In the center of the universe, a colossal ancient gate shimmered with sacred, age-old radiance. Its light pierced through star systems, as dazzling as a miniature Big Bang. Condensed from the Great Dao, it was the ancient gate to the final world.
Within the gate seemed to hang a cosmic mirror, reflecting their faces. Yet only their gazes passed through the Dao Gate and saw the ultimate end of the universe's Great Dao—the origin of everything.
It was a dense mass of branching limbs converging into an ancient, resplendent inverted pyramid tree. They had become part of its branches, eternally imprinted upon it.
"Having attained the Dao, we shall share the lifespan of Heaven and Earth, and shine alongside the sun and moon."
As the Three Great Celestial Sovereigns and Shi Ren Die gazed at that ancient tree, a sudden realization rose within them.
Though they had long deduced this possibility, they had never truly reached this step. Everything before them felt indescribable.
At this moment, they experienced an unprecedented clarity. A profound sense of enlightenment welled up in their hearts, and their Dao Hearts became crystal-clear.
They had become some of the supreme ancient gods of this universe, intangible embodiments representing certain laws.
"This is..."
Di Qi's pupils suddenly widened as if he sensed an invisible tremor in Heaven and Earth.
"At the instant they broke through, the laws of the entire universe underwent subtle changes. New Great Dao laws appeared. Some portion of time's laws seems to have been perfected, and the universe's rules have been completed."
"The parameters of Absolute Zero have changed."
"The operating parameters of time have been somewhat completed."
The feeling was profoundly mysterious, as though several grains of sand had been added to a complete, massive mountain, making it even more whole. Yet