Cultivator in the Great Wilderness Universe had the chance to contemplate the supreme Sword Dao from it.
Meanwhile, in the night sky, that star resembling a great sun was rumored to be transformed from the saber of the supreme Heavenly God of the physical body. From this star, one could comprehend the ultimate Martial Arts of the physical body or the endless domination of the saber.
That cyan star was legendary for being transformed from a Medicinal Pill of the Pill Medicine Fairy. Contemplating this star offered the chance to comprehend the art of Alchemy, and one could even obtain vibrant vitality from it. Even a person on the verge of death, if they gained some enlightenment, could recover instantly with infinite marvelousness.
Furthermore, like that river of stars of the spear, or those five stars orbiting around, or the stars soaring with Battle Intent, they were all supreme existences of legends left behind in the Great Wilderness Universe as a fated opportunity for those with affinity and great Qi Fortune.
Only upon going to the Great Wilderness did one realize one's own insignificance, and that the so-called peerless prodigies of the starry sky were nothing more than ants compared to those true legends.
The old man suddenly looked at the little boy. A wisp of Sword Intent surged forth from the little boy, and he couldn't help breaking into a smile. Having traversed the starry skies and possessed a world-shaking reputation, he had gone to the origin place, the Great Wilderness, and realized his own insignificance. Yet he had also been fortunate enough to receive some pointers from an expert, so he retired to seclusion here to quietly comprehend himself.
In the Great Wilderness, within a wild and remote small mountain village, amidst a few simple wooden houses, under a large tree, a chair sat with a young man sitting leisurely upon it.
Beside the youth was a stunningly beautiful woman who was attending to him. In the small courtyard, an old man was sweeping the floor. Here, it was quiet and peaceful, untroubled by the world's disturbances.
"Shifu!"
From outside the courtyard came an excited voice. A young man walked in and paid a respectful bow.
"Have you acquired the mindset of an expert? Wanting to find a place to be a hidden recluse expert?"
Li Xuan looked at Xu Yan with a smile.
"Hehe, Shifu, I've had another realization. I somewhat understand the mindset and pleasure of Shifu living in seclusion back then."
Xu Yan scratched his head with a chuckle and looked around the small courtyard, looking at this small mountain village—this was precisely the place where he had first met Shifu.