Chapter 163 : The Mandate of Heaven Has Appeared
Chapter 163: The Mandate of Heaven Has Appeared
“Buzz!”
A moon-white radiance burst forth from Li Yunqing’s body, and a figure stepped out from within.
It was the Frost Incarnation—clad in pure white, sacred and cold, as if forged from ice and snow.
“Begin!”
Li Yunqing murmured softly, slightly closing her eyes as her consciousness poured entirely into the Frost Incarnation.
The black hole cave heaven principles she had comprehended in Great Scarlet Heaven surged up instantly.
At this moment, the Frost Incarnation’s brow, chest, and abdomen all erupted with dazzling divine light, like three stellar worlds.
They gradually converged toward the center of the body.
“Black hole—devour, plunder, let all laws return to oneself—merge!”
Immortal-Martial Power boiled around the Frost Incarnation, as if pushing three worlds to collide rapidly.
“Boom!”
In that instant, a terrifying roar erupted from the Frost Incarnation.
The three worlds shattered into fragments, then were dragged by vast Immortal-Martial Power, attempting to fuse into one, forming a black hole capable of devouring worlds.
“Bang!”
But in the next moment, the Frost Incarnation suddenly exploded and vanished instantly.
“Failed?”
Li Yunqing’s consciousness returned to her body, her brows slightly furrowing. “The body cannot withstand it?”
“That’s right… to condense a black hole that devours heaven and earth, one’s physical body must at least be able to bear it. This path won’t work!”
At this moment, Li Yunqing suddenly understood why the beings of Great Scarlet Heaven possessed such terrifying physiques.
Only such bodies could sustain a black hole that devoured heaven and earth.
Only then could they cultivate the path of Great Scarlet Heaven.
“If devouring and plundering won’t work, then coexistence!”
“Cultivate the self within, harmonize with heaven and earth without.”
A glint flashed in Li Yunqing’s eyes, and another figure stepped out from her body.
Like a spirit born of heaven and earth, endless vitality flowed through it. The four seasons manifested around it—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. It was the All Things Growth Incarnation.
Controlling the four seasons, it could nurture the growth of all things.
“Merge!”
The All Things Growth Incarnation sat cross-legged. From its brow, chest, and abdomen, dazzling light erupted once more.
Like three vast worlds, they once again converged toward the center of the body.
The Tanzhong Acupoint at the body’s center now resembled a pillar of heaven and earth. The boundless vitality from the brow and the endless deathly stillness from the dantian formed Yin and Yang.
At this moment, everything revolved around the world centered on the Tanzhong Acupoint.
A vast diagram rose from the All Things Growth Incarnation.
Life and death intertwined—countless beings seemed to cycle within it. Vast power gradually merged into the chest.
At this moment, endless comprehension surged within Li Yunqing.
“Heaven is Yang, where all things flourish. Earth is Yin, where life and death cycle.”
“And the place of reincarnation… is the human realm.”
“Buzz!”
A vast halo suddenly appeared around the All Things Growth Incarnation, like a pure and flawless full moon.
It was also like a white hole—the exact opposite of a black hole.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into it. Through the cycle of life and death, the human realm grew increasingly prosperous, and the beings within it became stronger.
When those beings underwent reincarnation, their accumulated power returned to heaven and earth, making the entire world even stronger.
“It worked!”
Seeing this, Li Yunqing was momentarily stunned.
She had only tried twice—and succeeded.
Not a devouring black hole cave heaven, but a white hole cave heaven coexisting with heaven and earth.
She faintly saw above that white hole a vast heavenly court, governing the laws of heaven and earth—the realm of divine beings.
Below the white hole, the cycle of life and death revolved, allowing endless power to accumulate and grow through life and death, ultimately feeding back to herself and to the entire world.
“Perhaps it’s not as domineering as the cultivation path of Great Scarlet Heaven, but it is the most suitable for this world.”
“It doesn’t require a terrifying physical body, yet still cultivates body and spirit, wielding the Immortal Martial Path in harmony with heaven and earth!”
“This path… should perhaps be called the World Path!”
“The stronger the world, the stronger one’s own inner world—and thus the stronger oneself!”
“Among the three thousand great Daos, which is superior?”
“That which suits oneself and adapts to the world is the best choice!”
“Buzz!”
With a shift of Li Yunqing’s thoughts, the All Things Growth Incarnation merged directly back into her body.
With this path completed, she could fully control the Immortal-Martial Power within her, and her combat strength would multiply.
“Wonderful. My chances of entering the Immortal God Forbidden Zone have increased!”
“Then let’s truly begin!”
Li Yunqing suddenly closed her eyes. From her brow, chest, and abdomen, dazzling light burst forth simultaneously.
Without using Divine Intent Incarnations for testing, she would never dare to cultivate such a method on herself.
One mistake would mean bodily collapse—death and the dissipation of Dao.
This was likely why cultivators could not pioneer new paths—without such incarnations, everyone only had one chance.
Fail once, and everything was lost forever.
“Buzz!”
Li Yunqing’s body trembled. Light surged within her chest, and a strange scene unfolded.
In the sky, wind and thunder surged, with a bright moon hanging high.
On the earth, mountains, rivers, vegetation flourished—but remained motionless.
Everything seemed frozen at its peak, locked eternally, unchanging.
But now, the worlds formed by vitality at her brow and deathly stillness at her abdomen began to revolve around her.
Like the rotation of Yin and Yang, life and death—each revolution merged a portion into her chest.
Time passed.
When the outside world had fallen into endless darkness—
“Boom!”
The three worlds suddenly collided, then merged seamlessly into one.
The world within the Tanzhong Acupoint seemed to come alive—wind and thunder surged, life and death alternated.
Time and space thawed. Within life and death, all things began to change.
Flowers bloomed in countless forms and fragrances.
Mountains and rivers shifted endlessly, no two alike.
Vegetation grew, everything displaying infinite variations.
A realization arose in Li Yunqing’s heart—
Only endless change brings endless possibilities.
A single tree’s growth is not the Dao; a hundred flowers competing in spring is the true world.
“Buzz!”
With this realization, a vast bright moon appeared around Li Yunqing—or rather, a pure white hole.
Above it stood countless palaces like a heavenly court.
A figure stood in the main hall, suppressing heaven and earth, surrounded by the Pure Yin Dao.
That was Li Yunqing’s Yang Spirit—now bearing imperial majesty, overlooking all beings, governing the growth of all things.
Endless magical power poured down like rain, nourishing life.
Below the white hole, beneath the earth, endless deathly stillness spread like a land of death.
Yet within it, a trace of vitality emerged—extreme Yin giving rise to Yang.
Vast True Qi intertwined, forming the veins of the earth. Combined with the rain of magical power, they formed the cycle of life and death.
Immortal-Martial Power arose naturally, like the essence and origin of a world’s evolution.
Within the Tanzhong Acupoint, a complete world had formed.
A world within the moon—or within the white hole.
This was Li Yunqing’s inner world, the foundation of Immortal-Martial Power.
“It’s done!”
Feeling the transformation of her body, Li Yunqing murmured instinctively.
Magical power and True Qi seemed to vanish—yet also seemed to have transformed into the heavenly court and reincarnation.
She merged with heaven and earth, breathing in spiritual energy like respiration.
The moment spiritual energy entered her body, it transformed into rain, nourishing the world within. Through the cycle of life and death, it became Immortal-Martial Power, feeding back into herself.
“Perhaps it shouldn’t be called Immortal-Martial Power.”
“True Qi is the power of living beings; magical power is the power of heaven and earth. Together, they form a complete world.”
“With one’s own small world merging with the greater world—unity of heaven and man.”
“Immortal-Martial Power should be called World Power… or the power of a Realm Lord.”
“…Hmm, forget it. I’ll just call it Dao Power.”
Li Yunqing sat within the white hole, like the center of the world, sustaining its operation.
Dao Power flowed slowly through her body, nourishing her physical form and Yang Spirit, allowing them to grow rapidly.
Outside—
“Boom!”
At the moment Li Yunqing created her cultivation path, a world-shaking thunderclap erupted.
No matter where they were, asleep or awake, everyone heard that thunder echo in their hearts.
“What was that?”
“What’s going on? I just went to sleep—why is it daytime already?”
“That’s not the sun… why does it look like the moon?”
“What a huge moon—it covers the entire sky!”
At this moment, countless people stepped out of their homes.
They all saw a massive bright moon tearing through the darkness, illuminating the world—yet without the sun’s warmth.
Still, endless radiance poured down, spreading across the entire world.
“Ah! What’s happening? The trees are sprouting again!”
“My courtyard plants are all budding!”
“What is this?”
“In the dead of winter… everything is reviving? Flowers are blooming?”
Under the moonlight, the frozen, snow-covered world revived instantly.
Flowers bloomed, greenery flourished.
It was as if winter had turned into spring in an instant.
“Ah! My leg is healed! How is that possible? Wasn’t it supposed to take a hundred days?”
“My injuries are gone too! The internal injuries from yesterday’s battle are completely healed!”
“I broke through—haha! I’ve reached the Qi Realm!”
“I broke through too! The Profound Realm bottleneck I’ve been stuck at for thirty years is gone—I’ve become a Profound Realm Grandmaster!”
In an instant, the entire world became lively.
Night turned into day.
The frozen land revived, life flourishing everywhere.
Countless injuries healed, countless bottlenecks shattered.
That night, the entire world was filled with excitement.
Instinctively, everyone bowed toward the moon in the sky.
A bow born of instinct.
“Roar!”
“Screech!”
At that moment, beast roars and bird cries erupted across heaven and earth.
All saw that demonic beasts, ferocious beasts—even livestock—knelt toward the moon, roaring and kowtowing.
As all beings worshipped from afar, thunder resounded once more.
“Boom!”
A thunder without lightning echoed in every being’s heart.
At that moment, an inexplicable joy filled everyone—as if the entire world was cheering.
Even those who sought death now felt hope and joy, no longer wishing to die.
“Buzz!”
As the thunder faded, the spiritual energy of the world surged dramatically.
A dense mist covered everything—the moonlight transformed into spiritual energy, nourishing the world.
“Hahahaha…”
Within the Immortal God Forbidden Zone, laughter rang out.
“The Path Pioneer has appeared. Heaven and earth revive. The Great Dao resonates. Fellow Daoists—it is time for us to emerge.”
“The Dao begins in one, stands in three, forms in five, flourishes in seven, resides in nine, and returns to one!”
“A new path has opened in this world. Within a hundred years, there will be nine who attain Dao, and one who unites with Dao!”
“The Mandate of Heaven has appeared— all beings may bear it!”
“Fellow Daoists, for the rise of this world, we must cultivate diligently!”
Amid the laughter, figures soared out of the Immortal God Forbidden Zone, bowing toward the moon in the sky.
“We, the remnants of the Immortal God era, give thanks for the grace of opening the path!”