251: The Hundred Ancestors Era

“Ah!”

Amidst a pained shriek, a person was seen being brutally stabbed by someone wielding a cone-like object.

It seemed as though something was being siphoned away from the person pierced by the cone.

It flowed along the grooves on the cone, into its interior.

The person withered at a visible rate, turning into a dried husk in the blink of an eye.

The cone-like object displayed several compartments.

At the bottom of the lowest compartment, a faint glow subtly appeared.

After this one was finished, it was taken away and replaced with the next.

As for the dried husk, it was taken away for disposal along with others that had just been collected.

Next, these dried husks were brought to the edge of a deep pit, and along with the others who had come, they were dumped into it.

One dried husk after another was casually discarded into the deep pit.

Beside the deep pit, people came and went, ceaselessly repeating the same task.

At this moment, two figures stood in the distance, gazing at the scene.

One of the figures spoke, “I didn’t expect you’d actually find a way to quietly eliminate the Xuan Clan without them summoning their Ancestors.”

The other figure humbly replied, “Oh, it was nothing, just a few minor tricks.”

The first figure, with a half-smile, said, “This is no minor trick!”

He knew very well that achieving this feat would be difficult even if he and the Xiao Clan joined forces.

The other figure shook his head, “Not so, I merely relied on my racial talent.

You know what my true form is.

Back then, when I was merely at Pi Ming Realm Fifth Layer, you were the one who saved me.”

After speaking, he sighed, “My clan is not skilled in combat; this is just our special ability.

If you hadn’t personally intervened this time, the Xuan Clan would not have been taken down.”

The first figure silently glanced at him, said nothing, and then shifted to another topic.

“This bloodline extraction technique brought from the ruins is truly effective!

It lives up to its reputation as a product from the Hundred Ancestor Era; it is indeed extraordinary.”

The other figure praised, “Indeed, it is said that era was the most prosperous for cultivators on our Tian Qiong Continent.

Ancestor Realm powerhouses were born one after another; almost every period had an Ancestor Realm powerhouse presiding.

Sometimes, during the same period, there was even more than one Ancestor Realm powerhouse in existence.”

The first figure nodded, “It’s a pity, for some unknown reason, all Ancestor Realm powerhouses from the Hundred Ancestor Era mysteriously disappeared after existing for a period of time.

This also meant that Ancestor Realm powerhouses simply couldn’t accumulate.

Otherwise, with the strength of Ancestor Realm powerhouses, coupled with their long lifespans.

The Tian Qiong Continent today would be an unimaginable sight.

And the final swan song of our Tian Qiong Continent was the Eight Ancestor Era.

During one period, the Eight Ancestors stood side by side.

However, after the Slaying of the Heavens, perhaps due to the loss of the world’s origin, no more Ancestor Realm powerhouses were born.”

The other figure respectfully said, “Your Excellency, Clan Leader, with your grand vision, and now having obtained a method like the bloodline extraction technique.

In time, you will surely be able to gather the bloodlines of the Eight Clans into one, bringing the bloodline power to the level of a Progenitor, or even surpassing it.”

The other figure grew more and more excited as he spoke, “By then, you will be able to break through to the Ancestor Realm.

Becoming the first Ancestor Realm powerhouse in the million years since the Eight Ancestor Zhan Tian.”

Bowing to the first figure, he said, “Your subordinate here congratulates the Clan Leader in advance.

May the Clan Leader achieve Ancestorhood!”

The first figure smiled indifferently, looking into the distance.

Watching his busy clansmen below, his eyes burned with ambition.

...

Chen De, naturally, wasn't idle within the Xiao Clan; he was never one to sit still.

His daily routine merely consisted of routinely enlightening a few Xiao Clan Pi Ming Realm cultivators and studying Xiao Clan intelligence.

Due to its long history, and the world’s selfishness affecting the consciousness of all beings, a large amount of historical records and inheritances regarding the Tian Qiong Continent had been lost.

Outside, there were almost no clear or complete records of events before the Eight Ancestors.

Chen De had only pieced together some fragmented information from the outside.

For example, before the Eight Ancestors, the Tian Qiong Continent had an even more prosperous era.

Ancestor Realm powerhouses emerged in an endless stream; Pi Ming Realm cultivators were as common as dogs, and Zhou Tian cultivators walked everywhere.

Things like Ancestor Realm bloodlines were so common then that you could hit a large number of them with a brick.

At that time, cultivators with Ancestor Realm bloodlines were seen everywhere in Central Province.

This fact shocked Chen De; it was still the same sentiment.

The world before Chen De, which he sensed could barely fluctuate between giving birth to Heavenly Imperial Realm powerhouses, was actually so heaven-defying.

Not to mention being able to give birth to eight powerhouses comparable to the Heavenly Imperial Realm at the same time.

Before it, there was an even more flourishing era.

In the Xiao Clan’s records, they collectively referred to the era before the Eight Ancestors as—the Hundred Ancestor Era!

How incredible!

Such a small world as the Tian Qiong Continent could actually give birth to so many powerhouses.

What was the concept of over a hundred Ancestor Realm powerhouses?

Translated, that meant over a hundred powerhouses comparable to the Heavenly Imperial Realm.

Even if the actual combat power of Ancestor Realm powerhouses was somewhat inferior to Heavenly Imperial Realm powerhouses.

They were at least on the same level as Heavenly Imperial Realm powerhouses in terms of rank.

This world increasingly made Chen De feel strange.

As Chen De explored, all sorts of bizarre things emerged.

The more Chen De investigated, the more alarmed he became, making him somewhat hesitant to reveal himself.

Of course, no matter how strange this world was, it couldn't compare to the Earth Immortal Realm Chen De had once visited.

There, the lowest level shown on Chen De’s map was Heavenly Imperial Realm Peak.

If powerhouses of that level came here, they could flatten this world in minutes.

What were hundreds of Ancestor Realm powerhouses? Under the suppression of higher realms, numerical advantage was worthless.

A Heavenly Imperial Realm Peak existence could wipe out hundreds of Heavenly Imperial Realm Second or Third Layer cultivators as if playing a game.

Of course, the current Chen De certainly couldn't do that.

If a slightly weaker Heavenly Imperial Realm First Layer appeared, Chen De would have to kneel.

Therefore, regarding the situation on the Tian Qiong Continent, Chen De had to be even more cautious.

This world could no longer give birth to Ancestor Realm powerhouses, but the arrangements left by the Ancestor Realm powerhouses were still there.

Anyway, Chen De currently didn’t want to jump into this pit himself.

So this glorious task naturally had to be entrusted to the beloved Xiao Clan to test the waters.

He, Chen De, had already recognized the Xiao Clan Leader as his father.

Chen De was now even more pure than a pure-blooded Xiao Clan member; if the Xiao Clan didn't help him, who would they help?

For example, Chen De was currently on his way to visit the Xiao Clan's Third Elder.

Even though Chen De’s chances of success were already very high, he remained diligent and dared not relax.