Chapter 216

In the small courtyard.

Feng Yi's innate spiritual light seemed to have undergone an elevation, situated in some mysterious high place, perceiving the operation of the two different cultivation systems within his body in a state of empty clarity and thoroughness.

The Totem System takes the Dao One Secret Realm within the primordial spirit's sea of consciousness at the glabella as one of the Great Dao, opening yin and yang, dividing the three powers, transforming myriad phenomena, deriving the five elements, and finally linking the bloodline to the corporeal primordial spirit, making the six great secret realms a unified whole and constructing a complete six-path reincarnation system.

Alternatively, taking the body as a path begins with the Wheel Sea Secret Realm located at the golden ratio point of the physical body as the start of the Great Dao, differentiating life and death yin and yang, evolving the five elements of heaven and earth, penetrating the four extremes of heaven and earth, tempering the spine's great dragon, opening the immortal platform primordial spirit, ultimately merging all powers in a final leap, forming the heart's secret realm that intertwines flesh and primordial spirit, and constructing another six-path reincarnation system unique to oneself.

Among the two cultivation systems, one begins with the primordial spirit's sea of consciousness and ends with the physical body's bloodline; the other begins with the bodily secret realm and ends with the world of the heart. They are similar yet different, like the yin-yang transformations of the Great Dao, and also like each taking a different direction of the six-path reincarnation system.

At this moment, countless black and white light points flowed within Feng Yi's innate spiritual light, forming an exquisitely profound yin-yang chart, like a yin-yang fish with head and tail intertwined, containing the Great Dao's yin-yang meaning of balance for all things.

This is a newly elevated balance law formed after integrating Feng Yi's many worldly insights; it is his own yin-yang Great Dao, and also the manifestation of his personal Yi Dao Taiji path.

The yin-yang chart is like a complete universe; in an instant it perfectly encompasses Feng Yi's two cultivation systems within his body, allowing the two six-path reincarnation systems to cycle into each other, causing a brand-new reincarnation system that transcends his previous state to appear within him.

In an instant, the qi within Feng Yi's body underwent a change completely unlike before; the two different six-path reincarnation systems became the yin and yang of the Great Dao, forming a unique positive-negative six-path reincarnation system belonging solely to him.

In a haze, Feng Yi seemed to transcend the universe itself, his very being a complete Great Dao reincarnation, endlessly cycling birth and death, death and birth, entirely determined by his own will, no longer influenced by the external world.

Boom—

An indescribably terrifying aura rose from his body, instantly sweeping across the entire universe.

In an instant, myriad sources of the Great Dao throughout the universe trembled along with it, awakening ancient beings hidden in secret places.

Beside him, Xinhuo trembled all over, the flames atop his head flickering incessantly, as if they might go out at any moment.

Although it is not truly a living being, it is the first fire spirit created at the dawn of the Fire Era by Dasui using Zhouhun, and now it feels a suppression akin to that of a genuine living entity.

It seems that Paoxi before him has already surpassed the limits of the cosmic Great Dao, becoming another complete universe in its own right.

In a haze, Xinhuo's mind conjured the image of Dasui, recalling some of his words, and a faint understanding arose in his heart.

"Paoxi now has probably surpassed Dasui's understanding of the Great Dao, broken through the Totem System that Dasui created, and even embarked on a completely new path that Dasui himself never finished."

Thinking of this, Xinhuo gazed at Paoxi before him, whose aura kept shifting, and couldn't help but show a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

Normally, an Imperial Spirit reincarnating cannot break free from the shackles of its past life; indeed, due to cognitive obstacles, even reaching the level of its former existence is extremely difficult.

Xinhuo never expected that after Paoxi's reincarnation, he would so easily break through the fetters of his past life, even surpassing the limitations of the Totem System that had been passed down for endless ages, attaining a completely new realm.

Although Paoxi's current cultivation in this reincarnated body has not yet reached its peak, the future path is already fully clear; regaining full strength, and even surpassing his former power, is merely a matter of time.

As thoughts turned in his mind, Xinhuo's spirit suddenly grew a little calmer, and an inexplicable emotion rose within him.

"Dasui, at last someone has surpassed the path you originally opened—could this be why you created me in the first place! Is this the true legacy of Xinhuo?"

At the moment Xinhuo's thoughts turned, Zhongyue beside him was also awakened by the immense pressure, waking from his sudden enlightenment.

He stared blankly at the figure ahead, feeling an indescribable shock.

Although the apparition of the Old Ancestor Xi Huang before him showed no significant change, in his eyes it seemed to have become more towering than the entire heaven and earth.

Merely gazing at the apparition of Xi Huang before him, Zhongyue seemed to behold the boundless-information source of the Great Dao; countless intuitive insights rose in his mind, causing his techniques and qi to undergo rapid transformation.

Even so, a great deal of information remained beyond Zhongyue's immediate comprehension, settling in his mind and spirit, becoming the most vital provisions for his future cultivation path.

In his future cultivation, whenever he encounters an incomprehensible training problem, Zhongyue can find the answer by looking upon the lingering image of Xi Huang within his mind and spirit.

The higher his future cultivation rises, the more he can appreciate the profound depth of Xi Huang Old Ancestor's realm.

Hum

But just as Xinhuo and Zhongyue were stunned by the change in Feng Yi's aura, a mysterious undulation arose, as if heavenly might had descended, prompting them both to instinctively lift their heads and gaze toward the sky.

Only seen, in the high heavens the void was slightly hazy, the entire firmament seeming to undulate continuously, as if it had come alive in an instant.

The next moment, a bloody wound appeared upon the heavenly universe, like a scar on the azure firmament, emanating an immortal aura.

As that wound appeared in the heavenly universe, the azure firmament split open, revealing a cold, merciless pupil within.

The pupil resembled the lofty Heavenly Dao Eye, reflecting everything on the earth, causing all things on the ground to continually differentiate and decompose within it into the most fundamental particles.

"What is that?"

Heavenly might descended, and Zhongyue stared in horror at the heavenly eye upon the firmament, his mind and spirit going utterly blank.

Before his words had finished, a vast surge of qi rose, instantly dispelling the heavenly might.

At the same time, Feng Yi's mind and spirit returned; he opened his eyes, looked up to the high heavens, and locked gazes with that pair of cold, merciless heavenly eyes.

In an instant, Feng Yi's heart suddenly gave rise to an inexplicable feeling.

That heavenly eye was deconstructing everything about him, as if his flesh, primordial spirit, Great Dao, and so on were all being reduced to the most basic totem particles, to be thoroughly comprehended by it.

This is entirely aimed at the Totem System, and can even be said to be a Totem Eye born specifically for acquired beings.

Within that heavenly eye lie the ultimate mysteries of the Totem System, already reaching the limit of acquired beings.

"Heaven"

This thought arose in his mind, sensing the other's scrutiny of his own Great Dao, a glint of cold light appeared in Feng Yi's eyes as he coldly said, "Get lost!"

The moment his words fell, Feng Yi's internal qi surged and changed dramatically; countless chaotic messages beyond the Totem System appeared, directly merging into the pupil on the heavenly universe, causing it to plunge into stupor and even threatening to collapse.

Boom

The next instant, a sound wave carrying immense qi swept over, and the eye pupil on the heavenly universe burst open, turning into countless totem particles.

Hum

Faintly, it seemed as if a roar rang out; the entire firmament quivered rapidly, merging into the void and vanishing.

Once again, the heavenly universe returned to calm, as if everything that had just happened were an illusion.

Feng Yi merely watched the scene calmly, with no intention of stopping the other's departure.

As an innate god born from the sacrifices of acquired beings, representing the pinnacle of the Totem System, Heaven's realm and power have already reached the limit just below a Dao God; even if not for having been reforged by the Dao Venerable Fumin, he would still bear the Dao wound left by that venerable, and Heaven might rival a Dao God who has left the Dao Realm.

Even Feng Yi would find it no easy task to truly annihilate it completely.

After all, his present body has not yet recovered its full strength.

More importantly, the heavenly eye that just appeared is not actually Heaven itself, but merely one of Heaven's thirty Dao avatars.

Even if he were to destroy it, for the true Heaven it would hardly be a wound to sinew and bone, so Feng Yi would simply not bother to act.

His thoughts turned; after a while, Feng Yi withdrew his gaze from the heavens and looked toward Xin Huo and Zhong Yue beside him.

At this moment, Xin Huo and Zhong Yue were completely shocked by the previous vision, and for a while they both had a dreamlike feeling.

What did they just see?

The firmament seemed to come alive directly, and was even scared away by a single cold shout from Xi Huang!

This simply surpassed their understanding.

After a long while, Zhong Yue finally came to his senses and curiously asked, "Ancestor, what was that just now?"

"That is Heaven!"

Hearing Zhong Yue's question, Feng Yi explained in a gentle tone: "He is an innate god born from the sacrifices of all beings, and also one of the masterminds behind the downfall of our Fuxi clan; moreover, his origin is also tied to our Fuxi clan."

"Heaven?"

Zhong Yue froze, feeling a sense of absurdity in his heart.

Does Heaven also have consciousness?

Feng Yi looked up at the sky, his tone somewhat emotional: "Back then, Da Sui not only established the totem system, but also discovered the thirty Heavenly Daos; from then on, Heaven became the supreme sacrifice of later-born beings, representing the awe of all spirits toward the unknown—one could say that Da Sui created Heaven."

Hearing this, the flame atop Xin Huo's head twitched slightly, as if he vaguely understood something.

Feng Yi paid no attention to it and continued: "The Era of Fire, the Era of Darkness, the Era of Earth—age after age, even though the Era of Fire has long perished and the Yanzishi clan no longer exists, the worship of Heaven by all beings has never ceased."

"When quantitative change leads to qualitative change, during the reign of Fu Min a hundred thousand years ago, this Heaven, the innate god of sacrifice, was born."

"As the supreme sacrifice of later-born beings, Heaven represents the most perfect and powerful image in the hearts of all beings; to some extent, it even embodies the ultimate state manifested by the totem system created by Da Sui, so upon its birth it became an existence as strong as a Dao god."

Saying this, an image of the Heavenly Dao of a world from his memory appeared in Feng Yi's mind, and they were somewhat similar.

With thoughts turning in his mind, Feng Yi's words did not stop: "However, back then Fu Min had already reached the pinnacle of power, being the true Heavenly Emperor, the emperor of Heaven; even Heaven needed to avoid his sharpness."

"And after Fu Min's lifespan ended, in order to prevent a Heavenly Emperor from appearing above his head again, Heaven teamed up with the primordial god kings to promote the downfall of the Fuxi clan."

As Feng Yi's voice faded, Zhong Yue and Xin Huo's hearts were greatly shaken, especially Zhong Yue, who felt that his worldview had been completely refreshed.

(End of chapter)