Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2262: 155: Insight
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Deep within the boundless reaches of the Realm Sea.
A streak of brilliant white light tore through the void with incredible speed.
Suddenly, the radiance flickered and came to a dead stop, revealing the form of an elder dressed in white robes.
He seemed to sense something, his expression shifting into one of pure shock.
“How can his progress be so rapid!?”
“Just how much time has actually passed?”
The elder raised a hand, his fingers moving in rapid calculation. His amazement only deepened, and a slight frown marred his brow.
“This pace far exceeds my initial projections… This could be quite problematic.”
“My intention was to let him sit out this chaotic period.”
“But since he has mastered the ‘law of unbridled beasts’ so swiftly, I have no way of restraining him further.”
“Still… perhaps this isn't entirely negative.”
As he considered the situation, his expression softened slightly.
Comprehending the ‘law of unbridled beasts’ in such a short window proved he possessed an incredible affinity for the beast-taming path of the Canlong Realm. More importantly, it confirmed that the elder's judgment of him was correct.
“The Realm Sea is on the verge of total upheaval; monstrous geniuses will emerge… This man possesses two of the Immortal Six Treasures and has successfully crossed Duanhai Cliff. Not only is his talent peerless, but his providence must be immense. He will not fall easily.”
“Furthermore, I have done everything within my power. If he breaks through ahead of schedule, it can only be attributed to fate, which no amount of human effort can alter.”
“Whatever follows now rests entirely upon his own luck.”
The white-robed elder turned back toward the path he had traveled, letting out a soft sigh as he cleared his mind of these lingering thoughts.
Since the beginning of his Cultivation journey, he had always believed that man could triumph over the heavens. Yet, as his realm climbed higher, he felt the growing influence of an invisible force.
That force was known as ‘fate.’
Every living soul has a destiny, and every realm is no different. It was the fate of the Canlong Realm to face tribulation and ruin, but whether it would be reborn or vanish entirely depended on the choices of the Realm Master.
This applied to every corner of the Realm Sea; every world had its own path, but such things were beyond his reach. Though Mahayana cultivators are supreme beings standing at the peak of the Third Realm Sea, they remain insignificant when measured against the entirety of the Realm Sea…
He turned his gaze toward the distant horizon.
At the far edge of the vast Realm Sea, through a dense and swirling haze of Chaos Origin Substance, one could faintly see two domain-like stars glowing in gold and blue…
The Cloud Sky Realm was finally within reach.
That was the ancient home of the Canlong Realm.
The white-robed elder’s eyes shimmered with a faint light.
Now, he too had to go and meet his own destiny…
…
“Master Chao, why would you entrust the Silkworm Dragon Staff to me?”
Wang Ba was filled with confusion as he stared at the emerald-green staff. He instinctively sent a thread of mana into the artifact.
Instantly, the images of thirty-six Innate Cloud Bans manifested in the void, projected from the Silkworm Dragon Staff.
“It really is the Silkworm Dragon Staff…”
Instead of feeling joy, a heavy sense of dread settled in his heart.
A Mahayana cultivator typically has little need for even a top-grade Dao treasure.
Existing as near-immortals, they occupy a completely different world compared to those beneath the Mahayana stage.
A casual strike from such a master could easily rival the full power of a Tribulation-Passing cultivator wielding a top-grade Dao treasure.
The Taoist Man was the same; once he ascended to the Mahayana realm, he lost all interest in such treasures.
Regardless, this was an innate top-grade Dao treasure. Unlike loners like Master Chao or the Taoist Man, Master Chao had a responsibility to the juniors of the Canlong Realm who could use such a weapon. As the Realm Master, he shouldn't have simply given it to an outsider.
This suggested that Master Chao was incredibly pessimistic about the future. He must have felt forced to entrust this treasure to Wang Ba, perhaps hoping he would protect the Canlong Realm or return the staff in the future.
Realizing this, Wang Ba finally understood why Master Chao had kept him trapped in that illusory world for eight thousand years. It wasn't just to help him master the ‘law of unbridled beasts,’ but to keep him safe from the looming war between the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm.
“But after eight thousand years, has the Supreme True Buddha already conquered the Cloud Sky Realm?”
“Are the Sect patriarchs within the Cloud Sky Realm still alive?”
A rare feeling of uncertainty gripped him.
To a Tribulation-Passing cultivator, eight millennia is but a blink of an eye.
However, for a conflict involving the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm, it felt like an eternity.
It was possible the Cloud Sky Realm had been consumed long ago, and the Supreme True Buddha might now rule this entire section of the Realm Sea.
Alternatively, perhaps the Cloud Sky Realm’s deep foundations allowed them to successfully repel the invasion.
If the Cloud Sky Realm still stood, he had no cause for alarm. But if it had fallen, where could he possibly go?
“Should I go back to Zhang’s Ruins?”
The thought surfaced in Wang Ba’s mind unbidden.
But he quickly frowned, dismissing the idea.
He didn't even know if Zhang’s Ruins still existed.
While his comprehension of the laws had skyrocketed over the last eight thousand years due to his progress in the beast-taming path, that insight hadn't fully translated into combat power yet. He needed time to stabilize these gains and integrate them into his own Dao Domain.
Because of this, he was still technically at the early stage of Foundation Establishment—no, the early stage of the Tribulation-Passing realm.
Even if he returned to Zhang’s Ruins now, he lacked the strength required to dominate and unify the area…
“The law of unbridled beasts!”
“That’s it! I should test out the Spirit Beasts I have with me!”
Feeling a surge of excitement, Wang Ba scanned his surroundings. Seeing no other cultivators in sight, he gave his sleeve a sharp flick.
Fu, White Tiger, Erya, and Ding Twenty-two shot out instantly, their bodies expanding at a terrifying rate!
In the blink of an eye, four massive divine beasts, each the size of a continent, settled obediently before him.