Your Talent is Mine - Chapter 1255

Chapter 1255: Palace Master Profound Tortoise’s Solution!

TL: Etude

The Dao Mountain Domain had never previously possessed Dao Ancestors of the Sixth or Seventh Heaven. Yet, the existence of these corpses was so ancient that they had begun to petrify, undoubtedly indicating that these Dao Ancestors had fallen in an extremely distant past.

Thus, these Dao Ancestors were native Dao Ancestors of the Dao Mountain Domain!

“Indeed, before the current cultivation civilization of the Dao Mountain Domain, there had existed another flourishing cultivation civilization! If that is true, then the Devourer Race likely existed as well—and they destroyed the Dao Mountain Domain!” Ye Tian said gravely.

He then continued to investigate further but found no additional traces.

Long ago, some supreme treasures must have been born here, leading Dao Ancestors into a fierce battle. Clearly, these fallen Dao Ancestors were the losers of that conflict, perishing here while their treasures had already been stripped away, leaving behind only their corpses.

Swish!

Ye Tian collected the five corpses, then departed from the Dragon-Snake Forbidden Land.

Shortly afterward, Ye Tian returned to the Profound Void Archaic Realm.

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Wind Mountain.

Ye Tian entered the area and met Dao Ancestor Jinchen and the others. As for Mountain Master Wind Mountain, he was still in secluded cultivation and therefore did not appear.

However, Dao Ancestor Jinchen only appeared as an incarnation; his true body was still investigating matters in the Dao Mountain Domain.

“Dao Ancestor Jinchen, I made a huge discovery!”

Ye Tian took out the five Dao Ancestor corpses, placing them before Dao Ancestor Jinchen.

“These are five Sixth or Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor corpses I found in the Dragon-Snake Forbidden Land. They are extremely ancient and have already turned into stone. Yet previously, the strongest Dao Ancestors in the Dao Mountain Domain were only at the Fifth Heaven level. Therefore, I suspect these five corpses belonged to Dao Ancestors from a cultivation civilization era prior to the Dao Mountain Domain. I’m afraid your earlier conjecture was correct!”

Dao Ancestor Jinchen’s expression became solemn. He carefully inspected the five corpses, confirming that their ages were indeed ancient and not artificially fabricated.

“This is troublesome; my true body also discovered some clues. I’ll return shortly!” Dao Ancestor Jinchen said.

A short while later, Dao Ancestor Jinchen returned.

Several days passed.

Ye Tian, Dao Ancestor Jinchen, Dao Ancestor Flame Rift, Dao Ancestor Fengxu, Dao Ancestor Minghai, along with Palace Master Thunder Tribulation, Palace Master Profound Tortoise, Palace Master Sky Vault, and Palace Master Heaven Punishment of the Heavenly Emperor Palace gathered together for a meeting.

During the meeting, Ye Tian once again presented the five Dao Ancestor corpses.

Dao Ancestor Jinchen took out some ancient weapon fragments, and other Dao Ancestors also produced various objects or corpses they had collected.

“Judging from what everyone has gathered, it’s certain that a powerful cultivation civilization once existed in this domain. It might not have matched Divine Heaven Domain, but there were indeed numerous Sixth and Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors, and even Invincible Dao Ancestors among them.” Dao Ancestor Jinchen spoke.

Everyone’s expressions turned grim. Who wouldn’t panic upon learning that the Dao Mountain Domain had its own Devourer Race force? Back then, the Devourer Race in Divine Heaven Domain had caused an immense disaster, resulting in the deaths of more than twenty Domain Ancestors.

If the Devourer Race in the Dao Mountain Domain had even a single Domain Ancestor, they would have no means to resist, unless their side also produced a Domain Ancestor.

Yet, how could a Domain Ancestor emerge so easily?

“Based on current evidence, it’s certain that the Dao Mountain Domain has a Devourer Race force, but its exact strength remains unknown. Our most hopeful scenario is that the majority of the Devourer Race entered the Dark Forbidden Domain and never returned, leaving behind only a weaker group,” Palace Master Thunder Tribulation said hopefully.

“Our top priority is to locate this group of Devourers and ascertain their strength. If they surpass us greatly, we must wait patiently and avoid conflict! However, if they aren’t strong, we must destroy them at all costs!” Dao Ancestor Jinchen suggested.

“The Devourer Race should be hiding within a special world, similar to your Wind King’s small domain in Blackwind Mountain, making it difficult to find under ordinary circumstances. Previously, the Devourer Race in Divine Heaven Domain had hidden deeply; even the Domain Ancestors paid a huge price to locate their headquarters and wage war. After suffering enormous losses, they destroyed their headquarters, nearly exterminating the entire Devourer Race! I’m afraid we’ll face difficulties locating the Devourers’ hidden place unless we track down a member first.”

“But tracking them requires finding a Devourer first. The three Devourers from Profound Void Archaic Realm have no connection with those in the Dao Mountain Domain, so we cannot rely on them.”

“Does anyone have any solutions? Please speak up if you do. If it requires a great sacrifice, everyone here is willing to share the burden and won’t let anyone suffer losses.”

At this moment—

Palace Master Profound Tortoise from Heavenly Emperor Palace spoke: “Let’s do this—I am willing to peel off my Profound Tortoise shell and divide it into fragments. These fragments can then be integrated into various universes. Once the Devourers consume a universe, they’ll inevitably swallow a fragment of my Profound Tortoise shell. Given the Devourers’ ability, digesting my shell will take them considerable time, during which I can track their whereabouts through a special connection. This way, we can pinpoint their location! However, doing this will severely weaken my defense for a long time, so I’ll require compensation from Blackwind Mountain. How about it?”

“Agreed!” Dao Ancestor Jinchen consented immediately.

Subsequently, Palace Master Profound Tortoise negotiated compensation with several All-Things Half-Step Domain Ancestors from Blackwind Mountain. Ultimately, Blackwind Mountain agreed to pay some scales of the Darkwing Roc Eagle, three precious Forbidden Supreme Treasures, and treasures for healing the physical body.

In the days that followed, Palace Master Profound Tortoise divided his Profound Tortoise shell into a hundred fragments, dispersing them into one hundred universes within the Dao Mountain Domain.

Naturally, the Dao Mountain Domain had far more than a hundred universes—not even a fraction of it—but placing these hundred shell fragments strategically across key territories in the Dao Mountain Domain was sufficient.

Once the Devourers consumed universes, eventually, they’d consume one containing a Profound Tortoise shell fragment.

Thus, the Half-Step Domain Ancestors from Heavenly Emperor Palace and Blackwind Mountain simply had to wait patiently.

Time passed day by day.

Since the Devourers only occasionally consumed universes—after all, they also needed time to digest these universes, worlds, and chaos continents—they wouldn’t continuously devour.

In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand years had passed.

By this time, Ye Tian’s Forbidden Body had greatly advanced, reaching ninety percent refinement.

Additionally, after cultivating the Limit Dao Inheritance, he had achieved significant breakthroughs in his physical body, Forbidden Dao Force, and soul.

In terms of strength, Ye Tian could now rival an All-Things Half-Step Domain Ancestor.