He fell off a cliff but unexpectedly gained a cultivation inheritance.

Knowing that he was capable of sustaining himself for trillions of epochs in the void, Zhang Bufan had no more worries.

He spent billions of years in seclusion to comprehend the Dao and break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, all for the purpose of breaking free from constraints, exploring the unknown, and tracing the ultimate truth of the Great Dao.

Zhang Bufan suppressed his surging desire for exploration and did not rashly rush into the deepest part of the void. Instead, he chose to proceed steadily and gradually. He slowly patrolled and explored along the outer contours of the chaotic territory, preparing to first understand the overall external form of the chaos before further exploring the void.

The Chaotic Realm resembled the vascular system of a sleeping giant, its internal network of tubes and veins intertwined and orderly, corresponding to the meridians and blood of the human body, bearing the flow of the primordial chaos and the birth and death of all races. However, after Zhang Bufan carefully explored the outer wall, endless doubts and a sense of unease arose in his heart.

The outline of the outer wall of the entire chaotic territory completely overlaps with the meridians of the giant inside. However, outside the outer wall, there are no derivative structures or accompanying textures. As far as the divine sense can reach, there is only deathly silence and nothingness.

This structure is extremely bizarre and completely defies common sense.

If the Chaos Realm were truly just a vascular system within the giant's body, then the blood vessels would necessarily be supported by muscle tissue, complementing each other. It would be impossible for it to be just a solitary network of vessels, exposed and suspended in the void.

"It seems that the essence of the Chaos Realm is far more profound than I deduced."

Zhang Bufan paused in the void, his gaze deep, as layers of speculation surfaced in his mind.

Or perhaps, like the Chaotic Realm and the Extraordinary Universe, there exists a dimensional hierarchy, with the bottom layer being the chaotic network world where all living beings live, and the upper layer containing a supreme divine realm of even higher dimensions.

With this thought in mind, and combined with the mystery of the birth of the chaotic energy and the unknown origin of the extraterrestrial demons,

All the mysteries point to a higher dimension that transcends chaos.

However, even though these guesses are logically sound, with his current cultivation level at the Perfection of the Universe Realm, he has no means to verify or trace their origins.

The only possible way to verify this is to follow the example of the ancestors and go to the legendary realm of gods.

However, the path to ascension is fraught with peril and unpredictable; whether it leads to transcendence or utter annihilation remains unknown. Zhang Bufan, with his calm and calculating mind, and as the ruler of all races in the Celestial Court, would naturally not risk his life for a moment of curiosity.

Zhang Bufan stopped worrying about the mysteries of higher dimensions of chaos, changed direction, and sped off towards the deepest part of the boundless void.

Reaching the pinnacle of the universe, one can traverse vast distances of hundreds of cosmic units in an instant; in a mere year, one can cross hundreds of millions of cosmic units. Extreme speed tears through the silence of nothingness, leaving behind fleeting streams of Daoist essence in the desolate, empty world.

He chose a single direction, focused intently and relentlessly, continuing to fly and delve ever deeper.

One epoch, one hundred epochs, ten thousand epochs, one hundred million epochs...

Time flies, yet years seem endless.

The exploration of the void spanned hundreds of billions of epochs, yet the final result was nothing.

The void before me is an unchanging emptiness. There are no boundaries, no end, no special phenomena, as if it were truly boundless.

Such blind exploration, besides wasting one's own essence and time, will not yield any useful clues.

Knowing that there was no point in going any deeper, Zhang Bufan had no choice but to suppress his desire to explore, turn back, and return to the Chaotic Territory.

At this point, his path of cultivation and exploration had completely hit an unprecedented bottleneck.

Beyond the realm, nothing was found; within the chaos, the entire territory had already been thoroughly explored and controlled by the Celestial Court, all races had submitted, and all evil demons had been annihilated.

There is no path to advancement above, no realm to explore below, and no opportunity for external expansion.

Having reached the pinnacle of the Cosmic Realm, seemingly unparalleled in the Chaotic Heaven, he had in reality reached the very end of this world, completely trapped in a cultivation stalemate.

Since there was no path to enlightenment and no way to seek the truth, Zhang Bufan temporarily put aside his obsession with cultivation and devoted all his energy to life and family.

For the long time that followed, he quietly guarded the extraordinary universe, accompanied by his fellow Daoists and children, watching all races thrive and multiply.

Another trillion-year era has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the midst of peaceful and tranquil years, Ancestor Xuanqing visited again and found Zhang Bufan.

After more than two hundred billion epochs of seclusion and cultivation, and the accumulation of its origin, its damaged body has been completely repaired, its depleted origin has been fully restored, and its primordial and perfect foundation has been honed to its extreme.

Ancestor Xuanqing spoke calmly to Zhang Bufan: "Bufan, I have now cultivated for over two hundred billion epochs. There is no point in lingering in the Chaos any longer. It is time to embark on the path of ascension and seek the supreme Dao once more."

Seeing the unwavering determination to pursue the Dao in his mentor's eyes, Zhang Bufan knew that his mind was made up, so he stopped trying to dissuade him.

"This disciple will see my master off on his journey."

With a thought, space shifted instantly. He carried Ancestor Xuanqing across the endless void in one step, arriving at the chaotic vortex that had existed for more than two hundred billion epochs in the chaos.

After the Xuanqing Ancestor encountered danger during his ascension and was forcibly rescued by Zhang Bufan, the ascension passage that was opened has remained here ever since. Despite the erosion of more than 200 billion epochs, it still exists stably.

This time, Ancestor Xuanqing wanted to ascend, but he could not create a new vortex. He could only step into this old passage and continue his journey of seeking the Dao.

But the moment Ancestor Xuanqing stepped into the chaotic void, the world suddenly changed!

More than two hundred billion epochs later, the Chaos Heavenly Dao still remembers the old grievance of Ancestor Xuanqing being forcibly rescued and defying the order of the Heavenly Dao.

boom!

The boundless gray tribulation clouds instantly gathered at the top, their power overwhelming all the heavens. A jet-black lightning tribulation, far exceeding the level of ordinary primordial realm beings, carrying the ultimate killing intent to annihilate everything, suddenly struck down!

This tribulation lightning is condensed and domineering, specifically targeting beings at the peak of the primordial world. Once it strikes, Ancestor Xuanqing will instantly have his Dao body shattered and his origin annihilated, completely cutting off his chance of ascension.

At the critical moment, Zhang Bufan's expression remained unchanged; he simply raised his arm casually and waved it lightly.

The seemingly gentle and weak strike contained the supreme rules of the perfect universe. With a loud bang, it exploded in the void. The Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, which was enough to kill the perfected Primordial World, was easily blocked, and not even the slightest aftershock escaped.

This blatant intervention and further interference with the Heavenly Dao's punishment has thoroughly enraged the Chaos Heavenly Dao.

The tribulation clouds overhead instantly expanded wildly and rapidly, and the killing intent deep within the tribulation clouds surged, instantly escalating the punishment originally aimed at the Primordial Realm!

A terrifying lightning tribulation, comparable to the perfected level of the Universe Realm, carrying the supreme heavenly might to annihilate all things and settle all accounts, crashed down, intending to kill Zhang Bufan and Ancestor Xuanqing together.

Zhang Bufan stood in the void, his expression calm and composed. He neither dodged nor avoided the lightning bolts, but instead received them with his bare hands. One after another, the cosmic-level lightning tribulations were completely neutralized by his bare hands.

After the nine bolts of lightning struck, the raging tribulation clouds that filled the sky suddenly stopped, and then slowly subsided and completely dissipated.

Zhang Bufan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he instantly understood the bottom line of the Heavenly Dao's rules: "It seems that these nine tribulations of lightning are the greatest punishment that the Chaos Heavenly Dao can unleash. Once the nine tribulations have ended, the punishment is considered to be over and the grudges are settled."

The accountability process has come to a complete end, and there are no more obstacles ahead.

Ancestor Xuanqing, standing to the side, composed himself and prepared to emulate the other ascended ancestors of the past, bracing himself against the raging chaotic vortex with a diameter of five thousand units of chaos, forcibly breaking through layers of turbulence to reach the core of the passage.

This process inevitably results in significant damage to one's origins and physical body, but it is also the path that everyone has had to go through before.

Seeing this, Zhang Bufan smiled faintly and raised his hand to stop his master's actions: "Master, there's no need to go to such trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, he subtly moved his mind, and the supreme cosmic rules instantly enveloped the entire ascending airspace.

The giant chaotic vortex, which had been spinning wildly and raging erratically, came to a complete stop in an instant.

Before Ancestor Xuanqing could react, a gentle yet powerful primal force, devoid of any malevolence, enveloped him and steadily moved him to the edge of the core ascension passage.

It eliminates the energy loss associated with traversing the vortex, making it a cheat-like ascension!

Ancestor Xuanqing looked at the dark and deep ascension passage in front of him, which led to the unknown, and then looked at his personal disciple who had already transcended chaos. He shook his head helplessly, smiled with relief, and his eyes were full of satisfaction and emotion.

"Good disciple, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"I will depart first. If the realm of gods truly exists and the Great Dao is attainable, I will await your arrival there to continue our master-disciple bond!"

After saying this, Ancestor Xuanqing took a step forward and stepped directly into the dark ascension passage.

The moment Ancestor Xuanqing stepped into the passage, this ascension passage, which had existed for over two hundred billion epochs, trembled slightly for a moment before fading away and disappearing completely.