Chapter 4569: Important Information

“It’s not just the Dao Ancestor Qiankun. In the Great Immortal-Chaos War, countless immortals perished. Fortunately, we have the Legacy List, which allows us to revive. Furthermore, if we defeat the Supreme within the Dao Artifact Qiankun Pagoda, all immortals below the Dao Ancestor level can be resurrected once. Chaos Beasts, however, are utterly annihilated when killed and can only be cultivated anew using the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda.”

Immortals possess a vast array of abilities, which only increase over time. The ultimate form of a Chaos Beast is a Ten-Colored Chaos Beast, and they can, at most, improve their cultivation realm. Unlike immortals, who possess more than one Dao artifact, Chaos Beasts have no other Dao artifacts besides the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda.

“That’s true. But speaking of which, can the resurrections from the Dao Artifact Qiankun Pagoda be stacked?” Wang Changsheng asked.

“No, it only allows for one resurrection. Beyond that, one relies on the Legacy List. Besides these two methods, there is no other way. Some fellow cultivators refine avatars; even if the main body perishes, the avatar can still exist. However, it becomes a new individual, and it is extremely difficult for an avatar to cultivate to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal or a Dao Ancestor.”

“Why is that?” Wang Changsheng continued to ask. He was actually quite puzzled, wondering why those high-level immortals didn't refine more avatars. They had discovered quite a few ancient immortal abodes, yet those ancient cultivators rarely refined avatars, and even if they did, they wouldn't refine too many.

Immortal Xuetang said with a smile, picking up her teacup and taking a sip. “Immortal Lin knows more about this than I do. Let her explain!”

Immortal Longyue said slowly, “My master said that every living being or heavenly treasure has a unique imprint at birth, which can also be called a Dao Imprint. When a cultivator perishes, their Dao Imprint also disappears. Diviners who master the Law of Fate use a target’s Dao Imprint for divination and deduction. If a cultivator refines two avatars, they are essentially splitting their Dao Imprint into three. The main body retains the largest portion, and the main body and the two avatars all share one Dao Imprint. If the main body perishes, a portion of the imprint also disappears, making it difficult to cultivate it back. If an avatar is killed, a portion of the Dao Imprint is also lost, but the impact is not significant. Beings with a complete Dao Imprint find it easier to advance in cultivation, whereas those with an incomplete Dao Imprint face significantly higher difficulty. Precisely because of this, powerful beings do not refine avatars in large quantities; otherwise, with their strength and resources, they could absolutely refine them in bulk.”

Any living being that cultivates to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm no longer faces lifespan restrictions. If not for this limitation, those veteran Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Great Luo Golden Immortals would have long ago refined avatars in bulk and cultivated them to the same realm as their main bodies, allowing the avatars to survive even if the main body perished. Precisely because of this restriction, high-level immortals rarely refine avatars, and even if they do, they won't refine too many. Otherwise, if all the avatars were to perish, the lost portion of the Dao Imprint would be very difficult to recover, thus affecting their own advancement.

“I understand now,” Wang Changsheng suddenly understood.

Immortal Longyue continued, “Of course, ‘difficult’ doesn’t mean ‘impossible.’ Immortal Lord Liushai, Immortal Xu’s senior martial brother, managed to do it. One of his avatars has also cultivated to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and mastered a supreme law.”

Immortal Xuetang added, “If it weren’t for Master’s guidance, Senior Brother Li’s avatar wouldn’t have cultivated to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm so easily.” She was the youngest disciple of the Dao Ancestor of Joy.

Wang Ruyan said with a smile, “I wondered why other fellow cultivators rarely discussed avatars. So that’s how it is.”

Immortal Longyue went on, “There’s no need to cling to the idea of avatars; having the Legacy List is enough. Of course, if one is struck down by a lightning tribulation while attempting to break through to a major realm, neither the Legacy List nor the Qiankun Pagoda can revive them. Therefore, one must be extremely cautious when attempting to break through to a major realm; the higher one’s cultivation, the more caution is required. Some high-level immortals fear being obliterated by lightning tribulations and even choose not to pursue higher realms, as cultivating to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm removes all lifespan restrictions.”

Some immortals, having cultivated to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, do not wish to advance further. They avoid involvement in the conflicts between various factions, choosing instead to travel and live a carefree life. Of course, cultivating to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm allows for an even more carefree existence.

Not every immortal desires to cultivate to the Dao Ancestor realm. Most immortals who wish to become Dao Ancestors do so to gain more powerful strength and prevent others from easily manipulating them. Some immortals aspire to the Dao Ancestor realm to protect their families or sects. Yet other immortals are content with reaching the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. They do not engage in conflict with others, are courteous to everyone, and do not join other factions. Instead, they wander freely and live a life of leisure.

“Everyone has their own ambitions; there’s nothing wrong with that. Nor is it necessary for every immortal to aspire to become a Dao Ancestor. Since ancient times, countless Great Luo Golden Immortals attempting to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm have been struck down by lightning tribulations.” Immortal Longyue sighed.

Even a disciple of the Kunlun Dao Ancestor, attempting to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm and cultivating using a special law, was still struck down by lightning tribulations.

“So, in that case, Immortal Lin, have you witnessed other fellow cultivators attempting to become Dao Ancestors? Could you elaborate?” Wang Changsheng asked politely.

Immortal Longyue replied, “That’s not convenient to disclose. I can only say that the lightning tribulation for breaking through to the Dao Ancestor realm is extraordinarily powerful. Even if one cultivates using a special law to achieve the Dao, the power of the lightning tribulation is beyond imagination. Even supreme immortal artifacts imbued with primordial spiritual treasures find it difficult to withstand it.”

“What?! Even supreme immortal artifacts imbued with primordial spiritual treasures find it difficult to withstand? Then how did other Dao Ancestors withstand the lightning tribulations?” Wang Changsheng asked in surprise.

Immortal Longyue explained, “Complete sets of supreme immortal artifacts, supreme immortal artifacts imbued with mutated primordial spiritual treasures, ancient grand formations, or Fifth-tier immortal talismans. Strictly speaking, Fifth-tier immortal talismans are Dao talismans.”

She continued, “Besides external aids, a particularly powerful physical body is also beneficial for transcending tribulations. For instance, the Ancestral Dragon. I heard he achieved the Dao through the Law of Strength, and his exceptionally strong physical body played a significant role in resisting lightning tribulations. Chaos Beasts also have exceptionally strong physical bodies; this must be one of the reasons why they have so many Dao Ancestors!”

Immortal Xuetang confirmed, “That’s right. During the last Immortal-Chaos War, the Ancestral Dragon, facing three opponents, still had a slight advantage. He severely wounded the Dao Ancestor of the Naiman Tribe and injured the Dao Ancestor of the Qiyan Royal Tribe.”

“The Ancestral Dragon is that powerful? But how is it that I heard he was severely wounded by Chaos Beasts?” Wang Changsheng asked in surprise.

Immortal Xuetang explained, “Those are rumors spread by false immortals. Although it was said he was injured, it shouldn’t have been a serious matter. The True Dragon clan also didn’t refute the rumors, perhaps because it was a tactic by the Chaos Beasts to probe the Ancestral Dragon. They couldn’t ascertain the Ancestral Dragon’s true condition, so they didn’t dare to rashly launch another war.”

What is widely circulated is not necessarily the truth; the illusory can be real, and the real can be illusory. The Chaos Beasts couldn’t ascertain the Ancestral Dragon’s situation and thus didn’t dare to rashly launch another Immortal-Chaos War.

“I heard that during the last Immortal-Chaos War, the Chaos Beasts believed the Ancestral Dragon had been severely wounded by a lightning tribulation, which is why they hastily initiated the war. It turned out to be false news, and the Ancestral Dragon seized the opportunity to severely wound the Dao Ancestor of the Naiman Tribe.”

The movements and condition of Dao Ancestors are top-secret information, difficult to verify. The unknown is always the most terrifying.