Chapter 557 - 532: The Second Legislation

Enlightenment in such a state cannot be measured by time.

Perhaps a single thought, a spark of inspiration, could outweigh eons of arduous cultivation.

In Lu Yan’s mind, various thoughts clashed, sparking numerous inspirations.

The rules would follow his heart, moving as he willed.

Around his body, the thunder and fire rules merged, transforming into a blade of deathly light that shot into the heavens.

This was the Heavenly Punishment Blade, signifying the death of man.

However, no sooner had the blade of light shot up than it dissipated on its own, only for another to surge forth.

Yet this blade of light carried a denser aura of death and was more powerful than the previous one.

But just as this blade of light arose, it too disintegrated, and then a new blade surged forth.

Each new blade of light that followed was different from the last, more dazzling and more powerful.

In this way, Lu Yan’s blade of light changed nine times.

At this point, there could be no further transformations; it had reached its zenith.

And the power of this move, Death of Man, was now doubly strong compared to its original version.

But Lu Yan did not awaken from his state of enlightenment.

His enlightenment continued.

Three types of rules appeared on his body.

Thunder, Fire, Wind.

The three rules merged, constantly shifting, intertwining, seemingly evolving into some Immortality Skill.

But each time the skill evolved halfway, it would collapse, then continue the evolution...

Thus, the process continued for over a hundred times.

After failing more than a hundred times, the evolution finally reached its last stage.

Whoosh!

This time, the three rules interwove into a blade of light that pierced the sky’s vault.

This slash was even more terrifying than ’Death of Man.’

Once the blade was unleashed, heaven and earth fell silent, as if all life had been extinguished, leaving only stillness, like purgatory.

With the blade’s release, it wasn’t just humans that would die, but all living creatures as well.

Above the sky’s vault, a brilliant light shone, and three rivers emerged.

They were the magic rivers of thunder, fire, and wind.

Three immensely profound powers fell from the rivers, descending upon Lu Yan.

At this moment, Lu Yan ended his state of enlightenment, leapt up, drawing the three powers into his body to refine them with all his might.

His aura surged exponentially.

His Immortal Power was rapidly ascending.

His body and Primordial Spirit were quickly transforming.

Boom!

Before long, Lu Yan’s power spiked, piercing through a barrier and entering a new world.

Immortal Ninth Layer.

With the successful creation of a technique, heaven and earth granted their blessing.

His cultivation level broke through, entering the Immortal Ninth Layer in one fell swoop.

After reaching the Immortal Ninth Layer, Lu Yan’s cultivation level continued to climb, all the way to the peak of the Immortal Ninth Layer, without any sign of stopping. Instead, he began to challenge the bottleneck of the Tao Realm.

Boom!

A thunderous roar emanated from Lu Yan’s body, which shook violently, but alas, he did not succeed.

He then launched a second assault, which also ended in failure.

After several more continuous attempts, the force of each assault weakened until they gradually subsided.

In the end, his cultivation stabilized at the peak of the Immortal Ninth Layer.

"It’s a pity, the technique I created has only one move, crafted by fusing the three rules of thunder, fire, and wind, yet it’s still not powerful enough to help me cross the bottleneck of the Tao Realm," Lu Yan sighed.

He recalled a legend of someone who, upon creating a technique, had their cultivation shoot from the Immortal Realm straight to the Creator Realm.

How immensely powerful must their created technique have been?

Nevertheless, Lu Yan was satisfied.

His harvest in the World of Ten Thousand Universes was not small, having not only merged five types of rules but also succeeded in creating a technique. His cultivation level broke through to the peak of the Immortal Ninth Layer, and his combat strength had far surpassed what it was before he entered the World of Ten Thousand Universes.

"The new technique I’ve created is still a Knife Technique, so let’s incorporate it into the Heavenly Punishment Blade as the second move, Earth Withering," Lu Yan murmured softly.

It meant that with one slash, the earth would wither away.

Lu Yan was invigorated, his eyes filled with anticipation.

He looked forward to continuously perfecting the Heavenly Punishment Blade so that one day, he could elevate it to the position of the Supreme Law.

"Now that my cultivation has reached the Immortal Ninth Layer, I should be able to break through to the tenth layer of Saint Soldier’s Formula," Lu Yan mused, allowing the Dao Book to absorb the last few drops of the Three-eyed Tiger Emperor’s Blood.

However, the breakthrough for the Saint Soldier’s Formula did not occur.

This time, it wasn’t due to his low cultivation, but to insufficient energy.

The last few drops of the Three-eyed Tiger Emperor’s Blood were not enough to push the Saint Soldier’s Formula to the tenth layer.

To break through, more energy was needed.

"I’ll just have to find more opportunities to exchange with the Immortal Clan in the future," Lu Yan sighed and resigned himself to the truth.

At that moment, the Tao Monument Fragment trembled slightly, then transformed into a beam of light, flying into Lu Yan’s sea of consciousness, hovering alongside the Innate Magic Seal Fragment.

Simultaneously, within the Tao Monument Fragment, a string of information flowed out, manifesting in Lu Yan’s mind.

"This is... a map of the World of Ten Thousand Universes..." Lu Yan exclaimed jubilantly.

This was equivalent to a map of the World of Ten Thousand Universes, only much more complicated than a regular map, with one world connected to another like pearls strung together by threads.

With this map, leaving the World of Ten Thousand Universes wouldn’t be difficult.

The Taoist Tribe was able to establish a city and hold a foothold in the World of Ten Thousand Universes—they naturally had a method to enter and exit it.

Lu Yan carefully experienced the map of the World of Ten Thousand Universes, committed it entirely to memory, and then set off to continue searching for Shen Yinuo and Mr. World.

With the help of the map, his movements became much faster, like a fish in water, traveling through different worlds.

After traversing over five hundred worlds, he finally found Mr. World in a strange world.

This world had complex terrain like rising and falling dragons, with various magical laws and rules woven together to form many strange mountain ranges.

These mountain ranges were majestic and atmospheric, like natural patterns, intertwining to form terrifying formations.

When Lu Yan found Mr. World, Mr. World was contemplating these formations.

He was shrouded in formation patterns that interwove with the mountain ranges of the land, and with a wave of his hand, the mountains surged like dragons taking flight, and endless power converged toward Mr. World.

Upon seeing Lu Yan, Mr. World’s eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily, "Lu Yan, you actually found this place—try my new skill."

With a wave of his hand, a vast force transformed into a giant dragon, lunging at Lu Yan.

The dragon’s roar shook the heavens, and its might was astounding, making even Lu Yan, with his current abilities, inwardly gasp in shock.

"Immortal Ninth Layer, Mr. World’s cultivation level has actually reached the Immortal Ninth Layer. It seems he has reaped great benefits here."

A thought flashed through Lu Yan’s mind, and he chopped with his palm as if wielding a blade.

Clang!

The divine dragon that lunged at him burst apart, and Lu Yan, stepping on lightning, quickly approached Mr. World.

"What?"

Mr. World was taken aback, having never expected that Lu Yan could break his technique so easily.

His hands moved in continuous motions, and more formation patterns spread out, the earth undulated, and dragon roars filled the air as he harnessed the power of heaven and earth, transforming it into nine immense divine dragons, all lunging at Lu Yan.

The power of each dragon was greater than the last.

But Lu Yan moved as if strolling in a courtyard, slicing left and chopping right with his palm blade. With each slash, a divine dragon burst apart.

In just a few flashes, he was close to Mr. World.

"Let’s not fight anymore, not fight anymore..."

Mr. World waved his hands in rapid succession, looking at Lu Yan as if he were a monster, feeling rather sullen inside.

He had thought his recent leap in cultivation and great strides in formation skills would allow him to easily suppress Lu Yan.

Yet, Lu Yan’s strength had increased even more astonishingly, and Mr. World was no match for him.

Lu Yan smiled, stepping up beside Mr. World.

"Senior, do you know where Yinuo is?"

Lu Yan asked.

"Ah..."

Mr. World sighed and said, "When I fled into the World of Ten Thousand Universes with Yinuo, we were separated upon entry. I’ve no idea where she is."

"Why did you enter to find us without proper preparation? Now we’re all trapped here, forever unable to leave."

"Senior, rest assured, I have a way out."

Lu Yan said.

"You have a way out?"

Mr. World’s eyes immediately lit up.

Lu Yan nodded seriously.

"Good, haha, it’s a pity—I still wanted to cultivate here for some time. But compared to leaving, freedom is more important," Mr. World muttered to himself.

"Senior can continue to cultivate here; after I find Yinuo, I’ll reunite with you, and we can leave together," Lu Yan said.

"You can come back after you leave?"

Mr. World was somewhat incredulous.

In the World of Ten Thousand Universes, it was hard to find one’s bearings. Entering the next world often made it challenging to return to the previous one, even if one were to travel through the original spatial rifts; it could lead to a completely different world.

"I have the map of the World of Ten Thousand Universes; as long as I know the exact coordinates, I won’t get lost," Lu Yan said.

Seeing Lu Yan’s earnest face, Mr. World finally felt reassured and decided to continue cultivating here.

The environment was too rare an opportunity to pass up.

Bidding farewell to Mr. World, Lu Yan set off again.

This time, it took traversing at least a thousand worlds before he finally found Shen Yinuo in a world of flames.

In this world, the fire magic laws and rules reached the pinnacle, creating an extremely terrifying fire world.

Shen Yinuo had been cultivating there and had also greatly benefited—her cultivation level had reached the Immortal Ninth Layer.

When the two reunited, they naturally shared a tender moment.

After several battles, Lu Yan took Shen Yinuo to find Mr. World, and then they left together.

Leaving with the map was simple. After purposefully passing through dozens of worlds, they successfully left the World of Ten Thousand Universes.

"Hahaha, finally out! This seat indeed possesses boundless fortune," Mr. World laughed heartily.

"We wasted quite a bit of time in the World of Ten Thousand Universes. We need to hurry and help you gain enough soul power to pass through the Soul Wall and enter the final competition," Lu Yan said.

"But, obtaining enough soul power is not easy; soul spirits are hard to come by," Shen Yinuo said.

"Don’t worry, I know a place with enough soul spirits; follow me," Lu Yan said with a smile.

The place he referred to was naturally the lake where he had landed when he first entered the Sea of Magic.

However, before departing, Lu Yan wanted to confirm Lu Lingxuan’s whereabouts.

When he arrived at the location where the Tianji Guide coordinates were set, and saw the large pit left by the battle, Lu Yan’s expression turned grim.