[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-creating-heavenly-laws":3,"chapter-creating-heavenly-laws-creating-heavenly-laws-chapter-734":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Creating Heavenly Laws",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1421917,1876,"Chapter 733","creating-heavenly-laws-chapter-734",734,"\u003Cp>The strength of a Dao Seeker depends primarily on their mental power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger one’s mental force, the greater the Dao secret arts they can wield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more power of heaven and earth they can draw upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the physical body? That’s the domain of martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, even the strongest physique remains mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can’t resist poison, nor withstand blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a dozen armored soldiers surrounding you—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you’d be minced into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why, in battles between Dao Seekers, they often begin by gauging the strength of each other’s mental force, to decide whether to fight or flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-robed man at the side had sensed no fluctuations of mental power from Lin Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he dismissed him outright, not taking him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one standing in the center thought deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Yuan was truly an ordinary mortal, what gave him the nerve to interfere in a battle between Dao Seekers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four of them were Dao Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that hunchbacked old man was a Dao Seeker, albeit an ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to warrant a personal pursuit from four Dao Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That in itself proved his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wasn’t right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-robed man in the center instinctively activated a Dao secret art to probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, every Dao art consumed mental power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Dao Seeker would recklessly use one unless necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What an incredibly restrained mental force.” The man in the center was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used Jinlong Sect’s detection technique, and faintly sensed that Lin Yuan wasn’t devoid of mental power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that all of it was perfectly concealed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a vast, boundless ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the surface, it was calm and still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within, undercurrents surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-robed man beside him looked puzzled, but halted as instructed, eyeing the man in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You're the power behind him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central figure asked Lin Yuan in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, it is Jinlong Sect that has offended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, the golden-robed man relented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no confidence in defeating Lin Yuan. The sense of danger was too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, when Jinlong Sect was on the brink of a major transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, they had acted so forcefully toward the hunchbacked old man because they believed they had him cornered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, hearing their senior brother back down—though the other three didn’t fully understand—they knew he must’ve noticed something critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-robed man who had stepped forward also backed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan looked at the four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t come here just to save his uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his eye on Jinlong Sect, and all of Manzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Jinlong Sect’s Dao Master nearing death, now was the perfect time to strike and take control behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No risk involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the conclusion Lin Yuan reached after observing countless future timelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manzhou had strategic value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Lin Yuan had intended to build trade routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly influencing the region over decades before taking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now a shortcut had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could seize Manzhou early, it would greatly benefit his long-term plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not planning to leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not planning to leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding golden-robed men’s faces darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Brother had already shown great courtesy, and he still wouldn’t back down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you refuse to leave, then—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the center interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly realize, he had no idea when Lin Yuan had even arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Seekers had powerful perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet none of them had noticed Lin Yuan’s approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three looked at one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then silently followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew their senior brother well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might seem indifferent, but he was extremely domineering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him to act like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master,” the hunchbacked uncle murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinlong Sect was the sky over Manzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the Grand Feng court, they were the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the court avoided direct confrontation with them here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, four golden-robed cultivators had willingly retreated, it was the best outcome he could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not leaving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, streams of mental power surged from the surrounding void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interweaving, colliding, and rapidly spreading in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on Lin Yuan, mental force flowed out in all directions, forming a web over a hundred zhang wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four golden-robed men were caught inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped like flies in a spider’s web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead cultivator’s expression changed drastically. His soul trembled as he muttered in disbelief, “Heaven-Earth Cage? A Heaven-Earth Cage this vast?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three could barely stand, their faces pale with fear. “Dao Master?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Seekers used mental power to commune with heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ordinary Dao Seekers had weak mental force—incapable of projecting it outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at the level of Dao Mage could one barely project their mental power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even then, only a few feet beyond their body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dao Master, however, had such immense mental power that they could form cages of pure spirit energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven-Earth Cages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a Master could do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To form a Heaven-Earth Cage of this scale—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the others trembled, the senior brother was utterly horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a high position within Jinlong Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And had followed their sect’s Master for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone as powerful as their master could only project a Heaven-Earth Cage of 20–30 zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the mental power of a Master wasn’t limitless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Yuan’s cage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred zhang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of terrifying mental force was needed to sustain that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dao Master this powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had no one heard of him before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After subduing the four Jinlong Sect disciples, Lin Yuan turned to his uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle, head back. Leave Manzhou to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunchbacked man quickly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past twenty years, this was his first time witnessing the Young Master truly act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always known Lin Yuan was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a Dao Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at Red Lotus Sect’s peak, they’d only had a handful of Dao Seekers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Masters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they possessed even one Dao Master, they wouldn’t have been forced to flee from province to province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Red Lotus had established several branches, they were all hunted, forced into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’d had a Master, they could’ve openly ruled an entire province, building strength in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at Jinlong Sect’s rear mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Master Jin Yi sat cross-legged in meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was withering, though his mental power remained strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that power came from the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once the body died, even the strongest mind would fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinlong Sect has yet to produce a new Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes, face marked with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinlong Sect held great influence in Manzhou and had a strong relationship with Grand Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a Master for a short time, things would remain stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most provinces didn’t even have one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing such a pillar was risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a Dao Master, their confidence would falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope I can raise a successor before I pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the very least, a potential candidate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For decades, the sect had poured resources into a single disciple, but a Master couldn’t be created through resources alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi’s expression suddenly changed. “Who’s there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, a young man appeared nearby, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he felt his mental power sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man walked casually up to him, gazing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which Master are you?” Jin Yi asked, despair in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that brief moment of contact, he understood one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person had appeared silently, and sealed his spirit with no warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any one of those feats alone meant this man could kill him with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jin Yi was near death, and his body was frail, Dao Masters fought with the mind, and in that domain, he was utterly outclassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to know who I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan smiled. “You have two options.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One: surrender. Let me soul-search you, and cooperate with me in taking over Jinlong Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ensure your sect’s legacy continues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After twenty years of cultivation, his strength now surpassed ordinary Dao Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi, a veteran Master, couldn’t even resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lin Yuan was still technically a Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mastery of mental power was in a different league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to fully read someone’s soul, and obtain complete memories, required cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, no active resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul-searching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi’s face twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Masters specialized in mental power, and yes, they could soul-search others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be soul-searched themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would expose every last secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the second option?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi asked hoarsely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I forcibly soul-search you. Jinlong Sect is wiped out. Your legacy ends here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forced soul-searching led to fragmented, unreliable memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two choices.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pick one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan looked down at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t doubt the second threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lin Yuan’s power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping out Jinlong Sect would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I choose the first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yi sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea if Lin Yuan would keep his word, but he had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, he would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was soul-searched, at least his sect might survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So be it. Jinlong Sect will live on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had already foreseen this choice through his timeline visions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinlong Sect…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile formed on Lin Yuan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Jin Yi’s full cooperation and complete memories, he could take control of the entire sect smoothly and quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for slaughtering everyone and planting his own people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the worst option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it would create leaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it was wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinlong Sect had over ten thousand disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than two thousand Dao Seekers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To purge them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the Grand Capital of the Grand Feng Dynasty, inside the imperial palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young emperor sat on the throne, frowning in deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over the past twenty years, I too have become a Dao Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured, “The empire’s greatest strength is now in my hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Within the capital alone, there are over ten thousand Dao Mages, more than a hundred Dao Masters, and hundreds of thousands of elite imperial guards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With such immense power, if I wished, I could easily sweep through the other ninety-eight provinces again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, this palace is built entirely from materials that suppress mental power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a Dao Master, once inside, would be heavily restrained—only one percent of their strength would remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why all guards here are elite soldiers. Even a Master who infiltrated would be shredded by just a few dozen of them. And the palace houses a hundred thousand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought, the graver he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet under these circumstances, the only requirement of this tribulation is that I survive 150 years?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—by now it should be 130 years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just survive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not underestimate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the tribulation could be overcome by doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be the final test he faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the imperial palace—the safest place in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t stay here any longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>20 chapters ahead on patreon: \u002FDavid_Lord\u003C\u002Fp>",1911,"2026-06-06T00:32:11.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","fb85e913beafd37d0fe5d59a5128b340b80a49cfc90041ce2de21ee3d51a1f1f","creating-heavenly-laws-chapter-735","creating-heavenly-laws-chapter-762",796,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcreating-heavenly-laws-cover.jpg"]