The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 881 - 408: Return (Part 2)

The seven major stars do not operate in isolation.

Under the guidance of Xu Qing's Dao Thought, the vast forces they emit interweave, collide, and resonate along their trajectories. The sharpness of Golden Qi and the vitality of Wood Qi clash, creating wind and thunder; the moisture of water and the heat of Mars steam together, forming misty clouds; Earth Virtue carries and harmonizes all directions, the Sun illuminates, and Taiyin harmonizes... These dispersing and interacting forces automatically evolve and sketch, forming countless flickering, dreamlike "light points" in the cosmic void.

These light points are not actual stars but the radiant "projections" of the interaction of the seven major stars' powers. They arrange and combine according to mysterious and inscrutable trajectories, weaving into a vast, hazy curtain full of mysterious Dao Rhyme called "All Heaven Stars"! This star curtain, like the background scroll of the universe, though lacking the might of real stars, perfectly receives, transforms, and balances the powers of the seven major stars, turning them into gentle starlight nourishing the earth and the silent network of cosmic laws.

At this point, the framework of the universe is complete—the center is the rotating and annihilating core of Chaos, above it is the rhythmically growing boundless land, around which the seven major stars orbit, and covering the universe's sky dome is the flowing shadows of the All Heaven Stars.

Xu Qing stands at the core of this newborn universe, reaching out with his fingers, which flow with the Tao Principle of Chaos Birth and Death.

"Creation of all beings!" He transforms his understanding of life forms, his insights into the vitality of all things, and his expectations of "evolution" into an invisible "Life Dao", gently sprinkling them like spring rain onto the newly born wild lands.

At the same time, he draws upon the Star Power of the seven major stars—especially the creativity and vitality of the Sun, the vibrant vitality of Jupiter, the moist nourishment of Mercury, and the nurturing bearing of Saturn—making their radiance soft, shining upon all things.

Buzz... Rustle...

Responding to the call of the Life Dao and nurtured by the Star Power, the gray land quietly revives.

Chaotic Matter wonderfully aggregates and differentiates in specific areas. The Primordial Ocean gathers in the lowlands, Majestic Mountains rise from the earth, the vast plain unfolds like a scroll, and Earth Fire roars and surges deep within... Under the illumination of the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight, catalyzed by wind, thunder, rain, and dew, within the soil, waters, and air imbued with infinite "life possibilities"… the most primitive and tiny life "germ", like the first clear heartbeat of the universe's dawn, quietly stirs!

Whether it's a writhing tiny creature, moss peeking through rock crevices, or algae drifting in the deep sea... they take various forms, small, fragile, yet containing infinite possibilities.

They follow the invisible cosmic iron laws—capable of evolution, adaptation, reproduction, yet their "ceiling" has been locked: no enlightenment of wisdom, the path to immortality forever severed, always remaining mortal beings.

Yet they will also, on this land, play out their own grand epic of survival.

At this point, Xu Qing's Primordial Universe Creation is complete.

The seven major stars perform their respective duties, the shadows of the All Heaven Stars swirl in glory, and life stirs upon the ground.

The entire universe's structure is clear, its laws stable, but its scale is still small, far less expansive than ancient universes. It is like a newly kindled, faint starfire in the dark void, stubbornly emitting its newborn, fragile glow.

Xu Qing stands at the universe's core, feeling this domain entirely carved and marked with his Dao and law.

An unprecedented fatigue washes over him like a tide, as the creation of the universe drains his Immortal essence.

Yet, an indescribable, immense satisfaction and fervent expectation from life creation fills his heart.

He extends his finger, imbued with Supreme Daoist Rhyme, lightly touching the ceaselessly rotating vortex of Chaos Birth and Death at the universe's core.

Buzz!

A mark belonging to him, Immortal, is deeply imprinted there. This mark will slowly draw upon the power of Taixu to nourish itself, and fend off external spying and intrusion.

"The path ahead is rugged, and the Dao road is long..."

Xu Qing gazes at this faint yet full of infinite possibility starfire universe, a smile filled with spirited resolve quirking his lips.

He takes one last deep look at this new world bearing all his paths and hopes, his figure slowly fades, eventually merging into the vortex of Chaos Birth and Death at the universe's core.

He needs to sleep, to recover, and more importantly, to constantly monitor every rhythm and evolution of this universe. To protect it until it grows strong enough, until the epoch-ending tribulation... surges forth.

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Great Yu Immortal Dynasty.

Feng Wu looked at the person in front of her with indescribable joy.

"Husband, am I not dreaming?" She was joyful yet somewhat fearful.

Soon, she added, "Husband entering my dream also means you're fine."

Xu Qing smiled, "This isn't a dream, but it's not my true self either."

He retold what happened to him in the Spirit Platform Star Sea.

Feng Wu listened, stunned.

"So in just three short years, you have cultivated to become an Immortal existence, more terrifying than an ordinary Da Luo?"

Xu Qing was slightly surprised, "Only three years?"

"Yes, I've been counting the days."

Xu Qing was a bit dazed, "I thought it had been a long time."

With his true self's life level now unimaginably high, looking at the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty seemed like seeing dust, the separation was almost indescribable.

But Xu Qing quickly set aside these emotions.

Becoming a god is nothing, treating oneself truly as a god is not wise.

Beyond every heaven, there is another, beyond every person, there is another.

Even as an Immortal, before the Primordial Infinite, before the Taoist Ancestor, it's still nothing.

He cultivates to protect, not to abandon.

Any fleeting presumptions, immediately dissipated like smoke.

Xu Qing continued, "Now my true self slumbers in Taixu, while now I walk the worlds in a disguise. But to deal with a common Da Luo is sufficient."

In terms of manifestation strength, he barely falls under the ordinary Integration of Da Luo, yet Xu Qing holds an Immortal Realm status, so unless against another Immortal entity, among common Da Luo, he's still invincible.

It could be said, the journey through the Human World and Underworld led Xu Qing over the most crucial step, even described as a step to heaven.

Achieving Immortal Dao in such a short time is also key to retaining his "human nature."

For other Immortal beings, "human nature" is virtually absent.

Because their process of achieving Immortal Dao is incredibly long, during which "human nature" has long since been discarded.

In fact, preserving "human nature" could be unspeakably painful for such beings.

After all, in the endless years, they are constantly burdened and tormented by emotions.

Even if initially it feels fresh and interesting, ultimately facing fate's cruelty and helplessness would undermine the Dao Heart after continuous loss.

Xu Qing is fortunate he didn't endure interminable years, reaching this step directly.

This distinction is his advantage against other Immortal giants.

Emotion is the most mysterious force in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Most of the time, it's even counterproductive.

Yet, if it's to surpass ancestral paths, emotion becomes a breakthrough key.

Of course, if not managed well, this becomes Xu Qing's fatal flaw.

He thought of True Monarch Xiansheng.

Their might is undisputed.

Even if Xu Qing is Immortal now, and on the same level as the True Monarch Xiansheng's true form, if their true forms clashed, it would be hard to determine the stronger.

Immortal struggles could even span across epochs.

Moreover, achieving Immortality revealed many secrets to Xu Qing.

For instance, Ksitigarbha is Primordial Infinite, but Guanyin is not.

Then why can Guanyin rival Ksitigarbha?

Xu Qing deeply realized that he might've underestimated Guanyin.

Guanyin is definitely not simple, even deeper than imagined.

Therefore, matters on Yin Mountain were likely laid out by Guanyin.

Yet there's nothing to worry about.

The soldiers come to block, the water comes to cover.

Now, he is confident to face any challenge.

As for now, Xu Qing plans to preach again, accelerating the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty's development.

A thousand years is too long, seize the day.

Moreover, the tribulation ending the epoch is actually less than 500 years away.