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The boundary of the Dao Realm slowly unfolded before Xuandu, like a body of water rippling gently in the wind.

Just as he was about to step into that secluded world, a voice suddenly rang in his mind.

The voice was not loud; in fact, it was extremely soft, as if someone were speaking in a low voice from a very distant place.

But the layers of meaning contained in that voice made Xuan Du stop in his tracks.

That was the voice of the Great Way.

Xuandu stood at the edge of the Dao Realm, slightly turning his head to look at the churning chaotic void behind him.

He didn't respond immediately, but just stood there, waiting for the voice to continue.

A moment later, the voice rang out again, this time clearer than before:

"Xuan Du, I need your help with something."

Xuan Du's gaze narrowed slightly.

The Great Dao needs your help?

That being who has been overlooking chaos, controlling order, and raising countless puppets since the days of the billion-dollar guild actually asked him for help.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke, his voice calm:

"Please speak, senior."

The voice of the Great Dao fell silent for a moment, as if it were considering something.

Then it slowly began to play, carrying a solemnity that even a multi-million dollar event could never have:

"You should already know why I chose the entity with the Hongmeng origin as my puppet."

"My origin is declining, and I need a new vessel to contain my existence."

"But none of those chosen puppets were truly willing to cooperate with me."

"Pangu chose to transform into the primordial chaos, Huangwu chose to feign madness, and Wanmu chose to fake death to escape."

"The reason I need the existence of the Primordial Chaos Foundation is that only the foundation of the Primordial Chaos Foundation can withstand my constantly depleting origin and prevent it from collapsing rapidly."

"But now, I don't need containers anymore."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du raised an eyebrow slightly:

"No container is needed?"

"Does that mean... you've found another way?"

The voice of the Great Dao paused for a moment, then rang out:

"good."

"I've found a way."

"A path that allows one to continue their existence without taking over another's body."

"That road is somewhat similar to the one you've taken."

"You created the Dao Realm, establishing your own Dao as independent of the Chaos."

"I can also create a world of my own, integrate my origin into that world, and let the body of the world bear my existence."

"In this way, I no longer need to seize other people's bodies, nor do I need to raise puppets to prolong my life."

"I can take heaven and earth as my body, order as my blood, and laws as my bones, and continue to exist in another way."

Xuandu stood at the edge of the Dao realm, listening to those words, his mind racing.

It takes heaven and earth as its body, order as its blood, and laws as its bones.

The Great Way must take a path similar to his, yet not entirely the same.

The Dao Realm is an independent world centered on his Dao. If the Great Dao were to create its own world, it would be a world of its own.

Taking one's own origin as the core and using heaven and earth as a container to carry one's existence is indeed a completely different way of continuing one's existence from that of a puppet.

"What does the senior need me to do?"

Xuan Du spoke, his voice remaining calm.

The voice of the Great Dao paused for a moment, then rang out:

"I need your help."

"Creating a place for oneself is no easy task."

"Especially given my current state of declining vitality, if I were to proceed alone, I would likely collapse completely halfway through due to the depletion of my vitality."

"I need someone to stabilize the core of that world for me at the most critical moment."

"You're the only one who can do this."

"Because you have already walked that path, you know what was most needed when heaven and earth were first established."

Xuandu stood at the edge of the Dao Realm, his hands behind his back, gazing at the churning chaotic void in the distance.

The Great Dao asks you to stabilize the core of Heaven and Earth.

With his transcendent cultivation level, he certainly has the ability to do this.

But he also knew that while the words of the Great Way were frank, they might not reveal everything.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"If you need my help, senior, sure."

The voice on the main road paused slightly:

"What are the conditions?"

Xuan Du's voice was calm:

"If you have truly created your own world, then it means you no longer need puppets to continue your existence."

"In that case, the senior should completely let go of those chaotic beings that were sealed away by the senior, and those targets that the senior once targeted."

"The cause and effect are severed, and there will be no further interference."

"Including the nine chaotic beings, including Pangu's backup plan, including all the arrangements of the primordial world."

The voice of the Great Way remained silent for a long time.

Even the martial will that had long reached the edge of the Dao realm froze slightly for a moment.

Then the voice rang out again, carrying a looseness that even a billion-dollar meeting had never experienced:

"it is good."

I promise you.

"If this succeeds, I will completely let go and no longer interfere with any existence in the chaos."

"Those chaotic beings that I sealed away are now free."

"I will no longer look for them in any form."

Xuan Du sensed the solemnity and relief in those words and nodded slightly:

"it is good."

"When will you need my help, senior?"

The voice of the Great Dao slowly resounded: "Now."

"My essence can't hold on much longer."

"If we wait any longer, we may not even have the power to create the world."

"I have chosen a location, on the core node of my origin."

"You only need to stabilize the core of that world for me at the last moment when I am condensing heaven and earth."

"To prevent that order from collapsing during the process of forming."

Xuandu stood at the edge of the Dao Realm, sensing the urgency and weariness in the voice of the Great Dao, and remained silent for a moment.

He then spoke, his voice firm:

"it is good."

"I'll go with my senior."

He turned around and took a step toward the direction of the aura emanating from the depths of the chaotic void.

The boundary of the Dao Realm slowly closed behind him, like a river that had closed again.

He headed towards the oldest region deep within the chaos, where the increasingly clear aura awaited him.

The chaotic void beneath his feet retreated continuously, and the surging gray-white air currents dispersed like the receding tide.

He sensed the location of the aura ahead, which was on the oldest core node of the primordial chaos.

It was an area he had never set foot in before, where the spiritual energy was extremely concentrated, even far exceeding that of the core of the Primordial Spirit Vein.

After a moment, he stopped.

Ahead lay an extremely vast, chaotic void, devoid of floating land and debris.

Even the surging chaotic energy was extremely thin.

Like a stage that has been deliberately cleared, waiting for the start of a certain ceremony.

In the center of the void, a transparent figure sat cross-legged.

The figure was even more transparent than when Xuan Du had seen it last time, like a melting ice sculpture, its edges already beginning to blur.

That is the Great Road.

His origin did indeed decay faster than Xuandu had anticipated.

"You've arrived." Da Dao opened his eyes.

Those chaotic-colored eyes were much dimmer than when I last saw them.

Xuandu landed a hundred feet in front of Him, standing with his hands behind his back:

"I am coming."

"You can start anytime, senior."

Da Dao looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly nodded:

"it is good."

"Then let's begin."

"In the final moment as I unite heaven and earth, stabilize the core for me."

"You just need to hold on for a moment, and once order is established, you can let go."

"At that time, our karmic ties will be completely severed."

Xuan Du nodded without saying anything more.

The Great Dao slowly closed its eyes.

The transparent figure began to spread in all directions, like a drop of ink falling into still water.

The spreading light contained the primordial power that had never dissipated even after billions of yuan, flowing into the void like countless rushing rivers.

Based on the origin, with order as the framework, and laws as the lifeblood.

A world was slowly taking shape in that chaotic void.

Illusory images of mountains and rivers began to appear, illusory images of rivers began to surge, and patterns of laws began to intertwine in the void.

However, those phantoms and patterns are not stable enough, like plaster that has not yet solidified, and may collapse at any time.

The figure of the Great Dao is becoming increasingly faint, and the consumption of its origin is accelerating in an irreversible manner.

"Now!"

The voice of Da Dao suddenly rang out, carrying an urgency that even a billion-dollar gathering had never experienced.

Xuandu moved.

He took a step forward and stood atop the core node of that emerging world.

The martial will that transcended realms surged forth like a tide, stabilizing all the churning law patterns and illusory mountain and river images.

Like a pair of invisible hands, it held up the entire world that was taking shape.

At that moment, billions of rays of light suddenly shone in the chaotic void.

Supported by that martial will, those phantoms and patterns began to surge violently, as if they had been injected with an unstoppable force.

Mountains and rivers began to solidify, streams began to flow, and laws began to operate.

A completely new world is slowly taking shape within that ancient, chaotic core.

The figure of the Great Dao is slowly sinking into the core of that world.

Origin and order merge into one, will and law intertwine, transforming into a world independent of chaos.

It is similar to the Dao Realm, yet not entirely the same.

Xuandu stood at the edge of that world, sensing the world that was taking shape, sensing the aura of the Great Dao slowly merging into it, like a drop of ink dissolving in water, eventually becoming one with the entire world.

He sensed that the will of the Great Dao was calming down, like a weary person finally finding a place to sleep.

The nascent form of that world has been completely stabilized; the laws are in operation, and order is flowing.

Xuandu slowly withdrew his martial will and retreated to the outside of heaven and earth.

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the new world that was taking shape, his eyes as calm as ever.

The voice of the Great Dao slowly drifted from the depths of that realm, much clearer and calmer than before:

"I did it."

"It takes heaven and earth as its body, order as its blood, and laws as its bones."

"I no longer need to seize other people's bodies, nor do I need to raise puppets to prolong my life."

"You're the one who did this for me."

"The cause and effect have been completely severed."

"From this day forward, there will be no more Great Dao Ruler in the Chaos."

"We are no longer bound by any cause and effect."

Xuan Du stood outside that new world, sensing the aura that was sinking into the origin of heaven and earth, and nodded slightly:

"it is good."

"Take care, senior."

He turned around and slowly walked towards the Dao Realm.

The chaotic void behind him closed up again, and the light of that new world was gradually becoming softer and more stable.

Like a newly born world, slowly breathing its first breath of air.