Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

Chapter 1109: Suspicion (2)
Editor: Henyee Translations

Shen Ping was immediately surprised. “Fellow Daoist Yue Yun is at the first step of the Dao Lord Realm, yet you can only investigate from the periphery?”

Dao Lord Yue Yun said helplessly, “Any one of the dark creatures in the dark void is not inferior to a Dao Lord. Even in the periphery, if we encounter two or three dark creatures, we will be in danger of dying. Since you obtained the Realm Sea Peak, do you know why the master of the Realm Sea Peak died? He went deep into the dark void of the Chaos and was injured. However, he also brought back the supreme stone tablet.”

Shen Ping was enlightened.

So that’s how it is. So the master of the Realm Sea Peak was injured because he had entered the dark void and encountered a powerful enemy. In the end, he was chased by his enemy and died in the Immortal Dao Domain.

Back then, he was still very puzzled. With the strength of the third step of the Realm Sea Peak Master, he had almost grasped 80% of the Origin Great Dao. He was only one step away from completely grasping the Origin Great Dao and becoming a Primordial Chaos expert.

Such terrifying strength was comparable to the masters of the five magnates. If he established a faction, he could easily form the sixth magnate in the endless world. No one in the entire Endless Region could threaten the master of Realm Sea Peak. Now, it seemed like it was the chaotic dark void.

This is going to be troublesome. If Venerable Sovereign Ling Yun was really devoured by the dark void creature, how could he find him?

“Dao Yan, if you want to go to the dark void, you can inform me. At that time, we can team up. This way, we might be able to gain something.”

“Alright, if I go, I’ll definitely inform Fellow Daoist Yue Yun.”

He left the Moon Goddess Hall. Shen Ping returned to the Skyflame Realm and told his master the ins and outs of the matter. Venerable Sovereign Tian Hong sighed. “Forget it. It’s fate. Perhaps this is Fellow Daoist Ling Yun’s fate!”

Shen Ping was helpless. It was not easy for his master to entrust him with something, but in the end, he still did not succeed even though he became a dao lord.

Venerable Sovereign Tian Hong smiled and said, “Disciple, you don’t have to blame yourself. It’s already not bad to have clues. If it were anyone else, they might have returned empty-handed. However, Ling Yun is still alive. This is the best news.”

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Time passed. In the blink of an eye, another Dao era had passed. At the Dao Lord level, time was basically measured by Dao eras. Those Dao Lords that had experienced a few Dao eras or over a hundred Dao eras could only be said to be ordinary Dao Lords. Only those Dao Lords that had experienced more than 10,000 Dao eras were at the second step, whereas those that had experienced more than 100,000 Dao eras were basically at the third step.

Hence, there were no shortcuts to speak of at the Dao Lord level, and one could only rely on the accumulation of time to comprehend the quintessence of the Great Dao. Although Shen Ping had walked out of his own Great Dao and was relatively rare at the Dao Lord level, he had to follow the order obediently.

This did not mean that the longer he lived, the more powerful he would become. But in a situation where he could continuously advance, the longer he lived, the deeper his accumulation.

Some Dao Lords reached the end of their cultivation after reaching the second step.

On this day, Le Shang from Canghai Island arrived. The Chaos Banquet began. This was one of the larger gatherings in the Endless World. Many Dao Lords would rush to Canghai Island. Shen Ping was also curious about how many Dao Lords there were in the endless world, so he brought his wife, concubines, and Dao companions to Canghai Island.

“Daoist Yue Yun. Daoist Huo Chan. Greetings. It’s nice meeting you.”

Because of Venerable Sovereign Ling Yun, he had interacted with these two before and was not familiar with the rest.

After sitting down, Dao Lord Huo Chan smiled and said, “Fellow Dao Yan, you made us envious. You actually have so many beautiful women by your side. Unlike us, who don’t know how to enjoy ourselves.”

Shen Ping laughed and said, “Daoist Huo Chan, if you want to, how can you not have beautiful women by your side?”

Yue Yun said with a smile, “Daoist Huo Chan is immersed in the Great Dao and might not be interested in other things, but at our level, we should indeed enjoy ourselves. Otherwise, why would we cultivate?”

Shen Ping immediately said, “Daoist Yue Yun, what you said suits me very well. Come, have a drink.”

The two of them had a drink. While they were drinking, Shen Ping asked about the Chaos Banquet. Dao Lord Huo Chan of the Black Blood Palace immediately opened his mouth. “The master of Canghai Island is the first to obtain the Heavenly Origin Fruit from the primal chaos. So naturally, Canghai Island will hold such a banquet. There are not many rules. Basically, the Dao Lords who come to the banquet will give a Heavenly Origin Fruit. That’s why everyone is willing to come. Otherwise, who would come?”

Dao Lord Yue Yun of the Moon Goddess Hall nodded. “That’s right. Most Dao Lords have strange personalities. Some are bloodthirsty, some are cold, and some are solitary. They rarely participate in such a grand event. If it weren’t for the sake of the Heavenly Origin Fruit, very few people would come.

“The Heavenly Origin Fruit isn’t considered a rare treasure. As long as one is willing to enter the primal chaos and isn’t afraid of danger, one can obtain it. In the beginning, there weren’t many Dao Lords in the Chaos Banquet. However, as the number of times it was held increased, it became every Dao Lord’s exchange meeting. Everyone would take this opportunity to exchange some rare treasures with each other.”

Dao Lord Huo Chan said, “The master of Realm Sea Peak is famous in the entire Endless Region. Fellow Dao Yan, you have many rare treasures, right? If you need anything, you can also trade with other Dao Lords.”

There were indeed many things left behind in Realm Sea Peak’s Treasure Hall. However, there were fewer rare treasures in the Chaos. And the Dao Lords were only interested in the things in the primal chaos.

As time passed, more and more Dao Lords arrived. Through chatting, Shen Ping also felt the casualness of these dao lords. Moreover, they didn’t seem to be limited to the five giant factions. For example, Dao Lord Huo Chan and Dao Lord Yue Yun didn’t have much hostility with each other.

Perhaps the rumors are not true. After asking in detail, he knew that this kind of hostility was mainly used for friendly competition between those below the dao lord realm.

On the other hand, there was very little competition between Dao Lords. This was because those who could really obtain resources were extremely powerful, for example, those who went deep into the dark void and the primal chaos. Without that strength, it was useless to compete.

“There are actually two to three thousand dao lords!” Shen Ping was extremely surprised. This was more than he had expected.

Dao Lord Huo Chan said, “It’s normal. The endless world has experienced countless Dao eras. Basically, every ten thousand Dao era, a Dao Lord will definitely be born. Apart from the fallen Dao Lords, it’s not surprising that thousands of them have accumulated over time.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Shen Ping thought about it. That’s true. After so long, thousands of Dao Lords are considered a bit too little. It seemed that quite a number of Dao Lords had fallen. Among the thousands of Dao Lords, the five giants had reached the Third Step. Other than them, there were only three or four who reached that step. In other words, there were less than ten Dao Lords who had reached the Third Step.

Then in the remaining Dao Lords, 500 to 600 of them were at the Second Step. Then the remaining would be Dao Lords like Shen Ping, who were in the First Step.

The Chaos Banquet was quite lively. During this period, not only were there all kinds of exciting programs, but there were also battles between the outstanding disciples under the five giant factions that lasted for more than half a month.

The Chaos Banquet finally ended. Shen Ping also obtained a Heavenly Origin Fruit. Yue Yun smiled and said, “Dao Yan, this one of yours is probably not even enough for your wife, concubine, and Dao companions. In my opinion, you should go to the Primal Chaos and broaden your horizons. Perhaps you can obtain some Heavenly Origin Fruits along the way.”

She handed Shen Ping a map. “This is a map of the Primal Chaos, but there’s no map with more details. Every Dao Lord relied on himself to draw the Primal Chaos map. If you want the details, you have to join the five giant factions.”

Shen Ping hurriedly said, “Thank you, Daoist Yue Yun.”

After experiencing the relaxation of the two Dao eras after becoming a Dao Lord, he felt bored and indeed planned to make a trip to the Primal Chaos. There’s a real need for this information.

Back at Skyflame Realm, he came to the Realm Sea Peak and asked Lord Yin about the primal chaos.

“Master, back then, the Realm Sea Peak Master indeed encountered a powerful enemy in the depths of the dark void. That was not a dark creature, but an expert who had experienced countless dao eras. I’m afraid he has already reached the peak of the third step.

“The Primal Chaos is extremely vast. No Dao Lord can detect the edges. There are also dangers inside. There are those from other Dao Lords, environments, and some strange creatures.”