Chapter 1501: Chapter 527: True Self, Return of the Patriarchs (3)

"Sir, is the Federation currently conducting a strict investigation on outsiders infiltrating the intranet?"

The sword-bearing woman glanced at him, saw through his real thoughts, and smiled:

"According to the latest orders from Marshal Ji, starting soon, the Federation will join forces with the Heavenly Court to officially advance the spread of the True Spirit. From now on, you no longer need to rack your brains to enter the Federation and sneak into the intranet."

Roger was stunned for a moment, then understood her subtext, his expression a mix of surprise and joy!

The Federation will no longer block information about the True Spirit?!

But very soon, he realized something even more important—that World Venerable... has awakened?!

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Pantheon.

As one of the current Transcendence Gates, in the absence of their Ancestor Master, the Pantheon had in recent years almost been able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Heavenly Prison Palace.

Chi Xiao stepped into the main hall and ran headlong into his Junior Brother Mieyu.

"Senior Brother, you’ve returned."

Chi Xiao smiled and said, "With Ancestor Master about to return, how could I possibly not?"

Not long ago, the Pantheon received notice that the Red Yan Ancestor Master of their lineage was about to return!

The Ancestor Masters who had departed for dozens of epochs were about to return to this Sea of Realms!

Chi Xiao and Mieyu walked inside side by side.

"Senior Brother’s cultivation has advanced again recently?" Mieyu’s eyes held envy as he sensed that Chi Xiao’s aura had changed quite a bit compared to before.

Chi Xiao said with a smile, "The True Spirit is broad and profound. I have indeed gained quite a lot, especially since that person completely opened the Nether Sea, merging it into all worlds, becoming almost omnipresent, responding to the fluctuations of the Spirit of all living beings."

Mieyu sighed:

"With the opening of the Nether Sea, every living being can reflect their True Self within it, giving birth to a ’talent’ unique to themselves. That one’s breadth of mind is in no way inferior to the Netherworld Lord’s."

"It’s just a pity that in that one’s eyes, the Eight Realms—no, it should be said the Seven Realms, that is, Heavenly King and above—are no longer counted among the ’ordinary spirits.’"

Mieyu chuckled as he spoke, with no trace of regret in his expression, only a hint of teasing.

The True Spirit Projection, which was gradually spreading through all realms and making All Spirits rejoice, had no effect on those who had already stepped into the rank of Heavenly King.

Chi Xiao said indifferently, "The power of the True Spirit Projection begins to gradually weaken once one becomes a Heavenly Person. And once you break through to Heavenly Venerable, you can naturally sense the True Spirit Heavenly Rank above, truly seeing your true nature freely. Compared to True Spirit Projection, it’s ten, a hundred times stronger. Those with exceptionally great talent can achieve this already at Heavenly King. Aren’t Kong Xiao and Qi Tian examples of this?"

"How can this be generalized? Those two both followed that World Venerable back in the day."

Mieyu shook his head, then said:

"To achieve this step at Heavenly King is truly too difficult. But for now, it seems that if a Heavenly King can accomplish this, the probability of a breakthrough to the Eighth Tier will also increase greatly."

Speaking of this, Mieyu stroked his beard with a smile, his tone light: "That disciple under my gate just recently made a preliminary breakthrough into the True Self, and is likely to complete this step before reaching Heavenly Venerable."

Chi Xiao was dumbfounded: "So you’re showing off your kid in front of me?"

Mieyu laughed heartily: "I’m still not as good as Senior Brother, but that disciple of mine might have a chance to catch up to you in the future."

Suddenly, he asked curiously, "Senior Brother, do you think that one has now become a Great Dao Ancestor?"

This question had troubled All Real Saints across the realms for a hundred years and was the thing they were most curious about at the moment.

Chi Xiao pondered and said, "Even if he wasn’t back then, once this seclusion ends, he’s probably ninety percent of the way there."

Mieyu said in a low voice, "I also wonder whether, after all the Ancestor Masters return, they will come into conflict with that one."

Chi Xiao said solemnly, "The Ancestor Masters are not of one mind; their wills differ. Even if there is conflict, that would be normal."

The two spoke as they walked toward the inner hall. Unintentionally, they caught a glimpse of the corner of a red dress.

Chi Xiao suddenly fell silent, his pupils contracting sharply as he looked toward the great hall above in disbelief.

There, a red dress fluttered. A woman sat atop the great hall, a fair and captivating face adorned with a smile, watching them with great interest.

Thud!

Chi Xiao did not hesitate; he knelt on the spot.

"Fourth-generation disciple Chi Xiao pays respects to Ancestor Master!"

Mieyu froze for a moment, then quickly reacted, and with another thud he knelt as well!

"Fourth-generation disciple Mieyu pays respects to Ancestor Master!"

"Rise."

The female Ancestor Master Hong Yan smiled. She slowly rose, her red dress swirling, rustling loudly through the hall. Between her arched willow brows, beyond the allure, there surged a sky-filling killing intent. Smiling, she asked,

"Where is that World Venerable now?"

"In reply to Ancestor Master, since the battle in the Heavenly Court a hundred years ago, that World Venerable has been in seclusion at the very bottom of the True Spirit Heavenly Rank!" Chi Xiao answered quickly.

"The True Spirit Heavenly Rank..." Hong Yan looked into the distance, her gaze slightly unusual. "He does have some skill..."

"But..."

"Where is he?"

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Void Realm

Kong Ming and the others were already in tears of joy. Today, all Dao Lineages of the Void Realm had come to welcome the three returning Ancestor Masters!

One stood as towering as a mountain, possessing a divine body of the ’Heaven and Earth Universe’; another was a female Sword Immortal holding a short sword, divine bearing and clear hair, her robes like mist and cloud, smiling joyfully.

And before them was a man wearing an Elder Gu Daoist Crown on his head, shrouded in the multicolored radiance of countless rays.

Great Dao Ancestor, Qian Wanqiu.

"Enough, why the tears? Each of you is already how many years old?" The tall man, whose Taoist Body seemed to contain countless universes, shook his head helplessly.

Kong Ming had just opened his mouth when Ancestor Master Qian Wanqiu raised his hand to interrupt him.

This Great Dao Ancestor, whose face was obscured by chaotic dark light and could not be clearly seen, whose aura embraced all, encompassing boundless Dao, stared at that True Spirit Heavenly Rank which pierced the Heavens and Earth, linking the "above" and "below" of the Sea of Realms, and suddenly asked:

"Do you know when World Venerate Ji will emerge from seclusion?"