73: Awakening of the Dao Body: Words Become Law

Inside the Xuan Di Palace, Lu Qingxuan slowly retracted his gaze from the endless starry sky. That warning, which had traversed the Star Domain, had already been issued; he believed it was sufficient to make those restless forces hesitate for a long time.

His attention returned to the interior of the Holy Land, especially as he sensed the increasingly surging, almost overflowing, Purple Firmament Dao Source within Su Linger's Immortal Cave.

"The time has come." Lu Qingxuan whispered.

His physical form did not move, but his consciousness had already traversed space, descending directly into Su Linger's Immortal Cave.

At this moment, Su Linger was completely enveloped by a giant cocoon formed from purple light and the aura of the Primordial Dao Source.

The vague purple phantom behind her flickered between solid and dissipated; clearly, she was at the critical moment of Awakening, but she was also facing immense risk.

If her Physique Origin could not completely master this power triggered by the Primordial Dao Source, she would likely suffer a backlash and fall short of success.

Lu Qingxuan's phantom pointed a finger in mid-air, and a point of Chaos, condensed to the extreme and containing the core Profound Truth of the 【Primordial Dao Source】, silently merged into the purple cocoon.

"Calm your mind and concentrate, guide the Dao to its Origin, the purple extreme gives birth to rosy clouds, the Primordial is supreme."

The vast Dao sound resonated directly in the depths of Su Linger's Divine Soul, like a great bell, instantly soothing the emotions that had become chaotic due to the surge of power.

That point of Chaos merged into her body like a needle of the sea, or perhaps the general outline of the Great Dao, beginning to guide the violent Purple Firmament Dao Power within her to orderly fuse and sublimate with the Primordial aura resonating from the outside world.

"Hum—!"

The purple cocoon vibrated violently, the light on its surface no longer just pure purple, but began to interweave with wisps of Chaos colors.

The phantom behind her became clear at a speed visible to the naked eye! That was a female Dao Venerable phantom wearing an ancient imperial robe, a crown of stars on her head, surrounded by endless thunder and auspicious purple Qi!

Her face was blurred, yet she exuded a supreme majesty that governed all Laws and held the pivot of Heaven and Earth!

【Ding! Detected powerful Origin Awakening fluctuation, target: Su Linger. Physique evolving... Purple Firmament Dao Body (Not fully awakened) → ??? (Evolving, containing Primordial characteristics, governing legal principles)】

Chen Feng and Zhao Lei outside the Immortal Cave were already kneeling on the ground, trembling all over; that was an instinctive awe stemming from the level of life and the pressure of the Dao Source.

The Spiritual Qi of the entire Grand Void Holy Land was drawn to it, fluctuating slightly, as if worshipping a Dao Emperor about to be born.

Lu Qingxuan's gaze was like a torch, clearly "seeing" through the System that the entries in Su Linger's body were undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The original 【Purple Firmament Dao Body】 (Golden) entry shone brightly, the identifier "(Evolving...)" appeared after its description, and it began to automatically absorb and fuse with the trace of 【Primordial Dao Source】 characteristics bestowed by Lu Qingxuan.

"I will give you a helping hand." Lu Qingxuan's thoughts moved again.

From his massive library of entries, he selected some entry fragments suitable for assisting and stabilizing the Foundation, such as some insights from the 【Exquisite Dao Heart】, the vitality Dao rhyme of the 【Azure Emperor Longevity Art】, and even stripped away a trace of the imperceptible 【Chaos Law】 imprint, carefully infusing it into Su Linger's Origin through the System's 【Bestow】 function.

He was not forcibly boosting her, but rather providing her with the most precious "resources" and "direction"; the true transformation still required her own completion.

Time passed bit by bit, the purple cocoon became increasingly brilliant, and that imperial robe phantom became more and more solid.

Its pressure even began to affect the spatial structure outside the Xuan Di Palace, and wisps of tiny purple electric snakes slithered in the Void Realm.

Just then, Lu Qingxuan frowned slightly.

Through the 【myriad ages demon suppressing star chart】, he sensed that at the location where the Shadow Star Domain Dharma Ship had been swallowed and annihilated earlier, an abnormal distortion had occurred in the Void Realm.

A more hidden, more vicious probing force, like an invisible venomous snake, was attempting to bypass the frontal defense of the Chaos light curtain and infiltrate through some extremely subtle spatial fold.

This force carried a distinct "Void Abyss" aura, but it was different from what he had encountered before; it was colder, more treacherous, and full of characteristics of "parasitism" and "erosion."

"Stubborn." Lu Qingxuan snorted coldly.

He did not even use the Holy Land's barrier power.

He merely cast his gaze toward that piece of abnormal spatial fold and lightly spat out four words:

"Space, return to Void."

Words Become Law! Under the blessing of the 【Primordial Dao Source】 and the 【Primordial Dao Domain】, his words at this moment were the Heaven and Earth Law of the local area!

That spatial fold attempting to infiltrate, along with the probing force hidden within it that carried the 【Deep Dark Parasitism】 characteristic, was directly wiped out as if by an invisible giant hand!

It was not a collapse, not a destruction, but the most thorough "return to Void"—directly turned into "nothing" from the concept of existence, as if it had never appeared.

【Ding! Host used Words Become Law, combined with Primordial Dao Source and Primordial Dao Domain, locally modified rules, and annihilated the target. Triggered entry Fusion and comprehension. Existing entry 【Chaos Law】 has been strengthened, "Dao Refining" characteristic enhanced. Comprehended new entry: Word Law Dao Ruling (Chaos? Elementary) — Words contain Great Dao decrees, can directly define or modify reality rules in a small range, power and range increase with Host's Realm and understanding of the Great Dao.】

This act of erasing from across space was done lightly, yet it contained supreme Dao Realm suppression.

Far away, beyond who knows how many Star Domains, some existence hidden in the darkness let out a muffled groan.

The parasitic tentacles it had extended were completely severed, and even its main body suffered a backlash, filled with horror and disbelief.

"This region... has great terror!" It dared not make any more probes and quickly concealed all its aura.

Inside the Xuan Di Palace, Lu Qingxuan felt the newly comprehended 【Word Law Dao Ruling】 entry and understood in his heart.

This was not a simple sonic attack or mental shock, but a touch on the level of rules, a manifestation of the authority of the 【Primordial Dao Source】.

As his Realm improved, in the future, one word could become the Law of the world, and one sentence could determine the life and death of all living beings; this was by no means an empty boast.

He turned his attention back to Su Linger.

At this moment, the purple cocoon reached the pinnacle of brilliance, then suddenly retracted inward!

All the light and energy poured into Su Linger's body.

The imperial robe Dao Venerable phantom behind her let out a clear Dao cry, finally turning into a stream of light that submerged into her brow, forming a complex and noble purple Dao mark.

Su Linger slowly opened her eyes, purple lightning faintly visible in her pupils, her aura vast and profound.

Although her Realm remained the same, her life level and Dao Source essence had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Feeling the surging, obedient new power within her, as well as the faint, intimate connection with the Primordial Dao Source, she was extremely excited.

She looked in the direction of Lu Qingxuan's phantom and bowed gracefully, her voice trembling with immense reverence: "Brother Qingxuan... thank you for your fulfillment!"

Lu Qingxuan's phantom nodded slightly: "Your Dao Body has initially awakened. In the future, you must Cultivate diligently to stabilize your Foundation, so that you can control your own Dao path in the future."

He could see that Su Linger's current entry had become 【Primordial Purple Firmament Dao Body (Elementary Awakening) (Chaos)】, with infinite potential.

After dealing with Su Linger's matter, Lu Qingxuan's main consciousness returned to his body.

With a thought, the 【reincarnation sapling】 appeared before him.

After five years of nourishment, the sapling had grown another inch taller.

The leaf with gray Reincarnation patterns was clearer, and a tiny new bud had emerged next to it, with spatial ripples faintly undulating on the new bud.

"Reincarnation... space..." Lu Qingxuan was thoughtful, "Perhaps, there is no need to wait for a hundred years."

He had a bold idea.

With the help of the reincarnation sapling's subtle sensing of Reincarnation and space, combined with the coordinates of the 【myriad ages demon suppressing star chart】, and the initial influence of 【Word Law Dao Ruling】 on the rules, he might be able to try... to actively open a short, one-way "channel" during the period of sealing the mountain, to "visit" a location marked on the star chart that was related to Reincarnation, or closely related to the Void Abyss, but not a core dangerous area.

This was not to leave seclusion ahead of schedule, but a precise "surgical" investigation and strike, which could further hone his newly acquired strength and also allow him to understand the enemy more deeply, preparing for the final decisive battle.

"Next time, who should I 'visit'?" Lu Qingxuan's gaze fell on the star chart, on a coordinate flashing with dark luster and marked "Annihilation Star Abyss".

According to the sporadic records of the star chart, it seemed to be the wreckage of a Great World that had been completely eroded and destroyed by the power of the Void Abyss during the ancient period.

Nowadays, many monsters twisted by darkness wandered there, as well as... a possible bridgehead for the Void Abyss to erode the present world.

A hundred years of sealing the mountain was a period of dormancy, but it was by no means passive defense.

The might of the Xuan Emperor should resound through the heavens, whether inside or outside the mountain!