155: Chapter 155 Ancestor

Extermination Progenitor walked out of the Eternal Forbidden Zone, his Great Dao of Extermination aura sweeping through the Demon Immortal Realm like a world-ending torrent. He stood at the pinnacle of the void; everywhere he passed, space shattered inch by inch, and even the rules of heaven and earth trembled before him.

"From this moment on, except for the Demon Immortal Clan, all living beings in the Demon Immortal Realm shall be utterly exterminated!"

The cold, heartless voice echoed throughout the Demon Immortal world, devoid of any emotion, pronouncing a death sentence that was destined to be irreversible.

The power of Extermination spread overwhelmingly, like a boundless net covering the mountains, rivers, secret realms, and abysses of the Demon Immortal Realm. Any living being not belonging to the Demon Immortal Clan—whether lurking demonic beasts or lucky survivors of the Immortal Path—instantly turned to fly ash under the shroud of the Extermination Progenitor's Great Dao. Their physical bodies, divine souls, and even their Source Dao Foundations were obliterated without the slightest chance to resist.

The sight of wailing and despair everywhere, with blood flowing like rivers, was not enough to describe the tragic state of the Demon Immortal Realm at this moment. The Great Dao of Extermination followed no logic; it distinguished not between good and evil, but only by race. Anyone who was not of the Demon Immortal Clan was marked for slaughter.

At the same time, Ancestor of Reincarnation was not idle either, his eyes piercing through the void, intensely monitoring every corner of the entire Demon Immortal Clan without any blind spots.

Any member of the Demon Immortal Clan whose True Spirit had not entered the Samsara Great Dao was completely wiped out.

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In the void of the secret realm, Lu Hu was beaming with joy.

His two avatars had gained a lot from the Four Great Fierce Beasts, collecting no fewer than a hundred types of Immortal plants alone.

It would be easier to trigger system rewards in the future.

Suddenly, Lu Hu's expression changed slightly as numerous Source connections linked to his avatars snapped one after another, completely disappearing.

"What's going on?"

It wouldn't have mattered if they were Demon Immortal avatars, as Ancestor of Reincarnation had means to identify avatars on a large scale.

But now, what was disappearing on a massive scale were his Immortal Path avatars.

This was the very foundation of his cultivation.

"Which progenitor is it this time?"

Lu Hu looked outside, his face darkening. Such ruthless methods—exterminating everyone not of the Demon Immortal Clan—no wonder his avatars were dying so quickly.

With the addition of the Ancestor of Reincarnation inspecting the Demon Immortal Clan,

And Ancestor of Reincarnation personally overseeing the monitoring, his avatars could no longer maintain a foothold in the Demon Immortal Realm.

"Dammit!"

Lu Hu made a prompt decision and recalled all the avatars that hadn't been discovered yet.

The cultivation accumulated by these avatars all returned to Lu Hu's main body.

Boom—!

A massive amount of cultivation power, like a surging river or sea, flooded frantically into Lu Hu's body.

Lu Hu's aura skyrocketed, and his Eternal Realm cultivation climbed once again. His foundation, which had only recently entered the Eternal rank, became incredibly thick at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the power of the Great Dao around him became increasingly refined.

"Not bad."

Lu Hu nodded slowly. Originally, compared to the Four Great Fierce Beasts, there was still a gap in his strength. But now, after absorbing all the cultivation from his avatars, even if he were to directly confront the Four Great Fierce Beasts, he was confident he could retreat unscathed even if he couldn't win.

He could go to the Small Immortal Realm of the Four Great Fierce Beasts now.

Strength was his confidence. Lu Hu took the White Tiger to the Small Immortal Realm. Instead of looking for the Four Great Fierce Beasts immediately, he strolled through the Small Immortal Realm.

In the Small Immortal Realm, besides the Eternal-level combat power of the Four Great Fierce Beasts, there were many remnant Immortal Path cultivators from after the destruction of the Immortal Path.

Lu Hu wanted to find someone.

Half a day later, an old man wearing simple, ancient Daoist robes with a restrained Immortal Qi appeared in Lu Hu's sight.

That figure had a peaceful aura, yet it carried a trace of familiar Dao Rhyme. Lu Hu smiled;

He had found it—the aura from the Continent of Desolation.

"Are you Ancestor Xuan?"

Lu Hu stepped forward and asked.

The old man turned around, his eyes filled with confusion and doubt. He had already heard of Lu Hu's existence, but he couldn't fathom why such a powerful being would be looking for him.

"Why does Senior know my former title?"

"I come from the Continent of Desolation," Lu Hu said directly.

"What?!"

Ancestor Xuan's whole body trembled, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

He was more certain than anyone that he was the first cultivator from the Continent of Desolation to ascend to the Immortal Realm, and not long after his ascension, the Immortal Realm had met with disaster.

Yet this senior before him claimed to be from the Continent of Desolation. Didn't that mean the senior was his junior?

His junior's cultivation far exceeded his own Immortal Realm; this disparity left Ancestor Xuan dazed and unable to believe it.

Was he using a cheat?

Lu Hu didn't mind Ancestor Xuan's shock and directly asked about what happened after the four Heavenly Immortals—Young Ancestor Xuan, Emperor Xuan Shi, Ancestor Que, and Ancestor Kun—ascended, and whether Ancestor Xuan had been involved behind the scenes.

From Ancestor Xuan's perspective, what exactly was the ascension process like?

Hearing Lu Hu's question, a flash of grief and self-reproach crossed Ancestor Xuan's eyes. After a moment of silence, he slowly recounted that sorrowful experience.

Since his ascension to the Immortal Realm, he had been practicing hard. As the creator of the Continent of Desolation's cultivation methods, Ancestor Xuan's talent was stunning and peerless. In less than a thousand years, he crossed the Tai Xuan Immortal Realm and became an Immortal Undying Venerable. He enjoyed limitless glory and was even rated as one of the top ten seed candidates for the next Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Realm.

Unfortunately, before he could enjoy his glory for long, the Immortal Realm met with disaster. Young Ancestor Xuan luckily survived, but the Immortal Realm fell under the control of the Demon Immortal Clan. The Immortal Path declined, and he could only preserve himself under the protection of the Four Ominous Beasts.

Until the ascension channel between the Continent of Desolation and the Immortal Realm reopened, Ancestor Xuan immediately sensed the aura from his hometown, feeling both shocked and anxious.

He knew the Demon Immortal Clan's goal well. If this channel were seized by the Demon Immortal Clan, the Continent of Desolation would surely cease to exist.

Ancestor Xuan immediately wanted to go and meet them, but with only his Immortal Undying cultivation, he couldn't possibly contend with the Progenitors of the Demon Immortal Clan. In desperation, he could only first transmit information to the ascenders from the Desolate Ancient Continent and then ask the Four Ominous Beasts to harass the Demon Immortal Clan Progenitors to create an opportunity for him to act.

While the Four Great Fierce Beasts were dealing with the Demon Immortal Clan Progenitors, Ancestor Xuan rushed to the Ascension Ground regardless of everything, but he was still a step too late.

Hundreds of Earthly Immortals from the Continent of Desolation were all eaten. Emperor Xuan Shi died in battle. Ancestor Que used his body to crash into and destroy the ascension channel to prevent the Demon Immortal Clan from slaughtering the lower realm. To cover the others, Ancestor Kun burned his lifelong cultivation to stall the experts of the Demon Immortal Clan.

Similarly, Young Ancestor Xuan was also at his life's end under the siege of the Demon Immortal Clan Progenitors, on the verge of perishing.

The late-arriving Ancestor Xuan was powerless. He could only, at the moment Young Ancestor Xuan fell, exhaust his cultivation to refine his yet-to-dissipate Primordial Spirit into a Treasure Soul and send it back to the Continent of Desolation.

A Treasure Soul is the soul of a Magic Treasure; as long as there is a spiritless Magic Treasure nearby, it can be attracted to it and become the Artifact Spirit.

"In addition, I rescued Ancestor Kun, but he had burned his Source too severely back then. His Dao Foundation is broken and his Source is missing. Over the years, I have used all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but I cannot mend his Source injury. Even though he is now a Tai Xuan Immortal cultivator, he is full of flaws."

Ancestor Xuan sighed, feeling very bitter. As the pioneer of the Continent of Desolation, he couldn't even save his own juniors. How incompetent.

After listening, Lu Hu was filled with a mix of complex emotions, finally clearing up the entire story from back then.

He now knew how Young Ancestor Xuan had become the Artifact Spirit of the State-Guarding Artifact.

Refining Young Ancestor Xuan into a Treasure Soul was a last resort, but looking at it now, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Lu Hu told Ancestor Xuan about Young Ancestor Xuan and also informed him of the current prosperity of the Continent of Desolation.

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared in Ancestor Xuan's eyes. "Good, good, very good. This is the best news I've heard since my ascension."

"You'll hear even more in the future,"

Lu Hu laughed.

Afterward, Lu Hu had Ancestor Xuan lead the way to see the foundation-damaged Ancestor Kun.

Lu Hu used the Great Dao of Creation to heal Ancestor Kun.

The Great Dao of Creation was indescribably wonderful. The damaged Source within Ancestor Kun's body was mended bit by bit, his missing Dao Foundation was re-refined, his aura rose rapidly, and his listless expression became ruddy again.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu Hu!" Ancestor Kun bowed deeply to Lu Hu, his heart filled with gratitude.

"It's a small matter. Speaking of which, I've received your inheritance; the Kun Illusionary Way is very useful."

Lu Hu waved his hand and passed all of his insights into the Illusory Immortal Great Dao to Ancestor Kun.

This Great Dao came from the illusory immortal grass, and the Kun Illusionary Way was just one of its branches. The Illusory Immortal Great Dao was more compatible with Ancestor Kun's cultivation path, enough to allow his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds and step into the rank of Immortal Undying Venerable.

If he has a great opportunity accompanying him, the Eternal realm might not be impossible.

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