Within the Dao realm.
The three had all been assigned their places. The Heavenly Laws grew more imposing, and the distant thunder city became more solid. Numerous judges and envoys moved about, conveying decrees and laying down laws, as though the Thunder Palace had reappeared.
There were now six Immortal Officials of the Purple Mansion tier within the Dao realm. The Heavenly Laws Xu Xuan had promulgated over the years had also increased considerably. Drawing on his hazy impression of the Heavenly Court, he had expanded them to a full forty-nine laws.
And that was the result of some restraint on his part. Once a law was established, he too had to obey it. If he violated one, his cultivation would diminish a fraction. But having the other cultivators abide by the Heavenly Laws bolstered both the progress and the power of his Divine Abilities.
[Primordial Sequence] was nearing completion, likely within the next few days.
The difficulty of cultivating this Altar Thunder Divine Ability far exceeded Xu Xuan's expectations. He already governed the laws of a sect, and had six Immortal Officials within the Dao realm obeying his laws, yet the time required still far surpassed what he had spent cultivating [Ride Without Blame].
Had he not brought Nanfa and the other two into the Dao realm, this Divine Ability would probably have required many more years of arduous cultivation-and even then, success would not have been certain.
"In the Ancient Era, the Thunder Palace's laws were already in place. Cultivating this path only required following its morals and punishments. Now, however, everything has to start from scratch."
This was what made Altar Thunder so difficult to cultivate. Xu Xuan silently considered it and concluded that, had he attempted to attain a Divine Ability through [Primordial Sequence], success would