72: Daoyuan Resonance Seedling Connects to the Mysterious

With the order to seal the mountain, Grand Void Holy Land became like a dormant giant beast, beginning a century-long period of accumulation and sublimation under Lu Qingxuan's will. The massive waves stirred up in the outside world by his return were firmly blocked by that layer of Chaos light curtain fused with the Primordial Dao Source. Inside the Holy Land, however, it was a scene of rapid development and flourishing cultivation.

Lu Qingxuan did not immerse himself in the trivial matters of transforming the Holy Land. After initially establishing the new framework for the Holy Land, he sank most of his focus into himself, beginning a deeper level of seclusion within Xuan Di Palace at the peak of Grand Void Holy Land's main mountain.

Deep within the palace, clouds and mist swirled, and the Dao rhyme formed its own space. Lu Qingxuan sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, with nine Dao apertures manifesting around his body, like nine black holes swallowing all light sources, and yet also like nine Chaos Origin points nurturing everything, slowly rotating. The power of the "Primordial Dao Source" trait was pushed to the limit, making him seem to have transformed into the source of the Dao itself, with myriad Laws arising and perishing around him, and rules reorganizing according to his will.

His consciousness sank into the System interface. Before his eyes appeared a trait list as vast as a galaxy, especially the massive amount of "destruction dao rhyme fragment", "extinction dao rhyme fragment", and other Chaos-level remnants, as well as golden traits like "Darkness Origin (Pure)" and "Void Abyss Envoy (Intermediate)".

"Fusion, deduce."

With a thought, he activated the System's functions fully. Massive amounts of Dao rhyme fragments began to converge toward several core traits, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. The "Chaos Law" trait, like a bottomless pit, madly devoured the fragments of "Destruction", "Extinction", and "Chaos". The Chaos luster upon it became increasingly profound, and the derived "Dao Refining" characteristic became more tyrannical, as if it could smelt all Daos in the world.

The "Chaos God-Demon Body (Intermediate)" was steadily advancing toward Advanced under the continuous tempering of the Primordial Origin and the infusion of massive "Blood Qi Origin". Beneath his skin, Chaos runes flowed faintly, and upon his bones, Primordial Dao patterns began to be branded. With every movement, he seemed capable of invoking pure physical power to tear apart the Void Realm.

And the "Primordial Dao Domain", a Chaos Domain that fused the powers of returning to the void and creation, did not expand in range after absorbing so many high-level Dao rhymes, but its internal structure became increasingly stable, and its balance stronger. Characteristics like "Myriad Laws Return to Origin", "Calming Myriad Forces", and "Creation-Void Balance" produced a subtle chemical reaction. Within the Domain, Lu Qingxuan could even modify local rules on a small scale, and the power of his words becoming Law would receive unimaginable amplification within this Domain.

Just as he was concentrating on cultivation and integrating his gains, the "reincarnation sapling (Growth)" standing deep in his Sea of Consciousness showed abnormal movement once again.

The sapling, which was originally verdant and radiating vitality, now began to weave extremely fine, profound gray patterns on one of its tender leaves. Those patterns were not deathly silent; instead, they contained a true meaning of Reincarnation where "the end is also the beginning". At the same time, the roots of the sapling seemed to penetrate the barriers of the Sea of Consciousness, faintly establishing an extremely weak connection with some vast, ancient Law governing the cycle of life and death in the netherworld.

Wisps of extremely pure Primordial aura overflowed from Lu Qingxuan's "Nine-Aperture Primordial Dao Foundation" and were absorbed by the reincarnation sapling. The sapling swayed gently, feeding back wisps of aura containing the secrets of life Origin and Reincarnation, which in turn nourished Lu Qingxuan's Physical Body and Divine Soul. A virtuous cycle formed between the two.

"Reincarnation... Primordial... the Origin of life and the ultimate destination..." Lu Qingxuan had a realization. "This sapling might not just be the key to resisting the Void Abyss; it might even touch upon one of the most fundamental mysteries of this world."

He diverted a portion of his focus, guiding the "Exquisite Dao Heart" to enhance his Comprehension Ability, carefully experiencing the Dao rhyme produced when the reincarnation sapling and the Primordial Dao Source intertwined. His understanding of life, death, and Reincarnation began to deepen at an astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, outside Xuan Di Palace, in an Immortal Cave near the main mountain specially opened for Su Linger.

Su Linger was shrouded in rich purple clouds and the pure white Primordial aura. Her Purple Firmament Dao Body was fully activated spontaneously, and it seemed as if countless purple Dao patterns were reorganizing and sublimating within her body. Being in the core of the Holy Land with Lu Qingxuan and bathing in the Dao rhyme emitted by the "Primordial Dao Source" for a long time, the Dao body Origin within her and the Primordial Dao Source generated an increasingly strong resonance.

This resonance was not a simple attraction of energy; it was more like a mutual complement and awakening at the Origin level. She felt her Divine Sense become incredibly sharp, even able to vaguely perceive the trajectory changes of certain stars in the distant Void Realm outside the Chaos light curtain that shrouded the Holy Land, as well as sporadic thoughts harboring malice toward Grand Void Holy Land.

"Brother Qingxuan's power... is so wonderful. My Dao body seems to be telling me what to do..." Su Linger had a flash of inspiration. Following the instinctive guidance of her Dao body, she began to circulate the core Cultivation Technique of the Purple Heaven Sect and attempted to invoke that trace of Primordial aura that resonated with her.

Hum!

Purple light surged around her, and behind her, it faintly condensed into a vague purple phantom draped in clouds, seemingly governing the thunder and auspiciousness of the heavens! Although it vanished in a flash, that noble, ancient, and supreme aura that governed myriad Laws made Chen Feng and Zhao Lei, who were guarding outside the Immortal Cave, tremble in their hearts, almost wanting to kneel down.

"Young Miss... this is..." Zhao Lei's eyes widened in disbelief.

Chen Feng's expression was solemn but excited: "It is the grace of Your Majesty the Holy Master! Young Miss's Physique is undergoing an incredible transformation!"

Inside the Holy Land, time passed quietly in high-speed cultivation. One year, two years... In the blink of an eye, five years had passed since the mountain was sealed.

In these five years, the strength of Grand Void Holy Land had undergone earth-shaking changes. With the assistance of the "Primordial Spiritual Qi Gathering Core Area" and various trial Secret Realms, plus Lu Qingxuan occasionally granting temporary traits like "Epiphany" and "Barrier Breaking" based on the Disciples' performance, the cultivation of the Holy Land Disciples generally improved by one to two major Realms. Foundation Establishment Disciples were as common as dogs, Golden Core Disciples were everywhere, dozens of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators had emerged, and even three new Soul Transformation Stage experts had been added! This was unimaginable in the former Grand Void Holy Land.

The Previous Holy Master and several Grand Elders, with the help of the Primordial Dao rhyme that occasionally dissipated when Lu Qingxuan lectured on the Dao, as well as the purer Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, also had improvements in their cultivation, and the Bottlenecks that had stalled them for many years were loosening one after another.

On this day, Lu Qingxuan was comprehending the true meaning of Reincarnation fed back by the reincarnation sapling when his heart suddenly moved. Through the "myriad ages demon suppressing star chart" and the "Void Abyss Mark" that had maintained its connection, he captured a trace of unusual fluctuation.

It did not come from the Eastern Domain, but from the other side of the starry sky that was more distant and deeper. That fluctuation was full of death, coldness, and the desire to devour everything, like a giant eye opening in the darkness, sweeping across the endless Star Domain, and its target... vaguely pointed to the location of Grand Void Holy Land.

"The tentacles of the Void Abyss reach further than I imagined..." Lu Qingxuan's eyes were slightly cold. At the same time, he also perceived that outside the Eastern Domain, several extraterritorial great sects that had frictions with Grand Void Holy Land or had been scared off by Lu Qingxuan (such as the Star Domain forces behind the Star Sword Pavilion, the wild ancient Domain where Ten Thousand Beast Mountain was located) seemed to have reached some tacit understanding and were mobilizing troops, building huge war Magical Artifacts in the endless starry sky, their intentions self-evident.

"It seems that some people do not want to give me a hundred years of peace." A cold arc curled at the corner of Lu Qingxuan's mouth. "Very well, I will use you to test my newly understood methods."

He did not come out of seclusion, nor did he even stand up. He just used his mind to communicate with the Chaos light curtain covering the Holy Land, and at the same time invoked the "Void Abyss Mark (???)" in his Sea of Consciousness that came from the giant claw of the Void Abyss.

At this moment, outside the Holy Land, in the infinitely distant starry sky, a reconnaissance Magical Artifact from the "Shadow Star Domain" (an upper-level power associated with the Shadow Tower), which was hiding in a space fold, was carefully trying to approach, releasing invisible detection ripples to spy on the situation inside Grand Void Holy Land.

However, the moment their detection waves touched the Chaos light curtain, a sudden change occurred!

On the light curtain, instead of displaying Primordial runes, a circle of pitch-black, deep ripples that seemed capable of devouring Souls suddenly rippled out! A dark devouring force that was of the same Origin as the Void Abyss, yet more condensed and terrifying, followed those invisible detection ripples, tracing the source, ignoring spatial distance, and directly acting upon that hidden Magical Artifact!

"No! What power is this?!" The Cultivators of the Shadow Star Domain inside the Magical Artifact only had time to let out a terrified scream.

The next moment, the entire high-level Magical Artifact, known for its stealth and speed, along with all the Cultivators inside, was swallowed as if by an invisible giant mouth, instantly collapsing, disintegrating, and turning into the purest dark energy, which was then absorbed by that circle of black ripples, feeding back into the Chaos light curtain, making the color of the light curtain seem a bit deeper.

"Ding! Detected that the host indirectly used the "Void Abyss Mark" and "Primordial Dao Domain" characteristics to successfully devour an external threat, triggering trait Fusion. Obtained new trait: Void Energy Devouring (Purple) — Can devour attack energy and life Origin within a specific range, partially converting it into one's own or barrier energy."

Lu Qingxuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze without joy or sorrow.

"Peepers, die."

He whispered, but his voice was like the sound of the Great Dao, passing through layers of space, clearly echoing in the ears of the leaders of those forces who were secretly gathering, carrying endless majesty and killing intent, causing countless experts in the starry sky to tremble in their hearts and stop in shock!

Inside Xuan Di Palace, Lu Qingxuan's gaze turned again to the swaying reincarnation sapling in his Sea of Consciousness, and the subtle connection generated by the resonance with Su Linger's Dao body.

"The hundred-year period is still early. Void Abyss, Reapers, extraterrestrial enemies... The day I leave seclusion will be the time for your extinction."