Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

75: Chapter 75 The Past of the Tang Family, My Desire to Seek the DaoAfter Steward Wang left, the Chen Family returned to calm, but beneath the surface of tranquility, a hint of anxiety emerged.

Steward Wang had already answered Chen Fufeng’s final question: there were a total of two invitations to the Dragon Gate Assembly in Liming Town.

The implication was self-evident: besides the Chen Family, one other Foundation Establishment Family received an invitation.

“Tang Family Old Ancestor...”

Chen Fufeng stood on the edge of a steep cliff, his robes fluttering as he gazed at the sea of clouds, letting the mountain wind sweep over him.

The Tang Family Old Ancestor, named Tang Xuanfa, was a figure from more than two hundred years ago. He had lived for over four sixty-year cycles, reached Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation long ago, and reigned supreme over the entire Liming Town.

In the era he lived, the Zhang Family Ancestor had not yet been born, and the structure within Liming Town was not the current trio of the Tang, Zhang, and Chen Families.

At that time, besides the Tang Family, there was another Foundation Establishment Family in Liming Town, surnamed Wei, known as the Liming Wei Family.

This Wei Family was not simple; not only did they have a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Great Cultivator presiding over them, but they also had two Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators serving as their facade. Their apparent strength seemed equal to or greater than the current Tang Family.

Yet, such a powerful Foundation Establishment Family was ultimately destroyed by the Tang Family Old Ancestor, Tang Xuanfa.

It is rumored that after he stepped into the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, he entered the Wei Family alone, wielding a Long Spear, and forcibly killed three Great Cultivators of the Wei Family by himself, shocking several surrounding towns.

How could such strength not be astonishing?

Many Cultivators speculated that this Tang Family Old Ancestor likely obtained a Fifth-Grade Cultivation Technique Legacy, and his Foundation was much more solid than that of ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, comparable to the direct descendants of Purple Mansion powers.

Only in this way could he destroy a power that possessed one Late Foundation Establishment Stage Great Cultivator and two Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators single-handedly.

However, after destroying the Wei Family, the Tang Family Old Ancestor entered long-term seclusion and paid no heed to worldly affairs.

Some speculated that Tang Xuanfa might have suffered severe injuries and damage to his Foundation during the battle with the Wei Family Ancestor, forcing him into long-term seclusion to stabilize his wounds.

Others speculated that Tang Xuanfa obtained something extraordinary from the Wei Family Treasury, and his seclusion was to comprehend that item in pursuit of the Purple Mansion Dao.

So many years have passed, and opinions remain divided, with no definitive conclusion reached.

Regardless, the Tang Family Old Ancestor, Tang Xuanfa, was definitely a figure who could not be underestimated.

The fact that the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Liyuan Commandery issued an invitation to the Dragon Gate Assembly to the Tang Family Old Ancestor shows that Tang Xuanfa is already a Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator, and perhaps has been for a long time.

In the Foundation Establishment Realm, after breaking through from the Late Stage to the Peak, the Inner Landscape becomes complete, the Profound Phenomena reach Perfection, and magic power experiences a surge, thereby cleansing the Physical Body and stimulating the vitality.

Therefore, a Great Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Peak Realm gains one sixty-year cycle of Lifespan, totaling six sixty-year cycles.

Not only Human Race Immortal Cultivators, but Yao Beasts also increase their Lifespan when breaking through to Foundation Establishment Peak.

Depending on the strength of the Yao Beast’s Bloodline, the amount of increased Lifespan varies; the more powerful the Bloodline, the greater the increase in Lifespan.

Creatures of the Dragon and Phoenix lineage possess supreme Innate roots, are born into Foundation Establishment, and can Awaken Divine Abilities and enter the Purple Mansion with minimal Cultivation.

As long as their Bloodline concentration is sufficient, naturally growing to adulthood allows them to connect with the corresponding dao position, condense the Golden Core, and become a Dragon Phoenix True Monarch.

The world is sometimes this unreasonable; some creatures are born standing at a pinnacle that countless people cannot reach in several lifetimes, looking down upon the masses and observing the shifting tides of the world.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew past, and Chen Fufeng’s figure disappeared.

Before long, his figure appeared at the entrance of the Back Mountain Cliff, where he silently gazed at the towering tree reaching into the clouds for a long time.

“Brother Yuan’s aura is growing stronger and stronger. Even after my Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, I still feel like a tiny insect looking up at the vast sky. This is the reason why the Great True Person [Lone Boat] from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Liyuan Commandery personally designated and sent the Dragon Gate Assembly invitation to my Chen Family.”

After lingering for a while, Chen Fufeng set up an Aura Concealment Spell at the entrance before turning and leaving.

Instead of returning to the main house, he went to the courtyard where Ruan Yurong resided.

The twelve-year deadline was approaching, and the key to sending Chen Zhuhong to the Zhiyang Sect lay not with him or Yuan Feng, but with Ruan Yurong.

This Midwife, whose identity and origins were a mystery, possessed channels of information that ordinary Cultivators could not access, allowing her to contact the Zhiyang Sect, which was currently in a state of Mountain Closure.

“I haven’t congratulated Patriarch Chen on his Foundation Establishment Breakthrough yet. Please forgive me.”

As Chen Fufeng entered the courtyard, Ruan Yurong, who was lying lazily on a Rattan Lounge Chair reading a book, slowly spoke.

“Master Yurong is too polite,” Chen Fufeng shook his head, then said seriously, “Fufeng came today to confirm the matters concerning Honger and the Zhiyang Sect with Master Yurong.”

Hearing this, Ruan Yurong rose from the lounge chair, placed the book on a stone table nearby, and looked over with a pair of bright eyes:

“What, Patriarch Chen is starting to distrust Yurong?”

Chen Fufeng shook his head slightly: “Master Yurong is joking. We have already signed a contract and made an oath; even if Fufeng didn’t believe it, he would have to.

It’s just that Honger will turn twelve in another year or so, and my Chen Family now has two Foundation Establishment level Great Cultivators presiding over it, giving us the ability to Cross-Commandery Travel.

It can be said that Everything is ready except for the crucial element. May I ask how Master Yurong plans to contact the Zhiyang Sect?”

The most crucial step regarding the Zhiyang Sect matter is contacting the Sect, informing them about an Immortal Cultivator Seed carrying Li Fire Destiny, and then sending her into the Zhiyang Sect, which is under Mountain Closure, through a special route.

If Ruan Yurong couldn’t contact the Zhiyang Sect, or if her communication channels had changed, then All efforts in vain, and the Chen Family would have exerted themselves for nothing.

“Patriarch Chen, rest assured. I have some acquaintance with True Monarch [Liaoyuan] of the Zhiyang Sect. Getting your daughter admitted as a Cultivator into the Zhiyang Sect is not difficult.”

“Furthermore, your daughter is naturally divine and carries the Li Fire Destiny, making her most suitable for the Zhiyang Sect’s Dao. Perhaps True Monarch [Burning Absolute] might even personally take her as a disciple.”

Ruan Yurong’s tone was calm, making it sound like an understatement.

“I never expected Master Yurong to have contact with a True Monarch. This truly surprises Fufeng.”

Chen Fufeng showed surprise. A woman who appeared to have no cultivation base could actually have a connection with a Golden Core True Monarch of a major Sect. If this got out, people would inevitably wonder if she used some special means to approach him/her.

“Does Patriarch Chen perhaps not know that True Monarch [Liaoyuan] is a woman, whose beauty is dazzling and who is hailed as one of the ten most beautiful female Cultivators in Great Qi?” Ruan Yurong spoke lightly, seemingly having seen through Chen Fufeng’s thoughts.

The latter displayed an awkward smile: “Master Yurong, I apologize. The Chen Family is just a small Foundation Establishment Family settled in one town. How could we know about matters concerning Golden Core True Monarchs?”

Ruan Yurong lay back down on the Rattan Lounge Chair, her tone soft: “True Monarch [Liaoyuan] and I have a deep friendship. Patriarch Chen can rest assured that your daughter’s journey to the Zhiyang Sect will not encounter any obstacles.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that your Chen Family can safely deliver your daughter to the territory of the Zhiyang Sect.”

Speaking, her expression became serious and her tone solemn: “Although Foundation Establishment Cultivators are called Great Cultivators, Cross-Commandery Travel still carries considerable risk. Between the Eastern and Western Territories lies a vast, Boundless Desert where bandits run rampant. A Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator risks falling if they are careless.”

“If the person in the Back Mountain is willing to take your daughter, then there will certainly be no problem. In the Foundation Establishment Realm, he is nearly invincible; as long as no Purple Mansion True Person appears, they will encounter virtually no danger.”

“Alternatively, your second son, who Cultivates the Divine Thunder Path, after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, his extreme speed via the Divine Thunder is enough to rival a Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator, and he won’t encounter any danger during Cross-Commandery Travel.”

“As for you, Patriarch Chen, your cultivation is mediocre and your Foundation is average. If you attempt Cross-Commandery Travel, the danger level is high, and you are very likely to die along the way.”

As her words fell, only the rustling of wind through the branches could be heard in the courtyard.

Chen Fufeng remained silent for a long time, then raised his head and looked directly at Ruan Yurong: “It seems Master Yurong thought of this and predicted it from the very beginning.”

“Fufeng doesn’t quite understand why Master Yurong chose the Chen Family? Back then, my Chen Family was merely a small Qi Refining Family, living hand-to-mouth. How were we worthy of Master Yurong’s attention?”

Ruan Yurong smiled softly: “I have no grievances with your Chen Family. On the contrary, my Dao might depend on the Chen Family, specifically on your daughter.”

“What I value is the Chen Family’s Luck, the Luck of the Li Fire Dao. If your daughter can achieve the Golden Core or even the Nascent Soul, then I can benefit from it as well.”

“As the saying goes, ’When the time comes, Heaven and Earth work together.’ With the help of Destiny, I can break through the lock and sense that Destiny dao position which seems both present and absent, both existing and non-existent.”

As she spoke, she stood up, her tall figure like a green lotus rising unstained from the mud.

“Patriarch Chen, I am pursuing the Dao, and I am also pursuing myself. I enter the Mortal World to cross the Mortal World. The stronger your Chen Family is, the more beneficial it is to me.”

“Besides, my niece Ruan Zhirou is currently staying with your eldest son, trapped inside the Jade Blood Heavenly Sect Ruins.”

“A single man and a single woman sharing a space—Chen Zhuyun possesses a Pure Yang Body and Cultivates the Crimson Sun Limitless Dao, which is known as the Ultimate Yang Martial Dao. Zhirou possesses an Cold Yin Body, and people with Pure Yang/Extreme Yang Daos are naturally attracted to each other.”

“Perhaps by the time the two of them come out, you will already have several grandsons and granddaughters. We will be in-laws by then, so why would I plot against my own in-laws?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Fufeng was dumbfounded. Pure Yang Body? Cold Yin Body? Why didn’t he know about any of this?

However, Ruan Yurong made some sense. His eldest son was a martial artist, naturally full of vigor, and with a single man and woman sharing a space, it was understandable if they did something impulsive.

Afterward, the two chatted for a while longer before Chen Fufeng left Ruan Yurong’s courtyard, walking absentmindedly toward the main house.

With Ruan Yurong entering the game, the situation the Chen Family faced was becoming increasingly chaotic.

First, there was Chen Zhuxiao of the Divine Thunder Path, followed by the Matter of Demon Execution, and then Chen Zhuhong’s Zhiyang Sect matter.

Now, Ruan Yurong, who is seeking the Dao, has appeared, making the whole thing a massive headache.

“Pursuing the Dao... could she have already reached Purple Mansion Perfection and be qualified to seeking the golden core?” Chen Fufeng thought as he walked, his Divine Sense thoughts wildly colliding.

“Or is it that she is not seeking the Golden Core, but the Purple Mansion? Perhaps her path is unique, requiring a certain amount of Luck to condense Divine Abilities and carve Dao Runes, thereby advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm.”

Thinking this, he shook his head and cleared the messy thoughts from his mind: “How could she be a Great True Person at Purple Mansion Perfection? How could such an existence look favorably upon the Chen Family, which was just a small Qi Refining Family back then? I must be overthinking things.”

...Time flew by; another half month elapsed.

Chen Fufeng stopped thinking about Ruan Yurong and focused all his energy on the Foundation Establishment Auction and the Dragon Gate Assembly.

During this period, he, a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, personally went to the Mysterious Iron Ore Vein to mine, leaving the Liu Family Cultivators guarding the vein, and Heishui, utterly astonished.

After all, he was a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, possessing the dignity belonging to a Great Cultivator. No one would lower themselves to do the work of mining; it would be humiliating if word got out.

But Chen Fufeng did not pay much attention to it. Who hadn’t risen from weakness? If others could do it, why couldn’t he?

On this day, Chen Fufeng checked his Storage Ring once, confirmed that none of the items for his trip were missing, and quietly left Luoyun Mountain. Only after flying out of Liming Town’s territory did he go full speed, transforming into a streak of Rainbow Light and flying toward the location of Liyuan Commandery City.

Qi Refining Cultivators fly by transforming into Streaming Light, while Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators transform into Rainbow Light, with a speed more than ten times faster.

The former can travel ten thousand li per day, while the latter can travel at least a hundred thousand li per day, or even fly a round trip between the Commandery City and the town in half a day.

Upon reaching the Purple Mansion True Person Realm, a single step covers thousands of li; they can arrive at the towns under the Commandery City’s jurisdiction in a dozen breaths.

Above that are Golden Core True Monarchs, who connect with the dao position, refine their Golden Nature, unify their Divine Abilities, and transform them into the Golden Core.

Upon reaching this Realm, the power of Divine Abilities transforms once more, becoming Golden Core Dao Power, imbued with a sense of indestructibility and immortality.

Spells and Divine Abilities unleashed using Golden Core Dao Power can endure in the world for thousands or tens of thousands of years, and can even permanently alter the appearance and attributes of a location.

For example, when True Monarch [Slaying Halberd] fell from Outside the Heavens, his spilled blood transformed a region into a battlefield permeated by geng metal qi, constantly manifesting all manner of weapons, requiring Purple Mansion True Persons to enter with extreme caution.

Furthermore, the Golden Core Realm is not merely about condensing the Golden Core and elevating the power of Divine Abilities to Golden Core Dao Power.

True Monarchs at this Realm will also condense a Dharma Idol based on their own Dao, fully named the Golden Core Dao Law Limitless Aspect.

The Dharma Idol represents a Golden Core True Monarch’s Dao; it is the external manifestation of their Dao, displaying various world-shaking phenomena.

Once the Dharma Idol is deployed, it means the Golden Core True Monarch is serious. Their figures become boundlessly tall, soaring into the vastness, plunging into the Netherworld, and becoming nearly omnipotent.

The Mortal World is too fragile. Purple Mansion True Persons can move mountains and fill seas, destroying an entire area, let alone Golden Core True Monarchs.

Beings at this level and above generally choose to engage in Dao battles Outside the Heavens.

That place is boundless and infinite; even Dao Monarchs cannot clearly state how vast Outside the Heavens truly is.

Throughout history, countless powerful individuals have ventured Outside the Heavens. Their footprints have covered Great Stars and vast Starry Skies, yet they still haven’t managed to explore the edge of the Starry Sky Outside the Heavens.

Some Dao Monarchs speculate that perhaps the Starry Sky Outside the Heavens is expanding every moment, and countless Ancient Life Realms like this world exist.

They are not unique, but merely a part of this boundless Star Sea.

They are Striving to cross, everyone is Striving to cross, only to reach that eternal shore, achieving immortality and truly becoming imperishable between heaven and earth.