Lu Changsheng did not speak.
He had no way to sever a strand of Heaven Realm origin and merge it into the Illusory Realm. Only Dao Ancestors were capable of severing the realm's origin.
After a long silence, Pan Ancestor slowly spoke. "Severing a strand of the Heaven Realm's origin power is indeed extremely dangerous. However, we need not have a single Dao Ancestor do it alone. All seven of us Dao Ancestors can join hands.
"When the time comes, the seven Dao Ancestors can also bear the backlash of the Heaven Realm's will together. While there may be some harm, it will not cause any significant repercussions.
"Over all these years, Immortal Venerable Changsheng is the most dazzling prodigy the Heaven Realm has ever produced, and the person with the greatest hope of surpassing the Dao Ancestors to become a Chaos lifeform. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, this old man is willing to try.
"However, severing a strand of origin power is no ordinary matter, and Immortal Venerable Changsheng cannot simply accept such a benefit for nothing. Immortal Venerable Changsheng, this strand of origin will be valued at one billion immortal merit. If you are willing, you will essentially owe the Heavenly Court one billion immortal merit, which you must slowly repay once your cultivation bears fruit in the future. Are you willing?"
Pan Ancestor's words took Lu Changsheng slightly aback.
One billion immortal merit?
That was an astronomical figure.
According to the Heavenly Court's current merit system, the Daluo Golden Immortal tier required at least over one million immortal merit, while the Dao Ancestor tier stood at one hundred million.
In other words, Lu Changsheng's one billion immortal merit theoretically required slaying ten existences at the Dao Ancestor level—meaning ten Emperors—before he could possibly repay that much.
It certainly sounded like an immense sum.
Yet to a mere Immortal Venerable or Taiyi Immortal Venerable, it was ultimately just a number.
A mountain of debt brought no added pressure.
Only after he attained the Dao Ancestor realm or even surpassed it would he have any hope of repaying such an amount.
Pan Ancestor was setting his sights on the future.
In truth, it was merely an indirect way of helping Lu Changsheng, a fact Lu Changsheng understood perfectly well.
If he truly grew to the level of a Dao Ancestor or beyond, what would a mere one billion immortal merit matter?
Pan Ancestor's move did not violate the rules, either.
After all, this strand of Heaven Realm origin power was effectively being sold to Lu Changsheng for the price of one billion immortal merit!
Even now, Pan Ancestor strictly adhered to the Heavenly Court's rules.
Rules were paramount.
Rules ensured everyone accepted the outcome whole-heartedly.
For instance, the other six Dao Ancestors glanced at one another and ultimately nodded.
They agreed.
Pan Ancestor had not broken the rules.
At least on the surface, he had not simply given this strand of Heaven Realm origin to Lu Changsheng for free, but had sold it for one billion immortal merit.
Once Lu Changsheng rose to prominence, that one billion immortal merit would indeed have to be repaid.
Of course, their agreement was also due to Pan Ancestor's insistence.
Pan Ancestor held a venerated status within the Heaven Realm.
He could easily have lorded over everyone and monopolized the title of the First Dao Ancestor, or even remained the sole Dao Ancestor.
Yet he had never done so.
Instead, he had disseminated cultivation methods and aided individuals of extraordinary talent, allowing a second Dao Ancestor, a third Dao Ancestor, and all the others up to the seventh Dao Ancestor to emerge.
Now that Pan Ancestor insisted on all seven Dao Ancestors taking action together to sever a strand of Heaven Realm origin power, setting the price at one billion immortal merit was, in truth, an act of helping Lu Changsheng.
Every Dao Ancestor knew this.
Yet even knowing it, they consented.
Since Pan Ancestor thought so highly of Lu Changsheng, they did not begrudge lending him a hand.
"My thanks to all the Dao Ancestors!"
Seeing that all the Dao Ancestors agreed, Lu Changsheng hastily offered a respectful bow.
Severing a strand of Heaven Realm origin power was indeed perilous, but if it could resolve his pressing predicament, the help it offered him would be immeasurable.
Pan Ancestor nodded in satisfaction. "Severing origin power is no small undertaking. Everyone, return and make your preparations. We will take action three days from now."
With that, the Dao Ancestors departed one by one to adjust their states.
"Lu Changsheng, you should also return and adjust your state. Once the strand of origin power is severed, you must immediately merge it into the Illusory Realm, then integrate your Mortal Dao Fruit into the Heaven Realm to advance to Taiyi!"
"Yes, Pan Ancestor."
Lu Changsheng nodded.
Upon returning to his cave dwelling, Lu Changsheng did not immediately adjust his condition.
Instead, he began analyzing Pan Ancestor's method.
If the origin power could truly be merged into the Illusory Realm, then integrating the Mortal Dao Fruit into the Heaven Realm would pose no problem.
However, whether origin power could merge into the Mortal Dao Fruit—or rather, whether it could merge into the Illusory Realm—remained an open question.
Lu Changsheng needed to deduce it first.
Relying on his top-tier comprehension, he spent an entire day in deduction and arrived at a tentative conclusion.
If it truly was Heaven Realm origin power, his Illusory Realm might very well be able to merge with it.
The probability of a successful fusion was over eighty percent!
Of course, there might still be some twists and unforeseen accidents.
After all, no one could guarantee that everything would proceed without a hitch.
Integrating a Dao Fruit with origin power was actually a concept supported by prior precedent; it was not a wild fabrication spun out of Pan Ancestor's imagination.
It was simply that no one had ever actually put it into practice.
Pan Ancestor had nearly tried it back in the day, yet had ultimately refrained from doing so.
Now, Lu Changsheng had the chance to truly attempt it.
Lu Changsheng quickly deduced various possibilities, striving to foresee every contingency and commit them thoroughly to memory.
Only then would he avoid being caught off guard should an unexpected situation arise.
Time flew by, and three days passed in a flash.
Lu Changsheng left his cave dwelling and arrived at the Dao Ancestor Hall.
The seven Dao Ancestors had already gathered.
"Let us go."
At Pan Ancestor's command, the seven Dao Ancestors and Lu Changsheng—eight individuals in total—flew straight into the depths of the void.
Although origin power existed everywhere, it was most concentrated high in the heavens.
Furthermore, severing origin power would create a massive disturbance, and the vast expanse of the void ensured that the shockwaves would not cause catastrophic destruction.
Lu Changsheng kept a fair distance from the seven Dao Ancestors, wary of being swept up in the aftermath.
After all, this was the severing of origin power—a direct battle between seven Dao Ancestors and the Heaven Realm's will.
With the slightest slip, any stray shockwave reaching Lu Changsheng could reduce him to ashes.
Naturally, keeping far away was essential.
Lu Changsheng steadied his posture and gazed intently at the seven figures in the distance.
These were the beings standing at the pinnacle of the entire Heaven Realm—seven Dao Ancestors!
And now, to sever a strand of origin power, they were truly engaging in battle against Heaven itself!
"Begin."
As Pan Ancestor spoke, the expressions of every Dao Ancestor grew grave.
*Rumble!*
Pan Ancestor stirred the origin power of the Heaven Realm.
Upon reaching the Dao Ancestor realm, one could stir origin power anywhere within the Heaven Realm. This was the fundamental reason why a Dao Ancestor was far stronger than an Emperor inside the Heaven Realm.
Yet being able to stir origin power did not mean one could sever it.
Stirring origin power relied on the Heaven Realm's will, but the origin power belonged to the Heaven Realm itself.
If a Dao Ancestor attempted to sever or refine a strand of origin power, they would face the backlash of the Heaven Realm's will.
Once that backlash struck, even a Dao Ancestor could perish completely.
It was an extraordinarily dangerous endeavor.
Yet in the face of such immense peril, the seven Dao Ancestors showed not the slightest hesitation, preparing to stake everything on this venture.
As the origin power was stirred, a terrifying pressure began to emanate from the void, carrying an atmosphere of total devastation.
This phenomenon was vastly greater than the disturbance caused when Lu Changsheng had integrated his Dao Fruits into the Heaven Realm.
Even far away in the Heavenly Court, countless immortals felt the massive upheaval.
Certain Daluo Golden Immortals seemed to discern what the seven Dao Ancestors were doing.
They immediately stepped forward to calm the crowd and maintain order within the Heavenly Court, yet their gazes remained fixed upon the void with profound gravity.
"Severing a strand of origin power... Will the seven Dao Ancestors succeed?"
"This is a genuine battle against Heaven and Earth. Even Dao Ancestors face overwhelming peril. Is it truly worth it for the sake of Immortal Venerable Changsheng?"
"Pan Ancestor has spoken; who would dare disobey? Still, Immortal Venerable Changsheng is truly astonishing. For a mere Immortal Venerable to advance to Taiyi Immortal Venerable, seven Dao Ancestors must step forward to sever a strand of origin power. If he advances to Daluo or even Dao Ancestor in the future, won't it be even more staggering?"
"Immortal Venerable Changsheng is the hope of our Heaven Realm to begin with. Faced with the aggressive incursions of the You clan, the Dao Ancestors can only go all out..."
The Daluo Immortal Venerables knew the truth.
Yet the more they understood, the heavier their hearts became.
The You clan hung over the heads of the immortal race like a suspended blade.
If even the Dao Ancestors had to risk their lives, what about everyone else?
Now, the Dao Ancestors had clearly placed their greatest hopes upon Immortal Venerable Changsheng.
*Rumble, rumble!*
The void shook violently.
A beam of white light seemed to manifest between heaven and earth—a streak of white lightning.
This white lightning appeared capable of destroying all things.
It was the materialization of the Heaven Realm's origin.
Normally, the Dao Ancestors could channel origin power to strike at the You Clan Emperors, forcing even those Emperors to retreat in defeat.
"Sever!" Pan Ancestor bellowed in the next instant.
An invisible ripple surged from the unseen depths, instantly binding the white lightning.
Yet with a faint tremor, the white lightning shattered the invisible restraint.
However, it did not end there; the remaining six Dao Ancestors struck in succession.
A blinding flash of sword light swept across the void, slashing savagely against the white lightning.
Sword Ancestor had made his move.
The seven Dao Ancestors each possessed their own unique masteries, but when it came to offensive power, Sword Ancestor stood first without equal.
As Sword Ancestor unleashed his strike, the brilliant sword light cut across the void with dazzling radiance, cleanly cleaving the streak of white lightning right through the middle.
Nor did it stop there—tens of thousands of sword lights rained down immediately after, piercing the white lightning in an instant and hacking it into fragmented remnants until only a tiny speck of white glow remained.
"Suppress!" another Dao Ancestor roared, taking action.
A great black bell materialized, slamming down to suppress that speck of white light within its interior.
Though it was merely a speck of white glow, it was genuinely the origin power of the Heaven Realm.
Even a single speck was terrifyingly potent.
As for severing more? The Dao Ancestors dared not harbor the slightest greed.
Had they attempted to seize any more of the Heaven Realm's origin, they would likely have failed entirely.
Even for this single speck of origin power, the Dao Ancestors could not guarantee that they would successfully suppress it.
*Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!*
Sure enough, violent reverberations erupted from within the black bell.
The expressions of all seven Dao Ancestors altered drastically.
As expected, even confining this sliver of origin power was no easy feat.
One had to understand that this black bell was a genuine Dao artifact!
For origin power to threaten to shatter even a Dao artifact showed just how terrifying it was.
*Crack!*
A fissure finally split across the black bell.
"Not good, it cannot suppress the Heaven Realm origin power!" one of the Dao Ancestors shouted.
In truth, no warning was needed; everyone had already witnessed it.
"Manifest the Great Daos to suppress it!" Pan Ancestor bellowed.
A chill ran through the hearts of the Dao Ancestors.
The Great Dao!
This was the very foundation of a Dao Ancestor.
What defined a Dao Ancestor? In essence, "my Dao is immortal" was the hallmark of a Dao Ancestor.
Every single Dao Ancestor inevitably commanded at least one Great Dao.
Though there were myriad Great Daos, and each branch held subtle distinctions that could form separate Great Daos when split, mastering any Great Dao was arduous beyond measure.
Only a Dao Ancestor could grasp one.
Beneath the Great Dao, all were ants.
This meant that once a Great Dao manifested, anyone beneath the level of a Dao Ancestor was utterly defenseless before it.
Such was the Great Dao!
Yet a Great Dao was a Dao Ancestor's fundamental root; should that foundation be harmed, even the Dao Ancestor would be shaken.
Under the present circumstances, however, the Dao Ancestors could afford no reservations.
*Boom!*
A fierce, sharp aura suddenly surged through the void, blotting out the sky like a peerless divine blade.
The entire void was permeated by this sword intent.
This was the Sword Dao—the Great Dao grasped by Sword Ancestor!
Sword Ancestor was the first to answer Pan Ancestor, directly manifesting his Sword Dao.
Yet this was merely the beginning.
After the Sword Dao manifested, a second, third, and fourth Great Dao materialized in rapid succession.
As various Great Daos emerged, the heavens and earth changed color, and the void tore apart as though the end of days had arrived.
Before such a spectacle, even Daluo Golden Immortals paled, unable to maintain their composure.
Such were the Dao Ancestors!
Wielding the might of the Great Dao, they could bring about the destruction of heaven and earth. Beneath such Daos, any technique was entirely futile.
Even Lu Changsheng felt captivated.
This was the first time he had witnessed the Dao Ancestors manifest their Great Daos, giving him an intuitive grasp of their true might.
They were formidable indeed—astonishingly so.
The difference between a Dao Ancestor and those below was an insurmountable divide.
*Bang!*
The black bell ultimately shattered, utterly destroying a Dao artifact.
The strand of Heaven Realm origin power inside burst forth in full fury, attempting to escape into the void.
However, seven Great Daos instantly bore down upon it, completely suppressing the strand of origin power until it could not move an inch.
Yet this was an act of defying Heaven.
The Heaven Realm's will finally took notice.
A terrifying pressure descended once more.
It was an indescribable sensation, as though the entire world had suddenly "come alive."
Countless True Immortals, Immortal Monarchs, Immortal Venerables, Taiyi Immortal Venerables, and even Daluo Immortal Venerables felt the same—an overwhelming sensation akin to Mount Tai crushing down upon their shoulders.
It seemed as though all creation was about to endure a horrific wrath, as if heavenly punishment was imminent.
This was the Heaven Realm's will.
None could defy the will of the Heaven Realm.
Yet the seven Dao Ancestors held their ground stubbornly, striving to withstand the backlash.
Otherwise, failure would be the least of their worries; they might well lose their lives.
The seven Dao Ancestors manifested their Great Daos into an absolute barrier, tightly confining that strand of Heaven Realm origin so the realm's will could not detect it.
Then, through their seven Great Daos, they forcefully resisted the Heaven Realm's will.
It became a grueling tug-of-war.
Time ticked away.
The seven Dao Ancestors had to hold on!
After roughly an hour, the tremors across the void gradually subsided, and the terrifying pressure dissipated.
The crushing, apocalyptic weight lifted from the hearts of the gathered immortals.
Evidently, the Heaven Realm's will had receded.
"Phew..."
Even the seven Dao Ancestors could not help but exhale a sigh of relief.
Forcibly defying the Heaven Realm's will brought even Dao Ancestors to the brink between life and death.
"We managed to hold on after all. Risking everything for this strand of origin power was truly a gamble, but we have finally weathered it."
"In all my years as a Dao Ancestor, I never expected to face a brush with death like this again."
"Even when facing the You Clan Emperors back then, it was never this dangerous..."
The Dao Ancestors let out their breaths and began conversing among themselves, their voices laced with the relief of surviving a calamity.
While the You Clan Emperors were immensely strong, the Dao Ancestors never feared them.
After all, the Dao Ancestors had integrated their Dao Fruits into the Heaven Realm. Even if they died fighting a You Clan Emperor, what did it matter? With a bit of time, they could be reborn from the Heaven Realm without any lingering injury.
Severing origin power, however, was fundamentally different.
It was a direct confrontation with Heaven itself; had the Heaven Realm's will crushed them, they would have perished for good.
Now, however, the Heaven Realm origin was secured.
Yet the most crucial step remained—a step they could not perform, one that had to be left to Lu Changsheng.
"Immortal Venerable Changsheng, it is up to you now," Pan Ancestor's voice reached Lu Changsheng's ears.
*Whoosh!*
Lu Changsheng flew over immediately.
He glanced at the seven Dao Ancestors. "My thanks to the Dao Ancestors!"
With that, the strand of Heaven Realm origin suppressed by the Great Daos flew into Lu Changsheng's hands.
Lu Changsheng examined the origin power.
At first glance, it appeared completely ordinary, yet when he tried to fathom it, it felt boundlessly vast.
Lu Changsheng knew that origin was the foundation of any world.
A world with origin and a world without were entirely different concepts.
A world lacking origin could never give birth to a cultivation civilization, nor could one cultivate within it; it would be nothing more than a lifeless, dead domain.
A world possessing origin was entirely distinct—teeming with vitality, harboring cultivation civilizations, and capable of perpetual growth in strength.
Lu Changsheng stared at the strand of origin power before him.
This was a prize the seven Dao Ancestors had risked their lives to sever.
With that thought, Lu Changsheng hesitated no longer and directly manifested the Illusory Realm.
*Boom!*
The Illusory Realm descended, instantly enveloping the strand of Heaven Realm origin power.
"Merge!"
With a thought, Lu Changsheng mobilized the full strength of the Illusory Realm, beginning to assimilate this wisp of origin power.
He had anticipated encountering some resistance or needing significant effort, yet he was proven wrong.
None was required.
The Illusory Realm was ethereal and illusory, whereas the Heaven Realm origin was substantial and real.
By all rights, the illusory and the real should never have been able to fuse.
Yet now, the two miraculously coalesced without the slightest hindrance.
The process was remarkably smooth—so natural and effortless that everything felt entirely destined.
As the strand of Heaven Realm origin merged into it, Lu Changsheng's Illusory Realm did not expand, nor did its power increase.
Yet a world-shaking transformation took place.
Within his line of sight, Lu Changsheng caught sight of a faint outline of the Illusory Realm.
Yes, a visible outline.
It was not a spiritual perception, but something seen with his physical eyes.
At that moment, Lu Changsheng trembled with excitement.
To be visible to the naked eye, even if only as a faint outline that seemed ready to vanish at any moment, proved one undeniable fact:
The Illusory Realm could be turned from illusory to real.
And Lu Changsheng understood better than anyone what turning the Illusory Realm from illusory to real truly signified.
It meant he could genuinely embark on the path of a World Master.
The path of a World Master was a cultivation journey that was in no way inferior to becoming a Chaos Origin Lifeform.
"So turning the Illusory Realm from illusory to real depends on world origin power..." Lu Changsheng murmured softly.
He understood. Everything had become clear.
He now saw the direction of his future cultivation.
Previously, Lu Changsheng had been uncertain about how to progress the Illusory Realm.
Even with his top-tier comprehension, everything within the Illusory Realm was already exceptionally complete—what more could he do? It even possessed its own River of Time.
As for turning it from illusory to real, Lu Changsheng had known the concept, but had lacked the faintest clue on how to achieve it.
Turning the illusory into reality was far easier said than done, something beyond what mere deduction could yield.
This time, merging the Heaven Realm origin had merely been an attempt to help his Mortal Dao Fruit integrate into the Heaven Realm.
Who could have guessed it would produce an unexpected boon?
Through a stroke of luck, he had caused the Illusory Realm to begin materializing into reality.
Even if it was only a minuscule fraction, it proved that turning the Illusory Realm real was entirely viable—it simply required vast amounts of world origin.
That, however, presented a problem.
A single strand of origin power had nearly overwhelmed seven Dao Ancestors.
Acquiring further world origin would undoubtedly prove exceedingly difficult.
Yet it did not matter.
Knowing the path forward was enough.
As for world origin, he could slowly seek ways to obtain it once he grew stronger in the future.
The materialization of the Illusory Realm did not escape the notice of the seven Dao Ancestors.
Having sensed the Illusory Realm before, they knew its uniqueness. Seeing this, their hearts understood instantly, and glancing at one another, they saw the profound shock in each other's eyes.
The Heaven Realm origin could actually aid Lu Changsheng in turning his Illusory Realm real!
Once the Illusory Realm became real, he would truly step onto the path of a World Master.
That was far more significant than integrating a Dao Fruit into the Heaven Realm.
Thus, beyond their astonishment, the seven Dao Ancestors felt immense delight.
"Immortal Venerable Changsheng, try integrating your Dao Fruit into the Heaven Realm first," Pan Ancestor reminded him.
The most urgent task remained the integration of the Dao Fruit.
Only by integrating it into the Heaven Realm and securing the quality of immortality could Lu Changsheng venture into the depths of chaos and possess a future.
Lu Changsheng naturally understood priorities.
Turning the Illusory Realm real was certainly not something that could be completed overnight, whereas advancing to Taiyi Immortal Venerable was the matter at hand.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Changsheng promptly manifested his Mortal Dao Fruit.
"Merge!"
Lu Changsheng attempted once more to integrate the Mortal Dao Fruit into the Heaven Realm.
Merging Dao Fruits was something he was already thoroughly adept at, having accumulated ample experience with his first two Dao Fruits.
He was intimately familiar with the process.
As the Mortal Dao Fruit actively integrated into the Heaven Realm, the realm's will began recording its information.
Previously, the Mortal Dao Fruit had been excessively complex—or rather, held too vast a potential.
For the Heaven Realm's will, recording its information had been an exceedingly difficult feat, which was why the realm had been unable to integrate it.
Now, however, the situation was different.
The Mortal Dao Fruit contained a strand of Heaven Realm origin power, causing the Heaven Realm's will to view it as an intrinsic part of the realm itself.
Consequently, the realm's will absorbed the Mortal Dao Fruit without the slightest resistance.
As for the Dao Fruit being overly complex? Since it was already part of the Heaven Realm, how could it possibly be more complex than the entire realm itself?
It was an opportunistic shortcut, but proven remarkably effective.
"It succeeded just like that?"
Lu Changsheng's eyes widened in mild disbelief.
It had been so effortless, proceeding without a single hitch.
The Mortal Dao Fruit had merged into the Heaven Realm with complete ease.
In that moment, Lu Changsheng could sense a faint, ethereal connection between himself and the Heaven Realm.
The Heaven Realm would not constrain his Dao Fruit, nor would it hinder his cultivation in any way.
It merely recorded the Dao Fruit's information while the fruit remained within Lu Changsheng's body.
Yet this arrangement eliminated the peril of perishing abroad.
Should he be slain, he could simply be nurtured and reborn anew from the Heaven Realm, returning with all three Dao Fruits intact.
In a sense, a Taiyi Immortal Venerable was truly immortal and indestructible.
Of course, the Five Decays of Heaven and Man remained an exception.
Once the Five Decays arrived, a Taiyi Immortal Venerable would still perish.
The reason was simple: a Taiyi Immortal Venerable possessed a lifespan of eighty-one epochs, with one epoch spanning one hundred and twenty thousand years.
Consider how many tens of thousands of years that encompassed.
Throughout such an immense span of time, even if the physical body remained immortal, what of the mind?
If the mind decayed, the greatest physical strength was of no use.
What a Taiyi Immortal Venerable cultivated was the mind; only an immortal mind could allow one to achieve Daluo Immortal Venerable.
The Five Decays of Heaven and Man faced by a Taiyi Immortal Venerable manifested as the Tribulation of the Mind.
If one failed to overcome it, death was the only outcome.
Once the mind crumbled, what purpose did being reborn from the Heaven Realm serve? The mind would still collapse, bringing death nonetheless.
Even so, possessing a lifespan of eighty-one epochs was genuinely akin to living as long as the heavens.
Having reached this stage, a Taiyi Golden Immortal was almost immune to unexpected death, generally living to the natural limit of eighty-one epochs.
If their mind was powerful enough to weather the Tribulation of the Mind, they could continue living for another eighty-one epochs, repeating the cycle until their mind achieved immortality!
In the past, there had been Taiyi Golden Immortals who survived nine tribulations—meaning they had overcome nine Tribulations of the Mind, extending their lifespan nine times, each grant lasting eighty-one epochs.
Thus, at the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, what constrained an immortal's lifespan was no longer external factors, but the mind itself!
As long as one's mind remained sufficiently formidable, one could live on forever.
"The mind..." Lu Changsheng murmured.
The mind was ethereal and elusive, yet it formed the very core of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
Meanwhile, as Lu Changsheng formally stepped into the realm of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, the immortal dharmic power within him surged dramatically.
Furthermore, his flesh particles expanded ever so slightly.
The leap from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal did not bring an overwhelming surge in immediate power, but it was an all-encompassing elevation.
Over time, his immortal dharmic power would grow vastly more immense, and under its nourishment, every aspect of his strength would improve.
In particular, the heaven-bestowed divine abilities within his Dao Fruits received substantial enhancements across the board.
With his Dao Fruits integrated into the Heaven Realm, comprehending the principles of the realm became far easier; the Heaven Realm itself would even actively elevate the heaven-bestowed divine abilities within the Dao Fruits.
This was precisely why a Taiyi Golden Immortal was so much stronger than a Golden Immortal—the might of their heaven-bestowed divine abilities simply could not be compared, as those of a Taiyi Golden Immortal were actively nurtured by the Heaven Realm's will.
Lu Changsheng was no exception.
However, the only divine abilities that received an elevation were Devour Spirit and Mighty Power.
As for the Illusory Realm, it did not receive the slightest boost.
Lu Changsheng naturally understood why: for the Illusory Realm to advance further, it required the fusion of more origin power to turn from illusory to real, and how could the Heaven Realm's will freely bestow such precious origin power upon him?
Even so, the Illusory Realm had already begun turning real.
Though it was merely a nascent beginning with only a faint outline emerging, even this slight progress would likely bring a world-shaking transformation to the Illusory Realm's might.
*Swish!*
Lu Changsheng raised his head and looked toward the seven Dao Ancestors.
"This disciple gives thanks to the Dao Ancestors!" Lu Changsheng bowed respectfully to express his gratitude.
Witnessing this, smiles surfaced on the faces of the seven Dao Ancestors.
They knew full well that at this very moment, Lu Changsheng had advanced to Taiyi, becoming a true Taiyi Immortal Venerable!
Moreover, through a serendipitous turn of events, he had set foot upon the path of a true World Master!
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