Chapter 4748: Qingshan Jin Rudozu

"I endured immense hardships to cultivate to the Dao Ancestor realm. Must the resources I painstakingly accumulated be given to someone I don't approve of? Is just anyone good enough? If you were to perish, would you be willing to leave your legacy to so-called fated individuals, rather than to those you deem worthy?" Jian Er asked.

Bai Ling'er thought for a moment and said, "If I were to die in a dangerous place and couldn't contact my clan members or friends, I would be willing to leave my legacy to someone fated to find it."

"I would not! What a joke! Do you think simply having fate allows one to receive my inheritance? What do you take me for? If that were truly the case, it would be too much of a coincidence for you to be those fated individuals." Jian Er sneered.

Bai Ling'er realized something and asked, "So, my husband has passed your assessment, senior?"

"You could say that! If he had achieved the Dao through other laws, I would have directly eliminated you all. By the way, a Dao Ancestor has arrived outside. Are they looking for you?"

"A Dao Ancestor! Ninth Uncle?" Bai Ling'er was filled with both surprise and joy.

"Since you know each other, that's good. Otherwise, if he were to interfere, it would be quite troublesome." Jian Er said.

"Senior, could you let Ninth Uncle in? Or perhaps I could greet him and tell him not to worry." Bai Ling'er pleaded.

Jian Er nodded, and with a flick of his sleeve, Bai Ling'er flew outwards.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Tun Tian, and four others stood on a green lotus platform. White mist surged and swirled, and Bai Ling'er flew out from it.

"Ling'er! It's really you! Where's Qingshan?" Wang Changsheng asked excitedly.

"My husband is attempting to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm! This is Senior Jian Er's place of transcendence." Bai Ling'er explained.

"Jian Er? I've never heard of this person." Wang Changsheng said.

"Of course, you haven't heard of me. I am a Guardian of the Immortal Court." A majestic male voice resounded.

Jian Er materialized instantly, appearing high in the sky.

"Immortal Court? A Guardian?" Wang Changsheng was utterly confused.

"Strictly speaking, it was the Ancient Immortal Court. In this era, perhaps a new Immortal Court will emerge. It was essentially an alliance of immortals, an organization that united to fight against the Chaos Beasts." Jian Er explained.

"The Ancient Immortal Court! You are a Dao Ancestor, what realm was the master of the Immortal Court?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"Also a Dao Ancestor, who had opened nine fundamental laws and possessed a supreme-grade Dao artifact." Jian Er said.

"Opened nine fundamental laws? And possessed a supreme-grade Dao artifact?" Wang Changsheng's face was filled with shock. He thought of something and continued to ask, "What was this person's name? Is the Ancient Immortal Court from a very distant past?"

Jian Er showed a look of recollection and said, "Xuanyuan Jie. It's been a long time, hasn't it! The Ancient Immortal Court Guardian I spoke of was Jian Yi, and I am Jian Er. That era was very distant; I can't even recall how long ago it was. It also took me hundreds of millions of years to be reborn and cultivate back to the Dao Ancestor realm. Unfortunately, before I could fully recover my peak strength, the Great Dao War erupted once more."

"Senior, you just mentioned that a Dao Ancestor who had opened seven fundamental laws killed a Chaos Beast with five fundamental laws. Was that Jian Yi or you?" Bai Ling'er asked curiously.

"Jian Yi! He had two high-grade Dao artifacts, while I only had one. Although the supreme fundamental laws are indeed powerful, one cannot ignore the existence of Dao artifacts. By the way, those dormant Chaos Beasts also possess Dao artifacts." Jian Er explained.

"What is the relationship between the Progenitor of Chaos Beasts, the Chaos Beasts on the Chaos Continent, and the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda? Wasn't it said that only the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda could cause Chaos Beasts to mutate?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"The Progenitor of Chaos Beasts is the ancestor of the Chaos Beasts on the Chaos Continent. The Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda is the Progenitor of Chaos Beasts' natal Dao artifact. It's indeed not easy for Chaos Beasts to mutate on their own, but the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda can increase the chance of mutation, just like your natal Dao artifact strengthening your descendants." Jian Er explained.

"A natal Dao artifact strengthening descendants? That powerful? Can other Chaos Beasts' natal Dao artifacts do the same?" Wang Changsheng asked, puzzled.

"No! Only the Progenitor of Chaos Beasts' natal Dao artifact can achieve this. Chaos Beasts can grow weapons, and the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda can enhance these weapons. However, each time requires a massive expenditure of vital energy. Usually, it's only after a Great Dao War victory that the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda can help Dao Ancestor-level Chaos Beasts strengthen their weapons, allowing them to advance into Dao artifacts. This is also one of the reasons why Chaos Beasts heavily slaughter living beings after winning a Great Dao War; they need to forge new Dao artifacts to prepare for the next Great Dao War." Jian Er explained patiently.

Wang Changsheng asked numerous questions concerning the Great Dao War and the Progenitor of Chaos Beasts, and Jian Er answered each one.

"By the way, why can the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda strengthen itself by devouring natural treasures and Dao artifacts? Why can't other Dao artifacts do the same?" Wang Changsheng asked, noting that Qing Xuan could also do this.

"I'm not sure. Xuanyuan Jie's natal Dao artifact could also do this. According to him, he came from another place. Perhaps Xuanyuan Jie's natal Dao artifact and the Progenitor of Chaos Beasts' Dao artifact are made of the same material. Aside from Xuanyuan Jie, none of the other Dao Ancestors' natal Dao artifacts in the Ancient Immortal Court possessed this devouring ability." Jian Er explained in detail.

Wang Changsheng suddenly understood. This meant that Qing Xuan and the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda were fated rivals, and by devouring each other, both could grow stronger; it would simply depend on who was more powerful.

"If the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda were destroyed, wouldn't that weaken the Chaos Beasts?" Wang Changsheng said.

"You're thinking too simply. The Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda is a supreme-grade Dao artifact. It was damaged in the last great war and likely hasn't recovered its full rank yet. Even if it were only a high-grade Dao artifact, it would still be very difficult to destroy the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda. If it were that easy, we would have done it long ago." Jian Er said.

"Fellow Daoist, as a Guardian of the Ancient Immortal Court, you must have many good items! Like Dao artifacts? Could you give me a few? I could use them to deal with the Chaos Beasts." Wang Changsheng said openly.

"My legacy will only be left to that young man. As for how that young man chooses to deal with it, that's his business; I won't interfere." Jian Er looked towards Wang Qingshan's location.

Wang Changsheng, Bai Ling'er, and Jian Er chatted casually, as bolts of nine-colored immortal lightning struck down, and the area of the nine-colored thunderclouds continuously shrunk.

After the nine-colored thunderclouds had shrunk to an area of just over a hundred feet, they transformed into a nine-colored lightning Qilin, surrounded by electric light, which swooped down from high in the sky.

An enormous green sword light shot skyward, and countless flying swords, varying in shape and color, emerged from the void.

The densely packed flying swords soared to meet the nine-colored lightning Qilin. The nine-colored lightning Qilin, with overwhelming momentum, destroyed sword after sword.

With a deafening roar, a massive orb of nine-colored lightning shot skyward. The island trembled violently, as shockwaves surged like a tide and dust billowed everywhere.

A green rainbow of light flew out from the swirling dust, landing before Wang Changsheng. It was Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan's face was pale, looking as if his magical power was heavily depleted, yet his aura was unfathomable.

"Congratulations, husband, on reaching the Dao Ancestor realm." Bai Ling'er congratulated him, her face beaming with smiles.