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Lu Ye's Dao Integration Pearl was condensed from within his inner world and had never been touched by outsiders. There was never any mark of anyone else inside it, but now there was an extra mark, which was clearly Zhu Pang's.

The reason this fifth-generation ancestor of the Dragon Clan was here was clearly because he had taken on the task of guarding the Dao Integration Pearl from the Dragon Lord.

Compared to the composed Third Ancestor, Zhu Pang was more unconventional, a fact that Lu Ye knew from their first encounter.

Since the defeat in the battle of Dragon City, all the dragon clan half-saints have been taken into Lu Ye's inner world. Although this place is safe, it is nothing short of a prison for Zhu Pang.

But he couldn't go out, and he was bored all day long.

Under such circumstances, upon learning that Lu Ye had asked the Dragon Lord to find a few clansmen to guard the Dao Integration Pearl, he volunteered to come, which was also a way for him to find something to do to pass the time.

Upon arriving here and seeing Lu Ye's Dao Integration Pearl, he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

With his current strength, he is at the bottom of the half-saint level, but if he were to be amplified by the Dao Integration Pearl, he would definitely be stronger. In the future, if he had the opportunity to face other half-saint level enemies, he would be able to play a greater role.

Lu Ye's Dao Integration Bead is clearly of the Universe-level quality, so it can naturally accommodate more imprints. Just like the Ten Great Dao Integration Beads not only contain the city lord, but also the second, third, and even more deputy city lords. These deputy city lords are not just nominal titles; they all leave their imprints in the Dao Integration Beads. In this way, they can receive a certain increase and enhancement in strength within the amplification range of the Dao Integration Beads.

Once he had an idea, he put it into action.

Zhu Pang was extremely embarrassed at this moment, because he had just left his mark when Lu Ye suddenly appeared and asked such a serious question, which made him subconsciously feel that he had done something he shouldn't have done.

He immediately said, "Don't worry, Xiao Ye, I'll remove the mark right away."

"No need!" Lu Ye raised his hand to stop him, then turned to look at Zhu Pang, a look of obvious surprise on his face: "Fifth Ancestor, you may have done me a great favor!"

"Huh?" Zhu Pang was stunned, truly unable to understand how simply leaving a mark on Lu Ye's Dao Integration Bead could be considered a great help.

Lu Ye didn't rush to explain, but a thought suddenly occurred to him.

A moment later, Si Shengya, Long Zun Feng Zhu, and others arrived together. Upon seeing Lu Ye, Si Shengya immediately asked, "Little Ye, what happened?"

Lu Ye said, "Please wait a moment, Master Si." He looked up at a figure who had come with Long Zun and the others: "Third Ancestor, I would like to trouble you to come and leave your mark on my Dao Integration Pearl."

Upon hearing this, Yang Lie immediately stepped forward, stood in front of the dazzling Dao Integration Pearl, raised his hand and pressed it down. In the next instant, his divine sense surged.

Lu Ye closed his eyes and quietly sensed it.

As one of the three ancestors of the Dragon Clan, Yang Lie was once a Dragon Lord, so leaving a mark on the Dao Integration Pearl was a piece of cake for him. Moreover, he had Lu Ye, the owner of the Dao Integration Pearl, to cooperate with him.

Therefore, Yang Lie withdrew his hand in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

A group of people stared at Lu Ye in bewilderment.

Lu Ye suddenly opened his eyes and burst into laughter, his laughter filled with uncontrollable joy: "So that's how it is!"

"Xiao Ye, what's wrong?" Seeing this, Long Zun couldn't help but ask.

Lu Ye slowly stopped laughing, his gaze sweeping over everyone, his expression solemn: "I've found a way to quickly improve my strength." Or rather, it was the Fifth Ancestor Zhu Pang who helped him find it.

Dragon Lord was taken aback: "Leave a mark in your Dao Integration Pearl?"

“Not bad!” Lu Ye nodded immediately.

Dragon Lord and the others were stunned. What kind of method was this to increase strength? Moreover, how could simply leaving a mark possibly improve their strength?
"How much can it improve?" Si Shengya asked.

Lu Ye slowly shook his head: "I don't know yet, but... there are definitely a lot!"

The reason he suddenly descended into his inner world was because he sensed some anomalies within it.

This secret technique of the small world was obtained by him from the restrictions of the Dragon Clan Ancestral Abyss. It was a secret technique left by the Dragon Clan ancestors to the successors of the Dao Tree. After obtaining this secret technique, Lu Ye's strength advanced by leaps and bounds. In just a few decades, he had completed the cultivation path of most of the half-saints.

However, after mastering this secret technique to the ninth level of perfection, there is no further room for improvement.

Lu Ye had thought about how to make a breakthrough, but he still had no clue.

Until today!

The moment Zhu Pang left his mark on the Dao Integration Pearl, he suddenly felt that the foundation of his inner world had been enhanced, though not by much, about the power of a hundred Daos!
But this is relative to his current vast resources!
For any cultivator, even at the semi-saint level, improving the power of a hundred paths would be extremely difficult.

And... this is just a blessing!
When the Third Ancestor Yang Lie, like Zhu Pang, left his mark on the Dao-Merging Pearl, Lu Ye clearly felt that the foundation of his inner world had been enhanced once again.

That's roughly the power of a hundred paths!
In other words, a half-saint leaving a mark on the Dao Integration Pearl can enhance the foundation of one's inner world in this way.

How many semi-saints does he currently contain in his inner world?
If each of these individuals could bring him an increase of a hundred powers, then the extent to which his strength could ultimately improve would be immeasurable!
Now, facing the True Saint, he truly felt uncertain.

But if things go smoothly and everything goes as he expects, then he will have enough confidence to face the true saints.

This is truly a case of "when you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you do!"
But why is this the case?
Upon careful consideration, the foundation of the Inner Heaven Secret Technique lies in the Dao Integration Pearl. Every improvement of this secret technique requires an upgrade in the quality of the Dao Integration Pearl.

It can be said that the Dao-Merging Pearl is the core of the secret techniques of the small world.

It is precisely because of the current Universe-level Dao Integration Pearl that Lu Ye is able to control the power of the myriad Daos within his inner world.

This was his own limit, and also the limit of the secret technique.

However, if a semi-saint like Zhu Pang leaves his mark on the Dao Integration Pearl, Lu Ye can use the Dao Integration Pearl as a conduit to borrow Zhu Pang's power!
Ultimately, the power of the hundred paths that was boosted can be considered an external force!
However, this external force is different from the external force that cultivators usually rely on. It is an absolutely reliable external force that will not be affected or even rendered ineffective by Yuan's will.

Lu Ye suddenly realized.

The Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors created the Ancestral Abyss Restriction, leaving behind generations of dragons and many powerful dragons. This wealth may not be solely for dealing with the puppet demigods encountered a few days ago.

More likely, it's about making them an asset!
Although Si Shengya and the others did not know why leaving a mark on the Dao Integration Pearl could help Lu Ye improve his strength, since that was the case, there was no need to know. They were immediately invigorated and stepped forward to do the same.

Each dragon race demigod's mark can increase power by about a hundred dao, while a powerhouse like Si Shengya brought Lu Ye an increase of nearly two hundred dao.

He could clearly feel that he could now draw upon the power within the imprinter's body, gather these various powers together, and merge them with the foundation of his own inner world, transforming them into his own power.

Many dragon clan demigods rushed over at the Dragon Lord's invitation, including Qin Feng, Mu Yun Gui, and Huan Caiyi.

All the semi-saints of the inner world gathered here.

Only one person is missing!
On the other side of the Primordial Wutong Tree, in a tree hollow, Xue Jiu was in seclusion, refining the bloodline power of Xue Yuan. Ever since Lu Ye cooperated with him to kill Xue Yuan and he obtained this bloodline, he had been working hard to refine it. This was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

It took him a long time to refine the bloodline of Blood Heaven Punishment back then.

During his seclusion, he was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world, and even less aware that he was currently the only one left behind among all the semi-saint level experts at Taichu Wutong.

Lu Ye deliberately didn't call him over.

He even instructed Taichu Wutong that if Xuejiu noticed, he should leave him there.

The Dao-Merging Pearl is Lu Ye's foundation. He can trust the Dragon Clan, Qin Feng, and even Mu Yun Gui and Huan Cai Yi.

But he always remained wary of Xue Jiu.

Despite the good cooperation and seemingly improved relationship between them in the previous battles, there is still some grudge between Lu Ye and him, and the Phoenix Clan also has a blood feud with him.

These grudges have only been temporarily suppressed because of the current situation.

Even if Lu Ye called him over, Xue Jiu wouldn't do anything to his Dao Harmony Pearl for the sake of the bigger picture, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

If Xue Jiu were to lose his mind and slap him, the Dao-Merging Pearl might shatter but can be reformed. However, without this foundation, Lu Ye's inner world secret technique would likely have to start all over again.

Beside the Dao Pearl, a lively scene unfolded as one half-saint after another stepped forward to leave their mark.

Seeing that things were progressing very smoothly, and Lu Ye's power had increased by nearly three thousand, Qin Feng suddenly shouted, "Little Ye, it seems that your Dao Integration Bead has reached its limit."

Because he could no longer leave his mark on the Dao-Merging Pearl like the previous demigods.

Lu Ye noticed it too.

He immediately frowned and examined the area carefully.

A moment later, a thought struck him: "So that's how it is!"

There is indeed a limit to the number of marks that can be left in a Dao-Merging Pearl.

Just like the ten Dao Integration Cities, besides the city lord, there are at most nine deputy city lords. In other words, a Universe-level Dao Integration Pearl can hold at most nine imprints besides its owner.

Lu Ye had just been worried that his Dao Integration Bead might have this limitation.

But after more than ten demigods successfully left their marks, he thought that this restriction did not apply to his Dao Integration Pearl.

In retrospect, it's not that it's not applicable, but rather that it hasn't reached its limit.

Excluding Qin Feng, a total of twenty-seven half-saints had previously left their mark on the Dao Integration Pearl.

This number is quite subtle.

Because his Dao-Merging Pearl had successively fused with three core fragments!

The reason Lu Ye looked enlightened was that when he fused with the second and third core fragments, he always felt that there were some subtle changes in his Dao Integration Pearl and even his inner world.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes unclear where this change occurred.

So that's what happened at this time! (End of Chapter)