Regardless of how the others' Dao Lineage Dispute turned out, Chu Qing had now confirmed the name of the New Realm.
From now on, in his mind, the New Realm would be called—Reflection!
Reflection—reflecting myriad external things into the mind; one's own might illuminating the Four Directions.
The reason he had settled on Reflection as the New Realm's name was that, not long after his mind sat upon the Emperor's Seat, he comprehended many things.
The Mountain River Dao evolved on its own, giving birth to all manner of mysteries.
One such mystery was this: he could employ methods akin to Strange Arts, borrowing incense offerings, rituals, treasures, and the like to reflect himself into a certain region.
This method also resembled the methods of Gods and Devils.
However, Gods and Devils used flesh-and-blood incarnations or projections.
His Reflection, meanwhile, resembled the way Liuli had crossed time and space to bring one hand into the present.
For example:
When he had been cultivating in seclusion atop Stone Ridge Mountain, after the Empress of the Great Zhou Empire activated a ritual, the distance between him and the Great Zhou Empire seemed never to have existed.
Standing atop Stone Ridge Mountain, he could strike at the Great Zhou Empire's enemies.
However, the might he unleashed from Stone Ridge Mountain weakened after descending upon the Great Zhou Empire.
And that weakening increased as the distance of the Reflection increased.
This method was one of the most important mysteries of the Reflection Realm.
Feeling the changes within himself, Chu Qing let out a breath of stale air.
At this moment:
The many methods of the Mountain Water Path had completely merged together.
At this moment:
The Great River Method, Peak of Mountains Method, Emperor Seat Method, and even his Killing Path Secret Transmission had