Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1779 Chapter 459: Dragon and Serpent Struggle—How Can I Be Absent?
Previously on Follow the path of Dao from infancy...
With the gradual arrival of the Chaos Red Demon Clan members and their counterparts, the region in front of the Heavenly Ascension Road turned even more boisterous. These extraordinary prodigies, having merged 23 Chaos Laws, unleashed an unbeatable vibe without hiding it, marching right for the top of the Heavenly Ascension Road.
Those who saw this overwhelming might hurriedly cleared a path.
"That's the Demon Child 'Chi Yuan' from my Chaos Red Demon Clan!"
"That's the prodigy 'Gu Xie' from my Chaos Cyan Teeth Clan!"
"What an intense aura—they all rank in the top thirty on the Chaos Heavenly Dao list. Rumor has it they've been waiting a full thousand years for the Endless Heavenly Domain to open!"
Countless onlookers gazed upward in admiration as the Chaos Red Demon Clan and their allies unveiled their actual forms. Shock and mixed emotions surged through them, pondering how a birth a thousand years sooner might have let them vie for glory, yet now these rivals had surged ahead in cultivation by millennia; catching up was out of reach. All they could do was sigh over their untimely arrival in this era!
Just as Chi Yuan and his group prepared to tread the Heavenly Road, Luo Ningshuang showed up at the same instant. At that moment, from another angle, a snow lotus unfurled in the emptiness, and a slim, pale toe delicately touched the Lotus Platform, unveiling the form of Xue Consort from the Chaos Ancient Immortal Clan.
As these figures converged, each released a blazing aura that dominated their surroundings, forcing the throng of contenders below to freeze in place, gripped by fear.
"Hmph, this time on the Heavenly Road, our Original Land will dominate!"
Chi Yuan shot a contemptuous look at Luo Ningshuang, his eyes dripping scorn as he sneered.
Luo Ningshuang, the prized disciple of the Chaos Immortal Emperor, appeared fragile next to these four.
His statement barely ended when a sturdy figure materialized next to Luo Ningshuang, looking like a robust middle-aged warrior.
Before, Luo Ningshuang had shielded Lin Zhexuan to gain entry, while this robust middle-aged man had safeguarded the Su Family sisters, the Ghost Tribe sisters, Di Lincen, and the rest in their approach, serving as Luo Ningshuang's senior brother too.
"Seventh Senior Brother!"
Luo Ningshuang spotted her senior brother and let out a relieved breath. Unlike her junior sister Su Wanyi, this senior brother proved far steadier and had integrated 23 Chaos Laws before she did.
"Hmph, you're not unbeatable on your own."
The robust middle-aged man huffed dismissively.
Chi Yuan narrowed his gaze and declared, "Just you two—if you dare challenge us, we'll crush you right here!"
"Count us in as well."
A shadow approached swiftly as Su Wanyi led Su Wanqing, Su Muqing, and the others soaring in to join the group. The four sisters aligned side by side, bound by shared hostility, their stares icy.
At the sight of the four sisters, Chi Yuan and his allies paused in surprise, then observed how Su Wanqing and the rest radiated average auras, far from peak Immortal Lord levels.
"What bunch of nobodies are tagging along to fill spots? You might scrape by, but those three? They don't even belong here." Chi Yuan voiced his scorn without restraint, dismissing Su Muqing and her companions entirely.
Such harsh remarks twisted the expressions of Su Wanqing and the others, sparking fury; ever since they began cultivating, nobody had dared mock them so openly. Indignation boiled within, yet they knew the strength gap yawned wide. They'd only spent a few centuries in the Primordial True Realm, nothing like that opponent.
"If we'd cultivated for the same span, you wouldn't stand a chance against us."
Su Muqing kept her composure, inwardly wary of the foe's power, but her fierce spirit refused to yield without a fight.
"What a joke."
Chi Yuan sneered again, uninterested in more debate. In this realm, loss meant loss, frailty meant frailty—no excuses changed that.
"The three of you alone? Pathetic!"
Nearby, Gu Xie, his complexion ghostly white, remarked flatly.
Su Wanyi's features darkened as she retorted, "Planning to bar us right here? If so, give it a shot. My sisters might not match you, but they wield Domain Artifacts too!"
Her statement made Chi Yuan and the others arch brows, glancing about warily. Though mighty in the Original Land, the followers of Chaos and Dao Origin groups often stuck close. Should they band together and lend Domain Artifacts, it could indeed tip the scales against them.
Still, the climb along the Heavenly Road only intensified with every step. Deeper in, they could easily shake off these disciples; at that point, even Domain Artifacts wouldn't save them.
"Hmph, once we're higher up, let's see how you three scrape together twelve Domain Artifacts!"
Chi Yuan let out a chilly laugh, opting to handle them further along.
Right as they moved to mount the path, a lone figure dashed into view.
"Hold on!"
They turned to spot a youth in gleaming Golden Armor.
Beside him, Xue Consort caught sight of the arrival and froze briefly, her eyes flashing with astonishment and uncertainty.
"Divine Venerable?"
Chi Yuan and his group also identified the newcomer, a fellow under the same master.
Yet Divine Venerable stood apart from them, hailing from the Human Race and accepted by the sect lord for unique motives.
In the Original Land, humans were scarce, with just two taken as direct pupils by the sect lord—one being this Divine Venerable.
They harbored no fondness for Divine Venerable; his abandonment of the Human Race to serve the sect lord fueled their lasting contempt for such disloyalty.
"Has anyone here run into that Haotian?"
Divine Venerable swept his eyes over the crowd upon landing. He'd rushed to the road's debut but held back from climbing, aware it was just an illusion; any ascent would prove pointless, so he bided his time quietly for the real chance.
"Haotian?"
"You mean that Human Race kid?"
Divine Venerable's question prompted subtle shifts in Chi Yuan and the others' faces, mirroring the reactions of Luo Ningshuang and Su Wanyi as memories flooded back from the Ninth-layer Heavenly Domain, where that youth had slain a Chaos Dao Seed in a flash.
Under the Origin faction's heavy pressure, the Chaos faction and Dao Origin faction members enjoyed full freedom to band together and ally, given that both stemmed from the Human Race's Great Emperor.