Refining the Great Universe, Day of Breaking the Cocoon

"What happened??"

The entire Yin Chang'an trembled at that moment.

Amidst the violent shaking, Li Yiyi looked around in alarm and, together with Luo Cheng, helped each other up.

Is the Great Tomb about to be opened?

The disheveled old man beside him, being Celestial Person Being at least steady himself, looked up and said in horror:

"The Earth Collapse!"

Li Yiyi subconsciously looked up and saw that the rock layer above her, which was filled with Immortal Light and engraved with mysterious magic arrays, was cracking!

The tremors of the rock strata grew more intense, Dao Sound echoed down from the top!

"Time has stood still, and the opportunity has arrived."

"Please summon the Heavenly Book, the Earth-Shaking Sword, open the Zhaoling Mausoleum, and offer sacrifices to our ancestors!"

Yuan Tiandao and Wei Busǐ's voices echoed down, piercing and tearing the earth apart!

Then.

The rock strata collapsed, and huge, glowing rocks bearing the Immortal Light of ancient battle formations tumbled down, sending up a vast cloud of dust.

Li Yiyi subconsciously used her Art of Qi Gazing, and a hazy Pure Qi appeared in her eyes.

She looked around blankly and saw the old man sitting in front of the Buddha statue emitting an incredibly dazzling light.

Seeing the Buddha statue, vast and boundless, and seeing all things in the shattered earth, like the Dharma and like the heavens.

She then subconsciously glanced at the young man in the Taiji Hall.

Unexpectedly,

The young man behind him, whose body was surrounded by Wheel of All Daos, had no light on him. Instead, he was like a black hole, devouring all the light from all directions.

What's going on?

Li Yiyi didn't know, couldn't understand, and couldn't figure it out.

She heard a roar.

They saw the rock strata completely split open to both sides, and the youth, like a black hole, suddenly plummeted to the ground, the rotating disc behind him disappearing with him.

It became ordinary, utterly commonplace.

Then came the 'threads'—unknown threads that grew out of the void, wrapping around the youth again and again until they transformed into a Divine Cocoon!

"What is that?" she asked, bewildered. The Divine Cocoon seemed to be nurturing that terrifying being.

What exactly is being nurtured?

In my confusion, light shone in from the crack in the rock above me.

"Please!"

"The Emperor Lord's Emergence!"

A roar descended from above, and the blind old man holding a corner of Heavenly Book appeared in the vast expanse. Yuan Feidao, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly began to tremble.

Meanwhile, on the Buddha Maitreya Buddha Statue whose belly contained the future of the Nine Netherworlds, more and more cracks began to appear.

The nine nether regions within its belly also began to tremble violently and tear open!

The last thing Li Yiyi saw was someone.

Many people descended from the cracked rock strata, fortuitous opportunity Celestial Person vying for the opportunity.

They were a blind man with a cane and an old man holding a long sword.

There was an old man with Yellow-toothed Old Man accompanied by a young girl, a young couple, and a figure shrouded in mist who seemed to have three heads and six arms.

In the Yin Chang'an, chaos reigned, filling the sky with turmoil.

February 6th,

The sky was overcast, and the spring chill was in the air.

The Imperial Mausoleum tomb was opened, fortuitous opportunity arose.

Zhang Fusheng was immersed in the boundless Daoist philosophy.

"Innate Being?"

He murmured in a low voice, sensing the Innate Being he had become, and the Dao he had attained.

He was actually gambling.

Betting that what the Eastern Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor said is true, even the Supreme Beings would find it difficult to look at the present moment, betting that their own path can be truly hidden.

As for whether the bet was won?

Zhang Fusheng didn't know.

"The only, Solely Honored Dao."

He sat cross-legged on the vast ocean of his own mind—not a divine realm, but his most fundamental and primal spiritual world and ocean of the soul.

He quietly contemplated and quietly integrated himself with the experience.

"The One Way, also known as the Solely Honored Dao, is unique in all things in the universe, but this Way is unique, and the things it symbolizes are also unique."

"The essence of this path is to nourish oneself through all things."

Zhang Fusheng slowly realized—this was a path rejected by the common people.

The Unique Dao, the Supreme Way

Seeking only oneself and proving only oneself is tantamount to viewing everything external as a supplement, a path that truly sacrifices external things to replenish oneself.

The term "unique" means both one and only, and also implies that everything is unique—especially the latter.

"The oneness of everything, in other words, means that all things in heaven and earth, and all the ways of the world, cease to exist and cease to exist, leaving only the 'self' as the only [one]."

"Normally, it's one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things."

"But for the Unique Dao, it is that all things return to three, three returns to two, and two returns to one."

"All things are one, all things return to one."

Therefore, it is also called the Solely Honored Dao.

Zhang Fusheng understood that this path was extremely dangerous, contrary to everything, and rejected by all living beings and even other paths.

Similarly, they will most likely be rejected by those Supreme Beings.

Since it is the only one, it is destined to stand on the opposite side of everything, but it is also the only opportunity it can currently find to escape from the Supreme Beings.

"I transformed into a symbol of this path, becoming Innate Being, and acquired my own Destined Honored Title — Boundless Heavenly Venerable of Fortune and Life."

"After that."

Zhang Fusheng sat cross-legged on the vast ocean of his mind, his eyes shining brightly:

"After this, I have the ability to 'return' all gifts from the Supreme Beings to myself."

"Having chosen this path, how could I be anyone else? How could I become anyone else?"

"Others should be me! Others should become me!"

He exhaled, and the sea of his soul swayed.

It itself is transforming into a symbol of the Unique Dao.

At the same time, the 'external things' imposed on oneself are also being quietly assimilated.

The Central Extreme Cult Master, the World-Honored Tathagata, the Supreme Purity, the Primordial Beginning of the Floating Li, the Ancestor of Humanity

It is everything.

However, Zhang Fusheng did not attempt to forcibly assimilate these things into his own identity—that would expose his true nature.

The Supreme Beings will definitely notice. What will happen then?

I don't know, but it's definitely not good.

These external objects,

They were all assimilated by him into the lower level of the Dao of Solely Honored Dao — the Wheel of Reincarnation Dao.

That is, the Wheel of All Daos.

"The Unique Dao innate supernatural Divine Ability that the Dao has given me is [Assimilation], which allows all things, objects, and living beings to be assimilated into my being."

"The innate supernatural Divine Ability brought by the Wheel of Reincarnation Dao are the Wheel of All Daos."

"In this way, in the eyes of the Supreme Beings, I have become the embodiment of the Wheel of Wheel of Reincarnation Dao, and all I do is simply put together what I have learned and know."

Zhang Fusheng's eyes shone brightly:

"But when the opportunity arises, I can integrate all the things on the Wheel of Reincarnation into myself! Assimilate them into myself!"

He clapped his hands and smiled, finally finding a way out of the predicament—even though he didn't even know what kind of predicament it was.

"All the Supreme Beings want me to become someone else, so I will make others become me."

"I am the only one, all paths are only me."

Zhang Fusheng muttered to himself, "The only flaw now is that Donghuang might notice something—but that's unlikely."

That's why the other party suffered a backlash.

He shook his head, not giving it any further thought, and silently transformed into Innate Being, merging with the Unique Dao and also falsely merging with the Wheel of Reincarnation Dao.

At the same time,

He was also observing the Great Universe in the void.

"The most urgent task is to refine this universe into my divine realm. Only after it is refined can I use my spiritual cultivation to accelerate the time of this universe."

"Refining the universe is no easy task, but..."

Zhang Fusheng smiled, glancing at the Contract Book in his mind.

For the past month or so, members of the Gaotian Association in the Golden Province have provided themselves with a considerable amount of 'tax'.

It involves both spiritual and technical cultivation, as well as time spent on practice.

Not much, only 1,700 years of cultivation time.

But it's more than enough for refining the universe—I'm not the same person with such poor talent as I was back then.

"Every Innate Being may lack innate comprehension, but their Root Bone are unparalleled in the world."

Furthermore, refining the universe and the world is itself a form of cultivation for those at the Venerable Realm.

The thought touched the ball of light, and seventeen hundred years of cultivation time quietly accumulated within him.

[In my first year, I began to refine this vast and boundless universe.]

[In the five hundredth year, supported by the Primordial Auspicious Cloud, I successfully touched the core of the universe with my divine sense.]

[In the eight hundredth year, this extremely vast universe is about to be initially refined by me and can be returned to my own divine realm.]

[In the first millennium, I succeeded]

[Such a vast universe is something that ordinary Venerables would not dare to refine, because even the initial refinement might take millions of years.]

But for me, only a thousand years is needed.

[The vast universe slowly merged with my divine realm, transforming into my blessed land, my Buddhist kingdom.]

[Next, once I have completely refined it and made it Great Spirit, I can begin to attempt to break through to the realm of Great Power.]

In the vast void, that Great Universe, which was conspicuous even among Myriad Worlds, vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, in the divine realm.

[After much thought, I finally transformed this universe into the first star in my divine realm's celestial dome.]

[My divine realm is trembling. Although it's only in its initial stage of refinement, only one-tenth of it, my every move still possesses one-tenth of the power of the entire universe.]

[Year 1100]

[In the seventeen hundredth year, I have refined thirty percent of this ancient universe.]

[A single, casual punch from me carries thirty percent of the weight of the entire ancient universe.]

That concludes the 1700-year period.

"In another three to five thousand years, I could even refine it to perfection—unfortunately, I'm cultivating the Fuli Chapter."

Zhang Fusheng felt somewhat regretful, as the other Venerables only needed to completely refine one realm before they could begin to glimpse the realms of great powers.

But I am different; in addition to complete refining, I also need to become Great Spirit.

"The Weaver, you'd better work harder!"

Zhang Fusheng murmured to himself, silently feeling the earth-shattering power within him.

Ordinary Venerables can only refine small ancient realms spanning tens of thousands of miles. With every gesture, they can imbue these small realms with their weight, essence, and the blessings of the beings within them.

What he refined was the true universe, spanning hundreds of billions of light-years and encompassing countless star clusters!

How strong am I right now?

Zhang Fusheng didn't know.

"It's going to be tough to fight against Great Divine Ability User." He muttered to himself, thinking of the time when the white-haired old man established Iron Rule, temporarily changing the rules of a place and banning the 'sword'.

Naturally, the other party can also block the blessing of the universe.

"But it would be a different story against a powerful being."

Zhang Fusheng was somewhat excited. He felt that a powerful being might be able to instantly kill him—but equally,

With the blessing of the Great Universe and the power of the Heaven-Opening Sword Qi, I am also capable of instantly killing a relatively weak powerful being!

Everything depends on who makes the first move.

"I've almost fully integrated with the Unique Dao. From this day forward..."

"I am first the Boundless Heavenly Venerable of Fortune and Life, then the World-Honored Tathagata and the Grand Pure One Laozi."

"The only way."

Zhang Fusheng lowered his eyelids, clearly remembering what Donghuang had said, "Those Supreme Beings aspire to reach the highest level and attain the Dao Fruit..."

This requires unifying all the 'fulcrums' into one.

Isn't this precisely my own path?

"Wake up, wake up."

He cleared his mind and said this to himself, clearly sensing that a tremendous change seemed to be taking place in the outside world.

"Wake up, wake up."

At this moment, the Maitreya Buddha Statue had been completely shattered, and the Nine Netherworlds within its belly were also trembling; a certain divine mountain within the Nine Netherworlds collapsed.

One by one, Soul Spirit buried in the Netherworlds in the old world are breaking out, returning to the present from ten thousand years in the future!

The bronze statues in Yin Chang'an suddenly trembled.

The Soul Spirit fell into the bronze statue: servants, vendors, passersby, and soldiers.

The bronze color faded, and human skin grew out.

The bronze statues are coming to life, and the bronze statues of officials in the palace are opening their eyes.

Yin Chang'an is transforming into a truly Prosperous Great City.

Thousand Mile Zhaoling, Thousand Mile Chang'an.

The place was bustling with noise.

"It's all thanks to that Old Man Ziwei!" Nezha, in his transformed form, stood in a corner of Chang'an, quietly observing everything.

His gaze then turned to the palace, where, in a shattered hall, lay a cocoon of Divine Cocoon.

The Divine Cocoon swayed slightly, as if the thing inside was about to break free.