See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

"Soaring Cloud Light."

But just then, a figure in white suddenly appeared in front of Fire Phoenix's Primordial Spirit and grabbed her!

"You—you...!" Fire Phoenix was horrified beyond words.

After all, there was a reason Rebirth from Fire was called a life-saving divine ability. For one thing, the flames could protect the Primordial Spirit, and for another, they were incredibly fast. In an instant, they could carry her ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand li away, straight out of the battlefield!

Who could have guessed she would still be caught!?

In truth, this was simply Fire Phoenix's fate.

What had Yun Xiao transformed from?

The first white cloud between Heaven and Earth. She was born in perfect harmony with clouds, and while using Soaring Cloud Light, she could pursue someone hiding in a sea of clouds. If she hadn't caught up, that would have been the real surprise.

[Clang! Divine Choice activated]

Just then, the system's voice rang in Yun Xiao's ears.

[Choice One: Kill Fire Phoenix and obtain one million points of Great Dao Merit.]

[Choice Two: Let Fire Phoenix go and obtain one million points of Great Dao Merit.]

[Choice Three: Take Fire Phoenix as a mount and obtain one million points of Great Dao Merit.]

"Fire Phoenix is deeply cherished by Yuanfeng, and she's petty. Letting her go or keeping her as a mount would both leave trouble waiting to happen."

Watching the flame flicker in her hand, Yun Xiao thought to herself, Choice one.

"You—you can't kill me! I'm Fire Phoenix of the Phoenix Clan, beloved by Yuanfeng..."

Feeling the trace of Killing Intent that Yun Xiao let slip, Fire Phoenix was horrified beyond words.

But she was cold-hearted by nature and looked down on all living beings. Even now, she still tried to threaten Yun Xiao with Yuanfeng.

"Poof!"

Before she could finish, Yun Xiao grabbed the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler and struck the flame out.

And so, a generation of Fire Phoenix fell. Not even Rebirth from Fire could save her life.

At that moment, in a certain cave abode, Yuanfeng abruptly opened her eyes as she meditated!

"Fire Phoenix has fallen."

Killing Intent gradually spread from her. Then she formed hand seals and began calculating.

But no matter how long she tried, she couldn't figure out who had killed Fire Phoenix.

"If I find the real culprit, I'll wipe out forty-nine generations of their family!"

Yuanfeng's voice was as cold as frost from the Ninth Heaven. Then, in a flash, she vanished.

Though she couldn't calculate who had killed Fire Phoenix, she could determine where Fire Phoenix had fallen.

Now she was rushing there at full speed, her killing intent surging.

"Xiao Bai!"

Sensing a tremendous Killing Intent bearing down on them, Yun Xiao immediately knew who had arrived. She didn't even have time to search the body. She hurriedly climbed onto Xiao Bai and raced west.

"Boom!"

Knowing the situation was urgent, Xiao Bai spread its wings and sped westward!

It flew for its life, and before long, it had crossed the southwestern mountain range and returned to the Western Land.

They found a nearby Innate Restriction they had broken through before and went straight inside.

"Pant... pant... pant..."

As soon as they entered the restriction, Xiao Bai collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

They had just raced against a Primordial Golden Immortal!

What a rush.

"Fire Phoenix has fallen. The Phoenix Clan probably won't be quiet for the next few days. Let's lie low for now in this small Innate Restriction."

Yun Xiao waved her hand and sealed the restriction's entrance.

Actually, even if she hadn't encountered Fire Phoenix, Yun Xiao hadn't planned to stay long in the southern continent.

The baleful aura of the world-ending tribulation had already reached its peak. Judging by the timing, Shen Ni should be about to emerge.

When that happened, the Primordial Wilderness would face its true cataclysm.

At her current level, staying safe was what mattered most!

So once the commotion over Fire Phoenix died down, she could return to Fangzhang Island and cultivate in seclusion.

And while they waited, she could take stock of her spoils and improve her strength.

"Although I didn't have time to search the body, the system still rewarded me with a million points of Great Dao Merit for killing Fire Phoenix. I can use them to improve my roots."

As Yun Xiao thought this, she immediately sent the million points of Great Dao Merit into her body!

No matter what, one's roots always came first in the Primordial Wilderness!

"Vmmm—"

As the million points of Great Dao Merit entered her body, an incredibly profound aura spread from within her. Amidst rumbling Dao Sound, wondrous visions unfolded.

All around her, flowers and grasses pushed through the soil, while old vines sprouted new shoots. In an instant, life flourished everywhere, as though a new world were being born.

Xiao Bai was astonished. "I can feel the master's bloodline ascending!"

It was an utterly breathtaking sight!

The Great Dao rumbled, and her aura blended with Heaven and Earth. Yun Xiao sat there quietly, yet she seemed neither mist nor anything else, giving off a hazy, ethereal feeling.

"Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique."

While her roots were advancing, Yun Xiao didn't rest. She began refining Pangu Jade Marrow to advance the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.

Pangu Jade Marrow could also improve one's roots. Combined with Great Dao Merit, it was a perfect pairing.

Ten years passed, and the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique reached Perfection at the third revolution.

Yun Xiao had no imposing aura. She simply sat quietly, but to Xiao Bai and the Treasure Seeking Rat, she seemed like an ancient divine mountain looming before them, inspiring awe.

And this was only the beginning.

The aura of the Great Dao flowed around Yun Xiao. Then an aura of time spread from her, and the spiritual energy within the entire Innate Restriction abruptly grew sluggish.

"This aura of a law..."

Xiao Bai and the Treasure Seeking Rat exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other's eyes.

This was completely beyond their understanding!

The Great Dao of Time!

Yun Xiao had finally begun comprehending another of the top ten laws!

A Fragment of the Jade of Creation floated above her head, casting down boundless rays of Dao light. The Dao Insight Realm rested behind the ladle, as though reflecting the very essence of the Great Dao.

"Time, the foundation of the universe..."

"The Great Dao is like a circle, with no beginning or end. The course of the Dao is like a circumference, where beginning and end meet at the same point. The universe has neither inside nor outside; time has neither before nor after..."

Profound Dao Sounds circled Yun Xiao's ears, leaving her mind utterly clear. Her understanding of the Great Dao of Time deepened without end.

One percent.

Five percent.

Eight percent.

"Space, the foundation of the universe."

"Heaven's law has no limit, while the Great Dao has two extremes. Thus, the dimension of law extends beyond measure to form the heavens. The dimension of law lies on a level plane, forming the cosmos."

Fifty years later, an esoteric aura of space rippled outward, abruptly rousing Xiao Bai and the Treasure Seeking Rat from their cultivation.

At that moment, they felt as though the entire Innate Restriction had broken away from the Primordial Wilderness, becoming a small world of its own, one world among the heavens and cosmos!

"What terrifying laws! First time, then space..."

Xiao Bai gaped. Though it had grown used to Yun Xiao's mysteries, it was still utterly shocked.

Time and space could be called forbidden domains.

Among all the living beings in the Primordial Wilderness, those capable of touching such things—even those who had studied just one of them—were exceedingly rare.

Yet Yun Xiao possessed both at once!

This completely overturned everything Xiao Bai knew!

If it knew Yun Xiao also commanded the even more terrifying Law of Strength, who knew what it would think.