As if waking from a dream, Li Wan'er stood alone in the universe. All lightning and radiance had vanished, leaving everything both real and illusory, creating an unreal sensation.
The vast universe and boundless starry sky were truly cold and dark, desolate and silent, steeped in eternal deathly stillness.
She took a long breath. Her body became hazy, as though she had transformed into a real universe, with countless stars within blazing with light.
She made slight adjustments to her Dao laws, resonating with the myriad Daos of this universe and drawing down endless stellar essence. Tens of thousands of streams of starlight flowed through the starfields, descending from the depths of the cosmos and gathering around her body. They became a silver sea that submerged her within it.
Her entire body gleamed with precious radiance. Every pore opened, receiving the baptism of starlight and replenishing the vital essence she had expended during the tribulation.
Her cultivation realm also broke through, advancing directly into the Great Emperor Realm.
At this moment, all races across the vast starry sky were plunged into shock, while the strong fell into despair. There could only be one Great Emperor in an era; for them, the path to becoming an Emperor had effectively been cut off.
Yet none of this had anything to do with Li Wan'er. Her figure immediately turned into nothingness and vanished into the starry sky. This time, she did not return to Taixuan Sect. Instead, she established a palace on an ancient star deep in the cosmos, intending to enter long-term seclusion and contemplate the road ahead.
A day in the cave was a thousand years in the world. No one knew how much time had passed, but the palace where she resided gradually became known as the Big Dipper's Eighth