That heartbeat was like a sudden thunderbolt, shattering the silence.
Within the deathly still Heavenly Human World, a faint thread of life quietly sprouted from nothingness, like the first tender shoot breaking through the soil in spring rain. It seemed fragile, yet nothing could stop it.
It was also like the first ray of sunlight falling in the darkest hour before dawn, breaking the deathly stillness!
The moment that thread of life appeared, the entire world began its rhythm of revival.
The whole Heavenly Human World seemed to awaken from a slumber that had lasted countless years.
The silent Great Dao River also began to awaken. Laws were born anew, rapidly growing, blending, and intertwining.
The Dao Principle Imprints began to revive as well. Starlight shone, and the radiance of the sun and moon spilled down.
Wisps of moisture condensed into clouds in the air. Fierce winds suddenly rose, thunder boomed, lightning raged, and rain poured down in torrents.
Rainwater gathered in low-lying areas to form oceans. The Great Dao of fire stirred beneath the ground, and magma erupted through weak points in the crust, bringing new changes to this world.
Magma collided with seawater, sending up billowing mist that rose into clouds. The cycle repeated, life renewing itself without end.
Rain nourished the parched earth, and vitality gathered. Tender shoots began to emerge from the soil, while moss and lichen swiftly covered the bare rocks.
Ferns and shrubs also grew rapidly.
Gu Yuanqing's body changed along with it. His withered qi and blood began to replenish, his immortal body itself began to revive, and his dull skin regained its luster.
His breathing fell into harmony with the Heavenly Human World. With each breath, immortal essence emerged and flowed between the Heavenly Human World and his meridians and acupoints, gathering