Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 248 The Idea of ​​the Ancient Heng Dynasty, the Foundation of the Chiwu Clan

As Gu Yun spoke, all the eyes of the many Divine Realm Venerables present fell on him.

Beside Shen Mu, Chi Wuyan also sent a message: "Venerable Mu, you must not be careless. This Great Venerable Gu Yun is one of the oldest beings in the Ancient Heng Dynasty's Hall of Worship, and also the being closest to a Celestial Venerable in the entire Northwest region."

Shen Mu remained expressionless and smiled, saying, "I am merely a traveler from the Eastern Lands. Having heard of the wonders of the Northwest Continent, I have come here to gain experience."

Eastern Lands?

Gu Yun gave Shen Mu a deep look, secretly wondering about Shen Mu's background.

The legend of the God of War has not appeared in the Northwest region for a long time. At least in Gu Yun's life, this is the first time he has ever seen a real legend of the God of War.

The fact that such a powerful genius could be cultivated suggests that the forces behind the mysterious Venerable Shen Mu are not simple.

"I see. Venerable Mu, if you have the time, you are welcome to visit my Ancient Heng Dynasty. My senior brother and I will certainly receive you personally."

A smile appeared on Gu Yun's face. The senior brother he mentioned was one of the two Heavenly Venerable experts of the Guheng Dynasty.

"I am honored by your kindness, Venerable Gu Yun. If I have the opportunity, I will certainly take the opportunity to visit you."

Shen Mu maintained the respect due to this ancient god-king.

As the envoy extended goodwill to Shen Mu, many esteemed figures from smaller nations also spoke up, taking the initiative to exchange pleasantries with Shen Mu.

A venerable figure from a small country said with a fawning expression, "Venerable Shen truly lives up to his reputation as a legendary war god. His strength is so formidable that we are filled with admiration."

Another venerable figure from a small country chimed in, "Indeed, Venerable Shen's fame will surely spread throughout the Northwest Continent."

Beside Shen Mu, Chi Wuyan smiled and introduced the origins of these Venerables to Shen Mu one by one.

"Venerable Mu, this is the Protector of the Kingdom of Kaicheng..."

"This is the guardian deity of the Water Luo Kingdom, who possesses the resurrection technique to seize the very essence of heaven and earth."

"And this is...?"

After exchanging pleasantries with the venerables from the smaller countries, the Great Venerable Gu Yun brought two more venerables from the Divine Realm to Shen Mu's side.

"Brother Yan, the Great Assembly of the Gods, held once every hundred epochs, is about to take place. May I ask which Venerable One from your country will represent you this time?"

The gaze of the Great Venerable Gu Yun fell on Shen Mu and Chi Wu Yan beside him.

The assembly of gods mentioned by the Venerable Gu Yun was a grand event held by the ancient Heng Dynasty, in which the guardians of hundreds of dynasties under its command would participate, exchange insights, and verify their own understanding.

It was supposed to be an exchange of insights, but it was actually a challenge in a certain sense.

This battle determined the status and ranking of the many kingdoms under the ancient Heng Dynasty for the next hundred centuries.

The amount of offerings and worship, including once every hundred centuries, was also determined by this exchange.

The strong can naturally offer less tribute, while the weak must naturally bear this portion of the tribute.

Chi Wuyan laughed and said, "My old bones can still move around a bit. I'll ask Venerable Mu for help again at the next Gods' Exchange Conference."

With so many people watching, Chi Wuyan naturally couldn't say that he would be killed in a fight.

Shen Mu then asked with some curiosity, "What is this Assembly of the Gods...?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Gu Yun laughed heartily: "Brother Yan, you are not a qualified senior. You did not even inform Venerable Mu of the duties of the Guardian Venerable."

Chiwuyan stroked his long beard and said, "Venerable Mu has been in seclusion since he agreed to serve as the protector of my Chiwu clan, so I haven't had the opportunity to have a detailed conversation with him."

As they spoke, Chiwuyan and Guyun Dazun explained the details of the Gods' Exchange Conference to Shen Mu.

"So, the next Conference of the Gods is less than two thousand years away?"

Grand Venerable Gu Yun nodded slightly, his seemingly peaceful gaze fixed intently on Shen Mu, with a subtle sense of inquiry.

"Could it be my imagination? Why do I feel such inexplicable fear of him, a legendary war god?"

Shen Mu met the gaze of the ancient Venerable Gu Yun directly and said, "Senior Yan, you should go into seclusion for the time being. Perhaps there is still hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable realm. You can leave this year's exchange conference to me."

As for the claim of breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable realm, it was just something Shen Mu said casually, giving the old Venerable a way out.

Before Chi Wuyan could speak, Grand Venerable Gu Yun said directly, "In that case, I will await Venerable Shen's arrival two thousand years from now. If I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to fight Venerable Shen, that would be even better."

Shen Mu naturally sensed the hostility of this Ancient Cloud Venerable.

Although he didn't know the reason, Shen Mu wasn't afraid of any challenge and replied with a light laugh, "There will be opportunities."

Two thousand years... After two thousand years, I might break through to the God King realm.

Without the difference in cultivation level, this group of people will be able to perceive the power that a perfect divine body should possess.

With the minor incident over, the dinner proceeded smoothly.

The dignitaries from various countries began to reminisce and exchange ideas, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.

When Shen Mu took office as the Guardian of the Nation, almost all the vassal states of the Ancient Heng Dynasty sent powerful figures to witness the ceremony. The last time there was such a large-scale exchange among the Guardians was actually at the Conference of the Gods nearly a hundred centuries ago.

In a corner of the banquet, the two guardians of the Tianyue Dynasty and the Xingyao Dynasty did not look pleased.

"Brother Sword Spirit, what did you feel when you were trapped in the illusion?" The Guardian of the Star Glory Dynasty secretly transmitted his voice.

Upon hearing this, the Sword Spirit Venerable of the Tianyue Dynasty looked at Shen Mu and shook his head with a wary expression.

"Completely powerless to resist, the voice contained an extremely strong will, and in just an instant, it emptied his mind and trapped him in an illusion from which he could not extricate himself."

"Such a powerful artistic conception, yet it is not a state of perfect satisfaction, and he has not yet achieved the divine realm... It's simply unbelievable." The Sword Spirit Venerable did not hide his shock at all.

"I'm in a similar situation to Brother Sword Spirit. If Shen Mu doesn't die, seizing the ancestral tower of the Chiwu clan is nothing but wishful thinking. The opportunity that person promised us is probably just..."

Sword Spirit Venerable glanced at the person beside him and snorted coldly, "Opportunities can only be seized by those who are alive. If the two Heavenly Venerables of the Upper Kingdom's Hall of Worship find out about this, neither of us will survive. It's best to be cautious."

"Hmph, I naturally understand this principle, I don't need you, you old stubborn person, to remind me."

……

As night deepens and September hangs high in the sky, the stars seem like billions of divine eyes looking down upon the world.

Inside the ancestral tower of the Chiwu clan, Chiwu Yan looked at Shen Mu with a mournful sigh.

"Venerable Muhammad, you have been too careless."

"Why did you accept Gu Yun's challenge?"

"Although Gu Yun has not reached the realm of a Celestial Venerable, he possesses a strange sealing technique that allows him to suppress gods with a single thought, just like a true Celestial Venerable."

Shen Mu smiled and reassured him, "Senior Yan, there's no need for that. This duel will absolutely not implicate the Chiwu Clan."

Chi Wuyan shook his head and said, "Venerable Mu, you should worry about yourself. Even if my Chi Wu clan declines, it's nothing more than the elimination of the kingdom. It's not like we're going to have our bloodline severed. This time, Venerable Mu, you... are probably in mortal danger."

In this realm, human bloodlines cannot be refined, but the bloodline power of a target can be obtained through conventional reproduction.

With such a powerful divine body, Shen Mu must possess terrifying bloodline power, which naturally attracts the covetousness of countless people.

At this point, Chi Wuyan seemed to have made a decision, and looked at Shen Mu, saying, "For now, there is only one way, and that is for Venerable Mu to comprehend the Perfect Realm and achieve the Divine Realm within two thousand years."

"Venerable Mu, your physical strength at the Transcendent Realm is no weaker than that of a Venerable Divine Body. If you were to reach the Divine Realm, you would likely be even stronger, at least possessing the ability to protect yourself."

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Senior Yan can joke too. Comprehending the Perfected Realm is not that easy."

What Shen Mu has grasped most deeply now is the spiritual aspect of life within the Dao of Life, and he is only one step away from truly understanding it.

But this one step is the hardest to cross.

Secondly, there are the Path of Destruction and the Path of Soul, with the Path of Soul being the one with the lowest attainment.

Shen Mu intended to achieve the God King realm through the Dao of the Soul. Even if comprehending the Great Dao in this world was hundreds of millions of times easier, it would still take at least several thousand years to fully understand it.

Chi Wuyan shook his head and said, "It's not that there's absolutely no chance."

"I wonder what kind of state of mind Venerable Shen cultivates?"

"Four realms of conception: soul, illusion, life, and destruction."

As soon as Shen Mu finished speaking, Chi Wuyan couldn't help but laugh.

"No wonder Venerable Mu's strength is so profound; it turns out he has comprehended the most superior realms of enlightenment."

In the Origin Continent, there is no distinction between high and low Daos, only differences in how much they increase combat power.

However, in this realm, the Great Dao is divided into different grades, with the Soul Dao and Life Dao being the highest grades.

After speaking, Chi Wuyan pointed to the ground beneath their feet and said, "What do you think of my clan's ancestral tower, Venerable Shen?"

Shen Mu spoke with a slightly solemn expression: "Profound and unfathomable, I cannot see through it."

The rules of the Great Dao within this ancestral tower have been artificially modified; even a God-King at the ultimate realm might not possess such methods.

The being that created this ancestral tower, even if not a being that transcends the shackles of existence, is at least a Great Perfection God Emperor, a being of semi-primordial origin.

"This ancestral tower... is the true foundation of my Chiwu clan."

As he spoke, Chi Wuyan's expression became somewhat complicated.

"When I was young, my elders said that the past of my Chiwu clan was incredibly glorious, and that we were the most powerful clan in the world."

"However, later... my Chiwu clan suffered a great change, and the power of our bloodline was almost dried up."

"As time has passed, this has led to the current predicament, with even cultivators at the Divine Realm facing a generational gap."

Shen Mu asked, "Was the Chiwu clan very powerful when Senior Yan was young?"

Chi Wuyan shook his head, then nodded.

"If this were placed in the Northwest Continent today, it would be considered quite powerful, with six Divine Realm cultivators coexisting."

"However, it is still far behind the glorious ancient history of our clan."

Immediately, Chi Wuyan began to tell Shen Mu about the past of the Chi Wu clan.

The most glorious era of the Chiwu clan probably occurred 800 million epochs ago.

At that time, the Chiwu clan was the most powerful clan in the world, and it was not uncommon to find experts at the Supreme Realm within the clan.

However, the world faced an unprecedented calamity back then.

The history of the Chiwu clan does not provide a detailed account, only stating that the source of this great calamity was a world-destroying serpent.

Since that great calamity, the entire world has declined.

The most severely declined were the Chiwu clan and other clans that were once the most powerful in the world.

"This ancestral pagoda... is the most precious treasure left behind from the most glorious era of my Chiwu clan."

"The lives slain by the ancestral tower... all their creation and power will be integrated into our clan's ancestral tower, adding to its might."

"Although I don't know whether our ancestors back then suppressed and killed powerful beings who cultivated the realms of soul, illusion, etc."

"However, if the historical legends are accurate, they should exist."

As he spoke, countless secret patterns appeared on the ground beneath Shen Mu's feet and on the surrounding walls.

Each of the secret rune diagrams features the lifelike figures of ancient ferocious beasts and birds, as if they were sealed within the diagrams themselves.

The principles and realms of cultivation that these ancient ferocious beasts and birds have cultivated throughout their lives are all presented on the secret pattern diagram.

These secret patterns are mostly the achievements of those who have just entered the Divine Realm, and they contain countless Great Daos.

As Shen Mu's gaze swept across the area, various profound meanings of the Great Dao spread out.

There are great paths that run through all the source worlds, such as the Path of Life, the Path of Destruction, the Path of Soul, the Path of Void, the Path of Time, and the Path of Spacetime.

In addition, there are also fundamental Dao principles such as fire, earth, wind, and thunder, with hundreds of thousands of different types.

"Venerable Mu, I may pass away at any time, so I may not be able to activate the ancestral tower for long. Please do not waste your time."

"This first level consists of the insights gained by ordinary Divine Realm Venerables."

"The second level is the comprehension of the Celestial Venerable realm."

"After that, I don't know. With my current level, I can only barely reach the second level."

"These inheritances... Venerable Mu may comprehend them at will. I only ask that after my death, Venerable Mu will protect my Chiwu clan."

As soon as Chi Wuyan finished speaking, Diejia sat down on the futon with his eyes closed.

Around Chi Wuyan, crimson Dao principles spread out and merged into the ancient divine tower, and he once again entered a meditative, semi-dormant state.

Shen Mu's gaze swept over the ancient inheritance patterns and finally landed on Chi Wuyan.

"The Great Dao of Cause and Effect also exists in this realm, so Senior Yan, please rest assured that I will repay the karmic debts owed to the Chiwu Clan."

Shen Mu's voice rang out calmly, then vanished into the void.

With just a glance, Shen Mu could see that among the countless inheritance methods here, the most numerous were the Great Dao of Fire and inheritances similar to the Great Dao, accounting for about half.

The supreme Dao inheritance methods, such as the Dao of Soul, the Dao of Chaos, and the Dao of Order, are the fewest.

However, given the foundation of hundreds of thousands of methods, the first level of the Soul Path inheritance has sixty-one methods, which is not bad.

"The branches of spiritual thought, the true spirit... the branches of consciousness, all nine channels of the soul path are complete."

"What a coincidence..."

Shen Mu looked in one direction with some emotion. Through the infinite primordial space, it could be seen that Shen Mu's gaze was directed towards the Origin Continent.

An unexpected incident occurred during the cycle of reincarnation, leading to an ancient world where chaos reigned everywhere.

And now, a seemingly ordinary small country is actually the result of an ancient bloodline inheritance—it's all too coincidental.

"I wonder if this is orchestrated by the ancient Hunyuan Lord Yuan, or by some other supreme being."

"Whether it's a crisis or an opportunity, I don't care, as long as I can become stronger."

Shen Mu withdrew his gaze, and beams of divine light dispersed from his body.

The external avatars were unleashed once more, with sixty-one avatars arriving before the sixty-one kinds of Soul Dao God King inheritances to begin their own comprehension.

(End of this chapter)