The Destruction and Creation of a World

Throughout the world, in blessed lands and grotto-heavens, among famous mountains and great rivers, one can see all kinds of deep pits. At that time, countless Daoist cultivators scraped the earth and the Great Void to build blessed lands and grotto-heavens to ascend to the Great Luo realm, attempting to transcend the world and escape the calamities of the changing eras.

The entire world has not yet completely fallen into nothingness, but no living beings exist in the present world anymore.

Within the Great All-Encompassing Heaven, 33 dazzling Golden Position are positioned, and a large population thrives and multiplies within the caves built upon them.

These mortals and cultivators, however, only know how to act mechanically according to their past ways of survival, without any subjective will whatsoever.

At the very top of all the Golden Position, an ancient and simple Daoist palace, shrouded in swirling qi, floats quietly.

At this time, within the Dao Palace, there were already five Five Elements Gods, two Subsidiary Position Golden Core [Great Stream] and [Long Flowing], four Primary Position Golden Core cultivators [Suppressing Earth Wu Earth, [Ji Earth], and [Azure Astral Force], and numerous auxiliary Divine Core gathered here.

At the very top, a white-robed Daoist priest, shrouded in swirling qi, sat quietly in meditation.

No one dared to step forward to disturb them. Even [Great Stream] and [Long Flowing], who were said to be disciples of the Great Luo Dao Master, waited quietly. The situation below was already nearing its end, and a result would naturally come soon.

At this moment, Wang An opened his eyes, and all the Dao contained in the Golden Position of this world flowed before his eyes.

However, the two worlds are ultimately different. Even with cultivation involving numerous Golden Position, it is insufficient to support the attainment of enlightenment in the external world.

Truth and falsehood, illusion and reality, origin and drifting duckweed—these appear extremely contradictory in the contrast between the two worlds.

Of course, there are also benefits. The more you comprehend, the more profound your understanding and enlightenment become, the broader your horizons, and the deeper your understanding of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and even Chaos.

To be able to comprehend things from a superior perspective is an immense opportunity.

A sound arose from the silence.

Thump!

Upon entering the palace, everyone stood silently, waiting for the Daoist priest.

The Daoist priest saw through the impending doom of the Great World at a glance and sighed deeply, "Alas, a cycle of ten thousand years."

He then looked down at the eleven Golden Core at the very front and said directly, "At the end of this era, some linger, some swim away. What do you seek in my Daoist temple?"

The foremost among them is the earliest innate deity born in this era, the [Star Heavenly River Star River Primordial Lord] Golden Position from birth. His true form is not flesh and blood but the natural condensation of the Heavenly River Star. Because of him, the creator of this era, he spontaneously formed a human shape, indistinguishable between male and female, and without gender.

[Star River Primordial Lord] respectfully replied with the courtesy due to a direct disciple, "Teacher, many fellow practitioners, relatives, disciples, mortals, and cultivators, upon entering the Great All-Encompassing Heaven, become confused and disoriented, like puppets. How can this be resolved?"

The Daoist looked out of the Daoist Palace and saw the many Golden Position floating in the Great All-Encompassing Heaven. These thrones were attached to grotto-heavens, nurturing countless people, most of whom followed his example.

Only a few Great True Persons who have achieved the condensation of the Golden Nature in the Purple Mansion have barely retained a bit of true spirit and consciousness. Below the Purple Mansion, consciousness has long since become empty and dissipated, leaving only instinct.

After staring at it for a long time, he finally looked away. "The solution is quite difficult, but the opportunity is also considerable."

Looking at these 11 Golden Core, among them, the five innate deities in the Five Elements Primary Position have the most profound cultivation, with the lowest being the Middle Golden Core Stage, and [Star River Primordial Lord] has already reached the Late Golden Core Stage.

However, the Late Golden Core Stage is vastly different from the Later Realm of the Golden Core realm in the outside world.

The cultivation of the Golden Position is judged by merit, Golden Nature, and the power of imagery. Golden Nature can be condensed through the Golden Position, and the nine positions are the ultimate stage, which is perfection.

[Star River Primordial Lord] is in the Primary Position of [Heavenly River], and it is only natural that the achievements and imagery brought by the two Subsidiary Position True Sovereigns, [Great Stream] and [Long Flowing], will break through to the later stages, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she will even achieve the Perfected Golden Core Stage.

He continued, "The souls, wills, and true spirits of many beings are too weak. Only Purple Mansion Perfected Person can retain a trace of consciousness, but even that is not enough to control oneself. Only by attaching oneself to Golden Position and receiving its Shelter can one avoid being consumed by the end of the era."

"Therefore, the next era should establish a system of reincarnation in the Nether Bureau."

Apart from the three disciples Ye Tianli, Chen Tianping, and Yu Tianqing, the others looked completely bewildered, as the underworld and reincarnation did not exist in this world.

When it was first created, it was also an experiment to see what worlds without death would be like. Now, it has indeed allowed him to see a great deal about the inner workings of the world.

[Star River Primordial Lord], representing numerous Golden Core cultivators, inquired, "Teacher, what is reincarnation? What is the Nether Bureau?"

Wang An said, "Reincarnation is the place where the souls of the dead are reincarnated. The Nether Bureau is in charge of matters of death. All evil spirits, malevolent souls, and corpses are under the jurisdiction of the Nether Bureau. According to the karma of good and evil, it punishes the wicked, rewards the virtuous, resolves karma, and cleanses impurities."

"Through such accumulation by mortals, the karmic burdens become heavy, and the soul solidifies. Even when everyone can cultivate to the Purple Mansion and condense their true spirit, it is during the transition of eras that the consciousness and true spirit can be preserved for reincarnation."

"However, reincarnation and the Nether Bureau are not created by creation itself, but are the condensation of the laws and authority of heaven and earth. Therefore, Golden Core True Lord must sacrifice himself to achieve this path."

These words caused such a silence in the Dao Palace that one could hear a pin drop. [Star River Primordial Lord] did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward. "This disciple is willing to go, to transform into a being in the cycle of reincarnation, to help all living beings escape their tribulations."

Seeing that their eldest brother was willing to appear and save the world, the other four primordial deities no longer hesitated and stepped forward together, Seeking the Dao, "Disciples are willing to go, to transform into reincarnation, to help all beings escape calamity."

This scene was undoubtedly extremely shocking, especially for Ye Tianli, Chen Tianping, Yu Tianqing. They found it hard to understand what these innate deities were thinking.

Wang An nodded, his expression a mixture of admiration and regret. "Excellent. You five are subject to the cycle of reincarnation. When this era ends, you will be able to escape for a time. If you can achieve enlightenment amidst endless reincarnation and comprehend the true path, you will have the opportunity to transcend."

These words, once spoken, were like a prophecy, foreshadowing countless future eras.

The other Golden Core True Lord, upon seeing this, seemed tempted but also felt fear, and shrank back.

Without even glancing at them, the Daoist walked out of the Daoist palace and came to the very edge, where a flying sword appeared out of nowhere.

Above it, all sorts of terrifying and strange phenomena swirled, all things returned to nothingness, the Shatter the Vacuum, slaughter and destruction annihilated everything, thunder and fire clashed, and countless illusions appeared.

Further away, the illusory Golden Position star representing the Sword Qi shone brightly, even surpassing the actual Golden Position star.

Upon seeing the flying Divine Core, the onlookers were immediately pierced by its light and had no choice but to cruelly remove it and begin anew.

Even Golden Core True Lord dared not look directly at it, for a great terror was brewing within him, and excessive observation risked destabilizing his Golden Position.

The white-robed Daoist priest formed a sword incantation with his hands, and the flying sword moved at his will, with dazzling Sword Qi, sword intent, and sword light crashing down.

The flying sword carried the power of the Void that permeated the entire world, shattering everything and Shatter the Vacuum, with endless destruction brewing below.

The imagery of the [End of the Era] then permeated the flying sword, standing opposite the imagery of [Creation of Heaven-Opening], together guarding the core sword intent.

Beneath the flying sword, everything turned to nothingness. This great world lost its material Bearing, the boundary wall collapsed, and endless Chaos swept in from the outside, Chaos everything.

Cause and effect, karma, Separation and Union, separation and reunion—all vanish without a trace.

As the Golden Core True Lord gazed upon this attack, all he could do, besides trying his best to comprehend the infinite Dao principles contained within it, was marvel at the immense power of the Great Luo Dao Lord.

A single sword shatters the boundary, and all things return to nothingness; it is nothing more than this.

Then, the flying sword swirled in the Chaos, carrying a dazzling sword light as it struck down again. The Chaos differentiated, the Five Elements evolved, Taiji Separate the Clear and Turbid and Yang, Yin and Yang gave birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yin and Yang gave birth to the Six Elements, the Six Elements gave birth to the Five Elements, and all things began from this point.

One sword Heaven-Opening, and all things are created!

In this rapidly evolving world, the remaining sword light slashed at the turbid qi, instantly Avatar into death qi, evil qi, and dark qi.

A Dark Land slowly took shape, like a final resting place for the dead and a land of reincarnation.

At this moment, the Daoist priest shouted, "If you don't go now, when will you?"

The five innate deities were stunned upon hearing this, and then recklessly plummeted towards the dark land outside the Great All-Encompassing Heaven.

Upon entering the darkness, the five innate deities naturally knew what to do.

The Imperishable true spirit flew out of the Dharma Manifestation and instantly returned to the Golden Position.

The five Dharma Manifestation, having lost the Golden Core True Lord, lost their true spirit and status, and rapidly collapsed, dissolving into the dark land.

At this moment, a fundamental law was born, and the Five Elements transformed into the Five Paths: the Sacred, the Human, the Spirit, the Monster, and the Evil.

The fundamental nature of the Dharma Manifestation forms is interconnected. By modifying the laws of reincarnation, it transforms into a core realm, which becomes the Five Paths of Reincarnation Disc, governing the reincarnation of all beings.

As the heavens and earth gradually stabilized, mountains and rivers evolved naturally, the Golden Position returned, illuminating the starry sky, among which five stars were the brightest.

It is precisely because they are dedicated to the Five Elements Golden Position that they have made contributions to the cycle of reincarnation, and a large number of images have gathered and risen.

In a short while, these five Golden Position stars transcended the mortal world and sank into the Great All-Encompassing Heaven, seemingly undergoing some kind of transformation, no longer revealing themselves to the world.

At the same time, with the establishment of reincarnation, the Nether Bureau, driven by countless images of the dead, gave birth to buildings such as the Yellow Springs River, the Ghost Gate Pass, the Homeward-Gazing Terrace, the Nether Prefecture City, the Eighteen Hells, the Bridge of Helplessness, and the Wheel-Turning Hall.