Chapter 105 The Beginning of a Domain

Yun Bai did not immediately step into the unknown space behind the Southern Heavenly Gate.

He could clearly feel the ceiling of his current strength—the life-and-death struggle against the Giant Spirit God in the second stage of the second level had exhausted all his means and left him physically and mentally drained.

Ahead lay the even more treacherous third level!

No one could predict what terrifying trials were hidden within.

If he could not seek a Breakthrough in this desperate situation, he would likely stop here and fall short of success.

Although the urgency to save his younger sister was like being roasted on an open fire, and every second was agonizing, Yun Bai used astonishing willpower to forcibly suppress his turbulent emotions and forced himself to calm down.

At this moment, the only hope for breaking the deadlock lay in the Legacy of the Huaying Sword Manual he had just obtained.

If he could not comprehend a trace of its true meaning, he had no confidence in the upcoming battles.

This was not self-deprecation, but a clear realization based on reality.

Thus, a scene never before seen in the hundreds of years of the Black Tower's trials occurred—

Yun Bai actually ignored the murderous environment around him and sat cross-legged on the spot!

Yes, even though his sister, Yun Qian, was in imminent danger, and even though those who cared about him outside were burning with anxiety, Yun Bai still stabilized his restless Dao Heart.

He knew clearly what he needed most at this moment.

He did not need to vent his anger after repeated setbacks and helplessness; he needed to squeeze out every bit of his potential, step by step, to defeat every enemy in the Black Tower.

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"What? Yun Bai stopped?!" Inside the State Religion headquarters, when Supervisor Zhou Shengtai received the message from the Black Tower's artifact spirit, his first reaction was disbelief. "How could he possibly stop in a place like that?!"

No one could directly peer into the combat scenes inside the Black Tower; all information had to be obtained by communicating with the artifact spirit within the tower.

"Elder Black, are you... certain you didn't see wrong?" Supervisor Zhou Shengtai weighed his words, cautiously confirming again.

"Hmph, you brat, I have presided over the Black Tower for endless years, how could I be mistaken?" The entity addressed by Supervisor Zhou Shengtai as "Elder Black," currently stood with his arms crossed in a void.

If any Cultivator of the State Religion could see his appearance, they would be terrified—this "Elder Black" was none other than the mysterious old man in black robes who guarded the first stage of the first level of the Black Tower during every Disciple's entrance examination!

He was the artifact spirit of the Black Tower itself!

Elder Black's gaze pierced through space, clearly seeing Yun Bai sitting cross-legged on the white stone bricks, eyes closed, his aura dense and steady.

The ethereal immortal mist along the road to ascension swirled around him, making him look like a meditating True Immortal.

"What an interesting little guy," Elder Black's lips curled into a faint smile. "You are the second person to dare to Cultivate right on this Black Tower trial road. Very well, I will give you a quarter of an hour. I want to see just how far you can comprehend that Huaying Sword Manual by grabbing hold of Buddha's feet at the last minute."

He knew the rules inside the tower; Yun Bai's stop here had long since alerted the heavenly soldiers and generals behind the Southern Heavenly Gate—how could they let him Cultivate in peace?

In his view, Yun Bai's action was nothing more than a futile struggle in a desperate situation.

Supervisor Zhou Shengtai naturally understood the rules of the Black Tower, and hearing that Yun Bai was actually cultivating inside, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This kid was clearly acting like a madman just a moment ago, fighting so tragically, yet in the blink of an eye, he is able to forcibly enter a state of meditation in such a dangerous place... Such Heart-Nature, such concentration, is truly rare!"

Ask the world, how many people can truly remain calm when Mount Tai collapses before them?

Those who can do so are without exception the makings of true heroes.

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However, Yun Bai inside the tower was not as calm as he appeared from the outside.

At this moment, his inner world was experiencing a stormy sea!

He had only made a slight attempt according to the techniques in the latter part of the Huaying Sword Manual, and was shocked to find—the trajectories of his spiritual power and Divine Sense were so familiar!

It was as if he had practiced them a thousand times, like an innate instinct!

He was absolutely certain that this was not a memory inherent to the powerful body he possessed; that sense of familiarity came from the deepest part of his Sea of Consciousness, from the Origin of his Soul!

According to the description of the sword manual, the Domains condensed by Cultivators vary widely, just as there are no two identical leaves in the world.

Common Domains are mostly based on the power of the "Five Elements" of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, or mutated attributes derived and fused from them.

Like the pale golden Domain of Guardian Deity Wang Shan, it contained the power of "metal and fire"; the pale cyan Domain of the Giant Spirit God was pure "wood spirit" vitality.

In addition, there were many special Domains, such as the intent of blades and swords, the Buddhist Zen light pure land, and so on...

But what the Huaying Sword Manual provided was not a fixed "Domain of the Sword," but a supreme technique for digging into the Cultivator's true self and reflecting their inner landscape!

The so-called practicing of the sword, in its essence, is also a way for a Cultivator to seek their true self.

The heart of a Sword Cultivator should be like the sword in their hand, clear and enlightened, unbending and unbreakable.

The Profound Truth of "Huaying" is to use the heart as a brush and the sword as the blade to "draw" the truest, most powerful strength deep within the Cultivator's heart and manifest it into the world!

The moment Yun Bai attempted to operate this profound technique—

"Little Six," which had been silent in his Sea of Consciousness, moved!

The mysterious black hole singularity also resonated with it!

The spiritual power in his body surged in an unprecedented trajectory, and his Divine Sense gathered madly towards his Sea of Consciousness!

The feeling of all this... was so familiar it made him tremble!

—That was the ruthlessness and coldness of the Universe he felt when he first witnessed the light and shadow of a black hole devouring everything!

—It was exactly the same as the feeling when he used "Little Six" to simulate and create a miniature black hole!

Of course, there were differences.

The black holes created previously were small and unstable, requiring instant detonation to produce a terrifying explosion.

But at this moment, he felt as if he was about to become the "singularity" at the center of the black hole itself! Using himself as the core, emitting powerful gravitational force, distorting the space-time around him, becoming the absolute Dominator of that area! He longed to maintain this black hole for a long time and further control the space-time further away!

At the same time, that desire to devour everything, originating from the depths of his Soul, surged violently—this was no different from when he used the black hole before!

"Could it be... this... is the essence of my Domain?" A shocking thought exploded in his heart.

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Yun Bai sat cross-legged, the huaying sword placed horizontally in the sword case on his lap.

"Condense!" He followed the strong impulse in his heart and gave a low shout.

His hands formed seals, and the spiritual power in his body, running along the profound path recorded in the latter part of the Huaying Sword Manual, surged out. His Divine Sense was highly concentrated, striving to outline the deeply hidden cosmic landscape in his mind—the birth and existence of a black hole!