A colossal Bronze Gate stood deep within the Primal Land.
It was extremely ancient and unadorned.
Countless reliefs were carved upon it: flowers, birds, insects, beasts, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, strange creatures, immortals, gods, and exalted beings...
It looked more like a work of art.
Yet the scenes upon it seemed to encompass the Myriad Worlds, encompassing all things and all phenomena.
"Magnificent!"
This was Zhang Qing's first thought upon seeing the gate.
It truly was incomparably magnificent. The moment he fixed his gaze upon it, he was almost drawn into a vast world.
"This was woven from laws," Zhang Qing said.
"But the laws have been completely solidified. This thing probably can no longer allow anyone to gain comprehension from it."
"The laws are completely solidified, yet they carry a certain function," Yun Xiaoxi continued.
"Zhang Qing, don't you think this is a little like..."
"Like authority!"
Everything suddenly became clear!
Yun Xiaoxi's words enlightened Zhang Qing at once.
Laws were open to all. Anyone could comprehend them. Even if one had already condensed a godhead, others could still comprehend that same law.
The existence of a godhead merely informed heaven and earth of one's attainments in that law and what degree of authority one possessed over it.
But authority was different.
Once one possessed authority, it meant that one had become a pinnacle within that domain and held absolute say over it.
Under such circumstances,
Anyone who tried to lay a hand on your authority would return empty-handed.
The power borne by authority itself was its strongest moat!
No one could break through it...
This also meant that,
In terms of sheer dominance, authority was an incomparably tyrannical power.
And it tolerated no rivals.
Zhang Qing stepped forward and touched the Bronze Gate.
Everything was solidified, yet it