Chapter 681: Opening Heaven and Earth

“Sss… An Eternal Realm being? That’s a realm beyond the Demon Emperor!”

“Could it be… that our Lord has shattered the limits of chaos and attained Eternity?”

Each disciple’s eyes gleamed, feeling they had joined the right sect; their loyalty surged several percentage points, and their pride skyrocketed.

Fang Xing saw all of this as clearly as if it were daylight, yet he remained unmoved.

The emergence of the “Green Emperor’s Eternal Life Scripture” would surely attract covetous eyes—he had known this all along.

But with his current strength, he could ignore it all.

“Though I’ve trained only a short while in the Great Xia Universe, time flows differently in the Qingyuan Great Realm… so despite the long eons I’ve spent here, I’m still a genius!”

Deep within the Lingbao Palace, in a silent chamber, Fang Xing’s Black Dragon body sat cross-legged, his gaze sweeping over the disciples in cultivation.

Among them were not only Yiling the Hermit, who had reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm, but also Han Lin, whose cultivation progressed slowly yet whose lifespan remained eternally youthful…

They were still merely comprehending the Laws, but in time, most would surely touch upon the Great Dao.

“The Dao of Life, the Dao of Destruction… the Dao of Life and Destruction?”

“The Dao of Wood, the Five Elements Dao?”

“The Dao of Heaven and Earth…”

Countless fragmented insights into the Dao surfaced in Fang Xing’s mind.

“Now that I wield the Panwu Dao, to successfully ‘forge a Dao,’ I must create one superior to Panwu!”

“According to my earlier vague conception, it must be the ‘True Martial Dao!’”

Fang Xing’s eyes radiated brilliant light.

True Martial Dao!

His foundation was the Wu Dao of Blue Star, later he became a Star Warrior, cultivated the “Panwu Scripture,” and the path he intended to forge naturally had to be tied to Wu Dao!

“Panwu is the primordial origin of martial Dao—it is already perfect; finding flaws in it is impossible…”

“All I need to do is be myself… True Martial, True Martial—it is the martial of the True Self, arising from within…”

“My previous comprehension of the True-Illusion Law can also be integrated into it…”

Fang Xing’s Black Dragon Demon Emperor avatar closed his eyes and began to contemplate.

In the Qingyuan Great Realm, the Lingbao Palace had no external enemies left.

Time flowed like water; years passed like a shuttle.

Before long, countless eons had passed.

The Lingbao Palace produced talent after talent; countless cultivators, drawn by the “Green Emperor’s Eternal Life Scripture,” came to join its ranks and attained Heavenly Immortal or Heavenly Demon status…

Even a Chaos Realm cultivator emerged!

All of this became Fang Xing’s nourishment…

…

One day.

“True Martial… it’s so hard…”

The Black Dragon Demon Emperor opened his eyes: “Even after countless years of contemplation, I’ve only just begun…”

Fourteen Realm beings have infinite lifespans, yet achieving Eternity remains exceedingly difficult—some bottlenecks cannot be broken merely by spending eons in contemplation.

The Great Xia Universe.

New Blue Star.

Today, Blue Star civilization has become the universe’s top civilization, occupying vast territories once held by insect clans and monstrous beasts.

“It’s been twenty-three thousand seven hundred years already?”

In the metal fortress, upon the throne, Fang Xing opened his eyes:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Profession: Star Warrior】

【Fourteenth Realm: Dao Master (Stage Four · Perfect)】

【Transcendence Trait: Great Divinity】

【Mastered Dao: Panwu】

【Panwu Scripture · Volume Two: 80000/80000 (Grandmaster)】

【Heart Power: 39999/40000 (Master)】

【Eternal Time-Space Sun King Spell: 7999/8000 (Master)】

【Gate of All Realms (Can Be Activated)】

…

“At this point, every aspect of mine has nearly reached its limit… the Panwu Scripture is already perfected.”

“The remaining Heart Power cultivation and the Eternal Time-Space Sun King Spell are both stuck at a bottleneck—likely requiring me to break into the Fifteenth Realm and achieve Eternity to proceed further…”

“If I keep training like this, the boasts I made long ago will collapse…”

Fang Xing shook his head.

According to the Sword Master, Lord Han Sen is nearly awakening.

By analogy, the two Eternal insect beings are also close.

“Sigh… I’ve got to fulfill the boasts I made, even if I have to cry while doing it—luckily, I’ve got a cheat.”

Fang Xing had submitted his request to the Gate of All Realms over ten thousand years ago.

But the Gate of All Realms had remained in charging mode ever since.

After all… worlds capable of aiding an Eternal being’s breakthrough are rare even within the “known realms” of the Time-Space River.

Fortunately, recently, the Gate of All Realms finally gave feedback—fully charged, ready to activate at any moment!

“Is there really a world that can aid my breakthrough to Eternity?”

Fang Xing’s consciousness merged into the Gate of All Realms; having fully subjugated it, he immediately received the relevant information.

“There is no world that directly aids breakthrough to Eternity…”

“But the accumulated power of the Gate of All Realms can assist me in forging a world—not a Small or Medium World… but a Great World, even one possessing the primordial source of all realms?”

“To ‘forge a Dao,’ I must create a world, pour the entire Panwu Dao into it, and let ‘True Martial’ grow within it…”

“Will the two Daos compete within this world, and the victor claim everything?”

“If Panwu wins, then forging the Dao fails… if True Martial wins, then forging the Dao succeeds?” The information was vast—even Fang Xing found it hard to digest at once.

Yet after several hours, he barely understood: “So… I’m supposed to become a ‘Pangu,’ opening heaven and earth, transforming my body into a world?”

“And… the beings within this world are all manifestations of me? Their subconscious retains fragments of my consciousness?”

“Even when a powerful being reaches a certain realm, ‘Panwu’ will awaken within them?”

“Panwu Dao is so strong, while my True Martial is so weak—how can I stage a comeback?”

Fang Xing felt the Gate of All Realms was trying to trick him.

But as he read further, he understood.

“Panwu Dao is simply that strong… to defeat Panwu’s consciousness with True Martial’s awareness within a naturally evolving world—that is the difficulty of forging a Dao!”

This was essentially a colossal ritual for ascending to Eternity—with a very high chance of failure.

If successful, he would break into the Fifteenth Realm!

!

“But… the Gate of All Realms didn’t spend this long just preparing this ritual—it can help me cheat by preserving a sliver of my True Martial consciousness awake…”

“Even if Panwu is powerful, it’s still only subconscious—if I can maintain even a sliver of awake awareness, perhaps I can succeed!”

Fang Xing’s eyes lit up, and he immediately began making arrangements.

Opening heaven and earth, transforming into a world… required recalling all his avatars and consciousnesses.

Thus, his cultivation avatar and Black Dragon Demon Emperor must vanish for a time.

Fortunately, the Gate of All Realms could accelerate the newly forged world to its maximum limit—far exceeding the effect of “one day in heaven, one year on earth.”

In the Great Xia Universe, very little time would pass.

Fang Xing connected his consciousness to the Tai Xu Network, gave a few instructions to the Sword Master and others, then entered the deepest meditation chamber.

He sat cross-legged, staring at the attribute panel, his mind still hazy.

“I still remember when I first transmigrated… I arrived in Lei Ousi’s inner universe, became a member of a civilization, utterly bewildered…”

“If not for the Gate of All Realms helping me rapidly accumulate my first fortune and gain the capital to rise, where would I be now?”

“And now… I’m about to strike for the final Eternal realm before transcendence—and again, I need the Gate of All Realms’ help…”

“Is all of this… just a cycle?”

Fang Xing sighed over fate, then forcefully pressed his consciousness into the Gate of All Realms.

In the void, an invisible gate opened, swallowing his form.

In an instant, Fang Xing vanished entirely from the Great Xia Universe.

…

Splash!

Through the Gate of All Realms, Fang Xing felt like a temporary fish leaping from the water, able to overlook the entire Time-Space River!

Majestic!

Vast!

Within the incomprehensibly grand Time-Space River, countless “currents” surged and slowed alternately…

Each confluence of these rivers was a brilliant world.

The worlds of the Celestial Tier are undoubtedly among the largest "nodes."

"And all of this belongs to the realm of the speakable and the knowable."

The transcendent gaze lasted only an instant; the next moment, Fang Xing plunged back into the River of Time and Space, arriving at a remote branch.

Here, even eternal beings would find it nearly impossible to pinpoint a specific world amid the endless chaos of the Void.

…

Darkness. Silence.

This was the dominant theme of countless knowable realms within the River of Time and Space.

Suddenly!

A gate abruptly appeared, swallowing and exhaling vast quantities of chaotic energy, carving out the Void.

——The Celestial Gate!

"With the Celestial Gate as its foundation, one can easily stabilize the earth, fire, wind, and water of this Void region..."

The gate roared open, and Fang Xing stepped forth.

Then...

He transformed into a demonic god wielding a colossal axe.

His height exceeded countless light-years; he swung his great axe and roared, bringing it crashing down!

BOOM!

The heavens and earth were born!

The clear qi rose to form the sky; the turbid qi sank to form the earth.

Fang Xing roared, and the form of the Pan Gu demonic god shattered instantly.

His eyes became the sun and moon; his bones turned into mountain ranges; his blood vessels became rivers...

His consciousness descended to the deepest depths of the world, becoming its source, and slipped into profound slumber.

The power of the Pan Wu Dao also fully dispersed, nearly becoming the very "Heavenly Dao" of this world!

The so-called "True Wu Dao" power was utterly insignificant.

"If I didn't have a cheat, I'd be dead for sure..."

Fang Xing muttered, and just before his main consciousness sank into slumber, a sliver of awareness used the Celestial Gate to remain awake, escaping the world's source.

RUMBLING!

Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, bolts continuously striking the ocean.

The miracle of life was quietly taking shape.

"I must acquire a vessel, or I'll dissipate..."

"Damn... this cheat is weak... after leaving the Celestial Gate, I can barely move..."

Fang Xing struggled desperately to attach a sliver of his awareness to an utterly ordinary stone.

After all, there was still no life.

In an instant, the stone flashed with light and transformed into a stone talisman.

——True Wu Talisman!

Fang Xing named it himself, then sensed its nature: "This world is me, all living beings are me... but what resides within the True Wu Talisman is my truest self!"

(End of Chapter)