Chapter 348

The Dao of Heaven is to the world as the soul is to a person.

Although Zhang Taixuan was the ruler of the world, its master, he did not prevent the emergence of the Dao of Heaven.

After all, he couldn't possibly govern the Dao of Heaven and dwell constantly within its space, could he?

A small lesser world simply isn't worth such a great temptation.

07 Hong Jun merged with the Dao, but it was the Dao of a top-tier greater world.

"Go!"

Zhang Taixuan did not hesitate; he refined the Lei Chi, then hurled it—immediately, the Lei Chi, no larger than an inkstone, transformed into a colossal entity, as if a Xianshan had descended upon the world.

Not only could the Tai Xuan World see it, but even the Lesser Immortal World and the Shao Zhang World saw projections of the Lei Chi.

Within the projections, thunder and lightning churned atop the Lei Chi, revealing deadly intent.

Strands of thunder serpents fell, radiating an aura of annihilation.

"By the way, I could also channel the magic power of the Tun Tian World into the Lei Chi to evolve it."

The Tun Tian World is merely a reserve of magic power—he only uses it in battle or cultivation.

A world as a magic power reserve? How could he possibly use it all? Perfect for evolving the world.

With a thought, the chaotic magic power converted from the Tun Tian World surged into the Lei Chi, pushing its power to its utmost limit.

Boom!

With a thunderous detonation, an inexplicable aura seemed to emerge throughout heaven and earth.

The next instant, heaven and earth trembled.

The Tai Xuan World expanded, and even the Lesser Immortal World and the Shao Zhang World expanded along with it…

Besides the world's expansion, the laws and spiritual energy of all worlds surged upward rapidly.

This was the world growing.

In an instant, aided by the emergence of the Lei Chi and the establishment of order, the Tai Xuan World became a top-tier lesser world.

And Zhang Taixuan, under the world's counterflow, reached the Second Heaven of the Saint Realm.

Notably, slaying the Xu Yao Tianzun and enduring the Saint King Heavenly Tribulation, the Three Tribulation Curse only raised his power to the peak of the Saint King First Heaven.

The only drawback of the Three Tribulation Curse technique is that the magic power it converts increases with the severity of the tribulation.

Zhang Taixuan's power is too great—even when facing tribulations from ancient Tianzuns, the Curse perceives them as mere trials, granting only limited power growth.

After waiting a while longer, the heavenly tremors ceased, and the Lei Chi vanished directly into the sky, sinking into the Dao of Heaven's space.

From now on, unless an anti-heavenly being appears, the Lei Chi will not manifest.

Ordinary heavenly tribulations can be evolved directly through the laws.

"Top-tier lesser world… one step further and it becomes a middle world." Zhang Taixuan, with perfect foresight, retrieved the Tai Yu Tower, "I wonder if refining this tower into the Thirty-Three Heavens might push the Tai Xuan World one step further?"

Thinking thus, Zhang Taixuan hurled the Tai Yu Tower into the Qian Kun Ding, then tossed in all remaining immortal metal and Xuan Huang Mother Qi, beginning to melt and refine.

To refine the Thirty-Three Heavens, one must not stint on materials.

Had he been able to find higher-grade immortal materials, the refinement of the Thirty-Three Heavens would have been even more extravagant.

Moments later, the Tai Yu Tower was re-refined; its array patterns and technique imprints had changed form, now taking on Zhang Taixuan's likeness.

"Indeed, only by entering the Immortal Dao realm does one gain the right to alter the array patterns within a quasi-Emperor artifact."

Though he is not yet a true Immortal, he is a Tianxian within the Ancient Immortal system, possessing a measure of Immortal Dao techniques.

That is why he conceived the idea of refining the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Retrieving the Tai Yu Tower, he scanned its interior—and indeed, within it were thirty-three vast celestial realms.

Each realm within was immeasurably lofty, its space hardened to an unimaginable degree.

"No—rather than integrating it into the Tai Xuan World, I should place it outside the world, as an Immortal Realm. That way, as a separate world, its efficiency in converting spiritual energy would greatly increase, preserving the Immortal Realm's dense spiritual energy."

Thinking thus, Zhang Taixuan suppressed the Tai Yu Tower to prevent it from absorbing the Tai Xuan World's spiritual energy, then meticulously condensed the Changhe of Time and Space, crafting a Changhe for each of the Thirty-Three Heavens, before hurling them into the chaos.

"Tai Xuan World, Tai Yu Realm—united, Tai Yu becomes the Immortal Realm, Tai Xuan the Earthly Immortal Realm, Shao Zhang the Mortal Realm, and the Lesser Immortal World the transition between the Three Realms."

With a thought, all the worlds began to operate in concert.

The next instant, the energies of the four worlds linked together; Tai Xuan World, the Mortal Realm, and the Lesser Immortal World trembled once more, forming the Three Realms system.

Spiritual energy gushed forth, the laws deepened further, and space strengthened again.

Boom!

The earth quaked, the sky grew ever higher.

A purest stream of primordial spiritual energy descended, merging into all things—most of it settling upon the spiritual roots and Zhang Taixuan's body.

The spiritual roots transformed into primordial spiritual roots; Zhang Taixuan's spiritual treasures became primordial spiritual treasures, their surfaces adorned with primordial patterns, radiating astonishing Dao resonance.

Even the technique inscriptions within them grew more mysterious, evolving into primordial Great Dao inscriptions, their power vastly enhanced.

"Lower-grade primordial spiritual treasure—excellent!"

After a brief sense of their nature, Zhang Taixuan learned the ranks of the Star Measuring Ruler, the Qian Kun Ding, the Tai Xuan Sword, and the Divine Phoenix Bell.

This was not the end, but the beginning—these great treasures would continue to grow as the world ascended.

Without lingering over the treasures' mysteries, Zhang Taixuan began diligently cultivating, absorbing the primordial spiritual energy.

This time, with the world's ascent to a middle world, the primordial spiritual energy poured down in overwhelming quantity.

Even with his power, he had to concentrate to refine it—otherwise, the primordial spiritual energy would leak into the Tai Xuan World, evolving into spiritual energy and mineral veins.

Though the Tai Xuan World 377 was his.

But he still felt it was too wasteful.

Saint King Third Heaven… Saint King Fourth Heaven…

When the primordial spiritual energy ceased flowing, the world had ascended to a middle world, and his power reached Saint King Seventh Heaven—his Three Pure Ones incarnations also reached Saint King Seventh Heaven.

One could say this heavenly ascent granted him far too many benefits.

However, the Three Pure Ones avatar had not yet been tempered by heavenly tribulation; although the realm had been reached, its actual strength was still somewhat insubstantial.

"In a few days, I'll let the Three Pure Ones avatar go back to undergo tribulation."

A thought shifted, one step crossed out, and the next moment, Zhang Taixuan appeared within a vast, grand heaven and earth.

Here the heavens and earth were lofty and far, even more magnificent and wondrous than the Taixuan Realm.

Between the mountain ranges, spiritual energy condensed into drifting clouds and mist; beneath the earth, spiritual ore had already formed.

Even some streams, rivers, and great rivers were formed from spiritual energy liquefied.

Zhang Taixuan looked toward the sky, his gaze sharpening — he actually discovered a wisp of clear wind had developed a vague instinct, autonomously drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate.

"As expected, the Thirty-Three Heavens breathing in and out spiritual energy has a far higher conversion efficiency," Zhang Taixuan praised. "Now this looks like a immortal realm."

Step by step ascending the Thirty-Three Heavens, Zhang Taixuan admired the scenery all the way, his face full of smiles.

"This thirty-third heaven shall be called the Great Luo Heaven; from now on it will be my cultivation ground. The spiritual roots of the Earth Immortal Realm should also be moved up here. From now on, ascenders from the Lesser Immortal Realm can also cultivate on their own in the Earth Immortal Realm." Zhang Taixuan paused in thought briefly, then waved a hand, and the undying medicines, spiritual roots, and Dao-Comprehending Tea Tree he had previously planted were transported from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Great Luo Heaven.