Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2259: 154: Like a Dream

“Dao Treasure, Spirit Beast…”

Wang Ba’s thoughts spun rapidly, his face darkening slightly.

It wasn't just his Dao Treasure and Spirit Beast that had vanished; even the Storage Dao Treasure granted by Heavenly Monarch Chao, along with the hundred-plus Sea of Chaos Realm cultivators tucked within his sleeve, had completely disappeared!

In this instant, every possession he owned had evaporated, leaving him with nothing but himself.

“Master Chao wouldn't covet my meager belongings… Furthermore, even a Mahayana Cultivator shouldn't be able to completely blind my senses to rob me. If that's the case, then perhaps…”

Wang Ba’s heart jumped as he observed the surrounding demonic beasts.

He quickly realized these creatures were the exact components of the million-headed demonic beast serving Heavenly Monarch Chao—a force equivalent to a Mahayana Cultivator.

Nearly a thousand distinct species of demonic beasts were gathered there.

He then thought back to the words Heavenly Monarch Chao had just uttered.

“To master the true essence of Beast Control within the Canlong Realm, one must fuse the bloodlines of a thousand demonic beasts…”

“However, to truly gain mastery over this ‘Unbridled Ten Thousand Beasts’ and to thoroughly analyze and integrate over a thousand bloodlines, it would require tens of thousands of years at the very least!”

“Does Master Chao wish for me to avoid the conflict between the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm? Could he have sensed a premonition?”

Wang Ba felt a heavy weight settle in his chest. Having fully snapped out of his trance-like state regarding the Way of Beast Tamer, his mind became sharp and analytical. Recalling the white-clad elder's earlier speech, he detected a hidden sense of entrustment beneath those seemingly nonchalant words.

This realization made his heart turn solemn immediately.

Master Chao was a Mahayana Cultivator, a figure standing at the apex of the Realm Sea who could ascend to the Second Realm Sea at any moment. Such a being was practically a ‘Demi Immortal.’ If even someone of that caliber lacked confidence in the coming war, the true power of the Supreme True Buddha was likely terrifying beyond measure.

A vital problem soon occurred to him:

“Fusing a thousand demonic beast bloodlines is possible, but the time it demands is simply too vast…”

The Little Cang World was still awaiting his return in the Sea of Chaos Realm. A delay of three to five hundred years would be manageable, but if the gap stretched too long, his people would surely assume he had died in the void, never to return.

Furthermore, most Cultivation levels in the Little Cang World were below the Unification stage. Given their natural lifespans, they wouldn't survive long enough to see him again.

“Master Chao’s intentions are good, but he has caused a disaster!”

The thought of his old friends in the Little Cang World passing away while waiting for him filled Wang Ba with a sudden sense of panic. He stood up immediately, intending to flee the area.

Yet, regardless of how long or far he traveled, he would look down only to see those same dense ranks of demonic beasts pacing nearby, moving with a steady, unhurried gait.

“What sort of prison is this?!”

Shocked, Wang Ba instinctively tried to summon his Yellow Dao Domain to shatter the surrounding shackles.

But in the following heartbeat, he froze.

“The Dao Domain… is gone as well!”

“This isn't a dungeon… could it be an illusion?!”

A sudden realization struck him.

He quietly activated the Taishang Emotion-refining technique while trying to use his Yin God Power to pierce through the illusory world.

However, no matter what he tried, even with the knowledge that his surroundings were a facade, he remained unable to see through the deception.

He attempted numerous other techniques, yet he remained trapped in place.

At this moment, the insurmountable chasm between himself and the methods of a Mahayana Cultivator was finally laid bare.

Wang Ba’s expression turned complicated.

Once more, he replayed Master Chao's parting words in his mind.

“Others will manage things outside… You should simply focus on your Cultivation here.”

“If that is how it must be, then I have no other choice.”

Wang Ba exhaled deeply, looking at the demonic beasts that appeared as vivid as living souls, as a flash of resolve appeared in his eyes.

“Fusing a thousand demonic beast bloodlines isn't an impossible task… The secret is to avoid taking too much time; no, I must be as fast as I possibly can.”

“Therefore, I cannot follow the standard procedure of fusing them one by one. If I do, even tens of thousands of years won't suffice.”

The differences between any two demonic beast bloodlines are immense. To merge two unrelated lineages using the technique provided by Heavenly Monarch Chao, one must first conduct an exhaustive study of both bloodlines. After finding common traits, they must be slowly integrated to find a balance between their differences, eventually achieving a fusion that enhances power while preserving their consciousness.

In this process, enhancement is mandatory, as not all bloodline fusions are beneficial; some result in weakness or even total destruction.

Consequently, the sequence and matching of bloodlines are incredibly demanding. Out of the infinite permutations of these thousand bloodlines, perhaps only a single path exists that can successfully reach the level of Heavenly Monarch Chao’s million-headed beast.

Surpassing it was theoretically possible, but the odds were vanishingly small.

Furthermore, once a fusion is finished, the result is treated as an entirely new bloodline. This new strain must be studied from scratch to find the next compatible demonic beast, repeating the cycle until the ‘Ten Thousand Beasts’ state is achieved.

With every new bloodline added, the practitioner of ‘Unbridled Ten Thousand Beasts’ must manage an additional variable, placing an immense burden on a cultivator's mental fortitude.

Thus, Wang Ba’s estimate of merging a thousand bloodlines within tens of thousands of years was actually a very optimistic outlook.