Chapter 1263

This is the origin of the Longevity Clan.

Hearing this, Ji Fuyao lowered her gaze to Chen Zhangsheng's palm.

On the white worm were several rings of time dao patterns, wriggling like a silkworm cocoon, as if begging Chen Zhangsheng not to strike a killing blow.

"Such a tiny origin, yet it can grow this powerful?"

Ji Fuyao felt very astonished.

Judging by the recent attacks of those Longevity Clan men, their strength is already comparable to the half-step Dao Lord realm.

Chen Zhangsheng said, "This is the Longevity Clan's bloodline talent. The Dao gives rise to myriad beings; myriad beings are born. Actually, for the Longevity Clan to grow is not easy either. For example, in this reverse-flow long river, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp. Such a tiny worm, surviving is not easy. But the Longevity Clan's numbers are huge. This reverse-flow river is their world."

Speaking, he took out a damaged ancient mirror and pointed it at the reverse-flow long river.

"Hiss—"

Soon, an image appeared in the mirror.

In the reverse-flow long river, there were many mayfly-like beings, wriggling constantly like tadpoles, densely packed, extremely numerous.

These are the weak Longevity Clan!

Chen Zhangsheng put away the ancient mirror, face solemn, and said, "Don't look down on these longevity beings just because they are currently weak; even if a half-step Dao Sovereign falls into the River of Time, once they come into contact with these longevity beings, they will flood into living beings' bodies, devouring the power of time until they wither and die."

Ji Fuyao felt deeply moved.

Truly a heaven-defying bloodline divine ability!

The broken boat continued forward; the small skiff, though rocking, was extremely fast!

Ji Fuyao thought, "The outside world is truly vast; it seems the World Tree is merely a corner of it."

She glanced back again; the broken boat was already far from the World Tree, which had become very small, very small.

Chen Zhangsheng threw several white insects onto the sundial; immediately a 'hiss-hiss-hiss' sound arose, the few longevity beings' origins could only be refined, a few wisps of white smoke rose, and everything ceased to exist.

He continued to recite the Scripture of Salvation, murmuring words under his breath.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth..."

After a moment, it seemed some invisible force dissipated from Chen Zhangsheng's body.

Ji Fuyao pursed their lips.

After all these years, the third junior fellow disciple still hasn't changed.

Chen Zhangsheng put away the sundial, looked toward the direction of the Butterfly World, and said, "Outside the Butterfly World, there are even more longevity beings."

Ji Fuyao asked, puzzled, "Could it be that the Butterfly World is also in a bad state like the World Tree?"

Chen Zhangsheng nodded, "Exactly. The Butterfly World can barely hold on as well. Dieyue descended upon the World Tree to ask the master for help. Fortunately, after all these years, she has managed to hold on."

Ji Fuyao felt curious, "Just what kind of person is Dieyue?"

Chen Zhangsheng fell silent, after all, Senior Sister and Dieyue have some minor grudges between them, and he dared not comment.

Ji Fuyao focused and asked, "In this reverse-flowing River of Time, besides the longevity beings and the temporal gales, what other dangers are there?"

Chen Zhangsheng gave a wry smile, "There are many dangers, plus a kind of dark beast; they excel in spatial mastery, which is also their spatial divine ability."

Ji Fuyao asked, "How does it compare to the Kun clan?"

Chen Zhangsheng said, "The dark beasts' spatial divine ability is more about offensive power; they are violent by nature and extremely warlike. The Kun clan's spatial divine ability is more about translocation, so they have become tools for some strong beings, tirelessly rending realms."

Ji Fuyao couldn't help but think of the Xukun.

They have become the beasts of burden of the Deceitful Palace, simply because they are too docile.

In this world, any living being that lacks sharpness, no matter how strong, will become a slave.

After all, they bully the honest folk!

Another half day passed.

Chen Zhangsheng suddenly frowned, "Speak of the devil and he appears; there is the aura of a dark beast ahead."

Boom—

The river water ahead suddenly plunged downward, as if a heavenly chasm had appeared.

The waters of time flowed backward!

Ji Fuyao fixed their gaze and soon saw that it was a huge bloody maw; its mouthparts contained countless teeth, these teeth as numerous as steel needles, covering a radius of hundreds of thousands of li, swallowing vast numbers of longevity mayflies.

A terrifying suction force surged horizontally toward the broken boat.

This is an extremely overbearing spatial momentum!

Numerous longevity mayflies swallowed by the dark beast were instantly ground into fragments.

Ji Fuyao asked, "Battle?"

Chen Zhangsheng's face twitched, "Run!"

He took out a formation disk from his spatial ring and slapped it against the broken boat; in an instant light blazed forth, numerous spatial patterns roared in unison, the whole broken boat was enveloped in a Divine Light, instantly turning into lightning and shifting to another water region.

In the dark beast's eyes, this broken boat was no different from a mayfly.

Its escape did not attract its notice!

"Boom!"

After a moment, the dark beast howled, erupting with a piercing scream that hurt the eardrums; a white River of Time surged upward like a geyser, shooting into the sky.

This was the dark beast discharging the River of Time water after swallowing a large number of longevity mayflies.

After a moment, heavy rain fell upon the dark river, pouring down; the Dao Resonance of time flashed with divine splendor, colliding with the Grand Spatial Dao to produce roaring sounds; the dark beast once again opened its bloody maw and swallowed vast quantities of longevity mayflies.

Ji Fuyao raised their snow-white neck, watching this magnificent scene, feeling somewhat shaken.

This dark beast is too powerful!

If it appeared near the World Tree, the World Tree would likely suffer direct severe damage!

"This time, why is it so unsettled?"

Chen Zhangsheng muttered to himself, "We've just set out, and already we encounter longevity beings and dark beasts."

He said, taking out a large number of talismans, slapping them one after another onto the broken boat.

These talismans had already covered the broken boat, almost completely concealing their aura, even producing a resonance with the Dao Resonance undulations of the upstream river, fully merging into it.

Ji Fuyao stared, mouth agape.

Third Junior Brother's foundation is somewhat terrifying!

Possessing the Bronze Ancient Hall, he's indeed overbearing!

After several days, Chen Zhangsheng and Ji Fuyao were already getting closer to the Butterfly World.

After all, they had already been here before.

Chen Zhangsheng was already familiar with the route, and this time he had made ample preparations.

Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes gazed toward the firmament, where an immeasurably vast butterfly hovered in the void, its form far surpassing the World Tree, wings spread, covering the sky and blocking the sun; on its wings, countless scales layered, exquisitely beautiful, flashing with awe-inspiring Divine Light, the Dao Resonance extremely rich.

Its body was equally vast, formed from numerous star seas converging, a kind of awe-inspiring rule power subtly flowing out.

However, its two enormous eyes seemed shrouded by layers of mist, making them indistinct.

Ji Fuyao merely glanced at it, and felt her heart surge with waves.

It's too shocking!

Clearly, the status of the Butterfly World surpasses that of the World Tree!

However, Third Junior Brother actually brought her, crossing the upstream river in just a few days and arriving here; it seems Third Junior Brother's strength has already surpassed the Dao Lord realm.

If the Azure Abyss Emperor knew this was so simple, he'd probably be so angry he'd come back to life!

Chen Zhangsheng then took out that broken ancient mirror, projecting it toward the Butterfly World; instantly, Ji Fuyao saw that outside the Butterfly World, there were many more longevity race juveniles, each like a tadpole clinging to the wings and body, constantly devouring the power of years.

This scene looks too eerie!

Chen Zhangsheng said, "There are more of the longevity race than last time I came!"