Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

For now, the Hongmeng Dojo can only settle for second best, establishing branches on important planets in each universe kingdom.

However, when calculated in this way, each era represents an unimaginable investment.

1008 cosmic kingdoms would constitute one hundred billion level-nine branches, and ten billion level-eight branches...

If the Force series of potions weren't so highly profitable, the Hongmeng Dojo wouldn't have been able to support such a massive consumption of resources.

After the Commerce Department, under the leadership of the Ancient Illusion Venerable, finished reporting on its achievements over nearly 100,000 years, another man dressed in black armor, with fiery red scales covering his arms and forehead, calmly stepped forward.

"Lord Dao, I've come to report on the work of the Martial Department."

The man in black armor spoke meticulously.

"According to statistics, our Hongmeng Daoist Temple currently has 19 Universe Venerables, 1981 King-level Immortals, 36661 Marquis-level Immortals, and approximately 100,000 Ordinary Immortals."

"In terms of talent cultivation, there are 10081 core-level talents and more than 100,000 top-level talents in various branches."

"Besides the core members, there are about one billion internal members and more than one hundred trillion peripheral members."

After the man in black armor finished speaking, he handed over a detailed report.

"Black Wind, you did a good job."

Ye Xingkong took the documents, glanced at them briefly, and nodded in satisfaction.

The Hongmeng Dojo possesses numerous heaven-defying cultivation conditions; once it is fully developed, its efficiency in cultivating powerful individuals will be terrifying.

Since the founding of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, in just over twenty epochs, there have been nineteen publicly known Universe Venerables.

It's said to be public, but that's because the identities of some cosmic venerables cannot be revealed.

Examples include the Poison Dragon Venerable of the Demon Clan, the Flame Meteor Venerable of the Flame God Clan, the Flame Demon Venerable of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, and the Ring Veil Venerable of the Insect Clan.

These cosmic venerables were all reinstated by Ye Xingkong and placed back into their respective clans to undertake more important tasks.

Besides Ye Xingkong's fifteen former king-level servants all breaking through to the Universe Venerable realm, the Hongmeng Dojo itself has also cultivated as many as eight Universe Venerables.

Of these eight cosmic venerables, two are from the Xiu Clan, four are from the "Ten Billion Heavens Worlds", and two are beings from the 1008th Universe Kingdom of the Primordial Universe.

The "Black Wind Venerable," who is now in charge of all military affairs, is an unparalleled genius who has risen to prominence in the Hongmeng Dojo over the past ten epochs.

"Dao Lord, the ten billion heavens and worlds have been basically controlled by our Hongmeng Dao Field."

"Ninety-nine of these worlds were designated as dimensional battlefields to cultivate geniuses and hone the strong."

After the Black Wind Venerable, it was the Ice and Fire Venerable who stepped forward to report on his duties.

Compared to the original universe, Ye Xingkong regards the Five Elements Universe as his foundation, and its importance cannot be overstated.

After all, from the perspective of cultivating strong individuals, the number of strong individuals who have emerged from the "Ten Billion Heavens Worlds" over the past ten eras is still greater than that of the primordial universe.

However, everything in the world has its advantages and disadvantages.

A powerful being born from a miniature universe is also limited by that miniature universe, and their realm can never surpass Ye Xingkong's own.

If Ye Xingkong is the Lord of the Universe, then powerful figures like Black Wind Venerable will forever remain only Lords of the Universe.
If Ye Xingkong breaks through to the True God realm, then Black Wind Venerable can at most become the Lord of the Universe.

Of course, given Ye Xingkong's incredible cultivation speed, there was practically no question of him being restricted by the powerful figures of the "All Heavens Sect" led by Black Wind Venerable.

After the Ice and Fire Venerable finished his report, it was the Phantom Venerable's turn to report on the intelligence organization "Dawn".

Phantom Venerable is also an unparalleled genius cultivated by the Hongmeng Dojo itself. At the peak of the Realm Lord level, he possesses the strength to kill a Marquis Immortal.

He later cultivated in the Five Elements Universe for 130,000 years and finally broke through to become a Universe Venerable.

In the Five Elements Universe, thirteen eras, with ten thousand times the efficiency, is equivalent to 1.3 billion years of cultivation in the outside world.

Although his cultivation speed is not as fast as that of Venerable Fire Erosion, it is not far behind.

Ye Xingkong carefully read through the Phantom Venerable's performance report, and then his brows furrowed tightly.

"Dawn" is an intelligence organization under the Hongmeng Dojo. Internally, it is responsible for monitoring and preventing the infiltration of alien races, while externally, it is responsible for intelligence gathering and infiltrating alien races. It is one of the most important functional departments.

"The rapid rise of my Hongmeng Daoist Temple has naturally attracted the attention of the alien races."

"The infiltration of alien races is ubiquitous. Through soul enslavement, they have planted many spies within human territory."

The Phantom Venerable sighed.

Because of the powerful weapon of the virtual universe, the human race can quickly and accurately identify alien spies from the slightest disturbance.

However, the Zerg, the Demon Race, the Machine Race, and the Human Race have dealt with each other for so long that they are all very familiar with these methods.

They either remain completely hidden without revealing themselves, or once they strike, they do so with a death wish.

"An alien race!"

Ye Xingkong snorted coldly, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

The blood feud between the human race and the three dominant races is a life-or-death struggle.

The rise of the Hongmeng Dojo has significantly enhanced the overall strength of the human race.

The Zerg, Demon, and Mechanical races, seeing this, were naturally extremely anxious, and their infiltration and destruction of the Hongmeng Dojo became even more frantic.

"In these ten eras alone, the alien races have launched thousands of attacks against my Hongmeng Daoist Temple."

"Although we wiped out the enemy every time, and even managed to eradicate them completely, our losses were also very heavy."

The Phantom Venerable frowned and spoke in a heavy tone.

Ye Xingkong nodded silently and examined the intelligence handed over by the Dawn Organization.

……

Location: Kafe Star, Qianwu Universe Kingdom

Type: Zerg Invasion

Disaster severity: Hundreds of billions of lives lost; one Level 8 branch and thirty-two Level 9 branches on the planet destroyed.
Location: Mars, the Fiery Crossing of the Northern Frontier Universe Kingdom

Type: Soul Annihilation
Disaster severity: The core genius of the Domain Lord level, 'Mo Jiang,' perished; hundreds of billions of lives were lost; and a Level 6 branch was destroyed.

……

Location: Azure Sea Star, Canglan Universe Kingdom

Type: Suicide Attack by a Soul Servant of the Realm Lord Level

Disaster severity: Destruction of three habitable planets, death of hundreds of billions of lives, and annihilation of 102 level-9 branches.
……

These shocking and destructive events have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of billions or even trillions of lives.

In particular, some geniuses from the Hongmeng Dojo also suffered assassination attempts by alien races.

"Lord Dao, we really don't have any good solutions regarding the infiltration of alien races."

"We can only monitor and screen suspicious individuals as much as possible."

The Phantom Venerable's tone was very solemn.

After all, the Hongmeng Dojo is simply too large, with branches spread across 1008 universes and trillions of members.

Once a realm lord is enslaved by a soul on an extraterritorial battlefield, he returns to the human realm and is virtually impossible to detect unless he intentionally seeks death.

"It seems I've been dormant for too long, and the alien races are starting to get impatient!"

Ye Xingkong remained calm, but a hint of coldness flashed deep in his eyes.

The Hongmeng Dojo has planted spies in both the demon race and the insect race, and these spies are all powerful individuals at the level of universe venerables, who have access to some highly classified information.

The Dream Demon Ancestor and his companions planned to join forces to kill Ye Xingkong, thinking it was a top secret, but it had actually been leaked long ago.

But who could have imagined that Ye Xingkong would actually stay in the Ancient Origin Star Residence for two hundred thousand years without ever stepping outside?

The Zerg, Demon, and Mechanical races watched helplessly as the Hongmeng Dojo flourished day by day, and they were extremely anxious!

Of course, Ye Xingkong's decision to stay at home on Guyuan Star and not go out wasn't because he was truly afraid of being besieged by the alien races; rather, it was simply his usual way of being a "homebody."

If anything happens, just send out your clones; the real body is only responsible for enjoying itself.

"Okay, all of you go down."

Ye Xingkong waved his hand, signaling all the cosmic venerables to step back.

"As ordered!"

The four cosmic venerables looked at each other, bowed, and then left the Hongmeng Dao Palace.

"Alien..."

"Unfortunately, now is not the time to make a move."

Ye Xingkong slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance, his eyes as deep as the vast starry sky.

With his current fifth-tier strength, he could be considered a powerful figure in the entire primordial universe and even the cosmic sea. However, fifth tier is still not enough!
Ye Xingkong's strength is at most an added bonus for the human race, but it has not yet played a decisive role.

Once some special inheritances are exposed, it is very likely that the Zerg, the Demon Race, and the Machine Race will join forces completely, and even trigger a full-scale war between the races.

Although the human race is much stronger than in the original story because of Ye Xingkong's existence, it is still far from enough to face the combined forces of the three races.

"Store up grain and delay declaring yourself king."

"However, since the alien races are taking advantage of us, we can't just ignore them."

Ye Xingkong pondered for a moment, then summoned Ji Ling'er.

"Master, please feel free to give your orders."

Ji Ling'er's pretty face was slightly flushed. She was wearing a purple gauze dress, and her figure was curvaceous, making her look like she was at the mercy of anyone who wanted to take her.

Two hundred thousand years have passed, and she has already cultivated to the level of a King-level Immortal. It is only a matter of time before she becomes a Universe Venerable.

"Go to the Five Elements Secret Realm and bring Qing'er to me."

Ye Xingkong had no interest in indulging in women at this moment, and simply said indifferently.

"As ordered."

Ji Ling'er nodded, a hint of disappointment flashing in her watery eyes.

After a while.

A handsome young man, dressed in black armor with striking features and a sharp, bright eye, strode into the Hongmeng Dao Palace.

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Ye Qing carried a rectangular sword case on his back, and his tone was calm and composed.

"Qing'er, how's your cultivation going lately?"

Ye Xingkong looked at the boy in front of him and asked with a smile.

"The Five Elements Spirit Sword has mastered the first layer of secret runes, but it still has no clue about the second layer."

"I have fully comprehended all eight lower-level laws, all 108 mysteries of the spatial law, and 72 mysteries of the time law."

"I have already reached the eighteenth floor of the Tower of Heaven and Earth, and my understanding of the laws is comparable to that of an immortal king."

Ye Qing raised his head slightly and said with great confidence.

"Not bad!"

"The Five Elements Spirit Sword is a top-tier treasure set, even coveted by universe venerables. At this stage, mastering the first layer of secret runes is sufficient for you."

A hint of approval flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes.

Hearing his father's praise, Ye Qing felt a surge of emotion.

Over the course of two hundred thousand years, some of the peerless geniuses nurtured by the Hongmeng Daoist Temple have already become Universe Venerables, while those of lesser stature have become Kings or Marquises.

As the son of the Lord of Hongmeng Dao, he is still only a Realm Lord, which naturally makes him feel somewhat resentful.

However, staying at the realm master level for such a long time was at Ye Xingkong's request.

Not only Ye Qing, but also Ye Xuan, Ye Chen, and Ye Lan, as well as Ye Xingkong, told them not to rush to break through to immortality.

With the talent of Ye Chen and his four little ones, they can break through to the Immortal realm at any time; there is no situation where they cannot break through.

However, the stage of becoming a Realm Lord is the most suitable for comprehending the laws; once missed, it's gone forever.

A peerless genius who becomes a realm master might comprehend 108 mysteries of the laws of space or time before preparing to break through to immortality.

Geniuses like Kodi, who emerge only once every hundred million epochs in the human race, can at most break through to immortality after reaching the twentieth level of the Bridge to Heaven in their understanding of the laws.

However, Ye Xingkong's requirements were quite abnormal. Not only did they have to comprehend the laws of space and time, but they also had to comprehend the laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and light.

You must fully comprehend all eight basic subordinate laws, and at least 108 profound mysteries of the laws of space and time.

Ordinary realm masters only need to comprehend one lower-level law, and at most comprehend a few higher-level laws.

However, Ye Xingkong's requirement for his children was that they comprehend all the laws, and one can imagine how terrifying the time and energy required was.

Simultaneously comprehending the Ten Laws does not actually benefit them in the short term; on the contrary, it hinders their cultivation speed.

However, in the long run, it is beneficial to the path after the Lord of the Universe.

The stage of becoming a realm master is the foundation-laying stage; the more solid the foundation, the taller the building can be constructed.

In the future, their cultivation speed will only get faster and faster.

"The remaining thirty-six mysteries of the laws of time are not difficult for you."

"However, the path to becoming a strong person requires more than just arduous training; one must also undergo trials of life and death."

Ye Xingkong stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly.

"Father, what do you mean?"

Ye Qing's eyes lit up instantly.

"Next, you will venture into the outer battlefields."

"With your strength, you should be able to handle most dangers."

A smile appeared on Ye Xingkong's lips.

As his third son, Ye Qing's strength was undoubtedly exceptional, and he possessed several valuable treasures, enough to save his life even if he encountered a Universe Venerable.

If a life-or-death crisis were to occur, even in the worst-case scenario, Ye Xingkong could be teleported there immediately.

"On the battlefield beyond the cosmos, I will surely make a name for myself in the universe!"

Ye Qing's eyes were filled with excitement and passion.

The so-called strong naturally aspire to dominate the battlefield and become famous throughout the universe!
"Don't get excited. I'm sending you to the outer battlefield for training, but there's an extra mission involved."

"Otherwise, simply completing military merit tasks would be too easy for you."

Ye Xingkong said with a smile.

"Task?"

Ye Qing calmed down and asked, "What are your requirements, Father?"

"When you go to the extraterritorial battlefield this time, you must kill at least ten Immortal Kings from the Demon Race, Insect Race, and Mechanical Race."

Ye Xingkong narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Slayed ten kings?"

Ye Qing frowned.

With his strength, he wouldn't be afraid to kill ten kings.

However, if it's limited to Zerg, Demon, and Machine races, it will take some effort.

After all, there aren't many powerful figures from the four top races on the battlefield outside the domain; most of them are other powerful alien races.

"Ten kings are just the foundation."

Ye Xingkong said calmly, "Based on this, you will receive a Life Evolution Potion reward for each King you kill. One for a low-level King; three for a high-level King; seven for a peak King; and ten for a maximum King."

"What about killing the invincible king?"

Ye Qing looked up and asked, his eyes burning with intensity.

"hehe!"

Ye Xingkong smiled and shook his head.

This kid really dares to ask!
The invincible king... that's someone who can escape from the hands of a cosmic venerable.

"If you can kill the invincible king, you can get one hundred life evolution potions."

Ye Xingkong said with a loud laugh.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Ye Qing looked determined, her heart pounding with excitement.

Although he was Ye Xingkong's third son, it was still very difficult for him to obtain such a treasure as the Life Evolution Potion.

After all, if Ye Xingkong wanted, he could easily raise the life gene level of the four little ones to the perfect gene level.

However, this makes their cultivation path too smooth, lacking sufficient tempering, which is not beneficial to them in the long run. (End of Chapter)