49: Origin of True Spirit, Desolate Starry Sky

Sea of Nothingness: The dao cocoon's First Cry

The final light of Xuanhuang's annihilation completely dispersed, leaving behind only absolute, all-consuming nothingness. There was no light, no darkness, no up, down, or four directions, no past or present. This was the "non-existence" following the complete death of a world, the ultimate graveyard where all laws were extinguished.

However, in the center of this Sea of Nothingness, where even "existence" itself was negated, a single "anomaly" stubbornly pulsed.

The dao cocoon, wrapped in the Primordial Chaos Placenta, was like the sole island in this silent, dead ocean. The placenta flowed with the gloom of Guixu and the faint radiance of Xuanhuang, forming a continuous cycle of creation and destruction, firmly isolating the absolute nothingness outside. The tiny crack on the surface of the placenta had now spread like a spiderweb.

Crack—

A crisp sound of shattering glass rang out, yet it seemed capable of penetrating the barriers of ten thousand realms.

It was not an explosion, but the natural unfolding of a ripe fruit.

At the top of the dao cocoon, a piece of the "crystal" cocoon wall, flowing with Primordial Chaos Dao Rhyme, silently peeled away and dissolved like a petal, eventually transforming into a wisp of pure Chaos Source Energy, returning to the rhythm of the placenta's circulation.

A figure slowly rose from the peeled-open top of the cocoon.

There was no earth-shattering pressure erupting, nor were there manifold phenomena of manifested laws. There was only an indescribable sense of "harmony" and "completeness" originating from the very source of existence, which spread naturally, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, quietly calming the agitation of the surrounding nothingness (if nothingness could be agitated).

Chen Feng.

He hovered above the opening of the cocoon wrapped in the placenta, his eyes tightly closed. His body was no longer one of flesh and blood, nor was it a form condensed from laws, but a more essential state—composed of the purest Primordial Chaos Energy, flowing with the profundity of Guixu and the weight of Xuanhuang, presenting a translucent texture, as if nebula vortices were slowly rotating within. Every inch of his skin (if it could still be called skin) was inscribed with natural Great Dao maxims, and his breathing resonated in sync with the external Primordial Chaos Placenta.

He was the true spirit manifestation of the guixu xuanhuang origin point, the embodiment of the ultimate balance between deathly stillness and vitality!

He slowly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, there were no longer ordinary whites and pupils. His left eye was the phantom image of the Sea of Guixu, cold, dead, and devouring all things, dark and profound, seemingly capable of burying the Stars of the Heavens; his right eye was the light of Profound Yellow Mother Qi, thick, gentle, and nurturing infinite vitality, full of life, like the primordial soil supporting ten thousand realms. As the divine light flowed between his eyes, the annihilation will of Guixu and the sustaining power of Xuanhuang achieved a perfect dynamic balance, forming the Chaotic Eyes that could perceive the origin of all things.

Origin Point True Spirit, Chaos Dao Body—arriving upon the ten thousand realms from this Sea of Nothingness!

Chen Feng's gaze first fell upon the interior of the dao cocoon beneath him. Su Wanzhao was still seated in the relatively calm area within the cocoon, enveloped by a thin protective halo flowing with dark Star Vortex and faint Xuanhuang light. The nirvana guixu star core in her chest was beating at a slow and steady rhythm, like a sleeping star core, continuously absorbing the residual Chaos Source Energy within the dao cocoon and the homologous Dao Rhyme emanating from the placenta. Her aura was still weak, but the cracks in her shattered Dao Body had been completely healed by the nascent Star Core power, like a dry riverbed nourished by new rain, revealing a resilience and potential for rebirth through nirvana.

"Last Light..." Chen Feng's thoughts stirred, and a wisp of warm, pure Primordial Chaos Energy, infused with the Harmonizing Power of the Origin Point, flowed down from his fingertip like the gentlest stream, silently merging into the protective halo around Su Wanzhao, nourishing her nascent Star Core. He could clearly perceive a deep-seated, nearly homologous Dao Rhyme resonance between Su Wanzhao's Star Core and his own guixu xuanhuang origin point. Her nirvana arose because of him, and was destined to be closely linked to his future Dao path.

Confirming that Su Wanzhao's condition was stable and that she was undergoing a deep transformation, Chen Feng shifted his gaze outward, toward the absolute Sea of Nothingness beyond the placenta.

What his eyes saw was not a void.

In the vision of his Chaotic Eyes, this absolute nothingness, formed by the complete annihilation of the Xuanhuang Realm, presented an incredibly complex scene:

Spatial Layer: Countless fragmented spatial faults floated, collided, and annihilated chaotically like transparent shards of glass, constantly being smoothed out by the "non-existence" characteristic of nothingness. Time was utterly chaotic here; fragments of light and shadow from the past and future flashed by like shattered mirrors.

Energy Layer: The violent Chaos Energy (Chaos Qi) residual from the Xuanhuang Realm's collapse had not completely vanished. Instead, it was compressed and twisted into invisible "Chaos Undercurrents" filled with destructive aura, silently surging and devouring each other in the nothingness. Occasionally, fragments of laws streaked past like meteors, disappearing in an instant.

Law Layer: The foundational laws that constituted the Xuanhuang Realm had completely collapsed, like a smashed precision instrument, leaving only chaotic, conflicting tangles of laws, emitting unstable annihilation fluctuations.

Guixu Layer (Deep Perception): Through the deep perception of the life plate imprint, Chen Feng "saw" that beneath this Sea of Nothingness, the phantom image of the cold, dead Sea of Guixu was slowly rising like a massive shadow. Its invisible devouring power, like billions of tentacles, greedily sucked up the "annihilation" nourishment in this nascent nothingness, attempting to drag it completely into Guixu's eternal graveyard.

This nothingness was the endpoint of destruction, yet it also contained the possibility of a nascent "Chaos Origin Point." It was extremely unstable, liable to be completely swallowed by Guixu at any moment, or perhaps to nurture new, unknown realm embryos amidst the chaos. But for the newly born Origin Point True Spirit, this place was both a perilous zone and an excellent location for comprehending the Dao and solidifying his foundation.

"Chaos Nothingness... Shadow of Guixu..." Chen Feng murmured, his voice echoing directly in the nothingness, carrying the Dao Rhyme of Primordial Chaos. He raised his right hand; a wisp of Primordial Chaos colored light flowed at his fingertip, gently pointing toward a violent Chaos Undercurrent silently surging past outside the placenta.

There was no earth-shattering collision.

The Chaos Undercurrent, powerful enough to tear apart stars, instantly became docile and condensed upon touching the light at his fingertip, like a raging beast being tamed. It was silently "combed" and "assimilated" by the Origin Point light, finally transforming into a stream of pure Chaos Source Energy, merging into his fingertip, becoming a wisp of nourishment for his Chaos Dao Body.

The power of the guixu xuanhuang origin point holds absolute authority over the control and assimilation of Chaos Energy!

Just as Chen Feng was initially attempting to control the Chaos Energy in this Sea of Nothingness—

Buzz!

Deep within his True Spirit, the quiescent ruins abyss imprint of the cosmic destiny plate pulsed again! This time, it was not the call of the Sea of Guixu, but a terrifying torrent of cold, majestic intent, carrying the will of supreme judgment and pursuit. It pierced fiercely into Chen Feng's consciousness like a cold, sharp sword crossing endless space and time!

Within the torrent of intent, an exceptionally clear scene unfolded:

An indescribably vast and magnificent Heavenly Palace, constructed entirely of pure Order Laws, floated above the Boundless Star Sea, radiating the supreme majesty of dominating all realms and judging the heavens—the Immortal Court!

Deep within the Heavenly Palace, a colossal golden stele—the Ten Thousand Realms Law Stele—soared into the star vault, inscribed with billions of divine law characters. At this moment, the ancient inscription belonging to the "Xuanhuang Realm" on the stele was rapidly dimming and disintegrating, symbolizing the realm's complete demise.

Beside the disintegrating Xuanhuang inscription, two new names, interwoven with dazzling blood light and cold golden light of Order, were being fiercely branded onto the stele by an invisible carving knife:

"Chen Feng"—his name was surrounded by the phantom image of Primordial Chaos Dao Rhyme, labeled below: Dao-Stealing Sinister Fetus, guixu xuanhuang origin point True Spirit, Forbidden Class!

"Su Wanzhao"—her name was surrounded by dark Star Vortex and faint Xuanhuang light, labeled: Chaos Remnant, nirvana guixu star core, Accomplice, High-Risk Class!

A vast, cold intent, devoid of any emotion, echoed above the stele: "Xuanhuang has collapsed, and the Forbidden Dao Fetus has appeared. Universal warrant issued across ten thousand realms, regardless of life or death. Those who provide clues shall be rewarded; those who slay or capture them shall be promoted to the Immortal Ranks and granted great fortune!"

Following this thought, two invisible 'Law Shackles' phantoms, imbued with the supreme law of pursuit, shot out from the two blood-red names on the Myriad Realms Law Stele. They ignored spatial and temporal barriers, pierced through the endless star sea, and remotely locked onto the sea of nothingness where Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao were located!

Celestial Court Edict: Myriad Realms Wanted!

“Celestial Court... Myriad Realms Wanted...” A cold glint flashed in Chen Feng's Chaotic Eyes. The phantom of the Guixu Left Eye subtly surged, instantly 'reflecting' the two Law pursuit shackles that had pierced through space and time! These were two invisible chains of karma, composed of pure laws of order. One end connected to the Celestial Court Stele, while the other was crossing the void, precisely coiling towards him and Su Wanzhao in her dao cocoon!

Once these Law Shackles completely entangled them, no matter which corner of the myriad realms they fled to, they would be like lighthouses in the dark, constantly perceived, located, and hunted by the Immortal Court and its minions! This was an ultimate, relentless pursuit!

“Hmph! You want to capture me?” Chen Feng snorted coldly, his nascent Origin Point True Spirit erupting with fierce sharpness. He no longer passively sensed; above his Chaos Dao Body, the power of the guixu xuanhuang origin point burst forth!

“Guixu... as a Blade!”

As his thought commanded, the phantom of the Sea of Guixu in his left eye suddenly boiled! A cold, deathly silent, and all-annihilating pure guixu will condensed from his fingertips! It was no longer the 'fissure' that had previously broken open the order god prison, but a blade of ancient form, entirely dark, with an edge flowing with the primordial color of chaos—the Blade of Guixu! Upon its body, faint phantoms of stars sinking and worlds perishing could be seen flowing!

The moment the Blade of Guixu appeared, the surging chaotic undercurrents around it instantly solidified and annihilated! Even nothingness itself seemed to be torn apart by the deathly silent sharpness it exuded!

Chen Feng held the blade and, with a seemingly casual flick, lightly slashed at the two Law Shackles phantoms coiling towards him across space and time.

Chii—!

There was no sound, only absolute annihilation at the law level.

The two Law Shackles phantoms, condensed from supreme laws of order and capable of pursuing throughout the heavens, instantly broke and annihilated without a sound upon touching the Blade of Guixu's edge, like fragile threads encountering a red-hot blade! The karmic pursuit force coiling towards him and Su Wanzhao was forcibly severed!

The Myriad Realms Law Stele's pursuit, for the first time... failed!

Deep within the Immortal Court's grand Celestial Palace, on the immense Myriad Realms Law Stele, the names “Chen Feng” and “Su Wanzhao” that had just been imprinted violently trembled. The surrounding blood-red and golden light flickered wildly, dimming and brightening, as if struck by an invisible heavy blow! The pursuit status marked below the names instantly changed from “locked on” to a blurry “interference... chain broken...”.

Above the Stele, the grand and cold will showed clear stagnation and... angry fluctuations for the first time!

Sea of Nothingness: star vault's First Bloom

Having severed the Law Shackles, Chen Feng did not relax. He could feel that the Immortal Court's pursuit would not cease. This sea of nothingness, born from the annihilation of Xuanhuang, was also not a place for long stay. The devouring shadow of Guixu constantly loomed; although chaotic energy could be drawn here, it was too violent and chaotic, and the foundation of laws was completely broken, unable to support him and Su Wanzhao in stabilizing their realms, let alone for long-term cultivation.

He needed a 'pure land,' a foundational place that could bear the guixu xuanhuang origin point and the nirvana guixu star core!

His gaze swept across this chaotic void, across the surging chaotic undercurrents, across the fragmented spatial faults and jumbled laws... In Chen Feng's Chaotic Eyes, the light of the Xuanhuang Right Eye subtly brightened.

“This place is chaotic and disorderly, with broken laws... yet it is also an excellent canvas for reshaping the foundation.” A bold idea formed in his True Spirit. He looked at Su Wanzhao in the dao cocoon beneath him, still undergoing deep transformation but with an increasingly harmonious aura, and a plan gradually became clear.

“Last Light,” Chen Feng's will gently transmitted, “the time has come. Follow me... let us forge a star vault together!”

As if in response to his call—

Om!

Within the dao cocoon, Su Wanzhao's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened! In the depths of her pupils, the dark Star Vortex phantom and the core Xuanhuang vitality light shone with unprecedented brightness! The nirvana guixu star core in her chest pulsed fiercely, erupting with deep, dark starlight!

A new, powerful, and stable aura rose from her! No longer the languor of severe injury, but like a sleeping star completely awakening! Her shattered Chaos Star Vortex Dao Body had been completely reshaped under the nirvana power of the nirvana guixu star core and the nourishment of the dao cocoon's primal energy! At this moment, her skin flowed with a faint glow like cosmic dust, her long hair moved without wind, its tips adorned with tiny, dark star dust, and her entire being seemed to have transformed into a walking nirvana star dome goddess!

Nirvana Guixu Dao Body—Nirvana accomplished!

Su Wanzhao floated up, hovering beside Chen Feng. Their gazes met; no words were needed, as a deep resonance of Dao Rhythms had already made their hearts communicate.

“Good!” Su Wanzhao's clear and cold voice, carrying the etherealness and firmness of her nirvana, looked at Chen Feng, then at this chaotic void, “With this place as the foundation, with chaos as the source... forge my nirvana star dome!”

Chen Feng nodded, his Chaos Dao Body shining brightly, releasing the mighty power of the guixu xuanhuang origin point without reservation! He cupped his hands, as if embracing a cosmic singularity, and fiercely pulled at the surging chaotic undercurrents and jumbled laws below!

“Guixu as the guide! Xuanhuang as the foundation! Chaos... reshape!”

Boom—!

Countless violent chaotic undercurrents, as if pulled by an invisible giant hand, madly converged and compressed towards the 'Origin Point' embraced by Chen Feng's hands! At the same time, fragmented spatial faults and chaotic law fragments were also forcibly restrained and pulled over!

Su Wanzhao acted simultaneously! She formed hand seals, and the nirvana guixu star core in her chest rotated rapidly, erupting with deep, dark Chaos Star Vortex power!

“nirvana star dome... stabilize!”

The dark Star Vortex power, like an invisible giant net, enveloped the chaotic energy and jumbled laws that Chen Feng had forcibly gathered and compressed! The Star Vortex rotated, carrying the Guixu's will of annihilation, ruthlessly crushing, annihilating, and purifying the violent, conflicting, and unstable parts within! Simultaneously, the Xuanhuang vitality light at the core of the Star Vortex, like a stabilizing divine needle, gently fixed, combed, and wove the purified, pure chaotic primal energy and relatively stable law fragments!

Working together, the guixu xuanhuang origin point governed chaos and established the foundation, while the nirvana guixu star core annihilated impurities and combed laws!

Before them, an indescribable 'Primordial Chaos Nebula' was rapidly taking shape! The core of this nebula was the 'singularity' established by Chen Feng's guixu xuanhuang origin point power; the nebula's framework was composed of relatively stable spatial law fragments and chaotic primal energy, combed and purified by Su Wanzhao; and the nebula's diffuse halo and flowing trajectories were woven by the Chaos Star Vortex power, containing a web of laws imbued with the Guixu's Dao Rhyme of annihilation and the Xuanhuang's Dao Rhyme of vitality!

This nascent Primordial Chaos Nebula, though not vast in scope, exuded a unique Dao Rhyme of stability, inclusiveness, and yet containing destruction and rebirth! It was like a miniature, nascent cosmic embryo, quietly suspended in the Sea of Nothingness, repelling the surrounding violent chaotic undercurrents and Guixu's devouring power, forming a relatively stable 'pure land' prototype!

nirvana star dome—Foundation Initially Forged!

Chen Feng and Su Wanzhao stood suspended above this nascent nebula, like gods who had split heaven and earth. The auras of the guixu xuanhuang origin point True Spirit and the Nirvana Guixu Dao Body intertwined and shone, forming the core source of order and power in this nascent chaotic star vault.

“The first step is done.” Chen Feng felt the stable Dao Rhyme emanating from the nebula beneath his feet, his Chaotic Eyes gazing into the depths of nothingness, where the shadow of Guixu still silently spread. “But the Immortal Court's pursuit has not ceased, and Guixu's devouring is relentless... This place is still not a place of lasting peace.”

He turned his gaze to Su Wanzhao, his eyes questioning: “Next...”

Su Wanzhao's clear, starlit eyes flowed with dark star vortexes. She pointed to the singularity established by Chen Feng's Origin Point power at the core of the nebula, and to the relatively stable spatial law framework around the singularity, her voice carrying a hint of ethereal resolve:

“With this as our vessel... follow the ruins abyss imprint... to find the ancestral land of the Xuanhuang Remnant Clan!”