The nine-tiered Immortal Palace towered high, its carved eaves rising steeply.
Jade railings and glittering branches gleamed with crystal clarity, reflecting a thousand rays of light.
In the snow-white side hall, its beams adorned with gold, coral stood in rows and pearls piled high, their brilliant light shining as bright as day.
Upon the vermilion steps sat a towering figure. His presence was ethereal and illusory, as though he were merely a phantom, yet also boundless and profound, unfathomable.
Immortal Venerable Li Luo!!!
Gazing at the scene before him, so achingly familiar, Pei Ling's entire body stiffened. Then he quickly realized: the three-day period had arrived!
But...
He had woken up?
What did that mean?
As he thought rapidly, Li Luo spoke from the pure-white throne above, her expression calm. "The laws of the primordial beginning, the pristine truth of the myriad heavens."[Note 1]
"The Heavenly Law existed before yin and yang changed, when there was neither light nor image, neither form nor name—when the divine had begun, but qi had yet to appear."[Note 2]
"It is the foundation of the Myriad Worlds."
"It is also the basis for the existence and operation of all living beings and things."
"To abide by the order of the Heavenly Law is to follow Heaven's mandate. This benefits the Myriad Worlds and oneself. It is the glorious path of embracing the Great Dao, comprehending Heaven's Heart, and sensing the Great Simplicity!"
"To defy the order of the Heavenly Law is to act against Heaven. It is to make an enemy of the Myriad Worlds and oneself, to turn one's back on the Heavenly Dao and corrupt one's true nature. To the Great Dao, it is blasphemy!"
"Such a one deserves to be killed, beheaded, and annihilated!"
"Life and death rise and fall; all