The divine chants of sacrifice hummed and trembled. The cave heaven fragments were constantly being smelted, melding together again and again, and truly showed signs of becoming one.
Endless runes surged forth like needles and thread, continually fusing the shattered cave heavens, stitching them together into a single whole.
Then Xi Yue used her own insights as the flame of the Dao to forge and temper them, opening her cave heaven anew!
The Reincarnation Seal shone as well, releasing a thunderous roar that shook the surrounding void.
The Reincarnation Seal gradually dimmed, turning dusky before deepening into a profound black radiance.
In an instant, boundless natural essence surged madly toward her like crashing waves. An immense black hole appeared, as though the abyss of the Nine Netherworlds had split open, swallowing the sun, moon, and rivers of stars, stirring up the time and space of countless ages.
The Dao laws of this region fell into disorder. Blood-colored lightning danced wildly like vicious dragons striking the heavens, and gray mist came rolling in. The entire world seemed on the verge of annihilation, heaven and earth about to topple!
In this epoch, heaven and earth had undergone a great upheaval. Lightning tribulations no longer manifested unless deliberately summoned.
Yet this lightning was blood-colored and could no longer even be considered a lightning tribulation. She had provoked a taboo, and heaven and earth were about to deliver heavenly punishment!
The blood-colored lightning churned ceaselessly but refused to descend, circling overhead like Order Divine Chains with terrifying force.
Xi Yue had yet to reshape her true body, and even her primordial spirit resided within the Reincarnation Seal, leaving it unable to locate its target for the moment.
The black hole breathed in the essence of the sun and moon, seizing the creative power of heaven and earth. Immortal light surged within it, and an immortal great world could faintly be seen rising and sinking inside, unfolding life, death, illusion, and destruction.
The universe and its rivers of stars crumbled, heaven and earth shattered, and chaos flickered into view. Then primordial light shone, all things revived, and heaven and earth were reshaped, entering an age of creation once more.
Magnificent scenes endlessly unfolded and flowed within the black hole, following the true meaning of reincarnation. The succession of all things lay within it.
Deep within the black hole, six-colored immortal radiance shimmered in its distinct hues.
The radiance interwove into a wheel, revolving around a small golden seal, unfolding the reincarnation of all things and reflecting the vicissitudes of countless ages.
At this sight, Willow Deity grew even more silent. After a few glances, Willow Deity turned toward the high heavens and made no further movement.
"Divine Silkworm Immortality Art!"
A clear, sharp cry came from the depths of the black hole, the voice ethereal and elusive as an immortal's.
The six-colored immortal radiance abruptly swelled. Endless runes surged forth, and divine radiance flowed, gathering into the phantom of a divine silkworm, its entire body lustrous and marked with ancient, profound patterns.
An imperishable resonance of the Dao flowed over the silkworm's body. With every wriggle, tiny motes of Dao-law light showered down.
Then the silkworm spun a great cocoon as snow-white as jade, gleaming with dazzling golden light and flowing with intricate, profound runes.
One extraordinary manifestation after another appeared. Immortal-Ascending Light, primordial clear qi, and more unfolded freely, forming a brilliant panorama.
Buzzz!
A grand sound of scripture recitation suddenly rang out between heaven and earth, resonating like mighty bells, as though a true Buddha were chanting or the gods were reciting scriptures.
The jade cocoon burst apart with a thunderous crash, revealing the snow-white body within. It was pale as ivory, graceful and captivating, its undulating curves utterly natural and its slender figure exquisitely defined.
Clearly, this was an unparalleled transformation. She had completely severed her old body, and her new one was white and flawless, crystalline and translucent, untouched by even a speck of dust, like the most cherished masterpiece of the Heavens.
An enormous black hole revolved behind her, enveloping her and spewing vast quantities of life essence. Auspicious light rose in billows, making her appear all the more peerlessly radiant, her immortal bone lending her beauty that could topple cities.
"The Reincarnation Cave Heaven-it worked! I knew it would!" Feeling the black hole revolving behind her, Xi Yue smiled, her eyes curving with brilliant joy.
She had truly broken the limits of the Cave Heaven Realm and transcended them completely. Though the process had been unimaginably difficult and she had nearly died several times, she had endured it all.
This was transcendence in the truest sense, not an ordinary breaking of limits. She had left the established course and opened an entirely new path.
Of course, this path could not be replicated. It was absolutely unique. Even if Xi Yue walked it again, she would have no absolute confidence of succeeding a second time.
The dangers involved were beyond words. She had walked along the very edge of death; even a single mistaken thought would have reduced her to tribulation ash, destroying both body and spirit without leaving a trace of life.
The Reincarnation Seal had not truly vanished. Instead, it had moved into the Reincarnation Cave Heaven.
She did not rise, but closed her eyes and examined her condition once more. Many new insights surfaced in her mind, and she emptied her thoughts again, stabilizing her cultivation.
Night passed into dawn, and the first light spilled through the doors and windows onto her lovely face.
Xi Yue suddenly opened her eyes and rose to her feet. Her long hair spread over her shoulders, her features were exquisite and untainted by the mortal world, her face luminous and translucent, her lips rosy and moist, and her figure delicate and graceful.
She had cultivated the Cave Heaven Realm to its utmost limit. There was no further road to walk. In the truest sense, she was unmatched throughout the ages; no one could compare with her.
"After contemplating a little more, I can break into the Spirit Transformation Realm," Xi Yue murmured.
In fact, she had been able to break through at any time for several months already.
She had simply kept contemplating, seeking to tread a path that belonged to her alone. Now that she had finally brought it to perfection, there was no longer any point in suppressing her cultivation.
"Oh, Willow Deity, you're here too?"
Xi Yue smiled awkwardly and hurriedly took out a dress and slipped it on. Its hem trailed along the ground, shimmering with flecks of light, making her resemble a banished immortal maiden walking upon waves beneath the moon.
She had not expected Willow Deity to pay her such close attention, personally standing guard beside her.
She could not help feeling overwhelmed by the favor, and thought that Willow Deity might not be as aloof as she had imagined.
"You did very well. This path was extraordinarily perilous-one could call it a dead end. Yet you managed to walk it through. Truly inconceivable," Willow Deity said softly, then fell silent in contemplation.
"This method is too violent. It wounds the harmony of heaven and contravenes the Great Dao of heaven and earth. You may suffer a tribulation in the future." At last, Willow Deity let out a long sigh and looked up at the sky.
The blood-colored lightning that had lingered in the heavens had already dispersed, unable to find its target.
Yet the tribulation had been ordained. What was destined to come would come eventually; for now, there was only a brief respite.
"I have no fear. I am confident I can sweep aside everything. Nothing can stand in my way." Xi Yue's eyes shone as she smiled, her clear voice ringing with conviction.
Willow Deity nodded slightly and said no more. Chaos qi surged and curled all around, hazy and misty, while the aura of the Great Dao washed over her.
An idea struck Xi Yue. Runes flowed within her eyes, flashing with brilliant divine light, as though divine diagrams of the Great Dao were taking shape inside them.
The human body was profoundly mysterious. It could awaken the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, Mind-Reading, and other abilities. It was a hidden treasury, and delving deeply into it would yield
immense benefits.
This time, not only had her physical body transformed, but her primordial spirit had grown considerably stronger as well. Even her Martial Dao Heavenly Eye had transformed along with them and was nearly fully formed.
Yet even after activating the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, she still could not see Willow Deity's true appearance, leaving her a little disappointed.
Still, this was within her expectations. Compared with Willow Deity, her current cultivation was like a firefly beside the bright moon. If she had truly been able to see through that veil, it would have been as uncanny as seeing a ghost.