"Break!!!"
Ming Xin's ultimate strike, infused with the true intents of white bone, slaughter, life and death, and Nirvana—the White Bone Life-Killing Seal.
Carrying his unyielding will and every last shred of his remaining magic power, it was like a giant hammer striking against the heavens, smashing viciously into the core of the final and most terrifying bolt of Dark Gold Tribulation Lightning!
The White Bone Great Palm Seal and Killing Great Palm Seal followed close behind, like the palms of two world-destroying demon gods as they slammed fiercely into the tribulation clouds!
Rumble—!!!!
An indescribably terrifying explosion erupted across the barren skies of the West! Blinding light instantly swallowed everything!
Violent Energy Turbulence swept in every direction like a world-ending tsunami, plowing the already shattered earth into bottomless ravines once more!
Space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass, unable to mend itself for a long time!
Behind him, Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti unleashed their saintly might, forcibly stabilizing Mount Sumeru and the surrounding space to keep them from being struck by the final destructive shockwave.
Their gazes pierced through the blinding radiance and chaotic energy, locking firmly onto the center of the explosion!
The light and dust gradually dispersed.
A figure still stood stubbornly within the shattered void!
It was Ming Xin!
His entire body was soaked in blood. His gray hemp robes had long since been reduced to tatters, revealing his White Bone True Body, covered in cracks and gleaming with a grim white sheen.
His aura had weakened to its limit, as though he might fall from the sky at any moment. The White Bone Life-Death Sword floated at his side, its blade dim as it gave a low, mournful cry.
Yet, in the end, he remained standing!
The dark-golden tribulation clouds above him, spanning hundreds of millions of miles and radiating terrifying heavenly might, were now like a punctured balloon, dispersing and collapsing at a visible speed!
A supremely pure, vast, and boundless force of heavenly bestowal poured down from the center of the fading tribulation clouds like the Milky Way of the nine heavens overturning, precisely flooding into Ming Xin's battered body!
Buzz—!
Ming Xin's utterly weakened aura was like parched earth receiving sweet rain, instantly beginning to recover and rise at an astonishing pace!
His shattered White Bone True Body rapidly repaired itself beneath the heavenly bestowal. The cracks closed, and its grim white luster became even more restrained and profound!
His depleted magic power surged forth like a breached river, purer and more vast than before!
The most astonishing change took place above his head!
Three rays of light, too magnificent and profound to describe, soared from his Niwan Palace into the heavens!
One was a desolate, profound gray-white, containing the true intent of Nirvana, rebirth, and the termination of all things! This was the flower of "essence"!
One was a dark red of slaughter, emitting an icy sharpness that severed Cause and Effect and ended Reincarnation! This was the flower of "qi"!
One was woven from grim white and dark gold, embodying the endless cycle of white bone, life, and death through an extraordinary Dao rhythm! This was the flower of "spirit"!
The three Flowers of Great Dao bloomed wildly in the wind, supported by the vast heavenly bestowal and Ming Xin's supreme Dao Foundation!
One petal... three petals... six petals... nine petals... ten petals... eleven petals... twelve petals!!!
Each flower bloomed with exactly twelve flawless lotus petals engraved with Dao Runes!
Twelve-Petal Three Flowers! Perfect and flawless! Rare throughout all ages!
The three flowers hovered above Ming Xin's head, slowly revolving as they exuded a vast Dao rhythm and supreme pressure that surpassed Taiyi and eclipsed ordinary Great Luo!
Their radiance seemed to illuminate the barren night sky of the West, proclaiming the birth of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal with an incomparably terrifying foundation!
"Twelve petals!!!" Daoist Jieyin's eyes, which bore the sorrows of countless ages, were instantly flooded with overwhelming ecstasy.
His gaunt body trembled slightly with excitement as he cried hoarsely, "Twelve-Petal Bloom! Perfect and flawless! My disciple Ming Xin... Sage's Demeanor! The demeanor of a Sage!!"
Daoist Zhunti clapped his hands and laughed loudly, his lean face filled with excitement and pride. His voice resounded through the clouds. "Hahaha! Good! What magnificent Twelve-Petal Three Flowers!
Even the Three Pure Ones of Pangu's Orthodox Lineage only achieved nine-petal blooms! My disciple Ming Xin has surpassed his masters! This is an omen of the prosperity of the West! Heaven bless the West! Heaven bless my disciple!"
The phenomenon of the Twelve-Petal Three Flowers, along with the Dao rhythm and radiance it contained, faintly pierced through the barriers of the West, stirring the senses of certain supreme beings in the Primordial World.
Within Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones, seated cross-legged, opened their eyes at the same time. A faint ripple appeared in Laozi's placid gaze.
Primordial Lord of Heaven's expression instantly darkened, while Lord of the Heavens' eyes erupted with intense fighting spirit and a trace of defiance.
Bathed in the heavenly bestowal and the Dao rhythm of the three flowers, Ming Xin felt an unprecedented strength and completeness within himself. The Great Luo realm!
He had leapt beyond the River of Time and condensed an immortal Dao fruit! From this day forward, he had truly stepped across the threshold of the Primordial World's foremost experts!
Just as his consciousness immersed itself in the wondrous state of this breakthrough, an aberration arose once more!
As his Great Luo Dao fruit condensed, his primordial spirit seemed to instantly connect with the endless River of Time!
Countless projections of "timelines" belonging to the existence known as "Ming Xin"—some clear, some vague, some existing, some extinguished—poured madly into his Consciousness Core like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!
Past, present, future... countless "possible" versions of himself surged toward him!
"Are these projections of time? Entanglements of Cause and Effect?" Ming Xin's mind shook violently. Amid the impact of these endless "selves," he seemed to touch upon a faint trace of an unfathomable law—the Causal Law!
"System! Highest authority! Use the 'timeline self-projections' pouring in at this moment as a foundation, combine them with the true intents of my Great Dao of Killing, Great Dao of Life and Death, and Great Dao of Annihilation, and deduce a divine ability related to the Causal Law!
Target: controllable, powerful, and aligned with the principle of 'Slaying Karma, not people'!"
[Command confirmed! Highest-authority deduction initiated!] [Special energy source connected: timeline self-projections (containing samples of causal entanglement)... Analyzing...] [Core laws injected: Killing Law (40%), Life-Death Law (30%), Nirvana Law (Great Nirvana Killing Buddha Scripture origin)...] [Deduction direction: Causal Law application divine ability locked onto the directions of 'severance' and 'observation'.] [Core principle integrated: 'Slaying Karma, not people'—stripping karmic cause and effect rather than erasing the existence itself.] [Deduction in progress... Integration rate 15%... 38%... 65%... 90%... Deduction complete!] [Divine ability generated: Karma Life-Death Eyes!]
A cold, indifferent, strange power that seemed capable of seeing through the threads of all fates instantly condensed in the depths of Ming Xin's eyes!
The Nirvana Buddha Flame in his left eye and the Demon Abyss vortex in his right underwent subtle changes beneath the immersion of that power.
In the depths of his pupils, countless extremely fine threads formed of gray-white Nirvana runes and dark red slaughter runes seemed to flow through life and death.
They faintly outlined two immensely profound phantom pupil-wheels that slowly revolved!
Divine ability: Karma Life-Death Eyes!
They could peer into the threads of causal entanglement in all things, locking onto the crucial causal nodes connecting a target to "karmic obstruction," "death," and "Terminus."
When activated through the eye technique, they contained the powers of Nirvana, slaughter, and life and death, directly severing the "cause of life" and triggering the "effect of death"!
Those struck by it, unless protected by a special supreme treasure or an exceptionally high realm, would perish without understanding why, due to seemingly reasonable causes such as "accidents," "backlash," or "the end of their lifespan"!
It truly realized "Slaying Karma, not people" without leaving a trace!
Ming Xin slowly opened his eyes. His newly formed Karma Life-Death Eyes were so deep that they seemed capable of devouring souls.
Yet they also held an indifference that saw through Fate. With a thought, the phenomena in his eyes vanished, returning them to normal.
He restrained his vast aura, and the Twelve-Petal Three Flowers slowly sank into the top of his head. Taking a single step, he appeared before the excited and gratified Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.
Ming Xin lifted the hem of his tattered robes, solemnly dropped to both knees before his two masters, and bowed deeply.
"Disciple Ming Xin thanks both Masters for your grace in protecting my Dao! I have not failed your teachings and have attained the Great Luo Dao fruit!"
"Good! Good! Good disciple! Rise quickly!" Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti swept their sleeves, and a gentle yet abundant force lifted Ming Xin to his feet.
Looking at the disciple before them, whose aura was deep and whose foundation was flawlessly complete, the joy in their hearts was beyond words.
Daoist Jieyin's gaunt face was filled with gratification. He spoke earnestly, "My disciple possesses peerless talent and has achieved a twelve-petal bloom, something unseen throughout all ages!
This is supreme glory! Yet the Primordial World is vast, and experts are as numerous as clouds. The Great Luo realm is merely the beginning of the Great Dao. Remember to guard against arrogance and impatience. You must not grow lax!"
Daoist Zhunti also suppressed his wild delight and said seriously, "Senior Brother speaks true. The Dao Ancestor once said that you possess Sage's Demeanor. This is both an expectation and an exhortation.
I hope you will hold fast to your original heart and advance diligently without cease. Do not disappoint the opportunity granted by this body or our expectations!"
"Your disciple will heed both Masters' teachings! I will cultivate diligently without cease and never fail Master's grace!" Ming Xin replied solemnly.
After bidding farewell to his two masters, Ming Xin returned to the cave dwelling he had created. He needed time to completely stabilize his newly attained Great Luo realm and familiarize himself with his greatly increased power.
Especially the newly comprehended divine ability, the Karma Life-Death Eyes, as well as the deeper restrictions of the White Bone Life-Death Sword that he had only begun to refine.
Time passed unnoticed within the cave. Several decades slipped away in the blink of an eye.
On this day, a gentle yet unquestionable voice transmission sounded simultaneously in the minds of Ming Xin, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti. It came from Daoist Zhunti.
"Ming Xin, my disciple, come to the main hall at once."
Ming Xin awoke from meditation. As his eyes opened and closed, divine light remained contained within them. His Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura had been completely stabilized, perfect and harmonious as one.
With a flash, he appeared within the ancient Stone Hall atop Mount Sumeru.
Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti were already seated within the hall. Ming Xin stepped forward and bowed. "Disciple Ming Xin greets both Masters. Why have you summoned your disciple? What are your instructions?"
Daoist Zhunti wore his usual compassionate smile, though a sharp glint flashed through his eyes as he said, "News has arrived from the East Sea.
That newly appointed Head of Male Immortals, fellow Daoist East King Duke, has invited the immortals of the Primordial World to Penglai Immortal Island for an 'Assembly of Immortals,' intending to display his authority as leader of the immortals and bring order to the Primordial World."
Daoist Jieyin continued in a low voice, "At such a grand gathering, most of the notable figures of the Primordial World will likely attend.
Some will go to show support, some to observe, and some... for other purposes." He looked at Ming Xin, and a trace of warmth appeared on his gaunt face. "Ming Xin, my disciple, you have now attained Great Luo and are the Founding Disciple of our Western Teachings, a future pillar.
Such an occasion is precisely the time for you to make your name known, meet the outstanding figures of the Primordial World, and spread the prestige of our Western Teachings. Will you accompany your Master and Martial Uncle to attend and broaden your horizons?"
Ming Xin understood at once. This so-called "Assembly of Immortals" was, plainly speaking, a stage for East King Duke to establish his authority and build momentum using the title bestowed upon him by the Dao Ancestor.
His two masters were taking him along first to introduce him, their chief disciple, to the Primordial World; second, to show the Western Teachings' recognition of the Dao Ancestor's appointment; and third, perhaps, to see whether they could form some favorable connections and acquire a few good things.
He immediately bowed and replied, "This disciple obeys! Many thanks to both Masters for promoting me and taking this disciple to broaden his horizons."
"Good!" Daoist Zhunti laughed as he clapped his hands, lightly flicking his whisk. "There is no time to lose. The East Sea is far away, so let us depart at once!"
Daoist Jieyin nodded as well. With a sweep of his gaunt hand, a desolate golden light wrapped around the three of them.
Three streaks of light—a desolate golden light, a Wisdom Silver Radiance, and a steady, restrained Dark Gold Gray-White Light—shot out of Mount Sumeru in an instant.
They tore through the barren skies of the West and sped toward the vast, boundless East Sea, where immortal aura swirled!
An Assembly of Immortals, where the undercurrents of the Primordial World's foremost great powers converged, awaited their arrival.
And Ming Xin, bearing the Twelve-Petal Three Flowers, wielding the divine ability of the Karma Life-Death Eyes, and holding the White Bone Life-Death Sword, would officially reveal his peerless edge upon the great stage of the Primordial World.
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