Legend of Swordsman

“Ancestor of the Blood River?”

This was a name he hadn’t heard before. Earlier, he’d heard them mention that the Blood Demon was a supreme powerhouse stationed at the Blood River.

But how was there also an Ancestor of the Blood River?

However, through further investigation, he found out that this Blood River Ancestor was the being stationed at the source of the Blood River, and he was known as the Ancestor of the Blood River.

He was also one of the top ten Zhen Xian under the command of the Dual-Faced Buddha.

His status was high, and his strength formidable. He practiced the Second-tier Origin Source Dao and had cultivated the Divine Eye secret technique, which was a Second-sequence inheritance.

Moreover, he had already cultivated it to perfection.

The battle prowess of the Blood River Ancestor could already rival that of a Dao Lord.

However, his mastery of the Origin Source Dao had not yet reached perfection.

Once perfected, he would be among the top-tier Dao Lords.

And he was just one of the top ten Zhen Xian under the command of the Dual-Faced Buddha, with nine others as strong as him.

The fact that the Blood River Ancestor had appeared in this place was not something he had mentioned. Naturally, the others were unaware.

If they had known, the pressure would likely have been enough to drive them all to despair.

“Whoosh!”

In the distance, a river of blood began to emerge, and everyone let out a sigh of relief.

But this was only the beginning.

“Finally here. Brother Xue Yang, how much farther do we have to go?” Old Man Tianchan asked.

True Lord Xue Yang’s expression remained grim as he replied in a cold tone, “Not far now. From here, we just follow the Blood River, and we’ll reach Yunhai Mountain, the residence of the Dual-Faced God’s palace. The Ancient Demon Hall is located there!”

“Roughly a billion miles left. From here, our pace will only slow down. It’ll probably take at least half a month!” Fairy Ziyu calculated.

In truth, this wasn’t a particularly long time. The real concern was that the deeper they went, the greater the number of powerful beings they would encounter.

This was what they feared.

“Yunhai Mountain is the territory of Yunshan Guardian, one of the Four Great Guardians. And we’ll have to pass through the source of the Blood River, which is the domain of the Blood River Ancestor. Is there no way to take a detour?” Old Man Tianchan asked anxiously.

The Blood River Ancestor was one of the top ten Zhen Xian under the command of the Dual-Faced Buddha and ranked within the top hundred Zhen Xian in the entire Canghai Ancient Domain.

Furthermore, he was known for his love of slaughter, his very existence a living battlefield.

He was an even more terrifying figure than the Yunshan Guardian.

Fairy Ziyu noticed the anxiety among the group and reassured them, “There isn’t much room for deviation. The source of the Blood River is very close to the core of the Dual-Faced God’s palace, and the area around it is filled with the residences of powerful beings. It’s dangerous no matter which way we go. Although the Blood River Ancestor is violent, he’s also arrogant and prideful. He won’t bother scanning the area with Thought Power. Besides, even though he’s strong, he’s not a Dao Lord. As long as we don’t get within a thousand miles of him, he won’t sense us!”

“Alright then,” Old Man Tianchan nodded.

True Lord Xue Yang spoke up, “Now that the route is decided, let’s hurry. I have a bad feeling that danger is lurking nearby. We should leave as soon as possible.”

“Understood!” Fairy Ziyu smiled softly and continued forward along the Blood River. The group followed closely behind.

Jian Wushuang glanced meaningfully at True Lord Xue Yang.

This guy could actually sense danger. It must have something to do with the Blood River Ancestor and that Eight-Step Zhen Xian from the Beast-Taming Sect.

He was in the Great Vehicle Stage, yet he could sense the aura of such a powerful existence. The supreme treasure on him was likely more than just a simple item.

Among Zhen Xian, those who possessed a supreme treasure were usually backed by significant powers. It was exceedingly rare for a genius like True Lord Xue Yang, who was in the Great Vehicle Stage, to have a supreme treasure.

After all, supreme treasures were typically used by Emperors.

Of course, Emperors generally wielded high-level or even top-tier supreme treasures.

Dao Lords used regular supreme treasures, while beings as powerful as the two-faced jester and Yang Dingtian undoubtedly had high-level or top-tier supreme treasures.

Within the Holy Lands, Emperors were few in number and mostly trained within the Holy Lands themselves.

Thus, there were no Emperor-level powerhouses in the ancient regions.

However, they were never afraid of the Emperors from the ancient courts invading.

This was because, within every ancient region, the Holy Lands had assigned top-tier Dao Lords to oversee it.

The two-faced Buddha was actually a holy disciple of the Holy Lands. He had come to oversee the Fu Hai Ancient Region, as it was located very close to the thirty-six ancient regions of the ancient court.

His strength was incredibly formidable, capable of directly confronting an Emperor.

When he burned his divine power, he could even suppress an Emperor.

Although he hadn’t yet fused the two sequences, he had trained both sequences to perfection.

Among Dao Lords, his power was considered first-class.

The truly top-tier Dao Lords were those who had already fused two sequences and were on the verge of merging with the Dao.

However, such beings wouldn’t waste their time overseeing ancient regions. They chose to cultivate in the Holy Lands instead.

They were the future of the Holy Lands, and even the Holy Master wouldn’t force them to do anything.

After all, there were far too few Emperors in the Holy Lands.

As for Dao Lords like Yang Dingtian, who wasn’t originally from the Holy Lands, although he had perfected both sequences, he had not attempted to fuse them.

He understood that once the two sequences were fused, there would be no turning back, and the chance of merging with the Dao would become incredibly slim.

Ultimately, he lacked the determination.

After all, becoming an Emperor didn’t require fusing two sequences.

One could break through without doing so, and the process would be much simpler.

One could also follow the path of the Origin Source or the divine power route.

This way, the power might be slightly weaker, but the cultivation speed would be much faster. As long as one had enough talent, they wouldn’t be weaker than those Emperors who fused two sequences.

However, talent was always limited.

Otherwise, no one would have surpassed the Holy Master after all these years.

The cultivation system of the ancient regions was simply too scarce and too extreme.

If one went down the wrong path, it would take a long time to correct it.

Just like the current struggle for the Dao inheritance.

The ancient court and the Holy Lands were both unwilling to back down.

Yet, some cultivators had already started to retreat.

Sooner or later, a battle for the Dao would erupt!

Jian Wushuang had seen far too many such battles. In a world that had been newly established, he understood both the advantages and the disadvantages.

When that time came, how many of the people before him would survive?

He glanced at the crowd.

Zhen Xian seemed eternal, but in this world, there were no eternal Zhen Xians, only eternal powerhouses.

Otherwise, after so many years since the Starry Sky was established, everyone would have become Zhen Xian by now.

All would have achieved eternal life, and there wouldn’t be any mortals left.

But throughout the history of the Starry Sky, too many powerhouses had fallen, even the gods of the Starry Sky.

Mie Sheng, as a god of the Starry Sky, had already fallen along the timeline.

Even the God of Reincarnation, whom Mie Sheng had longed to become, had left that position vacant.

Wasn’t it because of some reason that he too had fallen?

Otherwise, why would Mie Sheng covet that position?

Therefore, there was no such thing as eternal existence in this world—only eternal powerhouses.

Only powerhouses could achieve eternity.

In the Starry Sky, if you were a powerhouse, you could attain eternity.

In the world of the ancient regions, if you were a powerhouse, you could also achieve eternity.

Of course, there were always risks from external forces.

The world of the ancient regions had been established for only a short time and had not yet had much contact with other worlds. But in the future, changes were bound to come.