In the life-or-death struggle against the four young Great Emperor Humanoid Lightning, Li Qingshan's spirit and energy were pushed to an unprecedented extreme.
His soul was nearly shattered under the crushing force of the Emperor's Laws, but it was stubbornly reassembled with the support of the Western Emperor Scripture and the divine power of the Divine Eye.
His physical body was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt after each devastating impact, each repair feeling like a divine metal forging through countless trials.
This is an extreme experience of walking on the edge of life and death, constantly facing the origin of the Tao.
This allowed him to break through layer upon layer of constraints in his understanding of the workings of the laws of heaven and earth and the essence of power, leaping to a completely new and profound level.
Just as he was about to meet the punch of the Great Emperor Wushi, which seemed capable of suppressing Eternal, his body trembled violently, he spat out blood, and his soul swayed, a glimmer of light, like the first ray of dawn piercing through the eternal night, suddenly shone from the deepest part of his Bitter Sea!
That was the Four Symbols Seal," which had been floating and sinking in his vast Bitter Sea, only having a vague prototype, and which originated from his own Daoist path!
In the beginning of Heaven-Opening, Yin-Yang were separated, and the distinction between pure and impure was first made. However, order was not yet established, and laws were not yet determined.
Earth, fire, wind, and water—these four fundamental elements that constitute the material world are not gentle and peaceful, but rather roam the infinite universe in their most primitive, violent, and chaotic form!
They shredded the newly formed particles of matter, annihilated the nascent innate essence, and tore apart all the laws that were trying to stabilize.
The scene at that time was only slightly better than the final scene of everything Return to the Ruins and chaos, filled with destruction and disorder.
Until that "morality" that exists in the dark manifests, not referring to human ethics, but rather the arrival of the fundamental order and principles that sustain the existence of the universe.
Only by using supreme power to sort out the chaos and define the rules can this world truly be transformed from absolute "nothingness" and chaos into a relatively "existent" and orderly world.
The Four Symbols Seal elucidates the crucial stage in the universe's transition from chaos to initial order, representing the " Fortune " essence of matter and energy moving from rampant disorder to laying a foundation!
It represents a kind of "creation", a kind of "establishment", a birth process "from zero to one".
And yet, in the mysterious workings of nature, all existence is transformed from "being" back into "non-being."
One is born and one dies, one is created and one ends, just like the rotation of Taiji, with Yin-Yang transforming each other, together confirming the supreme principle of the universe's cycle of birth and death, formation, existence, decay and emptiness.
Prior to this, Li Qingshan, relying on his profound understanding of Source Arts and his perception of the laws of heaven and earth, had initially created the prototype of the Four Symbols Seal.
At that time, he was merely imitating the superficial aspects of earth, fire, and feng shui, forcibly combining the power of the four elements to form a powerful energy storm for attack.
While its power is indeed astonishing, enough to sweep away those of the same level, it lacks finesse. It is like a child wielding a heavy hammer, only grasping the form but not the spirit, failing to truly touch the core of Fortune and the true meaning of order "from nothing to something".
But now, everything is completely different!
He was in this sea of thunder composed of the most primordial chaotic energy and the Four Symbols elements, personally experiencing the most primitive and violent evolution and collision of earth, fire, wind, and water.
Every ray of lightning, every wisp of chaos, was showing him the vastness and danger of the world before it was created.
At the same time, he fought against four young Great Emperor who had each pushed their respective paths to the extreme Humanoid Lightning.
The Fortune of the Queen Mother of the West, the suppression of time and space by the Great Emperor Wushi, the universe-burning and heaven-refining Dao by the Emperor Hengyu, and the Eternal Void by the Void Emperor.
Each one is an ultimate application and interpretation of the law, like four living, supreme ancient scriptures unfolding and colliding before him without reservation!
Under such extreme circumstances of internal and external pressure and the impact of Daoist principles, Li Qingshan's heart was as if it had been split open by a Heavenly God thunderbolt, and all his previous confusion and stagnation suddenly became clear at this moment!
Countless inspirations and insights about the Four Symbols, Fortune, and order surged into his mind like a burst dam.
"The earth is not merely soil and stone; it is the foundation of matter, bearing everything, vast and immeasurable!"
This is called "the weight of Heaven's mandate!"
He realized that the way of the earth is not only about solidity and defense, but also about inclusiveness and support; it is the foundation of all things and the basis for the stability of laws.
Water is not just rivers, but the source of life, nourishing all things, and is both the softest and the strongest!
This is what is meant by "nurturing things silently"!
He understood that the true meaning of water is not only about flow and change, but also about vitality and nourishment. It can penetrate rocks and break through mountains, and it can also embrace all rivers. It is the cradle of the evolution of life.
"Fire is not merely a raging flame, but the light of civilization, burning away decay and bringing new life!"
This is called "reforming the old and establishing the new!"
He understood that the essence of fire is not only destruction and burning, but also light and hope; it can burn away the old body and also refine true gold, serving as the torch of civilization's progress.
"Wind is not merely airflow, but the movement of energy; it transmits information and penetrates everywhere!"
This is called "circulating throughout all realms!"
He grasped that the essence of wind is not only speed and cutting, but also circulation and transmission; it is the carrier of energy and the network of interwoven information.
When the mind is clear and unobstructed, the Dao naturally arises!
Li Qingshan no longer adhered to specific forms of supernatural powers, but instead used his own vast divine sense as a guide to communicate with the most fundamental innate Four Symbols elements in this Chaos Thunder Sea!
His divine eyes shone brightly; his left eye embodied the birth and death of earth, water, wind, and fire, while his right eye reflected the construction of the laws of order, becoming the core hub for balancing and guiding these four violent forces!
"Buzz!"
A profound and resonant sound emanated from his palm; it was not the sound of thunder, but rather a trembling resonance formed from the condensation of some kind of rule.
A hazy, ancient-looking jade box slowly emerged in his outstretched palm.
This jade box was no longer the simple, colorful ball of light formed by the aggregation of four energies; instead, it presented a hazy, primordial gray hue, as if from the beginning of chaos.
The box is naturally imprinted with countless intricate and complex patterns, as if carved by the hand of heaven and earth!
These patterns are constantly flowing and evolving, sometimes transforming into mountains and rivers, sometimes appearing as lakes and seas, sometimes igniting the flames of civilization, and sometimes flowing like the cosmic winds.
Together they illustrate the birth of "order" and the foundation of "existence"!
The jade box was not fully opened; only a tiny, almost imperceptible crack was opened.
However, the instant that tiny crack appeared, an indescribable, immense aura spread out!
This aura is neither destruction nor creation, but rather a kind of "stabilization," a kind of "ordering," a "principle" that brings order to chaos and peace to rage!
The sea of lightning, which had been raging to its extreme under the clash of the four Humanoid Lightning and seemed about to return to chaos, actually froze and calmed down for a moment under the influence of this aura!
Those rampant laws seemed to have encountered their natural nemesis and ruler, becoming docile and orderly. They no longer collided and annihilated indiscriminately, but instead, as if guided by an invisible force, began to flow slowly along some mysterious trajectory.
Even the attacks unleashed by the four Great Emperor in Humanoid Lightning, each imbued with their own invincible Daoist principles, were law-based attacks.
As one approaches the slowly rotating Four Symbols Jade Box, its originally perfectly functioning and indestructible internal structure of Dao principles is also affected by the true meaning of the Fortune order emanating from the jade box, which is "from nothing to something".
A brief but real stagnation and a slight decomposition at the level of laws occurred!
It's as if these powerful attacks, in the face of this "Origin of Order," are temporarily "restored," unable to maintain their peak lethality!
"What kind of law is this?"
The Queen Mother of the West's eyes shone with unprecedented brilliance. As one of the world's top experts, she could sense the terrifying Dao aura contained within the jade box, which pointed directly to the origin of the world. "It can actually affect the Dao traces of Great Emperor? Although it was only for a moment, it's unheard of!"
"It's not a pure clash of strength, but rather interference on another level?"
The female elder, skilled in divination, was also stunned; the divination symbols in her hands became completely disordered, "As if redefining the rules of that area?"
Although this preliminary " Four Symbols Jade Box " is far from being able to truly suppress or even obliterate the Great Emperor's Humanoid Lightning.
But this precious "moment," which could decide life or death in a peak duel, was already invaluable. How could Li Qingshan miss this fleeting opportunity for a counterattack, earned through a battle with his own Dao Fruit?
His Dao mind is like a clear mirror, reflecting all things, and he grasps the subtle gap between the departure of old forces and the emergence of new forces.
The potential within his body, which had been boiling to its limit due to the series of bloody battles, suddenly erupted, and his power surged like a tsunami to an unprecedented peak!
He formed hand seals with a speed beyond visual perception, his ten fingers flying across the page, activating all the principles and vital energy within his body.
An ancient, vast, and domineering seal, so powerful that even all paths must retreat, condensed and took shape between his palm and fingers!
"Overturn the Heavens Seal!"
Li Qingshan roared to the sky, each word like the booming of Dao Bell, resonating throughout the entire shattered sea of thunder!
His arms were bulging with muscles and covered with Dao patterns, and he made a world-shaking move as if he were lifting up the sky and then flipping over fiercely!
This seal no longer has any specific form; it is itself a manifestation of will and a principle!
It embodies Li Qingshan's ultimate pursuit of power and is a fusion of all his insights gained after rebuilding the four secret realms and nurturing the two scriptures.
It also embodies his indomitable spirit and resistance, his belief in his own invincibility, his desire to break all shackles, and his determination to trample even fate underfoot!
The saying "Holding the seal to support the heavens" is no exaggeration!
In the instant he raised his palms, it seemed as if he had truly taken control of the entire sky and the will of Heavenly Dao that had shrouded all ages!
Then, without mercy, it flips over!
"BOOM!!!"
The power of this seal cannot be accurately described in any words.
In everyone's perception, heaven and earth were turned upside down at this moment! Up and down were indistinguishable, left and right were unclear, Cause and Effect were disordered, and space and time were distorted!
Beneath the palm print, space was no longer shattered layer by layer, but rather, like fragile glass, it was completely "overturned," revealing the bizarre and chaotic deep Void behind it!
Time was plunged into a complete chaotic vortex, blurring the boundaries between past, present, and future, as if countless fragments of time and space were intertwining, colliding, and annihilating at this moment!
The originally rampant destructive energy storm, composed of the Chaos Thunder Sea and the four Humanoid Lightning laws, seemed to have met its nemesis in the face of this " Heaven-Overturning " intent.
It was forcibly suppressed and disrupted by this overwhelming and all-encompassing will, and then forcefully pushed back down!
Even the majestic and inviolable Heavenly Might, representing the punishment of the Great Dao, seemed to let out a mournful cry of unbearable burden at this moment, as if it were really about to be forcibly reversed and forced back to its source by his heaven-defying strike!
This is a truly heaven-defying combat technique! It is a domineering manifestation of challenging the authority of heaven with human will!
"Crack, bang!!!"
The first to be hit was the scorching fist intent of Emperor Hengyu, which transformed into a furnace of heaven and earth. The illusory furnace emitted a piercing cracking sound under the Heaven-Overturning Seal, and exploded into a sky full of flowing fire.
Immediately afterwards, the Void Emperor's omnipresent killing principles were forcibly squeezed out of the void by the overturned spacetime, breaking apart inch by inch.
Although the Daoist laws of the Queen Mother of the West Union with the Dao the Great Emperor Wushi were the most resilient, after losing the support of the other two Great Emperor and being momentarily disrupted by the Four Symbols Jade Box, they could no longer withstand the ultimate strike that gathered Li Qingshan's lifelong Dao power and indomitable will.
Like a candle flickering in the wind, its light dimmed rapidly, and the Dao traces crumbled inch by inch!
"Buzz."
The four Humanoid Lightning, under the overwhelming and agonizing Heaven -Heaven-Overturning Seal that caused all things to wail, finally became incredibly blurry and transparent.
Finally, it emitted a grand and majestic roar, then completely dissipated amidst the boundless lightning, returning to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
The seemingly endless Chaos Thunder Sea, which covered the heavens and the earth, began to shrink and dissipate rapidly, like a rootless duckweed, after losing the four Humanoid Lightning as its core support and having its original structure completely disrupted by the Heaven-Overturning Seal.
"Boom!!!!!!!"
The final counter-current energy erupted completely, its light engulfing everything, more dazzling than countless Sun exploding simultaneously;
The sound drowned out everything, as if the first roar of the universe at its beginning was echoing at this moment.
The cultivators of Jade Pool, from the Queen Mother of the West to ordinary disciples, all briefly lost their sight and hearing at this moment. Even their divine senses were plunged into a pure white void and deathly silence, as if the entire world had been completely "reset."
I don't know how much time passed; perhaps it was a moment, perhaps it was Eternal.
The devastating light and sound finally receded like the tide.
In the sky, the heavy, leaden clouds dissipated at a visible speed, as if they had never existed, revealing once again the clear blue, bright, and warm sky behind them.
Sunlight streamed down unhindered, illuminating the void below, ravaged by the heavenly tribulation, riddled with spatial rifts and lingering Void of destruction.
In the center of that Void, Dao Body still stands majestically, like an ancient, timeless sacred mountain.
Li Qingshan stood alone in the sky. The old skin on his body, charred black and cracked by the heavenly tribulation, was now rustling softly as it peeled off piece by piece, like a snake shedding its skin or a cicada shedding its shell.
Beneath the old skin lies a newly formed body, as white and lustrous Ruyu, warm and radiant. Amidst the flowing light, there are faint traces of chaotic energy and the Four Symbols symbols of Dao patterns lurking beneath the skin, full of boundless vitality and power.
His black hair cascaded down his back like a waterfall, each strand crystal clear and imbued with astonishing Daoist charm.
His aura has undergone Heaven-Overturning qualitative change compared to before his tribulation!
It's like a complete Nirvana, making it more than ten or a hundred times stronger than before!
The Immortal Platform Secret Realm has been completely stabilized. A tiny, crystalline figure, exactly like him, formed from his divine sense, sits cross-legged on the Immortal Platform with a solemn and dignified appearance. Its connection with the myriad paths of heaven and earth has become closer than ever before.
He felt that with a single thought, he could draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens, and with a single palm strike, he could overturn a thousand miles of mountains and rivers!
This is a complete leap in the level of life, a solid stepping stone to the pinnacle of strength!
He slowly raised his hand, feeling the surging power within him like a tsunami, his gaze calm.
The invincible essence of the Heaven -Heaven-Overturning Seal, which dominates heaven and earth and overturns the universe, has been deeply imprinted in the deepest part of his soul, becoming another terrifying trump card for him to use against his enemies in the future.
He successfully survived the unprecedented Sendai Calamity, which triggered the four young Great Emperor to Humanoid Lightning Immortal Platform Tribulation!
Not only did he not die, but he also Ultimate Sublimation in the sea of lightning, fighting against the Humanoid Lightning. Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he perfected the law he had created, proving his own invincible path!
At first, there was an absolute silence over the entire Jade Pool.
Everyone was still immersed in the terrifying scene that had just Heaven-Overturning, like a myth reenacted, their minds reeling and unable to pull themselves away.
Immediately, like a volcano that had been suppressed for thousands of years erupting, a deafening roar of cheers and shouts burst forth, piercing the sky!
"The Holy Son is invincible!"
"It's a success! The Holy Son has succeeded!"
"May Heaven bless my Jade Pool! The Holy Son will surely lead my Jade Pool to unprecedented glory!"
All the disciples and elders, including those usually stern and unsmiling seniors, were filled with excitement, pride, awe, and utmost reverence at this moment!
They witnessed firsthand the birth of a miracle, a legend!
From this day forward, the name of Li Qingshan, the Jade Pool Holy Son, will no longer be confined to Jade Pool itself. It will surely shake the entire Big Dipper and even spread to the depths of the starry sky, thanks to today's events!
Saintess Lin Qingyao gazed at the majestic figure in the sky, standing bathed in sunlight, seemingly both god and demon. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder, and all her previous worries and tension vanished.
Instead, there was an indescribable thrill, and a touch of pride in sharing in the glory.
With a slight movement, the Queen Mother of the West appeared not far in front of Li Qingshan in the next instant. She carefully sensed the vast, star-like yet profound and restrained aura emanating from Li Qingshan, and her beautiful face revealed an unprecedented look of admiration and affirmation.
"Upon the initial formation of the Immortal Platform, it triggered the simultaneous appearance of the four young Great Emperor' Humanoid Lightning Dao traces, who fought a bloody battle in the sea of lightning, ultimately emerging victorious. Furthermore, they comprehended the Dao amidst the tribulation, perfecting their own techniques and creating such an astonishing combat skill."
The Queen Mother of the West's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible excitement, " Qingshan, you have truly forged an unprecedented path, a path defying the heavens that has never been recorded even in ancient texts."
Even when the Western Emperor Ancestor was young, his perilous tribulations and glorious achievements could not compare to your Feng Cai today.
Her words were not an exaggeration, but a heartfelt judgment.
The simultaneous appearance of four Great Emperor in Humanoid Lightning was already beyond the realm of common sense. Li Qingshan not only withstood it but also won the battle, and even comprehended the laws and created new techniques. Such a performance has already surpassed people's understanding of "prodigies".
Li Qingshan suppressed his surging aura, his eyes returning to calm, like two bottomless pools of deep springs.
He nodded slightly to the Queen Mother of the West, his tone still calm, carrying a composure and determination that came from having weathered many storms. "You flatter me, Queen Mother."
Only after weathering all the trials and tribulations do we realize how arduous the journey was, and how far the road ahead is.
All of this is but the beginning.