Primordial Beginning Dao Palace, Refining the Origin of the Stars!

The Zenith Heaven stretched vast and boundless, auspicious rainbow clouds winding between pavilions and towers. Stars glittered brilliantly in the void, their mysterious radiance spilling across heaven, earth, and the myriad worlds.

Leaving the High Heaven Palace, Ling Xiao and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden headed toward the deepest reaches of the Zenith Heaven. Boundless immortal essence surged there, gathering an immense share of the Heavenly Court's fortune. It was the place within the Thirty-Three Heavens closest to the true essence of the Heavenly Dao.

"Heavenly Emperor, there are many blessed immortal lands in the deepest reaches of the Zenith Heaven, but the most sacred is Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Jade Capital Mountain. This blessed land was born at the very beginning of the Primordial World's evolution."

"The other blessed immortal lands were all created around Jade Capital Mountain. Your palace lies east of Jade Capital Mountain, surrounded by endless laws and fortune."

"If some evil fiend or demonic monster were fortunate enough to pass through the Eastern Heavenly Gate and enter the Zenith Heaven, what awaited them would be your supreme divine abilities. Of course, that is merely my speculation!"

A faint glow shone upon the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's lovely face, smooth as white mutton-fat jade. Her vermilion lips parted slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled upward.

She gave Ling Xiao a playful feeling!

Ling Xiao nodded slightly before saying slowly, "Mystic Maiden's guess is not without reason. The Heavenly Court has only just been established, after all, and still needs time to accumulate its foundations."

"Beyond the Zenith Heaven's restrictive barrier lies the endless starry sky of the Primordial World, correct? After touring the palace, I plan to travel through the starry sky."

The Primordial World was vast beyond measure.

The Netherworld Underworld, heaven and earth and the myriad worlds, the Thirty-Three Heavens, the endless starry sky, and the Chaos beyond the heavens.

After endless ages, the opportunities of the Primordial World had already been explored almost completely by mighty experts from every path. Even so, Ling Xiao still wanted to try his luck in the endless starry sky.

Moreover, his innate foundation now rivaled that of an innate divine spirit, and he cultivated the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture. There was no reason for him not to comprehend the stars of the heavens and use them to enhance his cultivation and foundations!

"If the Heavenly Emperor wishes to travel the endless starry sky, then I must first explain a few matters to you."

"After the Demon Race Heavenly Court was destroyed and Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi perished, the remnants of the Demon Race concealed themselves in the endless starry sky. Among them are several Demon Sages who did not fall, and even the Jade Emperor can do nothing to them."

"However, Heavenly Emperor, you must be wary of those two on the Lunar Star..."

Walking at Ling Xiao's side, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden told him all manner of hidden secrets.

In short!

The end of the Witch-Demon Calamity did not mean that the Witch Race and Demon Race had been wiped out. After all, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse. Both races were now recuperating and rebuilding their strength.

A moment later!

Ling Xiao and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden descended before a palace. Boundless violet mystic light shone dazzlingly, while laws of order converged from all directions.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth merged with the profound principles of the Heavenly Dao, transforming into a faint immortal mist that coiled above the grand hall. It possessed all the grandeur of a blessed immortal land.

Tens of millions of li away stood Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Jade Capital Mountain.

The "White Jade Capital in the Heavens" referred to this blessed immortal land.

However, after merging himself with the Dao, Dao Ancestor Hongjun spent most of his time cultivating within the Purple Cloud Palace. That was the place closest to the origin of the Heavenly Dao, allowing Dao Ancestor Hongjun to perceive the entirety of the Primordial World.

There was no other reason—it was simply because beyond the Chaos heavens, Outer-Realm Heavenly Devils and remnants of Chaos Demon Gods still lurked hungrily.

"This palace is majestic and grand, no ordinary object. Once activated, its might rivals that of a high-grade acquired spirit treasure. The Jade Emperor has truly put thought into this!"

"Since this is the residence of the Eastern Pole Qinghua Emperor, then I shall bestow this palace with a name!"

Ling Xiao gazed above the palace, where an ancient wooden plaque exuding vast Dao essence hung. Yet it bore no Heavenly Dao divine inscriptions.

Clearly, this had been arranged deliberately by the Jade Emperor.

It had to be said that he had attended to every detail, increasing Ling Xiao's favorable impression of him once more.

"Of course!"

"Since leaving Kunlun Mountain, the Heavenly Emperor has yet to reveal the might of his divine abilities. I have been hoping to witness your divine abilities and Great Dao laws!"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's eyes lit up as she spoke at once.

Ling Xiao had originally possessed the cultivation of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal hundreds of thousands of years ago and had already touched upon Great Dao laws. Now that his innate foundation had been reforged, even the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden did not know the depths of his power.

"Then I shall make a fool of myself!"

As Ling Xiao's words fell, his aura became detached from the mortal world. Endless sacred and auspicious light flickered around him. He raised his right hand, and laws continuously gathered there.

Purification-Creation Dao!

His sword fingers moved slightly, and surging mana poured forth, carrying the lawful order of the Purification-Creation Dao across the void as it carved Heavenly Dao divine inscriptions onto the wooden plaque.

In an instant, the four Heavenly Dao divine inscriptions for Primordial Beginning Dao Palace appeared upon the plaque.

In a daze, the roar of the Great Dao echoed through the air. The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's eyes turned vacant as she stared at those four Heavenly Dao divine inscriptions, while some of the killing intent and karmic sin upon her body dissolved away.

This was the terror of the Purification-Creation Dao!

After a long while, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden regained her senses and gave Ling Xiao a slight bow.

"The Heavenly Emperor's Great Dao laws are deep and ethereal. Merely comprehending a trace of them has lessened my karmic sin. If the opportunity arises in the future, I shall have to come and trouble you often."

"I have already completed the matter the Jade Emperor entrusted to me. Now, I must make use of the opportunity and fortune granted to me by the Heavenly Emperor and return to my Dao field to cultivate as swiftly as possible. I hope you will excuse me."

A flash of inspiration was fleeting, and enlightenment was not easily gained.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was certain that if she could seize this opportunity, she might be able to break through in cultivation.

After all, she had been trapped at the early Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm for far too long.

"Excellent!"

Ling Xiao nodded and watched the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden depart.

With a slight movement of his divine sense, the entire Primordial Beginning Dao Palace lay within Lingxiao's gaze. He wandered through the palace for a while, then flew straight toward the boundless starry sky.

Crossing the barrier of the Great Luo Heaven, Lingxiao passed through the nine layers of Heavenly Dipper thunderfire. Before him hung countless ancient stars in the silent void, each radiating its own unique brilliance and laws.

The Sun Star blazed with searing brilliance. One could faintly see boundless Sun True Fire surging within it, while a towering flaming tree, tens of thousands of zhang high, stood amidst the waves of Sun True Fire.

"The supreme-grade innate spiritual root, the Fusang Tree, was moved to Tang Valley by Di Jun using great divine power after the Ten Golden Crows were born. Who could have foreseen that this would give others an opportunity to plot against them?"

"Of the Ten Golden Crows, nine perished. Left with no choice, Di Jun moved the Fusang Tree back to the Sun Star. After being nurtured for countless ages, this supreme-grade innate spiritual root has now recovered its vitality."

"But the Sun True Fire possesses the power to incinerate both body and true spirit. Without a supreme treasure to protect me, I cannot enter the Sun Star to examine this Fusang Tree!"

Lingxiao gazed at the Sun Star and muttered to himself.

The Fusang Tree was a supreme-grade innate spiritual root that bore innate Fusang Fruits. To cultivators who cultivated the Great Dao of Fire, they were supreme treasures.

Lingxiao, too, yearned deeply for the Fusang Fruits!

Immediately!

Lingxiao stepped upon the void and headed toward the center of the starry sky.

The Sun Star and Lunar Star had been transformed from Pangu's eyes, while the Purple Tenuity Emperor Star was the most mysterious among the countless ancient stars.

The Sun Star, Lunar Star, and Purple Tenuity Emperor Star formed the configuration of the Three Talents. The remaining stars of the Zhou Tian revolved with these three stars as their core.

Lingxiao's purpose was to enter the heart of the starry sky, comprehend the billions of stars, and see what he might be able to realize!

"The movement of the Zhou Tian stars contains the ultimate principles of the Heavenly Dao. The growth of all living beings likewise contains those principles. It can be said that all things in the heavens and myriad realms operate according to the laws of the Dao."

"The Demon Race used the movement of billions of stars to operate the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Array, clashing with the Witch Race's Twelve Capital Gods Fiend Formation during the Witch-Demon Calamity. Sadly, without supreme treasures such as the River Chart and Luo Book and the Chaos Bell to suppress it, this peerless grand formation can no longer manifest in the world."

Lingxiao sat cross-legged amid the vast starlight. Behind him, the Twenty-Four-Grade Purifying White Lotus flickered in and out of sight. As the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture bloomed with radiance within his Primordial Spirit, the Purification-Creation Dao continued to evolve.

Starlight converged, and Dao rhythms flowed.

Strands of stellar origin tore through the void and fell into Lingxiao's Dao heart, then merged into the Purification-Creation Dao, becoming part of the Great Dao's origin.

That was right!

What Lingxiao intended was to embrace all rivers and contain every stream.

Combined with the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture, the Purification-Creation Dao could contain the three thousand Great Dao laws of the world. Stellar origin was the evolved product of the Stellar Dao, so naturally, Lingxiao could refine it.

"Purify all beings, create the cosmos!"

"All things may transform into Dao, and I may likewise create all things. Such is the cycle of the Great Dao!"

Lingxiao's spirit wandered beyond the heavens, his voice like the low chant of the Great Dao, echoing through the lifeless starry sky.

Heavenly Dao fortune and Heavenly Dao Merit also blessed Lingxiao, helping him comprehend the laws of the stars and refine their origin.

Yet Lingxiao did not know.

Just as he cultivated, the Lunar Star, which emitted cool moonlight, trembled ever so slightly...