"Longevity as the seed, all methods as nourishment;"
"Three thousand Dao fires, the Divine Soul as the source;"
"The body as the furnace, to forge Jianmu."
Across the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Domains, heaven and earth split open, and a Jianmu Divine Tree rose from the ground.
Its trunk pierced the firmament, its branches spanned the starry rivers, and its roots penetrated the earth. The world, which had been heading toward extinction in the Deterioration Era, began to brim with life. Space was reinforced, and the ages were linked together.
Three thousand principles became Dao fires, descended from the heavens, and poured into the Jianmu Divine Tree. As each fire of principle fell upon a branch, natural Dao patterns formed, inscribed upon the bark and within every green leaf.
Dao Rhyme spread, sweeping across the Azure Profound Heaven Domain and the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Domains.
Drawn by the Jianmu Divine Tree, Spiritual Qi within a million-li radius became rivers of Spiritual Qi visible to the naked eye, surging in from every direction and pouring into its trunk.
Above the firmament, three thousand Great Daos manifested. Chains of principle were drawn from the depths of the void, winding around Jianmu's branches, and the Jianmu Divine Tree cleared and straightened them out one by one.
Li Qingyuan stood between heaven and earth. His breathing blended and resonated perfectly with the Jianmu Divine Tree; his every breath was the Jianmu Divine Tree's breath.
With one exhalation, Spiritual Qi swept back across ten thousand li.
With one inhalation, all methods converged and poured into his body.
Conversely, as the Jianmu Divine Tree cleared the flow of all methods and blended with the three thousand Dao fires of principle, Li Qingyuan was comprehending the power of principle at every moment, nourishing his own essence,