Morning Light and Spring Scenery, Emperor of the Earth
Wuhe Immortal City, City Lord's Mansion.
The first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the delicate window lattice, casting a soft golden glow on the large, soft silk quilt.
The air was filled with a wonderful aroma that blended various fragrances, the lingering afterglow of revelry.
Dongfang Yueming slowly opened his eyes, feeling refreshed and completely relaxed.
The powerful regenerative ability of the [Origin Immortal Physique] allowed him to remain full of energy even after a night of "fierce battle".
He tilted his head slightly.
On his left, Shui Yan'er was wrapped around him like an octopus, her delicate little face pressed tightly against his chest, a sweet, satisfied smile on her lips, fast asleep.
On the right, Shui Qingrou was curled up, and even in her sleep, her brows still held a hint of shyness and weariness from receiving the emperor's favor. Her long black hair was scattered on the pillow, adding to her mature woman's languid charm.
On the outer side of the bed, Li Hongxiu and Li Qingyue, the two sisters, nestled together like twin lotus blossoms, their hands still tightly clasped even in their sleep.
As for that little girl Hong Ling...
Dongfang Yueming looked at the little girl, who was fast asleep at the foot of the bed, hugging one of her legs, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"This girl, she can't even sleep peacefully."
He carefully withdrew his arm, intending to get up.
"Mmm... Husband..."
Shui Yan'er groggily hummed, instinctively trying to hug him tighter, but found nothing. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, looked at Dongfang Yueming was already sitting up, and mumbled, "Is it dawn yet... and still..."
"Want more?"
Dongfang Yueming chuckled mischievously and reached out to gently stroke the bridge of her pert nose.
"Please forgive your husband, important matters are at hand."
Shui Yan'er blushed, recalling the madness of last night, and couldn't help but stick out her tongue, pulling the blanket over her head.
Looking at the room full of stunningly beautiful women, Dongfang Yueming felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and responsibility.
This is my home, my family.
In this cruel immortal Immortal Realm, only those with absolute power can protect this beauty.
He tiptoed off the bed, put on a blue robe, and went to the quiet room outside.
"Call--"
Clearing his mind of distractions, Dongfang Yueming sat cross-legged, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
"The Soaring Cloud Pavilion has been destroyed, and I'm afraid there will be some activity soon in the Purple Tenuity Imperial Capital."
"Before the final storm arrives, I must elevate my strength to the next level!"
He waved his hand dismissively.
"Splash--!"
Storage rings floated in mid-air; they were spoils plundered from the Soaring Cloud Pavilion headquarters.
"Take stock of the spoils!"
Upon probing with divine sense, a vast amount of resources came into view.
First, there's the Immortal Stone.
As a commercial giant, Soaring Cloud Pavilion has extremely abundant working capital.
[Low-grade Immortal Stone: 5000000!]
"Five million, not bad."
Dongfang Yueming nodded.
Next up are the magical artifacts.
Among a dazzling array of magical artifacts, two treasures exuding an ancient aura stood out.
One was an ancient bronze mirror, its surface shimmering with an earthy yellow halo—[Third-Tier Immortal Artifact: Wu Earth Mysterious Light Mirror]!
The other item was a pagoda radiating a chilling aura—[Tier 3 Immortal Artifact: Demon- Demon-Suppressing Pagoda]!
"Two third-tier immortal artifacts, corresponding to the Immortal Lord Realm."
"This Wu Earth Mysterious Light Mirror has amazing defensive capabilities, perfect for Qingrou's self-defense. As for the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, it can be left to them as well."
Dongfang Yueming quickly distributed the spoils of war.
Finally, and most importantly... Law-based treasures!
He found two tightly sealed jade boxes among a pile of miscellaneous items.
Upon opening it, two yellow crystals exuding a heavy aura lay quietly inside.
[Low-Level Law Crystal - Earth x2!]
"Perfect!"
A glint of light One Flash in Dongfang Yueming's eyes.
"Plus what I extorted from that unfortunate Immortal Emperor Yan Nantian..."
He flipped his hand, and three more jade boxes appeared.
[Mid-Level Law Crystal - Earth x2!]
[Mid-Level Law Crystal - Lightning x1!]
Dongfang Yueming took a deep breath and began to coordinate the overall situation.
"System, display the current balance!"
[Ding! Current Immortal Points Balance: 26,055,503!]
That's not enough.
Without hesitation, he took out the storage ring that he had always kept as a strategic reserve.
Inside, lying quietly, were the 500,000 mid-grade immortal stones that Yan Nantian had compensated him with!
In the Immortal Realm, 1 mid-grade Immortal Stone = 100 low-grade Immortal Stones = 100 Immortal Points.
"Recycle!"
"Recycle everything!"
[Ding! 500,000 mid-grade immortal stones have been recycled, and 50,000,000 Immortal Points have been gained!]
[Ding! 5,000,000 low-grade immortal stones have been recycled, and 5,000,000 Immortal Points have been gained!]
As the system notification tone faded, the numbers on the panel began to fluctuate wildly, finally settling on a breathtakingly high number!
[Current balance of Immortal Points currency: 81,055,503!]
Eighty-one million!
Looking at the number, Dongfang Yueming slowly clenched his fist.
"Water, fire, metal, space... I've completed a small part of my puzzle of laws."
"Today, let the most substantial of the five elements, 'Earth,' be completely... Perfection!"
Inside the quiet room, the array was fully activated.
Dongfang Yueming sat cross-legged, his expression solemn. In front of him floated two crystals emitting an earthy yellow halo, as well as two more profound jade boxes that resembled miniature mountains.
"More than 80 million Immortal Points..."
"That's enough to push my defenses to an unprecedented level."
He took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and gradually synchronized his mind with the pulse of the earth.
"Let's begin."
Step 1: Complete the lower-level parts!
Dongfang Yueming reached out and grabbed, and the two [Low-Level Law Crystal - Earth] shattered instantly, transforming into two pure torrents of law that rushed into his Sea of Consciousness.
[Ding! Absorption successful!]
[Comprehend the Lower Law —the [Law of Heavy Rock]!]
[Comprehend the Lower Law —the [Law of Quicksand]!]
In addition to his already Perfection [Law of Heavy Earth], three runes representing different earth-elemental properties were now shimmering faintly in his Sea of Consciousness.
"Point Allocation!"
With a thought, Immortal Points were consumed like flowing water.
[Ding! Consumed... [Law of Heavy Rock] Perfection!]
[Ding! Consumed... [Law of Quicksand] Perfection!]
"Buzz--!"
Three Perfection lower-level runes were arranged in a triangular shape in the Sea of Consciousness.
"Melt!"
Dongfang Yueming's Divine Sense was like a knife, forcibly kneading these three forces together.
There were no major obstacles; the Earth element's laws are known for their inclusiveness.
With a muffled rumble, a brand-new, dark yellow rune exuding a heavy aura condensed and took shape!
[Ding! Fusion successful!]
[Obtained: Mid-tier Law of Earth (Perfection)!]
"First goal in the middle, done."
Dongfang Yueming did not stop; his gaze burned as he looked at the two "apologies" from the Great Yan Immortal Emperor.
That's a genuine [Mid-Level Law Crystal]!
It eliminates the tedious steps of slowly synthesizing from lower-level materials; direct absorption is the starting point for mid-level materials!
"Absorb!"
[Ding! Law Fragment detected...]
[Comprehend the Middle Law - the [Law of Mountains]!]
[Comprehend the Middle Law— [The Law of Earth's Pulse]!]
"Nice one!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Dongfang Yueming's eyes.
[Law of Mountains] governs suppression, like an ancient divine mountain descending with unstoppable force.
[Earth's Pulse] is associated with strength and defense. As long as one stands on the earth, one's strength is limitless and one's defense is greatly enhanced.
The quality of these two laws is even higher than the one he just synthesized!
"Is this the foundation of Immortal Emperor? Truly extraordinary."
"But now, they all belong to the Dongfang."
"System, give me... max it out!!!"
[Ding! 300,000 Immortal Points consumed, [Law of Mountains] -- Perfection!]
[Ding! 300,000 Immortal Points consumed, [Law of Earth's Pulse] -- Perfection!]
"Boom--!!!"
With the two Middle Law Perfection, the space around Dongfang Yueming began to distort violently, as if it could not bear the weight of his physical body at this moment.
He was sitting there, yet he gave the illusion of facing towering mountains and boundless land.
An invincible aura of "Immovable as a Mountain, Immunity to All Techniques" arises spontaneously!
"The three gates are at their Perfection..."
"Conditions have been met."
Dongfang Yueming slowly closed his eyes, his hands forming an ancient hand seal in front of his chest.
"The Three Elements Return to One, the Great Dao... Casting Clay!"
"Melt!!!"
"Boom--!!!"
At that moment, the defensive array inside the meditation room let out a mournful cry of despair and collapsed instantly!
An extremely terrifying gravitational field, centered on Dongfang Yueming, collapsed wildly outwards!
Within the Sea of Consciousness.
The three mid-level earth-elemental Law Rune began to melt and intertwine under the endless burning of Immortal Points.
Mountains collapsed, turning to dust; the earth cracked, returning to its origin!
All the mysteries of earth were refined and sublimated at this moment, ultimately converging into a single point...
That was a... [Earth Origin Rune]... seemingly formed from the very first handful of "breath soil" at the beginning of the universe!
It is entirely dark yellow, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither dirty nor clean.
Its suspended position represents the ultimate truth of "defense" and "bearing"!
[Ding! Congratulations, host!]
[Fusion successful! Obtained -- [Advanced Law of Earth (Perfection)]!]
"Buzz--!"
Dongfang Yueming suddenly opened his eyes.
His pupils turned a deep, dark yellow, and wherever his gaze fell, the rocks on the ground began to move automatically, as if paying homage to their king.
He slowly raised his hand, a thought forming in his mind.
A thin, seemingly insignificant halo of dark yellow light covered his skin.
But within this halo lies a defensive power powerful enough to make even Immortal King despair!
"Fire is the element of attack and destruction, burning and destroying all things."
"Earth governs defense; Immunity to All Techniques."
"With the dual Higher Law at your command..."
Dongfang Yueming stood up, feeling the terrifying power that was perfectly balanced within his body.
"Even if I stood still and let that Purple Fire Immortal Lord hit me, he might not be able to break my skin!"
With a casual wave of his hand, he removed the surrounding restrictions.
Sunlight shone on him.
Dongfang Yueming brought up the attribute panel, and looking at the impressive data, a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
[Character: Dongfang Yueming]
[Realm: Immortal Lord Realm (Perfection)]
[law:]
Superior: Fire (Perfection), Earth (Perfection)
Center position: Water (Perfection), Metal (Perfection), Space (Perfection)
Lower tier: Healing (Perfection), Thunder (Perfection)
[Immortal Points Balance: 80,155,503]
"Eighty million left..."
He looked towards the direction of the Purple Tenuity Imperial Capital, his killing intent no longer concealed.
"Third Prince, are you ready... to receive my return gift?"
This time, it's not just you who will die.
"Everyone who stands in my way..."
They all must die!