The radiance of the four realms still converges at the dome, with the four poles of birth, existence, extinction, and nothingness surrounding each other to form a complete celestial wheel.
The Milky Way of Destiny flows slowly in the Eastern Region, the faint light reflected by the Mirror Gallery overlaps layer by layer on the edge of the Western Region, the shadow of the rift valley in the Southern Region rises and falls below the horizon, and the gray-white still light in the Northern Region lies motionless like ancient frost and mist.
Qin Yu at the center where the four regions converged, his long hair slightly tossed, his robes swaying gently in the still air. He raised his eyes and looked around, his voice not loud, yet it clearly penetrated the entire space.
"The four domains have been fully rebuilt; next—the four main cities."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Eastern Region suddenly trembled. It wasn't an explosion, nor a collapse, but rather a heavy "support" taking shape.
The illusory image of Chengyuan Divine Mountain rose from the core of the Eastern Region. The mountain was neither sharp nor majestic, but it was so heavy that it was impossible to look directly at it, as if every inch of rock bore the weight of billions of destiny. Above the mountain peak, a circle of light blue light patterns slowly spread out, like ripples on a lake, or like the first pulse when a logic circuit is activated.
Qin Yu raised his right hand and lightly touched the mountain peak with his fingertips. The cyan light patterns suddenly expanded, transforming into the first ring.
Then—the second layer, the third layer... all the way up to the ninth layer of Azure Ring unfolded.
Nine ring structures extend outward from the mountain peak, nesting one another to form a massive ring city. From above, the nine Azure Rings are interlocked, with the center pointing directly to the Inheriting Abyss. Between the rings, countless astrological light trails are automatically generated, crisscrossing and interwoven, like a grand, operating logical circuit.
The entire city itself is a written "proposition".
Yingling swiftly deployed the auxiliary array, stably embedding the cyan logic network into the lifeline of the Eastern Region. The light trails began to flow, and the entire main city transformed from virtual to real.
The Azure Ring Logic Source. Qin Yu stepped into the center of the first ring and slowly raised his hand.
In the void, a huge azure halo slowly condensed.
The halo was not a solid metal, but rather a condensation of pure logical energy, with countless intricate runes of destiny flowing along its edges. Each rune was evolving and correcting itself. The halo rotated slowly, not fast, but it seemed to drive the heartbeat of the entire city.
At the center of the halo was Emptiness. There was no light, no shadow.
But in that Emptiness, a faint, primordial light floated silently—that was the original "primordial proposition."
When the halo stabilized completely, the entire Wenyan Main City suddenly trembled slightly. In the distance, the blue stone walls on the ring road revealed patterns of destiny, and the air inside the city became clear and thick, as if every breath could touch the root of the laws.
The Ninth Ring of Trials
Qin Yu lightly waved his sleeve, and the outermost layer of the Azure Ring ground began to rise.
The labyrinth of destiny automatically generated, with intersecting blue stone walls engraved with the astrological marks left by cultivators. The trial ground slowly took shape, with a series of astrological arrays spreading out on the ground. The sky hung low, with a dark blue light surging, as if waiting for challengers to step in.
The rugged bluestone building rises from the ground, its eaves heavy and its walls bearing the marks of time and spiritual practice.
Eighth to Sixth Rings of Practice
In the second to fourth rings, the bluestone gradually becomes more refined. Cave dwellings rise from the ground, with astrological symbols carved in front of the entrance. The Dao Discussion Platform floats in mid-air, shimmering with blue light. The problem-solving market slowly unfolds in the seventh ring, with countless stalls taking shape, and jade slips, crystals, and living carriers containing sealed problems neatly displayed.
As night fell, the shadowy figures of the city faded, and the patterns on the bluestone emitted a faint blue light, making the entire city resemble a slowly rotating artifact of destiny.
The fifth to third rings of the Inquiry Ring
The themed stele forest emerges from the center of the third ring road.
More than a thousand blue stone tablets rise from the ground, each engraved with a complete proposition structure. The text is not just words, but the flowing trajectory of logical structure. Deep in the forest of steles, a wordless stele slowly rises, its surface blank, yet exuding an awe-inspiring and profound aura.
Qin Yu's gaze fell on the wordless stele, and in an instant, the Azure Ring Logic Source resonated slightly.
The Second Ring: The Ring of the Elders
This ring has few buildings.
Each cave dwelling, once unfolded, becomes its own small world. Space around it slightly distorts, and the pressure of destiny increases dramatically. If an outsider takes a step in without Inheriting Abyss's approval, they will be directly suppressed by the heavy pressure of destiny.
Inheriting Abyss Hall slowly appeared.
The blue stone palace is not grand, but extremely ancient. In front of the palace, a "pool" has taken shape, as black as ink. The surface of the pool is calm, yet it seems to be bottomless, faintly reflecting the illusory image of Inheriting Abyss's sea of consciousness.
First ring Source Ring
The central airspace was completely cleared. Only the Azure Ring Logic Source hovered above it. There were no other buildings around it.
Only the source light remained. The entire Wenyan Main City was now fully formed.
The Nine Rings of Qingcheng rise from the Inheriting Abyss, from which all laws arise.
Qin Yu slowly turned around. "Wenyan's Nine Questions." As soon as he finished speaking, the nine layers of azure Azure Ring lit up in succession.
The ninth ring flashed slightly—"A question arises: Where did we come from?"
The eighth ring of light surged—"The second question is what I hold."
The seventh ring suddenly shone with a bluish light—"The Three Questions Were Abandoned."
Until the very first ring, the light shines brightest—"The Nine Questions."
The power of the nine inquiries echoed throughout the city, like the tolling of an ancient bell.
The entire city is now more than just buildings; it is a complete pilgrimage route.
Qin Yu raised his right hand, and two city lord tokens condensed in the void.
The first token is a blend of black and gold, with stardust flowing along its edges. Azure Ring pattern is engraved in the center, faintly reflecting the source of logic. Its aura is deep and restrained, as if the fate of the entire city would respond with just a light touch.
The second token was bluish-white like frost, its surface engraved with intricate astrological markings, its interior radiating a soft glow, yet containing an undeniable intent to protect.
Qin Yu's gaze fell ahead. Extinguished Light stood still, his long black hair slightly lowered, his eyes like a fading starry sea; Wan He stood to one side, her aura steady, her eyes resolute.
Qin Yu handed the first token to Extinguished Light. "You will guard the Origin Source Ring of Wenyan Main City."
Extinguished Light accepted the token, its light flickering slightly. Her voice was clear yet firm. "Where the Lord resides, destiny will not perish; where the source light never dies, the question of destiny will endure forever."
The second token fell into Wan He's hand. "You will guard the Nine Rings and protect the pilgrimage route."
Wan He knelt on one knee and said, "I will obey Your Majesty's command, answering all nine questions without fail, and Azure Ring is not lost."
The two tokens simultaneously merged into their sea of consciousness. The Azure Ring Logic Source suddenly resonated.
Nine Azure Ring lit up simultaneously, their light trails flowing like countless pulses. The entire Wenyan Main City was completely stabilized.
The main city of the Eastern Region has been completed. The grand plan of four regions and four cities has officially begun.
In the Eastern Region 'Wenyan Main City, the Azure Ring Nine Turns, its primordial light pulsating slowly like a heart atop the Chengyuan Divine Mountain. Azure logic circuits flow along the nine rings, appearing from afar like a core of destiny embedded in heaven and earth.
Qin Yu withdrew his gaze, his robes fluttering lightly in the void, and the mirror light in the direction of the Western Region suddenly began to tremble.
"Next— Silent Stone Main City." As soon as the words fell, a silver-black beam of light suddenly shone from the depths of the Western Region, traversing the heavens and the earth.
That wasn't thunder. It was a mirror. Broken Mirror Cliff slowly emerged from nothingness.
The Mirror Cliff rises abruptly from the ground, piercing the clouds. The cliff face is as smooth as a mirror, Wuhen, yet within it, countless lines of cause and effect subtly flow. The mirror surface does not simply reflect the heavens and earth, but rather folds endless layers of reflections deep within—each reflection evolving into different possibilities.
That ancient, colossal mirror truly awakened at this moment.
Qin Yu raised his hand. Suddenly, countless chisel marks appeared on the mirror surface. It wasn't destruction, but precise carving.
Palaces and pavilions are embedded layer by layer along the mirror surface. Pavilions are half-embedded in the mirror and half-suspended outside the mirror. The reflections in the mirror and the real objects outside the mirror intertwine, overlapping the real and the fake. Towers hang upside down, stone steps are suspended horizontally, and covered bridges extend in mid-air, forming an infinite recursion with the reflections in the mirror.
From a distance, the entire city appears to float between the inside and outside of a mirror.
It is not built on a cliff. It is embedded in cause and effect itself.
At the same time, jet-black crystals slowly emerged from the depths of Broken Mirror Cliff. (Silent Stone)
It was pitch black, as dark as night, with a surface as smooth as a mirror. Qin Yu reached out and grasped a piece of Silent Stone, and the source of a causal line appeared on the mirror-like surface.
It's not the appearance, but the "original cause" that made that event happen.
He whispered, "The foundation of the city— the Silent Stone." The Silent Stone scattered throughout the main city like a shower of stars.
The walls are inlaid with Silent Stone, the foundation Entering Stillness stones, and the pillars of the covered bridge are embedded with Silent Stone. Each crystal stone subtly reflects the cause of different things.
The entire city was born from stone.
The first and lowest layers of Mirror Ruins took shape first.
The cave was carved along the lower part of the Mirror Cliff, with rough stone houses built against the cliff face. The light and shadow were dim, and stalls selling Silent Stone were densely packed together. The air was filled with an atmosphere of probing and calculation. The Mirror Cliff reflected countless inverted figures, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
Above the second level Cause Market and the Mirror Ruins, a magnificent and expansive platform unfolds.
The "Karma Pavilion" rises from the ground with seven stories, each floor corresponding to the trading of different grades of Cause Seed. Inside the pavilion float the Cause Seed sealed in Silent Stone, some glowing faintly, others dimly dormant.
Buying a cause is like buying a possible destiny.
The third floor Mirror Residence, gradually becomes more refined in its architecture.
The pavilion is half-reflected in the mirror. The practitioners who live on the inner half of the mirror observe the causes of their own lives day and night. The mirror constantly reflects the starting point and branching points of their destinies.
Outside the floating mirror of the discourse platform, causal lines intertwine within the Folding Technique Research Institute.
The fourth level, the Cause Creation Workshop, suddenly became much more intense.
A massive causal furnace rose, its core inlaid with high-grade Silent Stone. The phantoms of causal craftsmen appeared here, attempting to create new causes and effects out of thin air. Qin Yu waved his sleeve, and an unformed cause was forcibly condensed, Entering Stillness stone, and transformed into a brand new Cause Seed.
However, the other illusory image failed to create a cause, Karmic Backlash. Its own cause became disordered and chaotic, ultimately transforming into a disordered reflection.
The Cause Creation Workshop, and it was completed.
The fifth level, the Zhaoxin Heart-Reflecting Terrace, and a section of the natural mirror surface of the Broken Mirror Cliff have been completely preserved.
The huge natural mirror is as smooth as water.
Qin Yu stood before the mirror, but what was reflected in it was not his image, but a causal trajectory spanning ancient and modern times. His gaze was calm, and the image in the mirror stabilized accordingly.
This mirror can reveal one's destined death. Heart-Reflecting Terrace completely.
The sixth layer, the Domain of Past Causes, features suspended structures that emerge from outside the mirror, each cavern forming its own folded world. Grade 7 or higher Silent Stone are embedded within, emanating an oppressive causal gravity.
The air seemed to freeze.
At the Broken Mirror Summit, atop the ten-thousand-foot mirror cliff, a massive platform extends to the edge of the void.
At the end, a colossal, pitch-black, Silent Stone slowly emerged. "Cause Origin."
That Silent Stone had no brilliance, yet it was impossible to look away. It did not reflect appearances, but rather the original cause.
The entire causal network of the Western Region resonated gently with the Cause Origin at this moment.
The core landmark, the Silent Mirror Palace, is generated at the intersection of the sixth and seventh floors.
The entire palace was carved from a single piece of Grade Nine Silent Stone. The palace was pitch black, yet fine causal light flowed across its surface. The palace had no windows or doors, yet it seemed to reflect countless worlds.
The "Yinyuan" formation in front of the hall took shape. The pool water was as black as night, and what it reflected was not the sky, but countless intersecting lines of cause and effect, flowing slowly.
"Yinjiang Pavilion" was erected on the fourth floor.
The seven-story pavilion lit up with different creation runes on each floor. The top floor was hidden in the mirror mist.
The "Mirror Gallery Maze" unfolds between the second and third floors.
Countless giant mirrors were arranged in an interlocking pattern, each reflecting a different version of you. Qin Yu's gaze swept across the maze, and the maze path was instantly reconstructed into the clearest logical passage.
The "Box of Propositions Palace" was generated on the fifth floor.
The temple doors were tightly shut, and inside, the phantom image of Box of Propositions floated. Within the box, turbulent currents of cause and effect surged, yet remained silent.
The entire Silent Stone Main City, with its seven layers of karmic realm, was completely stabilized.
A towering cliff rises like a suspended city, seven layers of scenery prompting reflection on the path of the heart.
Qin Yu raised his hand. Two city lord tokens condensed in the mirror light.
The first token was entirely black, with an imperceptible causal source point emerging at its center. As the token appeared, all the reflections in the surrounding mirrors vibrated in sync.
The second token was a deep gray, like night, with faint shadows of void appearing at its edges, and its aura was as heavy as an abyss.
Qin Yu's gaze fell on the two figures.
Xuancang Shenying slowly stepped forward, his aura as deep and mysterious as a shadow; Grand Venerable Mingxu stepped out, his body emanating a slowly flowing aura of emptiness.
"The Silent Stone Main City will be defended by the two of you."
Xuancang Shenying accepted the first token, his voice deep and resonant. "Within and outside the mirror, cause and effect, are all within my control."
The Grand Venerable Mingxu grasped the second token, his aura closing in like an abyss. "All who act will be suppressed."
The two tokens merged into his sea of consciousness. On Broken Mirror Cliff, the Karmic Origin Stillness Stone trembled slightly.
The entire Silent Stone Main City was fully completed. The main city of the Western Region was established.