Chapter 406: Battle of the Ancestral Realm

Li Yuan felt helpless.

This Abyss Demon Blood Cave was actually a place of inheritance left by a Heavenly God. How rare was it? And he had come late?

This must be fate.

Of course, Li Yuan understood that even in the Divine Domain where gods were as numerous as clouds, if it were rumored that a Heavenly God had left behind a place of inheritance, it would probably attract countless gods to rush over and fight for it.

Like the Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals, why did it attract so many Void Gods and True Gods from the Divine Domain to descend? Wasn't it because those gods believed it might be a treasure of the Heavenly God level?

And even more so in the Juexing Continent, where Heavenly Gods were even rarer and more scarce?

Theoretically speaking, for this Heavenly God to leave behind a place of inheritance, and for it to take more than ten thousand years to select a suitable successor, it already belonged to being very slow.

"Li Yuan, don't be discouraged," Gu You transmitted: "In life-and-death roaming, how can everything go as you wish? Many powerhouses, if they are unlucky, experience multiple life-and-death crises, and instead of getting any treasures, they lose some life-saving items, or even their lives."

"At least, you survived," Gu You transmitted.

Li Yuan sighed inwardly. Although the reason was so, it was still hard to avoid feeling some disappointment.

After all, a Heavenly God's strength far exceeded that of a True God.

If he could obtain a Heavenly God inheritance, the harvest would definitely be far greater than what True God Gu Ju and Venerable Qiu Bing had gifted him, and it wouldn't have been in vain to come to the Juexing Continent.

And an opportunity, once lost, is lost.

The Juexing Continent was vast, claiming to have three thousand Divine Kingdoms, but Li Yuan didn't believe it could give birth to many Heavenly Gods... Perhaps in the three major Starry Sky Ancient Cities, there could be Heavenly Gods sitting in town generation after generation.

But would the Heavenly Gods of the Starry Sky Ancient City leave their inheritance outside?

Just like himself, if he were to leave an inheritance, he would definitely leave it within the Seven Star Civilization.

"Seem very disappointed?" The black-robed old man laughed.

"If I said I wasn't disappointed, I would definitely be lying to you, Senior," Li Yuan shook his head: "But it is my fortune to get it, and my fate to lose it... Since it is destined that I cannot get it, there is no need to think about it anymore."

"Hmm, good mindset," the black-robed old man nodded: "Although the Master's most precious treasures have all been taken by his personal disciple."

"But every place of inheritance, besides a personal disciple quota, actually has two inner disciple quotas," the black-robed old man said.

"Inner disciple?" Li Yuan, whose heart had just calmed down, suddenly brightened.

Inner disciple is good!

Heavenly God inner disciples, generally speaking, could also receive guidance from the Heavenly God and receive some gifts, just not as good as personal disciples.

But inner disciples usually had a much higher status than True God personal disciples.

"Unfortunately, the inner disciples have also been selected long ago," the black-robed old man spread his hands: "Selected even earlier than the personal disciples. After all, the requirements are lower."

Li Yuan felt like vomiting blood upon hearing this.

Are you playing with me!

Looking at Li Yuan's uncomfortable expression, the black-robed old man finally laughed: "Alright, little guy, I won't tease you anymore... The personal disciple and inner disciple quotas are indeed gone... but there are still quite a few of the one hundred registered disciple quotas."

"Are you willing?" the black-robed old man said.

"Registered disciple?" Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Just listening to the quantity, he knew the difference. One place of inheritance had to select one hundred... Ten places of inheritance, equivalent to selecting one thousand registered disciples?

What a large quantity.

Even a Heavenly God's registered disciple's status and the treasures they could obtain were not as good as a True God's personal disciple... However, having some is better than having none.

"Senior, are there any other tests required?" Li Yuan asked.

"No need," the black-robed old man shook his head: "If it were a personal disciple, you would still need to complete some tests, but just a registered disciple... With your talent and strength, there is no need for further tests."

"If I become a registered disciple, what do I need to do? And what can I get?" Li Yuan said.

Harvest often requires payment.

This world is equivalent. This mysterious Heavenly God spent energy arranging ten places of inheritance, I'm afraid there is a purpose.

"If you become a personal disciple, the requirements are very harsh," the black-robed old man laughed: "But a registered disciple... there is only one requirement."

"If you become a Heavenly God in the future, or if you obtain the 'Ancestral Realm Token' while participating in the Battle of the Ancestral Realm as a Demigod, you must publicly announce that you are a registered disciple of the Master," the black-robed old man said with a smile.

A glint flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

Ancestral Realm Token? He actually heard "Ancestral Realm Token" from the black-robed old man's mouth?

You must know, the "Eternal Palace Task" Li Yuan obtained, in essence, only had two core points.

One, become a Tier 3 Nine Star Vein.

Two, obtain the Ancestral Realm Token after becoming a Demigod.

Once both were completed, it would count as completing the final Purple-robed Task, and he should be able to end this trip to the Juexing Continent.

But having descended for so many days, Li Yuan originally thought he would have to head to the core areas of some Divine Kingdoms to find a way to get news of the Ancestral Realm Token.

He didn't expect.

He would know it here.

"Senior, what is the Ancestral Realm Token? How can it be obtained?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"You don't know?" A hint of surprise flashed in the black-robed old man's eyes: "With your strength, you should at least be a Seven Star Vein... Flying-realm Seven Star Vein, logically, should be the core layer of some great forces. The new Battle of the Ancestral Realm is coming soon, logically, they should have told you."

"I really don't know," Li Yuan shook his head, only able to play dumb.

"That's true."

"You are ultimately only in the Flying realm, and your cultivation time is too short. Even if you quickly become a Demigod, it will be difficult to obtain the Ancestral Realm Token by participating in the Battle of the Ancestral Realm," the black-robed old man said: "Perhaps your elders haven't told you."

"I will tell you about it."

"These are also things the Master knew after becoming a Heavenly God... Although they are top secrets, anyway, the Master didn't say they couldn't be leaked," the black-robed old man said nonchalantly.

Li Yuan was speechless.

He also saw that this black-robed old man shouldn't be a true living being, but his thinking was quite jumpy.

"Legend has it that outside our world, there is a more vast and broad world, called the Divine Domain," the black-robed old man said: "Our Juexing Continent was once part of the Divine Domain, but due to some unknown reasons, we broke away from the Divine Domain."

Juexing Continent was once part of the Divine Domain? Li Yuan was slightly shocked.

This was absolutely a shocking piece of news.

Suddenly, Li Yuan understood everything. No wonder there was a "Starry Sky Ancient City" on the Juexing Continent, and no wonder Gu You and Venerable Qiu Bing's databases had no records of the Juexing Continent.

"But according to the Master, we are not completely isolated from the Divine Domain," the black-robed old man said.

"In legend, the Ancestral Realm is the passage."

"The Ancestral Realm is a special world opened up by the greatest existence of our world, the 'Founder of the Ancestral Realm,' located in a mysterious place, and also contains the ultimate secret of the Juexing Continent... These are legends, even the Master is not sure if they are true," the black-robed old man spread his hands: "Just take it as listening to a fun story."

Li Yuan silently noted it down.

Founder of the Ancestral Realm? Just the name sounded very powerful.

"What I'm about to say next is true."

"The so-called Battle of the Ancestral Realm is ostensibly a grand event held jointly by the three major Starry Sky Ancient Cities, but in reality, it is a rule set by the opener of the Ancestral Realm, held in the Ancestral Realm... It is held every five hundred years, and all Demigod powerhouses who pass the 'Jiuguan of the Starry Sky' can participate."

Li Yuan nodded.

It sounded like this Battle of the Ancestral Realm should be a "Demigod Genius Battle."

Selecting Demigod geniuses?

According to Li Yuan's knowledge, similar genius duels are often held in the Divine Domain, like major Divine Courts, and even the vast territories under the command of many Heavenly Gods... They all select geniuses to cultivate more talent, after all, gods also have limited lifespans.

"In the Battle of the Ancestral Realm, what Demigods fight for is the Ancestral Realm Token."

The black-robed old man laughed: "Every Battle of the Ancestral Realm will produce three to ten Ancestral Realm Tokens. Demigod powerhouses who obtain the Ancestral Realm Token have the opportunity to obtain a fortune gifted by the Founder of the Ancestral Realm."

"The Founder of the Ancestral Realm is an existence surpassing the three major Starry Sky Ancient Cities. Even Heavenly God Guyun is far inferior to him... Listening to the Master, in the vast Divine Domain, the Founder of the Ancestral Realm is also an existence standing at the very peak."

Li Yuan held his breath listening.

An existence surpassing Heavenly Gods?

The Divine Domain is vast, and every Heavenly God rules over vast territories, which can be called peak powerhouses... But like the leaders of various Divine Courts, their strength is all surpassing Heavenly Gods.

"Precisely because it involves the Founder of the Ancestral Realm, every time the Battle of the Ancestral Realm comes, the top geniuses among the Demigods from the three major Starry Sky Ancient Cities, three thousand Divine Kingdoms, and even a large number of life planets in the outer starry sky will usually participate," the black-robed old man sighed: "Being able to pass the Jiuguan of the Starry Sky is at least peak Demigod strength."

"This is the bottom-line requirement for participation."

"If you are weaker, and dare to participate, that is purely looking for death," the black-robed old man said.

"Those who can stand out in the Battle of the Ancestral Realm and obtain the Ancestral Realm Token... are even more monstrous geniuses who have been the talk of the town in the Juexing Continent for a time," the black-robed old man said.

"How long until the next Battle of the Ancestral Realm?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Soon, twelve years left," the black-robed old man said.

At this moment, Li Yuan finally understood the difficulty of the Purple-robed Task.

You must know, like the Abyss Nation, a single kingdom could rival the number of powerhouses in the mortal domain of his hometown, or even more.

The Abyss Nation had a "Demigod Jiang Shan" with strength rivaling a Void God, who was also a Seven Star Vein.

On the Juexing Continent, there were three thousand Divine Kingdoms!

And some powerful sect forces.

And the high and mighty three major Starry Sky Ancient Cities, and the outer starry sky powerhouses were countless... How many powerful Demigods were there?

Just thinking about it made Li Yuan's scalp tingle!

Even if a few super-strong Demigods with strength rivaling the Alliance Leader of Dongfang appeared, Li Yuan wouldn't be surprised.

And himself, wanting to kill his way into the top ten among this group of powerful Demigods?

If he cultivated for another thirty or fifty years, even if he didn't awaken Nine Star Veins, Li Yuan would have great confidence.

But the key was, only twelve years were left.

"No wonder, the difficulty of this Ancestral Realm Token task is even more exaggerated than awakening Nine Star Veins at the Tier 3 stage," Li Yuan shook his head inwardly.

"Kid, don't think about it," the black-robed old man laughed: "You are only in the Flying realm, and with only twelve years left, it's too short. Your Law comprehension simply cannot compare with those top-tier Demigods who have cultivated for hundreds of years."

"Better to wait for five hundred years, until the one after next."

"By then, with your talent, I estimate you could easily obtain the Ancestral Realm Token."

"For the Ancestral Realm Token, waiting five hundred years at the Demigod stage is not a delay, and perhaps you could further awaken Eight Star Veins."

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