Chapter 763: Innate Spiritual Root, the Xuanhuang Mother Tree!

The order of the Xuanhuang World is strict; from the advancement of cultivators down to every aspect, all lies within the Law Web.

The rank of one's authority within the Law Web not only represents status, but also concerns one's realm!

"Only at the seventh tier of the Law Web can one advance to the Dao Lord's fruit position!"

Mulling over various pieces of intelligence in his mind, the Sword Lotus body communicated with the Law Web; with a thought, an immeasurably vast divine net, enveloping all things, had already manifested within his heart.

"Hum~"

Endless divine patterns flowed, faintly discernible as nine layers, upper and lower.

Li Yuan concentrated his perception, yet could only make out the outline of the Law Web's seven layers, barely catching sight of twelve unfathomably terrifying figures.

"According to Yun Yun Changlong's intelligence, the seventh layer of the Law Web can only accommodate twelve people…"

Li Yuan gazed at the Law Web, feeling it as vast as the starry cosmos.

The twelve silhouettes of Jin Xian stretched across the cosmos above, with countless specks of starlight below them—growing ever more numerous the further down one looked.

"The reason the Three Saints of Xuanhuang control the number of cultivators might be because the limit the Law Web can bear is exactly this many?"

A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind: "Perhaps this is why the Three Saints of Xuanhuang no longer seal the realms?"

Yun Yun Changlong's intelligence had given him a far deeper understanding of the Law Web.

Li Yuan had originally assumed that the Dao Sect had sensed the Law Web's potential, sent people to explore, and ultimately the Nine Phoenix Dao Lord had taken action, forcing the Xuanhuang World to reopen.

But now, he felt that the opening of the Xuanhuang realms was inevitable.

For no other reason than that the Law Web's capacity had a limit.

The Law Web's upper three layers held only the Three Saints, Five Emperors, and Twelve Jin Xian—fruit positions were limited, yet the number of cultivators would only grow ever greater.

"For cultivators below the sixth tier of the Law Web, the Wan Wan Zhuli of the Law Web is immense, but for those great cultivators with hopes of becoming Dao Lords, this is a severance of the path ahead!"

"This, then, is the flaw of the Law Web."

Li Yuan's mind was crystal clear.

The Law Web's war potential was enormously vast, yet in truth, once the Law Web was established, the Xuanhuang Great World had only one path to walk: outward expansion.

This was the will of the Three Saints of Xuanhuang, and also the will of all cultivators throughout the myriad realms of Xuanhuang!

Turning over various thoughts in his mind, Li Yuan looked at the Sword Lotus body's information:

【Cultivator of Lingmiao Realm】

【Law Web: First Tier】

【Realm: Second Realm Unified】

【Gong Fa: Primordial Five Punishments Sword】

【Gu Gu Shentong: None】

【Spells: None】

【Xuanhuang Shan Gong: Da Gong none, Xiao Gong three thousand nine hundred】

"Passable, barely."

Li Yuan's heart was undisturbed.

One year before and after, reaching the peak of the second realm—for a normal cultivator, this was naturally extraordinarily astonishing.

But for him, it was only barely passable.

The Sword Lotus body's true harvest was still the "cultivation-by-proxy spell" tasks it had continuously taken on over the past year or more.

Although it seemed the Sword Lotus body did not possess a single spell, in reality, through the Sword Lotus body, Li Yuan had obtained several dozen spells and Gong Fa of varying tiers.

Including but not limited to top-tier visualization diagrams such as the "Scarlet Radiance Nine Heavens Diagram."

"Advancement above the third tier of the Law Web requires going to the Twelve Great Realms for tempering, and most are Divine Realms, but advancement for the lower three tiers requires only the Xuanhuang Mountain Merit, and proficiency in law-arts…"

With a thought from Li Yuan, a trembling chime exploded within his heart:

【Xiao Gong three thousand, may advance to Law Web Second Tier】

【Confirm advancement?】

"Yes!"

As Li Yuan agreed, the light and shadow before him suddenly shifted, and in the blink of an eye, he had landed upon a spacious martial arena.

Then, under his gaze, a towering figure strode forth.

"Peak of the second realm, proficient in law-arts—there's no real difficulty here."

Li Yuan stepped forward; although the Sword Lotus body bore no spells, an opponent of this tier required no spells at all.

Before long, the martial arena shattered and vanished, and the Sword Lotus body had advanced to Law Web Second Tier.

"Hum~"

Faintly, Li Yuan sensed an unfathomably terrifying intent sweep across him, but it vanished in less than an instant.

"No different from the first tier?"

Li Yuan focused his perception; functions such as the infusion and cultivation-by-proxy remained as before, only faintly, he felt the Law Web had become more familiar.

"According to Yun Yun Changlong's intelligence, after advancement of Law Web authority, breaking through bottlenecks receives a considerable boost, but the Sword Lotus body never had any bottlenecks to begin with…"

Li Yuan was not disappointed; he merely reviewed all the intelligence in his mind once more, then focused on himself and began visualizing the Xuanhuang World Tree.

Advancement within the Law Web followed order; even descendants of the Five Emperors, with the gifts of gods and demons, had to proceed step by step, unable to leap ahead.

But the "Child of Destiny" was the exception!

"The Xuanhuang World Tree bears the Law Web; the World Tree's favor is the Law Web's favor… back in the day, Fang Han and Jue Shenji ascended in a single step, directly promoted to the fifth or sixth tier of the Law Web…"

"I have refined Xuanhuang magic power, and the true-form diagram of the Xuanhuang World Tree has taken considerable shape—I wonder if the Law Web recognizes this?"

Li Yuan deliberated in his heart.

His understanding of the Xuanhuang's favor was not extensive; he only knew it required Xuanhuang magic power and the refinement of the true-form diagram of the Xuanhuang World Tree.

But after all, his Xuanhuang magic power was not refined through visualizing the World Tree—whether that old tree would recognize it, he had no certainty in his heart.

"Let's try it for now. If it works, it works. If not, I'll think of another way."

After pondering for a moment, Li Yuan already had a plan in mind.

Having learned that the Dao Sovereign-level titans of the Xuanhuang Great World were very likely all being held in check, his courage had grown considerably.

Even if the law net detected something amiss, it would only cost him a lotus seed—no harm to his main body.

"Hum~"

At a thought from Li Yuan, light suddenly blazed in his mind sea, and the shadow of a towering divine tree slowly manifested.

Then, streams of Xuanhuang magic power within his body circulated and boiled, pouring into the shadow of that world tree in his mind sea.