Shi Lan no longer cared much about her lifespan. After fusing with the authority of the Heavenly Dao of the Glazed Light Realm, she commanded the source power of two great worlds. Even if her lifespan ran out, she could still survive by relying on that source power.
Besides, if one day she had no more ties to this world and her lifespan reached its end, dying peacefully would not be unacceptable to her.
Death was the end of all living beings; all things withered in time. No matter how much effort one spent, one could only linger a little longer in this mortal world. Rather than cling to life like a candle in the wind, better to depart with dignity.
Shi Lan had never been obsessed with living forever. She had only struggled to survive because she did not want to die before her time.
Now, she only wished to reach the pinnacle of martial arts while she was still alive, send those she believed deserved to die down to Yellow Springs before their time, and let the people around her enjoy a lifetime of peace and happiness, free from further disturbance. That would be enough to fulfill her wishes.
As time passed, the hazy outline of a Dao Fruit took shape between Shi Lan's brows. A brilliant light blossomed within her Primordial Spirit, and her Martial Intent revealed its sharpness, radiating a fearsome aura.
The Imperial Realm had three steps. The first was to condense a Dao Fruit and gaze directly at the fundamental nature of the universe. Within a small world, one's own Dao replaced the Heavenly Dao; one transformed oneself into the source of the world, engraved the marks of one's Dao between heaven and earth, and earned the Heavenly Dao's recognition. Only then did one