Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

"Candle Dragon".

The moment those two words appeared in his mind, Gu Changjin slowly opened his eyes.

In the depths of his left eye, a great sun rises; in his right eye, however, lies an endless night.

The sun and moon, which were originally moving slowly within the void, seemed to be drawn by some ancient force.

Gu Changjin slightly raised his left eye, and all the stars dimmed at the same time, suddenly making the entire world as bright as day.

The next moment, he gently closed his eyes, and the light disappeared. Mountains, oceans, and stars all sank into endless darkness.

With just opening and closing his eyes, day and night completed a cycle according to his will.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes again, his gaze falling on a wisp of dust in front of the cave.

The wisp of dust, which should have continued to drift with the spiritual energy, suddenly stopped in mid-air.

It wasn't that it was immobilized by a spell, but rather that its precious moment was abruptly cut off.

A moment later, the dust settled again.

A hint of satisfaction immediately appeared in Gu Changjin's eyes.

My innate supernatural power—illuminating Yin and Yang.

With his eyes open it is daytime, and with his eyes closed it is nighttime. In the instant that day and night alternate, he can directly steal a moment of time from wherever his eyes can see.

Within that instant, the opponent's physical body, soul, magic power, and even the supernatural abilities they are currently using will come to an absolute standstill.

Its most domineering aspect is not its ability to touch the passage of time.

Rather, this supernatural power does not require magical power, does not rely on the rules of heaven and earth, and does not care whether the world it is in has a complete Great Dao of Time.

Its power comes from the bloodline itself. As long as Gu Changjin still has the bloodline of the Candle Dragon in his body, this divine power can be used.

Even if you enter a world with completely different rules, or even a world without the concept of day and night, it will have no effect.

"It's only a thin wisp of bloodline that's enough to achieve this."

Gu Changjin gently rubbed his knuckles.

"If it were a complete Zhulong, what level would it be?"

The legendary ancient Zhulong had a body that stretched beyond the heavens and earth. Wherever its eyes shone, it brought daylight, and when it closed its eyes, all worlds were plunged into darkness.

In the blink of an eye, the seasons change; with a single thought, time passes. Such beings can no longer be measured simply by terms like demon gods, true dragons, or even immortals.

If Gu Changjin had obtained the complete Zhulong bloodline this time, he probably wouldn't need to break through slowly anymore; the mere revival of his bloodline would have been enough for him to step into the True Immortal realm on the spot.

Even the so-called main world may not be able to withstand it truly opening its eyes.

Unfortunately, all he has now obtained is an extremely faint wisp.

The World-Releasing True Dragon devoured a world and merged its bloodline with that of the Devouring Heaven Serpent and the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon, barely managing to touch the edge of the Candle Dragon.

It's still countless transformations away from the true ancient Zhulong, but it's enough for now.

Aside from innate supernatural abilities, the first change brought about by bloodline is lifespan.

A Nascent Soul cultivator can live for three thousand years, a Deity Transformation cultivator for six thousand years, a Void Return cultivator for ten thousand years, a Body Integration cultivator for thirty thousand years, a Tribulation Transcending cultivator for fifty thousand years, and a Mahayana cultivator for one hundred thousand years.

As for true immortals who have truly transcended the boundary between immortals and mortals, they can enjoy a lifespan of millions of years even without taking longevity elixirs.

Gu Changjin's cultivation level is still at the peak of the Returning to Emptiness stage, but his lifespan has been forcibly pushed to a million years by this wisp of Candle Dragon bloodline, making him no different from a true immortal.

Even more outrageous is that the bloodline of the Candle Dragon will grow on its own over time.

Even if Gu Changjin does nothing from this day forward—no cultivation, no devouring, and no more entering the Other World—as long as he lives long enough, his bloodline will gradually drive the transformation of his physical body, soul, and cultivation.

It's only a matter of time before they become true immortals.

This is the tyranny of those of high status.

The path to immortality that ordinary cultivators fight desperately for is, for this being, merely a place they will inevitably reach sooner or later after birth.

After sensing for a moment, Gu Changjin focused his mind back on his body.

Bloodline is only one part of this return.

The cultivation accumulated by the World-Rending True Dragon over its lifetime has not yet been truly refined.

The gods and god-kings in the Martial Spirit World are not considered particularly powerful, after all, it is a fantasy world with a simple and straightforward plot, but it is ultimately the power accumulated by a complete world over countless years.

The entire divine realm, the origins of dozens of gods and more than a dozen continents, plus everything the World-Round True Dragon obtained after devouring the world, were all transformed by the Dao Fruit into pure cultivation that was most suitable for its main body to absorb.

Such a size is beyond what ordinary elixirs and spiritual veins can compare to.

Gu Changjin stopped suppressing himself.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

An immense power poured out from the Dao Fruit.

The Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven trembled immediately, and the mountains, rivers, spiritual veins, and void within the cave heaven simultaneously converged on Gu Changjin's physical body.

If it were any other cultivator who had returned to the Void Realm, the most important thing at this moment would be to adjust their own state and allow their physical body, soul, and grotto-heaven to gradually resonate.

The slightest rejection could lead to the collapse of the cave and the shattering of the physical body.

Gu Changjin, however, did not have that patience and would simply use his super power.

The illusory realm unfolded directly, completely covering the Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven along with itself.

The illusory realm formed by the fusion of the Blue Star Realm Seed and the Martial Spirit World is like an invisible giant hand, firmly suppressing every rule within the cave.

Whether we're compatible or not isn't up to you, it's up to me.

With a thought, Gu Changjin caused the Xuanming Guixu Cave Heaven to shrink dramatically.

The mountains and rivers within the grotto-heaven transformed into meridians, the spiritual veins into blood and qi, and the void into bones, with all power forcibly integrated into the physical body.

The intense rejection had barely begun when it was completely neutralized by Guiyi Daoyuan.

The Dao Fruit was suspended in the sea of ​​consciousness. The Devouring Heaven Serpent, the World-Ringing True Dragon, the Xuanming Returning to the Void Cave Heaven, the Void Realm, and the original divine soul—all seemingly chaotic foundations—were forcibly pressed into the same body at this moment.

Man is the grotto-heaven, and the grotto-heaven is man; the two are one!

The barrier of the Integration Realm shattered in less than a breath.

Initial stage of fusion!

Gu Changjin's aura had just undergone a transformation, yet the cultivation power surging from his Dao Fruit had not even been depleted by one-tenth.

Guiyi Daoyuan continuously refined his magical power. The power he brought back from the world of others and himself was not superficial at all. Instead, it was compressed time and time again, becoming even purer than what he had gained through arduous cultivation.

The initial energy levels stabilized rapidly after the fusion.

Then it continued to climb.

Mid-stage of fusion!

Outside the cave, all was calm and peaceful, and all the unusual phenomena of breakthrough were sealed within a small space by the illusory realm.

Even if a tribulation-transcending old monster were standing outside the cave, all he would see would be an ordinary cave, completely unaware that someone was continuously crossing the third stage of the Integration Realm here.

A moment later, a deep dragon roar emanated from Gu Changjin's body.

The barrier in the later stages of the fusion was shattered head-on by the accumulated magical power.

His cultivation finally slowed down, but the Zhulong bloodline continued to nourish his body on its own, and the Guiyi Daoyuan constantly refined his magic power and grotto-heaven, ensuring that every bit of cultivation was put into practice.

At the same time, the immense bloodline power left behind by the World Dragon also propelled his physical body directly into the Fusion stage.

Body cultivation, early stage of body integration.

Dharma Cultivation, late stage of Integration.

In addition, there is a virtual realm that can be extended for a long time to suppress the rules of reality, and an innate divine power that illuminates yin and yang without reason.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes again.

There were no unusual phenomena inside the cave, yet the void itself caved in under his gaze.

He didn't even need to use his magic; just sitting there, the weight emanating from his physical body was enough to make the surrounding space unbearable.

"Ordinary cultivators spend thousands of years in seclusion before they have a chance to reach the Integration Stage."

Gu Changjin looked down at his palm, his tone quite emotional.

"It's not easy for me either."

"After a lifetime of painstaking cultivation, and having devoured the entire God Realm and a world, I still had to use the Dao of Returning to the Origin to repeatedly refine myself before I could barely break through to the late stage of the Integration Realm."

"In terms of foundation, they are indeed not as relaxed as them."

That being said.

He couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Others may cultivate diligently for tens of thousands of years, only to gain a mere Integration Realm cultivation level.

What he brought back was a lifetime of cultivation, a world, a divine realm, a primordial bloodline, and a natal divine power that could intercept time.

Whose foundation is deeper?

High judgment.