The Peak of the Great True Person Realm!
Before the magnificent golden light, all was silent.
The hand that was wrapped around the demonic energy of this world had slowly lifted off the crown of the Crown Prince of Southern Yin.
Within his palm, a supremely noble, Xuanhuang color was flowing, rising, and condensing.
That is the foundation of the Supreme Dao Foundation, the essence of a lifetime of cultivation by someone destined by Heaven, and an unparalleled resource that would move any cultivator in this world.
The body of the Crown Prince of Southern Yin, like a weathered sand tower, crumbled from head to toe, turning into specks of pale golden light that drifted into the void.
Even as the last ray of light faded, that face, which had faced death with equanimity, still bore that relieved smile, etched like a brand into the hearts of every witness.
"Let's fight again in the next life----"
Qi Yun repeated these four words in a low voice, a very faint ripple passing through the depths of his chaotic eyes.
Then, he slowly closed his five fingers together.
The Xuanhuang color in his palm was absorbed into his Purple Mansion and refined by the [Law Technique Panel].
In that very instant, "Buzz—!!!"
A gaze.
A gaze, sharp and cold to the extreme, seemingly capable of severing all cause and effect and piercing through all illusions, descended without warning from the the Unseen!
That light was not substantial, yet it was more terrifying than any substantial sword blade!
It pierced through the barrier of the vast golden light, ignored the overwhelming momentum of the millions of Devil Cultivator gathered together, and even ignored the entanglement of the demonic energy of this world, landing directly and precisely on Qi Yun!
Qi Yun's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
In that instant, he felt as if an invisible sword was pressed against his brow.
The sword had not yet struck, but its Sword Intent had already pierced through his Purple Mansion, penetrated deep into his Dao Foundation, and even touched his most fundamental [Great Luo Heaven]!
Qingyuan True Lord Wendao.
The powerful figure behind the Crown Prince of Southern Yin.
At this moment, his gaze traversed the endless void, penetrating countless causes and effects, and finally arrived at the destination!
There was no anger or murderous intent in those eyes.
There is only a pure, cold, and emotionless scrutiny.
Like a swordsmith examining a newly forged sword blank, determining whether it is worthy of his work and whether it matches his skill.
A faint smile slowly appeared on Qi Yun's lips.
"I expected this----"
He spoke softly to himself, his voice so low it was almost inaudible.
Immediately, he flipped his right hand, which had just refined the Supreme Dao Foundation, over.
Spread your fingers wide.
It's an action that couldn't be simpler.
However, in that instant of turning his hand, "BOOM!!!"
The chaotic torrent that coiled around him, condensing the ancient demonic energy of this world, suddenly boiled!
Countless strands of energy, as thin as hair yet each containing its own unique demonic essence, separated from the torrent, spreading and expanding in all directions like a vast, all-encompassing net!
Each wisp of energy corresponds to a Devil Cultivator!
That aura contained the cause and effect of just refining the Crown Prince of Southern Yin!
They were like invisible threads, one end connected to Qi Yun, and the other end disappeared into the skulls of those million Devil Cultivator!
The extremely sharp gaze of Qingyuan True Lord Wendao was originally fixed on Qi Yun.
However, at the very moment when cause and effect diverged, his gaze paused slightly.
Like a swordsman standing with his sword, about to deliver a fatal blow, only to suddenly discover that the target in front of him has become a full million!
Every Devil Cultivator carries a trace of karma from killing the Crown Prince of Southern Yin.
Every thread of cause and effect is exactly the same as the one on Qi Yun's body.
His gaze swept across the million Devil Cultivator, hesitating for only a moment.
That moment was extremely brief.
It was so brief that ordinary cultivators couldn't even notice it.
But for Qi Yun, this moment was enough.
He slowly withdrew his right hand and placed it behind his back.
That sharp gaze lingered in the void for a moment before slowly dissipating.
No sword fell.
No True Lord intervened.
Only a barely audible hum, as if from a distant time and space, flashed through the depths of Qi Yun's mind before fading into silence.
Even True Lord cannot lay a hand on a million Devil Cultivator.
Otherwise—the Northwest True Lord will go even further!
Qi Yun's smile slowly widened.
He lowered his eyes and looked at his palm.
There, the Supreme Dao Foundation belonging to the Crown Prince of Southern Yin had been completely refined by the [Law Technique Panel], transforming into the purest origin and merging into his own Great Dao.
The [Law Technique Panel] appeared silently before his eyes.
As the light shimmered, a brand new line of text slowly appeared:
[Automatic Law Technique updates complete. This is a minor version update; Law Technique effects have been adjusted as follows.]
Qi Yun's gaze fell upon that line of text.
Then, his gaze suddenly froze.
[Great Luo Heaven 3.0: New Mechanism - Heaven-Piercing Immortal Aspect]
"Heavenly Beings---- Immortal Aspect ----"
He uttered the four words in a low voice, but with a strange rhythm that seemed to resonate with the Dao.
The instant those four words were uttered, a deafening "BOOM!!!" erupted.
Behind Qi Yun, the void suddenly shattered!
A vast and boundless chaotic Dao diagram, seemingly encompassing the birth, death Lunzhuan of all realms, suddenly unfolded!
[Great Luo Heaven]!
But the Great Luo Heaven at this moment is completely different from what it used to be!
The chaotic Dao diagram, which was originally just a phantom, is now visibly materializing!
At the center of the Dao diagram, the rotation speed of the chaotic vortex suddenly increased!
Ten times faster!
A hundred times faster!
It's almost at its limit!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A thunderous roar, both extremely deep and extremely grand, resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
That was not the sound of thunder, nor the sound of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting, but the Principle being reorganized!
The Great Dao is evolving!
The boundaries are coalescing!
As the chaotic vortex spun wildly, earth-shattering changes occurred within the [Great Luo Heaven]!
The first thing to emerge was the earth!
That turbid, heavy, and concentrated earth energy, seemingly capable of bearing all things, poured down from the depths of chaos, spreading out in the void and transforming into a boundless expanse of Xuanhuang earth!
The earth was so heavy it was suffocating; every inch seemed to bear the weight of countless ages!
Then, water gushed out!
That deep, vast, seemingly all-consuming water elemental energy burst forth from the depths of the earth, converging into a long river that stretches across the heavens and the earth!
The long river flows ceaselessly, its waves surging, each wave containing a terrifying power capable of washing away cause and effect and erasing the passage of time!
Then came the fire!
A fierce and violent flame, seemingly capable of incinerating everything, poured down from the sky, transforming into a sea of fire covering thousands of miles!
The sea of fire burned endlessly, each flame pulsating with the power to incinerate mountains and boil seas, yet it remained undisturbed by the long river below, forming a strange balance!
Finally, the wind emerged!
A fierce, howling gale, seemingly capable of tearing everything apart, swept in from all directions, raging across the heavens and earth!
Wherever the gale passed, the void emitted a sharp wail, yet it could not shake the Xuanhuang earth in the slightest!
Earth, water, fire, wind!
The four fundamental sources surge forth simultaneously!
They intertwine, collide, merge, and evolve within the [Great Luo Heaven].
The earth bears all things, the long river washes away the years, the sea of fire burns away illusions, and the gale tears apart the illusions.
Four distinct forces achieved a profound and mysterious balance in this newly opened Domain Heaven.
Within that balance, there is a subtle distinction between Clarity and Turbidity, the generation of Yin and Yang, the Lunzhuan of the five elements, and the interplay of the eight trigrams.
That's at the end of evolution -
The prototype of a truly independent world, with its own way and its own order!
At the center of this nascent world, the chaotic vortex continued to spin, only its speed gradually slowed down.
As its rotation slowed, the four fundamental elements—earth, water, fire, and wind—began to gradually converge and condense.
They are no longer scattered, independent forces, but rather, like rivers flowing into the sea, they converge towards the center of that chaotic vortex!
A beam of mysterious light rose from the center of the vortex.
The mysterious light was initially chaotic, but it soon began to differentiate, condense, and take shape.
final-
It transformed into a blue lotus.
The lotus was a pale jade-green color, with its petals outstretched and its heart containing a stamen. Each petal exuded an indescribable Daoist charm.
The petals sway gently, and with each sway, they resonate with the heavens and earth.
The blue lotus slowly rotated and rose from within the [Great Luo Heaven].
Then-
It drifted down slowly.
It moved so slowly that every observer could clearly see each petal, each wisp of Daoist energy, and each rotation.
However, the moment it touched Qi Yun's body, "whoosh—"
A soft chirp.
The blue lotus flower simply and naturally merged into Qi Yun's body.
Like rainwater merging into the earth, like streams flowing into rivers and seas, like—we are one.
Qi Yun's body trembled slightly.
immediately-
"Boom-!!!"
An indescribable, powerful aura erupted from his body!
That is the realm of Great True Person, where the Immortal Aspect has been formed, the two kinds of wisdom have been gathered, and one is only one step away from the position of True Lord!
Above the sky, the [Foundation Establishment Heaven] in the the Unseen suddenly lit up!
Countless gazes, no matter where they came from, were now all fixed on that supreme dimension that only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment or above could perceive!
There, the foundation of Qi Yun's Dao Foundation is shifting upwards!
The Dao Foundation, which was originally suspended in the middle layer of the Foundation Establishment Heaven, is now rising upwards at a slow but unstoppable speed!
It swept past the Dao Foundation of countless True Person, whose Dao Foundation, like twinkling stars, dimmed and retreated under its light.
It continued upwards, passing over the Dao Foundation of Great True Person, whose Dao Foundation were even more radiant than those of ordinary True Person, yet they too paled in comparison to its brilliance.
final-
It stopped at the highest point of the Foundation Establishment Heaven.
There, the higher and more distant [All Wonders Heaven] is just a step away.
That place is the ultimate attainable by anyone below the level of True Lord!
In the Foundation Establishment Heaven, the Dao Foundation of countless True Person Immortals trembled simultaneously!
The masters of those Dao Foundation, no matter where they were, all felt a tremor originating from the depths of their Divine Soul!
Because that would mean that a true Great True Person has been born in this world!
Moreover, he is a peak Great True Person who is close to the threshold of True Lord, and who can make any True Person submit to him!
Breaking through the barrier means reaching the peak!
Before the magnificent golden light.
The knuckles of the hand gripping the sword hilt of the True Person Sansi had turned bluish-white.
His downcast eyes snapped open, staring intently at the deep blue figure.
Deep within his eyes, a surge of Sword Intent welled up, yet it remained unsheathed.
Lady Jiuli had already stood up, and the firelight in her phoenix eyes flickered intensely.
Behind her, the nine crimson-gold phoenixes were all prostrate in the void, their heads bowed and their feathers tucked in, as if paying homage to a king.
The dark yellow bamboo True Person Zַhuanlun's hand had completely shattered.
The gray mist around him churned violently, and his eerie green eyes flickered intensely, but he ultimately did not utter a single word.
In the void.
Qi Yun slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes were no longer the chaotic color they once were; instead, they had regained their original vast blue-gold hue.
But the azure-gold color was deeper and more vast than before, as if it had been settled over countless ages and contained all the stars in the heavens.
He lowered his eyes and looked at his own hands.
Those hands were still long, fair, and with distinct knuckles, exactly the same as they had been moments before.
But he knew that he was no longer the same person he had been moments before.
The Dharma Body has been formed, Immortal Aspect have been gathered.
The two aspects are complete; all that remains is a suitable Fruition Status for oneself, and a leap forward to question the long river of life.
He raised his head and looked at the majestic golden light that still stretched across the distance.
A very faint smile slowly curved the corners of his lips.
In that arc, there was no calm understanding, no confident control.
There was only a sense of eager anticipation.
The realm of the Great True Person has been achieved.
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That means they're after gold!