Chapter 1244: Source of All Dao

Behind the Great Daoist Brush Master stood another man, dressed in a loose robe, holding a bottle of white wine. He looked carefree and dashing. He was the Boundless Master.

The Boundless Master glanced at the battlefield below, took a large gulp of wine, and said, "Are you sure you’re not getting involved?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master didn’t respond, simply observing the scene below with a calm expression.

The Boundless Master wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, turned to the Great Daoist Brush Master, and frowned. "What exactly are you thinking?"

He had assumed that the Great Daoist Brush Master was on the Yang Family's side, but now, things seem far more complicated. And he knew well that this man never fought a battle he wasn’t confident of winning.

If the Great Daoist Brush Master were to take action against Ye Guan's side at this moment, it would mean he had absolute certainty of success...

With that thought, the Boundless Master turned his gaze to Ye Guan below. At this moment, Ye Guan was no longer the same as before. The destiny aura had completely vanished from his body, and his life force no longer seemed invincible.

In other words, Ye Guan was now merely a genius, a prodigy.

And in the vast expanse, a prodigy was of little significance to figures like the Great Daoist Brush Master.

Worry clouded the Boundless Master's face. He was naturally on Ye Guan's side—after all, Ye Guan was the son of his close brother.

Yet the Great Daoist Brush Master remained as calm as ever with his expression unchanged...

Meanwhile, Cizhen gazed at the Nine Continents Master, who had restored his fleshly body and soul. Her eyes were still devoid of any emotion.

The Nine Continents Master stared at Cizhen, his right hand slowly clenching. The aura of the Dao surged like a tidal wave, but it could not penetrate the space around Cizhen. Standing there, she was like a towering mountain that was utterly immovable.

The Nine Continents Master narrowed his eyes slightly, his body becoming faint and ethereal. In an instant, a powerful fist intent coalesced in the heavens and earth.

When the Great Daoist Brush Master saw this fist intent, his brows furrowed deeply. "The Past Self...”

The Boundless Master took another swig of wine and looked at the Great Daoist Brush Master. "The Past Self?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded, his eyes tinged with surprise. "This Nine Continents Master has some skills."

The Boundless Master asked, "What is the Past Self?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master glanced at him and said, "If you read more books, you’d know more than just washing your feet."

The Boundless Master was speechless.

The Great Daoist Brush Master turned back to the Nine Continents Master and explained, "The so-called Past Self means he has summoned his past self and merged it with his current self. Not only does he possess his present power, but he also wields the power of his past. The combination of the two multiplies his strength exponentially."

Exponentially?

The Boundless Master frowned deeply.

The Great Daoist Brush Master added, "The stronger one’s power, the greater the restrictions that one will have to face. At his level, merging the Dao of the past with the Dao of the present is considered a taboo. Yet, he’s doing it without any apparent limitations..."

The Great Daoist Brush Master raised his head slightly and fell silent.

The Boundless Master gruffly said, "Can you explain it all at once?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked at the Nine Continents Master and said softly, "The ‘Dao Channel Realm.’ This is an ancient realm originating from a Tier Ten Universe Civilization. Those who reach this realm can be called ‘Channelers.’

"With a single thought, they can perceive the myriad causalities and transformations in the heavens and the earth. They can even use their thoughts to communicate with the Ancestral Dao and receive its transmitted will, comprehending the cycles of causality in the universe."

He paused briefly before continuing, "In a high-tier universe, cultivators who are too powerful face constraints. For example, a powerhouse like Nine Continents Master may wish to perform an act that disrupts the balance of the universe.

"If this act violates the laws of the Ancestral Dao, the Dao will intervene to stop him. If he persists, calamity will surely follow. However, if an entity disrupts order and defies the Ancestral Dao, the Dao will issue a mission in secret to stop them. Success brings immense rewards."

The Boundless Master finally understood.

He looked at Cizhen and asked, "She’s the one disrupting order?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded. "Under normal circumstances, suppressing the Evil Dao would be considered a minor matter, given how remote and insignificant this place is. But the problem is, she didn’t just suppress it briefly; she has been suppressing it for a very long time.

"Furthermore, there’s also Ye Guan. Ye Guan isn’t just defying order; he’s outright rebelling against it. And because Cizhen, Clan Leader Jing, and others have supported him, the resulting karma is immense...Of course, Fan Zhaodi's involvement also plays a role."

The Boundless Master said grimly, "The birth of the Evil Dao aligns with the Ancestral Dao’s laws?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded.

The Boundless Master fell silent, his expression dark.

"The actions of the Nine Continents Master align with the Dao..." added the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Boundless Master solemnly asked, "So the Yang Family is the real villain?"

The Great Daoist Brush Master smiled wryly.

The Boundless Master was silent.

"From a fair perspective, that young man’s views aren’t wrong,'' said the Great Daoist Brush Master, "After all, wiping out billions of living beings for the sake of a universe reset and new cycle is unacceptable for the ruler of that universe. On the other hand, for the Ancestral Dao, wiping out a universe’s life to restart it is a natural process, a manifestation of the Dao’s cycle."

The Boundless Master said, "So it's a matter of perspective!"

The Great Daoist Brush Master nodded. "If you’re human, you'll side with Ye Guan. If you’re a universe spirit, you'll side with the Ancestral Dao."

He then looked at Ye Guan and said, "He needs time. But this world doesn’t give you what you want just because you want it..."

The Boundless Master looked down and saw the Nine Continents Master going through a tremendous transformation as he merged with his past self.

His power had become unfathomable.

A powerhouse of his caliber was terrifying. With just a single thought, he could destroy a Tier Eight Civilization.

The Nine Continents Master raised his right hand, and his five fingers clenched into a fist.

Boom!

In an instant, a fist intent pervaded the heavens and the earth.

Nine Continents Fist!

This time, his fist intent far surpassed anything before. When it materialized, countless spacetime layers dissolved like melting candles.

Even the spacetime where the Great Daoist Brush Master and the Boundless Master were located was melting.

The Boundless Master’s expression changed dramatically at the sight.

The Great Daoist Brush Master waved his right hand, dissipating the encroaching fist intent into nothingness.

The Boundless Master turned to the Great Daoist Brush Master, giving him a thumbs-up.

The Great Daoist Brush Master looked down at the Nine Continents Master and Cizhen, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Cizhen’s expression remained as calm as ever. As the overwhelming fist intent flew toward her, she extended two fingers and tapped.

Crack!

The fist intent fractured like a stone shattering ice.

The overwhelming fist intent shattered and disintegrated piece by piece.

At the same time, the fleshly body of the Nine Continents Master as well as his soul became ethereal and faint once again.

The Boundless Master was stupefied. "The True God...is terrifying."

The Great Daoist Brush Master glanced at Cizhen and nodded slightly. "A Dao Defier."

The Boundless Master turned to him. "A Dao Defier? What is that?"

Great Daoist Brush Master nodded. "To defy the Dao is also called walking on the Dao of Freedom. It means not cultivating realms but instead following one’s heart. Such individuals are rare because most don’t survive long. But those who do are incredible beings."

The Boundless Master murmured, "Impressive."

He shook his head with a wry smile. Once, he, too, had been a peerless powerhouse. But now, he had to admit that he was falling behind.

The Great Daoist Brush Master glanced at him. "Washing your feet has held you back. Wash less feet in the future."

The Boundless Master was dumbfounded.

When Cizhen effortlessly shattered his Nine Continents Fist Intent, the Nine Continents Master frowned deeply. Up to this point, he had already used seventy percent of his strength, but the True God before him was still calm and unperturbed.

Now, he knew that she was stronger than him.

The Nine Continents Master chuckled. “There’s always someone stronger—a sky beyond the sky.”

He slowly closed his eyes and clenched his right fist. In an instant, the special spacetime region disintegrated into ashes, and his figure became even more blurry.

Boom!

Countless waves of fist intent, like towering mountains, surged toward Cizhen to crush her.

An all-out attack!

Cizhen gently waved her sleeve.

Boom!

The waves of fist intent shattered and dissolved piece by piece.

The Boundless Master’s expression turned grave at the sight. “How powerful is she,

exactly?

”

The Great Daoist Brush Master replied calmly, “You’re about to find out.”

The Boundless Master turned to look at the Great Daoist Brush Master, and his face was filled with confusion.

The Great Daoist Brush Master remarked, “Her enemy is not the Nine Continents Master...”

The Boundless Master became even more perplexed.

The Great Daoist Brush Master refused to elaborate and simply said, “Just watch.”

The Boundless Master stared at the battlefield.

In mere moments, the overwhelming fist intent emanating from the Nine Continents Master dissolved and vanished. At the same time, his fleshly body and soul were obliterated once again.

Just as he was about to completely disappear, a mysterious force descended from the heavens and entered him.

Boom!

The Nine Continents Master’s fleshly body and soul were instantly restored.

Everyone was stunned.

What was that?!

Cizhen looked at the distant void and smiled. “So you couldn’t hold back any longer? Ancestral Dao?”

The Ancestral Dao!

The Boundless Master finally realized what was going on. Cizhen’s true opponent was not the Nine Continents Master but the Ancestral Dao itself—an entity from a Tier Ten Civilization!

The source of all Daos!

All Daos beneath Tier Ten Universes were from the Ancestral Dao; it was known as the Ancestor of All Daos.

The Great Daoist Brush Master gazed toward the distant void and said, "It’s time to end this."