At last, Xu Yan stepped across that threshold in the seclusion chamber, as though pushing open a great door and entering an entirely new world.
Amid the rumbling, his entire being was sublimating and transforming.
The Mountain River Dao Body shimmered with radiance. Heaven and earth were born within him, his divine abilities transformed into the Heaven and Earth Laws, and boundless power surged forth.
His Spiritual Platform became like the sky dome, while his Primordial Spirit stood high above heaven and earth, yet seemed to merge with them.
I am heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are me.
I take my body as heaven and earth, and my divine abilities as the laws!
Xu Yan felt the changes brought by his breakthrough, comprehended the mysteries of heaven and earth, and grasped the true meaning of the laws. Countless realizations welled up in his heart. At this moment, he felt as though he had only now truly set foot upon the path of martial cultivation.
"I'm one step closer to transcending heaven and earth. I'm one step closer to standing shoulder to shoulder with him."
Xu Yan thought excitedly.
The majestic figure he had seen in the wilderness had been incomparably powerful, leaving him able only to look up in awe. Now, he was drawing ever closer to that figure's height.
Xu Yan also learned the identity of that majestic figure.
Taicang!
The master of the Taicang World and the creator of this world—yet he had already fallen.
"Taicang was merely stronger than me, but not strong enough. That was why he fell. I, Xu Yan, will surpass him. Aside from my master, I will become invincible!"
Xu Yan's blood surged and his heart raced as he established a martial goal—the goal he would strive toward for the rest of