Laws Intertwined, Heaven and Earth Flourish

The sky of the Dao Realm was undergoing an exceedingly subtle change.

The stars, which had initially been no more than faint points of light, had begun to drift slowly along fixed trajectories.

Though the alternation between day and night remained slow, it had already taken shape.

Whenever the starlight dimmed, a gentle twilight welled up between heaven and earth, like a curtain softly drawn down by countless Invisible Hands.

Xuandu sat atop the mountain at the center of heaven and earth, sensing the fusion taking place between the laws.

Time Law and Astral Law were influencing one another, like two rivers that had once run parallel meeting at some point.

Vitality Law and Bearing Law were supporting each other as plants took root and sprouted from cracks in the rocks.

Annihilation Law and Void Law were forming a subtle balance. The Dao Realm's boundaries continued to expand, yet remained stable throughout.

The beings newly arrived in the Dao Realm had already begun to break through their bottlenecks.

The first ash-scaled giant beast to enter the realm had completely crossed the threshold that had troubled him for countless eras.

New Innate Dao Patterns emerged across his dark gray scales, like a suit of armor that had been reforged.

He opened his eyes, and an unprecedented clarity surged within his dark gray vertical pupils, like someone who had walked through darkness for far too long and finally beheld daylight.

The crystalline woman who had entered the realm second now shone many times brighter than before, like a star in the midst of reforming.

Fragments of crystal slowly revolved around her, like rings encircling a newborn star.

The third, gaunt figure had likewise broken through his bottleneck.

His withered body was filling out again at a visible rate, fresh flesh slowly growing