# Chapter 4250: Heavenly Dao Origin Appears
"With the Xuan Emperor's remnant body, there's no need to be overly worried."
Ming Gu spoke with a strange tone: "Why are you and Lady Shiji so calm? Could it be that you have other means? The Santu River remains unbroken, and the Nether Ancestor Faction's faith continues unceasing."
Ming Gu had awakened some of his past life memories and was quite wary of the Nether Ancestor Faction.
Therefore, he was very suspicious of Ji Fanxin's true identity, believing she was actually the Nether Ancestor.
The reason she had gone to such lengths to help Zhang Ruochen was entirely because the current cultivators were at an absolute disadvantage. The Doomsday Sacrifice also threatened her.
Only if Zhang Ruochen became strong enough could he fight the Human Ancestor to a mutual defeat, or even mutual destruction.
Thus, she could reap the benefits as a third party.
Ming Gu had indeed hit the mark. The fundamental reason Lady Shiji and Demon Butterfly Princess were so calm was precisely because the Santu River still existed.
No matter what the young lady ultimately planned, at least she was certainly still alive.
She must be somewhere.
"Prepare to face the enemy. The Truth Emperor's corpse is returning to the God Realm, heading toward the Endless Beginning Mountains!" Lady Shiji saw the starlight flickering at the foot of the mountain.
A moving sea of stars, accompanied by the terrifying fluctuations of an Ancestor, came surging forth with overwhelming force.
"Whoosh!"
The Pure Yang Divine Sword cut through the boundary between the God Realm and the lower realm universe, its sword light spanning three hundred million li, tearing through the realm-shaped universe of the Truth Emperor's corpse and reaching behind it.
The three-headed, six-armed Heaven-Mending Battle Soul arrived, and the Eternal Divine Sea collided with the realm-shaped universe, overwhelming it, sending the Truth Emperor's corpse crashing into the interior of a divine mountain.
At its peak, the Truth Emperor's corpse, relying on Zhang Ruochen's arm, the Heaven-Mending Battle Soul, and the Eternal Divine Sea, might have been difficult to defeat.
But most of the Truth Emperor's corpse's Witch Ancestor origin power had been inherited by Yue Shen, Bai Qinger, and the other five. Moreover, the Heavenly Mechanism Brush suppressed its divine soul and spiritual will. How much combat power could it possibly have left?
Although Zhang Ruochen didn't believe the Human Ancestor could control the Truth Divine Emperor's corpse to self-destruct its Ancestor Divine Source, he had to be cautious. Therefore, he absolutely couldn't let it approach the Ancestor battlefield on the wasteland.
"Kill into the God Realm, dismember the Human Ancestor, and seize the Heavenly Dao Origin."
Xu Tian's roar echoed beneath the Endless Beginning Mountains, extremely high-pitched.
Immediately after, Feng Tian, Chan Bing, and others led a large number of gods from the Destiny Temple and the Sword Realm Star Domain to the God Realm, surrounding the Truth Emperor's corpse, overwhelming it with divine weapons and mystical techniques.
"Imperial Dust, go to the mountaintop wasteland. Leave this to us."
The "Imperial Dust" Feng Tian shouted naturally referred to Zhang Ruochen's Ancestral Arm.
Bing Huang, Xiang Chunan, Bai Qinger, Yue Shen, Zhang Su'e, and Zhang Beize arrived at the God Realm a step later, coming to the edge of the Eternal Divine Sea, not daring to advance further.
The spatial fluctuations ahead were powerful, with Ancestor divine power shaking heaven and earth.
Bing Huang, Xu Tian, Feng Tian, and Chan Bing, who had reached the Half-Ancestor level, entered the Eternal Divine Sea, each unleashing their strongest combat techniques, assisting the Heaven-Mending Battle Soul in restraining the Truth Emperor's corpse.
In the Ancient Desolate Ruins City.
"Old ghost Xu, this scourge actually returned from the River of Time and still can't die?"
Hearing Xu Tian's voice, Jing Daoren got excited and immediately flew up to the city wall, looking down at the foot of the mountain.
He noticed that Xu Tian's head was actually stuck with the Ancestral Staff belonging to Murong Zhuzai, and his face immediately darkened with envy: "Old ghost Xu is too lucky, getting another great opportunity. If you're going to refine it, just refine it. Why leave half exposed? Who are you trying to show off to?"
Pan Yuan Ancient God said: "I think... Xu Fengjin should be severely injured, unable to pull out the staff from his body. Look, his face is covered in blood, probably seeping from the top of his head."
"No, that's not it."
Jing Daoren waved his hand, speaking with certainty: "No one knows him better than me! If he could refine the Sword Origin Divine Tree, he can naturally refine Murong Zhuzai's Ancestral Staff. His body, like mine, is no longer made of flesh and blood. That's not blood on his face—it's a red glow from excitement, that's all it looks like. Damn it, is he trying to keep one step ahead of me?"
"Seeing him so lively, he really doesn't seem severely injured."
Ming Gu commented, then looked at Lady Shiji: "The Truth Emperor's corpse has also returned to the God Realm. He and the Xuan Emperor's remnant are the Human Ancestor's most loyal followers, and they might self-destruct their Ancestor Divine Sources at any moment. Please ask the Nether Ancestor to act quickly, or the consequences will be disastrous."
Demon Butterfly Princess rolled her eyes, feeling that Ming Gu's hostility toward the young lady was very deep, constantly probing.
Lady Shiji said: "Rest assured, the Truth Emperor's corpse has the Heavenly Mechanism Brush stuck in its forehead, suppressing its divine soul and spiritual will. It won't be so easy to self-destruct its Ancestor Divine Source."
"Pfft!"
The Pure Yang Divine Sword pierced through the Truth Emperor's corpse's chest. Instantly, flames engulfed it, and even Ancestor matter began to vaporize.
The sword soul and sword spirit ground away part of the Ancestor's spiritual will. The other five arms of the Heaven-Mending Battle Soul—some forming fists, some striking with palms, some holding seals—all struck the Truth Emperor's corpse simultaneously, sending it crashing into the Nuwa Imperial Palace.
"Leave this to you. Suppress him."
Zhang Ruochen's Ancestral Arm detached from the Heaven-Mending Battle Soul, controlling the Eternal Divine Sea as it flew toward the mountaintop wasteland.
"Those below Half-Ancestor, stay away from the battlefield."
The Eternal Divine Sea condensed into a massive Chaos Vortex, swallowing the entire Endless Beginning Mountains, pressing down toward the fragments of the Seventy-Two Layer Tower.
"Rumble!"
This Ancestor-level chaotic battle continued for over ten days, until even the Endless Beginning Mountains collapsed.
The entire God Realm was shattered, the universe dark and chaotic, in constant turmoil.
All the rules of heaven and earth were thrown into chaos!
It could be predicted that if there were no Great Calamity, the new order of heaven and earth rules would give birth to a new civilization, and the methods of cultivation would undergo earth-shattering changes.
In the space-time storm, the fragments of the Seventy-Two Layer Tower rained down, each piece like a divine sword with peerless sharpness. Although they were at a disadvantage, they simply couldn't be suppressed.
The Human Ancestor's combat power was inexhaustible. Zhang Ruochen could only trap him in the Eternal Divine Sea's vortex, preventing him from approaching the main altar.
Yan Wushen, Heavenly Mother, and Hao Tian tried to use the Six Paths Reincarnation Mirror to split the Seventy-Two Layer Tower's fragment rain in two, but their Dao techniques were too far behind the Human Ancestor's level, and they simply couldn't do it.
On this day.
The Truth Emperor's corpse broke through the Nuwa Imperial Palace, escaping the encirclement of the Destiny Temple and Sword Realm divine armies.
Feng Tian and Xu Tian blocked him for a day and a night, their bodies shattered from the blows, but ultimately they couldn't stop him.
Bing Huang and Chan Bing gave their all, enduring over a hundred strikes from the Truth Emperor's corpse.
In the end, leaving a trail of corpses behind, the Truth Emperor's corpse charged toward the Nine Cauldrons fragments in the space-time storm with an absolutely resolute will.
He was too severely injured, his combat power already unstable, nearly falling below the Ancestor level.
Without a doubt, this was to self-destruct his Ancestor Divine Source, to die together with Imperial Dust, repaying the Human Ancestor's favor of recognition.
"Whoosh!"
In the space-time, a lotus seed grew out of nowhere.
The Space-Time Chaos Lotus bloomed, appearing in front of the Truth Emperor's corpse, radiating dazzling light. Each petal was crystalline and translucent, emitting divine radiance.
"Through the Ages."
Chi Yao's exquisite and peerless figure appeared faintly within the lotus, evolving a world-shaking divine ability.
The divine technique was unleashed, with a human figure in front and a tiger shadow behind. The light and shadow of cosmic civilizations from ancient times to the present surged forward, sending the Truth Emperor's corpse, which had been charging with overwhelming momentum, flying backward.
The battle in the Sword Realm Star Domain had already ended. Chi Yao and Zangjin Baihu arrived at the God Realm just in time.
The Sword Realm's main altar had been destroyed in this era. Murong Zhuzai was suppressed, guarded by Ling Yanzi, Nutian Shenzun, and Jin Yi Laozu.
Murong Zhuzai had absorbed a large number of the Second Confucian Ancestor's spiritual power thoughts, but he simply hadn't had time to refine them before falling into a series of great battles.
In the end, exhausted from the constant warfare, he lost control over the Second Confucian Ancestor's spiritual power thoughts within his body, suffering backlash. This caused him to be unable to control the massive amount of power within him, nearly causing his divine heart to self-destruct.
It must be noted that he hadn't mastered the Calamity Demon's Profound Meaning but had absorbed a large amount of Calamity power in a short time, without even having time to comprehend and integrate it. Naturally, major problems would arise.
Although the Second Confucian Ancestor had perished, he had laid a great trap for Murong Zhuzai.
When Murong Zhuzai absorbed the Second Confucian Ancestor's spiritual power thoughts, the Second Confucian Ancestor hadn't resisted at all, letting him absorb everything.
This was the final move the Second Confucian Ancestor made with his life—mutual destruction!
The Dark Lord hid in the endless darkness of the Void World, constantly watching the Ancestor battlefield in the God Realm. Seeing that the Truth Emperor's corpse hadn't managed to charge into the space-time storm, he secretly sighed.
Zhang Ruochen and the Space-Time Human Ancestor were too powerful, like two magnificent peaks with no visible summit. Even suffering the backlash of space-time, they couldn't be compared to other Ancestors.
Only by having an Ancestor self-destruct their divine source could the deadlock be broken.
Now, the situation for the current cultivators was very favorable. With the threat of the Doomsday Sacrifice resolved, hoping for Yan Wushen, Hao Tian, Heavenly Mother, or Lady Shiji to self-destruct their Ancestor Divine Sources was simply impossible.
"Since the Truth Emperor's corpse is willing to self-destruct its Ancestor Divine Source to help the Human Ancestor reverse the situation, once the Xuan Emperor's remnant breaks free, it's highly likely it will also charge into the space-time storm to die together with Zhang Ruochen."
The Dark Lord was eager to act, wanting to recapture the Ancient Desolate Ruins City and release the Xuan Emperor's remnant.
Naturally, he wasn't trying to help the Human Ancestor. He wanted to break the balance, forcing the Ancestors on both sides to self-destruct their divine sources. Only then would he have a chance to become the final victor.
But the Santu River hadn't collapsed, and Ji Fanxin's current state was a mystery.
This was the fundamental reason he didn't dare act rashly!
"Oh!"
The Dark Lord sensed something and looked toward the main altar.
After the Endless Beginning Mountains collapsed, the matter didn't scatter and fly away. Instead, it turned into world-sized fragments, captured by the main altar's vortex, becoming stellar matter within the vortex.
The main altar's vortex cloud had a strong pulling force, its influence reaching up to half the God Realm.
Within the vortex cloud were countless Divine Martial Marks.
As long as this main altar in the God Realm wasn't destroyed, the Doomsday Sacrifice could once again sweep through the lower realm universe.
At this moment.
These Divine Martial Marks rapidly expanded and contracted within the vortex cloud, undergoing some kind of tremendous change.
"Could it be... that White Jade Divine Emperor is about to seize the Heavenly Dao Origin?"
The Dark Lord's expression changed repeatedly.
He didn't believe White Jade Divine Emperor had retreated into the main altar without fleeing, dying in battle for the Human Ancestor. He was certain White Jade Divine Emperor was trying to seize the Heavenly Dao Origin to break through to the Ultimate Beginning realm.
After becoming an Ancestor, every improvement in realm couldn't be achieved simply by accumulating time.
Time was a double-edged sword. It could help you grow, but it could also decay you.
Moreover, Eon Calamities arrived at set intervals.
In the struggle against time, if the speed of cultivation slowed down, it didn't mean slower progress or standing still—it meant regression.
Relying on time accumulation to advance further in the Ancestor realm, there was the Second Confucian Ancestor. Normally, an Ancestor's lifespan was two to three million years. The Second Confucian Ancestor, with the help of the Space-Time Human Ancestor, lived ten million years and broke through to the ninety-sixth level.
The Immortal no longer feared any Eon Calamity. The reason they launched Minor Calamities periodically was precisely to devour blood qi, lifespan, and souls, maintaining their peak cultivation state.
Only by keeping their body and cultivation at their peak could they have the possibility of further progress.
For the Dark Lord and White Jade Divine Emperor, to reach the Ultimate Beginning realm and become the final victor of this era, the Heavenly Dao Origin was almost their only choice.
"Boom!"
From within the main altar, a powerful energy ripple spread out, shattering the matter in the vortex cloud even finer.
The altar collapsed inward, and the surrounding space-time compressed inward.
Much matter was pulled in, forming an increasingly massive black hole.
"Whoosh!"
A Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Diagram flew out from the black hole.
All the Divine Martial Marks in the vortex cloud converged into this Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Diagram. The divine diagram rotated, releasing the rules of heaven and earth and the qi of heaven and earth, instantly becoming the center of the universe.
The orbits of all the stars in the lower realm universe shifted accordingly.