32: His words became law, determining the fate of the world; the legacy of the Azure Emperor shook the heavens!

Stepping into the bronze immortal palace, the expected splendor of treasures, Immortal Plants, and divine medicines did not appear. What greeted his eyes was an boundless expanse of empty Chaos Void Realm.

Here, there was no up, down, left, or right, no concept of time or space. Only the most primitive, undifferentiated Chaos Qi Currents flowed slowly, as if returning to the Grandmist beginning, before Heaven and Earth were separated and the Dao was revealed.

Only the vision of the slowly rotating chaos green lotus above Lu Qingxuan's head scattered clear radiance, barely illuminating the small area around him, providing him with the only coordinate and shelter in this absolute Void Realm.

“Latercomer...”

That grand, indifferent voice sounded again, echoing directly in Lu Qingxuan's Sea of Consciousness. The Chaos Qi Currents ahead gathered, forming a vague, indistinct phantom composed of countless green light spots. It was somewhat similar to the strand of Dao Mark seen earlier in the core of the Myriad Laws Hall, but more solidified, and its aura was more ancient and profound. This was precisely the Palace Spirit of the bronze immortal palace.

“That you have reached this point, passed the Ask the Dao by Knocking on the Heart, bear the Chaos within you, and have triggered the Azure Emperor's Karma, you are now qualified to accept the final Trial.”

The Palace Spirit's voice carried no emotion, as if stating a predetermined rule.

“This place was formed by a wisp of ‘Primordial Chaos’ intercepted by the Azure Emperor using supreme power. The Legacy is not sought externally, but resides within yourself.”

“Using your Dao, 'create' your own 'world' within this Void Realm. The closer the created world is to the true Great Dao, the more Azure Emperor Imprints you can attract, and the more complete the Legacy you will obtain.”

“Should you fail, your Dao Will shall forever fall into Chaos, and your body will perish and your Dao will vanish.”

After the Palace Spirit finished speaking, the phantom slowly dissipated, merging back into the surrounding Chaos Qi Currents, offering no further guidance.

The trial had begun.

Moreover, it was the most perilous and direct struggle for the Great Dao! Creating a world within the Void Realm! This tested not only strength, but also the comprehension, application, and deduction capabilities of one's own Dao! Only those with great wisdom, great perseverance, and great Opportunity could attempt it!

Lu Qingxuan stood in the Chaos and slowly closed his eyes.

He was not in a hurry to act. Instead, he completely immersed his mind into his own [Chaos Law], sensing the Origin power that encompassed all things and evolved the Myriad Laws. Simultaneously, his [Exquisite Dao Heart] was clear as a mirror, reflecting all his insights; the newly acquired [Dao Refining] Trait was ready, preparing to refine all External Dao and nourish himself.

Moments later, he suddenly opened his eyes. The Chaos light in his pupils surged; his left eye seemed to contain the birth and destruction of a Universe, and his right eye seemed to hold a swaying green lotus.

He slowly raised his right hand. At the tip of his index finger, a point of extreme Chaos radiance began to condense and compress, seemingly containing all the Profound Truths of creating Heaven and Earth!

It was time to test everything he had learned!

“Let there be light here.”

He spoke, his voice not loud, but carrying the supreme majesty of Words Become Law, setting the rules! This was the manifestation of the Chaos Law's will, a command overriding the Chaos rules of this place!

Buzz!

The point of Chaos radiance on his fingertip suddenly erupted! It was not a blinding light, but a gentle yet irresistible light of "Existence"! Wherever the light passed, the absolute Void Realm was dispelled, the Chaos Qi Currents were pushed away, and an area of "emptiness" was forcibly defined! Although there was still nothing within it, it was no longer the Void Realm!

“The clear and the turbid separate, Heaven and Earth settle!”

Lu Qingxuan spoke again, joining his fingers like a blade, and made a sweeping downward motion towards the "emptiness" defined by the light!

Chila!

It sounded as if cloth had been torn! That area of Chaos was forcibly divided under his will and power! The lighter elements floated up, turning into the hazy "Heaven"; the heavier elements sank down, condensing into the murky "Earth"! Although the embryonic form of Heaven and Earth was extremely unstable, seemingly about to merge again the next moment, a truly simple and primitive world framework had been created by him using supreme power within this Primordial Chaos!

“Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, heed my decree, evolve the Foundation of all things!”

He formed hand seals, pushing the Chaos Myriad Transformation Divine Art to its limit, drawing upon his comprehension of various Laws, and activating the [Dao Refining] Trait, beginning to refine the endless surrounding Chaos Qi Currents, decomposing, purifying, and evolving them!

Hong long long!

The newly created Heaven and Earth began to vibrate violently! The heavy Law of Earth began to condense, scorching flames were born from nothing, howling storms swept in all directions, and vast water vapor permeated and rose! The four most fundamental elements constituting the world began to wildly collide, intertwine, and evolve within this small, nascent Heaven and Earth!

This process was extremely dangerous. The slightest imbalance among the four basic elements would cause Heaven and Earth to revert to Chaos, leading to failure and subjecting the caster to terrifying backlash.

But the vision of the chaos green lotus above Lu Qingxuan's head shone brightly, its lotus leaves swaying, scattering endless clear radiance that stabilized the restless Earth, Fire, Wind, Water! The all-encompassing Chaos Dao Rhyme became the best mediator, forcibly maintaining this fragile balance, allowing the evolution to continue!

He seemed to have become a God-Demon opening Heaven and Earth, using his own Chaos Law as an axe, forcefully carving out an embryonic world possessing Heaven and Earth and the basic elemental Laws within this Primordial Void Realm!

Although this world was only a hundred miles wide, and Heaven and Earth were only a thousand zhang high, and the Earth, Fire, Wind, Water had yet to achieve stable circulation, the "Dao" it contained was genuine and undeniable! It was the unique Chaos Creation Dao belonging to Lu Qingxuan!

Just as this embryonic world barely took shape and the Earth, Fire, Wind, Water initially stabilized—

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

In the surrounding Chaos Void Realm, four incomparably brilliant azure radiances suddenly lit up!

This radiance was filled with infinite vitality and creative power, strongly resonating with the Dao Rhyme Lu Qingxuan emitted when creating the world!

The four azure radiances seemed to have been summoned, instantly crossing the Void Realm and plunging directly into Lu Qingxuan's glabella, merging into his Sea of Consciousness, and perfectly combining with the insights he had just gained from creating the world!

Boom!

A massive flood of information, like a burst dam, poured into his Divine Soul!

This time, it was no longer vague Dao Rhyme, but concrete, complete Legacy information that reached straight to the Origin!

[Ding! Successfully passed the Azure Emperor Legacy Trial!]

[Ding! Obtained the Azure Emperor Core Legacy—'Azure Emperor Longevity Art' (Chaos)!]

[Ding! Obtained partial fragmented memory information!]

[Azure Emperor Longevity Art] (Chaos): The primary Cultivation Technique cultivated by the Archaic Azure Emperor, governing the ultimate Profound Truths of life and creation. It contains the Opportunity for immortality and indestructibility. Cultivating it to Major Achievement allows one thought to bring myriad things to life, and one thought to form a Universe! Complementary to the Chaos Law, it can evolve the cycle of life and death Reincarnation and create the Great Thousand!

At the same time, those fragmented memory pieces began to piece together some shocking scenes and information in his mind:

It was an ultimate land whose vastness and darkness were indescribable, permeated by a terrifying aura that eroded and ended everything... It was called the "source of darkness"!

Countless powerful God-Demons and Immortals fought and fell one after another before that darkness... The bronze immortal palace was not a single palace, but... countless palaces! They acted like Suppressing Nails, distributed across different times, spaces, and Epochs, collectively forming a world-shaking Great Array spanning ten thousand ages, used to seal and grind away the "source of darkness"!

And the bronze fragment in Lu Qingxuan's hand, as well as the Immortal Palace he was currently in, were merely fragments of those countless "keys" or "Array Cores"!

In the end of the memory, there was a blurred figure in azure robes, standing before the endless darkness. He looked back once, his eyes carrying determination and a hint of... regret? Then, that figure resolutely, carrying billions of azure lights, charged into that ultimate darkness... The scene ended there.

Lu Qingxuan's heart and mind were violently shaken!

The Azure Emperor Legacy, the source of darkness, the bronze immortal palace Great Array spanning ten thousand ages... This amount of information was too vast, and the scope involved far exceeded the Eastern Region, and perhaps even the scope of this world!

This so-called "calamity respondent person" was probably not groundless; the designation likely pointed toward this "source of darkness" that concerned the survival of countless Epochs!

Just as he was digesting this heaven-shattering Legacy and memory—

Boom!!!!

The entire bronze immortal palace suddenly shook violently!

Outside, the various powerful figures blocked outside the palace doors, after experiencing initial shock and unwillingness, finally went completely mad!

The Immortal Palace had opened for him alone, meaning the supreme Opportunity inside was being monopolized! How could they accept this?

“Join forces! Blast open these palace doors!”

“Opportunity belongs to the virtuous; how can we allow him to monopolize it alone!”

“Attack!”

Led by several hidden Body Integration Stage Old Monsters, all the Cultivators gathered outside the Immortal Palace, regardless of their faction, temporarily put aside their differences and frantically circulated their Magic Power, conjured Magic Treasures, and unleashed Divine Abilities!

Countless terrifying attacks of various colors, yet all containing world-destroying power, struck heavily against the massive bronze gate that had just closed, like a galaxy rolling backward or the apocalypse descending!

The entire Void Realm was wailing; the terrifying explosive energy completely dispersed and evaporated the surrounding Chaos Mist!

The bronze immortal palace flashed wildly with light, and the ancient runes on its surface flickered erratically, clearly under immense pressure. Although the palace doors remained tightly shut, no one knew how long they could hold up under the combined assault of so many powerful figures.

The vibrations inside the palace jolted Lu Qingxuan awake from his Legacy comprehension.

The Chaos light in his eyes intertwined with the Azure Emperor's Vitality Power. He sensed the power surging again within him due to the complete Legacy he had gained, along with the heavy memory concerning the survival of ten thousand ages in his mind.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze seemingly penetrating the palace doors to see the frantic plunderers outside.

His eyes were cold and sharp.

“Seeking death.”