Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2262: 155: Insight
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Across the boundless expanse of the Realm Sea.
A streak of brilliant white light tore through the void at incredible speed.
Suddenly, the light came to a jarring halt, revealing the figure of an elder clad in white robes.
As if he had sensed something impossible, his face was masked with shock.
“How is his speed this great!?”
“How much time has actually passed?”
He raised a hand, his fingers moving rapidly in calculation. His astonishment deepened, and a slight scowl touched his brow.
“This pace far exceeds my initial projections… this is becoming a bit problematic.”
“My intention was to have him sit out this entire period.”
“But now that he has mastered the ‘law of unbridled beasts’ so swiftly, there is no way I can continue to hold him back.”
“Then again… perhaps this isn't entirely unfortunate.”
Following a moment of reflection, his expression softened slightly.
Comprehending the ‘law of unbridled beasts’ in such a short window proved he possessed a profound affinity for the beast-taming Dao of the Canlong Realm. It was further evidence that his judgment of the man was correct.
“Chaos is coming to the Realm Sea; monsters and geniuses will emerge… This man possesses two of the Immortal Six Treasures and has even traversed Duanhai Cliff. His talent is peerless, and his luck must be immense. He shouldn't fall so easily.”
“Furthermore, I have done everything within my power. Since he achieved this breakthrough ahead of schedule, it must be the will of fate, and no human effort can alter that.”
“Whatever follows depends entirely on his own fortune.”
The white-robed elder turned slightly, glancing back at the path he had traveled. He let out a soft sigh and pushed the thoughts aside.
Since the beginning of his Cultivation journey, he had always believed that man could triumph over the heavens. However, the higher he climbed in his realm, the more he felt the influence of an invisible hand.
That force was ‘fate.’
Every living being has a destiny, and every realm has its own. The Canlong Realm facing disaster and ruin is its fate, but whether it rises from the ashes or falls into the abyss depends on the choices of the Realm Master.
It wasn't just the Canlong Realm; looking out over the Realm Sea, every world had its own destiny, most of which were beyond his influence. Even though Mahayana cultivators are supreme beings standing at the peak of the Third Realm Sea, they are still mere specks when compared to the vastness of the entire Realm Sea…
He turned his gaze toward the distant horizon.
At the edge of the Realm Sea, amidst the swirling, thick clouds of Chaos Origin Substance, one could see the faint glimmer of gold and blue—two star-like domains appearing in the distance.
The Cloud Sky Realm was almost within reach.
That was the place where the Canlong Realm once resided.
The white-robed elder’s eyes flickered with a strange light.
Now, it was time for him to go and meet his own destiny…
…
“Master Chao, why would you entrust the Silkworm Dragon Staff to me?”
Wang Ba was filled with confusion as he stared at the emerald-green staff. Instinctively, he poured a trace of mana into it.
Immediately, thirty-six Innate Cloud Bans manifested in the void, projected from the Silkworm Dragon Staff.
“It really is the Silkworm Dragon Staff…”
Rather than feeling joy, a heavy sense of dread settled in his heart.
A Mahayana cultivator typically has little use for a top-grade Dao treasure.
Existing as near-immortals, they are on a completely different level compared to those below the Mahayana realm.
A casual strike from them can easily rival the full-power attack of a Tribulation-passing cultivator wielding a top-grade Dao treasure.
Just like the Taoist Man in the past; once he reached the Mahayana realm, top-grade Dao treasures no longer interested him.
However, this remained an innate top-grade Dao treasure. Unlike loners like Master Chao or Taoist Man, the Canlong Realm had many juniors who could benefit from it. As the Realm Master, Master Chao should not have simply given such a treasure to an outsider.
The only explanation was that Master Chao had grown incredibly grim about the future. He felt forced to entrust the treasure to him, perhaps hoping he would protect the Canlong Realm or return the Silkworm Dragon Staff in the future.
Thinking of it this way, Wang Ba suddenly understood why Master Chao had kept him imprisoned in that illusory realm for eight thousand years. It wasn't just to help him master the ‘law of unbridled beasts,’ but to shield him from the war between the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm.
“But after eight thousand years, has the Supreme True Buddha already conquered the Cloud Sky Realm?”
“Are the ancestors within the Cloud Sky Realm still alive?”
A rare feeling of uncertainty gripped him.
To a Tribulation-passing cultivator, eight millennia is a short span of time.
But for a war involving the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm, it seemed like an eternity.
It was possible the Cloud Sky Realm had been consumed long ago, and the Supreme True Buddha might now control this entire section of the Realm Sea.
Or perhaps the Cloud Sky Realm’s deep foundations allowed them to successfully repel the invasion.
If the Cloud Sky Realm still stood, he had no cause for alarm. But if it had fallen, where was he supposed to go?
“Should I go back to Zhang’s Ruins?”
The thought surfaced in Wang Ba’s mind involuntarily.
But he quickly frowned.
He didn't even know if Zhang’s Ruins still existed.
Over the last eight thousand years, his comprehension of the laws had grown immensely alongside his progress in the beast-taming path. However, this insight had not yet been fully forged into raw power. He needed time to stabilize his gains and integrate them into his own Dao Domain.
As it stood, he was still just an early-stage Tribulation-passing cultivator.
Even if he made it back to Zhang’s Ruins, he lacked the strength required to bring the entire region under his control…
“The law of unbridled beasts!”
“That's right, I need to test it on the Spirit Beasts I have with me!”
Stirred by the thought, Wang Ba checked his surroundings. Seeing no one else in the vicinity, he swept his sleeve wide.
Fu, White Tiger, Erya, and Ding Twenty-two were instantly released, their bodies expanding at a terrifying rate!
In a heartbeat, four divine beasts, each the size of a massive continent, landed submissively before him.