Though Li Qiye was cultivating inside the ancestral shrine, he wasn’t actually there right now.


    His body was inside a boundless ocean. However, it wasn’t filled with surging water but rather the energy of the world - the essences of the dao and dense true energy.


    The waves were made of runes containing profound mysteries. Each rune was part of a greater text; all were supreme meritws.


    The sky here had shimmering stars. Their illumination made this ce beautiful and full of life.


    However, these stars were actually daows. When they fell down into the ocean, they would turn into runes.


    This was a cyclical world with constant gestation. Time and space didn’t seem to exist here so one would reach the mythical state of immortality.


    It was the dao source of Immortal Demon - their foundation and everything.


    This ce remained a mystery to its descendants. Some said that Eight Trigrams had control of it once, the same for Mountguard...


    A more popr one stated that the source has always been under Longevity Hall’s control. That’s the reason why this sect always had Evestings and maintained its authority over the system.


    In reality, the source never belonged to a single person or sect. It was special and independent, continuing to gather the faith and determination of the system members for generations. This eventually gave birth to the avatar in the form of the statue outside the ancestral shrine.


    The boundless dao power and worldly essences surrounded Li Qiye. Every inch of his flesh was brimming with power.


    Of course, he wasn’t trying to take it for his own or bing one with this dao source. He simply intended on borrowing its power in order to elerate the internal refinement process.


    Evesting Forefather was an incredible being so the dao source he created was immensely heaven-defying as well.


    Though the system was no longer in its golden age, its dao source didn’t weaken in the slightest. Its actual potential exceeded everyone’s imagination so it was very helpful for Li Qiye.


    Such pure power from the dao source couldn’t be obtained for most people. Given the opportunity, most would absorb this force and take it as their own. Some would even think aboutbining themselves with the dao source in order to use it to gestate their own power.


    Li Qiye had no such thoughts. Plus, this was the lifework and legacy of Evesting Forefather.


    Li Qiye had a fateful connection to both Evesting Xiao and Evesting Forefather so he wouldn’t take their legacy.


    ***


    Meanwhile, the entire system was in a lull, more peaceful than ever before. In fact, nothing big had happened in Immortal Lineage World recently.


    Because people of this, some have forgotten about the prophecy - the heavenly change heralds a monster.[1]


    A dark ray crossed through the sky today while everyone was deep asleep. Not to mention ordinary experts, even progenitors couldn’t spot it.


    It had a flickering golden glow. The ck and gold kept on interchanging and twisting, seeminglypeting with each other. None had the upper hand.


    Li Qiye inside the dao source opened his eyes and activated his heavenly gaze, instantly locking onto this darkness.


    “This is...?” His eyes narrowed and sent out a terrifying radiance. Each strand of light could cut out a new world.


    “You should be familiar with this presence.” The existence on the verge of death inside his dao heart was still very sensitive to this dark ray.


    “Boom!” It smashed into a deste location belonging to the Academy of Light.


    A million miles around the crash point instantly melted intova with a dark shade. The ce became evil as if devils coulde out at any moment.


    In the next second, strands of sacred light drilled out of the ground and began refining the darknd.


    At the same time, Li Qiye’s body shed and he crossed through numerous realms and domains, instantly entering the Academy of Light.


    “Boom!” A shockwave emanated from the area and rmed numerous top existences, such as progenitors.


    One progenitor stood up and surveyed the world. He didn’t know where it came from just yet but still exercised caution.


    “How can this nefarious intent be here?!” Another progenitor calcted the event. His expression soured as a result.


    He then activated his heavenly gaze in order to find the exactnding location of this darkness.


    All of these great beings were slower than Li Qiye since he had already made it to this remote region.


    He saw the ckva instantly incinerating anything thates in contact with it and the sacred lights from the ground trying to fight back.


    Thetter seemed to be endless and relentless. They seemed tinypared to the gushingva but giving up didn’t seem to be a part of their nature. One wave came after another. If this continued, they would certainly be able to purify this evilnd in time.


    “A saint or devil?” Li Qiye became sentimental during his observation: “No wonder why the old man said that he used to be a man of light before sumbing to the darkness. His sacred self still eventually faltered to the unending tides of darkness. Or, maybe his light originated from a survival standpoint, ast-ditch effort in trying to save himself from the darkness.”


    No one had an answer because no one knew the state of mind of the progenitor from the Academy of Light during that moment.


    “Ites down to a single thought.” Li Qiye shook his head and entered deeper.


    1. Remember, monster here is the word for ‘fierce’, Li Qiye’s first title. Monster is a close meaning as in a horrifying existence, not an actual monster.