Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, don't be impatient, let me explain slowly."

Seeing the Daoist's anxious expression, the Primordial Heavenly Lord laughed heartily, knowing why the other was in such a hurry. If he were in the Daoist's shoes, he would be anxious too.

After all, the changes in the Origin Realm were too great, and Fellow Daoist Jiang's performance was too amazing. If he hadn't witnessed it step by step with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it so easily.

Then, under the curious and expectant gaze of the Daoist Venerable, the Primordial Celestial Venerable began to speak:

"In the mythical era, after you left the Origin Realm, fellow Daoist..."

The story begins with Yuanshi Tianzun's journey from becoming Emperor Jiang Hao in the ancient times, sweeping through all forbidden zones, establishing the Heavenly Court, merging all realms, saving Lingbao Tianzun, saving himself, then rescuing the Cangxuan Realm, destroying An Qiong's ancestors and grandsons, paving the path to immortality in the mortal world, creating the Dao Fruit Method, and breaking through to Immortal King after more than 200,000 years... All these important parts have been mentioned.

When Yuanshi Tianzun finished speaking, the entire void fell silent. Daozun did not speak, but stood there motionless.

It wasn't that the Daoist Master didn't want to speak, but rather that the news was too shocking and frightening, exceeding his understanding of cultivation, as well as the understanding of cultivation in all the heavens and myriad realms.

This left his mind momentarily blank. Any one of these pieces of news would have been enough to shock the world, but now they were connected...

"More than two hundred thousand years...ascended to the Immortal King realm? And even created a Dao Fruit technique comparable to using one's own body as a seed? Reached an unprecedented pinnacle of immortality, a feat even the Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor had not achieved?"

"What is all this nonsense?"

Dao Zun was stunned and bewildered. Could this really be done by a human? The Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor was already a myth among myths and a legend among legends. He never expected that someone would be even more terrifying than him.

That was the Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor, who was said to have been born to cultivate the Dao and arrived to meet a calamity. He rose rapidly along the way and was invincible among those of the same level. Whether it was combat power or cultivation speed, he broke all kinds of records.

But now, this Fellow Daoist Jiang Hao is even more terrifying than the Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor, at least in terms of cultivation speed and performance compared to the Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor.

Although the Daoist Master didn't know what the pinnacle of immortality was, he could guess that it was probably related to the immortal path in the mortal world. However, he didn't have time to think about it too much, as he was already overwhelmed by the news.

"It's even more terrifying than I imagined. I never thought my Origin Realm could produce such a person..."

He had previously thought that Jiang Hao's breakthrough to Immortal King in less than a million years was already defying the heavens, something that had happened to very few throughout history. But the truth was far more terrifying than he had imagined, far more terrifying than he had ever thought...

He broke through to the Immortal King realm after more than 200,000 years, and he was even a dual Dao Fruit Immortal King!

At over two hundred thousand years old, he was still an infant in the eyes of the Celestial King. At this time, many Celestial Kings in the heavens might not even have become true immortals yet.

But this fellow Daoist Jiang in front of me, in just over two hundred thousand years, rose from nothing, swept all the way to become an emperor, achieved perfection in the mortal world, created his own cultivation method, and finally defied the heavens to become a dual-Dao Immortal King.

He also saved Yuanshi Tianzun and other figures, and reshaped the Origin Realm, allowing it to evolve multiple times into the colossal world before us.

At this moment, Dao Zun was completely shocked, his scalp tingling. All his years of experience and lifelong knowledge were overturned in an instant.

He had lived nine lifetimes, seen countless geniuses, and learned a great deal, but Jiang Hao's existence today shattered all his understanding.

"What kind of talent is this? How did you do it? Fellow Daoist Jiang, don't you have any bottlenecks?"

Dao Zun did not understand how one could achieve the pinnacle of immortality for over two hundred thousand years and attain the perfection of two Dao Fruits.

The path to immortality in the mortal world requires gradual exploration, and this Fellow Daoist Jiang, as a pioneer, must have been exploring on his own. Furthermore, each lifetime of transformation is extremely time-consuming, so each lifetime must take at least 50,000 years, right? That's the minimum.

Then, adding up the nine lifetimes, it would take about 500,000 years no matter how you calculate it. Adding the bottleneck, which is the most time-consuming part of cultivation, it would take nearly a million years.

How could someone accomplish all this in over 200,000 years? Is a lifetime only about 20,000 years? Isn't that a bit too fast?

After a long while, the Daoist Master slowly recovered from his boundless shock. Gazing at the peerless, elegant young man in black before him, his eyes were filled with admiration and heartfelt amazement. He sighed deeply from the bottom of his heart:

"Fellow Daoist is truly unparalleled throughout the ages. I have seen many prodigies and heard of many legendary figures, but none of them have ever been as outstanding as you, who has shaken the world."

"After more than two hundred thousand years of attaining the Dao as an Immortal King, he created his own supreme Dao Fruit method, pacified forbidden zones, reshaped the Origin Realm, and fulfilled the eternal regret of my Origin Realm..."

"Such talent, such courage, such merit, such methods—across all the heavens and myriad realms throughout the ages, no one can match them!"

"With you in the Origin Realm, it is a blessing for all ages; with you in the heavens, it is a great fortune for all living beings. You are the first person who has ever made this old Daoist so convinced."

These were Dao Zun's honest words; he was truly and utterly convinced, not only because Jiang Hao's talent was unparalleled throughout the ages.

Furthermore, because of Jiang Hao's actions, he not only became stronger himself, but also led everyone in the Origin Realm to become stronger, truly achieving the goal of "when one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

They achieved mutual strengthening, which is the mark of a true leader and something that Dao Zun himself had always wanted to do but had not yet accomplished or done well.

This is extremely rare, because many people are very strong themselves, but they may not necessarily care about the world and all living beings.

Some people don't want to manage things, while others don't know how to manage them. Leadership skills are actually a very important skill.

For example, Dao Zun himself was like that. He originally established the Heavenly Court with the goal of making the Origin Realm stronger as a whole, but he didn't do it well. He liked to do research.

Therefore, at this moment, as Dao Zun looked at Jiang Hao's figure, he felt deep respect for the magnificent achievements Jiang Hao had created.

Throughout his life, he experienced all sorts of things: resisting the erosion of the strange, wandering for half his life, and desperately trying to achieve what he wanted to do, to make up for the shortcomings of the Origin Realm, and to bring glory to his homeland...

He spent millions of years and still couldn't do it, while Jiang Hao, a descendant of the Origin Realm born in the ancient era, actually completed it all by himself in just over 200,000 years, and the degree of completion was much, much better than he had ever dreamed of.

At this moment, all his previous raging anger and desperate resolve had vanished, replaced by boundless shock and ecstasy.

Faced with the sincere praise and amazement from Dao Zun, the first person of the mythological era, Jiang Hao was honestly quite happy.

Although he has been praised a lot over the years and has gotten used to it, the status of Dao Venerable is still different. When Jiang Hao first started cultivating, Dao Venerable was the goal he wanted to surpass. Now that he is being praised like this by his former idol, Jiang Hao is naturally happy. He smiled and shook his head slightly.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. I am merely standing on the shoulders of giants. Fellow Daoist is truly amazing. In the mythical era, you were able to explore five lifetimes on your own. Few throughout the ages have been able to do that. Rather, it is the Daoist scriptures you left behind and your exploration and research on the path to immortality in the mortal world that have been of great help and inspiration to me."

These are Jiang Hao's true feelings. He is very strong, but he never forgets the inspiration he received from his predecessors.

Upon hearing this, the Daoist Master paused slightly, a deep emotion welling up in his eyes once more. He hadn't expected the other party to respect him so much, to be so humble. He shook his head repeatedly in gratitude, his expression utterly sincere.

"Fellow Daoist is too modest. Back then, I was merely groping my way forward in the darkness. I explored for many years but still couldn't find a complete path ahead, so I had no choice but to leave and search for a way forward."

"Moreover, on the path of cultivation, others' guidance is ultimately just that—guidance. One's own Dao heart and one's own comprehension are fundamental. Fellow Daoist, your progress to this point is entirely due to your own exceptional talent and unparalleled perseverance, and has little to do with me!"

The Daoist Master was perfectly clear-headed; having cultivated for many years, he understood the true essence of cultivation better than anyone.

Ordinary cultivators can take shortcuts by borrowing the teachings of their predecessors, but they can never surpass them.

But for someone like Jiang Hao, the inspiration from others is secondary; his own abilities are fundamental.

In Dao Zun's view, Jiang Hao's success today is due to his unparalleled Dao heart and talent, while the inspiration from others is merely icing on the cake.

Two generations of Origin Realm legends, two generations of Origin Realm Heavenly Emperors, separated by millions of years, finally got to know each other formally in this newly emerging and thriving Origin Realm.

The old legend was completely convinced. He had witnessed firsthand that the homeland he had protected and cared for his entire life had already risen to the top of all realms in the hands of this younger generation!