30: Refine your true spirit within the Burial Valley, and plant a blue lotus amidst chaos!

Deep within the Godfall Forbidden Zone, the terrain became increasingly treacherous.

In the Void Realm, fine spatial cracks were visible everywhere, like black lightning, silently appearing and disappearing, devouring all light and sound.

Distorted force fields caused gravity to become chaotic; at times it felt like bearing a mountain, while at others it felt as light as a feather.

Furthermore, an invisible Dao rhyme of annihilation permeated the air, constantly eroding the spiritual energy and vitality of any intruder.

An ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator would likely not last more than the time it takes to burn an incense stick here before their spiritual energy was exhausted, their Dao foundation damaged, or even being torn to pieces by the chaotic Law.

However, Lu Qingxuan walked through it as if walking on flat ground.

Faint Chaos Qi currents swirled around his body, resembling an absolute Domain that no myriad Laws could penetrate.

Those spatial cracks, distorted force fields, and annihilation Dao rhymes that would give even a Nascent Soul Cultivator a headache were either smoothed out or devoured and assimilated the moment they touched the Chaos Qi currents, unable to cause him the slightest impact.

The tyranny of the 【Chaos Law】 was displayed to the fullest at this moment.

The bronze fragment in his hand vibrated more and more violently, emitting a warmth that almost scorched his palm, pointing clearly and unmistakably—towards the valley ahead, shrouded in thick, deathly silence and chaotic Dao rhymes.

The valley entrance resembled the ferocious maw of a giant beast, flanked by jagged, ink-black rocks that seemed capable of absorbing all light.

Before even entering, a sense of sorrow, ruin, and finality that made one's Divine Soul palpitate rushed towards him.

【Burial Dao Valley】.

The name marked on the System map carried an ominous implication.

Lu Qingxuan did not hesitate at all and stepped into the valley.

The scene before his eyes caused even his heart and mind to stir slightly.

Inside the valley, it was even more deathly silent than outside, as if even time had come to a standstill here.

The ground was dark red, as if soaked by the blood of countless gods and demons, emitting a faint scent of rust and decay.

Looking around, the ground was covered in broken fragments of Magical Artifacts; some still retained a faint divine radiance, while others had completely lost their spirituality, turning into ordinary iron and stone.

Even more numerous were the piles of white bones!

These bones came in various forms; some were as massive as mountains, still emitting a heart-palpitating Divine Might even after dying for eons; some were crystalline like jade, with mysterious Dao patterns naturally imprinted on their bones; others were pitch-black like charcoal, wreathed in lingering resentment and Evil Qi...

They were piled together in a chaotic mess, silently recounting the tragic battles and endless slaughter that had once occurred here.

This place seemed like a battlefield of ancient gods and demons, or perhaps a graveyard that had buried the Dao paths of countless powerhouses.

And those thick, chaotic Dao rhymes, representing the end of various Daos, were emanating from these remains and the earth, intertwining to form a terrifying environment capable of causing any Cultivator's Dao Heart to collapse.

The 【Chaos Law】 within Lu Qingxuan's body operated spontaneously, devouring and decomposing all the chaotic Dao rhymes that attempted to erode his Dao Heart, turning them into nutrients to nourish himself.

His gaze swept across the valley and finally settled in the very center.

There, it was not the expected mountain of corpses and sea of bones, but rather relatively empty.

Three ancient, mottled stone steles, crafted from unknown materials, stood there in a triangular formation.

The first stele was pitch black, naturally covered in countless fine cracks; these cracks were not signs of damage, but rather a manifestation of the Dao. Gazing at it, one could seemingly see the collapse of stars in the Universe and the end of all things and Laws, with a pure intent of "destruction" rushing straight at the Divine Soul!

Entry: 【Destruction Dao Stele】 (Chaos? Fragment).

The second stele was grayish-white with a rough texture, like the most ordinary mountain rock, but the stele body exuded an eternal Concept of "all things returning to silence" and "entering stillness from motion".

It was as if all clamor, all change, and all existence would eventually return to this deathly silent grayish-white.

Entry: 【Nirvana Dao Stele】 (Chaos? Fragment).

The third stele was the most peculiar; it was not a solid object, but an illusory light and shadow that constantly twisted and changed, at times like flowing water, at times like raging flames, and at times like solid gold...

It symbolized the ultimate of "change," being the "Chaos" itself where the old order had collapsed and the new order had yet to be established!

Entry: 【Chaos Dao Stele】 (Chaos? Fragment).

The three ancient steles each represented one of three ultimate Concepts approaching the Origin of the Dao: Destruction, Nirvana, and Chaos!

They were not forged by human hands, but rather seemed more like physical manifestations of Innate Dao marks condensed from the Laws of heaven and earth under certain specific conditions!

The bronze fragment in Lu Qingxuan's hand was now vibrating with a humming resonance towards the three ancient steles, as if a wanderer returning home, filled with excitement and longing.

"So that's how it is... Is this bronze fragment the key to opening, or rather, triggering these three Dao steles? Or perhaps, are they all one entity?" Lu Qingxuan realized in his heart.

He did not hesitate any longer and stepped towards the center.

The storm of chaotic Dao rhymes in the valley, capable of strangling a Nascent Soul Cultivator, was automatically calmed and devoured by the Chaos Qi currents when it approached within three zhang of him.

He first came before the 【Destruction Dao Stele】.

Without rashly touching it, he just quietly observed those cracks on the stele that looked like scars of the Universe.

In an instant, he seemingly saw the birth and collapse of a vast sea of stars, saw various powerful Laws going from glory to decay, and saw countless gods and demons returning to nothingness amidst the roar of ultimate destruction...

The pure intent of destruction, like a monstrous wave, surged towards his Sea of Consciousness!

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, even if they only observed it for an instant, their Dao Heart would be shattered directly by this intent of destruction, leading to death and the dissipation of their Dao.

But within Lu Qingxuan's Sea of Consciousness, the Chaos radiance transformed by the 【Chaos Law】 flashed slightly, and that surging intent of destruction was easily absorbed and contained, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, becoming a part of the Chaos.

Chaos inherently contains both birth and end; this intent of destruction not only could not harm him, but instead became a tonic.

He then walked towards the 【Nirvana Dao Stele】.

The Concept of all things returning to silence descended, attempting to drag his thoughts, his spiritual energy, and all his vitality into eternal slumber and stillness.

However, the Chaos Qi currents swirled slightly, like a millstone, slowly crushing and absorbing this intent of Nirvana. Chaos itself is the source of motion and stillness; how could it be assimilated by Nirvana?

Finally, he stood before the ever-changing 【Chaos Dao Stele】.

Endless chaotic information, twisted rules, and fragments of collapsed order surged like a wild tide, enough to cause anyone's Divine Sense to fall into disorder and madness.

Lu Qingxuan only felt light and shadow flashing chaotically before his eyes, his ears filled with the whispers of countless contradictory Laws.

But the 【Chaos Law】 once again demonstrated its characteristic of transcending Myriad Laws!

All the Chaos, the moment it touched the Chaos, was forcibly sorted and categorized; useful "change" intents were extracted from those broken rule fragments, while useless, messy information was directly erased.

Observing the three steles triggered the characteristics of his own 【Chaos Law】 and 【Myriad Laws Return to One】 (already merged into the Chaos Law)!

Hum! Hum! Hum!

The three ancient steles seemed to sense a power of the same Origin but at a higher level, simultaneously emitting a slight tremor!

Those Dao marks on the steles seemed to come alive, beginning to flow and shine!

The next moment, even more majestic, purer, and more original Dao intents—Destruction, Nirvana, and Chaos—like a breached flood, no longer striking, but rather in a posture akin to "worship" and "Fusion," actively and frantically poured into Lu Qingxuan's Sea of Consciousness!

This was no longer a dangerous test, but a huge Opportunity!

It was the recognition and gift from the three Innate Dao steles to the master of Chaos!

With such a massive amount of Dao intent pouring in, if it were anyone else, even a True Immortal, they would need to be cautious and refine it slowly, otherwise, it would be very easy to have their Sea of Consciousness burst, or be dominated by a certain intent, leading to an extreme path.

But Lu Qingxuan was different!

The 【Chaos Law】 was like a bottomless pit, and also like the most efficient furnace, devouring all the surging Dao intents!

Destruction, Nirvana, and Chaos—these three extreme yet powerful Concepts, under the smelting of Chaos, had their dross removed and their essence extracted, refining the most original Law fragments, which then perfectly merged into the Chaos System, becoming a part of the Chaos power, making it thicker, deeper, and more inclusive of all things!

【Ding! Absorbed massive Dao intent (Destruction, Nirvana, Chaos), core entry 'Chaos Law' gained massive experience!】

【Ding! 'Chaos Law' underwent a transformation, derived exclusive characteristic—'Dao Refining'!】

【Dao Refining】 (Exclusive): Can actively refine, purify, and fuse external Dao rhymes, Law fragments, and Divine Ability Origins, converting them into the purest Chaos Dao foundation, or extracting their core intent to strengthen one's own Divine Abilities.

The refining efficiency and effect increase with the improvement of the Chaos Law Realm.

Just as Lu Qingxuan was immersed in absorbing the intents of the three steles and the 【Chaos Law】 was undergoing transformation, the 【reincarnation sapling (Fragment)】 obtained from the broken medicine garden in his storage ring seemed to be stimulated by the life and death Dao rhymes that had settled in the valley for eons, and actually flew out on its own!

The tender sapling hovered above Lu Qingxuan's head, gently swaying, emitting a faint, clear light of Reincarnation.

Like a traveler who had been thirsty for countless years, it began to frantically absorb the life and death Concepts left behind by the fallen powerhouses in the valley, those intertwined Dao rhymes of destruction and rebirth!

Burial Dao Valley buried countless Dao paths, but it also contained the subtle Opportunity for rebirth from death!

After absorbing a massive amount of pure life and death and finality Dao rhymes, the originally somewhat withered leaves of the reincarnation sapling became lush green at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a brand new bud, extremely tiny yet containing infinite vitality and mystery, emerged on the main trunk!

At the same time, the sapling fed back a wisp of extremely pure Reincarnation Origin that transcended the simple Concept of life and death!

This wisp of Origin silently merged into Lu Qingxuan's Dantian, merging into that Nine Revolutions Chaos Golden Core.

Hum!

The Golden Core shook violently, and the Chaos patterns on its surface changed again, becoming more complex and mysterious.

And above the Golden Core, Chaos Qi currents gathered spontaneously, evolving...

A young, budding green lotus phantom slowly emerged!

This green lotus had three lotus leaves: one was Chaos-colored, containing Myriad Laws; one was surrounded by a faint, clear light of Reincarnation, expounding the mysteries of life and death; the last one faintly had Dao marks of Destruction, Nirvana, and Chaos flowing on it, representing finality and return to the void.

The three leaves guarded the central green bud that had not yet fully bloomed, emitting a supreme Dao rhyme of Origin, perfection, immunity to Myriad Laws, and avoidance of all evil!

【chaos seed green lotus】 (Supreme Phenomenon? Prototype): A supreme Dao phenomenon prototype nurtured in Chaos, containing the wonder of opening up heaven and earth, immune to Myriad Laws, causing all evil to retreat, capable of suppressing one's own Luck, erasing the erosion of external demons; as cultivation improves and the Dao is perfected, the phenomenon will gradually grow, possessing unfathomable Divine Might.

The moment the phenomenon took shape, Lu Qingxuan's aura skyrocketed again; although his Realm remained at the Peak of Golden Core Mid-stage, the thickness of his Dao foundation and the subtlety of his control over Laws had reached an unbelievable level!

He felt that his power had become more condensed and more under his control, as if every gesture could trigger a trace of the great power of the Chaos Origin!

He slowly opened his eyes; in his pupils, the left eye saw Chaos birth and destruction, while the right eye had the green lotus faintly appearing. Wherever his gaze landed, the chaotic and violent Dao rhymes in the valley became docile, as if worshipping their king.

The trip to Burial Dao Valley had harvest far exceeding expectations!

Not only did the 【Chaos Law】 derive the "Dao Refining" characteristic, but he also condensed the prototype of the 【chaos seed green lotus】, a supreme phenomenon that only existed in legends!

Lu Qingxuan's gaze swept over the three ancient steles that were slightly dimmed due to having transferred a massive amount of original intent, looked at the bronze fragment in his hand which had its light restrained but its spirituality seemingly enhanced, and finally looked towards the deeper part of the valley.

There, it was shrouded in even thicker Chaos mist, which even his Divine Sense could not penetrate.

The guidance of the bronze fragment had not ended; the call from deeper within seemed... even more urgent.

"It seems that this Burial Dao Valley is not the end."

Lu Qingxuan whispered to himself, stepping forward, the three-leaf green lotus phantom above his head swaying slightly, scattering clear light, gently pushing aside the Chaos mist in front.

His figure gradually submerged into that unknown Chaos.