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"Alright."

"Coming here this time, aside from congratulating you on stepping into Tier 10."

"There is also one more matter."

Lin Yuan glanced down at the numerous evil gods and the cold-sweating Void Son. With a slight movement of his mind, the surrounding space-time instantly recovered.

For Lin Yuan now, whether the Void Son stepped into Tier 10 or not made little difference; either way, it was far from being his match.

When Lin Yuan had just comprehended the sixth realm of space-time, his combat power already surpassed that of Tier 10 evil gods, let alone after a hundred years of arduous cultivation?

A hundred years ago, the Void Son was far from being Lin Yuan's match. A hundred years later, the gap between the two would only grow larger and larger. Even if the Void Son managed to step into Tier 10 by luck, it could never bridge the gap.

Of course.

Lin Yuan felt it could not be bridged, but the Void Son might not think so.

Therefore, as soon as Lin Yuan appeared, he directly released his coercion to make the Void Son recognize its own status.

Now it seemed the effect was quite good.

"Please speak, Martial Ancestor."

The Void Son immediately said respectfully.

Having lost the suppression of space-time silence, the Void Son felt much more relaxed, but inside it felt as if it were dreaming.

After stepping into Tier 10, the Void Son originally thought it could gain a corresponding status, but now it seemed there was no difference from before the Breakthrough.

"You and the other evil gods shall make a Dao oath together that within ten billion years, you are not allowed to proactively make a move against any Martial Dao practitioner."

Lin Yuan spoke.

With his return imminent, Lin Yuan naturally had to erase the final hidden trouble.

That was to prevent these Extraterrestrial Evil Gods from hatching other thoughts after he left.

Although the Ancestral Demon Tree could still ask Lin Yuan for help, it would ultimately waste Boundary-Breaking Source Power.

This descent, besides resolving the crisis of the Azure Sky World, propagated Martial Dao to a great extent and also brought about massive improvements in his own cultivation.

It could be said to be full of harvests.

But during the next descent, it would be impossible to have such harvests.

To minimize the occurrence of any accidents, Lin Yuan naturally had to make preparations in advance and make all evil gods swear corresponding Dao oaths.

The so-called Dao oath was a term from the Spirit Realm, and in the Boundless Void, it was also called a heart oath. Through the oath, it resonated with the rules of the Dao, thereby achieving the purpose of restraining oneself.

Lin Yuan had these Extraterrestrial Evil Gods swear Dao oaths instead of killing them directly to eliminate future troubles; this was because he wanted to give Martial Dao practitioners enough pressure.

Only with pressure would there be motivation, and only then could Martial Dao develop more vigorously.

As for why the restriction was ten billion years? After ten billion years, if Martial Dao still failed to produce a cultivator comparable to a Tier 9 evil god,

then Lin Yuan really ought to reflect on whether there was a problem with him creating Martial Dao.

Furthermore, even after ten billion years, with Lin Yuan's deterrence, the Void Son would most likely still not dare to make a move.

After ten billion years, even if there was a six-hundred-fold space-time flow rate gap between the Boundless Void and the Main Universe, tens of millions of years would have passed over in the Main Universe.

If Lin Yuan did not successfully Breakthrough to the Ultimate, he probably would have failed the Ultimate Breakthrough and perished in body and soul.

Under such circumstances, whatever the outcome of the Martial Dao cultivation system might be, it was no longer something Lin Yuan could care about.

"Alright."

The Void Son nodded without hesitation.

The other Perfection evil god lords below also did not have any hesitation.

Are you kidding me? Even without the Dao oath's constraint, with someone like the Martial Dao Ancestor Lin Yuan watching over them, no matter how much courage these evil gods had, they would not dare to touch a single Martial Dao practitioner.

Soon, all the evil gods made Dao oaths in front of Lin Yuan, causing a resonance in the Boundless Void.

Lin Yuan glanced at the numerous evil gods one last time, and his figure disappeared silently.

Long after Lin Yuan left, the Void Son finally dared to straighten its back and look around.

"Has the Martial Ancestor left?"

The Void Son let out a heavy sigh of relief in its heart.

"Martial Ancestor… What on earth is the Martial Ancestor's strength?" The Void Son swallowed hard.

Before it had broken through to Tier 10, facing the Martial Ancestor required it to endure immense pressure.

But now, it had already broken through to Tier 10, yet facing the Martial Ancestor, the pressure it faced was actually even greater than before it broke through to Tier 10.

"Could it be Eleven-Tier? Twelfth Order?"

The Void Son thought rapidly in its heart, and it could only speculate in this direction because the strength Lin Yuan displayed seemed separated from a normal Tier 10 by a heavenly chasm.

Not only had the Void Son stepped into Tier 10 itself, but among the much information left behind by the Secret Realm creator, there were descriptions characterizing Tier 10.

After the Void Son stepped into Tier 10, it felt that itself fit the Secret Realm creator's description very well, but Lin Yuan?

The Void Son could not understand.

"Great Void Son—"

Just as the Void Son was thinking wildly in its heart,

the Perfection evil god lords below could not help but tentatively ask.

This time they came all to congratulate the Void Son on stepping into Tier 10, and so that they could hold their heads high in front of the Martial Ancestor.

But judging from the scene just now, what all the evil gods thought in their hearts would probably never be realized.

"All of you, withdraw."

The Void Son felt a sense of insipid boredom, feeling that it would have been better not to break through to Tier 10.

Before breaking through to Tier 10, the Void Son at least still had a thought in its heart, being able to treat the Martial Ancestor as the goal to pursue.

But after breaking through to Tier 10, when it went to perceive the Martial Ancestor again, it discovered that it had no hope of catching up at all.

Changing from hope to despair.

This feeling did not feel good.

"Yes."

The numerous Perfection evil god lords looked at each other and immediately retreated respectfully.

The shock in their hearts was also immense; the Martial Ancestor's strength simply shattered the cognition of the Boundless Void throughout the ages.

Did such a powerful lifeform truly exist in the world?

"Wait."

The Void Son seemed to think of something and said, "What the Martial Ancestor said just now must be followed; no violations are allowed."

The Dao oath could only restrain, but it could not manage to completely prohibit. If a certain Perfection evil god lord went mad and disregarded everything, the Dao oath could not restrain them either.

Therefore, the Void Son once again warned the numerous Perfection evil god lords that at no moment could they violate the Martial Ancestor's commands.

"Yes."

"Great Void Son, we are not fools."

The Perfection evil god lords immediately assured him, saying that the Martial Ancestor's power exceeded their imagination and cognition, and even if the Void Son didn't say anything, no one would dare to violate it.

"With these evil god lords around, Martial Dao will have at least ten billion years of development time."

Within the Boundless Void, Lin Yuan's figure appeared, and he thought to himself.

The Boundless Void would continuously breed new evil gods, and later generations of evil gods who had not experienced Lin Yuan's strength might make a move against all living beings within the world.

But now those Perfection evil god lords, as well as the Tier 10 Void Son, had witnessed Lin Yuan's methods.

With them restraining the new evil gods born in later generations, the situation in the Boundless Void would remain stable all along.

This was also the reason why Lin Yuan did not slaughter all of those powerful evil god lords.

The fear these evil god lords held toward Lin Yuan was even more deterrent than the Dao oath.

Azure Sky World.

Before the Martial Hall.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared.

"Martial Ancestor."

High Priestess Qing Yao immediately came over to pay respects.

For a hundred years, Lin Yuan's true body had been in secluded cultivation, but his two Primordial Spirits frequently appeared, transporting numerous Martial Dao practitioners to other worlds.

"Next, traveling to more worlds will depend on yourselves."

Lin Yuan spoke. After six hundred years of cultivation, the strongest batch of Martial Dao practitioners in the Azure Sky World had already reached Tier 7.

This was the result of Lin Yuan's two Primordial Spirits setting aside some time to personally Cultivate them.

This batch of Tier 7 Martial Dao practitioners was 'fast-tracked' by Lin Yuan through certain means, and there was basically no possibility of progressing further.

And the purpose of forcibly cultivating this batch of Tier 7 Martial Dao practitioners was for the propagation of Martial Dao after he left.

Tier 7 Martial Dao practitioners could already roam the Void Realm, and they could completely search for new worlds on their own to propagate Martial Dao.

Of course, compared to having Lin Yuan's two Primordial Spirits escorting them, the subsequent propagation and development of Martial Dao would be much slower, but its advantage lay in having plenty of time.

"Alright."

High Priestess Qing Yao nodded, and then asked cautiously, "Martial Ancestor, is there something the matter?"

Although from beginning to end, Lin Yuan's tone was very calm, High Priestess Qing Yao still heard other implications.

"Next, I will enter secluded cultivation, and perhaps I will not emerge for a very long time," Lin Yuan said.

The so-called secluded cultivation was returning to the Main Universe. If there were no accidents, Lin Yuan's next descent into the Boundless Void would be after long, long years.

And whether that day would ever come was uncertain.

If Martial Dao could maintain its development without any crisis of severed Legacy, Lin Yuan might not descend again at all.

"Yes."

High Priestess Qing Yao said respectfully.

"Martial Ancestor…" High Priestess Qing Yao was just about to say something,

yet she found that the Martial Ancestor had already disappeared before her.

"I wonder how long the Martial Ancestor's secluded cultivation will take this time."

High Priestess Qing Yao thought to herself, and then she began to busy herself once again.

As the source world of Martial Dao, the Azure Sky World currently had far too many matters that needed to be handled every day along with the rapid propagation of Martial Dao.

Boundless Void.

Lin Yuan lay back casually there, letting the Void Realm tides undulate and carry him to other regions.

The final year was likewise spent by Lin Yuan in cultivation and Dao comprehension. Although his perception of the Boundless Void's rules had already reached the limit, if he forcibly comprehended them, it was not without gains; it could only be said that the efficiency would be much lower.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

Swish.

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already inside the Ancestral Demon Tree of the Azure Sky World.

With his mental will returning, this Martial Ancestor Golden Body naturally could not be discarded casually, but had to be placed in the safest place,

so that it could be used during the next descent,

and this safest place

was naturally inside this Ancestral Demon Tree of the Azure Sky World.

In terms of strength, the Ancestral Demon Tree was not strong, incomparable to Tier 9 evil god lords.

But the Ancestral Demon Tree was the 'Dao marker' placed by Lin Yuan in the Boundless Void, which could contact Lin Yuan's true body in the Main Universe at any time and thereby summon a descent.

This was the most powerful aspect of the Ancestral Demon Tree.

"The residency time has arrived."

Lin Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

Deep within his mind, that towering and magnificent Gate of Myriad Realms suddenly burst into brilliant light.