500: Hongmeng's enlightenment, the stars' nirvana

“Alright.”

The owner of the scarlet eyes spoke indifferently. His form was the most indistinct, with only his blood-red eyes clearly visible, like two blood moons hanging in the Void Realm.

“The Xu River tide is about to begin. For the time being, everyone should rein it in.”

The other six figures nodded slightly, clearly wary of this one.

However, ruin river sand was an indispensable treasure for all their clans.

“What about Xu Qing?” the Black Crystal Blood Flame Clan Ancestor suddenly asked.

The owner of the scarlet eyes shifted his gaze slightly, looking at the dark figure in the corner, entangled by countless vengeful spirits.

“According to intelligence, he has entered seclusion in the Eighty-First Fortress City.”

“That is the territory of the Death Whisperer. It will be left to you to handle.”

The vengeful spirit dark figure did not reply, but the specters around him suddenly boiled, emitting piercing shrieks.

However, the others were already accustomed to his personality and paid no mind to it.

The seven figures slowly dissipated, as if they had never existed.

Only the distorted Void Realm proved that a conspiracy sufficient to overturn Chaos had once occurred here.

— —

In the Qiankun Great World!

Xu Qing’s figure descended silently upon this newborn star.

The ground beneath his feet was a sickly grayish-brown, the dry, cracked surface like countless hideous mouths, silently narrating the desolation of the place.

There was no wind, no water, not even a trace of Origin Qi fluctuation. The entire star seemed to have been drained of Life by some power, leaving only barren rock and dust.

He walked slowly, the gravel crushed by his boots emitting a harsh grinding sound, exceptionally clear in the dead silence of the world.

Looking out, the horizon was a continuous stretch of rugged mountain ridges, the peaks appearing as if cleaved by a giant axe, sharply defined and devoid of vegetation.

The sky was a murky, dark yellow, without clouds, sun, or moon, only a few dim stars hanging in the Void Realm, casting faint light.

“Not even the most basic Five Elements Qi has formed yet…”

Xu Qing murmured, lightly touching the ground with his fingertip, a wisp of Dao thought seeping into the earth’s pulse.

At the core of this star, he sensed a newly born Dragon pulse, as faint as a candle in the wind, capable of extinguishing at any moment.

This Dragon pulse should have been the source of the star’s vitality, but it was now confined by an invisible shackles, unable to release even a speck of Spiritual Qi.

In the distance, an isolated peak stood abruptly on the barren plain.

Xu Qing’s figure flickered, appearing at the summit.

From here, the entire star’s panorama was visible.

No oceans, no vegetation, only boundless desert and exposed rock formations.

Several massive meteorite craters, like festering scars, indicated the devastation this star had suffered during its formation.

“This would make a suitable testing ground.”

Xu Qing raised his hand, and a wisp of Hongmeng Purple Energy appeared in his palm.

As soon as this Purple Qi appeared, the entire star’s Dragon pulse trembled violently, as if a long-hungry beast had caught the scent of blood.

He smiled slightly, releasing his fingers, and the Purple Qi, like a swimming Dragon, burrowed into the ground.

“Boom —”

A muffled roar came from deep within the earth’s core. The grayish-brown surface began to crack, and streaks of purple-gold patterns spread outwards from Xu Qing’s position, extending in all directions… “Roar —”

A Dragon roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted from deep within the earth’s core. The long-imprisoned Dragon pulse finally broke free from its shackles, transforming into a purple-gold giant Dragon phantom, soaring from the crustal fissures into the sky!

The Dragon phantom coiled in the firmament, and as its scales and claws flew, endless Origin Qi swept across the entire world like a raging tide.

“Rumble —”

The earth began to tremble violently. Countless bottomless rifts tore open amidst the rumbling, ground fire erupted, and magma boiled.

However, under the mediation of the Hongmeng Purple Energy, the violent ground fire not only did not incinerate everything, but under the guidance of Law, transformed into primordial energy that nurtured Life.

Immediately after, auspicious clouds gathered in the sky, and rays of light shone brightly!

“Splash —”

A brilliant golden Spiritual Rain poured down. The raindrops contained the purest power of creation, and each drop that fell on the cracked earth revitalized the barren rock formations.

The rainwater converged into streams, the streams surged into rivers, and finally poured into the torn, abyssal chasm.

“Buzz!”

The Law of the Sea descended!

Endless water emerged from the Void Realm, surging to fill the abyss, forming a vast ocean. The sound of waves crashing on the shore roared like thunder, and as sea mist rose, the outline of the entire star began to transform.

On the continent, mountain ranges rose, winding for thousands of miles like the spine of a giant Dragon; plains stretched out, fertile land extending endlessly; rivers flowed, like silver ribbons traversing the earth.

And under the nourishment of the Spiritual Rain, the first thing to sprout from the rock crevices was a tender green moss.

The spark of Life was thus ignited!

Seeing the first wisp of Life emerge from the barrenness, Xu Qing’s gaze gradually became as deep as an abyss.

That tender green moss, though tiny, contained the most primordial Dao charm of Life.

It rooted itself in the rock crevices, unfurling in the Spiritual Rain, stubbornly growing towards the heavenly light. This was Life’s most authentic posture, not seeking external aid, self-sufficient in creation.

Xu Qing stood at the pinnacle of the firmament, his gaze moving from the moss, overlooking this astonishing creation.

Wherever his gaze fell, barrenness receded, and vitality burst forth.

The originally dead star was now visibly evolving into a nascent world at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Grass and trees sprouted, spiritual fungi grew, tiny insects wriggled in the moist soil… “The Great Dao of Life…”

Xu Qing murmured, and countless profound runes suddenly appeared around him. Each rune represented an evolution of a Life form.

Plants sprouting, insects wriggling, fish leaping in the deep sea, birds soaring in the sky… countless scenes of Life’s evolution circulated around him, as if expounding the ultimate truth of the Great Dao.

Gradually, his eyes slowly closed, and his entire being entered a mysterious and profound state of Dao comprehension.

“Buzz —”

An invisible Dao charm spread from within him, enveloping the entire star.

At this moment, the dramatic changes outside were still ongoing.

The ocean surged, nurturing the first single-celled organisms.

The earth trembled, various Origin pulse converged to form a natural Spirit Gathering Array.

In the sky, winds and clouds changed, thunder intertwined, seemingly composing the most fundamental Laws of heaven and earth… However, none of this could disturb Xu Qing.

His mind had completely immersed itself in the long river of the Great Dao, tracing the origin of Life.

When Grandmist first opened, Yin and Yang separated, the Five Elements rotated… Life evolved from nothing to something, from simple to complex, from insignificant to glorious… Every pulse contained supreme true meaning.

Gradually, Xu Qing’s body was enveloped by a layer of hazy Dao light, his figure appearing and disappearing, as if integrated with the entire star.

His aura became increasingly profound. Vaguely, a phantom Dao tree even emerged behind him. As its branches and leaves unfurled, it evolved the infinite possibilities of Life.

“So that’s how it is…”

In the ethereal realm, Xu Qing seemed to have an epiphany.

The essence of Life lies not in strength or weakness, but in “existence” itself.

Even the smallest moss has its reason for existence.

Just like the path he was about to take, the Qiankun Great World, to truly achieve Perfection, could not rely solely on external forces for shaping, but needed to allow Life… to evolve on its own!

“The Dao follows nature; only then is it supreme.”

At this moment, Xu Qing’s Dao Heart was once again sublimated!

The Great Dao of Life was also the first Great Dao to step into the Major Achievement Dominator level.

But this was not the end. The Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, while unique, were also interconnected. Xu Qing fell into an endless comprehension of the Great Dao.

[Unbeknownst to me, five hundred chapters!]