At the third step of the Dongzhen Realm, countless Dao sounds circled his body.
Everything he contemplated, thought, pondered, and did became the dwelling place of his Dao Thought.
As Lu Qing looked toward that Great Dao Tree, threads of Dao sounds emerged in sync amid the drifting dust of heaven and earth.
A trace of profound mystery lingered around it.
"This is the third step."
Lu Qing looked at the Great Dao Tree condensed before his eyes.
It was both a river and an ancient tree.
Countless branches and shoots spread outward, bearing one Great Dao world after another.
Upon his own Great Dao, there were no countless figures of all living beings like those commonly seen on others' paths—only worlds of heaven and earth.
Lu Qing's Divine Sense flowed.
He gained insight into the scene before him.
If the Dao Seal Long River was the Dao-Seeking path of a single person comprehending the Great Dao, then the many Great Dao sights before him were the traces those Great Daos had imprinted across myriad Great Eras.
Then, Spirit Light suddenly stirred faintly within Lu Qing. "In such a scene, everyone is cultivating. If they forge a path of their own, they can establish their own Great Dao as well."
Lu Qing saw some figures gradually stray from the main trunk and branches, while others, the more they cultivated, the closer they drew to the Great Dao of those who came before them.
Such a sight was boundless and vast beyond measure.
As Lu Qing stood here, the Tribulation quietly departed after his breakthrough.
Aside from the thunderous roar by his ears, this third-step Tribulation had been even more about silent assimilation.
"If I had looked upon these people's Great Daos, I fear I too would have subconsciously believed that