Not long ago, on a sudden whim, he had come to the Eastern Sea. He hadn't expected to encounter Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters at the moment of their transformation.
How clear and perceptive was a Heavenly Dao Sage's Primordial Spirit? With a slight deduction, he learned that the Zhao Gongming and Three Xiao Sisters before him shared a karmic bond of master and disciples with him.
When he saw the Three Xiao Sisters swaying on the verge of collapse, unable to hold on any longer, he had intended to lend them a hand.
Who would've thought that Zhao Gongming, usually somewhat foolish, would act completely out of character and use the Heavenly Dao Origin power contained within the tribulation lightning to create and evolve a Myriad Heavens World.
While others feared the Heavenly Dao Tribulation like a tiger, he used it to evolve a world—and even seemed afraid its Heavenly Punishment wasn't powerful enough!
"Interesting!"
Tongtian Cult Leader watched the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder above the Eastern Sea, an involuntary smile curling across his lips.
At Mount Shouyang's Eight Scenes Palace, Taiqing paused in the midst of refining pills. His indifferent gaze turned toward the Eastern Sea, but soon withdrew again, as though nothing had happened.
And apart from the Three Pure Ones, all the renowned Great Supernatural Beings throughout the Primordial World sensed the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder at that moment.
Just who was it, and what earth-shattering Karmic Power had they committed, to make the Heavenly Dao send down such terrifying lightning?
Countless Great Supernatural Beings curiously made deductions, but the heavenly secrets were obscure. How could they deduce even the slightest scrap of information?
"This!"
Zhao Gongming's heart stirred as he looked at the purple tribulation clouds above the heavens.
Although interfering in another's lightning tribulation would indeed incur the Heavenly Dao's censure, it shouldn't have been enough to trigger Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.
Yet the Heavenly Punishment had descended now, entirely because of his act of creating a world.
Not only had he borrowed the Primordial World's heaven-and-earth power to create the Twenty-Four Heavens, but more importantly, he had fused all the tribulation lightning's power into the Twenty-Four Heavens.
So-called lightning tribulations were formed from World Origin. By absorbing the lightning tribulation and integrating it into the Twenty-Four Heavens, he was effectively stealing the Primordial World's origin.
That act of theft was the true root cause of triggering the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.
However, a premonition also arose within him: as long as he withstood this Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, not only would the Myriad Heavens World be fully created, but he might even gain astonishing benefits.
Boom!
At last, after who knew how long it had brewed, the Heavenly Punishment finally descended. It wasn't as world-destroying as imagined.
The entire process was even soundless. Only a streak of purple lightning could be seen falling into the Sea-Calming Pearl.
Yet in Zhao Gongming's perception, the Twenty-Four Heavens within the Sea-Calming Pearl shattered completely the instant the Heavenly Punishment fell.
The heaven and earth that had gradually neared stability directly broke apart, replaying Earth Water Fire Wind, as though all things were about to return to Primordial Chaos!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Purple Firmament Divine Thunder crashed down one bolt after another.
For a time, the entire Myriad Heavens World was utterly shattered. Earth Water Fire Wind churned violently, and everything seemed on the verge of completely becoming Primordial Chaos.
"Hiss! So this is Purple Firmament Divine Thunder!"
Zhao Gongming couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath, but he had no time for shock.
Personally witnessing a world collapse, watching Earth Water Fire Wind churn and Primordial Chaos replay itself, instead caused countless insights to surge up within him once more.
[You observed a world's destruction, Earth Water Fire Wind surging and Primordial Chaos replaying. Your World Law has improved. Current World Law: 50%]
[You continued observing a world's destruction. Combined with inspiration from novels from your previous life, you attained enlightenment and comprehended the Chaos Star Transformation!] [Chaos Star Transformation: Transform a world into a singularity, draw in Chaos Void energy, and ultimately create a Great Thousand World. It can later advance into a Top-Tier Great Thousand World, Origin World, Chaos World, or Grandmist World.]
"Chaos Star Transformation?"
Zhao Gongming awoke from his enlightenment. As he sensed the information he had comprehended in his mind, shock couldn't help appearing on his face.
A Great Thousand World contained enough origin to nurture a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. A Top-Tier Great Thousand World corresponded to a peak Quasi-Sage.
As for an Origin World, the Primordial World created by Pangu was the highest-grade Origin World.
Even if it were inferior to the Primordial World and merely a Half-Step Origin World, the foundation it contained would probably be enough to attain the Dao and produce a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.
More than that, this Chaos Star Transformation could actually draw in Chaos Void energy.
One had to know that although a world's growth potential was astonishing, it also required massive quantities of items containing World Origin.
But how could such origin items be so easily acquired? He had merely "stolen" a thread of Heavenly Dao Origin, yet it had already caused such a huge disturbance.
But now, as long as he could use the Chaos Star Transformation and draw in Chaos Void energy—
It would be like digging a channel beside a tiny pond, connecting it to a boundless ocean.
Then, as inexhaustible Chaos Void power poured in, he wouldn't even need to worry about it. The world itself could grow at an astonishing pace.
Rumble!
Just as Zhao Gongming rejoiced, under the terrifying might of the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, the Twenty-Four Heavens World that had only just finished evolving seemed about to shatter completely.
"Chaos Star Transformation!"
Zhao Gongming spoke in a low voice and immediately unleashed the Chaos Star Transformation. In an instant, the shattered Myriad Heavens World began to shrink violently. Before long, it evolved into a Chaos Singularity. This Chaos Singularity appeared infinitesimally small, yet seemingly infinitely vast, containing endless possibilities. More than that, it appeared connected to some mysterious place. Soon, the Chaos Singularity, originally small to the extreme, expanded at a staggering speed and transformed into an enormous passage.
Rumble!
At every moment, countless gray currents of Primordial Chaos surged out from the other end of the passage, containing the purest World Origin power.
Under this power, the shattered Myriad Heavens World began evolving anew. Its area expanded at an unimaginable speed, while the inner walls of its space grew increasingly resilient. Even the immensely powerful Purple Firmament Divine Thunder gradually found itself unable to shake it in the slightest, and instead became nourishment for its growth.
It sounded like a long process, but it all happened in an instant.
Very soon, as boundless Chaos Void energy poured in and more than a hundred bolts of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder crashed down, the Myriad Heavens World, which had already reached the level of a Middle Thousand Worlds, seemed to reach the limit of its expansion. The World Origin it contained likewise nearly reached its limit. Then, with a cracking sound—
"A... a Great Thousand World!"
A murmur filled with wild joy escaped Zhao Gongming's lips.
Looking at the Myriad Heavens World before him, now evolved into a Great Thousand World, even he was ecstatic beyond measure.
At this moment, the Twenty-Four Heavens World had become nearly boundless within. A Great Thousand World contained enough origin to nurture a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Even in the Primordial World, a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could already be called a Great Supernatural Being.
And this was only the beginning. As Chaos Void power continued pouring in, the upper limit of the Myriad Heavens World was practically endless!
Buzz!
Finally, after more than a hundred Purple Firmament Divine Thunder bolts fell, the tribulation clouds in the heavens completely dispersed. Waves of golden light emerged between heaven and earth.
Three pillars of light descended, and the original three clouds gradually transformed into three celestial maidens with ethereal grace.
Yun Xiao was gentle and mature, with clear, beautiful features. A sacred aura lingered around her, and dressed in white, she resembled a goddess of the Ninth Heaven, dazzling and radiant.
Qiong Xiao wore green robes. Like a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl, she was youthful, pretty, lively, and adorable. Immortal spirit energy curled around her, making her seem like a fairy maiden of the Heavenly Palace.
Bi Xiao was the youngest, like a little girl of thirteen. She looked incomparably pure, clever and mischievous, wearing a flowing immortal dress with two horn-shaped buns in her hair, like a little princess.
"Little sisters!"
A hearty laugh came from Zhao Gongming as he called out to them.
The newly transformed Three Xiao Sisters also revealed delighted expressions when they saw Zhao Gongming in the distance.
But just as the three were about to speak, a roaring sound suddenly rang out.
Boundless Heavenly Dao Merit emerged in a vast torrent, condensing into more than a hundred mu of Merit Clouds.
And as the Merit descended, it wasn't only Tongtian Cult Leader nearby—even the Great Supernatural Beings and Heavenly Dao Sages throughout the Primordial World were all utterly alarmed.