Chapter 657: Chapter 496: Discussing the Dao
The Martial Realm.
Above the heavens, purple lightning flickers, the Cloud Sea roils like ten thousand dragons lying dormant.
Hong Sheng stands with folded arms, his robes fluttering noisily, as intangible Dao Rhyme flows around him, causing the winds and clouds to bow in deference.
In his palm rests a dreamy scroll, precisely "Dream Order".
Within the scroll, seal script interweaves, containing mountain and river veins, billions of living beings, harboring the shadow of a world within its shimmering glow.
It is indeed the ethereal Heavenly Source Realm.
Compared to the currently flourishing, heaven-heart perfect Martial Realm, the Heavenly Source Realm is but a grain in the ocean, a speck of dust in the universe, easily borne by just a fragment of land.
"Heaven’s intent is vast, heed my command!"
Hong Sheng’s voice rings like a great bell, resounding through Jiuxiao, and as he speaks, his fingertip touches the void.
Humming—
"Dream Order" suddenly bursts forth with rays of brilliance, amidst radiant streams, countless illusory images cascade from the Jade Order.
They are shadows of the mountains and rivers, peaks and ranges, rivers rushing, forest seas sprawling.
They are outlines of billions of creatures, birds and beasts, scale-armored insects, civilians...
The phantoms, though ephemeral, carry vibrant vitality, breaking through the boundaries from illusion, and crashing down upon the vast land of the Martial Realm below!
Boom!!!
A thunderous roar, akin to creation, sends tremors through the chaotic void, even the heaven-heart of the Martial Realm quivers in response.
The illusory mountains and creatures, upon touching the Martial Realm’s land, instantly shed their haze, transforming into reality.
Mountains soar, rivers flow to the sea, vegetation breaks ground, and creatures live upon descent.
Spiritual Qi in the entire world surges madly, stirring massive waves!
"What...what is happening?"
Outside Qingyang City, an old farmer, while hoeing the land, suddenly paused, his face full of bewilderment as he shook his head.
He only felt a warm stream of energy surge through his limbs and bones, feeling as comfortable as soaking in a hot spring, his pores all opened in delight.
"How wonderful it feels! Even my bones feel energized!"
The old farmer murmured to himself, sensing a heat in his belly, and with a cough, a strand of scarlet flame darted from his mouth, lighting the surrounding firewood.
"I...I can actually spit fire?!"
The old farmer, shocked, fell back to the ground, staring in disbelief.
In the nearby village, cries of surprise rose one after another.
"Look quickly! I can jump onto the rooftop!"
A mischievous child leaped lightly, landing on the three-zhang-high roof ridge, dancing in excitement.
"My eyes! My eyes can see the Mountain God Temple ten miles away!"
A woodcutter rubbed his eyes, shouting in astonishment, eyes full of disbelief.
"Strange! Strange! I can hear the hailing of the tavern servant two counties away!"
A woman covered her ears, her face filled with shock.
For these ordinary mortals, the mountains remained unchanged, houses as they were, their surroundings showed not the slightest difference.
They were utterly unaware that they had stepped from the waning Heavenly Source Realm into the pinnacle-flourishing Martial Realm.
This earth-shattering change was terrifyingly thousands of times more—intense than Spiritual Qi revival.
The Martial Realm’s dense, inexhaustible Spiritual Qi nourished their bloodlines like sweet rain, awakening bloodline heritage dormant for hundreds of thousands of years.
Bloodline atavism!
In countless mortals, ancient bloodlines hidden within were activated, birthing one unimaginable bloodline magic after another.
Some could command plants, some could communicate with birds and beasts, some could summon wind and thunder...
Momentarily, chaos grew in the human realm, yet life was vibrantly thriving.
Unlike the untutored mortals, cultivators’ perception of heaven and earth was as keen as thunder breaking silence.
The Imperial Observatory.
On the Observatory Platform, dozens of purple-robed celestial masters stood pale, gazing at the sky, their bodies uncontrolled trembling.
These celestial masters, all top powerhouses cultivating the Dao of calamity and fate, at this moment were as if struck by lightning, their souls flying apart.
"How...how is this possible?!"
The great celestial master, hair and beard all white, stumbled back a step, pointing to the horizon, voice trembling:
"The calamity energy...the calamity energy of heaven and earth is actually dispersing?!"
"The heavens have changed! The heavens have truly changed!"
Another purple-robed celestial master clutched the Celestial Measuring Instrument tightly, its needle spinning wildly, finally cracking with a "snap".
"This...this is the legendary Spiritual Qi!"
"It’s over...our cultivation..."
A middle-aged celestial master, face ashen, slumped to the ground, eyes full of despair:
"The Dao of calamity, rooted in heaven and earth’s calamity energy, now with it dispersing and Spiritual Qi filling, aren’t we about to become useless?!"
"How is this different from falling into a terminal world?!"
Panic, like a plague, spread across the Observatory Platform.
Just as everyone’s spirits were on the verge of collapse—
Step! Step! Step!
Heavy yet steady footsteps echoed from the entrance of the Observatory Platform.
The crowd turned towards the sound, seeing a figure clad in a dark brocade robe stride forth.
The newcomer was handsome, with an aura of unyielding authority, none other than Chief Tributor Zhou Yunsheng!
Zhou Yunsheng stood with hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping across the assembly, speaking loudly:
"Fellow colleagues need not worry! Your Majesty has decreed, you may all shift your cultivation techniques!"
As his voice fell, he reached into his bosom, fetching an ancient Jade Scroll, tossing it into the air.
The Jade Scroll transformed into a stream of light, floating before the group, with four gilded characters sparkling brightly on it—Degree of Calamity Refinement Scripture!
"Cultivating this technique can convert internal calamity energy wholly into pure Spiritual Qi!"
Zhou Yunsheng’s voice, akin to a calming pill, resonated in their ears:
"More importantly, this technique straightens the path from Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation...all the way to the pinnacle of the Great Dao, a truly unimpeded journey!"
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