Bang!
The explosion of the “Book of Life and Death” did not produce a deafening roar but rather a crisp, metallic shattering sound that echoed through the air.
Fragments of black and white scattered, each carrying the deathly aura of the ancient underworld and the vitality of the Green Emperor’s Dao attainment. They resonated with the surrounding abstract concepts—coldness, frigidity, gloom, silence, despair, warmth, fervor, radiance, vigor, and hope—forming a tidal surge that rushed toward the deepest part of the Origin of Life and Death.
Amid the violent tremors, the Zhenwu Emperor, already shaken by the disturbance of the Wheel of Life and Death in the Myriad Heavens, suddenly opened his eyes. The delicate balance between life and death was disrupted.
His deep, seemingly hollow eyes were now veiled in a brilliant, righteous purple light. Raising his right hand, he clenched it in midair, and suddenly, a simple yet dignified purple jade ruler appeared in his grasp. Etched upon it were clear Daoist inscriptions, exuding an innate aura that repelled all external evils.
In the blink of an eye, the Zhenwu Emperor wielded the ruler like a sword, following the pull of the energy, and slashed toward the Fengdu Emperor!
In that fleeting moment, the purple sword light illuminated the illusory void. The abstract concepts of gloom, silence, radiance, and vigor vanished. Descriptions of life and death disappeared. The entire Origin vanished. The towering figure of the Fengdu Emperor clad in black armor faded. His inner universe, close to the Real World, dissipated. Even his true spirit was erased, leaving only his innate spiritual light, seemingly dragged down from the infinite heights, exposed and vulnerable to this strike.
**Sever the Dao, See the Self!**
What is the Self? The innate spiritual light is the Self!
This sword strike aimed at the heart to cut through the heart, interrogating the true self—no reliance on external forces, no addition of divine powers!
Faced with such a strike, most great supernatural beings would be overwhelmed. The terror of Zhenwu clearly transcended the Bitter Sea. Yet, as one of the Three Corpses of a figure beyond the shore, even if he had not perfected the Dao of Life and Death, the Fengdu Emperor was no ordinary being. With a low roar, his innate spiritual light trembled violently:
“**The Primordial Yang Ruler? It fell into your hands!**”
Amid the roar, the Fengdu Emperor’s innate spiritual light suddenly transformed into a swirling vortex of intertwined black and white—life hidden within death. It spun rapidly, collapsing abruptly into six hazy, dark black holes that exuded the aura of samsara and the future. Instead of retreating, it surged forward, directly meeting Zhenwu’s purple sword light.
**The Primordial Yang Ruler?**
Meng Qi was momentarily stunned, and a long-standing doubt in his heart suddenly cleared.
This divine weapon, ranked among the Ten Peerless Treasures by the Devil Buddha and spoken of alongside the Human Emperor’s Sword and the Blade of Time, had finally emerged.
No wonder the “Annihilation and Rebirth of the Dao” unleashed by the Zhenwu Emperor contained contradictions in power, revealing flaws—he had borrowed the might of this peerless divine weapon!
No wonder he dared to venture deep into danger, unafraid of being assimilated by the Dao. Beyond the backup of the Yellow Springs, he also had the protection of the Primordial Yang Ruler!
According to the Devil Buddha’s description, the Primordial Yang Ruler was unparalleled in defense, shielding both body and mind, impervious to external evils.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Meng Qi did not lose himself in the clash between the two supreme supernatural beings, nor did he dwell on the profundities of “Sever the Dao, See the Self” and “Life and Death Samsara.” Instead, as if rehearsed countless times, he raised his left hand, opened his acupoints, and flung Gu Xiaosang outward—away from the depths, far from assimilation, into the warm, vibrant embrace of life.
At this moment, without the protection of the “Book of Life and Death,” Meng Qi felt his thoughts gradually shifting from life to death, his consciousness growing hazy, on the verge of being assimilated by the near-Dao “death” around him.
Following the plan, he exerted all his strength to activate the “**Seal of the Boundless**.” Above his head, the “**Supreme Primordial Chaos Cloud**” churned endlessly, like waves condensing, cascading down with chaotic, dark radiance that enveloped him, temporarily resisting the assimilation of the Death Dao.
Meanwhile, Gu Xiaosang’s aura became ethereal, her smile fading into solemnity. Beneath her feet, the virtue of the Primordial coalesced into a white lotus, its petals blooming one by one, forming a lotus throne that exuded purity, salvation, and the sense of a final destination.
Between them, the subtle connection forged by the “Fruit of This Life” still lingered faintly. Even with the abstract concepts of the Origin of Life and Death separating them, they could still sense each other.
At this moment, the six hazy, profound black holes of samsara swallowed the purple sword light unleashed by the Zhenwu Emperor. The collision first rippled outward in concentric circles before erupting into a storm of violent waves that crashed wildly across the Origin of Life and Death.
**Boom!**
A low, illusory resonance erupted. Meng Qi could now vividly perceive the writhing, undulating, and splitting of the surrounding abstract concepts—no longer an impenetrable whole, but something he could grasp.
**Now!**
Across the surging tides of life and death, Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang lost sight, sound, and touch of each other. Yet, it was as if they could still see each other’s eyes—one pair dark and profound, containing all possibilities; the other ethereal and serene, embracing all things. Both carried the same resolute determination.
**Now!**
The cascading dark radiance around Meng Qi receded, flowing back into the “Supreme Primordial Chaos Cloud,” which rapidly contracted, merging with his innate spiritual light and true spirit to form a singular point—one without up or down, past or future, defying all conventional description.
**The Beginning of All Things!**
Meanwhile, Gu Xiaosang formed hand seals, and from her head emerged three rolling waves wreathed in white lotuses—one empty, one illusory, one gleaming with metallic luster. The three waves collapsed inward simultaneously, condensing into another point—one without left or right, front or back, both vast and minuscule, as if containing a realm of emptiness and nothingness, exuding tranquility, serenity, and the sense of a final home.
**The Vacuum Hometown—the Ultimate End!**
Just as their techniques took shape, a change occurred on the Fengdu Emperor’s side. The six black holes of samsara swallowed the Zhenwu Emperor’s purple sword light, locked in a brief stalemate of mutual annihilation. Yet, his towering figure, clad in black full-body armor, suddenly moved. His mud pill palace opened, releasing a stream of translucent, jade-green radiance.
The moment this radiance appeared, it transformed into a colossal Buddha’s hand, descending as if from the highest heavens, bringing with it the nirvana of all things, the silence of the world, and the enlightenment of wisdom. It instantly calmed the tides of life and death between itself and Meng Qi.
This was the Fengdu Emperor’s trump card—his confidence in facing Meng Qi’s countermeasures, his preparation to annihilate most of the strong under the Jade Void lineage.
**A near-Shore-level Buddha light, secretly concealed within his Three Corpses by the Ancient Bodhi Buddha!**
As the Buddha light showered down and the colossal hand descended, Meng Qi felt an inescapable dread—as if fleeing to the past or future would not spare him.
At that moment, the scattered fragments of the “Book of Life and Death” suddenly coalesced. Life turned to death, death to life, weaving into an illusory page inscribed with the fates of all beings in the heavens, blocking the path of the Buddha’s hand.
This was the life-saving measure secretly left by the Green Emperor when he forged the Book of Life and Death for Meng Qi. However, due to its earlier explosion, its power had waned, unable to fully manifest. Within a mere instant, it was subdued by the Buddha’s hand, dispersing once more into nothingness.
Yet, in that fleeting moment, the “points” condensed by Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang through the “Seal of the Boundless” reached completion.
**Boom!**
A deep resonance, like a summoning, emanated from the deepest part of the Origin of Life and Death, as if stirred by something.
Sensing this change, the Fengdu Emperor seemed to realize something. In an instant, he abandoned suppressing the Tree of the Great Dao and the Tyrant’s Overlord Saber, instead summoning the **Seven Treasures Exquisite Tree** once more!
Meng Qi, though immensely powerful, stood in the depths where assimilation was imminent. Gu Xiaosang, not yet at the Legendary level, stood safely where she could calmly perceive the Dao…
Meng Qi, immersed in death, embodied the Beginning of All Things, the Cause of All Effects—the most primal and essential manifestation of life. Gu Xiaosang, standing within the Dao of Life, represented the Final Destination of All Things—the Ultimate End…
Though both originated from the same source—the Seal of the Boundless—they carried entirely different essences. Beginning from the Boundless, returning to the Boundless, they each became the finishing touch to the paintings of life and death!
Drawn together, the “Beginning” in death gazed upon the “End” in life, forming the Taiji of Life and Death—directly stirring the entire Origin.
This was Gu Xiaosang’s true means of refining part of the Origin of Life and Death!
Her greatest reliance!
**Boom!**
The abstract concepts of the Origin of Life and Death spun wildly around the two, gradually being drawn in and refined. Through this connection, a mere four ounces could move a thousand pounds!
In other words, Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang could temporarily harness the near-Dao power of the Origin of Life and Death to resist external threats!
Facing the descending Buddha’s hand and the imminent sweep of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Tree, Meng Qi formed hand seals, unleashing the Boundless, while Gu Xiaosang pointed a finger, manifesting the Unborn!
At the same time, the Tyrant’s Overlord Saber surged forward instead of retreating, slashing directly at the Fengdu Emperor’s physical form!
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