Daqin Zhentiansi

Zhang Yuan sheathed his sword and stood still, his breathing steady, as if the killing just now was merely a dust brushed away.

His gaze swept over the "spoils" scattered on the ground.

The corpses of those Blackwater Serpents at the Half-Saint and Grandmaster levels, along with the storage artifacts left on their bodies, and the minerals and spiritual herbs in the valley that were exposed due to the great battle, all shimmered with spiritual light.

He was quite blunt and waved his hand dismissively.

The Chaos True Essence transformed into an invisible giant hand, sweeping away all the valuable demon body materials, such as tough snake skin, poisonous fangs, some essence blood, storage artifacts, and scattered spiritual materials and ores, as if a whirlwind had swept them away.

The movements were skillful and efficient.

After doing all this, he looked up at the mountain-like Kui Niu.

The giant, single eye of the Kui Niu was also looking at him, its gaze complex, containing gratitude, shock, and a lingering wariness.

It let out a low, deep roar filled with gratitude, and the lightning around it slowly receded.

Zhang Yuan nodded slightly, showing no intention of starting a conversation.

With a slight thought, the chaotic energy beneath his feet lifted his body, transforming him into an inconspicuous streak of light, and he silently left the blood-soaked valley, as if he had never existed.

The destination is Nuyan Peak, the ancestral land of the giant ape tribe!
The ancient stele in the "Ancestral Ape Cave" there may hold the key to the rise of the giant ape clan's bloodline, and also the next step in his plan for the prehistoric world.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan had promised to refine pills for their clan.

As Zhang Yuan walked away, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Kui Niu.

It let out a low hiss, its body flashed with lightning, and it vanished from its spot.

……

Nuyan Peak.

Zhang Yuan's figure quietly appeared on the summit of Nuyan Peak.

Like a touch of ink blending into the mountain breeze.

Yan Feng, the young chieftain of the Giant Ape Clan, had already led the clan's most elite warriors, standing like rocks before the massive stone steps leading to the Ancestral Ape Cave, waiting for them.

Upon seeing Zhang Yuan, Yan Feng's eyes blazed with barely suppressed excitement and reverence. He immediately knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, "Welcome, Master! We are ready. Please come with me to the Ancestral Ape Cave."

Zhang Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the giant ape warriors behind Yan Feng, whose auras were powerful and whose physiques were astonishing.

They could sense the concentrated and restrained power within their bodies, a result of practicing the "Zhenyue Hantian Fist" and the "Hunyuan Poshan Staff," as well as the subtle restlessness deep within their bloodlines.

The group descended along the ancient passage carved deep into the mountainside.

On the stone walls on both sides of the passage are rough murals depicting the hunting, fighting, and sacrificial rituals of the giant ape ancestors, exuding the vast and desolate atmosphere of the primordial era.

The deeper one goes, the stronger the call from the depths of one's blood becomes, and an invisible pressure seems to permeate the air.

Finally, the passage opened up into a bright and spacious area.

An extremely large natural cave appeared before us.

In the center of the cave stands a dilapidated ancient stele, over ten feet tall, entirely black, and covered with the marks of time.

The stele is covered with distorted ancient characters that are difficult to decipher.

At its core, a blurry yet captivating pattern is clearly visible.

A colossal ancient ape, towering between heaven and earth, with muscles bulging like a dragon and arms seemingly capable of supporting the sky, is striking a ferocious pose as if it were moving mountains and hurling peaks!
Simply by gazing at it, one feels a primal urge to tear the sky apart and shake the earth.

"Master, this is..." Yan Feng had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by a deep, angry roar!
"Yan Feng! How dare you!"

Three figures, as tall as iron towers, strode out from the shadow of the ancient stele, their imposing presence as solid as mountains.

The leader, an old giant ape with gray hair and beard, whose aura had reached the peak of the half-saint realm, held a heavy black iron rod and stared fiercely at Yan Feng and Zhang Yuan with eyes as sharp as knives.

It was none other than Yan Kui, the revered elder who guarded the monument among the giant ape clan!
The two behind him were also veteran powerhouses of the clan.

"The Ancestral Ape Cave is a forbidden area of ​​our clan, where the spirits of our ancestors are enshrined! Except for major sacrificial ceremonies, even the clan leader is not allowed to enter lightly! How dare you bring an outsider here? And a human at that!"

Yan Kui's voice, like muffled thunder, echoed through the cave, carrying an undeniable majesty and a deep sense of vigilance.

His cloudy yet sharp gaze swept over Zhang Yuan, filled with scrutiny and hostility.

The other two elders also had unfriendly expressions, gripping their stone clubs tightly, their auras subtly locking onto Zhang Yuan.

Although the giant apes are one clan, they actually live scattered across an area of ​​several hundred miles around.

Yan Feng is the young clan leader, but he has no authority to control the giant ape clans in other regions.

On the contrary, the elders who guard the ancestral monument are stronger than those of other clans, both in terms of strength and bloodline inheritance.

"Elder Kui! Master Zhang Yuan is no outsider! He..." Yan Feng hurriedly defended himself, trying to explain Zhang Yuan's unfathomable abilities and his kindness to the Giant Ape Clan.

"Shut up!" Yan Kui interrupted sharply, slamming his black iron staff heavily on the ground with a dull thud. "He taught you the techniques only to manipulate your race into serving him! Humans are cunning; would they ever genuinely help our alien race?"

"This ancestral stele contains the secrets of our clan's bloodline; how can we allow outsiders to pry into it! Take this person away immediately, or don't blame me for enforcing the clan rules!"

The two elders behind him also stepped forward, and an invisible pressure surged forth like a tidal wave, making it difficult for the young soldiers who had come with Yan Feng to breathe.

Holy realm.

This is the essence of the giant ape clan.

Yan Feng's face flushed red, his fists clenched, and his blood surging.

A surge of indomitable fighting spirit and trust in Zhang Yuan welled up within him, and he was about to refute him regardless of everything.

At that very moment, when tensions were at their peak and the atmosphere was at its most volatile!
"Noisy."

A calm, almost indifferent voice rang out. It wasn't loud, but it was like a stabilizing force, instantly suppressing all the restless atmosphere and oppressive aura within the cave.

It's Zhang Yuan.

He seemed completely oblivious to the three people, Yan Kui and his companions, blocking his path, his gaze fixed on the broken ancient stele the entire time.

The inscriptions, marked by the passage of time, and the blurred image of the ancient mountain-moving ape were reflected and swirled in his deep eyes, deep within his consciousness.

The "Golden Pearl of the Great Dao" is spinning wildly at an unprecedented speed, with the chaotic true essence transforming into an invisible probe, penetrating deep into every inscription mark.

In an instant, in Zhang Yuan's "eyes," the seemingly chaotic and distorted ancient script began to twist, recombine, and flow, transforming into torrents of golden runes containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth!
The blurry pattern of the mountain-moving ape instantly became incredibly clear.

Within its body, it seemed as if billions of stars were shining, outlining an incredibly profound trajectory of power!
An ancient and profound meaning, originating from the primordial chaos, wild and domineering, and capable of breaking all laws with force, awakens in the inscription like a dormant volcano!

The Chaotic Demon Ape Scripture!
This is not a simple cultivation method, but a bloodline inheritance chart engraved at the source of the giant ape clan's bloodline. It is the source of power, the key to breaking the shackles, returning to one's ancestral roots and achieving divine connection!
It is sealed by some powerful restriction or the power of time, and cannot be deciphered without the ability to see through the heavens and the earth, or without the guidance of the chaotic true meaning that is in harmony with one's bloodline!
"So that's how it is. The power to move mountains, the might to split the earth, the chaotic demonic ape... this is the root of your obscured existence." Zhang Yuan murmured to himself, as if he had discovered an ancient secret.

The martial arts techniques he had previously taught had laid the foundation for the Giant Ape Clan to accept this inheritance, like lighting a fuse.

"Playing tricks! Take him down!"

Seeing that Zhang Yuan ignored him and instead muttered incantations to the ancient stele, Yan Kui's anger and unease reached their peak.

Unable to contain himself any longer, he roared and swung his black iron rod down at Zhang Yuan with the force of shattering mountains and splitting rocks!

The other two elders also suddenly attacked, their stone clubs whipping up howling winds and blocking Zhang Yuan's escape route!
The combined power of the three Saint Realm experts is enough to make even ordinary beginner Saint Realm experts pale in fear!

Yan Feng's eyes widened in horror: "Master, be careful!"

He roared and was about to rush forward to stop him.

However, Zhang Yuan remained with his back to them, seemingly oblivious to the deadly attack coming from behind.

Just as the three giant clubs were about to strike!
Zhang Yuan made a move!

But it's neither dodging nor blocking.

He merely raised his left hand, swift as lightning, yet with an air of unparalleled composure, and gently placed it on the head of Yan Feng, whose blood was boiling and whose power was surging with anger and worry!

"Calm your mind, concentrate your spirit, and receive the origin of your people!"

"boom--!"

As Zhang Yuan spoke in a deep voice, a vast, ancient, and domineering torrent of power, mixed with the complete true meaning of the "Chaotic Demon Ape Scripture" deciphered from the ancient stele and countless golden runes, surged into Yan Feng's crown chakra like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, flowing down Zhang Yuan's palm!
"Uhhh-!!!"

Yan Feng let out a roar that was neither human nor human, but rather like the painful yet exhilarating roar of a ferocious beast awakening!
His eyes were instantly filled with dazzling golden light, his muscles bulged and swelled wildly as if inflated, and his hair stood on end, instantly turning from dark brown to a dark golden luster!
Beneath the skin, it seemed as if countless small golden dragons were swimming and surging!

A terrifying aura, ten times stronger and a hundred times more ferocious than Elder Yan Kui, the guardian of the monument, and seemingly originating from the primordial era, erupted from Yan Feng's body like a volcano that had been suppressed for millions of years!

"Om-!"

A substantial shockwave exploded outwards from the rocky peak!

The attacks of Yan Kui and the other two were still three feet away from Zhang Yuan and Yan Feng when they were violently struck by the golden energy wave!

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Three deep, drum-like thuds!

The black iron rod in Yan Kui's hand flew out instantly and embedded itself hard in the stone wall in the distance!

He and the other two elders were as if they had been struck head-on by a rampaging ancient dragon-elephant.

Blood gushed from their mouths, and their massive bodies were completely out of control. They flew backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily into the cave walls, which were covered in spiderweb-like cracks!
The three of them fell to the ground, their bones seemingly broken, their eyes filled with boundless horror and disbelief!
Without even making a move, he was simply blasted away by the opponent's burst of energy!
At this moment, Yan Feng's height had increased to nearly three zhang, resembling a golden demon god who had just awakened!

His body shimmered with a dark golden luster, his muscle lines exuded an explosive, powerful beauty, and a chaotic, annihilating "chaotic" essence swirled around him.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils burned golden flames.

His gaze swept over the three horrified elders and all the stunned giant ape warriors, like a god looking down upon the mortal world.

"Bloodline...power...this is...the true power of my race!" Yan Feng's voice was like a resounding bell, carrying an unprecedented majesty and enlightenment.

He looked down at himself, at his pair of golden giant hands containing boundless power, and felt the immense power surging within him from the "Chaotic Demon Ape Scripture," which far surpassed the "Suppressing Mountain and Shaking Heaven Fist" by hundreds of times.

"You wicked creature! What...what have you done to our clan's sacred artifact! What kind of sorcery did you use!"

Yan Kui struggled to his feet, both shocked and furious, pointing at Zhang Yuan and roaring, but his voice was filled with fear.

"Sorcery?" Yan Feng took a step forward, and the entire Ancestral Ape Cave seemed to tremble.

He stared coldly at Yan Kui, his voice like the clash of metal and stone: "Elder Kui, you have guarded the ancestral monument for countless years, yet you only know how to stick to the old ways, keeping the true ancestral inheritance out of the door, letting the pearl be covered in dust! If it weren't for Master's enlightenment, the true essence of our clan's bloodline would have been forever lost!"

He abruptly turned his head to look at the other two elders who were still in shock, and the young warriors, his voice echoing through the cave: "Have you all seen this clearly? This is the power that my Giant Ape Clan should possess! This is the glory that sleeps in our blood!"

"Now, who still questions my master? Who still wants to stop me?" Yan Feng's gaze swept across the entire area like a tangible golden spear.

The oppressive aura emanating from the very source of their bloodline caused all the giant ape warriors, including the two elders, to tremble and submit from the depths of their souls, involuntarily lowering their heads and even kneeling on one knee!

Yan Kui's face was ashen, and his body trembled violently from fear and the immense shock of his realization.

He looked at the rocky peaks before him, which seemed like gods and demons descending to earth.

Feel the immense, overwhelming pressure that comes from the same bloodline.

Then look at the figure of Xuanmo, who still stands calmly behind Yanfeng, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the ancient stele that, under the influence of the rocky peak's aura, was faintly resonating and humming, and seemed to emanate a faint golden light...

"Pfft!"

Elder Yan Kui, the most stubborn guardian of the giant ape clan, suddenly knelt down, his knees buckling, as if facing the ancient ancestral ape stele, or rather, as if facing Zhang Yuan.

Tears streamed down his face, and his voice was hoarse and trembling:
"The ancestral stele... has manifested its power... our ancestors... have appeared! I... I was blind and deserving of death!"

His kneeling was like a final signal.

All the giant apes in the cave, whether elders or warriors, knelt down without the slightest hesitation!
The deafening shouts echoed throughout the Ape Cave:

"Thank you, Master! I kowtow in gratitude for your grace!"

Yan Feng felt the power of the "Chaotic Demon Ape Scripture" surging within him, feeling an unprecedented tremor and completeness deep within his bloodline. He turned to Zhang Yuan and, with the utmost devotion, bowed deeply, his voice loud and firm:
"Disciple Yanfeng kowtows to express gratitude to Master for his life-saving grace! Our Giant Ape clan will forever remember Master's kindness! We are willing to serve Master at the cost of our lives!"

Zhang Yuan calmly withdrew his hand from Yan Feng's head.

His expression was calm, and his eyes remained deep and unfathomable.

He glanced at the giant apes kneeling on the ground, his gaze finally settling on the ancient stele whose humming had subsided but which seemed to have been reborn, and said softly:
"The shackles of your bloodline have been broken; the path ahead lies at your feet. Cultivate diligently and do not waste this opportunity. The alchemy will take place later."

After saying this, he stopped looking at the result, turned around and put his hands behind his back, as if he had not been the one who had enlightened the bloodline of the clan and intimidated the heroes, but had just done an ordinary little thing.

His figure appeared all the more aloof and unfathomable among the kneeling giant apes.

Inside the Ancestral Ape Cave, only the heavy breathing of the giant apes and the faint, lingering echo of the ancient stele remained. (End of Chapter)