Ch. 501Return to the Ruins
Key Plot Points and Events
- Li ChunJun, a Supreme Saint, faces all Dao Venerables, Supremes, and Supreme Experts of the Nine Great Institutions.
- The enemies unite to set up the Heavenly Evolution Forty-Nine Immeasurable Tribulation Array to besiege and kill him.
- Li ChunJun reappears after being crushed, displaying anomalies and a new Great Dao, the Void Great Dao.
- The disturbance in the Great Dao River indicates a new Great Dao is forming, which will be equivalent to the Great Unification Realm.
- Li ChunJun reveals that the Void Great Dao is just a foundational carrier, and any Great Dao can become this carrier.
- He states that the universe grows by evolving special life forms (Innate Saints) to explore and obtain new elements, and that the current era has a problem.
- Li ChunJun suggests that the universe will carry out a metabolism, returning all things to emptiness and restarting, without caring about the number of lives lost.
Character Developments
- Li ChunJun: Reaches the power of the Great Unification Realm, reveals his understanding of the universe's growth and the impending metabolism.
- The seven Supreme Experts and forty-two Supremes: Realize the gravity of the situation and the threat posed by Li ChunJun and the Void Great Dao.
Significant Themes
- The power of the cultivator: Li ChunJun emphasizes that power comes from the cultivator themselves, not just from a certain Great Dao or power.
- The universe's will: The universe is depicted as a living entity that grows and evolves through special life forms (Innate Saints).
- Metabolism: The universe will carry out a metabolism, returning all things to emptiness and restarting, without caring about the number of lives lost.
Character Interactions
- Li ChunJun interacts with the seven Supreme Experts and forty-two Supremes, revealing his understanding of the universe and the impending metabolism.
- The seven Supreme Experts and forty-two Supremes react with shock, fear, and disbelief to Li ChunJun's revelations and the threat he poses.