177: The Imperial Road is about to open

Lin Dao safely returned to the Lin Family's Small World, carrying the light egg that came from the "Upper Realm."

He placed it deep within his own Chaos World for nurturing.

He did not mention this matter to anyone.

However, the moment he touched and took the light egg, an imperceptible fluctuation occurred in a mysterious place, located at a height that could not be measured by distance, far beyond the comprehension of the Primal Ancient Realm and even the Chaos Frontier.

That was a vast world where the Laws were so complete they were suffocating, and the energy level was unimaginably high.

The sky was high and distant, with ten thousand streaks of glowing light falling down.

The earth was boundless, nurturing endless divine beauty.

Here, what was inhaled and exhaled was not ordinary Spiritual Qi, but higher-dimensional energy particles.

This was what was mentioned in the information stream—the "Upper Realm."

In the Upper Realm, inside an ancient Divine Palace suspended atop the sea of clouds and cast entirely from Chaos Divine Jade.

The hall was empty, with only a giant, ancient Stone Mirror suspended in the center, its frame entwined with Vines of Destiny.

Most of the mirror surface was blurry, reflecting the scenes of creation and destruction across the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, but it was as if they were viewed through a thick layer of fog.

Suddenly, at the edge of the mirror, in an extremely remote and nearly forgotten corner, a faint, almost negligible milky-white radiance flashed brightly!

Although this radiance was weak, its essence was exceptionally pure and noble, completely incompatible with the aura of the other worlds reflected in the mirror.

"Hmm?"

An indifferent voice, seemingly woven from countless Laws, sounded within the Divine Palace.

The source of the voice was not a specific entity, but rather the Stone Mirror itself, or perhaps the will controlling the Stone Mirror.

"The 'origin egg' that was lost in the 'Lower Realm'... has been touched?"

Ripples spread across the surface of the Stone Mirror, and the location where the white light flashed became slightly clearer, vaguely outlining the blurry silhouette of a Universe—that was the location of the Primal Ancient Realm.

"Location marked."

"Energy level... low-grade."

"realm wall strength... acceptable, preventing deep probing and direct descent."

The indifferent voice analyzed emotionlessly.

"The Emperor's Road... yes, only by utilizing the Opportunity of the 'Emperor's Road' opening—which is condensed by the Lower Realm's own rules—when the barrier is weakest, can partial power be projected down to retrieve the 'origin egg'..."

The fluctuations of the Stone Mirror slowly subsided. The light spot marking the location of the Primal Ancient Realm did not disappear; instead, it remained firmly locked like a coordinate.

"Wait and see."

The indifferent voice fell silent, and the Divine Palace returned to stillness, as if nothing had happened... Primal Ancient Realm, Lin Family's Small World.

Lin Dao sat cross-legged in the Forbidden Ground, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.

Just now, the light egg within his internal Chaos World seemed to have pulsed extremely briefly, triggering the surrounding Chaos Qi, but it instantly returned to calm.

He carefully examined the light egg, finding no abnormality; that pulse seemed to be merely an illusion.

"Was it an illusion?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Lin Dao's mind, but since he found no substantial issues, he temporarily suppressed the matter.

Time flowed slowly.

The Lin Family's development remained rapid.

After the Arena Battle, Lin Huan thoroughly consolidated his cultivation base at the Second Heaven of Saint King Realm, became increasingly proficient in controlling the Primal Origin Body, and began secluded cultivation to break through to a higher Realm.

Lin Hao, Ye Chen, and the other Seven Saint Sons also encountered various Opportunities, and their cultivation bases steadily improved.

The Luck of the entire Lin Family was soaring, making them the uncrowned king of the Primal Ancient Realm.

However, some perceptive top-tier powerhouses, especially the Old Ancestors of Immortal Powers with long Legacies, and the ancient beings dormant in the Life Forbidden Zones, vaguely sensed that this world seemed to be undergoing some subtle change.

Deep in the starry sky, the foundation stones of some Ancient Star Roads—which had been dim and abandoned for countless millennia—began to glow faintly. Although the light was weak, it signaled that a mechanism that had been dormant for endless ages was being reactivated.

The Laws between heaven and earth seemed more active than ever before, especially the Dao Rhyme related to the "Emperor," which subtly became clearer and more tangible.

Some old monsters who had been stuck at the Quasi-Emperor Peak for countless years even felt a slight sign that their millennia-old Bottleneck was loosening!

All these signs pointed to a legend passed down through the ages—

The Emperor's Road is about to reappear!

Only when the Emperor's Road opens will the rules of heaven and earth change in this manner, paving the way for the birth of a new generation of Emperors!

This news spread like wildfire among the high-level circles of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, causing unprecedented shock and anticipation!

Countless Prodigies prepared eagerly, and countless old monsters awoke from their slumber, ready to compete for the sole Opportunity to become an Emperor!

Qingzhou, the Lin Family.

Lin Dao naturally also sensed the changes in heaven and earth.

He stood in the Forbidden Ground, looking up at the sky, his gaze seemingly penetrating the Small World realm wall and seeing the Luck of the Emperor's Road slowly condensing in the unseen world.

"The Emperor's Road... is it opening?"

He muttered to himself.

For him, who had long since achieved Great Emperor status, the Emperor's Road itself held no meaning.

But he knew that the opening of the Emperor's Road meant the Primal Ancient Realm would enter an unprecedented period of turmoil. Prodigies, old monsters, and even some hidden powers from the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms would emerge to compete for Opportunities, and there would inevitably be those hostile towards the Lin Family.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, the doubt that arose from the light egg's pulse resurfaced in his heart, subtly linking itself to the imminent opening of the Emperor's Road.

"I hope I'm overthinking things."

Lin Dao's eyes returned to calm.

No matter what was coming, he would meet soldiers with generals and cover water with earth.

With his current strength, he was capable of handling any challenge originating from this Realm.

What he was more concerned about now was whether Lin Huan, Lin Hao, and the other younger generations of the Family could carve out their own legends in the competition for the Emperor's Road.

Just as the entire Primal Ancient Realm was surging with undercurrents and high excitement due to the impending opening of the Emperor's Road,

Unbeknownst to all, in the supreme "Upper Realm," a pair of indifferent eyes had already cast their gaze through the endless Space-Time Barrier toward this world that was about to undergo a massive change.

They only needed to wait for the Emperor's Road to open, when the barrier was weakest, to deploy a method to retrieve the "origin egg" that had been lost here.

A crisis far exceeding the scope of the Primal Ancient Realm's comprehension was silently drawing near.

And the source of this crisis was merely Lin Dao taking a seemingly harmless... egg from the depths of the Chaos Frontier.