Chapter 145: Establishing the Tai Xuan Dao, the Star Measuring Ruler (1/10, Requesting Subscription)

Facing the siege, Zhang Taixuan was utterly calm.

His form flickered, splitting into four.

The three illusions, together with himself, activated the Nine Seals.

In an instant, the heavens and earth before him changed.

The Qian Seal allows one to move forward, to anticipate the enemy's moves.

The Zu Seal enables the Zhu Xian Sword Array, trapping enemies within.

Though surrounded, he moved effortlessly, gliding freely between the Lei Ting illusions.

Even when he could not match force with force, he could activate the Eight Phases World, turning solid into void to evade an attack.

Or he could activate the Zhe Seal to heal his wounds.

The Lei Ting illusions were still far too unintelligent, nowhere near the young Emperor himself.

The technique of turning solid into void offered little advantage on the Emperor's Path.

But during a heavenly tribulation, it could prove invaluable, often turning peril into safety.

Boom—

After half a day of battle, the Lei Ting illusions were shattered one by one, leaving only the Xiangong hovering high in the nine heavens, its aura growing sharper.

"The Nine Seals—somebody actually comprehended them through a heavenly tribulation? This is an unprecedented marvel."

"I've lived my life in vain. I spent over fifty years cultivating the Ocean of Qi Realm, yet the world holds such a genius. Heaven is unjust."

"How wonderful it would be if I had such talent."

In the livestream.

Ye Hei and the others were numb.

This kind of comprehension had surpassed the bounds of understanding.

Ye Hei: "So many divine arts! Master, take me with you—I don't need much, just teach me the Xing Seal."

Su Xiao: "The Xing Seal is indeed excellent—a retreat technique. If you run fast enough, victory always remains possible."

Lin Fengjiao: "Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is the best. The Xing Seal is truly supreme."

Ying Zheng: "I hope Master will list these Seals for sale—I'll save up to buy them."

Yue Buqun: "Such techniques are surely expensive—don't expect them anytime soon. Let's first cultivate to the Divine Art Realm."

Outside.

Zhang Taixuan ascended to the Lei Ting Xiangong.

The moment he took his first step, a colossal force pressed down, as if mountains were crushing upon him—even his formidable body felt bones clanging under the strain.

What is your Dao?

No voice answered.

Yet in that instant, he understood.

This Xiangong was not a tribulation—it was an opportunity.

Pressure forges the body; questioning the heart reveals the path ahead.

"My Dao is the Tai Xuan Dao. Tai means supreme; Xuan means mysterious."

Under the immense pressure, Zhang Taixuan's mind raced.

"Through my Tai Xuan Dao, I shall command all divine arts and mysteries."

"The Dao Jing says: Dao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; Two gives birth to Three; Three gives birth to all things. My Tai Xuan is Dao itself; all divine arts are One, Two, Three, and the myriad Dao."

As this thought arose, it was as if heaven and earth had been split open—Zhang Taixuan felt a sudden, profound awakening.

"Until now, I've been cultivating others' Dao—even the Immortal King scriptures were merely walking along paths laid by others."

"Today, I finally awaken—I realize I've merely been imitating others, like the man from Handan who learned to walk poorly."

He took a few more steps; the pressure intensified, yet his mind grew even more active, his thoughts accelerating.

"I shall take the stars as my foundation, fuse all arts, and forge a path where one method governs the myriad Dao."

His cultivation began with the Star Body—he naturally felt deep kinship with it, and chose it as his Dao foundation.

As his thoughts surged, under his rebellious enlightenment, the new Tai Xuan Jing reformed.

【You have restructured your cultivation path upon the Star Dao, transforming the Five Secret Realms—Ocean of Qi, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, Immortal Platform—into a star domain; all acupoints became countless stars, interconnected, fusing the five realms into an inseparable whole. Your Five Realm methods are now more tightly linked.】

【You have fused the Star Dao with martial arts, divine arts, the Nine Seals, fragmented Emperor scriptures, and the Tai Xuan Jing, reforging the scripture into a brand-new Semi-Immortal Emperor-grade Tai Xuan Jing.】

【Using the principles of the Tai Xuan Jing and the Zu, Shu, and Bing Seals as foundations, you have devised the method to forge the Star Measuring Ruler.】

Star Measuring Ruler: Its body is adorned with 365 stars, capable of embedding 365 supreme divine arts; when any art is activated, it gains unimaginable amplification. When refined to perfection, its power can carve open heaven and earth, reestablishing the primordial elements of earth, water, fire, and wind.

"This is truly an Immortal's magic treasure," Zhang Taixuan thought, a surge of joy flooding his mind as the forging method of the Star Measuring Ruler flashed through him.

Though the Qiankun Cauldron was wondrous, it had little practical use.

Aside from aiding the Feathered Ascension Technique and alchemy, it could only deploy spatial arts—or be swung, swung, swung—too crude.

Of course, that didn't mean he would abandon the Qiankun Cauldron.

With resources from countless realms at his disposal, he could fuse all celestial metals into one, crafting a refined method to activate and wield the Qiankun Cauldron.

The power of this method might not be weaker than the Star Measuring Ruler.

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As the new Tai Xuan Jing formed, Zhang Taixuan felt his body lighten instantly—the Lei Ting Xiangong dissolved into pure energy, surging toward him.

He knew this opportunity was rare; he immediately activated his cultivation method and began anew.

Ten thousand layers of Ocean of Qi surged; the Star Divine Tree trembled, absorbing the Sacred Body imprint and the Primordial Dao Embryo imprint; its trunk rose several zhang higher, its form growing more mysterious, radiating an eternal, unyielding aura.

The Ocean of Qi churned violently, endless starlight surging like tides; the once-starlit shore transformed into 365 colossal star orbs, reconstituting into a new Ocean of Qi.

The 365 star orbs interconnected, amplifying the Ocean of Qi's power.

Then came the Dao Palace, where the Five Qi evolved into five directional star clouds, possessing both the power of stars and the many subtleties of the original Five Qi.

Lei Ting Xiangong's power was immense, a reward for having survived the Cutting of the Dao calamity.

Zhang Taixuan sat cross-legged in empty space, and in an instant, he cultivated all Five Secret Realms once more, breaking through again to the Immortal Third Layer realm.

Though his realm was the same, his strength was no longer comparable.

Now, he felt that his spiritual abilities and magic power were perfectly obedient, as if he himself were the embodiment of the Dao.

And so it was.

Taking the stars as his foundation, the Tai Xuan Dao he had evolved had become a source stream.

Though this Dao Ancestor was still immature, it was not something an ordinary cultivator could match.

"But I still lack a little—my Star Measuring Ruler should now emerge."

With a thought, seven strands of world origin converged upon the Immortal Platform, transforming into a white jade ruler, one chi long, radiating a hazy glow.

"One more strand remains."

He gathered the final strand of world origin.

That final strand of world origin sank into the ruler, instantly scattering into three hundred and sixty-five beams of light, manifesting the three hundred and sixty-five stars of the celestial sphere.

World origin is the supreme energy of heaven and earth.

The evolution of the stars was perfectly apt, profound and extraordinary.

"I now have thirty-four spiritual abilities; imprinting them fully upon it will give me a protective treasure capable of standing firm across all realms."

Thinking thus, Zhang Taixuan imprinted upon it the spiritual abilities he had acquired and created: the Feathers-to-Immortality Art, the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, the Longevity Incantation, Pure Origin Creation, Heavenly Mechanism, Li Fire Rainbow, and the Nine Secrets.

Instantly, the thirty-four stars on the Star Measuring Ruler glowed brightly, contrasting with the dimmer ones.