6: Chapter 6 As long as the Great Dao endures, I will not perish.

A strange mark slowly emerged at the center of his brow.

The mark resembled a clock, yet also a compass.

More than that, it looked like a constantly rotating vortex of Chaos, symbolizing the unification of time and space.

Finally, when the last trace of the violent Origin was tamed.

And thoroughly integrated into his Dao foundation, Lu Jinghan's entire body shuddered violently.

"Buzz—!"

An indescribable ripple spread out with him at the center.

Star tracks hung upside down as the phantoms of billions of stars emerged, and the Void Realm split open silently.

A phantom image of the vast and boundless Long River of Time came rushing forth.

Countless phantoms of ancient sages manifested here, all bowing in unison toward Lu Jinghan, as if congratulating the Awakening of the Physique.

Lu Jinghan slowly opened his eyes; a river of stars flowed within his left pupil, while the Void Realm layered within his right, before both vanished, returning to a profound depth.

He slowly stood up, his body no longer bearing any scars, yet his temperament had become entirely different.

It was still him, yet he seemed to stand independent of the Long River of Time, transcendent above the shackles of space.

A nascent charm, suggestive of an equal dialogue with the Laws of Heaven and Earth, naturally emanated from him.

He felt the power of time and space surging within him, as easy to command as his own limbs.

An unprecedented sense of strength and clear perception flooded his mind.

Many cultivation bottlenecks that had troubled him in his previous life were suddenly resolved.

At this moment, Lu Jinghan's Realm had jumped from the Fifth Level of Qi Refining to the Golden Core - Late Stage.

Although he had only crossed one major Realm, the current Lu Jinghan was a hundred times stronger than an ordinary practitioner at the Golden Core Stage.

He faced Jiang Changge once more and bowed deeply, his gratitude palpable this time.

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the grace of this transformation! The Space-Time Dao Body is complete!"

Jiang Changge looked at his reborn Disciple, feeling the nascent yet infinitely potential Space-Time Origin within him, and nodded slightly.

The Awakening of the Physique was only the first step; the road to mastering the Great Dao of Time and Space in the future remained long.

Afterward, Lu Jinghan did not disturb his Revered Master's rest and returned to his own pavilion.

Preparing to properly consolidate his Dao foundation and adapt to the Space-Time Dao Body.

Meanwhile, in a mysterious place.

This place had no up, down, or cardinal directions, nor did it have a past or future.

Only time could be seen like slow-flowing silver, and space like folded silk.

A phantom of a long river wound its way through, and it was not water within.

But rather heavy starlight and the faint glimmers of the destinies of all living beings, like morning dew.

A figure sat upon a futon within, yet seemed to be seated at the intersection of time and space for all worlds.

Behind him was the phantom of an ancient tree, its leaves withering and flourishing simultaneously.

The falling of each leaf marked the dawn and dusk of a world.

Just as that figure was Cultivating diligently and comprehending the Great Dao.

He suddenly felt something in his heart, and his eyes snapped open.

"It seems someone else has Awakened."

An ancient and weathered voice rang out from this person.

However, just as he was preparing to set out to find the one who had Awakened.

The long river beneath him, formed by the Great Dao of Time and Space, began to churn, instantly becoming turbulent.

And at that moment, he also felt a sense of unease.

"Is this... the Dao warning me that this person poses a massive threat to me?"

"How can this be? This person has just Awakened, and it's still unknown if they can grow, yet they've directly caused the Dao to fluctuate."

"In that case, this person absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

The speaker was the one who mastered one of the Ten Supreme Great Dao Laws, the Space-Time Dao Lord, Chen Huang, Dao Lord.

To become a Dao Lord, one must Revered Master a complete supreme Great Dao and imprint their own Life Mark upon it.

Thus, a consensus was formed: once one becomes a Dao Lord, unless they relinquish it themselves, they are an immortal and indestructible existence.

That is to say, as long as the Great Dao exists, I shall not perish.

However, ever since a certain person appeared, this rule has changed.

That person is the current Destruction Dao Lord, Zhu Hao.

He fought a great battle with the previous Dao Lord, Xuan Che, and using unknown methods, completely slew him.

He even erased the Life Mark on the Destruction Dao, becoming the new Destruction Dao Lord.

This caused other Dao Lords to become cautious; to protect their positions as Dao Lords, they began to eliminate potential threats.

Chen Huang, Dao Lord was no exception, using the power of the Space-Time Laws to sense those who had Awakened a Space-Time Physique.

Thus nipping them in the bud.

At this moment, Chen Huang, Dao Lord's will, accompanied by his cold whisper, began to flow down the Long River of Time.

The brilliant river beneath him, manifested from the Space-Time Laws, suddenly boiled.

Chen Huang, Dao Lord's figure became ethereal and magnificent, as if merging with the entire Long River of Time.

His gaze precisely locked onto Lu Jinghan's aura.

"Found you."

The ancient voice carried no emotion, only the purest intent to erase a potential threat.

He did not move, nor did he need to.

For him, the barriers of distance and time were as if they didn't exist.

He simply reached out his hand, thrusting it directly into the boiling river.

The river roared, clearing a straight and violent path for him.

His hand of Laws pierced through layer upon layer of barriers, ignoring planar boundaries.

Following the traces left by the Awakening aura, it reached out to seize Lu Jinghan's location!

At this moment, Lu Jinghan was completely unaware that after Awakening his Space-Time Dao Body...

...he had disturbed such a terrifying existence.

Meanwhile, back in Kunlun Hall, the System's voice suddenly rang out in Jiang Changge's mind.

"[Ding! Detected that the host's Disciple, Lu Jinghan, has Awakened the Space-Time Dao Body, drawing in a great Karma. The System has actively shielded it!]"

"Hmm? Karma?"

"Well, it's normal for such a Physique to have many Karmic ties. System, well done!"

After praising the System, Jiang Changge returned to his reclining chair, leisurely enjoying his good time.

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Chen Huang, Dao Lord's hand, composed of Laws, closed in vain, grasping only nothingness.

"Hmm?"

In those eyes of his, which mirrored the birth and death of ten thousand worlds, an emotional ripple beyond his control appeared for the first time.

Lu Jinghan's aura had vanished without warning, completely and utterly.

"Impossible."

"This is absolutely impossible."

"How could a Space-Time Dao Body that had just Awakened—and might not even be fully consolidated—completely isolate itself from his perception?"

"Even for other Dao Lords, achieving such a complete disappearance while he was tracking them with all his might through the same source of Laws would be no easy feat."

Chen Huang, Dao Lord withdrew his hand of Laws; the Long River of Time beneath him remained turbulent.

Yet it seemed to have lost its clear target, becoming somewhat frantic and disordered.

He slowly closed his eyes, pushing his Space-Time Dao techniques to their limit, fully mobilizing the power of the Laws.

The ancient tree behind him shone brightly, and every leaf began to flow backward in time, reflecting countless possibilities and fragments of the future.

However, the result remained the same.

"There was no trace to be found."

Chen Huang, Dao Lord reopened his eyes; the scenes of star rivers and layered Void Realms within them fluctuated violently.

His killing intent was replaced by a deeper sense of doubt and vigilance.

"The threat is even greater than expected."

Chen Huang, Dao Lord slowly stood up, and the futon beneath him dissipated into specks of Space-Time fluorescence.

"You can hide for a moment, but can you hide from the gaze of the Great Dao? Can you hide from the scouring of time and space?"

He was no longer in a hurry to strike; instead, he returned to his transcendent posture, though his gaze was as cold as an eternal wintry abyss.

"Since you have entered the game, let us see how far you, this Anomaly, can go on this chessboard of time and space. When you disturb the Laws once more, that shall be the moment of reckoning."