Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"You did a great job reaching Jinxian. Although it was an unexpected variable, I am very much looking forward to seeing how far you can go in the future."

There was no tension, no harsh demands, just a simple compliment.

As the true form of the Old Celestial Master and the strongest being in the myriad realms and seas, the Dao Ancestor treated the Old Celestial Master with great kindness.

He did not attempt to destroy the Old Celestial Master, an incarnation that was gradually slipping out of his control, nor did he forcibly annihilate the Old Celestial Master's will or seize his body.

The Dao Ancestor simply stood there, a kind smile on his face.

Beneath that smile lies an expectation for the Great Way and a yearning for the unknown.

The Taoist Ancestor did not care whether the Celestial Master would become a threat to Him, nor did he care whether the Celestial Master would become His enemy in the future.

Whether it's control or a variable, as long as the Dao Ancestor can see a different Great Dao, the Dao Ancestor is willing to give the other party a chance.

Even if the object is one's own incarnation, even if this incarnation has escaped its predetermined fate in some way that it cannot yet understand, and is secretly plotting to completely get rid of itself, the same applies.

As the Dao Ancestor, as an existence revered as "Tai Chu," He anticipates all possibilities within the myriad realms and seas.

……

Standing atop the myriad paths, atop the Yang Fish.

The Dao Ancestor was in the Taiwei Palace, chatting with the Old Celestial Master about their respective insights into the Great Dao.

His will, however, transcended the old Celestial Master, transcended the purple-gold and black-yellow aura that enveloped heaven and earth, and reached the depths of the boundless sea.

Hundreds of years ago, in the vast void, a world appeared that even He could not fully comprehend.

This world is not within destiny, nor is it in illusion, nor in reality, nor even within the myriad realms and seas.

Although it can be observed in the myriad realms and seas, its essence has long transcended the myriad paths of heaven and earth.

Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, Taiji.

The five primordial elements coexist within this realm, and the process of world evolution repeats itself time and time again.

If we only look at the surface, the Dao Ancestor can understand this suddenly appearing world and can also see what kind of being the master of this world is.

"A composite of the Great Dao, connecting the origins of all heavens and seas, composed of top-level Great Daos of the Reset Number, is a life form even more powerful than Him. With just a thought, one can step into the Great Luo Realm."

However, after careful observation, the Dao Ancestor quickly discovered the problem.

This world doesn't seem to exist in reality.

At first glance, this world appears to be located within the Boundary Sea, with nothing particularly special about it.

Upon closer inspection, the Dao Ancestor discovered that this world was quite mysterious, seemingly existing in the past rather than in the present reality.

Upon further reflection, the Daoist Ancestor overturned his original conclusion. The world he observed was neither in the past nor in the present, but in the elusive and unpredictable future.

Three observations, three conclusions.

The Dao Ancestor quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.

Unbeknownst to Him, some unknown change occurred in the celestial seas.

This change may exist in the past, in the present, or in the future.

His incarnations in the Nine Realms became connected with this unknown change, thereby attaining the Golden Immortal status and becoming a relatively independent existence.

……

Great news! Incredibly great news!

In the vast heavens, a new change has finally occurred; that which existed only in concepts has finally revealed its traces.

The Dao Ancestor was not worried about the changes, but felt that the world was vast and the sea was boundless, which gave him a new direction for exploration.

The Dao Ancestor clearly remembered that among the vast heavens, there were nine special beings who were called supreme beings.

They are connected to the origin, and are themselves part of the heavens and seas, the supreme and great beings within the heavens and seas.

but--

As a primordial deity born with the Boundary Sea, the Dao Ancestor had never seen these nine supreme beings.

This did not happen when the Boundary Sea was born, nor during the past 100 billion years, nor when the Boundary Sea was in turmoil and the cycle of reincarnation collapsed.

It wasn't until he arrived in the Nine Realms that Dao Ancestor observed such a magnificent existence for the first time.

He is in the Nine Realms, in the heavens and seas.

This is not normal.

Since we've never seen it before, where does the concept come from?

If there are truly nine supreme beings, where are the others located?

As beings born at the same time as the myriad realms and seas, even the Dao Ancestor failed to observe the nine supreme beings. So why did those beings born later recognize their true existence?

……

There are so many unreasonable aspects that the Dao Ancestor began to doubt his own understanding and question the nature of the myriad heavens and seas.

For a period of one hundred billion years, he searched the entire universe and sea, but the Dao Ancestor could not find a being more powerful than himself.

Like the Lord of Reincarnation, like the Chaos Immortal Emperor, like the Primordial Buddha, like the Origin God Emperor...

They possess a realm no less than that of the Dao Ancestor, and like the Dao Ancestor, they control the Great Dao that stands at the pinnacle of all heavens and seas.

However, it is impossible to say that they are beings of a higher dimension who have reached the legendary realm of the Great Luo.

At least in the eyes of the Dao Ancestor, none of them were able to take that final step.

Through their own Great Dao, they established a connection with the heavens and the seas, and could, to a certain extent, control the origin of the heavens and the seas.

However, they themselves are still within the scope of Taiyi, being a part of the extension of the Heavenly Realm and Sea, rather than the Heavenly Realm and Sea itself.

In the eyes of the Dao Ancestor, whether it is the Lord of Reincarnation or the Origin God Emperor, they are beings of the same realm as Him, rather than supreme beings of a higher dimension.

That's precisely where the problem lies.

Clearly, among all the heavens and seas, there is no innate deity that meets the highest standard, yet it exists in the perception of all deities.

The highest things are all real existences.

As a result, over the long course of time, the powerful beings in the myriad realms and seas made a mistake, regarding them, who stood at the pinnacle of Taiyi, as supreme beings.

Only they themselves know that, in their understanding, there are also nine unknown beings.

This misaligned perception alone speaks volumes.

……

At this moment, looking at Mu An's true form in the Boundary Sea, and at the gaze cast from the unknown, the Dao Ancestor smiled.

He saw it!

The highest and true existence!

It is not a composite of dozens of Great Daos, but the entire Heavenly Realm and Sea, all of which are connected to the Supreme Being.

No, it is not the heavens and seas as He perceives them.

What He could observe was only the tip of the iceberg; beneath the surface lay countless fine threads leading to unobservable regions.

At this moment, the Dao Ancestor knew clearly.

This great being has seen Him, not in the present moment, but across all timelines.

With just a thought, His existence would be erased from the myriad realms and seas.

Life and death were out of his control, and even the concept of his own existence could be completely erased at any moment, yet the Dao Ancestor felt no fear whatsoever.

Because the Dao Ancestor clearly knew this.

He doesn't care.

Just as the Dao Ancestor himself did not care about the existence of the Old Celestial Master, this great being also did not care about the Dao Ancestor's spying.

Or perhaps, this great being appears in the present moment so that we may observe and make contact with it.

That's it.